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): July 13, 2020

 

 

 

Churchill Capital Corp III

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-39228   83-3536151
(State or other
jurisdiction of
incorporation)
  (Commission File
Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

640 Fifth Avenue, 12th Floor

New York, NY

  10019
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 380-7500

 

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

x Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol   Name of each exchange on which registered
Units, each consisting of one share of Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value, and one-fourth of one warrant   CCXX.U   New York Stock Exchange
         
Shares of Class A common Stock   CCXX   New York Stock Exchange
         
Warrants   CCXX WS   New York Stock Exchange

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company x

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨ 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On July 12, 2020, Churchill Capital Corp III (“Churchill”) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among Churchill, Music Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation and direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Churchill (“First Merger Sub”), Music Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Churchill (“Second Merger Sub”), Polaris Parent Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Polaris Investment Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Holdings”).

 

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the parties thereto will enter into a business combination transaction (the “Business Combination”) by which, (i) First Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company with the Company being the surviving corporation in the merger (the “First Merger”) and (ii) Second Merger Sub will merge with and into the surviving corporation with Second Merger Sub being the surviving entity in the merger (the “Second Merger” and, together with the First Merger, being collectively referred to as the “Mergers” and, together with the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the “Transactions”).

 

The proposed Business Combination is expected to be consummated after the required approval by the stockholders of Churchill and the satisfaction of certain other conditions summarized below.

 

Merger Agreement

 

Closing Merger Consideration

 

The aggregate consideration to be paid to Holdings will be equal to $5,678,000,000 (the “Closing Merger Consideration”) and will be paid in a combination of stock and cash consideration. The cash consideration will be an amount equal to (i) (x) all amounts in Churchill’s trust account (after reduction for the aggregate amount of payments required to be made in connection with any valid stockholder redemptions), plus (y) the aggregate amount of cash that has been funded to and remains with Churchill pursuant to the Subscription Agreements (as defined below) as of immediately prior to the closing (such amounts in clauses (x) and (y), the “Available Closing Acquiror Cash”), minus (ii) the aggregate principal amount of the Company’s outstanding 8.500% / 9.250% Senior PIK Toggle Notes due 2022 (excluding any accrued and unpaid interest or applicable premium thereunder) (such amount, the “Closing Cash Consideration); provided, that in no event will the Closing Cash Consideration be greater than $1,521,000,000. If the closing occurs when less than all of the Convertible PIPE Investment (as defined below) has been funded to Churchill and the Closing Cash Consideration as otherwise determined in accordance with the definition thereof would be less than $1,521,000,000, then (other than in specified circumstances), the Closing Cash Consideration will be increased, notwithstanding such calculation to $1,521,000,000. The remainder of the Closing Merger Consideration will be paid in shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Churchill (the “Class A Common Stock”) in an amount equal to $10.00 per share (the “Closing Share Consideration”).

 

At the effective time of the First Merger, the shares of Class A common stock of the Company will be cancelled and automatically deemed for all purposes to represent the right to receive, in the aggregate, the Closing Share Consideration. At the effective time of the First Merger, the shares of Class B common stock of the Company will be cancelled and automatically deemed for all purposes to represent the right to receive, in the aggregate, the Closing Cash Consideration.

 

Representations and Warranties

 

 The Merger Agreement contains representations and warranties of the parties thereto with respect to, among other things, (i) entity organization, formation and authority, (ii) authorization to enter into the Merger Agreement, (iii) capital structure, (iv) consents and approvals, (v) financial statements, (vi) liabilities, (vii) real estate, (viii) litigation, (ix) material contracts, (x) taxes, (xi) title to assets, (xii) absence of changes, (xiii) environmental matters, (xiv) employee matters, (xv) licenses and permits, (xvi) compliance with laws and (xii) regulatory matters. The representations and warranties of the parties contained in the Merger Agreement will terminate and be of no further force and effect as of the closing of the Transactions.

 

Covenants

 

 The Merger Agreement contains customary covenants of the parties, including, among others, covenants providing for (i) the operation of the parties’ respective businesses prior to consummation of the Transactions, (ii) Churchill and the Company’s efforts to satisfy conditions to consummation of the Transactions, (iii) Churchill and the Company to cease discussions for alternative transactions, (iv) Churchill to prepare and file a proxy statement for the purpose of soliciting proxies from Churchill’s stockholders to vote in favor of certain matters (the “Acquiror Stockholder Matters”), including the adoption of the Merger Agreement, approval of the Transactions, amendment and restatement of Churchill’s certificate of incorporation and certain other matters at a special meeting called therefor (the “Special Meeting”), (v) the protection of, and access to, confidential information of the parties and (vi) the parties’ efforts to obtain necessary approvals from governmental agencies.

 

 

 

Conditions to Closing

 

The consummation of the Transactions is subject to customary closing conditions for special purpose acquisition companies, including, among others: (i) approval by Churchill’s stockholders, (ii) the expiration or termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, (iii) no order, statute, rule or regulation enjoining or prohibiting the consummation of the Transactions being in force, (iv) Churchill having at least $5,000,001 of net tangible assets as of the closing of the Transactions, and (v) customary bringdown conditions. Additionally, the obligations of the Company to consummate the Transactions are also conditioned upon, among others, the amount of Available Closing Acquiror Cash being least $2,700,000,000 as of the closing of the Transactions and each of the covenants of each of Churchill Sponsor and the Insiders (both as defined below) required under the Sponsor Agreement (as defined below) to be performed as of or prior to the closing of the Transactions shall have been performed in all material respects, and none of Churchill Sponsor or the Insiders shall have threatened (orally or in writing) (a) that the Sponsor Agreement is not valid, binding and in full force and effect, (b) that the Company is in breach of or default under the Sponsor Agreement or (c) to terminate the Sponsor Agreement.

 

Termination

 

The Merger Agreement may be terminated at any time, but not later than the closing of the Transactions, as follows:

 

  (i) by mutual written consent of Churchill and the Company;

 

  (ii) by either Churchill or the Company if the transactions are not consummated on or before January 28, 2021 (the “Termination Date”), but Churchill’s right to terminate will be automatically extended if any action for specific performance or other equitable relief is filed by Holdings or the Company with respect to the Merger Agreement, the other transaction agreements specified in the Merger Agreement or otherwise regarding the Transactions is commenced or pending on or prior to the Termination Date, provided that the terminating party’s failure to fulfill any of its obligations under the Merger Agreement is not the primary cause of the failure of the closing to occur by such date;

 

  (iii) by either Churchill or the Company if a governmental entity shall have issued an order, decree or ruling or taken any other action, in any case having the effect of permanently enjoining or prohibiting the merger, which order, decree, judgment, ruling or other action is final and nonappealable;

 

  (iv) by either Churchill or the Company if the other party has breached any of its covenants, agreements,  representations or warranties which would result in the failure of certain conditions to be satisfied at the closing and has not cured its breach within thirty days of the notice of an intent to terminate, provided that the terminating party’s failure to fulfill any of its obligations under the Merger Agreement is not the primary cause of the failure of the closing to occur; or

 

  (v) by either Churchill or the Company if, at the Special Meeting, the Transactions and the other Acquiror Stockholder Matters shall fail to be approved by holders of Churchill’s outstanding shares, provided that Churchill’s right to terminate for failure to obtain such approval shall not be available if, at the time of such termination, Acquiror is in breach of certain of its obligations under the Merger Agreement, including with respect to the preparation, filing and mailing of the proxy statement and convening the Special Meeting.

 

Voting Agreements and Non-Redemption Agreements

 

In connection with the Merger Agreement, the Company and Holdings entered into voting and support agreements (the “Voting Agreements”) with certain Churchill stockholders pursuant to which such stockholders have agreed to vote in favor of the Transactions and the other Acquiror Stockholder Matters. Under the Voting Agreements, when taken together with the Churchill Sponsor’s agreement to vote in favor of the Transactions and the other Acquiror Stockholder Matters, approximately 41% of the outstanding common stock of Churchill has agreed to vote in favor of the Transactions and the other Acquiror Stockholder Matters. The Voting Agreements terminate upon termination of the Merger Agreement.

 

In connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, certain stockholders of Churchill entered into non-redemption agreements (the “Non-Redemption Agreements”) with Churchill, Holdings and the Company, pursuant to which, among other things, such stockholders owning in the aggregate 28,979,500 shares of Class A Common Stock agreed not to elect to redeem or tender or submit for redemption any shares of Class A Common Stock held by such stockholder (a “Redemption Election”), and if such stockholders fail to comply and a Redemption Election is made with respect to any of such stockholder’s shares of Class A Common Stock (the “Redeemed Shares”), such stockholder unconditionally and irrevocably agrees to subscribe for and purchase, from Holdings (or from its assignee(s) or designee(s), including, if applicable, its equityholders), the same number of such Redeemed Shares, for a per share purchase price equal to the amount to be received for each Redeemed Share in connection with such Redemption Election.

 

 

 

Certain of the Voting Agreements and Non-Redemption Agreements permit the stockholders party thereto to transfer the shares of Class A Common Stock held by such stockholder at any time following the date that the closing price of the shares of Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $15.00 per share, as adjusted for certain events, for any 15 trading days within any consecutive 20-trading day period commencing on the date the preliminary Proxy Statement with the respect to the Transactions is filed.

 

The foregoing description of the Merger Agreement and the Transactions does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement and any related agreements. The Merger Agreement contains representations, warranties and covenants that the respective parties made to each other as of the date of such agreement or other specific dates. The assertions embodied in those representations, warranties and covenants were made for purposes of the contract among the respective parties and are subject to important qualifications and limitations agreed to by the parties in connection with negotiating such agreement. The Merger Agreement has been included as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Current Report”) to provide investors with information regarding its terms. It is not intended to provide any other factual information about Churchill, the Company, Holdings or any other party to the Merger Agreement or any related agreement. In particular, the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in the Merger Agreement, which were made only for purposes of such agreement and as of specific dates, were solely for the benefit of the parties to the Merger Agreement, are subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties (including being qualified by confidential disclosures made for the purposes of allocating contractual risk between the parties to the Merger Agreement instead of establishing these matters as facts) and are subject to standards of materiality applicable to the contracting parties that may differ from those applicable to investors and security holders. Investors and security holders are not third-party beneficiaries under the Merger Agreement and should not rely on the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements, or any descriptions thereof, as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of any party to the Merger Agreement. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of the representations and warranties may change after the date of the Merger Agreement, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in Churchill’s public disclosures.

 

A copy of the Merger Agreement is filed with this Current Report as Exhibit 2.1 and is incorporated herein by reference, and the foregoing description of the Merger Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.

 

Related Agreements

 

Investor Rights Agreement

 

In connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, Churchill entered into an Investor Rights Agreement (the “Investor Rights Agreement”) with Holdings, Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners VIII, L.P. (“H&F”), Churchill Sponsor III LLC (“Churchill Sponsor”), The Public Investment Fund of The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (the “PIF”), and the other parties named therein. Pursuant to the Investor Rights Agreement, H&F and certain of its affiliates, (together, the “H&F Holder”) has the right to nominate three directors to Churchill’s board of directors (the “Board”) and Churchill Sponsor has the right to nominate three directors to the Board. Four directors will be independent directors, initially two of which have been specified in the Investor Rights Agreement and two of which will be nominated by H&F (subject to Churchill Sponsor's approval), and one director will be the chief executive officer of Churchill. The H&F Holder’s right to designate directors to the Board is subject to its (and its permitted transferees’) beneficial ownership of Class A Common Stock as compared to the Class A Common Stock beneficially owned by the H&F Holder on the date the closing of the Transactions occurs (the “Closing Date”). If the H&F Holder (or its permitted transferees) owns beneficially: (i) 50% or greater of such shares of Class A Common Stock beneficially owned by the H&F Holder on the Closing Date, it will have the right to nominate three directors; (ii) less than 50% but greater than or equal to 25% of such shares of Class Common A Stock beneficially owned by the H&F Holder on the Closing Date, it will have the right to nominate two directors; (iii) less than 25% but greater than or equal to 10% of such shares of Class Common A Stock beneficially owned by the H&F Holder on the Closing Date, it will have the right to nominate one director and (iv) less than 10% of such shares of Class A Common Stock beneficially owned by the H&F Holder on the Closing Date, it will not have the right to nominate any directors. Additionally, the Churchill Sponsor’s right to designate directors to the Board is subject to its (and its permitted transferees') beneficial ownership of Class A Common Stock as compared to the Class A Common Stock beneficially owned by the Churchill Sponsor on the Closing Date. If the Churchill Sponsor (or its permitted transferees) owns beneficially: (i) 75% or greater of such shares of Class A Common Stock beneficially owned by the Churchill Sponsor on the Closing Date, it will have the right to nominate three directors; (ii) less than 75% but greater than or equal to 50% of such shares of Class A Common Stock beneficially owned by the Churchill Sponsor on the Closing Date, it will have the right to nominate two directors; (iii) less than 50% but greater than or equal to 25% of such shares of Class A Common Stock beneficially owned by the Churchill Sponsor on the Closing Date, it will have the right to nominate one director and (iv) less than 25% of such shares of Class A Common Stock, it will not have the right to nominate any directors. Pursuant to the Investor Rights Agreement, certain parties will be entitled to certain registration rights, including, among other things, customary demand, shelf and piggy-back rights, subject to customary cut-back provisions. Pursuant to the Investor Rights Agreement, certain parties will agree not to sell, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of shares of Class A Common Stock or warrants to purchase shares of Class A Common Stock they receive in connection with the Transactions or otherwise beneficially own as of the Closing Date for certain time periods specified therein. The foregoing description of the Investor Rights Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Investor Rights Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

Subscription Agreements

 

In connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, (a) Churchill entered into a common stock subscription agreement (the “PIF Common Subscription Agreement”) with the PIF and (b) Churchill, Holdings and the Company entered into certain common stock subscription agreements (the “Other Common Subscription Agreements” and, together with the PIF Common Subscription Agreement, the “Common Subscription Agreements”) with certain investment funds (together with the PIF, (the “Common PIPE Investors”) pursuant to which, Churchill has agreed to issue and sell to the Common PIPE Investors (x) $1,300,000,000 of Class A Common Stock (the “Common PIPE Shares”) at a purchase price of $10.00 per share and (y) 1/20th of a warrant (the “Common PIPE Warrants”) to purchase one share of Class A Common Stock, with each whole warrant having a strike price of $12.50 per share and a 5-year maturity from the closing of the Transactions (the “Common PIPE Investment”). There is an original issue discount (“OID”) of 1% for subscriptions of equal to or less than $250,000,000 and an OID of 2.5% for subscriptions of more than $250,000,000. The closing of the Common PIPE Investment is conditioned on all conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement having been satisfied or waived and other customary closing conditions, and the Transactions will be consummated immediately following the closing of the Common PIPE Investment. The Common Subscription Agreements will terminate upon the earlier to occur of (i) the termination of the Merger Agreement and (ii) the mutual written agreement of the parties thereto. The counterparties to certain of the Common Subscription Agreements are affiliates of directors of Churchill and such Common Subscription Agreements have been approved by Churchill’s audit committee and board of directors in accordance with Churchill’s related persons transaction policy.

 

In addition, Churchill entered into certain convertible note subscription agreements (the “Convertible Subscription Agreements”) with certain investment funds affiliated with Franklin Advisers, Inc., Magnetar Capital LLC, Oak Hill Advisors LP, and Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (the “Convertible Investors”) pursuant to which the Convertible Investors will provide convertible debt financing in the form of Convertible Senior PIK Toggle Notes (the “Convertible Notes”) to Churchill in the aggregate principal amount of $1,300,000,000 (the “Convertible PIPE Investment” and, together with the Common PIPE Investment, the “PIPE Investment”). The Convertible Notes will mature in seven years. The coupon rate of the Convertible Notes is, at Churchill’s option, 6% per annum payable semi-annually in arrears in cash or 7% per annum payable semi-annually in arrears in-kind. Holders may convert the Convertible Notes into shares of Class A Common Stock based on a $13.00 conversion price, subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments. Churchill may redeem the Convertible Notes after the third anniversary of the issuance of the Convertible Notes, subject to a holder’s prior right to convert, if the trading price of the Class A Common Stock exceeds 130% of the conversion price 20 out of the preceding 30 trading days. There will be customary registration rights with respect to the Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Notes. Subject to the condition that the Convertible PIPE Investment is funded in full on the Closing Date, the Convertible Notes will be guaranteed by a subsidiary of the Company. The Convertible Notes are being issued with an OID of 2.5%. The proceeds of the PIPE Investment will be used to fund a portion of the amount necessary to consummate the Transactions, including the repayment of certain specified debt of a subsidiary of the Company. The counterparty to one of the Convertible Subscription Agreements is an affiliate of a director of Churchill and such Convertible Subscription Agreement has been approved by Churchill’s audit committee and board of directors in accordance with Churchill’s related persons transaction policy.

 

The foregoing description of the Common Subscription Agreements and the Convertible Subscription Agreements is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the PIF Common Subscription Agreement, Other Common Subscription Agreements and Convertible Subscription Agreement, forms of which are attached as Exhibit 10.2, Exhibit 10.3 and Exhibit 10.4, respectively, to this Current Report and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Amended and Restated Sponsor Agreement

 

In connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, Churchill amended and restated that certain letter agreement (the “Amended and Restated Sponsor Agreement”), dated February 13, 2020, by and among Churchill, Churchill Sponsor and Michael Klein, Lee Jay Taragin, Jeremy Paul Abson, Glenn R. August, Mark Klein, Malcom S. McDermid and Karen G. Mills (the “Insiders”), pursuant to which, among other things, Churchill Sponsor and the Insiders agreed (i) to vote any shares of Churchill’s securities in favor of the Transactions and other Acquiror Stockholder Matters, (ii) not to redeem any shares of Class A Common Stock or Churchill’s Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class B Common Stock”) in connection with the stockholder redemption and (iii) be bound to certain other obligations as described therein. Additionally, certain of Churchill Sponsor’s shares of Class B Common Stock (including shares of Class A Common Stock issued upon exercise or conversion of the Class B Common Stock) and private placement warrants will unvest as of the closing of the Transactions and will revest at such time as, during the 4-year period starting on the 1-year anniversary of the closing of the Transactions and ending on the 5-year anniversary of the closing of the Transactions, the closing price of the Class A Common Stock exceeds $12.50 for any 40 trading days in a 60 consecutive day period. The foregoing description of the Amended and Restated Sponsor Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amended and Restated Sponsor Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.5 to this Current Report and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

Engagement of Financial Advisor

 

Churchill has engaged The Klein Group, LLC, an affiliate of M. Klein and Company, LLC and of Churchill Sponsor, to act as Churchill’s financial advisor in connection with the Mergers.  Pursuant to this engagement, Churchill will pay The Klein Group, LLC a transaction fee of $15 million and a placement fee of $15.5 million (of which up to $15 million shall be payable in shares of Churchill based on $10 per share), which shall be earned upon the closing of the Mergers and such engagement shall be terminated in full at such time. The payment of such fee is conditioned upon the completion of the Mergers. The engagement of The Klein Group, LLC and the payment of the advisory fee has been approved by Churchill’s audit committee and board of directors in accordance with Churchill’s related persons transaction policy.

 

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

 

On July 12, 2020, Churchill issued an unsecured promissory note (the “Note”) in the principal amount of up to $1,500,000 to Churchill Sponsor. The Note bears no interest and is repayable in full upon consummation of the Transactions. The Churchill Sponsor has the option to convert any unpaid balance of the Note into warrants to purchase one share of Class A Common Stock (the “Working Capital Warrants”) equal to the principal amount of the Note so converted divided by $1.00. The terms of any such Working Capital Warrants will be identical to the terms of the Churchill’s existing private placement warrants held by Churchill Sponsor. The foregoing description of the Note is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Note, which is attached as Exhibit 10.6 to this Current Report and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

 

The disclosure set forth above in Item 1.01 of this Current Report is incorporated by reference herein. The Common PIPE Shares and Common PIPE Warrants to be issued in connection with the Common Subscription Agreements and the Working Capital Warrants to be issued in connection with the Note will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and/or Regulation D promulgated thereunder.

 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On July 12, 2020, Churchill and MultiPlan, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing the Transactions. The Press Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

 

Attached as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated by reference herein is an investor presentation dated July 2020, that will be used by Churchill with respect to the Transactions.

 

The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, is furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to liabilities under that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of Churchill under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings. This Current Report will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information of the information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2.

 

 

  

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

The Exhibit Index is incorporated by reference herein.

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

   
2.1*   Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 12, 2020, by and among Churchill Capital Corp III, Music Merger Sub I, Inc., Music Merger Sub II, LLC, Polaris Parent Corp. and Polaris Investment Holdings, L.P.
     
10.1   Investor Rights Agreement, dated as of July 12, 2020, by and among Churchill Capital Corp III, Polaris Investment Holdings, L.P., Churchill Sponsor III LLC, Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners VIII, L.P., The Public Investment Fund of The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the other parties named therein.
     
10.2   Common Subscription Agreement dated as of July 12, 2020, by and between Churchill Capital Corp III and The Public Investment Fund of The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
     
10.3   Form of Other Common Subscription Agreement.
     
10.4   Form of Convertible Subscription Agreement.
     
10.5   Amended and Restated Sponsor Agreement, dated as of July 12, 2020, by and among Churchill Capital Corp III, Churchill Sponsor III LLC, and the Insiders.
     
10.6   Promissory Note, dated as of July 12, 2020, by and between Churchill Capital Corp III and Churchill Sponsor III LLC.
     
99.1   Joint Press Release of Churchill Capital Corp III and Multiplan, Inc., dated July 12, 2020.
     
99.2   Investor Presentation of Churchill dated July 2020.

 

* Schedules omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. Churchill Capital Corp III agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted schedule to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  Churchill Capital Corp III
Dated: July 13, 2020  
  By:

/s/ Jay Taragin

    Name: Jay Taragin
    Title:  Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

Exhibit 2.1

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

 

by and among

 

CHURCHILL CAPITAL CORP III,

 

MUSIC MERGER SUB I, INC.,

 

MUSIC MERGER SUB II LLC,

 

POLARIS PARENT CORP.

 

and

 

POLARIS INVESTMENT HOLDINGS, L.P.

 

dated as of

 

July 12, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

    Page
     
Article I CERTAIN DEFINITIONS 2
   
Section 1.01 Definitions 2
Section 1.02 Construction 14
Section 1.03 Knowledge 15
Section 1.04 Equitable Adjustments 15
     
Article II THE MERGERS 16
   
Section 2.01 The Mergers 16
Section 2.02 Effective Times 16
Section 2.03 Effect of the Mergers 16
Section 2.04 Governing Documents 17
Section 2.05 Directors/Managers and Officers of the Surviving Corporation and the Surviving Entity 17
Section 2.06 Further Assurances 17
     
Article III MERGER CONSIDERATION; CONVERSION OF SECURITIES 17
   
Section 3.01 Merger Consideration 17
Section 3.02 Effect of First Merger on Company Common Stock 17
Section 3.03 Effect of Second Merger 18
Section 3.04 Pre-Closing Recapitalization 18
Section 3.05 Holdings Termination and Distribution 19
Section 3.06 Withholding Rights 19
     
Article IV CLOSING TRANSACTIONS; ADJUSTMENT TO MERGER CONSIDERATION 19
   
Section 4.01 Closing 19
Section 4.02 Acquiror Closing Statement 20
     
Article V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY 20
   
Section 5.01 Corporate Organization of the Company 20
Section 5.02 Subsidiaries 21
Section 5.03 Due Authorization 21
Section 5.04 No Conflict 21
Section 5.05 Governmental Authorities; Consents 22
Section 5.06 Current Capitalization 22
Section 5.07 Capitalization of Subsidiaries 22
Section 5.08 Financial Statements 23
Section 5.09 Undisclosed Liabilities 23
Section 5.10 Litigation and Proceedings 24
Section 5.11 Compliance with Laws 24
Section 5.12 Contracts; No Defaults 24
Section 5.13 Company Benefit Plans 26
Section 5.14 Labor Matters 28

 

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Section 5.15 Taxes 28
Section 5.16 Insurance 30
Section 5.17 Permits 30
Section 5.18 Machinery, Equipment and Other Tangible Property 30
Section 5.19 Real Property 31
Section 5.20 Intellectual Property and IT Security 31
Section 5.21 Environmental Matters 33
Section 5.22 Absence of Changes 33
Section 5.23 Brokers’ Fees 34
Section 5.24 Healthcare Matters 34
Section 5.25 Insurance Regulatory Matters 35
Section 5.26 Related Party Transactions 35
Section 5.27 Proxy Statement 35
     
Article VI REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF ACQUIROR PARTIES 35
   
Section 6.01 Corporate Organization 36
Section 6.02 Due Authorization 36
Section 6.03 No Conflict 37
Section 6.04 Litigation and Proceedings 37
Section 6.05 Governmental Authorities; Consents 37
Section 6.06 Financial Ability; Trust Account 38
Section 6.07 Brokers’ Fees 38
Section 6.08 SEC Reports; Financial Statements; Sarbanes-Oxley Act; Undisclosed Liabilities 39
Section 6.09 Business Activities 40
Section 6.10 Tax Matters 41
Section 6.11 Capitalization 42
Section 6.12 NYSE Stock Market Listing 43
Section 6.13 PIPE Investment 44
Section 6.14 Sponsor Agreement 44
Section 6.15 Non-Redemption Agreements 45
Section 6.16 Related Party Transactions 45
Section 6.17 Investment Company Act 45
Section 6.18 Acquiror Stockholders 45
     
Article VII COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY 45
   
Section 7.01 Conduct of Business 45
Section 7.02 Inspection 48
Section 7.03 HSR Act and Approvals 49
Section 7.04 No Claim Against the Trust Account 49
Section 7.05 Proxy Solicitation; Other Actions 49
Section 7.06 Code Section 280G 50
Section 7.07 Certain Transaction Agreements 50
Section 7.08 FIRPTA 50
Section 7.09 Termination of Certain Agreements 51
     
Article VIII COVENANTS OF ACQUIROR 51
   
Section 8.01 HSR Act and Regulatory Approvals 51
Section 8.02 Indemnification and Insurance 52

 

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Section 8.03 Conduct of Acquiror During the Interim Period 53
Section 8.04 PIPE Investment 55
Section 8.05 Certain Transaction Agreements 55
Section 8.06 Inspection 56
Section 8.07 Acquiror NYSE Listing 56
Section 8.08 Acquiror Public Filings 56
Section 8.09 Section 16 Matters 56
Section 8.10 Acquiror Board of Directors 56
Section 8.11 Incentive Equity Plan 56
Section 8.12 Qualification as an Emerging Growth Company 57
     
Article IX JOINT COVENANTS 57
     
Section 9.01 Support of Transaction 57
Section 9.02 Proxy Statement; Acquiror Special Meeting 57
Section 9.03 Exclusivity 60
Section 9.04 Tax Matters 60
Section 9.05 Confidentiality; Publicity 61
Section 9.06 Post-Closing Cooperation; Further Assurances 62
Section 9.07 Redemption of Senior PIK Toggle Notes 62
Section 9.08 Financing Cooperation 63
     
Article X CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS 64
     
Section 10.01 Conditions to Obligations of All Parties 64
Section 10.02 Additional Conditions to Obligations of Acquiror Parties 64
Section 10.03 Additional Conditions to the Obligations of the Company 65
Section 10.04 Frustration of Conditions 65
     
Article XI TERMINATION/EFFECTIVENESS 66
     
Section 11.01 Termination 66
Section 11.02 Effect of Termination 67
     
Article XII MISCELLANEOUS 67
     
Section 12.01 Waiver 67
Section 12.02 Notices 67
Section 12.03 Assignment 68
Section 12.04 Rights of Third Parties 69
Section 12.05 Expenses 69
Section 12.06 Governing Law 69
Section 12.07 Captions; Counterparts 69
Section 12.08 Schedules and Exhibits 69
Section 12.09 Entire Agreement 69
Section 12.10 Amendments 70
Section 12.11 Severability 70
Section 12.12 Jurisdiction; WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY 70
Section 12.13 Enforcement 71
Section 12.14 Non-Recourse 72
Section 12.15 Nonsurvival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants 72
Section 12.16 Acknowledgements 73

 

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Section 12.17 Provisions Respecting Representation of the Company 74

 

EXHIBITS    
     
Exhibit A Form of Acquiror Charter
Exhibit B Form of Acquiror Bylaws
Exhibit C Investor Rights Agreement
Exhibit D Sponsor Agreement
Exhibit E Form of First Merger Certificate
Exhibit F Form of Second Merger Certificate

 

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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

 

THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of July 12, 2020, by and among Churchill Capital Corp III, a Delaware corporation (“Acquiror”), Music Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation and direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Acquiror (“First Merger Sub”), Music Merger Sub II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Acquiror (“Second Merger Sub”), Polaris Parent Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Polaris Investment Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Holdings”). Acquiror, First Merger Sub, Second Merger Sub, the Company and Holdings are collectively referred to herein as the “Parties” and individually as a “Party.” Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings set forth in Section 1.01.

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, Acquiror is a blank check company incorporated in Delaware and formed to acquire one or more operating businesses through a Business Combination;

 

WHEREAS, on the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement and in accordance with the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”) and the Limited Liability Company Act of the State of Delaware (“DLLCA”) and other applicable Laws, the Parties intend to enter into a business combination transaction by which: (i) First Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company (the “First Merger”), with the Company being the surviving corporation of the First Merger (the Company, in its capacity as the surviving corporation of the First Merger, is sometimes referred to as the “Surviving Corporation”); and (ii) immediately following the First Merger and as part of the same overall transaction as the First Merger, the Surviving Corporation will merge with and into Second Merger Sub (the “Second Merger” and, together with the First Merger, the “Mergers”), with Second Merger Sub being the Surviving Entity of the Second Merger (Second Merger Sub, in its capacity as the Surviving Entity of the Second Merger, is sometimes referred to as the “Surviving Entity”);

 

WHEREAS, for U.S. federal income tax purposes (and for purposes of any applicable state or local Income Tax that follows the U.S. federal income tax treatment), each of the Parties intends that (i) the First Merger and the Second Merger, taken together, will constitute an integrated transaction that qualifies as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder, (ii) the Holdings Termination (as described in Section 3.05 hereof) will be taken into account for purposes of Section 356 of the Code, and (iii) this Agreement be, and hereby is, adopted as a “plan of reorganization” for the purposes of Section 368 of the Code and Treasury Regulations Section 1.368-2(g);

 

WHEREAS, the board of directors of the Company has unanimously (i) determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and the stockholders of the Company, and declared it advisable, to enter into this Agreement providing for the Mergers in accordance with the DGCL and DLLCA, as applicable, (ii) approved this Agreement and the Transactions, including the Mergers in accordance with the DGCL and DLLCA, as applicable, on the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement and (iii) adopted a resolution recommending the plan of merger set forth in this Agreement be adopted by the stockholders of the Company;

 

WHEREAS, Holdings, in its capacity as the sole stockholder of the Company, has, by its execution and delivery hereof, approved and adopted this Agreement, the First Merger and the other Transactions in accordance with Section 251 of the DGCL (the “Company Stockholder Approval”);

 

 

 

 

WHEREAS, the board of directors of Acquiror has unanimously (i) determined that it is in the best interests of Acquiror and the stockholders of Acquiror, and declared it advisable, to enter into this Agreement providing for the Mergers in accordance with the DGCL and DLLCA, as applicable, (ii) approved this Agreement and the Transactions, including the Mergers in accordance with the DGCL and DLLCA, as applicable, on the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement and (iii) adopted a resolution recommending the plan of merger set forth in this Agreement be adopted by the stockholders of Acquiror (the “Acquiror Board Recommendation”);

 

WHEREAS, prior to the First Effective Time and the closing of the PIPE Investment, Acquiror shall (i) subject to obtaining the approval of the Acquiror Stockholder Matters, amend and restate the certificate of incorporation of Acquiror to be substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto (the “Acquiror Charter”) and (ii) amend and restate the bylaws of Acquiror to be substantially in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto (the “Acquiror Bylaws”);

 

WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Sponsor, Acquiror, Holdings, certain of the limited partners of Holdings and certain other parties as of the date hereof have entered into an Investor Rights Agreement, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit C hereto (as amended, restated, modified, supplemented or waived from time to time, the “Investor Rights Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Sponsor, and Acquiror have entered into the Sponsor Agreement, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit D hereto;

 

WHEREAS, on or prior to the date hereof, Acquiror has obtained commitments from certain investors for a private placement of (i) shares of Acquiror Class A Common Stock (the “Common PIPE Investment”) pursuant to the terms of one or more subscription agreements (each, a “Common Subscription Agreement”), and (ii) convertible notes (the “Convertible Notes”) to be issued by Acquiror (the “Convertible PIPE Investment”, together with the Common PIPE Investment, the “PIPE Investment”) pursuant to the terms of one or more subscription agreements (each, a “Convertible Subscription Agreement”, together with the Common Subscription Agreements and in each case, with any side letters thereto, the “Subscription Agreements”), such private placements to be consummated prior to the consummation of the Transactions;

 

WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, certain stockholders of Acquiror have entered into one or more Voting and Support Agreements (each, a “Voting and Support Agreement”) pursuant to which, inter alia, such stockholders have agreed to vote all or a portion of their respective shares of Acquiror Class A Common Stock in favor of the Acquiror Stockholder Matters; and

 

WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, certain stockholders of Acquiror have entered into one or more Non-Redemption Agreements (each, a “Non-Redemption Agreement”) pursuant to which, inter alia, such stockholders have agreed not to redeem or transfer all or a portion of their respective Acquiror Class A Common Stock.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth in this Agreement, and intending to be legally bound, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

 

Article I
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

 

Section 1.01     Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following capitalized terms have the following meanings:

 

Acquiror” has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.

 

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Acquiror Board Recommendation” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.

 

Acquiror Bylaws” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.

 

Acquiror Charter” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.

 

Acquiror Class A Common Stock” means the Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Acquiror.

 

Acquiror Class B Common Stock” means the Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Acquiror.

 

Acquiror Closing Statement” has the meaning specified in Section 4.02.

 

Acquiror Common Stock” means the Acquiror Class A Common Stock and the Acquiror Class B Common Stock.

 

Acquiror Cure Period” has the meaning specified in Section 11.01(c).

 

Acquiror Organizational Documents” means the Certificate of Incorporation and Acquiror’s bylaws, as amended and in effect on the date hereof.

 

Acquiror Parties” means Acquiror, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub.

 

Acquiror Party Representations” means the representations and warranties of Acquiror, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub expressly and specifically set forth in Article VI of this Agreement, as qualified by the Schedules. For the avoidance of doubt, the Acquiror Party Representations are solely made by Acquiror, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub.

 

Acquiror Preferred Stock” means the preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Acquiror.

 

Acquiror Stockholder Matters” has the meaning specified in Section 9.02(a)(i).

 

Acquiror Stockholder Redemption” has the meaning specified in Section 9.02(a)(i).

 

Acquiror Stockholders” means the holders of shares of Acquiror Common Stock.

 

Acquiror Transaction Expenses” means all fees, costs and expenses of Acquiror incurred prior to and through the Closing Date in connection with the negotiation, preparation and execution of this Agreement, the other Transaction Agreements, the performance and compliance with all Transaction Agreements and conditions contained herein to be performed or complied with at or before Closing, and the consummation of the Transactions, including the fees, costs, expenses and disbursements of counsel, accountants, advisors and consultants of Acquiror, whether paid or unpaid prior to the Closing.

 

Acquiror Warrant” means a warrant entitling the holder to purchase one share of Acquiror Class A Common Stock per warrant.

 

Acquisition Transaction” has the meaning specified in Section 9.03(a).

 

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Action” means any claim, action, suit, assessment, arbitration or legal, judicial or administrative proceeding (whether at law or in equity) or arbitration.

 

Affiliate” means, with respect to any specified Person, any Person that, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person, through one or more intermediaries or otherwise. The term “control” means the ownership of a majority of the voting securities of the applicable Person or the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of the applicable Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and the terms “controlled” and “controlling” have meanings correlative thereto; provided, that, in no event shall the Sponsor be considered an Affiliate of any portfolio company of any investment fund affiliated with M. Klein & Company nor shall any portfolio company of any investment fund affiliated with M. Klein & Company be considered to be an Affiliate of Sponsor; provided, further, that, in no event shall the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries be considered an Affiliate of any portfolio company (other than the Company and its Subsidiaries) of any investment fund affiliated with any direct or indirect equityholder of Holdings nor shall any portfolio company (other than the Company and its Subsidiaries) of any investment fund affiliated with any equityholder of Holdings be considered to be an Affiliate of the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries.

 

Agreement” has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.

 

Audited Financial Statements” has the meaning specified in Section 5.08(a).

 

Available Closing Acquiror Cash” means an amount equal to (i) all amounts in the Trust Account (after reduction for the aggregate amount of payments required to be made in connection with the Acquiror Stockholder Redemption), plus (ii) the aggregate amount of cash that has been funded to and remains with Acquiror pursuant to the Subscription Agreements as of immediately prior to the Closing.

 

Business Combination” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Certificate of Incorporation.

 

Business Combination Proposal” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.03(b).

 

Business Day” means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by Law to close.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents” means, for any Person, all cash and cash equivalents (including marketable securities, checks and bank deposits, but excluding restricted cash and security deposits).

 

Certificate” has the meaning specified in Section 3.02(a).

 

Certificate of Incorporation” means the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Acquiror, filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on February 18, 2020, as amended and in effect on the date hereof.

 

Closing” has the meaning specified in Section 4.01.

 

Closing Cash Consideration” means an amount equal to (i) the Available Closing Acquiror Cash, minus (ii) principal outstanding on the Senior PIK Toggle Notes as of the Closing (and, for the avoidance of doubt, excluding any interest or prepayment or other premiums, penalties, breakage costs, make-whole payments or similar obligations on the Senior PIK Toggle Notes); provided, that, if the Closing occurs when a Convertible PIPE Failure Event has occurred and the Closing Cash Consideration as otherwise determined by this definition would be less than $1,521,000,000, then for purposes of determining “Closing Cash Consideration,” the amount determined pursuant to clause (ii) of this definition shall be reduced by an amount (which amount shall not be greater than the amount of the Convertible PIPE Investment that has not funded at Closing) necessary to make the Closing Cash Consideration equal to $1,521,000,000; provided; further that if the Closing occurs after there has been a Convertible PIPE Termination Event, the “Closing Cash Consideration” shall instead equal the Available Closing Acquiror Cash. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Closing Cash Consideration exceed $1,521,000,000.

 

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Closing Date” has the meaning specified in Section 4.01.

 

Closing Merger Consideration” means $5,678,000,000.

 

Closing Share Consideration” means the number of shares (rounded up to the nearest whole share) of Acquiror Class A Common Stock determined by dividing (i) the excess of the Closing Merger Consideration over the Closing Cash Consideration, by (ii) $10.00.

 

Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

Company” has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.

 

Company Benefit Plan” has the meaning specified in Section 5.13(a).

 

Company Class A Common Stock” means the Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company, which as of immediately after the Pre-Closing Recapitalization will have two votes per share on all voting matters.

 

Company Class B Common Stock” means the Class B common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company, which as of immediately after the Pre-Closing Recapitalization will have one vote per share on all voting matters.

 

Company Common Stock” means the Company Class A Common Stock and the Company Class B Common Stock and any successors thereto or other classes of common stock of the Company created in any Permitted Recapitalization.

 

Company Cure Period” has the meaning specified in Section 11.01(b).

 

Company Employees” has the meaning specified in Section 5.13(a).

 

Company Intellectual Property” means the Owned Intellectual Property and Licensed Intellectual Property.

 

Company Representations” means the representations and warranties of the Company expressly and specifically set forth in Article V of this Agreement, as qualified by the Schedules. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company Representations are solely made by the Company.

 

Company Stockholder Approval” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.

 

Company Subsidiary Securities” has the meaning specified in Section 5.07.

 

Company Transaction Expenses” means all accrued fees, costs and expenses of Holdings, the Company and its Subsidiaries incurred prior to and through the Closing Date in connection with the negotiation, preparation and execution of this Agreement, the other Transaction Agreements, the performance and compliance with all Transaction Agreements and conditions contained herein to be performed or complied with at or before Closing, and the consummation of the Transactions, including the fees, costs, expenses and disbursements of counsel, accountants, advisors and consultants of Holdings, the Company and its Subsidiaries, whether paid or unpaid prior to the Closing.

 

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Common PIPE Investment” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.

 

Common PIPE Investment Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 6.13.

 

Common PIPE Investor” means an investor party to a Common Subscription Agreement.

 

Common Subscription Agreement” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.

 

Confidentiality Agreement” has the meaning specified in Section 12.09.

 

Contracts” means any legally binding contracts, agreements, subcontracts, leases and purchase orders and all material amendments, written modifications and written supplements thereto.

 

Convertible Notes” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.

 

Convertible PIPE Failure Event” means less than all of the Convertible PIPE Investment Amount has been funded to the Acquiror as of immediately prior to Closing, other than to the extent resulting from a breach by the Company of Section 9.08 or from a Convertible PIPE Termination Event.

 

Convertible PIPE Investment” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.

 

Convertible PIPE Investment Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 6.13.

 

Convertible PIPE Investor” means an investor party to a Convertible Subscription Agreement.

 

Convertible PIPE Termination Event” means a termination of one or more Convertible Subscription Agreements pursuant to Section 5(iii) or (iv) of such Convertible Subscription Agreement.

 

Convertible Subscription Agreement” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.

 

Counsel” has the meaning specified in Section 12.17.

 

COVID-19” means SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19, and any evolutions thereof or any other epidemics, pandemics or disease outbreaks.

 

COVID-19 Measures” means any quarantine, “shelter in place,” “stay at home,” workforce reduction, social distancing, shut down, closure, sequester or any other Law, Governmental Order, Action, directive, guidelines or recommendations by any Governmental Authority in connection with or in response to COVID-19, including, but not limited to, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES).

 

D&O Tail” has the meaning specified in Section 8.02(b).

 

DGCL” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.

 

DLLCA” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.

 

Enforceability Exceptions” has the meaning specified in Section 5.03.

 

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Environmental Laws” means any and all applicable Laws relating to pollution or protection of the environment (including natural resources) or human health and safety (with respect to exposure to Hazardous Materials), or the use, storage, emission, disposal or release of Hazardous Materials, each as in effect as of the date hereof.

 

ERISA” has the meaning specified in Section 5.13(a).

 

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Excluded Share” has the meaning specified in Section 3.02(d).

 

Extended Termination Date” has the meaning specified in Section 11.01(b).

 

Financial Statements” has the meaning specified in Section 5.08(a).

 

First Certificate of Merger” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02.

 

First Effective Time” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02.

 

First Lien Credit Agreement” means that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of June 7, 2016, among Polaris Intermediate Corp. (whose rights and obligations therein as initial Holdings were assumed by MPH Acquisition Corp 1), Polaris Merger Sub Corp. (which was merged with and into MPH Acquisition Corp 1, whose rights and obligations therein as the initial Borrower were assumed by MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC), the Lenders from time to time party thereto, the Co-Obligors from time to time party thereto, Barclays Bank PLC, as the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, Letter of Credit Issuer and Swingline Lender, and the other parties from time to time party thereto, as amended, restated, modified, supplemented or waived from time to time. Capitalized terms used in the preceding sentence but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the First Lien Credit Agreement.

 

First Lien Credit Facility” means, collectively, (i) that certain first lien senior secured term loan facility under the First Lien Credit Agreement and (ii) that certain first lien senior secured revolving credit facility under the First Lien Credit Agreement.

 

First Merger” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.

 

First Merger Sub” has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.

 

GAAP” means United States generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied.

 

Governmental Authority” means any federal, state, provincial, municipal, local or foreign government, governmental authority, regulatory or administrative agency, governmental commission, department, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, court or tribunal.

 

Government Closure” has the meaning specified in Section 7.03(a).

 

Government Contract” means any Contract between a Person and (i) any Governmental Authority, (ii) any prime contractor of a Governmental Authority in its capacity as a prime contractor or (iii) any subcontractor with respect to any Contract of a type described in clauses (i) or (ii) above.

 

Government Program” means any “federal healthcare program” as defined in 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7b(f), including Medicare, TRICARE, the Medicare Advantage Program, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs, Maternal and Child Health Service Block Grant, Social Services Block Grant and any other similar or successor federal, state or local healthcare payment programs with or sponsored, in whole or in part, by any Governmental Authority.

 

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Governmental Order” means any order, judgment, injunction, decree, writ, stipulation, determination or award, in each case, entered by or with any Governmental Authority.

 

Hazardous Material” means material, substance or waste that is listed, regulated, or otherwise defined as “hazardous,” “toxic,” or “radioactive,” or as a “pollutant” or “contaminant” (or words of similar intent or meaning) under applicable Environmental Laws as in effect as of the date hereof, including but not limited to petroleum, petroleum by-products, asbestos or asbestos-containing material, polychlorinated biphenyls, flammable or explosive substances, or pesticides.

 

Healthcare Lawsmeans all healthcare Laws of a Government Program applicable to the business of the Company relating to: (i) the licensure, certification, qualification or authority to transact business in connection with the payment for, or arrangement of, healthcare benefits, including Laws that regulate managed care, third-party payors and persons bearing the financial risk for the provision or arrangement of healthcare services; (ii) healthcare or insurance fraud or abuse Laws, including the following Laws: the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b), the Federal False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733), the Federal Civil Monetary Penalties Law (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7a), the Federal Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act (31 U.S.C. § 3801 et seq.) and the Federal Health Care Fraud Law (18 U.S.C. § 1347); (iii) billings to insurance companies, health maintenance organizations and other managed care plans; (iv) the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003; (v) the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008; (vi) HIPAA (as defined below); (vii) the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Pub. L. 111-148) as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-152); and (viii) all other federal and state healthcare Laws of a Government Program applicable to the business of the Company, each of (i) through (viii) as may be amended from time to time.

 

HIPAA” means the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Holdings” has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.

 

Holdings Termination” has the meaning specified in Section 3.05.

 

Holdings Termination Date” has the meaning specified in Section 3.05.

 

HSR Act” means the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Incentive Equity Plan” has the meaning specified in Section 8.11.

 

Income Tax” means any Tax imposed upon or measured by net income or gain (however denominated).

 

Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person as of any time, without duplication, (i) all indebtedness for borrowed money of such Person or indebtedness issued by such Person in substitution or exchange for borrowed money, (ii) indebtedness evidenced by any note, bond, debenture or other debt security, in each case, as of such time of such Person, (iii) obligations of such Person for the deferred purchase price of property or other services (other than trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of business), (iv) all obligations as lessee that are required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP, (v) all obligations of such Person for the reimbursement of any obligor on any line or letter of credit, banker’s acceptance, guarantee or similar credit transaction, in each case, to the extent drawn or claimed against, (vi) all interest rate and currency swaps, caps, collars and similar agreements or hedging devices under which payments are obligated to be made by such Person, (vii) any premiums, prepayment fees or other penalties, fees, costs or expenses associated with payment of any Indebtedness of such Person and (viii) all obligations of the type referred to in clauses (i) - (vii) of this definition of any other Person, the payment of which such Person is responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, as obligor, guarantor, surety or otherwise, including any guarantee of such obligations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, “Indebtedness” of any Person shall not include any item that would otherwise constitute “Indebtedness” of such Person that is an obligation between such Person and any wholly owned Subsidiary of such Person or between any two or more wholly owned Subsidiaries of such Person.

 

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Indemnitee Affiliate” has the meaning specified in Section 8.02(c).

 

Information or Document Request” means any request or demand for the production, delivery or disclosure of documents or other evidence, or any request or demand for the production of witnesses for interviews or depositions or other oral or written testimony, by any Regulatory Consent Authority relating to the transactions contemplated hereby or by any third party challenging the transactions contemplated hereby, including any so called “second request” for additional information or documentary material or any civil investigative demand made or issued by any Regulatory Consent Authority or any subpoena, interrogatory or deposition.

 

Intellectual Property” means all intellectual property rights (including with respect to technology) created, arising, or protected under applicable Law (or any other similar statutory provision or common law doctrine in the United States or anywhere else in the world), including all: (i) patents and patent applications, (ii) trademarks, service marks and trade names, (iii) copyrights, (iv) internet domain names and (v) trade secrets.

 

Intended Income Tax Treatment” has the meaning specified in Section 9.04(b).

 

Interim Financial Statements” has the meaning specified in Section 5.08(a).

 

Interim Period” has the meaning specified in Section 7.01.

 

Investor Rights Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals hereto.

 

IT Systemsmeans all computer systems, servers, networks, databases, websites, computer hardware and equipment used to process, store, maintain and operate data, information and functions that are owned, licensed or leased by a Person, including any Software embedded or installed thereon.

 

JOBS Act” has the meaning specified in Section 8.12.

 

Law” means any statute, law, ordinance, rule, regulation or Governmental Order, in each case, of any Governmental Authority.

 

Leased Real Property” means all real property leased by the Company or its Subsidiaries, the Lease of which may not be terminated at will, or by giving notice of 90 days or less, without cost or penalty.

 

Leases” has the meaning specified in Section 5.19.

 

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Lien” means any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, easement, license, option, right of first refusal, security interest or other lien of any kind.

 

Malware” has the meaning specified in Section 5.20(a).

 

Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to the Company, a material adverse effect on the results of operations or financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided, however, that in no event would any of the following (or the effect of any of the following), alone or in combination, be deemed to constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there has been or will be, a “Material Adverse Effect” on the business, results of operations or financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole: (a) any change in applicable Laws or GAAP or any interpretation thereof, (b) any change in interest rates or economic, political, business, financial, commodity, currency or market conditions generally, (c) the announcement or the execution of this Agreement, the pendency or consummation of the Mergers or the performance of this Agreement, including the impact thereof on relationships, contractual or otherwise, with customers, suppliers, licensors, distributors, partners, providers and employees (provided that the exceptions in this clause (c) shall not be deemed to apply to references to “Material Adverse Effect” in the representations and warranties set forth in Section 5.04 and, to the extent related thereto, the condition in Section 10.02(a)), (d) any change generally affecting any of the industries or markets in which the Company or its Subsidiaries operate or the economy as a whole, (e) the compliance with the terms of this Agreement or the taking of any action required or contemplated by this Agreement or with the prior written consent of Acquiror (provided that the exceptions in this clause (e) shall not be deemed to apply to references to “Material Adverse Effect” in the representations and warranties set forth in Section 5.04 and, to the extent related thereto, the condition in Section 10.02(a)), (f) any earthquake, hurricane, tsunami, tornado, flood, mudslide, wild fire or other natural disaster, act of God or other force majeure event, (g) any national or international political or social conditions in countries in which, or in the proximate geographic region of which, the Company operates, including the engagement by the United States or such other countries in hostilities or the escalation thereof, whether or not pursuant to the declaration of a national emergency or war, or the occurrence or the escalation of any military or terrorist attack upon the United States or such other country, or any territories, possessions, or diplomatic or consular offices of the United States or such other countries or upon any United States or such other country military installation, equipment or personnel, (h) any failure of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to meet any projections, forecasts or budgets; provided, that clause (h) shall not prevent or otherwise affect a determination that any change or effect underlying such failure to meet projections or forecasts has resulted in, or contributed to, or would reasonably be expected to result in or contribute to, a Material Adverse Effect (to the extent such change or effect is not otherwise excluded from this definition of Material Adverse Effect) and (i) COVID-19 or any Law, directive, pronouncement or guideline issued by a Governmental Authority, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the World Health Organization or industry group providing for business closures, changes to business operations, “sheltering-in-place” or other restrictions that relate to, or arise out of, an epidemic, pandemic or disease outbreak (including the COVID-19 pandemic) or any change in such Law, directive, pronouncement or guideline or interpretation thereof following the date of this Agreement or the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ compliance therewith; provided that, in the case of clauses (a), (b), (d), (f) and (g), such changes may be taken into account to the extent (but only to the extent) that such changes have had a disproportionate impact on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to other competitors or comparable entities operating in the industries or markets in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate.

 

Material Contracts” has the meaning specified in Section 5.12(a).

 

Mergers” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.

 

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Most Recent Balance Sheet” has the meaning specified in Section 5.08(a).

 

Multiemployer Plan” has the meaning specified in Section 5.13(g).

 

Non-Redemption Agreement” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.

 

NYSE” means the New York Stock Exchange.

 

Owned Intellectual Property” means all Intellectual Property that is owned or purported to be owned by the Company or its Subsidiaries.

 

Party” has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.

 

PCAOB” means the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

 

Permits” has the meaning specified in Section 5.11.

 

Permitted Liens” means (i) statutory or common law Liens of mechanics, materialmen, warehousemen, landlords, carriers, repairmen, construction contractors and other similar Liens that arise in the ordinary course of business, that relate to amounts not yet delinquent or that are being contested in good faith through appropriate Actions, in each case only to the extent appropriate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, (ii) Liens arising under original purchase price conditional sales contracts and equipment leases with third parties entered into in the ordinary course of business, (iii) Liens for Taxes not yet due and payable or which are being contested in good faith through appropriate Actions for which appropriate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, (iv) Liens, encumbrances and restrictions on real property (including easements, covenants, rights of way and similar restrictions of record) that (A) are matters of record, (B) would be disclosed by a current, accurate survey or physical inspection of such real property, or (C) do not materially interfere with the present uses of such real property, (v) Liens that (A) were not incurred in connection with indebtedness for borrowed money and (B) are not material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (vi) non-exclusive licenses of Intellectual Property entered into in the ordinary course of business, (vii) Liens securing any Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries (including pursuant to the First Lien Credit Facility) and (viii) Liens described on Schedule 1.01(a).

 

Permitted Recapitalization” has the meaning specified in Section 3.04.

 

Person” means any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, joint stock company, governmental agency or instrumentality or other entity of any kind.

 

Personal Information” means, in addition to any definition for any similar term (e.g., “personal data” or “personally identifiable information”) provided by applicable Law, or by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in any of their respective privacy policies, notices or contracts, all information that identifies, could be used to identify or is otherwise associated with an individual person.

 

PIPE Investment” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.

 

PIPE Investment Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 6.13.

 

PIPE Investors” means, collectively, the Common PIPE Investors and the Convertible PIPE Investors.

 

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Polaris Intermediate” means Polaris Intermediate Corp., a Delaware corporation and direct, wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.

 

Policies” has the meaning specified in Section 5.16.

 

Pre-Closing Recapitalization” has the meaning specified in Section 3.04.

 

Privacy Laws” means any and all applicable Laws, legal requirements and self-regulatory guidelines (including of any applicable foreign jurisdiction) relating to the receipt, collection, compilation, use, storage, processing, sharing, safeguarding, security (both technical and physical), disposal, destruction, disclosure or transfer (including cross-border) of Personal Information, including California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS), and any and all applicable Laws relating to breach notification in connection with Personal Information.

 

Privileged Communications” has the meaning specified in Section 12.17.

 

Proxy Clearance Date” has the meaning specified in Section 9.02(a)(i).

 

Proxy Statement” has the meaning specified in Section 9.02(a)(i).

 

Registered Intellectual Property” has the meaning specified in Section 5.20(a).

 

Regulatory Consent Authorities” means the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice or the United States Federal Trade Commission, as applicable.

 

Representative” means, as to any Person, any of the officers, directors, managers, employees, counsel, accountants, financial advisors, and consultants of such Person.

 

Schedules” means the disclosure schedules of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

SEC Reports” has the meaning specified in Section 6.08(a).

 

Second Certificate of Merger” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02.

 

Second Effective Time” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02.

 

Second Merger” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.

 

Second Merger Sub” has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.

 

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Securities Laws” means the securities Laws of any state, federal or foreign entity and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Seller Group” has the meaning specified in Section 12.17.

 

Senior Notes” means the 7.125% Senior Notes due 2024 issued by MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC (or its predecessor) under the Senior Notes Indenture.

 

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Senior Notes Indenture” means that certain Indenture, dated as of June 7, 2016, by and among Polaris Merger Sub Corp. (as predecessor of MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC) and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, as amended, restated, modified, supplemented or waived.

 

Senior PIK Toggle Notes” means the 8.500% / 9.250% Senior PIK Toggle Notes due 2022 issued by Polaris Intermediate under the Senior PIK Toggle Notes Indenture.

 

Senior PIK Toggle Notes Indenture” means that certain Indenture, dated as of November 21, 2017, by and among Polaris Intermediate and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, as amended, restated, modified, supplemented or waived.

 

Senior PIK Toggle Notes Redemption” has the meaning specified in Section 9.07.

 

Software” means any and all (a) computer programs, including any and all software implementation of algorithms, models and methodologies, whether in source code, object code, human readable form or other form, (b) databases and compilations, including any and all data and collections of data, whether machine readable or otherwise, (c) descriptions, flow charts and other work products used to design, plan, organize and develop any of the foregoing, screens, user interfaces, report formats, firmware, development tools, templates, menus, buttons and icons and (d) all documentation including user manuals and other training documentation relating to any of the foregoing.

 

Special Meeting” has the meaning specified in Section 9.02(b).

 

Specified Representations” has the meaning specified in Section 10.02(a)(i).

 

Sponsor” means each of Churchill Sponsor III LLC, Michael Klein, Lee Jay Taragin, Jeremy Paul Abson, Glenn R. August, Mark Klein, Malcom S. McDermid and Karen G. Mills.

 

Sponsor Agreement” means that certain Amended and Restated Letter Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Sponsor and Acquiror, as amended, restated, modified or supplemented from time to time.

 

Subscription Agreement” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.

 

Subsidiary” means, with respect to a Person, any corporation or other organization (including a limited liability company or a partnership), whether incorporated or unincorporated, of which such Person directly or indirectly owns or controls a majority of the securities or other interests having by their terms ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or others performing similar functions with respect to such corporation or other organization or any organization of which such Person or any of its Subsidiaries is, directly or indirectly, a general partner or managing member.

 

Surviving Corporation” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.

 

Surviving Entity” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.

 

Surviving Provisions” has the meaning specified in Section 11.02.

 

Tax” means any federal, state, provincial, territorial, local, foreign and other net income tax, alternative or add-on minimum tax, franchise tax, gross income, adjusted gross income or gross receipts tax, employment related tax (including employee withholding or employer payroll tax) ad valorem, transfer, franchise, license, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, personal property, real property, capital stock, profits, disability, registration, value added, estimated, customs duties, and sales or use tax, or other tax or like assessment or charge of any kind whatsoever, together with any interest, penalty, addition to tax or additional amount imposed with respect thereto by a Governmental Authority, whether as a primary obligor or as a secondary obligor as a result of being a transferee or successor of another Person or member of an affiliated, consolidated, unitary, combined or other group pursuant to Law, or Contract.

 

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Tax Return” means any return, report, statement, refund, claim, declaration, information return, statement, estimate or other document filed or required to be filed with a Governmental Authority in respect of Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto and including any amendments thereof.

 

Terminating Acquiror Breach” has the meaning specified in Section 11.01(c).

 

Terminating Company Breach” has the meaning specified in Section 11.01(b).

 

Termination Date” has the meaning specified in Section 11.01(b).

 

Transaction Agreements” shall mean this Agreement, the Investor Rights Agreement, the Sponsor Agreement, the Subscription Agreements, the Voting and Support Agreements, the Non-Redemption Agreements, the Acquiror Charter, the Acquiror Bylaws, and all the agreements, documents, instruments and certificates entered into in connection herewith or therewith and any and all exhibits and schedules thereto.

 

Transactions” means the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Mergers and the Pre-Closing Recapitalization; provided that, none of Acquiror, the board of directors of Acquiror, nor the officers of Acquiror shall be deemed to be making any representation or warranty with respect to the Pre-Closing Recapitalization or the Holdings Termination; provided, further, without limiting any rights of Holdings and the Company hereunder with respect thereto, that the board of directors of Acquiror has neither reviewed nor approved any agreements, resolutions or other documents related to the Pre-Closing Reorganization or the Holdings Termination.

 

Treasury Regulations” means the regulations promulgated under the Code.

 

Trust Account” has the meaning specified in Section 6.06(a).

 

Trust Agreement” has the meaning specified in Section 6.06(a).

 

Trustee” has the meaning specified in Section 6.06(a).

 

Voting and Support Agreement” has the meaning specific in the Recitals hereto.

 

Waived 280G Benefits” has the meaning specified in Section 7.06.

 

Warrant Agreement” means that certain Warrant Agreement, dated as of February 13, 2020, between Acquiror and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York corporation.

 

Section 1.02           Construction.

 

(a)            Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise requires, (i) words of any gender include each other gender, (ii) words using the singular or plural number also include the plural or singular number, respectively, (iii) the terms “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby,” “hereto” and derivative or similar words refer to this entire Agreement, (iv) the terms “Article”, “Section”, “Schedule”, “Exhibit” and “Annex” refer to the specified Article, Section, Schedule, Exhibit or Annex of or to this Agreement unless otherwise specified, (v) the word “including” shall mean “including without limitation,” (vi) the word “or” shall be disjunctive but not exclusive, and (vii) the phrase “to the extent” means the degree to which a thing extends (rather than if).

 

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(b)            When used herein, “ordinary course of business” means an action taken, or omitted to be taken, in the ordinary and usual course of the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ business, consistent with past practice (including, for the avoidance of doubt, recent past practice in light of COVID-19).

 

(c)            Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise requires, references to agreements and other documents shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments and other modifications thereto.

 

(d)            Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise requires, references to statutes shall include all regulations promulgated thereunder and references to statutes or regulations shall be construed as including all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending or replacing the statute or regulation.

 

(e)            The language used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be the language chosen by the Parties to express their mutual intent and no rule of strict construction shall be applied against any Party.

 

(f)            Whenever this Agreement refers to a number of days, such number shall refer to calendar days unless Business Days are specified. If any action is to be taken or given on or by a particular calendar day, and such calendar day is not a Business Day, then such action may be deferred until the next Business Day.

 

(g)            All accounting terms used herein and not expressly defined herein shall have the meanings given to them under GAAP.

 

(h)            The phrases “provided to,” “furnished to,” “made available” and phrases of similar import when used herein, unless the context otherwise requires, means that a copy of the information or material referred to has been provided no later than 9:00 a.m. on the day immediately prior to the date of this Agreement to the Party to which such information or material is to be provided or furnished (i) in the virtual “data room” set up by the Company in connection with this Agreement or (ii) by delivery to such Party or its legal counsel via electronic mail or hard copy form.

 

Section 1.03           Knowledge. As used herein, the phrase “to the knowledge” shall mean the actual knowledge of, in the case of the Company, Mark Tabak, David Redmond, Jeff Doctoroff and Dale White and, in the case of the Acquiror Parties, Michael Klein and Lee Jay Taragin.

 

Section 1.04           Equitable Adjustments. If, between the date of this Agreement and the Closing, the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock (other than in connection with a Permitted Recapitalization) or shares of Acquiror Common Stock shall have been changed into a different number of shares or a different class, by reason of any stock dividend, subdivision, reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization, split, combination or exchange of shares, or any similar event shall have occurred, or if there shall have been any breach by Acquiror with respect to its shares of Acquiror Common Stock or rights to acquire Acquiror Common Stock, then any number, value (including dollar value) or amount contained herein which is based upon the number of shares of Company Common Stock or shares of Acquiror Common Stock, as applicable, will be appropriately adjusted to provide to the holders of Company Common Stock or the holders of Acquiror Common Stock, as applicable, the same economic effect as contemplated by this Agreement prior to such event; provided, however, that this Section 1.04 shall not be construed to permit Acquiror, the Company, First Merger Sub or Second Merger Sub to take any action with respect to their respective securities that is prohibited by the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

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Article II
THE MERGERS

 

Section 2.01           The Mergers.

 

(a)            At the First Effective Time, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the DGCL, First Merger Sub and the Company shall consummate the First Merger, pursuant to which First Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company, following which the separate corporate existence of First Merger Sub shall cease and the Company shall continue as the Surviving Corporation after the First Merger and as a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Acquiror (provided that references to the Company for periods after the First Effective Time until the Second Effective Time shall include the Surviving Corporation).

 

(b)            At the Second Effective Time, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the DGCL and the DLLCA, the Surviving Corporation shall be merged with and into Second Merger Sub, following which the separate corporate existence of the Surviving Corporation shall cease and Second Merger Sub shall continue as the Surviving Entity after the Second Merger and as a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Acquiror (provided that references to the Company or the Surviving Corporation for periods after the Second Effective Time shall include the Surviving Entity).

 

Section 2.02           Effective Times. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, on the Closing Date, the Company and First Merger Sub shall cause the First Merger to be consummated by filing the certificate of merger in substantially the form of Exhibit E attached hereto (the “First Certificate of Merger”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with the applicable provisions of the DGCL (the time of such filing, or such later time as may be agreed in writing by the Company and Acquiror and specified in the First Certificate of Merger, being the “First Effective Time”). As soon as practicable following the First Effective Time and in any case on the same day as the First Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation and Second Merger Sub shall cause the Second Merger to be consummated by filing the certificate of merger in substantially the form of Exhibit F attached hereto (the “Second Certificate of Merger”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the DGCL and DLLCA (the time of such filing, or such later time as may be agreed in writing by the Company and Acquiror and specified in the Second Certificate of Merger, being the “Second Effective Time”).

 

Section 2.03           Effect of the Mergers.

 

(a)            At the First Effective Time, the effect of the First Merger shall be as provided in this Agreement, the First Certificate of Merger and the applicable provisions of the DGCL. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the First Effective Time, all the property, rights, privileges, agreements, powers and franchises, debts, liabilities, duties and obligations of First Merger Sub and the Company shall become the property, rights, privileges, agreements, powers and franchises, debts, liabilities, duties and obligations of the Surviving Corporation, which shall include the assumption by the Surviving Corporation of any and all agreements, covenants, duties and obligations of First Merger Sub and the Company set forth in this Agreement to be performed after the First Effective Time.

 

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(b)            At the Second Effective Time, the effect of the Second Merger shall be as provided in this Agreement, the Second Certificate of Merger and the applicable provisions of the DGCL and the DLLCA. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Second Effective Time, all the property, rights, privileges, agreements, powers and franchises, debts, liabilities, duties and obligations of Second Merger Sub and the Surviving Corporation shall become the property, rights, privileges, agreements, powers and franchises, debts, liabilities, duties and obligations of the Surviving Entity, which shall include the assumption by the Surviving Entity of any and all agreements, covenants, duties and obligations of Surviving Entity and the Surviving Corporation set forth in this Agreement to be performed after the Second Effective Time.

 

Section 2.04           Governing Documents. Subject to Section 8.02, at the First Effective Time, the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving Corporation shall be amended to read the same as the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of First Merger Sub as in effect immediately prior to the First Effective Time, except that the name of the Surviving Corporation shall be “Polaris Parent Corp.” Subject to Section 8.02, at the Second Effective Time, the certificate of formation and operating agreement of Second Merger Sub shall be the certificate of formation and operating agreement of the Surviving Entity until thereafter amended in accordance with its terms and as provided by applicable Law, except that the name of the Surviving Entity shall be “Polaris Parent LLC.”

 

Section 2.05           Directors/Managers and Officers of the Surviving Corporation and the Surviving Entity. Immediately after the First Effective Time, the board of directors and officers of the Surviving Corporation shall be the board of directors and officers of First Merger Sub immediately prior to the First Effective Time. Immediately after the Second Effective Time, the board of managers and officers of the Surviving Entity shall be the board of managers and officers as set forth in the amended and restated operating agreement of the Surviving Entity.

 

Section 2.06           Further Assurances. If, at any time after the First Effective Time or the Second Effective Time, any further action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement and to vest the Surviving Corporation following the First Merger and the Surviving Entity following the Second Merger with full right, title and possession to all assets, property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Company, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub, the applicable directors, officers, members and managers of the Company, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub (or their designees) are fully authorized in the name of their respective corporations/companies or otherwise to take, and will take, all such lawful and necessary action, so long as such action is not inconsistent with this Agreement.

 

Article III
MERGER CONSIDERATION; CONVERSION OF SECURITIES

 

Section 3.01           Merger Consideration. The total consideration to be paid to Holdings in respect of the First Merger shall equal the Closing Merger Consideration. The Closing Merger Consideration shall be paid to Holdings at the Closing in the form of the Closing Cash Consideration and the Closing Share Consideration.

 

Section 3.02           Effect of First Merger on Company Common Stock. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, at the First Effective Time, by virtue of the First Merger and without any further action on the part of any Party or the holders of any securities of Acquiror, the following shall occur:

 

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(a)            The shares of Company Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the First Effective Time (other than Excluded Shares) will be cancelled and automatically deemed for all purposes to represent the right to receive, in the aggregate, the Closing Share Consideration, and the shares of Company Class B Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the First Effective Time (other than Excluded Shares) will be cancelled and automatically deemed for all purposes to represent the right to receive, in the aggregate, the Closing Cash Consideration, in each case, without interest and otherwise in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, upon surrender by Holdings of the stock certificates representing such shares of Company Common Stock (each, a “Certificate”).

 

(b)            From and after the First Effective Time, Holdings shall cease to have any other rights in and to the Company, the Surviving Corporation or the Surviving Entity, and each Certificate relating to the ownership of shares of Company Common Stock (other than Excluded Shares) shall thereafter represent only the right to receive the applicable portion of the Closing Merger Consideration as set forth in Section 3.02(a). At the First Effective Time, the stock transfer books of the Company shall be closed, and no transfer of the Company Common Stock shall be made thereafter.

 

(c)            Each issued and outstanding share of common stock of First Merger Sub shall be converted into and become one validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Surviving Corporation, which shall constitute the only outstanding shares of capital stock of the Surviving Corporation. From and after the First Effective Time, all certificates representing the common stock of First Merger Sub shall be deemed for all purposes to represent the number of shares of common stock of the Surviving Corporation into which they were converted in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence.

 

(d)            Each share of Company Common Stock held in the Company’s treasury or owned by Acquiror, First Merger Sub, Second Merger Sub or the Company immediately prior to the First Effective Time (each, an “Excluded Share”) shall be cancelled and no consideration shall be paid or payable with respect thereto.

 

Section 3.03      Effect of Second Merger. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, at the Second Effective Time, by virtue of the Second Merger and without any action on the part of any Party or the holders of any securities of Acquiror or the Surviving Corporation: (a) each share of common stock of the Surviving Corporation issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Second Effective Time shall be cancelled and shall cease to exist without any conversion thereof or payment therefor; and (b) the limited liability company interests of Second Merger Sub outstanding immediately prior to the Second Effective Time shall be converted into and become the limited liability company interests of the Surviving Entity, which shall constitute one hundred percent (100%) of the outstanding equity of the Surviving Entity. From and after the Second Effective Time, the limited liability company interests of the Second Merger Sub shall be deemed for all purposes to represent the number of membership interests into which they were converted in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence.

 

Section 3.04      Pre-Closing Recapitalization. At any time prior to the Closing Date, without breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement of Holdings or the Company under this Agreement and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Company shall be permitted to adjust, split, combine, subdivide, recapitalize, reclassify or otherwise effect (including by merger) any change in respect of the then-outstanding shares of Company Common Stock (including any such event that involves the creation of new classes of common stock of the Company, which may have varying voting rights on a per-share basis) as necessary or appropriate to facilitate the exchange in the First Merger (a “Permitted Recapitalization”). On the day prior to the Closing Date, the Company will undergo a Permitted Recapitalization whereby (i) the aggregate number of authorized shares of Company Common Stock will be increased to 30,880,280, (ii) such shares of Company Common Stock will consist of shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share, each having two votes per-share on all voting matters, and shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.001 per share, each having one vote per-share on all voting matters, (iii) the proportion of the number of such new shares of Class A Common Stock to the number of such new shares of Class B Common Stock will, to the extent possible, equal the proportion of (A) the Closing Share Consideration multiplied by $10.00 to (B) the Closing Cash Consideration, and (iv) each existing share of Company Common Stock as of immediately prior to such Permitted Recapitalization will be exchanged (which may be by merger of a newly formed wholly owned subsidiary with and into the Company) for such new shares of Company Class A Common Stock and Company Class B Common Stock (the “Pre-Closing Recapitalization”).

 

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Section 3.05      Holdings Termination and Distribution. On the date hereof, concurrently herewith, Holdings has adopted a plan of liquidation and dissolution and distribution agreement, to effectuate (a) the “termination” of Holdings as of the end of the day prior to the Closing Date after the effectuation of the Pre-Closing Recapitalization (such date the “Holdings Termination Date”) within the meaning of Section 708(b)(1) of the Code, (ii) the distribution at the end of the Holdings Termination Date of Holdings’ beneficial ownership of Company Class A Common Stock and Company Class B Common Stock to its partners (the termination described in clause (i) and the distribution described in clause (ii), the “Holdings Termination”), (iii) the retention by Holdings of record ownership of the Company Common Stock in order to effectuate the First Merger as agent on behalf of its partners, (iv) the distribution by Holdings, as agent on behalf of its partners, on the Closing Date of the Closing Cash Consideration and the Closing Share Consideration to its partners in accordance with the terms of such plan of liquidation and dissolution and distribution agreement, and (v) the complete liquidation and dissolution of the Company in accordance with the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act.

 

Section 3.06      Withholding Rights. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Acquiror, First Merger Sub, Second Merger Sub, the Company, the Surviving Corporation, the Surviving Entity and their respective Affiliates shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from amounts otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement, any amount required to be deducted and withheld with respect to the making of such payment under applicable Law; provided, that if Acquiror, First Merger Sub, Second Merger Sub, any of their respective Affiliates, or any party acting on their behalf determines that any payment to Holdings hereunder is subject to deduction and/or withholding, then Acquiror shall (i) provide notice to Holdings as soon as reasonably practicable after such determination and (ii) cooperate with Holdings to reduce or eliminate any such deduction or withholding to the extent permitted by applicable Law. To the extent that amounts are so withheld and paid over to the appropriate Governmental Authority, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Person in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made. Any amounts so withheld shall be timely remitted to the applicable Governmental Authority.

 

Article IV
CLOSING TRANSACTIONS; ADJUSTMENT TO MERGER CONSIDERATION

 

Section 4.01      Closing. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the closing of the Transactions (the “Closing”) shall take place (a) electronically by the mutual exchange of electronic signatures (including portable document format (.PDF)) commencing as promptly as practicable (and in any event no later than 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the third (3rd) Business Day) following the satisfaction or (to the extent permitted by applicable Law) waiver of the conditions set forth in Article X (other than those conditions that by their terms or nature are to be satisfied at the Closing; provided that such conditions are satisfied or (to the extent permitted by applicable Law) waived at the Closing) or (b) at such other place, time or date as Acquiror and the Company may mutually agree in writing. The date on which the Closing shall occur is referred to herein as the “Closing Date.”

 

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Section 4.02      Acquiror Closing Statement. At least two (2) Business Days prior to the Special Meeting and in any event not earlier than the time that holders of Acquiror Class A Common Stock may no longer elect redemption in accordance with the Acquiror Stockholder Redemption, Acquiror shall prepare and deliver to the Company a statement (the “Acquiror Closing Statement”) setting forth in good faith: (a) the aggregate amount of cash in the Trust Account (prior to giving effect to the Acquiror Stockholder Redemption) and each of the Common PIPE Investment proceeds and Convertible PIPE Investment proceeds received and to be received by Acquiror prior to the Closing; (b) the aggregate amount of all payments required to be made in connection with the Acquiror Stockholder Redemption; (c) the Available Closing Acquiror Cash resulting therefrom; (d) the number of shares of Acquiror Class A Common Stock to be outstanding as of the Closing after giving effect to the Acquiror Stockholder Redemption and the issuance of shares of Acquiror Class A Common Stock pursuant to the Common Subscription Agreements; (e) the number of shares of Acquiror Class A Common Stock that may be issued upon the exercise of all Acquiror Warrants issued and outstanding as of the Closing after giving effect to the Common PIPE Investment and the exercise prices therefor; and (f) the principal amount of the Convertible Notes and the number of shares of Acquiror Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion thereof, in each case, including reasonable supporting detail therefor. The Acquiror Closing Statement and each component thereof shall be prepared and calculated in accordance with the definitions contained in this Agreement. From and after delivery of the Acquiror Closing Statement until the Closing, Acquiror shall (x) cooperate with and provide the Company and its Representatives all information reasonably requested by the Company or any of its Representatives and within Acquiror’s or its Representatives’ possession or control in connection with the Company’s review of the Acquiror Closing Statement and (y) consider in good faith any comments to the Acquiror Closing Statement provided by the Company, which comments the Company shall deliver to Acquiror no less than two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, and Acquiror shall revise such Acquiror Closing Statement to incorporate any changes Acquiror determines are necessary or appropriate given such comments.

 

Article V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

 

Except as set forth in the Schedules to this Agreement dated as of the date of this Agreement (each of which qualifies (a) the correspondingly numbered representation, warranty or covenant if specified therein and (b) such other representations, warranties or covenants where its relevance as an exception to (or disclosure for purposes of) such other representation, warranty or covenant is reasonably apparent), the Company represents and warrants to Acquiror as follows:

 

Section 5.01      Corporate Organization of the Company. The Company has been duly incorporated, is validly existing as a corporation and is in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware and has the corporate power and authority to own, operate and lease its properties, rights and assets and to conduct its business as it is now being conducted, except as would not be material to the Company. The copies of the certificate of incorporation of the Company certified by the Secretary of the State of Delaware and the bylaws, as in effect on the date hereof, previously made available by the Company to Acquiror (i) are true, correct and complete, (ii) are in full force and effect, and (iii) have not been amended. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to own, operate and lease all of its properties, rights and assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted and is duly licensed or qualified and in good standing as a foreign entity in each jurisdiction in which the ownership of its property or the character of its activities is such as to require it to be so licensed or qualified, except where failure to be so licensed or qualified would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. The Company is not in violation of any of the provisions of its certificate of incorporation or bylaws.

 

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Section 5.02      Subsidiaries. The Subsidiaries of the Company as of the date of this Agreement are set forth on Schedule 5.02. The Subsidiaries have been duly formed or organized, are validly existing under the laws of their jurisdiction of incorporation or organization and have the power and authority to own, operate and lease their properties, rights and assets and to conduct their business as it is now being conducted, except as would not be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Each Subsidiary is duly licensed or qualified and in good standing as a foreign or extra-provincial corporation (or other entity, if applicable) in each jurisdiction in which its ownership of property or the character of its activities is such as to require it to be in good standing or so licensed or qualified, except where the failure to be in good standing or so licensed or qualified would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. The respective jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of each Subsidiaries is identified on Schedule 5.02.

 

Section 5.03      Due Authorization. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each Transaction Agreement to which it is a party and (subject to the approvals described in Section 5.05) to perform all obligations to be performed by it hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and such Transaction Agreements and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by the board of directors of the Company and Holdings, in its capacity as sole shareholder of the Company, has by its execution and delivery hereof delivered the Company Stockholder Approval, and no other corporate proceeding on the part of the Company is necessary to authorize this Agreement or such Transaction Agreements or the Company’s performance hereunder or thereunder. This Agreement has been, and each such Transaction Agreement (when executed and delivered by the Company) will be, duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming due and valid authorization, execution and delivery by each other party hereto and thereto, this Agreement constitutes, and each such Transaction Agreement will constitute, a valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws affecting or relating to creditors’ rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity, whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at Law (the “Enforceability Exceptions”).

 

Section 5.04      No Conflict. Subject to the receipt of the consents, approvals, authorizations and other requirements set forth in Section 5.05, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each Transaction Agreement to which it is party by the Company and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not (a) conflict with or violate any provision of, or result in the breach of or default under, the certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational documents of the Company, (b) violate any provision of, or result in the breach of or default by the Company under, or require any filing, registration or qualification under, any applicable Law, (c) require any consent, waiver or other action by any Person under, violate, or result in a breach of, constitute a default under, result in the acceleration, cancellation, termination or modification of, or create in any party the right to accelerate, terminate, cancel or modify, the terms, conditions or provisions of any Material Contract or Lease, including to any payment, posting of collateral (or right to require the posting of collateral), time of payment, vesting or increase in the amount of any compensation or benefit payable pursuant to the terms, conditions or provisions of any such Material Contract or Lease, (d) result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties, rights or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (e) constitute an event which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would result in any such violation, breach, termination, acceleration, modification, cancellation or creation of a Lien or (f) result in a violation or revocation of any license, permit or approval from any Governmental Authority or other Person, except, in each case, for such violations, conflicts, breaches, defaults or failures to act that would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 5.05      Governmental Authorities; Consents. Assuming the truth and completeness of the representations and warranties of the Acquiror Parties contained in this Agreement, no action by, notice to, consent, approval, waiver, permit or authorization of, or designation, declaration or filing with, any Governmental Authority is required on the part of the Company with respect to the Company’s execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Transaction Agreements to which the Company is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, except for (i) applicable requirements of the HSR Act, (ii) the filing of the First Certificate of Merger in accordance with the DGCL and the filing of the Second Certificate of Merger in accordance with the DLLCA, (iii) any actions, consents, approvals, permits or authorizations, designations, declarations or filings, the absence of which would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the ability of the Company to perform or comply with on a timely basis any material obligation under this Agreement or to consummate the Transactions in accordance with the terms hereof and (iv) as otherwise disclosed on Schedule 5.05.

 

Section 5.06      Current Capitalization.

 

(a)            The Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Holdings. As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 1,000 shares of capital stock, including (i) 500 shares of Company Class A Common Stock and (ii) 500 shares of Company Class B Common Stock of which (A) 5 shares of Company Class A Common Stock are issued and outstanding as of the date of this Agreement and (B) 5 shares of Company Class B Common Stock are issued and outstanding as of the date of this Agreement. The outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity interests of the Company have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable. Except for the shares of Company Common Stock owned by Holdings, as of the date hereof, there are no shares of common stock, preferred stock or other equity interests of the Company authorized, reserved, issued or outstanding.

 

(b)            As of the date hereof there are (i) no subscriptions, calls, options, warrants, rights (including preemptive rights), puts or other securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Company Common Stock or the equity interests of the Company, or any other Contracts to which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound obligating the Company to issue or sell any shares of capital stock of, other equity interests in or debt securities of, the Company and (ii) no equity equivalents, stock appreciation rights, phantom stock ownership interests or similar rights in the Company. As of the date hereof, there are no outstanding contractual obligations of the Company to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any securities or equity interests of the Company. There are no outstanding bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of the Company having the right to vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having the right to vote) on any matter for which the Company’s stockholders may vote. The Company is not party to any shareholders agreement, voting agreement, proxies, registration rights agreement or other similar agreements relating to its equity interests.

 

Section 5.07      Capitalization of Subsidiaries. The outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity interests of each of the Company’s Subsidiaries have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable. All of the outstanding ownership interests in each Subsidiary of the Company are owned by the Company, directly or indirectly, free and clear of any Liens (other than the restrictions under applicable Securities Laws and Liens securing obligations under the First Lien Credit Facility or the Senior Notes Indenture) and free of any other limitation or restriction (including any restriction on the right to vote, sell or otherwise dispose of such ownership interests) and have not been issued in violation of preemptive or similar rights. There are no outstanding (a) securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries convertible into or exchangeable for ownership interests in any Subsidiary of the Company, (b) obligations, options, warrants or other rights (including preemptive rights), commitments or arrangements to acquire from the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or other obligations or commitments of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to issue, sell or otherwise transfer, any ownership interests in, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for any ownership interests in, any Subsidiary of the Company or (c) restricted shares, stock appreciation rights, performance shares, contingent value rights, “phantom” stock or similar securities or rights that are derivative of, or provide economic benefits based, directly or indirectly, on the value or price of, any ownership interests in, any Subsidiary of the Company (the items in clauses (a)-(c), in addition to all ownership interests of the Company’s Subsidiaries, being referred to collectively as the “Company Subsidiary Securities”). There are no (i) voting trusts, proxies, equityholders agreements or other similar agreements or understandings to which any Subsidiary of the Company is a party or by which any Subsidiary of the Company is bound with respect to the voting or transfer of any shares of capital stock of such Subsidiary, or (ii) obligations or commitments of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any of the Company Subsidiary Securities or make payments in respect of such shares, including based on the value thereof, or to make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in any other Person. Except for the Company Subsidiary Securities, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries owns any equity, ownership, profit, voting or similar interest in or any interest convertible, exchangeable or exercisable for, any equity, profit, voting or similar interest in, any Person. No shares of capital stock are held in treasury by any Subsidiary of the Company.

 

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Section 5.08      Financial Statements.

 

(a)            Attached as Schedule 5.08 hereto are true, correct, accurate and complete copies of (a) the audited consolidated balance sheets of Polaris Intermediate Corp. and its Subsidiaries as at December 31, 2019, December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, and the related audited consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the years then ended, together with the auditor’s reports thereon (the “Audited Financial Statements”), and (b) the unaudited consolidated condensed balance sheet of each of (i) Polaris Intermediate Corp. and its Subsidiaries and (ii) MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC and its Subsidiaries, in each case, as at March 31, 2020 and the related unaudited consolidated condensed statements of income and comprehensive income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the three-month period ended March 31, 2020 (such March 31, 2020 balance sheets of Polaris Intermediate Corp and its Subsidiaries, the “Most Recent Balance Sheet”) (the “Interim Financial Statements” and, together with the Audited Financial Statements, the “Financial Statements”).

 

(b)            The Financial Statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position, cash flows and results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the dates and for the periods indicated in such Financial Statements in conformity with GAAP consistently applied in all material respects throughout the periods covered thereby (except in the case of the Interim Financial Statements for the absence of footnotes and other presentation items and for normal and recurring year-end adjustments, in each case, the impact of which is not material).

 

Section 5.09      Undisclosed Liabilities. As of the date of this Agreement, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liability, debt or obligation, whether accrued, contingent, absolute, determined, determinable or otherwise, required to be reflected or reserved for on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, except for liabilities, debts or obligations (a) reflected or reserved for in the Financial Statements or disclosed in any notes thereto, (b) that have arisen since March 31, 2020 in the ordinary course of business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, (c) arising under this Agreement and/or the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder, including transaction expenses, (d) disclosed in the Schedules or (e) that would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 5.10      Litigation and Proceedings. There are no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing Actions against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their properties, rights or assets that constitutes a Material Adverse Effect. There is no Governmental Order imposed upon or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their properties, rights or assets that constitutes a Material Adverse Effect. There is no unsatisfied judgment or any open injunction binding upon the Company or its Subsidiaries which would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Company to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

Section 5.11      Compliance with Laws. Except (a) with respect to compliance with Environmental Laws (as to which certain representations and warranties are made pursuant to Section 5.21), compliance with Tax Laws (which are the subject of Section 5.15) compliance with healthcare matters (which are the subject of Section 5.24), or insurance regulatory matters (which are the subject of Section 5.25), and (b) where the failure to be, or to have been, in compliance with such Laws would not constitute a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its Subsidiaries are, and since January 1, 2018 have been, in material compliance with all applicable Laws and Governmental Orders. From January 1, 2018, to the knowledge of the Company, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice of any material violations of applicable Laws, Governmental Orders or Permits (other than allegations asserted by providers in connection with requests for claims adjustments by such providers in the ordinary course of business), and to the knowledge of the Company, no charge, claim, assertion or Action of any material violation of any Law, Governmental Order or material Permit by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is currently threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than allegations asserted by providers in connection with requests for claims adjustments by such providers in the ordinary course of business). To the knowledge of the Company, as of the date hereof (i) no material investigation or review by any Governmental Authority with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is pending or threatened, and (ii) no such investigations have been conducted by any Governmental Authority since January 1, 2018, other than those the outcome of which did not, individually or in the aggregate, result in material liability to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

 

Section 5.12      Contracts; No Defaults.

 

(a)            Schedule 5.12(a) contains a true and complete listing of all Contracts (other than purchase orders) described in clauses (i) through (xv) of this Section 5.12(a) to which, as of the date of this Agreement, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party (together with all material amendments, waivers or other changes thereto) other than Company Benefit Plans (collectively, the “Material Contracts”). True, correct and complete copies of the Material Contracts have been delivered to or made available to Acquiror or its agents or Representatives.

 

(i)            Each Contract that the Company reasonably anticipates will involve aggregate payments or consideration furnished (x) by the Company or by any of its Subsidiaries of more than $3,000,000 or (y) to the Company or to any of its Subsidiaries of more than $10,000,000, in each case, in the calendar year ended December 31, 2020 or any subsequent calendar year;

 

(ii)            Each Contract relating to the First Lien Credit Facility, the Senior Notes (including the Senior Notes Indenture) and the Senior PIK Toggle Notes (including the Senior PIK Toggle Notes Indenture);

 

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(iii)          Each Contract that is a definitive purchase and sale or similar agreement for the acquisition of any Person or any business unit thereof or the disposition of any material assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries since January 1, 2018, in each case, involving payments in excess of $2,000,000 other than Contracts in which the applicable acquisition or disposition has been consummated and there are no material obligations ongoing;

 

(iv)          Each Contract with outstanding obligations that provides for the sale or purchase of personal property, fixed assets or real property and involves aggregate payments in excess of $1,000,000 in any calendar year, other than sales or purchase agreements in the ordinary course of business and sales of obsolete equipment;

 

(v)           Each joint venture Contract, partnership agreement, limited liability company agreement or similar Contract (other than Contracts between Subsidiaries of the Company) that is material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole;

 

(vi)          Each Contract requiring capital expenditures after the date of this Agreement in an amount in excess of $5,000,000 in the aggregate;

 

(vii)         Each Contract expressly prohibiting or restricting in any respect the ability of the Company or its Subsidiaries to engage in any business, to operate in any geographical area or to compete with any Person (other than Contracts with providers or other entities limiting the Company’s or any of its Subsidiary’s ability to engage providers in the same geographic area, none of which are material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole);

 

(viii)        Each license or other agreement with respect to any item of Intellectual Property (excluding non-exclusive licenses granted by or to customers, suppliers and vendors in the ordinary course of business, and licenses in respect of click-wrap, shrink-wrap and commercially available “off-the-shelf software” with annual aggregate fees of less than $500,000);

 

(ix)           Each employee collective bargaining Contract;

 

(x)            Each sales commission or brokerage Contract that involves annual payments in excess of $300,000 or is not cancellable on 30 calendar days’ notice without payment or penalty;

 

(xi)           Each Government Contract pursuant to which the Company and its Subsidiaries generated gross revenue during the twelve (12) month period ended December 31, 2019 in excess of $1,000,000;

 

(xii)          Each mortgage, indenture, note, installment obligation or other instrument, agreement or arrangement for or relating to any borrowing of money by or from the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Contracts disclosed pursuant to Section 5.12(a)(ii)) in excess of $500,000;

 

(xiii)         any Contract that is a currency or interest hedging arrangement; and

 

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(xiv)         Any commitment to enter into agreement of the type described in clauses (i) through (xiii) of this Section 5.12(a).

  

(b)            Except for any Contract that has terminated or will terminate upon the expiration of the stated term thereof prior to the Closing Date and except as would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, result in a material liability to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as of the date of this Agreement, all of the Contracts listed pursuant to Section 5.12(a) are (i) in full force and effect and (ii) represent the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company or one of its Subsidiaries party thereto and, to the knowledge of the Company, represent the legal, valid and binding obligations of the other parties thereto, in each case, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions. As of the date of this Agreement, except as would not reasonably be expected to result in, individually or in the aggregate, a material liability to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (w) neither the Company, any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any other party thereto is or is alleged to be in material breach of or material default under any such Contract, (x) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written claim or notice of material breach of or material default under any such Contract, (y) to the knowledge of the Company, no event has occurred which individually or together with other events, would reasonably be expected to result in a material breach of or a material default under any such Contract (in each case, with or without notice or lapse of time or both) and (z) no party to any such Contract that is a customer of or supplier to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has, within the past 12 months, canceled or terminated its business with, or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing to cancel or terminate its business with, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

Section 5.13      Company Benefit Plans.

 

(a)            Schedule 5.13(a) sets forth a true and complete list of each material “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”) (including “multiemployer plans” as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA), and any material stock purchase, stock option, severance, employment (other than offer letters that do not provide severance benefits or notice periods in excess of 30 days upon termination of the employment relationship), individual consulting, retention, change-in-control, fringe benefit, collective bargaining, bonus, incentive, deferred compensation, employee loan and all other employee benefit plans, agreements, programs, policies or other arrangements, whether or not subject to ERISA, which are contributed to, sponsored by or maintained by the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries for the benefit of any current or former employee, officer, director or consultant of the Company or its Subsidiaries (the “Company Employees”)(each a “Company Benefit Plan”).

 

(b)            With respect to each Company Benefit Plan, the Company has delivered or made available to Acquiror copies of (i) each Company Benefit Plan and any trust agreement or other funding instrument relating to such plan, (ii) the most recent summary plan description, if any, required under ERISA with respect to such Company Benefit Plan, (iii) the most recent annual report on Form 5500 and all attachments with respect to each Company Benefit Plan (if applicable), (iv) the most recent actuarial valuation (if applicable) relating to such Company Benefit Plan, and (v) the most recent determination or opinion letter, if any, issued by the Internal Revenue Service with respect to any Company Benefit Plan.

 

(c)            Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (i) each Company Benefit Plan has been administered in material compliance with its terms and all applicable Laws, including ERISA and the Code, and (ii) all contributions required to be made with respect to any Company Benefit Plan on or before the date hereof have been made and all obligations in respect of each Company Benefit Plan as of the date hereof have been accrued and reflected in the Company’s financial statements to the extent required by GAAP.

 

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(d)            Each Company Benefit Plan which is intended to be qualified within the meaning of Section 401(a) of the Code (A) has received a favorable determination or opinion letter as to its qualification or (B) has been established under a standardized master and prototype or volume submitter plan for which a current favorable Internal Revenue Service advisory letter or opinion letter has been obtained by the plan sponsor and is valid as to the adopting employer, and, to the knowledge of the Company, nothing has occurred, whether by action or failure to act, that could reasonably be expected to cause the loss of such qualification.

 

(e)            Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, with respect to any employee benefit plan (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA), no event has occurred and no condition exists that would subject the Company or its Subsidiaries, either directly or by reason of their affiliation with any member of their “Controlled Group” (defined as any organization which is a member of a controlled group of organizations within the meaning of Sections 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code), to any material tax, fine, lien, penalty or other material liability imposed by ERISA, the Code or other applicable Law.

