Cayman Islands* |
001-39584 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
Delaware |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
Christian O. Nagler, Esq. Wayne Williams, Esq. Kirkland & Ellis LLP 601 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10022 Tel.: 212-466-4800 |
Ryan J. Maierson, Esq. Jason Morelli, Esq. Latham & Watkins LLP 811 Main Street, Suite 3700 Houston, TX 77002 Tel.: 713-546-5400 |
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Sincerely, |
/s/ [●] |
John Garcia |
Co-Chief Executive Officer and Director |
1. | The Business Combination Proposal: To consider and vote upon a proposal by ordinary resolution to approve the Business Combination Agreement, dated as of December 12, 2021 (as it may be amended from time to time), a copy of which is attached to the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus as Annex A , by and among ABIC, LiveWire Group, Inc. (formerly known as LW EV Holdings, Inc.), a Delaware corporation and a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of ABIC (“HoldCo Business Combination Business Combination Proposal |
2. | The Domestication Proposal: To consider and vote upon a proposal by special resolution to approve that ABIC be transferred by way of continuation to Delaware pursuant to Part XII of the Companies Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands and Section 388 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and, immediately upon being deregistered in the Cayman Islands, ABIC be continued and domesticated as a corporation under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “ Domestication Proposal |
3. | The Charter Proposal: To consider and vote upon a proposal by special resolution to approve ABIC’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association adopted by special resolution, dated October 1, 2020, be amended and restated by the Domesticated ABIC Certificate of Incorporation and Domesticated ABIC Bylaws (Domesticated ABIC being a corporation incorporated in the State of Delaware, assuming the Domestication Proposal and the filing with and acceptance by the Secretary of State of Delaware of the Certificate of Corporate Domestication and Domesticated ABIC Certificate of Incorporation in accordance with Section 388 of the DGCL) (the “ Ch arter Proposal |
4. | The Governing Documents Proposals: To consider and vote upon, on a nonbinding advisory basis, four separate proposals (collectively, the “Governing Documents Proposals”) in connection with the replacement of the Existing Organizational Documents with the Domesticated ABIC Organizational Documents (the “ Governing Documents Proposals |
5. | The Incentive Award Plan Proposal: To consider and vote upon a proposal by ordinary resolution to approve the LiveWire Group, Inc. 2022 Incentive Award Plan (the “ Incentive Plan Annex G ), to be effective upon approval by ABIC’s shareholders (the “Incentive Plan Proposal |
6. | The Adjournment Proposal: To consider and vote upon a proposal by ordinary resolution to approve the adjournment of the General Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary, (i) to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies for the purpose of obtaining approval of the Required Shareholder Proposals, (ii) for the absence of a quorum, (iii) to allow reasonable additional time for filing or mailing of any legally required supplement or amendment to the proxy statement/prospectus or (iv) if the holders of Public Shares have elected to redeem such shares such that either (a) the shares of HoldCo Common Stock and HoldCo Warrants would not be approved for listing on the NYSE or (b) the Minimum Cash Condition would not be satisfied at Closing (the “ Adjournment Proposal |
By Order of the Board of Directors |
/s/ [●] |
John Garcia |
Co-Chief Executive Officer and Director |
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• | the audited combined financial statements of LiveWire as of and for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, prepared in accordance with GAAP; |
• | the unaudited interim combined financial statements of LiveWire as of March 27, 2022 and for the three months ended March 27, 2022 and March 28, 2021 (such unaudited interim combined financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP); |
• | the audited financial statements of ABIC as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 and for the period from July 29, 2020 (inception) through December 31, 2020, each prepared in accordance with GAAP; |
• | the unaudited condensed financial statements of ABIC as of March 31, 2022 and for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 (such unaudited condensed financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP); and |
• | the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information of LiveWire and ABIC as of and for the three months ended March 27, 2022 and for the year ended December 31, 2021, prepared in accordance with Article 11 of SEC Regulation S-X. |
1. | no Public Shareholders exercise their redemption rights in connection with the Closing, and the balance of the Trust Account as of the Closing is the same as its balance on March 31, 2022 of $400,313,600. Please see the section entitled “ General Meeting of ABIC Shareholders—Redemption Rights |
2. | all separated ABIC Units, together with the cancellation of all Class B Ordinary Shares, are exchanged for shares of Domesticated ABIC Common Stock which are exchanged for shares of HoldCo Common Stock at such time; |
3. | for purposes of the number of Class A Ordinary Shares redeemable, assuming Maximum Redemptions, the per share redemption price is $10.01; the actual per-share redemption price will be equal to the pro rata portion of the Trust Account calculated as of two business days prior to the consummation of the Business Combination; |
4. | the PIPE Investment is consummated in accordance with the terms of the Subscription Agreements, with HoldCo issuing a total of 20.0 million shares of HoldCo Common Stock to the PIPE Investors at $10.00 per share; |
5. | none of the Earn Out Shares have vested pursuant to the applicable terms of the Business Combination Agreement and are excluded from the outstanding share calculations unless expressly stated to the contrary; |
6. | none of the HoldCo Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Incentive Plan has been issued; and |
7. | none of the warrants to purchase HoldCo Common Stock have been exercised for shares of HoldCo Common Stock. |
• | LiveWire’s history of losses and expectation to incur significant expenses and continuing losses for the foreseeable future; |
• | LiveWire’s ability to execute its business model, including market acceptance of its planned electric vehicles; |
• | risks related to LiveWire’s limited operating history, the rollout of its business and the timing of expected business milestones, including LiveWire’s ability to develop and manufacture electric vehicles of sufficient quality and appeal to customers on schedule and on a large scale; |
• | LiveWire’s financial and business performance, including financial projections and business metrics and any underlying assumptions thereunder; |
• | changes in LiveWire’s strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenues and losses, projected costs, prospects and plans; |
• | LiveWire’s ability to attract and retain a large number of customers; |
• | LiveWire’s future capital requirements and sources and uses of cash; |
• | LiveWire’s ability to obtain funding for its operations and manage costs; |
• | risks related to challenges LiveWire faces as pioneer into the highly-competitive and rapidly-evolving electric vehicle industry; |
• | LiveWire’s operational and financial risks if it fails to effectively and appropriately separate the LiveWire business from the H-D business; |
• | risks related to H-D making decisions for its overall benefit that could negatively impact LiveWire’s overall business; |
• | risks related to LiveWire’s relationship with H-D and its impact on LiveWire’s other business relationships; |
• | LiveWire’s ability to leverage contract manufacturers, including H-D and KYMCO Group, to contract manufacture its electric vehicles; |
• | risks related to retail partners being unwilling to participate in LiveWire’s go-to-market business model or their inability to establish or maintain relationships with customers for LiveWire’s electric vehicles; |
• | risks related to potential delays in the design, manufacture, financing, regulatory approval, launch and delivery of LiveWire’s electric vehicles; |
• | risks related to building out LiveWire’s supply chain, including LiveWire’s dependency on its existing suppliers and LiveWire’s ability to source suppliers, in each case many of which are single-sourced or limited-source suppliers, for its critical components such as batteries and semiconductor chips; |
• | LiveWire’s ability to rely on third-party and public charging networks; |
• | LiveWire’s ability to attract and retain key personnel; |
• | LiveWire’s business, expansion plans and opportunities, including its ability to scale its operations and manage its future growth effectively; |
• | the effects on LiveWire’s future business of competition, the pace and depth of electric vehicle adoption generally and its ability to achieve planned competitive advantages with respect to its electric vehicles and products, including with respect to reliability, safety and efficiency; |
• | risks related to LiveWire’s business and H-D’s business overlapping and being perceived as competitors; |
• | LiveWire’s inability to maintain a strong relationship with H-D or to resolve favorably any disputes that may arise between LiveWire and H-D; |
• | LiveWire’s dependency on H-D for a number of services, including services relating to quality and safety testing. If those service arrangements terminate, it may require significant investment for LiveWire to build its own safety and testing facilities, or LiveWire may be required to obtain such services from another third-party at increased costs; |
• | risks related to any decision by LiveWire to electrify H-D products, or the products of any other company; |
• | LiveWire’s expectations regarding its ability to obtain and maintain intellectual property protection and not infringe on the rights of others; |
• | potential harm caused by misappropriation of LiveWire’s data and compromises in cybersecurity; |
• | changes in laws, regulatory requirements, governmental incentives and fuel and energy prices; |
• | the impact of health epidemics, including the COVID-19 pandemic, on LiveWire’s business, the other risks it face and the actions it may take in response thereto; |
• | litigation, regulatory proceedings, complaints, product liability claims and/or adverse publicity; |
• | the possibility that LiveWire may be adversely affected by other economic, business and/or competitive factors; and |
• | other factors discussed in “ Risk Factors |
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Why am I receiving this proxy statement/prospectus? |
A. | You are receiving this proxy statement/prospectus in connection with the General Meeting of ABIC’s shareholders. ABIC is holding the General Meeting to consider and vote upon the Shareholder Proposals described below. Your vote is important. You are encouraged to vote as soon as possible after carefully reviewing this proxy statement/prospectus. |
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When and where will the General Meeting be held? |
A. | The General Meeting will be held at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time, on [●], 2022, at the offices of Kirkland & Ellis LLP located at 601 Lexington Avenue, 50th Floor, New York, New York 10022, and via a virtual meeting, or at such other time, on such other date and at such other place to which the meeting may be adjourned. As part of our precautions regarding COVID-19, we are planning for the possibility that the meeting may be held virtually over the Internet. If we take this step, we will announce the decision to do so via a press release and posting details on our website that will also be filed with the SEC as proxy material. Only shareholders who hold ABIC Shares at the close of business on the Record Date will be entitled to vote at the General Meeting. |
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What is being voted on at the General Meeting? |
A. | At the General Meeting, the shareholders of ABIC are being asked to vote on the following Shareholder Proposals: |
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Are the Shareholder Proposals conditioned on one another? |
A. | Each of the Business Combination Proposal, the Domestication Proposal, the Charter Proposal and the Incentive Plan Proposal (together, the “ Required Shareholder Proposals two-thirds of the outstanding ABIC Shares, who, being present and entitled to vote at the General Meeting, vote at the General Meeting. The Governing Documents Proposals are voted upon on a nonbinding advisory basis only. |
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Why is ABIC proposing the Business Combination? |
A. | ABIC was incorporated to effect a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. Since ABIC’s organization, the ABIC Board has sought to identify suitable candidates in order to effect such a transaction. In its review of LiveWire, the ABIC Board considered a variety of factors weighing positively and negatively in connection with the Business Combination. After careful consideration, the ABIC Board has determined that the Business Combination presents a highly attractive business combination opportunity and is in the best interests of ABIC’s shareholders. The ABIC Board believes that, based on its review and consideration, the Business Combination with LiveWire presents an opportunity to increase shareholder value. However, there can be no assurance that the anticipated benefits of the Business Combination will be achieved. Approval of the Business Combination by ABIC’s shareholders is required by the Business Combination Agreement and the Existing Organizational Documents. |
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What will happen in the Business Combination? |
A. | The Business Combination consists of a series of transactions pursuant to which (i) at least one day prior to the Merger Effective Time, ABIC will complete the Domestication, in connection with which all outstanding ABIC Shares will convert into shares of Domesticated ABIC Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and each outstanding ABIC Warrant will convert into a Domesticated ABIC Warrant; (ii) prior to the Closing, on the Closing Date, H-D and LiveWire will consummate the separation of the LiveWire business and the other transactions contemplated by the Separation Agreement; (iii) prior to the Closing, on the Closing Date, the Merger will occur, in which Merger Sub will be merged with and into ABIC, with ABIC surviving the merger as a wholly owned direct subsidiary of HoldCo, and HoldCo will continue as the public company, with each share of Domesticated ABIC Common Stock being converted into the right of the holder thereof to receive one share of HoldCo Common Stock; and (iv) the Company Equityholder shall consummate the Exchange, pursuant to which HoldCo shall acquire from the Company Equityholder, and the Company Equityholder shall transfer, convey and deliver to HoldCo, all of the Company Equity and the |
Company Equityholder shall receive, in consideration for the transfer, conveyance and delivery of the Company Equity, 161,000,000 shares of HoldCo Common Stock and the right to receive up to an additional 12.5 million shares of HoldCo Common Stock in the future. |
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What consideration will be received in connection with the Business Combination? |
A. | The aggregate consideration to be paid in the Business Combination is derived from an aggregate transaction enterprise value of $1.765 billion, apportioned between cash and shares of HoldCo Common Stock, as more specifically set forth in the Business Combination Agreement. In addition to the consideration to be paid at Closing, the Company Equityholder shall receive, in consideration for the transfer, conveyance and delivery of the Company Equity, 161,000,000 shares of HoldCo Common Stock and the right to receive up to an additional 12.5 million shares of HoldCo Common Stock in the future. For further details, see “ The Business Combination Agreement — Consideration |
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What are the U.S. federal income tax consequences of exercising my redemption rights? |
A. | We expect that a U.S. Holder that exercises its redemption rights to receive cash from the Trust Account in exchange for its Public Shares will generally be treated as selling such shares (for this purpose, including the Domesticated ABIC Common Stock received in exchange therefor) in a taxable transaction resulting in the recognition of capital gain or loss. There may be certain circumstances in which the redemption may be treated as a distribution for U.S. federal income tax purposes depending on the amount of Public Shares that such U.S. Holder owns or is deemed to own (including through the ownership of Public Warrants and the Domesticated ABIC Common Stock and Domesticated ABIC Warrants received in exchange therefor) prior to and following the redemption. For a more complete discussion of the U.S. federal income tax considerations of a U.S. Holder’s exercise of redemption rights, see “ Material Tax Considerations — U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations to U.S. Holders — Tax Consequences of U.S. Holders Exercising Redemption Rights . |
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What are the U.S. federal income tax consequences as a result of the Business Combination? |
A. | Subject to the assumptions, limitations and qualifications described in “ Material Tax Considerations—U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations to U.S. Holders, tax-deferred exchange for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Section 351 of the Code. In addition, subject to the assumptions, limitations and qualifications described in “Material Tax Considerations— U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations to U.S. Holders tax-deferred reorganization under Section 368(a)(2)(E) or Section 368(a)(1)(B) of the Code. If the |
Merger only qualifies as a tax-deferred exchange under Section 351 of the Code and does not qualify as a tax-deferred reorganization under Section 368(a) then the exchange of Domesticated ABIC Warrants for HoldCo Warrants in the Merger would not qualify for tax-deferred treatment and would be taxable as further described in “Material Tax Considerations— U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations to U.S. Holders tax-deferred exchange described in Section 351 of the Code and as a tax-deferred reorganization under Section 368(a) of the Code. However, there are significant factual and legal uncertainties as to whether the Merger will qualify as a tax-deferred reorganization under Section 368(a)(2)(E) or Section 368(a)(1)(B) of the Code. For example, under Section 368(a) of the Code, the acquiring corporation must continue, either directly or indirectly through certain controlled corporations, either a significant line of the acquired corporation’s historic business or use a significant portion of the acquired corporation’s historic business assets in a business. However, there is an absence of guidance directly on point as to how the provisions of Section 368(a) of the Code apply in the case of an acquisition of a corporation with only investment-type assets, such as ABIC, and there are significant factual and legal uncertainties concerning the determination of this requirement. Moreover, qualification of the Merger as a tax-deferred reorganization under Section 368(a) of the Code is based on facts (including the cash balance of the Trust Account immediately following the Closing) which will not be known until or following the closing of the Business Combination. The closing of the Business Combination is not conditioned upon the receipt of an opinion of counsel that the Business Combination will so qualify for the Intended Tax Treatment, and neither ABIC nor HoldCo intends to request a ruling from the IRS regarding the U.S. federal income tax treatment of the Business Combination. Further, any change that is made after the date hereof in any of the foregoing bases for the Intended Tax Treatment, including any inaccuracy of the facts or assumptions upon which such expectations were based, could adversely affect the Intended Tax Treatment. Accordingly, no assurance can be given that the Merger will qualify as a tax-free reorganization under Section 368(a) of the Code or that the IRS will not challenge the Intended Tax Treatment or that a court will not sustain a challenge by the IRS. |
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What positive and negative factors did the ABIC Board consider when determining whether to approve the Business Combination Agreement and the related transactions? |
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In evaluating the transaction with H-D for sale of the LiveWire business, the ABIC Board consulted with its management, advisors and legal counsel as well as financial and other consultants, and considered and evaluated several factors. In particular, the ABIC Board considered the following positive factors, although not weighted or in any order of significance, in deciding to approve the Business Combination Agreement and transactions contemplated thereby: |
• | LiveWire is an industry-leading all-electric motorcycle brand that operates in a large global market in the early stage of a secular shift to electric motorcycles, which the ABIC Board believes presents an attractive investment opportunity in electric vehicles with strong growth prospects. Following a review of industry trends including customer preferences and recognition of the benefits of electric vehicles, financial metrics for charging network and electric vehicle technologies, LiveWire’s evolution and other factors, the ABIC Board believes LiveWire is well positioned to further capitalize on these trends. |
• | ABIC believes that LiveWire has a compelling financial profile that appeals to and aligns with its ESG priorities. |
• | In connection with the Business Combination, LiveWire will be the first public electric motorcycle company in the U.S. ABIC believes that LiveWire has developed strong global production capabilities to startup and scale compared to traditional original equipment manufacturers. |
• | LiveWire is a modern retailer, combining the best of digital and physical purchase paths for its customers and retail partners to provide tech-forward sales and service. LiveWire’s retail network is rapidly expanding in priority markets by leveraging H-D’s traditional motorcycle dealer network and working with retail partners who possess a strong sales track record, presence in a priority market, commitment to LiveWire’s mission and expertise in the electric vehicle retail and service industry. |
• | LiveWire has an established brand presence in North America and Europe, with planned expansion in additional markets, including Asia-Pacific. |
• | LiveWire will benefit from the operational and manufacturing support of industry-leading financial and strategic partners H-D and the KYMCO Group, each of which has provided significant investment in the Business Combination. Through these partnerships, LiveWire is well-positioned to leverage the engineering expertise, manufacturing footprint, established distribution channels, supply chain infrastructure and global logistics capabilities of H-D and the KYMCO Group, which may create an opportunity for global at-scale manufacturing and purchasing efficiencies in priority markets. Further, the KYMCO Group’s investment provided further validation for ABIC’s valuation. |
• | With a robust new product pipeline, LiveWire is well positioned to, and has a clearly defined strategy to, capture increasing global market share and consumer adoption in the growing electric vehicle industry, following significant research and development investments to date. LiveWire has a demonstrated track record of research and development investments, providing breakthrough technologies and features for its premium electric motorcycle and is poised to extend its portfolio of products to include a range of middleweight applications. LiveWire is leveraging the latest technologies to address heavyweight motorcycles and anticipates future improvements in motorcycle range and charging capabilities. |
• | LiveWire’s electric motorcycles utilize breakthrough technology and features, including built-in cellular connectivity and GPS, customizable ride modes, advanced control technology and the LiveWire app, providing the rider with a unique customer experience. |
• | The ABIC Board believes that LiveWire has a strong, experienced public company management team with a proven track record of operational excellence. |
• | Depending on the extent of redemptions by ABIC’s Public Shareholders and on the final amount of the expenses incurred in connection with the Business Combination, the Business Combination is expected to provide up to approximately $545 million of gross cash proceeds to LiveWire’s balance sheet. This additional cash injection is expected to, among other things, fund LiveWire’s strategic plan to accelerate its go-to-market |
• | The ABIC Board reviewed and discussed in detail the results of the due diligence examination of LiveWire conducted by ABIC’s management team and ABIC’s financial, legal and regulatory advisors, including extensive telephonic and in-person meetings with the management team and advisors of H-D regarding LiveWire and its business plan, operations, prospects and forecasts, research on the electric vehicle industry, including historical growth trends and market share information as well as end-market size and growth projection, evaluation analyses with respect to the Business Combination, review of material contracts (including LiveWire’s exclusive retailer, dealer, and |
supplier contracts), LiveWire’s audited and unaudited financial statements and other material matters as well as general financial, technical, legal, intellectual property, regulatory, tax and accounting due diligence. |
• | The ABIC Board reviewed factors such as LiveWire’s historical financial results, and outlook and business and financial plans. In reviewing these factors, the ABIC Board believed that LiveWire was well positioned in its industry for potential strong future growth and therefore was likely to be positively viewed by public investors. |
• | Following a review of the financial data provided to ABIC and the due diligence of LiveWire’s business conducted by ABIC’s management and ABIC’s advisors and the support for the implied valuation of LiveWire indicated by the commitments obtained in the PIPE Financing, the management of LiveWire determined that the aggregate consideration to be paid in the Business Combination was reasonable. |
• | If the Business Combination is consummated, ABIC shareholders (other than ABIC shareholders that sought redemption of their Class A Ordinary Shares) would have a meaningful economic interest in HoldCo and, as a result, would have a continuing opportunity to benefit from the success of LiveWire following the consummation of the Business Combination. |
• | H-D and/or its subsidiaries and certain Sponsor parties have agreed to be subject to a lock-up in respect of their shares of HoldCo Common Stock (ranging from 12 or 18 months for Sponsor parties to seven years for H-D and/or its subsidiaries and subject to certain customary exceptions). |
• | The agreement of the KYMCO Group investors to invest $100 million in HoldCo at Closing of the Business Combination at $10.00 per share, for an aggregate of 10,000,000 shares of HoldCo Common Stock. H-D’s commitment to subscribe for shares of HoldCo Common Stock, in an aggregate amount of up to $100 million to fund any redemptions by ABIC shareholders. H-D’s commitment to purchase an aggregate of 10,000,000 shares of HoldCo Common Stock, for an aggregate amount of $100 million subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of certain of H-D’s Closing conditions. |
• | The HoldCo Board will include, among other committees, an Audit and Finance Committee and Conflicts Committee (to oversee conflicts arising in connection with the H-D relationship) comprised of all independent directors as further described in “Management of HoldCo Following the Business Combination—Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Information. |
• | The financial and other terms of the Business Combination Agreement and the fact that such terms and conditions were the product of arm’s length negotiations between ABIC and H-D. |
• | The risk that the future financial performance of LiveWire may not meet the ABIC Board’s expectations due to factors in LiveWire’s control or out of its control. |
• | The potential that a significant number of ABIC’s shareholders elect to redeem their shares prior to the consummation of the Business Combination and pursuant to the Existing Organizational Documents. However, even in the event that a significant number of ABIC shareholders elect to redeem their shares, this redemption will not prevent the consumation of the Business Combination. |
• | The fact that the Business Combination Agreement includes an exclusivity provision that prohibits ABIC and H-D from soliciting other business combination proposals, as further discussed in “The Business Combination Agreement—Covenants of the Parties—Other Covenants of ABIC. |
• | The separation of the LiveWire business from H-D may involve certain risks, including (i) the fact that the business of LiveWire overlaps with H-D in certain markets may affect LiveWire’s ability to build and maintain relationships with partners, dealers, suppliers and customers, (ii) LiveWire’s inability to maintain a strong relationship with H-D or to favorably resolve any disputes could result in a significant reduction of LiveWire’s revenue, (iii) following termination of the Contract Manufacturing Agreement to be entered into at Closing (pursuant to which H-D will continue to provide LiveWire with contracting manufacturing services for a proscribed period of time), LiveWire will need to engage a third-party contractor or build its own in-house manufacturing capability to make its products, which could result in significant cost and expense, (iv) the fact that LiveWire is dependent, and following completion of the Business Combination, will remain dependent on H-D for a number of services, including certain financial and accounting, IT back-of-house H-D will retain certain assets utilized in the LiveWire business and (vi) the fact that H-D holds the direct contractual relationship with many key suppliers required for LiveWire to produce its electric vehicles and disputes between H-D and such key suppliers may negatively impact LiveWire’s electric vehicle production. |
• | The risk that ABIC’s shareholders may fail to provide the votes necessary to approve and effect the Business Combination. |
• | The potential risks and costs associated with the Business Combination failing to be consummated in a timely manner or that Closing might not occur despite the reasonable best efforts of the parties . |
• | The challenges associated with preparing HoldCo, a privately held entity, for the applicable disclosure, controls and listing requirements to which HoldCo will be subject as a publicly traded company on the NYSE. |
• | The expected fees and expenses associated with the Business Combination and related transactions, some of which would be payable regardless of whether the Business Combination is ultimately consummated and the substantial time and effort of management required to complete the Business Combination. |
• | The fact that ABIC’s shareholders will experience dilution as a result of the issuance of shares of HoldCo Common Stock to H-D as consideration in the Business Combination (and may experience dilution as a result of future issuances or resales of shares of HoldCo Common Stock). The fact that ABIC’s shareholders will hold a minority interest in HoldCo, which will limit or preclude the ability of ABIC’s shareholders to influence corporate matters, including any future potential change in control or other material transaction. The ABIC Board determined that such facts were outweighed by the long-term benefits that the potential Business Combination would provide to ABIC’s shareholders and future shareholders of ABIC after Closing. |
• | The risk that HoldCo does not obtain the commitments related to the PIPE Financing or otherwise retain sufficient cash in the Trust Account or find replacement cash to meet the requirements of the Business Combination. |
• | The possibility of shareholder litigation challenging the Business Combination. |
• | The risk that ABIC did not obtain a third-party valuation or financial opinion from any independent investment banking or accounting firm in determining whether to proceed with the Business Combination (and may not obtain such valuation or opinion). |
• | The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the LiveWire business. |
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Why is ABIC proposing the Domestication? |
A. | The ABIC Board believes that it would be in the best interests of ABIC to effect the Domestication to enable HoldCo to avoid certain taxes that would be imposed on HoldCo if HoldCo were to conduct an operating business in the United States as a foreign corporation following the Business Combination. In addition, the ABIC Board believes Delaware provides a recognized body of corporate law that will facilitate corporate governance by HoldCo’s officers and directors following the Closing. Delaware maintains a favorable legal and regulatory environment in which to operate. For many years, Delaware has followed a policy of encouraging companies to incorporate there and in furtherance of that policy, has adopted comprehensive, modern and flexible corporate laws that are regularly updated and revised to meet changing business needs. As a result, many major corporations have initially chosen Delaware as their domicile or have subsequently reincorporated in Delaware in a manner similar to the procedures ABIC is proposing. Due to Delaware’s longstanding policy of encouraging incorporation in that state and consequently its prevalence as the state of incorporation, the Delaware courts have developed a considerable expertise in dealing with corporate issues and a substantial body of case law has developed construing the DGCL and establishing public policies with respect to Delaware corporations. It is anticipated that the DGCL will continue to be interpreted and explained in a number of significant court decisions that may provide greater predictability with respect to HoldCo’s corporate legal affairs. |
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What is involved with the Domestication? |
A. | The Domestication will require ABIC to file certain documents in both the Cayman Islands and the State of Delaware. At the effective time of the Domestication, which will be at least one day prior to the consummation of the Merger, ABIC will cease to be a company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands and in connection with the Business Combination, HoldCo (of which Merger Sub will be a wholly owned direct subsidiary) will continue as a Delaware corporation. The Existing HoldCo Certificate of Incorporation and the Existing HoldCo Bylaws will be replaced by the Domesticated ABIC Certificate of Incorporation and Domesticated ABIC Bylaws. As a result, your rights as a shareholder will cease to be governed by the laws of the Cayman Islands and will be governed by Delaware law. |
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When do you expect that the Domestication will be effective? |
A. | The Domestication is expected to become effective at least one day prior to the consummation of the Merger and Exchange. |
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How will the Domestication affect my securities of ABIC? |
A. | In connection with the Domestication, at least one day prior to the Merger Effective Time, (i) all outstanding ABIC Shares will convert into shares of Domesticated ABIC Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, (ii) each outstanding ABIC Warrant will convert into a Domesticated ABIC Warrant |
and (iii) each issued and outstanding ABIC Unit that has not been previously separated into the underlying Class A Ordinary Share and underlying ABIC Warrant upon the request of the holder thereof will be canceled and will entitle the holder thereof to one share of Domesticated ABIC Common Stock and one-half of one Domesticated ABIC Warrant. In the Merger, by operation of law and without further action on the part of ABIC’s shareholders, each share of Domesticated ABIC Common Stock will be converted on a one-for-one |
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What are the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Domestication? |
A. | As discussed more fully under “ Material Tax Considerations , tax-deferred reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a)(l)(F) of the Code. Subject to the application of Section 367 and the “passive foreign investment company PFIC Material Tax Considerations — U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations to U.S. Holders Non-U.S. Holders (as defined in “Material Tax Considerations — U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations to Non-U.S. Holderstax-deferred reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(F) of the Code, subject to the PFIC rules discussed below, U.S. Holders will be subject to Section 367(b) of the Code and, as a result of the Domestication: |
• | a U.S. Holder that holds Public Shares that have a fair market value of less than $50,000 on the date of the Domestication and that, on the date of the Domestication, owns (actually and constructively) less than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of ABIC Shares entitled to vote and less than 10% of the total value of all classes of ABIC Shares, generally will not recognize any gain or loss and will not be required to include any part of ABIC’s earnings in income; |
• | a U.S. Holder that holds Public Shares that have a fair market value of $50,000 on the date of the Domestication or more and that, on the date of the Domestication, owns (actually and constructively) less than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of ABIC Shares entitled to vote and less than 10% of the total value of all classes of ABIC Shares generally will recognize gain (but not loss) on the exchange of Public Shares for shares of Domesticated ABIC Common Stock pursuant to the Domestication. As an alternative to recognizing gain, such U.S. Holder may file an election to include in income as a deemed dividend deemed paid by ABIC the “all earnings and profits amount” (as defined in the Treasury Regulations under Section 367(b) of the Code) attributable to its Public Shares, provided certain other requirements are satisfied; and |
• | a U.S. Holder that, on the date of the Domestication, owns (actually or constructively) 10% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of ABIC Shares entitled to vote or 10% or more of the total value of all classes of ABIC Shares generally will be required to include in income as a deemed dividend deemed paid by ABIC the “all earnings and profits amount” attributable to its Public Shares. Any such U.S. Holder that is treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes may, under certain circumstances, effectively be exempt from U.S. federal income taxation on a portion or all of the deemed dividend pursuant to Section 245A of the Code (commonly referred to as the participation exemption). |
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What are the material differences, if any, in the terms and price of securities issued at the time of the IPO as compared to the securities that will be issued as part of the PIPE Financing at the Closing? Will the Sponsor or any of its directors, officers or affiliates participate in the PIPE Financing? |
A. | ABIC Units were the units issued at the time of the IPO consisting of Class A Ordinary Shares and Public Warrants, at an offering price per ABIC Unit of $10.00. At the Closing, the Class A Ordinary Shares will convert into shares of HoldCo Common Stock and the Public Warrants will convert into HoldCo Warrants. The PIPE Investors will receive shares of HoldCo Common Stock at a price per share of $10.00 as part of the PIPE Financing at the Closing, and will therefore hold the same security as the holders of Class A Ordinary Shares immediately following the Business Combination, although the PIPE Investors as such will not receive any Public Warrants. The PIPE Financing will raise an aggregate of $200,000,000, of which $100,000,000 will be funded by the KYMCO Group and $100,000,000 will be funded by the Company Equityholder. |
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What equity stake will current ABIC shareholders, the Company Equityholder and the KYMCO Group hold in HoldCo immediately after the Closing? |
A. | It is anticipated that, following the Closing, in a no redemption scenario: (i) the Company Equityholder will own approximately 74.0% of the outstanding shares of HoldCo Common Stock; (ii) the Public Shareholders will own approximately 17.4% of the outstanding shares of HoldCo Common Stock; (iii) the Sponsor Group will own approximately 4.3% of the outstanding shares of HoldCo Common Stock; and (iv) the KYMCO Group stockholders will own approximately 4.3% of the outstanding shares of HoldCo Common Stock. These levels of ownership assume (A) that prior to the Closing no ABIC Warrants will be exercised and (B) that at or after the Closing no HoldCo Warrants will be |
exercised. If all of the Private Placement Warrants and HoldCo Warrants were exercisable and immediately exercised upon completion of the Business Combination on a 1:1 basis for cash, ABIC’s Public Shareholders would receive in aggregate approximately 22.9% of the shares of HoldCo Common Stock on a fully diluted basis, and the Sponsor Group would receive in aggregate approximately 7.84% of the shares of HoldCo Common Stock on a fully diluted basis assuming that the Sponsor Group does not transfer any of the Private Placement Warrants prior to the Closing or Private Placement Warrants at or after the Closing; however, the Private Placement Warrants and the shares of HoldCo Common Stock are subject to restrictions on the timing of their exercise and may also be exercisable on a cashless basis by reference to the fair market value of the shares of HoldCo Common Stock, and these percentages are therefore indicative only. Therefore, the voting rights of such shareholders will slightly differ from the indicated ownership percentages. |
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What vote is required to approve the Shareholder Proposals presented at the General Meeting of ABIC’s shareholders? |
A: | Approval of the Business Combination Proposal, the Incentive Plan Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal requires the approval of an ordinary resolution as a matter of Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of a majority of the holders of ABIC Shares, who being present and entitled to vote at the General Meeting, vote at the General Meeting. The Governing Documents Proposals are voted upon on a nonbinding advisory basis only. Abstentions and broker non-votes will be considered present for the purposes of establishing a quorum but, as a matter of Cayman Islands law, will not constitute a vote cast at the General Meeting and therefore will have no effect on the approval of each of the Business Combination Proposal, the Incentive Plan Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal. |
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What interests do the current ABIC Shareholders and ABIC ’ s other current officers and directors have in the Business Combination ? |
A: | When you consider the recommendation of the ABIC Board in favor of approval of the Required Shareholder Proposals, you should keep in mind that the Sponsor, our directors and our executive officers have interests in such proposal that are different from, or in addition to, those of ABIC shareholders and warrant holders generally. These interests include that the Sponsor as well as our executive officers and directors will lose their entire investment in us if our initial business combination is not completed (other than with respect to Public Shares they may have acquired or may acquire in the future), and that the Sponsor will benefit from the completion of a business combination and may be incentivized to complete the Business Combination, even if it is with a less favorable target company or on less favorable terms to shareholders, rather than liquidate ABIC. |
• | the fact that the Sponsor and ABIC’s directors have agreed not to redeem any ABIC Shares held by them in connection with the shareholder vote to approve a proposed initial business combination, including the Business Combination; |
• | the fact that the Sponsor paid an aggregate of $25,000 for the 10,000,000 Founder Shares currently owned by the Sponsor, in which certain of ABIC’s officers and directors hold a direct and indirect interest, and the independent directors. The Founder Shares would be worthless if the Business Combination or another business combination is not consummated by October 5, 2022 because the holders are not entitled to participate in any redemption or distribution with respect to such shares. Such securities may have a significantly higher value at the time of the Business Combination and, if unrestricted and freely tradable, would be valued at approximately $98,950,000, based upon the closing price of $9.895 per Class A Ordinary Share on the NYSE on May 17, 2022; |
• | the fact that if the Business Combination or another business combination is not consummated by October 5, 2022, the 10,500,000 Private Placement Warrants, each exercisable to purchase one Class A Ordinary Share at $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment, held by the Sponsor, in which certain of ABIC’s officers and directors hold a direct and indirect interest, and which were acquired for an aggregate purchase price of $10,500,000 in a private placement that took place simultaneously with the consummation of the IPO, would become worthless. Such securities may have a higher value at the time of the Business Combination and, if unrestricted and freely tradable, would be valued at approximately $5,985,000, based upon the closing price of $0.57 per Public Warrant on the NYSE on May 17, 2022; |
• | the fact that if the Business Combination or another business combination is not consummated by October 5, 2022, ABIC will cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, redeeming 100% of the outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares for cash and, subject to the approval of its remaining shareholders and the ABIC Board, dissolving and liquidating; and |
• | the fact that the Sponsor Group paid an aggregate of $10,525,000 for its investment in HoldCo, as summarized in the table below, and following the consummation of the Business Combination, the aggregate value of the Sponsor’s investment will be $104,440,250, based upon the respective closing price of the Class A Ordinary Shares and the public warrants on the NYSE on May 17, 2022. |
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9,950,000 | $ | 25,000 | (1) | ||||
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10,500,000 | $ | 10,500,000 | |||||
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Includes cost for 50,000 Founder Shares held by the independent directors. |
Securities held by Sponsor Group Prior to Closing |
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Shares of HoldCo Common Stock Issued to Holders of Founder Shares |
9,950,000 | $ | 9.895 | $ | 98,455,250 | |||||||
HoldCo Private Placement Warrants |
10,500,000 | $ | 0.57 | $ | 5,985,000 | |||||||
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• | the fact that the Sponsor, officers or directors, or their affiliates may be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket out-of-pocket out-of-pocket |
• | the fact that the Sponsor and ABIC’s current officers and directors have agreed to waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to any Founder Shares held by them if ABIC fails to complete an initial business combination by October 5, 2022; |
• | the fact that the HoldCo Registration Rights Agreement will be entered into by, among others, the Sponsor; |
• | the fact that, pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, the Sponsor will have certain governance rights in respect of HoldCo that will be set forth in the Proposed HoldCo Organizational Documents; |
• | the right of the Sponsor to hold shares of HoldCo Common Stock following the Business Combination, subject to the terms and conditions of the lock-up restrictions; |
• | the fact that the Sponsor will benefit from the completion of a business combination and may be incentivized to complete an acquisition of a less favorable target company or on terms less favorable to shareholders rather than liquidate; |
• | the fact that the Sponsor and its affiliates can earn a positive rate of return on their investment, even if other ABIC shareholders experience a negative rate of return in HoldCo; |
• | the fact that the Sponsor and ABIC’s officers and directors will lose their investment in ABIC and will not be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket |
• | the fact that if the Trust Account is liquidated, including in the event ABIC is unable to complete an initial business combination within the required time period, the Sponsor has agreed to indemnify ABIC to ensure that the proceeds in the Trust Account are not reduced below $10.00 per Public Share, or such lesser per Public Share amount as is in the Trust Account on the liquidation date, by the claims of prospective target businesses with which ABIC has entered into an acquisition agreement or claims of any third party for services rendered or products sold to ABIC, but only if such a vendor or target business has not executed a waiver of any and all rights to seek access to the Trust Account; |
• | the fact that John Garcia, who is currently the Executive Chairman, Co-Chief Executive Officer and Director of ABIC, paid an aggregate of $25,000,000 for 2,500,000 ABIC Units. Such securities are valued at approximately $25,275,000, based upon the closing price of the ABIC Units ($10.11) on the NYSE on May 17, 2022; and |
• | the fact that the Business Combination Agreement provides for the continued indemnification of ABIC’s existing directors and officers and required LiveWire to purchase, at or prior to the Closing, and maintain in effect for a period of six years after the Closing, a “tail” policy providing directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage for certain ABIC directors and officers after the Business Combination. |
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Did the ABIC Board obtain a third-party valuation or fairness opinion in determining whether or not to proceed with the Business Combination? |
A: | No. The ABIC Board did not obtain a third-party valuation or fairness opinion in connection with its determination to approve the Business Combination. However, ABIC’s management, the members of the ABIC Board and the other representatives of ABIC have substantial experience in evaluating the operating and financial merits of companies similar to LiveWire and reviewed certain financial information of LiveWire and compared it to certain publicly traded companies, selected based on the experience and the professional judgment of ABIC’s management team, which enabled them to make the necessary analyses and determinations regarding the Business Combination. Accordingly, investors will be relying solely on the judgment of the ABIC Board in valuing LiveWire’s business and assuming the risk that the ABIC Board may not have properly valued such business. |
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Who will have the right to nominate or appoint directors to the HoldCo Board after the consummation of the Business Combination? |
A. | Subject to the Business Combination Agreement, each holder of shares of HoldCo Common Stock has the exclusive right to vote for the election of directors following the consummation of the Business |
Combination. In the case of election of directors, all matters to be voted on by stockholders must be approved by a plurality of the votes entitled to be cast by all stockholders present in person or represented by proxy, voting together as a single class. |
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What happens to the funds deposited in the Trust Account after consummation of the Business Combination? |
A. | Following the closing of the IPO on October 5, 2020, an amount equal to $400,000,000 ($10.00 per unit) from the net proceeds from the IPO and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants was placed in the Trust Account. At March 31, 2022, we had cash and investments held in the Trust Account of approximately $400.3 million. We intend to use substantially all of the funds held in the Trust Account, including any amounts representing interest earned on the Trust Account, which interest shall be net of taxes payable and excluding deferred underwriting commissions, for the purposes of consummating an initial business combination (which will be the Business Combination should it occur). We may withdraw interest from the Trust Account to pay taxes, if any. To the extent that our share capital or debt is used, in whole or in part, as consideration to complete a Business Combination, the remaining proceeds held in the Trust Account will be used as working capital to finance the operations of the target business or businesses, make other acquisitions and pursue our growth strategies. |
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What happens if a substantial number of the Public Shareholders vote in favor of the Business Combination Proposal and exercise their redemption rights? |
A. | Our Public Shareholders are not required to vote “FOR” the Business Combination in order to exercise their redemption rights. Accordingly, the Business Combination may be consummated even though the funds available from the Trust Account and the number of Public Shareholders are reduced as a result of redemptions by Public Shareholders. |
Assuming No Redemption (1) |
Assuming Illustrative Redemption (2) |
Assuming Contractual Maximum Redemption (3) |
Assuming Charter Redemption Limitation (4) |
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Ownership in Shares |
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Ownership in Shares |
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Company Equityholder (5) |
171,000,000 | 74.0 | % | 181,000,000 | 81.9 | % | 181,000,000 | 89.0 | % | 181,000,000 | 89.8 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Public Shareholders |
40,000,000 | 17.4 | % | 20,000,000 | 9.1 | % | 2,500,000 | 1.2 | % | 499,609 | 0.2 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sponsor stockholders (6) |
10,000,000 | 4.3 | % | 10,000,000 | 4.5 | % | 10,000,000 | 4.9 | % | 10,000,000 | 5.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
KYMCO Group stockholders |
10,000,000 | 4.3 | % | 10,000,000 | 4.5 | % | 10,000,000 | 4.9 | % | 10,000,000 | 5.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Total Shares Outstanding Excluding HoldCo Warrants |
231,000,000 | 100.0 | % | 221,000,000 | 100 | % | 203,500,000 | 100 | % | 201,499,609 | 100 | % |
Assuming No Redemption (1) |
Assuming Illustrative Redemption (2) |
Assuming Contractual Maximum Redemption (3) |
Assuming Charter Redemption Limitation (4) |
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Additional Dilution Sources |
Amount ($) |
Equity % (7) |
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Equity % (7) |
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Equity % (7) |
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HoldCo Warrants |
30,500,000 | 9.2% | 30,500,000 | 9.6% | 30,500,000 | 10.2% | 30,500,000 | 10.3% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Earn Out Shares |
12,500,000 | 3.8% | 12,500,000 | 3.9% | 12,500,000 | 4.2% | 12,500,000 | 4.2% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Incentive Plan |
57,540,000 | 17.4% | 53,340,000 | 16.8% | 51,765,000 | 17.4% | 51,344,918 | 17.4% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total Additional Dilution Sources |
100,450,000 | 30.3% | 96,340,000 | 30.4% | 94,765,000 | 31.8% | 94,344,918 | 31.9% |
Assuming No Redemption (1) |
Assuming Illustrative Redemption (2) |
Assuming Contractual Maximum Redemption (3) |
Assuming Charter Redemption Limitation (4) |
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Deferred Discount |
Amount ($) |
% of Trust Account |
Amount ($) |
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Amount ($) |
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Effective Deferred Discount (8) |
$ | 14,000,000 | 3.5 | % | $ | 14,000,000 | 7.0 | % | $ | 14,000,000 | 56.0 | % | $ | 14,000,000 | 280.0 | % |
(1) |
This scenario assumes that no Public Shares are redeemed by Public Shareholders. |
(2) |
This scenario assumes that 20,000,000 Public Shares are redeemed by Public Shareholders and that the Backstop is fully subscribed for. |
(3) |
This scenario assumes that 37,500,000 Public Shares are redeemed by Public Shareholders, which, based on the amount of $400,313,600 in the Trust Account as of March 31, 2022, represents the maximum amount of redemptions that would still enable us to have sufficient cash to satisfy the Minimum Cash Condition and that the full Backstop is subscribed for. |
(4) |
This scenario assumes that 39,500,316 Public Shares are redeemed by Public Shareholders, which, based on the amount of $400,313,600 in the Trust Account as of March 31, 2022, represents the maximum amount of redemptions that would still enable us to have sufficient cash to satisfy the provision in the Existing Organizational Documents that prohibits us from redeeming our Class A Ordinary Shares in an amount that would result in our failure to have net tangible assets equaling or exceeding $5,000,001, and that the full Backstop is subscribed for. |
(5) |
Excludes 12,500,000 shares of HoldCo Common Stock in estimated potential Earn Out Shares as the price threshold for each tranche has not yet been triggered. |
(6) |
Assumes that the Sponsor shall not forfeit and/or transfer any Founder Shares under the Investor Support Agreement. |
(7) |
The Equity % with respect to each Additional Dilution Source set forth below, including the Total Additional Dilution Sources, includes the full amount of shares issued with respect to the applicable Additional Dilution Source in the numerator and the full amount of shares issued with respect to the Total Additional Dilution Sources in the denominator. For example, in the Illustrative Redemption Scenario, the Equity % with respect to the HoldCo Warrants would be calculated as follows: (a) 30,500,000 shares issued pursuant to the HoldCo Warrants (representing approximately 13.8% of the previously outstanding 221,000,000 shares); divided by (b) (i) 221,000,000 shares (the number of shares outstanding prior to any issuance pursuant to the HoldCo Warrants) plus (ii) 30,500,000 shares issued pursuant to the HoldCo Warrants, 12,500,000 Earn Out Shares and 53,340,000 shares issued pursuant to the Incentive Plan. |
(8) |
The level of redemption also impacts the effective underwriting fee incurred in connection with the IPO. In a no redemption scenario, based on the approximately $400.3 million in the Trust Account, ABIC’s $14.0 million in deferred underwriting fees represents an effective deferred underwriting fee of approximately 3.5% as a percentage of cash in the Trust Account. In an illustrative redemption scenario, based on the approximately $200.1 million in the Trust Account, the effective underwriting fee would be approximately 7.0% as a percentage of the amount remaining in the Trust Account following redemptions. In a contractual maximum redemption scenario, based on the approximately $25.0 million in the Trust Account, the effective underwriting fee would be approximately 56.0% as a percentage of the amount remaining in the Trust Account following redemptions. In a charter redemption limitation scenario, based on the approximately $5,000,001 in the Trust Account, the effective underwriting fee would be approximately 280.0% as a percentage of the amount remaining in the Trust Account following redemptions. |
Q. |
What conditions must be satisfied to complete the Business Combination? |
A. | The consummation of the Business Combination is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain customary closing conditions of the respective parties, including, the following without limitation: (a) the approval and adoption of each of the Business Combination Proposal, the Domestication Proposal, the Charter Proposal, and the Incentive Plan Proposal by ABIC shareholders and the transactions contemplated thereby; (b) the waiting period (or any extension thereof) applicable to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement shall have expired or been terminated; (c) there shall not be any applicable law in effect that makes the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement illegal or any order in effect preventing the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby; (d) the shares of HoldCo Common Stock to be issued in connection with the Business Combination having been approved for listing on the NYSE; (e) since September 26, 2021, there shall not have occurred a Company Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement), the material adverse effects of which are continuing; (f) ABIC having at least $5,000,001 of net tangible assets (as determined in accordance with Rule 3a51-1(g)(1) of the Exchange Act) remaining after the Closing; (g) the Minimum Cash Condition; and (h) this registration statement on Form S-4 shall have become effective under the Securities Act, no stop order shall have been issued by the SEC suspending the effectiveness of such registration statement and no proceeding seeking such stop order has been threatened or initiated by the SEC that remains pending. |
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When do you expect the Business Combination to be completed? |
A. | It is currently expected that the Business Combination will be completed in the first half of 2022. |
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What happens if the Business Combination is not completed? |
A. | If a shareholder has tendered shares to be redeemed but the Business Combination is not completed, the redemptions will be canceled and the tendered shares will be returned to the relevant shareholders as appropriate. The current deadline set forth in the Existing Organizational Documents for ABIC to complete its initial business combination (which will be the Business Combination should it occur) is October 5, 2022 (24 months after the closing of the IPO). |
