UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 14, 2020

 

EXPERIENCE INVESTMENT CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware 001-39046 84-1890381
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

100 St, Paul St., Suite 800
Denver, CO 80206

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (720) 284-6400

 

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:

 

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

 

¨ 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))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of Each Class

 

Trading
Symbol(s)

 

Name of Each Exchange on Which
Registered

Units, each consisting of one share of Class A Common Stock and one-third of one Redeemable Warrant   EXPCU   The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share   EXPC   The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A Common Stock for $11.50   EXPCW   The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

 

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.

 

Merger Agreement

 

On December 14, 2020, Experience Investment Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among the Company, Experience Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and direct wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), and BLADE Urban Air Mobility, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Blade”), providing for, among other things, and subject to the terms and conditions therein, a business combination between Blade and the Company pursuant to the proposed merger of Merger Sub with and into Blade with Blade continuing as the surviving entity (the “Merger”).

 

The proposed Merger is expected to be consummated after the required approval by the stockholders of the Company and by the stockholders of Blade, and the satisfaction or waiver of certain other conditions summarized below. At the reference price of $10.00 (the “Reference Price”) per share of Class A common stock of the Company (the “Company Common Stock”), the total merger consideration of 35,625,000 shares of Company Common Stock would have a value of $356,250,000.

 

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger:

 

(a)                 each outstanding share of Blade common stock (the “Blade Common Stock”) (as of immediately prior to the closing of the Merger (the “Closing”)) that is outstanding as of immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger (other than treasury stock) will be cancelled and converted into the right to receive a number of newly issued shares of Company Common Stock equal to the quotient of (i) (A) the sum of $356,250,000 plus the aggregate exercise prices of all in the money Blade Options (as defined below) outstanding as of immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger divided by (B) the fully-diluted common stock of Blade (as calculated pursuant to the Merger Agreement and including the aggregate number of shares of Blade Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of Blade Preferred Stock (as defined below) and the aggregate number of Blade Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the in the money Blade Options (as defined below)) divided by (ii) the Reference Price (the “Closing Per Share Stock Consideration”);

 

(b)                each outstanding share of Blade Series Seed preferred stock, Blade Series A preferred stock and Blade Series B preferred stock (collectively, the “Blade Preferred Stock,” and together with the Blade Common Stock, the “Blade Stock”)) that is outstanding as of immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger will be cancelled and converted into the right to receive a number of newly issued shares of Company Common Stock equal to the Closing Per Share Stock Consideration multiplied by the number of shares of Blade Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of such share of Blade Preferred Stock; and

 

(c)                 each option to acquire Blade Common Stock (the “Blade Option”) that is outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger, whether vested or unvested, will be cancelled and automatically converted into an option to purchase a number of shares of Company Common Stock equal to the product of (1) the number of shares of Blade Common Stock that were issuable upon exercise of such Blade Option immediately prior to the effective time multiplied by (2) the Closing Per Share Stock Consideration (rounded down to the nearest whole number of shares of Company Common Stock, with no cash being payable for any fractional share eliminated by such rounding), at an exercise price per share of Company Common Stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing the exercise price per share of Blade Common Stock under such Blade Option immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger by the Closing Per Share Exchange Amount (as defined in the Merger Agreement) (rounded up to the nearest whole cent).

 

Redemption Offer

 

Pursuant to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation and in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, the Company will be providing its public stockholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their shares of Company Common Stock upon the completion of Merger at a per share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account calculated as of two business days prior to the consummation of the Merger, including interest earned on the funds held in the trust account not previously released to the Company to pay taxes, divided by the total number of then-outstanding shares of Company Common Stock.

 

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Representations and Warranties

 

Each of Blade, the Company and Merger Sub have made representations and warranties in the Merger Agreement that are customary for transactions of this nature. The representations and warranties of the Company, Merger Sub and Blade will not survive the Closing.

 

Covenants

 

The Merger Agreement includes customary covenants of the parties with respect to operation of the business prior to consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated under the Merger Agreement (collectively, the “Transactions”) and efforts to satisfy conditions to consummation of the Transactions. The Merger Agreement also contains additional covenants of the parties, including, among others, (a) covenants providing for the Company and Blade to use reasonable best efforts to obtain all necessary regulatory approvals, (b) covenants providing for the Company and Blade to cooperate in the preparation of the Registration Statement, Proxy Statement and Consent Solicitation Statement (as each such terms are defined in the Merger Agreement) required to be filed in connection with the Transactions, (c) covenants prohibiting Blade and its subsidiaries from engaging in any transactions involving the securities of the Company without the prior consent of the Company, except as contemplated in the Merger Agreement, (d) covenants providing that the Company will keep current and timely file all reports required to be filed or furnished with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and otherwise comply in all material respects with its reporting obligations under applicable securities laws, (e) covenants prohibiting the parties or their affiliates from soliciting, discussing or entering into agreements for alternative acquisition proposals, (f) covenants that require the Company to convene a stockholder meeting in order to obtain its stockholder approval of the Transactions, and (g) covenants that require the Company to obtain “tail” policies covering individuals who are currently covered by the Company’s, Blade’s or any of Blade’s subsidiaries’ directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies.

 

Conditions to Consummation of the Merger

 

Consummation of the Transactions is subject to customary conditions of the respective parties, including, among others:

 

(a)                 the following conditions to both parties’ obligation to consummate the Transactions: (i) the Merger shall have been approved by the stockholders of the Company and the stockholders of Blade; (ii) the applicable waiting period(s) pursuant to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, shall have expired or been terminated; (iii) the Company shall have at least $5,000,001 of net tangible assets immediately following the Closing (after giving effect to the redemption of public shares by the Company’s public stockholders, the PIPE Investment (as defined below) and the other transactions contemplated to occur upon the Closing); (iv) the Registration Statement shall have become effective and no stop-order suspending effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall be in effect, (v) the Company Common Stock to be issued in connection with the Transactions shall have been approved for listing on Nasdaq or NYSE (or with the written consent of Blade, another nationally recognized securities exchange), subject, if applicable, to official notice of issuance thereof, and (vi) taking into account the PIPE Investment and after giving effect to exercise by the holders of the Company Common Stock of their right to redeem their Company Common Stock into their pro rata share of the trust account in accordance with the Company’s certificate of incorporation, immediately prior to Closing and without giving effect to any of the other Transactions, the Company shall have, on a consolidated basis, at least $100,000,000 in cash and cash equivalents; and

 

(b)                the following conditions to either party’s obligation to consummate the Transactions: (i) there has been no Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Merger Agreement) that is continuing with respect to the other party since the date of the Merger Agreement; (ii) accuracy of the other party’s representations and warranties at the Closing, subject to the materiality standards set forth in the Merger Agreement, (iii) performance or compliance in all material respects by the other party of its covenants to be performed or complied with as of or prior to the Closing; and (iv) delivery by the other party of customary closing certificates and the continued effectiveness of certain additional agreements.

 

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Termination

 

The Merger Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the date of the Closing:

 

(a)           by mutual written consent of the Company and Blade;

 

(b)           by either the Company or Blade,

 

(1) if the Closing has not occurred on or before July 31, 2021 (the “Outside Date”); provided, however, that this right to terminate shall not be available to any party whose failure to fulfill any material obligation under the Merger Agreement has been the cause of, or resulted in, the failure of the Closing to occur on or before the Outside Date;

 

(2) if a governmental authority shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any law which has become final and non-appealable, and which permanently restrains, enjoins or otherwise prohibits the Transactions;

 

(3) if the required stockholder approval of the Company or Blade is not obtained by the Outside Date;

 

(4) upon certain material and uncured breaches of the terms of the Merger Agreement by the other party.

 

(c)           by the Company,

 

(1) at any time after the date that the Company receives, and notifies Blade of the Company’s receipt of, SEC approval and effectiveness of the Company’s Registration Statement, if Blade has not delivered to the Company the Written Consent (as defined in the Merger Agreement) within ten (10) business days following the effectiveness of the Registration Statement;

 

(2) if Blade has not delivered the PCAOB Financial Statements (as defined in the Merger Agreement) to the Company for inclusion in Registration Statement on or before January 25, 2021.

 

If the Merger Agreement is validly terminated, all further obligations and liabilities of the Company, Merger Sub and Blade under the Merger Agreement will terminate and become void and of no further force and effect, with certain limited exceptions, including liability for any intentional and willful breach of the Merger Agreement.

 

The Company will take all necessary actions prior to the effective time of the Merger to increase the size of its board of directors to seven directors effective as of the effective time of the Merger and cause the board of directors of the Company to consist of Eric Affeldt, Jane Garvey, Kenneth Lerer, Susan Lyne, Ted Phillips, Rob Wiesenthal and David Zaslav effective as of the effective time of the Merger, subject to the right of Blade to replace its designees with the Company’s consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).

 

The Merger Agreement has been unanimously approved by the Company’s board of directors, and the board has recommended that the Company’s stockholders adopt the Merger Agreement and approve the Merger and the other Transactions.

 

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This description of the Merger Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

The assertions embodied in the representations, warranties and covenants in the Merger Agreement were made for purposes of the contract among the parties thereto and are subject to important qualifications and limitations agreed to by the parties in connection with negotiating the Merger Agreement. The Merger Agreement has been attached to provide investors with information regarding its terms and is not intended to provide any other factual information about the Company, Blade or any other party to the Merger Agreement. In particular, the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in the Merger Agreement, which were made only for purposes of the Merger Agreement and as of specific dates, were solely for the benefit of the parties to the Merger Agreement, may be 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 may be subject to standards of materiality applicable to the contracting parties that differ from those applicable to investors and reports and documents filed with the SEC. Investors 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. In addition, the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements and other terms of the Merger Agreement may be subject to subsequent waiver or modification. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of the representations and warranties and other terms may change after the date of the Merger Agreement, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in the Company’s public disclosures.

 

Additional Agreements

 

Investor Rights Agreement

 

In connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, the Company entered into an Investor Rights Agreement (the “Investor Rights Agreement”) with Experience Sponsor LLC (the “Sponsor”) and the other parties named therein. The Investor Rights Agreement will become effective upon the closing of the Transactions. Pursuant to the Investor Rights Agreement, the Sponsor has the right to designate two directors to the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”). The Sponsor’s right to designate directors to the Board is subject to its (and its permitted transferees’) beneficial ownership of Company Common Stock as compared to the Company Common Stock beneficially owned by the Sponsor at Closing. If the Sponsor (or its permitted transferees) owns beneficially: (i) 50% or greater of such shares of the Company Common Stock beneficially owned by the Sponsor at Closing, it will have the right to designate two directors and (ii) less than 50% but greater than or equal to 25% of such shares of the Company Common Stock beneficially owned by the Sponsor at Closing, it will have the right to designate one director. 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 Company Common Stock or warrants to purchase shares of Company Common Stock they receive in connection with the Transactions or otherwise beneficially own at Closing for certain time periods specified therein. The foregoing description of the Investor Rights Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the terms and conditions of the Investor Rights Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Sponsor Letter Agreement

 

Concurrent with the execution of the Merger Agreement, the Company entered into an amended letter agreement with Blade and the Sponsor (the “Sponsor Letter Agreement”). The Sponsor Letter Agreement amends and restates that certain letter agreement dated September 12, 2019, between the Sponsor and the Company and the other parties thereto. Pursuant to the Sponsor Letter Agreement, the Sponsor agrees, among other things, (i) to appear at the meeting of the stockholders of the Company or otherwise cause its shares to be counted as present for the purpose of establishing quorum; (ii) to vote in person or by proxy, or cause to be voted at such meeting in person, or by proxy, in favor of the Merger and the adoption of the Merger Agreement and the Transactions; and (iii) to vote in person, or by proxy, against any action that would reasonably be expected to materially impede, interfere with, delay, postpone or adversely affect the Transactions or result in a breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or other obligation or agreement of the Sponsor under the Merger Agreement. Pursuant to the Sponsor Letter Agreement, prior to the valid termination of the Merger Agreement, the Sponsor is subject to certain non-solicitation restrictions restricting the Sponsor and its affiliates from, among other things, soliciting, discussing or entering into agreements for alternative business combinations.

 

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The Sponsor also agreed, subject to the Support Agreement (described below) and subject to certain exceptions, not to transfer any Founder Shares (as defined in the Sponsor Letter Agreement) (or any shares of Company Common Stock issuable upon conversion thereof) or any Private Placement Warrants (as defined in the Sponsor Letter Agreement) (or any shares of Company Common Stock issuable upon exercise thereof) until the earlier of (A) 180 days after the completion of the Merger or (B) such future date following the completion of the Merger on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, share exchange, reorganization or similar transaction that results in all of the Company’s stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of Common Stock for cash, securities or other property.

 

This description of the Sponsor Letter Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the terms and conditions of the Sponsor Letter Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Blade Stockholder Support Agreement

 

In connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, certain Blade stockholders that collectively hold 58.83% of the issued and outstanding shares of Blade Preferred Stock and 58.06% of the issued and outstanding shares of Blade Stock delivered Support Agreements dated December 14, 2020, pursuant to which, such Blade stockholders agreed to irrevocably and unconditionally execute a written consent in respect of 20,102,216 shares of Blade Stock held by such Blade stockholders to adopt and approve the Merger Agreement within ten business days following the effectiveness of the Registration Statement.

 

This description of the Support Agreements does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the terms and conditions of the Support Agreements, a form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.3 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

PIPE Subscription Agreements

 

Concurrently with the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement, certain accredited investors (the “PIPE Investors”), including an affiliate of the Sponsor, entered into subscription agreements (the “PIPE Subscription Agreements”) pursuant to which the PIPE Investors have committed to purchase 12,500,000 shares of Company Common Stock (the “PIPE Shares”) at a purchase price per share of $10.00 and an aggregate purchase price of $125,000,000 (the “PIPE Investment”). The purchase of the PIPE Shares is conditioned upon, and will be consummated concurrently with, the Closing.

 

This description of the PIPE Subscription Agreements does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the terms and conditions of the form of PIPE Subscription Agreement, a form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.4 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

 

The information set forth under the heading “PIPE Subscription Agreements” in Item 1.01 above is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference is a copy of the joint press release issued on December 15, 2020 by the Company and Blade announcing the execution of the Merger Agreement.

 

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Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference is the investor presentation that was used by the Company in making presentations to certain existing and potential stockholders of the Company with respect to the Merger.

 

The information in this Item 7.01 (including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2) is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise be subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act. This Current Report on Form 8-K will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any of the information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2.

 

Additional Information About the Transaction and Where to Find It

 

Experience Investment Corp. (“EIC”) intends to file with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form S-4, which will include a preliminary proxy statement/prospectus in connection with the Merger and will mail a definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant documents to its stockholders. EIC’s stockholders and other interested persons are advised to read, when available, the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus, and amendments thereto, and the definitive proxy statement/prospectus in connection with EIC’s solicitation of proxies for its stockholders’ meeting to be held to approve the Merger because the proxy statement/prospectus will contain important information about EIC, Blade and the Merger. The definitive proxy statement/prospectus will be mailed to stockholders of EIC as of a record date to be established for voting on the Merger. Stockholders will also be able to obtain copies of the Registration Statement on Form S-4 and the proxy statement/prospectus, without charge, once available, at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or by directing a request to Experience Investment Corp., 100 St. Paul St., Suite 800. Denver, CO 80206.

 

Participants in Solicitation

 

EIC, Blade and certain of their respective directors and officers may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies of EIC’s stockholders with respect to the approval of the Merger. EIC and Blade urge investors, stockholders and other interested persons to read, when available, the Form S-4, including the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus and amendments thereto and the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and documents incorporated by reference therein, as well as other documents filed with the SEC in connection with the Merger, as these materials will contain important information about Blade, EIC and the Merger. Information regarding EIC’s directors and officers and a description of their interests in EIC is contained in EIC’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019. Additional information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation, including Blade’s directors and officers, and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be included in the Registration Statement on Form S-4 and the definitive proxy statement/prospectus for the Merger when available. Each of these documents is, or will be, available at the SEC’s website or by directing a request to EIC as described above under “Additional Information About the Transaction and Where to Find It.”

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as “anticipate”, “believe”, “could”, “continue”, “expect”, “estimate”, “may”, “plan”, “outlook”, “future” and “project” and other similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. These statements, which involve risks and uncertainties, relate to analyses and other information that are based on forecasts of future results and estimates of amounts not yet determinable and may also relate to EIC’s and Blade’s future prospects, developments and business strategies. In particular, such forward-looking statements include statements concerning the timing of the Merger, the business plans, objectives, expectations and intentions of the New Blade once the Transaction are complete, and Blade’s estimated and future results of operations, business strategies, competitive position, industry environment and potential growth opportunities. These statements are based on EIC’s or Blade’s management’s current expectations and beliefs, as well as a number of assumptions concerning future events.