 

(f)            Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred any current or projected liability in respect of post-employment or post-retirement health, medical or life insurance benefits for current, former or retired employees of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except as required to avoid an excise tax under Section 4980B of the Code or otherwise except as may be required pursuant to any other applicable Law.

 

(g)            Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries sponsored or was required to contribute to, at any point during the six year period prior to the date hereof, a multiemployer pension plan (as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA or Section 4001(a)(3) of the Code) (a “Multiemployer Plan”) or other pension plan, in each case, that is subject to Section 302 or Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 or Section 4971 of the Code.

 

(h)            Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company nor the consummation of the Mergers will (whether alone or in connection with any subsequent event(s)) (i) result in the acceleration, vesting or creation of any rights of any director, officer or employee of the Company or its Subsidiaries to payments or benefits or increases in any payments or benefits (including any loan forgiveness) under any Company Benefit Plan or (ii) result in severance pay or any increase in severance pay upon any termination of employment.

 

(i)            No amount or benefit that could be, or has been, received (whether in cash or property or the vesting of property or the cancellation of indebtedness) by any current or former employee, officer or director of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company who is a “disqualified individual” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code could reasonably be expected to be characterized as an “excess parachute payment” (as defined in Section 280G(b)(1) of the Code) as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

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Section 5.14      Labor Matters.

  

(a)            As of the date of this Agreement, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any collective bargaining agreement or similar agreements with a labor organization. To the knowledge of the Company, none of the Company Employees are represented by any labor organization or works council with respect to their employment with the Company. To the knowledge of the Company, as of the date of this Agreement, there are no activities or proceedings of any labor organization to organize any of the Company Employees and as of the date of this Agreement, there is no, and since January 1, 2018 has been no, material labor dispute or strike, slowdown, concerted refusal to work overtime, or work stoppage against the Company, in each case, pending or threatened.

 

(b)            Since January 1, 2018, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has implemented any plant closings or employee layoffs that would implicate the WARN Act.

 

(c)            Except as would not be material, individually or in the aggregate, to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, each of the Company and its Subsidiaries (i) is in compliance with all applicable Laws regarding employment and employment practices, including, without limitation, all laws respecting terms and conditions of employment, health and safety, employee classification, non-discrimination, wages and hours, immigration, disability rights or benefits, equal opportunity, plant closures and layoffs, affirmative action, workers’ compensation, labor relations, employee leave issues, the proper classification of employees and independent contractors, the proper classification of exempt and non- exempt employees, and unemployment insurance, (ii) has not committed any unfair labor practice as defined by the National Labor Relations Board or received written notice of any unfair labor practice complaint against it pending before the National Labor Relations Board that remains unresolved, and (iii) since January 1, 2018, has not experienced any actual or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened arbitrations, grievances, material labor disputes, strikes, lockouts, picketing, hand billing, slow- downs or work stoppages against the Company or its Subsidiaries.

 

(d)            Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, the Company and its Subsidiaries are not delinquent in payments to any employees or former employees for any services or amounts required to be reimbursed or otherwise paid.

 

(e)            As of the date hereof, the Company has no knowledge that any current direct report to the CEO of the Company presently intends to terminate his or her employment.

 

Section 5.15      Taxes. Except as would not constitute a Material Adverse Effect:

 

(a)            All material Tax Returns required by Law to be filed by the Company or its Subsidiaries have been filed, and all such Tax Returns are true, correct and complete in all material respects.

 

(b)            All material amounts of Taxes due and owing by the Company and its Subsidiaries have been paid other than Taxes which are not yet due and payable or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, and since the date of the Most Recent Balance Sheet neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries have incurred any material Tax liability outside the ordinary course of business other than Taxes resulting from the Transactions.

 

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(c)            Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has (i) withheld and deducted all material amounts of Taxes required to have been withheld or deducted by it in connection with amounts paid or owed to any employee, independent contractor, creditor, shareholder or any other third party, (ii) remitted, or will remit on a timely basis, such amounts to the appropriate Governmental Authority; and (iii) complied in all material respects with applicable Law with respect to Tax withholding, including all reporting and record keeping requirements.

  

(d)            Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is engaged in any material audit, administrative proceeding or judicial proceeding with respect to Taxes. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice from a Governmental Authority of a dispute or claim with respect to a material amount of Taxes, other than disputes or claims that have since been resolved, and to the knowledge of the Company, no such claims have been threatened. No written claim has been made, and to the knowledge of the Company, no oral claim has been made, since January 1, 2018, by any Governmental Authority in a jurisdiction where the Company or any of its Subsidiaries does not file a Tax Return that such entity is or may be subject to Taxes by that jurisdiction in respect of Taxes that would be the subject of such Tax Return. There are no outstanding agreements extending or waiving the statutory period of limitations applicable to any claim for, or the period for the collection or assessment or reassessment of, material Taxes of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and no written request for any such waiver or extension is currently pending.

 

(e)           Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (or any predecessor thereof) has constituted either a “distributing corporation” or a “controlled corporation” in a distribution of stock qualifying for Income Tax-free treatment under Section 355 of the Code (or so much of Section 356 of the Code as relates to Section 355 of the Code) since January 1, 2018.

 

(f)            Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has been a party to any “listed transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(2).

 

(g)            Except with respect to deferred revenue or prepaid subscription revenues collected by the Company and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business, neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries will be required to include any material item of income in, or exclude any material item of deduction from, taxable income for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of any: (A) change in method of accounting for a taxable period (or portion thereof) ending on or prior to the Closing Date and made prior to the Closing; (B) any “closing agreement” with respect to Taxes with a Governmental Authority executed on or prior to the Closing; (C) installment sale or open transaction disposition made on or prior to the Closing; or (D) prepaid amount received on or prior to the Closing.

 

(h)           There are no Liens with respect to Taxes on any of the assets of the Company or its Subsidiaries, other than Permitted Liens.

 

(i)            Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any material liability for the Taxes of any Person (other than the Company or its Subsidiaries) (i) under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Law), (ii) as a transferee or successor or (iii) by Contract or otherwise (except, in each case, for liabilities pursuant to commercial contracts not primarily relating to Taxes).

 

(j)            Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to, or bound by, or has any obligation to any Governmental Authority or other Person (other than the Company or its Subsidiaries) under any Tax allocation, Tax sharing, Tax indemnification or similar agreements (except, in each case, for any such agreements that are commercial contracts not primarily relating to Taxes).

 

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(k)            The Company has not been, is not, and immediately prior to the First Effective Time will not be, treated as an “investment company” within the meaning of Section 368(a)(2)(F) of the Code.

 

(l)            The Company has not taken any action (nor permitted any action to be taken), and is not aware of any fact or circumstance, that would reasonably be expected to prevent the First Merger and the Second Merger, taken together, from constituting an integrated transaction that qualifies as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.

 

(m)           The Company is not currently a “United States real property holding corporation” within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code during the applicable period specified in Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code.

 

For purposes of this Section 5.15, any reference to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall be deemed to include any Person that merged with or was liquidated or converted into the Company or any Subsidiary, as applicable. Other than Sections 5.04, 5.05, 5.08, and 5.09, this Section 5.15 provides the sole and exclusive representations and warranties of the Company in respect of Tax matters.

 

Section 5.16      Insurance. As of the date of this Agreement, except as would not be material, individually or in the aggregate, to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole: (a) all of the material policies of property, fire and casualty, liability, workers’ compensation, directors and officers and other forms of insurance (collectively, the “Policies”) held by, or for the benefit of, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to policy periods that include the date of this Agreement are in full force and effect, and (b) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received a written notice of cancellation of any of the Policies or of any material changes that are required in the conduct of the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as a condition to the continuation of coverage under, or renewal of, any of the Policies.

 

Section 5.17      Permits. As of the date of this Agreement, each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has all material licenses, approvals, consents, registrations, franchises and permits (the “Permits”) that are required to own, lease or operate its properties and assets and to conduct its business as currently conducted (except with respect to licenses, approvals, consents, registrations and permits required under applicable Environmental Laws (as to which certain representations and warranties are made pursuant to Section 5.21)) except where the failure to obtain the same would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to (i) such ownership, lease, operation or conduct or (ii) the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. The Company and its Subsidiaries have obtained all of the material Permits necessary under applicable Laws to permit the Company and its Subsidiaries to own, operate, use and maintain their assets in the manner in which they are now operated and maintained and to conduct the business and operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted. The operation of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted is not in material violation of, nor is the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in material default or material violation under, any material Permit.

 

Section 5.18      Machinery, Equipment and Other Tangible Property. The Company or one of its Subsidiaries owns and has good title to all material equipment and other tangible property and assets reflected on the books of the Company and its Subsidiaries as owned by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens, except as would not be material, individually or in the aggregate, to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

 

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Section 5.19      Real Property.

  

(a)            Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company owns any real property. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company is party to any agreement or option to purchase any real property or interest therein. Schedule 5.19 contains a true, correct and complete list, as of the date of this Agreement, of all Leased Real Property including, the address of each Leased Real Property. The Company has made available to Acquiror true, correct and complete copies of the material Contracts (including all material modifications, amendments, guarantees, supplements, waivers and side letters thereto) pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries occupy (or have been granted an option to occupy) the Leased Real Property or is otherwise a party with respect to the Leased Real Property (the “Leases”). The Company or one of its Subsidiaries has a valid and subsisting leasehold estate in, and enjoys peaceful and undisturbed possession of, all Leased Real Property, subject only to Permitted Liens. With respect to each Lease and except as would not constitute a Material Adverse Effect, (i) such Lease is valid, binding and enforceable and in full force and effect against the Company or one of its Subsidiaries and, to the Company’s knowledge, the other party thereto, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions, (ii) to the knowledge of the Company, each Lease has not been materially amended or modified except as reflected in the modifications, amendments, supplements, waivers and side letters made available to the Acquiror, (iii) neither the Company nor one of its Subsidiaries has received or given any written notice of material default or material breach under any of the Leases and to the knowledge of the Company, neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries has received oral notice of any material default that has not been cured within the applicable cure period; and (iv) there does not exist under any Lease any event or condition which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would become a material default by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries or, to the Company’s knowledge, the other party thereto.

 

(b)            Neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries has a written sublease granting any Person the right to use or occupy and Leased Real Property which is still in effect. Neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries has collaterally assigned or granted any other security interest in the Leased Real Property or any interest therein which is still in effect. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in material default or violation of, or not in compliance with, any legal requirements applicable to its occupancy of the Leased Real Property. No construction or expansion is currently being performed or is planned for 2020 or 2021 at any of the Leased Real Properties that is expected to result in liability to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in excess of $500,000 in any such calendar year.

 

(c)            As of the date hereof, the Leased Real Property identified on Schedule 5.19 comprise all of the real property used or intended to be used in, or otherwise related to, the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as it is currently conducted.

 

Section 5.20      Intellectual Property and IT Security. Except as would not constitute a Material Adverse Effect:

 

(a)            Schedule 5.20(a) lists (i) all Owned Intellectual Property for which applications have been filed or registrations have been obtained, whether in the United States or internationally as of the date of this Agreement (“Registered Intellectual Property”) and (ii) each material unregistered trademark or service mark. Each item of Registered Intellectual Property is subsisting and unexpired and, to the knowledge of the Company, valid and enforceable. All necessary registration, maintenance, renewal, and other relevant filing fees due through the date hereof have been timely paid and all necessary documents and certificates in connection therewith have been timely filed with the relevant authorities in the United States or foreign jurisdictions, as the case may be, for the purposes of maintaining the material Registered Intellectual Property in full force and effect. The Company or one of its Subsidiaries (i) solely and exclusively owns all Owned Intellectual Property and (ii) has the right to use pursuant to a valid written license, sublicense, agreement or permission, all other Intellectual Property used in the operation of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, as presently conducted (“Licensed Intellectual Property”). The Company Intellectual Property (in the case of Licensed Intellectual Property, when used within the scope of the applicable license), constitutes all of the Intellectual Property necessary and sufficient to enable the Company and its Subsidiaries to conduct the business as currently conducted.

 

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(b)            (i) The conduct and operation of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries are not infringing upon, misappropriating or otherwise violating any Intellectual Property rights of any Person, and have not infringed upon, misappropriated or otherwise violated any material Intellectual Property rights of any Person (ii) to the knowledge of the Company, no third party is infringing upon, misappropriating or otherwise violating any Owned Intellectual Property and (iii) to the knowledge of the Company, as of the date of this Agreement, the Company and its Subsidiaries have not received from any Person at any time after January 1, 2018 (or earlier, for matters that are or become unresolved) any written notice that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is infringing upon, misappropriating or otherwise violating any Intellectual Property rights of any Person.

 

(c)            (i) The Company and its Subsidiaries take, and have taken, commercially reasonable actions and measures to protect and maintain (x) the sole ownership, confidentiality and value of their proprietary Owned Intellectual Property (including, through valid and enforceable written agreements with each of their respective former and current employees, consultants and independent contractors in favor of the Company or one of its Subsidiaries that have conveyed all of such Person’s rights, title and interest in and to all Intellectual Property created or developed for the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the course of such Person’s employment or retention thereby) and (y) the security, confidentiality, value, continuous operation and integrity of their IT Systems and Software (and all data stored therein or transmitted thereby); (ii) no material Software owned or used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries incorporates or is derived from any “open source” or similar Software; and (iii) except for consultants and other independent contractors engaged by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business under written confidentiality agreements, no other Person possesses (or has any right to access or have disclosed) any material proprietary source code owned by the Company or its Subsidiaries.

 

(d)            The Company or one of its Subsidiaries owns or has a valid right to access and use pursuant to a written agreement all IT Systems used in connection with the business as currently conducted. The Company has adequate back-up and disaster recovery arrangements for the continued operation of its businesses in the event of a failure of its IT Systems that are, in the reasonable determination of the Company, in accordance with standard industry practice in all material respects. To the knowledge of the Company, the Company’s Software is free of any malicious Software including viruses, worms, trojan horses, bugs, faults or other devices, errors, contaminants (“Malware”) or material vulnerabilities, which may be used to gain access to, alter, delete, destroy or disable any of its or any third party’s IT Systems or Software or which may in other ways cause damage to or abuse such IT Systems or Software. The Company has taken commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that its Software is free from such Malware or vulnerabilities.

 

(e)            The Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, any Person acting for or on the Company’s behalf have, since January 1, 2018 through and including the date of this Agreement, at all times materially complied with (i) all applicable Privacy Laws, (ii) all of the Company’s published policies and notices regarding Personal Information, and (iii) all of the Company’s contractual obligations with respect to Personal Information, in each case, except as would not constitute a Material Adverse Effect. As of the date hereof, the Company has policies, procedures and systems for receiving and responding to requests from individuals concerning their Personal Information that the Company reasonably considers to be adequate. The Company has implemented and at all times maintained reasonable and appropriate technical and organizational safeguards, consistent in all material respects with practices in the industry in which the Company operates, to protect Personal Information and other confidential data in its possession or under its control against loss, theft, misuse or unauthorized access, use, modification, alteration, destruction or disclosure and the Company has taken reasonable steps to ensure that any third party with access to Personal Information collected by or on behalf of the Company has implemented and maintained the same. To the Company’s knowledge, any third party who has provided Personal Information to the Company has done so in compliance in all material respects with applicable Privacy Laws, including providing any notice and obtaining any consent required. To the knowledge of the Company, there have been no breaches, security incidents, misuse of or unauthorized access to or disclosure of any Personal Information in the possession or control of the Company or collected, used or processed by or on behalf of the Company and the Company has not provided or been legally required to provide any notices to any Person in connection with a disclosure of Personal Information, other than those the result of which did not, individually or in the aggregate, result in material liability to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. The Company has not received any notice of any claims of or investigations or inquiries related to, or been charged with, the violation of any Privacy Laws, applicable privacy policies, or contractual commitments with respect to Personal Information. To the Company’s knowledge, there are no facts or circumstances that could reasonably form the basis of any such notice or claim.

 

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Section 5.21      Environmental Matters. Except as would not constitute a Material Adverse Effect:

 

(a)            the Company and its Subsidiaries are, and since January 1, 2018 have been, in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws, which includes compliance with all Permits required under applicable Environmental Laws;

 

(b)            the Company and its Subsidiaries hold all material Permits required under applicable Environmental Laws to permit the Company and its Subsidiaries to operate their assets in a manner in which they are now operated and maintained and to conduct the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted; and

 

(c)            there are no written claims or notices of violation pending against or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries alleging any violations of or liability under any Environmental Law or any violations or liability concerning any Hazardous Materials, nor is there any basis for any such claims or notices.

 

Other than Sections 5.04, 5.05, 5.08, 5.09, 5.12 and 5.16, this Section 5.21 provides the sole and exclusive representations and warranties of the Company in respect of environmental matters, including any and all matters arising under Environmental Laws.

 

Section 5.22      Absence of Changes.

 

(a)            Since December 31, 2019, no Material Adverse Effect has occurred.

 

(b)            Since December 31, 2019, except (i) as set forth on Schedule 5.22(b), (ii) for any actions taken in response to COVID-19 Measures and (iii) in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any other Transaction Agreement, through and including the date of this Agreement, the Company and its Subsidiaries have carried on their respective businesses and operated their properties in all material respects in the ordinary course of business.

 

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(c)            Since December 31, 2019, except (i) as set forth on Schedule 5.22(c), (ii) for any actions taken in response to COVID-19 Measures and (iii) in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any other Transaction Agreement, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken or permitted to occur any action that, were it to be taken from and after the date hereof, would require the prior written consent of Acquiror pursuant to Section 7.01.

 

Section 5.23      Brokers’ Fees. (a) No broker, finder, financial advisor, investment banker or other Person is entitled to any brokerage fee, finders’ fee or other similar fee, commission or other similar payment in connection with the Transactions based upon arrangements made by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their Affiliates.

 

Section 5.24      Healthcare Matters.

 

(a)            The Company and its Subsidiaries are, and at all times since January 1, 2018, have been, in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Healthcare Laws, except for such non-compliance which would not constitute a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b)            Without limiting the generality of Section 5.24(a), there is no Action, or proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing against the Company alleging a violation of Healthcare Laws that would reasonably be expected to result in any current or prospective exclusion from any Government Program or that would constitute a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(c)            Neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries, or to the knowledge of the Company, any director, manager or executive officer of the Company or its Subsidiaries, (i) has been assessed a civil monetary penalty under Section 1128A of the Social Security Act, (ii) has been excluded from participation in any Government Program, or (iii) has been convicted of a felony relating to the delivery of any item or service under a Government Program.

 

(d)            Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) is a party to a Corporate Integrity Agreement with the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services, (ii) has any reporting obligation pursuant to any settlement agreement entered into with any Governmental Authority, (iii) is, to the knowledge of the Company, the subject of any Government Program investigation conducted by any federal or state enforcement agency, (iv) is, to the knowledge of the Company, a defendant in any qui tam/False Claims Act litigation, or (v) has been served with or received any search warrant, subpoena, civil investigative demand, contact letter, or personal or telephone contact by or from any federal or state enforcement agency, in each case other than routine contacts and notifications not relating to an investigation or an actual or potential violation of law, in each case (i) though (v) which remains unresolved as of the date hereof.

 

(e)            Since January 1, 2018 and through and including the date of this Agreement, each of the Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with HIPAA and to the knowledge of the Company, no “security incident” or “breach” has occurred with respect to “protected health information,” (as such terms are defined under HIPAA), in the possession or under the control of the Company that would require the Company to provide notice. As of the date hereof, the Company and its Subsidiaries have entered into appropriate contractual arrangements with their customers and subcontractors as required by HIPAA and have implemented appropriate policies and procedures to ensure compliance with HIPAA and the protection of protected health information. Since January 1, 2018, neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries has received any written inquiry from the United States Department of Health and Human Services or any other Governmental Authority alleging material violations of HIPAA by the Company, its Subsidiaries, or any of their subcontractors. Since January 1, 2018, to the Company’s knowledge, no complaint has been filed with the United States Department of Health and Human Services or any other Governmental Authority regarding material non-compliance with HIPAA by the Company, its Subsidiaries, or any of their subcontractors.

 

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Section 5.25      Insurance Regulatory Matters.

 

(a)            The Company and its Subsidiaries are, and at all times since January 1, 2018, have been, in compliance with all applicable insurance Laws, except for such non-compliance which would not constitute a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b)            Without limiting the generality of Section 5.25(a), there is no Action, or proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing against the Company alleging a violation of insurance Laws that would reasonably be expected to result in suspension or revocation of any Permit.

 

Section 5.26      Related Party Transactions. Except for the Contracts set forth on Schedule 5.26, there are no Contracts between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any Affiliate, officer or director of the Company or, to the Company’s knowledge, any Affiliate of any of them, on the other hand, except in each case, for (a) employment agreements, fringe benefits and other compensation paid to directors, officers and employees consistent with previously established policies, (b) reimbursements of expenses incurred in connection with their employment or service (excluding from clause (a) and this clause (b) any loans made by the Company or its Subsidiaries to any officer, director, employee, member or stockholder and all related arrangements, including any pledge arrangements) and (c) amounts paid pursuant to Company Benefit Plans.

 

Section 5.27      Proxy Statement. None of the information relating to the Company or its Subsidiaries supplied or to be supplied by the Company, or by any other Person acting on behalf of the Company, in writing specifically for inclusion in the Proxy Statement will, as of the date the Proxy Statement (or any amendment or supplement thereto) is first mailed to Acquiror’s stockholders, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

Article VI
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF ACQUIROR PARTIES

 

Except as set forth in the Schedules to this Agreement dated as of the date of this Agreement (each of which qualifies (a) the correspondingly numbered representation, warranty or covenant if specified therein and (b) such other representations, warranties or covenants where its relevance as an exception to (or disclosure for purposes of) such other representation, warranty or covenant is reasonably apparent) or in the SEC Reports filed or furnished by Acquiror prior to the date hereof (excluding (x) any disclosures in such SEC Reports under the headings “Risk Factors,” “Forward-Looking Statements” or “Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” and other disclosures that are predictive, cautionary or forward looking in nature and (y) any exhibits or other documents appended thereto) (it being acknowledged that nothing disclosed in such a SEC Report will be deemed to modify or qualify the representations and warranties set forth in Section 6.04 (Litigation and Proceedings); Section 6.06 (Financial Ability; Trust Account); Section 6.10 (Tax Matters); and Section 6.11 (Capitalization)), each Acquiror Party represents and warrants to the Company as follows:

 

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Section 6.01      Corporate Organization. Each of Acquiror and First Merger Sub is duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the Laws of Delaware and has the corporate power and authority to own, lease or operate its assets and properties and to conduct its business as it is now being conducted. Second Merger Sub is duly formed and is validly existing as a limited liability company in good standing under the Laws of Delaware and has the limited liability company power and authority to own, lease or operate its assets and properties and to conduct its business as it is now being conducted. The copies of the organizational documents of each of the Acquiror Parties previously delivered by Acquiror to the Company are true, correct and complete and are in effect as of the date of this Agreement. Each of the Acquiror Parties is, and at all times has been, in compliance in all material respects with all restrictions, covenants, terms and provisions set forth in its respective organizational documents. Each of the Acquiror Parties is duly licensed or qualified and in good standing as a foreign corporation or foreign limited liability company, as applicable, in all jurisdictions in which its ownership of property or the character of its activities is such as to require it to be so licensed or qualified, except where failure to be so licensed or qualified has not and would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Acquiror Parties to enter into this Agreement or consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

Section 6.02      Due Authorization.

 

(a)            Each of the Acquiror Parties has all requisite corporate or entity power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each Transaction Agreement to which it is a party and, upon receipt of approval of the Acquiror Stockholder Matters by the Acquiror Stockholders, to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and such Transaction Agreements and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly, validly and unanimously authorized and approved by the board of directors or equivalent governing body of the applicable Acquiror Party and, except for approval of the Acquiror Stockholder Matters by the Acquiror Stockholders, no other corporate or equivalent proceeding on the part of any Acquiror Party is necessary to authorize this Agreement or such Transaction Agreements or any Acquiror Party’s performance hereunder or thereunder. By Acquiror’s execution and delivery hereof, it has provided all approvals on behalf of equityholders of First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub required for the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been, and each such Transaction Agreement to which such Acquiror Party will be party, duly and validly executed and delivered by such Acquiror Party and, assuming due authorization and execution by each other Party hereto and thereto, this Agreement constitutes, and each such Transaction Agreement to which such Acquiror Party will be party, will constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Acquiror Party, enforceable against each Acquiror Party in accordance with its terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions.

 

(b)            Assuming a quorum is present at the Special Meeting, as adjourned or postposed, the only votes of any of Acquiror’s capital stock necessary in connection with the entry into this Agreement by Acquiror, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Closing, and the approval of the Acquiror Stockholder Matters are as set forth on Schedule 6.02(b).

 

(c)            At a meeting duly called and held, the board of directors of Acquiror has unanimously: (i) determined that this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby are fair to and in the best interests of Acquiror’s stockholders; (ii) determined that the fair market value of the Company is equal to at least 80% of the amount held in the Trust Account (less any deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on interest earned) as of the date hereof; (iii) approved the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as a Business Combination; and (iv) resolved to recommend to the stockholders of Acquiror approval of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

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(d)            To the knowledge of Acquiror, the execution, delivery and performance of any Transaction Agreement by any party thereto, other than any Acquiror Party or the Company and any of its Affiliates, do not and will not conflict with or result in any violation of any provision of any applicable Law or Governmental Order applicable to such party or any of such party’s properties or assets.

 

Section 6.03      No Conflict. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and any Transaction Agreement to which any Acquiror Party is a party by such Acquiror Party and, upon receipt of approval of the Acquiror Stockholder Matters by the Acquiror Stockholders, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or by any Transaction Agreement do not and will not (a) conflict with or violate any provision of, or result in the breach of the Acquiror Organizational Documents or any organizational documents of any Subsidiaries of Acquiror, (b) conflict with or result in any violation of any provision of any Law or Governmental Order applicable to Acquiror, any Subsidiaries of Acquiror or any of their respective properties or assets, (c) violate, conflict with, result in a breach of any provision of or the loss of any benefit under, constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the termination or acceleration of, or a right of termination, cancellation, modification, acceleration or amendment under, accelerate the performance required by, or result in the acceleration or trigger of any payment, posting of collateral (or right to require the posting of collateral), time of payment, vesting or increase in the amount of any compensation or benefit payable pursuant to, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any Contract to which Acquiror or any Subsidiaries of Acquiror is a party or by which any of their respective assets or properties may be bound or affected, or (d) result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of Acquiror or any Subsidiaries of Acquiror, except (in the case of clauses (b), (c) or (d) above) for such violations, conflicts, breaches or defaults which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of any of the Acquiror Parties to enter into and perform their respective obligations under this Agreement or any Transaction Agreement to which any of the Acquiror Parties is a party, as applicable.

 

Section 6.04      Litigation and Proceedings. There are no pending or, to the knowledge of Acquiror, threatened, Actions and, to the knowledge of Acquiror, there are no pending or threatened investigations, in each case, against any Acquiror Party, or otherwise affecting any Acquiror Party or their respective assets, including any condemnation or similar proceedings, which, if determined adversely, could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of any of the Acquiror Parties to enter into and perform their respective obligations under this Agreement or any Transaction Agreement to which any of the Acquiror Parties is a party, as applicable. There is no unsatisfied judgment or any open injunction binding upon any Acquiror Party which could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of any of the Acquiror Parties to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement or any Transaction Agreement to which any of the Acquiror Parties is a party, as applicable.

 

Section 6.05      Governmental Authorities; Consents. No consent, approval or authorization of, or designation, declaration or filing with, any Governmental Authority is required on the part of any Acquiror Party with respect to the execution or delivery of this Agreement by each Acquiror Party or any Transaction Agreement to which any of the Acquiror Parties is a party, as applicable, or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, except for applicable requirements of the HSR Act, Securities Laws and the NYSE.

 

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Section 6.06      Financial Ability; Trust Account.

 

(a)            As of the date hereof, there is at least $1,100,000,000 invested in a trust account (the “Trust Account”), maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York corporation, acting as trustee (the “Trustee”), pursuant to the Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated February 13, 2020, by and between Acquiror and the Trustee on file with the SEC Reports of Acquiror as of the date of this Agreement (the “Trust Agreement”). Prior to the Closing, none of the funds held in the Trust Account may be released except in accordance with the Trust Agreement, Acquiror Organizational Documents and Acquiror’s final prospectus dated February 13, 2020. Amounts in the Trust Account are invested in United States Government securities or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Acquiror has performed all material obligations required to be performed by it to date under, and is not in material default, breach or delinquent in performance or any other respect (claimed or actual) in connection with, the Trust Agreement, and no event has occurred which, with due notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default or breach thereunder. As of the date hereof, there are no claims or proceedings pending with respect to the Trust Account. Since February 13, 2020, Acquiror has not released any money from the Trust Account (other than interest income earned on the principal held in the Trust Account as permitted by the Trust Agreement). As of the First Effective Time, the obligations of Acquiror to dissolve or liquidate pursuant to the Acquiror Organizational Documents shall terminate, and, as of the First Effective Time, Acquiror shall have no obligation whatsoever pursuant to the Acquiror Organizational Documents to dissolve and liquidate the assets of Acquiror by reason of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. To Acquiror’s knowledge, as of the date hereof, following the First Effective Time, no stockholder of Acquiror shall be entitled to receive any amount from the Trust Account except to the extent such stockholder shall have elected to tender its shares of Acquiror Class A Common Stock for redemption pursuant to the Acquiror Stockholder Redemption. The Trust Agreement is in full force and effect and is a legal, valid and binding obligation of Acquiror and, to the knowledge of Acquiror, the Trustee, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions. The Trust Agreement has not been terminated, repudiated, rescinded, amended or supplemented or modified, in any respect, and, to the knowledge of Acquiror, no such termination, repudiation, rescission, amendment, supplement or modification is contemplated. There are no side letters and there are no Contracts, arrangements or understandings, whether written or oral, with the Trustee or any other Person that would (i) cause the description of the Trust Agreement in the SEC Reports to be inaccurate or (ii) entitle any Person (other than stockholders of Acquiror who shall have elected to redeem their shares of Acquiror Class A Common Stock pursuant to the Acquiror Stockholder Redemption or the underwriters of Acquiror’s initial public offering in respect of their Deferred Discount (as defined in the Trust Agreement)) to any portion of the proceeds in the Trust Account.

 

(b)            As of the date hereof, assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein and the compliance by the Company with its respective obligations hereunder, Acquiror has no reason to believe that any of the conditions to the use of funds in the Trust Account will not be satisfied or funds available in the Trust Account will not be available to Acquiror on the Closing Date.

 

(c)            As of the date hereof, Acquiror does not have, or have any present intention, agreement, arrangement or understanding to enter into or incur, any obligations with respect to or under any Indebtedness.

 

Section 6.07      Brokers’ Fees. Except fees described on Schedule 6.07 (including the amounts owed with respect thereto), no broker, finder, investment banker or other Person is entitled to any brokerage fee, finders’ fee, underwriting fee, deferred underwriting fee, commission or other similar payment in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by Acquiror or any of its Affiliates, including the Sponsors.

 

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Section 6.08      SEC Reports; Financial Statements; Sarbanes-Oxley Act; Undisclosed Liabilities.

 

(a)            Acquiror has filed in a timely manner all required registration statements, reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC since February 13, 2020 (collectively, as they have been amended since the time of their filing and including all exhibits thereto, the “SEC Reports”). None of the SEC Reports, as of their respective dates (or if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date of this Agreement or the Closing Date, then on the date of such filing), contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The audited financial statements and unaudited interim financial statements (including, in each case, the notes and schedules thereto) included in the SEC Reports complied as to form in all material respects with the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto, were prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be indicated therein or in the notes thereto and except with respect to unaudited statements as permitted by Form 10-Q of the SEC) and fairly present (subject, in the case of the unaudited interim financial statements included therein, to normal year-end adjustments and the absence of complete footnotes) in all material respects the financial position of Acquiror as of the respective dates thereof and the results of their operations and cash flows for the respective periods then ended. No Acquiror Party has any material off-balance sheet arrangements that are not disclosed in the SEC Reports.

 

(b)            Acquiror has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act). Such disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that material information relating to Acquiror is made known to Acquiror’s principal executive officer and its principal financial officer, particularly during the periods in which the periodic reports required under the Exchange Act are being prepared. To Acquiror’s knowledge, such disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting Acquiror’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer to material information required to be included in Acquiror’s periodic reports required under the Exchange Act.

 

(c)            Acquiror has established and maintained a system of internal controls. To Acquiror’s knowledge, such internal controls are sufficient to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of Acquiror’s financial reporting and the preparation of Acquiror’s financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP.

 

(d)            There are no outstanding loans or other extensions of credit made by Acquiror to any executive officer (as defined in Rule 3b-7 under the Exchange Act) or director of Acquiror. Acquiror has not taken any action prohibited by Section 402 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

 

(e)            Neither Acquiror (including any employee thereof) nor Acquiror’s independent auditors has identified or been made aware of (i) any significant deficiency or material weakness in the system of internal accounting controls utilized by Acquiror, (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves Acquiror’s management or other employees who have a role in the preparation of financial statements or the internal accounting controls utilized by Acquiror or (iii) any claim or allegation regarding any of the foregoing.

 

(f)            To the knowledge of Acquiror, as of the date hereof, there are no outstanding SEC comments from the SEC with respect to the SEC Reports. To the knowledge of Acquiror, none of the SEC Reports filed on or prior to the date hereof is subject to ongoing SEC review or investigation as of the date hereof.

 

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Section 6.09            Business Activities.

 

(a)            Since its incorporation, Acquiror has not conducted any business activities other than activities directed toward the accomplishment of a Business Combination. Except as set forth in the Acquiror Organizational Documents, there is no agreement, commitment, or Governmental Order binding upon Acquiror or to which Acquiror is a party which has or would reasonably be expected to have the effect of prohibiting or impairing any business practice of Acquiror or any acquisition of property by Acquiror or the conduct of business by Acquiror as currently conducted or as contemplated to be conducted as of the Closing other than such effects, individually or in the aggregate, which have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of Acquiror to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement. Each of First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub was formed solely for the purpose of engaging in the Transactions, has not conducted any business prior to the date hereof and has no assets, liabilities or obligations of any nature other than those incident to its formation and pursuant to this Agreement and any Transaction Agreement to which it is a party, as applicable, and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and such Transaction Agreements, as applicable.

 

(b)            Acquiror does not own or have a right to acquire, directly or indirectly, any interest or investment (whether equity or debt) in any corporation, partnership, joint venture, business, trust or other entity. Except for this Agreement and the Transactions, neither Acquiror nor any of its Subsidiaries has any interests, rights, obligations or liabilities with respect to, or is party to, bound by or has its assets or property subject to, in each case whether directly or indirectly, any Contract or transaction which is, or could reasonably be interpreted as constituting, a Business Combination.

 

(c)            Except for this Agreement and the agreements expressly contemplated hereby (including any agreements permitted by Section 8.03) or as set forth on Schedule 6.09(c), no Acquiror Party is, and at no time has been, party to any Contract with any other Person that would require payments by any Acquiror Party in excess of $10,000 monthly, $100,000 in the aggregate with respect to any individual Contract or more than $500,000 in the aggregate when taken together with all other Contracts (other than this Agreement and the agreements expressly contemplated hereby (including any agreements permitted by Section 8.03) and Contracts set forth on Schedule 6.09(c)).

 

(d)            There is no liability, debt or obligation against Acquiror or its Subsidiaries, except for liabilities and obligations (i) reflected or reserved for on Acquiror’s consolidated balance sheet for the three months ended March 31, 2020 or disclosed in the notes thereto (other than any such liabilities not reflected, reserved or disclosed as are not and would not be, in the aggregate, material to Acquiror and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole), (ii) that have arisen since the date of Acquiror’s consolidated balance sheet for the three months ended March 31, 2020 in the ordinary course of the operation of business of Acquiror and its Subsidiaries (other than any such liabilities as are not and would not be, in the aggregate, material to Acquiror and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole), (iii) disclosed in the Schedules or (iv) incurred in connection with or contemplated by this Agreement and/or the Transactions.

 

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Section 6.10            Tax Matters. Except as would not constitute a Material Adverse Effect:

 

(a)            All material Tax Returns required by Law to be filed by Acquiror have been filed, and all such Tax Returns are true, correct and complete in all material respects.

 

(b)            All material amounts of Taxes due and owing by Acquiror have been paid, and since the date of Acquiror’s consolidated balance sheet for the three months ended March 31, 2020, Acquiror has not incurred any material Tax liability outside the ordinary course of business.

 

(c)            Acquiror has (i) withheld and deducted all material amounts of Taxes required to have been withheld or deducted by it in connection with amounts paid or owed to any employee, independent contractor, creditor, shareholder or any other third party, (ii) remitted, or will remit on a timely basis, such amounts to the appropriate Governmental Authority and (iii) complied in all material respects with applicable Law with respect to Tax withholding, including all reporting and record keeping requirements.

 

(d)            Acquiror has not engaged in any material audit, administrative proceeding or judicial proceeding with respect to Taxes. Acquiror has not received any written notice from a Governmental Authority of a dispute or claim with respect to a material amount of Taxes, other than disputes or claims that have since been resolved, and to the knowledge of Acquiror, no such claims have been threatened. No written claim has been made, and to the knowledge of Acquiror, no oral claim has been made, since January 1, 2018, by any Governmental Authority in a jurisdiction where Acquiror does not file a Tax Return that Acquiror is or may be subject to Taxes by that jurisdiction in respect of Taxes that would be the subject of such Tax Return. There are no outstanding agreements extending or waiving the statutory period of limitations applicable to any claim for, or the period for the collection or assessment or reassessment of, material Taxes of Acquiror and no written request for any such waiver or extension is currently pending.

 

(e)            Neither Acquiror nor any predecessor thereof has constituted either a “distributing corporation” or a “controlled corporation” in a distribution of stock qualifying for Income Tax-free treatment under Section 355 of the Code (or so much of Section 356 of the Code as relates to Section 355 of the Code) since January 1, 2018.

 

(f)             Acquiror has not been a party to any “listed transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(2).

 

(g)            There are no Liens with respect to Taxes on any of the assets of Acquiror, other than Permitted Liens.

 

(h)            Acquiror does not have material liability for the Taxes of any Person (i) under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign law), (ii) as a transferee or successor or (iii) by contract or otherwise (except, in each case, for liabilities pursuant to commercial contracts not primarily relating to Taxes).

 

(i)             Acquiror is not a party to, or bound by, or has any material obligation to any Governmental Authority or other Person under any Tax allocation, Tax sharing or Tax indemnification agreement (except, in each case, for any such agreements that are commercial contracts not primarily relating to Taxes).

 

(j)             Except with respect to deferred revenue or prepaid subscription revenues collected by the Acquiror in the ordinary course of business, the Acquiror will not be required to include any material item of income in, or exclude any material item of deduction from, taxable income for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of any: (A) change in method of accounting for a taxable period (or portion thereof) ending on or prior to the Closing Date and made prior to the Closing; (B) any “closing” agreement with respect to Taxes with a Governmental Authority executed on or prior to the Closing; (C) installment sale or open transaction disposition made on or prior to the Closing; or (D) prepaid amount received on or prior to the Closing.

 

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(k)            Acquiror has not taken any action (nor permitted any action to be taken), and is not aware of any fact or circumstance, that would reasonably be expected to prevent the First Merger and the Second Merger, taken together, from constituting an integrated transaction that qualifies as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.

 

(l)             All of the membership interests in Second Merger Sub are owned by Acquiror, and Second Merger Sub is, and has been since formation, disregarded as an entity (within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 301.7701-3) separate from Acquiror for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

(m)            Acquiror is not currently a “United States real property holding corporation” within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code during the applicable period specified in Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code.

 

Section 6.11            Capitalization.

 

(a)            The authorized capital stock of Acquiror consists of 301,000,000 shares of capital stock, including (i) 250,000,000 shares of Acquiror Class A Common Stock, (ii) 50,000,000 shares of Acquiror Class B Common Stock and (iii) 1,000,000 shares of Acquiror Preferred Stock of which (A) 110,000,000 shares of Acquiror Class A Common Stock are issued and outstanding as of the date of this Agreement, (B) 27,500,000 shares of Acquiror Class B Common Stock are issued and outstanding as of the date of this Agreement and (C) no shares of Acquiror Preferred Stock are issued and outstanding as of the date of this Agreement. All of the issued and outstanding shares of Acquiror Common Stock and Acquiror Warrants (1) have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable, (2) were issued in compliance in all material respects with applicable Law, (3) were not issued in breach or violation of any preemptive rights or Contract and (4) are fully vested and not otherwise subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture within the meaning of Section 83 of the Code, except as disclosed in the SEC Reports with respect to certain Acquiror Common Stock held by the Sponsors. As of the date hereof, Acquiror has issued 50,500,000 Acquiror Warrants that entitle the holder thereof to purchase Acquiror Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share on the terms and conditions set forth in the applicable warrant agreement.

 

(b)            Immediately prior to the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreements and the completion of the Mergers, the authorized capital stock of Acquiror will consist of 1,510,000,000 shares of capital stock, including (i) 1,500,000,000 shares of Acquiror Class A Common Stock, and (ii) 10,000,000 shares of Acquiror Preferred Stock of which Acquiror has committed to issue 132,050,000 shares of Acquiror Class A Common Stock of Acquiror Class A Stock to the Common PIPE Investors, to reserve for issuance up to 100,000,000 shares of Acquiror Class A Common Stock upon the conversion of the Convertible Notes and up to an additional 30,000,000 shares of Acquiror Class A Common Stock in the event of adjustments to the conversion rate of the Convertible Notes in connection with a fundamental change or optional redemption, and to issue 27,500,000 shares of Acquiror Class A Common Stock upon the conversion Acquiror’s Class B Common Stock in accordance with the Sponsor Letter Agreement and Acquiror will have up to 57,250,000 Acquiror Warrants issued and outstanding, of which (i) up to 24,500,000 will be issued to the Sponsor and (ii) 6,500,000 Acquiror Warrants will entitle the holder thereof to purchase Acquiror Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $12.50 per share on the terms and conditions set forth in the applicable warrant agreement.

 

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(c)            Except for this Agreement, the Acquiror Warrants and the Subscription Agreements, as of the date hereof, there are (i) no subscriptions, calls, options, warrants, rights or other securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of Acquiror Common Stock or the equity interests of Acquiror, or any other Contracts to which Acquiror is a party or by which Acquiror is bound obligating Acquiror to issue or sell any shares of capital stock of, other equity interests in or debt securities of, Acquiror, and (ii) no equity equivalents, stock appreciation rights, phantom stock ownership interests or similar rights in Acquiror. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, the Acquiror Organizational Documents or in the Sponsor Agreement, there are no outstanding contractual obligations of Acquiror to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any securities or equity interests of Acquiror. There are no outstanding bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of Acquiror having the right to vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having the right to vote) on any matter for which Acquiror’s stockholders may vote. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, Acquiror is not a party to any shareholders agreement, voting agreement or registration rights agreement relating to Acquiror Common Stock or any other equity interests of Acquiror. Acquiror does not own any capital stock or any other equity interests in any other Person or has any right, option, warrant, conversion right, stock appreciation right, redemption right, repurchase right, agreement, arrangement or commitment of any character under which a Person is or may become obligated to issue or sell, or give any right to subscribe for or acquire, or in any way dispose of, any shares of the capital stock or other equity interests, or any securities or obligations exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into any shares of the capital stock or other equity interests, of such Person.

 

(d)            No Person and no syndicate or “group” (as defined in the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder) of a Person owns directly or indirectly beneficial ownership (as defined in the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder) of securities of Acquiror representing 35% or more of the combined voting power of the issued and outstanding securities of Acquiror.

 

Section 6.12           NYSE Stock Market Listing. The issued and outstanding units of the Acquiror, each such unit comprised of one share of Acquiror Class A Common Stock and one-fourth of one Acquiror Warrant, are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and are listed for trading on the NYSE under the symbol “CCXX.U”. The issued and outstanding shares of Acquiror Class A Common Stock are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and are listed for trading on the NYSE under the symbol “CCXX”. The issued and outstanding Acquiror Warrants are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and are listed for trading on the NYSE under the symbol “CCXX.WS”. Acquiror is in compliance with the rules of the NYSE and there is no Action pending or, to the knowledge of Acquiror, threatened against Acquiror by the NYSE or the SEC with respect to any intention by such entity to deregister the Acquiror Class A Common Stock or Acquiror Warrants or terminate the listing of Acquiror Class A Common Stock or Acquiror Warrants on the NYSE. None of Acquiror or its Affiliates has taken any action in an attempt to terminate the registration of the Acquiror Class A Common Stock or Acquiror Warrants under the Exchange Act except as contemplated by this Agreement. Acquiror has not received any notice from the NYSE or the SEC regarding the revocation of such listing or otherwise regarding the delisting of the Acquiror Class A Common Stock from the NYSE or the SEC.

 

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Section 6.13            PIPE Investment.

 

(a)            Acquiror has delivered to the Company true, correct and complete copies of each of the Subscription Agreements entered into by Acquiror with the applicable PIPE Investors named therein, pursuant to which (i) the Common PIPE Investors have committed to provide equity financing to Acquiror solely for purposes of consummating the Transactions in the aggregate amount of $1,300,000,000 (the “Common PIPE Investment Amount”) and (ii) the Convertible PIPE Investors have committed to provide convertible debt financing to Acquiror solely for purposes of consummating the Transactions in the aggregate amount of $1,300,000,000 (the “Convertible PIPE Investment Amount”, together with the Common PIPE Investment Amount, the “PIPE Investment Amount”). To the knowledge of Acquiror, with respect to each PIPE Investor, the Subscription Agreement with such PIPE Investor is in full force and effect and has not been withdrawn or terminated, or otherwise amended or modified, in any respect, and no withdrawal, termination, amendment or modification is contemplated by Acquiror. Each Subscription Agreement is a legal, valid and binding obligation of Acquiror and, to the knowledge of Acquiror, each PIPE Investor, and neither the execution or delivery by any party thereto nor the performance of any party’s obligations under any such Subscription Agreement violates any Laws. The Subscription Agreements provide that the Company is a party thereto and is entitled to enforce such agreements against the PIPE Investor. There are no other agreements, side letters, or arrangements between Acquiror and any PIPE Investor relating to any Subscription Agreement that could affect the obligation of such PIPE Investors to contribute to Acquiror the applicable portion of the PIPE Investment Amount set forth in the Subscription Agreement of such PIPE Investors, and, as of the date hereof, Acquiror does not know of any facts or circumstances that may reasonably be expected to result in any of the conditions set forth in any Subscription Agreement not being satisfied, or the PIPE Investment Amount not being available to Acquiror, on the Closing Date. No event has occurred that, with or without notice, lapse of time or both, would constitute a default or breach on the part of Acquiror under any material term or condition of any Subscription Agreement and, as of the date hereof, Acquiror has no reason to believe that it will be unable to satisfy in all material respects on a timely basis any term or condition of closing to be satisfied by it contained in any Subscription Agreement. The Subscription Agreements contain all of the conditions precedent (other than the conditions contained in the other Transaction Agreements) to the obligations of the PIPE Investors to contribute to Acquiror the applicable portion of the PIPE Investment Amount set forth in the Subscription Agreements on the terms therein.

 

(b)            No fees, consideration or other discounts are payable or have been agreed by Acquiror or any of its Subsidiaries (including, from and after the Closing, the Company and its Subsidiaries) to any PIPE Investor in respect of its PIPE Investment or, except as set forth in the Subscription Agreements.

 

Section 6.14           Sponsor Agreement. Acquiror has delivered to the Company a true, correct and complete copy of the Sponsor Agreement. The Sponsor Agreement is in full force and effect and has not been withdrawn or terminated, or otherwise amended or modified, in any respect, and no withdrawal, termination, amendment or modification is contemplated by Acquiror. The Sponsor Agreement is a legal, valid and binding obligation of Acquiror and, to the knowledge of Acquiror, each other party thereto and neither the execution or delivery by any party thereto, nor the performance of any party’s obligations under, the Sponsor Agreement violates any provision of, or results in the breach of or default under, or require any filing, registration or qualification under, any applicable Law. No event has occurred that, with or without notice, lapse of time or both, would constitute a default or breach on the part of Acquiror under any material term or condition of the Sponsor Agreement.

 

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Section 6.15           Non-Redemption Agreements. The Acquiror has delivered to the Company true, correct and complete copies of each Non-Redemption Agreement. Each Non-Redemption Agreement is in full force and effect and has not been withdrawn or terminated, or otherwise amended or modified, in any respect, and no withdrawal, termination, amendment or modification is contemplated by Acquiror or to the knowledge of Acquiror, any other party thereto. Each Non-Redemption Agreement is a legal, valid and binding obligation of Acquiror and, to the knowledge of Acquiror, each other party thereto, and neither the execution or delivery by any party thereto, nor the performance of any party’s obligations under, any such Non-Redemption Agreement violates any Laws. The Non-Redemption Agreements, collectively, shall provide for the subscription of up to 28,979,500 shares of Acquiror Class A Common Stock, at a price per share of no less than the “Purchase Price” specified therein, to backstop any breach of any non-redemption obligations under the Non-Redemption Agreements by the counterparty thereto and such shares shall be in addition to (and for the avoidance of doubt, not in lieu of) the shares of Acquiror Class A Common Stock to be issued by Acquiror in connection with the Common PIPE Investment and pursuant to the Common Subscription Agreements. No event has occurred that, with or without notice, lapse of time or both, would constitute a default or breach on the part of Acquiror under any material term or condition of any Non-Redemption Agreement.

 

Section 6.16           Related Party Transactions. Except as described in the SEC Reports or in connection with the PIPE Investment, there are no transactions, Contracts, side letters, arrangements or understandings between any Acquiror Party, on the one hand, and any director, officer, employee, stockholder, warrant holder or Affiliate of such Acquiror Party.

 

Section 6.17           Investment Company Act. Neither the Acquiror nor any of its Subsidiaries is an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

Section 6.18           Acquiror Stockholders. No foreign person (as defined in 31 C.F.R. Part 800.224) in which the national or subnational governments of a single foreign state have a substantial interest (as defined in 31 C.F.R. Part 800.244) will acquire a substantial interest in the Company as a result of the Transaction such that a declaration to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States would be mandatory under 31 C.F.R. Part 800.401, and no foreign person will have control (as defined in 31 C.F.R. Part 800.208) over the Company post-Closing.

 

Article VII
COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY

 

Section 7.01           Conduct of Business. From the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms (the “Interim Period”), the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, set forth on Schedule 7.01 or consented to by Acquiror (which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld, delayed or denied), (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts to operate its business in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice (including, for the avoidance of doubt, recent past practice in light of COVID-19; provided that, any action taken, or omitted to be taken, that relates to, or arises out of, COVID-19 shall be deemed to be in the ordinary course of business) and (ii) use its commercially reasonable efforts to continue to accrue and collect accounts receivable, accrue and pay accounts payable and other expenses, establish reserves for uncollectible accounts and manage inventory in accordance with past custom and practice (including, for the avoidance of doubt, recent past practice in light of COVID-19; provided that, any action taken, or omitted to be taken, that relates to, or arises out of, any COVID-19 shall be deemed to be in the ordinary course of business). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, nothing herein shall prevent the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from taking or failing to take any action, including the establishment of any policy, procedure or protocol, in response to COVID-19 or any COVID-19 Measures and (x) no such actions or failure to take such actions shall be deemed to violate or breach this Agreement in any way, (y) all such actions or failure to take such actions shall be deemed to constitute an action taken in the ordinary course of business and (z) no such actions or failure to take such actions shall serve as a basis for Acquiror to terminate this Agreement or assert that any of the conditions to the Closing contained herein have not been satisfied. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except as contemplated by this Agreement, as set forth on Schedule 7.01, in connection with a Permitted Recapitalization and the Holdings Termination, as consented to by Acquiror in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld, delayed or denied), or as required by Law, the Company shall not, and the Company shall cause its Subsidiaries not to, during the Interim Period, except as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement:

 

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(a)            change or amend the certificate of formation, limited liability company agreement, certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational documents of the Company, except as otherwise required by Law;

 

(b)            make, declare, set aside, establish a record date for or pay any dividend or distribution, other than any dividends or distributions from any wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company to the Company or any other wholly owned Subsidiaries of the Company;

 

(c)            enter into, assume, assign, partially or completely amend any material term of, modify any material term of or terminate (excluding any expiration in accordance with its terms) any collective bargaining or similar agreement (including agreements with works councils and trade unions and side letters) to which the Company or its Subsidiaries is a party or by which it is bound, other than entry into such agreements in the ordinary course of business;

 

(d)            (i) issue, deliver, sell, transfer, pledge, dispose of or place any Lien (other than a Permitted Lien) on any shares of capital stock or any other equity or voting securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) issue or grant any options, warrants or other rights to purchase or obtain any shares of capital stock or any other equity or voting securities of the Company;

 

(e)            sell, assign, transfer, convey, lease, license, abandon, allow to lapse or expire, subject to or grant any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) on, or otherwise dispose of, any material assets, rights or properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, other than the sale or license of Software, goods and services to customers, or the sale or other disposition of assets or equipment deemed by the Company in its reasonable business judgment to be obsolete or no longer be material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, in each such case, in the ordinary course of business;

 

(f)            (i) cancel or compromise any claim or Indebtedness owed to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) settle any pending or threatened Action, (A) if such settlement would require payment by the Company in an amount greater than $1,000,000, (B) to the extent such settlement includes an agreement to accept or concede injunctive relief or (C) to the extent such settlement involves a Governmental Authority or alleged criminal wrongdoing, or (iii) agree to modify in any respect materially adverse to the Company and its Subsidiaries any confidentiality or similar Contract to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries are a party;

 

(g)            except as otherwise required by Law or the terms of any existing Company Benefit Plans set forth on Schedule 5.13(a) as in effect on the date hereof, (i) materially increase the compensation or benefits of any Company Employee except (A) for increases in salary, hourly wage rates, declaration of bonuses or benefits (other than severance, retention or retirement benefits) made in the ordinary course of business to Company Employees with annual base salary less than $300,000 or for ordinary course annual salary increases for 2020 for all employees that do not exceed, in the aggregate, 4% of the aggregate salary paid by the Company and its Subsidiaries in calendar year 2019, (ii) make any grant of any severance, retention or termination payment to any Person, except in connection with the promotion, hiring (to the extent permitted by clause (iv) of this paragraph) or firing of any employee in the ordinary course of business, (iii) make any change in the key management structure of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including the hiring of additional officers or the termination of existing officers, (iv) hire any employee of the Company or its Subsidiaries or any other individual who is providing or will provide services to the Company or its Subsidiaries other than any employee with an annual base salary of less than $300,000 in the ordinary course of business or (v) except in the ordinary course of business, establish, adopt, enter into, amend in any material respect or terminate any Company Benefit Plan or any plan, agreement, program, policy, trust, fund or other arrangement that would be a Company Benefit Plan if it were in existence as of the date of this Agreement, except as required by the terms of any existing Company Benefit Plan;

 

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(h)            directly or indirectly acquire by merging or consolidating with, or by purchasing a substantial portion of the assets of, or by purchasing all of or a substantial equity interest in, or by any other manner, any business or any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association or other entity or Person or division thereof other than in the ordinary course of business;

 

(i)            make any loans or advance any money or other property to any Person, except for (A) advances in the ordinary course of business to employees or officers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for expenses not to exceed $50,000 individually or $500,000 in the aggregate, (B) prepayments and deposits paid to suppliers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business or (C) trade credit extended to customers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

 

(j)            enter into, assume, assign, partially or completely amend any material term of, modify any material term of or terminate (excluding any expiration in accordance with its terms) any Contract of a type required to be listed in subsections (ii), (iii), (iv), (ix), (x), (xii) or (xiii) on Schedule 5.12(a), any lease related to the Leased Real Property, other than entry into such agreements in the ordinary course of business;

 

(k)            redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire, any shares of capital stock (or other equity interests) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any securities or obligations convertible (whether currently convertible or convertible only after the passage of time or the occurrence of certain events) into or exchangeable for any shares of capital stock (or other equity interests) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

 

(l)            adjust, split, combine, subdivide, recapitalize, reclassify or otherwise effect any change in respect of any shares of capital stock or other equity interests or securities of the Company;

 

(m)            make any change in its customary accounting principles or methods of accounting materially affecting the reported consolidated assets, liabilities or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, other than as may be required by applicable Law, GAAP or regulatory guidelines;

 

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(n)            adopt or enter into a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization of the Company or its Subsidiaries (other than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement);

 

(o)            make or change any material Tax election, adopt or change any material accounting method with respect to Taxes, file any amended material Tax Return, settle or compromise any material Tax liability, enter into any material closing agreement with respect to any Tax, surrender any right to claim a material refund of Taxes or consent to any extension or waiver of the limitations period applicable to any material Tax claim or assessment, enter into any Tax sharing or Tax indemnification agreement (except, in each case, for such agreements that are commercial contracts not primarily relating to Taxes) or similar agreement or take any similar action relating to Taxes, if such election, change, amendment, agreement, settlement, consent or other action would have the effect of materially increasing the present or future Tax liability or materially decreasing any present or future Tax asset of the Company or any its Subsidiaries in a manner that will disproportionately affect Acquiror’s stockholders (as compared to the Company’s stockholders, including partners of Holdings) after the Closing;

 

(p)            directly or indirectly, incur, or modify in any material respect the terms of, any Indebtedness, or issue any debt securities or assume, guarantee or endorse, or otherwise become responsible for, the obligations of any Person for Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness under the existing First Lien Credit Facility of the Company and its Subsidiaries, the Senior Notes, the Senior PIK Toggle Notes, the Convertible Notes or capital leases entered into in the ordinary course of business);

 

(q)            voluntarily fail to maintain in full force and effect material insurance policies covering the Company and its Subsidiaries and their respective properties, assets and businesses in a form and amount consistent with past practices;

 

(r)            enter into any transaction or amend in any material respect any existing agreement with any Person that, to the knowledge of the Company, is an Affiliate of Holdings, the Company or its Subsidiaries (excluding ordinary course payments of annual compensation, provision of benefits or reimbursement of expenses in respect of members or stockholders who are officers or directors of the Company or its Subsidiaries);

 

(s)            enter into any agreement that materially restricts the ability of the Company or its Subsidiaries to engage or compete in any line of business or enter into a new line of business;

 

(t)            make any capital expenditures that in the aggregate exceed $1,000,000, other than any capital expenditure (or series of related capital expenditures) consistent in all material respects with the Company’s annual capital expenditures budget for periods following the date hereof, made available to Acquiror; or

 

(u)            enter into any agreement, or otherwise become obligated, to do any action prohibited under this Section 7.01.

 

Section 7.02           Inspection. Subject to confidentiality obligations and similar restrictions that may be applicable to information furnished to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries by third parties that may be in the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ possession from time to time, and except for any information which (x) relates to interactions with prospective buyers of the Company or the negotiation of this Agreement or the Transactions, (y) is prohibited from being disclosed by applicable Law or (z) in the opinion of legal counsel of the Company would result in the loss of attorney-client privilege or other privilege from disclosure, the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, afford to Acquiror and its Representatives reasonable access during the Interim Period, during normal business hours and with reasonable advance notice, in such manner as to not interfere with the normal operation of the Company and its Subsidiaries and so long as reasonably feasible or permissible under applicable Law, to all of their respective properties, books, Contracts, commitments, Tax Returns, records and appropriate officers and employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and shall use its and their commercially reasonable efforts to furnish such Representatives with all financial and operating data and other information concerning the affairs of the Company and its Subsidiaries that are in the possession of the Company or its Subsidiaries, in each case, as Acquiror and its Representatives may reasonably request solely for purposes of consummating the Transactions; provided, however, that Acquiror shall not be permitted to perform any environmental sampling at any Leased Real Property, including sampling of soil, groundwater, surface water, building materials, or air or wastewater emissions. The Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to make alternative arrangements for such disclosure where the restrictions in the preceding sentence apply. Any request pursuant to this Section 7.02 shall be made in a time and manner so as not to delay the Closing. All information obtained by Acquiror and its Representatives under this Agreement shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreement prior to the Closing.

 

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Section 7.03           HSR Act and Approvals.

 

(a)            In connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Company shall (and, to the extent required, shall cause its Affiliates to) comply promptly but in no event later than ten Business Days after the date hereof with the notification and reporting requirements of the HSR Act; provided that, in the event the Federal Trade Commission and/or the U.S. Department of Justice is closed or not accepting such filings under the HSR Act (a “Government Closure”), such days shall be extended day-for-day, for each Business Day the Government Closure is in effect. The Company shall (i) use its reasonable best efforts to substantially comply with any Information or Document Requests and (ii) request early termination of any waiting period under the HSR Act.

 

(b)            The Company shall promptly furnish to Acquiror copies of any notices or written communications received by the Company or any of its Affiliates from any third party or any Governmental Authority, and detail any substantive oral communications between the Company or any of its Affiliates and any Governmental Authority, with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and the Company shall permit counsel to Acquiror an opportunity to review in advance, and the Company shall consider in good faith the views of such counsel in connection with, any proposed written communications by the Company and/or its Affiliates to any Governmental Authority concerning the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided, that the Company shall not extend any waiting period or comparable period under the HSR Act or enter into any agreement with any Governmental Authority without the written consent of Acquiror. The Company agrees to provide, to the extent permitted by the applicable Governmental Authority, Acquiror and its counsel the opportunity, on reasonable advance notice, to participate in any substantive meetings or discussions, either in person or by telephone, between the Company and/or any of its Affiliates, agents or advisors, on the one hand, and any Governmental Authority, on the other hand, concerning or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

Section 7.04           No Claim Against the Trust Account. The Company and Holdings each acknowledges that it has read Acquiror’s final prospectus, dated February 13, 2020 and other SEC Reports, the Acquiror Organizational Documents, and the Trust Agreement and understands that Acquiror has established the Trust Account described therein for the benefit of Acquiror’s public stockholders and that disbursements from the Trust Account are available only in the limited circumstances set forth in the Trust Agreement. The Company and Holdings further acknowledges that, if the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or, in the event of a termination of this Agreement, another Business Combination, are not consummated by February 19, 2022 or such later date as approved by the stockholders of Acquiror to complete a Business Combination, Acquiror will be obligated to return to its stockholders the amounts being held in the Trust Account. Accordingly, each of the Company and Holdings (on behalf of itself and its controlled Affiliates) hereby waives any past, present or future claim of any kind against, and any right to access, the Trust Account or to collect from the Trust Account any monies that may be owed to them by Acquiror or any of its Affiliates for any reason whatsoever, and will not seek recourse against the Trust Account at any time for any reason whatsoever. This Section 7.04 shall survive the termination of this Agreement for any reason; provided, that nothing herein shall serve to limit or prohibit the Company’s or Holdings’ right to pursue a claim against Acquiror or any of its Affiliates for legal relief against assets held outside the Trust Account (including from and after the consummation of a Business Combination other than as contemplated by this Agreement) or pursuant to Section 12.13 for specific performance or other injunctive relief. This Section 7.04 shall survive the termination of this Agreement for any reason.

 

Section 7.05           Proxy Solicitation; Other Actions.

 

(a)            The Company agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to provide Acquiror not later than July 28, 2020, (i) audited financial statements, including consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income, shareholder’s equity and cash flows, of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the years ended December 31, 2019, December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, in each case, prepared in accordance with GAAP and Regulation S-X and audited in accordance with the auditing standards of the PCAOB (provided, that such audited financial statements shall not be required to include a signed audit opinion, which signed audit opinion shall be delivered upon the initial filing of the Proxy Statement with the SEC), and (ii) unaudited financial statements, including consolidated condensed balance sheets and consolidated condensed statements of income and comprehensive income, shareholder’s equity and cash flows, of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at and for the three-months ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019, in each case, prepared in accordance with GAAP and Regulation S-X. The Company shall be available to, and the Company and its Subsidiaries shall use commercially reasonable efforts to make their officers and employees available to, in each case, during normal business hours and upon reasonable advanced notice, Acquiror and its counsel in connection with (A) the drafting of the Proxy Statement and (B) responding in a timely manner to comments on the Proxy Statement from the SEC. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall reasonably cooperate with Acquiror in connection with the preparation for inclusion in the Proxy Statement of pro forma financial statements that comply with the requirements of Regulation S-X under the rules and regulations of the SEC (as interpreted by the staff of the SEC).

 

(b)            From and after the date on which the Proxy Statement is mailed to Acquiror’s stockholders, the Company will give Acquiror prompt written notice of any action taken or not taken by the Company or its Subsidiaries or of any development regarding the Company or its Subsidiaries, in any such case which is or becomes known by the Company, that would cause the Proxy Statement to contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, that, if any such action shall be taken or fail to be taken or such development shall otherwise occur, Acquiror and the Company shall cooperate fully to cause an amendment or supplement to be made promptly to the Proxy Statement, such that the Proxy Statement no longer contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, further, however, that no information received by Acquiror pursuant to this Section 7.05 shall operate as a waiver or otherwise affect any representation, warranty or agreement given or made by the party who disclosed such information, and no such information shall be deemed to change, supplement or amend the Schedules.

 

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Section 7.06           Code Section 280G. To the extent that any “disqualified individual” (within the meaning of Section 280G(c) of the Code and the regulations thereunder) has the right to receive any payments or benefits that could be deemed to constitute “parachute payments” (within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2)(A) of the Code and the regulations thereunder), then, the Company will: (a) no later than six days prior to the Closing Date, solicit and use its reasonable best efforts to obtain from each such “disqualified individual” a waiver of such disqualified individual’s rights to some or all of such payments or benefits (the “Waived 280G Benefits”) so that any remaining payments and/or benefits shall not be deemed to be “excess parachute payments” (within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code and the regulations thereunder); and (b) no later than three days prior to the Closing Date, with respect to each individual who agrees to the waiver described in clause (a), submit to a vote of holders of the equity interests of the Company entitled to vote on such matters, in the manner required under Section 280G(b)(5) of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder, along with adequate disclosure intended to satisfy such requirements (including Q&A 7 of Section 1.280G-1 of such regulations), the right of any such “disqualified individual” to receive the Waived 280G Benefits. Prior to, and in no event later than four days prior to soliciting such waivers and approval, the Company shall provide drafts of such waivers and approval materials to Acquiror for its reasonable review and comment, and the Company shall consider in good faith any changes reasonably requested by Acquiror. No later than seven days prior to soliciting the waivers, the Company shall provide Acquiror with the calculations and related documentation to determine whether and to what extent the vote described in this Section 7.06 is necessary in order to avoid the imposition of Taxes under Section 4999 of the Code. Prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver to Acquiror evidence that a vote of the stockholders of the Company was solicited in accordance with the foregoing and whether the requisite number of votes of the stockholders of the Company was obtained with respect to the Waived 280G Benefits or that the vote did not pass and the Waived 280G Benefits will not be paid or retained.

 

Section 7.07           Certain Transaction Agreements. Except to the extent provided in writing by the Acquiror, neither Holdings nor the Company shall permit any amendment or modification to be made to any Voting and Support Agreement to the extent that such amendment or modification would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the closing of the Transactions. Holdings and the Company shall take, or cause to be taken, all actions and do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable to satisfy in all material respects on a timely basis all conditions and covenants applicable to Holdings and the Company in each Voting and Support Agreement and otherwise comply with its obligations thereunder and to enforce its rights under each such agreement, except to the extent that the vote(s) of the holder(s) of outstanding shares of Acquiror Common Stock entitled to vote at the Special Meeting party thereto is reasonably determined by Holdings and the Company not to be required or necessary in order to obtain approval of the Acquiror Stockholder Matters or to the extent that the failure of Holdings or the Company to enforce such rights would not reasonable be expected to materially and adversely affect the closing of the Transactions. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Holdings and the Company shall give the Acquiror, prompt written notice: (a) of any breach or default (or any threatened breach or default) by any party to any Voting and Support Agreement known to Holdings or the Company; or (b) of the receipt of any written notice or other written communication from any other party to any Voting and Support Agreement with respect to any actual, potential, threatened or claimed expiration, lapse, withdrawal, breach, default, termination or repudiation by any party under any such agreement or any provisions of any such agreement.

 

Section 7.08           FIRPTA. At the Closing, the Company shall deliver to Acquiror (i) a certificate in such form as reasonably requested by Acquiror conforming to the requirements of Section 1.897-2(h)(1)(i) and 1.1445-2(c)(3)(i) of the Treasury Regulations, and (ii) evidence in form and substance satisfactory to Acquiror that the Company has delivered to the IRS the notification required under Section 1.897-2(h)(2) of the Treasury Regulations.

 

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Section 7.09           Termination of Certain Agreements. On and as of the Closing, Holdings or the Company (as applicable) shall take all actions necessary to cause the Contracts listed on Schedule 7.09 to be terminated without any further force and effect without any cost or other liability or obligation to Holdings, the Company or its Subsidiaries (as applicable), and there shall be no further obligations of any of the relevant parties thereunder following the Closing.

 

Article VIII
COVENANTS OF ACQUIROR

 

Section 8.01           HSR Act and Regulatory Approvals.

 

(a)            In connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, Acquiror shall (and, to the extent required, shall cause its Affiliates to) comply promptly but in no event later than ten Business Days after the date hereof with the notification and reporting requirements of the HSR Act; provided that, in the event that there is a Government Closure, such days shall be extended day-for-day, for each Business Day the Government Closure is in effect. Acquiror shall substantially comply with any Information or Document Requests.

 

(b)            Acquiror shall request early termination of any waiting period under the HSR Act and undertake promptly any and all action required to (i) obtain termination or expiration of the waiting period under the HSR Act, (ii) prevent the entry in any Action brought by a Regulatory Consent Authority or any other Person of any Governmental Order which would prohibit, make unlawful or delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (iii) if any such Governmental Order is issued in any such Action, cause such Governmental Order to be lifted.

 

(c)            Acquiror shall cooperate in good faith with the Regulatory Consent Authorities and undertake promptly any and all action required to complete lawfully the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as soon as practicable (but in any event prior to the Termination Date) and, with the prior written consent of the Company, all action necessary or advisable to avoid, prevent, eliminate or remove the actual or threatened commencement of any proceeding in any forum by or on behalf of any Regulatory Consent Authority or the issuance of any Governmental Order that would delay, enjoin, prevent, restrain or otherwise prohibit the consummation of the Transactions, including (i) proffering and consenting and/or agreeing to a Governmental Order or other agreement providing for (A) the sale, licensing or other disposition, or the holding separate, of particular assets, categories of assets or lines of business of the Company or Acquiror or (B) the termination, amendment or assignment of existing relationships and contractual rights and obligations of the Company or Acquiror and (ii) promptly effecting the disposition, licensing or holding separate of assets or lines of business or the termination, amendment or assignment of existing relationships and contractual rights, in each case, at such time as may be necessary to permit the lawful consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby on or prior to the Termination Date. The entry by any Governmental Authority in any Action of a Governmental Order permitting the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby but requiring any of the assets or lines of business of Acquiror to be sold, licensed or otherwise disposed or held separate thereafter (including the business and assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries) shall not be deemed a failure to satisfy any condition specified in Article X.

 

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(d)            Acquiror shall promptly furnish to the Company copies of any notices or written communications received by Acquiror or any of its Affiliates from any third party or any Governmental Authority with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and Acquiror shall permit counsel to the Company an opportunity to review in advance, and Acquiror shall consider in good faith the views of such counsel in connection with, any proposed written communications by Acquiror and/or its Affiliates to any Governmental Authority concerning the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided, that Acquiror shall not extend any waiting period or comparable period under the HSR Act or enter into any agreement with any Governmental Authority without the written consent of the Company. Acquiror agrees to provide the Company and its counsel the opportunity, on reasonable advance notice, to participate in any substantive meetings or discussions, either in person or by telephone, between Acquiror and/or any of its Affiliates, agents or advisors, on the one hand, and any Governmental Authority, on the other hand, concerning or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(e)            Except as required by this Agreement, Acquiror shall not engage in any action or enter into any transaction, that would reasonably be expected to materially impair or delay Acquiror’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or perform its obligations hereunder.

 

Section 8.02           Indemnification and Insurance.

 

(a)            From and after the First Effective Time, Acquiror agrees that it shall indemnify and hold harmless each present and former director, manager and officer of the Company and Acquiror and each of their respective Subsidiaries against any costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages or liabilities incurred in connection with any Action, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of or pertaining to matters existing or occurring at or prior to the First Effective Time, whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the First Effective Time, to the fullest extent that the Company, Acquiror or their respective Subsidiaries, as the case may be, would have been permitted under applicable Law and their respective certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational documents in effect on the date of this Agreement to indemnify such Person (including the advancing of expenses as incurred to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law). Without limiting the foregoing, Acquiror shall cause the Surviving Entity and each of its Subsidiaries to, (i) maintain for a period of not less than six years from the First Effective Time provisions in its certificate of incorporation, bylaws and other organizational documents concerning the indemnification and exoneration (including provisions relating to expense advancement) of officers and directors/managers that are no less favorable to those Persons than the provisions of such certificates of incorporation, bylaws and other organizational documents as of the date of this Agreement and (ii) not amend, repeal or otherwise modify such provisions in any respect that would adversely affect the rights of those Persons thereunder, in each case, except as required by Law.

 

(b)            For a period of six years from the First Effective Time, Acquiror shall, or shall cause one or more of its Subsidiaries to, maintain in effect directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those Persons who are currently covered by the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies (true, correct and complete copies of which have been heretofore made available to Acquiror or its agents or representatives) on terms not less favorable than the terms of such current insurance coverage, except that in no event shall Acquiror or its Subsidiaries be required to pay an annual premium for such insurance in excess of 300% of the aggregate annual premium payable by the Company and its Subsidiaries for such insurance policy for the year ended December 31, 2019; provided, however, that (i) Acquiror may cause coverage to be extended under the current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance by obtaining a six-year “tail” policy containing terms not materially less favorable than the terms of such current insurance coverage with respect to claims existing or occurring at or prior to the First Effective Time (the “D&O Tail”) and (ii) if any claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, any insurance required to be maintained under this Section 8.02 shall be continued in respect of such claim until the final disposition thereof.

 

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(c)            Acquiror and the Company hereby acknowledge (on behalf of themselves and their respective Subsidiaries) that the indemnified Persons under this Section 8.02 may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or insurance provided by current stockholders, members, or other Affiliates of such stockholders or members (“Indemnitee Affiliates”) separate from the indemnification obligations of the Acquiror, the Company and their respective Subsidiaries hereunder. The Parties hereby agree (i) that the Acquiror, the Company and their respective Subsidiaries are the indemnitors of first resort (i.e., its obligations to the indemnified Persons under this Section 8.02 are primary and any obligation of any Indemnitee Affiliate to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by the indemnified Persons under this Section 8.02 are secondary), (ii) that the Acquiror, the Company and their respective Subsidiaries shall be required to advance the full amount of expenses incurred by the indemnified Persons under this Section 8.02 and shall be liable for the full amount of all expenses, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement to the extent legally permitted and required by the Acquiror’s, the Company’s and their respective Subsidiaries’ governing documents or any director or officer indemnification agreements, without regard to any rights the indemnified Persons under this Section 8.02 may have against any Indemnitee Affiliate, and (iii) that the Parties (on behalf of themselves and their respective Subsidiaries) irrevocably waive, relinquish and release the Indemnitee Affiliates from any and all claims against the Indemnitee Affiliates for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof.

 

(d)            Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, this Section 8.02 shall survive the consummation of the First Merger indefinitely and shall be binding, jointly and severally, on Acquiror, the Surviving Corporation and the Surviving Entity and all successors and assigns of Acquiror, the Surviving Corporation and the Surviving Entity. In the event that Acquiror, the Surviving Corporation or the Surviving Entity or any of their respective successors or assigns consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then, and in each such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Acquiror, the Surviving Corporation or the Surviving Entity, as the case may be, shall succeed to the obligations set forth in this Section 8.02.

 

Section 8.03            Conduct of Acquiror During the Interim Period.

 

(a)            During the Interim Period, except as set forth on Schedule 8.03 or as contemplated by this Agreement or as consented to by the Company in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld, delayed or denied, except, in the case of clauses (i), (ii), (iv), (vi) and (vii) below, as to which the Company’s consent may be granted or withheld in its sole discretion), Acquiror shall not and each shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to:

 

(i)            change, modify or amend the Trust Agreement, the Acquiror Organizational Documents or the organizational documents of First Merger Sub or Second Merger Sub;

 

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(ii)           (A) declare, set aside or pay any dividends on, or make any other distribution in respect of any outstanding capital stock of, or other equity interests in, Acquiror; (B) split, combine or reclassify any capital stock of, or other equity interests in, Acquiror; or (C) other than in connection with the Acquiror Stockholder Redemption or as otherwise required by Acquiror’s Organizational Documents in order to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, or offer to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, any capital stock of, or other equity interests in, Acquiror;

 

(iii)          make, change or revoke any material tax election, adopt or change any material accounting method with respect to Taxes, file any amended material Tax Return, settle or compromise any material Tax liability, enter into any material closing agreement with respect to any Tax, surrender any right to claim a material refund of Taxes or consent to any extension or waiver of the limitations period applicable to any material Tax claim or assessment or enter into any Tax sharing or Tax indemnification agreement (except, in each case, for such agreements that are commercial contracts not primarily relating to Taxes) or similar agreement or take any similar action relating to Taxes, if such election, change, amendment, agreement, settlement, consent or other action would have the effect of materially increasing the present or future Tax liability or materially decreasing any present or future Tax asset of the Company or any its Subsidiaries in a manner that will disproportionately affect Company’s stockholders (as compared to the Acquiror’s stockholders) after the Closing;

 

(iv)          enter into, renew or amend in any material respect, any transaction or Contract with an Affiliate of Acquiror (including, for the avoidance of doubt, (x) the Sponsors or anyone related by blood, marriage or adoption to any Sponsor and (y) any Person in which any Sponsor has a direct or indirect legal, contractual or beneficial ownership interest of 5% or greater);

 

(v)           waive, release, compromise, settle or satisfy any pending or threatened material claim (which shall include, but not be limited to, any pending or threatened Action) or compromise or settle any liability;

 

(vi)          incur, guarantee or otherwise become liable for (whether directly, contingently or otherwise) any Indebtedness other than issuance of the Convertible Notes on the terms set forth in the Convertible Subscription Agreements; or

 

(vii)         (A) offer, issue, deliver, grant or sell, or authorize or propose to offer, issue, deliver, grant or sell, any capital stock of, other equity interests, equity equivalents, stock appreciation rights, phantom stock ownership interests or similar rights in, Acquiror or any of its Subsidiaries or any securities convertible into, or any rights, warrants or options to acquire, any such capital stock or equity interests, other than (x) issuance of Acquiror Class A Common Stock in connection with the exercise of any Acquiror Warrants outstanding on the date hereof, (y) issuance of the Convertible Notes on the terms set forth in the Convertible Subscription Agreements or (z) issuance of Acquiror Class A Common Stock at not less than $10 per share and issuance of up to 6,500,000 Acquiror Warrants at an exercise price per share of not less than $12.50 per share, in each case on the terms set forth in the Common Subscription Agreements or (B) amend, modify or waive any of the terms or rights set forth in, any Acquiror Warrant or the Warrant Agreement, including any amendment, modification or reduction of the warrant price set forth therein.

 

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(b)            During the Interim Period, Acquiror shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to comply with, and continue performing under, as applicable, the Acquiror Organizational Documents, the Trust Agreement, the Transaction Agreements and all other agreements or Contracts to which Acquiror or its Subsidiaries may be a party.

 

Section 8.04           PIPE Investment. Unless otherwise approved in writing by the Company, no Acquiror Party shall permit any amendment or modification to be made to, any waiver (in whole or in part) or provide consent to (including consent to termination), of any provision or remedy under, or any replacements of, any of the Subscription Agreements in a manner adverse to Holdings or the Company. Acquiror shall take, or cause to be taken, all actions and do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreements on the terms and conditions described therein, including maintaining in effect the Subscription Agreements and to: (i) satisfy in all material respects on a timely basis all conditions and covenants applicable to Acquiror in the Subscription Agreements and otherwise comply with its obligations thereunder, (ii) in the event that all conditions in the Subscription Agreements (other than conditions that Acquiror or any of its Affiliates control the satisfaction of and other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing) have been satisfied, consummate transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreements at or prior to Closing; (iii) confer with the Company regarding timing of the Expected Closing Date (as defined in the Subscription Agreements); (iv) deliver notices to counterparties to the Subscription Agreements sufficiently in advance of the Closing to cause them to fund their obligations as far in advance of the Closing as permitted by the Subscription Agreements; and (v) without limiting the Company’s rights to enforce certain of such Subscription Agreements thereunder or pursuant to Section 12.13, enforce its rights under the Subscription Agreements in the event that all conditions in the Subscription Agreements (other than conditions that Acquiror or any of its Affiliates control the satisfaction of and other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing) have been satisfied, to cause the applicable PIPE Investors to pay to (or as directed by) Acquiror the applicable portion of the PIPE Investment Amount, as applicable, set forth in the Subscription Agreements in accordance with their terms. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Acquiror shall give the Company, prompt written notice: (A) of any amendment to any Subscription Agreement (other than as a result of any assignments or transfers contemplated therein or otherwise permitted thereby); (B) of any breach or default (or any event or circumstance that, with or without notice, lapse of time or both, could give rise to any breach or default) by any party to any Subscription Agreement known to Acquiror; (C) of the receipt of any written notice or other written communication from any party to any Subscription Agreement with respect to any actual, potential, threatened or claimed expiration, lapse, withdrawal, breach, default, termination or repudiation by any party to any Subscription Agreement or any provisions of any Subscription Agreement; and (D) if Acquiror does not expect to receive all or any portion of the PIPE Investment Amount on the terms, in the manner or from the PIPE Investors as contemplated by the Subscription Agreements. Acquiror shall deliver all notices it is required to deliver under the Subscription Agreements on a timely basis in order to cause the PIPE Investors to consummate the PIPE Investment concurrently with the Closing and shall take all actions required under any Subscription Agreements with respect to the timely issuance and delivery of any physical certificates evidencing the shares of Acquiror Class A Common Stock or Acquiror Warrants as and when required under any such Subscription Agreements.

 

Section 8.05           Certain Transaction Agreements. Unless otherwise approved in writing by the Company, no Acquiror Party shall permit any amendment or modification to be made to, any waiver (in whole or in part) or provide consent to (including consent to termination), of any provision or remedy under, or any replacement of, the Sponsor Agreement or any Non-Redemption Agreement. Acquiror shall take, or cause to be taken, all actions and do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable to satisfy in all material respects on a timely basis all conditions and covenants applicable to Acquiror in the Sponsor Agreement, each Non-Redemption Agreement and otherwise comply with its obligations thereunder and to enforce its rights under each such agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Acquiror shall give the Company, prompt written notice: (A) of any breach or default (or any event or circumstance that, with or without notice, lapse of time or both, could give rise to any breach or default) by any party to the Sponsor Agreement or any Non-Redemption Agreement known to Acquiror; (B) of the receipt of any written notice or other written communication from any other party to the Sponsor Agreement or any Non-Redemption Agreement with respect to any actual, potential, threatened or claimed expiration, lapse, withdrawal, breach, default, termination or repudiation by any party under any such agreement or any provisions of any such agreement.

 

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Section 8.06           Inspection. Subject to confidentiality obligations and similar restrictions that may be applicable to information furnished to Acquiror or its Subsidiaries by third parties that may be in Acquiror’s or its Subsidiaries’ possession from time to time, and except for any information which in the opinion of legal counsel of Acquiror would result in the loss of attorney-client privilege or other privilege from disclosure, Acquiror shall afford to the Company, its Affiliates and their respective Representatives reasonable access during the Interim Period, during normal business hours and with reasonable advance notice, to their respective properties, books, Contracts, commitments, Tax Returns, records and appropriate officers and employees of Acquiror and its Subsidiaries, and shall use its and their commercially reasonable efforts to furnish such Representatives with all financial and operating data and other information concerning the affairs of Acquiror that are in the possession of Acquiror, in each case as the Company and its Representatives may reasonably request solely for purposes of consummating the Transactions. The Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to make alternative arrangements for such disclosure where the restrictions in the preceding sentence apply. All information obtained by the Company, its Affiliates and their respective Representatives under this Agreement shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreement prior to the Second Effective Time.

 

Section 8.07           Acquiror NYSE Listing. From the date hereof through the Closing, Acquiror shall use reasonable best efforts to ensure Acquiror remains listed as a public company on, and for shares of Acquiror Class A Common Stock and Acquiror Warrants (but, in the case of Acquiror Warrants, only to the extent issued as of the date hereof) to be listed on, the NYSE.

 

Section 8.08           Acquiror Public Filings. From the date hereof through the Closing, Acquiror will keep current and timely file all reports required to be filed or furnished with the SEC and otherwise comply in all material respects with its reporting obligations under applicable Securities Laws.

 

Section 8.09           Section 16 Matters. Prior to the First Effective Time, Acquiror shall take all commercially reasonable steps as may be required (to the extent permitted under applicable Law) to cause any acquisition or disposition of the Acquiror Class A Common Stock or any derivative thereof that occurs or is deemed to occur by reason of or pursuant to the Transactions by each Person who is or will be or may be subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act with respect to Acquiror to be exempt under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, including by taking steps in accordance with the No-Action Letter, dated January 12, 1999, issued by the SEC regarding such matters.

 

Section 8.10           Acquiror Board of Directors. The Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the individuals listed on Schedule 8.10 and the other persons identified by the applicable Party following the date hereof are elected and appointed as directors of Acquiror effective at the Closing; provided, that any such individuals not listed on Schedule 8.10 shall be identified as promptly as practicable following the date hereof (but in no event later than the date on which the Proxy Statement is filed with the SEC).

 

Section 8.11           Incentive Equity Plan. Prior to the Closing Date, Acquiror shall approve, and subject to approval of the stockholders of Acquiror, adopt, a management incentive equity plan, the proposed form and terms of which shall be prepared and delivered by Acquiror to the Company and shall be mutually agreed by Acquiror and the Company prior to the Closing Date (the “Incentive Equity Plan”).

 

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Section 8.12           Qualification as an Emerging Growth Company. Acquiror shall, at all times during the period from the date hereof until the Closing: (a) take all actions necessary to continue to qualify as an “emerging growth company” within the meaning of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (“JOBS Act”); and (b) not take any action that would cause Acquiror to not qualify as an “emerging growth company” within the meaning of the JOBS Act.

 

Article IX
JOINT COVENANTS

 

Section 9.01           Support of Transaction. Without limiting any covenant contained in Article VII or Article VIII, including the obligations of the Company and Acquiror with respect to the notifications, filings, reaffirmations and applications described in Section 7.03 and Section 8.01, respectively, which obligations shall control to the extent of any conflict with the succeeding provisions of this Section 9.01, Acquiror and the Company shall each, and shall each cause their respective Subsidiaries to: (a) use commercially reasonable efforts to assemble, prepare and file any information (and, as needed, to supplement such information) as may be reasonably necessary to obtain as promptly as practicable all governmental and regulatory consents required to be obtained in connection with the Transactions, (b) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all material consents and approvals of third parties that any of Acquiror, the Company, or their respective Affiliates are required to obtain in order to consummate the Transactions; provided that, Holdings and the Company shall not be required to seek any such required consents or approvals of third party counterparties to Material Contracts with the Company or its Subsidiaries to the extent such Material Contract is otherwise terminable at will, for convenience or upon or after the giving of notice of termination by a party thereto unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Company and Acquiror, and (c) take such other action as may reasonably be necessary or as another Party may reasonably request to satisfy the conditions of the other Party set forth in Article X or otherwise to comply with this Agreement and to consummate the Transactions as soon as practicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall Acquiror, First Merger Sub, Second Merger Sub, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries be obligated to bear any material expense or pay any material fee or grant any material concession in connection with obtaining any consents, authorizations or approvals pursuant to the terms of any Contract to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or otherwise required in connection with the consummation of the Transactions. Without breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement of Holdings or the Company under this Agreement or the Confidentiality Agreement and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or therein, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries may purchase and/or sell (but may not redeem (including through the Acquiror Stockholder Redemption)) shares of Acquiror Class A Common Stock at any time prior to the Closing; provided that, the Company shall cause all shares so acquired that are owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as of the record date established pursuant to Section 9.02(b) to be voted in favor of each of the Acquiror Stockholder Matters.

 

Section 9.02           Proxy Statement; Acquiror Special Meeting.

 

(a)            Proxy Statement.

 

(i)            As promptly as practicable (and in any event on or prior to the later of (i) the tenth (10th) Business Day following the delivery of the financial statements pursuant to the first sentence of Section 7.05(a) and (ii) August 3, 2020), Acquiror shall, in accordance with this Section 9.02(a), prepare and file with the SEC, in preliminary form, a proxy statement in connection with the Transactions (as amended or supplemented, the “Proxy Statement”) to be sent to the stockholders of Acquiror in advance of the Special Meeting, for the purpose of, among other things: (A) providing Acquiror’s stockholders with the opportunity to redeem shares of Acquiror Class A Common Stock by tendering such shares for redemption not later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the date that is two (2) Business Days prior to the date of the Special Meeting (the “Acquiror Stockholder Redemption”); and (B) soliciting proxies from holders of Acquiror Class A Common Stock to vote at the Special Meeting, as adjourned or postponed, in favor of: (1) the adoption of this Agreement and approval of the Transactions; (2) the issuance of shares of Acquiror Class A Common Stock in connection with the First Merger (including as may be required under the NYSE); (3) the amendment and restatement of the Certificate of Incorporation in the form of the Acquiror Charter attached as Exhibit A hereto; (4) the approval of the adoption of the Incentive Equity Plan; and (5) any other proposals the Parties agree are necessary or desirable to consummate the Transactions (collectively, the “Acquiror Stockholder Matters”). Without the prior written consent of the Company, the Acquiror Stockholder Matters shall be the only matters (other than procedural matters) which Acquiror shall propose to be acted on by the Acquiror’s stockholders at the Special Meeting, as adjourned or postponed. The Proxy Statement will comply as to form and substance with the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder. Acquiror shall (I) file the definitive Proxy Statement with the SEC, (II) cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to its stockholders of record, as of the record date to be established by the board of directors of Acquiror in accordance with Section 9.02(b), as promptly as practicable (but in no event later than three (3) Business Days except as otherwise required by applicable Law) following the earlier to occur of: (x) in the event the preliminary Proxy Statement is not reviewed by the SEC, the expiration of the waiting period in Rule 14a-6(a) under the Exchange Act; or (y) in the event the preliminary Proxy Statement is reviewed by the SEC, receipt of oral or written notification of the completion of the review by the SEC (such earlier date, the “Proxy Clearance Date”) and (III) promptly (and in no event later than the fifth (5th) Business Day following the date of this Agreement) commence a “broker search” in accordance with Rule 14a-12 of the Exchange Act.

 

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(ii)           Prior to filing with the SEC, Acquiror will make available to the Company drafts of the Proxy Statement and any other documents to be filed with the SEC, both preliminary and final, and any amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement or such other document and will provide the Company with a reasonable opportunity to comment on such drafts and shall consider such comments in good faith. Acquiror shall not file any such documents with the SEC without the prior written consent of the Company (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). Acquiror will advise the Company promptly after it receives notice thereof, of: (A) the time when the Proxy Statement has been filed; (B) in the event the preliminary Proxy Statement is not reviewed by the SEC, the expiration of the waiting period in Rule 14a-6(a) under the Exchange Act; (C) in the event the preliminary Proxy Statement is reviewed by the SEC, receipt of oral or written notification of the completion of the review by the SEC; (D) the filing of any supplement or amendment to the Proxy Statement; (E) any request by the SEC for amendment of the Proxy Statement; (F) any comments from the SEC relating to the Proxy Statement and responses thereto; and (G) requests by the SEC for additional information. Acquiror shall respond to any SEC comments on the Proxy Statement as promptly as practicable (and in any event within 10 Business Days following receipt by Acquiror of any such SEC comments except to the extent due to the failure by the Company to timely provide information required to respond to such SEC comments) and shall use its reasonable best efforts to have the Proxy Statement cleared by the SEC under the Exchange Act as promptly as practicable; provided, that prior to responding to any requests or comments from the SEC, Acquiror will make available to the Company drafts of any such response and provide the Company with a reasonable opportunity to comment on such drafts.

 

(iii)            If, at any time prior to the Special Meeting, there shall be discovered any information that should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, Acquiror shall promptly file an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement containing such information. If, at any time prior to the Closing, the Company discovers any information, event or circumstance relating to the Company, its business or any of its Affiliates, officers, directors or employees that should be set forth in an amendment or a supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, then the Company shall promptly inform Acquiror of such information, event or circumstance.

 

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(iv)          Acquiror shall make all necessary filings with respect to the Transactions under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and applicable “blue sky” laws, and any rules and regulations thereunder. The Company agrees to promptly provide Acquiror with all information concerning the business, management, operations and financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries, in each case, reasonably requested by Acquiror for inclusion in the Proxy Statement.