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What differences will there be between the current constitutional documents of ABIC and the Proposed HoldCo Certificate of Incorporation and the Proposed HoldCo Bylaws following the Closing? |
A. | The consummation of the Business Combination is conditioned, among other things, on the Domestication. Accordingly, in addition to voting on the Business Combination, ABIC’s shareholders also are being asked to consider and vote upon a proposal to approve the Domestication, and replace our Existing Organizational Documents, in each case, under Cayman Islands law, with the Domesticated ABIC Certificate of Incorporation and Domesticated ABIC Bylaws. Following the Merger, the Proposed HoldCo Certificate of Incorporation and Proposed HoldCo Bylaws, which are substantially identical to the Domesticated ABIC Certificate of Incorporation and Domesticated ABIC Bylaws, will be in effect. The Proposed HoldCo Organizational Documents differ materially from the Existing Organizational Documents, which will govern following the Domestication and the Merger. For additional information, see “ Comparison of Corporate Governance and Shareholder Rights |
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Why is ABIC proposing the Adjournment Proposal? |
A. | ABIC’s shareholders are also being asked to consider and vote upon the Adjournment Proposal to approve the adjournment of the General Meeting to a later date or dates, including, if necessary, (i) to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies, (ii) for the absence of a quorum, (iii) to allow reasonable additional time for the filing or mailing of any legally required supplement or amendment to the proxy statement/prospectus or (iv) if the holders of Public Shares have elected to redeem such shares such that the shares of HoldCo Common Stock would not be approved for listing on the NYSE or the Minimum Cash Condition would not be satisfied. See the section titled “ Shareholder Proposal 6: The Adjournment Proposal |
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Who is entitled to vote at the General Meeting? |
A. | ABIC has fixed [●], 2022 as the Record Date. If you are a shareholder of ABIC at the close of business on the Record Date, you are entitled to vote on matters that come before the General Meeting. |
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How do I vote? |
A. | If you are a record owner of your shares, there are two ways to vote your Class A Ordinary Shares at the General Meeting: |
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What if I do not vote my Class A Ordinary Shares or if I abstain from voting? |
A. | The approval of the Business Combination Proposal, the Adjournment Proposal and the Incentive Plan Proposal will require an ordinary resolution as a matter of Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of a majority of the holders of ABIC Shares, who being present and entitled to vote at the General Meeting, vote at the General Meeting. The Domestication Proposal and the Charter Proposal will require a special resolution as a matter of Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of at least two-thirds of the outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares, who, being present and entitled to vote at the General Meeting, vote at the General Meeting. The Governing Documents Proposals are voted upon on a nonbinding advisory basis only. Abstentions and broker non-votes will be considered present for the purposes of establishing a quorum but, as a matter of Cayman Islands law, will not constitute a vote cast at the General Meeting and therefore will have no effect on the approval of each of the Shareholder Proposals. |
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What Shareholder Proposals must be passed in order for the Business Combination to be completed? |
A. | The Business Combination will not be completed unless the Business Combination Proposal, the Domestication Proposal, the Charter Proposal, and the Incentive Plan Proposal are approved. If ABIC does not complete an initial business combination (which will be the Business Combination should it occur) by October 5, 2022, ABIC will be required to dissolve and liquidate itself and return the monies held within its Trust Account to its Public Shareholders unless ABIC submits and its shareholders approve an extension. |
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How does the ABIC Board recommend that I vote on the Shareholder Proposals? |
A. | The ABIC Board unanimously recommends that the holders of ABIC Shares entitled to vote on the Shareholder Proposals, vote as follows: |
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How many votes do I have? |
A. | ABIC shareholders have one vote per each ABIC Share held by them on the Record Date for each of the Shareholder Proposals to be voted upon. |
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How will the Sponsor and ABIC officers and directors vote in connection with the Required Shareholder Proposals? |
A. | As of the Record Date, the ABIC Initial Shareholders owned of record an aggregate of 10,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares and 2,500,000 Class A Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 25% of the issued and outstanding ABIC Shares. The Sponsor and ABIC’s officers and directors have agreed to vote the ABIC Shares owned by them in favor of the Required Shareholder Proposals. However, any subsequent purchases of Class A Ordinary Shares prior to the Record Date by the Sponsor or ABIC’s officers and directors in the aftermarket will make it more likely that the Required Shareholder Proposals will be approved as such shares would be voted in favor of the Required Shareholder Proposals. As of the Record Date, there were 50,000,000 ABIC Shares outstanding. |
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How do the Public Warrants differ from the Private Placement Warrants and what are the related risks for any holders of HoldCo Warrants following the Business Combination? |
A. | The Private Placement Warrants will be identical to the Public Warrants in all material respects, except that the Private Placement Warrants will not be transferable, assignable or salable until 30 days after the completion of the initial business combination and they will not be redeemable by HoldCo so long as they are held by the Sponsor or its permitted transferees. The Sponsor, or its permitted transferees, will have the option to exercise the Private Placement Warrants on a cashless basis. If the Private Placement Warrants are held by holders other than the Sponsor or its permitted transferees, the Private Placement Warrants will be redeemable by HoldCo in all redemption scenarios and exercisable by the holders on the same basis as the Public Warrants. |
Q. |
Do I have redemption rights with respect to my Class A Ordinary Shares? |
A. | Under Section 49.5 of the Existing Organizational Documents, prior to the completion of the Business Combination, ABIC will provide all of the Public Shareholders with the opportunity to have their shares redeemed upon the completion of the Business Combination, subject to certain limitations, for cash equal to the applicable redemption price (as defined in the Existing Organizational Documents); provided, however, that ABIC may not redeem such shares to the extent that such redemption would result in ABIC having net tangible assets (as determined under the Exchange Act) of less than $5,000,001 upon the completion of the Business Combination. |
Q. |
Can the Sponsor and the independent directors redeem their Founder Shares in connection with the consummation of the Business Combination? |
A. | The Sponsor and the independent directors have agreed, for no additional consideration, to waive their redemption rights with respect to their Founder Shares and any Public Shares they may hold in connection with the consummation of the Business Combination. |
Q. |
May the Sponsor, ABIC directors, officers, advisors or their affiliates purchase shares in connection with the Business Combination? |
A. | The Sponsor and ABIC’s directors, officers, advisors or their affiliates may purchase Class A Ordinary Shares in privately negotiated transactions or in the open market either prior to or after the Closing, |
including from ABIC shareholders who would have otherwise exercised their redemption rights. However, the Sponsor, directors, officers and their affiliates have no current commitments or plans to engage in such transactions and have not formulated any terms or conditions for any such transactions at the date of this proxy statement/prospectus. If ABIC engages in such transactions, any such purchases will be subject to limitations regarding possession of any material nonpublic information not disclosed to the seller of such shares and they will not make any such purchases if such purchases are prohibited by Regulation M under the Exchange Act. Any such purchase after the Record Date would include a contractual acknowledgement that the selling shareholder, although still the record holder of Class A Ordinary Shares, is no longer the beneficial owner thereof and therefore agrees not to exercise its redemption rights. In the event the Sponsor or ABIC’s directors, officers or advisors or their affiliates purchase shares in privately negotiated transactions from Public Shareholders who have already elected to exercise their redemption rights, such selling shareholders would be required to revoke their prior elections to redeem their shares. Any such privately negotiated purchases may be effected at purchase prices that are in excess of the per-share pro rata portion of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account. |
Q. |
Is there a limit on the number of shares I may redeem? |
A. | Each Public Shareholder, together with any affiliate or any other person with whom such Public Shareholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), will be restricted from seeking a redemption right with respect to 15% or more of the Public Shares. Accordingly, any shares held by a Public Shareholder or “group” in excess of such 15% cap will not be redeemed by ABIC. Any Public Shareholder who holds less than 15% of the Public Shares may have all of the Public Shares held by him, her or it redeemed for cash. |
Q. |
How do I exercise my redemption right? |
A. | If you are a Public Shareholder and you seek to have your shares redeemed, you must (i) demand, no later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on [●], 2022 (two business days before the General Meeting), that ABIC redeem your shares for cash, (ii) affirmatively certify in your request to ABIC’s Transfer Agent for redemption if you “ARE” or “ARE NOT” acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined in Section 13d-3 of the Exchange Act) and (iii) submit your request in writing to ABIC’s Transfer Agent, at the address listed at the end of this section and deliver your shares to ABIC’s Transfer Agent physically or electronically using DTC’s DWAC system at least two business days prior to the vote at the General Meeting. |
Q. |
If I am a holder of ABIC Units, can I exercise redemption rights with respect to my ABIC Units? |
A. | No. Holders of issued and outstanding ABIC Units must elect to separate the ABIC Units into the underlying Public Shares and Public Warrants prior to exercising redemption right with respect to the Public Shares. If you hold your units in an account at a brokerage firm or bank, you must notify your broker or bank that you elect to separate the units into the underlying Public Shares and Public Warrants, or if you hold units registered in your own name, you must contact the Transfer Agent directly and instruct them to do so. The redemption right includes the requirement that a holder must identify itself in writing as a beneficial holder and provide its legal name, phone number and address to the Transfer Agent in order to validly redeem its shares. You are requested to cause your Public Shares to be separated and delivered to the Transfer Agent by 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on [●], 2022 (two business days before the General Meeting) in order to exercise your redemption right with respect to your Public Shares. |
• | Governing Documents Proposal A: an amendment to approve the change in the authorized share capital of ABIC from (i) 500,000,000 Class A Ordinary Shares, (ii) 50,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares and (iii) 5,000,000 preference shares, par value $0.0001 per share, to (a) 800,000,000 shares of Domesticated ABIC Common Stock and (b) 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Domesticated ABIC. |
• | Governing Documents Proposal B: an amendment to authorize the Domesticated ABIC Board to issue any or all shares of Domesticated ABIC preferred stock in one or more classes or series, with such terms and conditions as may be expressly determined by the Domesticated ABIC Board and as may be permitted by the DGCL. |
• | Governing Documents Proposal C: an amendment to authorize the removal of the ability of Domesticated ABIC stockholders to take action by written consent in lieu of a meeting. |
• | Governing Documents Proposal D: an amendment to authorize the amendment and restatement of the Existing Organizational Documents and to authorize all other changes in connection with the replacement of Existing Organizational Documents with the Domesticated ABIC Certificate of Incorporation and Domesticated ABIC Bylaws as part of the Domestication (copies of which are attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex B and Annex C , respectively), including adopting Delaware as the exclusive forum for certain stockholder litigation and the federal district courts of the United States as the exclusive forum for litigation arising out of the Securities Act, which the ABIC Board believes is necessary to adequately address the needs of Domesticated ABIC after the Business Combination. |
• | Growing Electric Vehicle Market. |
• | ESG / Impact-Focused. |
• | Leading the Transformation of Motorcycling. |
• | Transformative Go-to-Market Model. |
experience, LiveWire provides four strategic retail paths for purchase, including store-in-store sales through electric vehicle-ready retail partner locations, gallery concept spaces, pop-up retail stores in key markets and LiveWire “on the road,” which brings test rides directly to LiveWire customers. Furthermore, LiveWire’s retail network is rapidly expanding in priority markets by leveraging H-D’s traditional motorcycle dealer network and working with retail partners who possess a strong sales track record, presence in a priority market, commitment to LiveWire’s mission and expertise in the electric vehicle retail and service industry. |
• | Growing International Presence. |
• | Backed by World-Class Financial and Strategic Partners. |
• | Portfolio of Products to Drive Growth. well-positioned to, and has a clearly defined strategy to, capture increasing global market share and consumer adoption in the growing electric vehicle industry, following significant research and development investments to date. LiveWire has a demonstrated track record of research and development investments, providing breakthrough technologies and features for its premium electric motorcycle and is poised to extend its portfolio of products to include a range of middleweight applications. LiveWire is leveraging the latest technologies to address heavyweight motorcycles and anticipates future improvements in motorcycle range and charging capabilities. Additionally, LiveWire is actively attracting new riders and building brand allegiance by offering premier electric bikes for kids and older kids (including STACYC, the all-electric balance bike for kids). Beyond its electric motorcycle sales, LiveWire has created multiple growth vectors, including through its software and subscription services consumer financing and protection services, general merchandising of apparel and equipment and parts and accessories related-services. |
• | Differentiated Expertise in Key Technologies. |
• | Mission-Driven Leadership Team with a Strong Track Record. |
of operational excellence. We are confident in the management team’s deep industry knowledge and strategic vision and believe that the ABIC and LiveWire teams will form a collaborative and effective long-term partnership that is positioned to create and enhance stockholder value going forward. We believe that existing H-D officers Jochen Zeitz, who will serve as Executive Chairman of the HoldCo Board and Acting Chief Executive Officer of HoldCo for up to two years following the Closing, and Ryan Morrissey, who will serve as President of HoldCo following the Closing, will provide important continuity in advancing LiveWire’s strategic and growth objectives. Additionally, Jochen Zeitz will continue in his capacity as Chief Executive Officer of H-D and following the appointment of a permanent Chief Executive Officer of HoldCo, will retain his role as Executive Chairman of HoldCo. |
• | Transaction Proceeds. |
• | Due Diligence. |
• | Financial Condition. |
• | Reasonableness of Consideration. |
• | Post-Closing Economic Interest in HoldCo. |
• | Lock-Up. |
• | Financing. |
shares of HoldCo Common Stock. H-D’s commitment to subscribe for shares of HoldCo Common Stock, in an aggregate amount of up to $100 million to fund any redemptions by ABIC shareholders. H-D’s commitment to purchase an aggregate of 10,000,000 shares of HoldCo Common Stock, for an aggregate amount of $100 million subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of certain of H-D’s Closing conditions. |
• | Post-Business Combination Corporate Governance. Management of HoldCo Following the Business Combination—Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Information. |
• | Negotiated Transaction. |
• | Macroeconomic Risks. |
• | Redemption Risk. |
• | Exclusivity. The Business Combination Agreement—Covenants of the Parties—Other Covenants of ABIC. |
• | Separation from the H-D Business. |
• | Stockholder Vote. |
• | Closing Conditions. |
• | Listing Risks. |
• | Fees and Expenses. |
• | Dilution; ABIC Shareholders Receiving a Minority Position in HoldCo. |
• | PIPE Financing. |
• | Litigation. |
• | Financial Opinion. |
• | COVID-19. |
• | Other Risks. Risk Factors. |
• | Vote “FOR” the Business Combination Proposal; |
• | Vote “FOR” the Domestication Proposal; |
• | Vote “FOR” the Charter Proposal; |
• | Vote “FOR” the Governing Documents Proposals; |
• | Vote “FOR” the Incentive Plan Proposal; and |
• | Vote “FOR” the Adjournment Proposal. |
1. | (i) (a) hold Public Shares, or (b) hold Public Shares through units, you elect to separate your units into the underlying Public Shares and warrants prior to exercising your redemption rights with respect to the Public Shares; and |
2. | prior to 5:00 pm, Eastern Time on [●], 2022, (a) submit a written request to the Transfer Agent, in which you (i) request that the Company redeem all or a portion of your Public Shares for cash, and (ii) identify yourself as the beneficial holder of the Public Shares and provide your legal name, phone number and address; and (b) deliver your Public Shares to the Transfer Agent, physically or electronically through DTC. |
• | the fact that the Sponsor and ABIC’s directors have agreed not to redeem any ABIC Shares held by them in connection with the shareholder vote to approve a proposed initial business combination, including the Business Combination; |
• | the fact that the Sponsor paid an aggregate of $25,000 for the 10,000,000 Founder Shares currently owned by the Sponsor, in which certain of ABIC’s officers and directors hold a direct and indirect interest, and the independent directors. The Founder Shares would be worthless if the Business Combination or another business combination is not consummated by October 5, 2022 because the holders are not entitled to participate in any redemption or distribution with respect to such shares. Such securities may have a significantly higher value at the time of the Business Combination and, if unrestricted and freely tradable, would be valued at approximately $98,950,000, based upon the closing price of $9.895 per Class A Ordinary Share on the NYSE on May 17, 2022; |
• | the fact that if the Business Combination or another business combination is not consummated by October 5, 2022, the 10,500,000 Private Placement Warrants, each exercisable to purchase one Class A Ordinary Share at $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment, held by the Sponsor, in which certain of ABIC’s officers and directors hold a direct and indirect interest, and which were acquired for an aggregate purchase price of $10,500,000 in a private placement that took place simultaneously with the consummation of the IPO, would become worthless. Such securities may have a higher value at the time of the Business Combination and, if unrestricted and freely tradable, would be valued at approximately $5,985,000 million, based upon the closing price of $0.57 per Public Warrant on the NYSE on May 17, 2022; |
• | the fact that if the Business Combination or another business combination is not consummated by October 5, 2022, ABIC will cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, redeeming 100% of the outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares for cash and, subject to the approval of its remaining shareholders and the ABIC Board, dissolving and liquidating; and |
• | the fact that the Sponsor Group paid an aggregate of $10,525,000 for its investment in HoldCo, as summarized in the table below, and following the consummation of the Business Combination, the aggregate value of the Sponsor’s investment will be $104,440,250, based upon the respective closing price of the Class A Ordinary Shares and the public warrants on the NYSE on May 17, 2022. |
Securities Held by Sponsor Group |
Sponsor Cost at ABIC’s IPO ($) |
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Founder Shares |
9,950,000 | $ | 25,000 | (1) | ||||
Private Placement Warrants |
10,500,000 | $ | 10,500,000 | |||||
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Total |
$ |
10,525,000 |
(1) |
Includes cost for 50,000 Founder Shares held by the independent directors. |
Securities Held by Sponsor Group Prior to Closing |
Value per Security ($) |
Total Value ($) |
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Shares of HoldCo Common Stock Issued to Holders of Founder Shares |
9,950,000 | $ | 9.895 | $ | 98,455,250 | |||||||
HoldCo Private Placement Warrants |
10,500,000 | $ | 0.57 | $ | 5,985,000 | |||||||
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Total |
$ |
104,440,250 |
• | the fact that the Sponsor, officers or directors, or their affiliates may be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket out-of-pocket out-of-pocket |
• | the fact that the Sponsor and ABIC’s current officers and directors have agreed to waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to any Founder Shares held by them if ABIC fails to complete an initial business combination by October 5, 2022; |
• | the fact that the HoldCo Registration Rights Agreement will be entered into by, among others, the Sponsor; |
• | the fact that, pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, the Sponsor will have certain governance rights in respect of HoldCo that will be set forth in HoldCo’s governing documents; |
• | the right of the Sponsor to hold shares of HoldCo Common Stock following the Business Combination, subject to the terms and conditions of the lock-up restrictions; |
• | the fact that the Sponsor will benefit from the completion of a business combination and may be incentivized to complete an acquisition of a less favorable target company or on terms less favorable to shareholders rather than liquidate; |
• | the fact that the Sponsor and its affiliates can earn a positive rate of return on their investment, even if other ABIC shareholders experience a negative rate of return in HoldCo; |
• | the fact that the Sponsor and ABIC’s officers and directors will lose their investment in ABIC and will not be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket |
• | the fact that if the Trust Account is liquidated, including in the event ABIC is unable to complete an initial business combination within the required time period, the Sponsor has agreed to indemnify ABIC to ensure that the proceeds in the Trust Account are not reduced below $10.00 per Public Share, or such lesser per Public Share amount as is in the Trust Account on the liquidation date, by the claims of prospective target businesses with which ABIC has entered into an acquisition agreement or claims of any third party for services rendered or products sold to ABIC, but only if such a vendor or target business has not executed a waiver of any and all rights to seek access to the Trust Account; |
• | the fact that John Garcia, who is currently the Executive Chairman, Co-Chief Executive Officer and Director of ABIC, paid an aggregate of $25,000,000 for 2,500,000 ABIC Units. Such securities are valued at approximately $25,275,000, based upon the closing price of the ABIC Units ($10.11) on the NYSE on May 17, 2022; and |
• | the fact that the Business Combination Agreement provides for the continued indemnification of ABIC’s existing directors and officers and required LiveWire to purchase, at or prior to the Closing, and maintain in effect for a period of six years after the Closing, a “tail” policy providing directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage for certain ABIC directors and officers after the Business Combination. |
Source of Funds |
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(in millions) |
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Existing Equity Rollover |
$ | 1,610.0 | ||
Cash and Investments Held in Trust Account (2) |
400.3 | |||
Company Equityholder PIPE Investment |
100.0 | |||
KYMCO PIPE Investment |
100.0 | |||
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Total Sources |
$ | 2,210.3 | ||
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Uses |
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(in millions) |
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Existing Equity Rollover |
$ | 1,610.0 | ||
Shareholder Redemptions |
— | |||
Cash to LiveWire Balance Sheet |
550.9 | |||
Estimated Transaction Fees and Expenses (3) |
49.4 | |||
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Total Uses |
$ | 2,210.3 | ||
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(1) |
Figures exclude impact of cash and cash equivalents as well as outstanding payables at ABIC. |
(2) |
As of March 31, 2022. |
(3) |
Represents an estimated amount, inclusive of IPO deferred underwriting fee, accounting, legal and other fees related to the Business Combination. |
Source of Funds |
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(in millions) |
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Existing Equity Rollover |
$ | 1,610.0 | ||
Cash and Investments Held in Trust Account (2) |
400.3 | |||
Company Equityholder PIPE Investment |
100.0 | |||
KYMCO PIPE Investment |
100.0 | |||
Backstop |
100.0 | |||
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Total Sources |
$ | 2,310.3 | ||
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Uses |
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(in millions) |
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Existing Equity Rollover |
$ | 1,610.0 | ||
Shareholder Redemptions |
375.2 | |||
Cash to LiveWire Balance Sheet |
275.7 | |||
Estimated Transaction Fees and Expenses (3) |
49.4 | |||
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Total Uses |
$ | 2,310.3 | ||
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(1) |
Figures exclude impact of cash and cash equivalents as well as outstanding payables at ABIC. |
(2) |
As of March 31, 2022. |
(3) |
Represents an estimated amount, inclusive of IPO deferred underwriting fee, accounting, legal and other fees related to the Business Combination. |
• | We are an early stage company with a history of losses and expect to incur significant expenses and continuing losses for several years. We have yet to achieve positive operating cash flow and, given our projected funding needs, our ability to generate positive cash flow is uncertain; |
• | Our limited operating history makes evaluating our business and future prospects difficult and may increase the risk of your investment; |
• | We may be unable to develop and produce electric vehicles of sufficient quality, and on a schedule and scale, that would appeal to a large customer base; |
• | If we fail to achieve unit sales expectations, our business, prospects, financial condition and operating results could be adversely impacted; |
• | We are a pioneer in a new space. As we scale and expand our business, we may not be able to adequately control the costs of our operations; |
• | The electric vehicle sector is rapidly growing and our products and services are and will be subject to strong competition from a growing list of competitors; |
• | Our business and prospects depend significantly on our ability to build the LiveWire brand and consumers’ recognition, acceptance and adoption of the LiveWire brand. We may not succeed in continuing to maintain and strengthen the LiveWire brand; |
• | We have an established standard of quality and associated consumer expectations through our H-D motorcycle lineage. If we are unable to continue providing quality services and customer service, our business and reputation may be materially and adversely affected; |
• | Our relationship to H-D and the H-D presents potential opportunities, synergies and risks. Our brand and reputation could be harmed if we fail to realize those synergies through negative publicity regarding H-D and its products and services; |
• | We may experience operational and financial risks if we fail to effectively and appropriately separate the LiveWire brand from the H-D business; |
• | H-D could make decisions for the benefit of its overall business that could negatively impact our overall business; |
• | Our relationship to H-D may impact our other business relationships or potential business relationships; |
• | Leveraging contract manufacturers, including H-D, the KYMCO Group and other partners, to contract manufacture electric vehicles is subject to risks; or |
• | If retail partners are unwilling to participate in our go-to-market |
• | Our business and H-D’s business overlap and we may compete, or be perceived as competitors, in certain markets; |
• | Our limited operating history makes evaluating our business and future prospects difficult and may increase the risk of your investment; |
• | After this offering, we will be a smaller company relative to H-D, which could result in increased costs because of a decrease in our purchasing power and difficulty maintaining existing customer relationships and obtaining new customers; |
• | We are dependent on H-D for a number of services, including services relating to quality and safety testing. If those service arrangements terminate, it will require significant investment for us to build our own safety and testing facilities, or we may be required to obtain such services from another third party at increased costs; |
• | Any decision by us to electrify H-D products, or the products of any other company, may not achieve the intended results or return on investment when compared with developing our own motorcycle portfolio; or |
• | Our accounting and other management systems and resources may not be adequately prepared to meet the financial reporting and other requirements to which we will be subject following the Business Combination. |
• | ABIC and LiveWire will incur significant transaction and transition costs in connection with the Business Combination. |
• | If the conditions to the Business Combination Agreement are not met, the Business Combination may not occur. |
• | The Sponsor and each of ABIC’s officers and directors agreed to vote in favor of our initial business combination, including the Business Combination in particular, as applicable, regardless of how the Public Shareholders vote. |
• | Since the Sponsor and our executive officers and directors have interests that are different, or in addition to (and which may conflict with), the interests of our shareholders, a conflict of interest may have existed in determining whether the Business Combination with HoldCo is appropriate as our initial business combination and in recommending that shareholders vote in favor of approval of the Required Shareholder Proposals. Such interests include that the Sponsor and our executive officers and directors will lose their entire investment in us if our initial business combination is not completed (other than with respect to Public Shares they may have acquired during or may acquire after the IPO), and that the Sponsor will benefit from the completion of a business combination and may be incentivized to complete the Business Combination, even if it is with a less favorable target company or on less favorable terms to shareholders, rather than liquidate ABIC. |
• | The ability of the Public Shareholders to exercise their redemption rights with respect to a large number of our shares could increase the probability that the Business Combination would be unsuccessful and that you would have to wait for liquidation in order to redeem your shares. |
• | A significant portion of our total outstanding shares are restricted from immediate resale but may be sold into the market in the near future. This could cause the market price of shares of HoldCo Common Stock to drop significantly, even if HoldCo’s business is doing well. |
Three Months Ended |
Year Ended |
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March 27, 2022 |
March 28, 2021 |
December 31, 2021 |
December 31, 2020 |
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Revenue, net |
$ | 11,414 | $ | 6,536 | $ | 35,806 | $ | 30,863 | ||||||||
Costs and expenses: |
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Cost of goods sold |
10,488 | 6,702 | 38,380 | 55,819 | ||||||||||||
Selling, administrative and engineering expense |
16,112 | 14,459 | 65,608 | 52,099 | ||||||||||||
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Operating expense |
26,600 | 21,161 | 103,988 | 107,918 | ||||||||||||
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Operating loss |
(15,186 | ) | (14,625 | ) | (68,182 | ) | (77,055 | ) | ||||||||
Other income (expense), net |
69 | (5 | ) | 302 | (30 | ) | ||||||||||
Interest expense related party |
(277 | ) | (68 | ) | (293 | ) | (186 | ) | ||||||||
Interest (expense) income |
(4 | ) | 3 | 19 | 56 | |||||||||||
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Loss before income taxes |
(15,398 | ) | (14,695 | ) | (68,154 | ) | (77,215 | ) | ||||||||
Income tax provision |
68 | 13 | 138 | 357 | ||||||||||||
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Net loss |
(15,466 | ) | (14,708 | ) | (68,292 | ) | (77,572 | ) | ||||||||
Other comprehensive (loss) income: |
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Foreign currency translation adjustments |
(100 | ) | (29 | ) | (85 | ) | 236 | |||||||||
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Comprehensive loss |
$ | (15,566 | ) | $ | (14,737 | ) | $ | (68,377 | ) | $ | (77,336 | ) | ||||
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2021 |
2020 |
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Balance sheet data: |
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Total assets |
$ | 75,756 | $ | 61,952 | $ | 51,740 | ||||||
Total liabilities |
52,845 | 42,027 | 49,717 | |||||||||
Total equity |
22,911 | 19,925 | 2,023 |
For the three months ended March 31, 2022 |
For the three months ended March 31, 2021 |
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(Unaudited) |
(Unaudited) |
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Formation and operational costs |
$ | 1,589,390 | $ | 295,008 | ||||
Loss from operations |
(1,589,390 | ) | (295,008 | ) | ||||
Other income (expense): |
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Interest earned on investments held in Trust Account |
64,109 | 89,062 | ||||||
Change in fair value of warrant liability |
10,522,500 | 19,520,000 | ||||||
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Total other income (expense) |
10,586,609 | 19,609,062 | ||||||
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Net income (loss) |
$ | 8,997,219 | $ | 19,314,054 | ||||
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Weighted average shares outstanding of Class A Ordinary Shares |
40,000,000 | 40,000,000 | ||||||
Basic and diluted net income per ordinary share, Class A Ordinary Shares |
$ | 0.18 | $ | 0.39 | ||||
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Weighted average shares outstanding of Class B Ordinary Shares |
10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | ||||||
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Basic and diluted net income per ordinary share, Class B Ordinary Shares |
$ | 0.18 | $ | 0.39 | ||||
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March 31, 2022 |
December 31, 2021 |
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Condensed Balance Sheet Data (at Period End): |
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Total assets |
$ | 401,037,081 | $ | 401,526,175 | ||||
Total liabilities |
$ | 45,106,540 | $ | 54,592,853 | ||||
Class A Ordinary Shares subject to possible redemption, 40,000,000 shares at $10.00 per share redemption value at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 |
400,000,000 | 400,000,000 | ||||||
Preference shares, $0.0001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding |
— | — | ||||||
Class A Ordinary Shares, $0.0001 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding (excluding 40,000,000 shares subject to possible redemption) |
— | — | ||||||
Class B Ordinary Shares, $0.0001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; 10,000,000 shares issued and outstanding |
1,000 | 1,000 | ||||||
Total shareholders’ deficit |
$ | (44,069,459 | ) | $ | (53,066,678 | ) |
• | our ability to secure necessary funding; |
• | our ability to develop and launch a light model electric vehicle at scale and at attractive profit margins for our business; |
• | our ability to negotiate and execute definitive agreements, and maintain arrangements on reasonable terms, with our various suppliers for hardware, software or services necessary to engineer or manufacture parts or components of our electric vehicles; |
• | securing necessary components, services or licenses on acceptable terms and in a timely manner; |
• | delays by us in delivering final component designs to our suppliers; |
• | our ability to accurately produce electric vehicles within specified design tolerances; |
• | quality controls, including within our production operations, that prove to be ineffective or inefficient; |
• | defects in design and/or manufacture that cause our electric vehicles not to perform as expected or that require repair, field actions, product recalls or design changes; |
• | delays, disruptions or increased costs in our, third-party outsourcing partners’ and our third-party suppliers’ supply chain, including raw material supplies; |
• | other delays, backlog in manufacturing and research and development of new models, and cost overruns; |
• | obtaining required regulatory approvals and certifications; |
• | compliance with environmental, safety and similar regulations; and |
• | our ability to attract, recruit, hire, retain and train skilled employees. |
• | successfully separate the operations, as well as the accounting, financial controls, management information, technology, data, human resources and other administrative systems and functions, of H-D from our operations and systems; |
• | overcome cultural challenges associated with separating employees from H-D and incorporating them into our organization; |
• | successfully identify, validate, qualify and contract with replacement or second-source manufacturing, engineering, development and testing service providers (or stand up such capabilities internally) to act as second sources or replacement sources of such services in the event H-D is unable to provide such services or our agreements with H-D to provide the same expire or are terminate; |
• | successfully identify and realize potential synergies with H-D; |
• | fully identify potential risks and liabilities associated with H-D, including intellectual property infringement claims, violations of laws, commercial disputes, tax liabilities, litigation or other claims in connection with H-D, including claims from terminated employees, former stockholders, H-D dealers, or other third parties, and other known and unknown liabilities; |
• | retain or hire senior management and other key personnel; and |
• | successfully manage strain on our management, operations and financial resources. |
• | increased support for other alternative fuel systems, which could have an impact on the acceptance of our electric vehicles; and |
• | increased sensitivity by regulators to the needs of established automobile and motorcycle manufacturers, which could lead them to pass regulations that could reduce the compliance costs of such established manufacturers or mitigate the effects of government efforts to promote alternative fuel vehicles. |
• | an increase in the cost, or decrease in the available supply, of materials used in the cells; |
• | disruption in the supply of cells due to quality issues or recalls by battery cell manufacturers; and |
• | fluctuations in the value of any foreign currencies in which battery cell and related raw material purchases are or may be denominated against the US dollar. |
• | attracting and hiring skilled and qualified personnel to support our expanded operations at existing facilities or operations at any facilities we may construct or acquire in the future; |
• | managing a larger organization with a great number of employees in different divisions and geographies; |
• | training and integrating new employees into our operations to meet the growing demands of our business; |
• | controlling expenses and investments in anticipation of expanded operations; |
• | establishing or expanding design, manufacturing and sales; |
• | managing regulatory requirements, permits and labor issues and controlling costs in connection with the construction of additional facilities or the expansion of existing facilities; and |
• | implementing and enhancing administrative infrastructure, systems and processes. |
• | successful integration with existing third-party charging networks, including obtaining necessary licenses for charging solutions on commercially acceptable terms; |
• | inadequate capacity or over capacity in certain areas, security risks or risk of damage to vehicles, charging equipment or real or personal property; |
• | access to sufficient charging infrastructure; |
• | the potential for lack of customer acceptance of our charging solutions; and |
• | the risk that government support for electric vehicle and alternative fuel solutions and infrastructure may not continue. |
• | perceptions about electric vehicles quality, safety, design, performance and cost, especially if adverse events or accidents occur that are linked to the quality or safety of electric vehicles, whether or not such electric vehicles are produced by us or other manufacturers; |
• | perceptions about electric vehicles safety in general, in particular safety issues that may be attributed to the use of advanced technology, including electric vehicles systems; |
• | range anxiety, including the decline of an electric vehicle’s range resulting from deterioration over time in the battery’s ability to hold a charge; |
• | the availability of new energy vehicles; |
• | the availability of service and charging stations for electric vehicles; |
• | the costs and challenges of installing home charging equipment, including for multi-family, rental and densely populated urban housing; |
• | the environmental consciousness of consumers, and their adoption of electric vehicles; |
• | the occurrence of negative incidents, or perception that negative incidents have occurred, with respect to our or our competitors’ electric vehicles resulting in adverse publicity and harm to consumer perceptions in electric vehicles generally; |
• | the higher initial upfront purchase price of electric vehicles, despite lower cost of ongoing operating and maintenance costs, compared to internal combustion engines vehicles; |
• | perceptions about and the actual cost of alternative fuel; |
• | regulatory, legislative and political changes; and |
• | macroeconomic factors. |
• | conforming our electric vehicles to various international regulatory requirements where our electric vehicles are sold and serviced, which requirements may change over time; |
• | expenditures related to foreign lawsuits and liability; |
• | difficulties in staffing and managing foreign operations; |
• | difficulties establishing relationships with, or disruption in the supply chain from, international suppliers; |
• | difficulties attracting customers in new jurisdictions; |
• | difficulties in attracting effective distributors, dealers or sales agents, as the case may be; |
• | foreign government taxes, regulations and permit requirements, including foreign taxes that we may not be able to offset against taxes imposed upon us in the United States, and foreign tax and other laws limiting our ability to repatriate funds to the United States; |
• | fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates, including risks related to any foreign currency swap or other hedging activities we undertake; |
• | United States and foreign government trade restrictions, tariffs and price or exchange controls; |
• | foreign labor laws, regulations and restrictions; |
• | changes in diplomatic and trade relationships; |
• | laws and business practices favoring local companies; |
• | difficulties protecting or procuring intellectual property; |
• | the adoption of the LiveWire brand versus competitive foreign brands; |
• | political instability, natural disasters, war or events of terrorism and health epidemics, such as the COVID-19 pandemic or the conflict in Ukraine; and |
• | the strength of international economies. |
• | blocking sanctions against some of the largest state-owned and private Russian financial institutions (and their subsequent removal from the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (“SWIFT”) payment system) and certain Russian businesses, some of which have significant financial and trade ties to the European Union; |
• | blocking sanctions against Russian and Belarusian individuals, including the Russian President, other politicians and those with government connections or involved in Russian military activities; and |
• | blocking of Russia’s foreign currency reserves as well as expansion of sectoral sanctions and export and trade restrictions, limitations on investments and access to capital markets and bans on various Russian imports. |
• | our strategy, direction and objectives as a business; |
• | labor, tax, employee benefit, indemnification and other matters arising from our separation from H-D; |
• | employee retention and recruiting; |
• | business combinations involving us; |
• | our ability to engage in activities with certain customers, suppliers, and partners; |
• | sales or dispositions by H-D of all or any portion of its ownership interest in us; |
• | the nature, quality and pricing of services H-D has agreed to provide us; |
• | supply chain, including access to parts and raw material supplies, as well as allocation of manufacturing labor, parts and other supplies shared across the York manufacturing facility; |
• | business opportunities that may be attractive to both H-D and us; and |
• | product or technology development or marketing activities which may require the consent of H-D. |
• | a board that is composed of a majority of “independent directors,” as defined under the NYSE rules; |
• | a compensation committee that is composed entirely of independent directors; and |
• | director nominations be made, or recommended to the full board of directors, by its independent directors, or by a nominations/governance committee that is composed entirely of independent directors. |
• | cease selling, incorporating certain components into, or using vehicles or offering goods or services that incorporate or use the intellectual property that we allegedly infringe, misappropriate, dilute or otherwise violate; |
• | pay substantial royalty or license fees or other damages; |
• | seek a license from the holder of the allegedly infringed intellectual property, which license may not be available on reasonable terms, or at all; |
• | redesign or reengineer our vehicles or other technology, goods or services, which may be costly, time-consuming or impossible; or |
• | establish and maintain alternative branding for our products and services. |
• | the imposition of a carbon tax or the introduction of a cap-and-trade |
• | new state regulations of electric vehicles fees could discourage consumer demand for electric vehicles; |
• | the increase of subsidies for alternative fuels such as corn and ethanol could reduce the operating cost of vehicles that use such alternative fuels and gasoline, and thereby reduce the appeal of electric vehicles; |
• | changes to the regulations governing the assembly and transportation of battery cells could increase the cost of battery cells or make such commodities more difficult to obtain; |
• | changes in regulation, for example relating to the noise required to be emitted by electric vehicles, may impact the design or function of electric vehicles, and thereby lead to decreased consumer appeal; |
• | changes in regulations governing the range and miles per gallon of gasoline-equivalent calculations could lower our electric vehicles’ ratings, making electric vehicles less appealing to consumers; and |
• | the amendment or rescission of the CAFE standards could reduce new business opportunities for our business. |
• | allocation of expenses to and among different jurisdictions; |
• | changes in the valuation of our deferred tax assets and liabilities; |
• | expected timing and amount of the release of any tax valuation allowances; |
• | tax effects of stock-based compensation; |
• | costs related to intercompany restructurings; |
• | changes in tax laws, tax treaties, regulations or interpretations thereof; or |
• | lower than anticipated future earnings in jurisdictions where we have lower statutory tax rates and higher than anticipated future earnings in jurisdictions where we have higher statutory tax rates. |
• | trends and changes in consumer preferences in the industries in which we operate; |
• | changes in general economic or market conditions or trends in our industry or the economy as a whole and, in particular, in the consumer and advertising marketplaces; |
• | changes in key personnel; |
• | our entry into new markets; |
• | changes in our operating performance; |
• | investors’ perceptions of our prospects and the prospects of the businesses in which we participate; |
• | fluctuations in quarterly revenue and operating results, as well as differences between our actual financial and operating results and those expected by investors; |
• | the public’s response to press releases or other public announcements by us or third parties, including our filings with the SEC; |
• | announcements relating to litigation; |
• | guidance, if any, that we provide to the public, any changes in such guidance or our failure to meet such guidance; |
• | changes in financial estimates or ratings by any securities analysts who follow our HoldCo Common Stock, our failure to meet such estimates or failure of those analysts to initiate or maintain coverage of our HoldCo Common Stock; |
• | downgrades in our credit ratings or the credit ratings of our competitors; |
• | the development and sustainability of an active trading market for our HoldCo Common Stock; |
• | investor perceptions of the investment opportunity associated with our HoldCo Common Stock relative to other investment alternatives; |
• | the inclusion, exclusion or deletion of our stock from any trading indices; |
• | future sales of our common stock by our officers, directors and significant stockholders; |
• | other events or factors, including those resulting from system failures and disruptions, hurricanes, wars, acts of terrorism, other natural disasters or responses to such events; |
• | price and volume fluctuations in the overall stock market, including as a result of trends in the economy as a whole; and |
• | changes in accounting principles. |
• | the fact that the Sponsor and ABIC’s directors have agreed not to redeem any ABIC Shares held by them in connection with the shareholder vote to approve a proposed initial business combination, including the Business Combination; |
• | the fact that the Sponsor paid an aggregate of $25,000 for the 10,000,000 Founder Shares currently owned by the Sponsor, in which certain of ABIC’s officers and directors hold a direct and indirect interest, and the independent directors. The Founder Shares would be worthless if the |
Business Combination or another business combination is not consummated by October 5, 2022 because the holders are not entitled to participate in any redemption or distribution with respect to such shares. Such securities may have a significantly higher value at the time of the Business Combination and, if unrestricted and freely tradable, would be valued at approximately $98,950,000, based upon the closing price of $9.895 per Class A Ordinary Share on the NYSE on May 17, 2022; |
• | the fact that if the Business Combination or another business combination is not consummated by October 5, 2022, the 10,500,000 Private Placement Warrants, each exercisable to purchase one Class A Ordinary Share at $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment, held by the Sponsor, in which certain of ABIC’s officers and directors hold a direct and indirect interest, and which were acquired for an aggregate purchase price of $10,500,000 in a private placement that took place simultaneously with the consummation of the IPO, would become worthless. Such securities may have a higher value at the time of the Business Combination and, if unrestricted and freely tradable, would be valued at approximately $5,985,000, based upon the closing price of $0.57 per Public Warrant on the NYSE on May 17, 2022; |
• | the fact that if the Business Combination or another business combination is not consummated by October 5, 2022, ABIC will cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, redeeming 100% of the outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares for cash and, subject to the approval of its remaining shareholders and the ABIC Board, dissolving and liquidating; and |
• | the fact that the Sponsor Group paid an aggregate of $10,525,000 for its investment in HoldCo, as summarized in the table below, and following the consummation of the Business Combination, the aggregate value of the Sponsor’s investment will be $104,440,250, based upon the respective closing price of the Class A Ordinary Shares and the public warrants on the NYSE on May 17, 2022. |
Securities held by Sponsor Group |
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9,950,000 | $ | 25,000 | (1) | ||||
Private Placement Warrants |
10,500,000 | $ | 10,500,000 | |||||
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Includes cost for 50,000 Founder Shares held by the independent directors. |
Securities held by Sponsor Group Prior to Closing |
Value per Security ($) |
Total Value ($) |
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Shares of HoldCo Common Stock Issued to Holders of Founder Shares |
9,950,000 | $ | 9.895 | $ | 98,455,250 | |||||||
HoldCo Private Placement Warrants |
10,500,000 | $ | 0.57 | $ | 5,985,000 | |||||||
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• | the fact that the Sponsor, officers or directors, or their affiliates may be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket |
negotiating, and completing an initial business combination, including the formation and setting up of the Sponsor and related entities. As of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus, no out-of-pocket out-of-pocket |
• | the fact that the Sponsor and ABIC’s current officers and directors have agreed to waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to any Founder Shares held by them if ABIC fails to complete an initial business combination by October 5, 2022; |
• | the fact that the HoldCo Registration Rights Agreement will be entered into by, among others, the Sponsor; |
• | the fact that, pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, the Sponsor will have certain governance rights in respect of HoldCo that will be set forth in HoldCo’s governing documents; |
• | the right of the Sponsor to hold shares of HoldCo Common Stock following the Business Combination, subject to the terms and conditions of the lock-up restrictions; |
• | the fact that the Sponsor will benefit from the completion of a business combination and may be incentivized to complete an acquisition of a less favorable target company or on terms less favorable to shareholders rather than liquidate; |
• | the fact that the Sponsor and its affiliates can earn a positive rate of return on their investment, even if other ABIC shareholders experience a negative rate of return in HoldCo; |
• | the fact that the Sponsor and ABIC’s officers and directors will lose their investment in ABIC and will not be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket |
• | the fact that if the Trust Account is liquidated, including in the event ABIC is unable to complete an initial business combination within the required time period, the Sponsor has agreed to indemnify ABIC to ensure that the proceeds in the Trust Account are not reduced below $10.00 per Public Share, or such lesser per Public Share amount as is in the Trust Account on the liquidation date, by the claims of prospective target businesses with which ABIC has entered into an acquisition agreement or claims of any third party for services rendered or products sold to ABIC, but only if such a vendor or target business has not executed a waiver of any and all rights to seek access to the Trust Account; |
• | the fact that John Garcia, who is currently the Executive Chairman, Co-Chief Executive Officer and Director of ABIC, paid an aggregate of $25,000,000 for 2,500,000 ABIC Units. Such securities are valued at approximately $25,275,000, based upon the closing price of the ABIC Units ($10.11) on the NYSE on May 17, 2022; and |
• | the fact that the Business Combination Agreement provides for the continued indemnification of ABIC’s existing directors and officers and requires LiveWire to purchase, at or prior to the Closing, and maintain in effect for a period of six years after the Closing, a “tail” policy providing directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage for certain ABIC directors and officers after the Business Combination. |
• | changes in the industries in which LiveWire and HoldCo and their customers operate; |
• | variations in its operating performance and the performance of its competitors in general; |
• | the material and adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the conflict in Ukraine on the markets and the broader global economy; |
• | actual or anticipated fluctuations in LiveWire’s and HoldCo’s annual or interim operating results; |
• | publication of research reports by securities analysts about LiveWire, HoldCo or their competitors or their industry; |
• | the public’s reaction to LiveWire’s and HoldCo’s press releases, other public announcements and filings with the SEC; |
• | LiveWire’s or HoldCo’s failure or the failure of their competitors to meet analysts’ projections or guidance that LiveWire, HoldCo or their competitors may give to the market; |
• | additions and departures of key personnel; |
• | changes in laws and regulations affecting its business; |
• | failure to comply with laws or regulations, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, or failure to comply with the requirements of the NYSE; |
• | actual, potential or perceived control, accounting or reporting problems; |
• | commencement of, or involvement in, litigation involving LiveWire or HoldCo; |
• | changes in LiveWire’s or HoldCo’s capital structures, such as future issuances of securities or the incurrence of additional debt; |
• | the volume of shares of HoldCo Common Stock available for public sale; |
• | general economic and political conditions such as recessions, interest rates, fuel prices, foreign currency fluctuations, international tariffs, social, political and economic risks and epidemics and pandemics (including the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic), acts of war or terrorism (including the conflict in Ukraine); and |
• | the other factors described in this “ Risk Factors |
• | your proportionate ownership interest in HoldCo will decrease; |
• | the relative voting strength of each previously outstanding share of HoldCo Common Stock following the Business Combination will be diminished; or |
• | the market price of the shares of HoldCo Common Stock and the Public Warrants may decline. |
Assuming No Redemption (1) |
Assuming Illustrative Redemption (2) |
Assuming Contractual Maximum Redemption (3) |
Assuming Charter Redemption Limitation (4) |
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Equity % |
Ownership in Shares |
Equity % |
Ownership in Shares |
Equity % |
Ownership in Shares |
Equity % |
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Company Equityholder (5) |
171,000,000 | 74.0 | % | 181,000,000 | 81.9 | % | 181,000,000 | 89.0 | % | 181,000,000 | 89.8 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Public Shareholders |
40,000,000 | 17.4 | % | 20,000,000 | 9.1 | % | 2,500,000 | 1.2 | % | 499,609 | 0.2 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sponsor stockholders (6) |
10,000,000 | 4.3 | % | 10,000,000 | 4.5 | % | 10,000,000 | 4.9 | % | 10,000,000 | 5.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
KYMCO Group stockholders |
10,000,000 | 4.3 | % | 10,000,000 | 4.5 | % | 10,000,000 | 4.9 | % | 10,000,000 | 5.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Total Shares Outstanding Excluding HoldCo Warrants |
231,000,000 | 100.0 | % | 221,000,000 | 100 | % | 203,500,000 | 100 | % | 201,499,609 | 100 | % |
Assuming No Redemption (1) |
Assuming Illustrative Redemption (2) |
Assuming Contractual Maximum Redemption (3) |
Assuming Charter Redemption Limitation (4) |
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Additional Dilution Sources |
Amount ($) |
Equity % (7) |
Amount ($) |
Equity % (7) |
Amount ($) |
Equity % (7) |
Amount ($) |
Equity % (7) |
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HoldCo Warrants |
30,500,000 | 9.2 | % | 30,500,000 | 9.6 | % | 30,500,000 | 10.2 | % | 30,500,000 | 10.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Earn Out Shares |
