UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 06, 2025 |
ContextLogic Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware |
001-39775 |
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2648 International Blvd., Ste 115 |
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Oakland, California |
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Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (415) 965-8476 |
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Class A Common Stock, $0.0001 par value |
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LOGC |
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Nasdaq Global Select Market |
Preferred Stock Purchase Rights |
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N/A |
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Nasdaq Global Select Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Amended and Restated Investment Agreement
As previously disclosed, on February 24, 2025, ContextLogic Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), entered into an investment agreement (the “Original Investment Agreement”) with ContextLogic Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Holdings”), and BCP Special Opportunities Fund III Originations LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Investor”). On March 6, 2025, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Investment Agreement (the “A&R Investment Agreement”) with Holdings and the Investor amending and restating the Original Investment Agreement. The A&R Investment Agreement provides for the issuance and sale by Holdings of an aggregate of up to 150,000 Class A convertible preferred units (the “Preferred Units”) for an aggregate purchase price of up to $150,000,000 (the “Investment Transaction”). An initial closing of the Investment Transaction occurred on March 6, 2025 (the “Initial Closing”) whereby Holdings issued and sold 75,000 Preferred Units to the Investor for an aggregate purchase price of $75,000,000. In connection with an Acquisition (as defined below), Holdings may, at its option, issue an additional 75,000 Preferred Units to the Investor for an aggregate purchase price of $75,000,000. The Company and Holdings intend to use the net proceeds from the issuance and sale of the Preferred Units as cash on hand to finance the future acquisition of assets or a target business (the “Acquisition”).
Preferred Units
The relative designations, rights, preferences, powers, restrictions, and limitations relating to the Preferred Units are set forth in that certain Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Holdings (the “A&R LLCA”) which was entered into at the Initial Closing. The Preferred Units have a preferred return rate of 4.00% per annum prior to the Acquisition, and 8.00% per annum thereafter, in each case accruing daily and, to the extent not paid in cash, compounds quarterly. The Preferred Units are convertible at the option of the holders of the Preferred Units into Class B common units (the “Common Units”) of Holdings at the Class A Conversion Ratio (as defined in the A&R LLCA) and subject to adjustment as set forth in the A&R LLCA. Pursuant to the A&R LLCA, the Preferred Units also have certain voting and consent rights and, commencing on or after the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Acquisition, subject to certain limitations, are subject to redemption at the option of Holdings. If no Acquisition has been consummated on or prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Initial Closing, the holders of the Preferred Units have the right to require Holdings to redeem all of the outstanding Preferred Units for cash.
Board Matters
Prior to the Initial Closing, Ted Goldthorpe and Mark Ward were appointed by the current members of the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) to serve as directors on the Board and the Company agreed to maintain customary directors’ and officers’ liability insurance consistent with its past practice. If at any time following the Initial Closing, less than two persons affiliated with the Investor are serving on the Board, the Investor shall be entitled to appoint: (a) if the Investor holds at least 10% of the outstanding Common Units of Holdings on a fully diluted basis, up to one (1) observer to the Board and any committee thereof; and (b) if the Investor holds at least 20% of the outstanding Common Units of Holdings on a fully diluted basis, up to a total of two (2) observers to the Board.
Contribution
Prior to the Initial Closing, the Company entered into a contribution agreement with Holdings (the “Contribution Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company contributed $141,702,000 and committed to contribute an aggregate additional $5,000,000 in currently restricted cash in April and September of 2025 to Holdings in exchange for 26,332,115.38 Common Units.
The foregoing descriptions of the terms of the A&R Investment Agreement, the Preferred Units, the A&R LLCA and the Contribution Agreement, and the transactions contemplated thereby, do not purport to be complete and are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by, the full text of the A&R Investment Agreement, the A&R LLCA and the Contribution Agreement, which are attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1, Exhibit 10.2 and Exhibit 10.3, respectively, and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
New Directors
On March 6, 2025, the Board appointed Ted Goldthorpe and Mark Ward as directors of the Board (collectively, the “New Directors”), with Mr. Goldthorpe serving as Chairman. Each of Mr. Goldthorpe and Mr. Ward were also appointed to the Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board. On March 10, 2025, the Board created the ad hoc Transformation Committee of the Board and appointed Mr. Bajaj, Mr. Goldthorpe and Mr. Ward, serving as Chairman.
The Board will continue to be divided into three classes, with Rishi Bajaj and Mark Ward serving as Class I directors for a term expiring at the Company’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified;
Michael Farlekas, Marshall Heinberg and Ted Goldthorpe serving as Class II directors for a term expiring at the Company’s 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified; and Elizabeth LaPuma and Richard Parisi serving as Class III directors for a term expiring at the Company’s 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified.
Ted Goldthorpe, age 48. Ted Goldthorpe is a Partner at BC Partners, where he leads BC Partners Credit, a platform that he co-founded in 2017. Previously, Ted was President at Apollo Investment Corporation, Chief Investment Officer of Apollo Investment Management, and Senior Portfolio Manager, U.S. Opportunistic Credit. At Apollo, he was also a member of the Senior Management Committee and oversaw its US Opportunistic Credit platform. Prior to this, Ted was a Managing Director of the Special Situations Group at Goldman Sachs and ran the Bank Loan and Distressed Investing Desk.
Mark Ward, age 30. Mark Ward is a Principal on the Credit team at BC Partners, having first joined the team in 2020. Prior to that Mark worked in the Restructuring Group at Houlihan Lokey.
Other than the A&R Investment Agreement as set forth in this Current Report, there are no arrangements or understandings between any of the New Directors and any other person pursuant to which any of the New Directors was selected as a director, and there are no transactions between any of the New Directors and the Company that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
As non-employee directors, each of the New Directors will receive compensation according to the Company’s non-employee director compensation program. In addition, the Company will enter into an indemnification agreement with each of the New Directors in connection with their appointment to the Board in substantially the form entered into with each of the other officers and directors of the Company, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 7, 2024 and incorporated by reference herein.
CEO Employment Agreement
On March 6, 2025, upon the recommendation of the Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Compensation Committee”), the Board approved, and the Company entered into, an employment agreement for Mr. Rishi Bajaj to serve as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, including a revised compensation package (the “Employment Agreement”), effective March 6, 2025 (the “Effective Date”). The Employment Agreement supersedes that certain Offer Letter, dated April 2, 2024, by and between Mr. Bajaj and the Company in its entirety. Under the terms of the Employment Agreement, Mr. Bajaj will continue to serve as Chief Executive Officer of the Company for a base salary of $550,000 per year with the potential for an annual bonus based on the achievement of specified performance criteria and in such amount, not to exceed 150% of base salary, as determined by the Compensation Committee.
On the Effective Date, Mr. Bajaj was awarded 2,372,216.60 Class P units (the “Class P Units”) in Holdings, consisting of (i) an award of 474,443.55 time-based Class P Units (the “Time Vesting Grant”) which will vest over time, in four (4) equal installments, subject to Mr. Bajaj’s continuous service, with 25% of the Time Vesting Grant vesting on the first anniversary of the Effective Date and an additional 25% on each anniversary thereafter; and (ii) an award targeted at 1,423,329.50 performance-based Class P Units (the “Performance Vesting Grant”) which will be earned and will vest based on the achievement of specified performance criteria, up to a maximum of 1,897,773.05 performance-based Class P Units, subject to Mr. Bajaj’s continuous service through the four (4) year anniversary of the Effective Date.
If Mr. Bajaj’s employment is terminated due his death or Disability (as defined in the Employment Agreement), then (a) Mr. Bajaj would be entitled to receive the earned but unpaid portion of any bonus earned in respect of any completed period prior to the date of termination; (b) the Time Vesting Grant will immediately vest upon termination; and (c) the Performance Vesting Grant will remain outstanding through the four (4) year anniversary of the Effective Date and will vest as follows: (A) 711,665.32 of the Class P Units will vest upon the date the performance metrics applicable to such Class P Units are achieved; (B) 711,664.18 of the Class P Units will vest upon the date the performance metrics applicable to such Class P Units are achieved; and (C) 474,443.55 of the Class P Units will vest upon the date the performance metrics applicable to such Class P Units are achieved.
If Mr. Bajaj’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause (other than by reason of Disability) or by Mr. Bajaj for Good Reason (as such terms are defined in the Employment Agreement), then (a) Mr. Bajaj would be entitled to receive the earned but unpaid portion of any bonus earned in respect of any completed period prior to the date of termination; (b) the Time Vesting Grant will immediately vest upon termination; and (c) the Performance Vesting Grant will remain outstanding through the four (4) year anniversary of the Effective Date and will vest as follows: (A) 711,665.32 of the Class P Units will vest upon the later of (x) the two (2) year anniversary of the Effective Date or (y) the date the performance metrics applicable to such Class P Units are achieved; (B) 711,664.18 of the Class P Units will vest upon the later of (x) the three (3) year anniversary of the Effective Date or (y) the date the performance metrics applicable to such Class P Units are achieved; and (C) 474,443.55 of the Class P Units will vest upon the four (4) year anniversary of the Effective Date provided the performance metrics applicable to such Class P Units are achieved.
The receipt of the benefits described above are subject to Mr. Bajaj’s execution of the Company’s standard general release of claims.
The foregoing summary of the Employment Agreement for Mr. Bajaj does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the full text of the Employment Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.5 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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Form of Indemnification Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 7, 2024). |
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Employment Agreement, dated March 6, 2025, by and between ContextLogic Inc. and Rishi Bajaj. |
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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ContextLogic Inc. |
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March 11, 2025 |
By: |
/s/ Rishi Bajaj |
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Rishi Bajaj |
Execution Version
AMENDED AND RESTATED
INVESTMENT AGREEMENT
by and among
CONTEXTLOGIC HOLDINGS, LLC,
CONTEXTLOGIC INC.
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BCP SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND III ORIGINATIONS LP
Dated as of March 6, 2025
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Article I |
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Section 1.01 |
Definitions |
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Article II |
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Section 2.01 |
Purchase and Sale |
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Section 2.02 |
Closing |
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Section 2.03 |
Subsequent Closing. |
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Article III |
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Section 3.01 |
Organization; Standing; Subsidiaries |
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Section 3.02 |
Capitalization |
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Section 3.03 |
Authority; Non-contravention. |
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Section 3.04 |
Governmental Approvals |
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Section 3.05 |
Parent SEC Documents; Undisclosed Liabilities. |
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Section 3.06 |
Legal Proceedings |
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Section 3.07 |
Compliance with Laws; Permits |
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Section 3.08 |
Tax Matters |
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Section 3.09 |
No Rights Agreement; Anti-Takeover Provisions |
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Section 3.10 |
Employee and Labor Matters |
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Section 3.11 |
Absence of Material Changes |
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Section 3.12 |
Sale of Securities |
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Section 3.13 |
Listing and Maintenance Requirements |
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Section 3.14 |
Status of Securities |
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Section 3.15 |
Intellectual Property |
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Section 3.16 |
Data Security; Privacy |
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Section 3.17 |
Investment Company Act |
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Section 3.18 |
Labor Matters |
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Section 3.19 |
Insurance |
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Section 3.20 |
Indebtedness |
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Section 3.21 |
Material Contracts |
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Section 3.22 |
Real Property |
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Section 3.23 |
Broker and Other Advisors |
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Section 3.24 |
No Other Representations or Warranties |
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Article IV |
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Section 4.01 |
Organization; Standing |
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Section 4.02 |
Authority; Non-contravention |
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Section 4.03 |
Governmental Approvals |
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Section 4.04 |
Litigation |
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Section 4.05 |
No Broker |
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Section 4.06 |
Sufficient Funds |
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Section 4.07 |
Arm’s Length Transaction. |
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Section 4.08 |
No “Bad Actor” Disqualification. |
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Section 4.09 |
Purchase for Investment |
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Section 4.10 |
No General Solicitation |
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Section 4.11 |
No Other Representations or Warranties |
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Article V |
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Section 5.01 |
Conduct of Business Pending Closing |
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Section 5.02 |
Access to Information |
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Section 5.03 |
Further Assurances; Support of Transaction |
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Section 5.04 |
[Reserved] |
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Section 5.05 |
Public Disclosure |
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Section 5.06 |
Board Matters |
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Section 5.07 |
Tax Matters |
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Section 5.08 |
Parent Cash Contribution |
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Section 5.09 |
Parent Stockholder Approval of New TopCo Structure |
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Section 5.10 |
State Securities Laws |
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Article VI |
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Section 6.01 |
Conditions to Each Party’s Obligations |
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Section 6.02 |
Conditions to the Obligations of the Investor |
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Section 6.03 |
Conditions to the Obligations of the Company |
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Section 6.04 |
Waiver of Conditions |
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Article VII |
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Section 7.01 |
Termination |
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Article VIII |
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Section 8.01 |
Amendments; Waivers |
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Section 8.02 |
Extension of Time, Waiver, Etc. |
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Section 8.03 |
Assignment |
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Section 8.04 |
Counterparts |
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Section 8.05 |
Entire Agreement; No Third-Party Beneficiaries |
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Section 8.06 |
Governing Law; Jurisdiction |
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Section 8.07 |
Specific Enforcement |
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Section 8.08 |
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL |
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Section 8.09 |
Notices |
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Section 8.10 |
Severability |
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Section 8.11 |
Expenses |
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Section 8.12 |
Interpretation |
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Section 8.13 |
Non-Recourse |
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Section 8.14 |
Survival |
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Exhibits
Exhibit A: Form of A&R LLCA
Exhibit B: Form of Contribution Agreement
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AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of March 6, 2025 (this “Agreement”), by and among ContextLogic Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), ContextLogic Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Parent”), and BCP Special Opportunities Fund III Originations LP, a Delaware limited partnership (together with its successors and any Affiliate that becomes a party hereto pursuant to Section 8.03, the “Investor”).
WHEREAS, reference is hereby made to that certain Investment Agreement, dated as of February 24, 2025, by and among the Company, Parent and the Investor (the “Original Agreement”);
WHEREAS, the Company, Parent and the Investor desire to amend and restate the Original Agreement in its entirety to, among other things, amend certain representations, warranties, and agreements and attach a new form of A&R LLCA (as defined below); and
WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Company desires to issue, sell and deliver to the Investor, and the Investor desires to purchase and acquire from the Company, up to an aggregate of 150,000 units of the Company’s Convertible Preferred Units (the “Preferred Units”) having the designation, preferences, rights, privileges, powers, terms and conditions, as specified in the form of the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “A&R LLCA”).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, representations, warranties, and agreements contained in this Agreement, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Agreement hereby amend and restate the Original Agreement in its entirety as follows:
Article I
Definitions
Section 1.01 Definitions. (a) As used in this Agreement (including the recitals hereto), the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Action” means any complaint, claim, charge, prosecution, indictment, action, suit, arbitration, audit, hearing, litigation, inquiry, investigation or proceeding (whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or informal) commenced, brought or asserted by any Person or group of Persons or Governmental Authority or conducted or heard by or before any Governmental Authority or any arbitration tribunal.
“Affiliate” means, as to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person; provided, however, that the Company, Parent and their respective Subsidiaries shall not be deemed to be Affiliates of any Investor or any of its Affiliates. For this purpose, “control” (including, with its correlative meanings, “controlled by” and “under common control with”) shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies of a Person,
whether through the ownership of securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise.
“Audit Jurisdictions” means Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Maryland, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York State, New York City, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont and Wisconsin.
“beneficially own,” “beneficial ownership of” or “beneficially owning” any securities shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 13d-3 of the rules and regulations under the Exchange Act; provided, that any Person shall be deemed to beneficially own any securities that such Person has the right to acquire, whether or not such right is exercisable immediately (including assuming conversion of all Preferred Units, if any, owned by such Person to Common Units).
“Board Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.06(b).
“Business Day” means any day except a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which the SEC or banks in the City of New York are authorized or required by Law to be closed.
“Code” means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Common Units” means the common units of the Company.