 

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Such forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, many of which are outside EIC’s or Blade’s control, that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors include, but are not limited to: (1) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement; (2) the inability to complete the Transactions due to the failure to obtain approval of the stockholders of EIC or Blade or other conditions to closing in the Merger Agreement; (3) the ability of New Blade to meet Nasdaq’s listing standards (or the standards of any other securities exchange on which securities of New Blade are listed) following the Merger; (4) the ability to complete the private placement of the PIPE Shares; (5) the risk that the announcement and consummation of the Transactions disrupts Blade’s current plans and operations; (6) the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the Transactions, which may be affected by, among other things, competition, the ability of New Blade to grow and manage growth profitably, maintain relationships with customers, business partners, suppliers and agents and retain its management and key employees; (7) costs related to the Transactions; (8) changes in applicable laws or regulations and delays in obtaining, adverse conditions contained in, or the inability to obtain necessary regulatory approvals required to complete the Transactions; (9) the possibility that Blade and New Blade may be adversely affected by other economic, business, regulatory and/or competitive factors; (10) the impact of COVID-19 on Blade’s and New Blade’s business and/or the ability of the parties to complete the Transactions; (11) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against EIC, Blade, New Blade or any of their respective directors or officers, following the announcement of the Transactions; and (12) the failure to realize anticipated pro forma results and underlying assumptions, including with respect to estimated stockholder redemptions and purchase price and other adjustments.

 

Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in forward-looking statements can be found in EIC’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K, subsequently filed quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K, which are available, free of charge, at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, and will also be provided in the Registration Statement on Form S-4 and EIC’s proxy statement/prospectus when available. New risks and uncertainties arise from time to time, and it is impossible for us to predict these events or how they may affect us. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made, and EIC and Blade undertake no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, changes in expectations, future events or otherwise.

 

This communication is not intended to be all-inclusive or to contain all the information that a person may desire in considering an investment in EIC and is not intended to form the basis of an investment decision in EIC. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements concerning EIC and Blade, the Transactions or other matters and attributable to EIC and Blade or any person acting on their behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements above.

 

Disclaimer

 

This communication is not a proxy statement or solicitation of a proxy, consent, or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the Transactions and shall neither constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which the offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(a)           Exhibits.

 

See the Exhibit Index below, which is incorporated by reference herein.

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
No.
Description
2.1* Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 14, 2020
10.1 Investor Rights Agreement, dated as of December 14, 2020
10.2 Sponsor Letter Agreement, dated as of December 14, 2020
10.3 Form of Support Agreement
10.4 Form of PIPE Subscription Agreement
99.1 Press Release, dated December 15, 2020
99.2 Investor Presentation

 

*Certain schedules and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. A copy of any omitted schedule or exhibit will be furnished supplementally to the SEC 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.

 

  EXPERIENCE INVESTMENT CORP.
   
Dated: December 15, 2020 By:

/s/ Charlie Martin

  Name: Charlie Martin
  Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 2.1

 

Execution Version

 

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

 

dated as of

 

December 14, 2020

 

by and among

 

Experience Investment Corp.

 

Experience Merger Sub, Inc.

 

and

 

BLADE Urban Air Mobility, Inc.

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Page

 

Article I CERTAIN DEFINITIONS 3
1.01   Definitions 3
1.02   Construction 17
Article II THE MERGER; CLOSING 19
2.01   The Merger 19
2.02   Effects of the Merger 19
2.03   Closing 19
2.04   Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Surviving Company 19
2.05   Other Payments and Closing 20
2.06   Deliveries and Proceedings at Closing 20
2.07   Directors and Officers 20
Article III EFFECTS OF THE MERGER 21
3.01   Effect on Capital Stock 21
3.02   Withholding 22
3.03   Treatment of Company Stock Options 22
3.04   Surrender and Payment 23
3.05   Equitable Adjustments 25
3.06   Taking of Necessary Action; Further Action 25
3.07   Update to the Spreadsheet 25
Article IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY 26
4.01   Organization and Qualifications; Subsidiaries 26
4.02   Due Authorization 26
4.03   No Conflict; Consents 28
4.04   Governmental Authorities; Consents 28
4.05   Capitalization 28
4.06   Financial Statements 30
4.07   Undisclosed Liabilities 31
4.08   Litigation and Proceedings 31
4.09   Compliance with Laws 31
4.10   Intellectual Property 32

 

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4.11   Software and IT 33
4.12   Material Contracts; No Defaults 34
4.13   Company Benefit Plans 36
4.14   Labor Matters 38
4.15   Taxes 40
4.16   Brokers’ Fees 42
4.17   Insurance 42
4.18   Real Property; Assets 42
4.19   Environmental Matters 43
4.20   Absence of Changes 44
4.21   Affiliate Agreements 44
4.22   Internal Controls 44
4.23   Permits 44
4.24   Privacy and Data Security 45
4.25   Information Supplied 46
4.26   Acquiror Common Stock 46
4.27   No Additional Representations and Warranties 46
4.28   No Reliance 47
Article V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF ACQUIROR AND MERGER SUB 47
5.01   Organization and Qualifications; Subsidiaries 48
5.02   Due Authorization 48
5.03   No Conflict; Consents 49
5.04   Capitalization 50
5.05   Litigation and Proceedings 51
5.06   Compliance with Laws 51
5.07   SEC Filings and Financial Statements 51
5.08   NASDAQ Listing 52
5.09   Reporting Company 53
5.10   Investment Company 53
5.11   Transactions with Related Parties 53
5.12   Trust Account 53
5.13   Taxes 53

 

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5.14   Title to Property 55
5.15   Subscription Agreements 55
5.16   Brokers’ Fees 56
5.17   Information Supplied 56
5.18   Business Activities 56
5.19   Application of Takeover Protections 56
5.20   Merger Consideration 56
5.21   Employees 57
5.22   No Other Representations or Warranties 57
5.23   No Reliance 57
Article VI COVENANTS 58
6.01   Access and Information 58
6.02   Conduct of Business by the Company 59
6.03   Conduct of Business by Acquiror 62
6.04   Regulatory Approvals; HSR Act 65
6.05   Third Party Consents 67
6.06   No Acquiror Common Stock Transactions 67
6.07   Public Announcements 67
6.08   Company Stockholder Consent 68
6.09   Proxy Statement; Acquiror Stockholders’ Meeting. 69
6.10   Director and Officer Indemnification 72
6.11   Form 8-K Filings 73
6.12   Trust Account; No Claims Against the Trust Account 73
6.13   Subscription Agreements 75
6.14   Non-Solicitation; Acquisition Proposals 76
6.15   Closing Conditions 77
6.16   Equity Awards 77
6.17   Acquiror Public Filings; Acquiror Stock Exchange Listing 78
6.18   Tax Matters 78
6.19   Rule 16b-3 79
6.20   PCAOB Financial Statements 79
6.21   Employee Matters. 80

 

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Article VII CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS 81
7.01   Conditions to Obligations of All Parties 81
7.02   Additional Conditions to Obligations of Acquiror 82
7.03   Additional Conditions to the Obligations of the Company 83
7.04   Frustration of Closing Conditions 84
Article VIII TERMINATION/EFFECTIVENESS 84
8.01   Termination 84
8.02   Manner of Exercise 85
8.03   Effect of Termination 86
Article IX MISCELLANEOUS 86
9.01   Survival 86
9.02   Notices 86
9.03   Annexes, Exhibits and Schedules 87
9.04   Expenses 88
9.05   Assignment; Successors and Assigns; No Third Party Rights 88
9.06   Governing Law; Jurisdiction 88
9.07   Waiver of Jury Trial 89
9.08   Titles and Headings 89
9.09   Counterparts 89
9.10   Entire Agreement 89
9.11   Severability 90
9.12   Specific Performance 90
9.13   Amendments 90
9.14   Waiver 90
9.15   Legal Representation 91
9.16   No Recourse 91

 

Exhibits

Exhibit A – Form of Investor Rights Agreement

Exhibit B – Form of Stockholder Letter Agreement
Exhibit C – Form of Sponsor Letter Agreement

Exhibit D – Form of Equity Incentive Plan

Exhibit E – Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Acquiror

Exhibit F – Form of Amended and Restated Bylaws of Acquiror

 

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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

 

This Agreement and Plan of Merger (this “Agreement”), dated as of December 14, 2020, is entered into by and among Experience Investment Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Acquiror”), Experience Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub”), and BLADE Urban Air Mobility, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). Except as otherwise indicated, capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in Article I of this Agreement.

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, Acquiror is a blank check company incorporated to effect a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination of one or more businesses;

 

WHEREAS, Merger Sub is a newly formed, wholly owned, direct subsidiary of Acquiror, and was formed for the sole purpose of the Merger;

 

WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, at the Effective Time, Merger Sub is to merge with and into the Company pursuant to the Merger, with the Company surviving as the Surviving Company;

 

WHEREAS, the board of directors of Acquiror has unanimously (i) declared advisable this Agreement and the Transactions and determined that it is in the best interests of Acquiror and its stockholders to enter into this Agreement, (ii) approved this Agreement and the Transactions (including the issuance of Acquiror Common Stock as Merger Consideration), (iii) resolved to submit this Agreement and the Transactions (including the issuance of Acquiror Common Stock as Merger Consideration) to the stockholders of Acquiror for their approval and adoption and (iv) resolved to recommend approval of this Agreement and the Transactions (including the issuance of Acquiror Common Stock as Merger Consideration) by the stockholders of Acquiror;

 

 WHEREAS, the board of directors of Merger Sub has unanimously (i) declared advisable this Agreement and the Transactions and determined that it is in the best interests of Merger Sub and its sole stockholder to enter into this Agreement, (ii) approved this Agreement and the Transactions (including the Merger) and (iii) resolved to submit this Agreement and the Transactions (including the Merger) to Acquiror for its approval and adoption in its capacity as the sole stockholder of Merger Sub;

 

WHEREAS, the board of directors of the Company has unanimously (i) declared advisable this Agreement and the Transactions and determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to enter into this Agreement, (ii) approved this Agreement and the Transactions (including the Merger), (iii) resolved to submit this Agreement and the Transactions (including the Merger) to the stockholders of the Company for their approval and adoption by written consent and (iv) resolved to recommend adoption of this Agreement and approval of the Transactions (including the Merger) by the stockholders of the Company by written consent;

 

 

 

 

WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, in connection with the Transactions, Acquiror, the Company, certain Acquiror Stockholders and certain Company Stockholders who will receive Acquiror Common Stock pursuant to Article III, have entered into an Investor Rights Agreement in the form of Exhibit A hereto, which will become effective as of the Effective Time (the “Investor Rights Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, in connection with the Transactions, Acquiror has entered into (i) stockholder letter agreements in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Stockholder Letter Agreement”) with each of the Company Major Stockholders, pursuant to which each such Company Major Stockholder has agreed to deliver a written consent in support of the adoption of the Agreement and the approval of the Transactions (including the Merger) as promptly as practicable, and in no event later than ten (10) Business Days, following the date on which the Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC; and (ii) a letter agreement with the Sponsor in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (the “Sponsor Letter Agreement”), pursuant to which the Sponsor has agreed to (x) vote all of its Acquiror Class B Common Stock in favor of the adoption of the Agreement and the approval of the Transactions (including issuance of Acquiror Common Stock as Merger Consideration) and (y) certain transfer restrictions in connection with its Acquiror Class B Common Stock and the Acquiror Common Stock issuable upon conversion thereof during the Interim Period (as defined below);

 

WHEREAS, each of the parties intends that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, (i) this Agreement shall constitute a “plan of reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”) and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii) the Merger shall constitute a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code (the “Intended Tax Treatment”);

 

WHEREAS, on or prior to the date hereof, the Company has delivered to Acquiror, and Acquiror has approved, a spreadsheet (the “Spreadsheet”), which sets forth (i) the capitalization of the Company as of the date hereof, (ii) the Ownership Allocation and the Stockholder Ownership Allocation based on the capitalization of the Company as of the date hereof, and (iii) the number of shares of Acquiror Common Stock constituting part of the Merger Consideration receivable by each holder of Company Stock and Company Options pursuant to the terms of this Agreement based on the Closing Per Share Stock Consideration assuming the Closing were to occur on the date hereof (in each case, subject to update, to the extent necessary, pursuant to Section 3.07); and

 

WHEREAS, on or prior to the date hereof, Acquiror has entered into Subscription Agreements with certain investors for such investors to subscribe for newly issued shares of Acquiror Common Stock for an aggregate subscription amount of $125,000,000 (the “PIPE Investment”), such subscriptions to be consummated (subject to the terms and conditions of such Subscription Agreements) immediately prior to the consummation of the Merger.

 

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 hereby, Acquiror, Merger Sub and the Company agree as follows:

 

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Article I
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

 

1.01         Definitions. As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

Acquiror” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

 

Acquiror A&R Bylaws” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.09(b).

 

Acquiror A&R Charter” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.09(b).

 

Acquiror Board” means the board of directors of Acquiror.

 

Acquiror Charter Amendments” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.09(b).

 

Acquiror Class B Common Stock” means Acquiror’s Class B Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share.

 

Acquiror Common Stock” means Acquiror’s Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share.

 

Acquiror Insured Person” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.10(c).

 

Acquiror Material Adverse Effect” means any event, occurrence, fact, condition or change that has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on (a) the business, results of operations, financial condition, liabilities, operations or assets of Acquiror or Merger Sub, taken as a whole, or (b) the ability of Acquiror or Merger Sub to consummate the Transactions on a timely basis; provided, that, in the case of clause (a), “Acquiror Material Adverse Effect” shall not include, either alone or in combination, any event, occurrence, fact, condition or change to the extent attributable to: (i) any changes in applicable Laws implemented, or in accounting rules, including GAAP, implemented or required to be adopted, in each case, after the date of this Agreement; (ii) general economic or political conditions or conditions generally affecting the capital, credit or financial markets, including any change in interest rates or economic, political, business, financial, commodity, currency or market conditions generally; (iii) conditions generally affecting the industries in which Acquiror or Merger Sub operate; (iv) acts of war (whether or not declared), armed hostilities or terrorism, sabotage or military actions or the escalation or worsening thereof; (v) any acts of God, natural disasters, epidemic, pandemic or disease outbreak (including COVID-19 or any COVID-19 Measures); (vi) any failure of Acquiror or Merger Sub to meet their financial projections, budgets or estimates (provided that the underlying causes of such failures (subject to the other provisions of this definition) shall not be excluded); (vii) any action required or expressly permitted by this Agreement or any action taken (or not taken) with the written consent of the Company; or (viii) the public announcement, pendency or completion of the Transactions (provided that this clause (viii) shall not apply to any representations or warranty set forth in Section 5.02 or Section 5.03); provided further, however, that any event, occurrence, fact, condition or change referred to in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) immediately above shall be taken into account in determining whether an Acquiror Material Adverse Effect has occurred or would reasonably be expected to occur to the extent that such event, occurrence, fact, condition or change has a disproportionate effect on Acquiror or Merger Sub as compared to other similarly situated companies.

 

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Acquiror Preferred Stock” means Acquiror’s Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share.

 

Acquiror Recommendation” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.09(d).

 

Acquiror SEC Documents” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.07(a).

 

Acquiror Stockholder” means a holder of shares of Acquiror Common Stock and/or Acquiror Class B Common Stock.

 

Acquiror Stockholder Approval” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.02(a).

 

Acquiror Stockholders’ Meeting” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.09(a).

 

Acquiror Units” means the units of the Acquiror, each consisting of one share of Acquiror Common Stock and one-third of one Acquiror Warrant.

 

Acquiror Waiving Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.15(a).

 

Acquiror Warrants” means the warrants of Acquiror, exercisable for Acquiror Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share.

 

Action” means any claim, action, cause of action, demand, lawsuit, arbitration, notice of violation, proceeding, litigation, citation, summons, or subpoena of a civil, criminal, administrative, regulatory or other nature, whether at Law or in equity.

 

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” (including the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by Contract or otherwise.

 

Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

 

Ancillary Agreements” means the Sponsor Letter Agreement, the Stockholder Letter Agreement and the Investor Rights Agreement.

 

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Anti-Corruption Laws” means any applicable US Laws relating to anti-bribery or anti-corruption (governmental or commercial), including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and all applicable Laws enacted to implement the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Officials in International Business Transactions.

 

Antitrust Law” means the HSR Act, the Federal Trade Commission Act, as amended, the Sherman Act, as amended, the Clayton Act, as amended, and any applicable foreign antitrust Laws and all other applicable Laws that are designed or intended to prohibit, restrict or regulate actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization or restraint of trade or lessening of competition through merger or acquisition.

 

Assumed Option” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.03(a).

 

Balance Sheet Date” means September 30, 2020.