 

(b)            Acquiror Special Meeting. Acquiror shall, prior to or as promptly as practicable following the Proxy Clearance Date (and in no event later than the date the Proxy Statement is required to be mailed in accordance with Section 9.02(a)), establish a record date (which date shall be mutually agreed with the Company) for, duly call and give notice of, the Special Meeting. Acquiror shall convene and hold a meeting of Acquiror’s stockholders, for the purpose of obtaining the approval of the Acquiror Stockholder Matters (the “Special Meeting”), which meeting shall be held not more than 25 days after the date on which Acquiror commences the mailing of the Proxy Statement to its stockholders. Acquiror shall use its reasonable best efforts to take all actions necessary (in its discretion or at the request of the Company) to obtain the approval of the Acquiror Stockholder Matters at the Special Meeting, including as such Special Meeting may be adjourned or postponed in accordance with this Agreement, including by soliciting proxies as promptly as practicable in accordance with applicable Law for the purpose of seeking the approval of the Acquiror Stockholder Matters. Acquiror shall include the Acquiror Board Recommendation in the Proxy Statement. The board of directors of Acquiror shall not (and no committee or subgroup thereof shall) change, withdraw, withhold, qualify or modify, or publicly propose to change, withdraw, withhold, qualify or modify, the Acquiror Board Recommendation for any reason. Acquiror agrees that its obligation to establish a record date for, duly call, give notice of, convene and hold the Special Meeting for the purpose of seeking approval of the Acquiror Stockholder Matters shall not be affected by any intervening event or circumstance, and Acquiror agrees to establish a record date for, duly call, give notice of, convene and hold the Special Meeting and submit for the approval of its stockholders the Acquiror Stockholder Matters, in each case in accordance with this Agreement, regardless of any intervening event or circumstance. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Acquiror shall be entitled to (and, in the case of the following clauses (ii) and (iii), at the request of the Company, shall) postpone or adjourn the Special Meeting for a period of no longer than 15 days: (i) to ensure that any supplement or amendment to the Proxy Statement that the board of directors of Acquiror has determined in good faith is required by applicable Law is disclosed to Acquiror’s stockholders and for such supplement or amendment to be promptly disseminated to Acquiror’s stockholders prior to the Special Meeting; (ii) if, as of the time for which the Special Meeting is originally scheduled (as set forth in the Proxy Statement), there are insufficient shares of Acquiror Class A Common Stock represented (either in person or by proxy) to constitute a quorum necessary to conduct the business to be conducted at the Special Meeting; (iii) in order to solicit additional proxies from stockholders for purposes of obtaining approval of the Acquiror Stockholder Matters; or (iv) only with the prior written consent of the Company, for purposes of satisfying the condition set forth in Section 10.03(c) hereof; provided, that, notwithstanding any longer adjournment or postponement period specified at the beginning of this sentence, in the event of any such postponement or adjournment, the Special Meeting shall be reconvened as promptly as practicable following such time as the matters described in such clauses have been resolved.

 

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Section 9.03           Exclusivity.

 

(a)            During the Interim Period, the Company shall not take, nor shall it permit any of its Affiliates or Representatives to take, whether directly or indirectly, any action to solicit, initiate or engage in discussions or negotiations with, or enter into any agreement with, or encourage, or provide information to, any Person (other than Acquiror and/or any of its Affiliates or Representatives) concerning any purchase of any of the Company’s equity securities or the issuance and sale of any securities of, or membership interests in, the Company or its Subsidiaries (other than any purchases of equity securities by the Company from employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries) or any merger or sale of substantial assets involving the Company or its Subsidiaries, other than immaterial assets or assets sold in the ordinary course of business (each such acquisition transaction, but excluding the Transactions, an “Acquisition Transaction”); provided, that, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements and the consummation of the Transactions shall not be deemed a violation of this Section 9.03(a). The Company shall, and shall cause its Affiliates and Representatives to, immediately cease any and all existing discussions or negotiations with any Person conducted prior to the date hereof with respect to, or which is reasonably likely to give rise to or result in, an Acquisition Transaction.

 

(b)            During the Interim Period, Acquiror shall not take, nor shall it permit any of its Affiliates or Representatives to take, whether directly or indirectly, any action to solicit, initiate, continue or engage in discussions or negotiations with, or enter into any agreement with, or encourage, respond, provide information to or commence due diligence with respect to, any Person (other than the Company, its shareholders and/or any of their Affiliates or Representatives), concerning, relating to or which is intended or is reasonably likely to give rise to or result in, any offer, inquiry, proposal or indication of interest, written or oral relating to any Business Combination (a “Business Combination Proposal”) other than with the Company, its shareholders and their respective Affiliates and Representatives; provided, that, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements and the consummation of the Transactions shall not be deemed a violation of this Section 9.03(b). Acquiror shall, and shall cause its Affiliates and Representatives to, immediately cease any and all existing discussions or negotiations with any Person conducted prior to the date hereof with respect to, or which is reasonably likely to give rise to or result in, a Business Combination Proposal.

 

Section 9.04           Tax Matters.

 

(a)            Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Acquiror shall pay all transfer, documentary, sales, use, stamp, registration, value added or other similar Taxes incurred in connection with the Transactions. Acquiror shall, at its own expense, file all necessary Tax Returns with respect to all such Taxes, and, if required by applicable Law, the Company will join in the execution of any such Tax Returns.

 

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(b)            For U.S. federal income tax purposes (and for purposes of any applicable state or local Income Tax that follows the U.S. federal income tax treatment), each of the Parties intends that (i) the Pre-Closing Recapitalization will qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, (ii) the First Merger and the Second Merger, taken together, will constitute an integrated transaction that qualifies as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder, and (iii) the Holdings Termination (as described in Section 3.05 hereof) will be taken into account for purposes of Section 356 of the Code (collectively, the “Intended Income Tax Treatment”). The Parties will prepare and file all Tax Returns consistent with the Intended Income Tax Treatment and will not take any inconsistent position on any Tax Return or during the course of any audit, litigation or other proceeding with respect to Taxes, except as otherwise required by a determination within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code. Each of the Parties agrees to promptly notify all other Parties of any challenge to the Intended Income Tax Treatment by any Governmental Authority.

 

(c)            No Party shall take or cause to be taken any action, or fail to take or cause to be taken any action, which action or failure to act would reasonably be expected to prevent the First Merger and Second Merger from so qualifying for the Intended Income Tax Treatment.

 

(d)            The Company, Acquiror, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub hereby adopt this Agreement as a “plan of reorganization” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Sections 1.368-2(g) and 1.368-3(a).

 

(e)            The Parties shall reasonably cooperate for purposes of allowing Kirkland & Ellis LLP to render a tax opinion to Holdings at Closing regarding the Intended Income Tax Treatment and other tax matters in connection with the Transactions. For the avoidance of doubt, the tax opinion to be delivered by Kirkland & Ellis LLP shall not be a condition to Closing under this Agreement.

 

Section 9.05           Confidentiality; Publicity.

 

(a)            Acquiror acknowledges that the information being provided to it in connection with this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby is subject to the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference. The Confidentiality Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and shall apply to all information furnished thereunder or hereunder and any other activities contemplated thereby. The Company acknowledges that, in connection with the PIPE Investment, Acquiror shall be entitled to disclose, pursuant to the Exchange Act, any information contained in any presentation to the PIPE Investors, which information may include Confidential Material (as defined in the Confidentiality Agreement); provided, that, Acquiror provides the Company with a reasonable opportunity to review and provide comments to such presentation and the Company consents to the contents thereof.

 

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(b)            None of Acquiror, the Company or any of their respective Affiliates shall make any public announcement or issue any public communication regarding this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, or any matter related to the foregoing, without first obtaining the prior consent of the Company or Acquiror, as applicable (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), except if such announcement or other communication is required by applicable Law or legal process (including pursuant to the Securities Laws or the rules of any national securities exchange), in which case Acquiror or the Company, as applicable, shall use their reasonable best efforts to obtain such consent with respect to such announcement or communication with the other Party, prior to announcement or issuance; provided, however, that, subject to this Section 9.05, each Party and its Affiliates may make announcements regarding the status and terms (including price terms) of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby to their respective directors, officers, employees, direct and indirect current or prospective limited partners and investors or otherwise in the ordinary course of their respective businesses, in each case, so long as such recipients are obligated to keep such information confidential without the consent of any other Party; and provided, further, that subject to Section 7.02 and this Section 9.05, the foregoing shall not prohibit any Party from communicating with third parties to the extent necessary for the purpose of seeking any third party consent; provided, further, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 9.05(b), nothing herein shall modify or affect Acquiror’s obligations pursuant to Section 9.02.

 

Section 9.06           Post-Closing Cooperation; Further Assurances. Following the Closing, each Party shall, on the request of any other Party, execute such further documents, and perform such further acts, as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate to give full effect to the allocation of rights, benefits, obligations and liabilities contemplated by this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

Section 9.07           Redemption of Senior PIK Toggle Notes. The Company may (or may cause Polaris Intermediate to), to the extent permitted by and in accordance with the Senior PIK Toggle Notes and the Senior PIK Toggle Notes Indenture and without breach of this Agreement, prior to or substantially simultaneously with the First Effective Time, (i) issue or cause to be issued a conditional notice of optional redemption (which redemption shall be subject to the satisfaction of the conditions that the Closing has occurred and that Acquiror has received all or a portion, as applicable, of the Convertible PIPE Investment Amount) in respect of all, in the case that 100% of the Convertible PIPE Investment Amount is received by Acquiror at the First Effective Time, or a portion (as determined below), in the case that less than 100% of the Convertible PIPE Investment Amount is received by Acquiror at the Effective Time, of the then-outstanding Senior PIK Toggle Notes pursuant to the redemption provisions of the Senior PIK Toggle Notes Indenture, and (ii) take such other actions as it determines to facilitate redemption of such Senior PIK Toggle Notes pursuant to the redemption and, if applicable, the satisfaction and discharge provisions of the Senior PIK Toggle Notes Indenture at or as promptly as possible after the Closing. At the Closing, in the case that all the then-outstanding Senior PIK Toggle Notes are required to be redeemed, or prior to the redemption date, in the case that a portion of the then outstanding Senior PIK Toggle Notes are required to be redeemed, Acquiror shall deposit (or shall cause to be deposited) with the trustee under the Senior PIK Toggle Notes Indenture sufficient funds to effect such redemption and, if applicable, the satisfaction and discharge of the Senior PIK Toggle Notes (the “Senior PIK Toggle Notes Redemption”). In the case that a portion of the then-outstanding Senior PIK Toggle Notes is required to be redeemed pursuant to this Section 9.07, such portion shall be determined by Acquiror and the Company after taking into account the Convertible PIPE Investment Amount actually funded as of the First Effective Time and payment of fees and expenses relating to the Transactions and costs associated with the redemption of such Senior PIK Toggle Notes, including accrued interest and any premium. The Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, reasonably cooperate with Acquiror in connection with any Senior PIK Toggle Notes Redemption. Any notice of optional redemption and other related documents prepared by or on behalf of the Company in connection with the Senior PIK Toggle Notes Redemption shall be subject to the prior review of, and opportunity for comment by, Acquiror and its counsel.

 

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Section 9.08           Financing Cooperation.

 

(a)            Without limiting, amending or waiving any other obligation of a Party under this Agreement (including Section 8.04), prior to the Closing, each Party shall use its respective reasonable best efforts, and shall cause their respective officers, directors and employees to use their reasonable best efforts to provide such customary cooperation in connection with the timely arrangement and implementation of the debt financing described in the Convertible Subscription Agreement(s) on the terms specified therein as the other Party may reasonably request from time to time as long as any such request is timely made so as not to delay the Closing, including:

 

(i)            assisting with the preparation of the Convertible Notes indenture governing the Convertible Notes as promptly as practicable after the date hereof and consistent with the Convertible Subscription Agreement(s), including engaging a trustee and settlement agent (in Acquiror’s reasonable discretion);

 

(ii)            assisting in the preparation of, and executing and delivering, definitive financing documents, including documents contemplated by or related to the Convertible Notes indenture, customary closing certificates as may be required by the issuance of the Convertible Notes (none of which shall be a solvency or similar certificate) and other customary documents as may be reasonably requested by either Party (all of which in the case of the Company and its Subsidiaries shall be subject to the occurrence of the Closing and none of which require the delivery of a legal opinion); and

 

(iii)            cooperating with the other Party, and taking all corporate actions, subject to the occurrence of the Closing, reasonably requested by the other Party to permit the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Convertible Subscription Agreement(s).

 

(b)            Pursuant to one or more Subscription Agreements, one or more of the PIPE Investors is required to deposit all or a portion of the Common PIPE Investment and/or Convertible PIPE Investment Amount into an escrow account two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing. In connection therewith, Acquiror shall (in Acquiror’s reasonable discretion) designate and appoint one or more United States escrow agents and establish one or more United States escrow accounts and complete all “know-your-customer” information as required by such escrow agent as promptly as practicable after the date hereof to hold prior to the Closing, and disburse to the Acquiror at or prior to the closing thereof (and in any event prior to the Closing), the portion of the Common PIPE Investment Amount and/or Convertible PIPE Investment Amount, as applicable, subject thereto; provided, however, the Company hereby consents to the designation and appointment of State Street Bank as United States escrow agent for all or a portion of the Convertible PIPE Investment Amount.

 

(c)            Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, it is understood and agreed that the condition precedent set forth in Section 10.02(b), as applied to Holdings’ and the Company’s obligations under Section 9.08(a), shall be deemed to be satisfied unless the Convertible PIPE Investment has not been obtained as a result of Holdings’ or the Company’s intentional breach of its obligations under Section 9.08(a) and such intentional breach has been noticed at least 15 days prior to, and remains uncured as of, the date Closing is scheduled to occur as determined in accordance with Section 4.01.

 

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Article X
CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS

 

Section 10.01         Conditions to Obligations of All Parties. The obligations of the Parties to consummate, or cause to be consummated, the Transactions are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions, any one or more of which may be waived (if legally permitted) in writing by all of such Parties:

 

(a)            HSR Approval. The applicable waiting period(s) under the HSR Act in respect of the Transactions (and any extension thereof, or any timing agreements, understandings or commitments obtained by request or other action of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and/or the U.S. Department of Justice, as applicable) shall have expired or been terminated.

 

(b)            No Prohibition. There shall not be in force any Governmental Order, statute, rule or regulation enjoining or prohibiting the consummation of the Transactions.

 

(c)            Net Tangible Assets. Acquiror shall have at least $5,000,001 of net tangible assets (as determined in accordance with Rule 3a51-1(g)(1) of the Exchange Act) remaining after the Acquiror Stockholder Redemption.

 

(d)            Stockholder Approval. The approval of the Acquiror Stockholder Matters shall have been duly obtained in accordance with the DGCL, the Acquiror Organizational Documents and the rules and regulations of NYSE.

 

Section 10.02         Additional Conditions to Obligations of Acquiror Parties

 

. The obligations of the Acquiror Parties to consummate, or cause to be consummated, the Transactions are subject to the satisfaction of the following additional conditions, any one or more of which may be waived in writing by Acquiror:

 

(a)            Representations and Warranties.

 

(i)            Each of the representations and warranties of the Company contained in Section 5.01 (Corporate Organization of the Company), Section 5.03 (Due Authorization), Section 5.06(a) (Current Capitalization) and Section 5.23 (Brokers’ Fees) (collectively, the “Specified Representations”) shall be true and correct (without giving any effect to any limitation as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” or any similar limitation set forth therein) in all material respects as of the Closing Date as though then made (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, and in such case, shall be true and correct on and as of such earlier date).

 

(ii)            The representations and warranties of the Company contained in Section 5.22(a) (No Material Adverse Effect) shall be true and correct in all respects as of the Closing Date.

 

(iii)            Each of the representations and warranties of the Company contained in Article V (other than the Specified Representations and the representations and warranties of the Company contained in Section 5.22(a)), shall be true and correct (without giving any effect to any limitation as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” or any similar limitation set forth therein) as of the Closing Date as though then made (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, and in such case, shall be true and correct on and as of such earlier date), except, in either case, where the failure of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct, individually or in the aggregate, has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(b)            Agreements and Covenants. The covenants and agreements of the Company in this Agreement to be performed as of or prior to the Closing shall have been performed in all material respects.

 

(c)            Officer’s Certificate. The Company shall have delivered to Acquiror a certificate signed by an officer of the Company, dated the Closing Date, certifying that, to the knowledge and belief of such officer, the conditions specified in Section 10.02(a) and Section 10.02(b) have been fulfilled.

 

Section 10.03         Additional Conditions to the Obligations of the Company. The obligation of the Company to consummate or cause to be consummated the Transactions is subject to the satisfaction of the following additional conditions, any one or more of which may be waived in writing by the Company:

 

(a)            Representations and Warranties.

 

(i)            Each of the representations and warranties of the Acquiror Parties contained in Article VI (other than the representations and warranties of the Acquiror Parties contained in Section 6.11 (Capitalization)) shall be true and correct (without giving any effect to any limitation as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” or any similar limitation set forth therein) in all material respects as of the Closing Date as though then made (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, and in such case, shall be true and correct on and as of such earlier date).

 

(ii)            The representations and warranties of the Acquiror Parties contained in Section 6.11 (Capitalization) shall be true and correct other than de minimis inaccuracies, as of the Closing Date, as though then made.

 

(b)            Agreements and Covenants. The covenants and agreements of the Acquiror Parties in this Agreement to be performed as of or prior to the Closing shall have been performed in all material respects.

 

(c)            Available Closing Acquiror Cash. The Available Closing Acquiror Cash shall not be less than $2,700,000,000.

 

(d)            Officer’s Certificate. Acquiror shall have delivered to the Company a certificate signed by an officer of Acquiror, dated the Closing Date, certifying that, to the knowledge and belief of such officer, the conditions specified in Section 10.03(a), Section 10.03(b) and Section 10.03(c) have been fulfilled.

 

(e)            Sponsor Agreement. Each of the covenants of the Sponsor required under the Sponsor Agreement to be performed as of or prior to the Closing shall have been performed in all material respects, and none of the Sponsors shall have threatened (orally or in writing) (i) that the Sponsor Agreement is not valid, binding and in full force and effect, (ii) that the Company is in breach of or default under the Sponsor Agreement or (iii) to terminate the Sponsor Agreement.

 

Section 10.04         Frustration of Conditions. None of the Acquiror Parties or the Company may rely on the failure of any condition set forth in this Article X to be satisfied if such failure was caused by such Party’s failure to act in good faith or to take such actions as may be necessary to cause the conditions of the other Party to be satisfied, as required by Section 9.01.

 

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Article XI
TERMINATION/EFFECTIVENESS

 

Section 11.01         Termination. This Agreement may be terminated and the transactions contemplated hereby abandoned:

 

(a)            by written consent of the Company and Acquiror;

 

(b)            prior to the Closing, by written notice to the Company from Acquiror if (i) there is any breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of the Company set forth in this Agreement, such that the conditions specified in Section 10.02(a) or Section 10.02(b) would not be satisfied at the Closing (a “Terminating Company Breach”), except that, if such Terminating Company Breach is curable by the Company through the exercise of its commercially reasonable efforts, then, for a period of up to 30 days (or any shorter period of the time that remains between the date Acquiror provides written notice of such violation or breach and the Termination Date or the Extended Termination Date, as applicable) after receipt by the Company of notice from Acquiror of such breach, but only as long as the Company continues to use its commercially reasonable efforts to cure such Terminating Company Breach (the “Company Cure Period”), such termination shall not be effective, and such termination shall become effective only if the Terminating Company Breach is not cured within the Company Cure Period, (ii) the Closing has not occurred on or before January 28, 2021 (the “Termination Date”); provided, that if any Action for specific performance or other equitable relief by Holdings or the Company with respect to this Agreement, any other Transaction Agreement or otherwise with respect to the Transactions is commenced or pending on or before the Termination Date, then the Termination Date shall be automatically extended without any further action by any Party until the date that is 30 days following the date on which a final, non-appealable Governmental Order has been entered with respect to such Action and the Termination Date shall be deemed to be such later date for all purposes of this Agreement (the “Extended Termination Date”) or (iii) the consummation of the Mergers is permanently enjoined or prohibited by the terms of a final, non-appealable Governmental Order or a statute, rule or regulation; provided, that, the right to terminate this Agreement under subsection (i) or (ii) shall not be available if Acquiror’s failure to fulfill any obligation under this Agreement has been the primary cause of, or primarily resulted in, the failure of the Closing to occur on or before such date;

 

(c)            prior to the Closing, by written notice to Acquiror from the Company if (i) there is any breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of any Acquiror Party set forth in this Agreement, such that the conditions specified in Section 10.03(a) or Section 10.03(b) would not be satisfied at the Closing (a “Terminating Acquiror Breach”), except that, if any such Terminating Acquiror Breach is curable by such Acquiror Party through the exercise of its commercially reasonable efforts, then, for a period of up to 30 days (or any shorter period of the time that remains between the date the Company provides written notice of such violation or breach and the Termination Date or the Extended Termination Date, as applicable) after receipt by Acquiror of notice from the Company of such breach, but only as long as Acquiror continues to exercise such commercially reasonable efforts to cure such Terminating Acquiror Breach (the “Acquiror Cure Period”), such termination shall not be effective, and such termination shall become effective only if the Terminating Acquiror Breach is not cured within the Acquiror Cure Period, (ii) the Closing has not occurred on or before the Termination Date, or (iii) the consummation of the First Merger or the Second Merger is permanently enjoined or prohibited by the terms of a final, non-appealable Governmental Order or a statute, rule or regulation; provided, that the right to terminate this Agreement under subsection (i) or (ii) shall not be available if the Company’s failure to fulfill any obligation under this Agreement has been the primary cause of, or primarily resulted in, the failure of the Closing to occur on or before such date; or

 

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(d)            by written notice from either the Company or Acquiror to the other if the approval of the Acquiror Stockholder Matters by the Acquiror Stockholders is not obtained at the Special Meeting (subject to any adjournment, postponement or recess of the meeting); provided, that, the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 11.01(d) shall not be available to Acquiror if, at the time of such termination, Acquiror is in breach of Section 9.02.

 

Section 11.02         Effect of Termination. Except as otherwise set forth in this Section 11.02 or Section 12.13, in the event of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 11.01, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and have no effect, without any liability on the part of any Party or its respective Affiliates, officers, directors, employees or stockholders, other than liability of any Party for any intentional and willful breach of this Agreement by such Party occurring prior to such termination. The provisions of Section 7.04 (No Claim Against the Trust Account), Section 9.05 (Confidentiality; Publicity), this Section 11.02 (Effect of Termination) and Article XII (collectively, the “Surviving Provisions”) and the Confidentiality Agreement, and any other Section or Article of this Agreement referenced in the Surviving Provisions which are required to survive in order to give appropriate effect to the Surviving Provisions, shall in each case survive any termination of this Agreement.

 

Article XII
MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 12.01         Waiver. Any Party may, at any time prior to the Closing, by action taken by its board of directors or equivalent governing body, or officers thereunto duly authorized, waive in writing any of its rights or conditions in its favor under this Agreement or agree to an amendment or modification to this Agreement in the manner contemplated by Section 12.10 and by an agreement in writing executed in the same manner (but not necessarily by the same Persons) as this Agreement.

 

Section 12.02         Notices. All notices and other communications among the Parties shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (i) when delivered in person, (ii) when delivered after posting in the United States mail having been sent registered or certified mail return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii) when delivered by FedEx or other nationally recognized overnight delivery service or (iv) when e-mailed during normal business hours (and otherwise as of the immediately following Business Day), addressed as follows:

 

(a)            If to Acquiror, First Merger Sub or Second Merger Sub to:

 

Churchill Capital Corp. III

640 Fifth Avenue, 12th Floor

New York, NY 10019

Attn: Michael S. Klein

E-mail: Michael.klein@mkleinandcompany.com

 

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

767 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY 10153

Attn: Michael J. Aiello and Matthew Gilroy

E-mail: michael.aiello@weil.com and matthew.gilroy@weil.com

 

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(b)          If to the Company, the Surviving Corporation or the Surviving Entity, to:

 

c/o MultiPlan, Inc.

115 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY 10003

Attn: Mark Tabak and Jeff Doctoroff

E-mail: mtabak@multiplan.com and jeff.doctoroff@multiplan.com

 

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

c/o Hellman & Friedman, LLC

415 Mission Street

Suite 5700

San Francisco, CA 94105

Attn: Arrie Park

Email: apark@hf.com

 

and

 

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

300 N. LaSalle

Chicago, IL 60654

Attn: Richard J. Campbell, P.C., Jon-Micheal A. Wheat, P.C. and Emma E. Lange-Novak

E-mail:  rcampbell@kirkland.com, jwheat@kirkland.com and emma.lange-novak@kirkland.com

 

and

 

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

2475 Hanover Street

Palo Alto, CA 94304

Attn: Atif Azher and William B. Brentani

E-mail:  aazher@stblaw.com and wbrentani@stblaw.com

 

or to such other address or addresses as the Parties may from time to time designate in writing. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, for purposes of obtaining Acquiror’s prior written consent pursuant to Section 7.01, an email from Michael Klein expressly consenting to the matter or action in question will suffice. Without limiting the foregoing, any Party may give any notice, request, instruction, demand, document or other communication hereunder using any other means (including personal delivery, expedited courier, messenger service, ordinary mail or electronic mail), but no such notice, request, instruction, demand, document or other communication shall be deemed to have been duly given unless and until it actually is received by the Party for whom it is intended.

 

Section 12.03         Assignment

 

. No Party shall assign this Agreement or any part hereof without the prior written consent of the other Parties; provided, that the Company may delegate the performance of its obligations or assign its rights hereunder in part or in whole to any Affiliate of the Company so long as the Company remains fully responsible for the performance of the delegated obligations. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective permitted successors and assigns. Any attempted assignment in violation of the terms of this Section 12.03 shall be null and void, ab initio.

 

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Section 12.04         Rights of Third Parties. Nothing expressed or implied in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to confer upon or give any Person, other than the Parties, any right or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement; provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing (a) in the event the Closing occurs, the present and former officers and directors of the Company and Acquiror (and their successors, heirs and representatives) and each of their respective Indemnitee Affiliates are intended third-party beneficiaries of, and may enforce, Section 8.02, (b) the past, present and future directors, officers, employees, incorporators, members, partners, stockholders, Affiliates, agents, attorneys, advisors and representatives of the Parties, and any Affiliate of any of the foregoing (and their successors, heirs and representatives), are intended third-party beneficiaries of, and may enforce, Section 12.14 and Section 12.15, and (c) Counsel are intended third-party beneficiaries of, and may enforce, Section 12.17.

 

Section 12.05         Expenses. Except as otherwise provided herein, each Party shall bear its own expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions herein contemplated whether or not such transactions shall be consummated, including all fees of its legal counsel, financial advisers and accountants; provided that if the Closing occurs, Acquiror shall bear and pay at or promptly after Closing, all Acquiror Transaction Expenses in an amount not to exceed $91,500,000 in the manner described and as further detailed on Schedule 12.05 and all Company Transaction Expenses; provided, further, that the payment of such may be deferred to the extent necessary such that payment of such expenses, when taken together with Cash and Cash Equivalents of Holdings, the Company and its Subsidiaries (i.e., not reducing Closing Cash Consideration) used in connection with the Senior PIK Toggle Notes Satisfaction and Discharge, will not violate applicable Law, the First Lien Credit Facility or the Senior Notes Indenture.

 

Section 12.06         Governing Law. This Agreement, and all claims or causes of action based upon, arising out of, or related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to principles or rules of conflict of laws to the extent such principles or rules would require or permit the application of Laws of another jurisdiction.

 

Section 12.07         Captions; Counterparts. The captions in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be considered a part of or affect the construction or interpretation of any provision of this Agreement. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

Section 12.08         Schedules and Exhibits. The Schedules and Exhibits referenced herein are a part of this Agreement as if fully set forth herein. All references herein to Schedules and Exhibits shall be deemed references to such parts of this Agreement, unless the context shall otherwise require. Any disclosure made by a Party in the Schedules with reference to any section or schedule of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a disclosure with respect to all other sections or schedules to which such disclosure may apply solely to the extent the relevance of such disclosure is reasonably apparent on the face of the disclosure in such Schedule. Certain information set forth in the Schedules is included solely for informational purposes.

 

Section 12.09         Entire Agreement. This Agreement (together with the Schedules and Exhibits to this Agreement) and that certain letter agreement, dated as of May 4, 2020, by and between MultiPlan, Inc. and Acquiror (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the “Confidentiality Agreement”), constitute the entire agreement among the Parties relating to the transactions contemplated hereby and supersede any other agreements, whether written or oral, that may have been made or entered into by or among any of the Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries relating to the transactions contemplated hereby. No representations, warranties, covenants, understandings, agreements, oral or otherwise, relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement exist between the Parties except as expressly set forth or referenced in this Agreement and the Confidentiality Agreement.

 

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Section 12.10         Amendments. This Agreement may be amended or modified in whole or in part, only by a duly authorized agreement in writing executed in the same manner as this Agreement and which makes reference to this Agreement. The approval of this Agreement by the stockholders of any of the Parties shall not restrict the ability of the board of directors (or other body performing similar functions) of any of the Parties to terminate this Agreement in accordance with Section 11.01 or to cause such Party to enter into an amendment to this Agreement pursuant to this Section 12.10.

 

Section 12.11         Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. The Parties further agree that if any provision contained herein is, to any extent, held invalid or unenforceable in any respect under the Laws governing this Agreement, they shall take any actions necessary to render the remaining provisions of this Agreement valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by Law and, to the extent necessary, shall amend or otherwise modify this Agreement to replace any provision contained herein that is held invalid or unenforceable with a valid and enforceable provision giving effect to the intent of the Parties.

 

Section 12.12         Jurisdiction; WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY. Any Action based upon, arising out of or related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may be brought in federal and state courts located in the State of Delaware, and each of the Parties irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of each such court in any such Action, waives any objection it may now or hereafter have to personal jurisdiction, venue or to convenience of forum, agrees that all claims in respect of the Action shall be heard and determined only in any such court, and agrees not to bring any Action arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in any other court. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to affect the right of any Party to serve process in any manner permitted by Law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against any other Party in any other jurisdiction, in each case, to enforce judgments obtained in any Action brought pursuant to this Section 12.12. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

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Section 12.13         Enforcement. The Parties agree that irreparable damage for which monetary damages, even if available, would not be an adequate remedy, would occur in the event that the Parties do not perform their obligations under the provisions of this Agreement (including failing to take such actions as are required of them hereunder to consummate this Agreement) or any Transaction Agreement in accordance with its specified terms or otherwise breach such provisions. The Parties acknowledge and agree that (i) the Parties shall be entitled to an injunction, specific performance, or other equitable relief, to prevent breaches of this Agreement or any Transaction Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, without proof of damages, prior to the valid termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 11.01, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled under this Agreement or any Transaction Agreement, and (ii) the right of specific enforcement is an integral part of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and without that right, none of the Parties would have entered into this Agreement. Each Party agrees that it will not oppose the granting of specific performance and other equitable relief on the basis that the other Parties have an adequate remedy at Law or that an award of specific performance is not an appropriate remedy for any reason at Law or equity. The Parties acknowledge and agree that any Party seeking an injunction to prevent breaches of this Agreement or any Transaction Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement or any Transaction Agreement in accordance with this Section 12.13 shall not be required to provide any bond or other security in connection with any such injunction. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, or the other provisions of this Agreement, Acquiror acknowledges and agrees that Holdings or the Company may, without breach of this Agreement, (a) with respect to any Transaction Agreement to which Holdings or the Company is a party or a third party beneficiary thereof, institute or pursue an Action directly against the counterparty(ies) to such Transaction Agreement seeking, or seek or obtain a court order against the counterparty(ies) to such Transaction Agreement for, injunctive relief, specific performance, or other equitable relief with respect to such Transaction Agreement, (b) with respect to any Transaction Agreement to which Holdings or the Company is not a party or a third party beneficiary thereof, be entitled, upon written notice to Acquiror, (I) require Acquiror to enforce its rights under any such Transaction Agreement through the initiation and pursuit of litigation (including seeking, or seek or obtain a court order against the counterparty(ies) to such Transaction Agreement for, injunctive relief, specific performance, or other equitable relief with respect to such Transaction Agreement) in the event the counterparty under such Transaction Agreement is in breach of its obligations thereunder, (II) have approval rights over Acquiror’s selection of counsel for any such litigation (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), (III) select a separate counsel, which may be or include Counsel, to participate alongside Acquiror’s counsel in any such litigation (at the expense of Holdings or the Company); provided that such separate counsel shall not be entitled to control or seek court orders on Acquiror’s behalf, and/or (IV) fund any such litigation and (c) require Acquiror to promptly execute, and Acquiror hereby agrees to execute and comply with, any and all documents designed to implement or facilitate the execution of the rights contemplated in this sentence.

 

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Section 12.14         Non-Recourse. Subject in all respect to the last sentence, this Agreement may only be enforced against, and any claim or cause of action based upon, arising out of, or related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may only be brought against, the entities that are expressly named as Parties and then only with respect to the specific obligations set forth herein with respect to such Party. Except to the extent a Party (and then only to the extent of the specific obligations undertaken by such Party in this Agreement), (a) no past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator, member, partner, stockholder, Affiliate, agent, attorney, advisor or representative or Affiliate of any Party and (b) no past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator, member, partner, stockholder, Affiliate, agent, attorney, advisor or representative or Affiliate of any of the foregoing shall have any liability (whether in contract, tort, equity or otherwise) for any one or more of the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or other obligations or liabilities of any one or more of the Company, Acquiror, First Merger Sub or Second Merger Sub under this Agreement of or for any claim based on, arising out of, or related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 12.14 shall limit, amend or waive any rights or obligations of any party to any Transaction Agreement.

 

Section 12.15         Nonsurvival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants. None of the representations, warranties, covenants, obligations or other agreements in this Agreement or in any certificate, statement or instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement, including any rights arising out of any breach of such representations, warranties, covenants, obligations, agreements and other provisions, shall survive the Closing and shall terminate and expire upon the occurrence of the Second Effective Time (and there shall be no liability after the Closing in respect thereof), except for (a) those covenants and agreements contained herein that by their terms expressly apply in whole or in part at or after the Closing and then only with respect to any breaches occurring at or after the Closing and (b) this Article XII.

 

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Section 12.16         Acknowledgements.

 

(a)            Each of the Parties acknowledges and agrees (on its own behalf and on behalf of its respective Affiliates and its and their respective Representatives) that: (i) it has conducted its own independent investigation of the financial condition, results of operations, assets, liabilities, properties and projected operations of the other Parties (and their respective Subsidiaries) and has been afforded satisfactory access to the books and records, facilities and personnel of the other Parties (and their respective Subsidiaries) for purposes of conducting such investigation; (ii) the Company Representations constitute the sole and exclusive representations and warranties of the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby; (iii) the Acquiror Party Representations constitute the sole and exclusive representations and warranties of Acquiror, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub; (iv) except for the Company Representations by the Company and the Acquiror Party Representations by the Acquiror Parties, none of the Parties or any other Person makes, or has made, any other express or implied representation or warranty with respect to any Party (or any Party’s Subsidiaries), including any implied warranty or representation as to condition, merchantability, suitability or fitness for a particular purpose or trade as to any of the assets of the such Party or its Subsidiaries or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and all other representations and warranties of any kind or nature expressed or implied (including (x) regarding the completeness or accuracy of, or any omission to state or to disclose, any information, including in the estimates, projections or forecasts or any other information, document or material provided to or made available to any Party or their respective Affiliates or Representatives in certain “data rooms,” management presentations or in any other form in expectation of the Transactions, including meetings, calls or correspondence with management of any Party (or any Party’s Subsidiaries), and (y) any relating to the future or historical business, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, prospects, assets or liabilities of any Party (or its Subsidiaries), or the quality, quantity or condition of any Party’s or its Subsidiaries’ assets) are specifically disclaimed by all Parties and their respective Subsidiaries and all other Persons (including the Representatives and Affiliates of any Party or its Subsidiaries); and (v) each Party and its respective Affiliates are not relying on any representations and warranties in connection with the Transactions except the Company Representations by the Company and the Acquiror Party Representations by the Acquiror Parties. The foregoing does not limit any rights of any Party pursuant to any other Transaction Agreement against any other Party pursuant to such Transaction Agreement to which it is a party or an express third party beneficiary thereof. Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement, Acquiror understands and agrees that any assets, properties and business of the Company and its Subsidiaries are furnished “as is”, “where is” and subject to and except for the Company Representations by the Company or as provided in any certificate delivered in accordance with Section 10.02(c), with all faults and without any other representation or warranty of any nature whatsoever. Nothing in this Section 12.16(a) shall relieve any Party of liability in the case of fraud committed by such Party.

 

(b)            Effective upon Closing, each of the Parties waives, on its own behalf and on behalf of its respective Affiliates and Representatives, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law, any and all rights, Actions and causes of action it may have against any other Party or their respective Subsidiaries and any of their respective current or former Affiliates or Representatives relating to the operation of any Party or its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses or relating to the subject matter of this Agreement, the Schedules, or the Exhibits to this Agreement, whether arising under or based upon any federal, state, local or foreign statute, Law, ordinance, rule or regulation or otherwise. Each Party acknowledges and agrees that it will not assert, institute or maintain any Action, suit, investigation, or proceeding of any kind whatsoever, including a counterclaim, cross-claim, or defense, regardless of the legal or equitable theory under which such liability or obligation may be sought to be imposed, that makes any claim contrary to the agreements and covenants set forth in this Section 12.16. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, nothing in this Section 12.16(b) shall preclude any Party from seeking any remedy for actual and intentional fraud by a Party solely and exclusively with respect to the making of any representation or warranty by it in Article V or Article VI (as applicable). Each Party shall have the right to enforce this Section 12.16 on behalf of any Person that would be benefitted or protected by this Section 12.16 if they were a party hereto. The foregoing agreements, acknowledgements, disclaimers and waivers are irrevocable. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 12.16 shall limit, modify, restrict or operate as a waiver with respect to, any rights any Party may have under any written agreement entered into in connection with the transactions that are contemplated by this Agreement, including any other Transaction Agreement.

 

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Section 12.17         Provisions Respecting Representation of the Company

 

(a)            . Each of the Parties hereby agrees, on its own behalf and on behalf of its directors, managers, members, partners, officers, employees and Affiliates, that Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP (collectively, “Counsel”) may serve as counsel to the Company and its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and Holdings (individually and collectively, the “Seller Group”), on the other hand, in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and that, following consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, Counsel (or any of its respective successors) may serve as counsel to Seller Group or any director, manager, member, partner, officer, employee or Affiliate of any member of Seller Group, in connection with any Action or obligation arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement notwithstanding such representation or any continued representation of the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries, and each of the Parties (on its own behalf and on behalf of its Affiliates) hereby consents thereto and irrevocably waives any conflict of interest arising therefrom, and each of such parties shall cause any Affiliate thereof to consent to irrevocably waive any conflict of interest arising from such representation. The parties agree to take the steps necessary to ensure that any privilege attaching as a result of Counsel representing the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall survive the Closing and shall remain in effect, provided that such privilege from and after the Closing shall be controlled by Holdings on behalf of the Seller Group. As to any privileged attorney-client communications between Counsel and the Company or Counsel and any of the Company’s Subsidiaries in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement prior to the Closing Date (collectively, the “Privileged Communications”), Acquiror, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries, together with any of their respective Affiliates, Subsidiaries, successors or assigns, agree that no such party may use or rely on any of the Privileged Communications in any action against or involving any of the parties after the Closing. In addition, if the Mergers and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement are consummated, all Privileged Communications related to such transactions will become the property of (and be controlled by) Holdings or its direct or indirect equityholders, and none of Acquiror, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Affiliates, Subsidiaries, successors or assigns shall retain any copies of such records or have any access to them. In the event that Acquiror is legally required or requested by any Governmental Authority to access or obtain a copy of all or a portion of the Privileged Communications, Acquiror shall be entitled to access or obtain a copy of and disclose the Privileged Communications to the extent necessary to comply with any such legal requirement or request; provided that Acquiror shall promptly notify Holdings in writing (prior to the disclosure by Acquiror of any Privileged Communications to the extent practicable) so that Holdings can seek a protective order, at its sole cost and expense, and Acquiror agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to assist therewith.

 

[Signature pages follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have hereunto caused this Agreement and Plan of Merger to be duly executed as of the date hereof.

 

  CHURCHILL CAPITAL CORP III
     
  By: /s/ Jay Taragin
  Name:   Jay Taragin                    
  Title: Chief Financial Officer
     
  MUSIC MERGER SUB I, INC.
     
  By: /s/ Jay Taragin
  Name: Jay Taragin 
  Title: Secretary and Treasurer
     
  MUSIC MERGER SUB II LLC
     
  By: /s/ Jay Taragin
  Name: Jay Taragin 
  Title: Authorized Person

 

Signature Page to Merger Agreement

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have hereunto caused this Agreement and Plan of Merger to be duly executed as of the date hereof.

 

  POLARIS PARENT CORP.
     
  By: /s/ Mark Tabak                 
  Name:   Mark Tabak
  Title: President and Chief Executive Officier

 

  POLARIS INVESTMENT HOLDINGS, L.P.
     

  By: /s/ Mark Tabak                   
  Name:   Mark Tabak
  Title: President

 

Signature Page to Merger Agreement

 

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

THIS INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT (as it may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time in accordance with its terms, the “Investor Rights Agreement”), dated as of July 12, 2020 (the “Effective Date”), is made by and among (i) Churchill Capital Corp III, a Delaware corporation (“PubCo”); (ii) Polaris Investment Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“PIH”); (iii) each of the Persons identified on the signature pages hereto under the heading “Sellers” (collectively, the “Sellers”); (iv) Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners VIII, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, in its capacity as the initial Seller Representative; (v) Churchill Sponsor III LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; (vi) the Person identified on the signature page hereto under the heading “Founder Holder” (the “Founder Holder”); (vii) Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia, the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia (“PIF”); and (viii) solely for purposes of Section 2.4, MultiPlan, Inc., a New York corporation (“MultiPlan”). Each of PubCo, PIH, the Sellers, the Seller Representative, the Sponsor, the Founder Holder and PIF may be referred to herein as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties”.

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, PubCo has entered into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of the Effective Date (as it may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time in accordance with the terms of such agreement, the “Merger Agreement”), by and among PubCo, Polaris Parent Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Polaris Parent”), PIH, Music Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Music Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, in connection with the business combination (the “Business Combination”) set forth in the Merger Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Merger Agreement at the Closing, PubCo will acquire from PIH (as agent on behalf of the Sellers) all of the equity interests of the Polaris Parent, in exchange for cash and certain shares of Common Stock (the “Rollover PubCo Shares”);

 

WHEREAS, the Sellers and PIH have entered into that certain Plan of Liquidation, dated as of the Effective Date (as it may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time in accordance with the terms of such agreement, the “Plan of Liquidation”);

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Plan of Liquidation, upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth therein, PIH will distribute the Rollover PubCo Shares to the Sellers (the “PIH Distribution”) in accordance with the terms of the Plan of Liquidation;

 

WHEREAS, PubCo and the Sponsor entered into that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of February 13, 2020 (the “Original RRA”);

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the execution of this Investor Rights Agreement, PubCo and the Sponsor desire to terminate the Original RRA and replace it with this Investor Rights Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, on the Effective Date, the Parties desire to set forth their agreement with respect to governance, registration rights and certain other matters, in each case in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Investor Rights Agreement.

 

 

 

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained in this Investor Rights Agreement, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

 

Article I
DEFINITIONS

 

Section 1.1            Definitions. As used in this Investor Rights Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

Action” means any action, suit, charge, litigation, arbitration, or other proceeding at law or in equity (whether civil, criminal or administrative) by or before any Governmental Entity.

 

Adverse Disclosure” means any public disclosure of material non-public information, which disclosure, in the good faith determination of the Board, after consultation with counsel to PubCo, (a) would be required to be made in any Registration Statement or Prospectus in order for the applicable Registration Statement or Prospectus not to contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein (in the case of any Prospectus and any preliminary Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, (b) would not be required to be made at such time if the Registration Statement were not being filed, and (c) PubCo has a bona fide business purpose for not making such information public.

 

Affiliate” of any particular Person means any other Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person, where “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct the management and policies of a Person whether through the ownership of voting securities, its capacity as a sole or managing member or otherwise; provided, that no Party shall be deemed an Affiliate of PubCo or any of its subsidiaries for purposes of this Investor Rights Agreement.

 

Automatic Shelf Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act.

 

Beneficially Own” has the meaning set forth in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act; provided, that, prior to the PIH Distribution, each of the Sellers shall be deemed to Beneficially Own a percentage of the Rollover PubCo Shares equal to such Seller’s percentage ownership of the Equity Securities of PIH.

 

Board” means the board of directors of PubCo.

 

Business Combination” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

Business Day” means any day except a Saturday, a Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks are required or authorized to close in the State of New York.

 

Bylaws” means the bylaws of PubCo, as in effect on the Closing Date, as the same may be amended from time to time.

 

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CEO Director” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).

 

Certificate of Incorporation” means the certificate of incorporation of PubCo, as in effect on the Closing Date, as the same may be amended from time to time.

 

CFIUS” means the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States and each member agency acting on behalf of the Committee.

 

CFIUS Clearance” means (a) the Filing Parties have received a written notice from CFIUS stating that (i) CFIUS has determined that the Filed Transaction does not constitute a “covered transaction” and is not subject to review under Section 721, (ii) CFIUS has concluded all action under Section 721 with respect to the Filed Transaction, or (iii) CFIUS is not able to conclude action under Section 721 with respect to the Filed Transaction on the basis of the declaration and that the parties may submit a written notice to CFIUS; or (b) if CFIUS has sent a report to the President of the United States (the “President”) requesting the President’s decision with respect to the Filed Transaction, either (1) the period under Section 721 during which the President may announce his decision shall have expired without his taking any action to suspend or prohibit the Filed Transaction or (2) the President shall have announced a decision not to take any action to suspend or prohibit the Filed Transaction.

 

CFIUS Filings” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(b).

 

Charitable Distribution” means the distribution or similar Transfer of shares of Common Stock by a Holder that is a PE Fund to its partners, members, stockholders or other equityholders solely to effect charitable donations in connection with a Transfer of shares of Common Stock by such PE Fund that is otherwise permitted under this Investor Rights Agreement (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, a Transfer solely permitted pursuant to clause (iii) of Section 4.2); provided, that the aggregate amount of shares of Common Stock subject to the Charitable Distribution, together with such shares of Common Stock otherwise Transferred by such PE Fund in connection therewith, shall not exceed the aggregate amount of shares of Common Stock that such PE Fund would have been permitted to so Transfer.

 

Closing” has the meaning given to such term in the Merger Agreement.

 

Closing Date” has the meaning given to such term in the Merger Agreement.

 

Common Stock” means shares of the Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of PubCo, including (i) any shares of such Class A common stock issuable upon the exercise of any warrant or other right to acquire shares of such Class A common stock and (ii) any Equity Securities of PubCo that may be issued or distributed or be issuable with respect to such Class A common stock by way of conversion, dividend, stock split or other distribution, merger, consolidation, exchange, recapitalization or reclassification or similar transaction.

 

Confidential Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.

 

Demand Delay” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a)(ii).

 

Demand Initiating Holders” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a).

 

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Demand Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(c).

 

Demand Registration” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a).

 

Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

Eligible Demand Participation Holders” means (a) prior to the expiration of the Lock-Up Period, each of the Holders other than the Sponsor and Founder Holder, and (b) solely following the expiration of the Lock-Up Period, each of the Holders.

 

Eligible Take-Down Holders” means (a) prior to the expiration of the Lock-Up Period, each of the Shelf Holders other than the Sponsor and Founder Holder, and (b) solely following the expiration of the Lock-Up Period, each of the Shelf Holders.

 

Equity Securities” means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares of capital stock or equity of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the warrants, options or other rights for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of shares of capital stock or equity of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock or equity of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person or warrants, rights or options for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of such shares or equity (or such other interests), restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, equity appreciation rights, phantom equity rights, profit participation and all of the other ownership or profit interests of such Person (including partnership or member interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting.

 

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any successor thereto, as the same shall be in effect from time to time.

 

Family Member” means with respect to (i) any individual, a spouse, lineal descendant (whether natural or adopted) or spouse of a lineal descendant of such individual or any trust created for the benefit of such individual or of which any of the foregoing is a beneficiary or (ii) any trust, (x) any current or former employee of Polaris Parent and its subsidiaries who is a trustee or beneficiary of such trust, and any spouse, lineal descendant (whether natural or adopted) or spouse of a lineal descendant of such current or former employee or any other trust created for the benefit of such current or former employee or of which any of the foregoing is a beneficiary and (y) to the extent such trust is a Seller and owns Equity Securities of PIH as of the date hereof, any current or former employee of Polaris Parent and its subsidiaries whose spouse, lineal descendant (whether natural or adopted) or lineal descendant's spouse is a trustee or beneficiary of such trust, and any spouse, lineal descendant (whether natural or adopted) or spouse of a lineal descendant of such current or former employee or any other trust created for the benefit of such current or former employee or of which any of the foregoing is a beneficiary.

 

Filed Transaction” means PIF’s right to appoint the PIF Board Observer provided in Article II of this Investor Rights Agreement.

 

Filing Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(a).

 

FINRA” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.

 

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Founder Holder” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

GIC Holders” means Viggo Investment Pte. Ltd., a Singapore private limited company, and any of its Permitted Transferees that own Common Stock and are or have become parties to this Investor Rights Agreement.

 

Governmental Entity” means any nation or government, any state, province or other political subdivision thereof, any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, including any court, arbitrator (public or private) or other body or administrative, regulatory or quasi-judicial authority, agency, department, board, commission or instrumentality of any federal, state, local or foreign jurisdiction.

 

H&F Holders” means (a) Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners VIII, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership, (b) Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners VIII (Parallel), L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership, (c) HFCP VIII (Parallel-A), L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, (d) H&F Executives VIII, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership, (e) H&F Associates VIII, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership and (f) H&F Polaris Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and any of their respective Permitted Transferees that own Common Stock and are or have become parties to this Investor Rights Agreement.

 

Holder” means any holder of Registrable Securities who is a Party to, or who succeeds to rights under, this Investor Rights Agreement pursuant to Section 5.1; provided, that, other than the Sellers and the Founder Holder, a Party who does not hold Registrable Securities as of the Closing Date and who acquires Registrable Securities after the Closing Date will not be a Holder until such Party gives PubCo a representation in writing of the number of Registrable Securities it holds; provided further that, prior to the PIH Distribution, each of the Sellers shall be deemed to be a “Holder” for all purposes hereunder for so long as such Seller Beneficially Owns any Registrable Securities; provided further that, the Founder Holder shall be deemed to be a “Holder” for all purposes hereunder for so long as the Founder Holder Beneficially Owns any Registrable Securities. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, PIF shall not be a Holder for any purposes under this Investor Rights Agreement.

 

Holder Indemnitees” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.13(a).

 

Indemnification Sources” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.13(c).

 

Indemnified Liabilities” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.13(a).

 

Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(c).

 

Indemnitee-Related Entities” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.13(c).

 

Initial Lock-Up Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(a).

 

In-Kind Distribution” means any Charitable Distribution or LP Distribution.

 

Investor Rights Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

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Laws” means all laws, acts, statutes, constitutions, treaties, ordinances, codes, rules, regulations, and rulings of a Governmental Entity, including common law. All references to “Laws” shall be deemed to include any amendments thereto, and any successor Law, unless the context otherwise requires.

 

LGP Holders” means (a) Green Equity Investors VI, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, (b) Green Equity Investors Side VI, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, (c) LGP Associates VI-A LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and (d) LGP Associates VI-B LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and their respective Permitted Transferees that own Common Stock and are or have become parties to this Investor Rights Agreement.

 

Lock-Up Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.

 

Lock-Up Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.

 

Locked-Up Warrants” means the 4,800,000 Warrants subject to vesting in accordance with the Sponsor Agreement (as defined in the Merger Agreement).

 

LP Distribution” means a distribution (other than a Charitable Distribution), however structured (including through dissolution), by any Holder of Equity Securities of PubCo to such Holder’s limited partners, members or equityholders (as applicable).

 

Management Holder” means each current or former employee of Polaris Parent or its subsidiaries, or any Family Member thereof, who owns Common Stock as of the Closing Date and is a Seller hereunder (either directly or by proxy), in each case, for so long as such Person remains a Holder.

 

Management Lock-Up Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(a).

 

Market Stand Off Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.10.

 

Marketed” means an Underwritten Shelf Take-Down or other Underwritten Offering, as applicable, that involves the use or involvement of a customary “road show” (including an “electronic road show”) or other substantial marketing effort by Underwriters over a period of at least 48 hours.

 

Merger Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

Misstatement” shall mean an untrue statement of a material fact or an omission to state a material fact required to be stated in a Registration Statement or Prospectus, or necessary to make the statements in a Registration Statement or Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

MultiPlan” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

Necessary Action” means, with respect to any Party and a specified result, all actions (to the extent such actions are not prohibited by applicable Law and within such Party’s control, and in the case of any action that requires a vote or other action on the part of the Board to the extent such action is consistent with fiduciary duties that PubCo’s directors may have in such capacity) necessary to cause such result, including (a) calling special meetings of stockholders, (b) voting or providing a written consent or proxy, if applicable in each case, with respect to shares of Common Stock, (c) causing the adoption of stockholders’ resolutions and amendments to the Organizational Documents, (d) executing agreements and instruments, (e) making, or causing to be made, with Governmental Entities, all filings, registrations or similar actions that are required to achieve such result and (f) nominating or appointing certain Persons (including to fill vacancies) and providing the highest level of support for election of such Persons to the Board in connection with the annual or special meeting of stockholders of PubCo.

 

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Non-Marketed” means an Underwritten Shelf Take-Down that is not a Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down.

 

Non-Redemption Agreements” has the meaning given to such term in the Merger Agreement.

 

Organizational Documents” means the Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws.

 

Original RRA” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

Party” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

PE Fund” means (a) a private equity investment fund that makes investments in multiple portfolio companies and was not formed primarily to invest in PIH or PubCo or any of its subsidiaries, together with any alternative investment vehicles related to that private equity investment fund and (b) any investment vehicle directly or indirectly wholly owned by any fund described in clause (a).

 

Permitted Transferee” means with respect to any Person, (a) any Family Member of such Person, (b) any Affiliate of such Person, and (c) any Affiliate of any Family Member of such Person (excluding any Affiliate under this clause (c) who operates or engages in a business which competes with the business of PubCo or MultiPlan).

 

Person” means any natural person, sole proprietorship, partnership, trust, unincorporated association, corporation, limited liability company, entity or Governmental Entity.

 

PIH Distribution” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

PIH Rollover Holders” means (a) SIH MPH Rollover Co, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, (b) Partners Group Client Access 17, L.P. a Cayman Islands limited partnership, (c) Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and (d) 30 MP Investment, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and their respective Permitted Transferees that own Common Stock and are or have become parties to this Investor Rights Agreement.

 

Prospectus” means the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such prospectus, and all material incorporated by reference in such prospectus.

 

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PubCo” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

Registrable Securities” means (a) any shares of Common Stock, (b) any Warrants or any shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise thereof and (c) any Equity Securities of PubCo or any subsidiary of PubCo that may be issued or distributed or be issuable with respect to the securities referred to in clauses (a) or (b) by way of conversion, dividend, stock split or other distribution, merger, consolidation, exchange, recapitalization or reclassification or similar transaction, in each case Beneficially Owned by a Holder as of immediately following the Closing, other than any security received pursuant to an incentive plan adopted by PubCo on or after the Closing Date; provided, however, that any such Registrable Securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities to the extent (A) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such Registrable Securities has become effective under the Securities Act and such Registrable Securities have been sold, transferred, disposed of or exchanged in accordance with the plan of distribution set forth in such Registration Statement, (B) such Registrable Securities shall have ceased to be outstanding, (C) such Registrable Securities have been sold to, or through, a broker, dealer or Underwriter in a public distribution or other public securities transaction or (D)(i) the Holder thereof, together with its, his or her Permitted Transferees, Beneficially Owns less than one percent (1%) of the shares of Common Stock that are outstanding at such time and (ii) such shares of Common Stock are eligible for resale without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions and without current public information pursuant to Rule 144 as set forth in a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed, delivered and acceptable to PubCo’s transfer agent and the affected Holder (which opinion may assume that such Holder (and any predecessor holder of such shares of Common Stock) is not, and has not been at any time during the 90 days immediately before the date of such opinion, an Affiliate of PubCo except with respect to any control determined to be established under this Investor Rights Agreement), as reasonably determined by PubCo, upon the advice of counsel to PubCo. It is understood and agreed that, for purposes of this Investor Rights Agreement, where reference is made to Registrable Securities being listed with any securities exchange or automated quotation system, such reference shall not include the Warrants (although it shall include the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise thereof).

 

Registration” means a registration, including any related Shelf Take-Down, effected by preparing and filing a registration statement, prospectus or similar document in compliance with the requirements of the Securities Act, and such registration statement becoming effective.

 

Registration Expenses” means the expenses of a Registration or other Transfer pursuant to the terms of this Investor Rights Agreement, including (a) all SEC or stock exchange registration and filing fees (including, if applicable, the fees and expenses of any “qualified independent underwriter,” as such term is defined in Rule 5121 of FINRA (or any successor provision), and of its counsel), (b) all fees and expenses of complying with securities or blue sky laws (including fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection with blue sky qualifications of the Registrable Securities), (c) all printing, messenger and delivery expenses, (d) all fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities on any securities exchange and all rating agency fees, (e) the fees and disbursements of counsel for PubCo and of its independent public accountants, including the expenses of any special audits and/or comfort letters required by or incident to such performance and compliance, (f) any fees and disbursements of Underwriters customarily paid by the issuers or sellers of securities, including liability insurance if PubCo so desires or if the Underwriters so require, and the reasonable fees and expenses of any special experts retained in connection with the requested registration, but excluding underwriting discounts and commissions and transfer taxes, if any, (g) the reasonable and documented fees and out-of-pocket expenses of one counsel for all of the Holders participating in such Registration or other Transfer, selected by such Holders that own a majority of the Registrable Securities participating in such Registration or other Transfer, (h) the costs and expenses of PubCo relating to analyst and investor presentations or any “road show” undertaken in connection with the Registration and/or marketing of the Registrable Securities (including the expenses of the Holders) and (i) any other fees and disbursements customarily paid by the issuers of securities.

 

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Registration Statement” means any registration statement that covers the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Investor Rights Agreement, including the Prospectus included in such registration statement, amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registration statement, and all exhibits to and all material incorporated by reference in such registration statement.

 

Representatives” means, with respect to any Person, any of such Person’s officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys, accountants, actuaries, consultants, equity financing partners or financial advisors or other Person acting on behalf of such Person.

 

Restricted Shelf Take-Down” means a Non-Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down or a Non-Underwritten Shelf Take-Down.

 

Restricted Take-Down Selling Holders” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(d)(iv)(B).

 

Rollover PubCo Shares” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Section 721” means Section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, and all regulations issued and effective thereunder.

 

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any successor thereto, as the same shall be in effect from time to time.

 

Seller Director” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).

 

Seller Lock-Up Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(a).

 

Seller Representative” means Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners VIII, L.P., or such other Person who is identified as the replacement Seller Representative by the then existing Seller Representative giving prior written notice to PubCo.

 

Sellers” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

Shelf Holder” means any Holder that owns Registrable Securities that have been registered on a Shelf Registration Statement.

 

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Shelf Registration” means a registration of securities pursuant to a Registration Statement filed with the SEC in accordance with and pursuant to Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

Shelf Registration Statement” means a Registration Statement of PubCo filed with the SEC on either (a) Form S-3 (or any successor form or other appropriate form under the Securities Act) or (b) if PubCo is not permitted to file a Registration Statement on Form S-3, a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (or any successor form or other appropriate form under the Securities Act), in each case for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act covering the Registrable Securities, as applicable.

 

Shelf Suspension” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(c).

 

Shelf Take-Down” means any offering or sale of Registrable Securities initiated by a Shelf Take-Down Initiating Holder pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement.

 

Shelf Take-Down Initiating Holders” means each of (a) the H&F Holders, (b) solely following the one-year anniversary of the Closing Date, and subject to Section 3.2(d), the GIC Holders, LGP Holders and PIH Rollover Holders, (c) solely following the expiration of the Lock-Up Period, and subject to Section 3.2(d), the Sponsor and the Founder Holder and (d) solely following the expiration of the Lock-Up Period, and solely with respect to Non-Underwritten Shelf Take-Downs, the other Shelf Holders.

 

Sponsor” means Churchill Sponsor III LLC, or, upon its dissolution, the Founder Holder.

 

Sponsor Director” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).

 

Subscription Agreements” has the meaning given to such term in the Merger Agreement.

 

Subsequent Shelf Registration” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(b).

 

Take-Down Participation Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(d)(iv)(C).

 

Take-Down Tagging Holder” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(d)(iv)(B)

 

Trading Day” means a day on which the New York Stock Exchange or such other principal United States securities exchange on which the Common Stock is listed, quoted or admitted to trading and is open for the transaction of business (unless such trading shall have been suspended for the entire day).

 

Transfer” means, when used as a noun, any voluntary or involuntary, direct or indirect, transfer, sale, pledge or hypothecation, distribution or other disposition by the Transferor (whether by operation of law or otherwise) and, when used as a verb, the Transferor voluntarily or involuntarily, directly or indirectly, transfers, sells, pledges or hypothecates, distributes or otherwise disposes of (whether by operation of law or otherwise), including, in each case, (a) the establishment or increase of a put equivalent position or liquidation with respect to, or decrease of a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act with respect to, any security or (b) entry into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another Person, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any security, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of such securities, in cash or otherwise; provided, that none of the following will be considered a Transfer: (A) a pledge of Equity Securities of PubCo as collateral for a PE Fund’s bona fide revolving credit facility that is also secured by other private equity investments of such PE Fund and (B) a transfer of partnership interests in any PE Fund or in any Person that holds a direct or indirect interest in such PE Fund. The terms “Transferee,” “Transferor,” “Transferred,” and other forms of the word “Transfer” shall have the correlative meanings. For avoidance of doubt, the PIH Distribution and any In-Kind Distribution shall each be deemed a Transfer.

 

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Underwriter” means any investment banker(s) and manager(s) appointed to administer the offering of any Registrable Securities as principal in an Underwritten Offering.

 

Underwritten Offering” means a Registration in which securities of PubCo are sold to an Underwriter for distribution to the public.

 

Underwritten Shelf Take-Down” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(d)(ii)(A).

 

Underwritten Self Take-Down Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(d)(ii)(A).

 

Warrants” means the following outstanding warrants of PubCo, each exercisable for one share of Common Stock: (a) warrants to purchase 23,000,000 shares of Common Stock issued to the Sponsor pursuant to that certain Private Placement Warrants Purchase Agreement, dated February 13, 2020, by and between the Sponsor and PubCo, for a purchase price of $1.00 per warrant and (b) warrants to purchase up to 1,500,000 shares of Common Stock issuable to the Sponsor upon the conversion of all or any portion of the unpaid principal balance of that certain Promissory Note issued by PubCo to the Sponsor on July 12, 2020.

 

Well-Known Seasoned Issuer” has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act.

 

Section 1.2             Interpretive Provisions. For all purposes of this Investor Rights Agreement, except as otherwise provided in this Investor Rights Agreement or unless the context otherwise requires:

 

(a)             the meanings of defined terms are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms.

 

(b)            the words “hereof”, “herein”, “hereunder” and words of similar import, when used in this Investor Rights Agreement, refer to this Investor Rights Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Investor Rights Agreement.

 

(c)             references in this Investor Rights Agreement to any Law shall be deemed also to refer to such Law, and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

(d)            whenever the words “include”, “includes” or “including” are used in this Investor Rights Agreement, they shall mean “without limitation.”

 

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(e)             the captions and headings of this Investor Rights Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Investor Rights Agreement.

 

(f)              pronouns of any gender or neuter shall include, as appropriate, the other pronoun forms.

 

Article II
GOVERNANCE

 

Section 2.1               Board of Directors.

 

(a)              Composition of the Board. At and following the Closing, each of the Sponsor, the Sellers and PIF, severally and not jointly, agrees with PubCo to take all Necessary Action to cause (x) the Board to be comprised of (i) eleven (11) directors and (y) those individuals to be nominated in accordance with this Article II, initially (i) three (3) of whom have been nominated by the Seller Representative, initially Allen Thorpe, Hunter Philbrick and Paul Emery, and thereafter designated pursuant to Section 2.1(b) or Section 2.1(f) of this Investor Rights Agreement (each, a “Seller Director”), (ii) three (3) of whom have been nominated by the Sponsor, initially Michael Klein, Glenn August and an additional individual designated pursuant to Section 2.1(c), and thereafter designated pursuant to Section 2.1(c) or Section 2.1(f) of this Investor Rights Agreement (each, a “Sponsor Director”), (iii) four (4) of whom have been nominated pursuant to Section 2.1(d) or Section 2.1(f) (each, an “Independent Director”) and (iv) one of whom shall be the chief executive officer of PubCo (the “CEO Director”). At and following the Closing, each of the Sponsor, the Sellers and PIF, severally and not jointly, agrees with PubCo to take all Necessary Action to cause the foregoing directors to be divided into three classes of directors, with each class serving for staggered three year-terms, and at least one Seller Director and one Sponsor Director in each class of directors. The initial term of the Class I directors shall expire immediately following PubCo’s 2021 annual meeting of stockholders at which directors are elected. The initial term of the Class II directors shall expire immediately following PubCo’s 2022 annual meeting of stockholders at which directors are elected. The initial term of the Class III directors shall expire immediately following PubCo’s 2023 annual meeting at which directors are elected.

 

(b)               Seller Representation. PubCo shall take all Necessary Action to include in the slate of nominees recommended by PubCo for election as directors at each applicable annual or special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Special Meeting (as defined in the Merger Agreement)), a number of individuals designated by the Seller Representative that, if elected, will result in the H&F Holders having a number of directors serving on the Board as shown below:

 

Common Stock Beneficially Owned by the H&F Holders as a
Percentage of the Common Stock Beneficially Owned by the
H&F Holders on the Closing Date
  Number of Seller
Directors
 
50% or greater     3  
25% or greater, but less than 50%     2  
10% or greater, but less than 25%     1  
Less than 10%     0  

 

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For so long as the Board is divided into three classes, PubCo agrees to take all Necessary Action to apportion the Seller Directors among such classes so as to maintain the proportion of the Seller Directors in each class as nearly as possible to the relative apportionment of the Seller Directors among the classes as contemplated in Section 2.1(a).

 

(c)             Sponsor Representation. PubCo shall take all Necessary Action to include in the slate of nominees recommended by PubCo for election as directors at each applicable annual or special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Special Meeting (as defined in the Merger Agreement)), a number of individuals designated by the Sponsor that, if elected, will result in the Sponsor having a number of directors serving on the Board as shown below:

 

Common Stock Beneficially Owned by the Sponsor (and its
Permitted Transferees) as a Percentage of the Common Stock
Beneficially Owned by the Sponsor on the Closing Date
  Number of Sponsor
Directors
 
75% or greater     3  
50% or greater, but less than 75%     2  
25% or greater, but less than 50%     1  
Less than 25%     0  

 

For so long as the Board is divided into three classes, PubCo agrees to take all Necessary Action to apportion the Sponsor Directors among such classes so as to maintain the proportion of the Sponsor Directors in each class as nearly as possible to the relative apportionment of the Sponsor Directors among the classes as contemplated in Section 2.1(a).

 

(d)            Independent Directors. PubCo shall take all Necessary Action to include in the slate of nominees recommended by PubCo for election as directors at the first applicable annual or special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Special Meeting (as defined in the Merger Agreement)) following each applicable designation by the Seller Representative, (i) Richard Clarke, (ii) Anthony Colaluca and (iii) two (2) other individuals designated by the Seller Representative and approved by the Sponsor (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), in the case of this clause (iii), each of whom will satisfy the audit committee independence requirements of the New York Stock Exchange. For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood and agreed that, following the initial term of each of the foregoing Independent Directors, the four (4) Independent Directors shall be nominated by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and approved by the Board.

 

(e)            Decrease in Directors. Upon any decrease in the number of directors that the Seller Representative or the Sponsor, as applicable, is entitled to designate for nomination to the Board pursuant to Section 2.1(b) or Section 2.1(c), the H&F Holders or the Sponsor, as applicable, shall take all Necessary Action to cause the appropriate number of Seller Directors or Sponsor Directors, as applicable, to offer to tender their resignation at least 60 days prior to the expected date of PubCo’s next annual meeting of stockholders for which PubCo has not proposed a slate of directors; provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt, such resignation may be made effective as of the last day of the term of such director.Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee may, in its sole discretion, recommend for nomination a Seller Director or Sponsor Director that has tendered his or her resignation pursuant to this Section 2.1(e).

 

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(f)              Removal; Vacancies. The Seller Representative or the Sponsor, as applicable, shall have the exclusive right to (i) remove their nominees from the Board, and PubCo shall take all Necessary Action to cause the removal of any such nominee at the request of the applicable Party and (ii) designate directors for election or appointment, as applicable, to the Board to fill vacancies created by reason of death, removal or resignation of its nominees to the Board, and PubCo shall take all Necessary Action to nominate or cause the Board to appoint, as applicable, replacement directors designated by the applicable Party to fill any such vacancies created pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) above as promptly as practicable after such designation (and in any event prior to the next meeting or action of the Board or applicable committee). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2.1(f), no Party shall have the right to designate a replacement director, and PubCo shall not be required to take any action to cause any vacancy to be filled by any such designee, to the extent that election or appointment of such designee to the Board would result in a number of directors nominated or designated by such Party in excess of the number of directors that such Party is then entitled to nominate for membership on the Board pursuant to this Investor Rights Agreement. Each of the Sponsor, the Sellers and PIF agrees with PubCo not to take action to remove any director nominee of another Party from office unless such removal is for cause or if the applicable Party is no longer entitled to nominate such director pursuant to this Section 2.1.

 

(g)             Committees. In accordance with PubCo’s Organizational Documents, (i) the Board shall establish and maintain committees of the Board for (x) Audit, (y) Compensation and (z) Nominating and Corporate Governance, and (ii) the Board may from time to time by resolution establish and maintain other committees of the Board. Subject to applicable Laws and stock exchange regulations, and subject to requisite independence requirements applicable to such committee, for so long as the H&F Holders Beneficially Own Common Stock representing at least 10% of the Common Stock Beneficially Owned by the H&F Holders on the Closing Date, PubCo shall take, and each of the Sellers, the Sponsor and PIF, severally and not jointly, agree with PubCo to take, all Necessary Action to have at least one Seller Director appointed to serve on each committee of the Board.

 

(h)             Reimbursement of Expenses. PubCo shall reimburse the directors for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with their attendance at meetings of the Board and any committees thereof, including travel, lodging and meal expenses.

 

(i)              Indemnification. For so long as any Seller Director or Sponsor Director serves as a director of PubCo, (i) PubCo shall provide such Seller Director or Sponsor Director with the same expense reimbursement, benefits, indemnity, exculpation and other arrangements provided to the other directors of PubCo and (ii) PubCo shall not amend, alter or repeal any right to indemnification or exculpation covering or benefiting any Seller Director or Sponsor Director nominated pursuant to this Investor Rights Agreement as and to the extent consistent with applicable Law, the Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws and any indemnification agreements with directors (whether such right is contained in the Organizational Documents or another document) (except to the extent such amendment or alteration permits PubCo to provide broader indemnification or exculpation rights on a retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto).

 

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(j)              PIF Board Observer. Subject to PIF's receipt of CFIUS Clearance, for so long as PIF Beneficially Owns Common Stock representing 50% or more of the Common Stock Beneficially Owned by PIF (and its Permitted Transferees) on the Closing Date, PIF shall have the right to collectively appoint one (1) non-voting board observer (the “PIF Board Observer”). The PIF Board Observer shall have the right to (i) attend all meetings of the Board in a non-voting, observer capacity and (ii) receive copies of all notices, minutes, consents and other materials that PubCo provides to the Board in the same manner as such materials are provided to the Board; provided, that, (x) PIF's right to appoint the PIF Board Observer is non-transferable and shall automatically be terminated without any further action required in the event PIF's aggregate ownership falls below 50% of the Common Stock Beneficially Owned by PIF (and its Permitted Transferees) on the Closing Date, (y) the PIF Board Observer shall not be entitled to vote on any matter submitted to the Board nor to offer any motions or resolutions to the Board, and the PIF Board Observer's presence or absence at any meeting of the Board will not be relevant for purposes of determining whether there is a quorum, and (z) PubCo may withhold information or materials from the PIF Board Observer and exclude the PIF Board Observer from any executive sessions and/or all or any portion of any meeting or discussion of the Board, in each case of this clause (z), if the Board determines in good faith that access to such information and/or materials or attendance at such meeting or portion thereof would (A) adversely affect the attorney-client privilege between PubCo and its counsel, (B) adversely affect PubCo or its Affiliates under governmental regulations or other applicable laws, (C) be in contravention of any agreement or arrangement with any governmental authority, including any such agreement or arrangement entered into in connection with obtaining the CFIUS Clearance or (D) result in a conflict of interest. PubCo shall use reasonable best efforts to provide virtual access to any meeting of the Board for the PIF Board Observer. The PIF Board Observer shall be subject to the same obligations as the members of the Board with respect to confidentiality and conflicts of interest (and shall provide, prior to attending any meetings or receiving any information or materials, such reasonable assurances to such effect as may be requested by PubCo). Subject to Section 2.1(k), PIF may appoint one (1) alternate, who may attend any meetings of the Board, which the PIF Board Observer is unable to attend; provided, that at any such meeting, such alternate will be considered the PIF Board Observer for all purposes under this Investor Rights Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, PubCo shall not, and shall not be required to, provide to the PIF Board Observer any "sensitive personal data" as defined in 31 CFR § 800.241. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, PIF shall have no rights set forth in this Investor Rights Agreement with respect to the PIF Board Observer unless and until CFIUS Clearance has been received.

 

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(k)             Review of Nominees. Any nominee as a Seller Director, Sponsor Director or PIF Board Observer (or alternate thereof) shall be subject to PubCo’s customary due diligence process, including its review of a completed questionnaire and a background check. Based on the foregoing, PubCo may reasonably object to any such nominee within 15 days of receiving such completed questionnaire and background check authorization, (i) provided it does so in good faith and (ii) solely to the extent such objection is based upon any of the following: (1) such nominee was convicted in a criminal proceeding or is a named subject of a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses); (2) such nominee was the subject of any order, judgment or decree not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining such proposed director or observer from, or otherwise limiting, the following activities: (A) engaging in any type of business practice, or (B) engaging in any activity in connection with the purchase or sale of any security or in connection with any violation of federal or state securities laws; (3) such nominee was the subject of any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any federal or state authority barring, suspending or otherwise limiting for more than 60 days the right of such person to engage in any activity described in clause (2)(B), or to be associated with persons engaged in such activity; (4) such nominee was found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the SEC to have violated any federal or state securities law, and the judgment in such civil action or finding by the SEC has not been subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated; or (5) such nominee was the subject of, or a party to, any federal or state judicial or administrative order, judgment, decree or finding, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, relating to a violation of any federal or state securities laws or regulations. In the event the Board reasonably finds any such nominee to be unsuitable based upon one or more of the foregoing clauses (1) through (5) and reasonably objects to such nominated director or observer, the applicable Holder shall be entitled to propose a different nominee to the Board within thirty (30) days of PubCo’s notice to such Holder of its objection to such nominee and such replacement nominee shall be subject to the review process outlined in this Section 2.1(k).

 

Section 2.2              PubCo Cooperation. PubCo shall take all Necessary Action to cause the Board to consist of the number of directors specified in Section 2.1 and to include in the slate of nominees to be voted upon by the stockholders of PubCo the Persons designated for nomination to the Board in accordance with Section 2.1.

 

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Section 2.3             Sharing of Information. To the extent permitted by antitrust, competition or any other applicable Law, each of PubCo, the Sellers, the Sponsor and PIF agrees and acknowledges that the directors designated by the Seller Representative and the Sponsor, and the PIF Board Observer designated by PIF, may share confidential, non-public information about PubCo and its subsidiaries (“Confidential Information”) with the Sellers, the Sponsor, the GIC Holders or PIF, as applicable. Each of the Sellers, the Sponsor and PIF recognizes that it, or its Affiliates and Representatives, has acquired or will acquire Confidential Information the use or disclosure of which could cause PubCo substantial loss and damages that could not be readily calculated and for which no remedy at Law would be adequate. Accordingly, each of the Sellers, the Sponsor and PIF covenants and agrees with PubCo that it will not (and will cause its respective controlled Affiliates and Representatives not to) at any time, except with the prior written consent of PubCo, directly or indirectly, disclose any Confidential Information known to it to any third party, unless (a) such information becomes known to the public through no fault of such Party, (b) disclosure is required by applicable Law (including any filing following the Closing Date with the SEC pursuant to applicable securities laws or any filing required to be made in connection with obtaining CFIUS Clearance) or court of competent jurisdiction or requested by a Governmental Entity; provided, that (other than in the case of any required filing following the Closing Date with the SEC or in connection with any routine audit or examination as described below) such Party promptly notifies PubCo of such requirement or request and takes commercially reasonable steps, at the sole cost and expense of PubCo, to minimize the extent of any such required disclosure, (c) such information was available or becomes available to such Party before, on or after the Effective Date, without restriction, from a source (other than PubCo) without any breach of duty to PubCo or (d) such information was independently developed by such Party or its Representatives without the use of the Confidential Information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Investor Rights Agreement shall prohibit any of the Sellers, the Sponsor and PIF from disclosing Confidential Information (x) to any Affiliate, Representative, limited partner, member or shareholder of such Party, provided, that such Person shall be bound by an obligation of confidentiality with respect to such Confidential Information and such Party shall be responsible for any breach of this Section 2.3 by any such Person or (y) if such disclosure is made to a governmental or regulatory authority with jurisdiction over such Party in connection with a routine audit or examination that is not specifically directed at PubCo or the Confidential Information, provided that such Party shall request that confidential treatment be accorded to any information so disclosed. No Confidential Information shall be deemed to be provided to any Person, including any Affiliate of a Seller, the Sponsor or PIF, unless such Confidential Information is actually provided to such Person.

 

Section 2.4               CFIUS Filing Obligations

 

(a)              PIF, MultiPlan and PubCo (collectively, the “Filing Parties”) shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to prepare and submit to CFIUS a declaration and other appropriate documents within the meaning of 31 C.F.R. § 800.404 with respect to the Filed Transaction as promptly as practicable after signing this Investor Rights Agreement (a “Declaration”).

 

(b)             The Filing Parties shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to: (i) respond to any request for additional information or documentation by CFIUS as promptly as practicable (and in any event in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements), and (ii) prepare and file any other submissions with CFIUS that are formally requested by CFIUS to be made, or which the Filing Parties mutually agree should be made, in each case in connection with the Filed Transaction (collectively with the Declaration, “CFIUS Filings”).

 

(c)             For the avoidance of doubt, if CFIUS requests that the Filing Parties submit a written notice with CFIUS pursuant to 31 C.F.R. § 800.407(a)(1), the Filing Parties shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to: (i) prepare and prefile with CFIUS a draft joint voluntary notice and other appropriate documents within the meaning of 31 C.F.R. § 800.501(g) as promptly as practicable, and (ii) as promptly as practicable after notification by CFIUS that the draft joint voluntary notice satisfies all requirements of 31 C.F.R. § 800.502, jointly file with CFIUS a formal joint voluntary notice within the meaning of 31 C.F.R. § 800.502.

 

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(d)             To the extent permitted by applicable law and not prohibited by CFIUS, and subject to all applicable privileges (including the attorney client privilege), the Filing Parties shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to (i) cooperate and coordinate with the other Filing Parties in the making of the CFIUS Filings and in connection with resolving any investigation, request or other inquiry of CFIUS (except for any exhibits providing the personal identifier information required by 31 C.F.R § 800.502(c)(5)(vi), and considering all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested in connection therewith), (ii) supply the other Filing Parties with any information and reasonable assistance that may be required or reasonably requested in connection with the making of such CFIUS Filings, and (iii) assist and cooperate with the other Filing Parties to resolve such objections, if any, that CFIUS may assert with respect to the Filed Transaction; provided that, with respect to MultiPlan and PubCo, such efforts and actions shall not (A) impose on MultiPlan, PubCo or any of their respective subsidiaries, Affiliates or direct or indirect equityholders any obligation to contest any legal restraint relating to the CFIUS Clearance or (B) require any of MultiPlan, PubCo or their respective subsidiaries, Affiliates or direct or indirect equityholders to take any action that such Person reasonably expects would, individually or in the aggregate, interfere in any material respect with (x) its ordinary course operations or (y) the timely consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and this Investor Rights Agreement (each of the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), an “Adverse Impact”).

 

(e)             Subject to applicable Law and all applicable privileges (including attorney-client privilege) and except as prohibited or requested by CFIUS, each of the Filing Parties will use their respective reasonable best efforts to promptly inform the other Filing Parties of any material communication from CFIUS regarding the Filed Transaction in connection with the CFIUS Filings. In connection with and without limiting the foregoing, to the extent reasonably practicable and unless prohibited by applicable law or by CFIUS, the Filing Parties will use their respective reasonable best efforts to (i) give each other reasonable advance notice of all meetings with CFIUS relating to the Filed Transaction, (ii) give each other an opportunity to participate in each of such meetings, (iii) keep the other parties reasonably apprised with respect to any material communications with CFIUS regarding the Filed Transaction, (iv) cooperate in the filing of any analyses, presentations, memoranda, briefs, arguments, opinions or other written communications required by CFIUS to explain or defend the Filed Transaction, (v) provide each other with a reasonable advance opportunity to review and comment upon, and consider in good faith the views of the other with respect to, all such material written communications (including applications, analyses, presentations, memoranda, briefs, arguments and opinions) with CFIUS, and (vi) provide each other (or counsel of each Filing Party, as appropriate) with copies of all material written communications to or from CFIUS relating to the Transaction. Any such disclosures, rights to participate, or provisions of information by one party to the other may be made on a counsel-only basis.

 

(f)              Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary contained in this Investor Rights Agreement, in the event that CFIUS notifies the Filing Parties in writing that CFIUS (A) has completed its review or investigation or has determined that it requires no more time to review or investigate and (B) intends to send a report to the President recommending that the President act to suspend or prohibit the Filed Transaction, any of the Filing Parties may request a withdrawal of the CFIUS Filings and none of the Filing Parties shall have any further obligation to seek CFIUS Clearance; and, with respect to MultiPlan or PubCo, to the extent that CFIUS notifies the Filing Parties in writing that CFIUS Clearance will be granted only with the imposition of measures that any of MultiPlan, PubCo or their respective subsidiaries, Affiliates or direct or indirect equityholders reasonably expects would result in an Adverse Impact, MultiPlan and PubCo shall have no further obligation to seek CFIUS Clearance.

 

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(g)             Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2.4, in no event shall any Filing Party be required to share with any other party documents or information that it reasonably determines contain confidential business information. Any such documents or information may be provided to CFIUS only.

 

(h)             Any filing fees related to the CFIUS Filings will be paid by PIF. Each Filing Party shall be responsible for its legal and other expenses related to the CFIUS Filings.

 

Article III
REGISTRATION RIGHTS

 

Section 3.1               Shelf Registration.

 

(a)             Filing. PubCo shall file, as soon as is reasonably practicable and in any event within 45 days of the Closing Date, a Shelf Registration Statement covering the resale of all Registrable Securities (except as determined by PubCo pursuant to Section 3.7 as of two Business Days prior to such filing) on a delayed or continuous basis. PubCo shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Shelf Registration Statement to become effective under the Securities Act as soon as practicable after such filing, but in no event later than the 105th calendar day (or 165th calendar day if the SEC notifies PubCo that it will "review" the Shelf Registration Statement) after the Closing Date. PubCo shall maintain such Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the terms of this Investor Rights Agreement, and shall prepare and file with the SEC such amendments, including post-effective amendments, and supplements as may be necessary to keep such Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective, available for use and in compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act until such time as of which all Registrable Securities registered by such Shelf Registration Statement have been sold or cease to be Registrable Securities. In the event PubCo files a Shelf Registration Statement on Form S-1, PubCo shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to convert such Shelf Registration Statement (and any Subsequent Shelf Registration) to a Shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 as soon as practicable after PubCo is eligible to use Form S-3. PubCo shall also use its reasonable best efforts to file any replacement or additional Shelf Registration Statement and use reasonable best efforts to cause such replacement or additional Shelf Registration Statement to become effective prior to the expiration of the initial Shelf Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 3.1(a).

 

(b)             Subsequent Shelf Registration. If any Shelf Registration Statement ceases to be effective under the Securities Act for any reason at any time while there remain any Registrable Securities registered by such Shelf Registration Statement, PubCo shall use its reasonable best efforts to as promptly as is reasonably practicable cause such Shelf Registration Statement to again become effective under the Securities Act (including obtaining the prompt withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of such Shelf Registration Statement), and shall use its reasonable best efforts to as promptly as is reasonably practicable amend such Shelf Registration Statement in a manner reasonably expected to result in the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of such Shelf Registration Statement or file an additional Registration Statement as a Shelf Registration (a “Subsequent Shelf Registration”) registering the resale of all outstanding Registrable Securities registered by such prior Shelf Registration Statement. If a Subsequent Shelf Registration is filed, PubCo shall use its reasonable best efforts to (i) cause such Subsequent Shelf Registration to become effective under the Securities Act as promptly as is reasonably practicable after the filing thereof (it being agreed that the Subsequent Shelf Registration shall be an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement if PubCo is a Well-Known Seasoned Issuer) and (ii) keep such Subsequent Shelf Registration continuously effective, available for use and in compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act until such time as of which all Registrable Securities registered by such Subsequent Shelf Registration have been sold or cease to be Registrable Securities.

 

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(c)               Suspension of Filing or Registration. If PubCo shall furnish to the Shelf Holders, a certificate signed by the chief executive officer or equivalent senior executive of PubCo, stating that the filing, effectiveness or continued use of any Shelf Registration Statement would require PubCo to make an Adverse Disclosure, then PubCo shall have a period of not more than sixty (60) days within which to delay the filing or effectiveness (but not the preparation) of such Shelf Registration Statement or, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement that has been declared effective, to suspend the use by Shelf Holders of such Shelf Registration Statement (in each case, a “Shelf Suspension”); provided, however, that PubCo shall not be permitted to exercise in any twelve (12) month period (i) more than two (2) Shelf Suspensions pursuant to this Section 3.1(c) and Demand Delays pursuant to Section 3.2(a)(ii) in the aggregate, unless consented to in writing by the Eligible Demand Participation Holders holding a majority of the Registrable Securities held by all Eligible Demand Participation Holders or (ii) aggregate Shelf Suspensions pursuant to this Section 3.1(c) and Demand Delays pursuant to Section 3.2(a)(ii) of more than ninety (90) days. Each Holder shall keep confidential the fact that a Shelf Suspension is in effect, the certificate referred to above and its contents for the permitted duration of the Shelf Suspension or until otherwise notified by PubCo, except (A) for disclosure to such Holder’s employees, agents and professional advisers who need to know such information and are obligated to keep it confidential, (B) for disclosures to the extent required in order to comply with reporting obligations to its limited partners who have agreed to keep such information confidential and (C) as required by law. In the case of a Shelf Suspension that occurs after the effectiveness of the applicable Shelf Registration Statement, the Shelf Holders agree to suspend use of the applicable Prospectus for the permitted duration of such Shelf Suspension in connection with any sale or purchase of, or offer to sell or purchase, Registrable Securities, upon receipt of the certificate referred to above. PubCo shall immediately notify the Holders or Shelf Holders, as applicable, upon the termination of any Shelf Suspension, and (i) in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement that has not been declared effective, shall promptly thereafter file the Shelf Registration Statement and use its reasonable best efforts to have such Shelf Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act and (ii) in the case of an effective Shelf Registration Statement, shall amend or supplement the Prospectus, if necessary, so it does not contain any material misstatement or omission prior to the expiration of the Shelf Suspension and furnish to the Shelf Holders such numbers of copies of the Prospectus as so amended or supplemented as the Shelf Holders may reasonably request. PubCo agrees, if necessary, to supplement or make amendments to the Shelf Registration Statement if required by the registration form used by PubCo for the Registration or by the instructions applicable to such registration form or by the Securities Act or the rules or regulations promulgated thereunder or as may reasonably be requested by the Shelf Holders Beneficially Owning a majority of the Registrable Securities then outstanding.

 

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(d)               Shelf Take-Downs.

 

(i)                 Generally. Subject to the terms and provisions of this Article III, following the Initial Lock-Up Period, a Shelf Take-Down Initiating Holder may initiate a Shelf Take-Down that, at the option of such Shelf Take-Down Initiating Holder (A) is in the form of an Underwritten Shelf Take-Down or a Shelf Take-Down that is not an Underwritten Shelf Take-Down and (B) in the case of an Underwritten Shelf Take-Down, is Non-Marketed or Marketed, in each case, as shall be specified in the written demand delivered by the Shelf Take-Down Initiating Holder to PubCo pursuant to the provisions of this Section 3.1(d).

 

(ii)              Underwritten Shelf Take-Downs.

 

(A)             A Shelf Take-Down Initiating Holder may elect in a written demand delivered to PubCo (an “Underwritten Shelf Take-Down Notice”) for any Shelf Take-Down that it has initiated to be in the form of an underwritten offering (an “Underwritten Shelf Take-Down”), and PubCo shall, if so requested, file and effect an amendment or supplement of the Shelf Registration Statement for such purpose as soon as practicable; provided, that any such Underwritten Shelf Take-Down must comply with Section 3.2(d) and involve the offer and sale of Registrable Securities having a reasonably anticipated net aggregate offering price (after deduction of Underwriter commissions) of at least (I) in the case of any Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down, $100,000,000 and (II) in the case of any Non-Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down, $75,000,000 unless such Non-Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down is for all of the Registrable Securities then held by the applicable Shelf Take-Down Initiating Holder and its Permitted Transferees (in which case there is no minimum other than the inclusion of all of such Registrable Securities). The Shelf Holders that own a majority of the Registrable Securities to be offered for sale in such Underwritten Shelf Take-Down shall have the right to select the Underwriter or Underwriters to administer such Underwritten Shelf Take-Down; provided, that such Underwriter or Underwriters shall be reasonably acceptable to PubCo.

 

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(B)              With respect to any Underwritten Shelf Take-Down (including any Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down), in the event that a Shelf Holder otherwise would be entitled to participate in such Underwritten Shelf Take-Down pursuant to this Section 3.1(d)(ii), Section 3.1(d)(iii) or Section 3.1(d)(iv), as the case may be, the right of such Shelf Holder to participate in such Underwritten Shelf Take-Down shall be conditioned upon such Shelf Holder’s participation in such underwriting and the inclusion of such Shelf Holder’s Registrable Securities in the Underwritten Offering to the extent provided herein. PubCo, together with all Shelf Holders proposing to distribute their securities through such Underwritten Shelf Take-Down, shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter or Underwriters selected in accordance with Section 3.1(d)(ii)(A). Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 3.1, if the Underwriter shall advise PubCo that marketing factors (including an adverse effect on the per security offering price) require a limitation of the number of Registrable Securities to be underwritten in an Underwritten Shelf Take-Down, then PubCo shall so advise all Shelf Holders that have requested to participate in such Underwritten Shelf Take-Down, and the number of Registrable Securities that may be included in such Underwritten Shelf Take-Down shall be allocated pro rata among such Shelf Holders in proportion, as nearly as practicable, to the respective amounts of Registrable Securities held by such Shelf Holders at the time of such Underwritten Shelf Take-Down; provided, that any Registrable Securities thereby allocated to a Shelf Holder that exceeds such Shelf Holder’s request shall be reallocated among the remaining Shelf Holders in like manner; and provided, further, that the number of Registrable Securities to be included in such Underwritten Shelf Take-Down shall not be reduced unless all other Equity Securities of PubCo are first entirely excluded from any contemporaneous Underwritten Offering. No Registrable Securities excluded from an Underwritten Shelf Take-Down by reason of the Underwriter’s marketing limitation shall be included in such underwritten offering.

 

(iii)            Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Downs. The Shelf Take-Down Initiating Holder submitting an Underwritten Shelf Take-Down Notice shall indicate in such notice that it delivers to PubCo pursuant to Section 3.1(d)(ii) whether it intends for such Underwritten Shelf Take-Down to be Marketed (a “Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down”). Upon receipt of an Underwritten Shelf Take-Down Notice indicating that such Underwritten Shelf Take-Down will be a Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down, PubCo shall promptly (but in any event no later than ten (10) days prior to the expected date of such Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down) give written notice of such Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down to all other Eligible Take-Down Holders of Registrable Securities under such Shelf Registration Statement and any such Eligible Take-Down Holders requesting inclusion in such Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down must respond in writing within five (5) days after the receipt of such notice. Each such Eligible Take-Down Holder that timely delivers any such request shall be permitted to sell in such Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down subject to the terms and conditions of Section 3.1(d)(ii).

 

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(iv)             Non-Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Downs and Non- Underwritten Shelf Take-Downs.

 

(A)             Any Shelf Take-Down Initiating Holder may initiate (x) an Underwritten Shelf Take-Down that is Non-Marketed (a “Non-Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down”) or (y) a Shelf Take-Down that is not an Underwritten Shelf Take-Down (a “Non-Underwritten Shelf Take-Down”) by providing written notice thereof to PubCo and, to the extent required by Section 3.1(d)(iv)(B), PubCo shall provide written notice thereof to all other Eligible Take-Down Holders. Any notice delivered pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence shall include (I) the total number of Registrable Securities expected to be offered and sold in such Shelf Take-Down and (II) the expected timing and plan of distribution of such Shelf Take-Down. For the avoidance of doubt, an Eligible Take-Down Holder that is not a Shelf Take-Down Initiating Holder cannot initiate a Shelf Take-Down.

 

(B)              With respect to each Restricted Shelf Take-Down that is initiated prior to the expiration of the Seller Lock-Up Period, the Shelf Take-Down Initiating Holder initiating such Restricted Shelf Take-Down shall provide written notice (a “Restricted Shelf Take-Down Notice”) of such Restricted Shelf Take-Down to PubCo and PubCo shall provide written notice thereof to all other Eligible Take-Down Holders at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the expected time of the pricing of the applicable Restricted Shelf Take-Down, which Restricted Shelf Take-Down Notice shall set forth (I) the total number of Registrable Securities expected to be offered and sold in such Restricted Shelf Take-Down, (II) the expected timing and plan of distribution of such Restricted Shelf Take-Down, (III) other than in the case of an LP Distribution (if applicable), an invitation to each Eligible Take-Down Holder to elect (such Eligible Take-Down Holders who make such an election being “Take-Down Tagging Holders” and, together with the Shelf Take-Down Initiating Holders and all other Persons (other than any Affiliates of the Shelf Take-Down Initiating Holders) who otherwise are Transferring, or have exercised a contractual or other right to Transfer, Registrable Securities in connection with such Restricted Shelf Take-Down, the “Restricted Take-Down Selling Holders”) to include in the Restricted Shelf Take-Down Registrable Securities held by such Take-Down Tagging Holder (but subject to Section 3.1(d)(ii)(B)) and (IV) the action or actions required (including the timing thereof) in connection with such Restricted Shelf Take-Down with respect to each Eligible Take-Down Holder that elects to exercise such right (including the delivery of one or more stock certificates representing Registrable Securities of such Eligible Take-Down Holder to be sold in such Restricted Shelf Take-Down).