“Company Organizational Documents” means the Company’s certificate of formation and limited liability company agreement, as may be amended and restated from time to time.
“Contract” means any loan or credit agreement, indenture, debenture, note, bond, mortgage, deed of trust, lease, sublease, license, contract or other agreement.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“ERISA Documents” means all material “employment benefit plans” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA that are maintained or sponsored by the Company, Parent or any of respective Subsidiaries for the benefit of their respective current or former employees and with respect to which the Company, Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries have any liability.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Fundamental Documents” means the certificate of incorporation, articles of organization, bylaws, limited liability company agreement, limited partnership agreement, operating agreement or equivalent formation and governance documents of any Person.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, consistently applied.
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“Governmental Authority” means any government, court, regulatory or administrative agency, commission, arbitrator (public or private) or authority or other legislative, executive, or judicial governmental entity (in each case including any self-regulatory organization), whether federal, state, or local, domestic, foreign, or multinational.
“Governmental Order” means any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, stipulation, determination, or award entered by or with any Governmental Authority, including, but not limited to, any order, writ, judgment, decree, stipulation, determination, award or guideline issued by a Governmental Authority restricting business operations.
“Investor Material Adverse Effect” means any effect, change, event or occurrence that would reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, prevent or materially delay or impair (i) the consummation by the Investor of any of the Transactions on a timely basis or (ii) the ability of the Investor to perform its obligations under this Agreement.
“Investor Observers” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.06(b).
“Investor Related Party” means the Investor and any other financing sources of the Investor and any of the foregoing’s respective former, current or future Affiliates and any of the foregoing’s respective former, current or future, direct or indirect, officers, other fiduciary, directors, employees, affiliates, stockholders, equityholders, managers, members, partners, agents, attorneys, advisors, lenders or other representatives or any of the foregoing’s respective successors or assigns.
“IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
“Law” means, collectively, all international, foreign, Federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes, administrative or judicial precedents or authorities and executive orders, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations any permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority.
“Lien” means, with respect to any real, tangible, intangible or mixed Property or asset of any Person, any deed of trust, mortgage, lien, security interest, pledge, charge or encumbrance in the nature of security in respect of such real, tangible, intangible or mixed Property or asset, including the interests of a vendor or lessor under any conditional sale, capital lease or other title retention arrangement.
“Material Adverse Effect” means any material adverse change or effect, or any development involving a prospective material adverse change or effect, in or affecting (i) the business, properties, general affairs, management, consolidated financial position, consolidated stockholders’ equity or consolidated results of operations of the Company, Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) the ability of the Company and Parent to perform their obligations under this Agreement, including the Sale, or to consummate the transactions contemplated in the Transaction Documents.
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“Nasdaq” means the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC.
“New TopCo Structure” means the formation of a new parent corporation of Parent (“New TopCo”), provided that the Fundamental Documents of New TopCo will contain provisions functionally equivalent to the Fundamental Documents of Parent in all material respects, other than the New TopCo Fundamental Documents will contain a prohibition on the transfer of common stock (or equivalent class of equity securities) of New TopCo which would result in an “ownership shift” within the meaning of Section 382(g) of the Code.
“Ordinary Course of Business” means the ordinary and usual course of operations of the business of Parent, the Company and their respective Subsidiaries taken as a whole consistent with past practice.
“Parent’s Board” means Parent’s board of directors.
“Parent’s Charter Documents” means Parent’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws, as amended as of the date of this Agreement.
“Parent Common Stock” means Class A common stock, par value $ 0.0001 per share, of Parent.
“Person” means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, association, trust, unincorporated organization, or any other entity, including a Governmental Authority.
“Property” means, as to any Person, all types of personal, tangible, intangible or mixed property owned by such Person whether or not included in the most recent balance sheet of such Person and its Subsidiaries under GAAP.
“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Subsidiary,” when used with respect to any Person, means any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, trust or other entity of which (x) securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the ordinary voting power (or, in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests) or (y) sufficient voting rights to elect at least a majority of the board of directors or other governing body are, as of such date, owned by such Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.
“Tax” or “Taxes” means any and all United States federal, state, local or non-United States taxes, fees, levies, duties, tariffs, imposts, and other similar charges (together with any and all interest, penalties and additions to tax) imposed by any Governmental Authority, including taxes or other charges on or with respect to income, franchises, windfall or other profits, gross receipts, Property, sales, use, capital stock or equity interests, payroll, employment, social security,
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workers’ compensation, unemployment compensation or net worth; taxes or other charges in the nature of excise, withholding, ad valorem, stamp, transfer, value added or gains taxes; license, registration and documentation fees; and customs duties, tariffs and similar charges, together with any interest, penalties, and additions to tax imposed by any Governmental Authority.
“Tax Return” means returns, reports, claims for refund, declarations of estimated Taxes and information statements, including any schedule or attachment thereto or any amendment thereof, with respect to Taxes filed or required to be filed with any Taxing Authority, including consolidated, combined, and unitary tax returns.
“Taxing Authority” means any Governmental Authority or any subdivision, agency, commission, or entity thereof or any quasi-governmental or private body having jurisdiction over the assessment, determination, collection or imposition of any Tax (including the IRS).
“Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, the A&R LLCA and all other documents, certificates or agreements executed in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the A&R LLCA in effect at Closing.
“Transactions” means the transactions expressly contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.
“Treasury Regulations” means the Treasury regulations promulgated under the Code.
“WARN Act” means the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act or any similar state, local provincial or foreign law.
“Wish Purchase Agreement” means the Asset Purchase Agreement between Qoo10 Inc., ContextLogic Inc. and Qoo10 Pte. Ltd., dated February 10, 2024.
(b) The words “date hereof”, “date of this Agreement” and words of similar import shall refer to February 24, 2025.
(c) In addition to the terms defined in Section 1.01(a), the following terms have the meanings assigned thereto in the Sections set forth below:
Term |
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Acquired Units |
2.03 |
Agreement |
Preamble |
Anti-Corruption Laws |
3.07(d) |
A&R LLCA |
Preamble |
Balance Sheet Date |
3.20 |
Bankruptcy and Equity Exception |
3.03(a) |
Cash and Cash Equivalents |
3.02(g) |
Closing |
2.02(a) |
Closing Date |
2.02(a) |
Closing Units |
2.01 |
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Article II
Purchase and Sale
Section 2.01 Purchase and Sale. On the terms of this Agreement and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Investor shall purchase and acquire from the Company, and the Company shall issue, sell and deliver to the Investor, an aggregate of 150,000 Preferred Units (the “Purchased Units”) free and clear of all Liens (except restrictions imposed by the Securities Act and any applicable state securities Laws and any restrictions imposed pursuant to the A&R LLCA) (the “Sale”) for a purchase price per Preferred Unit equal to $1,000.00 and an aggregate purchase price of $150,000,000 (such aggregate purchase price, the “Purchase Price”), consisting of a $75,000,000 investment for 75,000 Purchased Units pursuant to Section 2.02 hereof (the “Closing
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Units”) and up to a $75,000,000 investment for up to 75,000 Purchased Units pursuant to Section 2.03 hereof (the “Subsequent Closing Units”).
Section 2.02 Closing.
(a) The closing of the Sale and purchase of 75,000 Closing Units (the “Closing”) shall occur on the third (3rd) Business Day after the date upon which all conditions set forth in Article VI hereof have been satisfied or (if permissible) waived (other than those conditions which by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of those conditions at the Closing), or at such other place, date and time as the parties hereto may agree in writing (email to suffice); provided, however, that the parties hereto intend to, and will use reasonable best efforts to, cause the Closing to occur on or prior to the End Date. The date on which the Closing occurs is referred to in this Agreement as the “Closing Date.”
(b) At or prior to the Closing:
(i) the Company shall:
(1) deliver to the Investor (A) the Purchased Units in the name of the Investor, free and clear of all Liens (except restrictions imposed by the Securities Act and any applicable state securities Laws and any restrictions imposed pursuant to the A&R LLCA) and evidence reasonably acceptable to such Investor representing the ownership by such Investor of such number of Preferred Units, (B) a counterpart of the A&R LLCA, duly executed by the Company, (C) a certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, duly executed by the Managing Member of the Company, certifying that (i) true and complete copies of the Company Organizational Documents as in effect on the Closing Date are attached to such certificate and (ii) true and complete copies of the resolutions of the Company, authorizing the Transaction Documents and the Transactions, including the issuance of Common Units in connection with the Parent Cash Contribution and the issuance of the Purchased Units and (D) a contribution agreement duly executed by Parent and the Company (the “Contribution Agreement”), the form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit B, and all certificates delivered in connection therewith, in each case as of the Closing (which resolutions are still in effect as set forth therein);
(2) pay the expense reimbursement amount set forth in Section 8.11 to the Investor (or its designee), by wire transfer in immediately available U.S. federal funds, to the account(s) designated by the Investor in writing at least one (1) Business Day prior to the Closing Date;
(ii) the Parent shall:
(1) take all actions necessary and appropriate to cause the Parent’s Board to be compromised of the individuals as of the Closing as provided for in Section 5.06;
(2) deliver to the Investor, (A) a counterpart of the A&R LLCA, duly executed by the Parent, (B) a certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, duly executed
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by an authorized officer of Parent, certifying that (i) true and complete copies of Parent’s Charter Documents as in effect on the Closing Date are attached to such certificate and (ii) true and complete copies of the resolutions of Parent’s Board authorizing the Transaction Documents and the Transactions, including the Parent Cash Contribution (which resolutions are still in effect as set forth therein) and (C) the Contribution Agreement and all certificates delivered in connection therewith;
(iii) the Parent Cash Contribution shall have been, or simultaneously with the Closing will have been, made in accordance with the A&R LLCA and the Contribution Agreement; and
(iv) the Investor shall:
(1) pay the Purchase Price to the Company, by wire transfer in immediately available U.S. federal funds, to the account designated by the Company in writing prior to the execution of this Agreement; and
(2) deliver to the Company and the Parent, to the extent also a party thereto, (A) a counterpart of the A&R LLCA, duly executed by the Investor, and (B) a duly executed, valid, accurate and properly completed IRS Form W-9.
Section 2.03 Subsequent Closing.
(a) Upon forty-five (45) days’ prior written notice (the “Subsequent Closing Notice”) to the Investor, in connection with the consummation of an Acquisition (as defined in the A&R LLCA), upon the Company’s sole election, the Investor shall purchase and acquire from the Company up to 75,000 Subsequent Closing Units (together with the Closing Units, the “Acquired Units” ) for a purchase price per Preferred Unit equal to $1,000.00 and an aggregate purchase price of $75,000,000 (the “Subsequent Closing Purchase Price”) (such transaction, the “Subsequent Closing”). The Subsequent Closing Notice shall set forth (i) the place, date and time scheduled for the Subsequent Closing (the “Subsequent Closing Date”), (ii) the number of Subsequent Closing Units to be purchased by the Investor, and (iii) any information or instructions deemed reasonably necessary by the Company in connection therewith.
(b) At or prior to the Subsequent Closing:
(i) the Company and Parent shall:
(1) take all such actions to be taken by the Company and Parent applicable to the Subsequent Closing as set forth in Sections 2.02(b) except with respect to the Parent Cash Contribution and delivery of the Contribution Agreement; and
(2) pay the expense reimbursement amount set forth in Section 8.11 to the Investor (or its designee), by wire transfer in immediately available U.S. federal funds, to the account(s) designated by the Investor in writing at least one (1) Business Day prior to the Subsequent Closing Date.
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(ii) the Investor shall:
(1) pay the Subsequent Closing Purchase Price to the Company, by wire transfer in immediately available U.S. federal funds, to the account designated by the Company in writing prior to the execution of this Agreement.
Article III
Representations and Warranties of the Company and Parent
Each of the Company and Parent, severally and not jointly, and solely to the extent such representation and warranty is applicable thereto, represent and warrant to the Investor, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date or Subsequent Closing Date, as applicable, that, except as disclosed in Parent SEC Documents (as defined below), other than any disclosures set forth in the “Risk Factors” or forward-looking statement sections of such Parent SEC Documents and any other disclosures included therein solely to the extent they are predictive or forward looking in nature:
Section 3.01 Organization; Standing; Subsidiaries.
(a) Each of the Company and Parent (i) is duly organized and validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware, with such limited liability company or corporate power and authority, as applicable, to own its properties and conduct its business; (ii) is duly qualified as a foreign corporation for the transaction of business and is in good standing (where such concept exists) under the Laws of each other jurisdiction in which it owns or leases properties or conducts any business so as to require such qualification, except, in the case of this clause (ii), where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. As of the Closing and after giving effect to the Transactions, including the Parent Cash Contribution, Parent is a holding company and has no material operations other than with respect to its direct ownership of securities of the Company.
(b) The Company is the sole Subsidiary of Parent, and the Company has no Subsidiaries.
Section 3.02 Capitalization.
(a) As of the Closing and after giving effect to the Closing and the Parent Cash Contribution, the only issued and outstanding equity interests or warrants, options or other rights to acquire equity interests of the Company authorized, issued and outstanding are: (i) 26,332,115.38 Common Units issued and outstanding and held by Parent, (ii) 75,000 Preferred Units issued and outstanding and held by the Investor and (iii) 2,372,216.60 Class P Units issued and outstanding and held by the Class P Member (as defined in the A&R LLCA).
(b) The Acquired Units to be issued and sold by the Company to the Investor hereunder have been duly and validly authorized and, when issued and delivered against
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payment therefor as provided herein, will be duly and validly issued and fully paid and non-assessable (to the extent such concepts are applicable); and the issuance of the Acquired Units is not subject to any preemptive rights, rights of first refusal or similar rights.
(c) Except as described in this Section 3.02, as of the Closing, there are not issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding (i) any securities or other equity securities of, or voting interests in, the Company or Parent, (ii) any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for securities or other equity securities of, or voting interests in, the Company, Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries or (iii) any warrants, calls, options rights, or other commitments or agreements to acquire any of the foregoing.
(d) As of the Closing, except for any shares of Parent Common Stock issuable with respect to any equity grants previously made pursuant to the stock-based compensation plans of Parent existing as of the Closing Date (the “Parent Stock Plans”), there are no outstanding obligations of Parent, the Company or any of their Subsidiaries to (i) issue, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or sold, any securities, other equity securities or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for securities or other equity securities of the Company or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any such securities.
(e) Except for the Transaction Documents, there are no outstanding equityholder agreements, voting trusts, proxies or other agreements or understandings in effect with respect to the voting or transfer of any equity interests or otherwise governing the terms of any equity interests of the Company.
(f) The relative designations, rights, preferences, powers, restrictions, and limitations relating to the Preferred Units are set forth in the A&R LLCA.
(g) As of the Closing and after giving effect to the Transactions, including the Parent Cash Contribution, (i) Parent shall have $7,592,000 in cash and cash equivalents on hand (the “Cash and Cash Equivalents”) and (ii) the Company shall have $141,702,000 in Cash and Cash Equivalents on hand.
(h) At the close of business on February 21, 2025, (i) 26,313,619 shares of Parent Common Stock were issued and outstanding, (ii) 4,080,256 shares of Parent Common Stock were reserved and available for issuance pursuant to the Parent Stock Plans, (iii) 598,099 shares of Parent Common Stock were subject to issuance pursuant to restricted stock units granted pursuant to the Parent Stock Plans, and (iv) 366,929 shares of Parent Common Stock were subject to issuance upon exercise of stock options granted pursuant to the Parent Stock Plans (“Stock Options”).
Section 3.03 Authority; Non-contravention.