 

Benefit Plan” means each (i) “employee benefit plan,” (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA), whether or not subject to ERISA and (ii) all other pension, retirement, supplemental retirement, deferred compensation, excess benefit, profit sharing, bonus, incentive, stock purchase, stock ownership, restricted stock, stock option, stock appreciation right, phantom equity, other equity-based, severance, salary continuation, supplemental unemployment, termination, employment, transaction or stay bonus, individual consulting or individual independent contracting, change-of-control, health, dental, prescription life, disability, group insurance, vacation, holiday and fringe benefit plan, program, contract, or arrangement (whether written or unwritten), including any Employment Contract, in any case (a) to which any Company Entity is party, (b) sponsored, maintained, contributed to, or required to be contributed to, by any Company Entity or any ERISA Affiliate for the benefit of any current or former employee, director, officer or independent contractor of such Company Entity, (c) sponsored or maintained by a professional employer organization for the benefit of current or former employees of any Company Entity under an arrangement between any Company Entity and such professional employer organization or (d) under which any Company Entity has any liability, including on account of any ERISA Affiliate.

 

Business” means the business of the Company Entities collectively, as conducted presently and during the eighteen (18) months prior to the date of this Agreement; and references to “business of the Company”, “the Company’s business” or phrases of similar import shall be deemed to refer to the business of the Company Entities collectively, as conducted presently and during the eighteen (18) months prior to the date of this Agreement.

 

Business Combination” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.12(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.

 

CARES Act” means the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.

 

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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 September 12, 2019.

 

Certificate of Merger” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01.

 

Certificates” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.04(a).

 

Closing” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03.

 

Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03.

 

Closing Per Share Exchange Amount” means an amount equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the sum of the Merger Consideration Amount plus the aggregate exercise prices of all in the money Company Options outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time by (ii) the Fully-Diluted Common Stock.

 

Closing Per Share Stock Consideration” means a number of shares of Acquiror Common Stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the Closing Per Share Exchange Amount by (ii) the Reference Price.

 

Code” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

 

Company” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

 

Company Acquisition Proposal” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.14(b).

 

Company Affiliate Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.21.

 

Company Board” means the board of directors of the Company.

 

Company Board Recommendation” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.02(c).

 

Company Common Shares” means the shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.00001 per share.

 

Company Common Stockholders” means the stockholders of the Company that own Company Common Shares.

 

Company Entities” means, collectively, the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

Company Insured Person” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.10(b).

 

Company Intellectual Property” means all Owned Intellectual Property and all Intellectual Property used in the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries pursuant to a Company IP Agreement, as currently conducted.

 

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Company IP Agreements” means all written licenses, sublicenses, consent to use agreements, settlements, coexistence agreements, covenants not to sue, permissions and other Contracts (including any right to receive or obligation to pay royalties or any other consideration), relating to Intellectual Property to which any Company Entity is a party.

 

Company IP Registrations” means all Owned Intellectual Property that is subject to any issuance, registration, application or other filing by, to or with any Governmental Authority or, in the case of domain names, authorized domain name registrar, in any jurisdiction, including registered trademarks, registered domain names, copyright registrations, issued and reissued patents and pending applications for any of the foregoing.

 

Company Major Stockholders” means, collectively, Rob Wiesenthal, Snickers Holdings LLC and ColPE Blade Investor, LLC.

 

Company Option” means each option to purchase Company Common Shares that is outstanding under the Company Option Plan.

 

Company Option Plan” means the 2015 Stock Option Plan adopted by the Company.

 

Company Preferred Series A Shares” means the Series A shares of preferred stock, par value $0.00001 per share of the Company.

 

Company Preferred Series B Shares” means the Series B shares of preferred stock, par value $0.00001 per share of the Company.

 

Company Preferred Series Seed Shares” means the Series Seed shares of preferred stock, par value $0.00001 per share of the Company.

 

Company Preferred Shares” means the Company Preferred Series Seed Shares, the Company Preferred Series A Shares and the Company Preferred Series B Shares.

 

Company Preferred Stockholders” means the stockholders of the Company that own Company Preferred Shares.

 

Company Restricted Shares” means Company Common Shares granted to employees or other service providers of the Company or an affiliate of the Company, which shares are subject to vesting conditions.

 

Company Stock” means, collectively, the Company Common Shares and the Company Preferred Shares.

 

Company Stockholders Agreements” means, collectively, (i) the Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement, dated January 30, 2018, by and among the Company and the other Company Stockholders named therein, (ii) the Amended and Restated Right of First Refusal and Co-Sale Agreement, dated January 30, 2018, by and among the Company and the other Company Stockholders named therein, and (iii) the Amended and Restated Voting Agreement, dated January 30, 2018, by and among the Company and the Company Stockholders named therein.

 

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Company Stockholder Approval” means the affirmative vote or written consent of (i) the Company Stockholders that hold a majority of the issued and outstanding Company Common Shares and Company Preferred Shares (on an as-converted-to-common basis), voting as a single class, and (ii) the Company Preferred Stockholders that hold a majority of the issued and outstanding Company Preferred Shares, voting as a separate class.

 

Company Stockholders” means the collective reference to Company Common Stockholders and Company Preferred Stockholders.

 

Company Waiving Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.15(b).

 

Confidentiality Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01.

 

Consent Solicitation Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.09(a).

 

Contract” means, with respect to any Person, any agreement, indenture, debt instrument, contract, guarantee, loan, note, mortgage, license, lease, purchase order, delivery order, commitment or other arrangement, understanding or undertaking, in each case, in writing or otherwise legally binding, including all amendments and modifications relating thereto, to which such Person is a party, by which it is bound, or to which any of its assets or properties is subject (other than any Benefit Plans).

 

COVID-19” means SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19, and any evolutions or mutations thereof or related or associated epidemics, pandemic or disease outbreaks.

 

COVID-19 Measures” means any quarantine, “shelter in place,” “stay at home,” workforce reduction, social distancing, delay, shut down, closure, sequester, workplace safety or similar Law, directive, order, guidelines or recommendations promulgated by any industry group, health organization or Governmental Authority, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization, in each case, in connection with or in response to COVID-19, including the CARES Act and Families First Act.

 

DGCL” means the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

 

Effective Time” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01.

 

Employment Contracts” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.14(g).

 

Environmental Laws” mean any Laws relating to any of the following: the protection of the environment or natural resources; pollution; or the treatment, storage, recycling, transportation, disposal (or arrangement for any such treatment, storage, recycling, transportation, or disposal), handling or Release of or exposure to any substances that present a risk of harm to human health or the environment due to their toxicity, corrosivity, reactivity, ignitability or other deleterious characteristics (and including any worker health or safety Laws as they relate to exposure to such substances).

 

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Equity Incentive Plan” means that certain management incentive plan to be entered into at Closing by the Acquiror, with features materially consistent with the form attached hereto as Exhibit D.

 

ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

 

ERISA Affiliate” means any entity that is considered a single employer with any Company Entity under Section 414 of the Code or 4001 of ERISA.

 

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

 

Exchange Agent” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.04(a).

 

Financial Derivative/Hedging Arrangement” means any transaction (including an agreement with respect thereto) which is a rate swap transaction, basis swap, forward rate transaction, commodity swap, commodity option, equity or equity index swap, equity or equity index option, bond option, interest rate option, foreign exchange transaction, cap transaction, floor transaction, collar transaction, currency swap transaction, cross-currency rate swap transaction, currency option or any combination of these transactions.

 

Financial Statements” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.06.

 

Form S-8” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.16.

 

Foundation” means Blade UAM Foundation, Inc.

 

Fully-Diluted Common Stock” means, as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, the sum of the following: (i) the aggregate number of Company Common Shares issued and outstanding, (ii) the aggregate number of Company Common Shares issuable upon the conversion of the Company Preferred Shares, and (iii) the aggregate number of Company Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of the in the money Company Options. For the avoidance of doubt, the Fully-Diluted Common Stock shall exclude all shares of Company Stock that are owned by the Company as treasury stock.

 

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

 

Governmental Authority” means any national, federal, state, provincial, county, municipal or local government, foreign or domestic, or the government of any political subdivision of any of the foregoing, or any entity, authority, agency, ministry or other similar body exercising executive, legislative, judicial (including any court or arbitrator (public or private)), regulatory or administrative authority or functions of or pertaining to government, including any authority or other quasi-governmental entity established to perform any of such functions.

 

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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 any material, substance or waste that is listed, regulated, or defined as “hazardous,” “toxic,” or “radioactive,” or as a “pollutant” or “contaminant” (or words of similar intent or meaning) or as a “solid waste,” under applicable Environmental Laws, including but not limited to petroleum, petroleum by-products, asbestos or asbestos-containing material, polychlorinated biphenyls, flammable or explosive substances, toxic mold and pesticides.

 

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

 

Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication, any obligations consisting of (a) the outstanding principal amount of and accrued and unpaid interest on, and other payment obligations for, borrowed money, or payment obligations issued or incurred in substitution or exchange for payment obligations for borrowed money, including the PPP Loan, (b) amounts owing as deferred purchase price for property or services, including “earnout” payments, (c) payment obligations evidenced by any promissory note, bond, debenture, mortgage or other debt instrument or debt security, (d) contingent reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit, bankers’ acceptance or similar facilities (in each case to the extent drawn), (e) payment obligations of a third party secured by any Lien, other than a Permitted Lien, on assets or properties of such Person, whether or not the obligations secured thereby have been assumed, (f) capital lease obligations presented as capital lease liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet of the Company Entities or otherwise required to be categorized as such under GAAP, (g) obligations under any Financial Derivative/Hedging Arrangement, (h) guarantees, make-whole agreements, hold harmless agreements or other similar arrangements with respect to any amounts of a type described in clauses (a) through (g) above, and (i) with respect to each of the foregoing, any unpaid interest, breakage costs, prepayment or redemption penalties or premiums, or other unpaid fees or obligations; provided, however, that Indebtedness shall not include accounts payable to trade creditors and accrued expenses.

 

Indemnified Person” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.10(a).

 

Insurance Policies” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.18.

 

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Intellectual Property” means all intellectual property and industrial property rights, however arising, pursuant to the Laws of any jurisdiction throughout the world, whether registered or unregistered, including any and all rights with respect to: (a) trademarks, service marks, trade and d/b/a names, brand names, logos, trade dress and other similar designations of source, sponsorship, association or origin, together with the goodwill connected with the use of and symbolized by, and all registrations, applications and renewals for, any of the foregoing; (b) internet domain names registered in any top-level domain by any authorized private registrar or Governmental Authority (whether or not trademarks), social and mobile media identifiers; (c) works of authorship, designs and design registrations, whether or not copyrightable, including copyrights, author, performer, moral rights, and all registrations, applications for registration and renewals of such copyrights; (d) inventions, discoveries, trade secrets, business and technical information and know-how, databases, data collections and other confidential and proprietary information and all rights therein; (e) patents (including all reissues, divisionals, provisionals, continuations and continuations-in-part, re-examinations, renewals, substitutions and extensions thereof), patent applications, and other patent rights and any other Governmental Authority-issued indicia of invention ownership (including inventor’s certificates, petty patents and patent utility models); and (f) Software and firmware, including data files, source code, object code, application programming interfaces, architecture, files, records, schematics, computerized databases and other related specifications and documentation.

 

Intended Tax Treatment” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

 

Interim Financial Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.20(b).

 

Interim Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01.

 

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

 

Knowledge of the Acquiror” means, with respect to the Acquiror, the actual knowledge of Martin Newburger or Michael Mohapp.

 

Knowledge of the Company” means, with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries, the actual knowledge of Rob Wiesenthal, Sean Grennan, Will Heyburn, Melissa Tomkiel, Brandon Keene and Alix Oliver.

 

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

 

Leased Real Property” means all of the right, title and interest of the Company Entities under all leases, subleases, licenses, concessions and other agreements, pursuant to which any Company Entity holds a leasehold or sub-leasehold estate in, or is granted the right to access, use or occupy, any land, buildings, improvements, fixtures or other interest in real property.

 

Letter of Transmittal” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.04(a).

 

Liabilities” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.06.

 

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Lien” means any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, claim, easement, right of way, purchase option, right of first refusal, covenant, restriction, security interest, title defect, encroachment or other survey defect, or other lien or encumbrance of any kind, except for any restrictions arising under any applicable Securities Laws.

 

Management Employee” means the employees set forth on Schedule 1.01(a).

 

Material Adverse Effect” means any event, occurrence, fact, condition or change that has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on (a) the business, results of operations, financial condition, liabilities, operations or assets of the Company Entities, taken as a whole, or (b) the ability of the Company to consummate the Transactions on a timely basis; provided, however, that, in case of clause (a), “Material Adverse Effect” shall not include, either alone or in combination, any event, occurrence, fact, condition or change to the extent attributable to: (i) any changes in applicable Laws implemented, or in accounting rules, including GAAP, implemented or required to be adopted, in each case, after the date of this Agreement; (ii) general economic or political conditions or conditions generally affecting the capital, credit or financial markets, including any change in interest rates or economic, political, business, financial, commodity, currency or market conditions generally; (iii) conditions generally affecting the industries in which the Company Entities operate; (iv) acts of war (whether or not declared), armed hostilities or terrorism, sabotage or military actions or the escalation or worsening thereof; (v) any acts of God, natural disasters, epidemic, pandemic or disease outbreak (including COVID-19 or any COVID-19 Measures), (vi) any failure of the Company Entities to meet their financial projections, budgets or estimates (provided that the underlying causes of such failures (subject to the other provisions of this definition) shall not be excluded); (vii) any action required or expressly permitted by this Agreement or any action taken (or not taken) with the written consent of Acquiror or Sponsor; or (viii) the public announcement, pendency or completion of the Transactions including the impact thereof on relationships, contractual or otherwise, with customers, suppliers, licensors, partners, providers and employees (provided that this clause (viii) shall not apply to any representations or warranty set forth in Section 4.02, Section 4.03 or Section 4.04); provided further, however, that any event, occurrence, fact, condition or change referred to in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) immediately above shall be taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred or would reasonably be expected to occur to the extent that such event, development, occurrence, fact, condition or change has a disproportionate effect on the Company Entities compared to other participants in the industries in which the Company conducts the Business.

 

Material Contracts” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.12.

 

Material Permits” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.23.

 

Merger” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01.

 

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Merger Consideration” means 35,625,000 shares of Acquiror Common Stock.

 

Merger Consideration Amount” means an amount equal to $356,250,000.

 

Merger Sub” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

 

Minority Interest Entity” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.01

 

NASDAQ” means the Nasdaq Capital Market.

 

Organizational Documents” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.01.

 

Other Filings” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.09(a).

 

Outside Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01(b)(i).

 

Owned Intellectual Property” means all Intellectual Property owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

Ownership Allocation” means, with respect to each holder of Company Common Shares (whether vested or not vested and including the Company Restricted Shares), Company Preferred Shares, and Company Options, in each case, as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, the percentage set forth opposite the name of such holder in the Spreadsheet under the heading “Ownership Allocation” (subject to update, to the extent necessary, pursuant to Section 3.07).

 

PCAOB” means the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

 

PCAOB Audited Financials” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.20(a).

 

PCAOB Interim Financial Statements” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.20.

 

Permits” means any franchise, approval, permit, authorization, license, order, registration, certificate, variance and other similar permit or rights obtained from any Governmental Authority necessary for the operations of the Business and all pending applications therefor.

 

Permitted Liens” means (i) statutory or common law Liens of mechanics, materialmen, warehousemen, landlords, carriers, repairmen, construction contractors and other similar Liens (A) that arise in the ordinary course of business and (B) that relate to amounts not yet delinquent, (ii) Liens for Taxes not yet due and payable or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, (iii) non-monetary Liens, encumbrances and restrictions on real property (including easements, covenants, rights of way and similar restrictions of record) that do not materially interfere with the present uses or occupancy of such real property, (iv) non-exclusive licenses of Intellectual Property entered into in the ordinary course of business, (v) Liens that secure obligations that are reflected as liabilities on the balance sheet included in the Financial Statements or Liens the existence of which is referred to in the notes to the balance sheet included in the Financial Statements, (vi) in the case of Leased Real Property, matters that would be disclosed by an accurate survey or inspection of such Leased Real Property, which do not materially interfere with the current use or occupancy of any Leased Real Property, (vii) requirements and restrictions of zoning, building and other applicable Laws and municipal by-laws, and development, site plan, subdivision or other agreements with municipalities, which are not violated in any material respect and do not materially interfere with the current use or occupancy of any Leased Real Property, (viii) Liens incurred in connection with activities permitted under Section 6.01 hereof and (ix) Liens arising under equipment leases with third parties entered into in the ordinary course of business.

 

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Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, joint stock company, unincorporated organization or association, trust, joint venture, association or other organization, whether or not a legal entity, or a Governmental Authority.

 

PIPE Financing Shortfall” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.13.

 

PIPE Investment” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

PIPE Investors” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.16.

 

PPP” means the Paycheck Protection Program set forth in the CARES Act (H.R. 748), including all rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith.

 

PPP Loan” means that certain Note, dated as of April 8, 2020, issued by the Company to J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., and all loan documents ancillary thereto.

 

Press Release” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.10.

 

Prospectus” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.12(b).

 

Proxy Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.09(a).

 

Public Stockholders” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.12(b).

 

Real Estate Lease Documents” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.18(b).

 

Reference Price” means $10.00.

 

Registration Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.09(a).

 

Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.09(a).