12,500,000 | 3.8 | % | 12,500,000 | 3.9 | % | 12,500,000 | 4.2 | % | 12,500,000 | 4.2 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Incentive Plan |
57,540,000 | 17.4 | % | 53,340,000 | 16.8 | % | 51,765,000 | 17.4 | % | 51,344,918 | 17.4 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Total Additional Dilution Sources |
100,450,000 | 30.3 | % | 96,340,000 | 30.4 | % | 94,765,000 | 31.8 | % | 94,344,918 | 31.9 | % |
Assuming No Redemption (1) |
Assuming Illustrative Redemption (2) |
Assuming Contractual Maximum Redemption (3) |
Assuming Charter Redemption Limitation (4) |
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Deferred Discount |
Amount ($) |
% of Trust Account |
Amount ($) |
% of Trust Account |
Amount ($) |
% of Trust Account |
Amount ($) |
% of Trust Account |
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Effective Deferred Discount (8) |
$ | 14,000,000 | 3.5 | % | $ | 14,000,000 | 7.0 | % | $ | 14,000,000 | 56.0 | % | $ | 14,000,000 | 280.0 | % |
(1) |
This scenario assumes that no Public Shares are redeemed by Public Shareholders. |
(2) |
This scenario assumes that 20,000,000 Public Shares are redeemed by Public Shareholders and that the Backstop is fully subscribed for. |
(3) |
This scenario assumes that 37,500,000 Public Shares are redeemed by Public Shareholders, which, based on the amount of $400,313,600 in the Trust Account as of March 31, 2022, represents the maximum amount of redemptions that would still enable us to have sufficient cash to satisfy the Minimum Cash Condition and that the full Backstop is subscribed for. |
(4) |
This scenario assumes that 39,500,316 Public Shares are redeemed by Public Shareholders, which, based on the amount of $400,313,600 in the Trust Account as of March 31, 2022, represents the maximum amount of redemptions that would still enable us to have sufficient cash to satisfy the provision in the Existing Organizational Documents that prohibits us from redeeming our Class A Ordinary Shares in an amount that would result in our failure to have net tangible assets equaling or exceeding $5,000,001, and that the full Backstop is subscribed for. |
(5) |
Excludes 12,500,000 shares of HoldCo Common Stock in estimated potential Earn Out Shares as the price threshold for each tranche has not yet been triggered. |
(6) |
Assumes that the Sponsor shall not forfeit and/or transfer any Founder Shares under the Investor Support Agreement. |
(7) |
The Equity % with respect to each Additional Dilution Source set forth below, including the Total Additional Dilution Sources, includes the full amount of shares issued with respect to the applicable Additional Dilution Source in the numerator |
and the full amount of shares issued with respect to the Total Additional Dilution Sources in the denominator. For example, in the Illustrative Redemption Scenario, the Equity % with respect to the HoldCo Warrants would be calculated as follows: (a) 30,500,000 shares issued pursuant to the HoldCo Warrants (representing approximately 13.8% of the previously outstanding 221,000,000 shares); divided by (b) (i) 221,000,000 shares (the number of shares outstanding prior to any issuance pursuant to the HoldCo Warrants), plus (ii) 30,500,000 shares issued pursuant to the HoldCo Warrants, 12,500,000 Earn Out Shares and 53,340,000 shares issued pursuant to the Incentive Plan. |
(8) |
The level of redemption also impacts the effective underwriting fee incurred in connection with the IPO. In a no redemption scenario, based on the approximately $400.3 million in the Trust Account, ABIC’s $14.0 million in deferred underwriting fees represents an effective deferred underwriting fee of approximately 3.5% as a percentage of cash in the Trust Account. In an illustrative redemption scenario, based on the approximately $200.1 million in the Trust Account, the effective underwriting fee would be approximately 7.0% as a percentage of the amount remaining in the Trust Account following redemptions. In a contractual maximum redemption scenario, based on the approximately $25.0 million in the Trust Account, the effective underwriting fee would be approximately 56.0% as a percentage of the amount remaining in the Trust Account following redemptions. In a charter redemption limitation scenario, based on the approximately $5,000,001 in the Trust Account, the effective underwriting fee would be approximately 280.0% as a percentage of the amount remaining in the Trust Account following redemptions. |
• | a limited availability of market quotations for HoldCo’s securities; |
• | reduced liquidity for HoldCo’s securities; |
• | a determination that the shares of HoldCo Common Stock are a “penny stock” which will require brokers trading in the shares of HoldCo Common Stock to adhere to more stringent rules and possibly result in a reduced level of trading activity in the secondary trading market for HoldCo’s securities; |
• | a limited amount of news and analyst coverage; and |
• | a decreased ability to issue additional securities or obtain additional financing in the future. |
• | restrictions on the nature of our investments; and |
• | restrictions on the issuance of securities, |
• | registration as an investment company with the SEC; |
• | adoption of a specific form of corporate structure; and |
• | reporting, record keeping, voting, proxy and disclosure requirements and other rules and regulations that we are currently not subject to. |
• | a board that is composed of a majority of “independent directors,” as defined under the NYSE rules; |
• | a compensation committee that is composed entirely of independent directors; and |
• | director nominations be made, or recommended to the full board of directors, by its independent directors, or by a nominations/governance committee that is composed entirely of independent directors. |
• | a U.S. Holder of Public Shares whose Public Shares have a fair market value of less than $50,000 on the date of the Domestication, and who on the date of the Domestication owns (actually and constructively) less than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of ABIC Shares entitled to vote and less than 10% of the total value of all classes of ABIC Shares, will generally not recognize any gain or loss and will generally not be required to include any part of ABIC’s earnings in income pursuant to the Domestication; |
• | a U.S. Holder of Public Shares whose Public Shares have a fair market value of $50,000 or more on the date of the Domestication, but who on the date of the Domestication owns (actually and constructively) less than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of ABIC Shares entitled to vote and less than 10% of the total value of all classes of ABIC Shares will generally recognize gain (but not loss) on the exchange of Public Shares for shares in HoldCo pursuant to the Domestication. As an alternative to recognizing gain, such U.S. Holders may file an election to include in income as a dividend the “all earnings and profits amounts” (as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.367(b)-2(d)) attributable to their Public Shares, provided |
• | a U.S. Holder of Public Shares who on the date of the Domestication owns (actually and constructively) 10% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of ABIC Shares entitled to vote or 10% or more of the total value of all classes of ABIC Shares will generally be required to include in income as a dividend the “all earnings and profits amount” (as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.367(b)-2(d)) attributable to its Public Shares, provided |
• | the ability of the HoldCo Board following the Closing to issue one or more series of preferred stock; |
• | advance notice for nominations of directors by stockholders and for stockholders to include matters to be considered at HoldCo’s annual meetings; |
• | certain limitations on convening special stockholder meetings; |
• | certain limitations on the ability of stockholders to act by written consent; and |
• | the express authority of the HoldCo Board to make, alter or repeal the Proposed HoldCo Bylaws. |
• | the Business Combination Proposal; |
• | the Domestication Proposal; |
• | the Charter Proposal; |
• | the Governing Documents Proposals; |
• | the Incentive Plan Proposal; and |
• | the Adjournment Proposal. |
• | you may send another proxy card with a later date; |
• | you may notify ABIC’s Secretary in writing before the General Meeting that you have revoked your proxy; or |
• | you may attend the General Meeting, revoke your proxy and vote in person as described above. |
• | Businesses that align with its mission and complement the experience and skills of ABIC’s management team and sponsors and are focused on, or could benefit from, best-in-class |
• | Businesses that contribute scalable solutions to the SDGs, which have positive fundamental growth drivers that deliver attractive financial returns and measurable impact. |
• | Best-in-class |
• | Businesses which do not currently have best-in-class |
• | Businesses with a defensible market position that are resilient to economic cycles, have attractive secular market tailwinds, and a differentiated technology, product or service, distribution capabilities, relationships or other competitive advantages. |
• | Businesses with a strong management team aligned with its impact mission and efforts to create value. |
• | Businesses that can be acquired at an attractive valuation for public market investors. |
• | Businesses with an attractive financial profile, including businesses with low capital intensity and that have highly recurring, stable cash flows and operating leverage. |
• | Growing Electric Vehicle Market. LiveWire is an industry-leading all-electric motorcycle brand with a focus on the urban market and a mission to pioneer the rapidly growing two-wheel electric motorcycle space and beyond. LiveWire operates in a large global market in the early stage of a secular shift to electric motorcycles, which the ABIC Board believes presents an attractive, investment opportunity in electric vehicles, with strong growth prospects and a large core addressable market with significant upside. Following a review of industry trends including customer preferences and recognition of the benefits of electric vehicles, financial metrics for charging network and electric vehicle technologies, LiveWire’s evolution and other factors, the ABIC Board believes LiveWire is well positioned to further capitalize on these trends. |
• | ESG / Impact-Focused |
• | Leading the Transformation of Motorcycling. |
• | Transformative Go-to-Market store-in-store vehicle-ready retail partner locations, gallery concept spaces, pop-up retail stores in key markets and LiveWire “on the road,” which brings test rides directly to LiveWire customers. Furthermore, LiveWire’s retail network is rapidly expanding in priority markets by leveraging H-D’s traditional motorcycle dealer network and working with retail partners who possess a strong sales track record, presence in a priority market, commitment to LiveWire’s mission and expertise in the electric vehicle retail and service industry. |
• | Growing International Presence |
additional markets, including Asia-Pacific. In particular, LiveWire has laid solid foundations for growth in Australia, Japan, South Korea and China. |
• | Backed by World-Class Financial and Strategic Partners H-D and the KYMCO Group, each of which has provided significant investment in the Business Combination. With H-D’s 119-year heritage, technical expertise and global network of ~1,400 dealers, LiveWire is strategically linked to the H-D brand, enhancing LiveWire’s distribution, retail, design, engineering and manufacturing capabilities. The KYMCO Group is a Taiwanese motorcycle and sport vehicle manufacturer with a presence in over 100 countries. Through these partnerships, LiveWire is well-positioned to leverage the engineering expertise, manufacturing footprint, established distribution channels, supply chain infrastructure and global logistics capabilities of H-D and the KYMCO Group, which may create an opportunity for global at-scale manufacturing and purchasing efficiencies in priority markets. Further, the KYMCO Group’s investment provided further validation for ABIC’s valuation. |
• | Portfolio of Products to Drive Growth all-electric balance bike for kids). Beyond its motorcycle sales, LiveWire has created multiple growth vectors, including through its software and subscription services consumer financing and protection services, general merchandising of apparel and equipment and parts and accessories related-services. |
• | Differentiated Expertise in Key Technologies. built-in cellular connectivity and GPS, customizable ride modes, advanced control technology and the LiveWire app, providing the rider with a unique customer experience. Arrow, LiveWire’s highly differentiated proprietary modular EV system, is scalable for future vehicle configurations, can be brought quickly to market, is a more efficient investment for new motorcycle models, includes lower incremental parts development and provides greater flexibility to evolving regulations. Through its partnership with the KYMCO Group, LiveWire’s strategic plans include scaling down the Arrow architecture to a platform of lightweight two-wheelers. |
• | Mission-Driven Leadership Team with a Strong Track Record H-D officers Jochen Zeitz, who will serve as Executive Chairman of the HoldCo Board and Acting Chief Executive Officer of HoldCo for up to two years following the Closing, and Ryan Morrissey, who will serve as President of HoldCo following the Closing, will provide important continuity in advancing LiveWire’s strategic and growth objectives. Additionally, Jochen Zeitz will continue in his capacity as Chief Executive Officer of H-D and following the appointment of a permanent Chief Executive Officer of HoldCo, will retain his role as Executive Chairman of HoldCo. |
• | Transaction Proceed s |
LiveWire’s balance sheet. This additional cash injection is expected to, among other things, fund LiveWire’s strategic plan to accelerate its go-to-market |
• | Due Diligenc e in-person meetings with the management team and advisors of H-D regarding LiveWire and its business plan, operations, prospects and forecasts, research on the EV industry, including historical growth trends and market share information as well as end-market size and growth projection, evaluation analyses with respect to the Business Combination, review of material contracts (including LiveWire’s exclusive retailer, dealer, and supplier contracts), LiveWire’s audited and unaudited financial statements and other material matters as well as general financial, technical, legal, intellectual property, regulatory, tax and accounting due diligence. |
• | Financial Condition |
• | Reasonableness of Consideratio n |
• | Post-Closing Economic Interest in HoldCo |
• | Lock Up H-D and/or its subsidiaries and certain Sponsor parties have agreed to be subject to a lock-up in respect of their shares of HoldCo Common Stock (ranging from 12 or 18 months for Sponsor parties to seven years for H-D and/or its subsidiaries and subject to certain customary exceptions). |
• | Financing H-D’s commitment to subscribe for shares of HoldCo Common Stock, in an aggregate amount of up to $100 million to fund any redemptions by ABIC shareholders. H-D’s commitment to purchase an aggregate of 10,000,000 shares of HoldCo Common Stock, for an aggregate amount of $100 million subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of certain of H-D’s Closing conditions. |
• | Post- Business Combination Corporate Governance H-D relationship) comprised of all independent directors as further described in “Management of HoldCo Following the Business Combination — Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Information . |
• | Negotiated Transactio n H-D. |
• | Macroeconomic Risks |
• | Redemption Risk |
• | Exclusivity. H-D from soliciting other business combination proposals, as further discussed in “The Business Combination Agreement—Covenants of the Parties—Other Covenants of ABIC . |
• | Separation from the H-D BusinessH-D may involve certain risks, including (i) the fact that the business of LiveWire overlaps and competes with H-D in certain markets may affect LiveWire’s ability to build and maintain relationships with partners, dealers, suppliers and customers, (ii) LiveWire’s inability to maintain a strong relationship with H-D or to favorably resolve any disputes could result in a significant reduction of LiveWire’s revenue, (iii) following termination of the Contract Manufacturing Agreement to be entered into at Closing (pursuant to which H-D will continue to provide LiveWire with contracting manufacturing services for a proscribed period of time), LiveWire will need to engage a third-party contractor or build its own in-house manufacturing capability to make its products, which could result in significant cost and expense, (iv) the fact that LiveWire is dependent, and following completion of the Business Combination, will remain dependent on H-D for a number of services, including certain financial and accounting, IT back-of-house operations, IP, quality safety and testing-related services, (v) the fact that H-D will retain certain assets utilized in the LiveWire business and (vi) the fact that H-D holds the direct contractual relationship with many key suppliers required for LiveWire to produce its EVs and disputes between H-D and such key suppliers may negatively impact LiveWire’s vehicle production. |
• | Stockholder Vote |
• | Closing Condition s . |
• | Listing Risks |
• | Fees and Expenses |
• | Dilution ABIC Shareholders Receiving a Minority Position in HoldCo H-D as consideration in the Business Combination (and may experience dilution as a result of future issuances or resales of shares of HoldCo Common Stock). The fact that ABIC’s shareholders will hold a minority interest in HoldCo, which will limit or preclude the ability of ABIC’s shareholders to influence corporate matters, including any future potential change in control or other material transaction, The ABIC Board determined that such facts were outweighed by the long-term benefits that the potential Business Combination would provide to ABIC’s shareholders and future shareholders of ABIC after Closing. |
• | PIPE Financing |
• | Litigation |
• | Financial Opinion |
• | COVID-19 COVID-19 pandemic on the LiveWire business. |
• | Other Risks. Risk Factor s |
• | the fact that the Sponsor and ABIC’s directors have agreed not to redeem any ABIC Shares held by them in connection with the shareholder vote to approve a proposed initial business combination, including the Business Combination; |
• | the fact that the Sponsor paid an aggregate of $25,000 for the 10,000,000 Founder Shares currently owned by the Sponsor, in which certain of ABIC’s officers and directors hold a direct and indirect interest, and the independent directors. The Founder Shares would be worthless if the Business Combination or another business combination is not consummated by October 5, 2022 because the holders are not entitled to participate in any redemption or distribution with respect to such shares. |
Such securities may have a significantly higher value at the time of the Business Combination and, if unrestricted and freely tradable, would be valued at approximately $98,950,000, based upon the closing price of $9.895 per Class A Ordinary Share on the NYSE on May 17, 2022; |
• | the fact that if the Business Combination or another business combination is not consummated by October 5, 2022, the 10,500,000 Private Placement Warrants, each exercisable to purchase one Class A Ordinary Share at $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment, held by the Sponsor, in which certain of ABIC’s officers and directors hold a direct and indirect interest, and which were acquired for an aggregate purchase price of $10,500,000 in a private placement that took place simultaneously with the consummation of the IPO, would become worthless. Such securities may have a higher value at the time of the Business Combination and, if unrestricted and freely tradable, would be valued at approximately $5,985,000, based upon the closing price of $0.57 per Public Warrant on the NYSE on May 17, 2022; |
• | the fact that if the Business Combination or another business combination is not consummated by October 5, 2022, ABIC will cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, redeeming 100% of the outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares for cash and, subject to the approval of its remaining shareholders and the ABIC Board, dissolving and liquidating; and |
• | the fact that the Sponsor Group paid an aggregate of $10,525,000 for its investment in HoldCo, as summarized in the table below, and following the consummation of the Business Combination, the aggregate value of the Sponsor’s investment will be $104,440,250, based upon the respective closing price of the Class A Ordinary Shares and the public warrants on the NYSE on May 17, 2022. |
Securities held by Sponsor Group |
Sponsor Cost at ABIC’s IPO ($) |
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Founder Shares |
9,950,000 | $ | 25,000 | (1) | ||||
Private Placement Warrants |
10,500,000 | $ | 10,500,000 | |||||
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Total |
$ |
10,525,000 |
(1) |
Includes cost for 50,000 Founder Shares held by the independent directors. |
Securities held by Sponsor Group Prior to Closing |
Value per Security ($) |
Total Value ($) |
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Shares of HoldCo Common Stock Issued to Holders of Founder Shares |
9,950,000 | $ | 9.895 | $ | 98,455,250 | |||||||
HoldCo Private Placement Warrants |
10,500,000 | $ | 0.57 | $ | 5,985,000 | |||||||
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Total |
$ |
104,440,250 |
• | the fact that the Sponsor, officers or directors, or their affiliates may be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket out-of-pocket out-of-pocket |
• | the fact that the Sponsor and ABIC’s current officers and directors have agreed to waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to any Founder Shares held by them if ABIC fails to complete an initial business combination by October 5, 2022; |
• | the fact that the HoldCo Registration Rights Agreement will be entered into by, among others, the Sponsor; |
• | the fact that, pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, the Sponsor will have certain governance rights in respect of HoldCo that will be set forth in HoldCo’s governing documents; |
• | the right of the Sponsor to hold shares of HoldCo Common Stock following the Business Combination, subject to the terms and conditions of the lock-up restrictions; |
• | the fact that the Sponsor will benefit from the completion of a business combination and may be incentivized to complete an acquisition of a less favorable target company or on terms less favorable to shareholders rather than liquidate; |
• | the fact that the Sponsor and its affiliates can earn a positive rate of return on their investment, even if other ABIC shareholders experience a negative rate of return in HoldCo; |
• | the fact that the Sponsor and ABIC’s officers and directors will lose their investment in ABIC and will not be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket |
• | the fact that if the Trust Account is liquidated, including in the event ABIC is unable to complete an initial business combination within the required time period, the Sponsor has agreed to indemnify ABIC to ensure that the proceeds in the Trust Account are not reduced below $10.00 per Public Share, or such lesser per Public Share amount as is in the Trust Account on the liquidation date, by the claims of prospective target businesses with which ABIC has entered into an acquisition agreement or claims of any third party for services rendered or products sold to ABIC, but only if such a vendor or target business has not executed a waiver of any and all rights to seek access to the Trust Account; |
• | the fact that John Garcia, who is currently the Executive Chairman, Co-Chief Executive Officer and Director of ABIC, paid an aggregate of $25,000,000 for 2,500,000 ABIC Units. Such securities are valued at approximately $25,275,000, based upon the closing price of the ABIC Units ($10.11) on the NYSE on May 17, 2022; and |
• | the fact that the Business Combination Agreement provides for the continued indemnification of ABIC’s existing directors and officers and required LiveWire to purchase, at or prior to the Closing, and maintain in effect for a period of six years after the Closing, a “tail” policy providing directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage for certain ABIC directors and officers after the Business Combination. |
• | Revenue forecast based on expected growth of vehicle sales and complementary businesses in each of LiveWire’s target regions through product portfolio and sales channel expansion and the increased electrification of 2-wheel vehicles due to a strengthening value proposition and growth in consumer awareness, consideration and adoption; |
• | Gross margin improvements driven by expected cost reductions, including more efficient engineering designs, anticipated improvements with key systems as electric vehicle battery technology develops, and volume-based cost reductions relating to fixed cost leverage and supply chain pricing improvements; |
• | Increased investment in research and development to increase the breadth of the LiveWire product portfolio, enable faster speed-to-market with modular designs and deliver improved customer value of each electric vehicle; |
• | Increased investment in sales and marketing expenses to build the LiveWire brand and create an omni-channel go-to-market solution combining the best of digital and physical experiences; |
• | The strategic support of H-D and the KYMCO Group in supply chain and manufacturing to provide capacity to produce a growing range of electric vehicles; and |
• | Improved economies of scale in general and administrative functions. |
• | The introduction of three electric vehicle platforms, based on the proprietary ARROW architecture, to meet a range of weight and price points; |
• | The introduction of specific models matched to specific market segments on each platform, starting with the Del Mar model on the S2 platform; |
• | The establishment of regional distribution channels beyond the current U.S. network to cover Canada, the largest motorcycle markets in Europe, including Germany, France, Switzerland, United Kingdom and the Netherlands, and priority markets in Asia; |
• | An estimated electric motorcycle market of approximately $20 billion to $28 billion in 2030, which includes light, medium and heavyweight motorcycles and three-wheel products across North America, Europe and Asia. LiveWire expects to capture approximately 43%, 24% and 0.4% of estimated unit volumes in North America, Europe and Asia, respectively, by 2026; |
• | The establishment of digital marketing and sales capabilities beyond the current U.S. solutions to support the physical distribution channels in each of the above referenced regions international markets; |
• | A expansion of the current set of complementary products to support the electric vehicle business by giving customers and retail partners access to financing options, service parts, and accessories; and |
• | Management forecasts for electric vehicle and motorcycle industry growth. |
(in $ millions) |
2021 (5) |
2022E |
2023E |
2024E |
2025E |
2026E |
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Units |
461 | 957 | 7,236 | 15,736 | 53,341 | 100,961 | ||||||||||||||||||
% Growth |
NA | 261 | % | 656 | % | 117 | % | 239 | % | 89 | % | |||||||||||||
Vehicle revenue |
$9 | $20 | $118 | $247 | $700 | $1,491 | ||||||||||||||||||
All other |
27 | 36 | 91 | 137 | 192 | 277 | ||||||||||||||||||
Revenue |
$36 | $56 | $209 | $385 | $892 | $1,769 | ||||||||||||||||||
% Growth |
NA | 63 | % | 270 | % | 84 | % | 132 | % | 98 | % | |||||||||||||
COGS |
$38 | $56 | $196 | $341 | $743 | $1,439 | ||||||||||||||||||
Gross Margin |
$(2) | $0 | $13 | $44 | $149 | $330 | ||||||||||||||||||
% of Revenue |
(6 | )% | 0 | % | 6 | % | 11 | % | 17 | % | 19 | % | ||||||||||||
Net Income/ (Loss) |
($68 | ) | ($111 | ) | ($137 | ) | ($146 | ) | ($55 | ) | $64 | |||||||||||||
EBITDA (1) |
($63 | ) | ($98 | ) | ($112 | ) | ($114 | ) | ($19 | ) | $107 | |||||||||||||
% of Revenue |
NM |
NM |
NM |
NM |
NM |
6 |
% | |||||||||||||||||
EBIT (2) |
($68 | ) | ($111 | ) | ($137 | ) | ($146 | ) | ($55 | ) | $64 | |||||||||||||
% of Revenue |
NM |
NM |
NM |
NM |
NM |
4 |
% | |||||||||||||||||
Net Cash (Used by) From Operating Activities |
($75 | ) | ($99 | ) | ($114 | ) | ($117 | ) | ($42 | ) | $75 | |||||||||||||
Net Cash (Used by) From Investing Activities |
($10 | ) | ($21 | ) | ($25 | ) | ($35 | ) | ($47 | ) | ($19 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net Cash From Financing Activities (3) |
$85 | NA | |
NA |
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NA |
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NA |
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NA |
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Free Cash Flow (4) |
($85 | ) | ($120 | ) | ($139 | ) | ($152 | ) | ($89 | ) | $56 |
(1) |
EBITDA is defined as net income before interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization. Please see the section entitled “ Shareholder Proposal 1: The Business Combination Proposal — Certain Unaudited LiveWire Prospective Financial Information—Non-GAAP Financial Measures |
(2) |
EBIT is defined as net income before interest expense and income tax expense. Please see the section entitled “ Shareholder Proposal 1: The Business Combination Proposal — Certain Unaudited LiveWire Prospective Financial Information—Non-GAAP Financial Measures |
(3) |
LiveWire did not prepare a projection of Net Cash From Financing Activities. LiveWire expects Net Cash From Financing Activities to be sufficient to fund operating and investing activities. LiveWire expects financing cash flow to include proceeds from the proposed Business Combination and other sources as required. |
(4) |
Free Cash Flow is defined as Net Cash (Used by) From Operating Activities, less capital expenditures. Please see the section entitled “ Shareholder Proposal 1: The Business Combination Proposal — Certain Unaudited LiveWire Prospective Financial Information—Non-GAAP Financial Measures |
(5) |
2021 financials include the impact of both H-D branded LiveWire motorcycle shipments as well as LiveWire ONE motorcycle shipments to provide a full-year comparison. |
(in $ millions) |
2021 (1) |
2022E |
2023E |
2024E |
2025E |
2026E |
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Net Income / (Loss) |
($68 | ) | ($111 | ) | ($137 | ) | ($146 | ) | ($55 | ) | $64 | |||||||||||||
(+) Related Party Interest Expense, Net of Interest Income |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
(+) Income Tax |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
EBIT |
($68 | ) | ($111 | ) | ($137 | ) | ($146 | ) | ($55 | ) | $64 | |||||||||||||
(+) Depreciation & Amortization |
5 | 13 | 25 | 32 | 36 | 43 | ||||||||||||||||||
EBITDA |
($63 | ) | ($98 | ) | ($112 | ) | ($114 | ) | ($19 | ) | $107 |
(1) | 2021 financials include the impact of both H-D branded LiveWire motorcycle shipments as well as LiveWire ONE motorcycle shipments to provide a full-year comparison. |
(in $ Millions) |
2021 (1) |
2022E |
2023E |
2024E |
2025E |
2026E |
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Net Cash (Used by) From Operating Activities |
($75 | ) | ($99 | ) | ($114 | ) | ($117 | ) | ($42 | ) | $75 | |||||||||||||
(-) Capital Expenditures |
($10 | ) | ($21 | ) | ($25 | ) | ($35 | ) | ($47 | ) | ($19 | ) | ||||||||||||
Free Cash Flow |
($85 | ) | ($120 | ) | ($139 | ) | ($152 | ) | ($89 | ) | $56 |
(1) | 2021 financials include the impact of both H-D branded LiveWire motorcycle shipments as well as LiveWire ONE motorcycle shipments to provide a full-year comparison. |
• | Prominence, Predictability and Flexibility of Delaware Law |
• | Well-Established Principles of Corporate Governance |
• | Increased Ability to Attract and Retain Qualified Directors |
Existing Organizational Documents |
Domesticated ABIC Organizational Documents | |||
Authorized Shares (Governing Documents Proposal A) |
The Existing Organizational Documents authorize 555,000,000 shares, consisting of 500,000,000 Class A Ordinary Shares, 50,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares and 5,000,000 preference shares. | The Domesticated ABIC Organizational Documents authorize 820,000,000 shares, consisting of 800,000,000 shares of Domesticated ABIC Common Stock and 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock. | ||
See paragraph 5 of our Existing Organizational Documents. |
See Article IV of the Domesticated ABIC Certificate of Incorporation. | |||
Authorize the Company to Make Issuance of Preferred Stock without Stockholder Consent (Governing Documents Proposal B) |
The Existing Organizational Documents authorize the issuance of 5,000,000 preference shares with such designations, rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by our board of directors. Accordingly, the ABIC | The Domesticated ABIC Organizational Documents authorize the board of directors of Domesticated ABIC (the “ Domesticated ABIC Board |
Existing Organizational Documents |
Domesticated ABIC Organizational Documents | |||
Board is empowered under the Existing Organizational Documents, without shareholder approval, to issue preference shares with dividend, liquidation, redemption, voting or other rights which could adversely affect the voting power or other rights of the holders of ABIC Shares. | more series, with such terms and conditions and at such future dates as may be expressly determined by the Domesticated ABIC Board and as may be permitted by the DGCL. | |||
See Article 3.1 of our Existing Organizational Documents. |
See Article V, subsection B of the Domesticated ABIC Certificate of Incorporation. | |||
Shareholder/Stockholder Written Consent in Lieu of a Meeting (Governing Documents Proposal C) |
The Existing Organizational Documents provide that resolutions may be passed by a vote in person, by proxy at a general meeting, or by unanimous written resolution. | The Domesticated ABIC Organizational Documents allow stockholders to vote in person or by proxy at a meeting of stockholders, but prohibit the ability of stockholders to act by written consent in lieu of a meeting if Domesticated ABIC does not qualify as a “controlled company” within the meaning of the corporate governance rules of the NYSE. | ||
See Article 22 of our Existing Organizational Documents. |
See Article VII of the Domesticated ABIC Certificate of Incorporation. | |||
Exclusive Forum (Governing Documents Proposal D) |
The Existing Organizational Documents do not contain a provision adopting an exclusive forum for certain shareholder litigation. | The Domesticated ABIC Organizational Documents adopt Delaware as the exclusive forum for certain stockholder litigation and the U.S. federal district courts as the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action under the Securities Act. | ||
See Article X of the Domesticated ABIC Certificate of Incorporation. |
• | Stock Options and SARs |
• | Restricted Stock |
• | RSUs |
and conditions applicable to RSUs are determined by the plan administrator, subject to the conditions and limitations contained in the Incentive Plan. |
• | Other Stock or Cash Based Awards |
• | Dividend Equivalents |
• | our Sponsor, officers or directors; |
• | banks or other financial institutions, underwriters, insurance companies, real estate investment trusts or regulated investment companies; |
• | pension plans or tax-exempt organizations (including private foundations); |
• | governments or agencies or instrumentalities thereof; |
• | S corporations, partnerships or other pass-through entities; |
• | broker-dealers, or traders in securities that elect mark-to-market |
• | trusts and estates; |
• | investors that hold Public Shares or Public Warrants or shares of HoldCo Common Stock or HoldCo Warrants as part of a “straddle,” “hedge,” “conversion,” “synthetic security,” “constructive ownership transaction,” “constructive sale” or other integrated transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes; |
• | investors subject to the alternative minimum tax provisions of the Code; |
• | U.S. Holders (as defined below) that have a functional currency other than the United States dollar; |
• | U.S. expatriates (or former long-term residents of the United States) and investors subject to the U.S. “inversion” rules; |
• | persons that own (directly, indirectly, or by attribution) 5% or more (by vote or value) of the ABIC Securities (except to the limited extent provided below), or any class of HoldCo Securities; |
• | persons that received ABIC Securities or HoldCo Securities as compensation for services; |
• | controlled foreign corporations or passive foreign investment companies; |
• | persons who purchase stock in HoldCo as part of the PIPE Financing; or |
• | accrual method taxpayers that file applicable financial statements as described in Section 451(b) of the Code, |
• | an individual who is a United States citizen or resident of the United States; |
• | a corporation (including an entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia; |
• | an estate the income of which is includible in gross income for U.S. federal income tax purposes regardless of its source; or |
• | a trust (A) the administration of which is subject to the primary supervision of a United States court and which has one or more United States persons (within the meaning of the Code) who have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (B) that has in effect a valid election under applicable Treasury regulations to be treated as a United States person. |
• | a statement that the Domestication is a Section 367(b) exchange (within the meaning of the applicable Treasury Regulations); |
• | a complete description of the Domestication; |
• | a description of any stock, securities or other consideration transferred or received in the Domestication; |
• | a statement describing the amounts required to be taken into account for U.S. federal income tax purposes; |
• | a statement that the U.S. Holder is making the election including (A) a copy of the information that the U.S. Holder received from ABIC establishing and substantiating the U.S. Holder’s “all earnings and profits amount” with respect to the U.S. Holder’s Public Shares and (B) a representation that the U.S. Holder has notified ABIC that the U.S. Holder is making the election; and |
• | certain other information required to be furnished with the U.S. Holder’s tax return or otherwise furnished pursuant to the Code or the Treasury Regulations. |
• | the U.S. Holder’s gain will be allocated ratably over the U.S. Holder’s holding period for such U.S. Holder’s Public Shares or Public Warrants; |
• | the amount of gain allocated to the U.S. Holder’s taxable year in which the U.S. Holder recognized the gain, or to the period in the U.S. Holder’s holding period before the first day of the first taxable year in which ABIC was a PFIC, will be taxed as ordinary income; |
• | the amount of gain allocated to other taxable years (or portions thereof) of the U.S. Holder and included in such U.S. Holder’s holding period would be taxed at the highest tax rate in effect for that year and applicable to the U.S. Holder without regard to the U.S. Holder’s other items of income and loss for such year; and |
• | an additional amount equal to the interest charge generally applicable to underpayments of tax will be imposed on the U.S. Holder in respect of the tax attributable to each such other taxable year (described in the third bullet) of such U.S. Holder. |
• | the gain is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business by the Non-U.S. Holder within the United States (and, under certain income tax treaties, is attributable to a United States permanent establishment or fixed base maintained by the Non-U.S. Holder), in which case the Non-U.S. Holder will generally be subject to tax at generally applicable U.S. federal income tax rates, and a corporate Non-U.S. Holder may be subject to the branch profits tax at a 30% rate (or lower rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty); |
• | the Non-U.S. Holder is an individual who is present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year in which the redemption takes place and certain other conditions are met, in which case the Non-U.S. Holder will be subject to a 30% tax (or lower rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty) on the individual’s net capital gain for the year; or |
• | we are or have been a “U.S. real property holding corporation” for United States federal income tax purposes at any time during the shorter of the five-year period ending on the date of disposition or the period that the Non-U.S. Holder held the Public Shares, and, in the case where Public Shares are regularly traded on an established securities market, the Non-U.S. Holder has owned, directly or constructively, more than 5% of the ABIC Shares at any time within the shorter of the five-year period preceding the disposition or such Non-U.S. Holder’s holding period for the Public Shares. |
• | at least one day prior to the Merger Effective Time, ABIC will domesticate as a Delaware corporation in accordance with the DGCL and the Cayman Islands Companies Act (the “ Domestication |
• | on the Closing Date and prior to the Merger and the Exchange, H-D and LiveWire will consummate the separation of the LiveWire Business (as defined below) from H-D (the “Separation |
• | following the Domestication and the Separation, Merger Sub will merge with and into ABIC, with ABIC surviving the merger (hereinafter referred to in this subsection as the “ Surviving Company Merger Merger Effective Time |
• | on the Closing Date, H-D will contribute to HoldCo all of the outstanding membership interests of LiveWire in exchange for the issuance of shares of HoldCo Common Stock to the Company Equityholder (the “Exchange |
• | following the Exchange, HoldCo will contribute 100% of the outstanding membership interests of LiveWire to ABIC; |
• | ABIC will amend and restate its certificate of incorporation and bylaws in their entirety, in a form to be agreed to by ABIC and H-D, and as amended, will be the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving Company; |
• | prior to the Closing Date, if any Class A Ordinary Shares are properly redeemed at the General Meeting, H-D will cause the Company Equityholder to pay and deliver to HoldCo the Backstop; |
• | on the Closing Date, H-D will cause the Company Equityholder to purchase 10 million shares of HoldCo Common Stock, for a price per share of $10 and an aggregate purchase price of $100 million; and |
• | on the Closing Date, ABIC and HoldCo will consummate the PIPE Financing contemplated by the Investment Agreements. Pursuant to the Investment Agreements, the KYMCO Group agreed to subscribe for and purchase, and ABIC and HoldCo agreed to issue and sell to such investors, an aggregate of 10 million shares of HoldCo Common Stock for a purchase price of $10.00 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of $100 million. The shares of HoldCo Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the Investment Agreements have not been registered under the Securities Act, and will be issued in reliance on the availability of an exemption from such registration. See the section titled “ The Business Combination Agreement Certain Agreements Related to the Business Combination |
• | the approval of the Required Shareholder Proposals at the General Meeting will have been obtained; |
• | this proxy statement/prospectus becoming effective in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act, no stop order being issued by the SEC and remaining in effect with respect to this proxy statement/prospectus and no proceeding seeking such a stop order being threatened or initiated by the SEC and remain pending; |
• | the applicable waiting period (and any extension thereof) under the HSR Act applicable to the Transactions will have expired or been terminated; |
• | there must not be in effect any order or law issued by any court of competent jurisdiction or other governmental entity or legal restraint or prohibit preventing the consummation of the Transactions; |
• | after giving effect to any redemptions by ABIC shareholders, ABIC will have at least $5,000,001 of net tangible assets remaining (as determined in accordance with Rule 3a51-1(g)(1) of the Exchange Act) (as determined in accordance with Rule 3a51-1(g)(1) of the Exchange Act); and |
• | the HoldCo Common Stock issuable in connection with the Transactions must have been approved for listing on the NYSE, subject to official notice of the issuance thereof. |
• | certain representations and warranties of H-D and LiveWire regarding organization, authorization, capitalization and broker’s fees must be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date (or if given as of an earlier date, must be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date), without giving effect to any qualifications and exceptions contained in the Business Combination Agreement that relate to materiality, material adverse effect and LiveWire Material Adverse Effect or any similar qualification or exception; |
• | the representations and warranties of H-D and LiveWire, other than representations and warranties regarding organization, authorization, capitalization and broker’s fees must be true and correct as of the Closing Date (or if given as of an earlier date, must be true and correct as of such earlier date) (without giving effect to any qualifications and exceptions contained in the Business Combination Agreement that relate to materiality, material adverse effect and LiveWire Material Adverse Effect or any similar qualification or exception); except in each case, where the failure of such representations or warranties to be true and correct does not constitute a LiveWire Material Adverse Effect; provided that the failure of any representation or warranty of LiveWire contained in the Business Combination Agreement other than with respect to organization, authorization, LiveWire entities, no-conflict, governmental authorities; consents, capitalization and title to and sufficiency of assets to be true and correct as of the Closing Date as a result of taking any action expressly required to be taken in connection with the Separation or Article 2 or 3 of the Business Combination Agreement in compliance with the provisions of the Separation Agreement or such provisions, as applicable, will not be taken into account when determining whether the condition set forth in this paragraph has been satisfied; |
• | H-D and LiveWire will have performed or complied in all material respects with the covenants and agreements to be performed or complied with by them under the Business Combination Agreement as of or prior to the Closing; |
• | since September 26, 2021, there must not have occurred or be continuing a LiveWire Material Adverse Effect; |
• | certain LiveWire assets and liabilities will been transferred to LiveWire (or an entity of LiveWire) in all material respects, in accordance with the terms of the Separation Agreement; |
• | ABIC must have received a certificate executed and delivered by an authorized officer of H-D and LiveWire confirming that the conditions set forth in the preceding bullet points have been satisfied; |
• | ABIC must have received the Separation Agreement, the Transition Services Agreement, the Master Services Agreement, the Joint Development Agreement, the Intellectual Property License Agreement and the Trademark License Agreement duly executed by LiveWire and H-D; |
• | ABIC must have received the Contract Manufacturing Agreement duly executed by LiveWire and Harley-Davidson Motor Company Group, LLC; and |
• | ABIC must have received the HoldCo Registration Rights Agreement duly executed by LiveWire and the Company Equityholder. |
• | certain representations and warranties of ABIC regarding organization, authorization, capitalization and broker’s fees must be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date (or if given as of an earlier date, must be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date), without giving effect to any qualifications and exceptions contained in the Business Combination Agreement that relate to materiality, material adverse effect or any similar qualification or exception; |
• | the representations and warranties of ABIC, other than certain representations and warranties regarding organization, authorization, capitalization and broker’s fees must be true and correct as of the Closing Date (or if given as of an earlier date, must be true and correct as of such earlier date) without giving effect to any qualifications and exceptions contained in the Business Combination Agreement that relate to materiality, material adverse effect or any similar qualification or exception except where the failure of such representations and warranties to be true and correct would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse change or a material adverse effect, individually or in the aggregate, on the assets, financial condition, business or results of operations of ABIC, taken as a whole, or individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to prevent, materially delay or materially impede the ability of ABIC to consummate the Domestication or the Merger; provided that the failure of any representation or warranty of ABIC contained in the Business Combination Agreement, other than with respect to organization, authorization, no conflict, governmental authorities; consents, and capitalization to be true and correct as of the Closing Date as a result of taking any action expressly required to be taken in connection with the Domestication or the Merger will not be taken into account when determining whether the condition set forth in this paragraph has been satisfied; |
• | certain representations and warranties of HoldCo and Merger Sub regarding organization, authorization, capitalization and broker’s fees must be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date (or if given as of an earlier date, must be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date); |
• | the representations and warranties of HoldCo and Merger Sub, other than certain representations and warranties regarding organization, authorization, capitalization and broker’s fees must be true and correct as of the Closing Date (or if given as of an earlier date, must be true and correct as of such earlier date) without giving effect to any qualifications and exceptions contained in the Business |
Combination Agreement that relate to materiality, material adverse effect or any similar qualification or exception except, in each case, where the failure of such representations and warranties to be true and correct would not, individually or in the aggregate, prevent or materially delay consummation of any of the Transactions or otherwise prevent HoldCo or Merger Sub, as applicable, from performing its obligations under the Business Combination Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement to which it is or is contemplated to be a party; provided that the failure of any representation or warranty of HoldCo or Merger Sub contained in the Business Combination Agreement, other than with respect to organization, certificate of incorporation and bylaws, capitalization, authority and no conflict; required filings and consents to be true and correct as of the Closing Date as a result of taking any action expressly required to be taken in connection with the Separation or Article 2 or 3 of the Business Combination Agreement in compliance with the provisions of the Separation Agreement or such provisions, as applicable, will not be taken into account when determining whether the condition set forth in this paragraph has been satisfied; ABIC will have performed or complied with the covenants and agreements required to be performed or complied by it under the Business Combination Agreement as of or prior to the Closing; |
• | HoldCo and Merger Sub will have performed or complied in all material respects with the covenants and agreements to be performed or complied with by them under the Business Combination Agreement as of or prior to the Closing; |
• | the amount of Available Cash must be no less than $270 million; |
• | the Domestication must have been completed and a time-stamped copy of the certificate issued by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware must have been delivered to LiveWire; |
• | LiveWire must have received a certificate executed and delivered by an authorized officer of ABIC confirming that the conditions set forth in the preceding bullet points have been satisfied; and |
• | LiveWire must have received the HoldCo Registration Rights Agreement duly executed by the Sponsor and HoldCo. |
• | change, amend, modify or supplement the governing documents of LiveWire or any of its subsidiaries; |
• | make, declare, set aside or pay any dividend or distribution or repurchase or redeem any outstanding equity interest; |
• | (A) amend, modify or terminate any material contract (excluding, any expiration or automatic extension or renewal of any such material contract pursuant to its terms) except in the ordinary course of business, (B) waive any material benefit or right under any material contract, (C) enter into any contract that would constitute a material contract if it had been entered into prior to the date of the Business Combination Agreement except in the ordinary course of business (subject to certain exceptions) or (D) consummate any other transaction or make (or agree to make) any other payments that, if reflected in a contract and existing on the date hereof, would survive the termination of intercompany arrangements contemplated by Section 1.3(b) of the Separation Agreement; |
• | sell, assign, transfer, license, sublicense, convey, lease, covenant not to assert, pledge or otherwise encumber or subject to any lien, abandon, cancel, let lapse or otherwise dispose of any material tangible LiveWire asset, or any other material tangible assets or properties related to or arising out of the LiveWire Business except for (i) the sale of inventory in the ordinary course of business, (ii) dispositions of obsolete or worthless equipment or (iii) transactions among the LiveWire entities; |
• | acquire any ownership interest in any real property; |
• | except as required by applicable law, the existing terms of any H-D benefit plans set forth on Section 4.15 of the LiveWire Disclosure Schedules, (i) grant any severance, retention, change in control or termination or similar pay to any LiveWire employee, except for payments made in the ordinary course of business that are not in excess of $100,000, (ii) terminate, adopt, enter into or materially amend any LiveWire benefit plan (as defined in the Employee Matters Agreement) or any plan, policy, practice, program, agreement or other arrangement that would be deemed a LiveWire benefit plan if in effect as of the date of the Business Combination Agreement, (iii) terminate, adopt, enter into or materially amend any other H-D benefit plan to the extent such action would reasonably be expected to result in a material increase in cost to the LiveWire Business, (iv) materially increase or materially decrease the cash compensation or cash bonus opportunity of any LiveWire employee, except base compensation or cash bonus opportunity increases to any such individuals who are not directors or officers, (v) accelerate the time of payment, vesting or funding of any compensation or benefit payable to any LiveWire employees or (vi) grant any equity or equity-based awards to LiveWire employees outside of the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice pursuant to the H-D equity plans (as defined in the Employee Matters Agreement); |
• | (A) hire or engage any new employee or independent contractor that would be a LiveWire employee if such new employee or independent contractor will receive annual base compensation in excess of $300,000, or (B) terminate the employment or engagement, other than for cause (or due to death), of, or furlough or temporarily lay off, any LiveWire employee with annual base compensation in excess of $300,000; |
• | modify the job duties of (A) a LiveWire employee such that he or she is no longer a LiveWire employee or (B) any other employee of the H-D and its subsidiaries such that he or she would be considered a LiveWire employee, in each case, except in the ordinary course of business and excluding hires by the LiveWire Business in the ordinary course; |
• | other than in accordance with the Employee Matters Agreement or in the ordinary course of business, transfer any employee to or from LiveWire or any of its subsidiaries; |
• | implement any layoffs, plant closings, reductions in force, furloughs, temporary layoffs, salary or wage reductions or work schedule changes that could implicate the WARN Act, in any case, with respect to LiveWire employees; |
• | waive or release any noncompetition, nonsolicitation, nondisclosure, noninterference, nondisparagement, or other restrictive covenant obligation of any LiveWire employee or current or former independent contractor of the LiveWire Business; |
• | (A) merge, consolidate, combine or amalgamate any LiveWire entity with any person or otherwise have any LiveWire entity acquired or purchased acquired by any other person (whether by merger, |
consolidating with, purchase of equity securities or assets or otherwise), (B) have any LiveWire entity purchase or otherwise acquire (whether by merging or consolidating with, purchasing any equity security in or a substantial portion of the assets of, or by any other manner) any corporation, partnership, association or other business entity or organization or division thereof or (C) make any loans, advances or capital contributions to, or guarantees for the benefit of, or any investments in, any person by a LiveWire entity; |
• | subject to certain exceptions, incur, create or assume any indebtedness, except for indebtedness to be repaid in full prior to the Closing; |
• | take, or fail to take, any action if such action, or failure to take such action, would reasonably be expected to prevent, impair or impede the Intended Tax Treatment; |
• | take certain actions with respect to tax matters; |
• | authorize for issuance, issue, sell, transfer, subject to a lien, dispose or deliver any (A) equity interests in any LiveWire entity (including securities exercisable for or convertible into equity of any LiveWire entity), (B) any options, warrants, rights of conversion or other rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments obligating any LiveWire entity to issue, deliver or sell any equity interests in any LiveWire entity (including securities exercisable for or convertible into equity of any LiveWire entity) or (C) equity interests in any member of the H-D and its subsidiaries that holds the LiveWire assets until the consummation of the Separation; |
• | waive, release, settle, compromise or otherwise resolve any inquiry, action, or enter into any governmental order, in each case, to the extent related to the LiveWire Business, or otherwise constituting or related to any LiveWire asset, LiveWire employee, or to which any LiveWire entity is subject or would be party or bound, as applicable, in each case, other than settlements or compromises of any action that (A) would involve the payment of less than $500,000, in the aggregate, (B) that does not impose, or by its terms will not impose at any point in the future, any material, non-monetary obligations on the LiveWire Business or any LiveWire entity (or HoldCo or any of its affiliates following Closing) and (C) that is otherwise paid in full by the H-D and its subsidiaries prior to the time of the Separation or would constitute H-D liabilities (as defined in the Separation Agreement); |
• | sell, assign, transfer, abandon, permit to lapse, license, covenant not to assert or otherwise dispose of any material LiveWire intellectual property (other than nonexclusive licenses of LiveWire intellectual property granted in the ordinary course of business); |
• | disclose or agree to disclose to any person (other than ABIC or any of its representatives) any trade secret or any other material confidential or proprietary information, know how or process of LiveWire or any of its subsidiaries other than in the ordinary course of business or in connection with any research or strategic partnership; |
• | negotiate, modify, enter into or extend any labor agreement or recognize or certify any labor union, labor organization, or group of employees of LiveWire or any of its subsidiaries as the bargaining representative for any employees of LiveWire or any of its subsidiaries, in each case, other than as required by applicable law; |
• | make or commit to make capital expenditures (A) in excess of $1,000,000 or (B) other than in an accordance with the budget made available to ABIC; |
• | (A) limit the right of LiveWire or any of LiveWire’s subsidiaries to engage in any line of business or in any geographic area, to develop, market or sell products or services, or to compete with any person or (B) grant any exclusive or similar rights to any person; |
• | make any change in financial accounting methods, principles or practices, except insofar as may have been required by a change in GAAP or applicable law; |
• | cease conducting the LiveWire Business, in any material respect in substantially the manner currently conducted as of the date of the Business Combination Agreement; or |
• | fail to maintain (A) the material LiveWire assets (as defined in the Separation Agreement) in substantially the same condition as of the date of the Business Combination Agreement, ordinary wear and tear excepted or (B) any insurance policies held by, or for the benefit of, the LiveWire Business. |
• | amend or otherwise modify the Trust Agreement, the ABIC Warrant Agreement or the governing documents of ABIC; |
• | declare, set aside or pay any dividend or make any other distribution to ABIC’s shareholders; |
• | subject to certain exceptions (including in connection with ABIC shareholder redemptions and the Domestication), split, combine, reclassify purchase, repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any of its equity interests; |
• | take, or fail to take, any action if such action, or failure to take such action, would reasonably be expected to prevent, impair or impede the Intended Tax Treatment; |
• | take certain actions with respect to tax matters; |
• | enter into, renew or amend in any material respect any transaction or contract with certain related parties of ABIC (including, among others, Sponsor, affiliates of ABIC and Sponsor, any officer, director or manager of ABIC, the Sponsor or any affiliate of Sponsor and ABIC); |
• | incur, guarantee or otherwise become liable for any indebtedness or any other material liabilities, debts or obligations other than fees and expenses incurred in support of the Transactions or in support of the ordinary course operations of ABIC (which includes any indebtedness of Working Capital Loans incurred in the ordinary course, not to exceed $1,000,000); |