 

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(C)              Upon delivery of a Restricted Shelf Take-Down Notice, other than in the case of an LP Distibution, each Eligible Take-Down Holder may elect to sell Registrable Securities in such Restricted Shelf Take-Down, at the same price per Registrable Security and pursuant to the same terms and conditions with respect to payment for the Registrable Securities as agreed to by the Shelf Take-Down Initiating Holders, by sending an irrevocable written notice (a “Take-Down Participation Notice”) to PubCo within the time period specified in such Restricted Shelf Take-Down Notice (which time period shall be at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the expected time of the pricing of the applicable Restricted Shelf Take-Down), indicating its, his or her election to sell up to the number of Registrable Securities in the Restricted Shelf Take-Down specified by such Eligible Take-Down Holder in such Take-Down Participation Notice (but, in all cases, subject to Section 3.1(d)(ii)(B)). Following the time period specified in such Restricted Shelf Take-Down Notice, each Take-Down Tagging Holder that has delivered a Take-Down Participation Notice shall be permitted to sell in such Restricted Shelf Take-Down on the terms and conditions set forth in the Restricted Shelf Take-Down Notice, concurrently with the Shelf Take-Down Initiating Holders and the other Restricted Take-Down Selling Holders, the number of Registrable Securities calculated pursuant to Section 3.1(d)(ii)(B). It is understood that in order to be entitled to exercise its, his or her right to sell Registrable Securities in a Restricted Shelf Take-Down pursuant to this Section 3.1(d)(iv), each Take-Down Tagging Holder must agree to make the same representations, warranties, covenants, indemnities and agreements, if any, as the Shelf Take-Down Initiating Holders agree to make in connection with the Restricted Shelf Take-Down, with such additions or changes as are required of such Take-Down Tagging Holder by the Underwriters (if applicable).

 

(D)             Notwithstanding the delivery of any Restricted Shelf Take- Down Notice, all determinations as to whether to complete any Restricted Shelf Take-Down and as to the timing, manner, price and other terms and conditions of any Restricted Shelf Take-Down shall be at the sole discretion of the applicable Shelf Take-Down Initiating Holder, and PubCo agrees to cooperate in facilitating any Restricted Shelf Take-Down pursuant to Section 3.1(d). Each of the Eligible Take-Down Holders agrees to reasonably cooperate with each of the other Eligible Take-Down Holders and PubCo to establish notice, delivery and documentation procedures and measures to facilitate such other Eligible Take-Down Holders’ participation in Restricted Shelf Take-Downs pursuant to this Section 3.1(d).

 

(E)              Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, prior to the expiration of the Lock-Up Period, no Eligible Take-Down Holder other than the Shelf Take-Down Initiating Holders may effectuate any Shelf Take-Down.

 

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Section 3.2            Demand Registrations.

 

(a)               Holders’ Demand for Registration. Subject to Section 3.2(d), if, at a time when a Shelf Registration Statement is not effective pursuant to Section 3.1, PubCo shall receive from (x) the H&F Holders at any time following the Initial Lock-Up Period, (y) following the one-year anniversary of the Closing Date, any of the GIC Holders, the LGP Holders or the PIH Rollover Holders or (z) following the Lock-Up Period, the Sponsor or the Founder Holder (the then eligible Holders under clauses (x), (y) and (z), collectively, the “Demand Initiating Holders”) a written demand that PubCo effect any Registration in connection with an Underwritten Offering other than a Shelf Registration or a Shelf Take-Down (a “Demand Registration”) of Registrable Securities held by such Holders having a reasonably anticipated net aggregate offering price (after deduction of Underwriter commissions and offering expenses) of at least $200,000,000, PubCo will:

 

(i)                promptly (but in any event within ten (10) days prior to the date such Demand Registration becomes effective under the Securities Act) give written notice of the proposed Demand Registration to all other Eligible Demand Participation Holders; and

 

(ii)              use its reasonable best efforts to effect such registration as soon as practicable as will permit or facilitate the sale and distribution of all or such portion of such Demand Initiating Holders’ Registrable Securities as are specified in such demand, together with all or such portion of the Registrable Securities of any other Eligible Demand Participation Holders joining in such demand as are specified in a written demand received by PubCo within five (5) days after such written notice is given; provided, that PubCo shall not be obligated to file any Registration Statement or other disclosure document pursuant to this Section 3.2 (but shall be obligated to continue to prepare such Registration Statement or other disclosure document) if PubCo shall furnish to such Eligible Demand Participation Holders a certificate signed by the chief executive officer or equivalent senior executive of PubCo, stating that the filing or effectiveness of such Registration Statement would require PubCo to make an Adverse Disclosure, in which case PubCo shall have an additional period (each, a “Demand Delay”) of not more than sixty (60) days within which to file such Registration Statement; provided, however, that PubCo shall not exercise, in any twelve (12) month period, (x) more than two (2) Demand Delays pursuant to this Section 3.2(a)(ii) and Shelf Suspensions pursuant to Section 3.1(c) in the aggregate, unless consented in writing by the Eligible Demand Participation Holders that own a majority of the Registrable Securities held by all Eligible Demand Participation Holders or (y) aggregate Demand Delays pursuant to this Section 3.2(a)(ii) and Shelf Suspensions pursuant to Section 3.1(c) of more than ninety (90) days. Each Eligible Demand Participation Holder shall keep confidential the fact that a Demand Delay is in effect, the certificate referred to above and its contents for the permitted duration of the Demand Delay or until otherwise notified by PubCo, except (A) for disclosure to such Eligible Demand Participation Holder’s employees, agents and professional advisers who need to know such information and are obligated to keep it confidential, (B) for disclosures to the extent required in order to comply with reporting obligations to its limited partners who have agreed to keep such information confidential and (C) as required by law.

 

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(b)               Underwriting. If the Demand Initiating Holders intend to distribute the Registrable Securities covered by their demand by means of an Underwritten Offering, they shall so advise PubCo as part of their demand made pursuant to this Section 3.2, and PubCo shall include such information in the written notice referred to in Section 3.2(a)(i). In such event, the right of any Holder to registration pursuant to this Section 3.2 shall be conditioned upon such Holder’s participation in such Underwritten Offering and the inclusion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in the Underwritten Offering to the extent provided herein. PubCo, together with all holders of Registrable Securities of PubCo proposing to distribute their securities through such Underwritten Offering, shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter or Underwriters selected by Eligible Demand Participation Holders that own a majority of the Registrable Securities to be offered for sale in such Underwritten Offering and reasonably satisfactory to PubCo. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 3.2, if the Underwriter shall advise PubCo that marketing factors (including an adverse effect on the per security offering price) require a limitation of the number of Registrable Securities to be underwritten, then PubCo shall so advise all Eligible Demand Participation Holders that have requested to participate in such offering, and the number of Registrable Securities that may be included in the Demand Registration and Underwritten Offering shall be allocated pro rata among such Eligible Demand Participation Holders and other holders of Registrable Securities exercising a contractual or other right to dispose of Registrable Securities in such Underwritten Offering thereof in proportion, as nearly as practicable, to the respective amounts of Registrable Securities held by such persons at the time of filing the Registration Statement; provided, that any Registrable Securities thereby allocated to any such person that exceed such person’s request shall be reallocated among the remaining requesting Eligible Demand Participation Holders and other requesting holders of Registrable Securities in like manner; and provided, further, that the number of Registrable Securities to be included in such Underwritten Offering shall not be reduced unless all other Equity Securities of PubCo are first entirely excluded from the Underwritten Offering. No Registrable Securities excluded from the Underwritten Offering by reason of the Underwriter’s marketing limitation shall be included in such Demand Registration. If the Underwriter has not limited the number of Registrable Securities to be underwritten, PubCo may include securities for its own account (or for the account of any other Persons) in such Demand Registration if the Underwriter so agrees and if the number of Registrable Securities would not thereby be limited.

 

(c)               Effective Registration. PubCo shall be deemed to have effected a Demand Registration if the Registration Statement pursuant to such registration is declared effective by the SEC and remains effective for not less than one hundred eighty (180) days (or such shorter period as will terminate when all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold or withdrawn), or, if such Registration Statement relates to an Underwritten Offering, such longer period as, in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters, a prospectus is required by law to be delivered in connection with sales of Registrable Securities by an Underwriter or dealer (the applicable period, the “Demand Period”). No Demand Registration shall be deemed to have been effected if (i) during the Demand Period such registration is interfered with by any stop order, injunction or other order or requirement of the SEC or other governmental agency or court or (ii) the conditions specified in the underwriting agreement, if any, entered into in connection with such Registration are not satisfied other than by reason of a wrongful act, misrepresentation or breach of such applicable underwriting agreement by a participating Holder.

 

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(d)               Restrictions on Registered Offerings. Notwithstanding the rights and obligations set forth in Section 3.1 and/or Section 3.2, in no event shall PubCo be obligated to take any action to effect:

 

(i)              any Demand Registration or Shelf Take-Down at the request of any Holder prior to the expiration of the Initial Lock-Up Period;

 

(ii)             any Demand Registration or Shelf Take-Down at the request of the Sponsor or the Founder Holder prior to the expiration of the Lock-Up Period;

 

(iii)            any Demand Registration or Underwritten Shelf Take-Down at the request of the GIC Holders, except if there have been no Demand Registrations and no Shelf Take-Downs prior to the one-year anniversary of the Closing Date, the GIC Holders (collectively) shall be entitled to initiate one (1) Demand Registration or Underwritten Shelf Take-Down following the one-year anniversary of the Closing Date pursuant to the terms of this Article III;

 

(iv)            any Demand Registration or Underwritten Shelf Take-Down at the request of the LGP Holders, except if there have been no Demand Registrations and no Shelf Take-Downs prior to the one-year anniversary of the Closing Date, the LGP Holders (collectively) shall be entitled to initiate one (1) Demand Registration or Underwritten Shelf Take-Down following the one-year anniversary of the Closing Date pursuant to the terms of this Article III;

 

(v)             any Demand Registration or Underwritten Shelf Take-Down at the request of the PIH Rollover Holders, except if there have been no Demand Registrations and no Shelf Take-Downs prior to the one-year anniversary of the Closing Date, the PIH Rollover Holders (collectively) shall be entitled to initiate one (1) Demand Registration or Underwritten Shelf Take-Down following the one-year anniversary of the Closing Date pursuant to the terms of this Article III;

 

(vi)           any Demand Registration or Underwritten Shelf Take-Down at the request of the Sponsor or the Founder Holder, except the Sponsor and the Founder Holder (collectively) shall be entitled to initiate up to an aggregate of two (2) Demand Registrations or Underwritten Shelf Take-Downs following the Lock-Up Period pursuant to the terms of this Article III;

 

(vii)          any Non-Underwritten Shelf Take-Down at the request of any of the GIC Holders, the LGP Holders or the PIH Rollover Holders prior to the expiration of the Seller Lock-Up Period; or

 

(viii)         any Demand Registration while a Shelf Registration Statement remains outstanding in accordance with the terms of this Investor Rights Agreement.

 

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3.2(d), in the event that the Demand Initiating Holders or Shelf Take-Down Initiating Holders, as applicable, do not sell at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the Registrable Securities requested to be sold in a Demand Registration or an Underwritten Shelf Take-Down as a result of the Underwriter advising PubCo that marketing factors (including an adverse effect on the per security offering price) require a limitation of the number of Registrable Securities to be underwritten, then for purposes of clause (iii), (iv) or (v) above (as applicable) such Demand Registration or Underwritten Shelf Take-Down (as applicable) shall not be considered a Demand Registration or Underwritten Shelf Take-Down effected at the request of such Demand Initiating Holder or Shelf Take-Down Initiating Holder.

 

Section 3.3            Piggyback Registration.

 

(a)               If at any time or from time to time PubCo shall determine to register any of its Equity Securities, either for its own account or for the account of security holders (other than in (1) a registration relating solely to employee benefit plans, (2) a registration statement on Form S-4 or S-8 (or such other similar successor forms then in effect under the Securities Act), (3) a registration pursuant to which PubCo is offering to exchange its own securities for other securities, (4) a registration statement relating solely to dividend reinvestment or similar plans, (5) a Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to which only the initial purchasers and subsequent transferees of debt securities of PubCo or any of its subsidiaries that are convertible for Common Stock and that are initially issued pursuant to Rule 144A and/or Regulation S (or any successor provision) of the Securities Act may resell such notes and sell the Common Stock into which such notes may be converted, (6) a registration pursuant to Section 3.1, Section 3.2 or Section 3.15 hereof or (7) a registration expressly contemplated by the Subscription Agreements) PubCo will:

 

(i)                 promptly (but in no event less than ten (10) days before the effective date of the relevant Registration Statement) give to each Holder written notice thereof; and

 

(ii)              include in such Registration (and any related qualification under state securities laws or other compliance), and in any Underwritten Offering involved therein, all the Registrable Securities specified in a written request or requests made within five (5) days after receipt of such written notice from PubCo by any Holder or Holders except as set forth in Section 3.3(b) below.

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Section 3.3 shall not apply (i) prior to the expiration of the Lock-Up Period in respect of any Holder, unless (x) one or more of the H&F Holders elect to participate in such registration, in which case this Section 3.3 shall only apply to Eligible Demand Participation Holders or (y) the H&F Holders, in their sole discretion, elect by written notice to PubCo for this Section 3.3 to apply to the Registrable Securities of any one or more other Holders specified in such notice, (ii) to any Shelf Take-Down irrespective of whether such Shelf Take-Down is an Underwritten Shelf Take-Down or not an Underwritten Shelf Take-Down or (iii) following the Seller Lock-Up Period, to any LP Distribution (if applicable).

 

(b)               Underwriting. If the Registration of which PubCo gives notice pursuant to Section 3.3(a) is for an Underwritten Offering, PubCo shall so advise the Holders as a part of the written notice given pursuant to Section 3.3(a)(i). In such event the right of any Holder to participate in such registration pursuant to this Section 3.3 shall be conditioned upon such Holder’s participation in such Underwritten Offering and the inclusion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in the Underwritten Offering to the extent provided herein. All Holders proposing to dispose of their Registrable Securities through such Underwritten Offering, together with PubCo and the other parties distributing their Equity Securities of PubCo through such Underwritten Offering, shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter or Underwriters selected for such Underwritten Offering by PubCo. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 3.3, if the Underwriters shall advise PubCo that marketing factors (including, without limitation, an adverse effect on the per security offering price) require a limitation of the number of Registrable Securities to be underwritten, then PubCo may limit the number of Registrable Securities to be included in the Registration and Underwritten Offering as follows:

 

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(i)                 If the Registration is initiated and undertaken for PubCo’s account, PubCo shall so advise all Holders of Registrable Securities that have requested to participate in such offering, and the number of Registrable Securities that may be included in the Registration and Underwritten Offering shall be allocated in the following manner: (A) first, to PubCo, (B) second, to the Holders of Registrable Securities on a pro rata basis based on the total number of Registrable Securities held by such Holders and (C) third, to other holders of Equity Securities of PubCo exercising a contractual or other right to dispose of such Equity Securities in such Underwritten Offering on a pro rata basis based on the total number of Equity Securities of PubCo held by such persons; provided, that any Registrable Securities or Equity Securities thereby allocated to any such person that exceed such person’s request shall be reallocated among the remaining requesting Holders or other requesting holders, as applicable, in like manner.

 

(ii)              If the Registration is initiated and undertaken at the request of one or more holders of Equity Securities of PubCo who are not Holders, PubCo shall so advise all Holders of Registrable Securities that have requested to participate in such offering, and the number of Registrable Securities that may be included in the Registration and Underwritten Offering shall be allocated in the following manner: (A) first, to the initiating holders of Equity Securities of PubCo exercising a contractual or other right to dispose of such Equity Securities in such Underwritten Offering, on a pro rata basis based on the total number of Equity Securities of PubCo, (B) second, to the Holders of Registrable Securities on a pro rata basis based on the total number of Registrable Securities held by such Holders, (C) third, to PubCo, (D) fourth, to other holders of Equity Securities of PubCo exercising a contractual or other right to dispose of such Equity Securities in such Underwritten Offering on a pro rata basis based on the total number of Equity Securities of PubCo held by such persons; provided, that any Registrable Securities or Equity Securities thereby allocated to any such person that exceed such person’s request shall be reallocated among the remaining requesting Holders or other requesting holders, as applicable, in like manner.

 

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No such reduction shall reduce the amount of Registrable Securities of the selling Holders included in the Registration below twenty-five percent (25%) of the total amount of Equity Securities included in such Registration. No securities excluded from the Underwritten Offering by reason of the Underwriter’s marketing limitation shall be included in such Registration.

 

(c)             Right to Terminate Registration. PubCo shall have the right to terminate or withdraw any Registration initiated by it under this Section 3.3 prior to the effectiveness of such Registration whether or not any Holder has elected to include Registrable Securities in such Registration.

 

Section 3.4            Expenses of Registration. All Registration Expenses incurred in connection with all Registrations or other Transfers effected pursuant to or permitted by this Investor Rights Agreement (including the PIH Distribution and any LP Distribution), shall be borne by PubCo. It is acknowledged by the Holders that the Holders selling or otherwise Transferring any Registrable Securities in any Registration or Transfer shall bear all incremental selling expenses relating to the sale or Transfer of such Registrable Securities, such as Underwriters’ commissions and discounts, brokerage fees, Underwriter marketing costs and, other than as set forth in the definition of “Registration Expenses,” all reasonable fees and expenses of any legal counsel representing such Holders, in each case pro rata based on the number of Registrable Securities that such Holders have sold or Transferred in such Registration.

 

Section 3.5             Obligations of PubCo. Whenever required under this Article III to effect the Registration of any Registrable Securities, PubCo shall, as expeditiously as reasonably possible:

 

(a)             prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement with respect to such Registrable Securities and use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective until all Registrable Secuirities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold;

 

(b)             prepare and file with the SEC such amendments, post-effective amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection with such Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective and to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such Registration Statement in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by sellers thereof set forth in such Registration Statement;

 

(c)             permit any Holder that (in the good faith reasonable judgment of Seller Representative) might be deemed to be a controlling person of PubCo to participate in good faith in the preparation of such Registration Statement and to cooperate in good faith to include therein material, furnished to PubCo in writing, that in the reasonable judgment of such Holder and its counsel should be included;

 

(d)             furnish to the Holders such numbers of copies of the Registration Statement and the related Prospectus, including all exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein and a preliminary prospectus, in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act, and such other documents as they may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of Registrable Securities owned by them;

 

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(e)             in the event of any Underwritten Offering, enter into and perform its obligations under an underwriting agreement, in usual and customary form, with the managing Underwriter(s) of such offering; each Holder participating in such underwriting shall also enter into and perform its obligations under such an agreement;

 

(f)             notify each Holder of Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement as soon as reasonably possible after notice thereof is received by PubCo of any written comments by the SEC or any request by the SEC or any other federal or state Governmental Entity for amendments or supplements to such Registration Statement or such Prospectus or for additional information;

 

(g)             notify each Holder of Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement, at any time when a Prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, of the happening of any event as a result of which the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing;

 

(h)             notify each Holder of Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement as soon as reasonably practicable after notice thereof is received by PubCo of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or any order by the SEC or any other regulatory authority preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary or final Prospectus or the initiation or threatening of any proceedings for such purposes, or any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose;

 

(i)              use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement or of any order preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary or final Prospectus and, if any such order is issued, to obtain the withdrawal of any such order as soon as practicable;

 

(j)              make available for inspection by each Holder including Registrable Securities in such Registration, any Underwriter participating in any distribution pursuant to such Registration, and any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by such Holder or Underwriter, all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of PubCo, as such parties may reasonably request, and cause PubCo’s officers, directors and employees to supply all information reasonably requested by any such Holder, Underwriter, attorney, accountant or agent in connection with such Registration Statement;

 

(k)             use its reasonable best efforts to register or qualify, and cooperate with the Holders of Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement, the Underwriters, if any, and their respective counsel, in connection with the Registration or qualification of such Registrable Securities for offer and sale under the “Blue Sky” or securities laws of each state and other jurisdiction of the United States as any such Holder or Underwriters, if any, or their respective counsel reasonably request in writing, and do any and all other things reasonably necessary or advisable to keep such Registration or qualification in effect for such period as required by Section 3.1(b) and Section 3.2(c), as applicable; provided, that PubCo shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified or take any action which would subject it to taxation or service of process in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject;

 

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(l)             in the case of an Underwritten Offering, obtain for delivery to the Holders of Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement and to the Underwriters an opinion or opinions from counsel for PubCo, dated the date of the closing under the underwriting agreement, in customary form, scope and substance, which opinions shall be reasonably satisfactory to such Holders or Underwriters, as the case may be, and their respective counsel;

 

(m)            in the case of an Underwritten Offering, obtain for delivery to PubCo and the Underwriters, with copies to the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration, a cold comfort letter from PubCo’s independent certified public accountants in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by cold comfort letters as the managing Underwriter or Underwriters reasonably request, dated the date of execution of the underwriting agreement and brought down to the closing under the underwriting agreement;

 

(n)             use its reasonable best efforts to list the Registrable Securities that are covered by such Registration Statement with any securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Common Stock or other Equity Securities of PubCo, as applicable, are then listed;

 

(o)             provide and cause to be maintained a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement from and after a date not later than the effective date of such Registration Statement;

 

(p)             cooperate with Holders including Registrable Securities in such Registration and the managing Underwriters, if any, to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be sold, such certificates to be in such denominations and registered in such names as such Holders or the managing Underwriters may request at least two (2) Business Days prior to any sale of Registrable Securities;

 

(q)             use its reasonable best efforts to comply with all applicable securities laws and make available to its Holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder;

 

(r)              in the case of an Underwritten Offering that is Marketed, cause the senior executive officers of PubCo to participate in the customary “road show” presentations that may be reasonably requested by the Underwriters and otherwise to facilitate, cooperate with and participate in each proposed offering contemplated herein and customary selling efforts related thereto; and

 

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(s)             otherwise, in good faith, reasonably cooperate with, and take such customary actions as may reasonably be requested by, the Holders, in connection with such Registration.

 

Section 3.6              Indemnification.

 

(a)             PubCo will, and does hereby undertake to, indemnify and hold harmless each Holder of Registrable Securities and each of such Holder’s officers, directors, trustees, employees, partners, managers, members, equityholders, beneficiaries, affiliates and agents and each Person, if any, who controls such Holder, within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, with respect to any Registration, qualification, compliance or sale effected pursuant to this Article III, and each Underwriter, if any, and each Person who controls any Underwriter, of the Registrable Securities held by or issuable to such Holder, against all claims, losses, damages and liabilities (or actions in respect thereto) to which they may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or other federal or state law arising out of or based on (A) any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained in any prospectus, offering circular, free writing prospectus or other similar document (including any related Registration Statement, notification, or the like) incident to any such Registration, qualification, compliance or sale effected pursuant to this Article III, or based on any omission (or alleged omission) to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances in which they were made, (B) any violation or alleged violation by PubCo of any Law applicable to PubCo in connection with any such Registration, qualification, compliance or sale, or (C) any failure to register or qualify Registrable Securities in any state where PubCo or its agents have affirmatively undertaken or agreed in writing (including pursuant to Section 3.5(k)) that PubCo (the undertaking of any Underwriter being attributed to PubCo) will undertake such Registration or qualification on behalf of the Holders of such Registrable Securities (provided, that in such instance PubCo shall not be so liable if it has undertaken its reasonable best efforts to so register or qualify such Registrable Securities) and will reimburse, as incurred, each such Holder, each such Underwriter and each such director, officer, trustee, employee, partner, manager, member, equityholder, beneficiary, affiliate, agent and controlling person, for any legal and any other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or defending any such claim, loss, damage, liability or action; provided, that PubCo will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such claim, loss, damage, liability or expense arises out of or is based on any untrue statement or omission made in reliance and in conformity with written information furnished to PubCo by such Holder or Underwriter expressly for use therein.

 

(b)             Each Holder (if Registrable Securities held by or issuable to such Holder are included in such Registration, qualification, compliance or sale pursuant to this Article III) does hereby undertake to indemnify and hold harmless, severally and not jointly, PubCo, each of its officers, directors, employees, equityholders, affiliates and agents and each Person, if any, who controls PubCo within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, each Underwriter, if any, and each Person who controls any Underwriter, of PubCo’s Equity Securities covered by such a Registration Statement, and each other Holder, each of such other Holder’s officers, directors, employees, partners, equityholders, affiliates and agents and each Person, if any, who controls such Holder within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, against all claims, losses, damages and liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arising out of or based on any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained in any such Registration Statement, prospectus, offering circular, free writing prospectus or other document, or any omission (or alleged omission) to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances in which they were made, and will reimburse, as incurred, PubCo, each such Underwriter, each such other Holder, and each such officer, director, trustee, employee, partner, equityholder, beneficiary, affiliate, agent and controlling person of the foregoing, for any legal or any other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or defending any such claim, loss, damage, liability or action, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) or omission (or alleged omission) was made in such Registration Statement, prospectus, offering circular, free writing prospectus or other document, in reliance upon and in conformity with written information that (i) relates to such Holder in its capacity as a selling security holder and (ii) was furnished to PubCo by such Holder expressly for use therein; provided, however, that the aggregate liability of each Holder hereunder shall be limited to the net proceeds after underwriting discounts and commissions received by such Holder upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification obligation. It is understood and agreed that the indemnification obligations of each Holder pursuant to any underwriting agreement entered into in connection with any Registration Statement shall be limited to the obligations contained in this Section 3.6(b).

 

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(c)             Each party entitled to indemnification under this Section 3.6 (the “Indemnified Party”) shall give notice to the party required to provide such indemnification (the “Indemnifying Party”) of any claim as to which indemnification may be sought promptly after such Indemnified Party has actual knowledge thereof, and shall permit the Indemnifying Party to assume the defense of any such claim or any litigation resulting therefrom; provided, that counsel for the Indemnifying Party, who shall conduct the defense of such claim or litigation, shall be subject to approval by the Indemnified Party (whose approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) and the Indemnified Party may participate in such defense at the Indemnifying Party’s expense if representation of such Indemnified Party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such Indemnified Party and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding; and provided, further, that the failure of any Indemnified Party to give notice as provided herein shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations under this Section 3.6, except to the extent that such failure to give notice materially prejudices the Indemnifying Party in the defense of any such claim or any such litigation. An Indemnifying Party, in the defense of any such claim or litigation, may, without the consent of each Indemnified Party, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (i) includes as a term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff therein to such Indemnified Party of an unconditional release from all liability with respect to such claim or litigation and (ii) does not include any recovery (including any statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of such Indemnified Party) other than monetary damages, and provided, that any sums payable in connection with such settlement are paid in full by the Indemnifying Party.

 

(d)             In order to provide for just and equitable contribution in case indemnification is prohibited or limited by law, the Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party in connection with the actions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of such Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, has been made by, or relates to information supplied by, such Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Party, and such Person’s relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such actions; provided, however, that, in any case, (i) no Holder will be required to contribute any amount in excess of the net proceeds after Underwriting discounts and commissions received by such Holder upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such contribution obligation and (ii) no Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) will be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

 

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(e)            The indemnities provided in this Section 3.6 shall survive the Transfer of any Registrable Securities by such Holder.

 

Section 3.7            Information by Holder. The Holder or Holders of Registrable Securities included in any Registration shall furnish to PubCo such information regarding such Holder or Holders and the distribution proposed by such Holder or Holders as PubCo may reasonably request in writing and as shall be required in connection with any Registration, qualification or compliance referred to in this Article III. Each Holder agrees, if requested in writing by PubCo, to represent to PubCo the total number of Registrable Securities held by such Holder in order for PubCo to make determinations under this Investor Rights Agreement, including for purposes of Section 3.9 hereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Investor Rights Agreement, if any Holder does not provide PubCo with information requested pursuant to this Section 3.7, PubCo may exclude such Holder’s Registrable Securities from the applicable Registration Statement or Prospectus if PubCo determines, based on the advice of outside counsel, that such information is necessary to effect the Registration and such Holder continues thereafter to withhold such information. No Person may participate in any Underwritten Offering of Equity Securities of PubCo pursuant to a Registration under this Investor Rights Agreement unless such Person completes and executes all customary questionnaires, powers of attorney, custody agreements, indemnities, lock-up agreements, underwriting agreements and other customary documents as may be reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements. Subject to the minimum thresholds set forth in Section 3.1(d)(ii) and Section 3.2(a) of this Investor Rights Agreement, the exclusion of a Holder’s Registrable Securities as a result of this Section 3.7 shall not affect the registration of the other Registrable Securities to be included in such Registration.

 

Section 3.8              Delay of Registration. No Holder shall have any right to obtain, and hereby waives any right to seek, an injunction restraining or otherwise delaying any such Registration as the result of any controversy that might arise with respect to the interpretation or implementation of this Article III.

 

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Section 3.9              Rule 144 Reporting. With a view to making available to the Holders the benefits of certain rules and regulations of the SEC that may permit the sale of the Registrable Securities to the public without Registration, PubCo agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to:

 

(a)            make and keep current public information available, within the meaning of Rule 144 (or any similar or analogous rule) promulgated under the Securities Act, at all times;

 

(b)             file with the SEC, in a timely manner, all reports and other documents required of PubCo under the Securities Act and Exchange Act; and

 

(c)             so long as a Holder owns any Registrable Securities, furnish to such Holder forthwith upon request a written statement by PubCo as to its compliance with the reporting requirements of said Rule 144 (at any time commencing after (x) in the case of the Sponsor and the Founder Holder, the Lock-Up Period, (y) in the case of the H&F Holders or the Management Holders, the one-year anniversary of the Closing Date, and (z) in the case of the Sellers (other than the H&F Holders and the Management Holders) who are Holders, the Seller Lock-Up Period), the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of PubCo and such other reports and documents as a Holder may reasonably request in availing itself of any rule or regulation of the SEC allowing it to sell any such securities without Registration.

 

Section 3.10            “Market Stand Off” Agreement. Each Holder hereby agrees with PubCo that, with respect to Underwritten Offerings initiated by a Holder only, during such period (which period shall in no event exceed 90 days) following the effective date of a Registration Statement of PubCo (or, in the case of an Underwritten Shelf Take-Down, the date of the filing of a preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus supplement relating to such Underwritten Offering (or if there is no such filing, the first contemporaneous press release announcing commencement of such Underwritten Offering)) as the Holders that own a majority of the Registrable Securities participating in such Underwritten Offering may agree to with the Underwriter or Underwriters of such Underwritten Offering (a “Market Stand-Off Period”), such Holder or its Affiliates shall not sell, pledge, hypothecate, transfer, make any short sale of, loan, grant any option or right to purchase of, or otherwise transfer or dispose of (other than to donees who agree to be similarly bound) any Registrable Securities held by it at any time during such period except Registrable Securities included in such Registration and shares of Common Stock subject to a Charitable Distribution in connection with such Underwritten Offering. In connection with any Underwritten Offering contemplated by this Section 3.10, PubCo shall use reasonable best efforts to cause each director and executive officer of PubCo to execute a customary lock-up for the Market Stand-Off Period. Each Holder agrees with PubCo that it shall deliver to the Underwriter or Underwriters for any such Underwritten Offering a customary agreement (with customary terms, conditions and exceptions) that is substantially similar to the agreement delivered to the Underwriter or Underwriters by the Holders that own a majority of the Registrable Securities participating in such Registration reflecting their agreement set forth in this Section 3.10; provided, that such agreement shall not be materially more restrictive than any similar agreement entered into by PubCo’s directors and executive officers participating in such Underwritten Offering; provided, further, that such agreement shall not be required unless all Holders are required to enter into similar agreements; provided, further, that such agreement shall provide that any early release of any Holder from the provisions of the terms of such agreement shall be on a pro rata basis among all Holders.

 

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Section 3.11            Other Obligations. In connection with a Transfer of Registrable Securities exempt from Section 5 of the Securities Act or through any broker-dealer transactions described in the plan of distribution set forth within the Prospectus and pursuant to the Registration Statement of which such Prospectus forms a part, PubCo shall, subject to applicable Law, as interpreted by PubCo with the advice of counsel, and the receipt of any customary documentation required from the applicable Holders in connection therewith, (a) promptly instruct its transfer agent to remove any restrictive legends applicable to the Registrable Securities being Transferred and (b) cause its legal counsel to deliver the necessary legal opinions, if any, to the transfer agent in connection with the instruction under clause (a). In addition, PubCo shall cooperate reasonably with, and take such customary actions as may reasonably be requested by the Holders, in connection with the aforementioned Transfers; provided, however, that PubCo shall have no obligation to participate in any “road shows” or assist with the preparation of any offering memoranda or related documentation with respect to any Transfer of Registrable Securities in any transaction that does not constitute an Underwritten Offering.

 

Section 3.12            Other Registration Rights. Other than the registration rights set forth in the Original RRA and in the Subscription Agreements, PubCo represents and warrants that no Person, other than a Holder of Registrable Securities pursuant to this Investor Rights Agreement, has any right to require PubCo to register any securities of PubCo for sale or to include such securities of PubCo in any Registration Statement filed by PubCo for the sale of securities for its own account or for the account of any other Person. Further, each of PubCo, the Sponsor and the Founder Holder represents and warrants that this Investor Rights Agreement supersedes any other registration rights agreement or agreement (including the Original RRA), other than the Subscription Agreements.

 

Section 3.13           Term. Article III shall terminate with respect to any Holder on the date that such Holder no longer holds any Registrable Securities. The provisions of Section 3.6 shall survive any such termination with respect to such Holder.

 

Section 3.14            Termination of Original RRA. Upon the Closing, PubCo and the Sponsor hereby agree that the Original RRA and all of the respective rights and obligations of the parties thereunder are hereby terminated in their entirety and shall be of no further force or effect.

 

Section 3.15           PIF Registration Right. Without limiting any rights of PIF pursuant to any Subscription Agreement between PIF and PubCo, following the twelve (12) month anniversary of the Closing Date, PIF may initiate one (1) Underwritten Offering of Common Stock held by PIF having a reasonably anticipated net aggregate offering price (after deduction of Underwriter commissions and offering expenses) of at least $100,000,000 upon written notice to PubCo, which Underwritten Offering may be Marketed or Non-Marketed and will be pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement to the extent a Shelf Registration Statement remains effective with respect to the Common Stock of PIF as of such time (a “PIF Demand”). The terms of Section 3.2(a)(ii), Section 3.2(c), Section 3.4, Section 3.5, Section 3.6, Section 3.7, Section 3.8 and Section 3.11 shall apply to such PIF Demand, mutatis mutandis. PIF shall have the right to select the Underwriter or Underwriters to administer such Underwritten Offering; provided, that such Underwriter or Underwriters shall be reasonably acceptable to PubCo. If the Underwriter or Underwriters shall advise PubCo that marketing factors (including an adverse effect on the per security offering price) require a limitation of the number of shares of Common Stock of PIF to be underwritten in connection with the PIF Demand, then PubCo shall so advise PIF, and the number of shares of Common Stock of PIF that may be included in the Underwritten Offering shall be reduced accordingly.

 

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Article IV
LOCK-UP

 

Section 4.1              Lock-Up.

 

(a)             Each Holder (including the Founder Holder) severally, and not jointly, agrees with PubCo not to effect any Transfer, or make a public announcement of any intention to effect such Transfer, of any Lock-Up Shares (as defined below) Beneficially Owned or otherwise held by such Person during the Lock-Up Period (as defined below); provided, that such prohibition shall not apply to Transfers (i) permitted pursuant to Section 4.2, (ii) permitted pursuant to Article III, (iii) by PIH pursuant to the PIH Distribution, (iv) by the Sellers (pro rata in proportion, as nearly as practicable, to the respective amounts of Registrable Securities held by such Sellers at the applicable time) to any party to any Subscription Agreement or Non-Redemption Agreement in accordance with the terms of such Subscription Agreement or Non-Redemption Agreement, (v) by any Seller following the Seller Lock-Up Period (as defined below), including in any LP Distribution, (vi) by any Management Holder following the Management Lock-Up Period or (vii) of any Warrants by the Sponsor, other than the Locked-Up Warrants. For the avoidance of doubt, each Holder agrees with PubCo not to effect an LP Distribution during the Seller Lock-Up Period, and the Sponsor and Founder Holder agree with PubCo not to effect an LP Distribution during the Lock-Up Period; provided, in each such case, it is understood and agreed that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Investor Rights Agreement, Sponsor may Transfer any Warrants that it owns during the Lock-Up Period, other than the Locked-Up Warrants, including through an LP Distribution. To the extent (I) PubCo permits any H&F Holder to make any Transfer of a portion of its Lock-Up Shares prior to the expiration of the Seller Lock-Up Period that is otherwise prohibited by this Section 4.1 and (II) any of the other Sellers are not permitted to participate in such Transfer with a proportionate amount of their respective Lock-Up Shares, then PubCo shall concurrently release a proportionate amount of such other Sellers' respective Lock-Up Shares from the restrictions on Transfer set forth in this Section 4.1. The “Lock-Up Period” shall be the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the date that is 18 months following the Closing Date. The “Seller Lock-Up Period” shall be the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the date that is the earlier of (x) 18 months following the Closing Date and (y) the later of (A) the one year anniversary of the Closing Date and (B) the expiration of the applicable Market Stand-Off Period in respect of the second Underwritten Shelf Take-Down initiated by the H&F Holders after the date hereof; provided that, in the case of the foregoing clause (y), the H&F Holders may elect, upon written notice delivered to PubCo in advance of the date contemplated by the foregoing clause (y), in their sole discretion, to extend the Seller Lock-Up Period until the date that is 18 months following the Closing Date; provided, further, that, if the Seller Lock-Up Period is waived or reduced in whole or in part with respect to the Lock-Up Shares held by any LGP Holder, GIC Holder or PIH Rollover Holder, then all other LGP Holders, GIC Holders and PIH Rollover Holders shall be entitled to a proportionate waiver or reduction with respect to their respective Lock-Up Shares. The “Initial Lock-Up Period” shall be the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the date that is six (6) months following the Closing Date. The “Management Lock-Up Period” shall be the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the date that is twelve (12) months following the Closing Date. The “Lock-Up Shares” means the Registrable Securities held by the Holders as of the Closing Date or received by the Holders in the PIH Distribution, including Common Stock and the Locked-Up Warrants (but not including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Warrants other than the Locked-Up Warrants).

 

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(b)            During the Lock-Up Period (or (x) in the case of the H&F Holders, the Initial Lock-Up Period, (y) in the case of the Management Holders, the Management Lock-Up Period or (z) in the case of the Sellers (other than the H&F Holders and the Management Holders) who are Holders, the Seller Lock-Up Period), any purported Transfer of Lock-Up Shares not in accordance with this Investor Rights Agreement shall be null and void, and PubCo shall refuse to recognize any such Transfer for any purpose.

 

(c)             The Holders acknowledge and agree that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Investor Rights Agreement, the Lock-Up Shares Beneficially Owned by such Person shall remain subject to any restrictions on Transfer under applicable securities Laws of any Governmental Entity, including all applicable holding periods under the Securities Act and other rules of the SEC.

 

Section 4.2            Permitted Transfers. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Investor Rights Agreement, during the Lock-Up Period, the Holders may Transfer, without the consent of PubCo, any of such Person’s Lock-Up Shares to (i) any of such Person’s Permitted Transferees, upon written notice to PubCo and, in the case of such a Transfer by the Sponsor (including a Founder Holder), the Seller Representative, and in the case of such a Transfer by a Seller or its Permitted Transferees, the Sponsor, (ii) (a) in the case of a Management Holder, a charitable organization, upon written notice to PubCo, (b) in the case of an individual, by virtue of laws of descent and distribution upon death of the individual; (c) in the case of an individual, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order; or (d) pursuant to any liquidation, merger, stock exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of PubCo’s stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of Common Stock for cash, securities or other property subsequent to the Business Combination or (iii) a charitable organization through a Charitable Distribution (which for avoidance of doubt shall be deemed separate from a Transfer pursuant to clause (ii)(a) above); provided, that in connection with any Transfer of such Lock-Up Shares pursuant to clause (ii) above, (x) the restrictions and obligations contained in Section 4.1 and this Section 4.2 will continue to apply to such Lock-Up Shares after any Transfer of such Lock-Up Shares and such Transferee shall agree to be bound by such restrictions and obligations in writing and acknolwedged by PubCo, and (y) the Transferee of such Lock-Up Shares shall have no rights under this Investor Rights Agreement, unless, for the avoidance of doubt, such Transferee is a Permitted Transferee in accordance with this Investor Rights Agreement. Any Transferee of Lock-Up Shares who is a Permitted Transferee of the Transferor pursuant to this Section 4.2 shall be required, at the time of and as a condition to such Transfer, to become a party to this Investor Rights Agreement by executing and delivering a joinder in the form attached to this Investor Rights Agreement as Exhibit A, whereupon such Transferee will be treated as a Party (with the same rights and obligations as the Transferor) for all purposes of this Investor Rights Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 4.2, a Holder may not make a Transfer to a Permitted Transferee if such Transfer has as a purpose the avoidance of or is otherwise undertaken in contemplation of avoiding the restrictions on Transfers in this Agreement (it being understood that the purpose of this provision includes prohibiting the Transfer to a Permitted Transferee (A) that has been formed to facilitate a material change with respect to who or which entities Beneficially Own the underlying Lock-Up Shares, or (B) followed by a change in the relationship between the Holder and the Permitted Transferee (or a change of control of such Holder or Permitted Transferee) after the Transfer with the result and effect that the Holder has indirectly made a Transfer of Lock-Up Shares by using a Permitted Transferee, which Transfer would not have been directly permitted under this Article IV had such change in such relationship occurred prior to such Transfer).

 

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Article V
GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

Section 5.1           Assignment; Successors and Assigns; No Third Party Beneficiaries.

 

(a)          Except as otherwise permitted pursuant to this Investor Rights Agreement, no Party may assign such Party’s rights and obligations under this Investor Rights Agreement, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of the Seller Representative. Any such assignee may not again assign those rights, other than in accordance with this Article V. Any attempted assignment of rights or obligations in violation of this Article V shall be null and void.

 

(b)         Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Investor Rights Agreement (other than the succeeding sentence of this Section 5.1(b)), (i) prior to the expiration of the Lock-Up Period (or (A) in the case of the H&F Holders, the Initial Lock-Up Period, (B) in the case of the Management Holders, the Management Lock-Up Period or (C) in the case of the Sellers (other than the H&F Holders and the Management Holders) who are Holders, the Seller Lock-Up Period) to the extent applicable to such Holder, no Holder may Transfer such Holder’s rights or obligations under this Investor Rights Agreement in connection with a Transfer of such Holder’s Registrable Securities, in whole or in part, except in connection with a Transfer pursuant to Section 4.2; and (ii) after the expiration of the Lock-up Period (or (A) in the case of the H&F Holders, the Initial Lock-Up Period, (B) in the case of the Management Holders, the Management Lock-Up Period or (C) in the case of the Sellers (other than the H&F Holders and the Management Holders) who are Holders, the Seller Lock-Up Period) to the extent applicable to such Holder, a Holder may Transfer such Holder’s rights or obligations under this Investor Rights Agreement in connection with a Transfer of such Holder’s Registrable Securities, in whole or in part, to (x) any of such Holder’s Permitted Transferees (other than any charitable organization), or (y) any Person with the prior written consent of PubCo. In no event can the Sponsor (including the Founder Holder), the Sellers or the Seller Representative assign any of such Person’s rights under Section 2.1. Any Transferee of Registrable Securities (other than pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, pursuant to a Rule 144 transaction or pursuant to any In-Kind Distribution) shall, except as otherwise expressly stated herein, have all the rights and be subject to all of the obligations of the Transferor Holder under this Investor Rights Agreement and shall be required, at the time of and as a condition to such Transfer, to become a party to this Investor Rights Agreement by executing and delivering a joinder in the form attached to this Investor Rights Agreement as Exhibit A. No Transfer of Registrable Securities by a Holder shall be registered on PubCo’s books and records, and such Transfer of Registrable Securities shall be null and void and not otherwise effective, unless any such Transfer is made in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Investor Rights Agreement, and PubCo is hereby authorized by all of the Holders to enter appropriate stop transfer notations on its transfer records to give effect to this Investor Rights Agreement.

 

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(c)          All of the terms and provisions of this Investor Rights Agreement shall be binding upon the Parties and their respective successors, assigns, heirs and representatives, but shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the successors, assigns, heirs and representatives of any Party only to the extent that they are permitted successors, assigns, heirs and representatives pursuant to the terms of this Investor Rights Agreement.

 

(d)          Nothing in this Investor Rights Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any Party, other than the Parties and their respective permitted successors, assigns, heirs and representatives, any rights or remedies under this Investor Rights Agreement or otherwise create any third party beneficiary hereto.

 

Section 5.2          Termination. Except for Section 2.1(i) (which section shall terminate at such time as the Sellers, the Sponsor and their Permitted Transferees are no longer entitled to any rights pursuant to such section), Article II shall terminate automatically (without any action by any Party) as to the Sellers, the Sponsor (including the Founder Holder) or PIF at such time at which such Party no longer has the right to designate an individual for nomination or an observer to the Board under this Investor Rights Agreement. Article III of this Investor Rights Agreement shall terminate as set forth in Section 3.13. The remainder of this Investor Rights Agreement shall terminate automatically (without any action by any Party) as to each Holder when such Holder, following the Closing Date, ceases to Beneficially Own any Registrable Securities; provided, that the provisions of Section 5.13 shall survive any such termination with respect to such Holder. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the event the Merger Agreement terminates in accordance with its terms prior to the Closing, this Investor Rights Agreement shall automatically terminate and be of no further force or effect, without any further action required by the Parties.

 

Section 5.3          Severability. If any provision of this Investor Rights Agreement is determined to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable by any Governmental Entity, the remaining provisions of this Investor Rights Agreement, to the extent permitted by Law shall remain in full force and effect.

 

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Section 5.4            Entire Agreement; Amendments; No Waiver.

 

(a)          This Investor Rights Agreement, together with the Exhibit to this Investor Rights Agreement, the Merger Agreement, the Plan of Liquidation and all other Transaction Agreements (as such term is defined in the Merger Agreement), constitute the entire agreement among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements, understandings and discussions, whether oral or written, relating to such subject matter in any way and there are no warranties, representations or other agreements among the Parties in connection with such subject matter except as set forth in this Investor Rights Agreement and therein.

 

(b)          No provision of this Investor Rights Agreement may be amended or modified in whole or in part at any time without the express written consent of (i) PubCo, (ii) for so long as the Sellers and their Permitted Transferees collectively Beneficially Own Common Stock representing 15% or more of the Common Stock Beneficially Owned by the Sellers immediately after the Closing, the Seller Representative, (iii) for so long as the Sponsor, the Founder Holder and their respective Permitted Transferees collectively Beneficially Own Common Stock in PubCo representing 15% or more of the Common Stock Beneficially Owned by the Sponsor immediately after the Closing, the Sponsor, and (iv) in any event, at least the Holders holding in the aggregate more than fifty percent (50%) of the Registrable Securities Beneficially Owned by the Holders; provided, that any such amendment or modification that adversely and disproportionately affects any Holder or Holders, as compared to any other Holder or Holders, shall require the prior written consent of such Holders who Beneficially Own a majority of the Registrable Securities Beneficially Owned by all such Holders so adversely and disproportionately affected; provided, further that any amendment or modification to Section 2.1(j), Article III, Article IV, Section 5.12, Section 5.13, Section 5.15 or this Section 5.4 that adversely affects any right granted to the H&F Holders, the GIC Holders, the LGP Holders, the PIH Rollover Holders, the Sponsor, the Founder Holder or PIF shall require the consent of the H&F Holders, the GIC Holders, the LGP Holders, the PIH Rollover Holders, the Sponsor, the Founder Holder or PIF, as applicable; provided, further that any amendment or modification to Article II that adversely affects any right granted to the Seller Representative shall require the consent of the Seller Representative; provided, further that a provision that has terminated with respect to a Party shall not require any consent of such Party (and such Party’s Common Stock shall not be considered in computing any percentages) with respect to amending or modifying such provision.

 

(c)          No waiver of any provision or default under, nor consent to any exception to, the terms of this Investor Rights Agreement shall be effective unless in writing and signed by the Party to be bound and then only to the specific purpose, extent and instance so provided.

 

Section 5.5          Counterparts; Electronic Delivery. This Investor Rights Agreement and any other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents delivered pursuant to this Investor Rights Agreement may be executed and delivered in one or more counterparts and by fax, email or other electronic transmission, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement. No Party shall raise the use of a fax machine or email to deliver a signature or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through the use of a fax machine or email as a defense to the formation or enforceability of a contract and each Party forever waives any such defense.The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in or relating to this Investor Rights Agreement or any document to be signed in connection with this Investor Rights Agreement shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, and the parties hereto consent to conduct the transactions contemplated hereunder by electronic means.

 

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Section 5.6            Notices. All notices, demands and other communications to be given or delivered under this Investor Rights Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given (a) when personally delivered (or, if delivery is refused, upon presentment) or received by email (with confirmation of transmission) prior to 5:00 p.m. eastern time on a Business Day and, if otherwise, on the next Business Day, (b) one (1) Business Day following sending by reputable overnight express courier (charges prepaid) or (c) three (3) calendar days following mailing by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid and return receipt requested. Unless another address is specified in writing pursuant to the provisions of this Section 5.6, notices, demands and other communications shall be sent to the addresses indicated below

 

if to PubCo, prior to the Closing, to:

 

Churchill Capital Corp. III

640 Fifth Avenue, 12th Floor

New York, NY 10019

  Attention: Michael S. Klein
  Email: michael.klein@mkleinandcompany.com

 

if to PubCo, following the Closing, to:

 

c/o MultiPlan, Inc.

115 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY 10003

  Attention: Chief Executive Officer
    General Counsel
  E-mail: mtabak@multiplan.com
    jeff.doctoroff@multiplan.com 

 

if to the Sponsor, to:

 

640 Fifth Avenue, 12th Floor

New York, NY 10019

  Attention: Michael S. Klein
  Email: michael.klein@mkleinandcompany.com

 

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with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

767 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY 10153

  Attn: Michael J. Aiello and Matthew Gilroy
  E-mail: michael.aiello@weil.com and matthew.gilroy@weil.com

 

if to the Seller Representative, to:

 

c/o Hellman & Friedman LLC
415 Mission Street

Suite 5700
San Francisco, California 94105

  Attention: Arrie Park
  Email: apark@hf.com

 

with copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

300 North LaSalle

Chicago, Illinois 60654

  Attention: Richard J. Campbell, P.C.
    Matthew H. O’Brien, P.C.
    Christian Nagler
    Peter Seligson
  Email: rcampbell@kirkland.com
    obrienm@kirkland.com
    christian.nagler@kirkland.com
    peter.seligson@kirkland.com

 

and

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

2475 Hanover Street

Palo Alto, CA 94304

  Attention: Atif Azher
    William Brentani
  E-mail: aazher@stblaw.com
    wbrentani@stblaw.com

 

if to PIF, to:

 

The Public Investment Fund

Aldr'idah Digital City, Building MU04, Al Nakhil District

P.O. Box 6847

Riyadh 11452

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

  E-mail: music_investments@pif.gov.sa
    music_legal@pif.gov.sa

 

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with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

450 Lexington Avenue

New York, NY 10017

  Attn: Derek J. Dostal
    Lee Hochbaum
  E-mail: derek.dostal@davispolk.com
    lee.hochbaum@davispolk.com

 

Section 5.7            Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial; Jurisdiction. The Law of the State of Delaware shall govern (a) all Actions, claims or matters related to or arising from this Investor Rights Agreement (including any tort or non-contractual claims) and (b) any questions concerning the construction, interpretation, validity and enforceability of this Investor Rights Agreement, and the performance of the obligations imposed by this Investor Rights Agreement, in each case without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the Law of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware. EACH PARTY TO THIS INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION BROUGHT TO RESOLVE ANY DISPUTE BETWEEN OR AMONG ANY OF THE PARTIES (WHETHER ARISING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF, CONNECTED WITH, RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THIS INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT AND/OR THE RELATIONSHIPS ESTABLISHED AMONG THE PARTIES UNDER THIS INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT. THE PARTIES FURTHER WARRANT AND REPRESENT THAT EACH HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH SUCH PARTY’S LEGAL COUNSEL, AND THAT EACH KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES SUCH PARTY’S JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL. Each of the Parties submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of first, the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware or if such court declines jurisdiction, then to the Federal District Court for the District of Delaware, in any Action arising out of or relating to this Investor Rights Agreement, agrees that all claims in respect of the Action shall be heard and determined in any such court and agrees not to bring any Action arising out of or relating to this Investor Rights Agreement in any other courts. Each Party irrevocably consents to the service of process in any such Action by the mailing of copies thereof by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to such Party, at its address for notices as provided in Section 5.6 of this Investor Rights Agreement, such service to become effective ten (10) days after such mailing. Each Party hereby irrevocably waives any objection to such service of process and further irrevocably waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any Action commenced hereunder or under any other documents contemplated hereby that service of process was in any way invalid or ineffective. Nothing in this Section 5.7, however, shall affect the right of any Party to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by Law or at equity; provided, that each of the Parties hereby waives any right it may have under the Laws of any jurisdiction to commence by publication any Action with respect to this Investor Rights Agreement. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, each of the Parties hereby irrevocably waives any objection it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any Action arising out of or relating to this Investor Rights Agreement in any of the courts referred to in this Section 5.7 and hereby further irrevocably waives and agrees not to plead or claim that any such court is not a convenient forum for any such Action. Each Party agrees that a final judgment in any Action so brought shall be conclusive and may be enforced by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law or at equity, in any jurisdiction.

 

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Section 5.8            Specific Performance. Each Party hereby agrees and acknowledges that it will be impossible to measure in money the damages that would be suffered if the Parties fail to comply with any of the obligations imposed on them by this Investor Rights Agreement and that, in the event of any such failure, an aggrieved Party will be irreparably damaged and will not have an adequate remedy at Law. Any such Party shall, therefore, be entitled (in addition to any other remedy to which such Party may be entitled at Law or in equity) to seek injunctive relief, including specific performance, to enforce such obligations, without the posting of any bond, and if any Action should be brought in equity to enforce any of the provisions of this Investor Rights Agreement, none of the Parties shall raise the defense that there is an adequate remedy at Law.

 

Section 5.9            Subsequent Acquisition of Shares. Any Equity Securities of PubCo acquired subsequent to the Effective Date by a Holder shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Investor Rights Agreement and such shares shall be considered to be “Registrable Securities” as such term is used in this Investor Rights Agreement.

 

Section 5.10         Consents, Approvals and Actions. If any consent, approval or action of the Sellers, H&F Holders, GIC Holders, LGP Holders or PIH Rollover Holders is required at any time pursuant to this Investor Rights Agreement, such consent, approval or action shall be deemed given if the holders of a majority of the outstanding Equity Securities of PubCo held by the Sellers, H&F Holders, GIC Holders, LGP Holders or PIH Rollover Holders, as applicable, at such time provide such consent, approval or action in writing at such time.

 

Section 5.11         Not a Group; Independent Nature of Holders’ Obligations and Rights. The Holders and PubCo agree that the arrangements contemplated by this Investor Rights Agreement are not intended to constitute the formation of a “group” (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act). Each Holder agrees that, for purposes of determining beneficial ownership of such Holder, it shall disclaim any beneficial ownership by virtue of this Investor Rights Agreement of PubCo’s Equity Securities owned by the other Holders (other than, in the case of each of the H&F Holders, the GIC Holders and the LGP Holders, as amongst the Holders within such applicable defined group), and PubCo agrees to recognize such disclaimer in its Exchange Act and Securities Act reports. The obligations of each Holder under this Investor Rights Agreement are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Holder, and no Holder shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Holder under this Investor Rights Agreement. Nothing contained herein, and no action taken by any Holder pursuant hereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Holders as, and PubCo acknowledges that the Holders do not so constitute, a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of group or entity, or create a presumption that the Holders are in any way acting in concert or as a group or entity with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Investor Rights Agreement or, as applicable, the Plan of Liquidation, and PubCo acknowledges that the Holders are not acting in concert or as a group, and PubCo shall not assert any such claim, with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Investor Rights Agreement or, as applicable, the Plan of Liquidation. Subject to Section 5.17, the decision of each Holder to enter into this Investor Rights Agreement and, as applicable, the Plan of Liquidation has been made by such Holder independently of any other Holder. Subject to Section 5.17, each Holder acknowledges that no other Holder has acted as agent for such Holder in connection with such Holder making its investment in PubCo and that no other Holder will be acting as agent of such Holder in connection with monitoring such Holder’s investment in the Common Stock or enforcing its rights under this Investor Rights Agreement. PubCo and each Holder confirms that each Holder has had the opportunity to independently participate with PubCo and its subsidiaries in the negotiation of the transaction contemplated hereby with the advice of its own counsel and advisors. Each Holder shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including, without limitation, the rights arising out of this Investor Rights Agreement and, if applicable, the Plan of Liquidation, and it shall not be necessary for any other Holder to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose. The use of a single agreement to effectuate the rights and obligations contemplated hereby was solely in the control of PubCo, not the action or decision of any Holder, and was done solely for the convenience of PubCo and its subsidiaries and not because it was required to do so by any Holder. It is expressly understood and agreed that each provision contained in this Investor Rights Agreement is between PubCo and a Holder, solely, and not between PubCo and the Holders collectively and not between and among the Holders.

 

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Section 5.12        Other Business Opportunities.

 

(a)         The Parties expressly acknowledge and agree that to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law: (i) each of the H&F Holders, the GIC Holders, the LGP Holders, the PIH Rollover Holders, the Sponsor, the Founder Holder and PIF (including (A) their respective Affiliates, (B) any portfolio company in which they or any of their respective investment fund Affiliates have made a debt or equity investment (and vice versa) or (C) any of their respective limited partners, non-managing members or other similar direct or indirect investors) and the Seller Directors and the Sponsor Directors has the right to, and shall have no duty (fiduciary, contractual or otherwise) not to, directly or indirectly engage in and possess interests in other business ventures of every type and description, including those engaged in the same or similar business activities or lines of business as PubCo or any of its subsidiaries or deemed to be competing with PubCo or any of its subsidiaries, on its own account, or in partnership with, or as an employee, officer, director or shareholder of any other Person, with no obligation to offer to PubCo or any of its subsidiaries, or any other Holder the right to participate therein; (ii) each of the H&F Holders, the GIC Holders, the LGP Holders, the PIH Rollover Holders, the Sponsor, the Founder Holder and PIF (including (A) their respective Affiliates, (B) any portfolio company in which they or any of their respective investment fund Affiliates have made a debt or equity investment (and vice versa) or (C) any of their respective limited partners, non-managing members or other similar direct or indirect investors) and the Seller Directors and the Sponsor Directors may invest in, or provide services to, any Person that directly or indirectly competes with PubCo or any of its subsidiaries; and (iii) in the event that any of the H&F Holders, the GIC Holders, the LGP Holders, the PIH Rollover Holders, the Sponsor, the Founder Holder or PIF (including (A) their respective Affiliates, (B) any portfolio company in which they or any of their respective investment fund Affiliates have made a debt or equity investment (and vice versa) or (C) any of their respective limited partners, non-managing members or other similar direct or indirect investors) or any Seller Director or Sponsor Director, respectively, acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or matter that may be a corporate or other business opportunity for PubCo or any of its subsidiaries, such Person shall have no duty (fiduciary, contractual or otherwise) to communicate or present such corporate opportunity to PubCo or any of its subsidiaries or any other Holder, as the case may be, and, notwithstanding any provision of this Investor Rights Agreement to the contrary, shall not be liable to PubCo or any of its subsidiaries or any other Holder (or its Affiliates) for breach of any duty (fiduciary, contractual or otherwise) by reason of the fact that such Person, directly or indirectly, pursues or acquires such opportunity for itself, directs such opportunity to another Person or does not present such opportunity to PubCo or any of its subsidiaries or any other Holder (or its Affiliates). For the avoidance of doubt, the Parties acknowledge that this paragraph is intended to disclaim and renounce, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right of PubCo or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the matters set forth herein, and this paragraph shall be construed to effect such disclaimer and renunciation to the fullest extent permitted by law.

 

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(b)           Each of the Parties hereby, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law:

 

(i)               confirms that none of the H&F Holders, the GIC Holders, the LGP Holders, the PIH Rollover Holders, the Sponsor, the Founder Holder or PIF or any of their respective Affiliates have any duty to PubCo or any of its subsidiaries or to any other Holder other than the specific covenants and agreements set forth in this Investor Rights Agreement;

 

(ii)              acknowledges and agrees that (A) in the event of any conflict of interest between PubCo or any of its subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any of the H&F Holders, the GIC Holders, the LGP Holders, the PIH Rollover Holders, the Sponsor, the Founder Holder or PIF or any of their respective Affiliates (or any Seller Director or Sponsor Director acting in his or her capacity as such), on the other hand, such applicable H&F Holder, GIC Holder, LGP Holder, PIH Rollover Holder, the Sponsor, the Founder Holder, PIF or applicable Affiliates (or any Seller Director or Sponsor Director acting in his or her capacity as a director) may act in its best interest and (B) none of the H&F Holders, the GIC Holders, the LGP Holders, the PIH Rollover Holders, the Sponsor, the Founder Holder or PIF or any of their respective Affiliates or any Seller Director, Sponsor Director or PIF Board Observer acting in his or her capacity as a director or observer, shall be obligated (1) to reveal to PubCo or any of its subsidiaries confidential information belonging to or relating to the business of such Person or any of its Affiliates or (2) to recommend or take any action in its capacity as a direct or indirect stockholder or director, as the case may be, that prefers the interest of PubCo or its subsidiaries over the interest of such Person; and

 

(iii)            waives any claim or cause of action against any of the H&F Holders, the GIC Holders, the LGP Holders, the PIH Rollover Holders, the Sponsor, the Founder Holder and PIF and any of their respective Affiliates, and any officer, employee, agent or Affiliate of any such Person that may from time to time arise in respect of a breach by any such person of any duty or obligation disclaimed under Section 5.12(b)(i) or Section 5.12(b)(ii).

 

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(c)          Each of the parties hereto agrees that the waivers, limitations, acknowledgments and agreements set forth in this Section 5.12 shall not apply to any alleged claim or cause of action against any of the H&F Holders, the GIC Holders, the LGP Holders, the PIH Rollover Holders, the Sponsor, the Founder Holder or PIF based upon the breach or nonperformance by such Person of this Investor Rights Agreement or any other agreement to which such Person is a party.

 

(d)          The provisions of this Section 5.12, to the extent that they restrict the duties and liabilities of any of the H&F Holders, the GIC Holders, the LGP Holders, the PIH Rollover Holders, the Sponsor, the Founder Holder, PIF or any of their respective Affiliates or any Seller Director or Sponsor Director otherwise existing at law or in equity, are agreed by the Parties to replace such other duties and liabilities of the H&F Holders, the GIC Holders, the LGP Holders, the PIH Rollover Holders, the Sponsor, the Founder Holder, PIF or any of their respective Affiliates or any such Seller Director or Sponsor Director to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

 

Section 5.13         Indemnification; Exculpation.

 

(a)         PubCo will, and PubCo will cause each of its subsidiaries to, jointly and severally indemnify, exonerate and hold the Holders and each of their respective direct and indirect partners, equityholders, members, managers, Affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, fiduciaries, managers, controlling Persons, employees, representatives and agents and each of the partners, equityholders, members, Affiliates, directors, officers, fiduciaries, managers, controlling Persons, employees and agents of each of the foregoing (collectively, the “Holder Indemnitees”) free and harmless from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, claims, liabilities, losses, damages and costs and out-of-pocket expenses in connection therewith (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred by the Holder Indemnitees or any of them before or after the date of this Investor Rights Agreement (collectively, the “Indemnified Liabilities”), arising out of any action, cause of action, suit, litigation, investigation, inquiry, arbitration or claim (each, an “Action”) arising directly or indirectly out of, or in any way relating to, (i) any Holder’s or its Affiliates’ ownership of Equity Securities of PubCo or control or ability to influence PubCo or any of its subsidiaries (other than any such Indemnified Liabilities (x) to the extent such Indemnified Liabilities arise out of any breach of this Investor Rights Agreement by such Holder Indemnitee or its Affiliates or other related Persons or the breach of any fiduciary or other duty or obligation of such Holder Indemnitee to its direct or indirect equity holders, creditors or Affiliates, (y) to the extent such control or the ability to control PubCo or any of its subsidiaries derives from such Holder’s or its Affiliates’ capacity as an officer or director of PubCo or any of its subsidiaries or (z) to the extent such Indemnified Liabilities are directly caused by such Person’s willful misconduct), (ii) the business, operations, properties, assets or other rights or liabilities of PubCo or any of its subsidiaries or (iii) any services provided prior to, on or after the date of this Investor Rights Agreement by any Holder or its Affiliates to PubCo, PIH or any of their respective subsidiaries; provided, however, that if and to the extent that the foregoing undertaking may be unavailable or unenforceable for any reason, PubCo will, and will cause its subsidiaries to, make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities that is permissible under applicable law. For the purposes of this Section 5.13, none of the circumstances described in the limitations contained in the proviso in the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to apply absent a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to such effect, in which case to the extent any such limitation is so determined to apply to any Holder Indemnitee as to any previously advanced indemnity payments made by PubCo or any of its subsidiaries, then such payments shall be promptly repaid by such Holder Indemnitee to PubCo and its subsidiaries. The rights of any Holder Indemnitee to indemnification hereunder will be in addition to any other rights any such Person may have under any other agreement or instrument to which such Holder Indemnitee is or becomes a party or is or otherwise becomes a beneficiary or under law or regulation or under the organizational or governing documents of PubCo or its subsidiaries.

 

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(b)               PubCo will, and will cause each of its subsidiaries to, jointly and severally, reimburse any Holder Indemnitee for all reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses and any other litigation-related expenses) as they are incurred in connection with investigating, preparing, pursuing, defending or assisting in the defense of any Action for which the Holder Indemnitee would be entitled to indemnification under the terms of this Section 5.13, or any action or proceeding arising therefrom, whether or not such Holder Indemnitee is a party thereto. PubCo or its subsidiaries, in the defense of any Action for which a Holder Indemnitee would be entitled to indemnification under the terms of this Section 5.13, may, without the consent of such Holder Indemnitee, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement if and only if it (i) includes as a term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff therein to such Holder Indemnitee of an unconditional release from all liability with respect to such Action, (ii) does not impose any limitations (equitable or otherwise) on such Holder Indemnitee, and (iii) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of such Holder Indemnitee, and provided, that the only penalty imposed in connection with such settlement is a monetary payment that will be paid in full by PubCo or its subsidiaries.

 

(c)               PubCo acknowledges and agrees that PubCo shall, and to the extent applicable shall cause its subsidiaries to, be fully and primarily responsible for the payment to any Holder Indemnitee in respect of Indemnified Liabilities in connection with any Jointly Indemnifiable Claims (as defined below), pursuant to and in accordance with (as applicable) the terms of (i) the Delaware General Corporation Law and the Organizational Documents, each as amended, (ii) any director indemnification agreement, (iii) this Investor Rights Agreement, any other agreement between PubCo or any of its subsidiaries and such Holder Indemnitee (or its Affiliates) pursuant to which such Holder Indemnitee is indemnified, (v) the laws of the jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of any subsidiary of PubCo and/or (vi) the certificate of incorporation, certificate of organization, bylaws, partnership agreement, operating agreement, certificate of formation, certificate of limited partnership or other organizational or governing documents of any subsidiary of PubCo ((i) through (vi) collectively, the “Indemnification Sources”), irrespective of any right of recovery such Holder Indemnitee (or its Affiliates) may have from any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise (other than PubCo, any of its subsidiaries or the insurer under and pursuant to an insurance policy of PubCo or any of its subsidiaries) from whom such Holder Indemnitee may be entitled to indemnification with respect to which, in whole or in part, PubCo or any of its subsidiaries may also have an indemnification obligation (collectively, the “Indemnitee-Related Entities”). Under no circumstance shall PubCo or any of its subsidiaries be entitled to any right of subrogation or contribution by the Indemnitee-Related Entities and no right of advancement or recovery any Holder Indemnitee may have from the Indemnitee-Related Entities shall reduce or otherwise alter the rights of such Holder Indemnitee or the obligations of PubCo or any of its subsidiaries under the Indemnification Sources. In the event that any of the Indemnitee-Related Entities shall make any payment to any Holder Indemnitee in respect of indemnification with respect to any Jointly Indemnifiable Claim, (x) PubCo shall, and to the extent applicable shall cause its subsidiaries to, reimburse the Indemnitee-Related Entity making such payment to the extent of such payment promptly upon written demand from such Indemnitee-Related Entity, (y) to the extent not previously and fully reimbursed by PubCo and/or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to clause (x), the Indemnitee-Related Entity making such payment shall be subrogated to the extent of the outstanding balance of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of the Holder Indemnitee against PubCo and/or any of its subsidiaries, as applicable, and (z) such Holder Indemnitee shall execute all papers reasonably required and shall do all things that may be reasonably necessary to secure such rights, including the execution of such documents as may be necessary to enable the Indemnitee-Related Entities effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights. Each of the Parties agree that each of the Indemnitee-Related Entities shall be third-party beneficiaries with respect to this Section 5.13(c), entitled to enforce this Section 5.13(c) as though each such Indemnitee-Related Entity were a party to this Investor Rights Agreement. PubCo shall cause each of its subsidiaries to perform the terms and obligations of this Section 5.13(c) as though each such subsidiary were a party to this Investor Rights Agreement. For purposes of this Section 5.13(c), the term “Jointly Indemnifiable Claims” shall be broadly construed and shall include, without limitation, any Indemnified Liabilities for which any Holder Indemnitee shall be entitled to indemnification from both (1) PubCo and/or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to the Indemnification Sources, on the one hand, and (2) any Indemnitee-Related Entity pursuant to any other agreement between any Indemnitee-Related Entity and such Holder Indemnitee (or its Affiliates) pursuant to which such Holder Indemnitee is indemnified, the laws of the jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of any Indemnitee-Related Entity and/or the certificate of incorporation, certificate of organization, bylaws, partnership agreement, operating agreement, certificate of formation, certificate of limited partnership or other organizational or governing documents of any Indemnitee-Related Entity, on the other hand.

 

(d)               In no event shall any Holder Indemnitee be liable to PubCo or any of its subsidiaries for any act, alleged act, omission or alleged omission that does not constitute willful misconduct or fraud of such Holder Indemnitee as determined by a final, nonappealable determination of a court of competent jurisdiction.

 

(e)                Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Investor Rights Agreement, for purposes of this Section 5.13, the term Holder Indemnitees shall not include any Holder or its any of its partners, equityholders, members, Affiliates, directors, officers, fiduciaries, managers, controlling Persons, employees and agents or any of the partners, equityholders, members, Affiliates, directors, officers, fiduciaries, managers, controlling Persons, employees and agents of any of the foregoing who is an officer or director of PubCo or any of its subsidiaries in such capacity as officer or director. Such officers and directors are or will be subject to separate indemnification in such capacity through this Investor Rights Agreement and/or the certificate of incorporation or organization, bylaws or limited partnership agreements and other instruments of PubCo and its subsidiaries.

 

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(f)               The rights of any Holder Indemnitee to indemnification pursuant to this Section 5.13 will be in addition to any other rights any such Person may have under any other section of this Investor Rights Agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which such Holder Indemnitee is or becomes a party or is or otherwise becomes a beneficiary or under law or regulation or under the certificate of limited partnership, limited partnership agreement, certificate of incorporation or bylaws (or equivalent governing documents) of PubCo or any of its subsidiaries.

 

Section 5.14              Representations and Warranties of the Parties. Each of the Parties hereby represents and warrants to each of the other Parties as follows:

 

(a)               Such Party, to the extent applicable, is duly organized or incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization or incorporation and has all requisite power and authority to conduct its business as it is now being conducted and is proposed to be conducted.

 

(b)              Such Party has the full power, authority and legal right to execute, deliver and perform this Investor Rights Agreement. The execution, delivery and performance of this Investor Rights Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary action, corporate or otherwise, of such Party. This Investor Rights Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Party and constitutes its, his or her legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it, him or her in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally.

 

(c)               The execution and delivery by such Party of this Investor Rights Agreement, the performance by such Party of its, his or her obligations hereunder by such Party does not and will not violate (i) in the case of Parties who are not individuals, any provision of its by-laws, charter, articles of association, partnership agreement or other similar organizational document, (ii) any provision of any material agreement to which it, he or she is a Party or by which it, he or she is bound or (iii) any law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree to which it, he or she is subject.

 

(d)               Such Party is not currently in violation of any law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree, which violation could reasonably be expected at any time to have a material adverse effect upon such Party’s ability to enter into this Investor Rights Agreement or to perform its, his or her obligations hereunder.

 

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(e)               There is no pending legal action, suit or proceeding that would materially and adversely affect the ability of such Party to enter into this Investor Rights Agreement or to perform its, his or her obligations hereunder.

 

Section 5.15              No Third Party Liabilities. This Investor Rights Agreement may only be enforced against the named parties hereto. All claims or causes of action (whether in contract or tort) that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to any of this Investor Rights Agreement, or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Investor Rights Agreement (including any representation or warranty made in or in connection with this Investor Rights Agreement or as an inducement to enter into this Investor Rights Agreement), may be made only against the Persons that are expressly identified as parties hereto, as applicable; and no past, present or future direct or indirect director, officer, employee, incorporator, member, partner, stockholder, Affiliate, portfolio company in which any such Party or any of its investment fund Affiliates have made a debt or equity investment (and vice versa), agent, attorney or representative of any Party hereto (including any Person negotiating or executing this Investor Rights Agreement on behalf of a Party hereto), unless a Party to this Investor Rights Agreement, shall have any liability or obligation with respect to this Investor Rights Agreement or with respect any claim or cause of action (whether in contract or tort) that may arise out of or relate to this Investor Rights Agreement, or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Investor Rights Agreement (including a representation or warranty made in or in connection with this Investor Rights Agreement or as an inducement to enter into this Investor Rights Agreement).

 

Section 5.16             Legends. Without limiting the obligations of PubCo set forth in Section 3.11, each of the Holders acknowledges that (i) no Transfer, hypothecation or assignment of any Registrable Securities Beneficially Owned by such Holder may be made except in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws and (ii) PubCo shall (x) place customary restrictive legends on the certificates or book entries representing the Registrable Securities subject to this Investor Rights Agreement and (y) remove such restrictive legends at the time the applicable Transfer and other restrictions contemplated thereby are no longer applicable to the Registrable Securities represented by such certificates or book entries.

 

Section 5.17             Seller Proxy Signatures. Pursuant to Section 3.5(h) of that certain Unitholders Agreement, dated as of June 7, 2016, by and among PIH and the Sellers (the “PIH UHA”), PIH is appointed as each Seller's true and lawful representative and attorney-in-fact in connection with any Drag-Along Sale (as defined in the PIH UHA) and is entitled to execute and deliver certain agreements on behalf of such Seller. On or prior to the date hereof, the applicable parties have acknowledged and agreed the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Merger Agreement constitute a Drag-Along Sale and that Section 3.5 of the PIH UHA survives with respect to effectuating such Drag-Along Sale. As such, pursuant to Section 3.5(h) of the PIH UHA, PIH is hereby executing this Investor Rights Agreement as of the date hereof on behalf of certain Sellers, as noted on the signature pages hereto by reference to signatures by the Seller Representative as attorney-in-fact for such Sellers (collectively, the “Drag-Along Sellers”); provided, that following the date hereof, to the extent any such Drag-Along Seller executes this Investor Rights Agreement directly, such signature may be inserted into this Investor Rights Agreement in place of the signature page executed by PIH on such Drag-Along Seller's behalf as of the date hereof, without any further consent or action required and without otherwise affecting the obligations of the other Parties.

 

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Section 5.18              Bylaws. From the Closing Date until the date that is eighteen (18) months following the Closing Date, each of the H&F Holders agrees with PubCo not to vote any of its Common Stock in favor of any action that would require, pursuant to the Bylaws, the approval of 66 2/3% of the directors present at a meeting of the Board at which a quorum is present, unless such approval of the Board has been obtained with respect to such action.

 

Section 5.19             Adjustments. If there are any changes in the Common Stock as a result of stock split, stock dividend, combination or reclassification, or through merger, consolidation, recapitalization or other similar event, appropriate adjustment shall be made in the provisions of this Investor Rights Agreement, as may be required, so that the rights, privileges, duties and obligations under this Investor Rights Agreement shall continue with respect to the Common Stock as so changed.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Parties has duly executed this Investor Rights Agreement as of the Effective Date.

 

 

  PUBCO:
       
  CHURCHILL CAPITAL CORP III
       
  By:   /s/ Jay Taragin
  Name: Jay Taragin
  Title: Chief Financial Officer
       
       
  SPONSOR:
       
  CHURCHILL SPONSOR III
       
  By:   /s/ Jay Taragin
  Name: Jay Taragin
  Title: Authorized Person
       

 

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  The Public Investment Fund of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
       
  By:   /s/ His Excellency Mr. Yasir Al Rumayyan
  Name: His Excellency Mr. Yasir Al Rumayyan
  Title: Governor
       

 

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  PIH:
       
  POLARIS INVESTMENT HOLDINGS, L.P.
       
  By:   /s/ Mark Tabak
  Name: Mark Tabak
  Title: President
       
       
  MULTIPLAN:
       
  MULTIPLAN, INC.
       
  By:   /s/ Mark Tabak
  Name: Mark Tabak
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

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  SELLERS:
       
  HELLMAN & FRIEDMAN CAPITAL PARTNERS VIII, L.P.
       
  By: HELLMAN & FRIEDMAN INVESTORS VIII, L.P.
  Its: General Partner
       
  By: H&F CORPORATE INVESTORS VIII, LTD.
  Its: General Partner
       
  By:   /s/ Hunter Philbrick
  Name: Hunter Philbrick
  Title: Managing Director
       
       
  HELLMAN & FRIEDMAN CAPITAL PARTNERS VIII (PARALLEL), L.P.
       
  By: HELLMAN & FRIEDMAN INVESTORS VIII, L.P.
  Its: General Partner
       
  By: H&F CORPORATE INVESTORS VIII, LTD.
  Its: General Partner
       
  By:   /s/ Hunter Philbrick
  Name: Hunter Philbrick
  Title: Managing Director
       
       
  HFCP VIII (PARALLEL-A), L.P.
       
  By: HELLMAN & FRIEDMAN INVESTORS VIII, L.P.
  Its: General Partner
       
  By: H&F CORPORATE INVESTORS VIII, LTD.
  Its: General Partner
       
  By:   /s/ Hunter Philbrick
  Name: Hunter Philbrick
  Title: Managing Director

  

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  H&F EXECUTIVES VIII, L.P.
       
  By: HELLMAN & FRIEDMAN INVESTORS VIII, L.P.
  Its: General Partner
       
  By: H&F CORPORATE INVESTORS VIII, LTD.
  Its: General Partner
       
  By:   /s/ Hunter Philbrick
  Name: Hunter Philbrick
  Title: Managing Director
       
   
  H&F ASSOCIATES VIII, L.P.
       
  By: HELLMAN & FRIEDMAN INVESTORS VIII, L.P.
  Its: General Partner
       
  By: H&F CORPORATE INVESTORS VIII, LTD.
  Its: General Partner
       
  By:   /s/ Hunter Philbrick
  Name: Hunter Philbrick
  Title: Managing Director

 

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  H&F POLARIS PARTNERS, L.P.
       
  By: H & F POLARIS PARTNERS GP, LLC
  Its: General Partner
       
  By: HELLMAN & FRIEDMAN CAPITAL PARTNERS VIII, L.P.
  Its: Managing Member
       
  By: HELLMAN & FRIEDMAN INVESTORS VIII, L.P.
  Its: General Partner
       
  By: H&F CORPORATE INVESTORS VIII, L.P.
  Its: General Partner
       
  By:   /s/ Hunter Philbrick
  Name: Hunter Philbrick
  Title: Managing Director
       
       
  VIGGO INVESTMENT PTE. LTD.
       
  By:   /s/ Brad Yale
  Name: Brad Yale
  Title: Authorized Signatory
       
       
  GREEN EQUITY INVESTORS VI, L.P.
       
  By: GEI CAPITAL VI, LLC
  Its: General Partner
       
  By:   /s/ John Yoon
  Name: John Yoon
  Title:
       
       
  GREEN EQUITY INVESTORS SIDE VI, L.P.
       
  By: GEI CAPITAL VI, LLC
  Its: General Partner
       
  By:   /s/ John Yoon
  Name: John Yoon
  Title:

 

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  LGP ASSOCIATES VI-A LLC
       
  By: PERIDOT COINVEST MANAGER LLC, its Manager
  By: LEONARD GREEN AND PARTNERS, L.P.
  Its: Manager
       
  By: LGP MANAGEMENT, INC.
  Its: General Partner
       
  By:   /s/ John Yoon
  Name: John Yoon
  Title:
       
       
  LGP ASSOCIATES VI-B LLC
       
  By: PERIDOT COINVEST MANAGER LLC, its Manager
  By: LEONARD GREEN AND PARTNERS, L.P.
  Its: Manager
       
  By: LGP MANAGEMENT, INC.
  Its: General Partner
       
  By:   /s/ John Yoon
  Name: John Yoon
  Title:
       
       
  SIH MPH ROLLOVER CO, L.P.
       
  By: SIH MPH Rollover GP, LLC
  Its: General Partner
       
  By: Starr Investment Holdings, LLC
  Its: Managing Member
       
  By:   /s/ Geoffrey Clark
  Name: Geoffrey Clark
  Title: Senior Managing Director

 

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  30 MP INVESTMENT, LLC
       
  By:   /s/ Andrew B. Cohen
  Name: Andrew B. Cohen
  Title: Authorized Signatory
       
       
  PARTNERS GROUP PRIVATE EQUITY (MASTER FUND), LLC
       
  By: Partners Group (USA) Inc., as investment manager
       
  By: Partners Group (Guernsey) Limited, under power of attorney
       
  By:   /s/ Laine Shorto
  Name: Laine Shorto
  Title: Authorised Signatory
       
       
  By:   /s/ Luke Russell
  Name: Luke Russell
  Title: Authorised Signatory
       
       
  PARTNERS GROUP CLIENT ACCESS 17, L.P.
       
  By: Partners Group Cayman Management III Limited
  Its: General Partner
       
  By: Partners Group (Guernsey) Limited, under power of attorney
       
  By:   /s/ Laine Shorto
  Name: Laine Shorto
  Title: Authorised Signatory
       
  By:   /s/ Luke Russell
  Name: Luke Russell
  Title: Authorised Signatory

 

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  LINDSAY LEVIN 2012 DYNASTY TRUST
       
  By:   /s/ Mark Tabak
  Name: Mark Tabak
  Title: Trustee
       
       
  Mark Tabak
       
  By:   /s/ Mark Tabak
       
       
  Tracy Fritz
       
  By:   /s/ Tracy Fritz
       
       
  Susan Mohler
       
  By:   /s/ Susan Mohler
       
       
  Steven Jolie Revocable Trust, dated June 1, 2015
       
  By:   /s/ Steve Jolie
  Name: Steven Jolie
  Title: Trustee
       
       
  Patricia Rizzi
       
  By:   /s/ Patricia Rizzi
       
       
  Jacqueline Kienzle
       
  By:   /s/ Jacqueline Kienzle
       
       
  Derek Reis-Larson
       
  By:   /s/ Derek Reis-Larson
       
       
  Dale White
       
  By:   /s/ Dale White

 

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  Barry Roelofs
       
  By:   /s/ Barry R. Roelofs
       
       
  Michael S. McEttrick
       
  By:   /s/ Michael S. McEttrick
       
       
  Sean P. Crandell
       
  By:   /s/ Sean P. Crandell
       
       
  Michael Kim
       
  By:   /s/ Michael Kim
       
       
  Jeffrey Doctoroff
       
  By:   /s/ Jeffrey Doctoroff
       
       
  BDG ENTERPRISES, L.P.
       
  By: EBDG Holdings, LLC
  Its: General Partner
       
  By:   /s/ Brad T. Bassler
  Name: Brad T. Bassler
  Title: Manager
       
       
  LAUREN FASS 2012 DYNASTY TRUST
       
  By:   /s/ Mark Tabak
  Name: Mark Tabak
  Title: as Trustee
       
       
  DAVID L. REDMOND CHILDRENS 2007 IRREVOCABLE TRUST
       
  By:   /s/ Brad T. Bassler
  Name: Brad T. Bassler
  Title: Trustee

 

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  Adam Altkin
  Andrea Buford
  Andrew V. George
  Brendan Miller
  Bruce Singleton
  Cherise Skeba
  Dan Hubbard
  David Gandy
  Emma Johnson
  ErinMichelle Perri
  Joseph P. Noble & Mary D. Noble Joint Trust
  Kathleen Praxmarer
  Kurt H. Malcolm
  Lore Stanley
  Mark Miani
  Melbalynn Madarang
  Melissa Dotson
  Michael D. Genzel
  Michael Ferrante
  Michael Taylor
  Monica Armstrong
  Sandra F. Slowik
  Susan Dominy
  By:   /s/ Mark Tabak
  Name: Mark Tabak, as President of Polaris Investment Holdings, L.P., as attorney-in-fact for the above-named Sellers
       
       
  SELLER REPRESENTATIVE:
       
  HELLMAN & FRIEDMAN CAPITAL PARTNERS VIII, L.P.
       
  By: HELLMAN & FRIEDMAN INVESTORS VIII, L.P.
  It: General Partner
       
  By: H&F CORPORATE INVESTORS VIII, LTD.
  It: General Partner
       
  By:   /s/ Hunter Philbrick
  Name: Hunter Philbrick
  Title: Managing Director
       
       

 

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  FOUNDER HOLDERS:
       
  /s/ Michael Klein
  Michael Klein

  

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Exhibit A
Form of Joinder

 

This Joinder (this “Joinder”) to the Investor Rights Agreement, made as of                   , is between                    (“Transferor”) and                    (“Transferee”).

 

WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, Transferee is acquiring                 Registrable Securities (the “Acquired Interests”) from Transferor;

 

WHEREAS, Transferor is a party to that certain Investor Rights Agreement, dated as of [●], 2020, among [________] ( “PubCo”) and the other persons party thereto (the “Investor Rights Agreement”); and

 

WHEREAS, Transferee is required, at the time of and as a condition to such Transfer, to become a party to the Investor Rights Agreement by executing and delivering this Joinder, whereupon such Transferee will be treated as a Party (with the same rights and obligations as the Transferor) for all purposes of the Investor Rights Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective covenants and agreements set forth herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

Section 1.1      Definitions. To the extent capitalized words used in this Joinder are not defined in this Joinder, such words shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Investor Rights Agreement.

 

Section 1.2      Acquisition. The Transferor hereby Transfers to the Transferee all of the Acquired Interests.

 

Section 1.3      Joinder. Transferee hereby acknowledges and agrees that (a) such Transferee has received and read the Investor Rights Agreement, (b) such Transferee is acquiring the Acquired Interests in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions of the Investor Rights Agreement and (c) such Transferee will be treated as a Party (with the same rights and obligations as the Transferor) for all purposes of the Investor Rights Agreement.

 

Section 1.4      Notice. Any notice, demand or other communication under the Investor Rights Agreement to Transferee shall be given to Transferee at the address set forth on the signature page hereto in accordance with Section 5.6 of the Investor Rights Agreement.

 

Section 1.5      Governing Law. This Joinder shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of Delaware.

 

Section 1.6      Counterparts; Electronic Delivery. This Joinder may be executed and delivered in one or more counterparts, by fax, email or other electronic transmission, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in or relating to this Joinder or any document to be signed in connection with this Joinder shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, and the parties hereto consent to conduct the transactions contemplated hereunder by electronic means.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Joinder has been duly executed and delivered by the parties as of the date first above written.

 

  [TRANSFEROR]
     
  By:                      
  Name:  
  Title:  
     
  [TRANSFEREE]
     
  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:  
     
  Address for notices:

 

 

Exhibit 10.2

 

Execution Version

 

Subscription Agreement

 

This SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (this “Subscription Agreement”) is entered into this 12th day of July, 2020, by and between Churchill Capital Corp III, a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”) and the undersigned (“Subscriber” or “you”). Defined terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Merger Agreement (as defined below).

 

WHEREAS, the Issuer, Polaris Investment Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Holdings”), Polaris Parent Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Music”), and the other parties named therein will, immediately following the execution of this Subscription Agreement, enter into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 12, 2020 (as amended, modified, supplemented or waived from time to time in accordance with its terms, the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which, inter alia, a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer will be merged with and into Music, with Music surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer, and immediately thereafter Music will be merged with and into another direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Music, with such subsidiary surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer (together, the “Mergers”), on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein (the Mergers, together with the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the “Transactions”);

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Transactions, Subscriber desires to subscribe for and purchase from the Issuer that number of (i) shares of the Issuer’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A common stock”) set forth on the signature page hereto (the “Subscribed Shares”) for a purchase price of $10.00 per share and (ii) warrants to purchase one share of Class A common stock, on substantially the terms set forth in the form of Warrant Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A hereto, as set forth on the signature page hereto, (the “Warrants”), for the aggregate purchase price set forth on Subscriber’s signature page hereto (the “Purchase Price”), and the Issuer desires to issue and sell to Subscriber the Shares (including Incentive Shares (as defined below), if any) and the Warrants in consideration of the payment of the Purchase Price therefor by or on behalf of Subscriber to the Issuer, all on the terms and conditions set forth herein;

 

WHEREAS, certain other “qualified institutional buyers” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)) or “accredited investors” (within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act) (each, an “Other Subscriber”) have, severally and not jointly, entered into separate subscription agreements with the Issuer in the form provided to the Subscriber prior to the date hereof (the “Other Subscription Agreements”), pursuant to which such investors have agreed to purchase Class A common stock and Warrants on the Closing Date at the same per share purchase price as the Subscriber, and the aggregate amount of securities to be sold by the Issuer pursuant to this Subscription Agreement and the Other Subscription Agreements equals 132,050,000 shares of Class A common stock and 6,500,000 Warrants;

 

WHEREAS, certain other “qualified institutional buyers” or “accredited investors” (each, a “Convert Subscriber”) have, severally and not jointly, entered into separate convertible note subscription agreements with the Issuer (the “Convert Subscription Agreements”), pursuant to which such investors have agreed to purchase convertible notes (the “Convertible Notes”) of the Issuer on the Closing Date, and the aggregate amount of convertible notes to be sold by the Issuer pursuant the Convert Subscription Agreements equals $1,300,000,000.

 

 

 

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual representations, warranties and covenants, and subject to the conditions, herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

For ease of administration, this single Subscription Agreement is being executed so as to enable each Subscriber identified on the signature page to enter into a Subscription Agreement, severally, but not jointly. The parties agree that (i) the Subscription Agreement shall be treated as if it were a separate agreement with respect to each Subscriber listed on the signature page, as if each Subscriber entity had executed a separate Subscription Agreement naming only itself as Subscriber, and (ii) no Subscriber listed on the signature page shall have any liability under the Subscription Agreement for the obligations of any other Subscriber so listed.

 

1.            Subscription. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, at the Closing, Subscriber hereby agrees to subscribe for and purchase, and the Issuer hereby agrees to issue and sell to Subscriber, upon the payment of the Purchase Price, the Subscribed Shares and the Warrants (such subscription and issuance, the “Subscription”). In connection with such Subscription, Subscriber shall be entitled to, and Issuer agrees to issue to Subscriber, additional shares of Class A common stock (rounded up to the nearest whole share) equal to the number determined by multiplying (i) if the Purchase Price paid by Subscriber is less than $250,000,000 (A) the Subscribed Shares, by (B) 1%, or (ii) if the Purchase Price paid by Subscriber is equal to or exceeds $250,000,000 (A) the Subscribed Shares, by (B) 2.5% (such shares, the “Incentive Shares” and together with the Subscribed Shares, the “Shares”).

 

2.            Representations, Warranties and Agreements.

 

2.1            Subscriber’s Representations, Warranties and Agreements. To induce the Issuer to issue the Shares and the Warrants to Subscriber, Subscriber hereby represents and warrants to the Issuer and acknowledges and agrees with the Issuer as follows:

 

2.1.1            If Subscriber is not an individual, Subscriber has been duly formed or incorporated and is validly existing in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation, with power and authority to enter into, deliver and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement. If Subscriber is an individual, Subscriber has the authority to enter into, deliver and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement.

 

2.1.2            If Subscriber is not an individual, this Subscription Agreement has been duly authorized, validly executed and delivered by Subscriber. If Subscriber is an individual, the signature on this Subscription Agreement is genuine, and Subscriber has legal competence and capacity to execute the same. Assuming that this Subscription Agreement constitutes the valid and binding agreement of the Issuer, this Subscription Agreement is the valid and binding obligation of the Subscriber, is enforceable against Subscriber in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited or otherwise affected by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally, and (ii) principles of equity, whether considered at law or equity.

 

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2.1.3            The execution, delivery and performance by Subscriber of this Subscription Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein do not and will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of Subscriber or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which Subscriber or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which Subscriber or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of Subscriber or any of its subsidiaries is subject, which would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the legal authority of Subscriber to enter into and timely perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement (a “Subscriber Material Adverse Effect”), (ii) if Subscriber is not an individual, result in any violation of the provisions of the organizational documents of Subscriber or any of its subsidiaries or (iii) result in any violation of any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over Subscriber or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties that would reasonably be expected to have a Subscriber Material Adverse Effect.