 

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

 

Related Parties” means, with respect to a Person, such Person’s former, current and future direct or indirect equityholders, controlling Persons, shareholders, optionholders, members, general or limited partners, Affiliates, Representatives, and each of their respective successors and assigns.

 

Release” means any actual or threatened release, spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, abandonment, disposing or allowing to escape or migrate into or through the environment (including ambient air (indoor or outdoor)).

 

Released Claims” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.12(b).

 

Representatives” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.12(b).

 

Schedules” means the disclosure schedules of either the Company and its Subsidiaries or the Acquiror and its Affiliates, as applicable.

 

SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933.

 

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

 

Software” means any and all (a) computer programs, including any and all software implementation of algorithms, models and methodologies, whether in source code or object code, (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.

 

Sponsor” means Experience Sponsor LLC and each of its members.

 

Sponsor Letter Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

 

Sponsor Loan” means collectively any loans to the Acquiror by the Sponsor in accordance with the Letter Agreement, dated September 12, 2019, by and among the Acquiror, its officers, directors and the Sponsor.

 

Sponsor Related Person” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.04(e).

 

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Spreadsheet” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

 

Stockholder Letter Agreement” has the meaning given to it in the recitals.

 

Stockholder Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.08(b).

 

Stockholder Ownership Allocation” means, with respect to each Company Stockholder (but excluding for this purpose any ownership of Company Options by such Company Stockholder), in each case, as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, the percentage set forth opposite the name of such Company Stockholder in the Spreadsheet under the heading “Stockholder Ownership Allocation” (subject to update, to the extent necessary, pursuant to Section 3.07).

 

Subscription Agreements” means the agreements between Acquiror and the investors party thereto, providing for the PIPE Investment.

 

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. For the avoidance of doubt, the Foundation shall not be deemed a Subsidiary of the Company or a Company Entity hereunder.

 

Surviving Company” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01.

 

Systems” means Software, servers, networking circuits, networks, computer platforms, computers, hardware, databases, telecommunications equipment and all other similar technology infrastructure assets or services.

 

Tax” means any federal, state, provincial, territorial, local, foreign and other net income, alternative or add-on minimum, franchise, gross income, adjusted gross income or gross receipts, employment, withholding, payroll, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, license, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, personal property, real property, capital stock, profits, disability, registration, value added, estimated, customs duties, escheat, sales, use, or other tax, custom, duty, governmental fee, charge or other like assessment, together with any interest, penalty, addition to tax or additional amount imposed with respect thereto by a Governmental Authority.

 

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 with respect to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto and including any amendments thereof.

 

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Transaction Expenses” means the aggregate amount of all costs, fees and expenses payable to third parties incurred by or on behalf of the Company Entities, the Acquiror, the Sponsor and Merger Sub, in each case, at or prior to the Closing in connection with the review, negotiation, execution and consummation of this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including (a) the fees and expenses of legal counsel, accountants and other representatives and consultants and due diligence (including travel-related) costs, fees and expenses, including, for the avoidance of doubt, fees and expenses to perform audits including with respect to PCAOB standards and quality of earnings reports, and (b) all such costs, fees and expenses payable in connection with or otherwise triggered by the Transactions.

 

Transaction Form 8-K” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.10.

 

Transactions” means the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to occur at or immediately prior to the Closing, including the Merger.

 

Treasury Regulations” means the regulations promulgated under the Code.

 

Trust Account” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.12(a).

 

Trust Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.12(a).

 

Trustee” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.12(a).

 

U.S. Trade Laws” means any U.S. Law of any Governmental Authority concerning the import, export, or re-export of products, technology and/or services, and the terms and conduct of transactions and making or receiving of payments related to such import, export, or re-export, including, but not limited to, as applicable, the Laws administered or enforced by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security, and/or the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.

 

Voting Matters” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.09(b).

 

Written Consent” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.08(a).

 

Year-End Financial Statements” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.06(a).

 

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 phrase “to the extent” shall mean the degree to which a subject or other thing extends, and such phrase shall not mean simply “if” and (vii) the word “or” shall be disjunctive but not exclusive.

 

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(b)               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.

 

(c)               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.

 

(d)               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.

 

(e)               Whenever this Agreement refers to a number of days, such number shall refer to calendar days unless Business Days are specified. If any action required to be taken on or by a Business Day 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 shall be taken or given on or by the next Business Day.

 

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

 

(g)               The phrases “delivered,” “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 one calendar day 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.

 

(h)               References to “$” or “dollars” refer to lawful currency of the United States.

 

(i)                Writing includes typewriting, printing, lithography, photography, email and other modes of representing or reproducing words in a legible and non-transitory form.

 

(j)                Terms defined in this Agreement by reference to any other agreement, document or instrument have the meanings assigned to them in such agreement, document or instrument whether or not such agreement, document or instrument is then in effect.

 

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Article II
THE MERGER; CLOSING

 

2.01          The Merger. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Effective Time, Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company (the “Merger”), with the Company being the surviving corporation (which is sometimes hereinafter referred to for the periods at and after the Effective Time as the “Surviving Company”) following the Merger and the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub shall cease. The Merger shall be consummated in accordance with this Agreement and the DGCL and evidenced by a certificate of merger between Merger Sub and the Company (the “Certificate of Merger”), such Merger to become effective upon filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware or at such later time as may be agreed by Acquiror and the Company in writing and specified in the Certificate of Merger (the “Effective Time”).

 

2.02          Effects of the Merger. The Merger shall have the effects set forth in this Agreement and the DGCL. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and subject thereto, by virtue of the Merger and without further act or deed, at the Effective Time, all of the property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Company and Merger Sub shall vest in the Surviving Company and all of the debts, liabilities and duties of the Company and Merger Sub shall become the debts, liabilities and duties of the Surviving Company.

 

2.03          Closing. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, the closing of the Merger (the “Closing”) shall take place, electronically through the exchange of documents via e-mail or facsimile, at 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date which is the second Business Day after the date on which all conditions set forth in Article VII shall have been satisfied or waived (other than those conditions that by their terms are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver thereof) or such other time and place as Acquiror and the Company may mutually agree in writing. The date on which the Closing actually occurs is referred to in this Agreement as the “Closing Date.” Concurrently with the Closing, the Company and Merger Sub shall cause the Certificate of Merger to be executed, acknowledged and filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as provided in Sections 251 and 103 of the DGCL.

 

2.04          Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Surviving Company.

 

(a)               At the Effective Time, the certificate of incorporation of the Company, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be amended and restated in its entirety as set forth in the Certificate of Merger, and as so amended, shall be the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Company, until thereafter supplemented or amended in accordance with its terms and the DGCL.

 

(b)               At the Effective Time, the bylaws of the Company, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be amended and restated in their entirety to be in the form of the bylaws of Merger Sub with references to “Experience Merger Sub, Inc.” replaced by references to “BLADE Urban Air Mobility, Inc.”, and as so amended, shall be the bylaws of the Surviving Company, until thereafter supplemented or amended in accordance with its terms and the DGCL.

 

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2.05          Other Payments and Closing. No later than the close of business on the fifth (5th) Business Day preceding the Acquiror Stockholder Meeting (and in the case of an adjournment of the Acquiror Stockholder Meeting, on the fifth (5th) Business Day preceding the Acquiror Stockholder Meeting to be held following such adjournment), (a) the Company shall provide to Acquiror a written statement, signed by a financial officer of the Company, setting forth the amount of Transaction Expenses (other than the Transaction Expenses incurred by or on behalf of the Acquiror) that will remain outstanding on the anticipated Closing Date and (b) Acquiror shall provide to the Company a written statement, signed by a financial officer of Acquiror, setting forth the amount of all the Transaction Expenses incurred by or on behalf of the Acquiror, Merger Sub and the Sponsor that will remain outstanding on the anticipated Closing Date. Each of the Company and Acquiror shall provide the other party and its representatives with reasonable access during normal business hours to the relevant books, records and finance personnel of such party to enable the other party and its representatives to review and analyze the Transaction Expenses incurred by or on behalf of such party. The parties hereto shall meet and confer regarding the Transaction Expenses no later than the third (3rd) Business Day preceding the Acquiror Stockholder Meeting (and in the case of an adjournment of the Acquiror Stockholder Meeting, on the third (3rd) Business Day preceding the Acquiror Stockholder Meeting to be held following such adjournment), and shall make such changes thereto as the Parties may mutually and in good faith agree.

 

2.06          Deliveries and Proceedings at Closing. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing:

 

(a)               the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Acquiror and Merger Sub the certificates and other documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 7.02; and

 

(b)              Acquiror and Merger Sub shall deliver or cause to be delivered (i) the certificates and other documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 7.03, (ii) the Merger Consideration (less the Assumed Options) and cash in lieu of fractional shares pursuant to Section 3.01(c) to the Exchange Agent for the account and benefit of the Company Stockholders in accordance with this Agreement, together with any notices and documentation necessary or appropriate in connection therewith (including the Spreadsheet, as updated, to the extent necessary, pursuant to Section 3.07), and (iii) the aggregate amount of the Transaction Expenses to the applicable third parties as directed by Company and Acquiror, as applicable, in writing prior to the Closing.

 

2.07          Directors and Officers.

 

(a)               The Acquiror shall take all necessary actions prior to the Effective Time to increase the size of the Acquiror Board to seven (7) directors effective as of the Effective Time and cause the Acquiror Board to consist of the persons set forth on Schedule 2.07(a) (provided that, with respect to each person, he or she is capable of serving) effective as of immediately after the Effective Time; provided, however, that the Company shall have the right to replace any person designated as a “Company Designee” with the consent of Acquiror (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).

 

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(b)               The Company shall take all necessary actions prior to the Effective Time to cause the Board of Directors of the Surviving Company to consist of the persons set forth on Schedule 2.07(b) effective as of immediately after the Effective Time.

 

(c)               The officers of the Company listed in Schedule 2.07(c) shall continue to be the officers of the Surviving Company until the earlier of their death, resignation or removal or until their respective successors are duly appointed in the manner provided in the bylaws of the Surviving Company and otherwise in accordance with applicable Law.

 

(d)               The Acquiror shall take all necessary actions to cause the persons listed in Schedule 2.07(d) to be appointed as of the Effective Time to the offices of the Acquiror as specified in such Schedule.

 

Article III
EFFECTS OF THE MERGER

 

3.01          Effect on Capital Stock. At the Effective Time, without any action on the part of Acquiror, Merger Sub, the Company, any Company Stockholders or any holder of Company Options:

 

(a)               Each Company Common Share (including each Company Restricted Share) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than the shares to be canceled pursuant to Section 3.01(e)), shall thereupon be canceled and automatically converted into and deemed for all purposes to represent only the right to receive a number of shares of Acquiror Common Stock equal to the Closing Per Share Stock Consideration, in accordance with the information set forth in the Spreadsheet (as updated, to the extent necessary, pursuant to Section 3.07). The shares of Acquiror Common Stock issued in respect of Company Restricted Shares shall be subject to the same restrictions as set forth in the applicable award agreement governing the applicable Company Restricted Shares immediately prior to the Effective Time. As of the Effective Time, the Company Common Shares shall no longer be outstanding and shall cease to exist and each former holder of Company Common Shares shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto other than the right to receive the consideration set forth in this Section 3.01(a).

 

(b)               Each Company Preferred Share issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (except for the shares to be canceled pursuant to Section 3.01(e)), shall thereupon be canceled and automatically converted into and deemed for all purposes to represent only the right to receive a number of shares of Acquiror Common Stock equal to the Closing Per Share Stock Consideration multiplied by the number of Company Common Shares issuable upon the conversion of such Company Preferred Share, in accordance with the information set forth in the Spreadsheet (as updated, to the extent necessary, pursuant to Section 3.07). As of the Effective Time, the Company Preferred Shares shall no longer be outstanding and shall cease to exist and each former holder of the Company Preferred Shares shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto other than the right to receive the consideration set forth in this Section 3.01(b).

 

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(c)               Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement, no certificates or scrip representing a fractional share of Acquiror Common Stock will be issued to any of the Company Stockholders in connection with payment of the Merger Consideration, and to the extent a fractional share of Acquiror Common Stock would have been issuable to a Company Stockholder as part of the Merger Consideration after aggregating all fractional shares due to such Company Stockholder, Acquiror shall pay to each such Company Stockholder an amount in cash (rounded up to the nearest cent) determined by multiplying (i) the Reference Price by (ii) the fraction of a share (rounded to the nearest thousandth when expressed in decimal form) of Acquiror Common Stock which such holder would otherwise be entitled to receive, but for this Section 3.01(c).

 

(d)               Each share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Merger Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall no longer be outstanding and shall thereupon be converted into and become one validly issued fully paid and non-assessable share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Surviving Company and such share shall constitute the only outstanding shares of capital stock of the Surviving Company as of immediately following the Effective Time;

 

(e)               Each share of treasury stock of the Company shall automatically be canceled and retired and shall cease to exist, and no consideration shall be delivered in exchange therefor.

 

3.02          Withholding. Each of Acquiror, Merger Sub, the Company, the Surviving Company and anyone acting on their behalf shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the payment of any Merger Consideration payable pursuant to this Agreement to any Person such amounts as are required to be deducted and withheld with respect to and the making of any such payment under any applicable tax Law, through the withholding of a number of shares or cash, if applicable. Any sum which is withheld as permitted by this Section 3.02 shall be remitted to the appropriate Governmental Authority. To the extent that amounts are so withheld and paid to the proper Governmental Authority pursuant to any applicable tax Law, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to such Person in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made.

 

3.03          Treatment of Company Stock Options.

 

(a)               At the Effective Time, pursuant to the terms of the Company Option Plan and as set forth on the Spreadsheet (as updated, to the extent necessary, pursuant to Section 3.07), each Company Option, whether vested or unvested, that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall, without any action on the part of the holder thereof, be canceled and automatically converted into an option to purchase a number of shares of Acquiror Common Stock (each, an “Assumed Option”) equal to the product of (1) the number of Company Common Shares that were issuable upon exercise of such Company Option immediately prior to the Effective Time multiplied by (2) the Closing Per Share Stock Consideration (rounded down to the nearest whole number of shares of Acquiror Common Stock, with no cash being payable for any fractional share eliminated by such rounding), at an exercise price per share of Acquiror Common Stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing the exercise price per Company Common Share under such Company Option immediately prior to the Effective Time by the Closing Per Share Exchange Amount (rounded up to the nearest whole cent), with respect to the number of Company Common Shares and with the exercise price set forth on the Spreadsheet (as updated, to the extent necessary, pursuant to Section 3.07) and otherwise on the same terms and conditions as were applicable to such Company Option.

 

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(b)               At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any need of any further corporate action, Acquiror shall assume the Company Option Plan, with the result that Acquiror may issue the shares of Acquiror Common Stock after the Effective Time pursuant to the exercise of the Assumed Options under the Company Option Plan or any other plan of Acquiror or any its affiliates.

 

3.04          Surrender and Payment.

 

(a)               Following the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time, Acquiror shall, at the Company’s sole cost and expense, appoint an exchange agent reasonably acceptable to the Company (the “Exchange Agent”) to act as the exchange agent in the Merger; provided, however, that Acquiror shall (i) afford the Company the opportunity to review any proposed Contract with the Exchange Agent prior to execution, and shall accept the Company’s reasonable comments thereto; and (ii) not appoint an Exchange Agent prior to the Effective Time in such a manner that will result in costs or expenses to the Company to be paid by the Company prior to the Effective Time or in the event that the Merger Agreement is terminated, in each case in clause (ii), absent the written consent of the Company. Promptly after the appointment of the Exchange Agent, Acquiror shall cause the Exchange Agent to mail to each holder of record of Company Stock entitled to receive the Merger Consideration pursuant to Section 3.01 (other than the Assumed Options), at the Company’s sole cost and expense, a letter of transmittal in a customary form to be agreed to, reasonably and in good faith, by Acquiror and the Company (a “Letter of Transmittal”) and instructions for use in effecting the surrender of the certificates evidencing such Company Stock, in physical or electronic form, as the case may be (the “Certificates”), to the extent such Company Stock is represented by the Certificates, in exchange for the applicable portion of Merger Consideration (and any cash in lieu of fractional shares pursuant to Section 3.01(c)) payable to such holder. The Exchange Agent shall (A) at or promptly following the Effective Time, issue to each holder of record of Company Stock entitled to receive a portion of the Merger Consideration pursuant to Section 3.01 (and any cash in lieu of fractional shares pursuant to Section 3.01(c)) that has delivered a Certificate (only to the extent such Company Stock is represented by a Certificate) (together with a Letter of Transmittal duly completed and validly executed in accordance with the instructions thereto and customary tax forms that the Exchange Agent may reasonably require in connection therewith) at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, the portion of the Merger Consideration with respect to such Certificate (or any Company Stock not represented by a Certificate) so surrendered and the Certificate shall forthwith be canceled; and (B) following the Effective Time, with respect to any holder of record of Company Stock entitled to receive a portion of the Merger Consideration pursuant to Section 3.01 that did not receive such portion of the Merger Consideration (and any cash in lieu of fractional shares pursuant to Section 3.01(c)) pursuant to the preceding clause (A), no later than three (3) Business Days after receipt of a Certificate (only to the extent such Company Stock is represented by a Certificate) (together with a Letter of Transmittal duly completed and validly executed in accordance with the instructions thereto and any customary tax forms that the Exchange Agent may reasonably require in connection therewith), issue to the holder of such Certificate (or any Company Stock not represented by a Certificate) the Merger Consideration (and pay any cash in lieu of fractional shares pursuant to Section 3.01(c)) with respect to such Certificate (or any Company Stock not represented by a Certificate) so surrendered and the Certificate shall forthwith be canceled. The Exchange Agent shall deliver the Merger Consideration into which such Company Common Shares and Company Preferred Shares, as applicable, have been converted pursuant to Section 3.01(a) (after giving effect to Section 3.01(e)) and Section 3.01(b), respectively, as reflected in the Stockholder Ownership Allocation, electronically through book entry-delivery or, upon the written request of any Company Stockholder, in the form of an original stock certificate (which stock certificate for shares of Acquiror Common Stock issued in respect of Company Restricted Shares shall reflect the applicable restrictions) to the address set forth in such Company Stockholder’s Letter of Transmittal. Unless otherwise provided herein, no interest shall be paid or shall accrue on any Merger Consideration (and any cash in lieu of fractional shares pursuant to Section 3.01(c)) payable upon surrender of any Certificate (or any Company Stock not represented by a Certificate). Until so surrendered, each outstanding Certificate (or any Company Stock not represented by a Certificate) that prior to the Effective Time represented shares of Company Stock (other than for the shares to be canceled pursuant to Section 3.01(e)) shall be deemed from and after the Effective Time, for all purposes, to evidence only the right to receive the portion of the Merger Consideration (and any cash in lieu of fractional shares pursuant to Section 3.01(c)). If after the Effective Time, any Certificate (or any Company Stock not represented by a Certificate) is presented to the Exchange Agent, it shall be canceled and exchanged as provided in this Section 3.04(a).