• | issue any ABIC Securities or other equity interests, grant any options, warrants or other equity based awards, or amend, modify or waive any of the material terms or rights set forth in any ABIC Warrant or the ABIC Warrant Agreement, in each case, except as required by ABIC’s governing documents in order to consummate the Transactions; or |
• | subject to certain exceptions enter into, adopt or amend any benefit plan, or enter into any employment contract or labor agreement or hire any employee or any other individual to provide services to ABIC or its subsidiaries following Closing. |
• | engage in any business or activity of any sort whatsoever other than in connection with the Exchange and the other Transactions; |
• | amend or otherwise change HoldCo’s organizational documents or governing documents of Merger Sub except as otherwise required to implement the Transactions, including as contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement; |
• | declare, set aside, make or pay any dividend or other distribution, payable in cash, stock, property or otherwise, with respect to any of its capital stock; |
• | reclassify, combine, split, subdivide or redeem, or purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any of the HoldCo Common Stock except as otherwise required to implement the Transactions; |
• | issue, sell, pledge, dispose of, grant or encumber, or authorize the issuance, sale, pledge, disposition, grant or encumbrance of, any shares of any class of capital stock or other securities of HoldCo or any options, warrants, convertible securities or other rights of any kind to acquire any shares of such capital stock, or any other ownership interest (including, without limitation, any phantom interest), of HoldCo or of Merger Sub except as otherwise required under the terms of the Business Combination Agreement or the Investor Support Agreement to implement the Transactions; |
• | liquidate, dissolve, reorganize or otherwise wind up the business and operations of HoldCo or of Merger Sub; |
• | amend any agreement pursuant to which the Exchange will be effected; |
• | acquire or hold any equity securities or rights thereto in any other person, other than HoldCo and Merger Sub, in each case, in accordance with the applicable provisions set forth in Article 2 and Article 3 of the Business Combination Agreement; |
• | take, or fail to take, any action if such action, or failure to take such action, would reasonably be expected to prevent, impair or impede the Intended Tax Treatment; or |
• | make any material tax election. |
• | subject to certain exceptions, afford ABIC and its accountants, counsel and other representatives reasonable access during the Interim Period, during normal business hours and with reasonable advance notice, in such a manner as to not materially interfere with the ordinary course of business of H-D and its subsidiaries, and solely for purposes in furtherance of the Transactions and the Ancillary Agreements, to all of their respective properties (other than for purposes of performing any testing, sampling or other invasive analysis of any properties, facilities or equipment of LiveWire or any of its subsidiaries), books (including, but not limited to, tax returns and work papers of, and correspondence with, H-D and its ‘subsidiaries’ independent auditors, in each case to the extent relating to the LiveWire Business), contracts, commitments, records and appropriate officers and employees of H-D and its subsidiaries, and have also agreed to furnish such representatives with all financial and operating data and other information concerning the LiveWire Business, to the extent then available, as such representatives may reasonably request; |
• | as promptly as reasonably practicable following any “staleness” date (as determined in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC), applicable to the financial statements that are required by to be included in this proxy statement/prospectus, LiveWire will deliver to ABIC financial statements of the LiveWire Business required to be included in this registration statement/prospectus; |
• | use reasonable best efforts to assist HoldCo and ABIC in causing to be prepared in a timely manner any other financial information or statements that are requirement to be included in the proxy statement/prospectus and any other filings to be made by HoldCo or ABIC with the SEC in connection with the Transactions and to obtain the consents of LiveWire’s auditors with respect thereto as may be required by applicable law or requested by the SEC; |
• | prior to the Closing, in the event any litigation related to the Business Combination Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or the Transactions is brought, or, to the knowledge of LiveWire, |
threatened in writing, against any member of H-D and its subsidiaries or the H-D Board by any shareholder of H-D, LiveWire will notify ABIC of any such litigation and keep ABIC reasonably informed with respect to the status thereof, and H-D will provide ABIC the opportunity to participate in, but not control, the defense of any such litigation and give due consideration to ABIC’s advice with respect thereto, and, solely to the extent such litigation is reasonably likely to result in material liability or injunctive relief applicable to HoldCo or ABIC following the Closing, H-D will not settle or agree to settle nay such litigation without the prior written consent of ABIC (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); |
• | H-D will cause the Separation to be completed; |
• | subject to certain exceptions, prior to the Closing or termination of the Business Combination Agreement in accordance with its terms, LiveWire and its subsidiaries will not, and LiveWire will use its reasonable best efforts to cause its representatives not to, directly or indirectly, among other things, initiate, solicit or engage in any negotiations with any person with respect to, or provide any non-public information or data concerning LiveWire or any of its subsidiaries to, or enter into any agreement with, any person relating to any purchase of the LiveWire Business or LiveWire or any of its subsidiaries; |
• | subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, H-D will cause the Company Equityholder to consummate, substantially concurrently with the Closing, the Company Equityholder PIPE Investment and, prior to and in connection with the Closing, to the extent any Class A Ordinary Shares are properly redeemed at the General Meeting, H-D will cause the Company Equityholder to pay and deliver to HoldCo an amount in cash equal to the dollar value of such redemptions, in exchange for a number of shares of HoldCo Common Stock with a dollar value equal to such amount (not to exceed $100 million) for a purchase price of $10.00 per share; |
• | during the Interim Period, H-D will continue to fund all operating expenses, working capital obligations and capital expenditures of the LiveWire Business in a manner consistent with past practice and the business plan previously provided to ABIC in all material respects, and H-D will cause the amount of net working capital in the LiveWire Business (calculated in a manner consistent with H-D’s past practice) that is to be contributed to LiveWire pursuant to the Separation Agreement to be a positive amount immediately prior to the Closing, and in the event the net working capital of the LiveWire Business as of immediately prior to the Closing (but after the Separation) is a negative amount, H-D will cause a sufficient amount of additional cash to be contributed to LiveWire such that such net working capital is a positive amount immediately prior to the Closing; |
• | as soon as reasonably practicable following the date of the Business Combination Agreement and prior to the Closing, H-D and LiveWire will finalize the schedules to the Transition Services Agreement based on the draft schedules attached to the form Transition Services Agreement attached as Exhibit F to the Business Combination Agreement; |
• | subject to certain exceptions, for a period of six (6) years after the Merger Effective Time, HoldCo will maintain a directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those persons who, at the date of the Business Combination Agreement, were covered by ABIC’s, LiveWire’s, HoldCo’s, Merger Sub’s or their respective subsidiaries’ directors’ and officers’ insurance policies; and |
• | at or prior to the Closing, HoldCo will enter into customary indemnification agreements with each person who will be a director or officer of HoldCo immediately following the Closing. |
• | with respect to the Trust Account, as of the Merger Effective Time, the obligations of ABIC to dissolve or liquidate within a specified time period, as contained in the Existing Organizational |
Documents, will be terminated and ABIC will have no obligation whatsoever to dissolve and liquidate the assets of ABIC by reason of the closing of the Business Combination or otherwise, and no ABIC shareholders will be entitled to receive any amount from the Trust Account; |
• | from the date of the Business Combination Agreement until the Closing Date or, if earlier, the termination pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, ABIC will not, and will cause its subsidiaries not to, and ABIC will instruct its and their representatives, not to, (i) make any proposal or offer that constitutes a Business Combination Proposal, (ii) initiate any discussions or negotiations with any person with respect to a Business Combination Proposal or (iii) enter into any acquisition agreement, business combination, merger agreement or similar definitive agreement, or any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding or agreement in principle or any other agreement relating to a Shareholder Proposal, in each case, other than to or with LiveWire and its respective representatives. From and after the date of the Business Combination Agreement, ABIC will, and will instruct its officers and directors to, and ABIC will instruct and cause its representatives, its subsidiaries and their respective representatives to, immediately cease and terminate all discussions and negotiations with any persons that may be ongoing with respect to a Business Combination Proposal; |
• | subject to certain exceptions, ABIC will provide to LiveWire and its accountants, counsel or other representatives, reasonable access during the Interim Period, during normal business hours and with reasonable advance notice, in such a manner as to not materially interfere with the ordinary course business of ABIC, and solely for purposes in furtherance of the Transactions, to all of ABIC’s books (including, but not limited to, tax returns and work papers of, and correspondence with, ABIC’s independent auditors), contracts, commitments, records and appropriate officers and employees of ABIC, and will furnish such representatives with all financial and operating data and other information concerning the affairs of ABIC, to the extent then available, as such representatives may reasonably request; |
• | through the Merger Effective Time, ABIC will use commercially reasonable efforts to 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 laws; |
• | in the event that any litigation related to the Business Combination Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or the Transactions is brought, or, to the knowledge of ABIC, threatened in writing, against ABIC or the ABIC Board by any of ABIC shareholders prior to the Closing, ABIC will promptly notify LiveWire of any such litigation and keep LiveWire reasonably informed with respect to the status thereof. ABIC will also provide LiveWire the opportunity to participate in, but not control, the defense of any such litigation, will give due consideration to LiveWire’s advice with respect to such litigation and will not settle or agree to settle any such litigation without the prior written consent of LiveWire; and |
• | subject to receipt of the ABIC shareholder approval, at least one day prior to the Merger Effective Time, ABIC will cause the Domestication to become effective in accordance with the Business Combination Agreement. |
• | To the extent required under any laws that are designed to prohibit, restrict or regulate actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization or restraint of trade or lessening of competition or creation or strengthening of a dominant position through merger or acquisition, including but not limited to the Clayton Act, the HSR Act and the laws of any jurisdiction or governmental authority outside of the United States (“ Antitrust Laws |
Antitrust Laws, including complying with the notification and reporting requirements of the HSR Act. Each of the parties will substantially comply with any antitrust information or document requests (as described in the Business Combination Agreement). |
• | Each of the parties will exercise its reasonable best efforts to (i) obtain termination or expiration of the waiting period under the HSR Act and (ii) prevent the entry, in any action brought by an antitrust authority or any other person, of any governmental order which would prohibit, make unlawful or delay the consummation of the Transactions. Reasonable best efforts will not include any action that requires (i) proposing, negotiating, committing to and effecting, by consent decree, hold separate order or otherwise, the sale, divestiture or disposition of any businesses, product lines, assets or capital stock or other interests of any party; (ii) agreeing to license on a non-exclusive basis any portion of the business of any party; or (iii) contesting and resisting (including through litigation) any action that is instituted (or threatened to be instituted) challenging any transaction contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement as in violation of the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Law, and committing to have vacated, lifted, reversed or overturned as soon as practicable (but in any event prior to September 30, 2022) any governmental order, whether temporary, preliminary or permanent, that is in effect and that prohibits, prevents, limits or restricts consummation of the Transactions. Furthermore, nothing contained in the Business Combination Agreement will obligate any party to commit to seek prior approval from any governmental authority of any future transaction. |
• | The parties will cooperate in good faith with governmental authorities and use reasonable best efforts to complete lawfully the Transactions and the Ancillary Agreement as soon as practicable (but in any event prior to September 30, 2022) and use reasonable best efforts to avoid, prevent, eliminate or remove the actual or threatened commencement of any proceeding or action in any forum by or on behalf of any governmental authority or the issuance of any governmental order that would delay, enjoin, prevent, restrain or otherwise prohibit the consummation of the Domestication, the PIPE Financing, the Exchange, the Merger or any of the other Transactions and the Ancillary Agreements. |
• | With respect to any filings with, or requests, inquiries, actions or other proceedings by or from, any governmental authority, each of the parties will (i) diligently and expeditiously defend and use reasonable best efforts to obtain any necessary clearance, approval, consent, or governmental authorization under laws prescribed or enforceable by any governmental authority applicable to the Transactions and the Ancillary Agreements and to resolve any objections as may be asserted by any governmental authority with respect to the Transactions and (ii) cooperate fully with each other in the defense of such matters. To the extent not prohibited by law, LiveWire will promptly furnish to ABIC, and ABIC will promptly furnish to LiveWire, copies of any notices or written communications received by such party or any of its affiliates from any third party or any governmental authority with respect to the Transactions and the Ancillary Agreements, and each party will permit counsel to the other parties an opportunity to review in advance, and each party will consider in good faith the views of such counsel in connection with, any proposed written communications by such party and/or its affiliates to any governmental authority concerning the Transactions and the Ancillary Agreements; provided that none of the parties will extend any waiting period or comparable period under the HSR Act or enter into any agreement with any governmental authority without the written consent of the other parties, not to be unreasonably withheld. To the extent not prohibited by law, LiveWire agrees to provide ABIC and its counsel, and ABIC agrees to provide LiveWire and its counsel, the opportunity, on reasonable advance notice, to participate in any substantive meetings or discussions, either in person or by telephone, between such party and/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 and the Ancillary Agreements. |
• | As promptly as practicable after the execution of the Business Combination Agreement (x) H-D, HoldCo, ABIC and LiveWire will jointly prepare, and HoldCo and ABIC will file with the SEC, |
this proxy statement/prospectus in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of HoldCo Common Stock and HoldCo Warrants, and the Domesticated ABIC Common Stock and the Domesticated ABIC Warrants, to be issued in the Merger, the Domestication or otherwise in connection with the Transactions (collectively, the “ Registration Statement Securities 8-K pursuant to the Exchange Act in connection with the Transactions or any other statement, filing, notice or application made by or on behalf of H-D, HoldCo, ABIC, LiveWire or their respective subsidiaries to any governmental authority or other regulatory or self-regulatory authority of competent jurisdiction (including the NYSE) in connection with the Domestication, the Exchange, the Merger and the other Transactions (the “Offer Documents |
• | Each of H-D, HoldCo, LiveWire and ABIC will advise the other such parties, reasonably promptly after H-D, HoldCo, LiveWire or ABIC, as applicable, receives notice thereof, of the time when this proxy statement/prospectus has become effective or any supplement or amendment has been filed, of the issuance of any stop order or the suspension of the qualification of Domesticated ABIC Common Stock or HoldCo Common Stock for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, of the initiation or written threat of any proceeding for any such purpose, or of any request by the SEC for the amendment or supplement of this proxy statement/prospectus Statement or for additional information. Any amendments, modification or supplements to this proxy statement/prospectus and any Offer Document will be jointly prepared by H-D, HoldCo, ABIC and LiveWire and filed with the SEC. Each party will provide the other parties and their respective counsel with (A) any comments or other communications, whether written or oral, that such party or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to this proxy statement/prospectus or Offer Documents as promptly as reasonably practicable after receipt of such comments or other communications and (B) a reasonable opportunity to participate in the response to such comments and to provide comments on such response (to which reasonable and good-faith consideration will be given), including by participating with the other party or its counsel in any discussions or meetings with the SEC. |
• | Each of H-D, HoldCo, ABIC and LiveWire will ensure that none of the information supplied by or on its behalf for inclusion or incorporation by reference in (A) the Registration Statement will, at the time the Registration Statement is filed with the SEC, at each time at which it is amended and at the time it becomes effective under the Securities Act, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, not misleading or (B) this proxy statement/prospectus will, at the date it is first mailed to ABIC shareholders and at the time of the General Meeting, contain any untrue |
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. |
• | If H-D, ABIC, LiveWire or HoldCo discovers, at any time prior to the Merger Effective Time, any information relating to H-D, ABIC, LiveWire or HoldCo or any of their respective affiliates, directors or officers which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to either the Registration Statement or the proxy statement/prospectus, so that either such document would not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, the party that discovers such information will promptly notify the other parties thereof and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information will be promptly filed with the SEC and, to the extent required by law, disseminated to ABIC shareholders. |
• | ABIC will, in accordance with applicable law and NYSE rules, (i) as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act, (1) cause this proxy statement/prospectus to be disseminated to ABIC shareholders in compliance with applicable law and NYSE rules, (2) duly (A) give notice of and (B) convene and hold the General Meeting in accordance with ABIC’s governing documents and NYSE rules for a date no later than thirty (30) business days following the date the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act, and (3) solicit proxies from the holders of ABIC Shares to vote in favor of each of the Shareholder Proposals; and (ii) provide ABIC shareholders with the opportunity to elect to effect a redemption of their ABIC Shares. ABIC will, through the ABIC Board, recommend to ABIC shareholders the (A) adoption and approval of the Business Combination Agreement and the Transactions in accordance with applicable law and exchange rules and regulations, (B) the Domestication, (C) in connection with the Domestication, the amendment of ABIC’s organizational documents and approval of the Domesticated ABIC Certificate of Incorporation and Domesticated ABIC Bylaws, (D) adoption and approval of any other proposals as the SEC (or staff member thereof) may indicate are necessary in its comments to the Registration Statement or correspondence related thereto, (E) adoption and approval of any other proposals as reasonably agreed by ABIC and LiveWire to be necessary or appropriate in connection with the Transactions, and (F) adjournment of the General Meeting, if necessary, to permit further solicitation of proxies because there are not sufficient votes to approve and adopt any of the foregoing (such proposals in (A) through (F), together, the “ Shareholder Proposals Modification in Recommendation |
holders of Class A Ordinary Shares have elected to redeem a number of Class A Ordinary Shares as of such time that would reasonably be expected to result in the applicable condition set forth in Section 10.8(b) or Section 11.3(c) of the Business Combination Agreement not being satisfied; provided, that, without the consent of LiveWire, the General Meeting (x) may not be adjourned to a date that is more than fifteen (15) days after the date for which the General Meeting was originally scheduled (excluding any adjournments required by applicable law) and (y) will not be held later than five business days prior to September 30, 2022. ABIC agrees that it will provide the holders of Class A Ordinary Shares the opportunity to elect redemption of such Class A Ordinary Shares in connection with the General Meeting. |
• | Prior to the Domestication, each of HoldCo and ABIC will take all steps to cause any acquisitions or dispositions of equity securities of HoldCo or equity securities of ABIC, as applicable (including, in each case, securities deliverable upon exercise, vesting or settlement of any derivative securities), that occurs or is deemed to occur by reason of the Transactions by each individual who is or may become subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act in connection with the Transactions to be exempt under Rule 16b 3 promulgated under the Exchange Act. |
• | Subject to the terms and conditions of the Business Combination Agreement, and to applicable laws, prior to the Closing, the parties will cooperate and use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all appropriate action (including executing and delivering and documents, certificates, instruments and other papers that are necessary for the consummation of the Transactions), and do, or cause to be done, and assist and cooperate with the other parties in doing, all things necessary to consummate and make effective, in the most expeditious manner practicable, the Transactions. LiveWire will, and will cause its subsidiaries to, use its and their commercially reasonable efforts to send the requisite notices to or to solicit and obtain the consents of, as applicable, the contractual counterparties to the contracts listed on Section 10.6 of the LiveWire Disclosure Schedules prior to the Closing; provided, however, that no party nor any of their affiliates will be required to pay or commit to pay any amount to (or incur any obligation in favor of) any person from whom any such consent may be required (unless such payment is explicitly required in accordance with the terms of the relevant contract requiring such consent, in which case, such obligation will be paid by H-D and its subsidiaries); provided, further, that the parties acknowledge and agree that the failure to obtain any such consents is not, and will not be, a condition to Closing. |
• | Prior to the effectiveness of this proxy statement/prospectus, HoldCo will approve and adopt, in each case, effective as of no later than the Closing Date, an incentive equity plan and an employee stock purchase plan (in a form mutually determined by LiveWire and ABIC (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed by either LiveWire or ABIC, as applicable)). Promptly following the expiration of the sixty (60)-day period following the date HoldCo has filed current Form 10 information with the SEC reflecting its status as an entity that is not a shell company, HoldCo will file an effective registration statement on Form S-8 (or other applicable form, including Form S-3) with respect to the HoldCo Common Stock issuable under the incentive award plan, and HoldCo will 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 incentive award plan remain outstanding. |
• | Each of the parties to the Business Combination Agreement acknowledges and agrees that all of the provisions of this and the prior paragraph are included for the sole benefit of ABIC, HoldCo and LiveWire, and that nothing in the Business Combination Agreement, whether express or implied, (i) will be construed to establish, amend or modify any employee benefit plan, program, agreement or arrangement, (ii) will limit the right of ABIC, HoldCo, LiveWire or their respective affiliates to amend, terminate or otherwise modify any H-D benefit plan or other benefit plan following the Closing Date or (iii) will create or confer upon any person who is not a party to the Business Combination Agreement (including any equityholder, any director, manager, officer, employee or independent contractor, or any participant in any H-D benefit plan or other benefit plan (or any dependent or beneficiary thereof)), any right to continued or resumed employment or recall, any right to compensation or benefits, or any particular term of employment, engagement or service. |
• | ABIC will use its reasonable best efforts to (i) cause the Domesticated ABIC Common Stock and Domesticated ABIC Warrants to be approved for listing on the NYSE, subject to official notice of issuance; and (ii) satisfy any applicable initial and continuing listing requirements of the NYSE, in each case, as promptly as reasonably practicable after the date of the Business Combination Agreement, and in any event prior to the date on which the Domestication occurs. |
• | HoldCo and LiveWire will use their respective reasonable best efforts to (i) cause the HoldCo Common Stock and HoldCo Warrants issuable in the Merger and the HoldCo Common Stock that will become issuable upon the exercise of the HoldCo Warrants to be approved for listing on the NYSE, subject to official notice of issuance; and (ii) satisfy any applicable initial and continuing listing requirements of the NYSE, in each case, as promptly as reasonably practicable after the date of the Business Combination Agreement, and in any event prior to the Closing Date. |
• | (i) ABIC will use its reasonable best efforts to cause the ABIC Class A Ordinary Shares and ABIC ordinary warrants to be delisted from the NYSE (or be succeeded by the Domesticated ABIC Common Stock and Domesticated ABIC Warrants) as of the date on which the Domestication occurs or as soon as practicable thereafter; and (ii) LiveWire, HoldCo and ABIC will use their respective reasonable best efforts to cause the Domesticated ABIC Common Stock and Domesticated ABIC Warrants to be delisted from the NYSE and to terminate ABIC’ s registration with the SEC pursuant to Sections 12(b), 12(g) and 15(d) of the Exchange Act as of the Closing Date or as soon as practicable thereafter. |
• | Unless otherwise approved in writing by the parties thereto (which approval will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), the parties agree not to permit any amendment or modification to be made to, or grant 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 Subscription Agreement to which they are a party, other than to reflect any permitted assignments or transfers of such agreements by the applicable parties. Subject to the immediately preceding sentence, each of the parties will use reasonable best efforts to take, or to cause to be taken, all actions required, necessary or that they otherwise deems to be proper or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreements on the terms described therein, including each using its reasonable best efforts to enforce its rights under the Subscription Agreements to cause the PIPE Investors to pay to (or as directed by) HoldCo, the applicable purchase price under each PIPE Investor’s applicable Subscription Agreement in accordance with its terms from the date of the Business Combination Agreement until Closing, each party will be bound by and comply with the provisions set forth in the Confidentiality Agreement, dated May 14, 2021, by and between ABIC and H-D (the “Confidentiality Agreement |
• | Each party agrees, that until Closing, except in connection with or support of the Transactions, while any of them are in possession of such material nonpublic information, none of such persons will, directly or indirectly (through its affiliates or otherwise), acquire, offer or propose to acquire, agree to acquire, sell or transfer or offer or propose to sell or transfer any securities of ABIC, communicate such information to any other person or cause or encourage any person to do any of the foregoing in violation of such U.S. federal securities laws and other applicable foreign and domestic laws. |
• | Prior to Closing, each of HoldCo, LiveWire, H-D and ABIC will, and each of them will cause its respective subsidiaries (as applicable) and its and their officers, directors, managers, employees, consultants, counsel, accounts, agents and other representatives to, reasonably cooperate in a timely manner in connection with any financing arrangement the parties mutually agree to seek in connection with the Transactions (it being understood and agreed that the consummation of any such financing by HoldCo, LiveWire or ABIC will be subject to the parties’ mutual agreement), |
including (if mutually agreed by the parties) (a) by providing such information and assistance as the other parties may reasonably request, (b) granting such access to the other parties and its representatives as may be reasonably necessary for their due diligence, and (c) participating in a reasonable number of meetings, presentations, road shows, drafting sessions, due diligence sessions with respect to such financing efforts (including direct contact between senior management and other representatives of HoldCo, LiveWire and its subsidiaries at reasonable times and locations). All such cooperation, assistance and access will be granted during normal business hours and will be granted under conditions that will not unreasonably interfere with the business and operations of H-D, HoldCo, LiveWire, ABIC or their respective auditors. |
• | by written consent of H-D and ABIC; |
• | by written notice from H-D or ABIC to the other parties if any governmental authority will have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any governmental order which has become final and non-appealable and remains in effect and which has the effect of making closing of the Business Combination illegal or otherwise permanently preventing or prohibiting consummation of the Business Combination; provided that the governmental authority issuing such governmental order has jurisdiction over the parties with respect to the Domestication, the Exchange or the Merger, as applicable; provided that this right to terminate is not available to LiveWire or ABIC if such party’s breach of any obligation under the Business Combination Agreement is the primary cause of the existence or occurrence of any fact or circumstance but for the existence or occurrence of which the consummation of the Domestication, the Exchange or the Merger, as applicable, would not be illegal or otherwise permanently prevented or prohibited; |
• | by written notice from H-D or ABIC to the other parties if the ABIC shareholders do not approve the Shareholder Proposals at the General Meeting by reason of the failure to obtain the required vote at a meeting of ABIC’s shareholders duly convened therefor or at any adjournment thereof, provided that this right to terminate is only available to ABIC if it has complied in all material respects with its obligations with respect to such shareholder meeting as set forth in the Business Combination Agreement; |
• | by written notice to ABIC from LiveWire in the event there has been a Modification in Recommendation to the extent such Modification in Recommendation is not withdrawn within 10 business days of such notice; |
• | prior to the Closing, by written notice to H-D from ABIC (i) in the event of certain uncured breaches on the part of LiveWire or H-D or (ii) if the Closing has not occurred on or before September 30, 2022, unless in the case of (i), ABIC is in breach of the Business Combination Agreement such that certain of the closing conditions would not be satisfied or in the case of (ii), ABIC’s breach of or failure to perform any provision of the Business Combination Agreement is the proximate cause of the failure of the Closing to be consummated by September 30, 2022; or |
• | prior to the Closing, by written notice to ABIC from H-D in the event of certain uncured breaches on the part of ABIC or if the Closing has not occurred on or before September 30, 2022, unless H-D is in breach of the Business Combination Agreement such that certain of the closing conditions would not be satisfied. |
• | If the Business Combination Agreement is validly terminated, none of the parties thereto will have any liability or any further obligation under the Business Combination Agreement, other than for actual fraud or any willful or material breach of the Business Combination Agreement occurring prior to the termination and other than certain exception and except for certain other exceptions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement (including the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement) that will survive termination of the Business Combination Agreement. |
• | The Separation transaction accounting and autonomous entity adjustments |
• | the impact of the Separation Agreement, Master Services Agreement, Transition Services Agreements, Contract Manufacturing Agreement, Employee Matters Agreement, Tax Matters Agreement and other commercial agreements between LiveWire and H-D and the provisions contained therein. |
• | The Business Combination and related transactions transaction accounting adjustments |
• | the reverse recapitalization (as described in Note 1) between ABIC and LiveWire; |
• | the $100 million investment from Harley-Davidson and the $100 million investment from KYMCO Group, a leading global powersports company headquartered in Taiwan, through a PIPE (private investment in public equity) (collectively, the “ PIPE Financing |
• | the $100 million Backstop amount from the Company Equityholder under the maximum redemption scenario; and |
• | the one-time expenses associated with the Business Combination. |
• | Assuming No Redemption |
• | Assuming Maximum Redemption |
• | 6,250,000 of the Earn Out Shares will vest if and at such time as a $14.00 HoldCo Common Stock Price is achieved during the Earn Out Period (as defined below); and |
• | 6,250,000 of the Earn Out Shares will vest if and at such time as a $18.00 HoldCo Common Stock Price is achieved during the Earn Out Period. |
Assuming No Redemption |
Assuming Maximum Redemption |
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Existing LiveWire equityholders (1) |
171,000,000 | 74.0 | % | 181,000,000 | 89.0 | % | ||||||||||
AEA-Bridges Impact public stockholders |
40,000,000 | 17.4 | 2,500,000 | 1.2 | ||||||||||||
AEA-Bridges Impact sponsor stockholders (2) |
10,000,000 | 4.3 | 10,000,000 | 4.9 | ||||||||||||
KYMCO stockholder |
10,000,000 | 4.3 | 10,000,000 | 4.9 | ||||||||||||
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Total shares outstanding at close |
231,000,000 | 100 | % | 203,500,000 | 100 | % | ||||||||||
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Excludes 12,500,000 HoldCo Common Stock in estimated potential earn out shares as the price threshold for each tranche has not yet been triggered. |
(2) |
Assumes that the Sponsor shall not forfeit and/or transfer any Founder Shares under the Investor Support Agreement. |
Separation |
Business Combination |
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LiveWire (Historical) |
Transaction Accounting Adjustments |
Pro Forma Separation of LiveWire |
AEA-Bridges Impact Corp. (Historical) |
Transaction Accounting Adjustments |
Pro Forma Combined |
Transaction Accounting Adjustments |
Pro Forma Combined |
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ASSETS |
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Current assets |
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Cash |
$ | 11,871 | $ | — | $ | 11,871 | $ | 557 | $ |
400,314 200,000 (27,000 (20,069 (2,343 |
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(b) (c) (e) (f) (g) |
$ | 563,330 | $ |
100,000 (375,294 |
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(d) (j) |
$ | 288,036 | ||||||||||||||||||
Accounts receivables, net |
9,379 | (2,879 | ) | (a) | 6,500 | — | — | 6,500 | — | 6,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accounts receivable from related party |
410 | (30 | ) | (a) | 380 | — | — | 380 | — | 380 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inventories, net |
17,703 | (6,661 | ) | (a) | 11,042 | — | — | 11,042 | — | 11,042 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other current assets |
2,995 | (2,874 | ) | (a) | 121 | 166 | — | 287 | — | 287 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total current assets |
42,358 | (12,444 | ) | 29,914 | 723 | 550,902 | 581,539 | (275,294 | ) | 306,245 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investments held in Trust Account |
— | — | — | 400,314 | (400,314 | ) | (b) | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net |
19,466 | — | 19,466 | — | — | 19,466 | — | 19,466 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Goodwill |
8,327 | — | 8,327 | — | — | 8,327 | — | 8,327 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deferred tax assets |
72 | (72 | ) | (l) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lease assets |
3,260 | — | 3,260 | — | — | 3,260 | — | 3,260 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Intangible assets, net |
2,156 | — | 2,156 | — | — | 2,156 | — | 2,156 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other long-term assets |
117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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$ | 75,756 | $ | (12,516 | ) | $ | 63,240 | $ | 401,037 | $ | 150,588 | $ | 614,865 | $ | (275,294 | ) | $ | 339,571 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Current liabilities |
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Accounts payable |
$ | 11,435 | $ | (451 | ) | (a) | $ | 10,984 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 10,984 | $ | — | $ | 10,984 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
— | — | — | 7,886 | (6,944 | ) | (f) | 942 | — | 942 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accrued liabilities |
13,595 | (5,711 | ) | (a) | 7,884 | — | — | 7,884 | — | 7,884 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivative warrant liabilities |
— | — | — | 24,095 | — | 24,095 | — | 24,095 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deferred underwriting fee payable |
— | — | — | 13,125 | (13,125 | ) | (f) | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Contingent consideration liability |
2,180 | (2,180 | ) | (a) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes payable to related party |
12,296 | (12,296 | ) | (a) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current portion of lease liabilities |
1,232 | — | 1,232 | — | — | 1,232 | — | 1,232 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total current liabilities |
40,738 | (20,638 | ) | 20,100 | 45,106 | (20,069 | ) | 45,137 | — | 45,137 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long-term supplier liability |
3,657 | (3,657 | ) | (a) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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LiveWire (Historical) |
Transaction Accounting Adjustments |
Pro Forma Separation of LiveWire |
AEA-Bridges Impact Corp. (Historical) |
Transaction Accounting Adjustments |
Pro Forma Combined |
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Long-term portion of lease liabilities |
$ | 2,128 | $ | — | $ | 2,128 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 2,128 | $ | — | $ | 2,128 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deferred tax liabilities |
169 | 1,624 | (l) | 1,793 | — | — | 1,793 | — | 1,793 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long-term portion of notes payable to related party |
5,783 | (5,783 | ) | (a) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other long-term liabilities |
370 | (370 | ) | (a) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total liabilities |
52,845 | (28,824 | ) | 24,021 | 45,106 | (20,069 | ) | 49,058 | — | 49,058 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commitments and contingencies |
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Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, $0.0001 par value, 40,000,000 shares issued and outstanding at $10.00 per share redemption value |
— | — | — | 400,000 | |
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Holdco Common Stock, $0.0001 par value |
— | 16 | (k) | 16 | — | |
2 5 |
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(c) (h) |
23 | |
1 (4 |
) |
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(d (j |
) ) |
20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preference shares, $0.0001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class B ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; 10,000,000 shares issued and outstanding |
— | — | — | 1 | (1 | ) | (h) | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Additional paid-in capital |
— | 39,158 | (k) | 39,158 | — | |
199,998 (27,000 (99,999 499,995 (46,413 |
) ) ) |
(c) (e) (h) (h) (i) (i) |
565,739 | |
99,999 (375,290 |
) |
|
(d (j |
) ) |
290,448 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accumulated deficit |
— | — | — | (44,070 | ) | |
(2,343 46,413 |
) |
(g) (i) |
— | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Parent investment |
22,866 | |
18,004 (39,174 (1,696 |
) ) |
|
(a) (k) (l) |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income |
45 | — | 45 | — | — | 45 | — | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total equity |
22,911 | 16,308 | 39,219 | (44,069 | ) | 570,657 | 565,807 | (275,294 | ) | 290,513 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total liabilities and equity |
$ | 75,756 | $ | (12,516 | ) | $ | 63,240 | $ | 401,037 | $ | 150,588 | $ | 614,865 | $ | (275,294 | ) | $ | 339,571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Separation |
Business Combination |
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Assuming No Redemptions and Maximum Redemptions Scenario |
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LiveWire (Historical) |
Autonomous Entity Adjustments |
Pro Forma Separation of LiveWire |
AEA-Bridges Impact Corp. (Historical) |
Transaction Accounting Adjustments |
Pro Forma Combined |
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Revenue, net |
$ | 11,414 | $ | — | $ | 11,414 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 11,414 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Costs and expenses: |
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Cost of goods sold |
10,488 | |
251 1 |
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|
(bb (cc |
) ) |
10,740 | — | — | 10,740 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Selling, administrative and engineering expense |
16,112 | 959 | (cc | ) | 17,071 | — | — | 17,071 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Formation and operating costs |
— | — | — | 1,589 | — | 1,589 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Operating expense |
26,600 | 1,211 | 27,811 | 1,589 | — | 29,400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Operating loss |
(15,186 | ) | (1,211 | ) | (16,397 | ) | (1,589 | ) | (17,986 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Other income, net |
69 | — | 69 | — | — | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense related party |
(277 | ) | — | (277 | ) | — | — | (277 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest (expense) income |
(4 | ) | — | (4 | ) | 64 | — | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Change in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities |
— | |
— |
|
— | 10,522 | — | 10,522 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(Loss) income before income taxes |
(15,398 | ) | (1,211 | ) | (16,609 | ) | 8,997 | (7,612 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Income tax provision |
68 | — | (dd) | 68 | — | — | (dd | ) | 68 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Net (loss) income |
$ | (15,466 | ) | $ | (1,211 | ) | $ | (16,677 | ) | $ | 8,997 | $ | — | $ | (7,680 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
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Weighted average shares outstanding of Class A ordinary shares |
40,000,000 | n/a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Basic and diluted net income per ordinary share, Class A ordinary shares |
$ | 0.18 | n/a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weighted average shares outstanding of Class B ordinary shares |
10,000,000 | n/a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Basic and diluted net income per ordinary share, Class B ordinary shares |
$ |
0.18 |
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n/a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss per share – Assuming No Redemptions: |
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Weighted average HoldCo Common Stock outstanding |
n/a | 231,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss per HoldCo Common Stock - basic and diluted |
n/a | $ | (0.03 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss per share – Assuming Maximum Redemptions: |
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Weighted average HoldCo Common Stock outstanding |
n/a | 203,500,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss per HoldCo Common Stock - basic and diluted |
n/a | $ | (0.04 | ) |
Separation |
Business Combination |
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Assuming No Redemptions and Maximum Redemptions Scenario |
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LiveWire (Historical) |
Autonomous Entity Adjustments |
Pro Forma Separation of LiveWire |
AEA-Bridges Impact Corp. (Historical) |
Transaction Accounting Adjustments |
Pro Forma Combined |
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Revenue, net |
$ | 35,806 | $ | — | $ | 35,806 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 35,806 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Costs and expenses: |
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Cost of goods sold |
38,380 | |
1,061 5 |
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|
(bb (cc |
) ) |
39,446 | — | — | 39,446 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Selling, administrative and engineering expense |
65,608 | 3,936 | (cc | ) | 69,544 | — | — | 69,544 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Formation and operating costs |
— | — | — | 7,695 | 2,343 | (aa | ) | 10,038 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Operating expense |
103,988 | 5,002 | 108,990 | 7,695 | 2,343 | 119,028 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Operating loss |
(68,182 | ) | (5,002 | ) | (73,184 | ) | (7,695 | ) | (2,343 | ) | (83,222 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other income, net |
302 | — | 302 | — | — | 302 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense related party |
(293 | ) | — | (293 | ) | — | — | (293 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest income |
19 | — | 19 | 164 | — | 183 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Change in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities |
— | — | — | 12,353 | — | 12,353 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(Loss) income before income taxes |
(68,154 | ) | (5,002 | ) | (73,156 | ) | 4,822 | (2,343 | ) | (70,677 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Income tax provision |
138 | — | (dd) | 138 | — | — | (dd | ) | 138 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Net (loss) income per share: |
$ | (68,292 | ) | $ | (5,002 | ) | $ | (73,294 | ) | $ | 4,822 | $ | (2,343 | ) | $ | (70,815 | ) | |||||||||||||||
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Weighted average shares outstanding of Class A ordinary shares |
40,000,000 | n/a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Basic and diluted net income per ordinary share, Class A ordinary shares |
$ | 0.10 | n/a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weighted average shares outstanding of Class B ordinary shares |
10,000,000 | n/a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Basic and diluted net income per ordinary share, Class B ordinary shares |
$ | 0.10 | n/a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss per share – Assuming No Redemptions: |
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Weighted average HoldCo Common Stock outstanding |
n/a | 231,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss per HoldCo Common Stock -basic and diluted |
n/a | $ | (.31 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss per share – Assuming Maximum Redemptions: |
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Weighted average HoldCo Common Stock outstanding |
n/a | 203,500,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss per HoldCo Common Stock -basic and diluted |
n/a | $ | (.35 | ) |
• | LiveWire’s majority shareholder, the Company Equityholder, will have the largest voting interest in the combined company under the no redemption and maximum redemption scenarios; |
• | LiveWire’s executive management will make up the majority of the management of the combined company; |
• | LiveWire’s majority shareholder, the Company Equityholder, will have the ability to designate the majority of the initial HoldCo Board and subsequent decisions on the HoldCo Board will be based on shareholder vote, of which the Company Equityholder has the largest voting interest |
• | the combined company will assume the name “LiveWire Group Inc.”; and |
• | LiveWire is the larger entity based on revenue. Additionally, LiveWire has a larger employee base and substantive operations. |
a) | Reflects the adjustment for assets and liabilities which will remain with H-D in accordance with the separation agreement. These net assets were included in the historical combined balance sheet as they related to the LiveWire historical operations. LiveWire’s historical financial statements reflect the net assets in accordance with the manner in which H-D’s management operated the business. |
b) | Reflects the reclassification of $400.3 million of cash and marketable securities held in the Trust Account as of the balance sheet date that becomes available to fund expenses in connection with the Business Combination or future cash needs of the combined company. |
c) | Reflects the gross proceeds of $200.0 million from the private placement of 20,000,000 shares of HoldCo Common Stock, par value $0.0001, at $10.00 per share pursuant to the PIPE Financing, inclusive of $100.0 million from an investment from Company Equityholder and $100.0 million from the KYMCO Group. |
d) | Reflects the H-D Backstop Amount of $100 million received from the Company Equityholder under the maximum redemption scenario in exchange for 10,000,000 shares of HoldCo Common Stock, par value $0.0001, at $10.00 per share. Based on the Business Combination Agreement, the Company Equityholder agreed to purchase the number of shares of HoldCo Common Stock with a dollar value equal to the number of Class A Ordinary Shares that Public Shareholders have elected to redeem, up to 10,000,000 shares. |
e) | Reflects the capital contribution of $27 million to H-D pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement to reimburse H-D for transaction costs. |
f) | Reflects the payment of $20.0 million of transaction costs incurred and accrued by ABIC. Of that amount, $13.1 million relates to deferred underwriters’ fees incurred as part of the IPO, which will be cash settled upon the consummation of the Business Combination. The remaining $6.9 million relates to the payments of transaction-related costs accrued on the historical balance sheet of ABIC as of March 31, 2022. |
g) | Reflects the transaction costs of $2.3 million to be incurred concurrently with the Business Combination, which relates to legal, third-party advisory and other miscellaneous fees to be incurred by ABIC. |
h) | Reflects the reclassification of (i) Founder Shares from Class B Ordinary Shares to ABIC Class A Ordinary Shares subject to possible redemption and (ii) ABIC Class A Ordinary Shares subject to possible redemption to HoldCo Common Stock at close. |
i) | Reflects the elimination of ABIC historical accumulated deficit. |
j) | Represents the redemption of the maximum number of shares of 37,500,000 Class A Ordinary Shares for $375.3 million allocated to HoldCo Common Stock and additional paid-in capital using par value of $0.0001 per share and at a redemption price of approximately $10.01 per share (based on the fair value of the cash and investments held in the Trust Account of $400.3 million). |
k) | Represents the reclassification of the parent’s net investment in LiveWire, including other pro forma adjustments, into Additional paid-in capital and HoldCo Common Stock, par value $0.0001, based on the number of shares of HoldCo Common Stock outstanding as of the Closing. |
l) | Reflects the adjustment to deferred tax assets of $0.1 million, primarily associated with inventory and warranty related accruals, and to deferred tax liabilities of $1.6 million using a blended statutory rate of 22.7% and related adjustments to the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets that are not more-likely-than-not to be realized. |
aa) | Reflects estimated transaction-related costs expected to be incurred by ABIC subsequent to March 27, 2022. Pro forma transaction related costs adjustment of $2.3 million excludes $0.3 million and $6.6 million of transaction related costs already in the historical statement of operations of ABIC for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021, respectively. The transaction costs are nonrecurring. |
bb) | Reflects the effect of Contract Manufacturing Agreement that LiveWire and H-D will enter into prior to the Separation. The cost of products sold adjustment reflects the price adjustments related to historical transfers from H-D to LiveWire under the pricing terms of the Contract Manufacturing Agreement. Historically, inventory was recorded at actual cost. |
cc) | These incremental costs include the effect of Transition Services Agreement and a Master Services Agreement between LiveWire and H-D that will be entered into concurrent with the Closing. Under the Transition Services Agreement, H-D will continue to provide LiveWire support function services at a cost to LiveWire, including finance, information technology and infrastructure. Under the Master Services Agreement, H-D will continue to provide LiveWire with certain services that LiveWire does not yet have the capability to perform for itself, including testing and development, product regulatory support and color materials, finishes and graphics services, as LiveWire may request from time to time. As disclosed in the footnotes to the historical audited financial statements of LiveWire included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus, certain costs incurred by the Parent to support the LiveWire operations had been allocated based on various metrics deemed reasonable by management. Accordingly, the pro forma combined financial statements have been adjusted to depict LiveWire’s costs under the Transition Services Agreement and Master Services Agreement that will be entered into between LiveWire, as an autonomous entity, and H-D. |
dd) | A tax benefit for the pre-tax pro forma adjustments has not been recorded. LiveWire determined that it is not more likely than not that it would be able to realize the tax benefits from such losses due to the negative evidence of historical losses. |
Three Months Ended March 27, 2022 |
Year Ended December 31, 2021 |
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(in thousands, except share and per share data) |
Assuming No Redemptions |
Assuming Max Redemptions |
Assuming No Redemptions |
Assuming Max Redemptions |
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Pro forma net loss |
$ | (7,680) | $ | (7,680) | $ | (70,815) | $ | (70,815) | ||||||||
Weighted average HoldCo Common Stock outstanding |
231,000,000 | 203,500,000 | 231,000,000 | 203,500,000 | ||||||||||||
Net loss per HoldCo Common Stock - basic and diluted (1) |
$ | (0.03) | $ | (0.04) | $ | (0.31) | $ | (0.35) |
(1) |
For the purposes of applying the if converted method for calculating diluted earnings per share, it was assumed that all outstanding warrants sold in the IPO and the private placement are exchanged for Holdco Common Stock. However, since this results in anti-dilution, the effect of such exchange was not included in calculation of diluted loss per share. |
• | Testing—including physical testing at H-D’s labs and proving grounds to develop and validate LiveWire products. This will include testing across durability, performance, vehicle dynamics, failure evaluation and regulatory compliance. It also includes virtual testing services, using simulation to inform LiveWire design and development. |
• | Regulatory Support—including regional, in-country support for certification submittals in accordance with the LiveWire product plan as well as expertise on product homologation. |
• | Paint & Graphics—including color, materials, finish, paint and graphics planning and development work to achieve LiveWire’s visual and functional goals, while optimizing the efficiency of manufacturing operations. |
• | Small and large scooters |
• | Light, medium and heavy motorcycles |
• | Three-wheelers |
• | Side-by-side four-wheelers |
• | North America and Europe: In North America and Europe, electric vehicle unit penetration rates are expected to grow from 1% and 2% in 2020 to 10% and 13% respectively by 2026, as continued improvements in battery technology and growth in charging infrastructure support changing regional consumer preferences. |
• | China: In China, electric vehicle penetration growth is expected to expand from 26% in 2020 to 45% by 2026 given more stringent government electrification mandates and high adoption of electric scooters and lighter motorcycles for commuting. |
• | First, from leading ICE-focused companies including BMW, Honda, Ducati and Triumph. These companies have the ability to scale manufacturing and leverage global distribution capabilities but do not currently offer a premium electric motorcycle in market. |
• | Second, from smaller electric vehicle-focused companies including Zero and Energica that have product in market today but lack the global manufacturing and distribution capabilities of the major ICE players. |
• | Low Seat Height: Inspires confidence by allowing riders feet to be firmly planted on the ground; |
• | Twist Throttle: Three selectable power modes with a true power curve allow a child to learn how to operate a throttle and manage power output; |
• | Lightweight Aluminum Frame: A total bike weight starting as low as 17 pounds allows the child to quickly build skill, confidence, and pick up the bike on their own; and |
• | Quick-Change Lithium-Ion Battery: Removable power tool style interface allows additional batteries to be used for extended ride time. |
• | Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy; |
• | Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities; and |
• | Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production. |
• | Jochen Zeitz, Chief Executive Officer |
• | Ryan Morrissey, President |
Name and Principal Position |
Salary ($)(1) |
Bonus ($)(2) |
Stock Awards ($)(3) |
Option Awards ($)(4) |
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($)(5) |
All Other Compensation ($)(6) |
Total ($) |
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Jochen Zeitz |
2,500,000 | — | 6,000,030 | 6,435,000 | 3,000,000 | 170,538 | 18,105,568 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Chief Executive Officer |
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Ryan Morrissey |
357,877 | 500,000 | 347,275 | — | 1,144,178 | 8,221 | 2,357,551 | |||||||||||||||||||||
President |
(1) |
Amounts reflect the base salary earned by our named executive officers in 2021. Mr. Morrissey commenced employment with H-D in April 2021 and his earned salary reflects his partial year of employment with H-D. |
(2) |
Amount reflects a one-time sign-on bonus paid to Mr. Morrissey in connection the commencement of his employment with H-D during 2021. |