 

2.1.4            Subscriber (i) is a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act) or an “accredited investor” (within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act) satisfying the applicable requirements set forth on Schedule I, (ii) is acquiring the Shares and the Warrants only for its own account and not for the account of others, or if Subscriber is subscribing for the Shares or the Warrants as a fiduciary or agent for one or more investor accounts, each owner of such account is a qualified institutional buyer, and Subscriber has full investment discretion with respect to each such account, and the full power and authority to make the acknowledgements, representations, warranties and agreements herein on behalf of each owner of each such account and (iii) is not acquiring the Shares or the Warrants with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution thereof in violation of the Securities Act (and shall provide the requested information on Schedule I following the signature page hereto). Subscriber is not an entity formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Shares or the Warrants.

 

2.1.5            Subscriber understands that the Shares and the Warrants are being offered in a transaction not involving any public offering within the meaning of the Securities Act and that the Shares and the Warrants have not been registered under the Securities Act. Subscriber understands that the Shares and the Warrants may not be resold, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of by Subscriber absent an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, except (i) to the Issuer or a subsidiary thereof, (ii) to non-U.S. persons pursuant to offers and sales that occur solely outside the United States within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act or (iii) pursuant to another applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, and in each of cases (i) and (iii), in accordance with any applicable securities laws of the states and other jurisdictions of the United States, and that any certificates representing the Shares or the Warrants shall contain a legend to such effect. Subscriber acknowledges that the Shares or the Warrants will not be eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act. Subscriber understands and agrees that the Shares or the Warrants will be subject to transfer restrictions and, as a result of these transfer restrictions, Subscriber may not be able to readily resell the Shares or the Warrants and may be required to bear the financial risk of an investment in the Shares or the Warrants for an indefinite period of time. Subscriber understands that it has been advised to consult legal counsel prior to making any offer, resale, pledge or transfer of any of the Shares or the Warrants.

 

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2.1.6            Subscriber understands and agrees that Subscriber is purchasing the Shares and the Warrants directly from the Issuer. Subscriber further acknowledges that there have been no representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made to Subscriber by the Issuer or any of its respective officers or directors, expressly or by implication, other than those representations, warranties, covenants and agreements expressly set forth in this Subscription Agreement.

 

2.1.7            Subscriber represents and warrants that its acquisition and holding of the Shares and the Warrants will not constitute or result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 406 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or any applicable similar law.

 

2.1.8            In making its decision to purchase the Shares and the Warrants, Subscriber represents that it has relied solely upon independent investigation made by Subscriber. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Subscriber has not relied on any statements or other information provided by anyone other than the Issuer and its representatives concerning the Issuer or the Shares and the Warrants or the offer and sale of the Shares and the Warrants. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that Subscriber has received such information as Subscriber deems necessary in order to make an investment decision with respect to the Shares and the Warrants, including with respect to the Issuer, Holdings, Music and the Transactions. Subscriber represents and agrees that Subscriber and Subscriber’s professional advisor(s), if any, have had the full opportunity to ask such questions, receive such answers and obtain such information as Subscriber and such Subscriber’s professional advisor(s), if any, have deemed necessary to make an investment decision with respect to the Shares and the Warrants.

 

2.1.9            Subscriber became aware of this offering of the Shares and the Warrants solely by means of direct contact between Subscriber and the Issuer or its representative. Subscriber has a pre-existing substantive relationship (as interpreted in guidance from the Commission under the Securities Act) with the Issuer or its representative, and the Shares and the Warrants were offered to Subscriber solely by direct contact between Subscriber and the Issuer or its representative. Subscriber did not become aware of this offering of the Shares and the Warrants, nor were the Shares or the Warrants offered to Subscriber, by any other means. Subscriber acknowledges that the Issuer represents and warrants that the Shares and the Warrants (i) were not offered by any form of general solicitation or general advertising, including methods described in section 502(c) of Regulation D under the Securities Act and (ii) are not being offered in a manner involving a public offering under, or in a distribution in violation of, the Securities Act, or any state securities laws.

 

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2.1.10            Subscriber acknowledges that it is aware that there are substantial risks incident to the purchase and ownership of the Shares and the Warrants. Subscriber has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Shares and the Warrants, and Subscriber has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as Subscriber has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision.

 

2.1.11            Alone, or together with any professional advisor(s), Subscriber represents and acknowledges that Subscriber has adequately analyzed and fully considered the risks of an investment in the Shares and the Warrants and determined that the Shares and the Warrants are a suitable investment for Subscriber and that Subscriber is able at this time and in the foreseeable future to bear the economic risk of a total loss of Subscriber’s investment in the Issuer. Subscriber acknowledges specifically that a possibility of total loss exists.

 

2.1.12            Subscriber understands and agrees that no federal or state agency has passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Shares or the Warrants or made any findings or determination as to the fairness of an investment in the Shares or the Warrants.

 

2.1.13            Subscriber represents and warrants that Subscriber is not (i) a person or entity named on the List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons administered by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) or in any Executive Order issued by the President of the United States and administered by OFAC (“OFAC List”), or a person or entity prohibited by any OFAC sanctions program, (ii) a Designated National as defined in the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 515 or (iii) a non-U.S. shell bank or providing banking services indirectly to a non-U.S. shell bank (collectively, a “Prohibited Investor”). Subscriber agrees to provide law enforcement agencies, if requested thereby, such records as required by applicable law, provided that Subscriber is permitted to do so under the laws of The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; provided, further that Subscriber shall not, except as reasonably required to establish the escrow account established pursuant to Section 3.1 and, for as long as Subscriber elects to pursue such filing with a Governmental Authority, as required in connection with any filing with a Governmental Authority as contemplated by the Investor Rights Agreement referred to in Section 2.1.15, be required to provide any personally identifiable information, including with respect to any employees, directors, managers or affiliates of Subscriber. Subscriber represents that if it is a financial institution subject to the Bank Secrecy Act (31 U.S.C. Section 5311 et seq.) (the “BSA”), as amended by the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 (the “PATRIOT Act”), and its implementing regulations (collectively, the “BSA/PATRIOT Act”), that Subscriber maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to comply with applicable obligations under the BSA/PATRIOT Act. Subscriber also represents that, to the extent required, it maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed for the screening of its investors against the OFAC sanctions programs, including the OFAC List. Subscriber further represents and warrants that, to the extent required, it maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure that the funds held by Subscriber and used to purchase the Shares and the Warrants were legally derived.

 

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2.1.14            If Subscriber is an employee benefit plan that is subject to Title I of ERISA, a plan, an individual retirement account or other arrangement that is subject to section 4975 of the Code or an employee benefit plan that is a governmental plan (as defined in section 3(32) of ERISA), a church plan (as defined in section 3(33) of ERISA), a non-U.S. plan (as described in section 4(b)(4) of ERISA) or other plan that is not subject to the foregoing but may be subject to provisions under any other federal, state, local, non-U.S. or other laws or regulations that are similar to such provisions of ERISA or the Code (collectively, “Similar Laws”), or an entity whose underlying assets are considered to include “plan assets” of any such plan, account or arrangement (each, a “Plan”) subject to the fiduciary or prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA or section 4975 of the Code, Subscriber represents and warrants that neither Issuer, nor any of its respective affiliates (the “Transaction Parties”) has acted as the Plan’s fiduciary, or has been relied on for advice, with respect to its decision to acquire and hold the Shares and the Warrants, and none of the Transaction Parties shall at any time be relied upon as the Plan’s fiduciary with respect to any decision to acquire, continue to hold or transfer the Shares and the Warrants.

 

2.1.15            Except (i) as expressly disclosed in a Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G (or amendments thereto) filed by such Subscriber with the Commission with respect to the beneficial ownership of the Issuer’s common stock prior to the date hereof and (ii) as a result of the entry into this Agreement and the Investor Rights Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among Subscriber, Issuer and the other parties thereto, Subscriber is not currently (and at all times through Closing will refrain from being or becoming) a member of a “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or any successor provision), including any group acting for the purpose of acquiring, holding or disposing of equity securities of the Issuer (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act).

 

2.1.16            Subscriber will not acquire a substantial interest (as defined in 31 C.F.R. Part 800.244) in the Issuer as a result of the purchase and sale of Shares and the Warrants hereunder.

 

2.1.17            Subscriber has, and on each date the Purchase Price would be required to be funded to the Issuer pursuant to Section ‎3.1 will have, sufficient immediately available funds to pay the Purchase Price pursuant to Section ‎3.1. Subscriber is an entity having total liquid assets and net assets in excess of the Purchase Price as of the date hereof and as of each date the Purchase Price would be required to be funded to the Issuer pursuant to Section ‎3.1 and was not formed for the purpose of acquiring the Shares and Warrants.

 

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2.1.18            No broker, finder or other financial consultant has acted on behalf of Subscriber in connection with this Subscription Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in such a way as to create any liability on the Issuer.

 

2.2            Issuer’s Representations, Warranties and Agreements. To induce Subscriber to purchase the Shares and the Warrants, the Issuer hereby represents and warrants to Subscriber and agrees with Subscriber as follows:

 

2.2.1            The Issuer has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”), with corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and conduct its business as presently conducted and to enter into, deliver and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement.

 

2.2.2            The Shares and the Warrants have been duly authorized and, when issued and delivered to Subscriber against full payment for the Shares and the Warrants in accordance with the terms of this Subscription Agreement and registered with the Issuer’s transfer agent, the Shares and the Warrants will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and will not have been issued in violation of or subject to any preemptive or similar rights created under the Issuer’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation or under the DGCL. The shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants (the “Warrant Shares”), when issued in accordance with the terms of the Warrants, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and will not have been issued in violation of or subject to any preemptive or similar rights created under the Issuer’s second amended and restated certificate of incorporation or under the DGCL.

 

2.2.3            This Subscription Agreement has been duly authorized, validly executed and delivered by the Issuer and, assuming that this Subscription Agreement constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the Subscriber, is the valid and binding obligation of the Issuer, is enforceable against the Issuer in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited or otherwise affected by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally and (ii) principles of equity, whether considered at law or equity.

 

2.2.4            The Issuer is classified as a Subchapter C corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

2.2.5            The execution, delivery and performance of this Subscription Agreement (including compliance by the Issuer with all of the provisions hereof), issuance and sale of the Shares and the Warrants and the consummation of the certain other transactions contemplated herein will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries is subject, which would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the legal authority of the Issuer to enter into and timely perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement (a “Issuer Material Adverse Effect”), (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of the organizational documents of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries or (iii) result in any violation of any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties that would reasonably be expected to have an Issuer Material Adverse Effect.

 

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2.2.6            Neither the Issuer, nor any person acting on its behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any Issuer security or solicited any offers to buy any security under circumstances that would adversely affect reliance by the Issuer on Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act for the exemption from registration for the transactions contemplated hereby or would require registration of the issuance of the Shares or the Warrants under the Securities Act.

 

2.2.7            Neither the Issuer nor any person acting on its behalf has conducted any general solicitation or general advertising, including methods described in section 502(c) of Regulation D under the Securities Act, in connection with the offer or sale of any of the Shares or the Warrants and neither the Issuer nor any person acting on its behalf offered any of the Shares or the Warrants in a manner involving a public offering under, or in a distribution in violation of, the Securities Act or any state securities laws.

 

2.2.8            Concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Subscription Agreement, the Issuer is entering into the Other Subscription Agreements providing for the sale of an aggregate of 132,050,000 Shares and 6,500,000 Warrants for an aggregate purchase price of $1,300,000,000 (including the Shares and Warrants purchased and sold under this Subscription Agreement) (collectively, the “PIPE Securities”). Neither Issuer nor any of its Affiliates has entered into or shall enter into any side letter agreements or other agreements or understandings (including written summaries of any oral understandings) with any Other Subscriber, other than (a) the Other Subscription Agreements and (b) as disclosed to Subscriber by Issuer prior to the date hereof. Each Other Subscription Agreement is identical to each other Other Subscription Agreement, other than (a) with respect to (x) the identity of the Other Subscribers and (y) the number of Shares and Warrants subscribed for by the Other Subscribers and (b) as disclosed to Subscriber by Issuer prior to the date hereof.

 

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2.2.9            The authorized capital stock of the Issuer immediately prior to the Closing will consist of 301,000,000 shares of capital stock as follows: (a) 250,000,000 shares of Class A common stock, (b) 50,000,000 shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Existing Class B Shares”); and (c) 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Existing Preferred Shares”). As of the date hereof, and as of immediately prior to the completion of the Transactions (prior to giving effect to (x) any redemption of any Class A common stock held by the Issuer’s public shareholders in connection with the consummation of the Transactions and (y) the issuance of the PIPE Securities): (i) no Preferred Shares are and will be issued and outstanding; (ii) 110,000,000 Existing Class A Shares are and will be issued and outstanding; (iii) 27,500,000 Existing Class B Shares are and will be issued and outstanding; (iv) up to 24,500,000 warrants to purchase 24,500,000 shares of Class A common stock (the “Private Placement Warrants”) are and will be outstanding; and (v) 27,500,000 warrants to purchase 27,500,000 shares of Class A common stock (the “Public Warrants”) are and will be outstanding. At the Closing, the Convert Subscribers will acquire the Convertible Notes on substantially the same terms as set forth on Annex A of the Convert Subscription Agreements. All (i) issued and outstanding shares of Class A common stock and Existing Class B Shares have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and are non-assessable and are not subject to preemptive rights and (ii) outstanding Private Placement Warrants and Public Warrants have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and are not subject to preemptive rights. Except as set forth above and pursuant to the Other Subscription Agreements, the Convert Subscription Agreements and the Merger Agreement, there are no outstanding options, warrants or other rights to subscribe for, purchase or acquire from the Issuer any shares of Class A common stock or Class B common stock, or any other equity interests in the Issuer, or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such equity interests. Other than the First Merger Sub and the Second Merger Sub, the Issuer has no subsidiaries and does not own, directly or indirectly, interests or investments (whether equity or debt) in any person, whether incorporated or unincorporated. There are no stockholder agreements, voting trusts or other agreements or understandings to which the Issuer is a party or by which it is bound relating to the voting of any securities of the Issuer, other than (A) as set forth in the SEC Documents and (B) as contemplated by the Merger Agreement and the Transaction Agreements.

 

2.2.10            Assuming the accuracy of Subscriber’s representations and warranties set forth in Section ‎2.1 of this Subscription Agreement, (x) no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Shares or the Warrants by the Issuer to Subscriber and (y) no consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, qualification, designation, declaration or filing with, any federal, state or local Governmental Authority is required on the part of the Issuer in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement, except for filings pursuant to Regulation D of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.

 

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2.2.11            The Issuer has made available to Subscriber (including via the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “Commission”) EDGAR system) a true, correct and complete copy of each form, report, statement, schedule, prospectus, proxy, registration statement and other documents filed by the Issuer with the Commission prior to the date of this Subscription Agreement (the “SEC Documents”). None of the SEC Documents filed under the Exchange Act, contained, when filed or, if amended prior to the date of this Subscription Agreement, as of the date of such amendment with respect to those disclosures that are amended, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, that the Issuer makes no such representation or warranty with respect to the proxy statement to be filed by the Issuer with respect to the Transactions or any other information relating to Music or any of its affiliates included in any SEC Document or filed as an exhibit thereto. The Issuer has timely filed each report, statement, schedule, prospectus, and registration statement that the Issuer was required to file with the Commission since its inception and through the date hereof. As of the date hereof, there are no material outstanding or unresolved comments in comment letters from the Commission staff with respect to any of the SEC Documents.

 

2.2.12            As of the date hereof, there are no pending or, to the knowledge of the Issuer, threatened, Actions, which, if determined adversely, would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Issuer to enter into and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement. As of the date hereof, there is no unsatisfied judgment or any open injunction binding upon the Issuer which would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Issuer to enter into and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement.

 

2.2.13            No broker, finder or other financial consultant has acted on behalf of Issuer in connection with this Subscription Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in such a way as to create any liability on the Subscriber. The Issuer agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Subscriber from any claim or demand for commission or other compensation by any broker, finder, financial consultant or similar agent claiming to have been employed by or on behalf of Issuer and to bear the cost of legal expenses incurred by Subscriber in defending against any such claim.

 

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3.            Settlement Date and Delivery.

 

3.1            Closing. The closing of the Subscription contemplated hereby (the “Closing”) shall occur on the date of, and immediately prior to, the consummation of the Transactions; provided that, it is understood and agreed that such date must be a day that is neither a legal holiday nor a day on which banking institutions are generally authorized or required by law or regulation to close in the United Kingdom or New York, New York. Upon written notice from (or on behalf of) the Issuer to Subscriber (the “Closing Notice”) at least ten (10) International Business Days prior to the date that the Issuer reasonably expects all conditions to the closing of the Transactions to be satisfied (the “Expected Closing Date”), Subscriber shall deliver to the Issuer immediately prior to the Closing, the Purchase Price for the Shares and the Warrants, by wire transfer of United States dollars in immediately available funds to the account specified by the Issuer in the Closing Notice; provided that promptly after the date hereof, Issuer and Subscriber shall use reasonable best efforts to establish an escrow account in the United States with J.P. Morgan Chase or other nationally recognized financial institution agreed between Issuer and Subscriber (including by timely complying with all “know your customer” and similar requirements for establishment of such account) for purposes of holding the Purchase Price for purposes of consummating the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and, to the extent such account is so established, causing the Purchase Price to be delivered to such escrow account at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Expected Closing Date for release to the Issuer at the Closing. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, (i) a failure to close on the Expected Closing Date shall not, by itself, be deemed to be a failure of any of the conditions to Closing set forth in this Section 3 to be satisfied or waived on or prior to the Closing Date, and (ii) Subscriber shall remain obligated to consummate the Closing upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in this Section 3. The Issuer shall deliver the Closing Notice at least eight (8) International Business Days prior to the date of the Special Meeting. At the Closing, upon satisfaction (or, if applicable, waiver) of the conditions set forth in this Section 3, the Issuer shall deliver to Subscriber the Shares in certificated or book entry form (at the Issuer’s election) and the Warrants in book entry form, in the name of Subscriber (or its nominee in accordance with its delivery instructions) or to a custodian designated by Subscriber, as applicable. For purposes of this Subscription Agreement, “International Business Day” means any day that, in the United Kingdom and New York, New York, is neither a legal holiday nor a day on which banking institutions are generally authorized or required by law or regulation to close.

 

3.2            Conditions to Closing of the Issuer.

 

The Issuer’s obligations to sell and issue the Shares and the Warrants at the Closing are subject to the fulfillment or (to the extent permitted by applicable law) written waiver by Issuer, on or prior to the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions:

 

3.2.1            Representations and Warranties Correct. The representations and warranties made by Subscriber in Section ‎2.1 hereof shall be true and correct in all material respects when made (other than representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality or Subscriber Material Adverse Effect, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects), and shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date (unless they specifically speak as of another date in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such date) (other than representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality or Subscriber Material Adverse Effect, which representations and warranties shall be true in all respects) with the same force and effect as if they had been made on and as of said date, but in each case without giving effect to consummation of the Transactions.

 

3.2.2            Compliance with Covenants. Subscriber shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Subscription Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by Subscriber at or prior to the Closing.

 

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3.2.3            Closing of the Transactions. All conditions precedent to the Issuer’s obligations to consummate, or cause to be consummated, the Transactions set forth in the Merger Agreement shall have been satisfied or waived by the party entitled to the benefit thereof under the Merger Agreement (other than those conditions that may only be satisfied at the consummation of the Transactions, but subject to satisfaction or waiver by such party of such conditions as of the consummation of the Transactions), and the Transactions will be consummated immediately following the Closing.

 

3.2.4            Legality. There shall not be in force any order, judgment, injunction, decree, writ, stipulation, determination or award, in each case, entered by or with any Governmental Authority, statute, rule or regulation enjoining or prohibiting the consummation of the Subscription.

 

3.3            Conditions to Closing of Subscriber.

 

Subscriber’s obligation to purchase the Shares and the Warrants at the Closing is subject to the fulfillment or (to the extent permitted by applicable law) written waiver by Subscriber, on or prior to the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions:

 

3.3.1            Representations and Warranties Correct. The representations and warranties made by the Issuer in Section ‎2.2 hereof shall be true and correct in all material respects when made (other than representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality or Issuer Material Adverse Effect, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects), and shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date (unless they specifically speak as of another date in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such date) (other than representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality or Issuer Material Adverse Effect, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) with the same force and effect as if they had been made on and as of said date, but in each case without giving effect to consummation of the Transactions; provided, that in the event this condition would otherwise fail to be satisfied as a result of a breach of one or more of the representations and warranties of the Issuer contained in this Subscription Agreement and the facts underlying such breach would also cause a condition to Music’s obligations under the Merger Agreement to fail to be satisfied, this condition shall nevertheless be deemed satisfied in the event Music waives such condition with respect to such breach under the Merger Agreement; provided, further, that the foregoing proviso shall not apply to a breach of Section 6.11 (Capitalization) of the Merger Agreement or Section 2.2.9 hereof, if any such breach would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the economic benefits that the Subscriber would reasonably expect to receive under this Agreement.

 

3.3.2            Compliance with Covenants. The Issuer shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Subscription Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Issuer at or prior to the Closing, except where the failure of such performance or compliance would not or would not reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the economic benefits that the Subscriber would reasonably expect to receive under this Agreement.

 

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3.3.3            Closing of the Transactions. (i) All conditions precedent to the consummation of the Transactions set forth in the Merger Agreement shall have been satisfied or waived by the party entitled to the benefit thereof under the Merger Agreement (other than those conditions that may only be satisfied at the consummation of the Transactions, but subject to satisfaction or waiver by such party of such conditions as of the consummation of the Transactions), (ii) no amendment or modification of, or waiver with respect to Issuer’s obligation to effect the Closing under, the Merger Agreement (as the same exists on the date hereof as provided to the Subscriber) shall have occurred that would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the economic benefits that the Subscriber would reasonably expect to receive under this Agreement without having received Subscriber’s prior written consent and (iii) the Transactions will be consummated immediately following the Closing.

 

3.3.4            Legality. There shall not be in force any order, judgment, injunction, decree, writ, stipulation, determination or award, in each case, entered by or with any governmental authority, statute, rule or regulation enjoining or prohibiting the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement.

 

4.            Registration Statement.

 

4.1            The Issuer agrees that, within 15 Business Days after the consummation of the Transactions (the “Filing Date”), the Issuer will file with the Commission (at the Issuer’s sole cost and expense) a registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) registering the resale of the Shares and the Warrant Shares (the “Registrable Securities”), and the Issuer shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof, but no later than the earlier of (i) the 75th calendar day (or 135th calendar day if the Commission notifies the Issuer that it will “review” the Registration Statement) following the Closing and (ii) the 5th Business Day after the date the Issuer is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the Commission that the Registration Statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review (such earlier date, the “Effectiveness Date”); provided, however, that the Issuer’s obligations to include the Registrable Securities in the Registration Statement are contingent upon Subscriber furnishing a completed and executed selling shareholders questionnaire in customary form to the Issuer that contains the information required by Commission rules for a Registration Statement regarding Subscriber, the securities of the Issuer held by Subscriber and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities, and Subscriber shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Issuer may reasonably request that are customary of a selling stockholder in similar situations, including providing that the Issuer shall be entitled to postpone and suspend the effectiveness or use of the Registration Statement during any customary blackout or similar period or as permitted hereunder. For purposes of clarification, any failure by the Issuer to file the Registration Statement by the Filing Date or to effect such Registration Statement by the Effectiveness Date shall not otherwise relieve the Issuer of its obligations to file or effect the Registration Statement as set forth above in this Section 4.

 

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4.2            In the case of the registration effected by the Issuer pursuant to this Subscription Agreement, the Issuer shall, upon reasonable request, inform Subscriber as to the status of such registration. At its expense the Issuer shall:

 

4.2.1            except for such times as the Issuer is permitted hereunder to suspend the use of the prospectus forming part of a Registration Statement, use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such registration, and any qualification, exemption or compliance under state securities laws which the Issuer determines to obtain, continuously effective with respect to Subscriber, and to keep the applicable Registration Statement or any subsequent shelf registration statement free of any material misstatements or omissions, until the earlier of the following: (i) Subscriber ceases to hold any Registrable Securities and (ii) the date all Registrable Securities held by Subscriber may be sold without restriction under Rule 144, including without limitation, any volume and manner of sale restrictions which may be applicable to affiliates under Rule 144 and without the requirement for the Issuer to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable) ;

 

4.2.2            advise Subscriber within five (5) Business Days:

 

(a)            when a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto has become effective;

 

(b)            of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for such purpose;

 

(c)            of the receipt by the Issuer of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities included therein for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; and

 

(d)            subject to the provisions in this Subscription Agreement, of the occurrence of any event that requires the making of any changes in any Registration Statement or prospectus so that, as of such date, the statements therein are not misleading and do not omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, the Issuer shall not, when so advising Subscriber of such events, provide Subscriber with any material, nonpublic information regarding the Issuer other than to the extent that providing notice to Subscriber of the occurrence of the events listed in (a) through (d) above constitutes material, nonpublic information regarding the Issuer;

 

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4.2.3            use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement as soon as reasonably practicable;

 

4.2.4            upon the occurrence of any event contemplated in Section 4.10.2(d), except for such times as the Issuer is permitted hereunder to suspend, and has suspended, the use of a prospectus forming part of a Registration Statement, the Issuer shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to as soon as reasonably practicable prepare a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement or a supplement to the related prospectus, or file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to purchasers of the Registrable Securities included therein, such prospectus will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and

 

4.2.5            use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause all Shares and Warrant Shares to be listed on each securities exchange or market, if any, on which the Issuer’s Class A common stock is then listed.

 

4.3            Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Subscription Agreement, the Issuer shall be entitled to delay or postpone the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, and from time to time to require Subscriber not to sell under the Registration Statement or to suspend the effectiveness thereof, if the filing, effectiveness or continued use of any Registration Statement would require the Issuer to make any public disclosure of material non-public information, which disclosure, in the good faith determination of the board of directors of the Issuer, after consultation with counsel to the Issuer, (a) would be required to be made in any Registration Statement in order for the applicable Registration Statement not to contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading, (b) would not be required to be made at such time if the Registration Statement were not being filed, and (c) the Issuer has a bona fide business purpose for not making such information public (each such circumstance, a “Suspension Event”); provided, however, that the Issuer may not delay or suspend the Registration Statement on more than two occasions or for more than sixty (60) consecutive calendar days, or more than one hundred and twenty (120) total calendar days, in each case during any twelve-month period. Upon receipt of any written notice from the Issuer of the happening of any Suspension Event during the period that the Registration Statement is effective or if as a result of a Suspension Event the Registration Statement or related prospectus contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made (in the case of the prospectus) not misleading, Subscriber agrees that (i) it will immediately discontinue offers and sales of the Shares and the Warrants under the Registration Statement until Subscriber receives copies of a supplemental or amended prospectus (which the Issuer agrees to promptly prepare) that corrects the misstatement(s) or omission(s) referred to above and receives notice that any post-effective amendment has become effective or unless otherwise notified by the Issuer that it may resume such offers and sales, and (ii) it will maintain the confidentiality of any information included in such written notice delivered by the Issuer except (A) for disclosure to the Subscriber’s employees, agents and professional advisers who need to know such information and are obligated to keep it confidential, (B) for disclosures to the extent required in order to comply with reporting obligations to its limited partners who have agreed to keep such information confidential and (C) as required by law. If so directed by the Issuer, Subscriber will deliver to the Issuer or, in Subscriber’s sole discretion destroy, all copies of the prospectus covering the Shares and the shares of Class A common stock underlying the Warrants in Subscriber’s possession; provided, however, that this obligation to deliver or destroy all copies of the prospectus covering the Shares and the shares of Class A common stock underlying the Warrants shall not apply (i) to the extent Subscriber is required to retain a copy of such prospectus (a) in order to comply with applicable legal, regulatory, self-regulatory or professional requirements or (b) in accordance with a bona fide pre-existing document retention policy or (ii) to copies stored electronically on archival servers as a result of automatic data back-up.

 

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5.            Termination. This Subscription Agreement shall terminate and be void and of no further force and effect, and all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall terminate without any further liability on the part of any party in respect thereof, upon the earlier to occur of (i) such date and time as the Merger Agreement is validly terminated in accordance with its terms and (ii) upon the mutual written agreement of each of the parties hereto to terminate this Subscription Agreement; provided, that nothing herein will relieve any party from liability for any willful breach hereof prior to the time of termination, and each party will be entitled to any remedies at law or in equity to recover losses, liabilities or damages arising from such breach. The Issuer shall promptly notify Subscriber of (i) the termination of the Merger Agreement promptly after the termination of such agreement, and (ii) any amendment or modification, or waiver by the Issuer of any of the conditions specified in Article X, of the Merger Agreement.

 

6.            Miscellaneous.

 

6.1            Further Assurances. At the Closing, the parties hereto shall execute and deliver such additional documents and take such additional reasonable actions as the parties reasonably may deem to be practical and necessary in order to consummate the Subscription as contemplated by this Subscription Agreement; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Subscription Agreement, Subscriber shall have no obligation to take any action not expressly contemplated by this Subscription Agreement that it is not permitted to take under the laws of The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

 

6.1.1            Subscriber and the Issuer acknowledge that both Subscriber and the Issuer will rely on the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties made by Subscriber contained in this Subscription Agreement. Prior to the Closing, each of Subscriber and the Issuer agrees to promptly notify the other party if any of the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties set forth herein are no longer accurate in all material respects.

 

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6.1.2            Each of the Issuer and Subscriber is entitled to rely upon this Subscription Agreement and is irrevocably authorized to produce this Subscription Agreement or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceeding or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.

 

 

6.1.3            Each of Subscriber and the Issuer shall pay all of its own expenses in connection with this Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein.

 

6.2            Notices. Any notice or communication required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and either delivered personally, emailed or sent by overnight mail via a reputable overnight carrier, or sent by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, and shall be deemed to be given and received (i) when so delivered personally, (ii) when sent, with no mail undeliverable or other rejection notice, if sent by email, or (iii) three (3) Business Days after the date of mailing to the address below or to such other address or addresses as such person may hereafter designate by notice given hereunder:

 

(i)              if to Subscriber, to such address or addresses set forth on the signature page hereto;

 

(ii)             if to the Issuer, to:

 

Churchill Capital Corp. III

640 Fifth Avenue, 12th Floor

New York, NY 10019

Attention:      Michael S. Klein

Telephone:    212-380-7775

Email:              Michael.klein@mkleinandcompany.com

 

with a required copy (which copy shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

767 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY 10153

Attention: Michael J. Aiello and Matthew Gilroy

Email: michael.aiello@weil.com and matthew.gilroy@weil.com

 

6.3            Entire Agreement. This Subscription Agreement constitutes the entire agreement, and supersedes all other prior agreements, understandings, representations and warranties, both written and oral, among the parties, with respect to the subject matter hereof, including any commitment letter entered into relating to the subject matter hereof.

 

6.4            Modifications and Amendments. This Subscription Agreement may not be amended, modified, supplemented or waived except by an instrument in writing, signed by the party against whom enforcement of such amendment, modification, supplement or waiver is sought; provided that any rights (but not obligations) of a party under this Agreement may be waived, in whole or in part, by such party on its own behalf without the prior consent of any other party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment, modification, supplement, or waiver by Issuer, and no consent to termination by Issuer pursuant to Section 5(ii), shall be effective unless prior written consent thereto has been provided by Holdings and Music.

 

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6.5            Assignment. Neither this Subscription Agreement nor any rights, interests or obligations that may accrue to the parties hereunder (including Subscriber’s rights to purchase the Shares) may be transferred or assigned without the prior written consent of each of the other parties hereto (other than the Shares and Warrants acquired hereunder, if any, and then only in accordance with this Subscription Agreement); provided that Subscriber’s rights and obligations hereunder may be assigned to any fund or account managed by the same investment manager as Subscriber, without the prior consent of the Issuer, provided that such assignee(s) agrees in writing to be bound by the terms hereof, and upon such assignment by a Subscriber, the assignee(s) shall become Subscriber hereunder and have the rights and obligations and be deemed to make the representations and warrants of Subscriber provided for herein to the extent of such assignment; provided further that, no assignment shall relieve the assigning party of any of its obligations hereunder.

 

6.6            Benefit. Except as otherwise provided herein, this Subscription Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives, and permitted assigns, and the agreements, representations, warranties, covenants and acknowledgments contained herein shall be deemed to be made by, and be binding upon, such heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns. This Subscription Agreement shall not confer rights or remedies upon any person other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each of Holdings and Music is an express third-party beneficiary of the last sentence of Section 6.4.

 

6.7            Governing Law. This Subscription Agreement, and any claim or cause of action hereunder based upon, arising out of or related to this Subscription Agreement (whether based on law, in equity, in contract, in tort or any other theory) or the negotiation, execution, performance or enforcement of this Subscription Agreement, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of law thereof.

 

6.8            Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. Each of the parties irrevocably consents to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, provided, that if subject matter jurisdiction over the matter that is the subject of the legal proceeding is vested exclusively in the U.S. federal courts, such legal proceeding shall be heard in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware (together with the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware “Chosen Courts”), in connection with any matter based upon or arising out of this Subscription Agreement. Each party hereby waives, and shall not assert as a defense in any legal dispute, that (i) such person is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the Chosen Courts for any reason, (ii) such legal proceeding may not be brought or is not maintainable in the Chosen Courts, (iii) such person’s property is exempt or immune from execution, (iv) such legal proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or (v) the venue of such legal proceeding is improper. Each Party hereby consents to service of process in any such proceeding in any manner permitted by Delaware law, further consents to service of process by nationally recognized overnight courier service guaranteeing overnight delivery, or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, at its address specified pursuant to Section 6.2 and waives and covenants not to assert or plead any objection which they might otherwise have to such manner of service of process. Notwithstanding the foregoing in this Section 6.8, a party may commence any action, claim, cause of action or suit in a court other than the Chosen Courts solely for the purpose of enforcing an order or judgment issued by the Chosen Courts. TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW WHICH CANNOT BE WAIVED, EACH OF THE PARTIES WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY ON ANY CLAIMS OR COUNTERCLAIMS ASSERTED IN ANY LEGAL DISPUTE RELATING TO THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING. IF THE SUBJECT MATTER OF ANY SUCH LEGAL DISPUTE IS ONE IN WHICH THE WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL IS PROHIBITED, NO PARTY SHALL ASSERT IN SUCH LEGAL DISPUTE A NONCOMPULSORY COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT. FURTHERMORE, NO PARTY SHALL SEEK TO CONSOLIDATE ANY SUCH LEGAL DISPUTE WITH A SEPARATE ACTION OR OTHER LEGAL PROCEEDING IN WHICH A JURY TRIAL CANNOT BE WAIVED.

 

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6.9            Severability. If any provision of this Subscription Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Subscription Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall continue in full force and effect.

 

6.10          No Waiver of Rights, Powers and Remedies. No failure or delay by a party hereto in exercising any right, power or remedy under this Subscription Agreement, and no course of dealing between the parties hereto, shall operate as a waiver of any such right, power or remedy of such party. No single or partial exercise of any right, power or remedy under this Subscription Agreement by a party hereto, nor any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce any such right, power or remedy, shall preclude such party from any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy hereunder. The election of any remedy by a party hereto shall not constitute a waiver of the right of such party to pursue other available remedies. No notice to or demand on a party not expressly required under this Subscription Agreement shall entitle the party receiving such notice or demand to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances or constitute a waiver of the rights of the party giving such notice or demand to any other or further action in any circumstances without such notice or demand.

 

6.11          Remedies.

 

6.11.1          The parties agree that the Issuer and Subscriber would suffer irreparable damage if this Subscription Agreement was not performed or the Closing is not consummated in accordance with its specific terms or was otherwise breached and that money damages or other legal remedies would not be an adequate remedy for any such damage. It is accordingly agreed that the Issuer shall be entitled to equitable relief, including in the form of an injunction or injunctions, to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Subscription Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Subscription Agreement in an appropriate court of competent jurisdiction as set forth in Section 6.8, this being in addition to any other remedy to which any party is entitled at law or in equity, including money damages.  The right to specific enforcement shall include the right of the Issuer to cause Subscriber or the Issuer, as the case may be, to cause the Issuer to cause the transactions contemplated hereby to be consummated on the terms and subject to the conditions and limitations set forth in this Subscription Agreement. The parties hereto further agree (i) to waive any requirement for the security or posting of any bond in connection with any such equitable remedy, (ii) not to assert that a remedy of specific enforcement pursuant to this Section 6.11 is unenforceable, invalid, contrary to applicable law or inequitable for any reason and (iii) to waive any defenses in any action for specific performance, including the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 

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6.11.2          The parties acknowledge and agree that this Section 6.11 is an integral part of the transactions contemplated hereby and without that right, the parties hereto would not have entered into this Subscription Agreement.

 

6.12          Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties made by the parties hereto in this Subscription Agreement shall survive the Closing. For the avoidance of doubt, if for any reason the Closing does not occur prior to the consummation of the Transactions, all representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the parties hereunder shall survive the consummation of the Transactions and remain in full force and effect.

 

6.13          No Broker or Finder. Each of the Issuer and Subscriber agrees to indemnify and hold the other parties hereto harmless from any claim or demand for commission or other compensation by any broker, finder, financial consultant or similar agent claiming to have been employed by or on behalf of such party and to bear the cost of legal expenses incurred in defending against any such claim.

 

6.14          Headings and Captions. The headings and captions of the various subdivisions of this Subscription Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall in no way modify or affect the meaning or construction of any of the terms or provisions hereof.

 

6.15          Counterparts. This Subscription Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other parties, it being understood that the parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or any other form of electronic delivery, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such signature page were an original thereof.

 

6.16          Construction. The words “include,” “includes,” and “including” will be deemed to be followed by “without limitation.” Pronouns in masculine, feminine, and neuter genders will be construed to include any other gender, and words in the singular form will be construed to include the plural and vice versa, unless the context otherwise requires. The words “this Subscription Agreement,” “herein,” “hereof,” “hereby,” “hereunder,” and words of similar import refer to this Subscription Agreement as a whole and not to any particular subdivision unless expressly so limited. The parties hereto intend that each representation, warranty, and covenant contained herein will have independent significance. If any party hereto has breached any representation, warranty, or covenant contained herein in any respect, the fact that there exists another representation, warranty or covenant relating to the same subject matter (regardless of the relative levels of specificity) which such party hereto has not breached will not detract from or mitigate the fact that such party hereto is in breach of the first representation, warranty, or covenant. All references in this Subscription Agreement to numbers of shares, per share amounts and purchase prices shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect any stock split, stock dividend, stock combination, recapitalization or the like occurring after the date hereof.

 

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6.17            Mutual Drafting. This Subscription Agreement is the joint product of the parties hereto and each provision hereof has been subject to the mutual consultation, negotiation and agreement of the parties and shall not be construed for or against any party hereto.

 

7.            Cleansing Statement; Disclosure.

 

7.1            The Issuer shall, by 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the first (1st) Business Day immediately following the date of this Subscription Agreement, issue one or more press releases or file with the Commission a Current Report on Form 8-K (collectively, the “Disclosure Document”) disclosing all material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Other Subscription Agreements, the Convert Subscription Agreements and the Transactions.

 

7.2            Subscriber hereby consents to the publication and disclosure in (x) any Form 8-K filed by the Issuer with the Commission in connection with the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement, the Proxy Statement or any other filing with the Commission pursuant to applicable securities laws, in each case, as and to the extent required by the federal securities laws or the Commission or any other securities authorities, and (y) any other documents or communications provided by the Issuer to any Governmental Authority or to securityholders of the Issuer, in each case, as and to the extent required by applicable law or the Commission or any other Governmental Authority, of Subscriber’s name and identity and the nature of Subscriber’s commitments, arrangements and understandings under and relating to this Subscription Agreement and, if deemed required or appropriate by the Issuer, a copy of this Subscription Agreement. Other than as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, without Subscriber’s prior written consent, the Issuer will not use or disclose the name of Subscriber or any information relating to Subscriber or this Subscription Agreement, other than to the Issuer’s lawyers, independent accountants and to other advisors and service providers who reasonably require such information in connection with the provision of services to such person, are advised of the confidential nature of such information and are obligated to keep such information confidential. Without Subscriber’s prior written consent, Issuer shall not use Subscriber’s name nor shall it disclose the nature of Subscriber’s commitments, arrangements and understanding under and relating to the Subscription Agreement in any press release issued in connection with the Transactions. Subscriber will promptly provide any information reasonably requested by the Issuer, Holdings or Music for any regulatory application or filing made or approval sought in connection with the Transactions (including filings with the Commission) to the extent that Subscriber is permitted to do so under the laws of The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; provided that, other than as contemplated by Section 2.1.13, Subscriber shall not be required to provide any personally identifiable information, including with respect to any employees directors, managers or affiliates of Subscriber.

 

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8.            Trust Account Waiver. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, Subscriber acknowledges that the Issuer has established a trust account containing the proceeds of its initial public offering and from certain private placements (collectively, with interest accrued from time to time thereon, the “Trust Account”). Subscriber agrees that (i) it has no right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies held in the Trust Account, and (ii) it shall have no right of set-off or any right, title, interest or claim of any kind (“Claim”) to, or to any monies in, the Trust Account, in each case in connection with this Subscription Agreement, and hereby irrevocably waives any Claim to, or to any monies in, the Trust Account that it may have in connection with this Subscription Agreement; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 8 shall be deemed to limit Subscriber’s right, title, interest or claim to the Trust Account by virtue of such Subscriber’s record or beneficial ownership of securities of the Issuer acquired by any means other than pursuant to this Subscription Agreement, including, but not limited to, any redemption right with respect to any such securities of the Issuer. In the event Subscriber has any Claim against the Issuer under this Subscription Agreement, Subscriber shall pursue such Claim solely against the Issuer and its assets outside the Trust Account and not against the property or any monies in the Trust Account. Subscriber agrees and acknowledges that such waiver is material to this Subscription Agreement and has been specifically relied upon by the Issuer to induce the Issuer to enter into this Subscription Agreement and Subscriber further intends and understands such waiver to be valid, binding and enforceable under applicable law. In the event Subscriber, in connection with this Subscription Agreement, commences any action or proceeding which seeks, in whole or in part, relief against the funds held in the Trust Account or distributions therefrom or any of the Issuer’s stockholders, whether in the form of monetary damages or injunctive relief, Subscriber shall be obligated to pay to the Issuer all of its legal fees and costs in connection with any such action in the event that the Issuer prevails in such action or proceeding.

 

9.            Non-Reliance. Subscriber acknowledges that it is not relying upon, and has not relied upon, any statement, representation or warranty made by any person, firm or corporation, other than the representations and warranties of the Issuer expressly set forth in this Subscription Agreement, in making its investment or decision to invest in the Issuer. Subscriber agrees that no other Subscriber pursuant to this Subscription Agreement or any other agreement related to the private placement of shares of the Issuer’s capital stock (including the controlling persons, officers, directors, partners, agents or employees of any such Subscriber) shall be liable to any other Subscriber pursuant to this Subscription Agreement or any other agreement related to the private placement of shares of the Issuer’s capital stock for any action heretofore or hereafter taken or omitted to be taken by any of them in connection with the purchase of the Shares hereunder.

 

10.          Rule 144. From and after such time as the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act or any other similar rule or regulation of the Commission that may allow Subscriber to sell securities of the Issuer to the public without registration are available to holders of the Issuer’s common stock and until the third anniversary of the Closing Date, the Issuer agrees to:

 

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10.1.1          make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144;

 

10.1.2          file with the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Issuer under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act so long as the Issuer remains subject to such requirements and the filing of such reports and other documents is required for the applicable provisions of Rule 144; and

 

10.1.3          furnish to Subscriber, promptly upon request, (x) a written statement by the Issuer, if true, that it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144, the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, (y) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Issuer and such other reports and documents so filed by the Issuer and (z) such other information as may be reasonably requested to permit Subscriber to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without registration.

 

If the Shares, the Warrants and/or the Warrant Shares are eligible to be sold without restriction under, and without the Issuer being in compliance with the current public information requirements of, Rule 144 under the Securities Act, then at Subscriber’s request, the Issuer will cause its transfer agent to remove the legend set forth in Section 2.1.5. In connection therewith, if required by the Issuer’s transfer agent, the Issuer will promptly cause an opinion of counsel to be delivered to and maintained with its transfer agent, together with any other authorizations, certificates and directions required by the transfer agent that authorize and direct the transfer agent to issue such Shares and the Warrants without any such legend; provided, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, Issuer will not be required to deliver any such opinion, authorization, certificate or direction if it reasonably believes that removal of the legend could result in or facilitate transfers of securities in violation of applicable law.

 

11.          Tax Matters.

 

11.1          Subscriber represents it is exempt from U.S. federal income tax on income described as exempt (i.e., of the type and in the applicable circumstances) from U.S. federal income taxation under Section 892 of the Code (“892 Income”). In order to substantiate the foregoing entitlement, Subscriber agrees to provide to the Issuer within a reasonable period of time after Subscriber’s execution of this Subscription Agreement, and to update as necessary, a valid and properly executed Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) Form W-8EXP (“Form W-8EXP”) claiming an exemption from withholding tax on 892 Income under Section 892 of the Code in respect of the Subscriber. Subscriber further agrees that, in the event that (i) the information on such Form W-8EXP is no longer true and correct or (ii) upon reasonable request of the Issuer, Subscriber will provide a new Form W-8EXP to the Issuer.

 

11.2          The Issuer shall not withhold any U.S. withholding tax in respect of payments or distributions made to Subscriber except for U.S. withholding tax that the Issuer is required to withhold due to (i) a failure of Subscriber to furnish a valid Form W-8EXP as described above in Section 11.1 of this Subscription Agreement, (ii) any change in law or (iii) any change in fact. In the event that the Issuer has determined that withholding is required with respect to any payment or distribution by the Issuer to the Subscriber, the Issuer shall (i) notify Subscriber promptly but at least ten (10) International Business Days prior to any such withholding and (ii) reasonably consult and cooperate with the Subscriber in good faith to attempt to reduce or eliminate any amounts that would otherwise be deducted or withheld. The Issuer is entitled to withhold if the Issuer, after consulting and cooperating with the Subscriber as described in the prior sentence, determines in good faith that such withholding is required due to the circumstances described above under the applicable law. The Issuer shall provide Subscriber with any information or documentation reasonably requested by Subscriber for a refund of any tax and shall otherwise assist and reasonably cooperate in any such application by Subscriber.

 

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11.3          The Issuer agrees to provide promptly, upon the reasonable request of Subscriber, (i) a determination as to whether the Issuer is a “United States real property holding corporation” for U.S. federal income tax purposes (a “USRPHC”) and (ii) provided that the Issuer determines that it is not a USRPHC (and has not been a USRPHC during the applicable period specified in Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code), a statement issued pursuant to Treasury Regulations §1.897-2(g)(1)(ii) that the Shares are not a U.S. real property interest for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as defined for purposes of that Regulation.

 

11.4          The Issuer shall not take any action to alter its entity classification as a Subchapter C corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes without Subscriber's express consent.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Issuer and Subscriber has executed or caused this Subscription Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized representative as of the date set forth below.

 

CHURCHILL CAPITAL CORP III
   
     
  By: /s/ Jay Taragin
  Name: Jay Taragin
  Title: Chief Financial Officer

     

 

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Subscription Agreement between PIF and Churchill Capital Corp III

 

Accepted and agreed on date first written above.

 

SUBSCRIBER:

 

The Public Investment Fund of The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

 

 

By: /s/ His Excellency Mr.Yasir Al Rumayyan  
Name: His Excellency Mr. Yasir Al Rumayyan
Title: Governor

  

 

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Subscription Agreement between PIF and Churchill Capital Corp III

  

Exhibit A

 

Form of Warrant Agreement

 

(see attached)

 

 

 

  

CHURCHILL CAPITAL CORP III

 

and

 

CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY

 

WARRANT AGREEMENT

 

Dated as of [•], 2020

 

THIS WARRANT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of [•], 2020, is by and between Churchill Capital Corp III, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York corporation, as warrant agent (the “Warrant Agent”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company and the other parties named therein entered into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of [•], 2020 (the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which, inter alia, a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of the Company will be merged with and into Polaris Parent Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Music”), with Music surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and immediately thereafter Music will be merged with and into another direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Music, with such subsidiary surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer (together, the “Mergers”), on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein (the Mergers, together with the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the “Transactions”);

 

WHEREAS, in connection with and as of the consummation of the Transactions, the Company shall issue to certain investors pursuant to a private placement (each, an “Investor”) warrants (subject to rounding to avoid fractional warrants), each entitling the Investor to purchase one share of Class A common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”) at an exercise price of $12.50 per share, subject to adjustment as described herein and bearing the legend set forth in Exhibit B hereto (the “PIPE Warrants”);

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires the Warrant Agent to act on behalf of the Company, and the Warrant Agent is willing to so act, in connection with the issuance, registration, transfer, exchange, redemption and exercise of the PIPE Warrants;

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to provide for the form and provisions of the PIPE Warrants, the terms upon which they shall be issued and exercised, and the respective rights, limitation of rights, and immunities of the Company, the Warrant Agent, and the holders of the PIPE Warrants; and

 

WHEREAS, all acts and things have been done and performed which are necessary to make the PIPE Warrants, when executed on behalf of the Company and countersigned by or on behalf of the Warrant Agent, as provided herein, the valid, binding and legal obligations of the Company, and to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

     

 

 

1.             Appointment of Warrant Agent. The Company hereby appoints the Warrant Agent to act as agent for the Company for the PIPE Warrants, and the Warrant Agent hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to perform the same in accordance with the express terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

 

2.             Warrants.

 

2.1              Form of PIPE Warrant. Each PIPE Warrant shall initially be issued in registered form only. PIPE Warrants may be represented by one or more physical definitive certificates or by book entry.

 

2.2              Effect of Countersignature. If a physical definitive certificate is issued, unless and until countersigned by the Warrant Agent, either by manual or facsimile signature, pursuant to this Agreement, a PIPE Warrant shall be invalid and of no effect and may not be exercised by the holder thereof.

 

2.3              Registration.

 

2.3.1        PIPE Warrant Register. The Warrant Agent shall maintain books (the “Warrant Register”), for the registration of original issuance and the registration of transfer of the PIPE Warrants. Upon the initial issuance of the PIPE Warrants in book-entry form, the Warrant Agent shall issue and register the PIPE Warrants in the names of the respective holders thereof in such denominations and otherwise in accordance with instructions delivered to the Warrant Agent by the Company.

 

The physical definitive certificates, if issued, shall be in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A, and shall be signed by, or bear the facsimile signature of, the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, the President or the Secretary or other principal officer of the Company. In the event the person whose facsimile signature has been placed upon any PIPE Warrant shall have ceased to serve in the capacity in which such person signed the PIPE Warrant before such PIPE Warrant is issued, it may be issued with the same effect as if he or she had not ceased to be such at the date of issuance.

 

2.3.2        Registered Holder. Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer of any PIPE Warrant, the Company and the Warrant Agent may deem and treat the person in whose name such PIPE Warrant is registered in the Warrant Register (the “Registered Holder”) as the absolute owner of such PIPE Warrant and of each PIPE Warrant represented thereby (notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing on any physical definitive certificate made by anyone other than the Company or the Warrant Agent), for the purpose of any exercise thereof, and for all other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

2.4              Fractional Warrants. The Company shall not issue fractional PIPE Warrants and the Company shall round down to the nearest whole number the number of PIPE Warrants to be issued to such holder.

 

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3.             Terms and Exercise of PIPE Warrants.

 

3.1              PIPE Warrant Price. Each PIPE Warrant shall entitle the Registered Holder thereof, subject to the provisions of such PIPE Warrant and of this Agreement, to purchase from the Company the number of shares of Common Stock stated therein, at the price of $12.50 per share, subject to the adjustments provided in Section 4 hereof and in the last sentence of this Section 3.1. The term “Warrant Price” as used in this Agreement shall mean the price per share described in the prior sentence at which shares of Common Stock may be purchased at the time a PIPE Warrant is exercised. The Company in its sole discretion may lower the Warrant Price at any time prior to the Expiration Date (as defined below) for a period of not less than twenty (20) business days, provided, that the Company shall provide at least twenty (20) days prior written notice of such reduction to Registered Holders of the PIPE Warrants and, provided further that any such reduction shall be identical among all of the PIPE Warrants.

 

3.2              Duration of PIPE Warrants. A PIPE Warrant may be exercised only during the period (the “Exercise Period”) (A) commencing on the date that is thirty (30) days after the date of this Agreement, and (B) terminating at 5:00 p.m., New York City time on the earlier to occur of (w) the date that is five (5) years after the date of this Agreement, (x) the liquidation of the Company in accordance with the Company’s certificate of incorporation, as amended from time to time, and (y) the Redemption Date (as defined below) as provided in Section 6.2 hereof (the “Expiration Date”); provided, however, that the exercise of any PIPE Warrant shall be subject to the satisfaction of any applicable conditions, as set forth in subsection 3.3.2 below, with respect to an effective registration statement. Except with respect to the right to receive the Redemption Price (as defined below) in the event of a redemption (as set forth in Section 6 hereof), each PIPE Warrant not exercised on or before the Expiration Date shall become null and void, and all rights thereunder and all rights in respect thereof under this Agreement shall cease at 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the Expiration Date. The Company in its sole discretion may extend the duration of the PIPE Warrants by delaying the Expiration Date; provided that the Company shall provide at least twenty (20) days prior written notice of any such extension to Registered Holders of the PIPE Warrants, and, provided further that any such extension shall be identical in duration among all the PIPE Warrants.

 

3.3              Exercise of PIPE Warrants.

 

3.3.1        Payment. Subject to the provisions of the PIPE Warrant and this Agreement, a PIPE Warrant may be exercised by the Registered Holder thereof at any time prior to the Expiration Date by surrendering it at the office of the Warrant Agent or at the office of its successor as Warrant Agent, together with (i) an election to purchase form, duly executed, electing to exercise such PIPE Warrant; and (ii) payment in full of the Warrant Price for each full share of Common Stock as to which the PIPE Warrant is exercised and any and all applicable taxes due in connection with the exercise of the PIPE Warrant, the exchange of the PIPE Warrant for the shares of Common Stock and the issuance of such shares of Common Stock, as follows:

 

(a)               in lawful money of the United States, in good certified check or good bank draft payable to the order of the Warrant Agent or by wire;

 

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(b)               in the event of a redemption pursuant to Section 6 hereof in which the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) has elected to require all holders of the PIPE Warrants to exercise such PIPE Warrants on a “cashless basis,” by surrendering the PIPE Warrants for that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of shares of Common Stock underlying the PIPE Warrants, multiplied by the excess of the “Fair Market Value” (as defined in this subsection 3.3.1(b)) over the Warrant Price by (y) the Fair Market Value. Solely for purposes of this subsection 3.3.1(b) and Section 6.3, the “Fair Market Value” shall mean the average closing price of the Common Stock for the ten (10) trading days ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the notice of redemption is sent to the holders of the PIPE Warrants, pursuant to Section 6 hereof; or

 

(c)               as provided in Section 7.4 hereof.

 

The Warrant Agent shall forward funds received for warrant exercises in a given month by the 5th business day of the following month by wire transfer to an account designated by the Company.

 

3.3.2        Issuance of Shares of Common Stock on Exercise. As soon as practicable after the exercise of any PIPE Warrant and the clearance of the funds in payment of the Warrant Price (if payment is pursuant to subsection 3.3.1(a)), the Company shall issue to the Registered Holder of such PIPE Warrant a book-entry position or certificate, as applicable, for the number of full shares of Common Stock to which he, she or it is entitled, registered in such name or names as may be directed by him, her or it, and if such PIPE Warrant shall not have been exercised in full, a new book-entry position or countersigned PIPE Warrant, as applicable, for the number of shares of Common Stock as to which such PIPE Warrant shall not have been exercised. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be obligated to deliver any shares of Common Stock pursuant to the exercise of a PIPE Warrant and shall have no obligation to settle such PIPE Warrant exercise unless a (a) registration statement under the Securities Act covering the issuance of the Common Stock underlying the PIPE Warrants is then effective and (b) a prospectus relating thereto is current, subject to the Company’s satisfying its obligations under Section 7.4. No PIPE Warrant shall be exercisable and the Company shall not be obligated to issue shares of Common Stock upon exercise of a PIPE Warrant unless the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such PIPE Warrant exercise have been registered, qualified or deemed to be exempt from registration or qualification under the securities laws of the state of residence of the Registered Holder of the PIPE Warrants. In the event that the conditions in the two immediately preceding sentences are not satisfied with respect to a PIPE Warrant, the holder of such PIPE Warrant shall not be entitled to exercise such PIPE Warrant and such PIPE Warrant may have no value and expire worthless. Subject to Section 4.6 of this Agreement, a Registered Holder of PIPE Warrants may exercise its PIPE Warrants only for a whole number of shares of Common Stock. In no event will the Company be required to net cash settle the PIPE Warrant exercise. The Company may require holders of PIPE Warrants to settle the PIPE Warrant on a “cashless basis” pursuant to Subsection 3.3.1(b), Section 6.3 and Section 7.4. If, by reason of any exercise of PIPE Warrants on a “cashless basis,” the holder of any PIPE Warrant would be entitled, upon the exercise of such PIPE Warrant, to receive a fractional interest in a share of Common Stock, the Company shall round down to the nearest whole number, the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to such holder.

 

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3.3.3        Valid Issuance. All shares of Common Stock issued upon the proper exercise of a PIPE Warrant in conformity with this Agreement shall be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

 

3.3.4        Date of Issuance. Each person in whose name any book entry position or certificate, as applicable, for shares of Common Stock is issued shall for all purposes be deemed to have become the holder of record of such shares of Common Stock on the date on which the PIPE Warrant, or book entry position representing such PIPE Warrant, was surrendered and payment of the Warrant Price was made, irrespective of the date of delivery of such certificate in the case of a certificated PIPE Warrant, except that, if the date of such surrender and payment is a date when the share transfer books of the Company or book entry system of the Warrant Agent are closed, such person shall be deemed to have become the holder of such shares at the close of business on the next succeeding date on which the share transfer books or book entry system are open.

 

3.3.5        Maximum Percentage. A holder of a PIPE Warrant may notify the Company in writing in the event it elects to be subject to the provisions contained in this subsection 3.3.5; however, no holder of a PIPE Warrant shall be subject to this subsection 3.3.5 unless he, she or it makes such election. If the election is made by a holder, the Warrant Agent shall not affect the exercise of the holder’s PIPE Warrant, and such holder shall not have the right to exercise such PIPE Warrant, to the extent that after giving effect to such exercise, such person (together with such person’s affiliates) to the Warrant Agent’s actual knowledge, would beneficially own in excess of 4.9% or 9.8% (or such other amount as a holder may specify) (the “Maximum Percentage”) of the shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such person and its affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the PIPE Warrant with respect to which the determination of such sentence is being made, but shall exclude shares of Common Stock that would be issuable upon (x) exercise of the remaining, unexercised portion of the PIPE Warrant beneficially owned by such person and its affiliates and (y) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company beneficially owned by such person and its affiliates (including, without limitation, any convertible notes or convertible preferred stock or warrants) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this paragraph, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). For purposes of the PIPE Warrant, in determining the number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock, the holder may rely on the number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (1) the Company’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly report on Form 10-Q, current report on Form 8-K or other public filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) as the case may be, (2) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (3) any other notice by the Company or the Warrant Agent setting forth the number of Common Stock issued and outstanding. For any reason at any time, upon the written request of the holder of the PIPE Warrant, the Company shall, within two (2) business days, confirm orally and in writing to such holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of equity securities of the Company by the holder and its affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. By written notice to the Company, the holder of a PIPE Warrant may from time to time increase or decrease the Maximum Percentage applicable to such holder to any other percentage specified in such notice; provided, however, that any such increase shall not be effective until the sixty-first (61st) day after such notice is delivered to the Company.

 

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4.             Adjustments.

 

4.1              Stock Dividends.

 

4.1.1        Split-Ups. If after the date hereof, and subject to the provisions of Section 4.6 below, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is increased by a stock dividend payable in shares of Common Stock, or by a split-up of shares of Common Stock or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such stock dividend, split-up or similar event, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on exercise of each PIPE Warrant shall be increased in proportion to such increase in the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock. A rights offering to holders of shares of Common Stock entitling holders to purchase shares of Common Stock at a price less than the “Fair Market Value” (as defined below) shall be deemed a stock dividend of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the product of (i) the number of shares of Common Stock actually sold in such rights offering (or issuable under any other equity securities sold in such rights offering that are convertible into or exercisable for the shares of Common Stock) multiplied by (ii) one (1) minus the quotient of (x) the price per share of Common Stock paid in such rights offering divided by (y) the Fair Market Value. For purposes of this subsection 4.1.1, (i) if the rights offering is for securities convertible into or exercisable for shares of Common Stock, in determining the price payable for shares of Common Stock, there shall be taken into account any consideration received for such rights, as well as any additional amount payable upon exercise or conversion and (ii) “Fair Market Value” means the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock as reported during the ten (10) trading day period ending on the trading day prior to the first date on which the shares of Common Stock trade on the applicable exchange or in the applicable market, regular way, without the right to receive such rights.

 

4.1.2        Extraordinary, Dividends. If the Company, at any time while the PIPE Warrants are outstanding and unexpired, shall pay a dividend or make a distribution in cash, securities or other assets to the holders of the shares of Common Stock on account of such shares of Common Stock (or other shares of the Company’s capital stock into which the PIPE Warrants are convertible), other than (a) as described in subsection 4.1.1 above, (b) Ordinary Cash Dividends (as defined below) or (c) in connection with any distribution of its assets upon its liquidation (any such non-excluded event being referred to herein as an “Extraordinary Dividend”), then the Warrant Price shall be decreased, effective immediately after the effective date of such Extraordinary Dividend, by the amount of cash and/or the fair market value (as determined by the Board, in good faith) of any securities or other assets paid on each share of Common Stock in respect of such Extraordinary Dividend. For purposes of this subsection 4.1.2, “Ordinary Cash Dividends” means any cash dividend or cash distribution which, when combined on a per share basis, with the per share amounts of all other cash dividends and cash distributions paid on the shares of Common Stock during the 365-day period ending on the date of declaration of such dividend or distribution (as adjusted to appropriately reflect any of the events referred to in other subsections of this Section 4 and excluding cash dividends or cash distributions that resulted in an adjustment to the Warrant Price or to the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on exercise of each PIPE Warrant) does not exceed $0.50.

 

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4.2              Aggregation of Shares. If after the date hereof, and subject to the provisions of Section 4.6 hereof, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is decreased by a consolidation, combination, reverse stock split or reclassification of shares of Common Stock or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such consolidation, combination, reverse stock split, reclassification or similar event, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on exercise of each PIPE Warrant shall be decreased in proportion to such decrease in outstanding shares of Common Stock.

 

4.3              Adjustments in Warrant Price. Whenever the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable upon the exercise of the PIPE Warrants is adjusted, the Warrant Price shall be adjusted (to the nearest cent) by multiplying such Warrant Price immediately prior to such adjustment by a fraction (x) the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable upon the exercise of the PIPE Warrants immediately prior to such adjustment, and (y) the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock so purchasable immediately thereafter.

 

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4.4              Replacement of Securities upon Reorganization, Etc. In case of any reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (other than a change under Section 4.1 or Section 4.2 hereof or that solely affects the par value of such shares of Common Stock), or in the case of any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity or conversion of the Company into another type of entity (other than a consolidation or merger in which the Company is the continuing corporation (and is not a subsidiary of another entity whose stockholders did not own all or substantially all of the Common Stock of the Company in substantially the same proportions immediately before such transaction) and that does not result in any reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding shares of Common Stock), or in the case of any sale or conveyance to another corporation or entity of the assets or other property of the Company as an entirety or substantially as an entirety in connection with which the Company is dissolved, the holders of the PIPE Warrants shall thereafter have the right to purchase and receive, upon the basis and upon the terms and conditions specified in the PIPE Warrants and in lieu of the shares of Common Stock of the Company immediately theretofore purchasable and receivable upon the exercise of the rights represented thereby, the kind and amount of shares of stock or other securities or property (including cash) receivable upon such reclassification, reorganization, merger or consolidation, or upon a dissolution following any such sale or transfer, that the holder of the PIPE Warrants would have received if such holder had exercised his, her or its PIPE Warrant(s) immediately prior to such event (the “Alternative Issuance”); provided, however, that (i) if the holders of the shares of Common Stock were entitled to exercise a right of election as to the kind or amount of securities, cash or other assets receivable upon such consolidation or merger, then the kind and amount of securities, cash or other assets constituting the Alternative Issuance for which each PIPE Warrant shall become exercisable shall be deemed to be the weighted average of the kind and amount received per share by the holders of the shares of Common Stock in such consolidation or merger that affirmatively make such election, and (ii) if a tender, exchange or redemption offer shall have been made to and accepted by the holders of the shares of Common Stock under circumstances in which, upon completion of such tender or exchange offer, the maker thereof, together with members of any group (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act (or any successor rule)) of which such maker is a part, and together with any affiliate or associate of such maker (within the meaning of Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act (or any successor rule)) and any members of any such group of which any such affiliate or associate is a part, own beneficially (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act (or any successor rule)) more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, the holder of a PIPE Warrant shall be entitled to receive as the Alternative Issuance, the highest amount of cash, securities or other property to which such holder would actually have been entitled as a stockholder if such PIPE Warrant holder had exercised the PIPE Warrant prior to the expiration of such tender or exchange offer, accepted such offer and all of the shares of Common Stock held by such holder had been purchased pursuant to such tender or exchange offer, subject to adjustments (from and after the consummation of such tender or exchange offer) as nearly equivalent as possible to the adjustments provided for in this Section 4; provided, further, that if less than 70% of the consideration receivable by the holders of the shares of Common Stock in the applicable event is payable in the form of common stock in the successor entity that is listed for trading on a national securities exchange or is quoted in an established over-the-counter market, or is to be so listed for trading or quoted immediately following such event, and if the Registered Holder properly exercises the PIPE Warrant within thirty (30) days following the public disclosure of the consummation of such applicable event by the Company pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission, the Warrant Price shall be reduced by an amount (in dollars) equal to the difference, if positive, of (i) the Warrant Price in effect prior to such reduction minus (ii) (A) the Per Share Consideration (as defined below) minus (B) the Black-Scholes Warrant Value (as defined below) (which amount determined under this clause (ii) shall not be less than zero). The “Black-Scholes Warrant Value” means the value of a PIPE Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of the applicable event based on the Black-Scholes Warrant Model for a Capped American Call on Bloomberg Financial Markets (“Bloomberg”). For purposes of calculating such amount, (1) Section 6 of this Agreement shall be taken into account, (2) the price of each share of Common Stock shall be the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock as reported during the ten (10) trading day period ending on the trading day prior to the effective date of the applicable event, (3) the assumed volatility shall be the 90 day volatility obtained from the HVT function on Bloomberg determined as of the trading day immediately prior to the day of the announcement of the applicable event, and (4) the assumed risk-free interest rate shall correspond to the U.S. Treasury rate for a period equal to the remaining term of the PIPE Warrant. “Per Share Consideration” means (i) if the consideration paid to holders of the shares of Common Stock consists exclusively of cash, the amount of such cash per share of Common Stock, and (ii) in all other cases, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock as reported during the ten (10) trading day period ending on the trading day prior to the effective date of the applicable event. If any reclassification or reorganization also results in a change in shares of Common Stock covered by subsection 4.1.1, then such adjustment shall be made pursuant to subsection 4.1.1 or Sections 4.2, 4.3 and this Section 4.4. The provisions of this Section 4.4 shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications, reorganizations, mergers or consolidations, sales or other transfers. In no event will the Warrant Price be reduced to less than the par value per share issuable upon exercise of the PIPE Warrant.

 

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4.5              Notices of Changes in PIPE Warrant. Upon every adjustment of the Warrant Price or the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of a PIPE Warrant, the Company shall give written notice thereof to the Warrant Agent, which notice shall state the Warrant Price resulting from such adjustment and the increase or decrease, if any, in the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable at such price upon the exercise of a PIPE Warrant, setting forth in reasonable detail the method of calculation and the facts upon which such calculation is based; provided, however, that no adjustment to the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of a PIPE Warrant shall be required until cumulative adjustments amount to 1% or more of the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of a PIPE Warrant as last adjusted; provided, further, that any such adjustments that are not made are carried forward and taken into account in any subsequent adjustment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all such carried forward adjustments shall be made (i) in connection with any subsequent adjustment that (taken together with such carried forward adjustments) would result in a change of at least 1% in the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of a PIPE Warrant and (ii) on the exercise date of any PIPE Warrant. Upon the occurrence of any event specified in Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 or 4 4 in connection with which an adjustment is made to the Warrant Price or the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of a PIPE Warrant, the Company shall give written notice of the occurrence of such event to each holder of a PIPE Warrant, at the last address set forth for such holder in the Warrant Register, of the record date or the effective date of the event. Failure to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality or validity of such event.

 

4.6              No Fractional Shares. Notwithstanding any provision contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall not issue fractional shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of PIPE Warrants. If, by reason of any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 4, the holder of any PIPE Warrant would be entitled, upon the exercise of such PIPE Warrant, to receive a fractional interest in a share, the Company shall, upon such exercise, round down to the nearest whole number the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to such holder.

 

4.7              Form of PIPE Warrant. The form of PIPE Warrant need not be changed because of any adjustment pursuant to this Section 4, and PIPE Warrants issued after such adjustment may state the same Warrant Price and the same number of shares of Common Stock as is stated in the PIPE Warrants initially issued pursuant to this Agreement; provided, however, that the Company may at any time in its sole discretion make any change in the form of PIPE Warrant that the Company may deem appropriate and that does not affect the substance thereof, and any PIPE Warrant thereafter issued or countersigned, whether in exchange or substitution for an outstanding PIPE Warrant or otherwise, may be in the form as so changed.

 

4.8              Other Events. In case any event shall occur affecting the Company as to which none of the provisions of the preceding subsections of this Section 4 are strictly applicable, but which would require an adjustment to the terms of the PIPE Warrants in order to (i) avoid an adverse impact on the PIPE Warrants and (ii) effectuate the intent and purpose of this Section 4, then, in each such case, the Company shall appoint a firm of independent public accountants, investment banking or other appraisal firm of recognized national standing, which shall give its opinion as to whether or not any adjustment to the rights represented by the PIPE Warrants is necessary to effectuate the intent and purpose of this Section 4 and, if they determine that an adjustment is necessary, the terms of such adjustment. The Company shall adjust the terms of the PIPE Warrants in a manner that is consistent with any adjustment recommended in such opinion.

 

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5.             Transfer and Exchange of PIPE Warrants.

 

5.1              Registration of Transfer. The Warrant Agent shall register the transfer, from time to time, of any outstanding PIPE Warrant upon the Warrant Register, upon surrender of such PIPE Warrant for transfer, in the case of certificated warrants, properly endorsed with signatures properly guaranteed and accompanied by appropriate instructions for transfer. Upon any such transfer, a new PIPE Warrant representing an equal aggregate number of PIPE Warrants shall be issued and the old PIPE Warrant shall be cancelled by the Warrant Agent. In the case of certificated warrants, the PIPE Warrants so cancelled shall be delivered by the Warrant Agent to the Company from time to time upon request.

 

5.2              Procedure for Surrender of Warrants. PIPE Warrants may be surrendered to the Warrant Agent, together with a written request for exchange or transfer and thereupon the Warrant Agent shall issue in exchange therefor one or more new PIPE Warrants as requested by the Registered Holder of the PIPE Warrants so surrendered, representing an equal aggregate number of PIPE Warrants; provided, however, that in the event that a PIPE Warrant surrendered for transfer bears a restrictive legend, the Warrant Agent shall not cancel such PIPE Warrant and issue new PIPE Warrants in exchange thereof until the Warrant Agent has received an opinion of counsel for the Company stating that such transfer may be made and indicating whether the new PIPE Warrants must also bear a restrictive legend.

 

5.3              Fractional Warrants. The Warrant Agent shall not be required to effect any registration of transfer or exchange which shall result in the issuance of a warrant certificate or book-entry position for a fraction of a PIPE Warrant.

 

5.4              Service Charges. No service charge shall be made for any exchange or registration of transfer of PIPE Warrants.

 

5.5              Warrant Execution and Countersignature. The Warrant Agent is hereby authorized to countersign and to deliver, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the PIPE Warrants required to be issued pursuant to the provisions of this Section 5, and the Company, whenever required by the Warrant Agent, shall supply the Warrant Agent with PIPE Warrants duly executed on behalf of the Company for such purpose.

 

6.             Redemption.

 

6.1              Redemption of PIPE Warrants. Subject to Section 6.4 hereof, not less than all of the outstanding PIPE Warrants may be redeemed, at the option of the Company, at any time while they are exercisable and prior to their expiration, at the office of the Warrant Agent, upon notice to the Registered Holders of the PIPE Warrants, as described in Section 6.2 below, at the price of $0.01 per PIPE Warrant (the “Redemption Price”), provided that the closing price of the Common Stock reported has been at least $18.00 per share (subject to adjustment in compliance with Section 4 hereof), on each of twenty (20) trading days, within the thirty (30) trading-day period ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which notice of the redemption is given and provided that there is an effective registration statement covering the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the PIPE Warrants, and a current prospectus relating thereto, available throughout the 30-day Redemption Period (as defined in Section 6.2 below) or the Company has elected to require the exercise of the PIPE Warrants on a “cashless basis” pursuant to subsection 3.3.1 and such cashless exercise is exempt from registration under the Securities Act.

 

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6.2              Date Fixed for, and Notice of, Redemption. In the event that the Company elects to redeem all of the PIPE Warrants pursuant to Section 6.1, the Company shall fix a date for the redemption (the “Redemption Date”). Notice of redemption shall be mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, by the Company not less than thirty (30) days prior to the Redemption Date (such 30-day period, the “Redemption Period”) to the Registered Holders of the PIPE Warrants to be redeemed at their last addresses as they shall appear on the registration books. Any notice mailed in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given whether or not the Registered Holder received such notice.

 

6.3              Exercise After Notice of Redemption. The PIPE Warrants may be exercised, for cash (or on a “cashless basis” in accordance with subsection 3.3.1(b) of this Agreement) at any time after notice of redemption shall have been given by the Company pursuant to Section 6.2 hereof and prior to the Redemption Date. In the event that the Company determines to require all holders of PIPE Warrants to exercise their PIPE Warrants on a “cashless basis” pursuant to subsection 3.3.1, the notice of redemption shall contain the information necessary to calculate the number of shares of Common Stock to be received upon exercise of the PIPE Warrants, including the “Fair Market Value” (as such term is defined in subsection 3.3.1(b) hereof) in such case. On and after the Redemption Date, the record holder of the PIPE Warrants shall have no further rights except to receive, upon surrender of the PIPE Warrants, the Redemption Price.

 

7.             Other Provisions Relating to Rights of Holders of PIPE Warrants.

 

7.1              No Rights as Stockholder. A PIPE Warrant does not entitle the Registered Holder thereof to any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company, including, without limitation, the right to receive dividends, or other distributions, exercise any preemptive rights to vote or to consent or to receive notice as stockholders in respect of the meetings of stockholders or the election of directors of the Company or any other matter.

 

7.2              Lost, Stolen, Mutilated, or Destroyed Warrants. If any PIPE Warrant is lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed, the Company and the Warrant Agent may on such terms as to indemnity or otherwise as they may in their discretion impose (which shall, in the case of a mutilated PIPE Warrant, include the surrender thereof), issue a new PIPE Warrant of like denomination, tenor and date as the PIPE Warrant so lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed, and countersigned by the Warrant Agent. Any such new PIPE Warrant shall constitute a substitute contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the allegedly lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed PIPE Warrant shall be at any time enforceable by anyone. Warrant Agent may, at its option, countersign replacement PIPE Warrants for mutilated certificates upon presentation thereof without such indemnity.

 

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7.3              Reservation of Shares of Common Stock. The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available a number of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock that shall be sufficient to permit the exercise in full of all outstanding PIPE Warrants issued pursuant to this Agreement.

 

7.4              Registration of Shares of Common Stock; Cashless Exercise at Company’s Option.

 

7.4.1        Registration of Shares of Common Stock. The issuance of shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of a PIPE Warrant shall be registered in the same manner and on the same terms the resale of Common Stock pursuant to the terms of the Subscription Agreement by and between the Company and the Investor, dated as of the date hereof.

 

7.4.2        Cashless Exercise at Company’s Option. If the shares of Common Stock are at the time of any exercise of a PIPE Warrant not listed on a national securities exchange such that it satisfies the definition of a “covered security” under Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act (or any successor statute) and there is no effective registration statement covering the shares issuable upon exercise of the PIPE Warrants at such time, the Company may, at its option, require holders of PIPE Warrants who exercise PIPE Warrants to exercise such PIPE Warrants on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act (or any successor statute) or such other applicable exemption, for that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of shares of Common Stock underlying the PIPE Warrants, multiplied by the excess of the “Fair Market Value” (as defined below) over the Warrant Price by (y) the Fair Market Value. Solely for purposes of this subsection 7.4.2, “Fair Market Value” shall mean the average closing price of the Common Stock for the ten (10) trading days ending on the third trading day prior to the date that notice of exercise is sent to the Warrant Agent from the holder of such PIPE Warrants or its securities broker or intermediary, and if the Company does not so elect, the Company agrees to use its best efforts to register or qualify for sale the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the PIPE Warrant under the blue sky laws of the state of residence of the exercising PIPE Warrant holder to the extent an exemption is not available.

 

8.             Concerning the Warrant Agent and Other Matters.

 

8.1              Payment of Taxes. The Company shall from time to time promptly pay all taxes and charges that may be imposed upon the Company or the Warrant Agent in respect of the issuance or delivery of shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of the PIPE Warrants, but the Company and the Warrant Agent shall not be obligated to pay any transfer taxes in respect of the PIPE Warrants or such shares of Common Stock.

 

8.2              Resignation, Consolidation, or Merger of Warrant Agent.

 

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8.2.1        Appointment of Successor Warrant Agent. The Warrant Agent, or any successor to it hereafter appointed, may resign its duties and be discharged from all further duties and liabilities hereunder after giving sixty (60) days notice in writing to the Company. If the office of the Warrant Agent becomes vacant by resignation or incapacity to act or otherwise, the Company shall appoint in writing a successor Warrant Agent in place of the Warrant Agent. If the Company shall fail to make such appointment within a period of ninety (90) days after it has been notified in writing of such resignation or incapacity by the Warrant Agent or by the holder of a PIPE Warrant (who shall, with such notice, submit his PIPE Warrant for inspection by the Company), then the holder of any PIPE Warrant may apply to the Supreme Court of the State of New York for the County of New York for the appointment of a successor Warrant Agent at the Company’s cost. Any successor Warrant Agent, whether appointed by the Company or by such court, shall be authorized under applicable laws to exercise the powers of a transfer agent and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority. After appointment, any successor Warrant Agent shall be vested with all the authority, powers, rights, immunities, duties, and obligations of its predecessor Warrant Agent with like effect as if originally named as Warrant Agent hereunder, without any further act or deed; but if for any reason it becomes necessary or appropriate, the predecessor Warrant Agent shall execute and deliver, at the expense of the Company, an instrument transferring to such successor Warrant Agent all the authority, powers, and rights of such predecessor Warrant Agent hereunder; and upon request of any successor Warrant Agent the Company shall make, execute, acknowledge, and deliver any and all instruments in writing for more fully and effectually vesting in and confirming to such successor Warrant Agent all such authority, powers, rights, immunities, duties, and obligations.

 

8.2.2        Notice of Successor Warrant Agent. In the event a successor Warrant Agent shall be appointed, the Company shall give notice thereof to the predecessor Warrant Agent and the Company’s transfer agent for the shares of Common Stock not later than the effective date of any such appointment.

 

8.2.3        Merger or Consolidation of Warrant Agent. Any entity into which the Warrant Agent may be merged or with which it may be consolidated or any entity resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Warrant Agent shall be a party shall be the successor Warrant Agent under this Agreement without any further act.

 

8.3              Fees and Expenses of Warrant Agent.

 

8.3.1        Remuneration. The Company agrees to pay the Warrant Agent reasonable remuneration for its services as such Warrant Agent hereunder and shall, pursuant to its obligations under this Agreement, reimburse the Warrant Agent upon demand for all expenditures that the Warrant Agent may reasonably incur in the execution of its duties hereunder.

 

8.3.2        Further Assurances. The Company agrees to perform, execute, acknowledge, and deliver or cause to be performed, executed, acknowledged, and delivered all such further and other acts, instruments, and assurances as may reasonably be required by the Warrant Agent for the carrying out or performing of the provisions of this Agreement.

 

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8.4              Liability of Warrant Agent.

 

8.4.1        Reliance on Company Statement. Whenever in the performance of its duties under this Agreement, the Warrant Agent shall deem it necessary or desirable that any fact or matter be proved or established by the Company prior to taking or suffering any action hereunder, such fact or matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed) may be deemed to be conclusively proved and established by a statement signed by the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, the President or the Secretary or other principal officer of the Company and delivered to the Warrant Agent. The Warrant Agent may rely upon such statement for any action taken or suffered in good faith by it pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement.

 

8.4.2        Indemnity. The Warrant Agent shall be liable hereunder only for its own, or its representatives’, gross negligence, willful misconduct, bad faith or material breach of this Agreement. The Company agrees to indemnify the Warrant Agent and save it harmless against any and all liabilities, including judgments, costs and reasonable counsel fees, for anything done or omitted by the Warrant Agent in the execution of this Agreement, except as a result of the Warrant Agent’s, or its representatives’, gross negligence, willful misconduct, bad faith or material breach of this Agreement.

 

8.4.3        Exclusions. The Warrant Agent shall have no responsibility with respect to the validity of this Agreement or with respect to the validity or execution of any PIPE Warrant (except its countersignature thereof). The Warrant Agent shall not be responsible for any breach by the Company of any covenant or condition contained in this Agreement or in any PIPE Warrant. The Warrant Agent shall not be responsible to make any adjustments required under the provisions of Section 4 hereof or responsible for the manner, method, or amount of any such adjustment or the ascertaining of the existence of facts that would require any such adjustment; nor shall it by any act hereunder be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to the authorization or reservation of any shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to this Agreement or any PIPE Warrant or as to whether any shares of Common Stock shall, when issued, be valid and fully paid and non-assessable.

 

8.5              Acceptance of Agency. The Warrant Agent hereby accepts the agency established by this Agreement and agrees to perform the same upon the terms and conditions herein set forth and among other things, shall account promptly to the Company with respect to PIPE Warrants exercised and concurrently account for, and pay to the Company, all monies received by the Warrant Agent for the purchase of shares of Common Stock through the exercise of the PIPE Warrants.

 

8.6              Waiver. The Warrant Agent has no right of set-off or any other right, title, interest or claim of any kind (“Claim”) in, or to any distribution of, the Trust Account (as defined in that certain Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated as of February 13, 2020, by and between the Company and the Warrant Agent as trustee thereunder) and hereby agrees not to seek recourse, reimbursement, payment or satisfaction for any Claim against the Trust Account for any reason whatsoever. The Warrant Agent hereby waives any and all Claims against the Trust Account and any and all rights to seek access to the Trust Account.

 

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9.             Miscellaneous Provisions.

 

9.1              Successors. All the covenants and provisions of this Agreement by or for the benefit of the Company or the Warrant Agent shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns.

 

9.2              Notices. Any notice, statement or demand authorized by this Agreement to be given or made by the Warrant Agent or by the holder of any PIPE Warrant to or on the Company shall be sufficiently given when so delivered if by hand or overnight delivery or if sent by certified mail or private courier service within five (5) days after deposit of such notice, postage prepaid, addressed (until another address is filed in writing by the Company with the Warrant Agent), as follows:

 

Churchill Capital Corp III
640 Fifth Avenue, 12th Floor
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Lee Jay Taragin

 

with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

 

Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP
767 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10153
Attention: Michael J. Aiello and Matthew Gilroy

 

Any notice, statement or demand authorized by this Agreement to be given or made by the holder of any PIPE Warrant or by the Company to or on the Warrant Agent shall be sufficiently given when so delivered if by hand or overnight delivery or if sent by certified mail or private courier service within five (5) days after deposit of such notice, postage prepaid, addressed (until another address is filed in writing by the Warrant Agent with the Company), as follows:

 

Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
1 State Street, 30th Floor
New York, NY 10004
Attention: Compliance Department

 

in each case, with copy to:

 

[●]

 

9.3              Applicable Law. The validity, interpretation, and performance of this Agreement and of the PIPE Warrants shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of the substantive laws of another jurisdiction. The Company hereby agrees that any action, proceeding or claim against it arising out of or relating in any way to this Agreement shall be brought and enforced in the courts of the City of New York, County of New York, State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and irrevocably submits to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be exclusive. The Company hereby waives any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts represent an inconvenient forum.

 

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9.4              Compliance and Confidentiality. The Warrant Agent shall perform its duties under this Agreement in compliance with all applicable laws and keep confidential all information relating to this Agreement and, except as required by applicable law, shall not use such information for any purpose other than the performance of the Warrant Agent’s obligations under this Agreement.

 

9.5              Persons Having Rights under this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to confer upon, or give to, any person or corporation other than the parties hereto and the Registered Holders of the PIPE Warrants any right, remedy, or claim under or by reason of this Agreement or of any covenant, condition, stipulation, promise, or agreement hereof. All covenants, conditions, stipulations, promises, and agreements contained in this Agreement shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties hereto and their successors and assigns and of the Registered Holders of the PIPE Warrants.

 

9.6              Examination of the Warrant Agreement. A copy of this Agreement shall be available at all reasonable times at the office of the Warrant Agent for inspection by the Registered Holder of any PIPE Warrant. The Warrant Agent may require any such holder to submit such holder’s PIPE Warrant for inspection by the Warrant Agent.

 

9.7              Counterparts; Electronic Signatures. This Agreement may be executed in any number of original or facsimile counterparts and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. A signature to this Agreement transmitted electronically shall have the same authority, effect, and enforceability as an original signature.

 

9.8              Effect of Headings. The section headings herein are for convenience only and arc not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the interpretation thereof.

 

9.9              Amendments. This Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto without the consent of any Registered Holder for the purpose of curing any ambiguity, or curing, correcting or supplementing any defective provision contained herein or adding or changing any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement as the parties may deem necessary or desirable and that the parties deem shall not adversely affect the interest of the Registered Holders. All other modifications or amendments, including any modification or amendment to increase the Warrant Price or shorten the Exercise Period shall require the vote or written consent of the Registered Holders of 50% of the number of the then outstanding PIPE Warrants. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may lower the Warrant Price or extend the duration of the Exercise Period pursuant to Sections 3.1 and 2, respectively, without the consent of the Registered Holders.

 

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9.10          Severability. This Agreement shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or of any other term or provision hereof. Furthermore, in lieu of any such invalid or unenforceable term or provision, the parties hereto intend that there shall be added as a part of this Agreement a provision as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be valid and enforceable.

 

Exhibit A Form of Warrant Certificate

 

Exhibit B Legend – PIPE Warrants

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

 

  CHURCHILL CAPITAL CORP III
         
  By:    
      Name:  
      Title:  
         
         
         
  CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY
         
  By:    
      Name:  
      Title:  

 

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO WARRANT AGREEMENT]

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

Form of Warrant Certificate

 

[FACE]

 

Number

 

Warrants

 

THIS WARRANT SHALL BE NULL AND VOID IF NOT EXERCISED PRIOR
TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE EXERCISE PERIOD PROVIDED FOR IN THE
WARRANT AGREEMENT DESCRIBED BELOW

 

Churchill Capital Corp III
Incorporated Under the Laws of the State of Delaware

 

CUSIP [●]

 

Warrant Certificate

 

This Warrant Certificate certifies that, or registered assigns, is the registered holder of warrant(s) evidenced hereby (the “PIPE Warrants” and each, a “PIPE Warrant”) to purchase shares of Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (“Common Stock”), of Churchill Capital Corp III, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). Each whole PIPE Warrant entitles the holder, upon exercise during the period set forth in the Warrant Agreement referred to below, to receive from the Company that number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock as set forth below, at the exercise price (the “Warrant Price”) as determined pursuant to the Warrant Agreement, payable in lawful money (or through “cashless exercise” as provided for in the Warrant Agreement) of the United States of America upon surrender of this Warrant Certificate and payment of the Warrant Price at the office or agency of the Warrant Agent referred to below, subject to the conditions set forth herein and in the Warrant Agreement. Defined terms used in this Warrant Certificate but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Warrant Agreement.

 

Each whole PIPE Warrant is initially exercisable for one fully paid and non-assessable share of Common Stock. No fractional shares will be issued upon exercise of any PIPE Warrant. If, upon the exercise of PIPE Warrants, a holder would be entitled to receive a fractional interest in a share of Common Stock, the Company will, upon exercise, round down to the nearest whole number of the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to the holder. The number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the PIPE Warrants is subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events as set forth in the Warrant Agreement. The initial Warrant Price per share of Common Stock for any PIPE Warrant is equal to $12.50 per share. The Warrant Price is subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events as set forth in the Warrant Agreement.

 

[Form of Warrant]

 

 

 

 

Subject to the conditions set forth in the Warrant Agreement, the PIPE Warrants may be exercised only during the Exercise Period and to the extent not exercised by the end of such Exercise Period, such PIPE Warrants shall become null and void. The PIPE Warrants may be redeemed, subject to certain conditions, as set forth in the Warrant Agreement.

 

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Warrant Certificate set forth on the reverse hereof and such further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth at this place.

 

This Warrant Certificate shall not be valid unless countersigned by the Warrant Agent, as such term is used in the Warrant Agreement. This Warrant Certificate shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York.

 

 

  CHURCHILL CAPITAL CORP III
         
  By:    
      Name:  
      Title:  
         
         
         
  CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY
         
  By:    
      Name:  
      Title:  

 

 

[Form of Warrant]

 

 

 

 

[Form of Warrant Certificate]

 

[Reverse]

 

The PIPE Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate are part of a duly authorized issue of PIPE Warrants entitling the holder on exercise to receive shares of Common Stock and are issued or to be issued pursuant to a Warrant Agreement dated as of [●], 2020 (the “Warrant Agreement”), duly executed and delivered by the Company to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York corporation, as warrant agent (or successor warrant agent) (collectively, the “Warrant Agent”), which Warrant Agreement is hereby incorporated by reference in and made a part of this instrument and is hereby referred to for a description of the rights, limitation of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Warrant Agent, the Company and the holders (the words “holders” or “holder” meaning the Registered Holders or Registered Holder, respectively) of the PIPE Warrants. A copy of the Warrant Agreement may be obtained by the holder hereof upon written request to the Company. Defined terms used in this Warrant Certificate but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Warrant Agreement.

 

PIPE Warrants may be exercised at any time during the Exercise Period set forth in the Warrant Agreement. The holder of PIPE Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate may exercise them by surrendering this Warrant Certificate, with the form of election to purchase set forth hereon properly completed and executed, together with payment of the Warrant Price as specified in the Warrant Agreement (or through “cashless exercise” as provided for in the Warrant Agreement) at the designated office of the Warrant Agent. In the event that upon any exercise of PIPE Warrants evidenced hereby the number of PIPE Warrants exercised shall be less than the total number of PIPE Warrants evidenced hereby, there shall be issued to the holder hereof or his, her or its assignee, a new Warrant Certificate evidencing the number of PIPE Warrants not exercised.

 

Notwithstanding anything else in this Warrant Certificate or the Warrant Agreement, no PIPE Warrant may be exercised unless at the time of exercise (i) a registration statement covering the shares of Common Stock to be issued upon exercise is effective under the Securities Act and (ii) a prospectus thereunder relating to the shares of Common Stock is current, except through “cashless exercise” as provided for in the Warrant Agreement.

 

The Warrant Agreement provides that upon the occurrence of certain events the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the PIPE Warrants set forth on the face hereof may, subject to certain conditions, be adjusted. If, upon exercise of a PIPE Warrant, the holder thereof would be entitled to receive a fractional interest in a share of Common Stock, the Company shall, upon exercise, round down to the nearest whole number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to the holder of the PIPE Warrant.

 

Warrant Certificates, when surrendered at the designated office of the Warrant Agent by the Registered Holder thereof in person or by legal representative or attorney duly authorized in writing, may be exchanged, in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Warrant Agreement, but without payment of any service charge, for another Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates of like tenor evidencing in the aggregate a like number of PIPE Warrants.

 

 

 

 

Upon due presentation for registration of transfer of this Warrant Certificate at the office of the Warrant Agent a new Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates of like tenor and evidencing in the aggregate a like number of PIPE Warrants shall be issued to the transferee(s) in exchange for this Warrant Certificate, subject to the limitations provided in the Warrant Agreement, without charge except for any tax or other third-party charges imposed in connection therewith.

 

The Company and the Warrant Agent may deem and treat the Registered Holder(s) hereof as the absolute owner(s) of this Warrant Certificate (notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing hereon made by anyone), for the purpose of any exercise hereof, of any distribution to the holder(s) hereof, and for all other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary. Neither the PIPE Warrants nor this Warrant Certificate entitles any holder hereof to any rights of a stockholder of the Company.

 

 

 

 

Election to Purchase

 

(To Be Executed Upon Exercise of PIPE Warrant)

 

The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the right, represented by this Warrant Certificate, to receive shares of Common Stock and herewith tenders payment for such shares of Common Stock to the order of Churchill Capital Corp III (the “Company”) in the amount of
$[●] in accordance with the terms hereof. The undersigned requests that a certificate for such shares of Common Stock be registered in the name of [●] whose address is [●] and that such shares of Common Stock be delivered to [●] whose address is [●]. If said number of shares of Common Stock is less than all of the shares of Common Stock purchasable hereunder, the undersigned requests that a new Warrant Certificate representing the remaining balance of such shares of Common Stock be registered in the name of [●], whose address is [●], and that such Warrant Certificate be delivered to [●], whose address is [●].