 

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(b)               If any portion of the Merger Consideration is to be paid to a Person other than the Person in whose name the surrendered Certificate (or any Company Stock not represented by a Certificate) is registered, it shall be a condition to such payment that (i) such Certificate shall be properly endorsed or shall otherwise be in proper form for transfer, and (ii) the Person requesting such payment shall pay to the Exchange Agent any transfer or other Tax required as a result of such payment to a Person other than the registered holder of such Certificate (or any Company Stock not represented by a Certificate) or establish to the reasonable satisfaction of the Exchange Agent that such Tax has been paid or is not payable.

 

(c)               No dividends or other distributions declared or made after the Effective Time with respect to the Acquiror Common Stock with a record date after the Effective Time shall be paid to the holder of any unsurrendered Certificate (or Company Stock not represented by a Certificate) with respect to the Acquiror Common Stock issuable to such holder hereunder in consideration for the surrender of such Certificate (or Company Stock not represented by a Certificate) until the holder of such Certificate (or Company Stock not represented by a Certificate) shall surrender such Certificate (or Company Stock not represented by a Certificate). Subject to the effect of escheat, tax or other applicable Laws, following surrender of any such Certificate (or Company Stock not represented by a Certificate), there shall be paid to the holder of the certificates representing shares of Acquiror Common Stock issued in exchange therefor, without interest, (i) the amount of dividends or other distributions with a record date after the Effective Time and theretofore paid with respect to such shares of Acquiror Common Stock, and (ii) at the appropriate payment date, the amount of dividends or other distributions, with a record date after the Effective Time but prior to surrender and a payment date occurring after surrender, payable with respect to such whole shares of Acquiror Common Stock.

 

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(d)               Any Merger Consideration remaining unclaimed by Company Stockholders three (3) years after the Effective Time (or such earlier date, immediately prior to such time when the amounts would otherwise escheat to or become property of any Governmental Authority) shall become, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, the property of Acquiror free and clear of any claims or interest of any Person previously entitled thereto.

 

(e)               If any Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of loss and indemnity by the Person claiming such Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed and, if required by the Company or the Exchange Agent, the posting by such Person of a bond, in such reasonable amount as the Company may direct, as indemnity against any claim that may be made against it with respect to such Certificate, the Exchange Agent shall issue, in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate, the Merger Consideration to be paid in respect of the Company Stock formerly represented by such Certificate in accordance with this Agreement.

 

3.05          Equitable Adjustments. Without limiting the other provisions of this Agreement, if at any time during the period between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, any change in the outstanding shares of capital stock of Acquiror shall occur, including by reason of any reclassification, recapitalization, stock split (including reverse stock split) or combination, exchange or readjustment of shares, or any stock dividend or distribution paid in stock, the number of shares of Acquiror Common Stock to be issued as the Merger Consideration shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect such change.

 

3.06          Taking of Necessary Action; Further Action. If at any time after the Effective Time any further action is reasonably necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement and to vest the Surviving Company with full right, title and possession to all assets, property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Company or Merger Sub, the officers and board of directors of the Surviving Company will be fully authorized in the name of the Company or Merger Sub, as the case may be, to take and shall take any and all such lawful and necessary action.

 

3.07          Update to the Spreadsheet. Subject to compliance by the Company with Section 6.02, no later than close of business on the fifth (5th) Business Day preceding the anticipated Closing Date, the Company shall have the right to prepare and deliver to Acquiror an updated Spreadsheet containing changes to the Ownership Allocation, the Stockholder Ownership Allocation, the allocation of the Merger Consideration Amount and Assumed Options to be received by each holder of Company Stock or Company Options pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, in each case, as of the Closing Date and by applying the same methodology, assumptions, formulas and techniques used in the preparation of the original Spreadsheet and by using the Closing Per Share Exchange Amount as of the Closing; provided, that no changes shall be made to the aggregate Merger Consideration Amount. The Parties shall meet and confer regarding the updated Spreadsheet no later than the third (3rd) Business day prior to the anticipated Closing Date, and shall make such changes thereto as the Parties may mutually and in good faith agree so that the updated Spreadsheet reflects any such changes. Such updated Spreadsheet shall be the “Spreadsheet” for all purposes of this Agreement.

 

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Article IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

 

Except as set forth in the Schedules to 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 on the face of such disclosure), the Company represents and warrants to Acquiror and Merger Sub as follows:

 

4.01          Organization and Qualifications; Subsidiaries. The Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, operate or lease the properties and assets now owned, operated or leased by it and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Each other Company Entity is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of organization and has all requisite corporate or limited liability company, as applicable, power and authority to own, operate or lease the properties and assets now owned, operated or leased by it and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Schedule 4.01 sets forth a true and complete list of each Company Entity, its jurisdiction of organization, its directors and officers, and each jurisdiction in which such Company Entity is licensed or qualified to do business. Each Company Entity is duly licensed or qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the properties owned or leased by it or the operation of its business as currently conducted makes such licensing or qualification necessary, except such licenses or qualifications the absence of which would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.01, the Company owns all of the outstanding equity interests of its Subsidiaries, free and clear of all Liens, and there are no derivative securities or commitments to issue derivative securities in respect of such Subsidiaries. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.01(b) (any entity required to be set forth on Schedule 4.01(b), a “Minority Interest Entity”), no Company Entity owns or has any ownership interest in any other Person other than the Company’s ownership of such Subsidiaries. True and complete copies of the certificate of incorporation, certificate of formation, bylaws, limited liability company agreement and any other similar governing documents, each as amended to date (together, “Organizational Documents”), of each Company Entity have been made available to Acquiror. No Company Entity holds any economic, voting or other interest in the Foundation.

 

4.02          Due Authorization.

 

(a)               The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party and, subject to adoption of this Agreement and approval of the Merger by the Company Stockholder Approval, to consummate to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

 

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(b)               The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement to which it is a party and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action on the part of the Company and no other corporate proceedings on the part of the Company are necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party or to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, subject only in the case of consummation of the Merger, to the receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval. The Company Stockholder Approval is the only vote or consent of the holders of any class or series of the Company’s capital stock required to approve and adopt this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, and approve the Merger and consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by each other party hereto, constitutes, or will constitute, a valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability hereof may be limited by any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or other similar Laws affecting the enforcement of creditor’s rights generally and as limited by the availability of specific performance and other equitable remedies or applicable equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding at Law or in equity). When each Ancillary Agreement to which the Company is or will be a party has been duly executed and delivered by the Company (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by each other party thereto), such Ancillary Agreement will constitute a valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or other similar Laws affecting the enforcement of creditor’s rights generally and as limited by the availability of specific performance and other equitable remedies or applicable equitable principles (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding at Law or in equity).

 

(c)               The Company Board, by written resolutions adopted by unanimous vote and not subsequently rescinded or modified, has, as of the date hereof (i) determined that this Agreement and the Transactions, including the Merger, are in the best interests of, the Company Stockholders, (ii) approved and declared advisable the “agreement of merger” (as such term is used in Section 251 of the DGCL) contained in this Agreement and the Transactions, including the Merger, in accordance with the DGCL, the Company’s Organizational Documents and the Company Stockholders Agreements, (iii) directed that the “agreement of merger” contained in this Agreement be submitted to the Company Stockholders for adoption and the Transactions, including the Merger, be submitted to the Company Stockholders for approval (in each case, including by the Company Stockholder Approval), and (iv) resolved to recommend that the Company Stockholders (including by the Company Preferred Stockholders) adopt the “agreement of merger” set forth in this Agreement and approve the Transactions, including the Merger (collectively, the “Company Board Recommendation”).

 

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4.03          No Conflict; Consents. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including the Merger, do not and will not, with or without the giving of notice or the lapse of time, or both: (i) subject to, in the case of the Merger, obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval conflict with or result in a violation or breach of, or default under, any Organizational Documents of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, as the same may be amended from time to time; (ii) subject to, in the case of the Merger, obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval and the consents referenced in Section 4.04, conflict with or result in a violation or breach of any provision of any applicable Law, Permit or Governmental Order applicable to the Company; (iii) except as set forth on Schedule 4.03, 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 of the type described in Section 4.12(a), whether or not set forth on Schedule 4.12(a), or any Permit or Leased Real Property document to which any of the Company Entities is a party or by which any of them or any of their respective assets or properties may be bound or affected or (iv) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien other than Permitted Liens on any properties or assets of any Company Entity, except, with respect to the foregoing clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv), as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

4.04          Governmental Authorities; Consents. No consent, approval or authorization of, or designation, declaration or filing with, any Governmental Authority or notice, approval, consent waiver or authorization from any Governmental Authority is required on the part of any Company Entity with respect to the Company’s execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or the consummation of the Transactions, except for (a) applicable requirements of the HSR Act and any other applicable Antitrust Law, (b) the effectiveness of the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, (c) the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, (d) any consents, approvals, authorizations, designations, declarations, waivers or filings, the absence of which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (e) as otherwise set forth on Schedule 4.04.

 

4.05          Capitalization.(a)Schedule 4.05(a) sets forth, as of the date hereof, a true and complete list of (i) the authorized capital stock of the Company, (ii) the number, class and series of shares of Company Stock owned by each Company Stockholder, together with the name of each registered holder thereof and (iii) all holders of outstanding Company Options, including the number of Company Common Shares subject to each such Company Option, the grant date, the type of Company Option (either incentive stock option or nonqualified stock option), and the exercise price for such Company Option, the extent to which such Company Option is vested and exercisable and the date on which such Company Option expires. All of the issued and outstanding Company Common Shares, Company Preferred Shares and Company Options (i) have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable, (ii) were issued in compliance in all material respects with applicable Securities Law, and (iii) were not issued in breach or violation of any right of first refusal, right of first offer, preemptive or similar rights, the Company’s Organizational Documents or any Contract to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.05(a), as of the date hereof, there are no other Company common shares, preferred shares, options, warrants, convertible notes or other equity interests of the Company authorized, reserved, issued or outstanding. Each Company Option was granted in accordance with the Company Option Plan with an exercise price per share (A) that is equal to or greater than the fair market value of the underlying shares on the grant date or (B) was determined pursuant to the Code Section 409A safe-harbor for illiquid start-up companies pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(5)(iv)(B)(2)(iii) or in accordance with Code Section 422(c)(1), as applicable, and has a grant date identical to the date on which Company Board or its compensation committee actually awarded the Company Option. Each Company Option is documented in an award agreement that is intended to satisfy the requirements for the tax and accounting treatment afforded to such Company Option in the Company’s Tax Returns and the Company’s Financial Statements, respectively, and to avoid being subject to tax under Section 409A of the Code. The Company has provided or made available to Acquiror (or Acquiror’s representatives) true and complete copies of the standard form of option agreement and any stock option agreements that materially differ from such standard form.

 

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(b)               Except for the Company Preferred Shares and the Company Options and as set forth on Schedule 4.05(b), there are (i) no subscriptions, calls, options, warrants, preemptive rights, conversion rights or other rights or other securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Company Common Shares 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, restricted share units, contingent value rights or similar rights in the Company. 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 Stockholders may vote. The Company is not party to any shareholders agreement, proxies, voting trust, voting agreement, registration rights agreement or other agreements relating to its equity interests.

 

(c)               The outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity interests of the Company’s Subsidiaries (i) have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable, (ii) were issued in compliance in all material respects with applicable Law and (iii) were not issued in breach or violation of any right of first refusal, right of first offer, preemptive or similar rights, of such Subsidiary’s Organizational Documents or any Contract to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party. There are (A) no subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, preemptive rights, conversion rights or other rights or other securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for the equity or voting interests of the Company’s Subsidiaries (including any convertible preferred equity certificates), or any other Contracts to which any of the Company’s Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of the Company’s Subsidiaries is bound obligating such Subsidiaries to issue or sell any shares of capital stock of, other equity interests in or debt securities of, such Subsidiaries, and (B) no equity equivalents, stock appreciation rights, phantom stock ownership interests, restricted share units, contingent value rights or similar rights in the Company’s Subsidiaries. There are no outstanding contractual obligations of the Company’s Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any securities or equity interests of the Company’s Subsidiaries. There are no outstanding bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of the Company’s Subsidiaries having the right to vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having the right to vote) on any matter for which the Subsidiaries’ stockholders (or equityholders) may vote. The Company’s Subsidiaries are not party to any stockholders agreement, proxies, voting trust, voting agreement, registration rights agreement or other agreements relating to the equity interests of the Company or the Company’s Subsidiaries.

 

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(d)               The Company is the direct or indirect owner of, and has good and marketable direct or indirect title to, all the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock or equity interests of its Subsidiaries free and clear of any Liens, options, rights of first refusal or other limitations on the Company’s or any Subsidiary of the Company’s voting or transfer rights, other than transfer restrictions under applicable Securities Laws and their respective organizational documents. Schedule 4.05(d) sets forth a true and complete list of each Minority Interest Entity and the number, class and series of equity interests owned by a Company Entity. The Company is the direct or indirect owner of, and has good and marketable direct or indirect title to, the equity interests of any Minority Interest Entity owned by a Company Entity free and clear of any Liens, options, rights of first refusal and other limitations on a Company Entity’s voting or transfer rights, other than transfer restrictions under applicable Securities Laws and their respective organizational documents.

 

(e)               All distributions, dividends, repurchases and redemptions in respect of the capital stock (or other equity interests) of the Company were undertaken in compliance in all material respects with the Company’s Organizational Documents then in effect, any agreement to which the Company then was a party and in compliance in all material respects with applicable Law.

 

4.06          Financial Statements.

 

(a)               Schedule 4.06(a) sets forth the Company’s unaudited financial statements consisting of the consolidated balance sheet of the Company Entities as of September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2020 and the related consolidated statements of income for the respective twelve (12) month periods then ended (such financial statements the “Financial Statements”).

 

(b)               The Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved. The Financial Statements are based on the books and records of the Company Entities, and fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the Company Entities as of the respective dates they were prepared and the results of the operations of the Company Entities for the periods indicated.

 

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(c)               (i) All representations and certifications made by the Company to lenders or any Governmental Authority in connection with the PPP Loan were accurate, true and correct in all material respects when made and (ii) the Company used the proceeds of the PPP Loan solely for the allowable uses set forth in the PPP.

 

4.07          Undisclosed Liabilities. The Company Entities have no liabilities, obligations or commitments of any nature whatsoever, asserted or unasserted, known or unknown, absolute or contingent, accrued or unaccrued, matured or unmatured (“Liabilities”) that would be required to be set forth or reserved for on a balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries (and the notes thereto) prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied and in accordance with past practice, except for Liabilities (a) reflected or reserved for on the Financial Statements or disclosed in the notes thereto, (b) that have arisen since the Balance Sheet Date in the ordinary course of the operation of business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, (c) arising under this Agreement and/or the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder, (d) set forth on Schedule 4.07 or (e) that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

4.08          Litigation and Proceedings. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.08, (a) there are no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened, Actions against the Company or its Subsidiaries, or otherwise affecting the Company or its Subsidiaries or their assets (or to the Knowledge of the Company against any of the officers or directors of any Company Entity related to their business duties, which interfere with their business duties, or as to which any Company Entity has any indemnification obligations) in each case which would reasonably be expected to result in Liabilities to any of the Company Entities in excess of $500,000 and (b) neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries or any property, asset or business of the Company or its Subsidiaries is subject to any Governmental Order, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any continuing investigation by, any Governmental Authority, in each case that challenges or seeks to prevent, enjoin or otherwise delay the Transactions or that would, individually or in the aggregate, be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

4.09          Compliance with Laws.

 

(a)               Except as set forth on Schedule 4.09, each Company Entity is now, and for the past three (3) years has been, in compliance in all material respects with all Laws (including any regulatory or licensing requirements in respect of insurance) applicable to it and its Business.