(3) | Amounts reflect the aggregate grant date fair value of performance shares and RSUs granted under the H-D Stock Plan (as defined below) to the named executive officer during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, in each case, computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. The grant date fair value of restricted stock unit awards was based on the market price of the underlying stock as of the date of grant (which considers the value of dividend equivalents that the holder is entitled to receive). The grant fair value of performance share awards was determined using a Monte-Carlo simulation on the date of grant. Key assumptions included a historical volatility of 54.99% and a risk-free rate of 0.27%. The grant date fair value of the performance share award for Mr. Morrissey included in the table is based on achievement of the performance objectives at target, which was the probable outcome of such objectives at the time of grant. The grant date fair value of Mr. Morrissey’s performance shares based on achievement of the performance objectives at the maximum level of performance (i.e., 200% of the target amount) is $238,543 based on H-D’s stock price on the date of grant. Consistent with FASB ASC Topic 718, the value of the performance shares reflected in the table above includes only the portion of the performance shares for which a performance goal was established during the year ended December 31, 2021, which was one-third of the total performance shares awarded. |
(4) | Amount reflects the aggregate grant date fair value of stock options granted under the H-D Stock Plan to Mr. Zeitz during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. The grant date fair value of the stock option award was determined using a Monte-Carlo simulation on the date of grant. Key assumptions included an expected life of 5.5 years, a historical volatility of 44.1%, a dividend yield of 1.49% and a risk-free interest rate of 1.21%. |
(5) | Amounts reflect short-term incentive payments earned by each named executive officer under H-D’s annual short-term incentive program for 2021, which were earned based on H-D’s operating income, and, for Mr. Morrissey, a Performance Bonus as described below under “2021 Cash Incentives – LiveWire Bonus H-D. |
(6) | Amounts reflect the following: (i) H-D’s contributions to its 401(k) plan ($24,450 and $8,221 for Messrs. Zeitz and Morrissey, respectively), (ii) H-D’s contributions to its deferred compensation plan for Mr. Zeitz ($57,708) and (iii) compensation associated with Mr. Zeitz’s usage of H-D’s aircraft based on the incremental cost to H-D ($88,380). Incremental cost for Mr. Zeitz’s usage of H-D’s aircraft was calculated based on an annual average cost per flight hour which includes costs for fuel, landing/hanger fees, crew travel costs, catering and other variable flight expenses. This annual average cost per flight hour was then multiplied by the hours flown in connection with Mr. Zeitz’s aircraft usage, including any flight hours necessary to reposition the aircraft. Since H-D uses its aircraft primarily for business travel, it does not include costs that H-D would have incurred regardless of Mr. Zeitz’s aircraft usage, such as depreciation, pilot salaries and maintenance costs. |
Ten-Day Average ClosingStock Price Achievement During Five-Year Period Beginning on Grant Date* |
Employment Through a Date Prior to December 31, 2023 (% Exercisable) |
Employment as H-D CEOThrough December 31, 2023 (% Exercisable) |
Employment as H-D CEO orH-D Board-Approved RoleThrough December 31, 2024 (% Exercisable) | |||
$65.00 or higher (% Exercisable) |
0% | 66.0%** | 100.0%** | |||
$60.00 (% Exercisable) |
0% | 52.8% | 80.0% | |||
$55.00 (% Exercisable) |
0% | 39.6% | 60.0% | |||
$50.00 (% Exercisable) |
0% | 26.4% | 40.0% | |||
$45.00 (% Exercisable) |
0% | 13.2% | 20.0% | |||
Less Than $45 (% Exercisable) |
0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |||
Option Term |
N/A | If termination of employment occurs before December 31, 2024, option term reduced to six years from grant date | Option term remains ten years from grant date |
* | Percentage of the option that is exercisable will be interpolated linearly between specified stock price achievement levels. |
** | Percentage indicates percentage of the option that become nonforfeitable (i.e., vested) based on employment through this date. |
Named Executive Officer |
2021 Options Granted |
2021 Performance Shares Granted |
2021 RSUs Granted |
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Jochen Zeitz |
500,000 | — | 181,764 | |||||||||
Ryan Morrissey |
— | 2,381 | 4,761 |
• | medical, dental and vision benefits; |
• | dependent care flexible spending accounts; |
• | short-term and long-term disability insurance; and |
• | basic life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance. |
Option Awards |
Stock Awards |
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Name |
Grant Date |
Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Unearned Options (#) |
Option Exercise Price ($) |
Option Expiration Date |
Number of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (#) |
Market Value of Shares of Units of Stock That Have Not Vested ($)(1) |
Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares That Have Not Vested (#) |
Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares That Have Not Vested ($)(1) |
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Jochen Zeitz |
02/03/2021 | — | — | — | 181,764 | (2) | 6,850,685 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
12/01/2021 | 500,000 | (3) | 36.63 | 12/31/2026 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ryan Morrissey |
05/04/2021 | — | — | — | — | — | 4,167 | (4) | 157,054 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
05/04/2021 | — | — | — | 4,761 | 179,442 | (5) | — | — |
(1) |
The dollar values stated reflect the number of units or shares held at the end of 2021, multiplied by the closing price of H-D’s common stock on December 31, 2021, which was $37.69. |
(2) |
The RSUs subject to this grant will vest on the first anniversary of the grant date, subject to Mr. Zeitz’s continued employment with H-D through such date. In addition, if Mr. Zeitz’s employment with H-D terminates other than cause, such RSUs s will vest in full (to the extent then-unvested) upon such termination. Additionally, if Mr. Zeitz’s employment with H-D terminates due to his death or “disability” (as defined in the H-D Stock Plan), a pro rata portion of the RSUs will vest upon such termination based on the length of his employment between the grant date and the date of termination. |
(3) |
The stock option is eligible to become exercisable upon the attainment of certain stock price goals and will become vested only to the extent service conditions are met through December 31, 2023 and/or December 31, 2024 (as applicable). For additional detail on the vesting and exercise conditions related to the stock option, see “ Equity Compensation—2021 Equity Grants |
(4) |
These performance shares are eligible to vest on December 31, 2023 and be paid in shares of H-D common stock based on H-D’s attainment of certain annual performance goals each year of an overall three-year performance period commencing January 1, 2021 and ending December 31, 2023, subject to Mr. Morrissey’s continued employment with H-D through the vesting date. The performance goals for the 2021 annual period include return on invested capital, revenue, diversity and employee engagement. At the conclusion of the three-year performance period, the number of earned performance shares may be increased or decreased by up to 15% based on H-D’s total shareholder return relative to certain of its peer group companies over the performance period. Amounts reported represent only the portion of the performance shares for which a performance goal was established during the year ended December 31, 2021, which was one-third of the total performance shares granted, and, in accordance with applicable SEC rules, such performance shares are disclosed at 175% of target level (due to three out of the four relevant performance goals exceeding target level during 2021). |
(5) |
The RSUs subject to this grant will vest with respect to one-third of the RSUs subject thereto on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date, subject to Mr. Morrissey’s continued employment with H-D through such date. The RSUs are expected to be canceled upon the Separation in exchange for the right to receive cash payments on each regular RSU vesting date (as described above under “Equity Compensation—2021 Equity Grants |
• | Wholesale motorcycle unit shipments |
• | Company retail motorcycle unit sales |
• | Independent retail motorcycle unit sales – |
• | Company-operated retail partner |
• | Independent retail partners |
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57 | 67 | 119 | 717 | ||||||||||||
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142 | 133 | 933 | 719 | ||||||||||||
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77 | 39 | 396 | 268 | ||||||||||||
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(a) | Data source for Company retail sales figures shown above is LiveWire’s records. |
(b) | Data source for independent retail sales figures shown above is new sales warranty and registration information provided by retail partners and compiled by LiveWire. LiveWire must rely on information that its independent retail partners supply concerning new retail sales, and LiveWire does not regularly verify the information that its independent retail partners supply. This information is subject to revision. |
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March 27, 2022 |
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Revenue, net |
$ | 11,414 | $ | 6,536 | $ | 4,878 | 74.6 | % | ||||||||
Costs and expenses: |
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Cost of goods sold |
10,488 | 6,702 | 3,786 | 56.5 | % | |||||||||||
Selling, administrative and engineering expense |
16,112 | 14,459 | 1,653 | 11.4 | % | |||||||||||
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26,600 | 21,161 | 5,439 | 25.7 | % | |||||||||||
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(15,186 | ) | (14,625 | ) | (561 | ) | 3.8 | % | ||||||||
Other income (expense), net |
69 | (5 | ) | 74 | *nm | |||||||||||
Interest expense related party |
(277 | ) | (68 | ) | (209 | ) | 307.4 | % | ||||||||
Interest income (expense) |
(4 | ) | 3 | (7 | ) | (233.3 | )% | |||||||||
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Loss before income taxes |
(15,398 | ) | (14,695 | ) | (703 | ) | 4.8 | % | ||||||||
Income tax provision |
68 | 13 | 55 | 423.1 | % | |||||||||||
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Net loss |
(15,466 | ) | (14,708 | ) | (758 | ) | 5.2 | % | ||||||||
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(100 | ) | (29 | ) | (71 | ) | 244.8 | % | ||||||||
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$ | (15,566 | ) | $ | (14,737 | ) | $ | (829 | ) | 5.6 | % | |||||
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Electric motorcycles |
$ | 2,108 | $ | 2,601 | $ | (493 | ) | (19.0 | )% | |||||||
Electric balance bikes |
9,098 | 3,812 | 5,286 | 138.7 | % | |||||||||||
Parts & accessories |
205 | 91 | 114 | 125.3 | % | |||||||||||
Apparel |
3 | 32 | (29 | ) | (90.6 | )% | ||||||||||
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$ | 11,414 | $ | 6,536 | $ | 4,878 | 74.6 | % | |||||||||
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Revenue, net |
$ | 35,806 | $ | 30,863 | $ | 4,943 | 16.0 | % | ||||||||
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Cost of goods sold |
38,380 | 55,819 | (17,439 | ) | (31.2 | )% | ||||||||||
Selling, administrative and engineering expense |
65,608 | 52,099 | 13,509 | 25.9 | % | |||||||||||
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103,988 | 107,918 | (3,930 | ) | (3.6 | )% | ||||||||||
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Operating loss |
(68,182 | ) | (77,055 | ) | 8,873 | (11.5 | )% | |||||||||
Other income (expense), net |
302 | (30 | ) | 332 | *nm | |||||||||||
Interest expense related party |
(293 | ) | (186 | ) | (107 | ) | 57.5 | % | ||||||||
Interest income |
19 | 56 | (37 | ) | (66.1 | )% | ||||||||||
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Loss before income taxes |
(68,154 | ) | (77,215 | ) | 9,061 | (11.7 | )% | |||||||||
Income tax provision |
138 | 357 | (219 | ) | (61.3 | )% | ||||||||||
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Net loss |
(68,292 | ) | (77,572 | ) | 9,280 | (12.0 | )% | |||||||||
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(85 | ) | 236 | (321 | ) | (136.0 | )% | |||||||||
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$ | (68,377 | ) | $ | (77,336 | ) | $ | 8,959 | (11.6 | )% | ||||||
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$ | 8,706 | $ | 12,846 | $ | (4,140 | ) | (32.2 | )% | |||||||
Electric balance bikes |
26,101 | 16,544 | 9,557 | 57.8 | % | |||||||||||
Parts & accessories |
904 | 1,422 | (518 | ) | (36.4 | )% | ||||||||||
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95 | 51 | 44 | 86.3 | % | |||||||||||
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$ | 35,806 | $ | 30,863 | $ | 4,943 | 16.0 | % | |||||||||
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March 27, 2022 |
March 28, 2021 |
December 31, 2021 |
December 31, 2020 |
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Net cash used by operating activities |
$ | (19,028 | ) | $ | (24,902 | ) | $ | (74,539 | ) | $ | (53,714 | ) | ||||
Net cash used by investing activities |
(2,492 | ) | (2,720 | ) | (9,951 | ) | (3,243 | ) | ||||||||
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30,723 | 27,694 | 84,757 | 58,304 | ||||||||||||
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$ | 9,203 | $ | 72 | $ | 267 | $ | 1,347 | ||||||||
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• | the risks, costs and benefits to HoldCo; |
• | the impact on a director’s independence in the event the related person is a director, immediate family member of a director or an entity with which a director is affiliated; |
• | the terms of the transaction; |
• | the availability of other sources for comparable services or products; and |
• | the terms available to or from, as the case may be, unrelated third parties. |
• | 2021 Cash Incentives H-D’s cash incentive plan for calendar year 2021, H-D will pay our eligible employees their earned cash incentive payments for calendar year 2021 as and when payments are made generally under (and subject to the terms and conditions of) the H-D cash incentive plan. |
• | 2022 Cash Incentives. H-D’s cash incentive plan for calendar year 2022 and remains employed with us through December 1, 2022, H-D will pay such employees the cash incentive payments that such employees would have earned under the H-D cash incentive plan for calendar year 2022 had the Separation not occurred, prorated based on the portion of calendar year 2022 during which such employees participated in the H-D cash incentive plan, as and when payments are made generally for calendar year 2022 under (and subject to the terms and conditions of) the H-D cash incentive plan. |
• | LiveWire Cash Incentives. H-D’s cash incentive plan for calendar year 2022 and we will adopt a cash incentive program for the benefit of our eligible employees. |
• | subject ABIC to negative economic, competitive and regulatory developments, any or all of which may have a substantial adverse impact on the particular industry in which ABIC operates after its initial business combination; and |
• | cause ABIC to depend on the marketing and sale of a single product or limited number of products or services. |
Name |
Age |
Position | ||||
John Garcia |
65 | Chair, Co-Chief Executive Officer and Director | ||||
Michele Giddens |
56 | Co-Chief Executive Officer and Director | ||||
Ramzi Gedeon |
48 | Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Director | ||||
Steven E. DeCillis II |
48 | Director | ||||
John Replogle |
56 | Director | ||||
George Serafeim |
39 | Director | ||||
Brian Trelstad |
52 | Director |
• | meeting with our independent registered public accounting firm regarding, among other issues, audits, and adequacy of our accounting and control systems; |
• | monitoring the independence of the independent registered public accounting firm; |
• | verifying the rotation of the lead (or coordinating) audit partner having primary responsibility for the audit and the audit partner responsible for reviewing the audit as required by law; inquiring and discussing with management our compliance with applicable laws and regulations; pre-approving all audit services and permitted non-audit services to be performed by our independent registered public accounting firm, including the fees and terms of the services to be performed; appointing or replacing the independent registered public accounting firm; determining the compensation and oversight of the work of the independent registered public accounting firm (including resolution of disagreements between management and the independent auditor regarding financial reporting) for the purpose of preparing or issuing an audit report or related work; |
• | establishing procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by us regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or reports which raise material issues regarding our financial statements or accounting policies; monitoring compliance on a quarterly basis with the terms of our IPO and, if any noncompliance is identified, immediately taking all action necessary to rectify such noncompliance or otherwise causing compliance with the terms of our IPO; and reviewing and approving all payments made to our existing shareholders, executive officers or directors and their respective affiliates. Any payments made to members of our audit committee will be reviewed and approved by the ABIC Board, with the interested director or directors abstaining from such review and approval. |
• | should have demonstrated notable or significant achievements in business, education or public service; |
• | should possess the requisite intelligence, education and experience to make a significant contribution to the ABIC Board and bring a range of skills, diverse perspectives and backgrounds to its deliberations; and |
• | should have the highest ethical standards, a strong sense of professionalism and intense dedication to serving the interests of the shareholders. |
• | reviewing and approving on an annual basis the corporate goals and objectives relevant to our President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer’s; evaluating our President’s, Chief Financial Officer’s and Chief Operating Officer’s performance in light of such goals and objectives and determining and approving the remuneration (if any) of our President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer based on such evaluation; |
• | reviewing and approving the compensation of all of our other Section 16 executive officers; |
• | reviewing our executive compensation policies and plans; |
• | implementing and administering our incentive compensation equity-based remuneration plans; |
• | assisting management in complying with our proxy statement and annual report disclosure requirements; |
• | approving all special perquisites, special cash payments and other special compensation and benefit arrangements for our executive officers and employees; |
• | producing a report on executive compensation to be included in our annual proxy statement; and |
• | reviewing, evaluating and recommending changes, if appropriate, to the remuneration for directors. |
• | staffing for financial, accounting and external reporting areas, including segregation of duties; |
• | reconciliation of accounts; |
• | proper recording of expenses and liabilities in the period to which they relate; |
• | evidence of internal review and approval of accounting transactions; |
• | documentation of processes, assumptions and conclusions underlying significant estimates; and |
• | documentation of accounting policies and procedures. |
Name |
Age |
Position | ||||
Jochen Zeitz |
59 | Chair, Chief Executive Officer and Director | ||||
Ryan Morrissey |
45 | President | ||||
William Cornog | 57 | Director | ||||
Gina Goetter | 45 | Director | ||||
John Garcia | 65 | Director | ||||
Kjell Gruner | 55 | Director | ||||
Bryan Niketh | 42 | Director | ||||
Edel O’Sullivan | 45 | Director |
• | appointing, compensating, retaining, evaluating, terminating and overseeing our independent registered public accounting firm; |
• | discussing with our independent registered public accounting firm their independence from management; |
• | reviewing, with our independent registered public accounting firm, the scope and results of their audit; |
• | approving all audit and permissible non-audit services to be performed by our independent registered public accounting firm; |
• | overseeing the financial reporting process and discussing with management and our independent registered public accounting firm the quarterly and annual financial statements that we file with the SEC; |
• | overseeing our financial and accounting controls and compliance with legal and regulatory requirements; |
• | reviewing our policies on risk assessment and risk management; |
• | reviewing related person transactions; and |
• | establishing procedures for the confidential anonymous submission of concerns regarding questionable accounting, internal controls or auditing matters. |
• | new material arrangements and transactions between H-D and HoldCo; |
• | changes to HoldCo’s organizational documents that involve conflicts between H-D and HoldCo; |
• | resolution of material disputes related to agreements between H-D and its affiliates on the one hand and HoldCo and its affiliates on another, including any material amendment, waiver, or enforcement action relating to any such agreements (including the Intellectual Property Licensing Agreement, Contract Manufacturing Agreement, Joint Development Agreement and the Master Services Agreement) and any other material operational matters between H-D and HoldCo; |
• | any amendment to the charter of the Conflicts Committee; and |
• | any sales of shares of HoldCo Common Stock by H-D that are subject to an early price-based release under the HoldCo Registration Rights Agreement. |
• | identifying individuals qualified to become members of the HoldCo Board, consistent with criteria approved by the HoldCo Board as set forth in HoldCo’s corporate governance guidelines; |
• | annually reviewing the committee structure of the board of directors and recommending to the board of the directors the directors to serve as members of each committee; and |
• | developing and recommending to the HoldCo Board a set of corporate governance guidelines. |
• | reviewing and approving, or recommending that the board of directors approve, the compensation of our Chief Executive Officer and other executive officers; |
• | making recommendations to the board of directors regarding director compensation; and |
• | reviewing and approving incentive compensation and equity-based plans and arrangements and making grants of cash-based and equity-based awards under such plans. |
• | monitoring consumer, market, industry, and macroeconomic trends, issues and concerns that could affect HoldCo’s brand relevance and its retail and go-to-market |
• | monitoring the social, political, environmental, public policy, legislative and regulatory trends, issues and concerns that could affect HoldCo’s brand and sustainability models, processes, resources, activities, strategies and other capabilities, and make recommendations to the HoldCo Board and management regarding how HoldCo should respond to social and environmental trends, issues and concerns to more effectively achieve its brand and sustainability goals; |
• | considering and advising management on high-leverage aspects of the LiveWire brand and HoldCo’s go-to-market |
• | assisting management in setting strategy, establishing goals and integrating brand, social and environmental shared value creation and inclusion into daily business activities across HoldCo consistent with sustainable growth; |
• | reviewing new technologies and other innovations that will permit HoldCo to achieve sustainable growth without growing our environmental impact; and |
• | considering the impact that the company’s sustainability policies, practices and strategies have on employees, customers, dealers, suppliers, the environment and the communities in which HoldCo operates. |
• | should have demonstrated notable or significant achievements in business, education or public service; |
• | should possess the requisite intelligence, education and experience to make a significant contribution to the HoldCo Board and bring a range of skills, diverse perspectives and backgrounds to its deliberations; and |
• | should have the highest ethical standards, a strong sense of professionalism and intense dedication to serving the interests of the stockholders. |
• | in whole and not in part; |
• | at a price of $0.01 per warrant; |
• | upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption to each warrant holder; and |
• | if, and only if, the closing price of the shares of HoldCo Common Stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for adjustments to the number of shares issuable upon exercise or the exercise price of a warrant) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending three trading days before HoldCo sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders. |
• | in whole and not in part; |
• | at $0.10 per warrant upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption provided that holders will be able to exercise their warrants on a cashless basis prior to redemption and receive that number of shares determined by reference to the agreed table, based on the redemption date and the “fair market value” of HoldCo Common Stock; |
• | if, and only if, the closing price of the shares of HoldCo Common Stock equals or exceeds $10.00 per Public Share (as adjusted for adjustments to the number of shares issuable upon exercise or the exercise price of a warrant) for any 20 trading days within the 30-trading day period ending three trading days before HoldCo sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders; and |
• | if the closing price of the shares of HoldCo Common Stock for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which HoldCo sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders is less than $18.00 per share (as adjusted for adjustments to the number of shares issuable upon exercise or the exercise price of a warrant), the Private Placement Warrants must also be concurrently called for redemption on the same terms as the outstanding HoldCo Warrants, as described above. |
• | each person known by HoldCo to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the outstanding ABIC Shares either on March 31, 2022 (pre-Business Combination) or of shares of HoldCo Common Stock outstanding after the consummation of the Business Combination (post-Business Combination); |
• | each of ABIC’s current executive officers and directors; |
• | each person who will (or is expected to) become an executive officer or director of HoldCo upon consummation of the Business Combination; |
• | all executive officers and directors of ABIC as a group prior to the consummation of the Business Combination; and |
• | all executive officers and directors of HoldCo as a group after consummation of the Business Combination. |
HoldCo After the Business Combination |
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ABIC Before the Business Combination (1) |
Assuming No Redemption (2) |
Assuming Contractual Maximum Redemption (3) |
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Directors and Executive Officers of ABIC (4) |
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Steven E. DeCillis II (5) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
John Garcia (5) |
2,500,000 | (6) |
5.0 | 2,500,000 | (6) |
1.1 | 2,500,000 | (6) |
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Ramzi Gedeon (5) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Michele Giddens (5) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
John Replogle (5) |
25,000 | (7) |
* | 25,000 | (7) |
* | 25,000 | (7) |
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George Serafeim (5) |
25,000 | (7) |
* | 25,000 | (7) |
* | 25,000 | (7) |
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Brian Trelstad (5) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
All directors and executive officers as a group (seven individuals) |
2,550,000 | (8) |
5.1 | 2,550,000 | (8) |
1.1 | 2,550,000 | (8) |
1.3 | |||||||||||||||
Five Percent Holders of ABIC ( 4) |
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AEA-Bridges Impact Sponsor LLC(9) |
9,950,000 | (7) |
19.9 | 9,950,000 | (7)(10) |
4.3 | 9,950,000 | (7)(10) |
4.9 | |||||||||||||||
Integrated Core Strategies (US) LLC (11) |
2,150,000 | 5.4 | 2,150,000 | * | 2,150,000 | 1.1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fort Baker Capital Management LP (12) |
3,486,340 | 8.7 | 3,486,340 | 1.5 | 3,486,340 | 1.7 | ||||||||||||||||||
Marshall Wace LLP (13) |
2,012,116 | 5.0 | 2,012,116 | * | 2,012,116 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Citadel Advisors LLC (14) |
2,649,539 | 5.3 | 2,649,539 | 1.2 | 2,649,539 | 1.3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Directors and Executive Officers of HoldCo After Consummation of the Business Combination |
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Jochen Zeitz |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Ryan Morrissey |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
William Cornog |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Gina Goetter |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
John Garcia (5) |
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2,500,000 |
(6) |
5.0 | 2,500,000 | (6) |
1.1 | 2,500,000 | (6) |
1.2 | ||||||||||||||
Kjell Gruner |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Bryan Niketh |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Edel O’Sullivan |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
All directors and executive officers as a group |
2,500,000 | (6) |
5.0 | 2,500,000 | (6) |
1.1 | 2,500,000 | (6) |
1.2 | |||||||||||||||
Five Percent Holders of HoldCo |
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Company Equityholder (15) (16) |
— | — | 171,000,000 | (17) |
74.0 | 181,000,000 | (18) |
88.9 |
* | Less than one percent. |
(1) |
The pre-Business Combination percentage of beneficial ownership in the table below is calculated based on 50,000,000 ABIC Shares outstanding as of the Record Date. Unless otherwise indicated, ABIC believes that all persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all ABIC Shares beneficially owned by them prior to the Business Combination. |
(2) |
The post-Business Combination percentage of beneficial ownership is calculated based on 231,000,000 shares of HoldCo Common Stock outstanding. Such amount assumes that no Public Shareholders have redeemed their Class A Ordinary Shares. Unless otherwise indicated, HoldCo believes that all persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of HoldCo Common Stock beneficially owned by them prior to the Business Combination. |
(3) |
The post-Business Combination percentage of beneficial ownership is calculated based on 203,500,000 shares of HoldCo Common Stock outstanding. Such amount assumes that the contractual maximum number of Class A Ordinary Shares have been redeemed, while still satisfying the Minimum Cash Condition, and all of the Backstop has been subscribed for. Unless otherwise indicated, HoldCo believes that all persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of HoldCo Common Stock beneficially owned by them prior to the Business Combination. |
(4) |
Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each of the following individuals is PO Box 1093, Boundary Hall, Cricket Square, Grand Cayman Cayman Islands KY1-1102. |
(5) |
Does not include any shares indirectly owned by this individual as a result of his membership interest in our Sponsor. |
(6) |
Interests shown consist of Class A Ordinary Shares. |
(7) |
Interests shown consist of Founder Shares. |
(8) |
Interests shown consist of 2,500,000 Class A Ordinary Shares and 50,000 Founder Shares. |
(9) |
The shares reported above are held by the Sponsor. The Sponsor is governed by a three-member board of directors. Each director has one vote, and the approval of a majority of the directors is required to approve an action of our sponsor. Under the so-called “rule of three,” if voting and dispositive decisions regarding an entity’s securities are made by three or more individuals, and a voting and dispositive decision requires the approval of a majority of those individuals, then none of the individuals is deemed a beneficial owner of the entity’s securities. This is the situation with regard to the Sponsor. Based upon the foregoing analysis, no individual director of the Sponsor exercises voting or dispositive control over any of the securities held by the Sponsor, even those in which such director directly holds a pecuniary interest. |
(10) |
Assumes that the Sponsor shall not forfeit and/or transfer any Founder Shares under the Investor Support Agreement. |
(11) |
Includes Class A Ordinary Shares beneficially held by Integrated Core Strategies (US) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, ICS Opportunities, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company, Millennium International Management LP, a Delaware limited partnership, Millennium Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Millennium Group Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Israel A. Englanders, a United States citizen, based solely on the Schedule 13G/A filed jointly by Integrated Core Strategies (US) LLC, ICS Opportunities, Ltd., Millennium International Management LP, Millennium Management LLC, Millennium Group Management LLC, and Israel A. Englanders, with the SEC on January 21, 2021. The business address of each of Integrated Core Strategies (US) LLC, ICS Opportunities, Ltd., Millennium International Management LP, Millennium Management LLC, Millennium Group Management LLC, and Israel A. Englanders is c/o Millennium Management LLC, 666 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10103. |
(12) |
Includes Class A ordinary shares beneficially held by Fort Baker Capital Management LP, a Delaware limited partnership, Steven Patrick Pigott, a United States citizen, and Fort Baker Capital, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, based solely on the Schedule 13G filed jointly by Fort Baker Capital Management LP, Steven Patrick Pigott and Fort Baker Capital, LLC with the SEC on February 14, 2022. The business address of each of Fort Baker Capital Management LP, Steven Patrick Pigott, and Fort Baker Capital, LLC is 700 Larkspur Landing Circle, Suite 275, Larkspur, CA 94938. |
(13) |
Include Class A ordinary shares beneficially held by Marshall Wace LLP, and England limited liability partnership, based solely on the Schedule 13G filed by Marshall Wace LLP with the SEC on February 14, 2022. The business address for Marshall Wace LLP is George House, 131 Sloane Street, London, SW1X 9AT, UK. |
(14) |
Includes Class A ordinary shares beneficially held by Citadel Advisors LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Citadel Advisors Holdings LP, a Delaware limited partnership, Citadel GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Citadel Securities LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Citadel Securities Group LP, a Delaware limited partnership, Citadel Securities GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Mr. Kenneth Griffin, a United States citizen, based solely on the Schedule 13G filed jointly by Citadel Advisors LLC, Citadel Advisors Holdings LP, Citadel GP LLC, Citadel Securities LLC, Citadel Securities Group LP, Citadel Securities GP LLC and Mr. Kenneth Griffin, with the SEC on April 4, 2022. The business address of each of Citadel Advisors LLC, Citadel Advisors Holdings LP, Citadel GP LLC, Citadel Securities LLC, Citadel Securities Group LP, Citadel Securities GP LLC and Mr. Kenneth Griffin is 131 S. Dearborn Street, 32nd Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60603. |
(15) |
Excludes 12,500,000 HoldCo Common Stock in estimated potential Earn Out Shares as the price threshold for each tranche has not yet been triggered. |
(16) |
The Company Equityholder is the record holder of such shares of HoldCo Common Stock. The Company Equityholder is a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Harley-Davidson Motor Company Group, LLC (“ HDMCG |
held directly by the Company Equityholder. The business address of each of the Company Equityholder, HDMCG and H-D is 3700 West Juneau Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53208. |
(17) |
Interests shown consist of (a) 161,000,000 shares of HoldCo Common Stock to be issued to the Company Equityholder in the Exchange of the Company Equity at Closing and (ii) 10,000,000 shares of HoldCo Common Stock to be purchased by the Company Equityholder in connection with the Company Equityholder PIPE Investment. |
(18) |
Interests shown consist of 10,000,000 shares of HoldCo Common Stock to be issued to the Company Equityholder in connection with the Backstop. |
Delaware |
Cayman Islands | |||
Stockholder/Shareholder Approval of Business Combinations |
Mergers that require a vote of stockholders require approval by a majority of all outstanding shares entitled to vote on the matter. Mergers in which the corporation’s certificate of incorporation is not amended, the corporation’s stock remains outstanding as an identical share of the surviving corporation, and any new securities issued in the merger do not exceed 20% of shares outstanding before the merger do not require approval of stockholders. Mergers that contemplate a qualifying holding company reorganization do not require approval of stockholders of the corporation that is the parent prior to the merger. Mergers in which the target is widely traded, the acquirer consummates a qualifying tender offer, and a sufficient number of target stockholders tender do not require approval of target stockholders. Mergers in which one corporation owns 90% or more of a second corporation may be completed without the vote of the second corporation’s board of directors or stockholders. | Mergers require a special resolution, and any other authorization as may be specified in the relevant articles of association. Parties holding certain security interests in the constituent companies must also consent. All mergers (other than parent/subsidiary mergers) require shareholder approval—there is no exception for smaller mergers. Where a bidder has acquired 90% or more of the shares in a Cayman Islands company, it can compel the acquisition of the shares of the remaining shareholders and thereby become the sole shareholder. A Cayman Islands company may also be acquired through a “scheme of arrangement” sanctioned by a Cayman Islands court and approved by 50%+1 in number and 75% in value of shareholders in attendance and voting at a shareholders’ meeting. |
Delaware |
Cayman Islands | |||
Stockholder/Shareholder Votes for Routine Matters |
Approval of routine corporate matters other than director elections that are put to a stockholder vote require the affirmative vote of the majority of shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the subject matter. Director elections require a plurality vote. | Under Cayman Islands law and the Existing Organizational Documents, routine corporate matters may be approved by an ordinary resolution (being a resolution passed by a simple majority of the shareholders as being entitled to do so). | ||
Appraisal Rights |
A stockholder of a publicly traded corporation has appraisal rights in connection with a merger unless the merger consideration is all stock in another publicly traded corporation or another exception applies. | Minority shareholders that dissent from a Cayman Islands statutory merger are entitled to be paid the fair market value of their shares, which if necessary may ultimately be determined by the court. | ||
Inspection of Books and Records |
Any stockholder, upon written demand stating the purpose thereof, inspect the corporation’s stock ledger and other books and records for a proper purpose during the usual hours for business. | Shareholders generally do not have any rights to inspect or obtain copies of the register of shareholders or other corporate records of a company. | ||
Stockholder/Shareholder Lawsuits |
A stockholder may bring a derivative suit by or in the right of the corporation subject to statutory pleading requirements. | In the Cayman Islands, the decision to institute proceedings on behalf of a company is generally taken by the company’s board of directors. A shareholder may be entitled to bring a derivative action on behalf of the company, but only in certain limited circumstances. | ||
Fiduciary Duties of Directors |
Directors owe fiduciary duties of care and loyalty to the company and its stockholders. | A director owes fiduciary duties to a company, including to exercise loyalty, honesty and good faith to the company as a whole. In addition to fiduciary duties, directors owe a duty of care, diligence and skill. Such duties are owed to the company but may be owed direct to creditors or shareholders in certain limited circumstances. | ||
Indemnification of Directors and Officers |
A corporation is generally permitted to indemnify its directors and officers acting in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation. | A Cayman Islands company generally may indemnify its directors or officers except with regard to fraud or willful default. |
Delaware |
Cayman Islands | |||
Limited Liability of Directors |
Permits limiting or eliminating the monetary liability of a director to a corporation or its stockholders, except with regard to breaches of duty of loyalty, intentional misconduct, unlawful repurchases or dividends or improper personal benefit. | Liability of directors may be unlimited, except with regard to their own fraud or willful default. |
Existing Organizational Documents |
Proposed HoldCo Organizational Documents | |||
Authorized Shares |
The Existing Organizational Documents authorize 555,000,000 shares, consisting of 500,000,000 Class A Ordinary Shares, 50,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares and 5,000,000 preference shares. | The Proposed HoldCo Organizational Documents authorize 820,000,000 shares, consisting of 800,000,000 shares of common stock and 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock. | ||
See paragraph 5 of our Existing Organizational Documents. |
See Article IV of the Proposed HoldCo Certificate of Incorporation. | |||
Authorize the Company to Make Issuances of Preferred Stock Without Stockholder Consent |
The Existing Organizational Documents authorize the issuance of 5,000,000 preference shares with such designations, rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by our board of directors. Accordingly, the ABIC Board is empowered under the Existing Organizational Documents, without shareholder approval, to issue preference shares with dividend, liquidation, redemption, voting or other rights | The Proposed HoldCo Organizational Documents authorize the HoldCo Board to make issuances of all or any shares of preferred stock in one or more series, with such terms and conditions and at such future dates as may be expressly determined by the HoldCo Board and as may be permitted by the DGCL. |
Existing Organizational Documents |
Proposed HoldCo Organizational Documents | |||
which could adversely affect the voting power or other rights of the holders of ABIC Shares. | ||||
See Article 3.1 of our Existing Organizational Documents. |
See Article V, subsection B of the Proposed HoldCo Certificate of Incorporation. | |||
Shareholder/Stockholder Written Consent in Lieu of a Meeting |
The Existing Organizational Documents provide that resolutions may be passed by a vote in person, by proxy at a general meeting, or by unanimous written resolution. | The Proposed HoldCo Organizational Documents allow stockholders to vote in person or by proxy at a meeting of stockholders, but prohibit the ability of stockholders to act by written consent in lieu of a meeting if HoldCo does not qualify as a “controlled company” within the meaning of the corporate governance rules of the NYSE. | ||
See Article 22 of our Existing Organizational Documents. |
See Article VII, subsection A of the Proposed HoldCo Certificate of Incorporation. | |||
Classified Board |
The Existing Organizational Documents provide that the ABIC Board will be divided into three classes with only one class of directors being elected in each year and each class serving for a three-year term. | The Proposed HoldCo Organizational Documents do not include any provisions relating to a classified board. The Proposed HoldCo Organizational Documents provide that all directors will serve until their successor is duly elected and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation, disqualification or removal. | ||
See Article 27.2 of our Existing Organizational Documents. |
See Article VI, subsection A of the Proposed HoldCo Certificate of Incorporation. | |||
Exclusive Forum |
The Existing Organizational Documents do not contain a provision adopting an exclusive forum for certain shareholder litigation. | The Proposed HoldCo Organizational Documents adopt Delaware as the exclusive forum for certain stockholder litigation and the U.S. federal district courts as the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action under the Securities Act . | ||
See Article X of the Proposed HoldCo Certificate of Incorporation. |
Existing Organizational Documents |
Proposed HoldCo Organizational Documents | |||
Corporate Name |
The Existing Organizational Documents provide the name of the company is “AEA-Bridges Impact Corp.” | The Proposed HoldCo Organizational Documents will provide that the name of the HoldCo will be “LiveWire Group, Inc.” | ||
See paragraph 1 of our Existing Organizational Documents. |
See Article I of the Proposed HoldCo Certificate of Incorporation. | |||
Perpetual Existence |
The Existing Organizational Documents provide that if we do not consummate a business combination (as defined in the Existing Organizational Documents) by October 5, 2022, ABIC shall cease all operations except for the purposes of winding up and shall redeem the shares issued in the IPO and liquidate our Trust Account. | The Proposed HoldCo Organizational Documents provide that HoldCo will wind up in the event that an initial business combination is not completed within 24 months of its IPO. This provision shall automatically terminate upon the Closing, and the default under the DGCL will then make HoldCo’s existence perpetual. | ||
See Article 49.7 of our Existing Organizational Documents. |
This is the default rule under the DGCL. | |||
Takeovers by Interested Stockholders |
The Existing Organizational Documents do not provide restrictions on takeovers of ABIC by a related shareholder, following a business combination. | The Proposed HoldCo Organizational Documents will provide restrictions regarding takeovers by interested stockholders. | ||
Provisions Related to Status as Blank Check Company |
The Existing Organizational Documents set forth various provisions related to our status as a blank check company prior to the consummation of a business combination. | The Proposed HoldCo Organizational Documents include such provisions related to our status as a blank check company These provisions shall automatically terminate upon the Closing, as we will cease to be a blank check company at such time. | ||
See Article 49 of our Existing Organizational Documents. |
• | 1% of the total number of shares of HoldCo Common Stock then outstanding; or |
• | the average weekly reported trading volume of the HoldCo Common Stock during the four calendar weeks preceding the filing of a notice on Form 144 with respect to the sale. |
• | the issuer of the securities that was formerly a shell company has ceased to be a shell company; |
• | the issuer of the securities is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act; |
• | the issuer of the securities has filed all Exchange Act reports and material required to be filed, as applicable, during the preceding twelve months (or such shorter period that the issuer was required to file such reports and materials), other than Form 8-K reports; and |
• | at least one year has elapsed from the time that the issuer filed current Form 10 type information with the SEC reflecting its status as an entity that is not a shell company. |
• | LiveWire’s majority shareholder, the Company Equityholder, will have the largest voting interest in the combined company under the no redemption and maximum redemption scenarios; |
• | LiveWire’s executive management will make up the majority of the management of the combined company; |
• | LiveWire’s majority shareholder, the Company Equityholder, will have the ability to designate the majority of the initial HoldCo Board and subsequent decisions on the HoldCo Board will be based on shareholder vote, of which the Company Equityholder has the largest voting interest; |
• | the combined company will assume the name “LiveWire Group, Inc.”; and |
• | LiveWire is the larger entity based on revenue. Additionally, LiveWire has a larger employee base and substantive operations. |
• | If the shares are registered in the name of the shareholder, the shareholder should contact ABIC at its offices at AEA-Bridges Impact Corp., PO Box 1093, Boundary Hall, Cricket Square, Grand Cayman, KY1-1102, Cayman Islands or by telephone at +1 (345) 814-5825, to inform ABIC of his, her or their request; or |
• | If a bank, broker or other nominee holds the shares, the shareholder should contact the bank, broker or other nominee directly. |
• | not less than the 90 days; and |
• | not more than the 120 days prior to the one-year anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting. |
AEA-Bridges Impact Corp. |
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• | in whole and not in part; |
• | at a price of $ per warrant; |
• | upon not less than days’ prior written notice of redemption; and |
• | if, and only if, the reported last sales price of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $ |
• | in whole and not in part; |
• | at a price equal to a number of Class A ordinary shares to be determined, based on the redemption date and the fair market value of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares; |
• | upon a minimum of days’ prior written notice of redemption; |
• | if, and only if, the last reported sale price of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $ per share (as adjusted for share splits, share dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) on the trading day prior to the date on which the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders; |
• | if, and only if, the Private Placement Warrants are also concurrently exchanged at the same price (equal to a number of Class A ordinary shares) as the outstanding Public Warrants; and |
• | if, and only if, there is an effective registration statement covering the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants and a current prospectus relating thereto available throughout the |
Level 1: |
Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. An active market for an asset or liability is a market in which transactions for the asset or liability occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. | |
Level 2: |
Observable inputs other than Level 1 inputs. Examples of Level 2 inputs include quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities and quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets that are not active. | |
Level 3: |
Unobservable inputs based on an assessment of the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. |
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— |
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Proceeds received in excess of fair value of Private Placement Warrants |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
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Accretion for Class A ordinary shares to redemption t |
— |
— |
— |
— |
( |
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( |
) |
( |
) | ||||||||||||||||||
Forfeiture of Founder Shares |
— |
— |
( |
) |
( |
) |
— |
— |
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Net loss |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
( |
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( |
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Balance — December 31, 2020 |
— |
— |
— |
( |
) |
( |
) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net income |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
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Balance — December 31, 2021 |
— |
$ |
— |
$ |
$ |
— |
$ |
( |
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Year Ended December 31, 2021 |
For the Period from July 29, 2020 (Inception) Through December 31, 2020 |
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Cash Flows from Operating Activities: |
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Net income (loss) |
$ | $ | ( |
) | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities: |
||||||||
Formation costs paid by Sponsor in exchange for issuance of Founder Shares |
— | |||||||
Change in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities |
( |
) | ||||||
Transaction costs associated with the IPO |
— | |||||||
Interest earned on investments held in Trust Account |
( |
) | ( |
) | ||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Prepaid expenses |
( |
) | ||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
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Net cash used in operating activities |
( |
) |
( |
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Cash Flows from Investing Activities: |
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Investment of cash in Trust Account |
— | ( |
) | |||||
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|
|||||
Net cash used in investing activities |
— |
( |
) | |||||
|
|
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|
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Cash Flows from Financing Activities: |
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Proceeds from sale of Units, net of underwriting discounts paid |
— | |||||||
Proceeds from sale of Private Placement Warrants |
— | |||||||
Proceeds from promissory note– related party |
— | |||||||
Repayment of promissory note– related part y |
— | ( |
) | |||||
Payments of offering costs |
— | ( |
) | |||||
|
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|
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Net cash provided by financing activities |
— |
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Net Change in Cash |
( |
) |
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— | |||||||
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$ |
$ |
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Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities: |
||||||||
Deferred underwriting fee payable |
$ | — | $ | |||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Offering costs paid by Sponsor in exchange for issuance of Class B ordinary shares |
$ | — | $ | |||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Payment of offering costs through promissory note– related party |
$ | — | $ | |||||
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2021 |
December 31, 2020 |
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Gross proceeds |
$ | $ | ||||||
Less: |
||||||||
Proceeds allocated to Public Warrants |
( |
) | ( |
) | ||||
Class A ordinary shares issuance costs |
( |
) | ( |
) | ||||
Plus: |
||||||||
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value |
||||||||
Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption |
$ | $ |
Year Ended December 31, 2021 |
For the Period from July 29, 2020 (inception) Through December 31, 2020 |
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Class A |
Class B |
Class A |
Class B |
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Basic and diluted net income (loss) per ordinary share |
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Numerator: |
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Allocation of net income (loss), as adjusted |
$ | $ | $ | ( |
) | $ | ( |
) | ||||||||
Denominator: |
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Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding |
||||||||||||||||
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per ordinary share |
$ | $ | $ | ( |
) | $ | ( |
) |
• | in whole and not in part; |
• | at a price of $ |
• | upon not less than |
• | if, and only if, the reported last sales price of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $ |
• |
in whole and not in part; |
• | at a price equal to a number of Class A ordinary shares to be determined, based on the redemption date and the fair market value of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares; |
• | upon a minimum of |
• | if, and only if, the last reported sale price of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $ |
• | if, and only if, the Private Placement Warrants are also concurrently exchanged at the same price (equal to a number of Class A ordinary shares) as the outstanding Public Warrants; and |
• | if, and only if, there is an effective registration statement covering the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants and a current prospectus relating thereto available throughout the |
Level 1: |
Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. An active market for an asset or liability is a market in which transactions for the asset or liability occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. | |
Level 2: |
Observable inputs other than Level 1 inputs. Examples of Level 2 inputs include quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities and quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets that are not active. | |
Level 3: |
Unobservable inputs based on an assessment of the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. |
Held-To-Maturity |
Amortized Cost |
Gross Holding Gain |
Fair Value |
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December 31, 2021 |
U.S. Treasury Securities (Mature on January 13, 2022, 2021) |
$ | $ | $ | ||||||||||
December 31,2020 |
U.S. Treasury Securities (Mature on April 8, 2021) |
$ | $ | $ |
Description |
Level |
December 31, 2021 |
December 31, 2020 |
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Liabilities: |
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Warrant Liabilities |
1 | $ | $ | |||||||||||||
Warrant Liabilities |
2 | $ | $ |
Three Months Ended |
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March 27, 2022 |
March 28, 2021 |
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Revenue, net (Note 3) |
$ | 11,414 | $ | 6,536 | ||||
Costs and expenses: |
||||||||
Cost of goods sold |
10,488 | 6,702 | ||||||
Selling, administrative and engineering expense |
16,112 | 14,459 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Operating expense |
26,600 | 21,161 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Operating loss |
(15,186 | ) | (14,625 | ) | ||||
Other income (expense), net |
69 | (5 | ) | |||||
Interest expense related party |
(277 | ) | (68 | ) | ||||
Interest (expense) income |
(4 | ) | 3 | |||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Loss before income taxes |
(15,398 | ) | (14,695 | ) | ||||
Income tax provision |
68 | 13 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Net loss |
(15,466 | ) | (14,708 | ) | ||||
Other comprehensive loss: |
||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustments |
(100 | ) | (29 | ) | ||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Comprehensive loss |
$ | (15,566 | ) | $ | (14,737 | ) | ||
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited) March 27, 2022 |
December 31, 2021 |
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ASSETS |
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Current assets: |
||||||||
Cash |
$ | 11,871 | $ | 2,668 | ||||
Accounts receivable, net |
9,379 | 6,772 | ||||||
Accounts receivable from related party (Note 12) |
410 | 124 | ||||||
Inventories (Note 5) |
17,703 | 16,797 | ||||||
Other current assets (Note 5) |
2,995 | 3,556 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Total current assets |
42,358 | 29,917 | ||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net (Note 5) |
19,466 | 17,894 | ||||||
Goodwill |
8,327 | 8,327 | ||||||
Deferred tax assets |
72 | 72 | ||||||
Lease assets (Note 6) |
3,260 | 3,471 | ||||||
Intangible assets, net |
2,156 | 2,271 | ||||||
Other long-term assets |
117 | — | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Total assets |
$ | 75,756 | $ | 61,952 | ||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY |
||||||||
Current liabilities: |
||||||||
Accounts payable |
$ | 11,435 | $ | 9,011 | ||||
Accrued liabilities (Note 5) |
13,595 | 15,574 | ||||||
Contingent consideration liability (Note 7) |
2,180 | 2,180 | ||||||
Notes payable to related party (Note 12) |
12,296 | 103 | ||||||
Current portion of lease liabilities (Note 6) |
1,232 | 1,146 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Total current liabilities |
40,738 | 28,014 | ||||||
Long-term supplier liability (Note 5) |
3,657 | 5,330 | ||||||
Long-term portion of lease liabilities (Note 6) |
2,128 | 2,423 | ||||||
Deferred tax liabilities |
169 | 186 | ||||||
Long-term portion of notes payable to related party (Note 12) |
5,783 | 5,699 | ||||||
Other long-term liabilities |
370 | 375 | ||||||
Commitments and contingencies (Note 10) |
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|
|
|
|
|||||
Total |
52,845 | 42,027 | ||||||
Total equity: |
||||||||
Net Parent investment |
22,866 | 19,780 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income |
45 | 145 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Total equity |
22,911 | 19,925 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Total liabilities and equity |
$ | 75,756 | $ | 61,952 | ||||
|
|
|
|
Three months ended |
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March 27, 2022 |
March 28, 2021 |
|||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: |
||||||||
Net loss |
$ | (15,466 | ) | $ | (14,708 | ) | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used by operating activities: |
||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
1,456 | 1,028 | ||||||
Change in valuation of contingent consideration liability |
— | 20 | ||||||
Stock compensation |
(171 | ) | 81 | |||||
Deferred income taxes |
(17 | ) | (5 | ) | ||||
Other, net |
(134 | ) | 214 | |||||
Changes in current assets and liabilities: |
||||||||
Accounts receivable |
(2,607 | ) | 1,041 | |||||
Accounts receivable from related party |
(286 | ) | (765 | ) | ||||
Inventories |
(906 | ) | 2,276 | |||||
Other current assets |
557 | (330 | ) | |||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
(1,454 | ) | (13,754 | ) | ||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Net cash used by operating activities |
(19,028 | ) | (24,902 | ) | ||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Cash flows from investing activities: |
||||||||
Capital expenditures |
(2,492 | ) | (2,720 | ) | ||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Net cash used by investing activities |
(2,492 | ) | (2,720 | ) | ||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Cash flows from financing activities: |