 

In the event that the PIPE Warrant has been called for redemption by the Company pursuant to Section 6.1 of the Warrant Agreement and the Company has required cashless exercise pursuant to Section 6.3 of the Warrant Agreement, the number of shares of Common Stock that this PIPE Warrant is exercisable for shall be determined in accordance with subsection 3.3.1(b), and Section 6.3 of the Warrant Agreement.

 

In the event that the PIPE Warrant is to be exercised on a “cashless” basis pursuant to Section 7.4 of the Warrant Agreement, the number of shares of Common Stock that this PIPE Warrant is exercisable for shall be determined in accordance with Section 7.4 of the Warrant Agreement.

 

In the event that the PIPE Warrant may be exercised, to the extent allowed by the Warrant Agreement, through cashless exercise (i) the number of shares of Common Stock that this PIPE Warrant is exercisable for would be determined in accordance with the relevant section of the Warrant Agreement which allows for such cashless exercise and (ii) the holder hereof shall complete the following: The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the right, represented by this Warrant Certificate, through the cashless exercise provisions of the Warrant Agreement, to receive shares of Common Stock. If said number of shares of Common Stock is less than all of the shares of Common Stock purchasable hereunder (after giving effect to the cashless exercise), the undersigned requests that a new Warrant Certificate representing the remaining balance of such shares of Common Stock be registered in the name of [●], whose address is [●], and that such Warrant Certificate be delivered to [●], whose address is [●].

 

Date:

  (Signature)
   
  (Address)

 

 

 

 

(Tax Identification Number)

 

Signature Guaranteed:

 

THE SIGNATURE(S) SHOULD BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM, PURSUANT TO SEC RULE 17Ad-15 (OR ANY SUCCESSOR RULE) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT, OF 1934, AS AMENDED).

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

LEGEND

 

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF UNLESS REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE.

 

SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OF THE COMPANY ISSUED UPON EXERCISE OF SUCH SECURITIES SHALL BE ENTITLED TO REGISTRATION RIGHTS PURSUANT TO A SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO WITH THE COMPANY.

 

 

Exhibit 10.3

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

Subscription Agreement

 

This SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (this “Subscription Agreement”) is entered into this 12th day of July, 2020, by and among Churchill Capital Corp III, a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”), Polaris Investment Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Holdings”), Polaris Parent Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Music”), and the undersigned (“Subscriber” or “you”). Defined terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Merger Agreement (as defined below).

 

WHEREAS, the Issuer, Holdings, Music and the other parties named therein will, immediately following the execution of this Subscription Agreement, enter into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 12, 2020 (as amended, modified, supplemented or waived from time to time in accordance with its terms, the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which, inter alia, a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer will be merged with and into Music, with Music surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer, and immediately thereafter Music will be merged with and into another direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Music, with such subsidiary surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer (together, the “Mergers”), on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein (the Mergers, together with the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the “Transactions”);

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Transactions, Subscriber desires to subscribe for and purchase from the Issuer that number of (i) shares of the Issuer’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A common stock”) set forth on the signature page hereto (the “Subscribed Shares”) for a purchase price of $10.00 per share and (ii) warrants to purchase one share of Class A common stock, on substantially the terms set forth in the form of Warrant Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A hereto, as set forth on the signature page hereto, (the “Warrants”), for the aggregate purchase price set forth on Subscriber’s signature page hereto (the “Purchase Price”), and the Issuer desires to issue and sell to Subscriber the Shares (including Incentive Shares (as defined below), if any) and the Warrants in consideration of the payment of the Purchase Price therefor by or on behalf of Subscriber to the Issuer, all on the terms and conditions set forth herein;

 

WHEREAS, certain other “qualified institutional buyers” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)) or “accredited investors” (within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act) (each, an “Other Subscriber”) have, severally and not jointly, entered into separate subscription agreements with the Issuer (the “Other Subscription Agreements”), pursuant to which such investors have agreed to purchase Class A common stock and Warrants on the Closing Date at the same per share purchase price as the Subscriber, and the aggregate amount of securities to be sold by the Issuer pursuant to this Subscription Agreement and the Other Subscription Agreements equals, as of the date hereof, 132,050,000 shares of Class A common stock and 6,500,000 Warrants;

 

WHEREAS, certain other “qualified institutional buyers” or “accredited investors” (each, a “Convert Subscriber”) have, severally and not jointly, entered into separate convertible note subscription agreements with the Issuer (the “Convert Subscription Agreements”), pursuant to which such investors have agreed to purchase convertible notes of the Issuer on the Closing Date, and the aggregate amount of convertible notes to be sold by the Issuer pursuant the Convert Subscription Agreements equals, as of the date hereof, $1,300,000,000.

 

 

 

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual representations, warranties and covenants, and subject to the conditions, herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

For ease of administration, this single Subscription Agreement is being executed so as to enable each Subscriber identified on the signature page to enter into a Subscription Agreement, severally, but not jointly. The parties agree that (i) the Subscription Agreement shall be treated as if it were a separate agreement with respect to each Subscriber listed on the signature page, as if each Subscriber entity had executed a separate Subscription Agreement naming only itself as Subscriber, and (ii) no Subscriber listed on the signature page shall have any liability under the Subscription Agreement for the obligations of any other Subscriber so listed.

 

1.            Subscription. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, at the Closing, Subscriber hereby agrees to subscribe for and purchase, and the Issuer hereby agrees to issue and sell to Subscriber, upon the payment of the Purchase Price, the Subscribed Shares and the Warrants (such subscription and issuance, the “Subscription”). In connection with such Subscription, Subscriber shall be entitled to, and Issuer agrees to issue to Subscriber, additional shares of Class A common stock (rounded up to the nearest whole share) equal to the number determined by multiplying (i) if the Purchase Price paid by Subscriber is less than $250,000,000 (A) the Subscribed Shares, by (B) 1%, or (ii) if the Purchase Price paid by Subscriber is equal to or exceeds $250,000,000 (A) the Subscribed Shares, by (B) 2.5%, (such shares, the “Incentive Shares” and together with the Subscribed Shares, the “Shares”).

 

2.            Representations, Warranties and Agreements.

 

2.1            Subscriber’s Representations, Warranties and Agreements. To induce the Issuer to issue the Shares and the Warrants to Subscriber, Subscriber hereby represents and warrants to the Issuer and acknowledges and agrees with the Issuer as follows:

 

2.1.1            If Subscriber is not an individual, Subscriber has been duly formed or incorporated and is validly existing in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation, with power and authority to enter into, deliver and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement. If Subscriber is an individual, Subscriber has the authority to enter into, deliver and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement.

 

2.1.2            If Subscriber is not an individual, this Subscription Agreement has been duly authorized, validly executed and delivered by Subscriber. If Subscriber is an individual, the signature on this Subscription Agreement is genuine, and Subscriber has legal competence and capacity to execute the same. Assuming that this Subscription Agreement constitutes the valid and binding agreement of the Issuer, this Subscription Agreement is the valid and binding obligation of the Subscriber, is enforceable against Subscriber in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited or otherwise affected by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally, and (ii) principles of equity, whether considered at law or equity.

 

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2.1.3            The execution, delivery and performance by Subscriber of this Subscription Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein do not and will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of Subscriber or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which Subscriber or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which Subscriber or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of Subscriber or any of its subsidiaries is subject, which would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the legal authority of Subscriber to enter into and timely perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement (a “Subscriber Material Adverse Effect”), (ii) if Subscriber is not an individual, result in any violation of the provisions of the organizational documents of Subscriber or any of its subsidiaries or (iii) result in any violation of any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over Subscriber or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties that would reasonably be expected to have a Subscriber Material Adverse Effect.

 

2.1.4            Subscriber (i) is a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act) or an “accredited investor” (within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act) satisfying the applicable requirements set forth on Schedule I, (ii) is acquiring the Shares and the Warrants only for its own account and not for the account of others, or if Subscriber is subscribing for the Shares or the Warrants as a fiduciary or agent for one or more investor accounts, each owner of such account is a qualified institutional buyer, and Subscriber has full investment discretion with respect to each such account, and the full power and authority to make the acknowledgements, representations, warranties and agreements herein on behalf of each owner of each such account and (iii) is not acquiring the Shares or the Warrants with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution thereof in violation of the Securities Act (and shall provide the requested information on Schedule I following the signature page hereto). Subscriber is not an entity formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Shares or the Warrants.

 

2.1.5            Subscriber understands that the Shares and the Warrants are being offered in a transaction not involving any public offering within the meaning of the Securities Act and that the Shares and the Warrants have not been registered under the Securities Act. Subscriber understands that the Shares and the Warrants may not be resold, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of by Subscriber absent an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, except (i) to the Issuer or a subsidiary thereof, (ii) to non-U.S. persons pursuant to offers and sales that occur solely outside the United States within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act or (iii) pursuant to another applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, and in each of cases (i) and (iii), in accordance with any applicable securities laws of the states and other jurisdictions of the United States, and that any certificates representing the Shares or the Warrants shall contain a legend to such effect. Subscriber acknowledges that the Shares or the Warrants will not be eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act. Subscriber understands and agrees that the Shares or the Warrants will be subject to transfer restrictions and, as a result of these transfer restrictions, Subscriber may not be able to readily resell the Shares or the Warrants and may be required to bear the financial risk of an investment in the Shares or the Warrants for an indefinite period of time. Subscriber understands that it has been advised to consult legal counsel prior to making any offer, resale, pledge or transfer of any of the Shares or the Warrants.

 

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2.1.6            Subscriber understands and agrees that Subscriber is purchasing the Shares and the Warrants directly from the Issuer. Subscriber further acknowledges that there have been no representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made to Subscriber by the Issuer, Holdings, Music or any of their respective officers or directors, expressly or by implication, other than those representations, warranties, covenants and agreements expressly set forth in this Subscription Agreement.

 

2.1.7            Subscriber represents and warrants that its acquisition and holding of the Shares and the Warrants will not constitute or result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 406 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or any applicable similar law.

 

2.1.8            In making its decision to purchase the Shares and the Warrants, Subscriber represents that it has relied solely upon independent investigation made by Subscriber. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Subscriber has not relied on any statements or other information provided by anyone other than the Issuer and its representatives concerning the Issuer or the Shares and the Warrants or the offer and sale of the Shares and the Warrants. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that Subscriber has received such information as Subscriber deems necessary in order to make an investment decision with respect to the Shares and the Warrants, including with respect to the Issuer, Holdings, Music and the Transactions. Subscriber represents and agrees that Subscriber and Subscriber’s professional advisor(s), if any, have had the full opportunity to ask such questions, receive such answers and obtain such information as Subscriber and such Subscriber’s professional advisor(s), if any, have deemed necessary to make an investment decision with respect to the Shares and the Warrants.

 

2.1.9            Subscriber became aware of this offering of the Shares and the Warrants solely by means of direct contact between Subscriber and the Issuer or its representative. Subscriber has a pre-existing substantive relationship (as interpreted in guidance from the Commission under the Securities Act) with the Issuer or its representative, and the Shares and the Warrants were offered to Subscriber solely by direct contact between Subscriber and the Issuer or its representative. Subscriber did not become aware of this offering of the Shares and the Warrants, nor were the Shares or the Warrants offered to Subscriber, by any other means. Subscriber acknowledges that the Issuer represents and warrants that the Shares and the Warrants (i) were not offered by any form of general solicitation or general advertising, including methods described in section 502(c) of Regulation D under the Securities Act and (ii) are not being offered in a manner involving a public offering under, or in a distribution in violation of, the Securities Act, or any state securities laws.

 

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2.1.10            Subscriber acknowledges that it is aware that there are substantial risks incident to the purchase and ownership of the Shares and the Warrants. Subscriber has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Shares and the Warrants, and Subscriber has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as Subscriber has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision.

 

2.1.11            Alone, or together with any professional advisor(s), Subscriber represents and acknowledges that Subscriber has adequately analyzed and fully considered the risks of an investment in the Shares and the Warrants and determined that the Shares and the Warrants are a suitable investment for Subscriber and that Subscriber is able at this time and in the foreseeable future to bear the economic risk of a total loss of Subscriber’s investment in the Issuer. Subscriber acknowledges specifically that a possibility of total loss exists.

 

2.1.12            Subscriber understands and agrees that no federal or state agency has passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Shares or the Warrants or made any findings or determination as to the fairness of an investment in the Shares or the Warrants.

 

2.1.13            Subscriber represents and warrants that Subscriber is not (i) a person or entity named on the List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons administered by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) or in any Executive Order issued by the President of the United States and administered by OFAC (“OFAC List”), or a person or entity prohibited by any OFAC sanctions program, (ii) a Designated National as defined in the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 515 or (iii) a non-U.S. shell bank or providing banking services indirectly to a non-U.S. shell bank (collectively, a “Prohibited Investor”). Subscriber agrees to provide law enforcement agencies, if requested thereby, such records as required by applicable law, provided that Subscriber is permitted to do so under applicable law. Subscriber represents that if it is a financial institution subject to the Bank Secrecy Act (31 U.S.C. Section 5311 et seq.) (the “BSA”), as amended by the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 (the “PATRIOT Act”), and its implementing regulations (collectively, the “BSA/PATRIOT Act”), that Subscriber maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to comply with applicable obligations under the BSA/PATRIOT Act. Subscriber also represents that, to the extent required, it maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed for the screening of its investors against the OFAC sanctions programs, including the OFAC List. Subscriber further represents and warrants that, to the extent required, it maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure that the funds held by Subscriber and used to purchase the Shares and the Warrants were legally derived.

 

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2.1.14            If Subscriber is an employee benefit plan that is subject to Title I of ERISA, a plan, an individual retirement account or other arrangement that is subject to section 4975 of the Code or an employee benefit plan that is a governmental plan (as defined in section 3(32) of ERISA), a church plan (as defined in section 3(33) of ERISA), a non-U.S. plan (as described in section 4(b)(4) of ERISA) or other plan that is not subject to the foregoing but may be subject to provisions under any other federal, state, local, non-U.S. or other laws or regulations that are similar to such provisions of ERISA or the Code (collectively, “Similar Laws”), or an entity whose underlying assets are considered to include “plan assets” of any such plan, account or arrangement (each, a “Plan”) subject to the fiduciary or prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA or section 4975 of the Code, Subscriber represents and warrants that neither Issuer, nor any of its respective affiliates (the “Transaction Parties”) has acted as the Plan’s fiduciary, or has been relied on for advice, with respect to its decision to acquire and hold the Shares and the Warrants, and none of the Transaction Parties shall at any time be relied upon as the Plan’s fiduciary with respect to any decision to acquire, continue to hold or transfer the Shares and the Warrants.

 

2.1.15            Except as expressly disclosed in a Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G (or amendments thereto) filed by such Subscriber with the Commission with respect to the beneficial ownership of the Issuer’s common stock, Subscriber is not currently (and at all times through Closing will refrain from being or becoming) a member of a “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or any successor provision), including any group acting for the purpose of acquiring, holding or disposing of equity securities of the Issuer (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act).

 

2.1.16            Subscriber will not acquire a substantial interest (as defined in 31 C.F.R. Part 800.244) in the Issuer as a result of the purchase and sale of Shares and the Warrants hereunder such that a declaration to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States would be mandatory under 31 C.F.R. Part 800.401, and Subscriber will not have control (as defined in 31 C.F.R. Part 800.208) over the Issuer from and after the Closing as a result of the purchase and sale of Shares and the Warrants hereunder.

 

2.1.17            Subscriber has, and on each date the Purchase Price would be required to be funded to the Issuer pursuant to Section 3.1 will have, sufficient immediately available funds to pay the Purchase Price pursuant to Section 3.1. Subscriber is an entity having total liquid assets and net assets in excess of the Purchase Price as of the date hereof and as of each date the Purchase Price would be required to be funded to the Issuer pursuant to Section 3.1 and was not formed for the purpose of acquiring the Shares and Warrants.

 

2.1.18            No broker, finder or other financial consultant has acted on behalf of Subscriber in connection with this Subscription Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in such a way as to create any liability on the Issuer.

 

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2.2            Issuer’s Representations, Warranties and Agreements. To induce Subscriber to purchase the Shares and the Warrants, the Issuer hereby represents and warrants to Subscriber and agrees with Subscriber as follows:

 

2.2.1            The Issuer has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”), with corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and conduct its business as presently conducted and to enter into, deliver and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement.

 

2.2.2            The Shares and the Warrants have been duly authorized and, when issued and delivered to Subscriber against full payment for the Shares and the Warrants in accordance with the terms of this Subscription Agreement and registered with the Issuer’s transfer agent, the Shares and the Warrants will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and will not have been issued in violation of or subject to any preemptive or similar rights created under the Issuer’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation or under the DGCL. The shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants (the “Warrant Shares”), when issued in accordance with the terms of the Warrants, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and will not have been issued in violation of or subject to any preemptive or similar rights created under the Issuer’s second amended and restated certificate of incorporation or under the DGCL.

 

2.2.3            This Subscription Agreement has been duly authorized, validly executed and delivered by the Issuer and, assuming that this Subscription Agreement constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the Subscriber, is the valid and binding obligation of the Issuer, is enforceable against the Issuer in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited or otherwise affected by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally and (ii) principles of equity, whether considered at law or equity.

 

2.2.4            The Issuer is classified as a Subchapter C corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

2.2.5            The execution, delivery and performance of this Subscription Agreement (including compliance by the Issuer with all of the provisions hereof), issuance and sale of the Shares and the Warrants and the consummation of the certain other transactions contemplated herein will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries is subject, which would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the legal authority of the Issuer to enter into and timely perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement (a “Issuer Material Adverse Effect”), (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of the organizational documents of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries or (iii) result in any violation of any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties that would reasonably be expected to have an Issuer Material Adverse Effect.

 

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2.2.6            Neither the Issuer, nor any person acting on its behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any Issuer security or solicited any offers to buy any security under circumstances that would adversely affect reliance by the Issuer on Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act for the exemption from registration for the transactions contemplated hereby or would require registration of the issuance of the Shares or the Warrants under the Securities Act.

 

2.2.7            Neither the Issuer nor any person acting on its behalf has conducted any general solicitation or general advertising, including methods described in section 502(c) of Regulation D under the Securities Act, in connection with the offer or sale of any of the Shares or the Warrants and neither the Issuer nor any person acting on its behalf offered any of the Shares or the Warrants in a manner involving a public offering under, or in a distribution in violation of, the Securities Act or any state securities laws.

 

2.2.8            Concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Subscription Agreement, the Issuer is entering into the Other Subscription Agreements providing for the sale of an aggregate of 132,050,000 Shares and 6,500,000 Warrants for an aggregate purchase price of $1,300,000,000 (including the Shares and Warrants purchased and sold under this Subscription Agreement) (collectively, the “PIPE Securities”). There are no Other Subscription Agreements, side letter agreements or other agreements or understandings (including written summaries of any oral understandings) with any Other Subscriber (other than Subscriber in connection with the Other Subscription Agreements) (collectively, the “PIPE Agreements”) which include terms and conditions that are materially more advantageous to any such Other Holder (as compared to Subscriber) other than such PIPE Agreements containing any of the following: (i) any rights or benefits granted to an Other Subscriber in connection with such Other Subscriber’s compliance with any law, regulation or policy specifically applicable to such Other Subscriber or in connection with the taxable status of an Other Subscriber, (ii) any rights or benefits which are personal to an Other Subscriber based solely on its place of organization or headquarters, organizational form of, or other particular restrictions applicable to, such Other Subscriber, (iii) any rights with respect to the confidentiality or disclosure of an Other Subscriber’s identity, (iv) any rights granted to an Other Subscriber party to an Other Subscription Agreement with the Issuer to acquire Shares and Warrants having an aggregate purchase price (either alone or together with its Affiliates or with an investor that is commonly advised with the subscriber as determined by the Issuer) equal to or in excess of $500,000,000 in the aggregate or (vi) any rights or benefits granted to the Issuer, Holdings, Music or any of their respective Affiliates or any of their respective partners, members, shareholders, employees or agents.

 

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2.2.9            As of the date of this Subscription Agreement, the authorized capital stock of the Issuer consists of 301,000,000 shares of capital stock, including (a) 250,000,000 shares of Class A common stock, (b) 50,000,000 shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Existing Class B Shares”); and (c) 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Existing Preferred Shares”). As of the date hereof: (i) no Preferred Shares are issued and outstanding; (ii) 110,000,000 shares of Class A common stock are issued and outstanding; (iii) 27,500,000 Existing Class B Shares are issued and outstanding; (iv) 23,000,000 warrants to purchase 23,000,000 shares of Class A common stock (the “Private Placement Warrants”) are outstanding; and (v) 27,500,000 warrants to purchase 27,500,000 shares of Class A common stock (the “Public Warrants”) are outstanding. All (i) issued and outstanding shares of Class A common stock and Existing Class B Shares have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and are non-assessable and are not subject to preemptive rights and (ii) outstanding Private Placement Warrants and Public Warrants have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and are not subject to preemptive rights. Except as set forth above and pursuant to the Other Subscription Agreements, the Convert Subscription Agreements and the Merger Agreement, there are no outstanding options, warrants or other rights to subscribe for, purchase or acquire from the Issuer any shares of Class A common stock or Class B common stock, or any other equity interests in the Issuer, or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such equity interests. As of the date hereof, other than the First Merger Sub and the Second Merger Sub, the Issuer has no subsidiaries and does not own, directly or indirectly, interests or investments (whether equity or debt) in any person, whether incorporated or unincorporated. There are no stockholder agreements, voting trusts or other agreements or understandings to which the Issuer is a party or by which it is bound relating to the voting of any securities of the Issuer, other than (A) as set forth in the SEC Documents and (B) as contemplated by the Merger Agreement and the Transaction Agreements.

 

2.2.10            Assuming the accuracy of Subscriber’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 2.1 of this Subscription Agreement, (x) no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Shares or the Warrants by the Issuer to Subscriber and (y) no consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, qualification, designation, declaration or filing with, any federal, state or local Governmental Authority is required on the part of the Issuer in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement, except for filings pursuant to Regulation D of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.

 

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2.2.11            The Issuer has made available to Subscriber (including via the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “Commission”) EDGAR system) a true, correct and complete copy of each form, report, statement, schedule, prospectus, proxy, registration statement and other documents filed by the Issuer with the Commission prior to the date of this Subscription Agreement (the “SEC Documents”). None of the SEC Documents filed under the Exchange Act, contained, when filed or, if amended prior to the date of this Subscription Agreement, as of the date of such amendment with respect to those disclosures that are amended, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, that the Issuer makes no such representation or warranty with respect to the proxy statement to be filed by the Issuer with respect to the Transactions or any other information relating to Music or any of its affiliates included in any SEC Document or filed as an exhibit thereto. The Issuer has timely filed each report, statement, schedule, prospectus, and registration statement that the Issuer was required to file with the Commission since its inception and through the date hereof. As of the date hereof, there are no material outstanding or unresolved comments in comment letters from the Commission staff with respect to any of the SEC Documents.

 

2.2.12            As of the date hereof, there are no pending or, to the knowledge of the Issuer, threatened, Actions, which, if determined adversely, would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Issuer to enter into and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement. As of the date hereof, there is no unsatisfied judgment or any open injunction binding upon the Issuer which would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Issuer to enter into and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement.

 

2.2.13            No broker, finder or other financial consultant has acted on behalf of Issuer in connection with this Subscription Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in such a way as to create any liability on the Subscriber. The Issuer agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Subscriber from any claim or demand for commission or other compensation by any broker, finder, financial consultant or similar agent claiming to have been employed by or on behalf of Issuer and to bear the cost of legal expenses incurred by Subscriber in defending against any such claim.

 

2.2.14            The execution, delivery and performance of its obligations hereunder by Subscriber are, or are based on, commercial acts for purposes of applicable law.

 

2.2.15            The Class A common stock of the Issuer is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, and listed for trading on the NYSE. There is no suit, action, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Issuer, threatened against the Issuer by the NYSE or the Commission with respect to any intention by such entity to deregister the Class A common stock or prohibit or terminate the listing of the Class A common stock on the NYSE. The Issuer has taken no action that is designed to terminate the registration of the Class A common stock under the Exchange Act.

 

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3.            Settlement Date and Delivery.

 

3.1            Closing. The closing of the Subscription contemplated hereby (the “Closing”) shall occur on the date of, and immediately prior to, the consummation of the Transactions. Upon written notice from (or on behalf of) the Issuer to Subscriber (the “Closing Notice”) at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the date that the Issuer reasonably expects all conditions to the closing of the Transactions to be satisfied (the “Expected Closing Date”), Subscriber shall deliver to the Issuer no later than two (2) Business Days prior to the Expected Closing Date, the Purchase Price for the Shares and the Warrants, by wire transfer of United States dollars in immediately available funds to the account specified by the Issuer in the Closing Notice, such funds to be held by the Issuer in escrow until the Closing. If the Transactions are not consummated on or prior to the tenth (10th) Business Day after the Expected Closing Date, the Issuer shall return the Purchase Price to Subscriber by wire transfer of United States dollars in immediately available funds to an account specified by Subscriber. Notwithstanding such return, (i) a failure to close on the Expected Closing Date shall not, by itself, be deemed to be a failure of any of the conditions to Closing set forth in this Section 3 to be satisfied or waived on or prior to the Closing Date, and (ii) Subscriber shall remain obligated (A) to redeliver funds to the Issuer following the Issuer’s delivery to Subscriber of a new Closing Notice and (B) to consummate the Closing upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in this Section 3. Unless otherwise agreed by Holdings and Music in writing, the Issuer shall deliver the Closing Notice at least eight (8) Business Days prior to the date of the Special Meeting. At the Closing, upon satisfaction (or, if applicable, waiver) of the conditions set forth in this Section 3, the Issuer shall deliver to Subscriber the Shares in certificated or book entry form (at the Issuer’s election) and the Warrants in book entry form, in the name of Subscriber (or its nominee in accordance with its delivery instructions) or to a custodian designated by Subscriber, as applicable. For purposes of this Subscription Agreement, “Business Day” means any day that, in New York, New York, is neither a legal holiday nor a day on which banking institutions are generally authorized or required by law or regulation to close.

 

3.2            Conditions to Closing of the Issuer.

 

The Issuer’s obligations to sell and issue the Shares and the Warrants at the Closing are subject to the fulfillment or (to the extent permitted by applicable law) written waiver by Issuer, on or prior to the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions:

 

3.2.1            Representations and Warranties Correct. The representations and warranties made by Subscriber in Section 2.1 hereof shall be true and correct in all material respects when made (other than representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality or Subscriber Material Adverse Effect, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects), and shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date (unless they specifically speak as of another date in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such date) (other than representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality or Subscriber Material Adverse Effect, which representations and warranties shall be true in all respects) with the same force and effect as if they had been made on and as of said date, but in each case without giving effect to consummation of the Transactions.

 

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3.2.2            Compliance with Covenants. Subscriber shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Subscription Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by Subscriber at or prior to the Closing.

 

3.2.3            Closing of the Transactions. All conditions precedent to the Issuer’s obligations to consummate, or cause to be consummated, the Transactions set forth in the Merger Agreement shall have been satisfied or waived by the party entitled to the benefit thereof under the Merger Agreement (other than those conditions that may only be satisfied at the consummation of the Transactions, but subject to satisfaction or waiver by such party of such conditions as of the consummation of the Transactions), and the Transactions will be consummated immediately following the Closing.

 

3.2.4            Legality. There shall not be in force any order, judgment, injunction, decree, writ, stipulation, determination or award, in each case, entered by or with any Governmental Authority, statute, rule or regulation enjoining or prohibiting the consummation of the Subscription.

 

3.3            Conditions to Closing of Subscriber.

 

Subscriber’s obligation to purchase the Shares and the Warrants at the Closing is subject to the fulfillment or (to the extent permitted by applicable law) written waiver by Subscriber, on or prior to the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions:

 

3.3.1            Representations and Warranties Correct. The representations and warranties made by the Issuer in Section 2.2 hereof shall be true and correct in all material respects when made (other than representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality or Issuer Material Adverse Effect, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects), and shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date (unless they specifically speak as of another date in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such date) (other than representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality or Issuer Material Adverse Effect, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) with the same force and effect as if they had been made on and as of said date, but in each case without giving effect to consummation of the Transactions; provided, that in the event this condition would otherwise fail to be satisfied as a result of a breach of one or more of the representations and warranties of the Issuer contained in this Subscription Agreement and the facts underlying such breach would also cause a condition to Music’s obligations under the Merger Agreement to fail to be satisfied, this condition shall nevertheless be deemed satisfied in the event Music waives such condition with respect to such breach under the Merger Agreement.

 

3.3.2            Compliance with Covenants. The Issuer shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Subscription Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Issuer at or prior to the Closing, except where the failure of such performance or compliance would not or would not reasonably be expected to prevent, materially delay, or materially impair the ability of the Issuer to consummate the Closing.

 

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3.3.3            Closing of the Transactions. (i) All conditions precedent to the consummation of the Transactions set forth in the Merger Agreement shall have been satisfied or waived by the party entitled to the benefit thereof under the Merger Agreement (other than those conditions that may only be satisfied at the consummation of the Transactions, but subject to satisfaction or waiver by such party of such conditions as of the consummation of the Transactions), (ii) no amendment or modification of the Merger Agreement (as the same exists on the date hereof as provided to the Subscriber) shall have occurred that would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the economic benefits that the Subscriber would reasonably expect to receive under this Agreement without having received Subscriber’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) and (iii) the Transactions will be consummated immediately following the Closing.

 

3.3.4            Legality. There shall not be in force any order, judgment, injunction, decree, writ, stipulation, determination or award, in each case, entered by or with any governmental authority, statute, rule or regulation enjoining or prohibiting the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement.

 

4.            Registration Statement.

 

4.1            The Issuer agrees that, within 15 Business Days after the consummation of the Transactions (the “Filing Date”), the Issuer will file with the Commission (at the Issuer’s sole cost and expense) a registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) registering the resale of the Shares and the Warrant Shares (the “Registrable Securities”), and the Issuer shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof, but no later than the earlier of (i) the 75th calendar day (or 135th calendar day if the Commission notifies the Issuer that it will “review” the Registration Statement) following the Closing and (ii) the 5th Business Day after the date the Issuer is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the Commission that the Registration Statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review (such earlier date, the “Effectiveness Date”); provided, however, that the Issuer’s obligations to include the Registrable Securities in the Registration Statement are contingent upon Subscriber furnishing a completed and executed selling shareholders questionnaire in customary form to the Issuer that contains the information required by Commission rules for a Registration Statement regarding Subscriber, the securities of the Issuer held by Subscriber and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities, and Subscriber shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Issuer may reasonably request that are customary of a selling stockholder in similar situations, including providing that the Issuer shall be entitled to postpone and suspend the effectiveness or use of the Registration Statement during any customary blackout or similar period or as permitted hereunder. For purposes of clarification, any failure by the Issuer to file the Registration Statement by the Filing Date or to effect such Registration Statement by the Effectiveness Date shall not otherwise relieve the Issuer of its obligations to file or effect the Registration Statement as set forth above in this Section 4.

 

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4.2            In the case of the registration effected by the Issuer pursuant to this Subscription Agreement, the Issuer shall, upon reasonable request, inform Subscriber as to the status of such registration. At its expense the Issuer shall:

 

4.2.1            except for such times as the Issuer is permitted hereunder to suspend the use of the prospectus forming part of a Registration Statement, use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such registration, and any qualification, exemption or compliance under state securities laws which the Issuer determines to obtain, continuously effective with respect to Subscriber, and to keep the applicable Registration Statement or any subsequent shelf registration statement free of any material misstatements or omissions, until the earlier of the following: (i) Subscriber ceases to hold any Registrable Securities and (ii) the date all Registrable Securities held by Subscriber may be sold without restriction under Rule 144, including without limitation, any volume and manner of sale restrictions which may be applicable to affiliates under Rule 144 and without the requirement for the Issuer to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable) ;

 

4.2.2            advise Subscriber within five (5) Business Days:

 

(a)      when a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto has become effective;

 

(b)      of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for such purpose;

 

(c)      of the receipt by the Issuer of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities included therein for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; and

 

(d)      subject to the provisions in this Subscription Agreement, of the occurrence of any event that requires the making of any changes in any Registration Statement or prospectus so that, as of such date, the statements therein are not misleading and do not omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, the Issuer shall not, when so advising Subscriber of such events, provide Subscriber with any material, nonpublic information regarding the Issuer other than to the extent that providing notice to Subscriber of the occurrence of the events listed in (a) through (d) above constitutes material, nonpublic information regarding the Issuer;

 

4.2.3            use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement as soon as reasonably practicable;

 

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4.2.4            upon the occurrence of any event contemplated in Section 4.10.2(d), except for such times as the Issuer is permitted hereunder to suspend, and has suspended, the use of a prospectus forming part of a Registration Statement, the Issuer shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to as soon as reasonably practicable prepare a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement or a supplement to the related prospectus, or file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to purchasers of the Registrable Securities included therein, such prospectus will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and

 

4.2.5            use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause all Shares and Warrant Shares to be listed on each securities exchange or market, if any, on which the Issuer’s Class A common stock is then listed.

 

4.3            Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Subscription Agreement, the Issuer shall be entitled to delay or postpone the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, and from time to time to require Subscriber not to sell under the Registration Statement or to suspend the effectiveness thereof, if the filing, effectiveness or continued use of any Registration Statement would require the Issuer to make any public disclosure of material non-public information, which disclosure, in the good faith determination of the board of directors of the Issuer, after consultation with counsel to the Issuer, (a) would be required to be made in any Registration Statement in order for the applicable Registration Statement not to contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading, (b) would not be required to be made at such time if the Registration Statement were not being filed, and (c) the Issuer has a bona fide business purpose for not making such information public (each such circumstance, a “Suspension Event”); provided, however, that the Issuer may not delay or suspend the Registration Statement on more than two occasions or for more than sixty (60) consecutive calendar days, or more than one hundred and twenty (120) total calendar days, in each case during any twelve-month period. Upon receipt of any written notice from the Issuer of the happening of any Suspension Event during the period that the Registration Statement is effective or if as a result of a Suspension Event the Registration Statement or related prospectus contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made (in the case of the prospectus) not misleading, Subscriber agrees that (i) it will immediately discontinue offers and sales of the Shares and the Warrants under the Registration Statement until Subscriber receives copies of a supplemental or amended prospectus (which the Issuer agrees to promptly prepare) that corrects the misstatement(s) or omission(s) referred to above and receives notice that any post-effective amendment has become effective or unless otherwise notified by the Issuer that it may resume such offers and sales, and (ii) it will maintain the confidentiality of any information included in such written notice delivered by the Issuer except (A) for disclosure to the Subscriber’s employees, agents and professional advisers who need to know such information and are obligated to keep it confidential, (B) for disclosures to the extent required in order to comply with reporting obligations to its limited partners who have agreed to keep such information confidential and (C) as required by law. If so directed by the Issuer, Subscriber will deliver to the Issuer or, in Subscriber’s sole discretion destroy, all copies of the prospectus covering the Shares and the shares of Class A common stock underlying the Warrants in Subscriber’s possession; provided, however, that this obligation to deliver or destroy all copies of the prospectus covering the Shares and the shares of Class A common stock underlying the Warrants shall not apply (i) to the extent Subscriber is required to retain a copy of such prospectus (a) in order to comply with applicable legal, regulatory, self-regulatory or professional requirements or (b) in accordance with a bona fide pre-existing document retention policy or (ii) to copies stored electronically on archival servers as a result of automatic data back-up.

 

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5.            Termination. This Subscription Agreement shall terminate and be void and of no further force and effect, and all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall terminate without any further liability on the part of any party in respect thereof, upon the earlier to occur of (i) such date and time as the Merger Agreement is validly terminated in accordance with its terms and (ii) upon the mutual written agreement of each of the parties hereto to terminate this Subscription Agreement; provided, that nothing herein will relieve any party from liability for any willful breach hereof prior to the time of termination, and each party will be entitled to any remedies at law or in equity to recover losses, liabilities or damages arising from such breach. The Issuer shall promptly notify Subscriber of (i) the termination of the Merger Agreement promptly after the termination of such agreement, and (ii) any waiver by the Issuer of any of the conditions specified in Article X of the Merger Agreement.

 

6.            Miscellaneous.

 

6.1            Further Assurances. At the Closing, the parties hereto shall execute and deliver such additional documents and take such additional actions as the parties reasonably may deem to be practical and necessary in order to consummate the Subscription as contemplated by this Subscription Agreement.

 

6.1.1            Subscriber acknowledges that the Issuer, Holdings, Music and others will rely on the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties made by Subscriber contained in this Subscription Agreement. Prior to the Closing, Subscriber agrees to promptly notify the Issuer, Holdings and Music if any of the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties set forth herein are no longer accurate in all material respects.

 

6.1.2            Each of the Issuer, Subscriber, Holdings and Music is entitled to rely upon this Subscription Agreement and is irrevocably authorized to produce this Subscription Agreement or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceeding or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.

 

6.1.3            The Issuer may request from Subscriber such additional information as the Issuer may deem necessary to evaluate the eligibility of Subscriber to acquire the Shares, and Subscriber shall provide such information as may be reasonably requested, to the extent within Subscriber’s possession and control or otherwise readily available to Subscriber.

 

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6.1.4            Each of Subscriber and the Issuer shall pay all of its own expenses in connection with this Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein.

 

6.1.5            Each of Subscriber and the Issuer shall take, or cause to be taken, all actions and do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement on the terms and conditions described therein no later than immediately prior to the consummation of the Transactions.

 

6.2            Notices. Any notice or communication required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and either delivered personally, emailed or sent by overnight mail via a reputable overnight carrier, or sent by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, and shall be deemed to be given and received (i) when so delivered personally, (ii) when sent, with no mail undeliverable or other rejection notice, if sent by email, or (iii) three (3) Business Days after the date of mailing to the address below or to such other address or addresses as such person may hereafter designate by notice given hereunder:

 

(i)             if to Subscriber, to such address or addresses set forth on the signature page hereto;

 

(ii)            if to the Issuer, to:

 

Churchill Capital Corp. III

640 Fifth Avenue, 12th Floor

New York, NY 10019

Attention:       Michael S. Klein

Telephone:     212-380-7775

Email:               Michael.klein@mkleinandcompany.com

 

with a required copy (which copy shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

767 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY 10153

Attention: Michael J. Aiello and Matthew Gilroy

Email: michael.aiello@weil.com and matthew.gilroy@weil.com

 

(iii)            if to Music, to:

 

c/o MultiPlan, Inc.

115 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY 10003

Attention: Mark Tabak and David Redmond

Email: mtabak@multiplan.com and david.redmond@multiplan.com

 

with a required copy (which copy shall not constitute notice) to:

 

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c/o Hellman & Friedman

415 Mission Street

Suite 5700

San Francisco, CA 94105

Attn: Arrie Park

Email: apark@hf.com

 

and

 

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

300 N. LaSalle

Chicago, IL 60654

Attention: Richard J. Campbell, P.C., Jon-Micheal A. Wheat, P.C. and Emma E. Lange-Novak

Email:  rcampbell@kirkland.com, jwheat@kirkland.com and
emma.lange-novak@kirkland.com

 

(iv)            if to Holdings, to:

 

c/o Hellman & Friedman

415 Mission Street

Suite 5700

San Francisco, CA 94105

Attn: Arrie Park

Email: apark@hf.com

 

and

 

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

300 N. LaSalle

Chicago, IL 60654

Attention: Richard J. Campbell, P.C., Jon-Micheal A. Wheat, P.C. and Emma E. Lange-Novak

Email:  rcampbell@kirkland.com, jwheat@kirkland.com and
emma.lange-novak@kirkland.com

 

6.3            Entire Agreement. This Subscription Agreement constitutes the entire agreement, and supersedes all other prior agreements, understandings, representations and warranties, both written and oral, among the parties, with respect to the subject matter hereof, including any commitment letter entered into relating to the subject matter hereof.

 

6.4            Modifications and Amendments. This Subscription Agreement may not be amended, modified, supplemented or waived (i) except by an instrument in writing, signed by the party against whom enforcement of such amendment, modification, supplement or waiver is sought and (ii) without the prior written consent of Holdings and Music; provided that any rights (but not obligations) of a party under this Agreement may be waived, in whole or in part, by such party on its own behalf without the prior consent of any other party.

 

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6.5            Assignment. Neither this Subscription Agreement nor any rights, interests or obligations that may accrue to the parties hereunder (including Subscriber’s rights to purchase the Shares) may be transferred or assigned without the prior written consent of each of the other parties hereto (other than the Shares and Warrants acquired hereunder, if any, and then only in accordance with this Subscription Agreement); provided that Subscriber’s rights and obligations hereunder may be assigned to any fund or account managed by the same investment manager as Subscriber, without the prior consent of the Issuer, provided that such assignee(s) agrees in writing to be bound by the terms hereof, and upon such assignment by a Subscriber, the assignee(s) shall become Subscriber hereunder and have the rights and obligations and be deemed to make the representations and warrants of Subscriber provided for herein to the extent of such assignment; provided further that, no assignment shall relieve the assigning party of any of its obligations hereunder, including any assignment to any fund or account managed by the same investment manager as Subscriber.

 

6.6            Benefit.

 

6.6.1            Except as otherwise provided herein, this Subscription Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives, and permitted assigns, and the agreements, representations, warranties, covenants and acknowledgments contained herein shall be deemed to be made by, and be binding upon, such heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns. This Subscription Agreement shall not confer rights or remedies upon any person other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

 

6.6.2            Each of the Issuer and Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that (a) this Subscription Agreement is being entered into in order to induce each of Holdings and Music to execute and deliver the Merger Agreement and without the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the Issuer and Subscriber hereunder, each of Holdings and Music would not enter into the Merger Agreement, (b) each representation, warranty, covenant and agreement of the Issuer and Subscriber hereunder is being made also for the benefit of Holdings and Music, and (c) each of Holdings and Music may directly enforce (including by an action for specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable relief) each of the covenants and agreements of each of the Issuer and Subscriber under this Subscription Agreement.

 

6.6.3            Each party hereto agrees that the Holdings Equityholders are third party beneficiaries of this Agreement and each Holdings Equityholder may directly enforce (including by an action for specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable relief) each of the covenants and agreements of Subscriber under this Agreement, as amended, modified, supplemented or waived in accordance with Section 6.4.

 

6.7            Governing Law. This Subscription Agreement, and any claim or cause of action hereunder based upon, arising out of or related to this Subscription Agreement (whether based on law, in equity, in contract, in tort or any other theory) or the negotiation, execution, performance or enforcement of this Subscription Agreement, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of law thereof.

 

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6.8            Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. Each of the parties irrevocably consents to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, provided, that if subject matter jurisdiction over the matter that is the subject of the legal proceeding is vested exclusively in the U.S. federal courts, such legal proceeding shall be heard in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware (together with the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware “Chosen Courts”), in connection with any matter based upon or arising out of this Subscription Agreement. Each party hereby waives, and shall not assert as a defense in any legal dispute, that (i) such person is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the Chosen Courts for any reason, (ii) such legal proceeding may not be brought or is not maintainable in the Chosen Courts, (iii) such person’s property is exempt or immune from execution, (iv) such legal proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or (v) the venue of such legal proceeding is improper. Each Party hereby consents to service of process in any such proceeding in any manner permitted by Delaware law, further consents to service of process by nationally recognized overnight courier service guaranteeing overnight delivery, or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, at its address specified pursuant to Section 6.2 and waives and covenants not to assert or plead any objection which they might otherwise have to such manner of service of process. Notwithstanding the foregoing in this Section 6.8, a party may commence any action, claim, cause of action or suit in a court other than the Chosen Courts solely for the purpose of enforcing an order or judgment issued by the Chosen Courts. TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW WHICH CANNOT BE WAIVED, EACH OF THE PARTIES WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY ON ANY CLAIMS OR COUNTERCLAIMS ASSERTED IN ANY LEGAL DISPUTE RELATING TO THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING. IF THE SUBJECT MATTER OF ANY SUCH LEGAL DISPUTE IS ONE IN WHICH THE WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL IS PROHIBITED, NO PARTY SHALL ASSERT IN SUCH LEGAL DISPUTE A NONCOMPULSORY COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT. FURTHERMORE, NO PARTY SHALL SEEK TO CONSOLIDATE ANY SUCH LEGAL DISPUTE WITH A SEPARATE ACTION OR OTHER LEGAL PROCEEDING IN WHICH A JURY TRIAL CANNOT BE WAIVED.

 

6.9            Severability. If any provision of this Subscription Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Subscription Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall continue in full force and effect.

 

6.10          No Waiver of Rights, Powers and Remedies. No failure or delay by a party hereto in exercising any right, power or remedy under this Subscription Agreement, and no course of dealing between the parties hereto, shall operate as a waiver of any such right, power or remedy of such party. No single or partial exercise of any right, power or remedy under this Subscription Agreement by a party hereto, nor any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce any such right, power or remedy, shall preclude such party from any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy hereunder. The election of any remedy by a party hereto shall not constitute a waiver of the right of such party to pursue other available remedies. No notice to or demand on a party not expressly required under this Subscription Agreement shall entitle the party receiving such notice or demand to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances or constitute a waiver of the rights of the party giving such notice or demand to any other or further action in any circumstances without such notice or demand.

 

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6.11          Remedies.

 

6.11.1          The parties agree that the irreparable damage would occur if this Subscription Agreement was not performed or the Closing is not consummated in accordance with its specific terms or was otherwise breached and that money damages or other legal remedies would not be an adequate remedy for any such damage. It is accordingly agreed that the parties hereto shall be entitled to equitable relief, including in the form of an injunction or injunctions, to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Subscription Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Subscription Agreement in an appropriate court of competent jurisdiction as set forth in Section 6.8, this being in addition to any other remedy to which any party is entitled at law or in equity, including money damages.  The right to specific enforcement shall include the right of the parties hereto to cause to cause the other parties hereto to cause the transactions contemplated hereby to be consummated on the terms and subject to the conditions and limitations set forth in this Subscription Agreement. The parties hereto further agree (i) to waive any requirement for the security or posting of any bond in connection with any such equitable remedy, (ii) not to assert that a remedy of specific enforcement pursuant to this Section 6.11 is unenforceable, invalid, contrary to applicable law or inequitable for any reason and (iii) to waive any defenses in any action for specific performance, including the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.  In connection with any Action for which Holdings or Music is being granted an award of money damages, each of the Issuer and Subscriber agrees that such damages, to the extent payable by such party, shall include, without limitation, damages related to the cash consideration that is or was to be paid to Holdings or its equityholders under the Merger Agreement and/or Subscription Agreement and such damages are not limited to an award of out-of-pocket fees and expenses related to the Merger Agreement and Subscription Agreement.

 

6.11.2          The parties acknowledge and agree that this Section 6.11 is an integral part of the transactions contemplated hereby and without that right, the parties hereto would not have entered into this Subscription Agreement.

 

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6.11.3          If the Closing does not occur prior to the consummation of the Transactions due to a breach by Subscriber of any of its obligations hereunder, then Holdings or one or more of the Holdings Equityholders (as defined below) shall have the right (exercisable by written notice to Subscriber (the “Demand Notice”) on or before the date that is thirty (30) days after the consummation of the Transactions and as a non-exclusive remedy for any such breach and in addition to and without in any limiting or amending the provisions of Section 6.11.1) to cause Subscriber to purchase from Holdings (or its assignee(s) or designee(s), including the Holdings Equityholders) all or a portion of the number of Subscribed Shares that Subscriber failed to purchase at the Closing (the “Subject Shares”) for a purchase price of $10 per Subject Share. At any time and from time to time as of, from and after the consummation of the Transactions under the Merger Agreement, Holdings may designate one or more of its direct or indirect equityholders that are transferees of the Acquiror Shares from Holdings that were held by Holdings as of the consummation of the Transactions (the “Holdings Equityholders”) as sellers of the Subject Shares on a pro rata basis based upon such equityholders’ ownership of Holdings as of immediately prior to the consummation of the Transactions. The consummation of such purchase and sale shall take place on a date fixed by Holdings or the Holdings Equityholders, as applicable, in the Demand Notice, which date shall be not sooner than ten (10) Business Days after the date of Subscriber’s receipt of the Demand Notice. Holdings and each Holdings Equityholder, as applicable, shall be entitled to receive customary representations and warranties from Subscriber regarding such purchase and sale, and Subscriber agrees to execute and deliver all customary purchase documentation as Holdings or such Holdings Equityholder may reasonably request. Each such Subscriber and the Issuer shall (and shall cause their and their respective affiliates’ directors, officers, employees, partners, agents and representatives to) promptly (but in no event later than ten (10) Business Days) following Subscriber’s receipt of the Demand Notice make all governmental filings and obtain all governmental consents and approvals that are required to be made or obtained prior to the consummation of such purchase and sale, including compliance with the notification and reporting requirements of the HSR Act in respect of such purchase and sale. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of Subscriber and the Issuer shall (and shall cause their and their respective affiliates’ directors, officers, employees, partners, agents and representatives to) undertake promptly any and all action required to complete lawfully the transactions contemplated by this Section 6.11.3 as soon as practicable and any and all action necessary or advisable to avoid, prevent, eliminate or remove the actual or threatened commencement of any proceeding in any forum by or on behalf of any Governmental Authority or the issuance of any Governmental Order that would delay, enjoin, prevent, restrain or otherwise prohibit the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Section 6.11.3, including (i) proffering and consenting and/or agreeing to a Governmental Order or other agreement providing for (A) the sale, licensing or other disposition, or the holding separate, of particular assets, categories of assets or lines of business of Subscriber or (B) the termination, amendment or assignment of existing relationships and contractual rights and obligations of Subscriber and (ii) promptly effecting the disposition, licensing or holding separate of assets or lines of business or the termination, amendment or assignment of existing relationships and contractual rights, in each case, at such time as may be necessary to permit the lawful consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby as promptly as practicable.

 

6.11.4          In any dispute arising out of or related to this Subscription Agreement, or any other agreement, document, instrument or certificate contemplated hereby, or any transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, the applicable adjudicating body shall award to the prevailing party, if any, the costs and attorneys’ fees reasonably incurred by the prevailing party in connection with the dispute and the enforcement of its rights under this Subscription Agreement or any other agreement, document, instrument or certificate contemplated hereby and, if the adjudicating body determines a party to be the prevailing party under circumstances where the prevailing party won on some but not all of the claims and counterclaims, the adjudicating body may award the prevailing party an appropriate percentage of the costs and attorneys’ fees reasonably incurred by the prevailing party in connection with the adjudication and the enforcement of its rights under this Subscription Agreement or any other agreement, document, instrument or certificate contemplated hereby or thereby.

 

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6.12          Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties made by the parties hereto in this Subscription Agreement shall survive the Closing. For the avoidance of doubt, if for any reason the Closing does not occur prior to the consummation of the Transactions, all representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the parties hereunder shall survive the consummation of the Transactions and remain in full force and effect.

 

6.13          No Broker or Finder. Each of the Issuer and Subscriber agrees to indemnify and hold the other parties hereto harmless from any claim or demand for commission or other compensation by any broker, finder, financial consultant or similar agent claiming to have been employed by or on behalf of such party and to bear the cost of legal expenses incurred in defending against any such claim.

 

6.14          Headings and Captions. The headings and captions of the various subdivisions of this Subscription Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall in no way modify or affect the meaning or construction of any of the terms or provisions hereof.

 

6.15          Counterparts. This Subscription Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other parties, it being understood that the parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or any other form of electronic delivery, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such signature page were an original thereof.

 

6.16          Construction. The words “include,” “includes,” and “including” will be deemed to be followed by “without limitation.” Pronouns in masculine, feminine, and neuter genders will be construed to include any other gender, and words in the singular form will be construed to include the plural and vice versa, unless the context otherwise requires. The words “this Subscription Agreement,” “herein,” “hereof,” “hereby,” “hereunder,” and words of similar import refer to this Subscription Agreement as a whole and not to any particular subdivision unless expressly so limited. The parties hereto intend that each representation, warranty, and covenant contained herein will have independent significance. If any party hereto has breached any representation, warranty, or covenant contained herein in any respect, the fact that there exists another representation, warranty or covenant relating to the same subject matter (regardless of the relative levels of specificity) which such party hereto has not breached will not detract from or mitigate the fact that such party hereto is in breach of the first representation, warranty, or covenant. All references in this Subscription Agreement to numbers of shares, per share amounts and purchase prices shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect any stock split, stock dividend, stock combination, recapitalization or the like occurring after the date hereof.

 

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6.17          Mutual Drafting. This Subscription Agreement is the joint product of the parties hereto and each provision hereof has been subject to the mutual consultation, negotiation and agreement of the parties and shall not be construed for or against any party hereto.

 

7.            Cleansing Statement; Disclosure.

 

7.1            The Issuer shall, by 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the first (1st) Business Day immediately following the date of this Subscription Agreement, issue one or more press releases or file with the Commission a Current Report on Form 8-K (collectively, the “Disclosure Document”) disclosing all material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Other Subscription Agreements, the Convert Subscription Agreements and the Transactions.

 

7.2            Subscriber hereby consents to the publication and disclosure in (x) any Form 8-K filed by the Issuer with the Commission in connection with the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement, the Proxy Statement or any other filing with the Commission pursuant to applicable securities laws, in each case, as and to the extent required by the federal securities laws or the Commission or any other securities authorities, and (y) any other documents or communications provided by the Issuer, Holdings or Music to any Governmental Authority or to securityholders of the Issuer, in each case, as and to the extent required by applicable law or the Commission or any other Governmental Authority, of Subscriber’s name and identity and the nature of Subscriber’s commitments, arrangements and understandings under and relating to this Subscription Agreement and, if deemed required or appropriate by the Issuer, Holdings or Music, a copy of this Subscription Agreement. Other than as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, without Subscriber’s prior written consent, each of the Issuer, Holdings or Music will not use or disclose the name of Subscriber or any information relating to Subscriber or this Subscription Agreement, other than to the Issuer’s, Holdings’ or Music’s lawyers, independent accountants and to other advisors and service providers who reasonably require such information in connection with the provision of services to such person, are advised of the confidential nature of such information and are obligated to keep such information confidential. Without Subscriber’s prior written consent, Issuer, Holdings and Music shall not use Subscriber’s name in any press release issued in connection with the Transactions. Subscriber will promptly provide any information reasonably requested by the Issuer, Holdings or Music for any regulatory application or filing made or approval sought in connection with the Transactions (including filings with the Commission).

 

8.            Trust Account Waiver. In addition to the waiver of Music pursuant to Section 6.04 of the Merger Agreement, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, each of Holdings, Music and Subscriber acknowledges that the Issuer has established a trust account containing the proceeds of its initial public offering and from certain private placements (collectively, with interest accrued from time to time thereon, the “Trust Account”). Each of Holdings, Music and Subscriber agrees that (i) it has no right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies held in the Trust Account, and (ii) it shall have no right of set-off or any right, title, interest or claim of any kind (“Claim”) to, or to any monies in, the Trust Account, in each case in connection with this Subscription Agreement, and hereby irrevocably waives any Claim to, or to any monies in, the Trust Account that it may have in connection with this Subscription Agreement; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 8 shall be deemed to limit Subscriber’s right, title, interest or claim to the Trust Account by virtue of such Subscriber’s record or beneficial ownership of securities of the Issuer acquired by any means other than pursuant to this Subscription Agreement, including, but not limited to, any redemption right with respect to any such securities of the Issuer. In the event Holdings, Music or Subscriber has any Claim against the Issuer under this Subscription Agreement, each of Holdings, Music or Subscriber shall pursue such Claim solely against the Issuer and its assets outside the Trust Account and not against the property or any monies in the Trust Account. Each of Holdings, Music and Subscriber agrees and acknowledges that such waiver is material to this Subscription Agreement and has been specifically relied upon by the Issuer to induce the Issuer to enter into this Subscription Agreement and each of Holdings, Music and Subscriber further intends and understands such waiver to be valid, binding and enforceable under applicable law. In the event Holdings, Music or Subscriber, in connection with this Subscription Agreement, commences any action or proceeding which seeks, in whole or in part, relief against the funds held in the Trust Account or distributions therefrom or any of the Issuer’s stockholders, whether in the form of monetary damages or injunctive relief, Holdings, Music or Subscriber, as applicable, shall be obligated to pay to the Issuer all of its legal fees and costs in connection with any such action in the event that the Issuer prevails in such action or proceeding.

 

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9.            Non-Reliance. Subscriber acknowledges that it is not relying upon, and has not relied upon, any statement, representation or warranty made by any person, firm or corporation (including, without limitation, Holdings, Music, any of their respective affiliates or any of its or their respective control persons, officers, directors or employees), other than the representations and warranties of the Issuer expressly set forth in this Subscription Agreement, in making its investment or decision to invest in the Issuer. Subscriber agrees that neither (i) any other Subscriber pursuant to this Subscription Agreement or any other agreement related to the private placement of shares of the Issuer’s capital stock (including the controlling persons, officers, directors, partners, agents or employees of any such Subscriber) nor (ii) Holdings or Music, their respective affiliates or any of their or their respective affiliates’ control persons, officers, directors, partners, agents or employees, shall be liable to any other Subscriber pursuant to this Subscription Agreement or any other agreement related to the private placement of shares of the Issuer’s capital stock for any action heretofore or hereafter taken or omitted to be taken by any of them in connection with the purchase of the Shares hereunder.

 

10.          Rule 144. From and after such time as the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act or any other similar rule or regulation of the Commission that may allow Subscriber to sell securities of the Issuer to the public without registration are available to holders of the Issuer’s common stock and until the third anniversary of the Closing Date, the Issuer agrees to:

 

10.1.1            make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144;

 

10.1.2            file with the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Issuer under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act so long as the Issuer remains subject to such requirements and the filing of such reports and other documents is required for the applicable provisions of Rule 144; and

 

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10.1.3            furnish to Subscriber, promptly upon request, (x) a written statement by the Issuer, if true, that it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144, the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, (y) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Issuer and such other reports and documents so filed by the Issuer and (z) such other information as may be reasonably requested to permit Subscriber to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without registration.

 

If the Shares, the Warrants and/or the Warrant Shares are eligible to be sold without restriction under, and without the Issuer being in compliance with the current public information requirements of, Rule 144 under the Securities Act, then at Subscriber’s request, the Issuer will cause its transfer agent to remove the legend set forth in Section 2.1.5. In connection therewith, if required by the Issuer’s transfer agent, the Issuer will promptly cause an opinion of counsel to be delivered to and maintained with its transfer agent, together with any other authorizations, certificates and directions required by the transfer agent that authorize and direct the transfer agent to issue such Shares and the Warrants without any such legend; provided, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, Issuer will not be required to deliver any such opinion, authorization, certificate or direction if it reasonably believes that removal of the legend could result in or facilitate transfers of securities in violation of applicable law.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Issuer, Holdings, Music and Subscriber has executed or caused this Subscription Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized representative as of the date set forth below.

 

  CHURCHILL CAPITAL CORP III
   
     
  By:            
  Name:  
  Title:  
     
     
POLARIS INVESTMENT HOLDINGS, L.P.
     
     
  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:  
     
  polaris parent corp.
   
     
  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

 

 

Accepted and agreed this [●] day of [●], 2020.      
     
SUBSCRIBER:  
     
Signature of Subscriber:   Signature of Joint Subscriber, if applicable:
     
By:           By:         
Name:   Name:
Title:   Title:
     

 

Date:     [●], 2020    
     
Name of Subscriber:     Name of Joint Subscriber, if applicable:
     
     
(Please print. Please indicate name and capacity of person signing above)   (Please Print. Please indicate name and capacity of person signing above)
     
     
     
Name in which securities are to be registered (if different from the name of Subscriber listed directly above):    
     
Email Address:    
     
     
If there are joint investors, please check one:    
     
¨  Joint Tenants with Rights of Survivorship    
     
¨ Tenants-in-Common    
     
¨  Community Property    
     

 

Subscriber’s EIN:     Joint Subscriber’s EIN:
         
       
Business Address-Street:   Mailing Address-Street (if different):
     
     
     
     

 

 

 

City, State, Zip:   City, State, Zip:
     
Attn:   Attn:
     
Telephone No.:     Telephone No.:  
         
Facsimile No.:     Facsimile No.:  
         
         

 

Aggregate Number of Subscribed Shares subscribed for:  
   
   
   
Aggregate Number of Incentive Shares to be issued:  
   
   
   
Aggregate Number of Warrants (which shall be 1/20th of the number of Subscribed Shares listed above) subscribed for:  
   

 

Aggregate Purchase Price: $ ._______________

 

You must pay the Purchase Price by wire transfer of U.S. dollars in immediately available funds, to be held in escrow until the Closing, to the account specified by the Issuer in the Closing Notice.

 

 

 

SCHEDULE I
ELIGIBILITY REPRESENTATIONS OF SUBSCRIBER

 

A. QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS
(Please check the applicable subparagraphs):

 

1. ¨ We are a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) (a “QIB”)).

 

2. ¨ We are subscribing for the Shares as a fiduciary or agent for one or more investor accounts, and each owner of such account is a QIB.

 

*** OR ***

 

B. INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR STATUS (Please check the applicable subparagraphs):

 

1. ¨ We are an “accredited investor” (within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act) or an entity in which all of the equity holders are accredited investors within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act, and have marked and initialed the appropriate box on the following page indicating the provision under which we qualify as an “accredited investor.”

 

2. ¨ We are not a natural person.

 

*** AND ***

 

C. AFFILIATE STATUS
(Please check the applicable box) SUBSCRIBER:

 

¨ is:

 

¨ is not:

 

an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act) of the Issuer or acting on behalf of an affiliate of the Issuer.

 

This page should be completed by Subscriber
and constitutes a part of the Subscription Agreement.

 

 

 

Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act, in relevant part, states that an “accredited investor” shall mean any person who comes within any of the below listed categories, or who the issuer reasonably believes comes within any of the below listed categories, at the time of the sale of the securities to that person. Subscriber has indicated, by marking and initialing the appropriate box below, the provision(s) below which apply to Subscriber and under which Subscriber accordingly qualifies as an “accredited investor.”

 

¨ Any bank as defined in section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act, or any savings and loan association or other institution as defined in section 3(a)(5)(A) of the Securities Act whether acting in its individual or fiduciary capacity;

 

¨ Any broker or dealer registered pursuant to section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;

 

¨ Any insurance company as defined in section 2(a)(13) of the Securities Act;

 

¨ Any investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”) or a business development company as defined in section 2(a)(48) of the Investment Company Act;

 

¨ Any Small Business Investment Company licensed by the U.S. Small Business Administration under section 301(c) or (d) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, as amended;

 

¨ Any plan established and maintained by a state, its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or its political subdivisions, for the benefit of its employees, if such plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000;

 

¨ Any employee benefit plan within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), if (i) the investment decision is made by a plan fiduciary, as defined in section 3(21) of ERISA, which is either a bank, a savings and loan association, an insurance company, or a registered investment adviser, (ii) the employee benefit plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000 or, (iii) such plan is a self-directed plan, with investment decisions made solely by persons that are “accredited investors”;

 

¨ Any private business development company as defined in section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended;

 

¨ Any (i) corporation, limited liability company or partnership, (ii) Massachusetts or similar business trust, or (iii) organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, and with total assets in excess of $5,000,000;

 

¨ Any director, executive officer, or general partner of the issuer of the securities being offered or sold, or any director, executive officer, or general partner of a general partner of that issuer;

 

 

 

¨ Any natural person whose individual net worth, or joint net worth with that person’s spouse, exceeds $1,000,000. For purposes of calculating a natural person’s net worth: (a) the person’s primary residence shall not be included as an asset; (b) indebtedness that is secured by the person’s primary residence, up to the estimated fair market value of the primary residence at the time of the sale of securities, shall not be included as a liability (except that if the amount of such indebtedness outstanding at the time of sale of securities exceeds the amount outstanding 60 days before such time, other than as a result of the acquisition of the primary residence, the amount of such excess shall be included as a liability); and (c) indebtedness that is secured by the person’s primary residence in excess of the estimated fair market value of the primary residence at the time of the sale of securities shall be included as a liability;

 

¨ Any natural person who had an individual income in excess of $200,000 in each of the two most recent years or joint income with that person’s spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of those years and has a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current year;

 

¨ Any trust, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, whose purchase is directed by a sophisticated person as described in Section 230.506(b)(2)(ii) of Regulation D; or

 

¨ Any entity in which all of the equity owners are “accredited investors.”

 

 

 

 

Exhibit A

 

Form of Warrant Agreement

 

(see attached)

 

 

 

 

CHURCHILL CAPITAL CORP III

 

and

 

CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY

 

WARRANT AGREEMENT

 

Dated as of [•], 2020

 

THIS WARRANT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of [•], 2020, is by and between Churchill Capital Corp III, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York corporation, as warrant agent (the “Warrant Agent”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company and the other parties named therein entered into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of [•], 2020 (the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which, inter alia, a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of the Company will be merged with and into Polaris Parent Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Music”), with Music surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and immediately thereafter Music will be merged with and into another direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Music, with such subsidiary surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer (together, the “Mergers”), on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein (the Mergers, together with the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the “Transactions”);

 

WHEREAS, in connection with and as of the consummation of the Transactions, the Company shall issue to certain investors pursuant to a private placement (each, an “Investor”) warrants (subject to rounding to avoid fractional warrants), each entitling the Investor to purchase one share of Class A common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”) at an exercise price of $12.50 per share, subject to adjustment as described herein and bearing the legend set forth in Exhibit B hereto (the “PIPE Warrants”);

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires the Warrant Agent to act on behalf of the Company, and the Warrant Agent is willing to so act, in connection with the issuance, registration, transfer, exchange, redemption and exercise of the PIPE Warrants;

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to provide for the form and provisions of the PIPE Warrants, the terms upon which they shall be issued and exercised, and the respective rights, limitation of rights, and immunities of the Company, the Warrant Agent, and the holders of the PIPE Warrants; and

 

WHEREAS, all acts and things have been done and performed which are necessary to make the PIPE Warrants, when executed on behalf of the Company and countersigned by or on behalf of the Warrant Agent, as provided herein, the valid, binding and legal obligations of the Company, and to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

     

 

 

1.             Appointment of Warrant Agent. The Company hereby appoints the Warrant Agent to act as agent for the Company for the PIPE Warrants, and the Warrant Agent hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to perform the same in accordance with the express terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

 

2.             Warrants.

 

2.1              Form of PIPE Warrant. Each PIPE Warrant shall initially be issued in registered form only. PIPE Warrants may be represented by one or more physical definitive certificates or by book entry.

 

2.2              Effect of Countersignature. If a physical definitive certificate is issued, unless and until countersigned by the Warrant Agent, either by manual or facsimile signature, pursuant to this Agreement, a PIPE Warrant shall be invalid and of no effect and may not be exercised by the holder thereof.

 

2.3              Registration.

 

2.3.1        PIPE Warrant Register. The Warrant Agent shall maintain books (the “Warrant Register”), for the registration of original issuance and the registration of transfer of the PIPE Warrants. Upon the initial issuance of the PIPE Warrants in book-entry form, the Warrant Agent shall issue and register the PIPE Warrants in the names of the respective holders thereof in such denominations and otherwise in accordance with instructions delivered to the Warrant Agent by the Company.

 

The physical definitive certificates, if issued, shall be in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A, and shall be signed by, or bear the facsimile signature of, the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, the President or the Secretary or other principal officer of the Company. In the event the person whose facsimile signature has been placed upon any PIPE Warrant shall have ceased to serve in the capacity in which such person signed the PIPE Warrant before such PIPE Warrant is issued, it may be issued with the same effect as if he or she had not ceased to be such at the date of issuance.

 

2.3.2        Registered Holder. Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer of any PIPE Warrant, the Company and the Warrant Agent may deem and treat the person in whose name such PIPE Warrant is registered in the Warrant Register (the “Registered Holder”) as the absolute owner of such PIPE Warrant and of each PIPE Warrant represented thereby (notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing on any physical definitive certificate made by anyone other than the Company or the Warrant Agent), for the purpose of any exercise thereof, and for all other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

2.4              Fractional Warrants. The Company shall not issue fractional PIPE Warrants and the Company shall round down to the nearest whole number the number of PIPE Warrants to be issued to such holder.

 

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3.             Terms and Exercise of PIPE Warrants.

 

3.1              PIPE Warrant Price. Each PIPE Warrant shall entitle the Registered Holder thereof, subject to the provisions of such PIPE Warrant and of this Agreement, to purchase from the Company the number of shares of Common Stock stated therein, at the price of $12.50 per share, subject to the adjustments provided in Section 4 hereof and in the last sentence of this Section 3.1. The term “Warrant Price” as used in this Agreement shall mean the price per share described in the prior sentence at which shares of Common Stock may be purchased at the time a PIPE Warrant is exercised. The Company in its sole discretion may lower the Warrant Price at any time prior to the Expiration Date (as defined below) for a period of not less than twenty (20) business days, provided, that the Company shall provide at least twenty (20) days prior written notice of such reduction to Registered Holders of the PIPE Warrants and, provided further that any such reduction shall be identical among all of the PIPE Warrants.

 

3.2              Duration of PIPE Warrants. A PIPE Warrant may be exercised only during the period (the “Exercise Period”) (A) commencing on the date that is thirty (30) days after the date of this Agreement, and (B) terminating at 5:00 p.m., New York City time on the earlier to occur of (w) the date that is five (5) years after the date of this Agreement, (x) the liquidation of the Company in accordance with the Company’s certificate of incorporation, as amended from time to time, and (y) the Redemption Date (as defined below) as provided in Section 6.2 hereof (the “Expiration Date”); provided, however, that the exercise of any PIPE Warrant shall be subject to the satisfaction of any applicable conditions, as set forth in subsection 3.3.2 below, with respect to an effective registration statement. Except with respect to the right to receive the Redemption Price (as defined below) in the event of a redemption (as set forth in Section 6 hereof), each PIPE Warrant not exercised on or before the Expiration Date shall become null and void, and all rights thereunder and all rights in respect thereof under this Agreement shall cease at 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the Expiration Date. The Company in its sole discretion may extend the duration of the PIPE Warrants by delaying the Expiration Date; provided that the Company shall provide at least twenty (20) days prior written notice of any such extension to Registered Holders of the PIPE Warrants, and, provided further that any such extension shall be identical in duration among all the PIPE Warrants.

 

3.3              Exercise of PIPE Warrants.

 

3.3.1        Payment. Subject to the provisions of the PIPE Warrant and this Agreement, a PIPE Warrant may be exercised by the Registered Holder thereof at any time prior to the Expiration Date by surrendering it at the office of the Warrant Agent or at the office of its successor as Warrant Agent, together with (i) an election to purchase form, duly executed, electing to exercise such PIPE Warrant; and (ii) payment in full of the Warrant Price for each full share of Common Stock as to which the PIPE Warrant is exercised and any and all applicable taxes due in connection with the exercise of the PIPE Warrant, the exchange of the PIPE Warrant for the shares of Common Stock and the issuance of such shares of Common Stock, as follows:

 

(a)               in lawful money of the United States, in good certified check or good bank draft payable to the order of the Warrant Agent or by wire;

 

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(b)               in the event of a redemption pursuant to Section 6 hereof in which the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) has elected to require all holders of the PIPE Warrants to exercise such PIPE Warrants on a “cashless basis,” by surrendering the PIPE Warrants for that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of shares of Common Stock underlying the PIPE Warrants, multiplied by the excess of the “Fair Market Value” (as defined in this subsection 3.3.1(b)) over the Warrant Price by (y) the Fair Market Value. Solely for purposes of this subsection 3.3.1(b) and Section 6.3, the “Fair Market Value” shall mean the average closing price of the Common Stock for the ten (10) trading days ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the notice of redemption is sent to the holders of the PIPE Warrants, pursuant to Section 6 hereof; or

 

(c)               as provided in Section 7.4 hereof.

 

The Warrant Agent shall forward funds received for warrant exercises in a given month by the 5th business day of the following month by wire transfer to an account designated by the Company.

 

3.3.2        Issuance of Shares of Common Stock on Exercise. As soon as practicable after the exercise of any PIPE Warrant and the clearance of the funds in payment of the Warrant Price (if payment is pursuant to subsection 3.3.1(a)), the Company shall issue to the Registered Holder of such PIPE Warrant a book-entry position or certificate, as applicable, for the number of full shares of Common Stock to which he, she or it is entitled, registered in such name or names as may be directed by him, her or it, and if such PIPE Warrant shall not have been exercised in full, a new book-entry position or countersigned PIPE Warrant, as applicable, for the number of shares of Common Stock as to which such PIPE Warrant shall not have been exercised. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be obligated to deliver any shares of Common Stock pursuant to the exercise of a PIPE Warrant and shall have no obligation to settle such PIPE Warrant exercise unless a (a) registration statement under the Securities Act covering the issuance of the Common Stock underlying the PIPE Warrants is then effective and (b) a prospectus relating thereto is current, subject to the Company’s satisfying its obligations under Section 7.4. No PIPE Warrant shall be exercisable and the Company shall not be obligated to issue shares of Common Stock upon exercise of a PIPE Warrant unless the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such PIPE Warrant exercise have been registered, qualified or deemed to be exempt from registration or qualification under the securities laws of the state of residence of the Registered Holder of the PIPE Warrants. In the event that the conditions in the two immediately preceding sentences are not satisfied with respect to a PIPE Warrant, the holder of such PIPE Warrant shall not be entitled to exercise such PIPE Warrant and such PIPE Warrant may have no value and expire worthless. Subject to Section 4.6 of this Agreement, a Registered Holder of PIPE Warrants may exercise its PIPE Warrants only for a whole number of shares of Common Stock. In no event will the Company be required to net cash settle the PIPE Warrant exercise. The Company may require holders of PIPE Warrants to settle the PIPE Warrant on a “cashless basis” pursuant to Subsection 3.3.1(b), Section 6.3 and Section 7.4. If, by reason of any exercise of PIPE Warrants on a “cashless basis,” the holder of any PIPE Warrant would be entitled, upon the exercise of such PIPE Warrant, to receive a fractional interest in a share of Common Stock, the Company shall round down to the nearest whole number, the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to such holder.

 

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3.3.3        Valid Issuance. All shares of Common Stock issued upon the proper exercise of a PIPE Warrant in conformity with this Agreement shall be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

 

3.3.4        Date of Issuance. Each person in whose name any book entry position or certificate, as applicable, for shares of Common Stock is issued shall for all purposes be deemed to have become the holder of record of such shares of Common Stock on the date on which the PIPE Warrant, or book entry position representing such PIPE Warrant, was surrendered and payment of the Warrant Price was made, irrespective of the date of delivery of such certificate in the case of a certificated PIPE Warrant, except that, if the date of such surrender and payment is a date when the share transfer books of the Company or book entry system of the Warrant Agent are closed, such person shall be deemed to have become the holder of such shares at the close of business on the next succeeding date on which the share transfer books or book entry system are open.

 

3.3.5        Maximum Percentage. A holder of a PIPE Warrant may notify the Company in writing in the event it elects to be subject to the provisions contained in this subsection 3.3.5; however, no holder of a PIPE Warrant shall be subject to this subsection 3.3.5 unless he, she or it makes such election. If the election is made by a holder, the Warrant Agent shall not affect the exercise of the holder’s PIPE Warrant, and such holder shall not have the right to exercise such PIPE Warrant, to the extent that after giving effect to such exercise, such person (together with such person’s affiliates) to the Warrant Agent’s actual knowledge, would beneficially own in excess of 4.9% or 9.8% (or such other amount as a holder may specify) (the “Maximum Percentage”) of the shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such person and its affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the PIPE Warrant with respect to which the determination of such sentence is being made, but shall exclude shares of Common Stock that would be issuable upon (x) exercise of the remaining, unexercised portion of the PIPE Warrant beneficially owned by such person and its affiliates and (y) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company beneficially owned by such person and its affiliates (including, without limitation, any convertible notes or convertible preferred stock or warrants) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this paragraph, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). For purposes of the PIPE Warrant, in determining the number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock, the holder may rely on the number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (1) the Company’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly report on Form 10-Q, current report on Form 8-K or other public filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) as the case may be, (2) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (3) any other notice by the Company or the Warrant Agent setting forth the number of Common Stock issued and outstanding. For any reason at any time, upon the written request of the holder of the PIPE Warrant, the Company shall, within two (2) business days, confirm orally and in writing to such holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of equity securities of the Company by the holder and its affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. By written notice to the Company, the holder of a PIPE Warrant may from time to time increase or decrease the Maximum Percentage applicable to such holder to any other percentage specified in such notice; provided, however, that any such increase shall not be effective until the sixty-first (61st) day after such notice is delivered to the Company.

 

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4.             Adjustments.

 

4.1              Stock Dividends.

 

4.1.1        Split-Ups. If after the date hereof, and subject to the provisions of Section 4.6 below, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is increased by a stock dividend payable in shares of Common Stock, or by a split-up of shares of Common Stock or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such stock dividend, split-up or similar event, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on exercise of each PIPE Warrant shall be increased in proportion to such increase in the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock. A rights offering to holders of shares of Common Stock entitling holders to purchase shares of Common Stock at a price less than the “Fair Market Value” (as defined below) shall be deemed a stock dividend of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the product of (i) the number of shares of Common Stock actually sold in such rights offering (or issuable under any other equity securities sold in such rights offering that are convertible into or exercisable for the shares of Common Stock) multiplied by (ii) one (1) minus the quotient of (x) the price per share of Common Stock paid in such rights offering divided by (y) the Fair Market Value. For purposes of this subsection 4.1.1, (i) if the rights offering is for securities convertible into or exercisable for shares of Common Stock, in determining the price payable for shares of Common Stock, there shall be taken into account any consideration received for such rights, as well as any additional amount payable upon exercise or conversion and (ii) “Fair Market Value” means the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock as reported during the ten (10) trading day period ending on the trading day prior to the first date on which the shares of Common Stock trade on the applicable exchange or in the applicable market, regular way, without the right to receive such rights.

 

4.1.2        Extraordinary, Dividends. If the Company, at any time while the PIPE Warrants are outstanding and unexpired, shall pay a dividend or make a distribution in cash, securities or other assets to the holders of the shares of Common Stock on account of such shares of Common Stock (or other shares of the Company’s capital stock into which the PIPE Warrants are convertible), other than (a) as described in subsection 4.1.1 above, (b) Ordinary Cash Dividends (as defined below) or (c) in connection with any distribution of its assets upon its liquidation (any such non-excluded event being referred to herein as an “Extraordinary Dividend”), then the Warrant Price shall be decreased, effective immediately after the effective date of such Extraordinary Dividend, by the amount of cash and/or the fair market value (as determined by the Board, in good faith) of any securities or other assets paid on each share of Common Stock in respect of such Extraordinary Dividend. For purposes of this subsection 4.1.2, “Ordinary Cash Dividends” means any cash dividend or cash distribution which, when combined on a per share basis, with the per share amounts of all other cash dividends and cash distributions paid on the shares of Common Stock during the 365-day period ending on the date of declaration of such dividend or distribution (as adjusted to appropriately reflect any of the events referred to in other subsections of this Section 4 and excluding cash dividends or cash distributions that resulted in an adjustment to the Warrant Price or to the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on exercise of each PIPE Warrant) does not exceed $0.50.

 

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4.2              Aggregation of Shares. If after the date hereof, and subject to the provisions of Section 4.6 hereof, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is decreased by a consolidation, combination, reverse stock split or reclassification of shares of Common Stock or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such consolidation, combination, reverse stock split, reclassification or similar event, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on exercise of each PIPE Warrant shall be decreased in proportion to such decrease in outstanding shares of Common Stock.

 

4.3              Adjustments in Warrant Price. Whenever the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable upon the exercise of the PIPE Warrants is adjusted, the Warrant Price shall be adjusted (to the nearest cent) by multiplying such Warrant Price immediately prior to such adjustment by a fraction (x) the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable upon the exercise of the PIPE Warrants immediately prior to such adjustment, and (y) the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock so purchasable immediately thereafter.

 

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4.4              Replacement of Securities upon Reorganization, Etc. In case of any reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (other than a change under Section 4.1 or Section 4.2 hereof or that solely affects the par value of such shares of Common Stock), or in the case of any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity or conversion of the Company into another type of entity (other than a consolidation or merger in which the Company is the continuing corporation (and is not a subsidiary of another entity whose stockholders did not own all or substantially all of the Common Stock of the Company in substantially the same proportions immediately before such transaction) and that does not result in any reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding shares of Common Stock), or in the case of any sale or conveyance to another corporation or entity of the assets or other property of the Company as an entirety or substantially as an entirety in connection with which the Company is dissolved, the holders of the PIPE Warrants shall thereafter have the right to purchase and receive, upon the basis and upon the terms and conditions specified in the PIPE Warrants and in lieu of the shares of Common Stock of the Company immediately theretofore purchasable and receivable upon the exercise of the rights represented thereby, the kind and amount of shares of stock or other securities or property (including cash) receivable upon such reclassification, reorganization, merger or consolidation, or upon a dissolution following any such sale or transfer, that the holder of the PIPE Warrants would have received if such holder had exercised his, her or its PIPE Warrant(s) immediately prior to such event (the “Alternative Issuance”); provided, however, that (i) if the holders of the shares of Common Stock were entitled to exercise a right of election as to the kind or amount of securities, cash or other assets receivable upon such consolidation or merger, then the kind and amount of securities, cash or other assets constituting the Alternative Issuance for which each PIPE Warrant shall become exercisable shall be deemed to be the weighted average of the kind and amount received per share by the holders of the shares of Common Stock in such consolidation or merger that affirmatively make such election, and (ii) if a tender, exchange or redemption offer shall have been made to and accepted by the holders of the shares of Common Stock under circumstances in which, upon completion of such tender or exchange offer, the maker thereof, together with members of any group (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act (or any successor rule)) of which such maker is a part, and together with any affiliate or associate of such maker (within the meaning of Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act (or any successor rule)) and any members of any such group of which any such affiliate or associate is a part, own beneficially (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act (or any successor rule)) more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, the holder of a PIPE Warrant shall be entitled to receive as the Alternative Issuance, the highest amount of cash, securities or other property to which such holder would actually have been entitled as a stockholder if such PIPE Warrant holder had exercised the PIPE Warrant prior to the expiration of such tender or exchange offer, accepted such offer and all of the shares of Common Stock held by such holder had been purchased pursuant to such tender or exchange offer, subject to adjustments (from and after the consummation of such tender or exchange offer) as nearly equivalent as possible to the adjustments provided for in this Section 4; provided, further, that if less than 70% of the consideration receivable by the holders of the shares of Common Stock in the applicable event is payable in the form of common stock in the successor entity that is listed for trading on a national securities exchange or is quoted in an established over-the-counter market, or is to be so listed for trading or quoted immediately following such event, and if the Registered Holder properly exercises the PIPE Warrant within thirty (30) days following the public disclosure of the consummation of such applicable event by the Company pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission, the Warrant Price shall be reduced by an amount (in dollars) equal to the difference, if positive, of (i) the Warrant Price in effect prior to such reduction minus (ii) (A) the Per Share Consideration (as defined below) minus (B) the Black-Scholes Warrant Value (as defined below) (which amount determined under this clause (ii) shall not be less than zero). The “Black-Scholes Warrant Value” means the value of a PIPE Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of the applicable event based on the Black-Scholes Warrant Model for a Capped American Call on Bloomberg Financial Markets (“Bloomberg”). For purposes of calculating such amount, (1) Section 6 of this Agreement shall be taken into account, (2) the price of each share of Common Stock shall be the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock as reported during the ten (10) trading day period ending on the trading day prior to the effective date of the applicable event, (3) the assumed volatility shall be the 90 day volatility obtained from the HVT function on Bloomberg determined as of the trading day immediately prior to the day of the announcement of the applicable event, and (4) the assumed risk-free interest rate shall correspond to the U.S. Treasury rate for a period equal to the remaining term of the PIPE Warrant. “Per Share Consideration” means (i) if the consideration paid to holders of the shares of Common Stock consists exclusively of cash, the amount of such cash per share of Common Stock, and (ii) in all other cases, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock as reported during the ten (10) trading day period ending on the trading day prior to the effective date of the applicable event. If any reclassification or reorganization also results in a change in shares of Common Stock covered by subsection 4.1.1, then such adjustment shall be made pursuant to subsection 4.1.1 or Sections 4.2, 4.3 and this Section 4.4. The provisions of this Section 4.4 shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications, reorganizations, mergers or consolidations, sales or other transfers. In no event will the Warrant Price be reduced to less than the par value per share issuable upon exercise of the PIPE Warrant.

 

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4.5              Notices of Changes in PIPE Warrant. Upon every adjustment of the Warrant Price or the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of a PIPE Warrant, the Company shall give written notice thereof to the Warrant Agent, which notice shall state the Warrant Price resulting from such adjustment and the increase or decrease, if any, in the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable at such price upon the exercise of a PIPE Warrant, setting forth in reasonable detail the method of calculation and the facts upon which such calculation is based; provided, however, that no adjustment to the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of a PIPE Warrant shall be required until cumulative adjustments amount to 1% or more of the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of a PIPE Warrant as last adjusted; provided, further, that any such adjustments that are not made are carried forward and taken into account in any subsequent adjustment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all such carried forward adjustments shall be made (i) in connection with any subsequent adjustment that (taken together with such carried forward adjustments) would result in a change of at least 1% in the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of a PIPE Warrant and (ii) on the exercise date of any PIPE Warrant. Upon the occurrence of any event specified in Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 or 4 4 in connection with which an adjustment is made to the Warrant Price or the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of a PIPE Warrant, the Company shall give written notice of the occurrence of such event to each holder of a PIPE Warrant, at the last address set forth for such holder in the Warrant Register, of the record date or the effective date of the event. Failure to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality or validity of such event.

 

4.6              No Fractional Shares. Notwithstanding any provision contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall not issue fractional shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of PIPE Warrants. If, by reason of any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 4, the holder of any PIPE Warrant would be entitled, upon the exercise of such PIPE Warrant, to receive a fractional interest in a share, the Company shall, upon such exercise, round down to the nearest whole number the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to such holder.

 

4.7              Form of PIPE Warrant. The form of PIPE Warrant need not be changed because of any adjustment pursuant to this Section 4, and PIPE Warrants issued after such adjustment may state the same Warrant Price and the same number of shares of Common Stock as is stated in the PIPE Warrants initially issued pursuant to this Agreement; provided, however, that the Company may at any time in its sole discretion make any change in the form of PIPE Warrant that the Company may deem appropriate and that does not affect the substance thereof, and any PIPE Warrant thereafter issued or countersigned, whether in exchange or substitution for an outstanding PIPE Warrant or otherwise, may be in the form as so changed.

 

4.8              Other Events. In case any event shall occur affecting the Company as to which none of the provisions of the preceding subsections of this Section 4 are strictly applicable, but which would require an adjustment to the terms of the PIPE Warrants in order to (i) avoid an adverse impact on the PIPE Warrants and (ii) effectuate the intent and purpose of this Section 4, then, in each such case, the Company shall appoint a firm of independent public accountants, investment banking or other appraisal firm of recognized national standing, which shall give its opinion as to whether or not any adjustment to the rights represented by the PIPE Warrants is necessary to effectuate the intent and purpose of this Section 4 and, if they determine that an adjustment is necessary, the terms of such adjustment. The Company shall adjust the terms of the PIPE Warrants in a manner that is consistent with any adjustment recommended in such opinion.

 

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5.             Transfer and Exchange of PIPE Warrants.

 

5.1              Registration of Transfer. The Warrant Agent shall register the transfer, from time to time, of any outstanding PIPE Warrant upon the Warrant Register, upon surrender of such PIPE Warrant for transfer, in the case of certificated warrants, properly endorsed with signatures properly guaranteed and accompanied by appropriate instructions for transfer. Upon any such transfer, a new PIPE Warrant representing an equal aggregate number of PIPE Warrants shall be issued and the old PIPE Warrant shall be cancelled by the Warrant Agent. In the case of certificated warrants, the PIPE Warrants so cancelled shall be delivered by the Warrant Agent to the Company from time to time upon request.

 

5.2              Procedure for Surrender of Warrants. PIPE Warrants may be surrendered to the Warrant Agent, together with a written request for exchange or transfer and thereupon the Warrant Agent shall issue in exchange therefor one or more new PIPE Warrants as requested by the Registered Holder of the PIPE Warrants so surrendered, representing an equal aggregate number of PIPE Warrants; provided, however, that in the event that a PIPE Warrant surrendered for transfer bears a restrictive legend, the Warrant Agent shall not cancel such PIPE Warrant and issue new PIPE Warrants in exchange thereof until the Warrant Agent has received an opinion of counsel for the Company stating that such transfer may be made and indicating whether the new PIPE Warrants must also bear a restrictive legend.

 

5.3              Fractional Warrants. The Warrant Agent shall not be required to effect any registration of transfer or exchange which shall result in the issuance of a warrant certificate or book-entry position for a fraction of a PIPE Warrant.

 

5.4              Service Charges. No service charge shall be made for any exchange or registration of transfer of PIPE Warrants.

 

5.5              Warrant Execution and Countersignature. The Warrant Agent is hereby authorized to countersign and to deliver, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the PIPE Warrants required to be issued pursuant to the provisions of this Section 5, and the Company, whenever required by the Warrant Agent, shall supply the Warrant Agent with PIPE Warrants duly executed on behalf of the Company for such purpose.

 

6.             Redemption.

 

6.1              Redemption of PIPE Warrants. Subject to Section 6.4 hereof, not less than all of the outstanding PIPE Warrants may be redeemed, at the option of the Company, at any time while they are exercisable and prior to their expiration, at the office of the Warrant Agent, upon notice to the Registered Holders of the PIPE Warrants, as described in Section 6.2 below, at the price of $0.01 per PIPE Warrant (the “Redemption Price”), provided that the closing price of the Common Stock reported has been at least $18.00 per share (subject to adjustment in compliance with Section 4 hereof), on each of twenty (20) trading days, within the thirty (30) trading-day period ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which notice of the redemption is given and provided that there is an effective registration statement covering the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the PIPE Warrants, and a current prospectus relating thereto, available throughout the 30-day Redemption Period (as defined in Section 6.2 below) or the Company has elected to require the exercise of the PIPE Warrants on a “cashless basis” pursuant to subsection 3.3.1 and such cashless exercise is exempt from registration under the Securities Act.

 

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6.2              Date Fixed for, and Notice of, Redemption. In the event that the Company elects to redeem all of the PIPE Warrants pursuant to Section 6.1, the Company shall fix a date for the redemption (the “Redemption Date”). Notice of redemption shall be mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, by the Company not less than thirty (30) days prior to the Redemption Date (such 30-day period, the “Redemption Period”) to the Registered Holders of the PIPE Warrants to be redeemed at their last addresses as they shall appear on the registration books. Any notice mailed in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given whether or not the Registered Holder received such notice.

 

6.3              Exercise After Notice of Redemption. The PIPE Warrants may be exercised, for cash (or on a “cashless basis” in accordance with subsection 3.3.1(b) of this Agreement) at any time after notice of redemption shall have been given by the Company pursuant to Section 6.2 hereof and prior to the Redemption Date. In the event that the Company determines to require all holders of PIPE Warrants to exercise their PIPE Warrants on a “cashless basis” pursuant to subsection 3.3.1, the notice of redemption shall contain the information necessary to calculate the number of shares of Common Stock to be received upon exercise of the PIPE Warrants, including the “Fair Market Value” (as such term is defined in subsection 3.3.1(b) hereof) in such case. On and after the Redemption Date, the record holder of the PIPE Warrants shall have no further rights except to receive, upon surrender of the PIPE Warrants, the Redemption Price.

 

7.             Other Provisions Relating to Rights of Holders of PIPE Warrants.

 

7.1              No Rights as Stockholder. A PIPE Warrant does not entitle the Registered Holder thereof to any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company, including, without limitation, the right to receive dividends, or other distributions, exercise any preemptive rights to vote or to consent or to receive notice as stockholders in respect of the meetings of stockholders or the election of directors of the Company or any other matter.

 

7.2              Lost, Stolen, Mutilated, or Destroyed Warrants. If any PIPE Warrant is lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed, the Company and the Warrant Agent may on such terms as to indemnity or otherwise as they may in their discretion impose (which shall, in the case of a mutilated PIPE Warrant, include the surrender thereof), issue a new PIPE Warrant of like denomination, tenor and date as the PIPE Warrant so lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed, and countersigned by the Warrant Agent. Any such new PIPE Warrant shall constitute a substitute contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the allegedly lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed PIPE Warrant shall be at any time enforceable by anyone. Warrant Agent may, at its option, countersign replacement PIPE Warrants for mutilated certificates upon presentation thereof without such indemnity.

 

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7.3              Reservation of Shares of Common Stock. The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available a number of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock that shall be sufficient to permit the exercise in full of all outstanding PIPE Warrants issued pursuant to this Agreement.

 

7.4              Registration of Shares of Common Stock; Cashless Exercise at Company’s Option.

 

7.4.1        Registration of Shares of Common Stock. The issuance of shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of a PIPE Warrant shall be registered in the same manner and on the same terms the resale of Common Stock pursuant to the terms of the Subscription Agreement by and between the Company and the Investor, dated as of the date hereof.

 

7.4.2        Cashless Exercise at Company’s Option. If the shares of Common Stock are at the time of any exercise of a PIPE Warrant not listed on a national securities exchange such that it satisfies the definition of a “covered security” under Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act (or any successor statute) and there is no effective registration statement covering the shares issuable upon exercise of the PIPE Warrants at such time, the Company may, at its option, require holders of PIPE Warrants who exercise PIPE Warrants to exercise such PIPE Warrants on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act (or any successor statute) or such other applicable exemption, for that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of shares of Common Stock underlying the PIPE Warrants, multiplied by the excess of the “Fair Market Value” (as defined below) over the Warrant Price by (y) the Fair Market Value. Solely for purposes of this subsection 7.4.2, “Fair Market Value” shall mean the average closing price of the Common Stock for the ten (10) trading days ending on the third trading day prior to the date that notice of exercise is sent to the Warrant Agent from the holder of such PIPE Warrants or its securities broker or intermediary, and if the Company does not so elect, the Company agrees to use its best efforts to register or qualify for sale the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the PIPE Warrant under the blue sky laws of the state of residence of the exercising PIPE Warrant holder to the extent an exemption is not available.