 

(b)               (i) The Company, its Subsidiaries and, to the Knowledge of the Company, their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, and representatives and the Minority Interest Entity are currently, and since January 1, 2016 have been, in compliance in all material respects with applicable Anti-Corruption Laws and U.S. Trade Laws, (ii) none of the Company Entities or, to the Knowledge of the Company, the Minority Interest Entity are engaging in any activities that would reasonably be expected to result in a material violation of U.S. Trade Laws, (iii) neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, the Minority Interest Entity has conducted or initiated any internal investigation or made a voluntary, directed, or involuntary disclosure to any Governmental Authority regarding any alleged act or omission arising under or relating to any noncompliance with any Anti-Corruption Law or U.S. Trade Laws and (iv) neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, the Minority Interest Entity has received any written notice or citation from a Governmental Authority for any actual or potential noncompliance with any applicable Anti-Corruption Law or U.S. Trade Laws.

 

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4.10          Intellectual Property.

 

(a)               Schedule 4.10(a) lists all the material Company IP Registrations as of the date hereof, indicating as to each item other than domain names as applicable: (a) the owner; (b) the jurisdictions in which such item is issued or registered or in which any application for issuance or registration has been filed, (c) the respective issuance, registration, or application number of the item, and (d) the dates of application, issuance or registration of the item. All filings and fees required to maintain the material Company IP Registrations that have or will come due prior to the Closing Date, as the case may be, have been or will be timely filed with or paid to, respectively, the relevant Governmental Authorities and authorized registrars, and all material Company IP Registrations are otherwise in good standing.

 

(b)               Schedule 4.10(b) lists all Company IP Agreements in effect as of the date hereof that are (i) material licenses of Owned Intellectual Property granted to a third party other than nonexclusive licenses in the ordinary course of business, and (ii) licenses of Intellectual Property (other than nonexclusive, commercially available Software licenses) granted by a third party that are material to the Company Entities taken as a whole. Each Company IP Agreement set forth on Schedule 4.10(b) is, assuming the validity and enforceability of such agreement against the counterparties and except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or other similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and applicable equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding at Law or in equity), valid, binding and enforceable on the applicable Company Entity and to the Knowledge of the Company, each other party thereto in accordance with its terms and is in full force and effect. Neither a Company Entity nor to the Knowledge of the Company any other party thereto is in material breach of or default under (or to the Knowledge of the Company, is alleged to be in material breach of or default under), or has provided or received since January 1, 2018 any written notice of breach or default of or any intention to terminate, any such Company IP Agreement, which breach or default has not been resolved.

 

(c)               Except as set forth in Schedule 4.10(c), a Company Entity owns or otherwise has rights in and to the material Owned Intellectual Property, and has the right to use all other material Intellectual Property used in the conduct of the Business, in each case, free and clear of Liens other than Permitted Liens. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company Entities have entered into written agreements with every current and former employee who has created material Intellectual Property for the Company Entities, and with every current and former independent contractor who has created material Intellectual Property for the Company Entities, whereby such employees and independent contractors assign to the Company Entities any ownership interest and right they may have in such Owned Intellectual Property.

 

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(d)               Each Company Entity’s rights in the Company Intellectual Property are subsisting and, to the Knowledge of the Company, each Company Entity’s rights in the Company IP Registrations, other than pending applications, are valid and enforceable. The Company Entities have taken commercially reasonable steps, taking into account the size and complexity of the Company, to maintain the Owned Intellectual Property and to protect and preserve the confidentiality of all trade secrets included in the Owned Intellectual Property.

 

(e)               In the last three (3) years, (i) the conduct of the Business, and the products, processes and services of the Company Entities, have not infringed, misappropriated, diluted or otherwise violated, and do not infringe, dilute, misappropriate or otherwise violate the Intellectual Property of any Person in any material respect, and (ii) to the Knowledge of the Company, no Person has infringed, misappropriated, diluted or otherwise violated, or is currently infringing, misappropriating, diluting or otherwise violating, any Owned Intellectual Property in any material respect.

 

(f)                Except as set forth in Schedule 4.10(f), there are no material Actions (including any oppositions, interferences or re-examinations) that have been settled within the last three (3) years, and there are no Actions pending or threatened in writing: (i) alleging any infringement, misappropriation, dilution or violation of the Intellectual Property of any Person by a Company Entity; (ii) challenging the validity, enforceability, registrability or ownership of any Owned Intellectual Property or the Company Entities’ rights with respect to any Owned Intellectual Property, other than ordinary-course prosecution of Company IP Registrations, in the case of (i) and (ii) that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or (iii) by the Company Entities alleging any infringement, misappropriation, dilution or violation by any Person of the Owned Intellectual Property. To the Knowledge of the Company, the Company Entities are not subject to any Governmental Order that does or would materially restrict or impair the use of any Owned Intellectual Property.

 

4.11          Software and IT.

 

(a)               The Company Entities’ Systems are reasonably sufficient and in sufficiently good working condition in all material respects for the current needs of the Business, including as to capacity, scalability, and ability to process current peak volumes in a timely manner, and to the Knowledge of the Company, are free from material viruses, worms, time bombs, key locks, malware and other corruptants.

 

(b)               In the last three (3) years, there has been no unauthorized access, use, intrusion or breach of security, or material failure, breakdown, performance reduction or other adverse event affecting any of the Company Entities’ Systems, that has caused any: (i) material disruption of or interruption in the conduct of the Business of the Company Entities; (ii) substantial loss, destruction, damage or harm of any Company Entity or any of their Business or operations, personnel, property or other assets; or (iii) to the Knowledge of the Company, material liability of any kind to the Company Entities or their Business or the statutory duty to notify any Person. Each Company Entity has taken commercially reasonable actions, taking into account the size and complexity of the Company, to protect the integrity, security and continuous operation of the Company Entities’ Systems and the data and other information stored thereon or processed thereby.

 

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(c)               The Company Entities maintain back-up and data recovery, disaster recovery and business continuity plans and procedures, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, act in material compliance therewith.

 

4.12          Material Contracts; No Defaults.

 

(a)               Schedule 4.12 sets forth a true and complete list of all of the following Contracts to which any Company Entity is a party or by which it or its properties, rights or assets is bound, as of the date hereof (such Contracts, together with all Contracts concerning the Leased Real Property required to be disclosed in Schedule 4.18(b), and all Contracts falling into the following categories whether or not disclosed on Schedule 4.12, being “Material Contracts”):

 

(i)              Contracts for the sale or purchase of any of products or services of any Company Entity which provides for payments by or to such Company Entity in excess of $250,000 during calendar year 2020 or that are expected to involve more than such amount in calendar year 2021;

 

(ii)              Contracts for the grant to any Person of any most-favored nations, priority, or exclusivity rights or any right of first refusal, right of first offer or similar right;

 

(iii)            Contracts for joint ventures, partnerships or sharing of profits, and Contracts for joint or shared marketing activities or expenses;

 

(iv)            Contracts containing covenants obligating a Company Entity not to compete or engage in any line of business or with any Person in any geographical area;

 

(v)             Contracts containing covenants obligating a Company Entity not to solicit or hire any Person with respect to employment;

 

(vi)            Contracts relating to the acquisition or disposition by a Company Entity (by merger, purchase of stock or assets or otherwise) of any line of business or a material amount of stock or assets, in each case if entered into in the past three (3) years, or under which any material Liabilities remain outstanding;

 

(vii)           Contracts evidencing Indebtedness in excess of $250,000 individually or $1,000,000 in aggregate (whether incurred, assumed, guaranteed or secured by any asset), except any such agreement solely between or among Company Entities;

 

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(viii)          any Contract under which any Company Entity is required to provide continuing indemnification or a guarantee of obligations of any Person (other than the other Company Entity) or the assumption of any Tax, environmental or other Liability of any Person (except for standard indemnification provisions entered in the ordinary course of business with customers or suppliers);

 

(ix)             any Contract under which any Company Entity has advanced or loaned any amount to any of its managers, directors or officers in the past three (3) years and such advance or loan remains outstanding;

 

(x)             any Contract between any Company Entity, on the one hand, and any of their respective directors or officers, on the other hand;

 

(xi)             Contracts with independent contractors or consultants that require annual cash payments in excess of $150,000 to which a Company Entity is a party and which are not cancellable without penalty (including any termination payment) or without more than thirty (30) days’ notice;

 

(xii)           collective bargaining or similar labor agreements;

 

(xiii)          any Contract with a Governmental Authority;

 

(xiv)          any Contract under which any Company Entity is obligated to make any capital commitment or expenditure in excess of $200,000 individually or $500,000 in the aggregate, during any twelve (12)-month period;

 

(xv)           any Contract that provides for any payments, rights or obligations that are conditioned, in whole or in part, on a change of control with respect to any Company Entity, other than as provided in the Company Entities’ Organizational Documents;

 

(xvi)          any Contract that limits or purports to limit the payment of dividends or distributions in respect of the capital stock of any Company Entity, the pledging of the capital stock of any Company Entity or the incurrence of indebtedness for borrowed money or guarantees by any Company Entity or the ability of any Company Entity in any material respect to pledge, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any material amount of assets or business;

 

(xvii)         any Company Affiliate Agreement;

 

(xviii)        Contracts with the top five brand partners of the Company Entities measured by revenue or value of goods or services received during the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2019 and the nine-month period ended September 30, 2020;

 

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(xix)           Contracts involving the Foundation for which a Company Entity could have material Liability; and

 

(xx)            any other Contract that is material to the Company Entities, taken as a whole, or which provides for consideration to be paid by a Company in excess of $250,000 annually or $500,000 in the aggregate and, in either case, is not previously disclosed pursuant to this Section 4.12, Section 4.18 or Section 4.12(b).

 

(b)               Each Material Contract is valid, binding and enforceable on the applicable Company Entity and, to the Knowledge of the Company, each other party thereto in accordance with its terms except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or other similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and applicable equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding at Law or in equity). None of the Company Entities or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any other party thereto is in material breach of or default under (or is alleged in writing to be in material breach of or default under), or has provided or received any written notice of any intention to terminate, any Material Contract. Complete and correct copies of each Material Contract (including all modifications, amendments and supplements thereto) have been made available to Acquiror.

 

4.13          Company Benefit Plans.(a) Schedule 4.13(a) sets forth a list of each material Benefit Plan. None of the Benefit Plans are maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to outside the United States or otherwise covers any employee or other individual service provider of any Company Entity who resides or works outside of the United States on behalf of any Company Entity.

 

(b)               As applicable with respect to the material Benefit Plans, the Company has made available to Acquiror, true and complete copies of (i) each Benefit Plan, including all amendments thereto (and in the case of an unwritten Benefit Plan, a written description thereof), (ii) the current summary plan description and each summary of material modifications thereto, (iii) the most recently filed annual reports (Form 5500) and all schedules thereto, (iv) all related trust agreements, insurance contracts or other funding vehicles and (v) all communications between the Company Entities or any ERISA Affiliate on the one hand, and any Governmental Authority on the other hand, during the last three (3) years concerning IRS or DOL audits or investigations by any Governmental Authority.

 

(c)               Each Company Entity is in compliance in all material respects with the provisions of ERISA, the Code and other Laws applicable to the Benefit Plans. Each Benefit Plan and, to the Knowledge of the Company, each Benefit Plan sponsored or maintained by a professional employer organization has been maintained, operated and administered in compliance in all material respects with its terms and all applicable Laws, including ERISA and the Code.

 

(d)               No Company Entity has incurred (whether or not assessed) or is subject to any payment, Tax penalty or other liability under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, including under Section 4980H of the Code or with respect to the reporting requirements under Section 6055 or Section 6056 of the Code, in each case, except as would not result in material Liability to the Company Entities, taken as a whole.

 

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(e)               Except as set forth in Schedule 4.13(e), all payments under the Benefit Plans that have become due have been made, in all material respects, on a timely basis.

 

(f)                No Company Entity nor to the Knowledge of the Company, any fiduciary, trustee or administrator of any Benefit Plan, has engaged in or, in connection with the Transactions, will engage in, any transaction with respect to any Benefit Plan which would subject any such Benefit Plan, any Company Entity, Merger Sub, the Surviving Company or Acquiror or any of its Affiliates to any material tax, penalty or liability for a “prohibited transaction” under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.

 

(g)               None of the Company Entities nor any of their respective ERISA Affiliates have maintained, sponsored, participated in, or contributed to (or been obligated to maintain, sponsor, participate in, or contribute to), and no Benefit Plan is, (i) a plan which is subject to Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 or Title IV of ERISA, (ii) a multiple employer plan as described in Section 413(c) of the Code, or (iii) a “multiple employer welfare arrangement” as defined in Section 3(40) of ERISA. No Company Entity has any liability or obligation with respect to any “employee benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) as a consequence of at any time being considered a single employer under Section 414 of the Code with any other Person.

 

(h)               No Company Entity contributes to, is required to contribute to, or has incurred any withdrawal liability (whether complete or partial), within the meaning of Section 4201 of ERISA, to any Multiemployer Plan, including on account of an ERISA Affiliate.

 

(i)                 No Benefit Plan provides retiree or post-employment welfare benefits, including death, insurance or medical benefits, beyond termination of service or retirement other than coverage mandated by Law or any such benefits provided during any severance period following termination of employment under any employment agreements set forth on Schedule 4.13(i).

 

(j)                 Except as expressly provided otherwise in this Agreement or as set forth in Schedule 4.13(j), the execution of, and performance of the Transactions will not, either alone or together with any other event(s) (i) result in any payment becoming due under any Benefit Plan to any employee, former employee, director, officer, or individual independent contractor of the Company Entities, (ii) increase any amount of compensation or benefits otherwise payable under any Benefit Plan, (iii) result in the acceleration of the time of payment, funding or vesting of any benefits under any Benefit Plan, (iv) require any contributions or payments to fund any obligations under any Benefit Plan or (v) result in, from or with respect to any Benefit Plan, to any employee, former employee, director, officer or individual independent contractor of the Company Entities, either alone or in conjunction with any other payment, event or occurrence, the payment of any “excess parachute payment” under Section 280G of the Code. No such employee, former employee, director, officer or independent contractor of the Company has any “gross up” or indemnification agreements or other assurance of reimbursement for any Taxes under Section 409A or Section 4999 of the Code.

 

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(k)               There are no pending (to the Knowledge of the Company with respect to Benefit Plans sponsored or maintained by a professional employer organization), or to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing, audits or investigations by any Governmental Authority involving any Benefit Plan and no pending (to the Knowledge of the Company with respect to Benefit Plans sponsored or maintained by a professional employer organization), or to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing, material claims, suits or proceedings involving any Benefit Plan or asserting any rights or claims to benefits under any Benefit Plan (in each case, except for routine claims for benefits payable in the normal operation of the Benefit Plans), nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, are there any facts which would reasonably be expected to give rise to any material liability in the event of any such audit, investigation, claim, suit or proceeding.

 

(l)                 No Company Entity or any ERISA Affiliate thereof has any legally binding commitment to materially modify or amend any Benefit Plan (except as required by Law or to retain the tax qualified status of any Benefit Plan). No Company Entity or any ERISA Affiliate thereof has any legally binding commitment to establish any new material benefit plan, program or arrangement.

 

4.14          Labor Matters.(a) No Company Entity is, as of the date hereof: (i) a party to or otherwise bound by any collective bargaining agreement; (ii) a party to, or to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing by, any unfair labor practice charge or complaint, grievance or labor arbitration; or (iii) currently negotiating any collective bargaining agreement to which any Company Entity is or would be a party. In the last year, no Company Entity has experienced any strike, lockout, slowdown or work stoppage, nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, is any such action threatened. To the Knowledge of the Company, there is not pending, nor has there ever been, any union election petition filed with the National Labor Relations Board, or union organizing activity by or for the benefit of the employees of any Company Entity or otherwise affecting any Company Entity.