||||||||
Borrowings on notes payable to related party |
12,000 | — | ||||||
Repayments on notes payable to related party |
— | (1,000 | ) | |||||
Transfers from Parent |
18,723 | 28,694 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Net cash provided by financing activities |
30,723 | 27,694 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Net increase in cash |
9,203 | 72 | ||||||
Cash: |
||||||||
Cash, beginning of period |
2,668 | 2,401 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Cash, end of period |
$ | 11,871 | $ | 2,473 | ||||
|
|
|
|
Net Parent Investment |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) |
Total Equity |
||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2021 |
$ | 19,780 | $ | 145 | $ | 19,925 | ||||||
Net loss |
(15,466 | ) | — | (15,466 | ) | |||||||
Other comprehensive loss |
— | (100 | ) | (100 | ) | |||||||
Net contribution from Parent |
18,552 | — | 18,552 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Balance, March 27, 2022 |
$ | 22,866 | $ | 45 | $ | 22,911 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Net Parent Investment |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) |
Total Equity |
||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2020 |
$ | 1,793 | $ | 230 | $ | 2,023 | ||||||
Net loss |
(14,708 | ) | — | (14,708 | ) | |||||||
Other comprehensive loss |
— | (29 | ) | (29 | ) | |||||||
Net contribution from Parent |
28,775 | — | 28,775 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Balance, March 28, 2021 |
$ | 15,860 | $ | 201 | $ | 16,061 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
• | The Combined statements of operations and comprehensive loss |
manufacturing costs; engineering expenses, selling expenses, general and administrative expenses, marketing expenses, employee-related expenses, charges for use of shared assets, and other expenses related to Parent’s corporate functions that provide support to the Company. The Parent allocates these costs to the Company using methodologies that management believes are appropriate and reasonable. Costs are generally attributed based on specific identification, legal obligation, or in another manner that best reflects the nature of how the expense is incurred, such as gross revenue, wholesale motorcycle shipments, standard cost, production units, and other allocation methods as deemed appropriate. |
• | The Combined balance sheets Combined financial statements Combined financial statements |
• | Net Parent investment in the Combined statements of changes in equity Combined balance sheets |
• | Transactions between the Parent and the Company are generally considered to be effectively settled in cash at the time the transaction is recorded except for the note payable to related party and accounts receivable from related party (see disclosure in Note 12, Related Party Transactions Combined balance sheets |
• | Within the Combined financial statements |
• | Certain comparative amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. |
Three Months Ended |
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March 27, 2022 |
March 28, 2021 |
|||||||
Electric motorcycles |
$ | 2,108 | $ | 2,601 | ||||
Electric balance bikes |
9,098 | 3,812 | ||||||
Parts and accessories |
205 | 91 | ||||||
Apparel |
3 | 32 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Revenue, net |
$ | 11,414 | $ | 6,536 | ||||
|
|
|
|
March 27, 2022 |
March 28, 2021 |
|||||||
Balance, beginning of period |
$ | 1,644 | $ | — | ||||
Balance, end of period |
583 | 1,266 |
4) |
Income Taxes |
5) |
Additional Balance Sheet Information |
March 27, 2022 |
December 31, 2021 |
|||||||
Raw materials and work in progress |
$ | 6,307 | $ | 5,233 | ||||
Electric motorcycles and electric balance bikes |
7,638 | 8,636 | ||||||
Parts and accessories and apparel |
3,758 | 2,928 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
$ | 17,703 | $ | 16,797 | |||||
|
|
|
|
March 27, 2022 |
December 31, 2021 |
|||||||
Construction in progress |
$ | 12,590 | $ | 9,746 | ||||
Tooling |
10,058 | 10,155 | ||||||
Machinery and equipment |
3,081 | 3,317 | ||||||
Software |
2,798 | 2,798 | ||||||
Leasehold improvements |
1,225 | 1,266 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
29,752 | 27,282 | |||||||
Accumulated depreciation |
(10,286 | ) | (9,388 | ) | ||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
$ | 19,466 | $ | 17,894 | |||||
|
|
|
|
March 27, 2022 |
December 31, 2021 |
|||||||
Payroll and employee benefits |
$ | 4,396 | $ | 6,129 | ||||
Engineering |
3,118 | 2,680 | ||||||
Supplier commitment |
1,555 | — | ||||||
Warranty and recalls |
709 | 720 | ||||||
Deferred revenue |
583 | 1,644 | ||||||
Sales incentives |
450 | 795 | ||||||
Taxes |
410 | 918 | ||||||
Other |
2,374 | 2,688 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
$ | 13,595 | $ | 15,574 | |||||
|
|
|
|
March 27, 2022 |
December 31, 2021 |
|||||||
Lease assets |
$ | 3,260 | $ | 3,471 | ||||
Current portion of lease liability |
1,232 | 1,146 | ||||||
Long-term portion of lease liabilities |
2,128 | 2,423 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
$ | 3,360 | $ | 3,569 | |||||
|
|
|
|
Future lease payments: |
||||
2022 |
$ | 953 | ||
2023 |
1,229 | |||
2024 |
887 | |||
2025 |
209 | |||
2026 |
150 | |||
Thereafter |
— | |||
|
|
|||
3,428 | ||||
Present value discount |
(68 | ) | ||
|
|
|||
Lease liabilities |
$ | 3,360 | ||
|
|
Three months ended |
||||||||
March 27, 2022 |
March 28, 2021 |
|||||||
Cash outflows for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities |
$ | 305 | $ | 205 | ||||
ROU assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations |
85 | 363 | ||||||
Lease modifications |
— | — | ||||||
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years) |
2.93 | 1.63 | ||||||
Weighted-average discount rate |
1.30 | % | 2.46 | % |
• | Level 1 inputs include quoted prices for identical instruments and are the most observable. |
• | Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets and observable inputs. |
• | Level 3 inputs are not observable in the market and include the Company’s judgments about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. |
Three months ended |
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March 27, 2022 |
March 28, 2021 |
|||||||
Balance, beginning of period |
$ | 2,180 | $ | 4,311 | ||||
Revaluation of contingent consideration liability |
— | 20 | ||||||
Cash paid |
— | — | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Balance, end of period |
$ | 2,180 | $ | 4,331 | ||||
|
|
|
|
Three months ended |
||||||||
March 27, 2022 |
March 28, 2021 |
|||||||
Balance, beginning of period |
$ | 1,095 | $ | 778 | ||||
Warranties issued during the period |
31 | 156 | ||||||
Settlements made during the period |
(138 | ) | (305 | ) | ||||
Currency translation adjustments |
(16 | ) | (1 | ) | ||||
Recalls and changes to pre-existing warranty liabilities |
108 | 49 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Balance, end of period |
$ | 1,080 | $ | 677 | ||||
|
|
|
|
Three months ended (in thousands) |
||||||||
March 27, 2022 |
March 28, 2021 |
|||||||
Net contribution from Parent |
$ | 18,552 | $ | 28,775 | ||||
Stock compensation |
171 | (81 | ) | |||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Transfers from Parent per cash flow statement |
$ | 18,723 | $ | 28,694 | ||||
|
|
|
|
March 27, 2022 |
December 31, 2021 |
|||||||
Current portion of notes payable to related party |
$ | 196 | $ | 3 | ||||
Long-term portion of notes payable to related party |
450 | 366 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
$ | 646 | $ | 369 | |||||
|
|
|
|
2021 |
2020 |
|||||||
Revenue, net (Note 3) |
$ | 35,806 | $ | 30,863 | ||||
Costs and expenses: |
||||||||
Cost of goods sold |
38,380 | 55,819 | ||||||
Selling, administrative and engineering expense |
65,608 | 52,099 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Operating expense |
103,988 | 107,918 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Operating loss |
(68,182 | ) | (77,055 | ) | ||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Other income (expense), net |
302 | (30 | ) | |||||
Interest expense related party |
(293 | ) | (186 | ) | ||||
Interest income |
19 | 56 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Loss before income taxes |
(68,154 | ) | (77,215 | ) | ||||
Income tax provision |
138 | 357 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Net loss |
(68,292 | ) | (77,572 | ) | ||||
Other comprehensive (loss) income: |
||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustments |
(85 | ) | 236 | |||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Comprehensive loss |
$ | (68,377 | ) | $ | (77,336 | ) | ||
|
|
|
|
December 31, |
||||||||
2021 |
2020 |
|||||||
ASSETS |
||||||||
Current assets: |
||||||||
Cash |
$ | 2,668 | $ | 2,401 | ||||
Accounts receivable, net (Note 2) |
6,772 | 4,711 | ||||||
Accounts receivable from related party (Note 14) |
124 | 35 | ||||||
Inventories, net (Note 5) |
16,797 | 20,816 | ||||||
Other current assets (Note 5) |
3,556 | 225 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Total current assets |
29,917 | 28,188 | ||||||
Property, plant, and equipment, net (Note 5) |
17,894 | 11,860 | ||||||
Goodwill |
8,327 | 8,327 | ||||||
Deferred tax assets (Note 4) |
72 | 70 | ||||||
Lease assets (Note 7) |
3,471 | 512 | ||||||
Intangible assets, net (Note 6) |
2,271 | 2,733 | ||||||
Other long-term assets |
— | 50 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Total assets |
$ | 61,952 | $ | 51,740 | ||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY |
||||||||
Current liabilities: |
||||||||
Accounts payable |
$ | 9,011 | $ | 6,432 | ||||
Accrued liabilities (Note 5) |
15,574 | 24,707 | ||||||
Current portion of contingent consideration liability (Note 8) |
2,180 | 2,163 | ||||||
Current portion of notes payable to related party (Note 14) |
103 | 1,049 | ||||||
Current portion of lease liabilities (Note 7) |
1,146 | 526 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Total current liabilities |
28,014 | 34,877 | ||||||
Long-term supplier liability (Note 5) |
5,330 | 7,798 | ||||||
Long-term portion of lease liabilities (Note 7) |
2,423 | — | ||||||
Deferred tax liabilities (Note 4) |
186 | 206 | ||||||
Long-term contingent consideration liability (Note 8) |
— | 2,148 | ||||||
Long-term portion of notes payable to related party (Note 14) |
5,699 | 3,420 | ||||||
Other long-term liabilities |
375 | 1,268 | ||||||
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11) |
||||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Total liabilities |
42,027 | 49,717 | ||||||
Total equity: |
||||||||
Net Parent investment |
19,780 | 1,793 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income |
145 | 230 | ||||||
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|
|
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Total equity |
19,925 | 2,023 | ||||||
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|
|
|
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Total liabilities and equity |
$ | 61,952 | $ | 51,740 | ||||
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|
December 31, |
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2021 |
2020 |
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Cash flows from operating activities: |
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Net loss |
$ | (68,292 | ) | $ | (77,572 | ) | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used by operating activities: |
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Depreciation and amortization |
4,718 | 3,942 | ||||||
Change in valuation of contingent consideration liability |
49 | 788 | ||||||
Payment of contingent consideration in excess of acquisition date fair value |
(344 | ) | (275 | ) | ||||
Stock compensation expense |
786 | 188 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes |
(22 | ) | 98 | |||||
Inventory write-down |
2,456 | 3,019 | ||||||
Loss on disposal of property, plant, and equipment |
850 | — | ||||||
Other, net |
193 | 725 | ||||||
Changes in assets and liabilities: |
||||||||
Accounts receivable |
(2,061 | ) | (2,487 | ) | ||||
Accounts receivable from related party |
(89 | ) | 4,117 | |||||
Inventories |
1,563 | (9,604 | ) | |||||
Other current assets |
(3,282 | ) | 24 | |||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
(11,064 | ) | 23,323 | |||||
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|
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Net cash used by operating activities |
(74,539 | ) | (53,714 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from investing activities: |
||||||||
Capital expenditures |
(9,951 | ) | (3,243 | ) | ||||
|
|
|
|
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Net cash used by investing activities |
(9,951 | ) | (3,243 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from financing activities: |
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Borrowings on notes payable to related party |
2,100 | 5,533 | ||||||
Repayment on notes payable to related party |
(1,000 | ) | (1,500 | ) | ||||
Payment of contingent consideration up to acquisition date fair value |
(1,836 | ) | (1,905 | ) | ||||
Transfers from Parent |
85,493 | 56,176 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Net cash provided by financing activities |
84,757 | 58,304 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Net increase in cash |
267 | 1,347 | ||||||
Cash: |
||||||||
Cash, beginning of year |
2,401 | 1,054 | ||||||
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|
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Cash, end of year |
$ | 2,668 | $ | 2,401 | ||||
|
|
|
|
Net Parent Investment |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) |
Total Equity |
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Balance, December 31, 2019 |
$ | 21,803 | $ | (6 | ) | $ | 21,797 | |||||
Net loss |
(77,572 | ) | — | (77,572 | ) | |||||||
Other comprehensive income |
— | 236 | 236 | |||||||||
Net contribution from Parent |
57,562 | — | 57,562 | |||||||||
|
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|
|
|
|
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Balance, December 31, 2020 |
1,793 | 230 | 2,023 | |||||||||
Net loss |
(68,292 | ) | — | (68,292 | ) | |||||||
Other comprehensive loss |
— | (85 | ) | (85 | ) | |||||||
Net contribution from Parent |
86,279 | — | 86,279 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Balance, December 31, 2021 |
$ | 19,780 | $ | 145 | $ | 19,925 | ||||||
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• | The Combined statements of operations and comprehensive loss |
• | The Combined balance sheets Combined financial statements Combined financial statements |
• | Net Parent investment Combined statements of changes in Equity Combined balance sheets |
• | Transactions between the Parent and the Company are generally considered to be effectively settled in cash at the time the transaction is recorded except for the notes payable to related party and accounts receivable from related party (see disclosure in Note 14, Related Party Transactions Combined balance sheets |
• | Within the Combined financial statements |
• | Level 1 inputs include quoted prices for identical instruments and are the most observable. |
• | Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets and observable inputs. |
• | Level 3 inputs are not observable in the market and include the Company’s judgments about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. |
2021 |
2020 |
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Electric motorcycles |
$ | 8,706 | $ | 12,846 | ||||
Electric balance bikes |
26,101 | 16,544 | ||||||
Parts and accessories |
904 | 1,422 | ||||||
Apparel |
95 | 51 | ||||||
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|
|
|
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Revenue, net |
$ | 35,806 | $ | 30,863 | ||||
|
|
|
|
2021 |
2020 |
|||||||
Balance, beginning of period |
$ | 149 | $ | — | ||||
Balance, end of period |
1,644 | 149 |
2021 |
2020 |
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Current |
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Federal |
$ | — | $ | — | ||||
State |
56 | 89 | ||||||
Foreign |
104 | 170 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
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Current income tax provision |
160 | 259 | ||||||
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|
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Deferred |
||||||||
Federal |
61 | 218 | ||||||
State |
(81 | ) | (50 | ) | ||||
Foreign |
(2 | ) | (70 | ) | ||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Deferred income tax provision |
(22 | ) | 98 | |||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Total income tax provision |
$ | 138 | $ | 357 | ||||
|
|
|
|
2021 |
2020 |
|||||||
Domestic |
$ | (68,534 | ) | $ | (77,611 | ) | ||
Foreign |
380 | 396 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
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Loss before income taxes |
$ | (68,154 | ) | $ | (77,215 | ) | ||
|
|
|
|
2021 |
2020 |
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Benefit at statutory rate |
$ | (14,312 | ) | $ | (16,213 | ) | ||
State taxes, net of federal benefit |
(1,139 | ) | (1,372 | ) | ||||
Foreign rate differential |
8 | 5 | ||||||
Nondeductible expenses |
420 | — | ||||||
Unrecognized tax benefits including interest and penalties |
6 | 11 | ||||||
Unbenefited losses |
14,770 | 17,337 | ||||||
Valuation allowance |
380 | 578 | ||||||
Other |
5 | 11 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Income tax provision |
$ | 138 | $ | 357 | ||||
|
|
|
|
2021 |
2020 |
|||||||
Deferred tax assets |
||||||||
Accruals not yet tax deductible |
$ | 2,379 | $ | 1,545 | ||||
Stock compensation |
67 | 53 | ||||||
Net operating loss and credit carryforwards |
1 | 50 | ||||||
UNICAP |
11 | 12 | ||||||
Amortization, book in excess of tax |
258 | — | ||||||
Lease liability |
812 | 120 | ||||||
Other |
346 | 850 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Deferred tax assets before valuation allowance |
$ | 3,874 | $ | 2,630 | ||||
Less: Valuation allowance |
(915 | ) | (594 | ) | ||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Total deferred tax assets |
2,959 | 2,036 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Deferred tax liabilities |
||||||||
Depreciation, tax in excess of book |
(2,283 | ) | (1,871 | ) | ||||
Amortization, tax in excess of book |
— | (184 | ) | |||||
Right-of-use |
(790 | ) | (117 | ) | ||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Total deferred tax liabilities |
(3,073 | ) | (2,172 | ) | ||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Net deferred tax liability |
$ | (114 | ) | $ | (136 | ) | ||
|
|
|
|
2021 |
2020 |
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Raw materials and work in progress |
$ | 5,233 | $ | 3,999 | ||||
Electric motorcycles and electric balance bikes |
8,636 | 15,320 | ||||||
Parts and accessories and apparel |
2,928 | 1,497 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
$ | 16,797 | $ | 20,816 | |||||
|
|
|
|
2021 |
2020 |
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Tooling |
$ | 10,155 | $ | 8,824 | ||||
Leasehold improvements |
1,266 | 1,224 | ||||||
Machinery and equipment |
3,317 | 2,098 | ||||||
Software |
2,798 | 307 | ||||||
Construction in progress |
9,746 | 4,635 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
27,282 | 17,088 | |||||||
Accumulated depreciation |
(9,388 | ) | (5,228 | ) | ||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
$ | 17,894 | $ | 11,860 | |||||
|
|
|
|
2021 |
2020 |
|||||||
Sales concession |
$ | — | $ | 15,271 | ||||
Payroll, employee benefits and related expenses |
6,129 | 2,857 | ||||||
Engineering expenses |
2,680 | 3,030 | ||||||
Deferred revenue |
1,644 | 149 | ||||||
Tax-related accruals |
918 | 372 | ||||||
Sales incentive programs |
795 | 433 | ||||||
Warranty and recalls |
720 | 473 | ||||||
Other |
2,688 | 2,122 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
$ | 15,574 | $ | 24,707 | |||||
|
|
|
|
2021 |
2020 |
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Gross Carrying Value |
Accumulated Amortization |
Net Carrying Value |
Gross Carrying Value |
Accumulated Amortization |
Net Carrying Value |
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Trademarks |
$ | 2,500 | $ | (708 | ) | $ | 1,792 | $ | 2,500 | $ | (458 | ) | $ | 2,042 | ||||||||||
Non-compete agreements |
640 | (363 | ) | 277 | 640 | (235 | ) | 405 | ||||||||||||||||
Others |
440 | (238 | ) | 202 | 440 | (154 | ) | 286 | ||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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$ | 3,580 | $ | (1,309 | ) | $ | 2,271 | $ | 3,580 | $ | (847 | ) | $ | 2,733 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2022 |
$ | 462 | ||
2023 |
462 | |||
2024 |
289 | |||
2025 |
254 | |||
2026 |
254 | |||
Thereafter |
550 | |||
|
|
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$ | 2,271 | |||
|
|
2021 |
2020 |
|||||||
ROU assets |
$ | 3,471 | $ | 512 | ||||
Current portion of lease liabilities |
$ | 1,146 | $ | 526 | ||||
Long-term portion of lease liabilities |
2,423 | — | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
$ | 3,569 | $ | 526 | |||||
|
|
|
|
Future lease payments: |
||||
2022 |
$ | 1,184 | ||
2023 |
1,217 | |||
2024 |
887 | |||
2025 |
209 | |||
2026 |
150 | |||
|
|
|||
3,647 | ||||
Present value discount |
(78 | ) | ||
|
|
|||
Lease liabilities |
$ | 3,569 | ||
|
|
2021 |
2020 |
|||||||
Cash outflows for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities |
$ | 924 | $ | 819 | ||||
ROU assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations |
$ | 3,940 | $ | — | ||||
Lease modifications |
$ | — | $ | (83 | ) | |||
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years) |
3.26 | 0.74 | ||||||
Weighted-average discount rate |
1.29 | % | 3.66 | % |
December 31, 2020 |
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Discount Rate per performance period [a] |
|
2020: 0.6 2021: 0.7 |
% % | |
Revenue Volatility [b] |
25 | % | ||
Revenue Metric Risk Premium [c] |
11 | % |
[a] | Discount rates applied in arriving at expected cash flow are based on the Company’s estimated cost of debt over the appropriate time horizon as it relates to the annual contingent payments. |
[b] | Revenue volatility is based on historical revenue volatility data observed for guideline public companies and selected as the product volume volatility assumption for the Monte-Carlo Simulation. |
[c] | The Revenue Metric Risk Premium was calculated based on the risk-free rate, revenue beta, equity risk premium, size premium and company-specific risk premium. |
Roll-forward of Fair Value Using Level 3 Inputs |
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Balance, as of December 31, 2019 |
$ | 5,703 | ||
Remeasurement of contingent consideration liability |
788 | |||
Cash payment |
(2,180 | ) | ||
|
|
|||
Balance, as of December 31, 2020 |
$ | 4,311 | ||
Remeasurement of contingent consideration liability |
49 | |||
Cash payment |
(2,180 | ) | ||
|
|
|||
Balance, as of December 31, 2021 |
$ | 2,180 | ||
|
|
2021 |
2020 |
|||||||
Balance, beginning of period |
$ | 778 | $ | 262 | ||||
Warranties issued during the period |
575 | 667 | ||||||
Settlements made during the period |
(933 | ) | (615 | ) | ||||
Currency Translation Adjustments |
(1 | ) | 12 | |||||
Provision for recalls and changes to pre-existing warranty liabilities |
676 | 452 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Balance, end of period |
$ | 1,095 | $ | 778 | ||||
|
|
|
|
Units |
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value per Share |
|||||||
Nonvested, beginning of period |
11 | $ | 36 | |||||
Prior year grants transferred from Parent |
24 | $ | 37 | |||||
Granted |
59 | $ | 33 | |||||
Vested |
(14 | ) | $ | 38 | ||||
Forfeited |
(4 | ) | $ | 34 | ||||
|
|
|||||||
Nonvested, end of period |
76 | $ | 33 | |||||
|
|
2021 |
2020 |
|||||||
Revenue: |
||||||||
North America |
$ | 25,057 | $ | 24,161 | ||||
EMEA |
6,893 | 6,601 | ||||||
Asia Pacific |
3,856 | 101 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
$ | 35,806 | $ | 30,863 | |||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Long-lived assets |
$ | 17,894 | $ | 11,860 |
Net contribution from Parent reconciliation to transfers from Parent |
2021 |
2020 |
||||||
Net contribution from Parent |
$ | 86,279 | $ | 57,562 | ||||
Net change in unbenefited losses remaining with Parent |
— | (1,198 | ) | |||||
Stock compensation expense |
(786 | ) | (188 | ) | ||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Transfers from Parent |
85,493 | 56,176 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Transfer from Parent per cash flow statement |
$ | 85,493 | $ | 56,176 | ||||
|
|
|
|
2021 |
2020 |
|||||||
Current portion of notes payable to related party |
$ | 3 | $ | 49 | ||||
Long-term portion of notes payable to related party |
366 | 86 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
$ | 369 | $ | 135 | |||||
|
|
|
|
P AGE |
||||||
ARTICLE 1 |
| |||||
C ERTAIN DEFINITIONS |
| |||||
Section 1.1. |
Definitions | A-3 | ||||
Section 1.2. |
Construction | A-16 |
||||
Section 1.3. |
Knowledge | A-17 | ||||
Section 1.4. |
Equitable Adjustments | A-17 | ||||
ARTICLE 2 |
| |||||
E XCHANGE ; AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER |
| |||||
Section |
The Merger | A-17 | ||||
Section 2.2. |
Closing; Merger Effective Time | A-18 | ||||
Section 2.3. |
Exchange | A-18 | ||||
Section 2.4. |
Closing Deliverables | A-18 | ||||
Section 2.5. |
Governing Documents | A-19 | ||||
Section 2.6. |
Directors and Officers | A-19 | ||||
Section 2.7. |
PIPE Investment | A-19 | ||||
Section 2.8. |
Earn-Out |
A-20 | ||||
ARTICLE 3 |
| |||||
E FFECTS OF THE TRANSACTIONS ON CAPITAL STOCK AND EQUITY AWARDS |
| |||||
Section 3.1. |
Conversion of Securities in the Merger | A-21 | ||||
Section 3.2. |
Merger Exchange Procedures | A-21 | ||||
Section 3.3. |
Domesticated SPAC Warrants | A-22 | ||||
Section 3.4. |
Exchange Consideration | A-22 | ||||
Section 3.5. |
Withholding | A-22 | ||||
ARTICLE 4 |
| |||||
R EPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES REGARDING THE LIVE WIRE BUSINESS |
| |||||
Section 4.1. |
Organization | A-23 | ||||
Section 4.2. |
LiveWire Entities | A-23 | ||||
Section 4.3. |
Due Authorization | A-23 | ||||
Section 4.4. |
No Conflict | A-24 | ||||
Section 4.5. |
Governmental Authorities; Consents | A-24 | ||||
Section 4.6. |
Capitalization of the Company | A-24 | ||||
Section 4.7. |
Capitalization of Subsidiaries | A-25 | ||||
Section 4.8. |
Insurance | A-25 | ||||
Section 4.9. |
Financial Statements | A-25 | ||||
Section 4.10. |
Undisclosed Liabilities | A-26 | ||||
Section 4.11. |
Litigation and Proceedings | A-27 | ||||
Section 4.12. |
Legal Compliance | A-27 | ||||
Section 4.13. |
Contracts; No Defaults | A-27 | ||||
Section 4.14. |
Material Suppliers | A-29 | ||||
Section 4.15. |
Company Benefit Plans | A-29 | ||||
Section 4.16. |
Labor Relations; Employees | A-30 | ||||
Section 4.17. |
Taxes | A-32 | ||||
Section 4.18. |
Brokers’ Fees | A-33 | ||||
Section 4.19. |
Licenses and Permits | A-33 | ||||
Section 4.20. |
Title to and Sufficiency of Assets | A-34 | ||||
Section 4.21. |
Real Property | A-34 | ||||
Section 4.22. |
Intellectual Property | A-35 | ||||
Section 4.23. |
Privacy and Cybersecurity | A-36 |
Section 4.24. |
Environmental Matters | A-36 | ||||
Section 4.25. |
Absence of Changes | A-37 | ||||
Section 4.26. |
Anti-Corruption and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance |
A-37 | ||||
Section 4.27. |
Sanctions and International Trade Compliance | A-37 | ||||
Section 4.28. |
Information Supplied | A-38 | ||||
Section 4.29. |
No Additional Representations or Warranties | A-38 | ||||
ARTICLE 5 |
| |||||
R EPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SPAC |
| |||||
Section 5.1. |
SPAC Organization | A-38 | ||||
Section 5.2. |
Due Authorization | A-39 | ||||
Section 5.3. |
No Conflict | A-39 | ||||
Section 5.4. |
Subsidiaries | A-39 | ||||
Section 5.5. |
Litigation and Proceedings | A-39 | ||||
Section 5.6. |
SEC Filings | A-40 | ||||
Section 5.7. |
Internal Controls; Listing; Financial Statements | A-40 | ||||
Section 5.8. |
Governmental Authorities; Consents | A-41 | ||||
Section 5.9. |
Trust Account | A-41 | ||||
Section 5.10. |
Investment Company Act; JOBS Act | A-42 | ||||
Section 5.11. |
Absence of Changes | A-42 | ||||
Section 5.12. |
No Undisclosed Liabilities | A-42 | ||||
Section 5.13. |
Capitalization of SPAC | A-42 | ||||
Section 5.14. |
Brokers’ Fees | A-43 | ||||
Section 5.15. |
Indebtedness | A-43 | ||||
Section 5.16. |
Taxes | A-43 | ||||
Section 5.17. |
Business Activities | A-44 | ||||
Section 5.18. |
NYSE Listing; Securities Registration | A-45 | ||||
Section 5.19. |
Registration Statement, Proxy Statement and Proxy Statement/Registration Statement | A-45 | ||||
Section 5.20. |
No Outside Reliance | A-45 | ||||
Section 5.21. |
Affiliate Transactions | A-46 | ||||
Section 5.22. |
Employee Matters | A-46 | ||||
Section 5.23. |
No Additional Representations or Warranties | A-46 | ||||
ARTICLE 6 |
| |||||
R EPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF HOLD CO AND MERGER SUB |
| |||||
Section 6.1. |
Corporate Organization | A-46 | ||||
Section 6.2. |
Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws | A-47 | ||||
Section 6.3. |
Capitalization | A-47 | ||||
Section 6.4. |
Authority Relative to This Agreement | A-47 | ||||
Section 6.5. |
No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents | A-48 | ||||
Section 6.6. |
Compliance | A-48 | ||||
Section 6.7. |
Board Approval; Vote Required. | A-48 | ||||
Section 6.8. |
No Prior Operations of HoldCo or Merger Sub; Post-Closing Operations |
A-49 | ||||
Section 6.9. |
No Indebtedness | A-49 | ||||
Section 6.10. |
Brokers’ Fees | A-49 | ||||
Section 6.11. |
Information Supplied | A-49 | ||||
Section 6.12. |
Taxes | A-49 | ||||
ARTICLE 7 |
| |||||
C OVENANTS OF HD AND THE COMPANY |
| |||||
Section 7.1. |
Conduct of LiveWire Business | A-49 | ||||
Section 7.2. |
Inspection | A-52 | ||||
Section 7.3. |
Preparation and Delivery of Additional Company Financial Statements | A-53 |
Section 7.4. |
Shareholder Litigation | A-53 |
||||
Section 7.5. |
Indemnification and Insurance | A-54 | ||||
Section 7.6. |
Separation | A-54 | ||||
Section 7.7. |
No Solicitation by HD | A-54 | ||||
Section 7.8. |
HD Funding Obligations | A-55 | ||||
Section 7.9. |
Transition Services Agreement | A-56 | ||||
ARTICLE 8 |
| |||||
C OVENANTS OF SPAC |
| |||||
Section 8.1. |
Trust Account | A-56 | ||||
Section 8.2. |
No Solicitation by SPAC | A-56 | ||||
Section 8.3. |
SPAC Conduct of Business | A-56 | ||||
Section 8.4. |
Inspection | A-57 | ||||
Section 8.5. |
SPAC Public Filings | A-58 | ||||
Section 8.6. |
Shareholder Litigation | A-58 | ||||
Section 8.7. |
Domestication | A-58 | ||||
ARTICLE 9 |
| |||||
C OVENANTS OF HOLD CO AND MERGER SUB |
| |||||
Section 9.1. |
HoldCo and Merger Sub Conduct of Business | A-58 | ||||
ARTICLE 10 |
| |||||
J OINT COVENANTS |
| |||||
Section 10.1. |
Filings with Governmental Authorities | A-59 | ||||
Section 10.2. |
Preparation of Proxy Statement/Registration Statement; Shareholders’ Meeting and Approvals | A-60 | ||||
Section 10.3. |
Support of Transaction | A-62 | ||||
Section 10.4. |
Tax Matters | A-63 | ||||
Section 10.5. |
Section 16 Matters | A-64 | ||||
Section 10.6. |
Commercially Reasonable Efforts; Further Assurances | A-64 | ||||
Section 10.7. |
Employee Matters | A-65 | ||||
Section 10.8. |
Securities Listing and De-Listing |
A-65 | ||||
Section 10.9. |
Subscription Agreements | A-66 | ||||
Section 10.10. |
Confidentiality | A-66 | ||||
Section 10.11. |
Cooperation | A-66 | ||||
Section 10.12. |
Governance Matters | A-66 | ||||
ARTICLE 11 |
| |||||
C ONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS |
| |||||
Section 11.1. |
Conditions to Obligations of HD, SPAC and the Company | A-67 | ||||
Section 11.2. |
Conditions to Obligations of SPAC | A-67 | ||||
Section 11.3. |
Conditions to the Obligations of HD and the Company | A-68 | ||||
Section 11.4. |
Frustration of Conditions | A-69 | ||||
ARTICLE 12 |
| |||||
T ERMINATION /EFFECTIVENESS |
| |||||
Section 12.1. |
Termination | A-69 | ||||
Section 12.2. |
Effect of Termination | A-70 | ||||
ARTICLE 13 |
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M ISCELLANEOUS |
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Section 13.1. |
Trust Account Waiver | A-70 | ||||
Section 13.2. |
Waiver | A-71 | ||||
Section 13.3. |
Notices | A-71 |
Section 13.4. |
Assignment | A-72 |
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Section 13.5. |
Rights of Third Parties | A-72 | ||||
Section 13.6. |
Expenses | A-72 | ||||
Section 13.7. |
Governing Law | A-73 | ||||
Section 13.8. |
Headings; Counterparts | A-73 | ||||
Section 13.9. |
Company and SPAC Disclosure Letters | A-73 | ||||
Section 13.10. |
Entire Agreement | A-73 | ||||
Section 13.11. |
Amendments | A-73 | ||||
Section 13.12. |
Publicity | A-73 | ||||
Section 13.13. |
Severability | A-74 | ||||
Section 13.14. |
Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial | A-74 | ||||
Section 13.15. |
Enforcement | A-74 | ||||
Section 13.16. |
Non-Recourse |
A-74 | ||||
Section 13.17. |
Non-Survival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants |
A-75 | ||||
Section 13.18. |
Conflicts and Privilege | A-75 | ||||
Section 13.19. |
HD Guarantee | A-76 |
Exhibit |
Description | |
Exhibit A | Form of Separation Agreement | |
Exhibit B | Form of Registration Rights Agreement | |
Exhibit C | Form of SPAC Investor Support Agreement | |
Exhibit D | Form of HoldCo Tax Matters Agreement | |
Exhibit E | Form of Contract Manufacturing Agreement | |
Exhibit F | Form of Transition Services Agreement | |
Exhibit G | Form of Master Services Agreement | |
Exhibit H | Governance Policies |
AEA-BRIDGES IMPACT CORP. | ||
By: | /s/ John Garcia | |
Name: John Garcia | ||
Title: Co-Chief Executive Officer |
LW EV MERGER SUB, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ John Garcia | |
Name: John Garcia | ||
Title: President, Secretary and Treasurer |
LW EV HOLDINGS, INC. |
/s/ John Garcia |
Name: John Garcia |
Title: President, Secretary and Treasurer |
HARLEY-DAVIDSON, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Jochen Zeitz | |
Name: Jochen Zeitz | ||
Title: Chairman, President and CEO |
LIVEWIRE EV, LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Jochen Zeitz | |
Name: Jochen Zeitz | ||
Title: Authorized Signatory |
Item |
Terms | |
Committees of the Board |
The Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) of LW EV Holdings, Inc. (“HoldCo ”) shall establish and maintain (in accordance with applicable laws and NYSE rules) five standing committees: (i) Audit and Finance Committee, (ii) Conflicts Committee, (iii) Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, (iv) Human Resources Committee, and (v) Brand and Sustainability Committee. | |
Audit and Finance Committee |
The Audit and Finance Committee Charter will require that such committee be entirely comprised of independent directors (each, an “ Independent Director ”), each of whom shall meet the independence requirements under the listing rules of NYSE. | |
Conflicts Committee |
The Conflicts Committee Charter will require that such committee be entirely comprised of Independent Directors. The Board may refer any matters involving conflicts with HD to the Conflicts Committee; provided, however, that the Board must refer the following conflict matters: (i) new material arrangements and transactions between HD and HoldCo, (ii) changes to HoldCo’s organizational documents that involve conflicts between HD and HoldCo, (iii) resolution of material disputes related to agreements between HD and its affiliates on the one hand and HoldCo and its affiliates on another, (iv) any material amendment, waiver, or enforcement action relating to the agreements referenced in the foregoing clause (iii) (including the Intellectual Property Licensing Agreement, Contract Manufacturing Agreement, Joint Development Agreement and the Master Services Agreement) and any other material operational matters between HD and HoldCo, and (v) any amendment to the Conflicts Committee Charter. Any sales of HoldCo shares by HD that are subject to an early price-based release under the Registration Rights Agreement will require the approval of the Conflicts Committee. Matters not involving conflicts with HD will not require the Conflicts Committee’s approval and will be governed by applicable Delaware law. The Board may dissolve the Conflicts Committee at the time that both (i) HoldCo has a majority independent Board and (ii) HD owns less than 50% of the outstanding shares of HoldCo. | |
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee |
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Charter will require that such committee be comprised of a majority of Independent Directors. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee shall have authority to determine the Independent Directors to be nominated for election to the Board. | |
Human Resources Committee |
The Human Resources Committee Charter will require that such committee be comprised of a majority of Independent Directors. The Human Resources Committee will be primarily responsible for employment matters of the senior management team, including appointments, termination, and compensation. The Chief Executive Officer of HoldCo shall serve on the Human Resources Committee, but shall recuse himself in the event of conflicted discussions. | |
Brand and Sustainability Committee |
The Brand and Sustainability Committee Charter will require that HD will choose HoldCo directors with relevant branding and sustainability experience to serve on such committee. HD will consider a director designated by Sponsor to serve on the Brand and Sustainability Committee. |
Item |
Terms | |
CEO Role and Succession Plan |
Mr. Jochen Zeitz will serve as acting Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chairman of HoldCo upon the closing of the business combination (at the same time as Mr. Zeitz acts as the Chief Executive Officer of HD). The permanent Chief Executive Officer of HoldCo will be appointed within twenty-four months following the announcement of the business combination. Mr. Zeitz will retain the role of Executive Chairman of HoldCo after HoldCo appoints a permanent Chief Executive Officer. |
AEA-BRIDGES IMPACT CORP. | ||
By: | ||
Name: |
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Title: |
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Article I—Corporate Offices |
C-1 | |||||
1.1 |
Registered Office | C-1 | ||||
1.2 |
Other Offices | C-1 | ||||
Article II—Meetings of Stockholders |
C-1 | |||||
2.1 |
Place of Meetings | C-1 | ||||
2.2 |
Annual Meeting | C-1 | ||||
2.3 |
Special Meeting | C-1 | ||||
2.4 |
Notice of Business to be Brought before a Meeting. | C-1 | ||||
2.5 |
Notice of Nominations for Election to the Board of Directors. | C-4 | ||||
2.6 |
Additional Requirements for Valid Nomination of Candidates to Serve as Director and, if Elected, to be Seated as Directors. | C-6 | ||||
2.7 |
Notice of Stockholders’ Meetings | C-8 | ||||
2.8 |
Quorum | C-8 | ||||
2.9 |
Adjourned Meeting; Notice | C-8 | ||||
2.10 |
Conduct of Business | C-8 | ||||
2.11 |
Voting | C-9 | ||||
2.12 |
Record Date for Stockholder Meetings and Other Purposes | C-9 | ||||
2.13 |
Proxies | C-10 | ||||
2.14 |
List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote | C-10 | ||||
2.15 |
Inspectors of Election | C-10 | ||||
2.16 |
Delivery to the Corporation. | C-11 | ||||
Article III—Directors |
C-11 | |||||
3.1 |
Powers | C-11 | ||||
3.2 |
Number of Directors | C-11 | ||||
3.3 |
Election, Qualification and Term of Office of Directors | C-11 | ||||
3.4 |
Resignation and Vacancies | C-11 | ||||
3.5 |
Place of Meetings; Meetings by Telephone | C-12 | ||||
3.6 |
Regular Meetings | C-12 | ||||
3.7 |
Special Meetings; Notice | C-12 | ||||
3.8 |
Quorum | C-13 | ||||
3.9 |
Board Action without a Meeting | C-13 | ||||
3.10 |
Fees and Compensation of Directors | C-13 | ||||
Article IV—Committees |
C-13 | |||||
4.1 |
Committees of Directors | C-13 | ||||
4.2 |
Committee Minutes | C-13 | ||||
4.3 |
Meetings and Actions of Committees | C-13 | ||||
4.4 |
Subcommittees. | C-14 | ||||
Article V—Officers |
C-14 | |||||
5.1 |
Officers |
C-14 | ||||
5.2 |
Appointment of Officers |
C-14 | ||||
5.3 |
Subordinate Officers | C-14 | ||||
5.4 |
Removal and Resignation of Officers | C-15 | ||||
5.5 |
Vacancies in Offices | C-15 | ||||
5.6 |
Representation of Shares of Other Corporations | C-15 |
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5.7 |
Authority and Duties of Officers | C-15 | ||||
5.8 |
Compensation. | C-15 | ||||
Article VI—Records |
C-15 | |||||
Article VII—General Matters |
C-16 | |||||
7.1 |
Execution of Corporate Contracts and Instruments | C-16 | ||||
7.2 |
Stock Certificates | C-16 | ||||
7.3 |
Special Designation of Certificates. | C-16 | ||||
7.4 |
Lost Certificates | C-16 | ||||
7.5 |
Shares Without Certificates | C-17 | ||||
7.6 |
Construction; Definitions | C-17 | ||||
7.7 |
Dividends | C-17 | ||||
7.8 |
Fiscal Year | C-17 | ||||
7.9 |
Seal | C-17 | ||||
7.10 |
Transfer of Stock | C-17 | ||||
7.11 |
Stock Transfer Agreements | C-17 | ||||
7.12 |
Registered Stockholders | C-18 | ||||
7.13 |
Waiver of Notice | C-18 | ||||
Article VIII—Notice |
C-18 | |||||
8.1 |
Delivery of Notice; Notice by Electronic Transmission | C-18 | ||||
Article IX—Indemnification |
C-19 | |||||
9.1 |
Indemnification of Directors and Officers | C-19 | ||||
9.2 |
Indemnification of Others | C-19 | ||||
9.3 |
Prepayment of Expenses | C-19 | ||||
9.4 |
Determination; Claim | C-20 | ||||
9.5 |
Non-Exclusivity of Rights |
C-20 | ||||
9.6 |
Insurance | C-20 | ||||
9.7 |
Other Indemnification | C-20 | ||||
9.8 |
Continuation of Indemnification | C-20 | ||||
9.9 |
Amendment or Repeal; Interpretation | C-20 | ||||
Article X—Amendments |
C-21 | |||||
Article XI—Definitions |
C-21 |
(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. |
By: | ||
Name: |
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Title: |
A. | COMMON STOCK . |
B. | PREFERRED STOCK |
Page |
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Article I—Corporate Offices |
E-1 | |||||
1.1 |
Registered Office | E-1 | ||||
1.2 |
Other Offices | E-1 | ||||
Article II—Meetings of Stockholders |
E-1 | |||||
2.1 |
Place of Meetings | E-1 | ||||
2.2 |
Annual Meeting | E-1 | ||||
2.3 |
Special Meeting | E-1 | ||||
2.4 |
Notice of Business to be Brought before a Meeting. | E-1 | ||||
2.5 |
Notice of Nominations for Election to the Board of Directors. | E-4 | ||||
2.6 |
Additional Requirements for Valid Nomination of Candidates to Serve as Director and, if Elected, to be Seated as Directors. | E-6 | ||||
2.7 |
Notice of Stockholders’ Meetings | E-8 | ||||
2.8 |
Quorum | E-8 | ||||
2.9 |
Adjourned Meeting; Notice | E-8 | ||||
2.10 |
Conduct of Business | E-8 | ||||
2.11 |
Voting | E-9 | ||||
2.12 |
Record Date for Stockholder Meetings and Other Purposes | E-9 | ||||
2.13 |
Proxies | E-10 | ||||
2.14 |
List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote | E-10 | ||||
2.15 |
Inspectors of Election | E-10 | ||||
2.16 |
Delivery to the Corporation. | E-11 | ||||
Article III—Directors |
E-11 | |||||
3.1 |
Powers | E-11 | ||||
3.2 |
Number of Directors | E-11 | ||||
3.3 |
Election, Qualification and Term of Office of Directors | E-11 | ||||
3.4 |
Resignation and Vacancies | E-12 | ||||
3.5 |
Place of Meetings; Meetings by Telephone | E-12 | ||||
3.6 |
Regular Meetings | E-12 | ||||
3.7 |
Special Meetings; Notice | E-12 | ||||
3.8 |
Quorum | E-13 | ||||
3.9 |
Board Action without a Meeting | E-13 | ||||
3.10 |
Fees and Compensation of Directors | E-13 | ||||
Article IV—Committees |
E-13 | |||||
4.1 |
Committees of Directors | E-13 | ||||
4.2 |
Committee Minutes | E-13 | ||||
4.3 |
Meetings and Actions of Committees | E-14 | ||||
4.4 |
Subcommittees. | E-14 | ||||
Article V—Officers |
E-14 | |||||
5.1 |
Officers | E-14 | ||||
5.2 |
Appointment of Officers | E-14 | ||||
5.3 |
Subordinate Officers | E-15 | ||||
5.4 |
Removal and Resignation of Officers | E-15 | ||||
5.5 |
Vacancies in Offices | E-15 | ||||
5.6 |
Representation of Shares of Other Corporations | E-15 |
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5.7 |
Authority and Duties of Officers | E-15 | ||||
5.8 |
Compensation. | E-15 | ||||
Article VI—Records |
E-15 | |||||
Article VII—General Matters |
E-16 | |||||
7.1 |
Execution of Corporate Contracts and Instruments | E-16 | ||||
7.2 |
Stock Certificates | E-16 | ||||
7.3 |
Special Designation of Certificates. | E-16 | ||||
7.4 |
Lost Certificates | E-17 | ||||
7.5 |
Shares Without Certificates | E-17 | ||||
7.6 |
Construction; Definitions | E-17 | ||||
7.7 |
Dividends | E-17 | ||||
7.8 |
Fiscal Year | E-17 | ||||
7.9 |
Seal | E-17 | ||||
7.10 |
Transfer of Stock | E-17 | ||||
7.11 |
Stock Transfer Agreements | E-18 | ||||
7.12 |
Registered Stockholders | E-18 | ||||
7.13 |
Waiver of Notice | E-18 | ||||
Article VIII—Notice |
E-18 | |||||
8.1 |
Delivery of Notice; Notice by Electronic Transmission | E-18 | ||||
Article IX—Indemnification |
E-19 | |||||
9.1 |
Indemnification of Directors and Officers | E-19 | ||||
9.2 |
Indemnification of Others | E-19 | ||||
9.3 |
Prepayment of Expenses | E-20 | ||||
9.4 |
Determination; Claim | E-20 | ||||
9.5 |
Non-Exclusivity of Rights |
E-20 | ||||
9.6 |
Insurance | E-20 | ||||
9.7 |
Other Indemnification | E-20 | ||||
9.8 |
Continuation of Indemnification | E-20 | ||||
9.9 |
Amendment or Repeal; Interpretation | E-20 | ||||
Article X—Amendments |
E-21 | |||||
Article XI—Definitions |
E-21 |
(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. |
[Name] |
Secretary |
COMPANY: | ||
LW EV HOLDINGS, INC. | ||
By: | | |
Name: | ||
Title: | ||
AEA-BRIDGES IMPACT SPONSOR LLC | ||
By: | | |
Name: | John Garcia | |
Title: | Co-Chief Executive Officer | |
TARGET HOLDER: | ||
ELECTRICSOUL, LLC | ||
By: | | |
Name: | ||
Title: | ||
SPAC HOLDERS: | ||
JOHN GARCIA | ||
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JOHN REPLOGLE | ||
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GEORGE SERAFEIM | ||
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1. | ElectricSoul, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company |
1. | John Garcia |
2. | John Replogle |
3. | George Serafeim |
Signature of Stockholder | ||
Print Name of Stockholder | ||
Its: | ||
Address: | | |
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Agreed and Accepted as of | ||
[ ☐ ], 20[ ☐ ] | ||
LW EV Holdings, Inc. | ||
By: | | |
Name: | ||
Title: |
1 |
Note to Draft |
2 |
Note to Draft |
3 |
Note to Draft |
ARTICLE I. SEPARATION |
H-1 | |||||
1.1 |
Transfers of Assets and Assumptions of Liabilities; LiveWire Assets; HD Assets | H-1 | ||||
1.2 |
Consents; Nonassignable Assets | H-6 | ||||
1.3 |
Termination of Intercompany Agreements | H-6 | ||||
1.4 |
Treatment of Shared Contracts | H-7 | ||||
1.5 |
Treatment of Shared Permits | H-7 | ||||
1.6 |
Treatment of ZEV Environmental Attributes | H-8 | ||||
1.7 |
Bank Accounts; Cash Balances; Misdirected Payments | H-8 | ||||
1.8 |
Misallocated Assets and Liabilities | H-10 | ||||
1.9 |
Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties | H-10 | ||||
1.10 |
Certain Other Matters | H-10 | ||||
ARTICLE II. MUTUAL RELEASES; INDEMNIFICATION; COOPERATION; INSURANCE |
H-11 | |||||
2.1 |
Release of Claims | H-11 | ||||
2.2 |
Indemnification by LiveWire | H-12 | ||||
2.3 |
Indemnification by HD | H-12 | ||||
2.4 |
Procedures for Defense; Settlement and Indemnification of Third-Party Claims | H-12 | ||||
2.5 |
Insurance Proceeds | H-13 | ||||
2.6 |
Survival of Indemnities | H-13 | ||||
2.7 |
Insurance Matters | H-14 | ||||
2.8 |
Guarantees, Letters of Credit and Other Obligations | H-15 | ||||
ARTICLE III. EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION; CONFIDENTIALITY |
H-16 | |||||
3.1 |
Agreement for Exchange of Information | H-16 | ||||
3.2 |
Ownership of Information | H-16 | ||||
3.3 |
Compensation for Providing Information | H-16 | ||||
3.4 |
Record Retention | H-16 | ||||
3.5 |
[Reserved] | H-17 | ||||
3.6 |
Other Agreements Providing for Exchange of Information | H-17 | ||||
3.7 |
Auditors and Audits | H-17 | ||||
3.8 |
Privileged Matters | H-17 | ||||
3.9 |
Confidentiality | H-19 | ||||
3.10 |
Protective Arrangements | H-20 | ||||
ARTICLE IV. FURTHER ASSURANCES AND ADDITIONAL COVENANTS |
H-20 | |||||
4.1 |
Further Assurances | H-20 | ||||
4.2 |
Performance | H-21 | ||||
4.3 |
Mail Forwarding | H-21 | ||||
4.4 |
Order of Precedence | H-21 | ||||
4.5 |
HD Specified Marks | H-21 | ||||
4.6 |
Non-Solicitation |
H-22 | ||||
4.7 |
Ancillary Agreements | H-22 | ||||
ARTICLE V. TERMINATION |
H-22 | |||||
5.1 |
Termination | H-22 | ||||
5.2 |
Effect of Termination | H-23 | ||||
ARTICLE VI. MISCELLANEOUS |
H-23 | |||||
6.1 |
Corporate Power | H-23 |
6.2 |
Tax Matters | H-23 | ||||
6.3 |
Modification or Amendments | H-25 | ||||
6.4 |
Waivers of Default | H-25 | ||||
6.5 |
Counterparts | H-25 | ||||
6.6 |
Governing Law | H-25 | ||||
6.7 |
Notices | H-25 | ||||
6.8 |
Entire Agreement | H-26 | ||||
6.9 |
No Third-Party Beneficiaries | H-26 | ||||
6.10 |
Severability | H-26 | ||||
6.11 |
Interpretation | H-26 | ||||
6.12 |
Defined Terms | H-27 | ||||
6.13 |
Assignment | H-27 | ||||
6.14 |
Specific Performance | H-27 | ||||
6.15 |
Expenses | H-27 | ||||
6.16 |
Survival of Covenants | H-27 | ||||
6.17 |
Construction | H-27 | ||||
6.18 |
Performance | H-28 | ||||
6.19 |
No Admission of Liability | H-28 | ||||
6.20 |
Limited Liability of Shareholders | H-28 | ||||
6.21 |
Limitations of Liability | H-28 | ||||
6.22 |
Consent to Jurisdiction | H-28 |
HARLEY-DAVIDSON, INC. | ||
By: | | |
Name: | ||
Title: |
LIVEWIRE EV, LLC | ||
By: | | |
Name: | ||
Title: |
Clause |
Page |
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1. |
DEFINITIONS | I-1 | ||||
2. |
KEY COOPERATION IN LONG TERM COLLABORATION | I-5 | ||||
3. |
MANUFACTURING MATTERS | I-6 | ||||
4. |
SUPPLY MATTERS | I-9 | ||||
5. |
PRICING PRINCIPLES | I-9 | ||||
6. |
SERVICING | I-10 | ||||
7. |
FURTHER COOPERATION BETWEEN THE PARTIES | I-10 | ||||
8. |
STEERING COMMITTEE. | I-12 | ||||
9. |
SECONDMENT OF STAFF | I-13 | ||||
10. |
MARKETING; PRESS RELEASE | I-13 | ||||
11. |
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY | I-14 | ||||
12. |
DATA PRIVACY AND SECURITY | I-17 | ||||
13. |
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION | I-17 | ||||
14. |
TERM AND TERMINATION | I-17 | ||||
15. |
LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY | I-18 | ||||
16. |
MUTUAL REPRESENTATION AND WARRANTIES | I-18 | ||||
17. |
CONFIDENTIALITY | I-20 | ||||
18. |
INDEMNITY | I-20 | ||||
19. |
GOVERNING LAW | I-20 | ||||
20. |
DISPUTE RESOLUTION | I-21 | ||||
21. |
NOTICES | I-21 | ||||
22. |
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS | I-22 |
(1) | LiveWire EV, LLC LW |
(2) | Kwang Yang Motor Co., Ltd 光陽工業股份有限公司 ), a Taiwanese company, representing for the purpose of this Agreement also its relevant subsidiaries (collectively as “KYMCO |
A. | LW and its Affiliates (“ LW Group EV two-wheel and other EVs, LW is seeking to collaborate with KYMCO to achieve leadership positions across priority global markets for EV products. |
B. | KYMCO is one of the leading original equipment manufacturers for premium internal combustion engine scooters across key global markets with world class experience and resources in connection with the design, development and manufacturing of the same. KYMCO has substantial experience in smaller output EV scooters and related business models, as well as possessing developmental IP for various large output EV motorcycle concepts. KYMCO also offers advanced high-quality manufacturing capabilities that can be delivered at competitive cost through facilities in multiple countries, along with a track record of successful collaboration in both manufacturing and design with other premium global OEMs. |
C. | The Parties believe that there are compelling benefits to cooperate together to realize specific opportunities in the EV industry. After friendly negotiations, the Parties wish to enter into this Agreement with respect to long term cooperation as described under this Agreement (“ Long Term Collaboration |
1. |
DEFINITIONS |
1.1 | “ Actual Costs Clause 5.1(6) . |
1.2 | “ Affiliate(s) |
1.3 | “ Agreement |
(A) | the main body of this Agreement, including any subsequent mutually agreed amendment (if any) to the main body of this Agreement; and |
(B) | the Appendices to this Agreement, in the order they are listed in Clause 1.1 . |
1.4 | “ Average FX Rate Clause 5.1(2) . |
1.5 | “ Change of Control Event |
1.6 | “ Committee Representative Clause 8.2 . |
1.7 | “ Common Product Clause 2.3 . |
1.8 | “ Competitor of LW |
1.9 | “ Confidential Information Appendix 1 . |
1.10 | “ Confidential Information of KYMCO Appendix 1 . |
1.11 | “ Confidential Information of LW Appendix 1 . |
1.12 | “ Control |
1.13 | “ Data Clause 12.1 . |
1.14 | “ Data Processing Agreement Appendix 2 . |
1.15 | “Designated Recipients” Clause 21.2 . |
1.16 | “ Effective Date Clause 14.1 . |
1.17 | “ EV |
1.18 | “ Exceptions Clause 15.1. |
1.19 | “ Externally Sourced Products and Components Clause 3.2(2) . |
1.20 | “ FCPA Clause 16.3(1) . |
1.21 | “ H-D Group |
1.22 | “ Indemnified Amounts Clause 18.1 . |
1.23 | “ Indemnified Party Clause 18.1 . |
1.24 | “ Indemnifying Party Clause 18.1 . |
1.25 | “ Initial Contract Manufacturing Agreement Clause 3.1(1)(a) . |
1.26 | “ Ionex Clause 7.2(1) . |
1.27 | “ Ionex Business Plan Clause 7.2(1) . |
1.28 | “ In-residence ProgramClause 9.1(1) . |
1.29 | “ Initial Executive Meeting Clause 20.3 . |
1.30 | “ Intellectual Property Know-How, mask works and both registered and unregistered copyrights, but not including trademarks, service marks, trade names and trade dress; provided, that Intellectual Property does not include general industry knowledge. |
1.31 | “ Joint Confidential Information Appendix 1 . |
1.32 | “ Jointly Owned Intellectual Property Clause 11.4(1)(a) . |
1.33 | “ Joint Tooling Clause 3.1(2) . |
1.34 | “ Know-How non-public information other than general industry knowledge, including but not limited to design, features, composition, manufacture, use or sale of items, procedures, protocols, and techniques and results of experimentation and testing, in intangible form, which is developed by or for or in the possession of a Party or its Affiliates (other than Jointly Owned Intellectual Property) and which is retained in the unaided memory by employees of a Party who have had access to the Confidential Information, and which was not already retained prior to or was not retained under circumstances unrelated to access to the Confidential Information. |
1.35 | “ KYMCO Intellectual Property Clause 11.2(1) . |
1.36 | “ KYMCO Tooling Clause 3.1(2) . |
1.37 | “ Long Term Collaboration |
1.38 | “ LW Adjacent EV Products |
1.39 | “ LW Adjacent EV Products Commercialization Clause 3.2(1) . |
1.40 | “ LW Covered Products two-wheel products that leverage Slayer powertrains. |
1.41 | “ LW Group |
1.42 | “ LW Intellectual Property Clause 11.1(1) . |
1.43 | “ LW Powertrain Products |
1.44 | “ LW Projects Information |
1.45 | “ LW Tooling Clause 3.1(2) . |
1.46 | “ Noodoe Clause 7.3(1) . |
1.47 | “ Noodoe Development Plan Clause 7.3(1) . |
1.48 | “ Patent Rights continuations-in-part, |
1.49 | “ Person |
1.50 | “ Personal Information |
1.51 | “ Privacy and Security Requirements Appendix 2 . |
1.52 | “ Proposed Procurement Clause 3.2(3) . |
1.53 | “ Proposed Procurement Notice Clause 3.2(3) . |
1.54 | “ Receiving Entity Clause 9.1(1) . |
1.55 | “ Relevant Time Clause 3.4(1) . |
1.56 | “ Representatives Appendix 1 . |
1.57 | “ Review Month Clause 5.1(2) . |
1.58 | “ Signing Date |
1.59 | “ Sub-suppliers Clause 11.5 . |
1.60 | “ Steering Committee Clause 8 . |
1.61 | “ Tax Taxes |
1.62 | “ Term Clause 14.1 . |
1.63 | “ Trademarks |
1.64 | “ Transferring Entity Clause 9.1(1) . |
1.65 | “ USPTO |
2. |
KEY COOPERATION IN LONG TERM COLLABORATION |
2.1 | Purpose of Long Term Collaboration . The purpose of the Long Term Collaboration under this Agreement is to, subject to the terms under this Agreement, explore further business opportunities in EV markets by leveraging the Parties capability in the design, development, manufacturing and distribution of EV products. Both Parties believe that they will bring unique and additive strengths to each other and that there are compelling benefits to cooperate to realize the business opportunities. For the sake of clarity, each Party’s internal combustion engine (ICE) business, including, but not limited to parts, components, engines, and vehicles, shall be excluded from the scope of this Agreement. |
2.2 | Geographic Scope of Long Term Collaboration . The Long Term Collaboration intends to explore the opportunities in the global EV markets. |
2.3 | Optimization of Supply Chain . The Parties understand a competitive cost level of the EV products manufactured and supplied by the Parties hereunder (“Common Product Clause 7.1 , to optimize the supply chains to reduce the cost of the Common Product. |
2.4 | Long Term Collaboration Exclusivity . |
(1) | During the Term of this Agreement, neither Party nor their Affiliates will (a) engage, on behalf of itself or any other party, in any cooperation with respect to the research, design, development, manufacture, use, offer for sale, sale or import of EV product competitive with the LW Covered Products leveraging [***] with, or (b) grant any license or right to cooperate with respect to the research, design, development, manufacture, use, offer for sale, sale or import of EV product competitive with the LW Covered Products leveraging [***] or its Affiliates or successors (in the case of LW) or [***] or its Affiliates or successors (in the case of KYMCO). |
(2) | KYMCO shall not and shall cause its Affiliates not to, enter into any agreement with another OEM that would cause it to be unable to cooperate with LW in the design or manufacture of products of any EV motorcycle or LW Adjacent EV Products. For the avoidance of doubt, this Clause 2.4(2) shall not prevent KYMCO from designing or manufacturing any product, tooling or equipment as to which KYMCO cooperates with any third party or any product which utilizes the Intellectual Property owned by a third party or jointly owned by a third party and KYMCO. |
2.5 | Differentiation . |
(1) | Unless otherwise agreed by LW, KYMCO shall not, and shall cause its Affiliates not to, produce or sell any EV motorcycle under its own brand which contains unique design features of the LW Covered Products manufactured by KYMCO for LW and which would be found to be confusingly similar to LW Covered Products by a reasonable consumer. |
(2) | Unless otherwise agreed by LW, KYMCO shall not, and shall cause its Affiliates not to, contract manufacture EV [***] and which would be found by a reasonable consumer to be confusingly similar to LW Covered Products manufactured by KYMCO for LW. |
(3) | Unless otherwise agreed by LW, KYMCO shall ensure at least of 60% of the surface area of the LW Powertrain Products of any KYMCO product being covered by body cladding or other similar method. The execution of this concept should be such that when viewed from a side angle the 60% surface area of the EV Powertrain Product in any KYMCO product is not directly visible, including through translucent materials. KYMCO shall have the option but not the obligation to provide its intended design to LW for an advance assessment of whether LW believes a particular KYMCO design would meet this standard. |
(4) | For clarity, nothing in this Clause 2.5 shall restrict a Party or its Affiliates use of its own Intellectual Property (including Jointly Owned Intellectual Property), utilizing general industry knowledge or |
place restrictions on either Party’s internal combustion engine (ICE) business, including, but not limited to parts, components, engines, and vehicles. |
3. |
MANUFACTURING MATTERS |
3.1 | Manufacturing of the LW Covered Products . |
(1) | Provided that KYMCO has relevant manufacturing abilities and capabilities, KYMCO will have the right to act as LW’s exclusive manufacturer for the LW Covered Products for a period that begins on the date that KYMCO begins manufacturing the LW Covered Products and ends 5 years thereafter, under the terms and conditions of a separate contract manufacturing agreement to be entered into between the Parties, in which following principles shall be reflected. |
(a) | The Parties agree that the key terms, items and conditions of such separate contract manufacturing agreement will be entered into between the Parties (“ Initial Contract Manufacturing Agreement H-D Group that engages in the manufacturing of products used for the LW Speed and SpeedWire platforms (as modified from time to time), and |
(b) | The Parties will in good faith agree on the minimum quantities per year of the LW Covered Products to be manufactured by KYMCO and purchased by LW for a 5-year period commencing from the date that KYMCO begins manufacturing the LW Covered Products, and KYMCO agrees to maintain at all times during such period the agreed capacity to manufacture the LW Covered Products for LW and LW agrees to purchase such minimum quantities. LW’s obligation to purchase the agreed minimum quantities shall not be subject to Clause 15 . |
(c) | The Parties agree that if the U.S. enacts consumer EV tax credits or similar, generally available incentive(s) to promote public EV consumption or reshore foreign manufacturing and such incentives would result in the LW Covered Products manufactured by KYMCO outside the U.S. becoming materially uncompetitive versus U.S. manufactured alternatives, LW shall consult with KYMCO and provide sufficient information for the Parties to ascertain the actual impact on the Parties’ manufacturing arrangements with each other at that time and make such mutually agreed upon amendments thereto. LW will have the right to amend the manufacturing exclusivity arrangement with KYMCO such that the U.S. market would be excluded, provided that KYMCO consents, such consent to not be unreasonably withheld. Should LW enact this right LW agrees to provide KYMCO with an alternate collaboration or manufacturing opportunity to be mutually agreed between the Parties with an economic value equivalent to the shortfall in economic value as a result of KYMCO’s loss of the manufacturing exclusivity for LW Covered Products in the U.S. |
(d) | Notwithstanding the above, LW shall not have the ability to exercise the right as described under Clause 3.1(1)(c) in the event that KYMCO establishes, in the U.S., facilities, manufacturing, test equipment and labor which derives the benefit of the associated EV tax credit and is able to manufacture the applicable LW Covered Products in accordance with LW’s required timeline at LW’s reasonable discretion. In such circumstances, (i) the supply price from KYMCO to LW shall be mutually discussed and agreed upon by both parties and (ii) LW will provide reasonable assistance to KYMCO and will discuss LW’s willingness to share in the related manufacturing investments with KYMCO required for the establishment of manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and related costs. |
(2) | All cost related to tooling and equipment required to manufacture components and parts of LW Covered Products will be borne by: |
(a) | LW, if such components and parts are exclusive of LW (“ LW Tooling |