(a) Each of the Company and Parent have all necessary limited liability company power or corporate power and authority, as applicable, to execute and deliver this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and to perform their respective obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the Transactions. The
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execution, delivery and performance by the Company and Parent of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, and the consummation of the Transactions, have been duly authorized by the Company and by Parent, as applicable. No other action on the part of (i) the Company or Parent (in its capacity as the sole member of the Company) or (ii) Parent and its stockholders is necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by the Company and Parent of this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the consummation by each of the Company and Parent of the Transactions, other than pursuant to Section 5.06 herein. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and Parent and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the Investor, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each of the Company and Parent, enforceable against each of the Company and Parent in accordance with its terms, except that such enforceability (i) may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and other similar Laws of general application affecting or relating to the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (ii) is subject to general principles of equity, whether considered in a proceeding at Law or in equity (the “Bankruptcy and Equity Exception”).
(b) The Sale and the compliance by each of the Company and Parent with this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the consummation of the Transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, (A) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or Parent is a party or by which the Company or Parent is bound or to which any of the Property or assets of the Company or Parent is subject, (B) the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of the Parent or the certificate of formation or A&R LLCA of the Company, or (C) any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Company or Parent or any of their properties, except, in the case of clauses (A) and (C), for such defaults, breaches, or violations that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Neither the Company nor Parent is (i) in violation of its organizational documents, (ii) in violation of any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Company, Parent or any of their properties, or (iii) in default in the performance or observance of any obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained in any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease or other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties may be bound, except, for such violations or defaults as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.04 Governmental Approvals. Except for (a) filings by Parent with the SEC under the Exchange Act and (b) compliance with any applicable state securities or blue sky Laws, no consent or approval of, or filing, license, permit or authorization, declaration or registration with, any Governmental Authority or any stock market or stock exchange is necessary for the Sale by the Company, the performance by each of the Company or Parent of its obligations hereunder, and under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the consummation by each of the Company or Parent of the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and the other
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Transaction Documents, other than such other consents, approvals, filings, licenses, permits, authorizations, declarations or registrations that, if not obtained, made or given, would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.05 Parent SEC Documents; Undisclosed Liabilities.
(a) Parent has filed with the SEC, on a timely basis, all required reports, schedules, forms, statements, and other documents required to be filed by Parent with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act since December 31, 2022 (the “Parent SEC Documents”). As of their respective SEC filing dates, the Parent SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (and the regulations promulgated thereunder), as the case may be, applicable to such Parent SEC Documents, and none of the Parent SEC Documents as of such respective dates (or, if amended prior to the date hereof, the date of the filing of such amendment, with respect to the disclosures that are amended) 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 light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. As of the date hereof, (i) none of Parent’s Subsidiaries (including the Company) is required to file any documents with the SEC, (ii) there are no outstanding or unresolved comments in comment letters from the SEC staff with respect to any of the Parent SEC Documents and (iii) to the knowledge of Parent, none of the Parent SEC Documents is the subject of ongoing SEC review, outstanding SEC comment or outstanding SEC investigation. Each of the certifications and statements relating to the Parent SEC Documents required by: (A) Rule 13a-14 or Rule 15d-14 under the Exchange Act; (B) 18 U.S.C. §1350 (Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act); or (C) any other rule or regulation promulgated by the SEC or applicable to the Parent SEC Documents is accurate and complete, and complies as to form and content in all material respects with all applicable Laws.
(b) The financial statements included in the Parent SEC Documents, together with the related schedules and notes, present fairly in all material respects the financial position of Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries at the dates indicated and the statement of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of Parent and its Subsidiaries for the periods specified; the financial statements have been prepared in conformity with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved. The selected consolidated financial data and the summary consolidated financial information included in the Parent SEC Documents present fairly in all material respects the information shown therein and have been compiled on a basis consistent with that of the audited financial statements included therein. Except as included therein, no historical or pro forma financial statements or supporting schedules are required to be included in the Parent SEC Documents under the Securities Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. All disclosures contained in the Parent SEC Documents regarding “non-GAAP financial measures” (as such term is defined by the rules and regulations of the SEC) comply in all material respects with Regulation G of the Exchange Act and Item 10 of Regulation S-K of the Securities Act, to the extent applicable.
(c) Parent maintains a system of internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that (i) is designed to comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act applicable to Parent, (ii) has been designed
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by Parent’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, or under their supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP and (iii) is designed to provide reasonable assurance that (A) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization, (B) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain accountability for assets, (C) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization and (D) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences; and except as disclosed in the Parent SEC Documents, Parent’s internal control over financial reporting is effective and Parent is not aware of any material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting (it being understood that this subsection shall not require Parent to comply with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”) as of an earlier date than it would otherwise be required to so comply under applicable Law).
(d) Since the date of the latest audited financial statements, there has been no change in Parent’s internal control over financial reporting that has materially and adversely affected, or is reasonably likely to materially and adversely affect, Parent’s internal control over financial reporting.
(e) Parent maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) that are designed to comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act applicable to Parent; such disclosure controls and procedures have been designed to ensure that material information relating to Parent and its Subsidiaries is made known to Parent’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer by others within those entities; and such disclosure controls and procedures are effective.
Section 3.06 Legal Proceedings. There are no legal or governmental proceedings pending to which the Company, Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries or, to Parent’s knowledge, any executive officer, director or manager of the Company or Parent, is a party or of which any Property of the Company, Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries or, to Parent’s knowledge, any executive officer, director or manager of the Company or Parent, is the subject which, if determined adversely to the Company, Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries (or such officer, director or manager), would individually or in the aggregate reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and, to Parent’s knowledge, no such proceedings are threatened by any Governmental Authority or others.
Section 3.07 Compliance with Laws; Permits.
(a) The Company, Parent possess all licenses, certificates, permits and other authorizations issued by, and has made all declarations and filings with, the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign governmental or regulatory authorities having jurisdiction over the Company, Parent that are necessary for the conduct of their respective businesses, except where the failure to possess or make the same would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and Parent has not received written notice of any
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revocation or modification of any such license, certificate, permit or authorization, except where such revocation or modification would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) None of the Company, Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries is, or is owned and controlled by, nor, to the knowledge of Parent or the Company, any director, manager, officer, employee acting on behalf of the Company, Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries, is, or is owned or controlled by, a person that is, currently the subject or the target of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. Government (including, without limitation, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, or the U.S. Department of State and including, without limitation, the designation as a “specially designated national” or “blocked person”), the European Union, His Majesty’s Treasury, the United Nations Security Council or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, “Sanctions”), nor are the Company or Parent located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject or target of Sanctions including, without limitation, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, the Crimea region of Ukraine, the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic and the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic, the Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, or any other covered region of Ukraine identified pursuant to Executive Order 14065, and the Company will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the offering of the Acquired Units hereunder, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity (i) to fund or facilitate any activities of or business with any person, or in any country or territory, that, at the time of such funding, is the subject or the target of Sanctions, except to the extent as permitted under applicable Sanctions, or (ii) in any other manner that will result in a violation by any person (including any person participating in the transaction, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise) of Sanctions.
(c) Each of the Company, Parent and its Subsidiaries has not, and is not, engaged in any transactions or dealings with any person, or in any country or territory, that at the time of the dealing or transaction is or was the subject or target of Sanctions, except to the extent as permitted under applicable Sanctions.
(d) None of the Company, Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries nor to the knowledge of Parent or the Company, any director, manager, officer, agent, employee, affiliate or other person while acting on behalf of the Company, Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries has (i) directly or indirectly made, offered, promised or authorized any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful benefit or expense to any government official, including any officer or employee of a government or government-owned or controlled entity or of a public international organization, or any person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of any of the foregoing, or any political party or party official or candidate for political office; (ii) made, offered, promised or authorized any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any government official; or (iii) violated or is in violation of any applicable provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, the Bribery Act 2010 of the United Kingdom or any other applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption Law (collectively, the “Anti-Corruption Laws”).
(e) The Company, Parent and their respective Subsidiaries have conducted their businesses in compliance in all material respects with applicable Anti-Corruption
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Laws and have instituted and maintained and continue to maintain policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote and achieve compliance with such Laws.
(f) The operations of the Company, Parent and their respective Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance in all material respects with the requirements of applicable anti-money laundering Laws, including, but not limited to, the Bank Secrecy Act of 1970, as amended by the USA PATRIOT ACT of 2001, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and the applicable anti-money laundering Laws of the various jurisdictions in which the Company, Parent and their respective Subsidiaries conduct business (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”) and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company, Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened.
Section 3.08 Tax Matters.
(a) Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonable be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect: Parent, the Company and their respective Subsidiaries have prepared (or caused to be prepared) and timely filed (taking into account valid extensions of time within which to file) all Tax Returns required to be filed by any of them, and all such filed Tax Returns (taking into account all amendments thereto) are true, complete and accurate. All Taxes owed by Parent, the Company and their respective Subsidiaries that are due (whether or not shown on any Tax Return) have been timely paid except for Taxes which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings which have been adequately reserved against in accordance with GAAP. No examination or audit of any Tax Return relating to any Taxes of Parent, the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries or with respect to any Taxes due from or with respect to Parent, the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries by any Taxing Authority is currently in progress or threatened in writing, except for the ongoing state sales tax audits in connection with the Wish Purchase Agreement. None of Parent, the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries has engaged in, or has any liability or obligation with respect to, any “reportable transaction” under Section 6011 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.
(b) None of Parent, the Company or their respective Subsidiaries has distributed stock of another Person, or has had its stock distributed by another Person, in a transaction that was or was purported or intended to be governed in whole or in part by Section 355 or 361 of the Code.
(c) As of the date hereof, the Company is classified as an entity disregarded as separate from Parent for U.S. federal income tax purposes and no election has been filed pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 301.7701-3 with respect to the Company to treat the Company as an association taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
(d) Since the close of December 31, 2017, none of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries has undergone an “ownership change” within the meaning of Section 382(g) of the Code. None of the net operating losses of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries are subject to a limitation under Section 382 of the Code and the applicable Treasury Regulations, except for the
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limitations arising in connection with the prior ownership changes (as defined in Section 382(g) of the Code) that took place on May 11, 2012, June 23, 2014 and November 29, 2017.
(e) As of December 31, 2024, Parent has no fewer than $2.886 billion of U.S. federal net operating losses and $9.1 billion of U.S. pre-apportionment state net operating losses (collectively, the “Net Operating Losses”).
(f) All material income taxes for which Parent is liable in respect of the 2024 taxable year have been fully satisfied through estimated tax payments made prior to the date hereof, except for taxes in the Audit Jurisdictions, which are not expected to be more than $125,000.
(g) Each of Parent, the Company and their respective Subsidiaries have timely and property paid or have withheld and remitted to the appropriate Governmental Authority all material Taxes required to have been withheld and paid in connection with any amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent contractor, creditor, stockholder, or other third party. Each of Parent, the Company and their respective Subsidiaries have complied with all information reporting and backup withholding provisions of applicable law.
(h) None of Parent, the Company nor any of their respective Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by a tax sharing agreement.
(i) None of Parent, the Company nor any of their respective Subsidiaries has been a United States real property holding corporation within the meaning of Code §897(c)(2) during the applicable period specified in Code §897(c)(1)(A)(ii).
(j) No closing agreement pursuant to Section 7121 of the Code (or any similar provisions of state, local or foreign Law) or any private letter rulings, technical advance memoranda or similar agreements or rulings with respect to Taxes has been entered into by or with respect to Parent, the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries that still has any effect.
(k) There are no Liens in connection with Taxes (other than Taxes not yet due and payable upon any of the assets or properties of Parent, the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries).
(l) The cumulative owner shift change percentage in the shares of Parent (calculated in accordance with Section 382(g) of the Code and the applicable Treasury Regulations) was no more than 15% as of February 15, 2025.
Section 3.09 No Rights Agreement; Anti-Takeover Provisions. The Company and Parent are not party to a stockholder rights agreement, equityholders rights agreement, “poison pill” or similar anti-takeover agreement or plan (other than that certain Tax Benefits Preservation Plan, dated as of February 10, 2024, by and between Parent and Equiniti Trust Company, LLC (the “Plan”), under which Plan neither the Investor nor any of its Affiliates shall be considered an “Acquiring Person” and which Plan shall not otherwise be triggered by the Sale or other Transactions).
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Section 3.10 Employee and Labor Matters. Except where the failure to comply has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, (a) the Company, Parent and their respective Subsidiaries are in compliance with all applicable laws relating to labor and employment, including, without limitation, fair employment practices, terms and conditions of employment, and wages and hours, and with the terms of the ERISA Documents, and (b) each such ERISA Document is in compliance with all applicable requirements of ERISA. Since December 31, 2023, there have not been any strikes, labor disputes, lockouts, slowdowns or other material labor disputes against the Company, Parent, their respective Subsidiaries pending, or to the knowledge of the Company or Parent, threatened. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other agreements contemplated hereby and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not give rise to any right of termination or any payment right under any employment or consulting agreement to which the Company, Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries is a party or any right of renegotiation on the part of any union under any collective bargaining agreement by which the Company, Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries is bound. None of the Company, Parent and their respective Subsidiaries have (i) engaged in any plant closing, work force reduction, or other reduction in force that to the knowledge of the Company, Parent or their respective Subsidiaries has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in material Liability under the WARN Act or any other applicable United States Law or local, provincial or state Law with respect to the employees or (ii) been issued any written notice that any such Action is to be brought in the future with respect to the employees.
Section 3.11 Absence of Material Changes. None of the Parent or any of its respective Subsidiaries have sustained since the date of the latest audited financial statements any material loss or interference with its business, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or court or governmental action, order or decree, and there has not been (i) any increase in the long-term debt of Parent and its Subsidiaries, or (ii) any change or effect, or any development involving a prospective change or effect, in or affecting (x) the business, properties, general affairs, management, consolidated financial position, consolidated stockholders’ equity or consolidated results of operations of Parent and its Subsidiaries, or (y) the ability of either Parent or the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement, including the Sale, or to consummate the Transactions contemplated hereby and by the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, the effect of which, in any such case, would be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.12 Sale of Securities. Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in Article IV, the offer of the Acquired Units and the Sale pursuant to this Agreement is exempt from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act. Without limiting the foregoing, none of Parent, the Company or, to the knowledge of the Parent or the Company, any other Person authorized by Parent or the Company to act on their behalf, has engaged in a general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D of the Securities Act) of investors with respect to offers or sales of Preferred Units, and none of Parent, the Company or, to the knowledge of the Parent or the Company, any other Person authorized by Parent or the Company to act on their behalf has made any offers or sales of
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any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause the offering or issuance of Preferred Units under this Agreement to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of the Securities Act that would result in none of Regulation D or any other applicable exemption from registration under the Securities Act to be available, nor will the Company take any action or steps that would cause the offering or issuance of Preferred Units under this Agreement to be integrated with other offerings by the Company.
Section 3.13 Listing and Maintenance Requirements. Parent Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, and Parent has taken no action designed to, or which to the knowledge of Parent is reasonably likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of Parent Common Stock under the Exchange Act or delisting Parent Common Stock from the Nasdaq Global Select Market, nor has Parent received as of the date of this Agreement any notification that the SEC or Nasdaq is contemplating terminating such registration or listing or otherwise. The Transactions are in compliance with the applicable listing requirements and corporate governance rules and regulations of Nasdaq.
Section 3.14 Status of Securities. The Acquired Units to be issued pursuant to this Agreement, and the Common Units to be issued upon conversion of the Acquired Units, have been duly authorized and reserved for issuance by all necessary limited liability company action of the Company. The respective rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions of the Preferred Units and the Common Units are as stated in the A&R LLCA.