 

8.             Concerning the Warrant Agent and Other Matters.

 

8.1              Payment of Taxes. The Company shall from time to time promptly pay all taxes and charges that may be imposed upon the Company or the Warrant Agent in respect of the issuance or delivery of shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of the PIPE Warrants, but the Company and the Warrant Agent shall not be obligated to pay any transfer taxes in respect of the PIPE Warrants or such shares of Common Stock.

 

8.2              Resignation, Consolidation, or Merger of Warrant Agent.

 

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8.2.1        Appointment of Successor Warrant Agent. The Warrant Agent, or any successor to it hereafter appointed, may resign its duties and be discharged from all further duties and liabilities hereunder after giving sixty (60) days notice in writing to the Company. If the office of the Warrant Agent becomes vacant by resignation or incapacity to act or otherwise, the Company shall appoint in writing a successor Warrant Agent in place of the Warrant Agent. If the Company shall fail to make such appointment within a period of ninety (90) days after it has been notified in writing of such resignation or incapacity by the Warrant Agent or by the holder of a PIPE Warrant (who shall, with such notice, submit his PIPE Warrant for inspection by the Company), then the holder of any PIPE Warrant may apply to the Supreme Court of the State of New York for the County of New York for the appointment of a successor Warrant Agent at the Company’s cost. Any successor Warrant Agent, whether appointed by the Company or by such court, shall be authorized under applicable laws to exercise the powers of a transfer agent and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority. After appointment, any successor Warrant Agent shall be vested with all the authority, powers, rights, immunities, duties, and obligations of its predecessor Warrant Agent with like effect as if originally named as Warrant Agent hereunder, without any further act or deed; but if for any reason it becomes necessary or appropriate, the predecessor Warrant Agent shall execute and deliver, at the expense of the Company, an instrument transferring to such successor Warrant Agent all the authority, powers, and rights of such predecessor Warrant Agent hereunder; and upon request of any successor Warrant Agent the Company shall make, execute, acknowledge, and deliver any and all instruments in writing for more fully and effectually vesting in and confirming to such successor Warrant Agent all such authority, powers, rights, immunities, duties, and obligations.

 

8.2.2        Notice of Successor Warrant Agent. In the event a successor Warrant Agent shall be appointed, the Company shall give notice thereof to the predecessor Warrant Agent and the Company’s transfer agent for the shares of Common Stock not later than the effective date of any such appointment.

 

8.2.3        Merger or Consolidation of Warrant Agent. Any entity into which the Warrant Agent may be merged or with which it may be consolidated or any entity resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Warrant Agent shall be a party shall be the successor Warrant Agent under this Agreement without any further act.

 

8.3              Fees and Expenses of Warrant Agent.

 

8.3.1        Remuneration. The Company agrees to pay the Warrant Agent reasonable remuneration for its services as such Warrant Agent hereunder and shall, pursuant to its obligations under this Agreement, reimburse the Warrant Agent upon demand for all expenditures that the Warrant Agent may reasonably incur in the execution of its duties hereunder.

 

8.3.2        Further Assurances. The Company agrees to perform, execute, acknowledge, and deliver or cause to be performed, executed, acknowledged, and delivered all such further and other acts, instruments, and assurances as may reasonably be required by the Warrant Agent for the carrying out or performing of the provisions of this Agreement.

 

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8.4              Liability of Warrant Agent.

 

8.4.1        Reliance on Company Statement. Whenever in the performance of its duties under this Agreement, the Warrant Agent shall deem it necessary or desirable that any fact or matter be proved or established by the Company prior to taking or suffering any action hereunder, such fact or matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed) may be deemed to be conclusively proved and established by a statement signed by the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, the President or the Secretary or other principal officer of the Company and delivered to the Warrant Agent. The Warrant Agent may rely upon such statement for any action taken or suffered in good faith by it pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement.

 

8.4.2        Indemnity. The Warrant Agent shall be liable hereunder only for its own, or its representatives’, gross negligence, willful misconduct, bad faith or material breach of this Agreement. The Company agrees to indemnify the Warrant Agent and save it harmless against any and all liabilities, including judgments, costs and reasonable counsel fees, for anything done or omitted by the Warrant Agent in the execution of this Agreement, except as a result of the Warrant Agent’s, or its representatives’, gross negligence, willful misconduct, bad faith or material breach of this Agreement.

 

8.4.3        Exclusions. The Warrant Agent shall have no responsibility with respect to the validity of this Agreement or with respect to the validity or execution of any PIPE Warrant (except its countersignature thereof). The Warrant Agent shall not be responsible for any breach by the Company of any covenant or condition contained in this Agreement or in any PIPE Warrant. The Warrant Agent shall not be responsible to make any adjustments required under the provisions of Section 4 hereof or responsible for the manner, method, or amount of any such adjustment or the ascertaining of the existence of facts that would require any such adjustment; nor shall it by any act hereunder be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to the authorization or reservation of any shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to this Agreement or any PIPE Warrant or as to whether any shares of Common Stock shall, when issued, be valid and fully paid and non-assessable.

 

8.5              Acceptance of Agency. The Warrant Agent hereby accepts the agency established by this Agreement and agrees to perform the same upon the terms and conditions herein set forth and among other things, shall account promptly to the Company with respect to PIPE Warrants exercised and concurrently account for, and pay to the Company, all monies received by the Warrant Agent for the purchase of shares of Common Stock through the exercise of the PIPE Warrants.

 

8.6              Waiver. The Warrant Agent has no right of set-off or any other right, title, interest or claim of any kind (“Claim”) in, or to any distribution of, the Trust Account (as defined in that certain Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated as of February 13, 2020, by and between the Company and the Warrant Agent as trustee thereunder) and hereby agrees not to seek recourse, reimbursement, payment or satisfaction for any Claim against the Trust Account for any reason whatsoever. The Warrant Agent hereby waives any and all Claims against the Trust Account and any and all rights to seek access to the Trust Account.

 

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9.             Miscellaneous Provisions.

 

9.1              Successors. All the covenants and provisions of this Agreement by or for the benefit of the Company or the Warrant Agent shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns.

 

9.2              Notices. Any notice, statement or demand authorized by this Agreement to be given or made by the Warrant Agent or by the holder of any PIPE Warrant to or on the Company shall be sufficiently given when so delivered if by hand or overnight delivery or if sent by certified mail or private courier service within five (5) days after deposit of such notice, postage prepaid, addressed (until another address is filed in writing by the Company with the Warrant Agent), as follows:

 

Churchill Capital Corp III
640 Fifth Avenue, 12th Floor
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Lee Jay Taragin

 

with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

 

Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP
767 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10153
Attention: Michael J. Aiello and Matthew Gilroy

 

Any notice, statement or demand authorized by this Agreement to be given or made by the holder of any PIPE Warrant or by the Company to or on the Warrant Agent shall be sufficiently given when so delivered if by hand or overnight delivery or if sent by certified mail or private courier service within five (5) days after deposit of such notice, postage prepaid, addressed (until another address is filed in writing by the Warrant Agent with the Company), as follows:

 

Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
1 State Street, 30th Floor
New York, NY 10004
Attention: Compliance Department

 

in each case, with copy to:

 

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9.3              Applicable Law. The validity, interpretation, and performance of this Agreement and of the PIPE Warrants shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of the substantive laws of another jurisdiction. The Company hereby agrees that any action, proceeding or claim against it arising out of or relating in any way to this Agreement shall be brought and enforced in the courts of the City of New York, County of New York, State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and irrevocably submits to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be exclusive. The Company hereby waives any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts represent an inconvenient forum.

 

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9.4              Compliance and Confidentiality. The Warrant Agent shall perform its duties under this Agreement in compliance with all applicable laws and keep confidential all information relating to this Agreement and, except as required by applicable law, shall not use such information for any purpose other than the performance of the Warrant Agent’s obligations under this Agreement.

 

9.5              Persons Having Rights under this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to confer upon, or give to, any person or corporation other than the parties hereto and the Registered Holders of the PIPE Warrants any right, remedy, or claim under or by reason of this Agreement or of any covenant, condition, stipulation, promise, or agreement hereof. All covenants, conditions, stipulations, promises, and agreements contained in this Agreement shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties hereto and their successors and assigns and of the Registered Holders of the PIPE Warrants.

 

9.6              Examination of the Warrant Agreement. A copy of this Agreement shall be available at all reasonable times at the office of the Warrant Agent for inspection by the Registered Holder of any PIPE Warrant. The Warrant Agent may require any such holder to submit such holder’s PIPE Warrant for inspection by the Warrant Agent.

 

9.7              Counterparts; Electronic Signatures. This Agreement may be executed in any number of original or facsimile counterparts and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. A signature to this Agreement transmitted electronically shall have the same authority, effect, and enforceability as an original signature.

 

9.8              Effect of Headings. The section headings herein are for convenience only and arc not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the interpretation thereof.

 

9.9              Amendments. This Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto without the consent of any Registered Holder for the purpose of curing any ambiguity, or curing, correcting or supplementing any defective provision contained herein or adding or changing any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement as the parties may deem necessary or desirable and that the parties deem shall not adversely affect the interest of the Registered Holders. All other modifications or amendments, including any modification or amendment to increase the Warrant Price or shorten the Exercise Period shall require the vote or written consent of the Registered Holders of 50% of the number of the then outstanding PIPE Warrants. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may lower the Warrant Price or extend the duration of the Exercise Period pursuant to Sections 3.1 and 2, respectively, without the consent of the Registered Holders.

 

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9.10          Severability. This Agreement shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or of any other term or provision hereof. Furthermore, in lieu of any such invalid or unenforceable term or provision, the parties hereto intend that there shall be added as a part of this Agreement a provision as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be valid and enforceable.

 

Exhibit A Form of Warrant Certificate

 

Exhibit B Legend – PIPE Warrants

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

 

  CHURCHILL CAPITAL CORP III
         
  By:    
      Name:  
      Title:  
         
         
         
  CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY
         
  By:    
      Name:  
      Title:  

 

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO WARRANT AGREEMENT]

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

Form of Warrant Certificate

 

[FACE]

 

Number

 

Warrants

 

THIS WARRANT SHALL BE NULL AND VOID IF NOT EXERCISED PRIOR
TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE EXERCISE PERIOD PROVIDED FOR IN THE
WARRANT AGREEMENT DESCRIBED BELOW

 

Churchill Capital Corp III
Incorporated Under the Laws of the State of Delaware

 

CUSIP [●]

 

Warrant Certificate

 

This Warrant Certificate certifies that, or registered assigns, is the registered holder of warrant(s) evidenced hereby (the “PIPE Warrants” and each, a “PIPE Warrant”) to purchase shares of Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (“Common Stock”), of Churchill Capital Corp III, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). Each whole PIPE Warrant entitles the holder, upon exercise during the period set forth in the Warrant Agreement referred to below, to receive from the Company that number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock as set forth below, at the exercise price (the “Warrant Price”) as determined pursuant to the Warrant Agreement, payable in lawful money (or through “cashless exercise” as provided for in the Warrant Agreement) of the United States of America upon surrender of this Warrant Certificate and payment of the Warrant Price at the office or agency of the Warrant Agent referred to below, subject to the conditions set forth herein and in the Warrant Agreement. Defined terms used in this Warrant Certificate but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Warrant Agreement.

 

Each whole PIPE Warrant is initially exercisable for one fully paid and non-assessable share of Common Stock. No fractional shares will be issued upon exercise of any PIPE Warrant. If, upon the exercise of PIPE Warrants, a holder would be entitled to receive a fractional interest in a share of Common Stock, the Company will, upon exercise, round down to the nearest whole number of the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to the holder. The number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the PIPE Warrants is subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events as set forth in the Warrant Agreement. The initial Warrant Price per share of Common Stock for any PIPE Warrant is equal to $12.50 per share. The Warrant Price is subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events as set forth in the Warrant Agreement.

 

[Form of Warrant]

 

 

 

 

Subject to the conditions set forth in the Warrant Agreement, the PIPE Warrants may be exercised only during the Exercise Period and to the extent not exercised by the end of such Exercise Period, such PIPE Warrants shall become null and void. The PIPE Warrants may be redeemed, subject to certain conditions, as set forth in the Warrant Agreement.

 

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Warrant Certificate set forth on the reverse hereof and such further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth at this place.

 

This Warrant Certificate shall not be valid unless countersigned by the Warrant Agent, as such term is used in the Warrant Agreement. This Warrant Certificate shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York.

 

 

  CHURCHILL CAPITAL CORP III
         
  By:    
      Name:  
      Title:  
         
         
         
  CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY
         
  By:    
      Name:  
      Title:  

 

 

[Form of Warrant]

 

 

 

 

[Form of Warrant Certificate]

 

[Reverse]

 

The PIPE Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate are part of a duly authorized issue of PIPE Warrants entitling the holder on exercise to receive shares of Common Stock and are issued or to be issued pursuant to a Warrant Agreement dated as of [●], 2020 (the “Warrant Agreement”), duly executed and delivered by the Company to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York corporation, as warrant agent (or successor warrant agent) (collectively, the “Warrant Agent”), which Warrant Agreement is hereby incorporated by reference in and made a part of this instrument and is hereby referred to for a description of the rights, limitation of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Warrant Agent, the Company and the holders (the words “holders” or “holder” meaning the Registered Holders or Registered Holder, respectively) of the PIPE Warrants. A copy of the Warrant Agreement may be obtained by the holder hereof upon written request to the Company. Defined terms used in this Warrant Certificate but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Warrant Agreement.

 

PIPE Warrants may be exercised at any time during the Exercise Period set forth in the Warrant Agreement. The holder of PIPE Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate may exercise them by surrendering this Warrant Certificate, with the form of election to purchase set forth hereon properly completed and executed, together with payment of the Warrant Price as specified in the Warrant Agreement (or through “cashless exercise” as provided for in the Warrant Agreement) at the designated office of the Warrant Agent. In the event that upon any exercise of PIPE Warrants evidenced hereby the number of PIPE Warrants exercised shall be less than the total number of PIPE Warrants evidenced hereby, there shall be issued to the holder hereof or his, her or its assignee, a new Warrant Certificate evidencing the number of PIPE Warrants not exercised.

 

Notwithstanding anything else in this Warrant Certificate or the Warrant Agreement, no PIPE Warrant may be exercised unless at the time of exercise (i) a registration statement covering the shares of Common Stock to be issued upon exercise is effective under the Securities Act and (ii) a prospectus thereunder relating to the shares of Common Stock is current, except through “cashless exercise” as provided for in the Warrant Agreement.

 

The Warrant Agreement provides that upon the occurrence of certain events the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the PIPE Warrants set forth on the face hereof may, subject to certain conditions, be adjusted. If, upon exercise of a PIPE Warrant, the holder thereof would be entitled to receive a fractional interest in a share of Common Stock, the Company shall, upon exercise, round down to the nearest whole number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to the holder of the PIPE Warrant.

 

Warrant Certificates, when surrendered at the designated office of the Warrant Agent by the Registered Holder thereof in person or by legal representative or attorney duly authorized in writing, may be exchanged, in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Warrant Agreement, but without payment of any service charge, for another Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates of like tenor evidencing in the aggregate a like number of PIPE Warrants.

 

 

 

 

Upon due presentation for registration of transfer of this Warrant Certificate at the office of the Warrant Agent a new Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates of like tenor and evidencing in the aggregate a like number of PIPE Warrants shall be issued to the transferee(s) in exchange for this Warrant Certificate, subject to the limitations provided in the Warrant Agreement, without charge except for any tax or other third-party charges imposed in connection therewith.

 

The Company and the Warrant Agent may deem and treat the Registered Holder(s) hereof as the absolute owner(s) of this Warrant Certificate (notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing hereon made by anyone), for the purpose of any exercise hereof, of any distribution to the holder(s) hereof, and for all other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary. Neither the PIPE Warrants nor this Warrant Certificate entitles any holder hereof to any rights of a stockholder of the Company.

 

 

 

 

Election to Purchase

 

(To Be Executed Upon Exercise of PIPE Warrant)

 

The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the right, represented by this Warrant Certificate, to receive shares of Common Stock and herewith tenders payment for such shares of Common Stock to the order of Churchill Capital Corp III (the “Company”) in the amount of
$[●] in accordance with the terms hereof. The undersigned requests that a certificate for such shares of Common Stock be registered in the name of [●] whose address is [●] and that such shares of Common Stock be delivered to [●] whose address is [●]. If said number of shares of Common Stock is less than all of the shares of Common Stock purchasable hereunder, the undersigned requests that a new Warrant Certificate representing the remaining balance of such shares of Common Stock be registered in the name of [●], whose address is [●], and that such Warrant Certificate be delivered to [●], whose address is [●].

 

In the event that the PIPE Warrant has been called for redemption by the Company pursuant to Section 6.1 of the Warrant Agreement and the Company has required cashless exercise pursuant to Section 6.3 of the Warrant Agreement, the number of shares of Common Stock that this PIPE Warrant is exercisable for shall be determined in accordance with subsection 3.3.1(b), and Section 6.3 of the Warrant Agreement.

 

In the event that the PIPE Warrant is to be exercised on a “cashless” basis pursuant to Section 7.4 of the Warrant Agreement, the number of shares of Common Stock that this PIPE Warrant is exercisable for shall be determined in accordance with Section 7.4 of the Warrant Agreement.

 

In the event that the PIPE Warrant may be exercised, to the extent allowed by the Warrant Agreement, through cashless exercise (i) the number of shares of Common Stock that this PIPE Warrant is exercisable for would be determined in accordance with the relevant section of the Warrant Agreement which allows for such cashless exercise and (ii) the holder hereof shall complete the following: The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the right, represented by this Warrant Certificate, through the cashless exercise provisions of the Warrant Agreement, to receive shares of Common Stock. If said number of shares of Common Stock is less than all of the shares of Common Stock purchasable hereunder (after giving effect to the cashless exercise), the undersigned requests that a new Warrant Certificate representing the remaining balance of such shares of Common Stock be registered in the name of [●], whose address is [●], and that such Warrant Certificate be delivered to [●], whose address is [●].

 

Date:

  (Signature)
   
  (Address)

 

 

 

 

(Tax Identification Number)

 

Signature Guaranteed:

 

THE SIGNATURE(S) SHOULD BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM, PURSUANT TO SEC RULE 17Ad-15 (OR ANY SUCCESSOR RULE) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT, OF 1934, AS AMENDED).

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

LEGEND

 

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF UNLESS REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE.

 

SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OF THE COMPANY ISSUED UPON EXERCISE OF SUCH SECURITIES SHALL BE ENTITLED TO REGISTRATION RIGHTS PURSUANT TO A SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO WITH THE COMPANY.

 

Exhibit 10.4

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

CONVERTIBLE Note Subscription Agreement

 

This CONVERTIBLE NOTE SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (this “Convertible Note Subscription Agreement”) is entered into this 12 day of July, 2020, by and among Churchill Capital Corp III, a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”), Polaris Investment Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Holdings”), Polaris Parent Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Music”), Polaris Intermediate Corp., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Music (the “Guarantor”), and the undersigned (“Subscriber” or “you”). Defined terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Merger Agreement (as defined below).

 

WHEREAS, the Issuer, Holdings, Music and the other parties named therein will, immediately following the execution of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, enter into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 12, 2020 (as amended, modified, supplemented or waived from time to time in accordance with its terms, the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which, inter alia, a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer will be merged with and into Music, with Music surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer, and immediately thereafter Music will be merged with and into another direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Music, with such subsidiary surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer (together, the “Mergers”), on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein (the Mergers, together with the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the “Transactions”);

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Transactions, Subscriber desires to subscribe for and purchase convertible notes (the “Convertible Notes”) of and from the Issuer having the terms set forth on Annex A attached hereto, which is incorporated in and made a part of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, in an aggregate principal amount as set forth on Subscriber’s signature page attached hereto, at 97.50% of the principal amount of such aggregate principal amount (the “Purchase Price”), and the Issuer desires to issue and sell to each such Subscriber the Convertible Notes in consideration of the payment of the Purchase Price therefor by or on behalf of Subscriber to the Issuer, all on the terms and conditions set forth herein;

 

WHEREAS, certain other “qualified institutional buyers” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”))(each, an “Other Subscriber”) have, severally and not jointly, entered into separate subscription agreements with the Issuer, Holdings, Music and the Guarantor (the “Other Subscription Agreements”), pursuant to which such investors have agreed to purchase Convertible Notes on the Closing Date at the same Purchase Price as Subscriber; and

 

WHEREAS, as an additional component of the overall financing for the Transactions, concurrently with the execution of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, subscribers are entering into a subscription agreement (the “Common Stock Subscription Agreement”) with the Issuer to purchase shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Issuer (the “Common Stock”) and warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual representations, warranties and covenants, and subject to the conditions, herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

 

 

 

For ease of administration, this single Convertible Note Subscription Agreement is being executed so as to enable each Subscriber identified on the signature page to enter into a Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, severally, but not jointly. The parties agree that (i) this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement shall be treated as if it were a separate agreement with respect to each Subscriber listed on the signature page, as if each Subscriber entity had executed a separate Convertible Note Subscription Agreement naming only itself as Subscriber, and (ii) no Subscriber listed on the signature page shall have any liability under this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement for the obligations of any other Subscriber so listed.

 

1.            Subscription. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, at the Closing, Subscriber hereby agrees to subscribe for and purchase, and the Issuer hereby agrees to issue and sell to Subscriber, upon the payment of the Purchase Price, the Convertible Notes in an aggregate principal amount as set forth on Subscriber’s signature page attached hereto (such subscription and issuance, the “Subscription”).

 

2.            Representations, Warranties and Agreements.

 

2.1          Subscriber’s Representations, Warranties and Agreements. To induce the Issuer to issue the Convertible Notes to Subscriber, Subscriber hereby represents and warrants to the Issuer and acknowledges and agrees with the Issuer as follows:

 

2.1.1            Subscriber is not an individual, and has been duly formed or incorporated and is validly existing in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation, with power and authority to enter into, deliver and perform its obligations under this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement.

 

2.1.2            This Convertible Note Subscription Agreement has been duly authorized, validly executed and delivered by Subscriber. Assuming that this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement constitutes the valid and binding agreement of the Issuer, the Guarantor, Holdings and Music, this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement constitutes the valid and binding agreement of Subscriber, is enforceable against Subscriber in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited or otherwise affected by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally, and (ii) principles of equity, whether considered at law or equity.

 

2.1.3            The execution, delivery and performance by Subscriber of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein do not and will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of Subscriber or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which Subscriber or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which Subscriber or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of Subscriber or any of its subsidiaries is subject, which would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the legal authority of Subscriber to enter into and timely perform its obligations under this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement (a “Subscriber Material Adverse Effect”), (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of the organizational documents of Subscriber or any of its subsidiaries or (iii) result in any violation of any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over Subscriber or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties that would reasonably be expected to have a Subscriber Material Adverse Effect.

 

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2.1.4            Subscriber (i) is a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act), (ii) is acquiring the Convertible Notes only for its own account and not for the account of others, or if Subscriber is subscribing for the Convertible Notes as a fiduciary or agent for one or more investor accounts, each owner of such account is a qualified institutional buyer and Subscriber has full investment discretion with respect to each such account, and the full power and authority to make the acknowledgements, representations, warranties and agreements herein on behalf of each owner of each such account and (iii) is not acquiring the Convertible Notes with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution thereof in violation of the Securities Act. Subscriber is not an entity formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Convertible Notes.

 

2.1.5            Subscriber understands that the Convertible Notes are being offered in a transaction not involving any public offering within the meaning of the Securities Act and that the Convertible Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act. Subscriber understands that the Convertible Notes may not be resold, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of by Subscriber absent an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, except (i) to the Issuer or a subsidiary thereof, (ii) to non-U.S. persons pursuant to offers and sales that occur solely outside the United States within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act or (iii) pursuant to another applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, and in each of cases (i) and (iii), in accordance with any applicable securities laws of the states and other jurisdictions of the United States, and that any certificates representing the Convertible Notes shall contain a legend to such effect. Subscriber understands and agrees that the Convertible Notes will be subject to transfer restrictions and, as a result of these transfer restrictions, Subscriber may not be able to readily resell the Convertible Notes and may be required to bear the financial risk of an investment in the Convertible Notes for an indefinite period of time. Subscriber understands that it has been advised to consult legal counsel prior to making any offer, resale, pledge or transfer of any of the Convertible Notes.

 

2.1.6             Subscriber understands and agrees that Subscriber is purchasing the Convertible Notes directly from the Issuer. Subscriber further acknowledges that there have been no representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made to Subscriber by the Issuer, the Guarantor, Holdings, Music or any of their respective officers or directors, expressly or by implication, other than those representations, warranties, covenants and agreements expressly set forth in this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement.

 

2.1.7             Subscriber represents and warrants that its acquisition and holding of the Convertible Notes will not constitute or result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 406 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or any applicable similar law.

 

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2.1.8             In making its decision to purchase the Convertible Notes, Subscriber represents that it has relied solely upon independent investigation made by Subscriber. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Subscriber has not relied on any statements or other information provided by anyone other than the Issuer and its representatives concerning the Issuer or the Convertible Notes or the offer and sale of the Convertible Notes, and Holdings concerning the Guarantor. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that Subscriber has received such information as Subscriber deems necessary in order to make an investment decision with respect to the Convertible Notes, including with respect to the Issuer, the Guarantor, Holdings, Music and the Transactions. Subscriber represents and agrees that Subscriber and Subscriber’s professional advisor(s), if any, have had the full opportunity to ask such questions, receive such answers and obtain such information as Subscriber and such Subscriber’s professional advisor(s), if any, have deemed necessary to make an investment decision with respect to the Convertible Notes.

 

2.1.9             Subscriber became aware of this offering of the Convertible Notes solely by means of direct contact between Subscriber and the Issuer or its representative. Subscriber has a pre-existing substantive relationship (as interpreted in guidance from the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act) with the Issuer or its representative, and the Convertible Notes were offered to Subscriber solely by direct contact between Subscriber and the Issuer or its representative. Subscriber did not become aware of this offering of the Convertible Notes, nor were the Convertible Notes offered to Subscriber, by any other means. Subscriber acknowledges that the Convertible Notes (i) were not offered by any form of general solicitation or general advertising, including methods described in Section 502(c) of Regulation D under the Securities Act and (ii) are not being offered in a manner involving a public offering under, or in a distribution in violation of, the Securities Act, or any state securities laws.

 

2.1.10            Subscriber acknowledges that it is aware that there are substantial risks incident to the purchase and ownership of the Convertible Notes. Subscriber has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Convertible Notes, and Subscriber has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as Subscriber has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision.

 

2.1.11            Alone, or together with any professional advisor(s), Subscriber represents and acknowledges that Subscriber has adequately analyzed and fully considered the risks of an investment in the Convertible Notes and determined that the Convertible Notes are a suitable investment for Subscriber and that Subscriber is able at this time and in the foreseeable future to bear the economic risk of a total loss of Subscriber’s investment in the Issuer. Subscriber acknowledges specifically that a possibility of total loss exists.

 

2.1.12            Subscriber understands and agrees that no federal or state agency has passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Convertible Notes or made any findings or determination as to the fairness of an investment in the Convertible Notes.

 

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2.1.13           Subscriber represents and warrants that Subscriber is not (i) a person or entity named on the List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons administered by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) or in any Executive Order issued by the President of the United States and administered by OFAC (“OFAC List”), or a person or entity prohibited by any OFAC sanctions program, (ii) a Designated National as defined in the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 515 or (iii) a non-U.S. shell bank or providing banking services indirectly to a non-U.S. shell bank (collectively, a “Prohibited Investor”). Subscriber agrees to provide law enforcement agencies, if requested thereby, such records as required by applicable law, provided that Subscriber is permitted to do so under applicable law. Subscriber represents that if it is a financial institution subject to the Bank Secrecy Act (31 U.S.C. Section 5311 et seq.) (the “BSA”), as amended by the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 (the “PATRIOT Act”), and its implementing regulations (collectively, the “BSA/PATRIOT Act”), that Subscriber maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to comply with applicable obligations under the BSA/PATRIOT Act. Subscriber also represents that, to the extent required, it maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed for the screening of its investors against the OFAC sanctions programs, including the OFAC List. Subscriber further represents and warrants that, to the extent required, it maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure that the funds held by Subscriber and used to purchase the Convertible Notes were legally derived.

 

2.1.14           If Subscriber is an employee benefit plan that is subject to Title I of ERISA, a plan, an individual retirement account or other arrangement that is subject to section 4975 of the Code or an employee benefit plan that is a governmental plan (as defined in section 3(32) of ERISA), a church plan (as defined in section 3(33) of ERISA), a non-U.S. plan (as described in section 4(b)(4) of ERISA) or other plan that is not subject to the foregoing but may be subject to provisions under any other federal, state, local, non-U.S. or other laws or regulations that are similar to such provisions of ERISA or the Code (collectively, “Similar Laws”), or an entity whose underlying assets are considered to include “plan assets” of any such plan, account or arrangement (each, a “Plan”) subject to the fiduciary or prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA or section 4975 of the Code, Subscriber represents and warrants that none of the Issuer, the Guarantor nor any of their respective affiliates (the “Transaction Parties”) has acted as the Plan’s fiduciary, or has been relied on for advice, with respect to its decision to acquire and hold the Convertible Notes, and none of the Transaction Parties shall at any time be relied upon as the Plan’s fiduciary with respect to any decision to acquire, continue to hold or transfer the Convertible Notes.

 

2.1.15           Except as expressly disclosed in a Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G (or amendments thereto) filed by such Subscriber with the Commission with respect to the beneficial ownership of the Issuer’s Common Stock prior to the date hereof, Subscriber is not currently (and at all times through Closing will refrain from being or becoming) a member of a “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or any successor provision), including any group acting for the purpose of acquiring, holding or disposing of equity securities of the Issuer (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act).

 

2.1.16           Subscriber will not acquire a substantial interest (as defined in 31 C.F.R. Part 800.244) in the Issuer as a result of the purchase and sale of Convertible Notes hereunder such that a declaration to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States would be mandatory under 31 C.F.R. Part 800.401, and Subscriber will not have control (as defined in 31 C.F.R. Part 800.208) over the Issuer or the Guarantor from and after the Closing as a result of the purchase and sale of Convertible Notes hereunder.

 

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2.1.17           Subscriber has, and on each date the Purchase Price would be required to be funded to the Issuer pursuant to Section 3.1 will have, sufficient immediately available funds to pay the Purchase Price pursuant to Section 3.1. Subscriber is an entity having total liquid assets and net assets in excess of the Purchase Price as of the date hereof and as of each date the Purchase Price would be required to be funded to the Issuer pursuant to Section 3.1 and was not formed for the purpose of acquiring the Convertible Notes.

 

2.1.18           No broker, finder or other financial consultant has acted on behalf of Subscriber in connection with this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in such a way as to create any liability on the Issuer.

 

2.1.19           [Reserved].

 

2.2          Issuer’s Representations, Warranties and Agreements. To induce Subscriber to purchase the Convertible Notes, the Issuer hereby represents and warrants to Subscriber and agrees with Subscriber as follows:

 

2.2.1            The Issuer has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”), with corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and conduct its business as presently conducted and to enter into, deliver and perform its obligations under this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement.

 

2.2.2            As of the time of Closing, the Indenture (as defined in Annex A attached hereto) will have been duly executed and delivered by the Issuer and (assuming the due execution and delivery thereof by the trustee) will be, and the Convertible Notes will have been, duly authorized by the Issuer and, when issued and delivered to Subscriber against full payment for the Convertible Notes in accordance with the terms of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, will be the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Issuer enforceable against the Issuer in accordance with their terms, except as such enforceability may be subject to or limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) the applicability or effect of any fraudulent transfer, preference or similar law, (iii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) or (iv) the effect of general rules of contract law that limit the enforceability of provisions requiring indemnification of a party for liability for its own action or inaction to the extent the action or inaction involves gross negligence, recklessness, willful misconduct or unlawful conduct.

 

2.2.3            The Convertible Notes (when issued by the Issuer, authenticated in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and delivered to and paid for by Subscriber) will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture, except as may be limited or otherwise affected by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) the applicability or effect of any fraudulent transfer, preference or similar law, (iii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) or (iv) the effect of general rules of contract law that limit the enforceability of provisions requiring indemnification of a party for liability for its own action or inaction to the extent the action or inaction involves gross negligence, recklessness, willful misconduct or unlawful conduct. The shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Notes, when issued in accordance with the terms of the Convertible Notes, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and will not have been issued in violation of or subject to any preemptive or similar rights created under the Issuer’s second amended and restated certificate of incorporation or under the DGCL.

 

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2.2.4           This Convertible Note Subscription Agreement has been duly authorized, validly executed and delivered by the Issuer, and, assuming that this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement constitutes the valid and binding obligation of Subscriber, is the valid and binding obligation of the Issuer, is enforceable against the Issuer in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited or otherwise affected by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) the applicability or effect of any fraudulent transfer, preference or similar law, (iii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) or (iv) the effect of general rules of contract law that limit the enforceability of provisions requiring indemnification of a party for liability for its own action or inaction to the extent the action or inaction involves gross negligence, recklessness, willful misconduct or unlawful conduct.

 

2.2.5            The Issuer is classified as a Subchapter C corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

2.2.6            The execution, delivery and performance of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement (including compliance by the Issuer with all of the provisions hereof), issuance and sale of the Convertible Notes and the consummation of the certain other transactions contemplated herein will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries is subject, which would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the legal authority of the Issuer to enter into and timely perform its obligations under this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement (a “Issuer Material Adverse Effect”), (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of the organizational documents of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries or (iii) result in any violation of any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Issuer, any of its subsidiaries or any of its properties that would reasonably be expected to have an Issuer Material Adverse Effect.

 

2.2.7            Neither the Issuer, nor any person acting on its behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any Issuer security or solicited any offers to buy any security under circumstances that would adversely affect reliance by the Issuer on Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act for the exemption from registration for the transactions contemplated hereby or would require registration of the issuance of the Convertible Notes under the Securities Act.

 

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2.2.8            Neither the Issuer nor any person acting on its behalf has conducted any general solicitation or general advertising, including methods described in Section 502(c) of Regulation D under the Securities Act, in connection with the offer or sale of any of the Convertible Notes and neither the Issuer nor any person acting on its behalf offered any of the Convertible Notes in a manner involving a public offering under, or in a distribution in violation of, the Securities Act or any state securities laws.

 

2.2.9            Concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Subscription Agreement, the Issuer is entering into the Other Subscription Agreements providing for the sale of an aggregate of $1.3 billion aggregate principal amount of Convertible Notes (collectively, the “PIPE Securities”). There are no Other Subscription Agreements, side letter agreements or other agreements or understandings (including written summaries of any oral understandings) with any Other Subscriber (other than Other Subscribers in connection with the Other Subscription Agreements) (collectively, the “PIPE Agreements”) which include terms and conditions that are materially more advantageous to any such Other Subscriber (as compared to Subscriber) other than such PIPE Agreements containing an ability in certain circumstances to fund the purchase price on the Closing Date rather than two (2) Business Days prior to the Expected Closing Date if State Street Bank is not serving as escrow agent with respect to the purchase price from such Other Subscriber.

 

2.2.10           As of the date of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, the authorized capital shares of the Issuer consists of (a) 250,000,000 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Existing Class A Shares”); (b) 50,000,000 shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Existing Class B Shares”); and (c) 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Existing Preferred Shares”). As of the date hereof: (i) no Preferred Shares are issued and outstanding; (ii) 110,000,000 Existing Class A Shares are issued and outstanding; (iii) 27,500,000 Existing Class B Shares are issued and outstanding; (iv) 23,000,000 warrants to purchase 23,000,000 Existing Class A Shares (the “Private Placement Warrants”) are outstanding; and (v) 27,500,000 warrants to purchase 27,500,000 Existing Class A Shares (the “Public Warrants”) are outstanding. All (i) issued and outstanding Existing Class A Shares and Existing Class B Shares have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and are non-assessable and are not subject to preemptive rights and (ii) outstanding Private Placement Warrants and Public Warrants have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and are not subject to preemptive rights. Except as set forth above and pursuant to the Other Subscription Agreements, the Common Stock Subscription Agreements and the Merger Agreement, there are no outstanding options, warrants or other rights to subscribe for, purchase or acquire from the Issuer any shares of Common Stock or Class B common stock, or any other equity interests in the Issuer, or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such equity interests. As of the date hereof, other than the First Merger Sub and the Second Merger Sub, the Issuer has no subsidiaries and does not own, directly or indirectly, interests or investments (whether equity or debt) in any person, whether incorporated or unincorporated. There are no stockholder agreements, voting trusts or other agreements or understandings to which the Issuer is a party or by which it is bound relating to the voting of any securities of the Issuer, other than (A) as set forth in the SEC Documents (as defined below) and (B) as contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

 

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2.2.11           Assuming the accuracy of Subscriber’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 2.1 of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, (x) no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Convertible Notes by the Issuer to Subscriber and (y) no consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, qualification, designation, declaration or filing with, any federal, state of local Governmental Authority is required on the part of the Issuer in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, except for filings pursuant to Regulation D of the Securities Act and applicable securities laws.

 

2.2.12           The Issuer has made available to Subscriber (including via the Commission’s EDGAR system) a true, correct and complete copy of each form, report, statement, schedule, prospectus, proxy, registration statement and other documents filed by the Issuer with the Commission prior to the date of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement (the “SEC Documents”). None of the SEC Documents filed under the Exchange Act, contained, when filed or, if amended prior to the date of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, as of the date of such amendment with respect to those disclosures that are amended, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, that the Issuer makes no such representation or warranty with respect to the proxy statement to be filed by the Issuer with respect to the Transactions or any other information relating to Music or any of its affiliates included in any SEC Document or filed as an exhibit thereto. The Issuer has timely filed each report, statement, schedule, prospectus, and registration statement that the Issuer was required to file with the Commission since its inception and through the date hereof. As of the date hereof, there are no material outstanding or unresolved comments in comment letters from the Commission staff with respect to any of the SEC Documents.

 

2.2.13           As of the date hereof, there are no pending or, to the knowledge of the Issuer, threatened, Actions, which, if determined adversely, would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have an Issuer Material Adverse Effect. As of the date hereof, there is no unsatisfied judgment or any open injunction binding upon the Issuer which would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have an Issuer Material Adverse Effect.

 

2.2.14           No broker, finder or other financial consultant has acted on behalf of Issuer in connection with this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in such a way as to create any liability on Subscriber.

 

2.2.15           After the nine (9) month anniversary of the Closing Date, if requested by Subscriber, upon reasonable notice, the Issuer shall use commercially reasonable efforts for a period not to exceed two (2) Business Days in the aggregate to assist Subscriber in completing any sale process undertaken in connection with the private resale of the Convertible Notes or any portion thereof without registration under the Securities Act by: (i) providing direct telephonic contact between senior management and a limited number of prospective purchasers; and (ii) responding to inquiries of, and providing answers to, a limited number of prospective purchasers; provided that all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket third-party expenses and costs incurred by the Issuer and its subsidiaries relating to the provision of such assistance shall be paid by Subscriber; and provided, further, that such assistance shall only be provided during the Issuer’s “open windows” under its insider trading policy and shall not require the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries to (x) prepare an offering memorandum or a similar disclosure documentation or (y) disclose any material non-public information to any prospective purchaser.

 

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3.            Settlement Date and Delivery.

 

3.1            Closing. The closing of the Subscription contemplated hereby (the “Closing”) shall occur on the date of, and immediately prior to, the consummation of the Transactions. Upon written notice from (or on behalf of) the Issuer to Subscriber (the “Closing Notice”) at least thirteen (13) Business Days prior to the date that the Issuer reasonably expects all conditions to the closing of the Transactions to be satisfied (the “Expected Closing Date”), Subscriber shall deliver to the Issuer, no later than two (2) Business Days prior to the Expected Closing Date, the Purchase Price for the Convertible Notes, by wire transfer of United States dollars in immediately available funds to the account specified by the Issuer in the Closing Notice, such funds to be held by the Issuer in escrow until the Closing. If the Transactions are not consummated on or prior to the tenth (10th) Business Day after the Expected Closing Date, the Issuer shall return the Purchase Price to Subscriber by wire transfer of United States dollars in immediately available funds to an account specified by Subscriber. Notwithstanding such return, (i) a failure to close on the Expected Closing Date shall not, by itself, be deemed to be a failure of any of the conditions to Closing set forth in this Section 3 to be satisfied or waived on or prior to the Closing Date, and (ii) Subscriber shall remain obligated (A) to redeliver funds to the Issuer following the Issuer’s delivery to Subscriber of a new Closing Notice and (B) to consummate the Closing upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in this Section 3. At the Closing, upon satisfaction (or, if applicable, waiver) of the conditions set forth in this Section 3, the Issuer shall deliver to Subscriber the Convertible Notes in certificated or book entry form (at the Issuer’s election), in the name of Subscriber (or its nominee in accordance with its delivery instructions) or to a custodian designated by Subscriber, as applicable. The Issuer will use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with Subscriber to make the Convertible Notes eligible with The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) on or prior to the Closing Date, including engaging a settlement agent to make the Convertible Notes DTC eligible at the reasonable expense of the Issuer. The Issuer will use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain CUSIPs for the Convertible Notes at Closing if the Convertible Notes are delivered in book entry form at Closing or, if delivered in certificate form, in connection with making the Convertible Notes DTC eligible. Subscriber acknowledges that it is the Issuer’s intention to issue the Convertible Notes to Subscriber on the Closing Date in certificated form, subject to the above. For purposes of this Subscription Agreement, “Business Day” means any day that, in New York, New York, is neither a legal holiday nor a day on which banking institutions are generally authorized or required by law or regulation to close.

 

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3.2         Conditions to Closing of the Issuer.

 

The Issuer’s obligations to sell and issue the Convertible Notes at the Closing are subject to the fulfillment or (to the extent permitted by applicable law) written waiver by Issuer, on or prior to the date of Closing (the “Closing Date”), of each of the following conditions:

 

3.2.1            Representations and Warranties Correct. The representations and warranties made by Subscriber in Section 2.1 hereof shall be true and correct in all material respects when made (other than representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality or Subscriber Material Adverse Effect, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects), and shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date (unless they specifically speak as of another date in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such date) (other than representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality or Subscriber Material Adverse Effect, which representations and warranties shall be true in all respects) with the same force and effect as if they had been made on and as of said date, but in each case without giving effect to consummation of the Transactions.

 

3.2.2            Compliance with Covenants. Subscriber shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by Subscriber at or prior to the Closing.

 

3.2.3            Closing of the Transactions. All conditions precedent to the Issuer’s obligations to consummate, or cause to be consummated, the Transactions set forth in the Merger Agreement shall have been satisfied or waived by the party entitled to the benefit thereof under the Merger Agreement (other than those conditions that may only be satisfied at the consummation of the Transactions, but subject to satisfaction or waiver by such party of such conditions as of the consummation of the Transactions), and the Transactions will be consummated as soon as practicable following the Closing.

 

3.2.4            Customary Documentation. The Indenture, containing terms substantially consistent with the relevant terms of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement (including Annex A attached hereto), shall have been executed by Issuer and the trustee.

 

3.2.5            Legality. There shall not be in force any order, judgment, injunction, decree, writ, stipulation, determination or award, in each case, entered by or with any Governmental Authority, statute, rule or regulation enjoining or prohibiting the consummation of the Subscription.

 

3.3          Conditions to Closing of Subscriber.

 

Subscriber’s obligation to purchase the Convertible Notes at the Closing is subject to the fulfillment or (to the extent permitted by applicable law) written waiver by Subscriber, on or prior to the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions:

 

3.3.1            Representations and Warranties Correct. The representations and warranties made by the Issuer in Section 2.2 hereof shall be true and correct in all material respects when made (other than representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality or Issuer Material Adverse Effect, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects), and shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date (unless they specifically speak as of another date in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such date) (other than representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality or Issuer Material Adverse Effect, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) with the same force and effect as if they had been made on and as of said date, but in each case without giving effect to consummation of the Transactions; provided, that in the event this condition would otherwise fail to be satisfied as a result of a breach of one or more of the representations and warranties of the Issuer contained in this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement and the facts underlying such breach would also cause a condition to Music’s obligations under the Merger Agreement to fail to be satisfied, this condition shall nevertheless be deemed satisfied in the event Music waives such condition with respect to such breach under the Merger Agreement.

 

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3.3.2            Compliance with Covenants. The Issuer shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Issuer at or prior to the Closing, except where the failure of such performance or compliance would not or would not reasonably be expected to prevent, materially delay, or materially impair the ability of the Issuer to consummate the Closing.

 

3.3.3            [Reserved]

 

3.3.4            Closing of the Transactions. (i) All conditions precedent to the consummation of the Transactions set forth in the Merger Agreement shall have been satisfied or waived by the party entitled to the benefit thereof under the Merger Agreement (other than those conditions that may only be satisfied at the consummation of the Transactions, but subject to satisfaction or waiver by such party of such conditions as of the consummation of the Transactions), (ii) no amendment or modification of the Merger Agreement (as the same exists on the date hereof as provided to Subscriber) shall have occurred that would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the economic benefits that Subscriber would reasonably expect to receive under this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement without having received Subscriber’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) and (iii) the Transactions will be consummated as soon as practicable following the Closing.

 

3.3.5            Customary Documentation. The Indenture, containing terms substantially consistent with the relevant terms of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement (including Annex A attached hereto), shall have been executed by the Issuer and the trustee.

 

3.3.6            Legality. There shall not be in force any order, judgment, injunction, decree, writ, stipulation, determination or award, in each case, entered by or with any governmental authority, statute, rule or regulation enjoining or prohibiting the transactions contemplated by this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement.

 

3.3.7            Specified Merger Agreement Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties (as qualified by the Schedules (as defined in the Merger Agreement)) made by Music to the Issuer pursuant to the Merger Agreement (the “Merger Agreement Representations and Warranties”) shall be true and accurate in all respects as of the Closing except for inaccuracies of such Merger Agreement Representations and Warranties (i) that would not permit the Issuer (taking into account any applicable cure periods) to terminate the Issuer’s obligations under the Merger Agreement or otherwise decline to close the Transactions (in each case, in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement) as a result of (a) a breach of any such Merger Agreement Representations and Warranties or (b) any such Merger Agreement Representations and Warranties not being accurate and (ii) that do not materially and adversely affect the economic benefits that Subscriber would reasonably expect to receive under this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement.

 

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4.            [Reserved]

 

5.            Termination. This Convertible Note Subscription Agreement shall terminate and be void and of no further force and effect, and all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall terminate without any further liability on the part of any party in respect thereof, upon the earlier to occur of (i) such date and time as the Merger Agreement is validly terminated in accordance with its terms, (ii) upon the mutual written agreement of each of the parties hereto to terminate this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, (iii) at the election of Subscriber, thirty (30) calendar days from the date hereof if the Merger Agreement is not fully executed and made binding on the Issuer, Holdings and Music by such date and (iv) at the election of Subscriber, on January 12, 2022 if the Transactions are not consummated on or prior to such date; provided, that nothing herein will relieve any party from liability for any willful breach hereof prior to the time of termination, and each party will be entitled to any remedies at law or in equity to recover losses, liabilities or damages arising from such breach. The Issuer shall promptly notify Subscriber of (i) the termination of the Merger Agreement promptly after the termination of such agreement, and (ii) any waiver by the Issuer of any of the conditions specified in Article X of the Merger Agreement.

 

6.            Miscellaneous.

 

6.1          Further Assurances. At the Closing, the parties hereto shall execute and deliver such additional documents and take such additional actions as the parties reasonably may deem to be practical and necessary in order to consummate the Subscription as contemplated by this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement.

 

6.1.1            Subscriber acknowledges that the Issuer, Holdings, Music and others will rely on the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties made by Subscriber contained in this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement. Prior to the Closing, Subscriber agrees to promptly notify the Issuer, the Guarantor, Holdings and Music if any of the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties of Subscriber set forth herein are no longer accurate in all material respects.

 

6.1.2            Each of the Issuer, the Guarantor, Holdings, Music and Subscriber is entitled to rely upon this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement and is irrevocably authorized to produce this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceeding or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.

 

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6.1.3            The Issuer may request from Subscriber such additional information as the Issuer may deem necessary to evaluate the eligibility of Subscriber to acquire the Convertible Notes, and Subscriber shall provide such information as may be reasonably requested, to the extent within Subscriber’s possession and control or otherwise readily available to Subscriber.

 

6.1.4            Each of Subscriber and the Issuer shall pay all of its own expenses in connection with this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein; provided, however, subject to the occurrence of the Closing, the Issuer shall reimburse the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses of legal counsel incurred by Subscriber and the Other Subscribers in connection with the negotiation of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein in an aggregate amount not to exceed $400,000.

 

6.1.5            Each of Subscriber and the Issuer shall take, or cause to be taken, all actions and do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement on the terms and conditions described therein no later than immediately prior to the consummation of the Transactions.

 

6.2          Notices. Any notice or communication required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and either delivered personally, emailed or sent by overnight mail via a reputable overnight carrier, or sent by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, and shall be deemed to be given and received (i) when so delivered personally, (ii) when sent, with no mail undeliverable or other rejection notice, if sent by email, or (iii) three (3) Business Days after the date of mailing to the address below or to such other address or addresses as such person may hereafter designate by notice given hereunder:

 

(i)            if to Subscriber, to such address or addresses set forth on the signature page hereto;

 

(ii)           if to the Issuer, to:

 

Churchill Capital Corp. III

640 Fifth Avenue, 12th Floor

New York, NY 10019

Attention:         Michael S. Klein, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Telephone:       212-380-7775

Email:               michael.klein@mklienandcompany.com

 

with a required copy (which copy shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

767 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY 10153

Attention: Michael J. Aiello and Matthew Gilroy

Email: michael.aiello@weil.com and matthew.gilroy@weil.com

 

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(iii)            if to Holdings, to:

 

c/o Hellman & Friedman

415 Mission Street

Suite 5700

San Francisco, CA 94105

Attn: Arrie Park

Email: apark@hf.com

 

with a required copy (which copy shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

300 N. LaSalle

Chicago, IL 60654

Attention: Richard J. Campbell, P.C., Jon-Micheal A. Wheat, P.C. and Emma E.

Lange-Novak

Email:  rcampbell@kirkland.com, jwheat@kirkland.com and

emma.lange-novak@kirkland.com

 

and

 

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

2475 Hanover Street

Palo Alto, CA 94123

Attention: William Brentani

Email: wbrentani@stblaw.com

 

(iv)            if to Music or the Guarantor, to:

 

c/o MultiPlan, Inc.

115 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY 10003

Attention: Mark Tabak and David Redmond

Email: mtabak@multiplan.com and david.redmond@multiplan.com

 

with a required copy (which copy shall not constitute notice) to:

 

c/o Hellman & Friedman

415 Mission Street

Suite 5700

San Francisco, CA 94105

Attn: Arrie Park

Email: apark@hf.com

 

and

 

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Kirkland & Ellis LLP

300 N. LaSalle

Chicago, IL 60654

Attention: Richard J. Campbell, P.C., Jon-Micheal A. Wheat, P.C. and Emma E.

Lange-Novak

Email:  rcampbell@kirkland.com, jwheat@kirkland.com and

emma.lange-novak@kirkland.com

 

and

 

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

2475 Hanover Street

Palo Alto, CA 94123

Attention: William Brentani

Email: wbrentani@stblaw.com

 

6.3            Entire Agreement. This Convertible Note Subscription Agreement constitutes the entire agreement, and supersedes all other prior agreements, understandings, representations and warranties, both written and oral, among the parties, with respect to the subject matter hereof, including any commitment letter entered into relating to the subject matter hereof.

 

6.4            Modifications and Amendments. This Convertible Note Subscription Agreement may not be amended, modified, supplemented or waived (i) except by an instrument in writing, signed by the party against whom enforcement of such amendment, modification, supplement or waiver is sought and (ii) without the prior written consent of Holdings and Music; provided, that any rights (but not obligations) of a party under this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement may be waived, in whole or in part, by such party on its own behalf without the prior consent of another party.

 

6.5            Assignment. Neither this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement nor any rights, interests or obligations that may accrue to the parties hereunder (including Subscriber’s rights to purchase the Convertible Notes) may be transferred or assigned without the prior written consent of the Issuer, which consent to assignment to a prospective limited partner of Subscriber will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed and which consent to such assignment shall not relieve the assigning party of any of its obligations hereunder (other than the Convertible Notes acquired hereunder, if any, and then only in accordance with this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, the Convertible Notes and the terms of the indenture governing the Convertible Notes); provided that Subscriber’s rights and obligations under this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement may be assigned to any limited partner of Subscriber or any fund or account managed by the same investment manager as Subscriber, without the prior consent of the Issuer; provided, further, in connection with any assignment hereunder, such assignee(s) shall be a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act and agree in writing to be bound by the terms hereof, and upon such assignment by a Subscriber, each such assignee shall become a Subscriber hereunder and have the rights and obligations and be deemed to make the representations and warranties of Subscriber provided for herein; provided further that, no assignment shall relieve the assigning party of any of its obligations hereunder.

 

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6.6          Benefit.

 

6.6.1            Except as otherwise provided herein, this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives, and permitted assigns, and the agreements, representations, warranties, covenants and acknowledgments contained herein shall be deemed to be made by, and be binding upon, such heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns. This Convertible Note Subscription Agreement shall not confer rights or remedies upon any person other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

 

6.6.2            Each of the Issuer and Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that (a) this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement is being entered into in order to induce each of Holdings and Music to execute and deliver the Merger Agreement and without the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the Issuer and Subscriber hereunder, each of Holdings and Music would not enter into the Merger Agreement, (b) each representation, warranty, covenant and agreement of the Issuer and Subscriber hereunder is being made also for the benefit of Holdings and Music, and (c) each of Holdings and Music may directly enforce (including by an action for specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable relief) each of the covenants and agreements of each of the Issuer and Subscriber under this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement.

 

6.6.3            Each party hereto agrees that Holdings’ direct or indirect equityholders that are transferees of the Common Stock from Holdings that were held by Holdings as of the consummation of the Transactions (the “Holdings Equityholders”) are third party beneficiaries of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement and each Holdings Equityholder may directly enforce (including by an action for specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable relief) each of the covenants and agreements of Subscriber under this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, as amended, modified, supplemented or waived in accordance with Section 6.4.

 

6.7          Governing Law. This Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, and any claim or cause of action hereunder based upon, arising out of or related to this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement (whether based on law, in equity, in contract, in tort or any other theory) or the negotiation, execution, performance or enforcement of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of law thereof.

 

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6.8           Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. Each of the parties irrevocably consents to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, provided, that if subject matter jurisdiction over the matter that is the subject of the legal proceeding is vested exclusively in the U.S. federal courts, such legal proceeding shall be heard in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware (together with the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware “Chosen Courts”), in connection with any matter based upon or arising out of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement. Each party hereby waives, and shall not assert as a defense in any legal dispute, that (i) such person is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the Chosen Courts for any reason, (ii) such legal proceeding may not be brought or is not maintainable in the Chosen Courts, (iii) such person’s property is exempt or immune from execution, (iv) such legal proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or (v) the venue of such legal proceeding is improper. Each Party hereby consents to service of process in any such proceeding in any manner permitted by Delaware law, further consents to service of process by nationally recognized overnight courier service guaranteeing overnight delivery, or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, at its address specified pursuant to Section 6.2 and waives and covenants not to assert or plead any objection which they might otherwise have to such manner of service of process. Notwithstanding the foregoing in this Section 6.8, a party may commence any action, claim, cause of action or suit in a court other than the Chosen Courts solely for the purpose of enforcing an order or judgment issued by the Chosen Courts. TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW WHICH CANNOT BE WAIVED, EACH OF THE PARTIES WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY ON ANY CLAIMS OR COUNTERCLAIMS ASSERTED IN ANY LEGAL DISPUTE RELATING TO THIS CONVERTIBLE NOTE SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING. IF THE SUBJECT MATTER OF ANY SUCH LEGAL DISPUTE IS ONE IN WHICH THE WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL IS PROHIBITED, NO PARTY SHALL ASSERT IN SUCH LEGAL DISPUTE A NONCOMPULSORY COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS CONVERTIBLE NOTE SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT. FURTHERMORE, NO PARTY SHALL SEEK TO CONSOLIDATE ANY SUCH LEGAL DISPUTE WITH A SEPARATE ACTION OR OTHER LEGAL PROCEEDING IN WHICH A JURY TRIAL CANNOT BE WAIVED.

 

6.9           Severability. If any provision of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall continue in full force and effect.

 

6.10         No Waiver of Rights, Powers and Remedies. No failure or delay by a party hereto in exercising any right, power or remedy under this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, and no course of dealing between the parties hereto, shall operate as a waiver of any such right, power or remedy of such party. No single or partial exercise of any right, power or remedy under this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement by a party hereto, nor any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce any such right, power or remedy, shall preclude such party from any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy hereunder. The election of any remedy by a party hereto shall not constitute a waiver of the right of such party to pursue other available remedies. No notice to or demand on a party not expressly required under this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement shall entitle the party receiving such notice or demand to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances or constitute a waiver of the rights of the party giving such notice or demand to any other or further action in any circumstances without such notice or demand.

 

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6.11         Remedies.

 

6.11.1            The parties agree that the Issuer, the Guarantor, Holdings and Music would suffer irreparable damage if this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement was not performed or the Closing is not consummated in accordance with its specific terms or was otherwise breached and that money damages or other legal remedies would not be an adequate remedy for any such damage. It is accordingly agreed that the Issuer, the Guarantor, Holdings and Music shall be entitled to equitable relief, including in the form of an injunction or injunctions, to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement in an appropriate court of competent jurisdiction as set forth in Section 6.8, this being in addition to any other remedy to which any party is entitled at law or in equity, including money damages.  The right to specific enforcement shall include the right of the Issuer, the Guarantor, Holdings or Music to cause Subscriber and the right of Holdings or Music to cause the Issuer to cause the transactions contemplated hereby to be consummated on the terms and subject to the conditions and limitations set forth in this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement. The parties hereto further agree (i) to waive any requirement for the security or posting of any bond in connection with any such equitable remedy, (ii) not to assert that a remedy of specific enforcement pursuant to this Section 6.11 is unenforceable, invalid, contrary to applicable law or inequitable for any reason and (iii) to waive any defenses in any action for specific performance, including the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.  In connection with any Action for which Holdings or Music is being granted an award of money damages, each of the Issuer and Subscriber agrees that such damages, to the extent payable by such party, shall include, without limitation, damages related to the cash consideration that is or was to be paid to Holdings or its equityholders under the Merger Agreement and/or Convertible Note Subscription Agreement and such damages are not limited to an award of out-of-pocket fees and expenses related to the Merger Agreement and Convertible Note Subscription Agreement.

 

6.11.2            The parties acknowledge and agree that this Section 6.11 is an integral part of the transactions contemplated hereby and without that right, the parties hereto would not have entered into this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement.

 

6.11.3            In any dispute arising out of or related to this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, or any other agreement, document, instrument or certificate contemplated hereby, or any transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, the applicable adjudicating body shall award to the prevailing party, if any, the costs and attorneys’ fees reasonably incurred by the prevailing party in connection with the dispute and the enforcement of its rights under this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement or any other agreement, document, instrument or certificate contemplated hereby and, if the adjudicating body determines a party to be the prevailing party under circumstances where the prevailing party won on some but not all of the claims and counterclaims, the adjudicating body may award the prevailing party an appropriate percentage of the costs and attorneys’ fees reasonably incurred by the prevailing party in connection with the adjudication and the enforcement of its rights under this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement or any other agreement, document, instrument or certificate contemplated hereby or thereby.

 

6.12         Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties made by the parties hereto in this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement shall survive the Closing. For the avoidance of doubt, if for any reason the Closing does not occur prior to the consummation of the Transactions, all representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the parties hereunder shall survive the consummation of the Transactions and remain in full force and effect.

 

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6.13         No Broker or Finder. Each of the Issuer and Subscriber agrees to indemnify and hold the other parties hereto harmless from any claim or demand for commission or other compensation by any broker, finder, financial consultant or similar agent claiming to have been employed by or on behalf of such party and to bear the cost of legal expenses incurred in defending against any such claim.

 

6.14         Headings and Captions. The headings and captions of the various subdivisions of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall in no way modify or affect the meaning or construction of any of the terms or provisions hereof.

 

6.15         Counterparts. This Convertible Note Subscription Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other parties, it being understood that the parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or any other form of electronic delivery, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such signature page were an original thereof.

 

6.16         Construction. The words “include,” “includes,” and “including” will be deemed to be followed by “without limitation.” Pronouns in masculine, feminine, and neuter genders will be construed to include any other gender, and words in the singular form will be construed to include the plural and vice versa, unless the context otherwise requires. The words “this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement,” “herein,” “hereof,” “hereby,” “hereunder,” and words of similar import refer to this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement as a whole and not to any particular subdivision unless expressly so limited. The parties hereto intend that each representation, warranty, and covenant contained herein will have independent significance. If any party hereto has breached any representation, warranty, or covenant contained herein in any respect, the fact that there exists another representation, warranty or covenant relating to the same subject matter (regardless of the relative levels of specificity) which such party hereto has not breached will not detract from or mitigate the fact that such party hereto is in breach of the first representation, warranty, or covenant. All references in this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement to numbers of shares, per share amounts and purchase prices shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect any stock split, stock dividend, stock combination, recapitalization or the like occurring after the date hereof.

 

6.17         Mutual Drafting. This Convertible Note Subscription Agreement is the joint product of the parties hereto and each provision hereof has been subject to the mutual consultation, negotiation and agreement of the parties and shall not be construed for or against any party hereto.

 

7.            Cleansing Statement; Disclosure.

 

7.1           The Issuer shall, by 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the first (1st) Business Day immediately following the date of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, issue one or more press releases or file with the Commission a Current Report on Form 8-K (collectively, the “Disclosure Document”) disclosing all material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Other Subscription Agreements, the Common Stock Subscription Agreements and the Transactions.

 

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7.2           Subscriber hereby consents to the publication and disclosure in (x) any press release issued by the Issuer, the Guarantor, Holdings or Music, (y) any Form 8-K filed by the Issuer with the Commission in connection with the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement, the Proxy Statement or any other filing with the Commission pursuant to applicable securities laws, in each case, as and to the extent required by the federal securities laws or the Commission or any other securities authorities, and (z) any other documents or communications provided by the Issuer, the Guarantor, Holdings or Music to any Governmental Authority or to securityholders of the Issuer, in each case, as and to the extent required by applicable law or the Commission or any other Governmental Authority, of Subscriber’s name and identity and the nature of Subscriber’s commitments, arrangements and understandings under and relating to this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement and, if deemed required or appropriate by the Issuer, the Guarantor, Holdings or Music, a copy of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement; provided that, in each case, the Issuer, the Guarantor, Holdings or Music, as applicable, provides to Subscriber for Subscriber’s review a copy of such proposed publication or disclosure (redacted if necessary) reasonably in advance of the publication or disclosure thereof and the Issuer, the Guarantor, Holdings or Music, as applicable, gives good faith consideration to any comments of Subscriber on such proposed publication or disclosure to the extent Subscriber promptly provides any such comments (and in any event within two (2) Business Days following delivery of such proposed publication or disclosure to Subscriber). Other than as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, without Subscriber’s prior written consent, each of the Issuer, the Guarantor, Holdings or Music will not use or disclose the name of Subscriber or any information relating to Subscriber or this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, other than to the Issuer’s, the Guarantor’s, Holdings’ or Music’s lawyers, independent accountants and to other advisors and service providers who reasonably require such information in connection with the provision of services to such person, are advised of the confidential nature of such information and are obligated to keep such information confidential. Subscriber will promptly provide any information reasonably requested by the Issuer, the Guarantor, Holdings or Music for any regulatory application or filing made or approval sought in connection with the Transactions (including filings with the Commission).

 

8.            Trust Account Waiver. In addition to the waiver of Music pursuant to Section 6.04 of the Merger Agreement, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, each of the Guarantor, Holdings, Music and Subscriber acknowledges that the Issuer has established a trust account containing the proceeds of its initial public offering and from certain private placements (collectively, with interest accrued from time to time thereon, the “Trust Account”). Each of the Guarantor, Holdings, Music and Subscriber agrees that (i) it has no right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies held in the Trust Account, and (ii) it shall have no right of set-off or any right, title, interest or claim of any kind (“Claim”) to, or to any monies in, the Trust Account, in each case in connection with this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, and hereby irrevocably waives any Claim to, or to any monies in, the Trust Account that it may have in connection with this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 8 shall be deemed to limit Subscriber’s right, title, interest or claim to the Trust Account by virtue of such Subscriber’s record or beneficial ownership of securities of the Issuer acquired by any means other than pursuant to this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, including, but not limited to, any redemption right with respect to any such securities of the Issuer. In the event the Guarantor, Holdings, Music or Subscriber has any Claim against the Issuer under this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, each of the Guarantor, Holdings, Music or Subscriber shall pursue such Claim solely against the Issuer and its assets outside the Trust Account and not against the property or any monies in the Trust Account. Each of the Guarantor, Holdings, Music and Subscriber agrees and acknowledges that such waiver is material to this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement and has been specifically relied upon by the Issuer to induce the Issuer to enter into this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement and each of the Guarantor, Holdings, Music and Subscriber further intends and understands such waiver to be valid, binding and enforceable under applicable law. In the event the Guarantor, Holdings, Music or Subscriber, in connection with this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, commences any action or proceeding which seeks, in whole or in part, relief against the funds held in the Trust Account or distributions therefrom or any of the Issuer’s stockholders, whether in the form of monetary damages or injunctive relief, the Guarantor, Holdings, Music or Subscriber, as applicable, shall be obligated to pay to the Issuer all of its legal fees and costs in connection with any such action in the event that the Issuer prevails in such action or proceeding.

 

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9.            Non-Reliance. Subscriber acknowledges that it is not relying upon, and has not relied upon, any statement, representation or warranty made by any person, firm or corporation (including, without limitation, the Guarantor, Holdings, Music, any of their respective affiliates or any of its or their respective control persons, officers, directors or employees), other than the representations and warranties of the Issuer expressly set forth in this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, in making its investment or decision to invest in the Issuer. Subscriber agrees that neither (i) any other Subscriber pursuant to this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement or any other agreement related to the private placement of shares of the Issuer’s capital stock (including the controlling persons, officers, directors, partners, agents or employees of any such Subscriber) nor (ii) the Guarantor, Holdings or Music, their respective affiliates or any of their or their respective affiliates’ control persons, officers, directors, partners, agents or employees, shall be liable to any other purchaser of Convertible Notes or any other agreement related to the private placement of shares of the Issuer’s capital stock for any action heretofore or hereafter taken or omitted to be taken by any of them in connection with the purchase of the Convertible Notes hereunder.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Issuer, the Guarantor, Holdings, Music and Subscriber has executed or caused this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized representative as of the date set forth below.

 

  CHURCHILL CAPITAL CORP III
     
  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:

     
     
  POLARIS INVESTMENT HOLDINGS, L.P.
                 
  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:

     
     
  polaris parent corp.
     
  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:

     
     
  POLARIS INTERMEDIATE CORP.
     
  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:

 

[Signature Page to the Convertible Note Subscription Agreement]

 

 

 

Accepted and agreed this ___ day of July, 2020.    
     
SUBSCRIBER:   Name of Subscriber:
     
Signature of Subscriber:    
     
By:                  
Name:   (Please print. Please indicate name and capacity of person signing above)
Title:    
     
Date: July ___, 2020    
     
Aggregate principal amount of Convertible Notes subscribed for:    
    Name in which securities are to be registered
    (if different from the name of Subscriber listed directly above):
$        
       
Aggregate Purchase Price:    
      Email Address:  
$        
    Subscriber’s EIN:  
     
    Business Address-Street:  
     
     
    City, State, Zip:
    Attn:
    Telephone No.:  
    Facsimile No.:  

 

You must pay the Purchase Price by wire transfer of U.S. dollars in immediately available funds, to be held in escrow until the Closing, to the account specified by the Issuer in the Closing Notice.

 

[Signature Page to the Convertible Note Subscription Agreement]

 

 

 

Annex A

 

Churchill Capital Corp III

 

Summary of the Convertible Notes

 

The Issuer will issue the Convertible Notes under an indenture (the “Indenture”) between the Issuer and the trustee. The Issuer will appoint a trustee in its reasonable discretion. The Indenture and the Convertible Notes will be fully executed and delivered on the Closing Date.

 

Issuer: Churchill Capital Corp III, a Delaware corporation with listed securities on the New York Stock Exchange

 

Guarantor: Subject to the Issuer receiving an aggregate purchase price of $1,267,500,000 (the “Aggregate Purchase Price”) from Subscriber and the Other Subscribers in connection with the sale of the PIPE Securities on the Closing Date (as defined below), on the Closing Date, but only after the Mergers are consummated and the Existing PIK Notes (as defined below) are redeemed in full and/or the Existing PIK Notes indenture is satisfied and discharged, Polaris Intermediate Corp. (the “Guarantor”) will fully and unconditionally guarantee (the “Guarantee”) all obligations under the Convertible Notes on a senior unsecured basis by executing a supplemental indenture to the Indenture. For avoidance of doubt, the Guarantor shall not be obligated to enter into the Guarantee per the above provision unless the Subscriber and the Other Subscribers pay the Issuer the Aggregate Purchase Price on the Closing Date.
   
Convertible Notes: Up to $1.3 billion aggregate principal amount of 6.00% / 7.00% Convertible Senior PIK Toggle Notes. The Convertible Notes issued to Subscriber will be part of a single series together with additional Convertible Notes issued to other subscribers on substantially similar terms pursuant to a substantially similar convertible note subscription agreement, under a single Indenture. The Indenture will permit issuances of additional notes.
   
Purpose/Use of Proceeds: The proceeds from the Convertible Notes will be used, together with cash proceeds from the substantially concurrent issuance of the Issuer’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), the substantially concurrent issuance of the additional Convertible Notes to other subscribers and funds from the Trust Account, (i) to fund the cash consideration for the Mergers, (ii) to fund the redemption of all or a portion of the Guarantor’s outstanding 8.500% / 9.250% Senior PIK Toggle Notes due 2022 (the “Existing PIK Notes”) and/or satisfaction of the Existing PIK Notes indenture to the extent required by the Merger Agreement, (iii) to pay related fees and expenses and (iv) for general corporate purposes, including by means of contributions to the Issuer’s direct or indirect subsidiaries for such general corporate purposes.

 

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Closing Date: The date on which the Mergers are consummated and the Convertible Notes are issued and purchased (the “Closing Date”).
   
Final Maturity: The Convertible Notes will mature on the 7-year anniversary of the Closing Date (rounded to the closest 1st or 15th day of a calendar month).
   
Ranking: The Convertible Notes, the Guarantee and all obligations with respect thereto will be senior unsecured obligations and rank pari passu in right of payment with all of Issuer’s and the Guarantor’s existing and future senior obligations.

 

Collateral: None.
   
Interest Rate: Each Convertible Note will bear interest at a fixed rate equal to 6.00% for Cash Interest (as defined below) and 7.00% for PIK Interest (as defined below). The Issuer will elect prior to each interest payment date to pay interest in the form of cash (“Cash Interest”) or in-kind (“PIK Interest”); provided, however, the Convertible Notes will accrue interest at the rate for Cash Interest until the Issuer has made such election. Interest will be payable semi-annually in arrears.
   
Optional Redemption: Each Convertible Note will be callable at par plus accrued interest to, but excluding, the date of redemption, at any time after the third anniversary of the Closing Date during which the Daily VWAP for the Common Stock for 20 out of the preceding 30 Trading Days is equal to or in excess of $16.90 per share of Common Stock (subject to customary adjustments). In connection with a redemption of the Convertible Notes, the Indenture will include a customary make-whole increase to the conversion rate for holders to convert their Convertible Notes prior to the redemption of the Convertible Notes.
   
  Daily VWAP” means, for any Trading Day (to be defined consistent with the Agreed Terms (as defined below)), the per share volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page “CCXX US <equity> AQR” (or its equivalent successor if such page is not available) in respect of the period from the scheduled open of trading until the scheduled close of trading of the primary trading session on such Trading Day (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable, the market value of one share of Common Stock on such Trading Day determined, using a volume weighted average method, by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm retained for this purpose by Issuer). The “Daily VWAP” shall be determined without regard to after-hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular trading session trading hours.

 

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Conversion Rights: Customary (taking into account the Agreed Terms); provided that the initial conversion rate of 76.9231 shares of Common Stock per $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes (which represents an initial conversion price of approximately $13.00 per share). In addition, the Indenture will include a customary provision that upon conversion of any Convertible Note, the Issuer will settle such conversion by delivering shares of Common Stock, cash in lieu of Common Stock, or a combination thereof at the Issuer’s election.
   
Anti-Dilution: Customary (taking into account the Agreed Terms).
   
Provisions of Convertible Notes: Customary (taking into account the Agreed Terms).
   
Modification: Customary (taking into account the Agreed Terms).
   
Fundamental Change: Customary (taking into account the Agreed Terms, with the modification to the definition of Fundamental Change in the Precedent Document (as defined below) to include a “permitted holders” exception in appropriate places, consistent with the Existing PIK Notes, with a maximum ownership by such permitted holders of 80%).
                 
Adjustment to Conversion Rate In
Connection With Fundamental
Change / Optional Redemption:
The following table for adjustments to the conversion rate in connection with a fundamental change or optional redemption shall replace the similar table in the Precedent Document:

 

Additional Shares Issued For Make-Whole per Bond (Par of $1,000)

 

Effective   Effective Price  
Date   $10.00     $11.00     $12.00     $13.00     $14.00     $15.00     $16.90     $17.50     $20.00     $25.00     $30.00     $50.00     $100.00  
Closing Date     23.0769       23.0769       20.7427       18.6434       16.8968       15.4222       13.1734       12.5795       10.5365       7.7941       6.0353       2.6874       0.0000  
+1 Year     23.0769       22.3379       19.7608       17.6753       15.9572       14.5195       12.3507       11.7828       9.8447       7.2779       5.6474       2.5474       0.0000  
+2 Years     23.0769       21.1841       18.5698       16.4847       14.7902       13.3901       11.3113       10.7739       8.9620       6.6114       5.1412       2.3586       0.0000  
+3 Years     23.0769       19.8907       17.1894       15.0765       13.3920       12.0253       10.0432       9.5406       7.8772       5.7876       4.5120       2.1191       0.0000  
+4 Years     23.0769       18.4379       15.5668       13.3801       11.6839       10.3449       8.4725       8.0124       6.5340       4.7704       3.7326       1.8091       0.0000  
+5 Years     23.0769       16.7458       13.5548       11.2147       9.4749       8.1617       6.4379       6.0376       4.8195       3.4939       2.7543       1.3893       0.0000  
+6 Years     23.0769       14.7885       10.9118       8.2377       6.4026       5.1423       3.7109       3.4218       2.6503       1.9513       1.5736       0.8451       0.0000  
Maturity     23.0769       13.9860       6.4103       0.0000       0.0000       0.0000       0.0000       0.0000       0.0000       0.0000       0.0000       0.0000       0.0000  

 

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Registration Rights: See Annex B hereto.
   
Covenants / Events of Default: The Indenture relating to the Convertible Notes will be based on and substantially conform to the Precedent Document, with the modifications necessary to reflect the terms set forth in the Convertible Note Subscription Agreement and this Annex A (including, without limitation, the addition of the springing Guarantee and the exclusion of Section 3.04 and the subordination provisions in the Precedent Document) and as shall be appropriate to take into account the nature of the business of the Issuer, Holdings, the Guarantor and Music in light of the organic and strategic growth and development of the business of the Issuer, Holdings, the Guarantor and Music anticipated by the Issuer, Holdings, the pro forma capitalization of Holdings and its subsidiaries (including after giving effect to the Transactions), changes in law or accounting standards since the date of the Precedent Document and such other modifications reasonably satisfactory to Subscriber and to you; provided that the cross acceleration default threshold shall be $100.0 million (collectively, the “Agreed Terms”).
   
  Precedent Document” means the indenture, dated as of April 17, 2020, between Coherus Biosciences, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, regarding the 1.500% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2026, which can be found at the following link:
   
  https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1512762/000110465920048214/tm2015668d4_ex4-1.htm.
   
AHYDO Catch-Up Payment: On each interest payment date ending after the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date, Issuer shall make a payment (excluding PIK payments) with respect to each Convertible Note such that no part of any Convertible Note will be an “applicable high yield discount obligation” within the meaning of Section 163(i)(1) of the Code or treated as having “significant original issue discount” within the meaning of Section 163(i)(2) of the Code.
   
Transfer Restrictions: Customary restrictions (taking into account the Agreed Terms).

 

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Annex B

 

Registration Rights

 

The Indenture or related documentation will provide that the Issuer will, at its cost:

 

· Use commercially reasonable efforts to file a shelf registration statement with the SEC on or prior the day that is fourteen (14) full calendar months after the Closing Date;

 

· use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such shelf registration statement to become effective on or prior to the day that is eighteen (18) full calendar months after the Closing Date, covering resales of the Common Stock, if any, issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Notes;

 

· use commercially reasonable efforts to keep the shelf registration statement effective to and including the earlier of (1) the 20th trading day immediately following the maturity date (subject to extension for any suspension of the effectiveness of the shelf registration statement during such 20-trading day period immediately following the maturity date) and (2) the date (i) that is the 20th trading day immediately following the date on which there are no longer outstanding any Convertible Notes or (ii) on which there are no shares of Common Stock delivered or deliverable upon conversion, other than shares of Common Stock that are eligible to be transferred without condition as contemplated under Rule 144 of the Securities Act.

 

For avoidance of doubt, if the shares of Common Stock that are issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Notes are eligible to be transferred without condition as contemplated under Rule 144 of the Securities Act, the Issuer will no longer be required to file or keep effective any shelf registration statement or pay any additional interest per below. Such determination shall be evidenced by the removal of any restrictive legend on the Convertible Notes.

 

The Issuer may suspend the effectiveness of the shelf registration statement or the use of the prospectus that is part of the shelf registration statement during specified periods under certain circumstances relating to pending corporate developments, public filings with the SEC and similar events. The Issuer need not specify the nature of the event giving rise to a suspension in any suspension notice to holders of the Convertible Notes. Each holder, by its acceptance of the Convertible Notes, agrees to hold any such suspension notice in response to a notice of a proposed sale strictly confidential. Except in the case of a suspension period as the result of the filing of a post-effective amendment solely to add additional selling unitholders, any suspension period may not exceed an aggregate of:

 

· 60 days in any calendar quarter; or

 

· 120 days in any calendar year.

 

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If any of the following events occurs as a result of the Issuer’s failure to satisfy its obligations under these registration rights provisions, each such event would be a registration default:

 

· the registration statement has not been filed prior to the date that is fourteen (14) full calendar months after the Closing Date;

 

· the registration statement has not become effective on or prior to the day that is eighteen (18) full calendar months after the Closing Date;

 

· the Issuer has not, through its omission, named a holder as a selling securityholder in the prospectus, a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment within the required time periods as described below;

 

· at any time after the effectiveness date, the registration statement ceases to be effective or is not usable and the Issuer does not cure the lapse of effectiveness or usability within 10 business days by a post-effective amendment, prospectus supplement or report filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (other than (1) in the case of a suspension period described in the preceding paragraph or (2) in the case of a suspension of the registration statement as a result of the filing of a post-effective amendment solely to add additional selling securityholders or to make changes to the plan of distribution appearing therein); or

 

· the suspension period exceeds the number of days permitted.

 

If a registration default occurs, additional interest will accrue on the Convertible Notes, from and including the day following such registration default to but excluding the earlier of (1) the day on which such registration default has been cured and (2) the date the registration statement is no longer required to be kept effective for the Common Stock. The additional interest will be paid (in cash or PIK, at the Issuer’s choice) to those entitled to interest payments on such dates semiannually in arrears and will accrue at a rate per annum equal to:

 

· 0.25% of the principal amount of the Convertible Notes to and including the 90th day following such registration default; and

 

· 0.50% of the principal amount of the Convertible Notes from and after the 91st day following such registration default.

 

The Issuer will not pay additional interest on any Convertible Note after it has been converted for Common Stock. If a Convertible Note ceases to be outstanding during a registration default (otherwise than as a result of the holder exercising its conversion rights), the Issuer will prorate the additional interest to be paid with respect to that Convertible Note.

 

In no event will additional interest exceed 0.50% per annum. If a holder converts some or all of its Convertible Notes into Common Stock when there exists a registration default, the holder will not be entitled to receive any interest, including additional interest, on such notes.

 

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A holder who elects to sell securities under the shelf registration statement will:

 

· be required to be named as a selling securityholder in the related prospectus;

 

· be required to deliver a prospectus to purchasers;

 

· be subject to the civil liability provisions under the Securities Act in connection with any sales; and

 

· be subject to the provisions of the registration rights agreement, including indemnification provisions.

 

Under the Indenture (or related documents), the Issuer will:

 

· pay all of its expenses of the shelf registration statement but holders and the representative will bear their own expenses;

 

· provide each registered holder with copies of the prospectus;

 

· notify holders when the shelf registration statement has become effective; and

 

· take other reasonable actions as are required to permit unrestricted resales of Common Stock issued on conversion of the Convertible Notes in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Indenture and related documents.

 

The plan of distribution contained in the shelf registration statement will permit resales of registrable securities by selling security holders through brokers and dealers. In no event may such resales take the form of an underwritten offering of registrable securities without the prior agreement by the Issuer.

 

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In order to be named as a selling securityholder in the prospectus at the time of effectiveness of the shelf registration statement, a holder must complete and deliver a questionnaire (a form of which will be provided in the Indenture), together with any other information the Issuer may reasonably request, to the Issuer on or prior to the 10th day before the effectiveness of the registration statement. On receipt of a completed questionnaire after that time, together with any other information the Issuer may reasonably request from a selling security holder, the Issuer will use commercially reasonable efforts to file within 10 business days after receipt any supplements to the related prospectus or post-effective amendments to the registration statement as are necessary to permit the holder to deliver a prospectus to purchasers of such shares of Common Stock, subject to its right to suspend the use of the prospectus and provided that the Issuer will not be obligated to file more than one supplement or post-effective amendment in any 30-day period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Convertible Notes are converted, the Issuer will use commercially reasonable efforts to file the prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment within 10 business days of the conversion date. The Issuer will pay the predetermined additional interest described above to the holder of the Convertible Notes if the Issuer fails to make the filing in the time required. If a holder does not timely complete and deliver a questionnaire or provide the other information the Issuer may request, that holder will not be named as a selling securityholder in the prospectus and will not be permitted to sell its securities under the shelf registration statement or be entitled to any additional interest.

 

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Exhibit 10.5

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

July 12, 2020

 

Churchill Capital Corp III
640 Fifth Avenue, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10019

 

(212) 380-7500

 

Re: Sponsor Agreement

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This letter (this “Sponsor Agreement”) is being delivered to you in connection with that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of the date hereof, by and among Churchill Capital Corp III, a Delaware corporation (“Acquiror”), Polaris Investment Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Holdings”), Polaris Parent Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”, and collectively with Holdings, the “Company”) and the other parties thereto (the “Merger Agreement”) and hereby amends and restates in its entirety that certain letter, dated February 13, 2020, from Churchill Sponsor III LLC (the “Sponsor”) and each of the undersigned individuals, each of whom is a member of Acquiror’s board of directors and/or management team (each, an “Insider” and collectively, the “Insiders”) to Acquiror (the “Prior Letter Agreement”). Certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in paragraph 10 hereof. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Merger Agreement.

 

In order to induce the Company and Acquiror to enter into the Merger Agreement and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Sponsor and each of the Insiders, hereby severally (and not jointly and severally) agrees with Acquiror and, at all times prior to any valid termination of the Merger Agreement, the Company as follows:

 

 

 

 

1.            The Sponsor and each Insider hereby unconditionally and irrevocably agrees: (i) that at any duly called meeting of the stockholders of Acquiror (or any adjournment or postponement thereof), and in any action by written consent of the stockholders of Acquiror requested by Acquiror’s board of directors or undertaken as contemplated by the Transactions, the Sponsor and each such Insider shall, if a meeting is held, appear at the meeting, in person or by proxy, or otherwise cause all of its, his or her shares of Capital Stock to be counted as present thereat for purposes of establishing a quorum, and it shall vote or consent (or cause to be voted or consented), in person or by proxy, all of its, his or her shares of Capital Stock (a) in favor of the adoption of the Merger Agreement and approval of the Transactions (and any actions required in furtherance thereof), (b) against any action, proposal, transaction or agreement that would reasonably be expected to result in a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant, obligation or agreement of Acquiror contained in the Merger Agreement, (c) in favor of any other proposals set forth in Acquiror’s proxy statement to be filed by Acquiror with the SEC relating to the Transactions (including any proxy supplements thereto, the “Proxy Statement”), (d) for any proposal to adjourn or postpone the applicable stockholder meeting to a later date if (and only if) (1) there are not sufficient votes for approval of the Merger Agreement and any other proposals related thereto as set forth in the Proxy Statement on the dates on which such meetings are held or (2) the closing condition in Section 10.03(c) of the Merger Agreement has not been satisfied, and (e) except as set forth in the Proxy Statement, against the following actions or proposals: (1) any Business Combination Proposal or any proposal in opposition to approval of the Merger Agreement or in competition with or inconsistent with the Merger Agreement; and (2) (A) any change in the present capitalization of Acquiror or any amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation, except to the extent expressly contemplated by the Merger Agreement, (B) any liquidation, dissolution or other change in Acquiror’s corporate structure or business, (C) any action, proposal, transaction or agreement that would result in a breach in any material respect of any covenant, representation or warranty or other obligation or agreement of the Sponsor or such Insider under this Sponsor Agreement, or (D) any other action or proposal involving Acquiror or any of its subsidiaries that is intended, or would reasonably be expected, to prevent, impede, interfere with, delay, postpone or adversely affect the Transactions and (ii) not to redeem, elect to redeem or tender or submit any of its shares of Common Stock owned by it, him or her for redemption in connection with such stockholder approval or proposed Business Combination, or in connection with any vote to amend Acquiror’s Charter (as defined below). Prior to any valid termination of the Merger Agreement, (x) the Sponsor and each Insider shall take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary under applicable Laws to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, and (y) the Sponsor and each Insider shall be bound by and comply with Sections 9.03 (Exclusivity) and 9.05 (Confidentiality; Publicity) of the Merger Agreement (and any relevant definitions contained in any such Sections) as if such Person were a signatory to the Merger Agreement with respect to such provisions. If Acquiror seeks to consummate a proposed Business Combination by engaging in a tender offer, the Sponsor and each Insider agrees that it, he or she will not sell or tender any shares of Capital Stock owned by it, him or her in connection therewith. The obligations of the Sponsor and the Insiders specified in this paragraph 1 shall apply whether or not the Mergers, any of the Transactions or any action described above is recommend by Acquiror’s board of directors.

 

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2.            The Sponsor and each Insider hereby agrees that in the event that Acquiror fails to consummate a Business Combination by February 19, 2022 (or May 19, 2022 if Acquiror has executed a letter of intent, agreement in principle or definitive agreement for an initial business combination before February 19, 2022), or such later period approved by Acquiror’s stockholders in accordance with Acquiror’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the “Charter”), the Sponsor and each Insider shall take all reasonable steps to cause Acquiror to (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than 10 Business Days thereafter, subject to lawfully available funds therefor, redeem 100% of the Common Stock sold as part of the Units in the Public Offering (the “Offering Shares”), at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest (net of amounts withdrawn to fund Acquiror’s working capital requirements, subject to an annual limit of $1,000,000, and/or to pay Acquiror’s taxes (“Permitted Withdrawals”)) and less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses)), divided by the number of then outstanding Offering Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish all Public Stockholders’ rights as stockholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of Acquiror’s remaining stockholders and Acquiror’s board of directors, dissolve and liquidate, subject in each case to Acquiror’s obligations under Delaware law to provide for claims of creditors and other requirements of applicable law. The Sponsor and each Insider agree to not propose any amendment to the Charter that would modify the substance or timing of Acquiror’s obligation to redeem 100% of the Offering Shares if Acquiror does not complete a Business Combination within the required time period set forth in the Charter or with respect to any other material provisions relating to stockholders’ rights or pre-initial business combination activity, unless Acquiror provides its Public Stockholders with the opportunity to redeem their Offering Shares upon approval of any such amendment at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest (net of Permitted Withdrawals), divided by the number of then outstanding Offering Shares.

 

The Sponsor and each Insider acknowledges that it, he or she has no right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies held in the Trust Account or any other asset of Acquiror as a result of any liquidation of Acquiror with respect to the Founder Shares held by it, him or her. The Sponsor and each Insider hereby further waive, with respect to any shares of Common Stock held by it, him or her, if any, any redemption rights it, he or she may have in connection with the consummation of a Business Combination, including, without limitation, any such rights available in the context of a stockholder vote to approve such Business Combination or in the context of a tender offer made by Acquiror to purchase shares of Common Stock (although the Sponsor, the Insiders and their respective Affiliates shall be entitled to redemption and liquidation rights with respect to any Offering Shares it or they hold if Acquiror fails to consummate a Business Combination within the time period set forth in the Charter).

 

3.            Without limiting their obligations under paragraph 6 below or pursuant to the Investor Rights Agreement, during the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the earlier of (a) the valid termination of the Merger Agreement or (b) the Closing, the Sponsor and each Insider shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company, Transfer any Units, shares of Capital Stock, warrants (each, a “Warrant”) to purchase shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into, or exercisable, or exchangeable for, shares of Common Stock owned by it, him or her. In the event that (i) any shares of Capital Stock, Warrants or other equity securities of Acquiror are issued to the Sponsor or any Insider after the date hereof pursuant to any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization, reclassification, combination or exchange of shares of Capital Stock of, on or affecting the shares of Capital Stock owned by the Sponsor or any Insider or otherwise, (ii) the Sponsor or any Insider purchases or otherwise acquires beneficial ownership of any shares of Capital Stock, Warrants or other equity securities of Acquiror after the date hereof or (iii) the Sponsor or any Insider acquires the right to vote or share in the voting of any shares of Capital Stock, Warrants or other equity securities of Acquiror after the date hereof (such shares of Capital Stock, Warrants or other equity securities of Acquiror described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), the “New Shares”), then such New Shares acquired or purchased by the Sponsor or any Insider shall be subject to the terms of this paragraph 3 and paragraph 1 above to the same extent as if they constituted the Capital Stock or Warrants owned by the Sponsor or any Insider as of the date hereof.

 

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4.            In the event of the liquidation of the Trust Account, the Sponsor (which for purposes of clarification shall not extend to any other shareholders, members or managers of the Sponsor or any other Insider) agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Acquiror against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever (including, but not limited to, any and all legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, whether pending or threatened, or any claim whatsoever) to which Acquiror may become subject as a result of any claim by (i) any third party for services rendered or products sold to Acquiror or (ii) any prospective target business with which Acquiror has entered into a letter of intent, confidentiality or other similar agreement for a Business Combination (a “Target”); provided, however, that such indemnification of Acquiror by the Sponsor (x) shall apply only to the extent necessary to ensure that such claims by a third party or a Target do not reduce the amount of funds in the Trust Account to below the lesser of (i) $10.00 per Offering Share or (ii) the actual amount per Offering Share held in the Trust Account as of the date of the liquidation of the Trust Account, if less than $10.00 per Offering Share is then held in the Trust Account due to reductions in the value of the trust assets less Permitted Withdrawals, (y) shall not apply to any claims by a third party (including a Target) that executed a waiver of any and all rights to the monies held in the Trust Account (whether or not such waiver is enforceable) and (z) shall not apply to any claims under Acquiror’s indemnity of Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (the “Representative”) against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Sponsor shall have the right to defend against any such claim with counsel of its choice reasonably satisfactory to Acquiror if, within 15 days following written receipt of notice of the claim to the Sponsor, the Sponsor notifies Acquiror in writing that it shall undertake such defense. For the avoidance of doubt, none of Acquiror’s officers or directors will indemnify Acquiror for claims by third parties, including, without limitation, claims by vendors and prospective target businesses.

 

5.            The Sponsor and each Insider hereby agrees and acknowledges that: (i) the Representative, Acquiror and, prior to any valid termination of the Merger Agreement, the Company would be irreparably injured in the event of a breach by such Sponsor or an Insider of its, his or her obligations under paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4, 6(a), 6(b), 6(c), 6(d), 8 and 12, as applicable, of this Sponsor Agreement (with respect to the Representative, only such provisions as were contained in the Prior Letter Agreement), (ii) monetary damages may not be an adequate remedy for such breach and (iii) the non-breaching party shall be entitled to injunctive relief, in addition to any other remedy that such party may have in law or in equity, in the event of such breach.

 

6.             (a)           In the event that (i) the Closing does not occur for any reason (including, without limitation, as a result of the valid termination of the Merger Agreement), the Sponsor and each Insider agrees that it, he or she shall not Transfer any Founder Shares (or shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion thereof) until the earlier of (A) one year after the completion of Acquiror’s initial Business Combination or (B) subsequent to the Business Combination, (x) if the closing price of the Common Stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after Acquiror’s initial Business Combination or (y) the date on which Acquiror completes a liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in all of Acquiror’s stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of Common Stock for cash, securities or other property and (ii) the Closing does occur, the Sponsor and each Insider agrees that it, he or she shall not Transfer (A) any Founder Shares or any other Capital Stock of Acquiror owned by such Person as of the Closing Date (after giving effect to the consummation of the Transactions) or the Private Placement Warrants identified on Annex A as “Locked-Up Warrants”, or (B) any shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of such Private Placement Warrants identified on Annex A as “Locked-Up Warrants” (clauses (A) and (B), collectively, the “Locked-Up Acquiror Securities”) until the eighteen month anniversary of the Closing Date (such period, the “Founder Shares Lock-up Period”).