(b) | KYMCO, if such components and parts are exclusive of KYMCO (“ KYMCO Tooling |
(c) | LW and KYMCO will split the cost of the Joint Tooling, if such components and parts are jointly developed by the Parties for common use (“ Joint Tooling |
(3) | LW shall pay for all costs of tooling and equipment for which it is responsible. The detailed payment terms shall be agreed by the Parties in a separate contract manufacturing agreement. |
(4) | With regard to the ownership of the Tooling: |
(a) | LW will own all LW Tooling and KYMCO will own all KYMCO Tooling. Upon the expiry or termination of the relevant contract manufacturing agreement to be entered into between the Parties, [***] LW shall pay KYMCO for (i) all costs and expenses of KYMCO and its Affiliates related to dismantling or shipping of such LW Tooling; and (ii) all shipping costs of such LW Tooling. |
(b) | Both Parties will jointly own the Joint Tooling. In the event that either Party desires to take sole possession of the Joint Tooling and the other Party desires to obtain a substitute set of Joint Tooling, then the Party that keeps sole possession of the Joint Tooling will supply a substitute set of Joint Tooling under the following terms: (i) if the request is due to LW exercising its rights under Clause 3.1(1)(c) then LW will assume the full cost of the substitute set of Joint Tooling; (ii) upon the expiry or termination of the relevant contract manufacturing agreement to be entered into between the Parties, then the Parties will split the cost of the substitute set of Joint Tooling; (iii) in any other circumstance other than (i) or (ii), then the Parties will mutually agree on the cost of the substitute set of Joint Tooling. |
3.2 | Right of First Offer for Manufacturing of the LW Adjacent EV Products . |
(1) | From time to time during the Term of this Agreement, LW, in its sole discretion, may decide to design, develop, and commercialize LW Adjacent EV Products (“ LW Adjacent EV Products Commercialization |
(2) | LW agrees that KYMCO will have the first right and opportunity to submit an offer in accordance with the timelines in this Clause to assist in the design and manufacture of, the LW Adjacent EV Products that LW wishes to have manufactured for it or supplied to it by a third party (“ Externally Sourced Products and Components |
(3) | At least three (3) weeks prior to contacting third parties with respect to Externally Sourced Products and Components (whether in the form of an RFQ, RFP or otherwise) (a “ Proposed Procurement Proposed Procurement Notice |
(4) | In the event that KYMCO fails to respond to and submit an offer in writing within three (3) weeks of receipt of the Proposed Procurement Notice (or such longer period as the Parties may mutually agree), LW shall have the right to commence a Proposed Procurement with one or more third parties provided, however, that the Proposed Procurement award to any such third party shall have been determined by LW in its reasonable discretion to be on more favorable terms to LW than those set forth in KYMCO’s response to the Proposed Procurement Notice, if any. |
(5) | In the event that KYMCO responds to and submits an offer to the Proposed Procurement Notice within three (3) weeks of receipt thereof (or such longer period as the Parties may mutually agree) in writing, then LW and KYMCO shall negotiate in good faith to reach an agreement regarding the terms of the Proposed Procurement (including without limitation quantity, pricing, specification, timing, and other proposed terms) and to document same. If however, after negotiating in good faith for a period of at least three (3) weeks, LW and KYMCO have not been able to reach a definitive written agreement regarding the terms of the Proposed Procurement and to document same, then LW shall have the right to commence a Proposed Procurement with one or more third parties, in its sole discretion free and clear of any obligation under this Clause 3.2 . |
(6) | In the event of any material modification thereafter, recompete, extension or new proposal for the Externally Sourced Products and Components thereafter, LW shall again comply with the provisions of this Clause 3.2 as if a new procurement. |
3.3 | Other LW Products . With respect to all existing and future products, components and parts for LW products not specified under Clause 3.1 and Clause 3.2 , KYMCO will have a right of notification of and participation in any LW RFP or similar, and will be able to compete on equal terms with other participants in the procurement process. |
3.4 | LW Manufacturing Exclusivity . |
(1) | To the extent permitted by applicable laws, unless otherwise agreed by LW in writing at its sole discretion, KYMCO commits that, KYMCO shall not, and shall cause its Affiliates not to, [***] at the time KYMCO enters into a binding agreement, term sheet, letter of intent or other similar instrument setting forth key terms and conditions of such EV product with the relevant Competitor of LW (“ Relevant Time |
(2) | Notwithstanding Clause 3.4(1) , |
(a) | subject to Clause 3.4(4) , KYMCO may exercise all rights or fulfill all obligations under any existing agreement with the Competitor of LW that has been executed prior to the Effective Date of this Agreement [***] unless otherwise required by the terms of the existing agreements with the Competitor of LW; |
(b) | KYMCO may manufacture any product for a Competitor of LW provided that such product (i) is only built to a specification it receives from the relevant Competitor of LW, and (ii) does not utilize LW Intellectual Property or any Confidential Information of LW (except for (x) general industry knowledge, (y) Intellectual Property or Confidential Information of KYMCO (solely of KYMCO or owned together by KYMCO with a third party (other than LW)) or (z) Intellectual Property or confidential information of a third party (other than confidential information of third parties provided by LW)) used for the LW Covered Products; and |
(c) | KYMCO is the owner of its Intellectual Property and shall have the right to use such Intellectual Property in the manner it deems fit. |
(3) | To the extent permitted by applicable laws, unless otherwise agreed by LW in writing, KYMCO commits that KYMCO shall not, and shall cause its Affiliates not to (a) sell any parts made from LW Tooling to any third party, (b) sell any parts bearing a LW trademark made from Joint Tooling to any third party or (c) sell or market any non LW parts to owners of LW-branded vehicles. |
(4) | KYMCO shall install and maintain at all times during the Term of this Agreement adequate “firewalls” arrangements with regard to the LW Projects Information no less robust than those that |
have been put in place in other projects for any third-party other than LW and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that engineers employed or engaged by KYMCO working, full-time or part-time, on projects with LW shall not disclose the LW Projects Information to any third party, including any other personnel of KYMCO (other than KYMCO personnel involved in LW-KYMCO collaborative projects, in connection with such collaborative projects). |
(5) | Notwithstanding the foregoing, there shall be no limitation under any firewalls on KYMCO and its Affiliates’ usage of any Intellectual Property owned by KYMCO or its Affiliates or any general industry knowledge or from working on KYMCO branded projects. |
(6) | KYMCO shall have engineers employed or engaged by KYMCO working, full-time or part-time, on projects with LW [***] that would prohibit them from working with [***]. |
(7) | For the avoidance of doubt, subject to the requirements under the Appendix 1 , nothing in this Clause 3.4 prevents |
(a) | LW from sharing information other than LW Projects Information to any third party; or |
(b) | engineers employed or engaged by KYMCO working, full-time or part-time, on projects with LW from working or being responsible for any project in relation to design, manufacture, develop for any product. |
(8) | The exclusivity provisions in this Clause 3.4 shall not apply to KYMCO’s Ionex EV system of swappable batteries. |
4. |
SUPPLY MATTERS |
4.1 | Supply of Powertrain Products to KYMCO . |
(1) | LW agrees to supply the Powertrain Products to KYMCO for KYMCO to develop, manufacture, market or sell EV products under KYMCO’s brand in accordance with the ordering process, the product schedule and product limitation as the same may be modified from time to time and set forth in one or more separate supply agreements to be entered into between LW and KYMCO. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Clause will prevent KYMCO from purchasing any powertrain from any third-party other than LW. |
(2) | LW will provide appropriate engineering support in connection with LW’s supply of Powertrain Products to KYMCO without extra charge to assist KYMCO in making limited modifications to the Powertrain Product for KYMCO branded EV products. |
(3) | The Parties acknowledge that timeline and the volume of the Powertrain Products supplied by LW to KYMCO under this Clause 4.1 is conditional on LW’s sole determination of the maturity of the technology and LW Intellectual Property developed by it, the production capacity, and its internal policy with respect to licensing LW Intellectual Property. |
5. |
PRICING PRINCIPLES |
5.1 | Payment Term and Currency . |
(1) | Unless otherwise agreed upon by the Parties in writing or another supply or other agreement (including any purchase order issued thereunder) between the Parties, any amount payable under this Agreement or any other such agreement (including any purchase order issued thereunder) shall be paid within sixty (60) days of the issuance of the invoice by the Party entitled to the payment. |
(2) | All payments due under this Agreement or any other such agreement (including any purchase order issued thereunder) will be paid in U.S. Dollars. Conversion of foreign currency to U.S. Dollars will be made using a designated exchange rate between the New Taiwan Dollar and US Dollar that will |
be set based on the following process: (a) as promptly as reasonably practicable after the start of each January, April, July and October (each, a “ Review Month Average FX Rate Clause 5.1(2) . |
(3) | Such payments will be without deduction for foreign exchange, withholding or other amounts, but will be subject to late payment and other collection charges. |
(4) | At each Party’s request, the other party will issue itemized invoices. Such itemized invoices shall contain specific details of the charges from one party to the other. |
(5) | The contract manufacturing margin [***] Actual Costs. |
(6) | The contract manufacturing margin will be applied against costs incurred in KYMCO’s manufacture and delivery of Covered Products, such as KYMCO’s actual direct costs, without mark-up, to manufacture and deliver such Covered Product, plus a reasonable allocation of overhead and other operating expenses and, with respect to third-party providers, a reasonable allocation of the amounts paid to such providers that is proportionate to usage of services by or on behalf of LW, and other relevant mutually agreed factors (collectively the “Actual Costs |
6. |
SERVICING |
6.1 | KYMCO Service Point Utilization . The Parties will discuss in good faith, and subject to the Parties’ mutual agreement, including subject to continued demonstrated performance and their mutual agreement on the schedule, pricing, financing, economics and other applicable terms and conditions, coverage of service for their respectively branded EVs. |
7. |
FURTHER COOPERATION BETWEEN THE PARTIES |
7.1 | General Concept . The purpose of this Clause 7 is to identify potential areas where the Parties may collaborate to explore further business opportunities in the EV industry. The Parties will discuss in good faith as follows in furtherance of their strategic alliance. The obligations of the Parties pursuant to this Clause 7 are subject to continued demonstrated performance and their mutual agreement on the schedule, pricing, financing, economics and other terms and conditions applicable to any of the following project. |
7.2 | Ionex . |
(1) | The Parties may discuss in good faith and, subject to the Parties’ mutual agreement, to put in place a business plan to assist KYMCO in developing business-to-business Ionex Ionex Business Plan |
(2) | Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, the implementation of the Ionex Business Plan will be carried out under the Ionex brand name owned by KYMCO. Related costs should be discussed and agreed by both parties. |
(3) | If the Parties mutually agree to create an Ionex Business Plan, the Parties shall use their respective reasonable endeavours to agree in good faith a detailed product introduction schedule, taking into account projected customer demand and other relevant factors, in the selected jurisdictions. |
7.3 | Noodoe . |
(1) | The Parties may discuss in good faith and, subject to the Parties’ mutual agreement, to explore utilizing KYMCO’s software capabilities, including its Noodoe platform and Noodoe resources (“ Noodoe Noodoe Development Plan |
(2) | If the Parties mutually agree to create a Noodoe Development Plan, the Parties shall use their respective reasonable endeavours to agree in good faith on a detailed technical joint development agreement setting forth the scope of technical or business development, product introduction schedule, the Intellectual Property arrangement, the cost sharing mechanism, the development schedule and other relevant matters. |
7.4 | Charging Infrastructure . The Parties may discuss in good faith and, subject to the Parties’ mutual agreement, to work toward compatible electric charging systems, such that users of both KYMCO and LW branded EVs will be able to utilize the charging infrastructure of the other Party and its Affiliates; for these purposes, the specifications of the charging system include hardware (including, but not limited to, charger stations), charger guns, and software (including, but not limited to, communication protocols, cloud service, and applications). |
7.5 | Technical Support . |
7.6 | Joint Development. |
(1) | Without prejudice to the other provisions of this Agreement, the Parties may discuss in good faith and agree to jointly develop or design EV products, platforms and/or resources subject to the Parties’ mutual agreement on all relevant matters, including the scope of such development, the duration, the budget therefor (and the party responsible for the same), the products or projects to be developed, the resources projected to be utilized, the value of Intellectual Property contributed by each Party to the relevant joint development and all other relevant matters. For the avoidance of doubt, the Parties’ mutual agreement on the value of Intellectual Property contributed by each Party to the relevant joint development is for the purpose of assessing the Jointly Owned Intellectual Property, not for the purpose of charging the royalty by one Party to the other party. |
(2) | The Parties will endeavor to enter into a development agreement for any such joint development projects, but in the absence of such further development agreements, jointly-developed Intellectual Property arising from or in relation to the Parties’ joint development or design of the EV products, platforms and/or resources will constitute Jointly Owned Intellectual Property under Clause 11.4 (1)(a) . |
(3) | Allocation of development costs for jointly-developed Intellectual Property as between the Parties will be determined at the relevant time by mutual agreement of the Parties taking into account the particular attributes and usage of the jointly-developed Intellectual Property, as well as other relevant factors, and set forth in the applicable product agreement. |
7.7 | Distribution . |
(1) | The Parties may discuss in good faith and, subject to Parties’ mutual agreement, to put in place a joint distribution plan to promote the expansion of EVs designed, developed, manufactured or branded under each Party’s name. |
(2) | If the Parties mutually agree to create a joint distribution plan described under Clause 7.7(1) , the Parties shall use their respective reasonable endeavours to agree in good faith a detailed joint distribution agreement setting forth the distribution channel to be utilized, including the potential cooperation with a third party, products subject to such joint distribution agreement, cost sharing arrangement, the cross-licensing of the Parties’ Trademarks, targeted customer base, and all other relevant matters. |
7.8 | Other Commercial Collaboration . Each Party may refer to the other Party other investment opportunities or commercial collaboration opportunities in the EV industry to implement and universalize the application of the EV total solutions, including but not limited to EV, energy and mobility services and the Parties may discuss in good faith whether to approach or implement such referred opportunities. The Parties acknowledge that KYMCO may take the lead on referring such investment opportunities or commercial collaboration opportunities in Taiwan, Mainland China, India, and South-East Asia whereas LW may take the lead on referring such investment opportunities or commercial collaboration opportunities in the United States. |
8. |
STEERING COMMITTEE. |
8.1 | To the extent permitted by the applicable laws, the Long Term Collaboration, including but not limited to the initiatives described under Clause 7.1 to Clause 7.8 , shall be carried out by the Steering Committee. |
8.2 | The Steering Committee shall comprise four (4) representatives (“ Committee Representatives |
8.3 | Each Party may change either of the Committee Representatives that it has appointed at any time by written notice to the other Party. Each Committee Representative may at any time and from time to time by written notice addressed to the Parties appoint an alternate to attend, speak and vote on his behalf at any meeting of the Steering Committee at which he is not present. Other specialists and technicians may be invited by the Steering Committee to provide specialist and technical assistance as and when deemed necessary. |
8.4 | The Steering Committee shall meet on a quarterly basis during the Term, unless otherwise decided by the Steering Committee, or otherwise within a reasonable period of a meeting being called by any Party to discuss the progress of, to resolve any issues arising under, or all other matters related to the Long Term Collaboration, including the development process of LW Adjacent EV Products or any other EV products as deemed appropriate by the respective Party. LW will make reasonable efforts to use this forum to provide KYMCO with an understanding of potential future projects that may be of interest to KYMCO in the context of a Joint Development Projects, where doing so would not cause LW to violate any confidentially obligations or cause any adverse commercial impact for LW, in the sole discretion of LW. |
8.5 | A meeting of the Steering Committee may be held by telephone or via internet provided that such meetings have appropriate representation from each Party. |
8.6 | Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties in writing, none of resolutions, determinations and decisions made by the Steering Committee shall be binding on the Parties. |
9. |
SECONDMENT OF STAFF |
9.1 | General Arrangement . |
(1) | To assist in achieving the objectives of the Long Term Collaboration, including close communication and coordination between the Parties, the Parties may discuss in good faith and, subject to Parties’ mutual agreement, to create an “in-residence” program to second employees of one Party (“Transferring Entity Receiving Entity In-residence Program |
(2) | If the Parties mutually agree to create an In-residence Program, the Parties shall use their respective reasonable endeavours to agree in good faith a detailed secondment arrangement, including the purpose, period, activities, tasks, cost sharing mechanism of such secondment, and the number, qualifications and seniority of the seconded employees, and all other matters pertaining to In-residence Program and document the same. |
9.2 | General Obligations of the Transferring Entity and the Receiving Entity . |
(1) | Under an In-residence Program, unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, the seconded employee will continue to carry out his/her previous duties when he/she was an employee of the Transferring Entity and all duties performed by the seconded employee shall be under the directions of the Transferring Entity. |
(2) | Under an In-residence Program, unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, the seconded employee will remain employed by the Transferring Entity and such employee does not have an employment relationship with the Receiving Entity. The Receiving Entity shall have no authority to, among other things, discharge or discipline the Employee. |
(3) | Under an In-residence Program, unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, the Transferring Entity and Receiving Entity shall use their respective reasonable endeavours to assist the seconded employee to obtain all necessary approvals and make all necessary registrations requested by the relevant authorities to perform his/her duties under the In-residence Program. The Parties acknowledge that the seconded employee shall comply with all internal procedures and policies of the Receiving Entity throughout the In-residence Program. |
(4) | Secondment of employees will be subject to agreement in writing between the parties on all relevant matters related to seconded employees, including without limitation business travel, leave, compensation, cost, housing, transportation and health care, as well as other applicable conditions and costs. |
10. |
MARKETING; PRESS RELEASE |
10.1 | Marketing . |
(1) | KYMCO may not advertise, market or otherwise highlight the fact that its EV powertrains are sourced from LW Group or H-D Group, designed with Intellectual Property of LW Group or H-D Group, or similar; and |
(2) | KYMCO may not label or mark with one or more (i) LW Group or H-D Group’s Trademarks or (ii) any reasonably similar variant or derivative which would be found to be confusingly similar to LW Group or H-D Group’s Trademarks by a reasonable consumer to any EV powertrain, EV scooter or EV motorcycle which may be reasonably interpreted to indicate that such powertrains, scooter or motorcycle are sourced from LW Group or H-D Group or designed by LW Group or H-D Group, or similar unless otherwise required by applicable laws. |
(3) | neither LW nor KYMCO may use any Trademark of the other Party for any reason without first receiving the written consent and the terms of use from such other Party while each Party may withhold its consent to the use of any or all of its trademarks by the other Party for any or no reason. |
10.2 | Press Release . |
(1) | Subject to the mutual agreement between the Parties, the Parties will produce joint press releases in relation to this Agreement or Long Term Collaboration. Each Party shall be free to publicize any previously-agreed press release that has not been revised in any manner nor accompanied by any additional commentary without consent of the other Party. |
(2) | Except as contemplated by the last sentence of Clause 10.2(1) , any press release, including but not limited to earnings releases/calls, investor relations presentations, securities disclosures or other similar activities that mentions the other Party, such other Party’s Trademarks or in any way references the other Party requires approval from the other party; for other press releases not mentioning the other Party in any way can be presented without need for approval. To the extent permissible by applicable law or regulation or the requirements of any stock exchange or other regulatory or government authority, seven (7) days’ prior notice of a proposed usage of a Party’s (or its Affiliates’) name or trademarks shall be provided by the requesting Party in order to enable the other Party to review such proposed usages. |
11. |
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY |
11.1 | LW Intellectual Property . |
(1) | All Intellectual Property independently developed by LW, or otherwise in LW’s possession, as of and after the Effective Date of this Agreement, and improvements thereto (other than Jointly Owned Intellectual Property), will be the sole property of LW (“ LW Intellectual Property |
(2) | LW will defend, indemnify, and hold harmless KYMCO against all liabilities and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs) arising out of any alleged infringement of any third-party Intellectual Property by KYMCO’s use of LW Intellectual Property provided or approved, explicitly or implicitly, by LW under this Agreement; provided , that LW shall have no obligation under this Clause 11.1(2) to KYMCO with respect to any claim of infringement of Intellectual Property based, in whole or in part, upon (a) any KYMCO modification of the LW Intellectual Property and/or (b) the combination of the LW Intellectual Property with products, data or materials not supplied by LW, if such infringement claim would have been avoided without such modification or if use of the materials furnished by LW independent of the data or materials supplied by KYMCO would not give rise to the infringement claim. Notwithstanding the foregoing, LW shall have the right to require KYMCO to cease further usage of the LW Intellectual Property or to modify such LW Intellectual Property, so as to prevent further infringement (or alleged infringement) and KYMCO shall promptly comply with the same. |
11.2 | KYMCO Intellectual Property . |
(1) | All Intellectual Property independently developed by KYMCO, or otherwise in KYMCO’s possession, as of and after the Effective Date of this Agreement, and improvements thereto (other than Jointly Owned Intellectual Property), will be the sole property of KYMCO (“ KYMCO |
Intellectual Property |
(2) | KYMCO will defend, indemnify, and hold harmless LW against all liabilities and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs) arising out of any alleged infringement of any third-party Intellectual Property by LW’s use of KYMCO Intellectual Property provided or approved, explicitly or implicitly, by KYMCO under this Agreement; provided , that KYMCO shall have no obligation under this Clause 11.2(2) to LW with respect to any claim of infringement of Intellectual Property based, in whole or in part, upon (a) any LW modification of the KYMCO Intellectual Property and/or (b) the combination of the KYMCO Intellectual Property with products, data or materials not supplied by KYMCO, if such infringement claim would have been avoided without such modification or if use of the materials furnished by LW independent of the data or materials supplied by KYMCO would not give rise to the infringement claim. Notwithstanding the foregoing, KYMCO shall have the right to require LW to cease further usage of the KYMCO Intellectual Property or to modify such KYMCO Intellectual Property, so as to prevent further infringement (or alleged infringement) and LW shall promptly comply with the same. |
11.3 | Indemnification Procedures . |
11.4 | Jointly Owned Intellectual Property . |
(1) | Ownership and Usage . |
(a) | All (i) Intellectual Property developed jointly by KYMCO and LW, and (ii) improvements to a Party’s Intellectual Property rights that are developed by the other Party, in each case, after the Effective Date in connection with this Agreement, will be the joint property and jointly and severally owned by each of KYMCO and LW (“ Jointly Owned Intellectual Property |
(b) | Each Party shall have the right on a worldwide basis to freely use all Jointly Owned Intellectual Property, including to make and have made products using such Jointly Owned Intellectual Property, to grant non-exclusive licenses and sublicenses to such Jointly Owned Intellectual Property, on such terms as may be determined by such Party in its sole discretion. In the case of Jointly Owned Intellectual Property that consists of Trade Secrets, Joint Confidential Information, or Confidential Information of LW (as applicable to KYMCO) or Confidential Information of KYMCO (as applicable to LW), and except as contemplated in Clause 11.4(2) , neither Party will publicly disclose, disseminate, display or distribute in any form or in any medium (including news releases, professional articles, or publications), any such Jointly Owned Intellectual Property without the prior written consent of the other Party. There shall be no right of accounting with respect to the other Party with respect to any usage of Jointly Owned Intellectual Property. Except as expressly set forth in this Clause 11.4( 1 )(b) or in Clause 11.4(2) , no consent or notice shall be required for either Party’s usage of Jointly Owned Intellectual Property. |
(c) | Each Party’s ownership of Jointly Owned Intellectual Property and Joint Confidential Information, as well as all rights thereto, shall continue unaffected by termination or expiration of this Agreement. |
(d) |
Except as provided in Clause 11.4(2) , each Party is responsible for its own use of Jointly Owned Intellectual Property. |
(e) | Subject to terms and conditions under this Agreement, each Party may use Jointly Owned Intellectual Property in any manner as it deems fit. |
(2) | IP Protection; Prosecution and Defense of Claims . |
(a) | If either Party wishes to obtain any form of Intellectual Property protection for Jointly Owned Intellectual Property, the other Party has the choice, in its sole discretion to (i) share all reasonable costs associated with obtaining and maintaining such Protection, in which case, the prosecuting Party will provide the non-prosecuting Party the opportunity to review and comment on documents to be filed in connection with the prosecution process a reasonable time in advance of applicable filing dates and prosecution deadlines, and will provide the non-prosecuting Party with copies of any substantive documents received in connection with the prosecution if the non-prosecuting Party requests such documents, and any resulting Intellectual Property Protection will be jointly owned and enjoyed by LW and KYMCO or (ii) waive its right to participate in the Intellectual Property prosecution process, in which case any resulting Intellectual Property Protection will be owned solely by the prosecuting Party. In either case, the non-prosecuting Party will reasonably cooperate in good faith with and assist the other Party in connection with the Intellectual Property prosecution process concerning Jointly Owned Intellectual Property, at the other Party’s request, including by making inventors available as reasonably necessary, and by executing any documents or instruments, or performing such other acts, as reasonably requested by the other Party. To the extent necessary to carry out the process of obtaining any Patent Rights in the Jointly Owned Intellectual Property as set forth in this Agreement, the Parties consent to disclosure to the USPTO of information necessary to fulfill the requirements of 35 U.S.C. §102(c) including, without limitation, a declaration that: (i) the claimed invention was made by or on behalf of the Parties to this Agreement; (ii) the claimed invention was made as a result of activities subject to this Agreement; and (iii) the claimed invention is owned or is subject to an obligation of assignment as set forth in this Agreement. The Parties also agree to disclose to the USPTO the names of the Parties to this Agreement. |
(b) |
In the event a suit is brought against one or both Parties by a third-party alleging that Jointly Owned Intellectual Property infringes any Intellectual Property of such third party, the Party being sued will give the other Party prompt notice of such suit. Each Party will defend itself against any such third party; provided , however , that any settlement with such third-party involving royalties or other payments will require the prior written consent of both Parties. If a court of competent jurisdiction determines that the Jointly Owned Intellectual Property infringes any Intellectual Property of such third party, then the Parties will pay that portion of all out-of-pocket |
(c) | Either Party may, in its sole discretion and without the consent of the other Party, bring suit against any unlicensed or unauthorized third party or parties for infringement of Jointly Owned Intellectual Property, after first providing the other Party with written notice and the opportunity to participate in such suit. If both Parties participate in such suit, then (i) each Party will bear an equal share of the aggregate out-of-pocket |
(d) | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding paragraphs, without the prior written consent of the other Party, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, neither LW nor KYMCO may compromise, settle, covenant not to sue or take any similar action in connection with a suit against or by a third party if such compromise, settlement, covenant or similar action could materially and adversely affect the Intellectual Property of the other Party or their commercialization. |
11.5 | Each Party will be responsible for ensuring that its Affiliates and its and their employees comply with the terms of this Clause 11 . In addition, each Party will include contractual provisions that its suppliers, subcontractors and other legal entity contractors (collectively, “Sub-suppliers Clause 11 . Each Party will take such action, legal or otherwise, to the extent necessary to cause each Sub-supplier to comply with the terms and conditions of this Clause 11 against its Sub-suppliers. Each Party will be responsible for failures by its Affiliates and employees, but not for its sub-suppliers, to comply with this Clause 11 . |
12. |
DATA PRIVACY AND SECURITY |
12.1 | As the performance of rights and obligations hereunder may require a Party to receive, store, transmit or manage data of the other Party or Personal Information of or relating to its employees, customers, suppliers or contractors (collectively, “ Data Appendix 2 . |
13. |
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION |
13.1 | LW requires all of its business partners to communicate certain information electronically. |
13.2 | When LW and KYMCO communicate electronically with each other, the Parties will use one or more agreed formats for electronic communication, which may be direct or through a third-party service provider. |
13.3 | When the Parties transmit information electronically in an agreed format under an agreed protocol, the electronic communication will be considered “written” or “in writing” for the purpose of this Agreement. Each Party will pay its own hardware, software and transmission costs. All electronic transmissions with electronic signatures will be treated as signed copies if confirmed by the signatory (provided that any applicable laws have been complied with). |
13.4 | Signatures to this Agreement or any documents referred to under this Agreement transmitted by electronic mail or any other electronic transmission shall take effect from the date as specified in the document or in the absence of such specification, the date of transmission. Each Party agrees to promptly deliver an execution original to the other Party provided that a failure to do so shall not affect the enforceability of such document. |
14. |
TERM AND TERMINATION |
14.1 | The Agreement will come into effect upon completion of LW’s combination with a special purpose acquisition company and the commencement of public trading of LW’s shares (the “ Effective Date Term |
14.2 | Without prejudice to any other rights or remedies under this Agreement or applicable laws, LW or KYMCO (as the case may be) may, upon written notice to the other Party, terminate this Agreement with immediate effect: |
(1) | if the other Party is in material breach of its obligations under this Agreement; provided, however, that if the breach can be remedied, the termination shall only be effective if the breach is not or cannot be remedied within (a) in the case of non-payment of an invoice for goods or services pursuant to a contract manufacturing or other agreement between the parties, the first Party having |
notified the other Party in writing of such non-payment and thirty (30) days having elapsed beyond the date of receipt of such written notice by the other Party and (b) in the case of any other breach, the first Party having notified the other Party in writing of such breach and ninety (90) days having elapsed beyond the date of receipt of such written notice by the other Party; |
(2) | if the other Party enters into liquidation, becomes insolvent or enters into a deed of arrangement for the benefit of creditors or otherwise commits or suffers any equivalent act; or |
(3) | if a “Change of Control Event” occurs to the other Party. |
14.3 | The Parties will discuss the impacts of termination or expiration in good faith. In particular, as the parties prepare and enter into other agreements related to this Agreement (such as contract manufacturing agreements), the parties will provide for reciprocal termination and transition provisions as well as obligations to supply products, components and parts following termination), so that, among other matters, the transition and post-termination supply obligations will be consistent between the contract manufacturing agreements for the LW Covered Product and the supply agreement for the Powertrain Products. |
14.4 | No termination or expiration shall limit either party’s right to use its Jointly Owned Intellectual Property or co-developed products. |
14.5 | Unless the Parties otherwise agree in writing, certain provisions hereunder shall survive such termination, including without limitation, Clause 11 (Intellectual Property); Clause 20 (Dispute Resolution), Clause 21 (Notices), and Clause 22 (Miscellaneous Provisions), and Appendix 1 (Confidentiality Provisions), of this Agreement. |
15. |
LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY |
15.1 | Neither Party shall be liable to the other Party for any incidental, indirect, special or consequential damages arising out of, connected with, or resulting from this Agreement, except in the case of such damages resulting from such Party’s [***] (the matters described in items (a) and (b) of Clause 15.1 , the “Exceptions |
15.2 | Even in circumstances where the Exceptions apply, in no circumstances shall damages, liabilities or losses for purposes of Exceptions include losses of a Party’s shareholders. |
16. |
MUTUAL REPRESENTATION AND WARRANTIES |
16.1 | Representations and Warranties . |
(1) | Such Party has the authority to enter into this Agreement, and its performance of the terms of this Agreement will not breach its Articles of Association, Articles of Organization, Articles of Incorporation, bylaws (or any other documents of similar nature under the local laws), or any other agreement by which such Party is bound. This Agreement constitutes the valid and binding obligations of such Party and is and shall continue to be enforceable against such Party in accordance with its terms. |
(2) | Such Party has obtained, at its own cost and expenses, all required licenses, permits, and registrations as required for performing its obligations hereunder. Such Party’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement in a timely and complete manner are not materially adversely impaired by any of the following: (a) any law, regulation, or order of any court or government or governmental agency or instrumentality binding on or affecting such Party; or (b) any pending or threatened litigation or administrative proceeding. |
16.2 | Covenants . |
16.3 | Compliance . |
(1) | KYMCO acknowledges and understands that LW is covered by certain anticorruption laws and regulations, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“ FCPA |
(a) | induce a government official to do or omit to do any act in violation of his or her lawful duty; |
(b) | induce a government official to use his influence with a foreign government or instrumentality to affect or influence any act or decision of such government or instrumentality; or |
(c) | gain any other improper advantage. It is the intent of the parties that no payments or transfers of value shall be made which have the purpose or effect of public or commercial bribery, acceptance of or acquiesce in extortion, kickbacks or other unlawful or improper means of obtaining business. |
(2) | KYMCO agrees that KYMCO will (a) complete an Anti-Bribery [***] as a condition precedent to the Effective Date of this Agreement, and (b) provide a new Anti-Bribery [***] (which shall not be requested more than annually) if requested by LW. Any failure to complete such Anti-Bribery [***] at the request of LW shall be considered a material breach of the Agreement. |
(3) | KYMCO agrees that KYMCO will complete anti-bribery training as a condition precedent to the Effective Date of this Agreement (which shall not be requested more than annually) if requested by LW (which shall not be requested more than annually). Any failure to complete such anti-bribery training at the request of LW shall be considered a material breach of the Agreement. |
(4) | KYMCO stipulates that no government official holds an ownership interest in KYMCO beyond potentially being among and having the same rights in KYMCO as any other of KYMCO’s individual non-controlling shareholders. KYMCO stipulates that it is not providing anything of value to any government official in connection with the contractual relationship established by this Agreement or with any of the proceeds arising from it. |
(5) | KYMCO agrees to have a continuing obligation to advise LW of any of its actions that may violate Clause 16.3(1) . |
(6) | KYMCO acknowledges and understands that LW has the right to disclose any FCPA violation by KYMCO to the government. |
(7) | If there are reasonable grounds to believe (i.e. sufficient and credible facts and circumstance) or receiving a written notification from the competent authority or having other adequate evidence, that |
any representation covering the anticorruption requirements contained in this Agreement or in the Anti-Bribery Certification has been breached, or that a bribery-related violation has occurred or is about to occur, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, LW may [***] directly related to the products or services of the alleged violation or take such further action LW reasonably determines is necessary until it has received adequate confirmation that KYMCO is in compliance with the terms of this Agreement and that no violations of bribery-related laws have occurred or will occur. KYMCO agrees that if reasonably necessary, upon reasonable written notice, KYMCO will allow LW to [***] related to this Agreement to assist and cooperate with LW in confirming compliance with the applicable anticorruption laws. |
(8) | In the event of any breach of this Clause 16.3 or any actions by KYMCO that cause a violation of the FCPA, LW will have the right to terminate this Agreement with written notice. |
(9) | Neither Party is obligated to take any actions or omit to take any actions under this Agreement that it reasonably believes would cause it to violate the laws of any country, including the FCPA or the UK Bribery Act. |
(10) | KYMCO agrees to indemnify LW for any costs, fees, expenses or fines or penalties incurred by LW as a result of KYMCO’s breach of this Clause 16.3 , subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. |
17. |
CONFIDENTIALITY |
17.1 | KYMCO and LW will comply with the terms and conditions of Appendix 1 except that LW may disclose the existence and the terms of this Agreement to LW’s potential and existing investors of a private investment in public equity transaction contemplated by LW and AEA. |
18. |
INDEMNITY |
18.1 | General Indemnity . Without limiting any other rights which any such Party may have hereunder or under applicable laws, each Party (the “Indemnifying Party Indemnified Party Indemnified Amounts |
18.2 | Third Party Claim . In the event of the assertion or commencement by any third party of any claim or other proceeding that may result in Indemnified Amounts, the Indemnified Party shall (a) promptly notify the Indemnifying Party thereof in writing and (b) consult in good faith with respect thereto with the Indemnifying Party. If requested by the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnified Party shall keep the Indemnifying Party informed of developments in such claim and proceeding and the parties shall work together in good faith to minimize any liabilities or obligations of both parties in respect of such claim and proceeding. |
19. |
GOVERNING LAW |
19.1 | This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to principles of conflicts of law. |
20. |
DISPUTE RESOLUTION |
20.1 | The Parties’ shared objective is to resolve all disputes that may arise between them as amicably and efficiently as possible, and neither Party will unreasonably delay the resolution of a dispute. |
20.2 | All dispute resolution proceedings, including the arbitration proceedings will be conducted pursuant to this Clause 20 and will be conducted in English. |
20.3 | Within fourteen (14) days after a written notice of a dispute, LW and KYMCO personnel who are senior (when possible) to the people with responsibility for administering this Agreement and who have the authority to resolve the dispute will meet either on the telephone or face to face, at a mutually agreeable time and location and attempt in good faith to resolve the dispute (the “ Initial Executive Meeting |
20.4 | The Parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the applicable courts of the State of Delaware, and any appellate court thereof for any dispute, controversy, difference or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, including the existence, validity, interpretation, performance, breach or termination thereof or any dispute regarding non-contractual obligations arising out of or relating to it, and which have not been resolved between the Parties themselves at the Initial Executive Meeting (including instances in which the Parties are unwilling or unable to conduct an Initial Executive Meeting) and consent not to commence any action, suit or proceeding relating thereto except in such courts. |
20.5 | The Parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waive any objection to venue on any action, suit or proceeding arising out of this Agreement in the applicable courts of the State of Delaware, and any appellate court thereof, and hereby further irrevocably and unconditionally waive and agree not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. |
20.6 | EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREIN OR THE ACTIONS OF THE PARTIES HERETO IN THE NEGOTIATION, ADMINISTRATION, PERFORMANCE AND ENFORCEMENT OF THIS AGREEMENT. |
21. |
NOTICES |
21.1 | LW and KYMCO will each use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that all written, verbal and electronic notices are delivered to appropriate personnel at the other Party. Neither Party will attempt to avoid receipt of notice from the other Party. |
21.2 | Any notice required or permitted under this Agreement will be in writing and will be effective as noted when sent by any of the following methods at the addresses set out below: (a) upon delivery if by personal delivery; (b) the third (3 rd ) business day if sent by reputable overnight courier (e.g., UPS); or (c) upon delivery if by e-mail, provided that a confirmation copy is delivered by another method under subparts (a) or (b). Either Party may change its notice address at any time by written notice to the other Party. |
21.3 | Either Party may change its Designated Recipients at any time by written notice to the Designated Recipients of the other Party. |
22. |
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS |
22.1 | All written and electronic communication made under or in connection with this Agreement will be made in English. Where required by the local laws, the Parties shall translate and execute the local language version of this Agreement, and any amendments to this Agreement, and any other related documents to this Agreement (other than those which are already made and executed in local language) as may be required by prevailing regulations, relevant authorities or the courts order. |
22.2 | The Parties agree that this Agreement shall be signed and executed in English language on the Signing Date. |
22.3 | No failure of a Party to exercise its rights under this Agreement will be considered a waiver of future rights. |
22.4 | Any public statements about “partnering” between LW and KYMCO will not create a legal partnership or fiduciary relationship between LW and KYMCO. Nothing herein or in any supplemental agreement or purchase order will create any implied obligations between the Parties or their Affiliates; the sole obligations of the Parties are what are expressly set forth in this Agreement or in any supplemental agreement or purchase order. Neither Party nor its Affiliates shall have the right to create any legal obligation or take any action in the name of the other Party or its Affiliates without the prior written consent of the other Party. |
22.5 | Each Party will comply in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules and regulations in the Long Term Collaboration cooperation hereunder, including without limitation remain in material compliance with all environmental, health, safety and labor laws applicable to such Party to the operation and use of such Party’s facilities at which the relevant products are manufactured or stored. |
22.6 | LW has adopted an affirmative action policy and has pledged to extend equal employment opportunities to all of its employees, regardless of race, color, creed, age (over 40), sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, disability, handicap, medical condition (cancer related), marital status, sexual orientation, or affectional preference, and to offer promotion and employment to all applicants and employees primarily on the basis of individual merit and qualifications. These equal opportunity personnel actions include, but are not limited to, recruitment, selection, placement, transfer, promotion, compensation action, layoff, recall from layoff, termination, training, development, recreation, social action programs, benefit eligibility, and application of other personnel policies. Veterans and those who are either mentally or physically disabled in a manner which substantially limits one or more of their major life activities are potentially eligible for special consideration under LW’s affirmative action program. In its operations outside the United States, to the extent required by Taiwanese law, KYMCO agrees to comply with all comparable laws and regulations that are applicable to KYMCO. |
22.7 | In addition to its other obligations under this Agreement, each Party will (a) conduct its business in an ethical and fair manner; (b) maintain facilities for its workers that provide a safe and healthy environment; (c) provide wages and benefits that conform to the prevailing industry standards; (d) not exceed local work hour limits; (e) not, directly or indirectly, use any child labor (i.e. workers younger than 16 years of age or |
the compulsory age for school attendance), or purchase materials from any entity that uses child labor; (f) not, directly or indirectly, use prison or other forced labor or purchase materials from any entity that uses prison or other forced labor; and (g) not discriminate on the basis of personal characteristics or beliefs, in the case of KYMCO with respect to Clause 22.7(a) to Clause 22.7(e) , and Clause 22.7(g) , to the extent required under Taiwan law. |
22.8 | Neither Party may assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other Party, which consent must not be unreasonably withheld. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either Party may assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement to a parent, Affiliate or subsidiary of such Party, or in the event of a merger, acquisition or sale of substantially all such Party’s assets, without the prior written consent of the other Party, but subject to at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to the other Party. This Agreement will be binding on the Parties and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and the assigning Party shall remain liable for its obligations under this Agreement to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law. A Party wishing to assign this Agreement will give reasonable advance written notice of the proposed assignment to the Designated Recipients of the other Party. |
22.9 | If any provision in this Agreement is determined to be unenforceable (a) the remainder of this Agreement will continue in effect after severance of the unenforceable provision and (b) the Parties will promptly through good faith negotiations amend this Agreement to restore, to the maximum extent legally permissible, the benefits, rights and obligations included in the unenforceable provision. |
22.10 | This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes all previous written, oral and implied agreements, covenants and undertakings between them. No collateral agreements, written, oral or implied, have been made. |
22.11 | The provisions of this Agreement are solely for the benefit of the Parties and are not intended to confer upon any Person (including any shareholders of KYMCO or shareholders of LW) except the Parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder. There are no third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall not provide any third Person (including any shareholders of KYMCO or shareholders of LW) with any remedy, claim, reimbursement, claim of action or other right in excess of those existing without reference to this Agreement. |
22.12 | This Agreement may be executed electronically or by facsimile signature and in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by facsimile or pdf shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement. |
LiveWire EV, LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Jochen Zeitz | |
Name: | Jochen Zeitz | |
Title: | Authorized Signatory |
Kwang Yang Motor Co., Ltd. | ||
By: | /s/ KO, SHENG-FENG ( 柯勝峯 ) | |
Name: | KO, SHENG-FENG ( 柯勝峯 ) | |
Title: | Chairman |
(a) | at the time of disclosure is generally known to the public; |
(b) | becomes generally known to the public through no fault of the receiving party; |
(c) | is already rightfully in the possession of the receiving party at the time of disclosure and was not obtained from the disclosing party; |
(d) | is later rightfully obtained by the receiving party from a third party not known by the receiving party to be under an obligation of confidentiality to the disclosing party; or |
(e) | is later independently developed by the employees or agents of the receiving party who had no access to or knowledge of the confidential information. |
(a) | comply, at each Party’s own expense, with all applicable local, state, federal, and international privacy, confidentiality, consumer protection, advertising, electronic mail, data security, data destruction, and other similar laws, rules, regulations, and industry best practices, whether in effect now or in the future (all of the foregoing will be collectively referred to as the “ Privacy and Security Requirements |
(b) | use, handle, collect, maintain, safeguard, and destroy Personal Information and the other Party’s Data solely as permitted under this Agreement and in accordance with all Privacy and Security Requirements; and, in particular; |
(c) | maintain and enforce administrative, technical, and physical security procedures designed to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of Personal Information and the other Party’s Data that are (a) at least equal to those required by all relevant Privacy and Security Requirements, and, to the extent not inconsistent with the foregoing, (b) in accordance with industry best practices for services of this kind; |
(d) | not transmit or make available any Personal Information to any entity or individual outside the respective country where each Party is located (as informed in this Agreement), except that each Party may transmit or make available the Personal Information and the other’s Data back to the United States or Taiwan or other country where an each Party’s facility using the other Party’s services is located; and |
(e) | not sell, transfer, disclose to any unauthorized person, or use the Personal Information or the other Party’s Data received in connection with this Agreement except, to the extent applicable: (i) to provide the services under this Agreement; (ii) to cooperate with law enforcement investigations, to comply with legally executed subpoenas, or as specifically required by law (provided the other Party is notified immediately of any such request, unless expressly precluded from providing such notice by the applicable process); or (iii) for those other uses, if any, expressly authorized by the other Party in writing. |
LW EV Holdings, Inc. | ||
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HARLEY-DAVIDSON, INC. | ||
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Date: |
Term |
Article / Section | |
Agreement |
Preamble | |
Chosen Courts |
14.6 | |
Dispute |
12.4 | |
Dispute Committee |
12.4 | |
Effective Date |
Preamble | |
Force Majeure Event |
ARTICLE 11 | |
Forecasts |
2.4 | |
HD |
Preamble | |
HD Data |
8.3 | |
Initial Term |
13.1 | |
LiveWire |
Preamble | |
LiveWire Data |
8.3 | |
LiveWire’s Recall Obligations |
6.3 | |
Operational Committee |
12.1 | |
Parties |
Preamble | |
Party |
Preamble | |
Privacy and Security Requirements |
Exhibit B | |
Products |
Recitals | |
Quarterly True-Up Report |
3.2 | |
Recall |
6.1 | |
Renewal Term |
13.1 | |
Separation Agreement |
Recitals | |
Technical Manufacturing Documents |
ARTICLE 7 | |
Term |
13.1 | |
Warranty Period |
4.2 |
Harley-Davidson Motor Company Group, LLC | ||
By: | | |
Name: | ||
Title: | ||
LiveWire EV, LLC | ||
By: | | |
Name: | ||
Title: |
(a) | Provider shall be addressed as follows: |
(b) | Recipient shall be addressed as follows: |
PROVIDER: | ||
Harley-Davidson, Inc. | ||
By: | | |
Name: | ||
Title: | ||
RECIPIENT: | ||
LiveWire EV LLC | ||
By: | | |
Name: | ||
Title: |
Harley-Davidson, Inc. | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: | ||
LiveWire EV, LLC | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
1. |
INVESTMENT Per-Share PriceSection 1 are hereinafter referred to as the “Shares ”; and the U.S. dollar amount equal to the number of Shares multiplied by the Per-Share Price is hereinafter referred to as the “Purchase Price .” |
2. |
CLOSING |
(a) | The closing of the sale of Shares contemplated hereby (the “ Closing ”) shall occur on the date (the “Closing Date ”) of the consummation of the Business Combination pursuant to the Transaction Agreement and shall be conditioned upon the prior or substantially concurrent consummation of the Business Combination, the Separation and the PIPE Offering. At least three (3) Business Days before the anticipated Closing Date, HoldCo shall deliver written notice to the Investor (the “Closing Notice ”) specifying (i) the anticipated Closing Date and (ii) the wire instructions for delivery of the Purchase Price to HoldCo. No later than two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, the Investor shall deliver or cause to be delivered to HoldCo (A) the Purchase Price via wire transfer of United States dollars in immediately available funds to the account specified by HoldCo in the Closing Notice, such funds to be held by HoldCo in escrow until the Closing, and (B) such information as is reasonably requested in the Closing Notice in order for HoldCo to cause the Shares to be issued and delivered to the Investor. HoldCo shall deliver to the Investor (1) at the Closing, the Shares in book entry form, free and clear of any liens or other restrictions (other than those arising under this Investment Agreement or applicable securities laws), in the name of the Investor (or its nominee in accordance with its delivery instructions) or to a custodian designated by the Investor, as applicable, and (2) as promptly as practicable after the Closing, written notice from HoldCo or its transfer agent evidencing the issuance to the Investor of the Shares on and as of the Closing Date; provided, however Section 2 . In the event that the Closing Date does not occur within ten (10) Business Days after the anticipated Closing Date specified in the Closing Notice, unless otherwise agreed to in writing by HoldCo and the Investor, HoldCo shall promptly (but not later than one (1) Business Day thereafter) return the funds so delivered by the Investor to HoldCo by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account specified by the Investor; provided Section 8 hereof, such return of funds shall not terminate this Investment Agreement or relieve the Investor of its obligation to purchase the Shares at the Closing following HoldCo’s delivery to Investor of a new Closing Notice. For purposes of this Investment Agreement, “Business Day ” shall mean 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. |
(b) | Prior to or at the Closing, Investor shall deliver to HoldCo a duly completed and executed Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or appropriate Internal Revenue Service Form W-8. |
(c) | Closing Conditions. In addition to the conditions set forth in Section 2(a) : |
(i) | General Conditions |
(1) | no applicable governmental authority shall have enacted, rendered, 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 by this Investment Agreement, the Transaction Agreement, the Separation Agreement or the PIPE Subscription Agreements illegal or otherwise restraining or prohibiting consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, and no governmental authority shall have instituted or threatened in writing a proceeding seeking to impose any such restraint or prohibition; and |
(2) | all conditions precedent to the closing of the Business Combination set forth in the Transaction Agreement, including the consummation of the Separation and the PIPE Offering, shall have been satisfied or waived by the applicable party (other than those conditions which, by their nature, are to be satisfied at the closing of the Business Combination pursuant to the Transaction Agreement, the Separation Agreement and the PIPE Subscription Agreements). |
(ii) | HoldCo Conditions |
(1) | all representations and warranties of the Investor contained in this Investment Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality, which representations and warranties shall be true in all respects) at and as of the Closing Date (except for representations and warranties made as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality, which representations and warranties shall be true in all respects) as of such specified date), and consummation of the Closing, shall constitute a reaffirmation by the Investor of each of the representations, warranties and agreements of the Investor contained in this Investment Agreement as of the Closing Date, or such specified date, as applicable; |
(2) | the Investor shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Investment Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by it at or prior to Closing; and |