Section 3.15 Intellectual Property. To the knowledge of Parent, Parent owns or has valid, binding and enforceable licenses or other rights to practice or use all patents and patent applications, copyrights, trademarks, trademark registrations, service marks, service mark registrations, trade names, service names and know-how (including trade secrets and other unpatented and/or unpatentable proprietary or confidential information, systems or procedures) and all other technology and intellectual property rights necessary for the conduct, or the proposed conduct, of the business of Parent, except where the failure to have any of the foregoing would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.16 Data Security; Privacy. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Company’s, Parent’s and their respective Subsidiaries’ information technology assets and equipment, computers, technology systems and other systems, networks, hardware, software, websites, applications and databases (collectively, “IT Systems”) are adequate for, and operate and perform as required in connection with the operation of the business of the Company, Parent and their respective Subsidiaries as currently conducted, to Parent’s knowledge, free and clear of all material bugs, errors, defects, Trojan horses, time bombs, malware and other corruptants. The Company, Parent and their respective Subsidiaries maintain controls, policies, procedures and safeguards to maintain and protect their confidential information and the privacy, confidentiality, integrity, continuous operation, redundancy and security of all IT Systems and data (in each case, under the control of Parent or any other entity performing services for Parent) used in connection with the operation of the Company, Parent or their respective Subsidiaries (including any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual or is otherwise considered “personal information,” “personally identifiable information” or “personal
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data” under applicable Law, sensitive data, confidential information or regulated data in any form (collectively, the “Protected Information”)). There have been no actual or suspected security breaches or attacks, violations, outages, accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration or unauthorized uses or disclosures of or access to any IT Systems or Protected Information, or any other material incidents or compromises of or relating to any IT Systems or Protected Information, and Parent has not received any notifications by any third parties of any of the foregoing, except in each case as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.17 Investment Company Act. The Company is not and, after giving effect to the Sale and the application of the proceeds will not be an “investment company,” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
Section 3.18 Labor Matters. No labor disturbance by or dispute with current or former employees of Parent or its Subsidiaries exists or, to Parent’s knowledge, is contemplated or threatened, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries is party to any collective bargaining agreement.
Section 3.19 Insurance. Parent and its Subsidiaries have insurance covering their respective properties, operations, personnel and business, including business interruption insurance, in such amounts and that insures against such losses and risks as are reasonable and is ordinary and customary for comparable companies in the same or similar businesses as determined by Parent; and Parent believes are adequate to protect Parent and its Subsidiaries; and (i) none of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries have received notice from any insurer or agent of such insurer that capital improvements or other expenditures are required or necessary to be made in order to continue such insurance and (ii) Parent does not have any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew any existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage at reasonable cost from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business.
Section 3.20 Indebtedness. Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liabilities of any nature (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise) that would be required under GAAP, as in effect on the date hereof, to be reflected on a consolidated balance sheet of Parent (including the notes thereto) except liabilities (i) reflected or reserved against in the balance sheet (or the notes thereto) of Parent and its Subsidiaries as of September 30, 2024 (the “Balance Sheet Date”) included in the Parent SEC Documents or (ii) incurred after the Balance Sheet Date in the ordinary course of business (other than any such liabilities related to any breach of contract, violation of Law or tort) and that are otherwise not material to Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Parent and its Subsidiaries do not have any indebtedness for borrowed money that is owed to any Person (other than the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries) and has not guaranteed any other Person’s indebtedness for borrowed money.
Section 3.21 Material Contracts. Parent and its Subsidiaries are not party to any Contract that produces revenue, contemplates expenditures or is otherwise material to the business of Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, other than those related to the Company’s investment in Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities (each as defined pursuant to GAAP).
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Section 3.22 Real Property. Except for the lease of the Parent’s previous headquarters (the “Parent Lease”), neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries own or lease any real Property. The Parent Lease is valid, binding and enforceable on Parent, and to the knowledge of Parent, each other party thereto, and is in full force and effect, except where the failure to be valid, binding or in full force and effect, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Parent, and, to the knowledge of Parent, any other party thereto, is in compliance in all material respects with the Parent Lease and has performed all obligations required to be performed by it, except where such noncompliance, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.23 Broker and Other Advisors. No broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other Person is entitled to any broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s or other similar fee or commission, or the reimbursement of expenses in connection therewith, in connection with the this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Investor, except for Persons, if any, whose fees and expenses will be paid by the Investor.
Section 3.24 No Other Representations or Warranties. Except for the representations and warranties made by the Company and Parent in this Article III, in any Transaction Documents to which it is a party, or in any certificate or other document delivered in connection with this Agreement or the Transaction Documents, neither Parent nor the Company nor any other Person acting on their behalf makes any other express or implied representation or warranty with respect to the Preferred Units, the Common Units, the Company, Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, operations, properties, assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects, notwithstanding the delivery or disclosure to the Investor of any documentation, forecasts or other information with respect to any one or more of the foregoing, and the Investor acknowledges the foregoing. In particular, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except for the representations and warranties made by the Company and Parent in this Article III, the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, or in any certificate or other document delivered in connection with this Agreement or the Transaction Documents, neither Parent nor the Company nor any other Person makes or has made any express or implied representation or warranty to the Investor with respect to (a) any financial projection, forecast, estimate, budget or prospect information relating to the Company, Parent, any of its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses or (b) any oral or written information presented to the Investor in the course of its due diligence investigation of Parent, the Company, the negotiation of this Agreement or the course of the Transactions or any other transactions or potential transactions involving Parent, the Company and the Investor.
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Article IV
Representations and Warranties of the Investor
The Investor represents and warrants to the Company and Parent, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date or Subsequent Closing Date, as applicable:
Section 4.01 Organization; Standing. The Investor is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of organization and has all requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business as presently conducted.
Section 4.02 Authority; Non-contravention.
(a) The Investor has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the Sale. The execution, delivery and performance by the Investor of this Agreement and the consummation by the Investor of the Sale have been duly authorized and approved by all necessary action on the part of the Investor. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Investor and, assuming due authorization, execution, and delivery hereof by the Company and Parent, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Investor, enforceable against the Investor in accordance with its terms, except that such enforceability may be limited by the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception.
(b) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Investor, nor the consummation of the Sale by the Investor, nor performance or compliance by the Investor with any of the terms or provisions hereof, will (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the Investor or (ii) violate any Law or judgment applicable to the Investor or (iii) violate or constitute a default (or constitute an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would violate or constitute a default) under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any contract to which the Investor is a party or accelerate the Investor’s obligations under any such contract, except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have an Investor Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.03 Governmental Approvals. No consent or approval of, or filing, license, permit or authorization, declaration or registration with, any Governmental Authority is necessary for the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents by the Investor, the performance by the Investor of its obligations hereunder and thereunder and the consummation by the Investor of the Transactions, other than such other consents, approvals, filings, licenses, permits, authorizations, declarations or registrations that, if not obtained, made or given, would not, individually or in the aggregate, be material to the Investor’s ability to consummate the Transactions.
Section 4.04 Litigation. As of the date of this Agreement, there are no actions pending or, to the knowledge of the Investor, threatened against the Investor that seek to enjoin,
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or would reasonably be expected to have the effect of preventing or making illegal, any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
Section 4.05 No Broker. No agent, broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other firm or Person is entitled to any broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s or other similar fee or any other commission or similar fee, or the reimbursement of expenses in connection therewith, in connection with any of the Transactions based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Investor or any of its Affiliates.
Section 4.06 Sufficient Funds. As of the Closing, the Investor will have available funds necessary to consummate the purchase of the Acquired Units.
Section 4.07 Arm’s Length Transaction. The Investor is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length contractual counterparty to the Company and the Parent with respect to the Transactions.
Section 4.08 No “Bad Actor” Disqualification. The Investor has not taken any of the actions set forth in, and is subject to, the disqualification provisions of Rule 506(d)(1) of the Securities Act.
Section 4.09 Purchase for Investment. The Investor acknowledges that the offer and sale of the Acquired Units and the Common Units issuable upon the conversion of the Acquired Units have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or under any state or other applicable securities Laws. The Investor (a) acknowledges that it is acquiring the Acquired Units and the Common Units issuable upon the conversion of the Acquired Units pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act solely for investment with no intention to distribute any of the foregoing to any Person, (b) will not sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of the Acquired Units or the Common Units issuable upon the conversion of the Acquired Units, except in compliance with the registration requirements or exemption provisions of the Securities Act and any other applicable securities Laws, (c) has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters and in investments of this type that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in the Acquired Units and the Common Units issuable upon the conversion of the Acquired Units and of making an informed investment decision, (d) is an “accredited investor” (as that term is defined by Rule 501 of the Securities Act), and (e) (1) has reviewed the information that it considers necessary or appropriate to make an informed investment decision with respect to the Acquired Units and the Common Units issuable upon conversion of the Acquired Units, (2) has had an opportunity to discuss with the Company and Parent the intended business and financial affairs of the Company and Parent and to obtain information necessary to verify the information furnished to it or to which it had access and (3) can bear the economic risk of (i) an investment in the Acquired Units and the Common Units issuable upon the conversion of the Acquired Units indefinitely and (ii) a total loss in respect of such investment. The Investor has such knowledge and experience in business and financial matters so as to enable it to understand and evaluate the risks of, and form an investment decision with respect to its investment in, the Acquired Units and the Common Units issuable upon the conversion of the Acquired Units.
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Section 4.10 No General Solicitation. The Investor acknowledges and agrees that the Investor is purchasing the Acquired Units directly from the Company. Investor became aware of this offering of the Acquired Units solely by means of direct contact from the Parent or directly from the Company as a result of a pre-existing, substantive relationship with the Parent or the Company, and/or their respective advisors (including, without limitation, attorneys, accountants, bankers, consultants and financial advisors), agents, control persons, representatives, affiliates, directors, officers, managers, members, and/or employees, and/or the representatives of such persons. The Acquired Units were offered to Investor solely by direct contact between Investor and the Company, the Parent and/or their respective representatives. Investor did not become aware of this offering of the Acquired Units, nor were the Acquired Units offered to Investor, by any other means, and none of the Company, the Parent and/or their respective representatives acted as investment advisor, broker or dealer to Investor. The Investor is not purchasing the Acquired Units as a result of any general or public solicitation or general advertising, or publicly disseminated advertisement, article, notice or other communication regarding the Acquired Units published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television, radio or the internet or presented at any seminar or any other general solicitation or general advertisement, including any of the methods described in Section 502(c) of Regulation D under the Securities Act.
Section 4.11 No Other Representations or Warranties. Except for the representations and warranties made by the Investor in this Article IV, in any Transaction Documents to which it is a party, or in any certificate or other document delivered in connection with this Agreement or the Transaction Documents, neither the Investor nor any other Person acting on its behalf makes any other express or implied representation or warranty with respect to the Investor or any of its Affiliates or their respective businesses, operations, properties, assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects, notwithstanding the delivery or disclosure to the Company or Parent of any documentation, forecasts or other information with respect to any one or more of the foregoing, and the Company and Parent acknowledge the foregoing. In particular, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except for the representations and warranties made by the Investor in this Article IV, in any Transaction Documents to which it is a party, or in any certificate or other document delivered in connection with this Agreement or the Transaction Documents, neither the Investor nor any other Person makes or has made any express or implied representation or warranty to the Company or Parent with respect to any oral or written information presented to the Company or Parent in the course of the negotiation of this Agreement or the course of the Sale or any other transactions or potential transactions involving the Company, Parent and the Investor.
Article V
Covenants
Section 5.01 Conduct of Business Pending Closing.
(a) Except (i) as otherwise expressly contemplated by this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents or (ii) with the prior written consent of the Investor or as required by applicable Law, during the period from and after the date hereof until the earlier of the
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termination of this Agreement and the Closing Date, the Company shall (A) conduct its operations in all material respects in the Ordinary Course of Business; (B) preserve in all material respects the ongoing operations of the business, (C) comply in all material respects with all applicable Laws; and (D) not enter into any business, arrangement or otherwise take any action that would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Company or the Investor to consummate the Sale.
(b) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except (i) as required by applicable Laws or (ii) as otherwise expressly required by this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents, during the period from and after the date hereof until the earlier of termination of this Agreement and the Closing Date, the Company shall not do any of the following:
(i) issue, deliver, sell, pledge or otherwise encumber or subject to any Lien, the Acquired Units;
(ii) amend any of its Fundamental Documents;
(iii) incur any indebtedness for borrowed money;
(iv) adopt or change any method of accounting (except as required by changes in GAAP), make, change or revoke any Tax election, change any annual Tax accounting period, file any amended Tax Return, enter into any closing agreement, request any Tax ruling with or from a Governmental Authority, settle or compromise any material Tax claim or assessment, surrender any right to claim a material Tax refund, offset or other reduction in Tax Liability, consent to the extension or waiver of the limitations period applicable to any Tax claim or assessment, consent to the waiver of any of the provisions of the Plan, or take or omit to take any other action;
(v) enter into any settlement of any claim that (A) is outside the Ordinary Course of Business, (B) would (or would reasonably be expected to) delay (or otherwise impede or prevent) the Closing or (C) subjects the Company to any material non‑compete or other similar material restriction on the conduct of its business that would be binding on the Investor following the Closing; or
(vi) agree to take any of the foregoing actions.
Section 5.02 Access to Information. Until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement and the Closing Date, the Company shall (a) afford to the officers, employees, attorneys, financial advisors, financing sources and other representatives of the Investor (collectively the “Investor Advisors”), access during normal business hours and upon reasonable advance notice to the Company’s properties, books and records and Contracts; (b) make available to the Investor Advisors copies of all such Contracts, books and records and other existing documents and data in the Company’s possession or control as the Investor Advisors may reasonably request; and (c) make available to the Investor Advisors during normal business hours and upon reasonable advance notice the appropriate management personnel of the Company (and
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the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause its attorneys, accountants and other professions to be made available to the Investor Advisors) for discussion of the business and personnel as the Investor may request, in each case so long as such access does not reasonably interfere with the operations of the Company or its business; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 5.02 shall require the Company to provide access to or furnish to the Investor Advisors any information or materials if such access or disclosure would jeopardize the attorney-client privilege of the Company with respect to such information or materials or violate any Laws to which the Company is subject.
Section 5.03 Further Assurances; Support of Transaction.At any time and from time to time after the date hereof, the Company and the Investor agree to use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with each other and (i) at the reasonable request of the other party, execute and deliver any instruments or documents and (ii) take, or cause to be taken, all such further action as the other party may reasonably request in order to evidence or effectuate the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and to otherwise carry out the intent of the parties hereunder as promptly as practicable.
Section 5.04 [Reserved].
Section 5.05 Public Disclosure. The Investor, the Company and Parent agree that any initial press release to be issued by Parent or the Investor (or their respective Affiliates) and any Current Report on Form 8-K or other communication to be filed by Parent or the Investor (or their respective Affiliates) with respect to the Transactions following execution of this Agreement shall be in a form mutually agreed to by the parties hereto.
Section 5.06 Board Matters.
(a) Effective as of the Closing, Rishi Bajaj, Michael Farlekas, Marshall Heinberg, Elizabeth LaPuma and Richard Parisi, Mark Ward and Ted Goldthorpe shall serve as directors on the Parent’s Board. Rishi Bajaj and Mark Ward shall serve as Class I directors for a term expiring at Parent’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified; Michael Farlekas, Marshall Heinberg and Ted Goldthorpe shall serve as Class II directors for a term expiring at Parent’s 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified; and Elizabeth LaPuma and Richard Parisi shall serve as Class III directors for a term expiring at Parent’s 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified.
(b) If at any time following the Closing, less than two (2) Persons affiliated with the Investor are serving on the Parent’s Board, the Investor shall be entitled to appoint: (a) if the Investor holds at least 10% of the outstanding common units of the Company on a fully diluted basis, up to one (1) observer to the Parent’s Board and any committee thereof; and (b) if the Investor holds at least 20% of the outstanding common units of the Company on a fully diluted basis, up to a total of two (2) observers to the Parent’s Board (each such observer an “Investor Observer”).