 

(b)               Each Company Entity is, and for the last three (3) years has been, in compliance with all applicable Laws respecting labor and employment practices, including all Laws respecting discrimination or harassment in employment, terms and conditions of employment, termination of employment, wages, disability rights or benefits, occupational safety and health (including the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act and any applicable state or local Laws concerning COVID-19-related health and safety issues), employee whistle-blowing, immigration, workers’ compensation, employee leave issues (including the federal Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act, the federal Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act, and any applicable state or local Laws concerning COVID-19-related paid sick or family leave or other benefits), unemployment insurance, mass layoffs (including the WARN Act), employee privacy, and classification of employees, consultants and independent contractors, except as any noncompliance has or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There are no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened, claims against any Company Entity on account of any labor or employment matter or action which would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(c)               Except as set forth on Schedule 4.14(c), the employment of each employee of a Company Entity is terminable at will and no employee is entitled to severance pay or other benefits following termination or resignation, except as otherwise provided by applicable Law.

 

(d)               For the prior three (3) years, no Company Entity has effectuated (i) a “plant closing” (as defined in the WARN Act) or (ii) a “mass layoff” (as defined in the WARN Act) and no Company Entity has consummated any transaction or engaged in layoffs or employment terminations sufficient in number to trigger application of any similar state, local or foreign applicable Law.

 

(e)               Except as set forth in Schedule 4.14(e), in the prior three (3) years, no Company Entity has been party to a material settlement agreement with a current or former officer, employee or independent contractor resolving allegations of sexual harassment by either (i) an officer of a Company Entity; or (ii) an employee of a Company Entity. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.14(e), and to the Knowledge of the Company, in the prior three (3) years, there have been no material allegations of sexual harassment by or against any employee of a Company Entity arising from their employment with a Company Entity.

 

(f)                To the extent the Company has Knowledge of any Company Entity employees or independent contractors that have tested positive for COVID-19, the Company Entities have taken commercially reasonable efforts to take all material precautions required under applicable Law with respect to such employees and independent contractors.

 

(g)               Schedule 4.14(g) sets forth a complete and correct list of all written agreements to which any Company Entity is a party or by which it is bound providing for the employment of any individual whose rate of annual compensation, including any promised, expected or customary cash bonus, exceeds $150,000 on a full-time, part-time or consulting or other basis (other than offer letters that do not deviate in any material respect from the standard offer letter made available to Acquiror) and any such agreements providing for severance, retention, change in control, transaction bonus or other similar payments (other than performance bonuses provided in accordance with the terms of the applicable offer letter) to such individuals (the “Employment Contracts”).

 

(h)               Schedule 4.14(h) accurately sets forth as of the date of this Agreement, by Company Entity, with respect to each current employee of any Company Entity (including any employee who is on a leave of absence, furlough or on layoff status): (i) the name; (ii) title; (iii) date of hire; (iv) annualized base compensation/hourly rate; and (v) all bonuses or other incentive compensation paid to such employee for 2019.

 

4.15          Taxes.

 

(a)               All income and other material Tax Returns required by Law to be filed by the Company or its Subsidiaries have been duly and timely filed (after giving effect to any valid extensions of time in which to make such filings). Such Tax Returns are, or will be, true, complete and correct in all material respects.

 

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(b)               All material amounts of Taxes shown due on any Tax Returns of the Company and its Subsidiaries and all other material amounts of Taxes owed by the Company and its Subsidiaries have been timely paid.

 

(c)               Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has (i) withheld all material amounts of Taxes required to have been withheld by it in connection with amounts paid to any employee, independent contractor, creditor, shareholder or any other third party, and (ii) remitted such amounts required to have been remitted to the appropriate Governmental Authority.

 

(d)               Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has collected all material sales and use Taxes required to be collected, and has remitted, or will remit on a timely basis, such amounts to the appropriate Governmental Authorities, or has been furnished properly completed exemption certificates.

 

(e)               Neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries is currently engaged in any audit, administrative or judicial proceeding with a Governmental Authority with respect to Taxes. Neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries has received any written notice from a Governmental Authority of a proposed deficiency of a material amount of Taxes, other than any such deficiencies that have since been resolved. No written claim has been made 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, which claim has not been resolved. 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 its Subsidiaries, and no written request for any such waiver or extension is currently pending.

 

(f)                Neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries (or any predecessor thereof) has constituted either a “distributing corporation” or a “controlled corporation” in a distribution of stock qualifying for 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) in the prior two years.

 

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

 

(h)               Neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries will be required to include any item of income in, or exclude any 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) ruling by, or written agreement with, a Governmental Authority (including any closing agreement pursuant to Section 7121 of the Code or any similar provision of Tax Law) issue or executed prior to the Closing; (C) installment sale or open transaction disposition made prior to the Closing; (D) prepaid amount received prior to the Closing; (E) intercompany transaction or excess loss accounts described in the Treasury Regulations promulgated under Section 1502 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign income Tax Law) that existed prior to the Closing; or (F) Section 965 of the Code.

 

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

 

(j)                 None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries have been a member of an affiliated, combined, consolidated or unitary Tax group for Tax purposes (other than a group of which the common parent is the Company). Neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries has any 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) or (ii) as a transferee or successor.

 

(k)               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 under any Tax allocation, Tax sharing or Tax indemnification agreements (except, in each case, for any such agreements that are commercial contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business not primarily relating to Taxes).

 

(l)                 The classification of the Company’s Subsidiaries for U.S. federal income Tax purposes is set forth in Schedule 4.15(l).

 

(m)              Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is, and has not been at any time during the five (5) year period ending on the Closing Date, a “United States real property holding corporation” within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code.

 

(n)               Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is in compliance with applicable United States and foreign transfer pricing Laws and regulations in all material respects, including the execution and maintenance of contemporaneous documentation substantiating the transfer pricing practices and methodology of each of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

(o)               To the Knowledge of the Company, there are no facts, circumstances or plans that, either alone or in combination, could reasonably be expected to prevent the Transactions from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment.

 

(p)               The Company has not made an election under Section 965(h) of the Code.

 

(q)               Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has deferred any payroll Taxes pursuant to the CARES Act or are the beneficiaries of any other COVID-19 related tax deferral relief of state and local Governmental Authorities.

 

(r)                Except as set forth in Schedule 4.15(r), neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred any loan, directly or indirectly, pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program, established by the CARES Act, as amended or supplemented from time to time by interim rules, policy statements, FAQs or otherwise, other than the PPP Loan.

 

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4.16          Brokers’ Fees. No broker, finder, investment banker or other Person is entitled to any brokerage fee, finders’ fee or other commission in connection with the Transactions based upon arrangements made by the Company, its Subsidiaries or any of their Affiliates for which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has any obligation, except as set forth on Schedule 4.16.

 

4.17          Insurance. Schedule 4.17 contains a true and complete list of all material policies and contracts currently in effect for insurance of which any Company Entity is the owner, insured or beneficiary or which has been bound by any Company Entity to cover any of the assets of any Company Entity as of the date hereof (the “Insurance Policies”), copies of which have been made available to Acquiror. All premiums due and payable with respect to such Insurance Policies have been timely paid. All Insurance Policies are in full force and effect and no Company Entity is currently in receipt of any notice of cancellation or non-renewal thereunder. There is no ongoing default with respect to any provision contained in any Insurance Policy. (a) There are no outstanding claims under the Insurance Policies (other than ordinary course health/welfare claims); (b) there are no premiums or claims due under the Insurance Policies which remain unpaid and no such policy is subject to any retroactive, retrospective or other similar type of premium adjustment; (c) in the past one (1) year, no notice of cancellation or non-renewal (other than conditional notice of non -renewal pursuant to applicable Law related to the increase of premiums) with respect to, or disallowance (other than reservation of rights by the insurer) of any claim under, any Insurance Policy has been received, and (d) each Company Entity has not failed to obtain any category of insurance sought since January 1, 2018 due to refusal by all insurance carriers pursued, nor have any of its coverages been limited by any insurance carrier contrary to policy terms.

 

4.18          Real Property; Assets.

 

(a)               Neither the Company nor any other Subsidiary of the Company owns any real property. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any agreement or option to purchase any real property or material interest therein.

 

(b)               Schedule 4.18(b) contains a true and correct list of all Leased Real Property including (i) the street address; (ii) the landlord, the rental amount currently being paid, and the expiration of the term; and (iii) the current use of such property. The Company has made available to Acquiror true and correct copies of the leases, subleases, licenses and occupancy agreements (including all modifications, amendments, supplements, guaranties, extensions, renewals, waivers, side letters and other agreements relating thereto) for the Leased Real Property to which the Company or its Subsidiaries is a party (the “Real Estate Lease Documents”), and such deliverables comprise all Real Estate Lease Documents relating to the Leased Real Property. The Company or a Subsidiary of the Company has legal, valid existing leasehold estates or, as the case may be, leasehold interests, as tenant in all Leased Real Property. There is no lease, sublease, license, use, occupancy or similar agreement granting to any party (other than the Company or one of its Subsidiaries) any occupancy or use rights for any Leased Real Property. To the Knowledge of the Company, there is no pending or threatened condemnation or other proceeding with respect to any Leased Real Property. There has been no rent deferred under any Real Estate Lease Document due to the COVID-19 pandemic or otherwise that is currently unpaid or outstanding. No material capital improvements to the Leased Real Property have been planned or started by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company that are not complete as of the date hereof. All of the Leased Real Property and tangible assets and properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries located on the Leased Real Property are in all material respects in serviceable operating condition and repair (giving due account to the age and length of use of the same, ordinary wear and tear excepted) and are adequate for the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the date hereof.

 

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4.19          Environmental Matters.

 

Except as set forth in Schedule 4.19 and except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect:

 

(a)               the Company and its Subsidiaries are, and for the past three (3) years have been, in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws, and have obtained and are in compliance with the terms and conditions of all Permits required under applicable Environmental Law to carry on their respective Business as it is being conducted, and to occupy and operate the Leased Real Property;

 

(b)               the Company and its Subsidiaries have not received any: (i) written notice or claim in respect of Environmental Laws or the violation thereof or non-compliance therewith; or (ii) written request for information pursuant to Environmental Law, which, in each case, either remains pending or unresolved (or, if resolved, has any unfulfilled obligations);

 

(c)               to the Knowledge of the Company, there has been no Release of Hazardous Materials, in violation of Environmental Law, with respect to any Leased Real Property or any other location which would or would reasonably be expected to result in Liability to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

 

(d)               no Company Entity is subject to any Governmental Order relating to any non-compliance with or Liability under Environmental Laws or regarding any Hazardous Materials that remains outstanding or unresolved (or, if resolved, has any material unfulfilled obligations); and

 

(e)               no Action is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened with respect to any Company Entity’s compliance with or Liability under Environmental Law.

 

The Company Entities have made available to the Acquiror all reports of environmental site assessments (including any Phase I or Phase II assessments), environmental investigations and remediations, environmental or health and safety audits, and other material environmental documents relating to the Leased Real Property or otherwise regarding any Company Entity, to the extent such report or document was prepared within the last five (5) years and is in the possession or under the control of any Company Entity.

 

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4.20          Absence of Changes.

 

(a)               Since December 31, 2019, there has not been any change, development, condition, occurrence, event or effect relating to the Company or its Subsidiaries that, individually or in the aggregate, resulted in, or would reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b)               Since the Interim Balance Sheet Date through the date of this Agreement, except (A) for actions taken (or omitted to be taken) as a result of COVID-19 or COVID-19 Measures, (B) as expressly contemplated or permitted by this Agreement or (C) as set forth on Schedule 4.20(b), (1) the Company and its Subsidiaries have, in all material respects, conducted their business and operated their properties in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices and (2) there has not been with respect to the Company Entities, any action taken that, if taken during the Interim Period without Acquiror’s consent would have constituted a breach of clauses (d), (f), (h), (i), (j), (r), (t), (v), (w) or (y) of Section 6.02 or clause (bb) of Section 6.02 (with respect to the foregoing clauses).

 

4.21          Affiliate Agreements. Except in connection with the issuance of Company Options or Company Stock pursuant to arrangements set forth on Schedule 4.21 and the issuance of Company Common Shares and Company Preferred Shares to Company Stockholders pursuant to the applicable subscription agreements and otherwise set forth on Schedule 4.21, none of the Company or its Subsidiaries is a party to any transaction or Contract with any (i) present or former officer or director of any of the Company or its Subsidiaries, (ii) beneficial owner (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) of 5% or more of the capital stock or equity interests of any of the Company or its Subsidiaries or (iii) to the Knowledge of the Company, an Affiliate, “associate” or member of the “immediate family” (as such terms are respectively defined in Rules 12b-2 and 16a-1 of the Exchange Act) of any of the foregoing (each of the foregoing, a “Company Affiliate Agreement”).

 

4.22          Internal Controls. The Company maintains a system of internal accounting controls designed to provide reasonable assurance that: (a) all assets, liabilities and transactions are accurately and timely recorded in all material respects and to maintain accountability for the assets and (b) transactions are executed and access to records is permitted only in accordance with management’s authorization. Since January 1, 2017, no officer, director or employee of any the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has (A) falsified any of the books, records or accounts of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (B) circumvented the internal accounting controls of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (C) made false or misleading statements to, or attempted to coerce or fraudulently influence, an accountant in connection with any audit, review or examination of the financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

4.23          Permits. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has all Permits (the “Material Permits”) that are required to own, lease or operate its properties, rights and assets and to conduct its business as currently conducted (including any permits granted by the Federal Aviation Administration or the U.S. Department of Transportation), except where the failure to obtain the same would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, taken as a whole. No event has occurred that, with or without notice or lapse of time or both, would reasonably be expected to result in the revocation, suspension, lapse or limitation of any Material Permit, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (a) each Material Permit is in full force and effect in accordance with its terms, (b) no outstanding written notice of revocation, cancellation or termination of any Material Permit has been received by the Company or its Subsidiaries, (c) to the Knowledge of the Company, none of such Permits upon its termination or expiration in the ordinary due course will not be renewed or reissued in the ordinary course of business upon terms and conditions substantially similar to its existing terms and conditions, (d) there are no Actions pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing, that seek the revocation, cancellation, limitation, restriction or termination of any Material Permit and (e) each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is in material compliance with all Material Permits applicable to the Company or its Subsidiaries.

 

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4.24          Privacy and Data Security.

 

(a)               The Company Entities have a privacy policy regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personal information in connection with the operation of the Business for which any Company Entity is the “controller” or similarly responsible under applicable Laws regarding the collection, retention, use and protection of personal information, or otherwise held or processed on its behalf and each Company Entity is and has been in material compliance with such privacy policy. The Company Entities have posted a privacy policy in a clear and conspicuous location on all public websites owned or operated by the Company Entities.

 

(b)               Without limiting the generality of Section 4.09, each Company Entity has in the past three (3) years materially complied with all applicable Laws regarding the collection, retention, use and protection of personal information.

 

(c)               Without limiting the generality of Section 4.12(b), each applicable Company Entity and, to the Knowledge of the Company, each other party thereto is in compliance with the terms of all Material Contracts relating to data privacy, security or breach notification (including provisions that impose conditions or restrictions on the collection, use, disclosure, transmission, destruction, maintenance, storage or safeguarding of personal information), if any, except for such noncompliance that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(d)               No Person (including any Governmental Authority) has, in the past three (3) years, (i) commenced any Action against any Company Entity relating to any Company Entity’s information privacy or data security practices relating to the personal information of consumers, including with respect to the access, disclosure or use of personal information of consumers maintained by or on behalf of any Company Entity, or, (ii) to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened any such Action, or made any complaint or investigation relating to such practices.

 

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(e)               The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the contemplated transactions, including any transfer of personal information resulting from such transactions, will not violate the privacy policy of any Company Entity as it currently exists, except for such violations that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(f)                The Company Entities have established and implemented policies, programs and procedures that are commercially reasonable, in material compliance with applicable industry practices and appropriate, including administrative, technical and physical safeguards to protect the confidentiality, integrity and security of personal information for which any Company Entity is the “controller” or similarly responsible under applicable Laws regarding the collection, retention, use and protection of personal information against unauthorized access, use, modification, disclosure or other misuse.

 

(g)               Without limiting the generality of Section 4.11, the Business has not in the past three (3) years experienced any material loss, damage, or unauthorized access, disclosure, use or breach of security of any personal information for which any Company Entity is the “controller” or similarly responsible under applicable Laws regarding the collection, retention, use and protection of personal information or otherwise held or processed on its behalf. 

 

4.25          Information Supplied. None of the information relating to the Company or its Subsidiaries furnished by or on behalf of the Company in writing specifically for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement will, as of (i) the time the Registration Statement becomes effective under the Securities Act, (ii) the date of mailing of the Proxy Statement to the holders of Acquiror Common Stock, (iii) the time of the Acquiror Stockholders’ Meeting or (iv) the Closing, 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, except for any change disclosed in writing by or on behalf of the Company to Acquiror or its counsel prior to such mailing date pursuant to Section 6.09 hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 4.25, no representation, warranty or covenant is made by the Company with respect to information or statements made or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement that were not furnished by or on behalf of the Company in writing for inclusion or incorporation by reference therein, including any information furnished by or on behalf of Acquiror or Merger Sub in writing specifically for inclusion or incorporation by reference therein.