(3) | the Commercial Agreement shall have been executed and delivered by the Investor or its affiliate(s) party thereto. |
(iii) | Investor Conditions |
3. |
FURTHER ASSURANCES |
4. |
SPAC AND HOLDCO REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
(a) | As of the date hereof, SPAC is an exempted company duly incorporated validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Cayman Islands (to the extent such concept exists in such jurisdiction) and HoldCo is duly incorporated, validly existing as a corporation and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware; and each of SPAC and HoldCo has corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and conduct its business as presently proposed to be conducted |
(b) | As of the Closing Date, the Shares will be duly authorized and, when issued and delivered to the Investor against full payment therefor in accordance with the terms of this Investment Agreement, the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and will not have been issued in violation of or subject to any preemptive or similar rights created under HoldCo’s organizational documents, or under applicable law, or under any other agreement to which HoldCo is a party or by which HoldCo is bound. |
(c) | This Investment Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by SPAC and HoldCo and, assuming that this Investment Agreement constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Investor, is a valid and binding obligation of SPAC and HoldCo, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, |
moratorium and similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity, whether considered at law or equity. |
(d) | The issuance and sale of the Shares and the compliance by SPAC and HoldCo with all of the provisions of this Investment Agreement and the consummation of the transactions herein will be done in accordance with NYSE rules and will not: (i) 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 SPAC or HoldCo or any of their respective subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which SPAC or HoldCo or any of their respective subsidiaries is a party or by which SPAC or HoldCo or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of SPAC or HoldCo is subject, which would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the business, properties, prospects, assets, liabilities, operations, condition (including financial condition ) , stockholders’ equity or results of operations of SPAC or HoldCo (including following the closing of the Business Combination) or materially affect the validity of the Shares or the ability or legal authority of SPAC or HoldCo to timely perform in all material respects their respective obligations under the terms of this Investment Agreement (a “Material Adverse Effect ”); (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of the organizational documents of SPAC or HoldCo; or (iii) result in any violation of any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over SPAC or HoldCo or any of their respective properties that would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. |
(e) | As of their respective dates, all reports or other filings (the “ SEC Reports ”) required to be filed by SPAC or HoldCo with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC ”) have been timely filed and complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act ”), the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder. None of the SEC Reports, when filed, or, if amended, as of the date of such amendment, 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. As of the date hereof to the knowledge of SPAC, there are no material outstanding or unresolved comments in comment letters received by SPAC from the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the SEC with respect to any of the SEC Reports. The financial statements of SPAC and HoldCo included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and 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 condition of SPAC and HoldCo as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented, subject, in the case of interim unaudited statements, to normal, year-end audit adjustments. A copy of each SEC Report is available to the Investor via the SEC’s EDGAR system. For the avoidance of doubt, any restatement of the financial statements of SPAC or HoldCo and any amendments to previously filed SEC Reports or delays in filing SEC Reports, in connection with any guidance from the SEC following the date hereof, shall not be deemed to constitute a breach of this Section 4 . |
(f) | Assuming the accuracy of the Investor’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 5 of this Investment Agreement, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Shares by HoldCo to the Investor. |
(g) | No consent, waiver, authorization, approval, filing with or notification to any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority is required on the part of SPAC or HoldCo with respect to the execution, delivery or performance by SPAC or HoldCo of this Investment Agreement (including without limitation the issuance of the Shares), other than (i) the filings required by applicable state or federal securities laws, (ii) the filings required by the NYSE, or (iii) those consents, waivers, |
authorizations, approvals, filings or notifications the failure of which to give, make or obtain would not be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. |
(h) | None of SPAC, HoldCo or any person acting on behalf of SPAC or HoldCo has offered or sold the Shares by any form of general solicitation or general advertising in violation of the Securities Act. |
(i) | Neither SPAC nor HoldCo has 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 Investment Agreement for which the Investor could become liable. |
(j) | As of the date of this Investment Agreement, the authorized capital stock of SPAC consists of (i) 50,000,000 of SPAC’s Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Shares”), 40,000,000 of which are issued and outstanding, (ii) 50,000,000 of SPAC’s Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class B Shares”), 10,000,000 of which are issued and outstanding, and (iii) 5,000,000 of SPAC’s preference shares, par value $0.0001 per share, none of which are issued and outstanding. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of HoldCo are owned by SPAC. There are no outstanding contractual obligations of SPAC to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any equity capital of SPAC. 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 issuance of the (i) Shares pursuant to this Investment Agreement or (ii) the shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to any PIPE Subscription Agreement (if any). There are no outstanding contractual obligations of SPAC to provide funds to or make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in, any other person or entity. Except pursuant to the PIPE Subscription Agreements (if any), the Transaction Agreement and the other agreements and arrangements referred to therein or in the SEC Reports, as of the date hereof there are no outstanding options, warrants, or other rights to subscribe for, purchase or acquire from SPAC any equity interests in SPAC, or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any such equity interests. There are no stockholder agreements, voting trusts or other agreements or understandings to which SPAC is a party or by which it is bound relating to the voting of any securities of SPAC, other than (i) as set forth in the SEC Reports and (ii) as contemplated by the Transaction Agreement (including the exhibits thereto). |
(k) | Each of SPAC and HoldCo acknowledges that there have been no representations or warranties made to SPAC or HoldCo by the Investor, or its officers, employees or directors or other representatives, expressly or by implication, other than those representations or warranties of the Investor explicitly included in Section 5 of this Investment Agreement. |
(l) | Neither SPAC nor HoldCo is, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Shares, will be, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. |
(m) | Each of SPAC and HoldCo is in compliance with all applicable laws, except where such noncompliance would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. As of the date hereof, neither SPAC nor HoldCo has received any written communication from a governmental authority that alleges that SPAC or HoldCo is not in compliance with or is in default or violation of any applicable law, except where such non-compliance, default or violation would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. |
(n) | Except for such matters as have not had and would not be reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a 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 SPAC, threatened against SPAC or HoldCo or (ii) judgment, decree, injunction, ruling or order of any governmental entity outstanding against SPAC or HoldCo. |
(o) | As of the date hereof, other than the Transaction Agreement and any other agreement contemplated by the Transaction Agreement, neither SPAC nor HoldCo has entered into any agreement (including any |
side letter or similar agreement) with any PIPE Investor in connection with such PIPE Investor’s direct or indirect investment in SPAC or HoldCo (other than any side letter or similar agreement relating to the transfer to any investor of (i) securities of SPAC by existing securityholders of SPAC, which may be effectuated as a forfeiture to HoldCo or SPAC and reissuance, or (ii) securities to be issued to the direct or indirect securityholders of SPAC or HoldCo pursuant to the Transaction Agreement). Each PIPE Subscription Agreement entered into as of the date hereof contains a per-share purchase price for the shares of Common Stock to be purchased thereunder that is equal to the Per-Share Price, and the other terms and conditions of each PIPE Subscription Agreement are not materially more advantageous to the PIPE Investor thereunder than the terms and conditions of this Investment Agreement; and no provision of any PIPE Subscription Agreement shall be amended, modified or waived after the date hereof in a manner that results in the terms and conditions of such PIPE Subscription Agreement being more favorable to the PIPE Investor thereunder than the terms and conditions of this Investment Agreement are to the Investor. |
(p) | Prior to the Investor’s execution and delivery of this Investment Agreement, SPAC has furnished to the Investor true and complete copies of the Transaction Agreement and the Separation Agreement, each as it will be in effect following its execution and delivery by the parties thereto on the date hereof. |
(q) | The issued and outstanding Class A Shares are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and are listed for trading on the NYSE. There is no suit, action, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of SPAC, threatened against SPAC by the NYSE or the SEC to deregister the Class A Shares under the Exchange Act or prohibit or terminate the listing of the Class A Shares, or suspend the trading of the Class A Shares, on the NYSE. SPAC has taken no action that is designed to terminate the registration of the Class A Shares under the Exchange Act or the listing of the Class A Shares on the NYSE. Upon consummation of the Business Combination, the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock will be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and listed for trading on the NYSE. |
(r) | There has been no action taken by SPAC or HoldCo or, to the knowledge of SPAC, any officer, director, equityholder, manager, employee, agent or representative of SPAC or HoldCo, in each case, acting on behalf of SPAC or HoldCo, in violation of any applicable Anti-Corruption Laws (as defined below). Neither SPAC nor HoldCo: (i) has been convicted of violating any Anti-Corruption Laws or, to the knowledge of SPAC, been subject to any investigation by a governmental authority for potential violation of any applicable Anti-Corruption Laws; (ii) 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 Laws; or (iii) has 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 in the jurisdictions in which SPAC and HoldCo operate. |
(s) | Each of SPAC and HoldCo acknowledges that neither the due diligence investigation conducted by the Investor in connection with making its decision to acquire the Shares nor any representations and warranties made by the Investor herein shall modify, amend or affect the Investor’s right to rely on the truth, accuracy and completeness of SPAC’s and HoldCo’s representations and warranties contained herein. |
(t) | Prior to the date hereof, each of SPAC and HoldCo has made available to the Investor written due diligence information concerning SPAC, HoldCo, the Business Combination, the Separation and the LiveWire Business (as defined in the Separation Agreement) that is not materially different, in scope or content, from any such written information made available by SPAC or HoldCo (including their respective representatives and agents) to any current PIPE Investor as of the date hereof. |
5. |
INVESTOR REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
(a) | The Investor is (i) an Institutional Account (as defined in FINRA Rule 4512(c)) and (ii) (x) an institutional “accredited investor” (within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act) or (y) a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act) and is acquiring the Shares only for its own account and not for the account of others, and not on behalf of any other account or person or 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 set forth on Schedule A ). |
(b) | The Investor acknowledges and agrees that the Shares are being offered in a transaction not involving any public offering within the meaning of the Securities Act and that the Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act or any other applicable securities laws. The Investor acknowledges and agrees that the Shares may not be offered, resold, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of by the Investor absent an effective registration statement under the Securities Act except (i) to HoldCo or a subsidiary thereof, (ii) to non-U.S. persons pursuant to offers and sales qualifying as “offshore transactions” within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act or (iii) pursuant to another applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, and in each of cases (ii) and (iii), in accordance with any applicable securities laws of the states and other jurisdictions of the United States, and that any certificates or book entry account representing the Shares shall contain a legend to such effect. The Investor acknowledges that the Shares will not be eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act until at least one year following the filing of certain required information with the SEC after the Closing Date and that the provisions of Rule 144(i) will apply to the Shares. The Investor understands and agrees that the Shares will be subject to the transfer restrictions set forth in Section 10 and, as a result of these transfer restrictions, the Investor may not be able to readily offer, resell, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of the Shares and may be required to bear the financial risk of an investment in the Shares for an indefinite period of time. The Investor acknowledges and agrees that it has been advised to consult legal counsel and tax and accounting advisors prior to making any offer, resale, transfer, pledge or disposition of any of the Shares. |
(c) | The Investor acknowledges and agrees that the Investor is purchasing the Shares directly from HoldCo. The Investor further acknowledges that there have been no representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made to the Investor by SPAC or HoldCo, any of their respective officers or directors or other representatives, expressly or by implication, other than those representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of SPAC and HoldCo explicitly included in this Investment Agreement. |
(d) | The Investor’s acquisition and holding of the Shares will not constitute or result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 406 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any applicable similar Law. |
(e) | Subject to the truth and accuracy of SPAC’s and HoldCo’s representations and warranties in Sections 4(p) and 4(t), the Investor acknowledges and agrees that the Investor has received such information as the Investor deems necessary in order to make an investment decision with respect to the Shares. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Investor acknowledges that it has reviewed the SEC Reports and other information as the Investor has deemed necessary to make an investment decision with respect to the Shares. Subject to the truth and accuracy of SPAC’s and HoldCo’s representations and warranties in Sections 4(p) and 4(t), the Investor acknowledges and agrees that the Investor and the Investor’s professional advisor(s), if any, have had the full opportunity to ask such questions, receive such answers and obtain such information from SPAC and HoldCo concerning SPAC and HoldCo and an investment in the Shares as the Investor and such Investor’s professional advisor(s), if any, have deemed necessary to make an investment decision with respect to the Shares. |
(f) | The Investor acknowledges that HoldCo represents and warrants that the 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. |
(g) | The Investor acknowledges that it is aware that there are substantial risks incident to the purchase and ownership of the Shares, including but not limited to those set forth in the SEC Reports. The Investor 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 Shares, and the Investor has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as the Investor has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision. |
(h) | The Investor acknowledges that the Investor (and not SPAC or HoldCo) shall be responsible for any tax liabilities that may arise as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Investment Agreement. The Investor acknowledges that none of SPAC, HoldCo or any representative of SPAC or HoldCo has provided, or will provide, the Investor with tax advice regarding the Shares, SPAC, HoldCo or the execution of this Investment Agreement, and each of SPAC and HoldCo has advised the Investor to consult the Investor’s own tax advisor with respect to the tax consequences of each of the foregoing, including but not limited to any applicable elections, withholdings or other matters relating to the Shares, SPAC, HoldCo or the execution of this Investment Agreement. |
(i) | Alone, or together with any professional advisor(s), the Investor has adequately analyzed and fully considered the risks of an investment in the Shares and determined that the Shares are a suitable investment for the Investor and that the Investor is able at this time and in the foreseeable future to bear the economic risk of a total loss of the Investor’s investment in HoldCo. The Investor acknowledges specifically that a possibility of total loss exists. |
(j) | In making its decision to purchase the Shares, the Investor has relied solely upon independent investigation made by the Investor. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Investor has not relied on any statements or other information provided by SPAC , HoldCo, LiveWire or any of their respective Representatives concerning HoldCo or the Shares or the offer and sale of the Shares, other than those representations, warranties, covenants and agreements included in this Investment Agreement. |
(k) | The Investor acknowledges and agrees that no federal or state agency has passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Shares or made any findings or determination as to the fairness of this investment. |
(l) | The Investor has been duly formed or incorporated and is validly existing in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation, with power and authority to enter into, deliver and perform its obligations under this Investment Agreement. |
(m) | The execution, delivery and performance by the Investor of this Investment Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein are within the powers of the Investor, have been duly authorized and will not constitute or result in a breach or default under or conflict with any order, ruling or regulation of any court or other tribunal or of any governmental commission or agency, or any agreement or other undertaking, to which the Investor is a party or by which the Investor is bound, and will not violate any provisions of the Investor’s charter documents, including without limitation, its incorporation or formation papers, bylaws, indenture of trust or partner or operating agreement, as may be applicable. The signature on this Investment Agreement is genuine, the signatory has been duly authorized to execute the same, and assuming this Investment Agreement constitutes a valid and binding agreement of each of SPAC and HoldCo, this Investment Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Investor, enforceable against the Investor in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity, whether considered at law or equity. |
(n) | [Reserved] |
(o) | The Investor is not, and has not at any time during the past five (5) years been, (i) a person or entity named on, or otherwise owned or controlled by or acting on behalf of, a person or entity named on, the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“ OFAC ”) or on any similar list of sanctioned persons maintained by the U.S. Government, the European Union or any European Union Member State, including the United Kingdom, or a person or entity with whom transactions are restricted or prohibited by any OFAC sanctions program or any sanctions program of the European Union or any European Union Member State, including the United Kingdom or (ii) a non-U.S. shell bank or providing banking services directly or indirectly to a non-U.S. shell bank. The Investor agrees to provide law enforcement agencies, if requested thereby, such records as required by applicable law, provided PATRIOT Act ”), and its implementing regulations (collectively, the “BSA/PATRIOT Act ”), to the extent required, the Investor maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to comply with applicable obligations under the BSA/PATRIOT Act. To the extent required, Investor maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure compliance with sanctions and export control laws in each of the jurisdictions in which the Investor operates. The Investor maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure that the funds held by the Investor and used to purchase the Shares were legally derived. |
(p) | The Investor will have sufficient funds to pay the Purchase Price pursuant to Section 2 hereto at the Closing. The Investor acknowledges and agrees that its obligations hereunder are not in any way contingent or otherwise subject to: (i) the Investor consummating any financing arrangements or obtaining any financing; or (ii) the availability of any financing to the Investor or any of its affiliates. |
(q) | No foreign person (as defined in 31 C.F.R. Part 800.224) in which the national or subnational governments of a single foreign state have a substantial interest (as defined in 31 C.F.R. Part 800.244) will acquire a substantial interest in HoldCo as a result of the purchase and sale of Shares hereunder such that a declaration to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States would be mandatory under 31 C.F.R. Part 800.401, and no foreign person will have control (as defined in 31 C.F.R. Part 800.208) over HoldCo from and after the Closing as a result of the purchase and sale of Shares hereunder. |
(r) | As of the date hereof, the Investor does not have, and during the thirty (30) day period immediately prior to the date hereof the Investor has not entered into, any “put equivalent position” as such term is defined in Rule 16a-1 under the Exchange Act or short sale positions with respect to the securities of SPAC. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 5(r) (i) shall apply to any entities under common management with the Investor (including the Investor’s controlled affiliates and/or affiliates) from entering into any such transactions; and (ii) in the case of an Investor that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Investor’s assets, the representations set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Shares covered by this Investment Agreement. |
(s) | Investor, together with its affiliates holding the Shares, are not currently (and at all times through Closing will refrain from being or becoming) members of a “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) with any other person(s) acting for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of equity securities of HoldCo or LiveWire 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act). |
(t) | No broker or finder is entitled to any brokerage or finder’s fee or commission solely in connection with the sale of the Shares to Investor. |
6. |
SURVIVAL |
covenants and agreements made by each party hereto in this Investment Agreement shall survive the Closing until the expiration of any statute of limitations under applicable law. |
7. |
REGISTRATION RIGHTS |
(a) | In the event that the Shares are not registered in connection with the consummation of the closing of the Business Combination, HoldCo agrees that HoldCo will use commercially reasonable efforts to submit or file with the SEC (at HoldCo’s sole cost and expense) a registration statement (including the prospectus included in such registration statement, amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registration statement, and all exhibits to and all material incorporated by reference in such registration statement, the “ Registration Statement ”) registering the resale of the Shares, within thirty (30) calendar days after the Closing Date (the “Filing Deadline ”), and HoldCo 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 60th calendar day after the filing thereof (or the 90th calendar day after the filing thereof if the SEC notifies HoldCo that it will “review” the Registration Statement) following the Closing Date and (ii) the fifth Business Day after the date HoldCo 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 (such earlier date, the “Effectiveness Date ”); provided, however Rule 144 ”) and without the requirement that HoldCo be in compliance with the current public information requirements under Rule 144; (ii) the date on which all of the Shares have actually been sold; and (iii) the date which is three (3) years after the Closing. For purposes of clarification, any failure by HoldCo to file the Registration Statement by the Filing Deadline or to effect such Registration Statement by the Effectiveness Date shall not otherwise relieve HoldCo of its obligations to file or obtain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement set forth in this Section 7 . |
(b) | In no event shall the Investor be identified as a statutory underwriter in the Registration Statement; provided |
shall amend the Registration Statement or file a new Registration Statement (such amendment or new Registration Statement shall also be deemed to be a “Registration Statement” hereunder) to register such additional Shares and cause such Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as practicable after the filing thereof. |
(c) | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Investment Agreement, HoldCo shall be entitled to delay or postpone the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, and from time to time to require the Investor not to sell under the Registration Statement or to suspend the effectiveness thereof, (i) if any information (e.g., compensation data) is not readily available and the non-disclosure of which in the Registration Statement would be expected, in the reasonable determination of HoldCo’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer or General Counsel, upon the advice of legal counsel, to cause the Registration Statement to fail to comply with applicable disclosure requirements, (ii) at any time HoldCo is required to file a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement and the SEC has not declared such amendment effective (if such declaration of effectiveness is required) or (iii) if the negotiation or consummation of a transaction by HoldCo or its subsidiaries is pending or an event has occurred, which negotiation, consummation or event, HoldCo’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer or General Counsel reasonably believes, upon the advice of legal counsel, would require additional disclosure by HoldCo in the Registration Statement of material information that HoldCo 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 HoldCo’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer or General Counsel, upon the advice of legal counsel, to cause the Registration Statement to fail to comply with applicable disclosure requirements (each such circumstance, a “Suspension Event ”); provided, however non-public information) 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, the Investor agrees that (A) it will immediately discontinue offers and sales of the Shares under the Registration Statement (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, sales conducted pursuant to Rule 144 but subject, for the avoidance of doubt, to compliance with Investor’s obligations under applicable securities laws) until the Investor receives copies of a supplemental or amended prospectus (which HoldCo 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 HoldCo that it may resume such offers and sales, and (B) it will maintain the confidentiality of any information included in such written notice delivered by HoldCo unless otherwise required by law. If so directed by HoldCo, the Investor will deliver to HoldCo or, in the Investor’s sole discretion destroy, all copies of the prospectus covering the Shares in the Investor’s possession; provided, however pre-existing document retention policy or (y) to copies stored electronically on archival servers as a result of automatic data back-up. |
(d) | HoldCo shall indemnify and hold harmless the Investor (to the extent a seller under the Registration Statement), its officers, directors, employees and agents, and each person who controls the Investor (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) and expenses (collectively, “ Losses ”), as incurred, that arise out of or are based upon any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a |
material fact contained in the Registration Statement, any prospectus included in the Registration Statement or any form of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any prospectus or form of prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, except to the extent that such untrue statements or alleged untrue statements, omissions or alleged omissions are based upon information regarding the Investor furnished in writing to HoldCo by the Investor expressly for use therein. |
(e) | The Investor shall Section 7 of which the Investor is aware. |
(f) | Any person or entity 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 or entity’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 judgment a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist with respect to such claim, permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. If such defense is assumed, the indemnifying party shall not be subject to any liability for any settlement made by the indemnified party without its consent (but such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). An indemnifying party who is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense of a claim shall not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel for all parties indemnified by such indemnifying party with respect to such claim, unless in the reasonable judgment of legal counsel to any indemnified party a conflict of interest may exist between such indemnified party and any other of such indemnified parties with respect to such claim. No indemnifying party shall, without the consent of the indemnified party, consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which cannot be settled in all respects by the payment of money (and such money is so paid by the indemnifying party pursuant to the terms of such settlement), which settlement shall not include a statement or admission of fault and culpability on the part of such indemnified party, and which settlement 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. |
(g) | The indemnification provided for under this Investment 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 or controlling person or entity of such indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of securities. |
(h) | If the indemnification provided under this Section 7 from the indemnifying party is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any Losses, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying the indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such Losses 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; provided, however Section 7 , 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 7(h) from any person or entity who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. |
(i) | For purposes of this Section 7 of this Investment Agreement, (i) “Shares” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the Shares (as defined in the recitals to this Investment Agreement) and any other equity security issued or issuable with respect to the Shares by way of share split, dividend, distribution, recapitalization, merger, exchange, replacement or otherwise, and (ii) “Investor” shall include any affiliate of the Investor to which the Investor’s rights under this Investment Agreement shall have been duly assigned. |
8. |
TERMINATION Section 2 of this Investment Agreement are (i) not satisfied or waived prior to the Closing or (ii) not capable of being satisfied on the Closing and, in each case of (i) and (ii), as a result thereof, the transactions contemplated by this Investment Agreement will not be and are not consummated at the Closing (the termination events described in clauses (a)–(d) above, collectively, the “Termination Events ”); provided set-off. |
9. |
TRUST ACCOUNT WAIVER. |
(a) | The Investor acknowledges that SPAC is a blank check company with the powers and privileges to effect the Business Combination. The Investor further acknowledges that, as described in the final prospectus relating to SPAC’s initial public offering (the “IPO”) filed with the SEC on October 2, 2020 (the “Prospectus”), (i) as of the date hereof, substantially all of SPAC’s assets consist of the cash |
proceeds of the IPO and private placements of its securities conducted prior to or in conjunction with the IPO, (ii) substantially all of those proceeds have been deposited into a trust account (collectively, with interest accrued from time to time thereon, the “Trust Account”) for the benefit of SPAC, its public shareholders and certain other parties (including the underwriters of SPAC’s IPO), and (iii) the funds held from time to time in the Trust Account may only be released upon certain conditions. The Investor agrees and acknowledges that, except as otherwise described in the Prospectus and released to SPAC to pay SPAC’s income taxes, SPAC may not disburse monies from the Trust Account: (1) to SPAC, until the completion of SPAC’s business combination (as such term is used in the Prospectus), or (2) SPAC’s public shareholders, until the earliest of (a) the completion of the Business Combination, and then only in connection with those shares that such public shareholder properly elected to redeem, subject to the limitations described in the Prospectus, (b) the redemption of any public shares properly tendered in connection with a shareholder vote to amend SPAC’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (A) to modify the substance or timing of SPAC’s obligation to provide holders of SPAC’s public shares the right to have their shares redeemed in connection with the Business Combination or to redeem 100% of SPAC’s public shares if SPAC does not complete SPAC’s Business Combination within 24 months from the closing of the IPO or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to the rights of holders of SPAC’s public shares, and (c) the redemption of SPAC’s public shares if SPAC has not consummated its Business Combination within 24 months from the closing of the IPO, subject to applicable law. To the extent the Investor, its shareholders 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 SPAC or SPAC’s Representatives, which proceeding seeks, in whole or in part, monetary relief against SPAC or SPAC’s Representatives, the Investor hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Investor’s, its shareholders’ and its affiliates’ sole remedy shall be against funds held outside of the Trust Account and that such claim shall not permit the Investor, or its affiliates or shareholders (or any person claiming on any of their behalves or in lieu of any of them) to have any right, title and interest, or any claim of any kind they have or may have in the future against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom) or any amounts contained therein. |
10. |
SECURITIES LAW MATTERS. |
(a) | It is understood that, except as provided below, book entry accounts evidencing the Shares must bear the following legends: |
(b) | Notwithstanding the foregoing, HoldCo shall use its commercially reasonable efforts, to provide the Investor with a like number of shares not bearing such legend upon the request of the Investor (or, at HoldCo’s option, have such legend removed from the Shares) at such time as such restrictions are no longer applicable; provided |
(c) | As long as the Investor shall own any of the Shares and such Shares shall not be included in the Registration Statement, and such Shares are “restricted securities” (as defined in Rule 144), HoldCo covenants to use its commercially reasonable efforts to make and keep public information available ( |
those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144) and file timely (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by HoldCo after the Closing pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and to promptly furnish the Investor with true and complete copies of all such filings to enable the Investor to resell the Shares pursuant to Rule 144; provided Section 10(c) . |
11. |
MISCELLANEOUS. |
(a) | Press Releases and Other Public Communications . All press releases or other public communications relating to the transactions contemplated hereby between HoldCo and the Investor, and the method of the release for publication thereof, shall prior to the Closing be subject to the prior approval of (i) HoldCo, and (ii) to the extent such public communication references the Investor, the Investor; provided Section 11(a) to the extent any proposed release or statement is substantially equivalent to the information that has previously been made public without breach of the obligation under this Section 11(a) . The restriction in this Section 11(a) shall not apply to the extent the public announcement is required by applicable securities law, any governmental authority or stock exchange rule; provided, however |
(b) | Cleansing Disclosure; Investor-Related Disclosure . |
(i) | SPAC shall, by 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the first (1st) Business Day immediately following the date of this Investment Agreement (the “ Disclosure Time ”), issue one or more press releases or file with the SEC a Current Report on Form 8-K (collectively, the “Disclosure Document ”) disclosing all material terms of the transactions contemplated by this Investment Agreement and by each of the Transaction Agreement, the Separation Agreement, the PIPE Subscription Agreements and the Commercial Agreement. From and after the Disclosure Time, SPAC represents to the Investor that it shall have publicly disclosed all material, non-public information delivered to the Investor by SPAC or any of its officers, directors, employees or agents, in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Investment Agreement and by each of the Transaction Agreement, the Separation Agreement, the PIPE Subscription Agreements and the Commercial Agreement; and from and after the earlier of the Disclosure Time and the issuance or filing of the Disclosure Document, Investor shall no longer be subject to any confidentiality or similar obligations under any current agreement, whether written or oral, with SPAC or any of its respective officers, directors, employees, agent or affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Investment Agreement and by each of the Transaction Agreement, the Separation Agreement, the PIPE Subscription Agreements and the Commercial Agreement. |
(ii) | The Investor hereby consents to the publication and disclosure in any press release issued by HoldCo, SPAC or HD, any Form 8-K filed by HoldCo, SPAC or HD with the SEC in connection with the execution and delivery of the Transaction Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby and the Registration Statement (as defined in the Transaction Agreement) (and, as and to the extent otherwise required by the federal securities laws, exchange rules, the SEC or any other securities authorities or any rules and regulations promulgated thereby, any other documents or communications provided by HoldCo, SPAC or HD to any governmental entity or to any securityholders of HoldCo, SPAC or HD) of the Investor’s identity and beneficial ownership of the Shares and the nature of the Investor’s commitments, arrangements and understandings under |
and relating to this Investment Agreement (“ Investor-Related Disclosure ”) and, if deemed appropriate by HoldCo, HD or SPAC, a copy of this Investment Agreement, all solely to the extent required by applicable law or any regulation or stock exchange listing requirement. HoldCo, SPAC and LiveWire shall use commercially reasonable efforts to afford the Investor and its counsel an opportunity to review any proposed Investor-Related Disclosure reasonably prior to its public disclosure and will consider in good faith any reasonable comments the Investor may make on such proposed Investor-Related Disclosure (it being understood and agreed that in no event shall such Investor-Related Disclosure exceed the scope or substance of information disclosed by HoldCo with respect to HD). The Investor will promptly provide any information reasonably requested by HoldCo, HD or SPAC for any regulatory application or filing made or approval sought in connection with the Business Combination (including filings with the SEC) to the extent readily available and to the extent consistent with its internal policies and procedures. |
(c) | 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 delivered by email (in each case in this clause (iv), solely if receipt is confirmed, but excluding any automated reply, such as an out-of-office |
(i) | If to SPAC or HoldCo: |
(ii) | If to the Investor, to |
(d) | Successors and Assigns . No party hereto shall transfer or assign this Investment Agreement or any part hereof without the prior written consent of each of the other parties and any such assignment without such prior written consent shall be void. Subject to the foregoing, this Investment Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns. |
(e) | Further Assurances . Each party hereto shall (i) execute and deliver such additional documents and use reasonable best efforts to take such additional actions as the parties reasonably may deem to be |
practical and necessary and (ii) use reasonable best efforts to obtain all material consents and approvals of third parties (including Governmental Authorities) that such party is required to obtain, in each case, in order to consummate the investment as contemplated by this Investment Agreement (including such consents and approvals as may be required to give effect to HoldCo’s obligations under Section 7 hereof). Without limiting the foregoing, HoldCo may request from the Investor such additional information as HoldCo may deem necessary to obtain any material consents and approvals of third parties (including Governmental Authorities), and the Investor shall provide such information as may reasonably be requested. The Investor acknowledges and agrees that if it does not provide HoldCo with such requested information, HoldCo may not be able to register the Investor’ s Shares for resale pursuant to Section 7 hereof. |
(f) | Entire Agreement . This Investment Agreement (including the schedule and any exhibits 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. Except as otherwise set forth herein, this Investment Agreement shall not confer any rights or remedies upon any person other than the parties hereto, and their respective successors and assigns. |
(g) | Invalidity . If any provision of this Investment Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of this Investment Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. The parties further agree that if any provision contained herein is, to any extent, held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under the laws governing this Investment Agreement, they shall take any actions reasonably necessary to render the remaining provisions of this Investment Agreement valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law and, to the extent reasonably necessary, shall amend or otherwise modify this Investment 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. |
(h) | Headings; Counterparts . The headings in this Investment Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be considered a part of or affect the construction or interpretation of any provision of this Investment Agreement. This Investment Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts (including by electronic mail or other electronic submission, including .pdf or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, e.g., www.docusign.com) 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. |
(i) | Governing Law . This Investment Agreement, and all claims or causes of action based upon, arising out of, or related to this Investment 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. |
(j) | Consent to Jurisdiction . Any proceeding or Action based upon, arising out of or related to this Investment Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby must be brought in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, to the extent such Court does not have subject matter jurisdiction, the Superior Court of the State of Delaware), or, if it has or can acquire jurisdiction, in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, |
proceedings or otherwise proceed against any other party in any other jurisdiction, in each case, to enforce judgments obtained in any Action, suit or proceeding brought pursuant to this Section 11( j ) . Each party acknowledges and agrees that any controversy which may arise under this Investment Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby is likely to involve complicated and difficult issues, and therefore each such party hereby irrevocably, unconditionally and voluntarily waives any right such party may have to a trial by jury in respect of any Action, suit or proceeding directly or indirectly arising out of or relating to this Investment Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS INVESTMENT AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. |
(k) | Remedies . Each party hereto agrees that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Investment Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that each party hereto shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Investment Agreement and to specific enforcement of the terms and provisions of this Investment Agreement, in addition to any other remedy to which it is entitled at law, in equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise. In the event that any Action shall be brought in equity to enforce the provisions of this Investment Agreement, the defending party shall not allege, and such party hereby waives the defense, that there is an adequate remedy at law, and such party agrees to waive any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection therewith. |
(l) | Expenses . Each party hereto shall be responsible for and pay its own expenses incurred in connection with this Investment Agreement, including all fees of its legal counsel, financial advisers and accountants. |
(m) | Third-Party Beneficiaries . The parties hereto agree that HD and SPAC are express third-party beneficiaries of, and may enforce HoldCo’s and their rights with respect to, this Investment Agreement. |
(n) | Independent Rights and Obligations . For the avoidance of doubt, all obligations of the Investor hereunder are separate and several from the obligations of any PIPE Investor. Nothing contained herein or in any PIPE Subscription Agreement, and no action taken by the Investor or any PIPE Investors pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Investor and any PIPE Investor(s) as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Investor and any PIPE Investor(s) are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Investment Agreement and the PIPE Subscription Agreements. The Investor shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation the rights arising out of this Investment Agreement, and it shall not be necessary for any PIPE Investor to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose. |
12. |
NO HEDGING |
publicly disclose the intention to undertake any of the foregoing; provided, however, that the provisions of this Section 12 shall not apply to long sales (including sales of securities held by the Investor, its controlled affiliates or any person or entity acting on behalf of the Investor or any of its controlled affiliates prior to the date hereof and securities purchased by the Investor in the open market after the date hereof) other than those effectuated through derivative transactions and similar instruments. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 12 (i) shall prohibit any entities under common management with the Investor that have no knowledge (constructive or otherwise) of this Investment Agreement or of Investor’s participation in the transactions contemplated hereby from entering into any of the transactions set forth in the first sentence of this Section 12 ; and (ii) in the case of an Investor that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers or desks manage separate portions of such Investor’s assets and the portfolio managers have no knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Investor’s assets, this Section 12 shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Shares covered by this Investment Agreement. |
13. |
NON-RELIANCE |
14. |
EQUAL TREATMENT. Per-Share Price than that paid by the Investor hereunder (including through the issuance or grant of warrants or options)) that are more favorable in any material respect than such rights or terms established in favor of the Investor hereunder (“Additional Rights ”), the Investor, SPAC and HoldCo shall promptly amend and restate this Agreement to provide Investor with such Additional Rights. A “Comparable Investor ” means any person investing in or subscribing for any newly issued securities of HoldCo in connection with the closing of the Business Combination for an aggregate amount of consideration that is equal to or less than the Purchase Price payable by the Investor hereunder. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall HD or AEA-Bridges Impact Sponsor LLC or any of their respective affiliates be deemed to be a Comparable Investor for any purpose hereunder. |
15. |
NON-RECOURSE |
AEA-BRIDGES IMPACT CORP. | ||
By: | | |
Name: | ||
Title: |
LW EV HOLDINGS, INC. | ||
By: | | |
Name: | ||
Title: |
Investor: | ||
[ ☐ ] | ||
By: | | |
Name: | ||
Title: |
AEA-BRIDGES IMPACT CORP. | ||
By: | /s/ John Garcia | |
Name: | John Garcia | |
Title: | Co-Chief Executive Officer | |
AEA-BRIDGES IMPACT SPONSOR LLC | ||
By: | /s/ John Garcia | |
Name: | John Garcia | |
Title: | Co-Chief Executive Officer | |
/s/ John Garcia | ||
John Garcia | ||
/s/ John Replogle | ||
John Replogle | ||
/s/ George Serafeim | ||
George Serafeim |
Harley-Davidson, Inc. | ||
By: | | |
Name: | ||
Title: | ||
LiveWire EV, LLC | ||
By: | | |
Name: | ||
Title: |
Category |
Designated Approvers | |
Concepts, artwork, and three-dimensional models which are to be used on or in connection with the Licensed Products (“ Concept Materials ”) |
VP Styling and Design (as of the Effective Date, Brad Richards) H-D Trademark Team | |
Pre-production/pre-release Pre-Production SamplesProduction Samples ”) |
VP Styling and Design (as of the Effective Date, Brad Richards) H-D Trademark Team | |
Packaging for the Licensed Products (“ Packaging ”) |
VP Styling and Design (as of the Effective Date, Brad Richards) H-D Trademark Team | |
Materials for promoting and advertising the Licensed Products (including for use on Digital Media) |
VP Marketing (as of the Effective Date, Theo Keetell) H-D Trademark Team | |
Methods of promoting and advertising the Licensed Products |
VP Marketing (as of the Effective Date, Theo Keetell) VP Marketing |
LICENSOR | ||
Harley-Davidson, Inc. | ||
By: | | |
Name: | ||
Title: | ||
LICENSEE | ||
LiveWire EV, LLC | ||
By: | | |
Name: | ||
Title: |
Acknowledged and Approved: | ||
H-D U.S.A., LLC | ||
By: | | |
Name: | ||
Title: |
Harley-Davidson, Inc. | ||
By: | |
Name: | ||
Title: | ||
LiveWire EV, LLC |
By: | |
Name: | ||
Title: |
Harley-Davidson, Inc. | ||
By: | |
Name: |
Title: | VP Engineering |
LiveWire EV, LLC |
By: | |
Name: |
Title: | Head of EV Technology |
HARLEY-DAVIDSON, INC. | ||
By: | ||
Name: | [●] | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
LIVEWIRE EV LLC | ||
By: | ||
Name: | [●] | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
1. | Abad, Mariano |
2. | Akrikencheikh, Judi |
3. | Amber, Lucas |
4. | Aunkst, David |
5. | Bednarz, Mike |
6. | Bekefy, Jon |
7. | Krimpelbein, Ben (Pending Start) |
8. | Bhushan, Swaroop |
9. | Black, Matthew |
10. | Blomdahl, Kirk |
11. | Brett, Pfarr |
12. | Burns, Shannon |
13. | Cahya, Harianto, |
14. | Chitnis, Abhishek |
15. | Cirillo, Jill |
16. | Cole, Mark |
17. | Connelly, David |
18. | Delling, Lindsay |
19. | Douglas, Harlan |
20. | Easterla, Dylan |
21. | Halverson, Eric |
22. | Esmael, Mufaddal |
23. | Fabian, Lucas |
24. | Farage, Ryan |
25. | Feldman, Gerald |
26. | Fleming, Justin |
27. | Flieh, Huthaifa |
28. | Frazier, Anna |
29. | Gabergrits, Evgueni |
30. | Gales, Mark |
31. | Gnanasek, Mugesh |
32. | Gopireddy, Manasa |
33. | Graaf, Jason |
34. | Gudmundsson, Stefan |
35. | Haag, Jeff |
36. | Hafezinasab, Hamidreza |
37. | Handley, Christian |
38. | Hannah, Michael |
39. | Hebert, Stephen |
40. | Herb, Robert |
41. | Hietpas, Brian |
42. | Huang, Robert |
43. | Hunter, Mitchell |
44. | Klaus, Jeff (Pending Hire) |
45. | Nienhuis, Jeffrey (Pending Hire) |
46. | Jha, Niharika |
47. | Jimenez, Natasha |
48. | Johnson, Rick |
49. | Jyoti, Nitin |
50. | Kato, Mikalea |
51. | Kazmirski, Todd |
52. | Kelley-Sexton, Margo |
53. | Kelly, Renae |
54. | Kohlman, Chris |
55. | Konieczka, Kyle |
56. | Konkel, Eric |
57. | Konshak, Joe |
58. | Kuczmarski, Ashley |
59. | Kulai, Harshith |
60. | Lehrbaum, Daniel |
61. | Lorbiecki, Alexandra |
62. | Luddy, Stephan (pending start) |
63. | Gillihan, Maijken (pending start) |
64. | Maksim, Sorin (pending start) |
65. | Marchese, Gina |
66. | Marotta Jr, Frank |
67. | Masoud, Vaezi |
68. | McGinley, Ben |
69. | Mennitt, Tim |
70. | Metzner, Adam |
71. | Millis, Joseph |
72. | Monge, Louie |
73. | Morrissey, Ryan |
74. | Mroz, Jamieson |
75. | Neelam, Chopade |
76. | Noonan, Maureen |
77. | O’Mahoney, Dylan |
78. | Osgood, Steven |
79. | Perez, Nicholas |
80. | Plesetz, Jonathan |
81. | Prosser, Nick |
82. | Purfeerst, Jamie |
83. | Ravari, Shahriar |
84. | Reitinger, Samuel |
85. | Richter, Dwayne |
86. | Rinaldo, Steven |
87. | Romo, Hector |
88. | Roseberry, Harlan |
89. | Rosenkranz, Erik |
90. | Roth, Shannon |
91. | Safarik, Dan |
92. | Sanchez, Mario |
93. | Sandeep, Chava (pending hire) |
94. | Scalzo, Timothy |
95. | Scherbarth, Brian |
96. | Schweiner, Vanessa |
97. | Scot, Ferguson |
98. | Severance, Ryan |
99. | Shweta, Sawant |
100. | Silovich, Brian |
101. | Stafford, Eric |
102. | Strader, Vance |
103. | Sweney, Rob |
104. | Szymanski, Kevin |
105. | Tareen, Affan |
106. | Tarun, Sadineni (Pending hire) |
107. | Thede, Jared |
108. | Thuilliez, Jacob |
109. | Tirumalareddy, Pavan |
110. | Trebe, Kevin |
111. | Uduwage, Don |
112. | Weaver, Austin |
113. | Weiss, Andrew |
114. | Woyak, James |
115. | Yuhasz, Donald |
116. | Ziegler, Taylor |
1. | Jochen Zeitz |
1. | Harley-Davidson, Inc. U.S. Salaried Leave, Vacation and Other Time Off Information |
2. | Harley-Davidson Motor Company Group Retiree Health Care Account |
3. | Group Insurance Plan for Employees of Harley-Davidson Motor Company Group LLC, which includes the following benefits: |
a. | Medical |
b. | Prescription drug |
c. | Dental |
d. | Vision |
e. | Life Insurance |
f. | Accidental death & dismemberment |
g. | Supplemental life insurance |
h. | Short-term disability |
i. | Long-term disability for salaried employees |
j. | Long-term disability and voluntary life insurance for Kansas City Hourly Employees |
k. | Personal accident insurance plan |
l. | Business travel accident insurance |
m. | Employee assistance plan |
n. | Cafeteria plan |
o. | Health care spending accounts |
p. | Dependent care spending account |
Attention: |
Joshua Kogan, P.C. | |
Email: |
joshua.kogan@kirkland.com |
Attention: |
Melissa D. Kalka | |
Email: |
melissa.kalka@kirkland.com |
Attention: |
Paul Krause | |
Email: |
paul.krause@harley-davidson.com | |
H-DGeneralCounsel@harley-davidson.com |
Attention: |
Ryan J. Maierson | |
Jason Morelli | ||
Email: |
ryan.maierson@lw.com | |
jason.morelli@lw.com |
AEA-BRIDGES IMPACT SPONSOR LLC | ||
By: | /s/ John Garcia | |
Name: |
John Garcia | |
Title: |
Manager |
LIVEWIRE EV, LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Jochen Zeitz | |
Name: |
Jochen Zeitz | |
Title: |
Authorized Signatory |
LW EV HOLDINGS, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ John Garcia | |
Name: |
John Garcia | |
Title: |
President, Treasurer and Secretary |
HARLEY-DAVIDSON, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Paul J. Krause | |
Name: |
Paul J. Krause | |
Title: |
Chief Legal Officer |
INSIDERS |
/s/ John Garcia |
John Garcia |
/s/ John Replogle |
John Replogle |
/s/ George Serafeim |
George Serafeim |
1. | HoldCo and SPAC may elect to enter into additional Subscription Agreements (in form and substance agreed to by HD and SPAC in accordance with the BCA) with one or more third parties (the “ PIPE Investors PIPE Subscriptions |
2. | If any PIPE Investor requires an Effective Price of less than $10.00 per share of HoldCo Common Stock, and the Parties mutually agree that HoldCo will enter into PIPE Subscriptions at such a price, the Sponsor shall transfer up to 865,000 Sponsor Shares in the aggregate to PIPE Investors to reach the agreed Effective Price; provided , that divided by plus |
3. | In the event (a) Available Cash at Closing is less than $450,000,000 and (b) any of the PIPE Subscriptions contemplate an Effective Price that is less than $10.00 per share, then |
4. | In the event that the Available Cash at Closing is equal to or greater than $450 million, and any of the PIPE Subscriptions contemplate an Effective Price that is less than $10.00 per share, then |
5. | HD and SPAC may mutually agree that (i) HoldCo may issue new shares of HoldCo Common Stock to any PIPE Investor or KYMCO in exchange for Sponsor’s forfeiture of an equal number of Sponsor Shares, in lieu of the Sponsor’s transfer of Sponsor Shares to a PIPE Investor or KYMCO, as applicable, as contemplated by this Schedule 1.1 and (ii) HoldCo may issue new shares of HoldCo Common Stock to KYMCO in exchange for HD’s forfeiture of an equal number of common shares that would have otherwise been issued to HD pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, in satisfaction of HD’s obligations contemplated by this Schedule 1.1. |
Item 20. |
Indemnification of Directors and Officers. |
Item 21. |
Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules. |
Exhibit No. |
Description | |
101.INS | Inline XBRL Instance Document — this instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. | |
101.SCH | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | |
101.CAL | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document | |
101.DEF | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document | |
101.LAB | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document | |
101.PRE | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101). | |
107* | Filing Fee Table |
† | Certain of the exhibits and schedules to this exhibit have been omitted in accordance with Regulation S-K Item 601(b)(2). ABIC and HoldCo agree to furnish supplementally a copy of all omitted exhibits and schedules to the SEC upon its request. |
# | Portions of this exhibit have been redacted in compliance with Regulation S-K Item 601(b)(10). |
* | Previously filed. |
Item 22. |
Undertakings. |
i. | To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; |
ii. | To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; |
iii. | To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement. |
i. | Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424; |
ii. | Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant; |
iii. | The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and |
iv. | Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser. |
AEA-BRIDGES IMPACT CORP. | ||||
By: | /s/ John Garcia | |||
Name: | John Garcia | |||
Title: | Chair and Co-Chief Executive Officer | |||
By: | /s/ Michele Giddens | |||
Name: | Michele Giddens | |||
Title: | Co-Chief Executive Officer |
Signature |
Title | |
/s/ John Garcia |
Chairman, Co-Chief Executive Officer and Director(Principal Executive Officer) | |
John Garcia | ||
* |
Co-Chief Executive Officer and Director(Principal Executive Officer) | |
Michele Giddens | ||
* |
Chief Financial Officer and Director (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | |
Ramzi Gedeon | ||
* |
Director | |
Steven E. DeCillis II | ||
* |
Director | |
John Replogle | ||
* |
Director | |
George Serafeim | ||
* |
Director | |
Brian Trelstad | ||
*By: /s/ John Garcia |
||
Name: John Garcia |
||
Title: Attorney-in-Fact |
By: | /s/ Brian Trelstad | |||
Name: | Brian Trelstad | |||
Title: | Authorized Representative |
LIVEWIRE GROUP, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ John Garcia | |
Name: | John Garcia | |
Title: | President, Secretary, Treasurer and Director |
Signature |
Title | |
/s/ John Garcia |
President, Secretary, Treasurer and Director (Principal Executive, Financial and Accounting Officer) | |
John Garcia |
By: | /s/ Brian Trelstad | |
Name: | Brian Trelstad | |
Title: | Authorized Representative |