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(c) The Investor Observers shall serve in such capacity until such individual’s earlier death, disability, resignation or removal by the Investor and shall be subject to all obligations, policies and codes of conduct applicable to the directors of the Company. The Investor Observers (i) shall be timely notified of the time and place of any meeting (including regular and special meetings) and attending (in person or, at his/her election, telephonically) all in-person meetings and to listen to the entirety of all telephonic meetings of the Parent’s Board and any of its committees or sub-committees, in each case, in a nonvoting observer capacity and (ii) receive all information, notices, reports, written consents, meeting minutes and other materials (collectively, the “Board Information”) provided to the members of the Parent’s Board and any of its committees or sub-committees, in each case, substantially simultaneously with, and in the same manner and to the same extent as such Board Information is given to such members of the Parent’s Board, including written notice of all proposed actions to be taken at any such meeting (such notice shall describe in reasonable detail the nature and substance of the matters to be discussed and/or voted upon at such meeting (or the proposed actions to be taken by written consent without a meeting)), in addition to copies of the records of the proceedings or minutes of such meeting, when provided to the members thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may withhold any information and exclude the Investor Observers from any meeting or portion thereof, including closed or executive sessions, if the Board determines in good faith, based on the written advice of counsel, that such exclusion is reasonably necessary to preserve the attorney-client privilege or under circumstances that present a bona fide conflict of interest to the applicable matter under consideration. The Company shall provide the Investor Observers with reimbursement for reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Investor Observers in connection with the exercise of its rights and roles hereunder.
(d) Parent shall maintain customary directors’ and officers’ liability insurance consistent with its past practice. Parent acknowledges and agrees any directors who are partners, members, employee, or consultants of Investor and/or any of its Affiliates may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or insurance provided by the Investor and/or its Affiliates, as applicable (collectively, the “Investor Indemnitors”). Parent acknowledges and agrees that Parent shall be the indemnitor of first resort with respect to any indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or insurance provided in Parent’s Charter Documents and/or the equivalent organizational documents of any of its Subsidiaries (collectively, the “Organizational Documents”) and/or any indemnification agreements to any director in his or her capacity as a director of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (such that Parent’s obligations to such indemnitees in their capacities as directors are primary and any obligation of the Investor Indemnitors to advance expenses or to provide indemnification or insurance for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by such indemnitees are secondary). Such indemnitees shall, in their capacities as directors, be entitled to all the rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and entitled to insurance to the extent provided under (i) Organizational Documents in effect from time to time and/or (ii) such other agreement, if any, between Parent and/or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and such indemnitees, on the other hand, without regards to any rights such indemnitees may have against the Investor. No advancement or payment by the Investor Indemnitors on behalf of such indemnitees with respect to any claim for which such indemnitees have sought indemnification, advancement of expenses or insurance from Parent in their capacities as directors shall affect the foregoing and the Investor Indemnitors shall have a right of
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Section 5.07 Tax Matters.
(a) The Company shall pay any transfer, sales, use, recording, filing, stamp or similar Taxes which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance of, and the preparation and delivery of, the Preferred Units, any conversion of Preferred Units into Common Units and any exchange of Preferred Units or Common Units into equity securities of Parent.
(b) Without the prior written consent of the Investor, no election shall be filed on or prior to the Closing Date pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 301.7701-3 with respect to the Company to treat the Company as an association taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes (and analogous state and local tax purposes). After the Closing Date, the decision of whether to file an election pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 301.7701-3 to treat the Company as an association taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes (and analogous state and local tax purposes), including such an election with retroactive effect prior to the Closing Date, shall be governed by the terms of the A&R LLCA.
(c) For U.S. federal and applicable state and local income Tax purposes, unless an election is filed to treat the Company as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes effective prior to the Closing Date, the parties intend that the purchase of Preferred Units by the Investor shall be treated as a contribution of the Purchase Price and Subsequent Purchase Price by the Investor to the Company in exchange for the issuance of the Preferred Units under Section 721(a) of the Code. In the event that an election is filed to treat the Company as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes effective prior to the Closing Date, the parties intend that the purchase of Preferred Units by the Investor shall be treated as a contribution of the Purchase Price and Subsequent Purchase Price by the Investor to the Company in exchange for the issuance of the Preferred Units under Section 351(a) and Section 1032 of the Code.
(d) None of the source of the funds to be used by Investor to pay the Purchase Price and Subsequent Purchase Price constitutes “plan assets” within the meaning of ERISA.
Section 5.08 Parent Cash Contribution. Prior to or concurrently with Closing, Parent shall, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the A&R LLCA and the Contribution Agreement, transfer $141,702,000 of its Cash and Cash Equivalents to the Company in exchange for 26,332,115.38 Common Units (the “Parent Cash Contribution”).
Section 5.09 Parent Stockholder Approval of New TopCo Structure.
(a) As soon as reasonably practicable following the Closing, Parent agrees that Parent’s Board shall adopt resolutions proposing adoption of the New TopCo Structure and declaring the advisability of the New TopCo Structure, and Parent shall call and hold a meeting of Parent’s stockholders (the “Parent Stockholder Meeting”) as promptly as reasonably practicable
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for the purpose of obtaining approval of the New TopCo Structure. For the avoidance of doubt, approval of the New TopCo Structure may be sought at the Parent’s 2025 annual meeting of stockholders in which case such annual meeting shall be deemed a “Parent Stockholder Meeting.”
(b) Parent agrees that the proxy statement (the “Parent Proxy Statement”) and any other applicable communication related to the Parent Stockholder Meeting will include the recommendation of Parent’s Board that Parent’s stockholders vote in favor of such New TopCo Structure proposal. Parent shall solicit proxies from its stockholders in connection therewith in the same manner as management proposals in prior proxy statements, shall instruct all management-appointed proxyholders to vote their proxies in favor of such New TopCo Structure proposal and shall take all action necessary to cause the New TopCo Structure, once approved by the requisite vote of Parent’s stockholders, to become effective as soon as practicable thereafter. The Investor shall be permitted to review and comment on the associated resolutions and Parent shall incorporate any reasonable comments proposed by the Investor. Parent shall cause the Parent Proxy Statement and any applicable communication to comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules of the SEC and Nasdaq. If Parent determines that it is required to file any document other than the Parent Proxy Statement with the SEC in connection with the Sale or Transactions herein pursuant to applicable Law, then Parent shall notify the Investor, and promptly prepare and file such other required filing with the SEC. Parent shall also provide the Investor and its counsel reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Parent Proxy Statement (or any amendment or supplement thereto) or other applicable communication or required filing prior to its filing and shall consider in good faith any reasonable comments or revisions made by the Investor and its counsel to the extent such review and comment relates to the New TopCo Structure proposal. Parent shall use all reasonable efforts to have the Parent Proxy Statement cleared by the SEC and its staff under the Exchange Act as promptly as practicable after such initial filing. Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to, in consultation with the Investor, (i) set a record date for the Parent Stockholder Meeting, which record date shall be prior to the SEC’s clearance of the Parent Proxy Statement, (ii) commence a broker search pursuant to Section 14a-13 of the Exchange Act in respect thereof at least twenty (20) Business Days prior thereto (or such shorter period as the SEC or its staff confirms is acceptable), and (iii) thereafter cause the Parent Proxy Statement to be mailed to Parent stockholders as promptly as reasonably practicable after the Parent Proxy Statement cleared by the SEC.
(c) Parent and the Company hereby agree that the Fundamental Documents of New TopCo shall contain substantially similar provisions as currently provided for in the Parent’s Charter Documents other than in respect of the revisions hereby or to remove irrelevant provisions.
Section 5.10 State Securities Laws. Promptly following the date hereof, each of the Company and Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to (a) obtain all necessary permits and qualifications, if any, or secure an exemption therefrom, required by any state or country prior to the offer and sale of Common Units and/or Preferred Units and (b) cause such authorization, approval, permit or qualification to be effective as of the Closing and as of any conversion of Preferred Units; provided, that in connection therewith the Company and Parent shall not be
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required to qualify as a foreign corporation or to file a general consent to service of process in any jurisdiction or subject itself to taxation in any jurisdiction in which it is not otherwise subject to taxation on the date of this Agreement.
Article VI
Conditions
Section 6.01 Conditions to Each Party’s Obligations. The respective obligations of the Company and the Investor to consummate the Sale shall be subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Closing of each of the following conditions unless waived (to the extent waivable under applicable Law), by both the Company, on the one hand, and the Investor, on the other hand, in writing:
(a) No Injunctions or Restraints. No Governmental Order issued by a Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction or other Law preventing consummation of the Sale shall be in effect or shall have become final and non-appealable and remain in effect.
(b) Continuing Effectiveness. This Agreement shall continue to remain in full force and effect.
Section 6.02 Conditions to the Obligations of the Investor. The obligation of the Investor to consummate the Sale shall be subject to the satisfaction, at or prior to the Closing, of each of the following conditions unless waived (to the extent waivable under applicable Law) in writing, in whole or in part, by the Investor:
(a) Representations and Warranties of the Company and Parent. The representations and warranties of the Company and Parent set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing as though made at and as of the Closing (without giving effect to any “material”, “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” qualification contained in such representations and warranties), except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of such earlier date), except where the failure of any such representations and warranties to be so true and correct has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Performance of Obligations. The Company and Parent shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all of the covenants, obligations and agreements required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by the Company and Parent at or prior to the Closing.
(c) No Material Adverse Effect. Since the date of this Agreement, no Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred.
(d) Deliverables. The Investor shall have been furnished with the documents set forth in Section 2.02(b)(i)(1) and Section 2.02(b)(ii)(2).
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(e) Parent Cash Contribution. Parent shall have completed the Parent Cash Contribution.
Section 6.03 Conditions to the Obligations of the Company. The obligation of the Company to consummate the Sale shall be subject to the satisfaction, at or prior to the Closing, of each of the following conditions unless waived (to the extent waivable under applicable Law) in writing, in whole or in part, by the Company:
(a) Representations and Warranties of the Investor. The representations and warranties of the Investor set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct as of the date of this Agreement as of the Closing as though made at and as of the Closing, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of such earlier date), in each case, except for such failure to be so true and correct that, individually or in the aggregate, has not had, or would not reasonably be expected to have, a material adverse effect on the ability of the Investor to consummate, or would not otherwise materially impair or prevent the Investor from consummating the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) Performance of Obligations. The Investor shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all of the covenants, obligations and agreements required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by the Investor at or prior to the Closing.
(c) Deliverables. The Company shall have been furnished with the documents set forth in Section 2.02(b)(iv)(2).
Section 6.04 Waiver of Conditions. Upon the occurrence of the Closing, any condition set forth in this Article VI that was not satisfied as of the Closing will be deemed to have been waived for all purposes by the party hereto having the benefit of such condition as of and after the Closing. Neither the Company nor the Investor may rely on the failure of any condition set forth in this Article VI, as applicable, to be satisfied if such failure was caused by such party’s failure to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement, including its obligations to use its reasonable best efforts to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby as required under this Agreement.
Article VII
Termination Procedures
Section 7.01 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated and the Sale contemplated in this Agreement may be abandoned at any time prior to the Closing Date, notwithstanding the fact that any requisite authorization and approval of the Sale shall have been received, as follows:
(a) by the mutual written consent of the Investor, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand;
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(b) (i) by the Company or the Investor, if the Closing has not occurred on or prior to March 7, 2025 (the “End Date”); provided, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 7.01(b) shall not be available to any party whose breach of this Agreement shall have been the cause of, or shall have resulted in, the failure of the Closing to occur by such date;
(c) by the Company if the Investor has breached any of its obligations under this Agreement and such breach contemplated by this Section 7.01(c) would result in a failure of conditions set forth in Section 6.03 to be satisfied and such breach cannot be cured or has not been cured within five (5) Business Days after the delivery of written notice by the Company to the Investor of such breach;
(d) by the Investor or the Company, if there shall be any Governmental Order issued by a Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction or other Law that makes consummation of the Sale illegal or otherwise prohibits, restrains or enjoins the consummation of the Sale and such Governmental Order or other Law shall have become final and non‑appealable and remain in effect for five (5) Business Days after notice of such Governmental Order or other Law has been received by the Investor and the Company; provided, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 7.01(d) shall not be available to any party whose breach of this Agreement shall have been the cause of, or shall have resulted in the Governmental Order or other Law prohibits, restrains, or enjoins of the Sale;
(e) by the Investor, if the Company or Parent has breached any of their respective obligations under this Agreement and such breach contemplated by this Section 7.01(e) would result in a failure of conditions set forth in Section 6.02 to be satisfied and such breach cannot be cured or has not been cured withing five (5) Business Days after the delivery of written notice by the Investor to the Company of such breach.
In the event of termination of this Agreement as permitted by Section 7.01, this Agreement shall become void ab initio and of no further force and effect and no party hereto nor any of its Affiliates will have any liability under this Agreement, except for the provisions of this sentence of Section 7.01 and Article VIII, which shall remain in full force and effect; provided, that no such termination shall be deemed to release or relieve any party hereto from any liability for any fraud or willful breach by such party of the terms and provisions of this Agreement prior to the date of such termination. Nothing in this Section 7.01 will be deemed to impair the right of any party hereto to be entitled to specific performance or other equitable remedies to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement.
Article VIII
Miscellaneous
Section 8.01 Amendments; Waivers. Subject to compliance with applicable Law, this Agreement may be amended or supplemented in any and all respects only by written agreement of the parties hereto.
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Section 8.02 Extension of Time, Waiver, Etc. Parent, the Company and the Investor may, subject to applicable Law, (a) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties of the other party contained herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto, (b) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or acts of the other party or (c) waive compliance by the other party with any of the agreements contained herein applicable to such party or, except as otherwise provided herein, waive any of such party’s conditions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no failure or delay by Parent, the Company, or the Investor in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right hereunder. Any agreement on the part of a party hereto to any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed on behalf of such party.
Section 8.03 Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned, in whole or in part, by operation of Law or otherwise, by any of the parties hereto without the prior written consent of the other party hereto; provided, however, that without the prior written consent of the Company and Parent, the Investor may assign its rights, interests and obligations set forth in this Agreement, in whole or in part, to one or more of their Affiliates, so long the assignee shall agree in writing to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement. Subject to the immediately preceding sentence, this Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
Section 8.04 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts (including by facsimile or electronic mail (including pdf or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. Federal ESIGN Act of 2000, e.g., www.docusign.com)), each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties hereto and delivered to the other parties hereto.
Section 8.05 Entire Agreement; No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents constitute the entire agreement, and supersede all other prior agreements and understandings, including the Original Agreement, both written and oral, among the parties and their Affiliates, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. No provision of this Agreement shall confer upon any Person other than the parties hereto and their permitted assigns any rights or remedies hereunder; provided that (i) Section 5.06(b) shall be for the benefit of an fully enforceable by each partners, members, employee, or consultants of Investor and/or any of its Affiliates who may be a director of Parent and, (ii) Section 8.13 shall be for the benefit of and fully enforceable by the Investor.
Section 8.06 Governing Law; Jurisdiction.
(a) This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed
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entirely within that State, regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern under any applicable conflict of Laws principles.
(b) All actions arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be heard and determined in the Chancery Court located in the County of New Castle of the State of Delaware (or if the Chancery Court declines to accept jurisdiction over any action, any state or federal court located in the County of New Castle of the State of Delaware) and the parties hereto hereby irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of such courts in any such action and irrevocably waive the defense of an inconvenient forum or lack of jurisdiction to the maintenance of any such action. The consents to jurisdiction and venue set forth in this Section 8.06 shall not constitute general consents to service of process in the State of Delaware and shall have no effect for any purpose except as provided in this paragraph and shall not be deemed to confer rights on any Person other than the parties hereto. Each party hereto agrees that service of process upon such party in any action arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be effective if notice is given by overnight courier at the address set forth in Section 8.09 of this Agreement. The parties hereto agree that a final judgment in any such action shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by applicable Law; provided, however, that nothing in the foregoing shall restrict any party’s rights to seek any post-judgment relief regarding, or any appeal from, a final trial court judgment.