 

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(b)           In the event that the Closing does not occur for any reason (including, without limitation, as a result of the valid termination of the Merger Agreement), the Sponsor and each Insider agrees that it, he or she shall not Transfer any Private Placement Warrants (or shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants) until 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination (the “Private Placement Warrants Lock-up Period”, and together with the Founder Shares Lock-up Period, the “Lock-up Periods”).

 

(c)           Notwithstanding the provisions set forth in paragraphs 3 and 6(a) and (b), but subject to the provisions set forth in paragraph 6(d), (i) upon the valid termination of the Merger Agreement, the following Transfers of the Founder Shares, the Private Placement Warrants and shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise or conversion of the Private Placement Warrants or the Founder Shares that are held by the Sponsor, any Insider or any of their permitted transferees (that have complied with this paragraph 6(c)), are permitted: (A) to Acquiror’s officers or directors, any affiliates or family members of any of Acquiror’s officers or directors, any members of the Sponsor, or any affiliates of the Sponsor; (B) in the case of an individual, transfers by gift to a member of the individual’s immediate family, to a trust, the beneficiary of which is a member of the individual’s immediate family or an affiliate of such person, or to a charitable organization; (C) in the case of an individual, transfers by virtue of laws of descent and distribution upon death of the individual; (D) in the case of an individual, transfers pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order; (E) transfers by private sales or transfers made in connection with the consummation of a Business Combination at prices no greater than the price at which the securities were originally purchased; (F) transfers in the event of Acquiror’s liquidation prior to the completion of an initial Business Combination; (G) transfers by virtue of the laws of the State of Delaware or the Sponsor’s limited liability company agreement upon dissolution of the Sponsor; (H) in the event of Acquiror’s completion of a liquidation, merger, stock exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction which results in all of Acquiror’s public stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of Common Stock for cash, securities or other property subsequent to the completion of the initial business combination; (I) to a nominee or custodian of a person or entity to whom a disposition or transfer would be permissible under clauses (A) through (H) above; provided, however, that in the case of clauses (A) through (E) and (I), these permitted transferees must enter into a written agreement with Acquiror agreeing to be bound by the transfer restrictions herein and the other restrictions contained in this Sponsor Agreement (including provisions relating to voting, the Trust Account and liquidating distributions) and (ii) during the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the earlier of (x) the expiration of the Lock-up Periods and (y) the date of any valid termination of the Merger Agreement, the following, Transfers of the Founder Shares, the Private Placement Warrants identified on Annex A as “Locked-Up Warrants”, shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise or conversion of the Private Placement Warrants identified on Annex A as “Locked-Up Warrants” or the Founder Shares, that are held by the Sponsor or any Insider or any of their permitted transferees (that have complied with this paragraph 6(c)), are permitted in accordance with Section 4.2 of the Investor Rights Agreement; provided, that to the extent such members have obligations pursuant to this Sponsor Agreement, such members shall confirm in writing to Acquiror and the Company that the securities so distributed to them will continue to be subject to such obligations; provided, further, that any other permitted transferees must enter into a written agreement with Acquiror or the Company agreeing to be bound by the transfer restrictions herein.

 

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(d)           Vesting Provisions. The Sponsor agrees that, as of the Closing, all of (A) the Founder Shares or shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise or conversion of the Founder Shares as identified on Annex A as “Vesting Shares” and (B) the Private Placement Warrants as identified on Annex A as being “Vesting Warrants,” in each case, as of the Closing shall be unvested and shall be subject to the vesting and forfeiture provisions set forth in this paragraph 6(d). The Sponsor agrees that it shall not (and will cause its Affiliates not to) Transfer any unvested Founder Shares or shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise or conversion of the unvested Founder Shares or any unvested Private Placement Warrants prior to the later of (x) the expiration of the Founder Shares Lock-up Period and (y) the date such Founder Shares, shares of Common Stock or Private Placement Warrants become vested pursuant to this paragraph 6(d). For the avoidance of doubt, it is acknowledged and agreed that any Founder Shares, shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise or conversion of the Founder Shares and Private Placement Warrants that are not identified on Annex A as being either “Vesting Shares” or “Vesting Warrants” shall not be subject to the provisions of this paragraph 6(d).

 

(i)            Vesting of Shares. The unvested Founder Shares or shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise or conversion of the unvested Founder Shares Beneficially Owned by Sponsor and identified on Annex A as “Vesting Shares” shall vest at such time as a $12.50 Stock Price Level is achieved on or before the date that is five years after the Closing Date. Unvested Founder Shares (or shares of Common Stock) that do not vest in accordance with this paragraph 6(d)(i) on or before the date that is five years after the Closing Date will be forfeited immediately following the five-year anniversary of the Closing Date.

 

(ii)           Vesting of Private Placement Warrants. The unvested Private Placement Warrants Beneficially Owned by Sponsor and identified on Annex A as “Vesting Warrants” shall vest at such time as a $12.50 Stock Price Level is achieved on or before the date that is five years after the Closing Date. Unvested Private Placement Warrants that do not vest in accordance with this paragraph 6(d)(ii) on or before the date that is five years after the Closing Date will be forfeited immediately following the five-year anniversary of the Closing Date.

 

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(iii)          Acceleration of Vesting upon an Acquiror Sale. In the event of an Acquiror Sale (as defined below) prior to the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date (or prior to the sixth anniversary of the Closing Date for purposes of paragraph 6(d)(iii)(4)), the vesting of unvested Founder Shares, shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise or conversion of the unvested Founder Shares and the unvested Private Placement Warrants shall be accelerated or the unvested Founder Shares, shares of Common Stock or Private Placement Warrants will be forfeited, as follows:

 

(1)           With respect to the unvested Founder Shares (or shares of Common Stock) and Private Placement Warrants that were eligible to vest pursuant to paragraph 6(d)(i) or 6(d)(ii), as the case may be, if such Acquiror Sale occurs on or before the date that is five years after the Closing Date, then (i) such Founder Shares (or shares of Common Stock) and Private Placement Warrants will fully vest as of immediately prior to the closing of such Acquiror Sale only if the per share price of the Common Stock paid or implied in such Acquiror Sale equals or exceeds $12.50, (ii) no portion of such Founder Shares (or shares of Common Stock) and Private Placement Warrants will vest in connection with such Acquiror Sale if the per share price of the Common Stock paid or implied in such Acquiror Sale is less than $10.00, and (iii) if the per share price of the Common Stock paid or implied in such Acquiror Sale is equal to or greater than $10.00 and less than $12.50, the number of such Founder Shares (or shares of Common Stock) and Private Placement Warrants that will vest in connection with such Acquiror Sale will be determined based on linear interpolation between such share price levels (e.g., 50% of such Founder Shares (or shares of Common Stock) and Private Placement Warrants will vest if the per share price of the Common Stock paid or implied in such Acquiror Sale is $11.25), and no remaining portion of such Founder Shares (or shares of Common Stock) and Private Placement Warrants will vest in connection with such Acquiror Sale.

 

(2)           Unvested Founder Shares (or shares of Common Stock) and Private Placement Warrants that do not vest in accordance with this paragraph 6(d)(iii) upon the occurrence of an Acquiror Sale will be forfeited immediately prior to the closing of such Acquiror Sale and in accordance with paragraph 6(d)(iv).

 

(3)           For purposes of this paragraph 6(d)(iii), “Acquiror Sale” means (A) a purchase, sale, exchange, business combination or other transaction (including a merger or consolidation of Acquiror with or into any other corporation or other entity) in which the equity securities of Acquiror, its successor or the surviving entity of such business combination or other transaction are not registered under the Securities Exchange Act or 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or listed or quoted for trading on a national securities exchange or (B) a sale, lease, exchange or other transfer in one transaction or a series of related transactions of all or substantially all of Acquiror’s assets to a third party that is not an Affiliate of the Sponsor (or a group of third parties that are not Affiliates of the Sponsor). For avoidance of doubt, following a transaction or business combination that is not an “Acquiror Sale” hereunder, including a transaction or business combination in which the equity securities of the surviving entity of such business combination or other transaction are registered under the Exchange Act and listed or quoted for trading on a national securities exchange, the equitable adjustment provisions of paragraph 21 shall apply, including, without limitation, to performance vesting criteria.

 

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(4)           Holders of Founder Shares or shares of Common Stock subject to the vesting provisions of this paragraph 6(d) shall be entitled to vote such Founder Shares or shares of Common Stock and receive dividends and other distributions with respect to such Founder Shares or shares of Common Stock prior to vesting; provided, that dividends and other distributions with respect to Founder Shares or shares of Common Stock that are subject to vesting pursuant to paragraph 6(d)(i) shall be set aside by Acquiror and shall only be paid to such holders upon the vesting of such Founder Shares or shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the Founder Shares (if at all); for the avoidance of doubt, such dividends and other distributions shall be paid only on the portion of the unvested Founder Shares or shares of Common Stock that vest.

 

(iv)          Forfeiture.

 

(1)           Unvested Founder Shares or shares of Common Stock that are forfeited pursuant to paragraph 6(d)(i) or 6(d)(iii) shall be transferred by Sponsor to Acquiror, without any consideration for such Transfer, and cancelled.

 

(2)           Unvested Private Placement Warrants that are forfeited pursuant to paragraph 6(d)(ii) or 6(d)(iii) shall be transferred by Sponsor to Acquiror, without any consideration for such Transfer, and cancelled.

 

(v)           Stock Price Level. For purposes of this paragraph 6(d), the applicable “Stock Price Level” will be considered achieved only when the last reported sale price per share of Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange, or such other securities exchange where the Common Stock is listed or quoted, equals or exceeds the applicable threshold for any 40 trading days during a 60 consecutive trading day period, which 60 consecutive trading day period will not commence until the first anniversary of the Closing Date. The Stock Price Levels (and the share price levels in an Acquiror Sale in paragraph 6(d)(iii)) will be equitably adjusted on account of any stock split, reverse stock split or similar equity restructuring transaction.

 

(vi)          Waiver of Conversion Ratio Adjustment.

 

(1)           (A) Section 4.3(b)(i) of the Charter provides that each share of Class B Common Stock shall automatically convert into one share of Common Stock (the “Initial Conversion Ratio”) at the time of the Business Combination, and (B) Section 4.3(b)(ii) of the Charter provides that the Initial Conversion Ratio shall be adjusted (the “Adjustment”) in the event that additional shares of Common Stock are issued in excess of the amounts offered in Acquiror’s initial public offering of securities such that the Sponsor and the Insiders shall continue to own 25% of the issued and outstanding shares of Capital Stock after giving effect to such issuance.

 

(2)           As of and conditioned upon the Closing, the Sponsor and each Insider hereby irrevocably relinquishes and waives any and all rights the Sponsor and each Insider has or will have under Section 4.3(b)(ii) of the Charter to receive shares of Common Stock in excess of the number issuable at the Initial Conversion Ratio upon conversion the existing Class B Common Stock held by him, her or it, as applicable, in connection with the Closing as a result of any Adjustment, and, as a result, the shares of Class B Common Stock shall convert into shares of Common Stock (or such equivalent security) at Closing on a one-for-one basis.

 

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7.            The Sponsor and each Insider represents and warrants that it, he or she has never been suspended or expelled from membership in any securities or commodities exchange or association or had a securities or commodities license or registration denied, suspended or revoked. Each Insider’s biographical information furnished to Acquiror (including any such information included in the Prospectus) is true and accurate in all respects and does not omit any material information with respect to the Insider’s background. The Sponsor and each Insider represents and warrants that: it, he or she is not subject to or a respondent in any legal action for, any injunction, cease-and-desist order or order or stipulation to desist or refrain from any act or practice relating to the offering of securities in any jurisdiction; it, he or she has never been convicted of, or pleaded guilty to, any crime (i) involving fraud, (ii) relating to any financial transaction or handling of funds of another person, or (iii) pertaining to any dealings in any securities and it, he or she is not currently a defendant in any such criminal proceeding.

 

8.             Except as disclosed in the Prospectus or on Schedule 6.07 (Brokers’ Fees) of the Merger Agreement, neither the Sponsor nor any Insider nor any affiliate of the Sponsor or any Insider, nor any director or officer of Acquiror, shall receive from Acquiror any finder’s fee, reimbursement, consulting fee, monies in respect of any repayment of a loan or other compensation prior to, or in connection with any services rendered in order to effectuate the consummation of Acquiror’s initial Business Combination (regardless of the type of transaction that it is), other than the following, none of which will be made from the proceeds held in the Trust Account prior to the completion of the initial Business Combination and each of which shall, as of and in connection with the Closing, be paid off in full and no further liabilities or obligations in respect thereof shall be due and owing by Acquiror or the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from and after the Closing: repayment of a loan and advances of up to $600,000 made to Acquiror by the Sponsor to cover expenses related to the organization of Acquiror and the Public Offering; payment to the Klein Group, LLC pursuant to that certain Engagement Letter, dated as of July 12, 2020; payment to M. Klein Associates, Inc. for office space and related support services for a total of $50,000 per month; reimbursement for any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses related to identifying, investigating and consummating an initial Business Combination; and repayment of loans, if any, and on such terms as to be determined by Acquiror from time to time, made by the Sponsor or certain of Acquiror’s officers and directors to finance transaction costs in connection with an intended initial Business Combination, provided, that, if Acquiror does not consummate an initial Business Combination, a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Account may be used by Acquiror to repay such loaned amounts so long as no proceeds from the Trust Account are used for such repayment. Up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into warrants of the post Business Combination entity at a price of $1.00 per warrant at the option of the lender. Such warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants, including as to exercise price, exercisability and exercise period and included in the up to 24,500,000 Acquiror Warrants to be issued to the Sponsor as provided in Section 6.11 of the Merger Agreement. Klein Group, LLC, M. Klein and Company and M. Klein Associates Inc. join this Agreement solely for purposes of acknowledging and agreeing that any right to perform advisory services for, to receive any fees from, provide support services for or lease space to Acquiror or any of its Subsidiaries (including, from and after the Closing, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) and shall not be entitled to payment from Acquiror or any of its Subsidiaries with respect thereto, other than to the extent specifically agreed to be paid as part of, and subject to the limits of, Acquiror Transaction Expenses in accordance with the Merger Agreement. During the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the earlier of (i) the consummation of the Closing and (ii) the valid termination of the Merger Agreement, the Sponsor and each Insider agrees not to enter into, modify or amend any Contract between or among the Sponsor, any Insider, anyone related by blood, marriage or adoption to any Insider or any Affiliate of any such Person (other than Acquiror or any of its Subsidiaries), on the one hand, and Acquiror or any of its Subsidiaries, on the other hand, that would contradict, limit, restrict or impair (x) any party’s ability to perform or satisfy any obligation under this Sponsor Agreement or (y) the Company’s or Acquiror’s ability to perform or satisfy any obligation under the Merger Agreement.

 

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9.            The Sponsor and each Insider has full right and power, without violating any agreement to which it is bound (including, without limitation, any non-competition or non-solicitation agreement with any employer or former employer), to enter into this Sponsor Agreement and, as applicable, to serve as an officer and/or a director on the board of directors of Acquiror.

 

10.           As used herein, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below:

 

(a)           Business Combination” shall mean a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination, involving Acquiror and one or more businesses;

 

(b)           Capital Stock” shall mean, collectively, the Common Stock and the Founder Shares;

 

(c)           Class B Common Stock” shall mean Acquiror’s Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share;

 

(d)          Common Stock” shall mean Acquiror’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share;

 

(e)           Commission” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission;

 

(f)           Founder Shares” shall mean the 27,500,000 shares of Class B Common Stock Beneficially Owned by the Sponsor;

 

(g)           Private Placement Warrants” shall mean the warrants to purchase up to 23,000,000 shares (as may be increased to warrants to purchase up to 24,500,000 in accordance with paragraph 8 hereof) of Common Stock Beneficially Owned by the Sponsor;

 

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(h)            Prospectus” shall mean the registration statement on Form S-1 and prospectus filed by Acquiror with the Commission in connection with the Public Offering;

 

(i)            Public Offering” shall mean the underwritten initial public offering of 110,000,000 of Acquiror’s units (the “Units”), each comprised of one share of Common Stock and one-fourth of one Warrant;

 

(j)            Public Stockholders” shall mean the holders of securities issued in the Public Offering;

 

(k)            Transfer” shall mean the, direct or indirect, voluntary or involuntary, (a) transfer, sale or assignment of, offer to sell, contract or agreement to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant of any option to purchase, distribution or otherwise dispose of or agreement to dispose of, directly or indirectly, or establishment or increase of a put equivalent position or liquidation with respect to or decrease of a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder with respect to, any security, (b) entry into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any security, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of such securities, in cash or otherwise, or (c) public announcement of any intention to effect any transaction specified in clause (a) or (b) above; and

 

(l)            Trust Account” shall mean the trust fund into which the net proceeds of the Public Offering and a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Warrants were deposited.

 

11.          This Sponsor Agreement and the other agreements referenced herein constitute the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior understandings, agreements, or representations by or among the parties hereto, written or oral, to the extent they relate in any way to the subject matter hereof or the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, the Prior Letter Agreement. This Sponsor Agreement may not be changed, amended, modified or waived (other than to correct a typographical error) as to any particular provision, except by a written instrument executed by all parties hereto and the Company, it being acknowledged and agreed that the Company’s execution of such an instrument will not be required after any valid termination of the Merger Agreement.

 

12.          Except as otherwise provided herein, no party hereto may assign either this Sponsor Agreement or any of its rights, interests, or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other parties and the Company (except that, following any valid termination of the Merger Agreement, no consent from the Company shall be required). Any purported assignment in violation of this paragraph shall be void and ineffectual and shall not operate to transfer or assign any interest or title to the purported assignee. This Sponsor Agreement shall be binding on Acquiror, the Sponsor and each Insider and their respective successors, heirs and assigns and permitted transferees.

 

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13.          Nothing in this Sponsor Agreement shall be construed to confer upon, or give to, any person or entity other than the parties hereto any right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Sponsor Agreement or of any covenant, condition, stipulation, promise or agreement hereof. All covenants, conditions, stipulations, promises and agreements contained in this Sponsor Agreement shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of Acquiror, the Sponsor and the Insiders (and, prior to any valid termination of the Merger Agreement, the Company) and their successors, heirs, personal representatives and assigns and permitted transferees.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each of the Acquiror, the Sponsor and each Insider acknowledges and agrees that the Company is an express third party beneficiary of this Agreement and may directly enforce (including by an action for specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable relief) each of the provisions set forth in this Sponsor Agreement as though directly party hereto.

 

14.          This Sponsor Agreement may be executed in any number of original or facsimile counterparts and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

 

15.          This Sponsor Agreement shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of this Sponsor Agreement or of any other term or provision hereof Furthermore, in lieu of any such invalid or unenforceable term or provision, the parties hereto intend that there shall be added as a part of this Sponsor Agreement a provision as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be valid and enforceable.

 

16.          This Sponsor Agreement, and all claims or causes of action (each, an “Action”) based upon, arising out of, or related to this Sponsor Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to principles or rules of conflict of laws to the extent such principles or rules would require or permit the application of Laws of another jurisdiction. Any Action based upon, arising out of or related to this Sponsor Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may be brought in federal and state courts located in the State of Delaware, and each of the parties irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of each such court in any such Action, waives any objection it may now or hereafter have to personal jurisdiction, venue or to convenience of forum, agrees that all claims in respect of the Action shall be heard and determined only in any such court, and agrees not to bring any Action arising out of or relating to this Sponsor Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in any other court. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to affect the right of any party to serve process in any manner permitted by Law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against any other party in any other jurisdiction, in each case, to enforce judgments obtained in any Action brought pursuant to this paragraph. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS SPONSOR AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

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17.           Any notice, consent or request to be given in connection with any of the terms or provisions of this Sponsor Agreement shall be in writing and shall be sent by express mail or similar private courier service, by certified mail (return receipt requested), by hand delivery or email transmission to the receiving party’s address or email address set forth above or on the receiving party’s signature page hereto; provided that any such notice, consent or request to be given to Acquiror or the Company at any time prior to the valid termination of the Merger Agreement shall be given in accordance with the terms of Section 12.02 (Notices) of the Merger Agreement.

 

18.          This Sponsor Agreement shall terminate on the earlier of (i) the latest of (x) the expiration of the Lock-up Periods and (y) the vesting in full and delivery of all Vesting Shares and Vesting Warrants, or (ii) the liquidation of Acquiror; provided, however, that paragraph 4 of this Sponsor Agreement shall survive such liquidation for a period of six years; provided, further, that no such termination shall relieve the Sponsor, any Insider or the Acquiror from any liability resulting from a breach of this Sponsor Agreement occurring prior to such termination.

 

19.          Each party hereto that is also a party to that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of February 13, 2020, by and among Acquiror, the Sponsor and the other parties signatory thereto (the “Existing Registration Rights Agreement”) effective as of the Closing. On or about the date hereof, the Sponsor and each Insider contemplated to become a party to the Investor Rights Agreement (the “Investor Rights Agreement”) shall deliver to Acquiror such agreement, duly executed by such Person, in the form attached to the Merger Agreement.

 

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20.          Each of the Sponsor and the Insiders hereby represents and warrants (severally and not jointly as to itself, himself or herself only) to Acquiror and the Company as follows: (i) if such Person is not an individual, it is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated, formed, organized or constituted, and the execution, delivery and performance of this Sponsor Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby are within such Person’s corporate, limited liability company or organizational powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, limited liability company or organizational actions on the part of such Person; (ii) if such Person is an individual, such Person has full legal capacity, right and authority to execute and deliver this Sponsor Agreement and to perform his or her obligations hereunder; (iii) this Sponsor Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Person and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties to this Sponsor Agreement, this Sponsor Agreement constitutes a legally valid and binding obligation of such Person, enforceable against such Person in accordance with the terms hereof (except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy Laws, other similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights and general principles of equity affecting the availability of specific performance and other equitable remedies); (iv) the execution and delivery of this Sponsor Agreement by such Person does not, and the performance by such Person of his, her or its obligations hereunder will not, (A) if such Person is not an individual, conflict with or result in a violation of the organizational documents of such Person, or (B) require any consent or approval that has not been given or other action that has not been taken by any third party (including under any Contract binding upon such Person or such Person’s Founder Shares or Private Placement Warrants, as applicable), in each case, to the extent such consent, approval or other action would prevent, enjoin or materially delay the performance by such Person of its, his or her obligations under this Sponsor Agreement; (v) there are no Actions pending against such Person or, to the knowledge of such Person, threatened against such Person, before (or, in the case of threatened Actions, that would be before) any arbitrator or any Governmental Authority, which in any manner challenges or seeks to prevent, enjoin or materially delay the performance by such Person of its, his or her obligations under this Sponsor Agreement; (vi) except for fees described on Schedule 6.07 (Brokers’ Fees) of the Merger Agreement, no financial advisor, investment banker, broker, finder or other similar intermediary is entitled to any fee or commission from such Person, Acquiror, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Affiliates in connection with the Merger Agreement or this Sponsor Agreement or any of the respective transactions contemplated thereby and hereby, in each case, based upon any arrangement or agreement made by or, to the knowledge of such Person, on behalf of such Person, for which Acquiror, the Company or any of their respective Affiliates would have any obligations or liabilities of any kind or nature; (vii) such Person has had the opportunity to read the Merger Agreement and this Sponsor Agreement and has had the opportunity to consult with its tax and legal advisors; (viii) such Person has not entered into, and shall not enter into, any agreement that would restrict, limit or interfere with the performance of such Person’s obligations hereunder; (ix) except as otherwise described in this Sponsor Agreement, such Person has the direct or indirect interest in all of its, his or her Common Stock or Warrants and Founder Shares and Private Placement Warrants, which are held through the Sponsor, the Sponsor has good title to all such Founder Shares and Private Placement Warrants and any Common Stock or Warrants held by the Sponsor, and there exist no Liens or any other limitation or restriction (including, without limitation, any restriction on the right to vote, sell or otherwise dispose of such securities (other than transfer restrictions under the Securities Act) affecting any such securities, other than pursuant to (A) this Sponsor Agreement, (B) the Charter, (C) the Merger Agreement, (D) the Existing Registration Rights Agreement, or (E) any applicable securities laws; (x) the Founder Shares and Private Placement Warrants listed on Annex A are the only equity securities in Acquiror (including, without limitation, any equity securities convertible into, or which can be exercised or exchanged for, equity securities of Acquiror) owned of record or Beneficially Owned by such Person as of the date hereof and such Person has the sole power to dispose of (or sole power to cause the disposition of) and the sole power to vote (or sole power to direct the voting of) such Founder Shares and Private Placement Warrants and none of such Founder Shares or Private Placement Warrants is subject to any proxy, voting trust or other agreement or arrangement with respect to the voting of such Founder Shares or Private Placement Warrants, except as provided in this Sponsor Agreement; the Sponsor and each Insider hereby agrees to supplement Annex A from time to time to the extent that the Sponsor or any Insider acquires additional securities in Acquiror; and (xi) such Person is not currently (and at all times through Closing will refrain from being or becoming) a member of a “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act, or any successor provision), including any group acting for the purpose of acquiring, holding or disposing of equity securities of the Issuer (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act).

 

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21.           If, and as often as, there are any changes in Acquiror, the Common Stock, the Founder Shares or the Private Placement Warrants by way of stock split, stock dividend, combination or reclassification, or through merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or business combination, or by any other means, equitable adjustment shall be made to the provisions of this Sponsor Agreement as may be required so that the rights, privileges, duties and obligations hereunder shall continue with respect to Acquiror, Acquiror’s successor or the surviving entity of such transaction, the Common Stock, the Founder Shares or the Private Placement Warrants, each as so changed. For the avoidance of doubt, such equitable adjustment shall be made to the performance criteria set forth in paragraph 6(d).

 

22.          Each of the parties hereto agrees to execute and deliver hereafter any further document, agreement or instrument of assignment, transfer or conveyance as may be necessary or desirable to effectuate the purposes hereof and as may be reasonably requested in writing by another party hereto.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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    Sincerely,
     
    SPONSOR:
     
    CHURCHILL SPONSOR III LLC
     
    By:     /s/ Jay Taragin
      Name: Jay Taragin
      Title: Authorized Person

 

 

 

[Signature Page to Sponsor Agreement]

 

 


 

    INSIDERS:
     
    By:     /s/ Michael Klein
      Name: Michael Klein
    Address:
       
      Email:
     
       
    By:     /s/ Jay Taragin
      Name: Jay Taragin
    Address:
       
      Email:
     
       
    By:     /s/ Jeremy Paul Abson
      Name: Jeremy Paul Abson
    Address:
       
      Email:
     
       
    By:     /s/ Glenn R. August
      Name: Glenn R. August
    Address:
       
      Email:
     
       
    By:     /s/ Mark Klein
      Name: Mark Klein
    Address:
       
      Email:
     
       
    By:     /s/ Malcolm S. McDermid
      Name: Malcolm S. McDermid
    Address:
       
      Email:
     
       
    By:     /s/ Karen G. Mills
      Name: Karen G. Mills
    Address:
       
      Email:

 

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Acknowledged and Agreed:    
       
CHURCHILL CAPITAL CORP III    
     
By:     /s/ Jay Taragin    
  Name: Jay Taragin    
  Title: Chief Financial Officer    

 

 

 

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Acknowledged and Agreed:    
       
M. KLEIN AND COMPANY    
       
By:     /s/ Jay Taragin    
  Name: Jay Taragin    
Title: Authorized Person    
       
M. KLEIN ASSOCIATES, INC.    
       
By:     /s/ Jay Taragin    
  Name: Jay Taragin    
Title: Authorized Person    
       
THE KLEIN GROUP, LLC    
       
By:     /s/ Jay Taragin    
  Name: Jay Taragin    
Title: Authorized Person    

 

 

 

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Annex A

 

     
  Founder Shares* Private Placement Warrants
     
     
Churchill
Sponsor III LLC
27,500,000 (of which 12,404,080 are Vesting Shares) 23,000,000, which may be increased to up to 24,500,000 in accordance with paragraph 8 above and Section 6.11 of the Merger Agreement (in each case, of which 4,800,000 are Vesting Warrants and Locked- Up Warrants)
     
     
Michael Klein 0** 0**
     
     
Jay Taragin 0 0
     

 

* Includes shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise or conversion of the Founder Shares.

 

** Michael Klein may be deemed to Beneficially Own the Founders Shares and Private Placement Warrants owned by Churchill Sponsor III LLC.

 

Exhibit 10.6

 

THIS PROMISSORY NOTE (“NOTE”) HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). THIS NOTE HAS BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT ONLY AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF REGISTRATION OF THE RESALE THEREOF UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY IN FORM, SCOPE AND SUBSTANCE TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

 

PROMISSORY NOTE

 

Principal Amount: Up to $1,500,000.00 July 12, 2020

 

Churchill Capital Corp III, a Delaware corporation (“Maker”), promises to pay to the order of Churchill Sponsor III LLC, or its registered assigns or successors in interest or order (“Payee”), the principal sum of up to One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000.00) in lawful money of the United States of America, on the terms and conditions described below.

 

All payments on this Note (unless the full principal is converted pursuant to Section 15 below) shall be made by check or wire transfer of immediately available funds to such account as Payee may from time to time designate by written notice in accordance with the provisions of this Note.

 

1. Repayment. The principal balance of this Note shall be payable on the earliest to occur of (i) the date on which Maker consummates its initial business combination and (ii) the date that the winding up of Maker is effective (such date, the “Maturity Date”). The principal balance may be prepaid at any time, at the election of Maker.

 

2. Interest. This Note shall be non-interest bearing.

 

3. Drawdown Requests. Payee, in its sole and absolute discretion, may fund up to One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000.00) for working capital expenditures prior to Maker’s consummation of an initial business combination. The principal of this Note may be drawn down from time to time until the date on which Maker consummates its initial business combination, upon written request from Maker to Payee (each, a “Drawdown Request”). Each Drawdown Request must state the amount to be drawn down, and must be in multiples of not less than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) unless agreed upon by Maker and Payee. Payee, in its sole discretion, shall fund each Drawdown Request no later than five (5) business days after receipt of a Drawdown Request; provided, however, that the maximum amount of drawdowns collectively under this Note shall not exceed One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000.00). Once an amount is drawn down under this Note, it shall not be available for future Drawdown Requests even if prepaid. Except as set forth herein, no fees, payments or other amounts shall be due to Payee in connection with, or as a result of, any Drawdown Request by Maker.

 

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4. Application of Payments. All payments received by Payee pursuant to this Note shall be applied first to the payment in full of any costs incurred in the collection of any sum due under this Note, including (without limitation) reasonable attorney’s fees, and then to the reduction of the unpaid principal balance of this Note.

 

5. Events of Default. The following shall constitute an event of default (“Event of Default”):

 

(a) Failure to Make Required Payments. Failure by Maker to pay the principal amount due pursuant to this Note within five (5) business days of the Maturity Date.

 

(b) Voluntary Bankruptcy, etc. The commencement by Maker of a voluntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, rehabilitation or other similar law, or the consent by it to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator (or other similar official) of Maker or for any substantial part of its property, or the making by it of any assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the failure of Maker generally to pay its debts as such debts become due, or the taking of corporate action by Maker in furtherance of any of the foregoing.

 

(c) Involuntary Bankruptcy, etc. The entry of a decree or order for relief by a court having jurisdiction in the premises in respect of Maker in an involuntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator (or similar official) of Maker or for any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days.

 

6. Remedies.

 

(a) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Section 5(a) hereof, Payee may, by written notice to Maker, declare this Note to be due immediately and payable, whereupon the unpaid principal amount of this Note and all other amounts payable hereunder, shall become immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived, anything contained herein or in the documents evidencing the same to the contrary notwithstanding.

 

(b) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Sections 5(b) and 5(c) hereof, the unpaid principal balance of this Note and all other amounts payable hereunder, shall automatically and immediately become due and payable, in all cases without any action on the part of Payee.

 

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7. Waivers. Maker and all endorsers and guarantors of, and sureties for, this Note waive presentment for payment, demand, notice of dishonor, protest, and notice of protest with regard to this Note, all errors, defects and imperfections in any proceedings instituted by Payee under the terms of this Note, and all benefits that might accrue to Maker by virtue of any present or future laws exempting any property, real or personal, or any part of the proceeds arising from any sale of any such property, from attachment, levy or sale under execution, or providing for any stay of execution, exemption from civil process, or extension of time for payment; and Maker agrees that any real or personal property that may be levied upon pursuant to a judgment obtained by virtue hereof, on any writ of execution issued hereon, may be sold upon any such writ in whole or in part in any order desired by Payee.

 

8. Unconditional Liability. Maker hereby waives all notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default, or enforcement of the payment of this Note, and agrees, except as set forth in Section 12, that its liability shall be unconditional, without regard to the liability of any other party, and shall not be affected in any manner by any indulgence, extension of time, renewal, waiver or modification granted or consented to by Payee, and consents to any and all extensions of time, renewals, waivers, or modifications that may be granted by Payee with respect to the payment or other provisions of this Note, and agrees that additional makers, endorsers, guarantors, or sureties may become parties hereto without notice to Maker or affecting Maker’s liability hereunder.

 

9. Notices. All notices, statements or other documents which are required or contemplated by this Note shall be: (i) in writing and delivered personally or sent by first class registered or certified mail, overnight courier service or facsimile or electronic transmission to the address designated in writing, (ii) by facsimile to the number most recently provided to such party or such other address or fax number as may be designated in writing by such party and (iii) by electronic mail, to the electronic mail address most recently provided to such party or such other electronic mail address as may be designated in writing by such party. Any notice or other communication so transmitted shall be deemed to have been given on the day of delivery, if delivered personally, on the business day following receipt of written confirmation, if sent by facsimile or electronic transmission, one (1) business day after delivery to an overnight courier service or five (5) days after mailing if sent by mail.

 

10. Construction. THIS NOTE SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICT OF LAWS PROVISIONS THEREOF.

 

11. Severability. Any provision contained in this Note which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

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12. Trust Waiver. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Payee hereby waives any claim in or to any distribution of or from the trust account (the “Trust Account”) established in connection with Maker’s initial public offering (the “IPO”), and hereby agrees not to seek recourse, reimbursement, payment or satisfaction for any claim against the Trust Account for any reason whatsoever; provided, however, that upon the consummation of the initial business combination, Maker may repay the principal balance of this Note out of the proceeds released to Maker from the Trust Account.

 

13. Amendment; Waiver. Any amendment hereto or waiver of any provision hereof may be made with, and only with, the written consent of Maker and Payee.

 

14. Assignment. No assignment or transfer of this Note or any rights or obligations hereunder may be made by any party hereto (by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other party hereto and any attempted assignment without the required consent shall be void; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to an affiliate of Payee who agrees to be bound to the terms of this Note.

 

15. Conversion.

 

(a) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Note to the contrary, at Payee’s option, at any time prior to payment in full of the principal balance of this Note, Payee may elect to convert all or any portion of the unpaid principal balance of this Note into that number of warrants to purchase one share of Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, of the Maker (the “Working Capital Warrants”) equal to the principal amount of the Note so converted divided by $1.00 (one dollar). The Working Capital Warrants shall be identical to the warrants issued by the Maker to the Payee in a private placement at the time of the Maker’s initial public offering. The Working Capital Warrants and their underlying securities, and any other equity security of Maker issued or issuable with respect to the foregoing by way of a stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, amalgamation, consolidation or reorganization, shall be entitled to the registration rights set forth in Section 16 hereof.

 

(b) Upon any complete or partial conversion of the principal amount of this Note, (i) such principal amount shall be so converted and such converted portion of this Note shall become fully paid and satisfied, (ii) Payee shall surrender and deliver this Note, duly endorsed, to Maker or such other address which Maker shall designate against delivery of the Working Capital Warrants, (iii) Maker shall promptly deliver a new duly executed Note to Payee in the principal amount that remains outstanding, if any, after any such conversion and (iv) in exchange for all or any portion of the surrendered Note, Maker shall, at the direction of Payee, deliver to Payee (or its members or their respective affiliates or their designees) (Payee or such other persons, the “Holders”) the Working Capital Warrants, which shall bear such legends as are required, in the opinion of counsel to Maker or by any other agreement between Maker and Payee and applicable state and federal securities laws.

 

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(c) The Holders shall pay any and all issue and other taxes that may be payable with respect to any issue or delivery of the Working Capital Warrants upon conversion of this Note pursuant hereto; provided, however, that the Holders shall not be obligated to pay any transfer taxes resulting from any transfer requested by the Holders in connection with any such conversion.

 

(d) The Working Capital Warrants shall not be issued upon conversion of this Note unless such issuance and such conversion comply with all applicable provisions of law.

 

16. Registration Rights.

 

(a) Reference is made to that certain Registration Rights Agreement between Maker and the parties thereto, dated as of June 26, 2019 (the “Registration Rights Agreement”). All capitalized terms used in this Section 16 shall have the same meanings ascribed to them in the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

(b) The Working Capital Warrants shall be considered “Working Capital Warrants” for all purposes under the Registration Rights Agreement; provided, that, any Holder not already party to the Registration Rights Agreement shall execute a joinder thereto, agreeing to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of the Registration Rights Agreement as a “Holder” thereunder.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Maker, intending to be legally bound hereby, has caused this Note to be duly executed by the undersigned as of the day and year first above written.

 

    CHURCHILL CAPITAL CORP III
       
    By: /s/ Jay Taragin
      Name: Jay Taragin
      Title:   Chief Financial Officer
       
Accepted and agreed this 6th day of July, 2020    
       
CHURCHILL SPONSOR III LLC    
       
By: /s/ Jay Taragin    
  Name: Jay Taragin    
  Title: Authorized Person    

 

[Signature Page to Promissory Note]

 

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DRAWDOWN REQUEST

 

Dated: July 12, 2020

 

CHURCHILL SPONSOR III LLC, as Payee

under that certain Promissory Note referred

to below

640 Fifth Avenue, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10019

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

The undersigned (the “Maker”), refers to the Promissory Note, dated as of July 12, 2020 (as amended, restated, modified and/or supplemented from time to time, the “Promissory Note”), made by the Maker in favor of Churchill Sponsor III LLC, and hereby gives you notice, irrevocably, pursuant to Section 9 of the Promissory Note, that the undersigned hereby requests a drawdown under the Promissory Note, and in that connection sets forth below the information relating to such borrowing (the “Borrowing”):

 

(i)         The business day of the Borrowing is July 12, 2020.

 

(ii)        The aggregate principal amount of the Borrowing is $1,500,000.00, which shall have been paid by the Payee on behalf of the Maker to a service provider to the Maker as compensation for services provided by such service provider to the Maker.

 

(iii)       The proceeds from the Borrowing will be used as set forth in Section 3 of the Promissory Note.

 

The undersigned certifies that no Event of Default (as defined in the Promissory Note) has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such Borrowing or from the application of the proceeds thereof.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned hereby has executed this Drawdown Request as of the date first written above.

 

Very truly yours,
     
  CHURCHILL CAPITAL CORP III
     
  By: /s/ Jay Taragin
    Name: Jay Taragin
    Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

MultiPlan and Churchill Capital Corp III Reach Agreement to Combine

 

-    Transaction Will Deliver Financial Flexibility to Fuel MultiPlan’s Significant Organic and Acquisition Growth Opportunities

 

-    MultiPlan Brings Affordability and Fairness to the Healthcare System, Delivering Approximately $19 Billion in Medical Cost Reduction on over 135 Million Claims

 

-    MultiPlan’s Value to Healthcare Payers Will Be Enriched by Three Key Growth Pillars: Enhancing, Extending and Expanding Capabilities and Services

 

-    Current MultiPlan Management Will Continue to Lead the Company

 

-    Transaction Includes $1.3 Billion Fully Committed Common Stock at $10 Per Share and $1.3 Billion Convertible Debt, Convertible at $13 Per Share

 

-    Investor Call on Monday, July 13, 2020 at 8:00 am EST

 

NEW YORK, NY — July 12, 2020 — Churchill Capital Corp III (“Churchill”) (NYSE: CCXX), a public investment vehicle, and MultiPlan, Inc. (“MultiPlan”), a market-leading, technology-enabled provider of end-to-end healthcare cost management solutions, announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement to merge. The combined company will operate as MultiPlan and will be listed on the NYSE. The transaction implies an initial enterprise value for MultiPlan of approximately $11 billion or approximately 12.9x estimated 2021 Adjusted EBITDA. The transaction will bring to MultiPlan up to $3.7 billion of new equity or equity linked capital to substantially reduce its debt and fund new value-added services.

 

MultiPlan will continue to operate its business with a relentless focus on delivering service excellence to its payer customers. The existing management team, led by long-standing CEO Mark Tabak, CFO David Redmond and Chief Revenue Officer Dale White, will continue to lead the business, and Hellman & Friedman affiliates (“H&F”) will remain MultiPlan’s largest shareholder.

 

The capital from this transaction, combined with Churchill’s expertise, will enable MultiPlan to continue to enhance its core offerings to payers through a significant increase in its data analytics platform, extend into new payer customer segments and expand its platform, increasing the value MultiPlan provides to more than 700 payers, their 60 million consumers and MultiPlan’s 1.2 million providers that serve them. Further, the transaction will better position MultiPlan to capitalize on the entire $50 plus billion total addressable market, rather than its current subset of $8 billion, organically and through M&A.

 

 

  

Mark Tabak, CEO of MultiPlan, stated, “I’m tremendously proud of the role MultiPlan plays in driving order, efficiency and fairness in healthcare payments. This transaction allows us to create payer value beyond the tech-enabled cost management and payment integrity services we offer today. As a public company, MultiPlan will have greater strategic and financial flexibility, making it better equipped to expand organically, through adjacent acquisitions and by investing in new technologies. We will deliver even more value for healthcare payers in particular, but also for their consumers and providers.”

 

Allen Thorpe, Partner at Hellman & Friedman, said, “MultiPlan’s performance as a privately held company has been outstanding. This transaction strengthens the Company and will allow it to further penetrate the broad and fast-growing healthcare market, driving efficiencies and cost savings that benefit the sector and deliver great outcomes for payers, providers and consumers.” He further added, “We are excited to join forces with the Churchill team and continue our partnership with MultiPlan to deliver value for its many customers.”

 

“We are pleased to partner with MultiPlan to drive its next phase of growth. MultiPlan is on the right side of healthcare, significantly reducing costs to insurers, employers and consumers,” said Michael S. Klein, Chairman and CEO of Churchill. “MultiPlan has an unmatched, long-term track record of customer satisfaction and delivering high returns to investors. This transaction will enable the Company to enhance its capital structure and position it for substantial incremental growth. MultiPlan fits perfectly with Churchill's core mission to provide intellectual and financial capital to power the growth of great, market leading companies who operate in attractive industries, and can succeed more rapidly in the public markets with increased capital and the benefit of Churchill's Operating and Strategic Partners.” 

 

MultiPlan pioneered innovative and mission-critical transaction processing services for healthcare payers, including the industry’s largest independent preferred provider network, that reduce medical spend, improve payment accuracy and advance their competitive position. MultiPlan’s data- and technology-driven services leverage the Company’s 40 years of claim data, national reach, expansive provider network, strong relationships, innovative intellectual property and modern scale technology platform to create value for all stakeholders in the healthcare ecosystem. Further, MultiPlan brings affordability and fairness, delivering approximately $19 billion in medical cost reduction on over 135 million claims bringing savings to payers and consumers alike.

 

Churchill Capital Corp III is a NYSE listed, $1.1 billion, equity growth investment company and is the third vehicle in the Churchill Capital group of companies. Churchill’s strategy is to identify and complete initial business combinations with unique, leading companies in growing industries that will be catalyzed by the growth capital and transparency of the public equity markets and will be enhanced by the experience and expertise of Churchill’s Operating and Strategic Partners, a group of leading Fortune 500 CEOs with exceptional shareholder value creation track records who invest directly in Churchill and are committed to assist MultiPlan in its next phase of growth.

 

 

 

Summary of Transaction

 

Churchill will contribute up to $1.1 billion of cash raised during its initial public offering in February 2020. Further, additional investors have committed to participate in the transaction through PIPE commitments to a $2.6 billion new private capital raise consisting of a $1.3 billion common stock at $10 per share and $1.3 billion of 6 percent interest convertible debt, with a conversion price of $13 per share. The convertible debt provides flexible capital, including a non-cash pay option.

 

The total investment of up to $3.7 billion raised in this transaction will be used to pay down existing debt, purchase a portion of the equity owned by existing MultiPlan shareholders and capitalize the MultiPlan balance sheet. As a result of this transaction, MultiPlan’s leverage will be significantly reduced and its existing Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA ratio will be reduced from 6.8x to approximately 5.8x with its Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA at the operating company level decreasing to 4.1x1. The additional capital and public stock currency will allow the Company to advance its strategy of investing in organic and acquisition growth, and to increase its investment in data, machine learning and artificial intelligence technologies.

 

In connection with the transaction, Churchill’s sponsor has entered into an agreement to amend the terms of its founder equity to align with the long-term value creation and performance of MultiPlan. Churchill ‘s sponsor has agreed that a portion of its equity will vest only if the share price of the Company exceeds $12.50 per share over a period between the first and fifth anniversaries of the closing of the transaction, and have agreed not to transfer unvested equity. Churchill has received commitments from its investors and the new PIPE investors for funding that is sufficient to close the transaction.

 

The Boards of Directors of both Churchill and MultiPlan have unanimously approved the proposed transaction.

 

The transaction is expected to be completed by the end of October 2020, subject to approval by Churchill stockholders representing a majority of the outstanding Churchill voting power, the expiration of the HSR Act waiting period and other customary closing conditions.

 

Conference Call Information

 

MultiPlan and Churchill’s investor conference call and presentation discussing the transaction will take place at 8:00am EST on Monday July 13, 2020. You can pre-register for this conference call by visiting this link. You will then receive a link to the presentation. A transcript of the call will also be filed by Churchill Capital Corp III with the SEC.

 

 

1 Assumes no redemptions.

 

 

  

Investor Presentation

 

A link to the company’s investor presentation can be found at https://iii.churchillcapitalcorp.com/churchill-3-investor-presentation.

 

Advisors

 

Citigroup is serving as the private placement agent and capital markets advisor to Churchill. Citigroup and Goldman Sachs served as financial advisors and Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP served as legal counsel to Churchill. Credit Suisse served as a capital markets advisor to Churchill. Citigroup and Goldman Sachs were joint book running managers for Churchill Capital Corp III.

 

Centerview Partners, Barclays, BofA Securities and UBS Investment Bank served as financial advisors to MultiPlan. Kirkland & Ellis and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett served as legal counsel to MultiPlan and H&F.

 

About MultiPlan

 

MultiPlan is committed to helping healthcare payers manage the cost of care, improve their competitiveness and inspire positive change. Leveraging sophisticated technology, data analytics, and a team rich with industry experience, MultiPlan interprets clients’ needs and customizes innovative solutions that combine its payment integrity, network-based and analytics-based services. MultiPlan is a trusted partner to over 700 healthcare payers in the commercial health, dental, government and property and casualty markets, and saves these companies approximately $19 billion annually. MultiPlan is owned by Hellman & Friedman and other investors. For more information, visit multiplan.com.

 

About Churchill Capital Corp III

 

Churchill Capital Corp III is a public investment vehicle formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, acquisition, or similar business combination. Churchill III was founded by a group of leading current and former business and financial leaders. Churchill III’s securities are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under ticker symbols CCXX, CCXX WS and CCXX.U. The Company raised $1.1 billion of cash proceeds in an initial public offering in February 2020. Churchill’s first public equity investment company, Churchill Capital Corp, led by Jerre Stead, merged with Clarivate Analytics, a leading provider of comprehensive intellectual property and scientific information, analytical tools, and services in May 2019. Churchill Capital Corp II is actively pursuing an initial business combination target in any business or industry. For more information, visit iii.churchillcapitalcorp.com

 

About Hellman & Friedman

 

Hellman & Friedman (H&F) is a preeminent global private equity firm with a distinctive investment approach focused on large-scale equity investments in high-quality growth businesses. H&F seeks to partner with world-class management teams where its deep sector expertise, long-term orientation, and collaborative partnership approach enable companies to flourish. H&F targets outstanding businesses in select sectors including software & technology, financial services, healthcare, retail & consumer, and other business services. Founded in 1984, H&F has raised over $50 billion of committed capital, invested in over 90 companies, manages $49 billion of assets under management (as of 12/31/19) and is investing its ninth fund, with $16.5 billion of committed capital. Learn more about H&F’s defining investment philosophy and approach to sustainable outcomes at www.hf.com.

 

 

 

Forward Looking Statements

 

This press release includes “forward looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Terms such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “will,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “should,” “would,” or similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean the statement is not forward-looking. Such forward looking statements include estimated financial information. Such forward looking statements with respect to revenues, earnings, performance, strategies, prospects and other aspects of the businesses of Churchill, MultiPlan or the combined company after completion of the business combination are based on current expectations that are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from expectations expressed or implied by such forward looking statements.

 

Actual events or results may differ materially from those discussed in forward-looking statements as a result of various risks and uncertainties, including: the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement; the inability to complete the transactions contemplated by the transaction agreement due to the failure to obtain approval of the stockholders of Churchill or other conditions to closing in the merger agreement; the ability to meet applicable listing standards following the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement; the risk that the proposed transaction disrupts current plans and operations of MultiPlan as a result of the announcement and consummation of the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement; the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the proposed business combination, which may be affected by, among other things, competition, the ability of the combined company to grow and manage growth profitably, maintain relationships with customers and suppliers and retain its management and key employees; costs related to the proposed business combination; changes in applicable laws or regulations; the possibility that Churchill, MultiPlan or the combined company may be adversely affected by other political, economic, business, and/or competitive factors; the impact of COVID-19 and its related effects on Churchill, MultiPlan or the combined company’s projected results of operations, financial performance or other financial metrics; and other risks and uncertainties indicated from time to time in the final prospectus of Churchill for its initial public offering, including those under “Risk Factors” therein, and other documents filed or to be filed with the SEC by Churchill. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made and, except as required by law, Churchill and MultiPlan undertake no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Anyone using the presentation does so at their own risk and no responsibility is accepted for any losses which may result from such use directly or indirectly. Investors should carry out their own due diligence in connection with the assumptions contained herein. The forward-looking statements in this press release speak as of the date of this press release. Although Churchill may from time to time voluntarily update its prior forward-looking statements, it disclaims any commitment to do so whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in assumptions or otherwise except as required by securities laws. For additional information regarding these and other risks faced by us, refer to our public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

 

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and the ratio of net debt to Adjusted EBITDA are examples of supplemental non-U.S. GAAP measures of MultiPlan’s performance. Adjusted EBITDA represents net income before interest expense, interest income, income tax provision, depreciation, amortization of intangible assets and non-income taxes (“EBITDA”) adjusted to exclude miscellaneous non-operating expenses, gain or loss on disposal of assets, management fees, integration expenses, transaction related expenses, gain on repurchase and retirement of notes, and non-cash compensation that are included in net income for the period that MultiPlan does not consider indicative of its ongoing operating performance, and certain unusual items impacting results in a particular period to more accurately reflect management’s view of the recurring profitability of the business. These measures are not measurements of MultiPlan’s financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered in isolation or as alternatives to net income, net cash flows provided by operating activities, total net cash flows or any other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP.

 

MultiPlan believes Adjusted EBITDA is an important supplemental measure of MultiPlan's operating performance and a basis upon which MultiPlan's management assesses performance rather than cash flow measures. MultiPlan’s management also believes Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors because it and similar measures are frequently used by securities analysts, investors, and other interested parties to evaluate MultiPlan's competitors and provide additional information regarding growth rates on a more comparable basis than would be provided without such adjustments.

 

The use of Adjusted EBITDA instead of a U.S. GAAP measure has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider Adjusted EBITDA in isolation, or as a substitute for analysis of MultiPlan’s results of operations and operating cash flows as reported under GAAP. For example, Adjusted EBITDA:

 

• does not reflect MultiPlan’s cash expenditures or future requirements for capital expenditures;

• does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, MultiPlan’s working capital needs;

 

 

  

• does not reflect interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments, on MultiPlan’s debt;

• any cash income taxes that MultiPlan may be required to pay;

• assets are depreciated or amortized over estimated useful lives and often have to be replaced in the future, and Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements; and

• all non-cash income or expense items that are reflected in MultiPlan’s statements of cash flows.

 

MultiPlan’s definition of and method of calculating Adjusted EBITDA may vary from the definitions and methods used by other companies, which may limit their usefulness as comparative measures. MultiPlan prepared the information included in this press release based upon available information and assumptions and estimates that it believes are reasonable. MultiPlan cannot assure you that its estimates and assumptions will prove to be accurate.

 

Additional Information

 

In connection with the proposed business combination, Churchill will file with the SEC and furnish to Churchill’s stockholders a proxy statement and other relevant documents. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of any offer to buy any securities of Churchill or the solicitation of any vote or approval, nor shall there be any sale of securities of the Company in any state or jurisdiction, domestic or foreign, in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. Stockholders are urged to read the proxy statement when it becomes available and any other documents to be filed with the SEC in connection with the proposed business combination or incorporated by reference in the proxy statement because they will contain important information about the proposed business combination.

 

Investors will be able to obtain free of charge the proxy statement and other documents filed with the SEC at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by Churchill when and if available, can be obtained free of charge by directing a written request to Churchill Capital Corp III, 640 Fifth Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10019.

 

The directors, executive officers and certain other members of management and employees of Churchill may be deemed “participants” in the solicitation of proxies from stockholders of Churchill in favor of the proposed business combination. Information regarding the persons who may, under the rules of the SEC, be considered participants in the solicitation of the stockholders of Churchill in connection with the proposed business combination will be set forth in the proxy statement and the other relevant documents to be filed with the SEC. You can find information about Churchill’s executive officers and directors in Churchill’s filings with the SEC, including Churchill’s final prospectus for its initial public offering.

 

 

 

Contacts:

 

MultiPlan, Inc.: Pamela Walker, 781-895-3118 or Pamela.Walker@multiplan.com  
  Susan Mohler, 301-975-1759 or Susan.Mohler@multiplan.com  
     
Media Enquiries: Winnie Lerner, Finsbury, 917-375-5652 or Winnie.Lerner@finsbury.com  

 

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Exhibit 99.2

 

 

CHURCHILL CAPITAL | Investor Presentation July 2020

 

 

CHURCHILL CAPITAL Forward - Looking Statements This communication includes “forward looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the United Sta tes Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Terms such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “will,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “pre dic t,” “should,” “would,” or similar expressions may identify forward - looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean the statement is not forward - looking. Such forward looking statements include estimated financial information. Such forward looking statements with respect to revenues, earnings, performance, strategies, prospects and other aspects of the businesses of Churchill, MultiPlan or the combined company after completion of the business combination are based on current expectations that are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results or outco mes to differ materially from expectations expressed or implied by such forward looking statements. Actual events or results may differ materially from those discussed in forward - looking statements as a result of various risks a nd uncertainties, including: the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement; the inability to complete the transactions con tem plated by the merger agreement due to the failure to obtain approval of the stockholders of Churchill or other conditions to closing in the merger agreement; the ability to meet applicable listing stan dar ds following the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement; the risk that the proposed transaction disrupts current plans and operations of MultiPlan as a result of the announcement and consummation of the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement; the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the proposed business combination, which may be affected by, amo ng other things, competition, the ability of the combined company to grow and manage growth profitably, maintain relationships with customers and suppliers and retain its management and key employees ; c osts related to the proposed business combination; changes in applicable laws or regulations; the possibility that Churchill, MultiPlan or the combined company may be adversely affected by other political, economic, business, and/or competitive factors; the imp ac t of COVID - 19 and its related effects on Churchill, MultiPlan or the combined company’s projected results of operations, financial performance or other financial metrics; and other risks an d uncertainties indicated from time to time in the final prospectus for its initial public offering, including those under “Risk Factors” therein, and other documen ts filed or to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) by Churchill. Forward - looking statements speak only as of the date made and, except as required by law, Churchill and MultiPlan undertake no obligation to update or revise these forward - looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Anyone using the presentation does so at their own risk a nd no responsibility is accepted for any losses which may result from such use directly or indirectly. Investors should carry out their own due diligence in connection with the assumptions contained herei n. The forward - looking statements in this communication speak as of the date of this communication. Although Churchill may from time to time voluntarily update its prior forward - looking statements, it disclaims an y commitment to do so whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in assumptions or otherwise except as required by securities laws. For additional information regarding these and oth er risks faced by us, refer to our public filings with the SEC, available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Additional Information and Where to Find It In connection with the proposed business combination, Churchill will file with the SEC and furnish to Churchill’s stockholder s a proxy statement and other relevant documents. This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of any offer to buy any securities of Churchill or the solicitation of any vo te or approval, nor shall there be any sale of securities of the Company in any state or jurisdiction, domestic or foreign, in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or quali fic ation under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. Stockholders are urged to read the proxy statement when it becomes available and any other documents to be filed with the SEC in connection with the pr oposed business combination or incorporated by reference in the proxy statement because they will contain important information about the proposed business combination. Investors will be able to obtain free of charge the proxy statement and other documents filed with the SEC at the SEC’s websi te at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by Churchill when and if available, can be obtained free of charge by directing a written request to Churchill Capital Corp III, 640 Fifth Av enue, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10019. The directors, executive officers and certain other members of management and employees of Churchill may be deemed “participa nts ” in the solicitation of proxies from stockholders of Churchill in favor of the proposed business combination. Information regarding the persons who may, under the rules of the SEC, be considered participa nts in the solicitation of the stockholders of Churchill in connection with the proposed business combination will be set forth in the proxy statement and the other relevant documents to be filed with the SEC . You can find information about Churchill’s executive officers and directors in Churchill’s filings with the SEC, including Churchill’s final prospectus for its initial public offering. Disclaimer 2

 

 

CHURCHILL CAPITAL Michael Klein Chairman & Chief Executive Officer CHURCHILL CAPITAL • Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Churchill Capital funds • Founder and managing partner of M. Klein and Company Mark Tabak Chairman & Chief Executive Officer • Healthcare Executive with 30 years of healthcare and managed care experience • Previously held executive positions at HealthAmerica and AIG David Redmond Chief Financial Officer • Experienced and Effective Financial Executive with 25 years in the industry • Previously served as CFO of Viant , which merged with MultiPlan in 2010 MultiPlan / Churchill Senior Team 3 Paul Galant Operating Partner Bill Veghte Operating Partner CHURCHILL CAPITAL CHURCHILL CAPITAL • Expertise in payments, fintech, and transaction processing • Previously CEO of Verifone and CEO of Citigroup’s Enterprise Payments business • Developed several of the world’s largest software companies • Previously COO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, two decades at Microsoft Dale White EVP, Sales & Account Management • Leading Sales Executive with Track Record of Success • Previously served as SVP of Sales and Marketing at BCE Emergis Today’s Presenters

 

 

CHURCHILL CAPITAL $2.9 $8.9 Equity Value @ Acquisition Current Equity Value (7/10/20) $10.00 $17.45 $10.00 $12.29 $5.16 $27.45 Unit Price @ IPO (9/10/18) Stock Price Appreciation Warrant Value Total Return (7/10/20) Who We Are Source: FactSet. Note: Market data as of 7/10/20. (1) Returns calculated based on Churchill Capital Corp Unit (CCC.UT) price at IPO and the market value of the common share (CCC) and value of one - half warrant as of 7/10/20. (2) Based on Share Price (CCC). (3) Based on the value of ½ warrant (CCC.WT). An Impressive Success Story after raising Churchill Capital I in 2018 and providing a 174% (1) return to date for IPO investors A Strong Partnership between a preeminent advisory firm and thirteen veteran executives, with incentives aligned with shareholders A Multi - Sectored Acquisition Corp, tapping into the networks of our Operating Partners to identify across all sectors a significant value creation opportunity A Competitive Edge in Global Sourcing that leverages our expansive network and requires more than one vehicle for multiple opportunities A Track Record of Value Creation, using an extensive playbook of operational methodologies and history of acquisition success A Highly Attractive Opportunity for Prospective Targets looking for proven, expedited access to liquidity, capital, and value creation CHURCHILL CAPITAL Overview of Churchill Capital 4 Return: IPO to Current (2) (1) The Clarivate Success Story Clarivate Equity Value ($ in bn)

 

 

CHURCHILL CAPITAL A Leading Technology - Enabled Payment Processor Making Healthcare Affordable 5 $106B Of charges processed $19B In annualized savings delivered to Customers 1.2M Providers under contract 700+ Payer Customers Empower our Customers to achieve fairness and efficiency in healthcare payments ▪ Interpret: Use technology , and industry expertise to interpret the needs of Customers ▪ Innovate : Develop innovative solutions combining payment integrity, analytics and network - based services ▪ Inspire: Help Payers manage the cost of care, improve competitiveness, and inspire positive change Deliver value and services to all Payers, Providers, and Consumers in the US Healthcare Ecosystem United, the largest US healthcare company, is one of many of the top payer customers who MultiPlan has been continuously serving for decades 60M+ Consumers on platform $437M 2021E LFCF (1) $860M 2021E Adj. EBITDA (1) Clear Track Record Extensive Reach Financial Profile Source : MultiPlan . (1) 2021E midpoint used. $45B Total value of claims with overcharges Mission Strategy Vision 10 of Top 10 Payer Customers MultiPlan is a leading provider of end - to - end healthcare cost management solutions with strong fundamentals and a 40 - year track record of delivering value to its customers. MultiPlan by the numbers MultiPlan’s DNA $1,105M 2021E Revenue (1)

 

 

CHURCHILL CAPITAL MultiPlan’s Journey from $1B Valuation to $11B and Beyond Source: MultiPlan financials. 6 • Largest Primary PPO network in US • Acquired in 2006 • PPO network management negotiation and out - of - network analytics • Acquired in 2010 • Cost - based healthcare reimbursement (incl. Data iSight) • Acquired in 2011 for $55M • Analytics to ID wasteful or abusive billings (pre - pay) • Acquired in 2014 for $50M 1 2 3 4 2010 $3.1B 2006 $1B 2016 $7.5B 2014 $4.4B 2021 $11B+ L OOKING A HEAD MultiPlan has a long track record of organic and inorganic growth leading to significant value creation for its investors. Revenue $M MultiPlan Valuation Key Acquisitions Adj. EBITDA $M $1,085 $353 $554 $865 $983 $1,125 2007A 2010A 2015A 2019A 2021E $845 $160 $306 $612 $750 $875 2007A 2010A 2015A 2019A 2021E

 

 

CHURCHILL CAPITAL MultiPlan Investment Aligns with Churchill’s Mission And Focus Source: McKinsey and Churchill estimates. (1) Predominantly consumer opportunity. (2) Assumes no redemptions. (3) Refer to page 33 for reconciliation of non - GAAP financia l measures. (4) Based on Q1’20A LTM Adjusted EBITDA (5) Valuation excludes impact of warrants, management options and founder shares subject to vesting. 7 Growth Opportunity A Market Leader with Strong Sector Tailwinds • Mission - critical to the $3.5T U.S. Healthcare industry ; strong historic and projected growth of 6 to 9% annually • Market leading business with proven ability to drive affordability in the U.S. healthcare sector • Significant growth opportunity in payer, provider and consumer adjacencies, including international markets (1) • Attractive growth opportunities to double revenues from existing and new customers and markets ‒ Enhance: Growth opportunities from focused sales efforts and modernizing algorithms with AI / ML for $100 - 150M ‒ Extend: Growth opportunities from moving to in - network and extending into adjacent customers for $300 - 500M ‒ Expand: Addressing additional constituents in healthcare using new business models for $200 - 400M • Attractive M&A opportunities to de - risk and accelerate growth Valuation At A Discount and Favorable to Shareholders • Transaction value of ~$11B (5) • Multiples at a discount to HCIT and Data Analytics / Value - Add Payment Processing comparables ‒ 12.9x Firm Value / CY 2021E Adj. EBITDA vs 15.3x and 24.1x, respectively ‒ 15.4x Equity Value / CY 2021E Levered FCF vs 31.3x and 31.3x, respectively Recapitalization Supports Business Objectives • H&F Sponsor group rolling $4.2B • $ 3.7 B capital infusion of equity and convert from leading investment firms provides financial flexibility • Pro forma net OpCo and net consolidated leverage expected to be ~4.1x (2) and~ 5.8x (2) respectively at closing (3)( 4 ) Extraordinary Financial Characteristics • Growing, recurring revenue base • Long standing 20+ year relationships with Top 10 largest commercial payers • Incremental revenue generates flow - through in excess of ~80% Adj. EBITDA margins • Strong cash conversion supports MultiPlan’s growth initiatives and acquisition strategy MultiPlan , like Clarivate, expected to transform from a leveraged private company to a higher growth, public company

 

 

 

CHURCHILL CAPITAL $1.7B $1.0B $1.4B $1.9B 3/31/20A LTM 2025 LBO Case Strategic Plan 12.9x 15x 24x 15.4x 31x 31x Payer-Focused Healthcare IT Data Analytics and Value-Add Payment Processing $0.8B $1.1B $1.3B - $1.4B Strategic Plan To Create Value For Investors Source: FactSet. Market data as of 7/10/20. Note: Payer - Focused Healthcare IT includes HMS, Inovalon and HealthEquity. Data Analytics and Value - Add Payment Processing includes IHS Markit, Gartner, S&P Global, Verisk Analytics, Moody’s, Clarivate, FactSet, MSCI, Visa and Mastercard. Refer to page 25 for more deta ils . (1) Based on 2021E median LFCF multiples. 8 Strategic Plan Supports Significant Revenue Upside Attractive Entry Value ($ in billions) Strategic plan driving multiple expansion Adj. EBITDA 2021 - 2025 Adj. EBITDA CAGR Implied MultiPlan Equity / Firm Value (1) FV / ’21E Adj. EBITDA EV / ’21E LFCF 2021 - 2025 Revenue CAGR $7 / $11 $14 / $18 $14 / $18 6% 11% – 15% 7% 10% – 13% Note Converts @ $13/ sh : $10 / $15

 

 

CHURCHILL CAPITAL MultiPlan’s Business Has Five Main Revenue Drivers Driver Description LTM 3/31/2020 1. Total claims # 2. Value per claim $ 3. Portion of claims with savings opportunity % 4. Savings opportunity % 5. MultiPlan’s share of savings % MultiPlan Revenues $ x x x x = Total number of claims processed by MultiPlan Average dollar value of a claim processed 135M X $800 = ~$100B Percentage of claims processed that contain savings opportunities: $100B X 45% = ~$45.3B Average percentage of savings generated for Customers on claims processed that contain an error: $45.3B X 42%= ~$19.1B % share MultiPlan earns from savings generated for Customers: Varies by contract ~135M ~$800 ~45% ~42% ~range % ~$1B x x x x = 9 MultiPlan has a 40+ year track record of generating value by targeting overcharges, fraud and inefficiencies for its Payer Customers and shares in the savings.

 

 

CHURCHILL CAPITAL MultiPlan’s Value - Add Payment Processing Tech Platform (1) 2019 values. (2) LTM 3/31/2020. 10 MultiPlan’s technology, data, and analytics form a proprietary platform that delivers savings and recurring revenues for Payers. MultiPlan Has Broadened Its Platform’s Core Capabilities • Network - Based Services ‒ Reduces healthcare cost by providing access to a national network of Providers • Analytics - Based Services ‒ Reduces healthcare cost through comprehensive, proprietary and diverse data, IP and algorithms • Payment Integrity Services ‒ Reduces healthcare cost by targeting and resolving medical billing Fraud, Waste and Abuse Intelligence Engine Network, Data, Algorithms, and IP Claim savings engine Processing Engine Network Analytics Payment Integrity 135M+ Claims (1) $106B Charges (1) $19.1B in Savings For Customers (1) 1.2M Providers 700+ Payers 60M+ Consumers MultiPlan’s Foundation Analytics and Payment Integrity capabilities introduced after 2012 have grown to become 69% of revenues (2)

 

 

CHURCHILL CAPITAL $23.0 $51.7 $182.1 $323.7 2012 2014 2016 2019 $1.5 $47.4 $92.0 $106.9 2014 2016 2018 2019 Services Developed And Acquired Generate 69% Of Revenues And Growing 11 • Enhanced our capabilities, creating foundation of data analytics offering • Enabled MultiPlan to grow target market with 36 Blue Cross Blue Shield health plans At Acquisition (2011): $15M Revenue At Acquisition (2014): $2M Revenue Pre - Payment Integrity Revenues ($M) Data iSight Revenues ($M) • Pre - payment integrity offering has allowed MultiPlan to test new markets strategy ‒ In - Network ‒ P&C ‒ Government

 

 

CHURCHILL CAPITAL Platform Enables Growth and Differentiated in Scalability, Security and Certification 1 billion Claims currently housed on platform 3+ petabytes Total size of structured data and 12+ petabytes of total data including unstructured 75 % Excellent No Response Fair 0 % 22 % Poor Very good Good 3 % 0 % 0 % Customer Overall Satisfaction Score, Jan. 2020 600 Staff supporting IT infrastructure < 6.5% Voluntary Attrition Rates ▪ Software versions are up to date, little remaining legacy software ▪ Migration to cloud is in progress for processes requiring high computing power where possible ▪ Machine Learning / AI is being deployed across all core product offerings ▪ MultiPlan is a founding member of the Synaptic Alliance, a healthcare industry blockchain consortium #1 Among healthcare companies, Payers, Providers ( BitSight IT Security Rating, May 2020) “CrowdStrike was not able to find any critical or exploitable vulnerabilities in ( MultiPlan’s ) external perimeter that would result in a Denial of Service(DoS) or Remote Code Execution (RCE).” - CROWDSTRIKE, May 15, 2020 5x Ability to grow in processing capability with current infrastructure 12 370k Claims processed per day Best - in - Class Cybersecurity Certified for Excellence Highly Scalable Deep and Committed Talent Continuously Improving High Customer Satisfaction

 

 

CHURCHILL CAPITAL Plan to Drive Growth and Create Value

 

 

CHURCHILL CAPITAL MultiPlan Operates in a Large and Growing Market Source: Institute of Medicine, CMS. 14 ~$ 1.2 Trillion Total ~$400 Billion Unnecessary Services; Excessive Prices; Waste, Abuse and Fraud $27 $75 $255 $721 $1,369 $2,599 2019 2000 19 90 1960 19 70 1980 2010 $ 3,540 ~9% CAGR US Healthcare Expenditures ($B) US Healthcare Expenditures have grown substantially over time and currently represent $3.5 trillion, or ~18% of total US GDP. Over $1 trillion of that spending may be reduced or eliminated. Total Opportunity for US Healthcare IT Administrative Costs; Delivery Waste; Missed Prevention Opportunities ~$ 800 Billion MultiPlan currently operates in the growing US healthcare market; however, its business is not directly burdened by state or federal regulation, underwriting, malpractice, or credit / reimbursement risk

 

 

CHURCHILL CAPITAL Merger with Churchill Unlocks Significant Strategic and Financial Flexibility 15 TAM: $6 - 8B TAM: $10 - 13B TAM: $30 - 50B Improve Existing Product Offerings Targeting Payers Launch Additional Product Offerings Targeting Commercial and Government Payers Diversify Product and Customer Segments Through Payers Significant Revenue and Adj. EBITDA Upside Potential by Increasing TAM by 5x+ +$4 - 5B +$ 20 - 37 B Source: McKinsey. Note: 30 - 50B overall TAM is (1) TAM for traditional Payment Integrity including Out of Network + (2) TAM for v alue added services including in - network and government market services + (3) TAM for value added services to providers and members / consumers. Current Addressed Market Planned Addressed Market

 

 

CHURCHILL CAPITAL Strategic Plan to Double Revenues Source: McKinsey and Churchill estimates. 16 Enhance The Platform Extend The Platform Expand The Platform Revenue Potential $100 - 150M $300 - 500M $200 - 400M $600 - $1,150M Adj. EBITDA Potential $80 - 120M $200 - 350M $100 - 250M $380 - $720M Path to Value Creation Innovate new use cases (e.g. Fraud detection) by combining proprietary data with 3 rd party data Further Deploy Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning Extend core offering into new customer segments Government, P&C, Dental Extend into the in - network cost management product segment Add Claims - editing and special investigation products Tools and data for consumer financing of medical expenses Tools and automation for admin services (i.e., pre - authorization) Working through payers to service consumers and providers Comprehensive provider payment Build out new customer segments Refining existing products New business models

 

 

CHURCHILL CAPITAL Launching MultiPlan’s Next Phase – Execution Roadmap to Accelerate Growth and Efficiency 17 Efficiency Initiatives • Automate few remaining existing manual processes on the platform to further lower marginal cost • Leverage AI and machine learning to further lower costs • Focus operations expansion in best - cost geographic locations and review opportunity to rationalize facility locations over the next 3 years 5 6 7 Sales & Marketing Initiatives • Deploy additional sales and marketing professionals to in - network business of existing customers • Intensify our sales efforts for TPAs and regional payers • New, dedicated sales teams focused on Government, Property & Casualty / Auto insurance to increase sales from untapped markets • Expand footprint with new international customers, developing payment integrity, provider contracting and network management solutions abroad 1 2 3 4 M&A Initiatives • Expand corporate and business development team and leverage Churchill for opportunity sourcing • Drive disciplined and active process to pursue accretive tuck - in acquisitions • Pursue accretive, large - scale transformational M&A opportunities 14 15 16 Product Development Initiatives • Define cloud and API architecture to better leverage strength of AI and machine learning • Modernize algorithms from rules - based to dynamic to identify additional savings for payers • Develop more powerful savings algorithms by concording our proprietary data with 3 rd party data • Upgrade product interfaces and offerings to better support Government, Property & Casualty / Auto insurance customers • Upgrade existing algorithms to drive savings for the in - network business of commercial payers • Deepen our partnerships with our customers on data initiatives to further drive affordability of healthcare 9 10 11 12 8 13

 

 

CHURCHILL CAPITAL Potential Acquisitions to Drive and Accelerate Growth 18 Opportunities with Strategic Fit Alignment M&A Framework Strategic Fit • Business model alignment • Enhances competitive position • Provides future growth opportunities within existing verticals or new adjacencies that can leverage MultiPlan’s network, algorithms and data Financial Criteria • Immediately accretive to growth • Enhance free cash flow • Improvements on existing products that Enhance MultiPlan’s core competency • Technology focused • Expanded access to data sets • Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning technology Enhance • Tuck - in and large - scale acquisitions that Extend MultiPlan’s product offerings and services • Medicare / Medicaid • Cloud - based applications • Data analytics Extend • Medium and large - scale acquisitions that Expand MultiPlan’s existing platform • Payer - delivered Provider and Consumer solutions • Healthcare wallet • B2B2C payment processing Expand T uck - in and larger - scale acquisitions have the potential to accelerate execution of strategy and reduce risk

 

 

CHURCHILL CAPITAL Financial Overview and Value Creation

 

 

CHURCHILL CAPITAL MultiPlan Financial Highlights (1) Based on 2021E midpoint. • Attractive Business Model: Revenues directly aligned with Payers’ incentives (e.g. based on percentage of savings delivered to Customers) • Persistent and Recurring Revenue: MultiPlan’s solutions are integral to Payers’ claims adjudication processes (e.g. switching costs are high) • High Degree of Visibility: 3 - 5 year contracts with MultiPlan’s top customers averaging a tenure of 20 years • Strong Adj. EBITDA Margins: Exceptional operational efficiency and scalable cost base • Attractive Free Cash Flow Generation: Low working capital and capex requirements • Strong Deleveraging Profile: Demonstrated commitment to deleveraging through both Adj. EBITDA growth and debt repayment 20 Years Average tenure of top 10 Customers $860M 2021E Adj. EBITDA (1) 10 of 10 Top Payer Customers 20 Key Metrics 6.0% 19 - 21E Organic Revenue CAGR (1) $19.1B Annualized Health Care Cost Savings for Customers 60 - 70% Long - Term LFCF Conversion 78% 2021E Adj. EBITDA Margin (1) $1.1B 2021E Revenue (1) 98%+ Claims received through direct integration $45.3B Value of claims with overcharges

 

 

CHURCHILL CAPITAL $1,085 $1,375 $1,655 $990 $1,125 $1,935 3/31/20A LTM 2021E MultiPlan Historical and Projected Financial Performance Source: FactSet. Market data as of 7/10/20. Note: Peer growth rates based on average 2020E - 2022E Revenue CAGR; peer margins and conversion based on average 2021E Adj. EBITDA margin and levered free cash flow conversion, respectively. (1) Illustrative 2021E - 2025E Revenue CAGR shown for MultiPlan . (2) Assumes acquisitions and capital investment under Enhance / Extend / Expand strategy. (3) Illustrative 2025E Adj. EBITD A Margin shown for MultiPlan . (4) Illustrative 2025E Levered Free Cash Flow Conversion shown for MultiPlan .; (5) Range based on growth in healthcare costs. (6) Visa and Mastercard vs others. • We currently are not providing 2020 estimates due to uncertainty related to COVID • We originally expected COVID impact on revenue to be approximately $135 - $150mm across Q2 and Q3, with the business performing at our pre - COVID budgeted run - rate by Q4 2020 • Preliminary Q2 results indicate that our revenue was approximately $40mm lower compared to the comparable period in the prior year 21 Revenue ($ in mm) MultiPlan’s growth strategies should lead to incremental opportunities and continued conversion to free cash flow as the Company extends into adjacent markets and expands into new markets. Long - Term Growth Rate (1) HCIT 8% ~6% - 8% (5) LBO Case 11% - 15% Strategic Plan (2) Data Analytics / Payment Processing (6) 8% - 14% Run - Rate Margin (3) Best - In - Class HCIT 34% ~75 - 80% LBO Case 72% - 77% Strategic Plan (2) Best - In - Class Data Analytics / Payment Processing 69% Run - Rate Conversion (4) HCIT 44% ~60% - 70% Data Analytics / Payment Processing (6) 66% - 77% Levered Free Cash Flow $750 - $925mm ~60% - 70% Conversion COVID Impact Illustrative 2025E $845 $1,120 $1,275 $758 $875 $1,395 3/31/20A LTM 2021E Adj. EBITDA ($ in mm) Illustrative 2025E $ Claims Processed ($ in bn) $106 $115 - $120 $140 - $150

 

 

CHURCHILL CAPITAL (1) Valuation excludes impact of warrants, management options and founder shares subject to vesting. (2) Assumes no redemptio ns. (3) Refer to page 33 for reconciliation of non - GAAP financial measures. (4) 1/20th warrant to buy one share of common stock. 22 Transaction Summary and Timing Ownership • Churchill to own ~19% and Incremental Churchill Investors to own ~20% of pro forma entity (1) • H&F and sponsor group to roll ~73% of stake in MultiPlan and retain ~62% ownership Timing • Proxy expected to be distributed in Q3'20 and closing as soon as practical thereafter • Subject to customary closing conditions including Churchill shareholder and regulatory approvals • Combined company to be named MultiPlan , Inc. and will continue to report as calendar basis company • Voting agreements from Churchill Sponsor and other Churchill shareholders representing approximately 41% of the Churchill voting power • Non - redemption agreements from Churchill shareholders representing approximately 29 million shares of Churchill Class A Common Stock Other Details Governance • Initial board of 11 members, including: 3 H&F appointees, 3 Churchill appointees, 4 independents and CEO • Mark Tabak will serve as Chairman of the Board Equity Alignment • H&F, the sponsor, and management are subject to equity lock - ups ‒ A portion of Churchill Sponsor equity subject to 18 - month lock - up; H&F subject to 6 - month lock - up • Management is rolling most of its equity and is subject to 12 - month lock - up • Churchill Sponsor has delayed vesting of certain Founder equity until the share price of the company exceeds $12.50 per share ‒ Substantial value will be created for investors before Churchill’s sponsor receives all Founder shares and warrants Changes do not affect Churchill public shareholders’ economics Capital Structure • $1.1B cash in trust used alongside $2.6B of PIPE commitments • $1.3B Common PIPE at $10.00 per share with each warrant (4) having a strike price of $12.50 per share ‒ $1.3B of Convertible PIPE with 6.00% / 7.00% cash / PIK coupon and 7 - year maturity at $13.00 conversion price • Use of proceeds: Debt repayment and general corporate purposes • Closing pro forma net OpCo leverage of ~4.1x (2) and pro forma net consolidated leverage of 5.8x (2) based on Q1’20A LTM Adj. EBITDA (3) ‒ Further delevering expected in following years

 

 

CHURCHILL CAPITAL MultiPlan Investment Highlights 23 Industry Leading, Mission Critical Cost Management Solution Incorporating Comprehensive Claims Data, IP And Network Assets 2 Multi - Decade Deep Relationships With Top Payers In The U.S. Healthcare Industry 3 Unprecedented Management Track Record Of Creating Value For Investors 5 Extraordinary Financial Profile Yielding Effectively Recurring Revenues And Consistent Best - in Class Cash Flow 4 Makes Healthcare More Affordable And Drives Industry - Wide Value For Payers, Providers And Consumers – Saving Its Customers $19B Last Year 1 Churchill Merger Provides Financial Flexibility And Expertise To Execute Strategic Plan 6

 

 

CHURCHILL CAPITAL Appendix

 

 

CHURCHILL CAPITAL 15.4x 24.0x 31.3x 49.7x 24.8x 27.8x 29.5x 31.4x 30.3x 31.3x 31.3x 35.4x 34.4x 44.7x 12.9x 15.1x 15.3x 21.2x 17.9x 19.5x 22.5x 22.9x 23.8x 24.5x 24.7x 25.6x 26.3x 32.7x Attractive Entry Value Source: FactSet. Market data as of 7/10/20. (1) Pro forma for Churchill transaction; 2021E midpoint used. Payer - Focused Healthcare IT Data Analytics and Value - Add Payment Processing FV / CY2021E Adj. EBITDA Median : 15.3x Median: 24.1x 25 (1) Equity Value / CY2021E LFCF Median: 31.3x Median : 31.3x (1)

 

 

CHURCHILL CAPITAL Sources $ Equity Issued to Existing MultiPlan S/H $4,157 Churchill Cash-in-Trust 1,100 Common Equity PIPE Cash 1,300 Convertible Notes 1,300 Total Sources $7,857 Uses $ Common Equity Purchase Price $5,678 Pay Down Debt 1,179 Estimated Fees, Issuance & Other Expenses 141 Net Cash to Balance Sheet 860 Total Uses $7,857 Day 1 Ownership Incl. Revested Founder Shares & Convertible Note Shareholders Shares % Churchill 125.1 18.6% Common Equity PIPE Investors 133.6 19.8% Existing MultiPlan Shareholders 415.7 61.6% Total Shares Outstanding 674.3 100.0% Churchill Illustrative Share Price $10.00 (x) Total Shares (Day 1 Ownership) 674.3 Common Equity Value $6,743 (+) Pro Forma 12/31/2020E Debt 5,570 (-) Pro Forma 12/31/2020E Cash (1,175) Firm Value $11,138 Metric FV / 2021E Adj. EBITDA $860 12.9x EV / 2021E LFCF 437 15.4x Net Minimum Cash Pay Debt / 3/31/20A LTM Adj. EBITDA 758 4.1x Net Consolidated Debt / 3/31/20A LTM Adj. EBITDA 758 5.8x Transaction Summary Source: Company filings, Churchill estimates, Company estimates. (1) Pro forma for debt paydown and net cash to balance sheet ; e stimated based on guidance from Management. (2) Cash - in - trust assumes no redemptions in connection with business combination; excludes estimated interest earned by closing date and rem aining operating cash. (3) Incudes seller and Churchill fees and expenses and new convertible notes OID; excludes $36mm of equity issued for PIPE OID and other fees and expenses. (4) Exc lud es certain Churchill Sponsor equity to vest only if the share price of the company exceeds $12.50 per share. (5) Excludes impact of warrants; excludes management incentive options issued by MultiPlan ; excludes Convertible Note which is convertible into 100.0 million shares at $13.00 conversion price. (6) Excludes estimates of breakage fees and accrued interest. (7) 2021E midp oin t shown. (8) Includes $36mm of equity issued for PIPE OID and other fees and expenses. 26 Pro Forma Valuation ($ in mm, except per share price) Illustrative Sources and Uses ($ in mm) (1) PF Common Equity Ownership (Shares in mm) (2) (3) (5) (1) (6) (7) (4) (8) (7) Illustrative Debt Paydown – impacted securities to be determined by the Company

 

 

CHURCHILL CAPITAL MultiPlan’s Existing & Pro Forma Capital Structure 27 Pro Forma Cap Table (12/31/20E Balance Sheet Data (1) ; Pro Forma for Churchill Transaction) Pro Forma Net Leverage (Net Debt / Adj. EBITDA; 12/31/20E Balance Sheet Data (1) ) Source: MultiPlan financials, Churchill estimates, Company estimates. (1) Estimated based on guidance from Management. (2) Illustrative debt paydown – impacted securities to be determined by the Company. (3) Based on 2021E midpoint. Illustrative Debt Paydown – impacted securities to be determined by the Company 5.2x 4.1x 3.1x Current (3/31/20A LTM) Pro Forma (3/31/20A LTM) Illustrative 2021 Net Leverage Net OpCo Debt 6.8x 5.8x 4.6x Current (3/31/20A LTM) Pro Forma (3/31/20A LTM) Illustrative 2021 Net Leverage Net Consolidated Debt (2) (2, 3) (2, 3) 12/31/2020E Pro Forma Coupon Maturity Amount Adj. Amount Cash & Cash Equivalents $315 $860 $1,175 Revolver L+2.75% 6/7/2023 - - - Term Loan G L+2.75% 6/7/2023 2,710 - 2,710 Total First Lien Debt $2,710 $2,710 Net First Lien Debt Metric 2,395 1,535 First Lien Gross / Net Leverage 3/31/20A LTM Adj. EBITDA $758 3.6x / 3.2x 3.6x / 2.0x 7.125% OpCo Notes 7.125% 6/1/2024 1,560 - 1,560 Total OpCo Debt $4,270 $4,270 Net OpCo Debt 3,955 3,095 OpCo Gross / Net Leverage 5.6x / 5.2x 5.6x / 4.1x 8.5% / 9.25% HoldCo PIK Toggle Notes 8.500% 12/1/2022 1,179 (1,179) - 6.0% / 7.0% Convertible Notes 6.000% [12/31/2027] - 1,300 1,300 Total Debt $5,449 $5,570 Net Debt 5,133 4,395 Gross / Net Leverage 7.2x / 6.8x 7.3x / 5.8x Interest Expense (Assumes Cash Pay) $313 ($22) $291 Interest Coverage 2.4x 2.6x PIKable Interest (Cash / PIK Rate) $100 / $109 ($22) / ($18) $78 / $91

 

 

CHURCHILL CAPITAL Leadership Team Biographies 28 Executive Industry Experience Years at MultiPlan Background Mark T abak Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 30+ years <20 years • Healthcare Executive with healthcare and managed care experience • Possesses over 30 years of healthcare and managed care experience, having held executive level positions at companies including HealthAmerica and AIG David Redmond Chief Financial Officer 25+ years <10 years • Experienced and Effective Financial Executive • Joined MultiPlan in March 2010, following the merger of Viant with MultiPlan . Has served as Viant’s CFO and chairman of the company’s Audit Committee. • David is a former partner with KPMG Dale White EVP, Sales & Account Management 3 5+ years <16 years • Leading Sales Executive with Track Record of Success • Joined MultiPlan in 2004 from BCE Emergis Corporation, where he served as the SVP of Sales and Marketing. • In over 35 years in the industry, has co - founded two healthcare companies and held strategic management positions with several others Michael Kim Chief Information Officer 20+ years < 7 years • Directs MultiPlan’s Information Technology department - more than 600 associates responsible for systems, operations and practices • Prior to joining MultiPlan , led large IT organizations for companies including Torus Insurance and The Hartford Property and Casualty Company. His career includes positions as CEO of a startup software company and as a partner at Towers Perrin

 

 

CHURCHILL CAPITAL MultiPlan’s Existing Sponsor: Hellman & Friedman 29 • Founded in 1984 • Current Fund (HFCP IX) = $16.5B • ~$50B of assets under management • Industry leading NPS with LPs (1) • Impressive Returns: 30% Gross IRR over 30 years (2) Portfolio of high - quality market leaders Take a long - term value creation approach $3.6B $9.0B $13.3B Dec-11 Apr-17 Feb-20 Total Enterprise Value • 2011: H&F co - leads the take private of PPD • 2017 : H&F leads a recapitalization, investing $1.0bn in secondary stock • 2020: Re - IPO at ~4x the TEV of the original public company • Seek high - quality businesses • Looking for growth at scale • Keep a concentrated portfolio • Partner with successful management teams • Drive long - term value creation EEs ~11,000 ~19,000 ~23,000 Firm Overview Selected Active Investments (3) Investment Philosophy Case Study : PPD (3) One of the most experienced and successful private equity firms operating today, focused on making large - scale private equity investments in high - quality, growing businesses in developed markets. (1) 2018 HEC - DowJones Private Equity Performance Ranking (2) As of 3/31/2020 (3) See www.hf.com for a complete list of H&F portfolio companies

 

 

CHURCHILL CAPITAL Common PIPE Term Sheet 30 Issuer Churchill Capital Corp III (“Churchill”) Security Common Stock Listing NYSE (CCXX) Aggregate Amount $1.3 billion Price $10.00 per share Use of Proceeds To fund a portion of the amount necessary to consummate the acquisition of MultiPlan , including repaying debt Warrants • 1/20th of a warrant to buy one share of common stock, with each whole warrant having a strike price of $12.50 per share and 5 - year maturity from closing of the business combination

 

 

CHURCHILL CAPITAL Convertible PIPE Term Sheet 31 Instrument Convertible Senior PIK Toggle Notes Issuer Churchill Capital Corp III Amount $1.3 billion Maturity 7 years, NC - 3 customary soft call Ranking Senior HoldCo Notes Coupon 6.00% / 7.00% cash / PIK at Issuer’s option Conversion Rights $13.00 conversion price (30%)

 

 

CHURCHILL CAPITAL Presentation of Certain Non - GAAP Financial Measures EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Levered Free Cash Flow, and Levered Free Cash Flow Conversion, as presented, ar e examples of supplemental non - U.S. GAAP measures of MultiPlan’s performance. Adjusted EBITDA represents net income before interest expense, interest income, income tax provision, depreciati on , amortization of intangible assets and non - income taxes (“EBITDA”) adjusted to exclude miscellaneous non - operating expenses, gain or loss on disp osal of assets, management fees, integration expenses, transaction related expenses, gain on repurchase and retirement of notes, and non - cash compensation that are included in net income for the period that MultiPlan does not consider indicative of its ongoing operating performance, and certain unusual items impacting results in a particular per iod to more accurately reflect management’s view of the recurring profitability of the business. Adjusted EBITDA Margin is defined as Adjusted EBITDA divided by revenue. Levered Fre e C ash Flow is defined as Adjusted EBITDA, less total cash interest expense and interest income, cash taxes, changes in net working capital, and capital expenditures (includ ing capitalized development costs). Levered Free Cash Flow Conversion is defined as Levered Free Cash Flow divided by Adjusted EBITDA. These measures are not measurements of MultiPlan’s financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered in isolation or as alternatives to net income, net cash flows provided by operating activities, tota l n et cash flows or any other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP or as alternatives to net cash flows from operating activities or total net cash flows as measures of MultiPlan’s liquidity. Adjusted EBITDA is included in this presentation because MultiPlan believes it is an important supplemental measure of MultiPlan's operating performance and a basis upon which MultiPlan's management assesses performance rather than cash flow measures. Our management also believes Adjusted EBITDA is useful to inv es tors because it and similar measures are frequently used by securities analysts, investors, and other interested parties to evaluate MultiPlan's competitors and provide additional information regarding growth rates on a more comparable basis than would be provided without such adjustments. MultiPlan believes that the presentation of Levered Free Cash Flow is relevant and useful to investors because it provides a measure of cash available to pay the principal on MultiPlan's debt and pursue acquisitions of businesses or other strategic investments or uses of capital. The use of Adjusted EBITDA instead of U.S. GAAP measures has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider A dju sted EBITDA in isolation, or as a substitute for analysis of MultiPlan’s results of operations and operating cash flows as reported under GAAP. For example, Adjusted EBITDA: • does not reflect MultiPlan’s cash expenditures or future requirements for capital expenditures • does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, MultiPlan’s working capital needs; • does not reflect interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments, on MultiPlan’s debt; • any cash income taxes that MultiPlan may be required to pay; • assets are depreciated or amortized over estimated useful lives and often have to be replaced in the future, and Adjusted EBI TDA does not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements; and • all non - cash income or expense items that are reflected in MultiPlan’s statements of cash flows. Levered Free Cash Flow has limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitu te for, analysis of MultiPlan’s results as reported under GAAP. For example, Levered Free Cash Flow: • does not reflect principal payments on debt; • does not reflect principal payments on capital lease obligations; • does not reflect dividend payments, if any; and • does not reflect the cost of acquisitions. MultiPlan’s definition of and method of calculating Adjusted EBITDA and Levered Free Cash Flow may vary from the definitions and methods us ed by other companies, which may limit their usefulness as comparative measures. MultiPlan prepared the information included in this presentation based upon available information and assumptions and estimates that it believes are reasonable. MultiPlan cannot assure you that its estimates and assumptions will prove to be accurate. 32

 

 

CHURCHILL CAPITAL YE 12/31 LTM 3/31 YE 12/31 2019A 2020A 2021E Revenue $982,901 $989,899 $1,085,000 - $1,125,000 Net income (loss) - GAAP $9,710 $23,474 Interest expense 376,346 367,262 Interest income (196) (234) Income tax provision (benefit) 799 6,515 Depreciation 55,807 56,769 Amortization of intangible assets 334,053 334,053 Non-income taxes 1,944 1,951 Other (income) expense 1,947 1,632 Transaction related expenses 3,270 3,620 Gain on repurchase and cancellation of notes (18,450) (18,450) Non-cash compensation (14,880) (18,396) Adjusted EBITDA $750,350 $758,196 $845,000 - $875,000 Adj. EBITDA % 76.3% 76.6% 77.8% Reconciliation of Non - GAAP Financials Measures 33 (1) Reconciliation of Revenue, Net Income to Adj. EBITDA unavailable for estimated future periods. Adj. EBITDA Reconciliation ($ in thousands) (1) ~78%