Section 8.07 Specific Enforcement. The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage for which monetary relief, even if available, would not be an adequate remedy, may occur in the event that any provision of this Agreement is not performed in accordance with its specific terms or is otherwise breached. The parties acknowledge and agree that (a) the parties shall be entitled to seek an injunction or injunctions, specific performance or other equitable relief to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof in the courts described in Section 8.06 without proof of damages or otherwise (in each case, subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 8.07), this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled under this Agreement and (b) the right of specific enforcement is an integral part of the Transactions and without that right, neither Parent, the Company or the Investor would have entered into this Agreement. The parties hereto agree not to assert that a remedy of specific enforcement is unenforceable, invalid, contrary to Law or inequitable for any reason, and agree not to assert that a remedy of monetary damages would provide an adequate remedy or that the parties otherwise have an adequate remedy at Law. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that any party seeking an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in accordance with this Section 8.07 shall not be required to provide any bond or other security in connection with any such order or injunction.
Section 8.08 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE IT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR
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INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY OF THE AGREEMENTS DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (A) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (B) IT UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF SUCH WAIVER, (C) IT MAKES SUCH WAIVER VOLUNTARILY AND (D) IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVER AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 8.08.
Section 8.09 Notices. All notices, requests and other communications to any party hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if delivered personally, emailed (which is confirmed) or sent by overnight courier (providing proof of delivery) to the parties at the following addresses:
(a) If to Parent, to it at:
ContextLogic Inc.
2648 International Blvd Ste 115
Oakland, CA 94601
Attention: Chief Executive Officer, Corporate Secretary
with a copy to (which will not constitute notice):
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
919 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Attention: David A. Curtiss; Daniel Eisner
Email: david.curtiss@srz.com; daniel.eisner@srz.com
(b) If to the Company, to it at:
ContextLogic Holdings, LLC
2648 International Blvd., Suite 115
Oakland, CA 94601
Attention: Chief Executive Officer, Corporate Secretary
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with a copy to (which will not constitute notice):
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
919 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Attention: David A. Curtiss; Daniel Eisner
Email: david.curtiss@srz.com; daniel.eisner@srz.com
(c) If to the Investor, to it at:
650 Madison Avenue, 23rd Floor
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Mark Ward; Edward Goldthorpe
Email: mark.ward@bcpartners.com;
ted.goldthorpe@bcpartners.com
with a copy to (which will not constitute notice):
Proskauer Rose LLP
Eleven Times Square
New York, NY 10036
Attention: Jonathan Gill
Email: jgill@proskauer.com
or such other address or email address as such party may hereafter specify by like notice to the other parties hereto. All such notices, requests and other communications shall be deemed received on the date of actual receipt by the recipient thereof if received prior to 5:00 p.m. local time in the place of receipt and such day is a Business Day in the place of receipt. Otherwise, any such notice, request or communication shall be deemed not to have been received until the next succeeding Business Day in the place of receipt.
Section 8.10 Severability. If any term, condition, or other provision of this Agreement is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of Law or public policy, all other terms, provisions and conditions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect. Upon such determination that any term, condition or other provision is invalid, illegal, or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law.
Section 8.11 Expenses. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein or in any other Transaction Document, each party shall bear and pay its own costs, fees and expenses,
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including reasonable and documented fees and disbursements of counsel, incurred by it in connection with this Agreement and the Transaction; provided that upon, and subject to, the Closing and the Subsequent Closing, the Company shall reimburse the Investor for all reasonable and documented third party expenses incurred by the Investor in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement and the evaluation of the Transactions contemplated thereby.
Section 8.12 Interpretation.
(a) When a reference is made in this Agreement to an Article, a Section, Exhibit or Schedule, such reference shall be to an Article of, a Section of, or an Exhibit or Schedule to, this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.” Whenever the words “ordinary course of business” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “consistent with past practice.” The words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement unless the context requires otherwise. The words “date hereof” when used in this Agreement shall refer to the date of this Agreement. The terms “or,” “any” and “either” are not exclusive. The word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” shall mean the degree to which a subject or other thing extends, and such phrase shall not mean simply “if.” The word “will” shall be constructed to have the same meaning and affect as the word “shall.” The words “made available to the Investor” and words of similar import refer to documents delivered in Person or electronically to the Investor no later than one (1) Business Day prior to the date hereof. All accounting terms used and not defined herein shall have the respective meanings given to them under GAAP. All terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in any document made or delivered pursuant hereto unless otherwise defined therein. The definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as well as to the feminine and neuter genders of such term. Any agreement, instrument or statute defined or referred to herein or in any agreement or instrument that is referred to herein means such agreement, instrument or statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, including (in the case of agreements or instruments) by waiver or consent and (in the case of statutes) by succession of comparable successor statutes and references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein. Unless otherwise specifically indicated, all references to “dollars” or “$” shall refer to the lawful money of the United States. References to a Person are also to its permitted assigns and successors. When calculating the period of time between which, within which or following which any act is to be done or step taken pursuant to this Agreement, the date that is the reference date in calculating such period shall be excluded (unless, otherwise required by Law, if the last day of such period is not a Business Day, the period in question shall end on the next succeeding Business Day).
(b) The parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement and, in the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as jointly drafted by the parties hereto and no
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presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party hereto by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement.
Section 8.13 Non-Recourse. Each party hereto agrees, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates and its and their present or former directors, officers, stockholders, partners, members or employees, that all actions, claims, obligations, liabilities or causes of action (whether in contract or in tort, in Law or in equity or otherwise, or granted by statute or otherwise, whether by or through attempted piercing of the corporate, limited partnership or limited liability company veil or any other theory or doctrine, including alter ego or otherwise) that may be based upon, in respect of, arise under, out or by reason of, be connected with, or relate in any manner to: (A) this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, or any of the transactions contemplated hereunder or thereunder, (B) the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents (including any representation or warranty made in, in connection with, or as an inducement to, this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents), (C) any breach or violation of this Agreement or any other of the other Transaction Documents and (D) any failure of any of the transactions contemplated hereunder or under any of the other Transaction Documents or any other agreement referenced herein or therein to be consummated, in each case, may be made only against (and are those solely of) the Persons that are, in the case of this Agreement, expressly identified as parties to this Agreement or, in the case of any of the other Transaction Documents, Persons that are expressly identified as parties to such other Transaction Documents and in accordance with, and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement or such other Transaction Documents, as applicable. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing and notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents to the contrary and without limiting the foregoing or any other agreement referenced herein or therein or otherwise to the contrary, each party hereto covenants, agrees and acknowledges on behalf of itself and its respective Affiliates and its and their present or former directors, officers, stockholders, partners, members or employees, that no recourse under this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents or in connection with any of the transactions contemplated hereunder or thereunder shall be sought or had against any other Person, including any Investor Related Party, and no other Person, including any Investor Related Party, shall have any liabilities or obligations (whether in contract or in tort, in Law or in equity or otherwise, or granted by statute or otherwise, whether by or through attempted piercing of the corporate, limited partnership or limited liability company veil or any other theory or doctrine, including alter ego or otherwise) for any claims, causes of action, obligations or liabilities arising under, out of, in connection with or related in any manner to the items in the immediately preceding clauses (A) through (D), it being expressly agreed and acknowledged that no personal liability or losses whatsoever shall attach to, be imposed on or otherwise be incurred by any of the aforementioned, as such, arising under, out of, in connection with or related in any manner to the items in the immediately preceding clauses (A) through (D), in each case, except for claims that Parent, the Company or the Investor, as applicable, may assert against the Investor solely in accordance with, and pursuant to the terms and conditions of, this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents or otherwise, no party hereto or any Investor Related Party shall be responsible or liable for any multiple, consequential, indirect, special, statutory, exemplary or punitive damages or lost profits, opportunity costs, loss of business reputation, diminution in value or damages based upon a multiple of earnings or similar
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financial measure which may be alleged as a result of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents or any of the transactions contemplated hereunder or thereunder, or the termination or abandonment of any of the foregoing.
Section 8.14 Survival. All of the covenants or other agreements of the parties contained in this Agreement shall survive until fully performed or fulfilled, unless and to the extent that non-compliance with such covenants or agreements is waived in writing by the party entitled to such performance. All other representations and warranties contained in this Agreement (including any schedules and the certificates delivered pursuant hereto) will survive the Closing Date until the first anniversary of the later of the Closing or Subsequent Closing. For the avoidance of doubt, claims may be made with respect to the breach of any representation, warranty or covenant until the applicable survival period therefor as described above expires.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.
CONTEXTLOGIC HOLDINGS, LLC
By: /s/ Rishi Bajaj
___________________________
Name: Rishi Bajaj
Title: Authorized Signatory
CONTEXTLOGIC INC.
By: /s/ Rishi Bajaj
_________________________
Name: Rishi Bajaj
Title: Chief Executive Officer
BCP special opportunities fund iii originations lp
By: BCP Special Opportunities Fund III GP LP, its general partner
By: BCP SOF III GP L.L.C., its general partner
By: /s/ Edward Goldthorpe ____________________
Name: Edward Goldthorpe
Title: Authorized Signatory
[Signature Page to Investment Agreement]
Exhibit A
Form of A&R LLCA
Exhibit B
Form of Contribution Agreement
AMENDED AND RESTATED
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT
among
Contextlogic Holdings, llc
and
THE MEMBERS NAMED HEREIN
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS |
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Section 1.01 |
Definitions |
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Section 1.02 |
Interpretation |
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ARTICLE II ORGANIZATION |
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Section 2.01 |
Formation |
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Section 2.02 |
Name |
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Section 2.03 |
Principal Office |
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Section 2.04 |
Registered Office; Registered Agent |
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Section 2.05 |
Purpose; Powers |
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Section 2.06 |
Term |
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Section 2.07 |
No State-Law Partnership; Tax Treatment |
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ARTICLE III UNITS |
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Section 3.01 |
Units Generally |
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Section 3.02 |
Authorization of Units |
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Section 3.03 |
Class A Convertible Preferred Units; Class B Common Units |
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Section 3.04 |
Conversion of Class A Convertible Preferred Units |
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Section 3.05 |
Other Issuances |
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Section 3.06 |
Certification of Units |
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ARTICLE IV MEMBERS |
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Section 4.01 |
Admission of New Members |
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Section 4.02 |
Representations and Warranties of Members |
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Section 4.03 |
No Personal Liability |
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Section 4.04 |
No Withdrawal |
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Section 4.05 |
Death or Dissolution |
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Section 4.06 |
Voting |
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Section 4.07 |
Meetings |
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Section 4.08 |
Quorum |
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Section 4.09 |
Action Without Meeting |
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Section 4.10 |
Power of Members |
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Section 4.11 |
No Interest in Company Property |
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Section 4.12 |
BCP Investor Rights |
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ARTICLE V CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS; CAPITAL ACCOUNTS |
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Section 5.01 |
Capital Contributions |
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Section 5.02 |
Initial Capital Accounts |
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Section 5.03 |
Additional Capital Contributions |
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Section 5.04 |
Maintenance of Capital Accounts |
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Section 5.05 |
Succession Upon Transfer |
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Section 5.06 |
Negative Capital Accounts |
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Section 5.07 |
No Withdrawal |
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Section 5.08 |
Treatment of Loans From Members |
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Section 5.09 |
Optional Redemption |
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ARTICLE VI ALLOCATIONS |
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Section 6.01 |
Allocation of Net Income and Net Loss |
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Section 6.02 |
Regulatory and Special Allocations |
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Section 6.03 |
Tax Allocations |
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Section 6.04 |
Allocations in Respect of Transferred Units |
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Section 6.05 |
Curative Allocations |
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ARTICLE VII DISTRIBUTIONS |
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Section 7.01 |
General |
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Section 7.02 |
Timing and Priority of Distributions |
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Section 7.03 |
Tax Distributions |
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Section 7.04 |
Tax Withholding; Withholding Advances |
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Section 7.05 |
Distributions in Kind |
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ARTICLE VIII MANAGEMENT |
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Section 8.01 |
Management by the Managing Member |
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Section 8.02 |
Officers |
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Section 8.03 |
No Personal Liability |
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ARTICLE IX TRANSFER |
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Section 9.01 |
General Restrictions on Transfer |
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Section 9.02 |
Permitted Transfers |
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Section 9.03 |
Class A Put Right. |
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ARTICLE X COVENANTS |
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Section 10.01 |
Confidentiality |
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Section 10.02 |
Restrictive Covenants. |
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ARTICLE XI ACCOUNTING AND TAX MATTERS |
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Section 11.01 |
Information Rights |
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Section 11.02 |
Tax Matters |
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Section 11.03 |
Tax Returns |
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Section 11.04 |
Company Funds |
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ARTICLE XII DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION |
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Section 12.01 |
Events of Dissolution |
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Section 12.02 |
Effectiveness of Dissolution |
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Section 12.03 |
Liquidation |
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Section 12.04 |
Cancellation of Certificate |
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Section 12.05 |
Survival of Rights, Duties and Obligations |
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Section 12.06 |
Recourse for Claims |
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ARTICLE XIII EXCULPATION AND INDEMNIFICATION |
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Section 13.01 |
Exculpation of Covered Persons |
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Section 13.02 |
Liabilities and Duties of Covered Persons |
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Section 13.03 |
Indemnification |
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Section 13.04 |
Survival |
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ARTICLE XIV MISCELLANEOUS |
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Section 14.01 |
Expenses |
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Section 14.02 |
Further Assurances |
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Section 14.03 |
Notices |
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Section 14.04 |
Headings |
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Section 14.05 |
Severability |
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Section 14.06 |
Entire Agreement |
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Section 14.07 |
Successors and Assigns |
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AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT
This Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of ContextLogic Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), is entered into as of March 6, 2025 by and among the Company, ContextLogic Inc., a Delaware corporation (“CLI”), BCP Special Opportunities Fund III Originations LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“BCP”), and each other Person who after the date hereof becomes a Member of the Company and becomes a party to this Agreement by executing a Joinder Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in Section 1.01 of this Agreement.
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“Acquisition” means the consummation of the Company’s next acquisition of businesses or assets (whether by way of merger, recapitalization, purchase of stock or assets, or otherwise) with an aggregate enterprise value of at least $100,000,000 following the date of this Agreement.
“Adjusted Capital Account Deficit” means, with respect to any Member, the deficit balance, if any, in such Member’s Capital Account as of the end of the relevant Fiscal Year, after giving effect to the following adjustments:
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person who, directly or indirectly (including through one or more intermediaries), controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, or is a Family Member of such Person. For purposes of this definition, “control,” when used with respect
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to any specified Person, shall mean the power, direct or indirect, to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through ownership of voting securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” shall have correlative meanings.
“Agreement” means this Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement, as executed and as it may be amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time, as provided herein.
“Applicable Law” means all applicable provisions of (a) constitutions, treaties, statutes, laws (including the common law), rules, regulations, decrees, ordinances, codes, proclamations, declarations or orders of any Governmental Authority; (b) any consents or approvals of any Governmental Authority; and (c) any orders, decisions, advisory or interpretative opinions, injunctions, judgments, awards, decrees of, or agreements with, any Governmental Authority.
“BBA Rules” means Subchapter C of Chapter 63 of the Code (Sections 6221 et seq.) and any Regulations and other guidance promulgated thereunder, and any similar state or local legislation, regulations or guidance.
“Bankruptcy” means, with respect to a Member, the occurrence of any of the following: (a) the filing of an application by such Member for, or a consent to, the appointment of a trustee of such Member’s assets; (b) the filing by such Member of a voluntary petition in bankruptcy or the filing of a pleading in any court of record admitting in writing such Member’s inability to pay its debts as they come due; (c) the making by such Member of a general assignment for the benefit of such Member’s creditors; (d) the filing by such Member of an answer admitting the material allegations of, or such Member’s consenting to, or defaulting in answering a bankruptcy petition filed against such Member in any bankruptcy proceeding; or (e) the expiration of sixty (60) days following the entry of an order, judgment or decree by any court of competent jurisdiction adjudicating such Member a bankrupt or appointing a trustee of such Member’s assets.
“Book Depreciation” means, with respect to any Company asset for each Fiscal Year, the Company’s depreciation, amortization, or other cost recovery deductions determined for federal income tax purposes, except that if the Book Value of an asset differs from its adjusted tax basis at the beginning of such Fiscal Year, Book Depreciation shall be an amount which bears the same ratio to such beginning Book Value as the federal income tax depreciation, amortization, or other cost recovery deduction for such Fiscal Year bears to such beginning adjusted tax basis; provided, that if the adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes of an asset at the beginning of such Fiscal Year is zero and the Book Value of the asset is positive, Book Depreciation shall be determined with reference to such beginning Book Value using any permitted method selected by the Partnership Representative in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(g)(3).
“Book Value” means, with respect to any Company asset, the adjusted basis of such asset for federal income tax purposes, except as follows:
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provided, that such adjustments pursuant to clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above need not be made if the Partnership Representative reasonably determines that such adjustments are not necessary or appropriate to reflect the relative economic interests of the Members;
“Business Day” means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required to close.
“Business Needs” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.01(a).
“Capital Account” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.04.
“Capital Commitment” means, with respect to any Member, the total amount of capital committed to be contributed to the Company by such Member and its Affiliates (collectively, and inclusive of any Capital Contribution by such Member as of the date of this Agreement) as set forth opposite such Member’s name on the Members Schedule, as the same may be revised from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.
“Capital Contribution” means, with respect to any Member, any contribution of cash, cash equivalents and other property to the Company by such Member.
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“Certificate of Formation” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Class A Accrued Amount” means, at any given time with respect to each Class A Convertible Preferred Unit, the sum of (a) the Class A Unit Contribution Amount, plus (b) any Class A Accumulated Distributions.
“Class A Accumulated Distributions” means any Class A Distributions accumulated to the Class A Accrued Amount pursuant to Section 3.03(a)(ii).
“Class A Contribution Amount” means $1,000 for each Class A Unit.
“Class A Conversion Ratio” means a fraction, the numerator of which is the sum of (a) the Class A Accrued Amount at the time of determination plus (b) any accrued and unpaid Class A Distributions which have not been added to the Class A Accrued Amount at the time of determination and the denominator of which is $8.00; provided, that, in the event that a Listing Event and a Discounted Acquisition Offering have occurred, the denominator shall be reduced to an amount equal to the Discounted Price.
“Class A Convertible Preferred Units” means the Units having the privileges, preference, duties, liabilities, obligations and rights specified with respect to “Class A Convertible Preferred Units” in this Agreement.
“Class A Distribution Rate” means, (i) from Closing Effective Date until the day prior to the consummation of an Acquisition, 4.0% and, (ii) from the consummation date of an Acquisition, 8.0%.
“Class A Member” means any holder of Class A Convertible Preferred Units set forth on the Members Schedule.
“Class B Member” means the holder of Class B Common Units set forth on the Members Schedule.
“Class B Common Units” means the Units having the privileges, preference, duties, liabilities, obligations and rights specified with respect to “Class B Common Units” in this Agreement.
“Class P Joinder Agreement” means the Joinder Agreement executed by the Class P Member setting forth the terms and conditions of the Class P Member’s Class P Units.
“Class P Member” means the holder of Class P Units set forth on the Members Schedule.
“Class P Percentage” means product of (x) 5%, multiplied by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of Class P Units held by the Class P Member as of the specified date, the denominator of which is 2,372,216.60.
“Class P Units” means the Units having the privileges, preference, duties, liabilities, obligations and rights specified with respect to “Class P Units” in this Agreement.
“CLI” has the meaning set forth in the preamble of this Agreement.
“Closing Effective Date” means the date of this Agreement or such other date as determined by CLI and BCP.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
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“Company” has the meaning set forth in the preamble of this Agreement.
“Company Minimum Gain” means “partnership minimum gain” as defined in Sections 1.704-2(b)(2) of the Treasury Regulations, substituting the term “Company” for the term “partnership” as the context requires.
“Company Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of the Company.
“Confidential Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.01(a).
“Conversion Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.04.
“Covered Person” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.01(a).
“Delaware Act” means the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, Title 6, Chapter 18, §§ 18-101, et seq, and any successor statute, as it may be amended from time to time.
“Discounted Acquisition Offering” means an offering of common equity securities (or securities exchangeable into, or exercisable for, common equity securities) of CLI or the Company, made in connection with an Acquisition, at a price per offered common equity security that implies a per Unit value of the Company Class B Common Units that is less than $8.00, with such implied price per Company Class B Common Unit (the “Discounted Price”) being determined by the Class A Members acting in good faith in consultation with the Company. In the event that the offered common equity securities have different rights, privileges and priorities to the Company’s Class B Common Units, the Class A Members and the Company shall cooperate in good faith to make appropriate equitable adjustment(s) to reflect such different rights, privileges and priorities in the determination of the applicable Discounted Price.
“Dissolution Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.01.
“Distributable Cash” means, as of any date, the excess of (a) the cash and cash equivalent items, held by the Company over (b) the sum of the amount of such items as the Managing Member determines to be necessary for (i) the proper conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and (ii) to pay or otherwise satisfy expenses, liabilities and obligations of the Company and its Subsidiaries.
“Distribution” means a distribution made by the Company to a Member, whether in cash, property or securities of the Company and whether by liquidating distribution or otherwise; provided, that none of the following shall be a Distribution: (a) any redemption or purchase by the Company or any Member of any Units or Unit Equivalents; (b) any recapitalization or exchange of securities of the Company; or (c) any subdivision (by a split of Units or otherwise) or any combination (by a reverse split of Units or otherwise) of any outstanding Units. “Distribute” and “Distributed” when used as a verb and “Distributable” and “Distributive” when used as an adjective shall each have a correlative meaning.
“Distribution Threshold” means the sum of (a) the Parent Cash Contribution, plus (b) the product of (x) the Class A Contribution Amount multiplied by (y) the number of Class A Convertible Preferred Units issued on the Closing Effective Date and the Subsequent Closing Date (as defined in the Investment Agreement), if any.
“Electronic Transmission” means any form of communication not directly involving the physical transmission of paper that creates a record that may be retained, retrieved and reviewed by a recipient thereof and that may be directly reproduced in paper form by such a recipient through an automated process.
“Excess Net Losses” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.02(h).
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“Fair Market Value” of any asset as of any date means the purchase price that a willing buyer having all relevant knowledge would pay a willing seller for such asset in an arm’s length transaction, as determined in good faith by the Managing Member based on such factors as the Managing Member, in the exercise of its reasonable business judgment, considers relevant.
“Family Members” means, with respect to any Person, any parent, spouse, sibling, niece, nephew or any spouse thereof, and any direct descendant (natural or adoptive) of any such Person.
“Fiscal Year” means the calendar year, unless the Company is required to have a taxable year other than the calendar year, in which case Fiscal Year shall be the period that conforms to its taxable year.
“Fully Diluted Basis” means, as of any date of determination, (a) with respect to all the Units, all issued and outstanding Units of the Company and all Units issuable upon the exercise of any outstanding Unit Equivalents as of such date, whether or not such Unit Equivalent is at the time exercisable, or (b) with respect to any specified type, class or series of Units, all issued and outstanding Units designated as such type, class or series and all such designated Units issuable upon the exercise of any outstanding Unit Equivalents as of such date, whether or not such Unit Equivalent is at the time exercisable.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.
“Governmental Authority” means any federal, state, local or foreign government or political subdivision thereof, or any agency or instrumentality of such government or political subdivision, or any self-regulated organization or other non-governmental regulatory authority or quasi-governmental authority (to the extent that the rules, regulations or orders of such organization or authority have the force of law), or any arbitrator, court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction.
“Imputed Underpayment Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.04(d).
“Indebtedness” means with respect to any Person on any date of determination (without duplication): (i) the principal of indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money; (ii) the principal of obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments or upon which interest payments are customarily made; (iii) all reimbursement obligations of such Person in respect of letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances or other similar instruments (the amount of such obligations being equal at any time to the aggregate then undrawn and unexpired amount of such letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances or other instruments plus the aggregate amount of drawings thereunder that have not then been reimbursed) (except to the extent such reimbursement obligations relate to trade payables and such obligations are expected to be satisfied within 30 days of becoming due and payable); (iv) all Indebtedness of other Persons secured by a lien on any asset of such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by such Person; and (v) all guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of other Persons, to the extent so guaranteed by such Person.
“Investment Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.03(a).
“Joinder Agreement” means the joinder agreement in form and substance attached hereto as Exhibit A.
“Liquidator” means a Person designated by the Managing Member for the purpose of liquidating the Company’s assets and winding up the Company’s business and affairs.
“Listing Event” means, following the date hereof, the delisting of CLI common stock from the Nasdaq Global Select Market.
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“Losses” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.03(a).
“Managing Member” means CLI.
“Member” means (a) each Person who has executed this Agreement or a counterpart thereof; and (b) each Person who is hereafter admitted as a Member in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Delaware Act, in each case so long as such Person is shown on the Company’s books and records as the owner of one or more Units. The Members shall constitute the “members” (as that term is defined in the Delaware Act) of the Company.
“Member Nonrecourse Debt” means “partner nonrecourse debt” as defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(4), substituting the term “Company” for the term “partnership” and the term “Member” for the term “partner” as the context requires.
“Member Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain” means an amount, with respect to each Member Nonrecourse Debt, equal to the Company Minimum Gain that would result if the Member Nonrecourse Debt were treated as a Nonrecourse Liability, determined in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(3).
“Member Nonrecourse Deduction” means “partner nonrecourse deduction” as defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(i), substituting the term “Member” for the term “partner” as the context requires.
“Members Schedule” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01.
“Membership Interest” means an interest in the Company owned by a Member, including such Member’s right (based on the type and class of Unit or Units held by such Member), as applicable, to (a) a Distributive share of Net Income, Net Losses and other items of income, gain, loss and deduction of the Company; (b) a Distributive share of the assets of the Company; (c) vote on, consent to or otherwise participate in any decision of the Members as provided in this Agreement; and (d) any and all other benefits to which such Member may be entitled as provided in this Agreement or the Delaware Act.
“Misallocated Item” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.05.
“Net Income” and “Net Loss” mean, for each Fiscal Year or other period specified in this Agreement, an amount equal to the Company’s taxable income or taxable loss, or particular items thereof, determined in accordance with Code Section 703(a) (where, for this purpose, all items of income, gain, loss or deduction required to be stated separately pursuant to Code Section 703(a)(1) shall be included in taxable income or taxable loss), but with the following adjustments (without duplication):
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“New TopCo Structure” means has the meaning set forth in the Investment Agreement.
“New Interests” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.05.
“Nonrecourse Deductions” has the meaning set forth in Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-2(b)(1).
“Nonrecourse Liability” has the meaning set forth in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(3).
“Officers” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.02.
“Partnership Representative” shall mean the Person acting in the capacity of the “partnership representative” (as such term is defined under the BBA Rules) and any “designated individual” through whom the Partnership Representative that is an entity may act, if applicable.
“Permitted Transfer” means a Transfer of Units carried out pursuant to Section 9.02.
“Permitted Transferee” means a recipient of a Permitted Transfer.
“Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, Governmental Authority, unincorporated organization, trust, association or other entity.
“Public Company Expenses” means, reasonable and documented, out-of-pocket expenses actually incurred by CLI in order to continue to be publicly traded on a national securities exchange and an SEC reporting company.
“Put Right” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.03(a).
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“Put Right Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.03(a).
“Put Right Trigger” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.03(a).
“Regulatory Allocations” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.02(g).
“Representative” means, with respect to any Person, any and all directors, officers, employees, consultants, financial advisors, counsel, accountants and other agents of such Person.
“Retained Distribution” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.02.
“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor federal statute, and the rules and regulations thereunder, which shall be in effect at the time.
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person of which (a) a majority of the outstanding shares or other equity interests are owned, directly or indirectly, by the first Person or (b) an amount of voting securities sufficient to elect at least a majority of the board of directors, managers or trustees (or other persons performing similar functions) are owned, directly or indirectly, by the first Person.
“Tax Rate” shall mean a rate determined by the Managing Member in its good faith discretion intended to replicate the highest hypothetical combined U.S. federal, state, and local tax rates to which each Member is subject.
“Tax Distribution” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.03.
“Taxing Authority” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.04(b).
“Total Capital Contribution” means, with respect to any Class A Member, the total amount of Capital Contributions contributed to the Company by such Class A Member.
“Transfer” (including the correlative term “Transferred”) means to, directly or indirectly, sell, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber, hypothecate or similarly dispose of, either voluntarily or involuntarily, by operation of law or otherwise, or to enter into any contract, option or other arrangement or understanding with respect to the sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation or similar disposition of, any Units owned by a Person or any interest (including a beneficial interest) in any Units or Unit Equivalents owned by a Person. “Transfer” when used as a noun shall have a correlative meaning. “Transferor” and “Transferee” mean a Person who makes or receives a Transfer, respectively.
“Treasury Regulations” means the final or temporary regulations issued by the United States Department of Treasury pursuant to its authority under the Code, and any successor regulations.
“Unallocated Item” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.05.
“Unit Equivalents” means any security or obligation that is by its terms, directly or indirectly, convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for Units, and any option, warrant or other right to subscribe for, purchase or acquire Units.
“Units” means the Class A Convertible Preferred Units, the Class B Common Units and the Class P Units.
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“Unvested Class P Unit” means an outstanding Class P Unit that is not a Vested Class P Unit.
“Vested Class P Unit” means a Class P Unit with respect to which the Class P Member has become fully vested in, and has a nonforfeitable right to.
“Voting Members” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.07(a).
“Withholding Advances” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.04(b).
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THE UNITS REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT AMONG THE COMPANY AND ITS MEMBERS, A COPY OF WHICH IS
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ON FILE AT THE PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE COMPANY. NO TRANSFER, SALE, ASSIGNMENT, PLEDGE, HYPOTHECATION OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF THE UNITS REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SUCH LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT.
THE UNITS REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR UNDER ANY OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED EXCEPT (A) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT EFFECTIVE UNDER SUCH ACT AND LAWS, OR (B) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION THEREUNDER.
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The foregoing provisions and the other provisions of this Agreement relating to the maintenance of Capital Accounts are intended to comply with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b), and shall be interpreted and applied in a manner consistent with such Treasury Regulations. In the event the Partnership Representative shall reasonably determine that it is prudent to modify or adjust the manner in which the Capital Accounts, or any debits or credits thereto (including debits or credits relating to liabilities which are secured by contributed or distributed property or which are assumed by the Company or any Members), are computed in order to comply with such Treasury Regulations, the Partnership Representative may make such modification or adjustment, provided such modification or adjustment does not affect the amounts distributable to any Member pursuant to this Agreement.
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Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any Distributions with respect to Unvested Class P Units shall be retained by the Company (the “Retained Distribution”) and paid to the Class P Member if and when such Unvested Class P Units become Vested Class P Units; provided, that a portion of any Retained Distribution may be Distributed to the Class P Member as a Tax Distribution if the Class P Member is subject to income taxation on the items of income and gain attributable to such Retained Distribution in an amount determined by the Managing Member. If a Class P Unit is canceled or forfeited prior to becoming a Vested Class P Unit, then any such Retained Distribution shall be distributed to the Members in accordance with this Section 7.02 immediately upon the Class P Member’s forfeiture of the Class P Units.
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If a Member fails or is unable to deliver to the Partnership Representative the affidavit described in Section 7.04(a)(i), the Partnership Representative may withhold amounts from such Member in accordance with Section 7.04(b).
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Interest shall cease to accrue from the time the Member on whose behalf the Withholding Advance was made repays such Withholding Advance (and all accrued interest) by either method of repayment described above.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Transfer shall be permitted if the Managing Member determines that it creates a material risk (alone or together with other Transfers) that the Company may become treated as a “publicly traded partnership” within the meaning of Section 7704 of the Code.
Any Imputed Underpayment Amount that is properly allocable to an assignor of an interest, as reasonably determined by the Managing Member, shall be treated as a Withholding Advance with respect to the applicable assignee in accordance with Section 7.04. Furthermore, as a condition to any assignment, each assignor shall be required to agree (i) to continue to comply with the provisions of Section 7.04 and Section 11.02 notwithstanding such assignment, and (ii) to indemnify and hold harmless the Company from and against any and all liability with respect to the assignee’s Withholding Advance resulting from Imputed Underpayment Amounts attributable to the assignor to the extent that the assignee fails to do so.
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provided, that (x) such Covered Person acted in good faith and in a manner believed by such Covered Person to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company and, with respect to any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful, and (y) such Covered Person’s conduct did not constitute fraud or willful misconduct, in either case as determined by a final, nonappealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction. In connection with the foregoing, the termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the Covered Person did not act in good faith or, with respect to any criminal proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that such Covered Person’s conduct was unlawful, or that the Covered Person’s conduct constituted fraud or willful misconduct; provided, further, that, unless the Managing Member otherwise determines, no Person shall be entitled to indemnification hereunder with respect to a proceeding initiated by such Person or with respect to a proceeding between such Person on the one hand and any of the Company or its Subsidiaries on the other.
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[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized.
COMPANY:
CONTEXTLOGIC HOLDINGS, LLC
By: /s/ Rishi Bajaj_____________________
Name: Rishi Bajaj
Title: Authorized Signatory
MANAGING MEMBER:
CONTEXTLOGIC INC.
By: /s/ Rishi Bajaj_____________________
Name: Rishi Bajaj
Title: Chief Executive Officer
MEMBER:
BCP Special Opportunities Fund III Originations LP
By: BCP Special Opportunities Fund III GP LP, its general partner
By: BCP SOF III GP L.L.C., its general partner
By: /s/ Edward Goldthorpe_____________________
Name: Edward Goldthorpe
Title: Authorized Signatory
[Signature Page to A&R Limited Liability Company Agreement]
Members Schedule of ContextLogic Holdings, LLC
Member Name |
Class A Convertible Preferred Units |
Class B Common Units |
Class P Units |
Capital Contribution |
Capital Commitment |
BCP Special Opportunities Fund III Originations LP |
75,000 |
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$75,000,000.00 |
$75,000,000.00 |
ContextLogic, Inc. |
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26,366,286.06 |
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$141,702,000.00 |
$141,702,000.00 |
Rishi Bajaj |
-- |
-- |
2,372,216.60 |
$0 |
$0 |
Exhibit A
FORM OF JOINDER AGREEMENT
Reference is hereby made to the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement, dated March 6, 2025, as amended and/or restated from time to time (the “LLC Agreement”), by and among ContextLogic Holdings, LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of Delaware (the “Company”) and each of the Members of the Company. Pursuant to and in accordance with Section 4.01(b) of the LLC Agreement, the undersigned hereby acknowledges that it has received and reviewed a complete copy of the LLC Agreement and agrees that upon execution of this Joinder Agreement, such Person shall become a party to the LLC Agreement and shall be fully bound by, and subject to, all of the covenants, terms and conditions of the LLC Agreement as though an original party thereto and shall be deemed, and is hereby admitted as, a Member for all purposes thereof and entitled to all the rights incidental thereto.
Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the LLC Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
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Contribution AGREEMENT
This Contribution Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated as of March 6, 2025 (the “Effective Date”), is made by and between ContextLogic Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”) and ContextLogic Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Parent”). Capitalized terms used but not herein defined shall have the meanings given to them in that certain Amended and Restated Investment Agreement, dated as of March 6, 2025, by and among the Parent, the Company and BCP Special Opportunities Fund III Originations LP (the “Investment Agreement”).
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WHEREAS, the Parent desires to contribute to the Company, and the Company desires to accept, $141,702,000.00 of its Cash and Cash Equivalents as of the Effective Date (the “Parent Contribution”), and, in consideration of the Parent Contribution, the Company desires to issue 26,332,115.38 common units of the Company (the “Common Units”) to the Parent on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual promises herein made, and in consideration of the covenants herein contained, the parties agree as follows:
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Contribution Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the Effective Date.
COMPANY:
CONTEXTLOGIC HOLDINGS, LLC
By: /s/ Rishi Bajaj_____________________
Name: Rishi Bajaj
Title: Authorized Signatory
PARENT:
CONTEXTLOGIC INC.
By: /s/ Rishi Bajaj_____________________
Name: Rishi Bajaj
Title: Chief Executive Officer
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EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made as of March 6, 2025 between Rishi Bajaj (“Executive”) and ContextLogic Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”).
WHEREAS, Executive currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company pursuant to a letter agreement, dated April 2, 2024, between Executive and the Company (the “Prior Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, the Company and Executive desire to amend and restate the Prior Agreement as of the Effective Date (as defined in Section 3 hereof), to memorialize the terms and conditions of Executive’s continued employment with the Company.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises, the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:
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To the Company:
Attention: Chairperson
Compensation Committee Board of Directors
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ContextLogic Inc.
2648 International Blvd., Suite 115
Oakland, CA 94601
With a copy to:
Senior Corporate Counsel
ContextLogic Inc.
2648 International Blvd., Suite 115
Oakland, CA 94601
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed as of the date first above written.
ContextLogic Inc.
By: /s/ Michael Farlekas
Name: Michael Farlekas
Title: Chair of Compensation Committee
/s/ Rishi Bajaj
Rishi Bajaj
Address:
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Execution Version
Exhibit A
Joinder Agreement
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JOINDER TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT OF
CONTEXTLOGIC HOLDINGS, LLC
This Joinder (this “Joinder”) to the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of ContextLogic Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), dated as of March 6, 2025, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, by and among the Members of the Company (the “Agreement”), is made and entered into as of March 6, 2025 (the “Vesting Commencement Date”), by and between the Company and Rishi Bajaj, an individual (the “Class P Member”). Unless specified otherwise, capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Agreement.
Issuance; Agreement to be Bound. Concurrently with the effectiveness of this Joinder Agreement, the Company is issuing to the Class P Member 2,372,216.60 Class P Units (the “Issued Units”). By executing and delivering this Joinder, the Class P Member hereby (a) acknowledges that he has received and reviewed a complete copy of the Agreement and (b) agrees that upon execution of this Joinder, he shall become a party to the Agreement and shall be fully bound by, and subject to, all of the covenants, terms and conditions of the Agreement (except as otherwise modified herein) as though an original party thereto and shall be deemed, and is hereby admitted as, a Member for all purposes thereof and entitled to all the rights incidental thereto; provided, that, in the event of any conflict between any term or provision contained in this Joinder and a term or provision of the Agreement, this Joinder shall govern and control.
Vesting. 474,443.55 Issued Units shall vest in accordance with terms set forth on Exhibit A hereto (the “Time Vesting Units”) and 1,897,773.05 Issued Units shall vest in accordance with the terms set forth on Exhibit B hereto (the “Performance Vesting Units”).
Forfeiture. Except otherwise set forth herein or in Section 7 of the Employment Agreement between the Class P Member and ContextLogic, Inc., dated March 6, 2025 (the “Employment Agreement”) and, with respect to the Performance Vesting Units, on Exhibit B, if the Class P Member’s Service Relationship terminates for any reason, the Class P Units will be forfeited to the extent that they have not vested before the date the Class P Member’s Service Relationship terminates (such date, the “Termination Date”) and do not otherwise vest as a result of the termination of the Class P Member’s Service Relationship. For purposes of this Joinder, “Service Relationship” means the Class P Member’s employment or other relationship with the Company, CLI or any Company Subsidiary as an employee, officer, director, manager, consultant or advisor, which relationship shall be deemed terminated at such time as the Class P Member ceases to serve in any such capacity. For purposes of clarity, a change in the Class P Member’s position or duties shall not result in interrupted or terminated service, so long as the Class P Member continues to be a service provider to the Company, CLI or any Company Subsidiary.
Section 83(b) Election; Withholding. The Issued Units are intended to constitute “profits interests” within the meaning of Rev. Proc. 93-27, 1993-2 C.B. 343 and Rev. Proc. 2001-43, 2001-2 C.B. 191. Within thirty (30) days following the date hereof, the Class P Member shall file an election with the Internal Revenue Service pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code (the
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“Section 83(b) Election”) in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit C. The Class P Member acknowledges that the Company has not provided the Class P Member with tax advice regarding the Section 83(b) Election and has urged the Class P Member to consult the Class P Member’s own tax advisor with respect to the tax consequences thereof.
Liquidity Rights. The Company and the Class P Member acknowledge and agree that customary liquidity rights, including tag-along and drag-along rights for the Class P Member shall be negotiated and implemented in connection with and in any event prior to the Company consummating an Acquisition.
Powers of Managing Member. Subject to the terms of this Joinder, the Employment Agreement and the Agreement, the Managing Member shall have the authority to: (a) interpret this Joinder, the Agreement and the Employment Agreement and the Class P Member’s entitlements hereunder and thereunder, (b) determine whether, when, and to what extent any Class P Unit has become vested and/or exercisable and whether any performance-based vesting conditions have been satisfied, (c) make, amend, and rescind rules relating to the Class P Units (d) impose such restrictions, conditions, or limitations as it determines appropriate as to the timing and manner of any resales by a Class P Member of any Units issued hereunder and under the Employment Agreement, including restrictions under an insider trading policy and restrictions as to the use of a specified brokerage firm for such resales, and (e) make all other decisions relating to the operation of the Agreement, the Employment Agreement and this Joinder
Adjustments. In the event of a subdivision of the Class P Units or any equity securities issuable on exercise, conversion or exchange of the Class P Units, a declaration of a dividend payable in equity interests, a combination or consolidation of the outstanding Company Units (by reclassification or otherwise) into a lesser number of Company Units, or any other increase or decrease in the number of issued Class P Units or Class B Common Units effected without receipt of consideration by the Company, proportionate adjustments shall be made to the following:
(a) The number and kind of Units available for issuance pursuant to this Joinder or the Employment Agreement;
(b) The number and kind of equity interests each outstanding Class P Unit may become convertible into, or exchangeable for.
In the event of a declaration of an extraordinary dividend payable in a form other than Class B Common Units in an amount that has a material effect on the value of Class B Common Units, a recapitalization, a spin-off or a similar occurrence, the Managing Member may make such adjustments as it, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate to the foregoing. Any adjustment in the number of Units subject to an Award under this Section 7(b) shall be rounded down to the nearest whole share, although the Managing Member in its sole discretion may make a cash payment in lieu of a fractional Unit. Except as provided in this Section 7(b), a Class P Member shall have no rights by reason of any issuance by the Company of equity of any class or securities convertible into equity of any class of Unit, any subdivision or consolidation of equity interests of any class, the payment of any equity interest dividend or any other increase or decrease in the number of Units of any class.
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Restrictive Covenants. Notwithstanding anything in the Agreement to the contrary, the confidentiality and restrictive covenant obligations set forth in Section 9 of the Employment Agreement shall be the exclusive set of confidentiality and restrictive covenant obligations that shall apply to the Class P Member in respect of his Service Relationship and ownership of the Issued Units and shall take precedence over, and expressly supersede, the covenants set forth in Article X of the Agreement.
Amendments. Notwithstanding anything in the Agreement to the contrary, the Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Company shall not issue any Class P Units to any other Person, absent the Class P Member’s advance written consent. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Company hereby agrees not to adopt any amendment to the Agreement (including the Members Schedule) or to this Joinder that would in any manner be adverse to the rights and privileges of the Class P Member without the advance written consent of the Class P Member (including any amendment or modification to the foregoing restrictions set forth herein).
Governing Law. This Agreement and the rights of the parties hereunder shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, and all rights and remedies shall be governed by such laws without regard to principles of conflicts of laws.
Counterparts. This Joinder may be executed in separate counterparts each of which shall be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
Descriptive Headings. The descriptive headings of this Joinder are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Joinder.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Joinder to the Limited Liability Company Agreement of ContextLogic Holdings, LLC on the date set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.
CONTEXTLOGIC HOLDINGS, LLC
By:
Name:
Title:
Rishi Bajaj
EXHIBIT A
25% of the Time Vesting Units on the one-year anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date
25% of the Time Vesting Units on the two-year anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date
25% of the Time Vesting Units on the three-year anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date
25% of the Time Vesting Units on the four-year anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date
EXHIBIT B
Definitions.
“Class A Common Stock” means Class A Common Stock of CLI.
“End Date” means the four (4) year anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date.
“Fair Market Value” means the closing price of a share of Class A Common Stock on any established stock exchange or a national market system on the applicable date or, if the applicable date is not a trading day, on the last trading day prior to the applicable date, as reported in a source that the Managing Member deems reliable. If shares of Class A Common Stock are not traded on an established stock exchange or a national market system, the Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Managing Member in good faith on such basis as it deems appropriate.
“High Performance Level” means Fair Market Value for a share of Class A Common Stock at any time during the Performance Period, based on a 20-day average closing price of the Company’s Class A Common Stock.
“Performance Level” means Fair Market Value for a share of Class A Common Stock, based on a 20-day average closing price of the Class A Common Stock.
“Performance Period” means the period commencing on the Vesting Commencement Date and ending on the End Date.
Performance Criteria
Upon the End Date, the Class P Member will become vested in that number of Performance Vesting Units as set forth in the table below based on the High Performance Level achieved during the Performance Period in accordance with the table below:
Performance Level |
Cumulative Vested Units |
Less than $10.00 |
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$10 |
711,665.32 |
$16 |
1,423,329.50 |
$21 |
1,897,773.05 |
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Class P Member’s Service Relationship is terminated during the Performance Period by CLI without Cause (as defined in the Employment Agreement) or by the Class P Member for Good Reason (as defined in the Employment Agreement), the Class P Member will become vested in the Performance Vesting Units as follows:
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Class P Member’s Service Relationship is terminated during the Performance Period due the Class P Member’s Disability (as defined in the Employment Agreement) or the Class P Member’s death, the Class P Member will become vested in the Shares as follows:
For the avoidance of doubt, any Performance Vesting Units which have not become vested as a result of a Performance Level having been achieved during the Performance Period will be forfeited upon the End Date.
EXHIBIT C
SECTION 83(b) ELECTION
The undersigned taxpayer hereby elects, pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, to include in gross income as compensation for services the excess (if any) of the fair market value of the Class P Units described below over the amount paid for such Class P Units.
Name: Rishi Bajaj
SSN:
Address:
Taxable Year: Calendar Year 2025
2,372,216.60 Class P Units of ContextLogic Holdings, LLC
The Class P Units shall vest based both time-vesting and specific performance vesting requirements.
The undersigned taxpayer will file this election with the Internal Revenue Service office with which taxpayer files his or her annual income tax return not later than thirty (30) days after the date of transfer of the property. A copy of this election will also be furnished to the person for whom the services were performed. The undersigned is the person performing the services in connection with which the property was transferred.
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Exhibit B
Release of Claims
THIS RELEASE OF CLAIMS (“Release”) is made and entered into this ___ day of ____________, 202_, to be effective as of ______________________ (the “Effective Date”), by and between ContextLogic Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Rishi Bajaj (“Executive”).
SECTION 1542. A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS THAT THE CREDITOR OR RELEASING PARTY DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE AND THAT, IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER WOULD HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR OR RELEASED PARTY.
By signing this Release, Executive acknowledges and understands that this Release does not imply that the Company has done anything unlawful or wrong.
ContextLogic Inc.
By: ______________________________
Name:
Title:
EXECUTIVE
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Name: Rishi Bajaj