 

4.26          Acquiror Common Stock. No Company Entity owns beneficially or of record any shares of Acquiror Common Stock or any securities convertible into, exchangeable for or carrying the right to acquire, any shares of Acquiror Common Stock.

 

4.27          No Additional Representations and Warranties. EXCEPT FOR THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES CONTAINED IN Article IV (INCLUDING THE RELATED PORTIONS OF THE SCHEDULES) AND IN ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT, THE COMPANY DOES NOT MAKE ANY OTHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, INCLUDING WITH RESPECT TO VALUE, CONDITION, MERCHANTABILITY OR SUITABILITY, WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPANY OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER RIGHTS OR OBLIGATIONS TO BE TRANSFERRED HEREUNDER OR PURSUANT HERETO.

 

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4.28          No Reliance. EXCEPT FOR THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES CONTAINED IN Article V (INCLUDING THE RELATED PORTIONS OF THE SCHEDULES) AND IN ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT, THE COMPANY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT NONE OF ACQUIROR OR MERGER SUB, NOR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, STOCKHOLDERS, PARTNERS, MEMBERS OR REPRESENTATIVES, OR ANY OTHER PERSON ON BEHALF OF ACQUIROR OR MERGER SUB, MAKES ANY OTHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY WITH RESPECT TO ACQUIROR, MERGER SUB OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED TO THE COMPANY OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES OR REPRESENTATIVES OR ANY OTHER RIGHTS OR OBLIGATIONS TO BE TRANSFERRED HEREUNDER OR PURSUANT HERETO, INCLUDING WITH RESPECT TO VALUE, CONDITION, MERCHANTABILITY OR SUITABILITY, INFRINGEMENT, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR ANY WARRANTY WITH RESPECT TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF SUCH INFORMATION. THE COMPANY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT IS NOT RELYING NOR HAS IT RELIED ON ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES EXCEPT FOR THOSE EXPRESSLY MADE BY ACQUIROR AND MERGER SUB IN Article V (INCLUDING THE RELATED PORTIONS OF THE SCHEDULES) AND IN ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT, THAT ONLY THOSE REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES IN THIS AGREEMENT (INCLUDING THE RELATED PORTIONS OF THE SCHEDULES) AND IN ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT SHALL HAVE ANY LEGAL EFFECT, AND THAT THE COMPANY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS RELIANCE ON ANY OMISSIONS FROM ACQUIROR’S AND MERGER SUB’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES IN THIS AGREEMENT (INCLUDING THE RELATED PORTIONS OF THE SCHEDULES).

 

Article V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF ACQUIROR AND MERGER SUB

 

Except as set forth (a) in the Schedules to this Agreement (each of which qualifies (i) the correspondingly numbered representation, warranty or covenant if specified therein and (ii) 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 on the face of such disclosure) or (b) in the Acquiror SEC Documents filed or furnished by Acquiror (excluding any disclosures in such Acquiror SEC Documents 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), each of Acquiror and Merger Sub represents and warrants to the Company as of the date hereof and as of the Closing as follows:

 

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5.01          Organization and Qualifications; Subsidiaries. Each of Acquiror and Merger Sub (a) is a corporation duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware and (b) has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, operate or lease the properties and assets now owned, operated or leased by it and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Each of Acquiror and Merger Sub is duly licensed or qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the properties owned or leased by it or the operation of its business as currently conducted makes such licensing or qualification necessary, except such licenses or qualifications the absence of which would not reasonably be expected to have an Acquiror Material Adverse Effect. Each of Acquiror and Merger Sub, has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute, deliver, and perform this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party, and (upon obtaining the Acquiror Stockholder Approval) to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. Acquiror does not have, and, since formation, has never had, any Subsidiaries other than Merger Sub.

 

5.02          Due Authorization.

 

(a)               Each of the Acquiror and Merger Sub has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party and, subject to, in the case of the Voting Matters, (w) with respect to the matters described in clause (i) of the definition of Voting Matters, the affirmative vote of the majority of the issued and outstanding Acquiror Common Stock and Acquiror Class B Common Stock, voting as a single class, (x) with respect to the matters described in clause (ii) of the definition of Voting Matters, (A) the affirmative vote of the majority of the shares of Acquiror Class B Common Stock then outstanding, voting separately as a single class, and (B) the majority of the issued and outstanding Acquiror Common Stock and Acquiror Class B Common Stock, voting as a single class, (y) with respect to the matters described in clauses (iii), (iv), (vi), (vii) and (viii) of the definition of Voting Matters, the affirmative vote of the majority of the issued and outstanding Acquiror Common Stock and Acquiror Class B Common Stock, voting as a single class, present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote thereon and (z) with respect to the matters described in clause (v) of the definition of Voting Matters, the affirmative vote of a plurality of the votes cast by the Acquiror Stockholders present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote thereon (the “Acquiror Stockholder Approval”).

 

(b)               The execution, delivery and performance by Acquiror and Merger Sub of this Agreement, and each Ancillary Agreement to which Acquiror or Merger Sub is a party, and the consummation by Acquiror and Merger Sub of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action on the part of Acquiror and Merger Sub and no other corporate proceedings on the part of Acquiror or Merger Sub are necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreements to which Acquiror or Merger Sub is a party or to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, subject only, in the case of the Voting Matters, to the receipt of the Acquiror Stockholder Approval. The Acquiror Stockholder Approval and, in the case of Merger Sub, the approval of Acquiror, its sole stockholder, are the only votes or consents of the holders of any class or series of the Acquiror’s or Merger Sub’s capital stock, as applicable, required to approve and adopt the Voting Matters and consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. This Agreement has been, and each Ancillary Agreement to which Acquiror or Merger Sub is a party will be, duly and validly executed and delivered by Acquiror and Merger Sub and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto and thereto, constitute, or will constitute, the valid and binding obligation of Acquiror and Merger Sub, enforceable against Acquiror and Merger Sub in accordance with their respective terms, subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or similar Laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to the effect of general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at Law).

 

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(c)               The board of directors of the Acquiror and the Merger Sub, by written resolutions adopted by unanimous vote and not subsequently rescinded or modified, has, as of the date hereof (i) determined that this Agreement and the Transactions, including the Merger, are in the best interests of Acquiror and Merger Sub and the stockholders of Acquiror and Merger Sub, as applicable, (ii) approved and declared advisable the “agreement of merger” (as such term is used in Section 251 of the DGCL) contained in this Agreement and the Transactions, including the Merger, in accordance with the DGCL and the Organizational Documents of each of Acquiror and Merger Sub, (iii) directed that the Transactions, including the Merger, be submitted to the stockholders of the Acquiror and Merger Sub for approval, and (iv) resolved to recommend that their respective stockholders approve the Transactions, including the Merger.

 

5.03          No Conflict; Consents.

 

(a)               Except as set forth in Schedule 5.03(a), assuming the Acquiror Stockholder Approval is obtained and the effectiveness of the Acquiror A&R Charter, the execution, delivery, and performance by Acquiror and Merger Sub of this Agreement, and any Ancillary Agreement to which Acquiror or Merger Sub is a party, and the consummation by Acquiror and Merger Sub of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including the Merger, do not and will not, with or without the giving of notice or the lapse of time, or both, (a) conflict with or result in a violation or breach of any provision of Law, Permit or Governmental Order applicable to Acquiror or Merger Sub, (b) conflict with or result in a violation or breach of, or default under, any provision of the Organizational Documents of Acquiror or Merger Sub, as the same may be amended from time to time, (c) require the consent or notice by any Person under, conflict with, result in a violation or breach of any provision of or the loss of any benefit under, or constitute a default or an event that, with or without notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default under, or result in the acceleration or termination of or create in any party the right to accelerate, terminate, modify or cancel or amend any Contract to which Acquiror or Merger Sub is a party or by which it may be bound, or (d) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien of any nature whatsoever upon any assets or property of Acquiror or Merger Sub, except, with respect to the foregoing clauses (a), (c) and (d), as would not reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on Acquiror and Merger Sub, taken together, that is material individually or in the aggregate.

 

(b)               Except as set forth in Schedule 5.03, no consent, approval, or authorization of, or designation, declaration, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or notice approval, consent, waiver or authorization from any Governmental Authority is required to be obtained or made by Acquiror or Merger Sub in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by Acquiror and Merger Sub of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement to which Acquiror or Merger Sub is a party or the taking by Acquiror or Merger Sub of any other action contemplated hereby or thereby, except for the effectiveness of the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and such filings as may be required under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the HSR Act and any other applicable Antitrust Law.

 

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5.04          Capitalization. As of the Business Day immediately prior to the date of this Agreement:

 

(a)               As of the date of this Agreement, the authorized capital stock of the Acquiror consists of 110,000,000 shares of capital stock, consisting of (i) 100,000,000 shares of Acquiror Common Stock, (ii) 10,000,000 shares of Acquiror Class B Common Stock and (iii) 1,000,000 shares of Acquiror Preferred Stock. As of the date of this Agreement, the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Acquiror consists of 34,375,000 shares of capital stock, consisting of (A) 27,500,000 shares of Acquiror Common Stock issued and outstanding, (B) 6,875,000 shares of Acquiror Class B Common Stock issued and outstanding, and (C) no shares of Acquiror Preferred Stock issued and outstanding. As of the date of this Agreement, the Company has 14,166,667 warrants outstanding, each such warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one share of Acquiror Common Stock.

 

(b)               Acquiror owns all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock (or other equity securities) of Merger Sub. All of the outstanding equity interests of Merger Sub have been duly authorized and validy issued and are fully paid and nonassessable. Except as described in the Acquiror SEC Documents, there are no outstanding securities convertible into, exchangeable for or carrying the right to acquire equity securities of Acquiror or Merger Sub, or subscriptions, warrants, options, rights (including preemptive rights), stock appreciation rights, phantom stock interests, restricted share units, contingent value rights or other arrangements or commitments obligating either Acquiror or Merger Sub to issue or dispose of any of its respective equity securities or any ownership interest therein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not cause any Liens to be created or suffered on the capital stock (or other equity securities) of either Acquiror or Merger Sub, other than Liens created by Company. Except as described in the Acquiror SEC Documents, there are no existing agreements, subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, commitments, trusts (voting or otherwise), or rights of any kind whatsoever between Acquiror or Merger Sub on the one hand and any Person on the other hand with respect to the capital stock (or other equity securities) of any of Acquiror or any Subsidiary of Acquiror including Merger Sub. Neither Acquiror nor Merger Sub owns, directly or indirectly, any interest or investment (whether equity or debt) in any other Person, other than Acquiror’s ownership of all of the outstanding interests in Merger Sub.

 

(c)               The shares of Acquiror Common Stock to be issued pursuant to this Agreement, subject to the Acquiror Stockholder Approval and the effectiveness of the Acquiror Charter Amendments, will, upon issuance, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. 

 

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(d)               Except as described in the Acquiror SEC Documents, there are no outstanding contractual obligations of Acquiror or any of its Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any capital stock of or other equity interests in Acquiror and/or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

5.05          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 Acquiror or Merger Sub, or otherwise affecting Acquiror or Merger Sub or their assets, including any condemnation or similar proceedings (or, to the Knowledge of the Acquiror, against any of the officers or directors of Acquiror or Merger Sub related to their business duties, which interfere with their business duties, or as to which Acquiror or Merger Sub has any indemnification obligations), in each case which would reasonably be expected to result in Liabilities to such party in excess of $500,000. Neither Acquiror nor Merger Sub or any material property, asset or business of Acquiror or Merger Sub is subject to any Governmental Order, or, to the Knowledge of the Acquiror, any continuing investigation by, any Governmental Authority.

 

5.06          Compliance with Laws.

 

(a)               Each of Acquiror and Merger Sub is now, and since its inception has been, in compliance in all respects with all Laws (including any regulatory or licensing requirements in respect of insurance) applicable to it and its business, except for such non-compliance that has not and would not reasonably be expected to result in Liabilities that are material to the Acquiror and Merger Sub, taken as a whole.

 

(b)               (i) The Acquiror and Merger Sub, and, to the Knowledge of the Acquiror, their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, and representatives, in each case, acting on behalf of Acquiror or Merger Sub, are currently, and since May 24, 2019 have been, in compliance in all material respects with applicable Anti-Corruption Laws and U.S. Trade Laws, (ii) none of the Acquiror or Merger Sub are engaging in any activities that would reasonably be expected to result in a material violation of U.S. Trade Laws, (iii) neither Acquiror nor Merger Sub has conducted or initiated any internal investigation or made a voluntary, directed, or involuntary disclosure to any Governmental Authority regarding any alleged act or omission arising under or relating to any noncompliance with any Anti-Corruption Law or U.S. Trade Laws and (iv) neither Acquiror nor Merger Sub has received any written notice or citation from a Governmental Authority for any actual or potential noncompliance with any applicable Anti-Corruption Law or U.S. Trade Laws.

 

5.07          SEC Filings and Financial Statements.

 

(a)               Acquiror has filed and furnished in a timely manner all reports, schedules, forms, prospectuses and registration, proxy and other statements, in each case, required to be filed or furnished by it with or to the SEC (collectively, and in each case including all exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, the “Acquiror SEC Documents”). As of their respective effective dates (in the case of Acquiror SEC Documents that are registration statements filed pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act) and as of the respective dates of the last amendment filed with the SEC (in the case of all other Acquiror SEC Documents), the Acquiror SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the Securities Act, as the case may be, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder, each as in effect on the applicable date referred to above, applicable to such Acquiror SEC Documents, and none of the Acquiror SEC Documents as of such respective dates contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

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(b)               The financial statements and notes of Acquiror contained or incorporated by reference in the Acquiror SEC Documents fairly present in all material respects the financial condition and the results of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows of Acquiror as at the respective dates of, and for the periods referred to in, such financial statements, all in accordance with: (i) GAAP; and (ii) Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K, as applicable, subject, in the case of interim financial statements, to normal recurring year-end adjustments (the effect of which will not, individually or in the aggregate, be material) and the omission of notes to the extent permitted by Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K, as applicable. Acquiror has no off-balance sheet arrangements that are not disclosed in the Acquiror SEC Documents. No financial statements other than those of Acquiror are required by GAAP to be included in the consolidated financial statements of Acquiror.

 

(c)               Acquiror has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act) that 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 the Knowledge of the Acquiror, 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. Acquiror has established and maintained a system of internal controls and, to the Knowledge of the Acquiror, 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)               Since the date of the latest Form 10-Q of Acquiror filed with the SEC, there has not been any change, development, condition, occurrence, event or effect relating to Acquiror that, individually or in the aggregate, resulted in, or would reasonably be expected to result in, an Acquiror Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.08          NASDAQ Listing. The Acquiror Common Stock, the Acquiror Warrants and the Acquiror Units are each listed on NASDAQ. Acquiror is in compliance in all material respects with the requirements of NASDAQ for continued listing of the Acquiror Common Stock, Acquiror Warrants and the Acquiror Units thereon and there is no action or proceeding pending or, to the Knowledge of the Acquiror, threatened against Acquiror by NASDAQ or the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority to prohibit or terminate the listing of the Acquiror Common Stock, Acquiror Warrants or the Acquiror Units on NASDAQ.

 

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5.09          Reporting Company. Acquiror is a publicly held company subject to reporting obligations pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act, and the Acquiror Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act. 

 

5.10          Investment Company. Acquiror is not an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. 

 

5.11          Transactions with Related Parties. Except as disclosed in the Acquiror SEC Documents, there are no transactions, agreements, arrangements or understandings or Contracts between Acquiror, on the one hand, and any director, officer or stockholder (or Affiliate thereof) of Acquiror (including the Sponsor or any Sponsor Related Person), on the other hand, either (a) currently in effect or (b) that would be required to be disclosed under Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act (collectively “Acquiror Affiliate Agreements”). As of the date hereof, there are no amounts outstanding under the Sponsor Loan.

 

5.12          Trust Account. As of September 30, 2020, Acquiror had $277,272,759 in the Trust Account, with such funds invested in government securities or money market funds meeting certain conditions pursuant to the Trust Agreement. The Trust Agreement is in full force and effect and is a legal, valid and binding obligation of Acquiror and, to the Knowledge of the Acquiror, the Trustee, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to the effect of general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law). The Trust Agreement has not been terminated, repudiated, rescinded, amended or supplemented or modified, in any respect. Acquiror has complied in all material respects with the terms of the Trust Agreement and is not in breach thereof or default thereunder, and there does not exist under the Trust Agreement any event that, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time, would constitute such a breach or default by Acquiror or, to the Knowledge of the Acquiror, the Trustee. There are no side letters and (except for the Trust Agreement) there are no agreements, 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 Acquiror SEC Documents to be inaccurate or (ii) entitle any Person (other than (A) the underwriters of Acquiror’s initial public offering and (B) holders of Acquiror Common Stock who have elected to redeem their Acquiror Common Stock in accordance with the Acquiror’s charter documents) to any portion of the proceeds in the Trust Account. Prior to the Closing, none of the funds held in the Trust Account may be released, except in accordance with the Trust Agreement. There is no Action pending, or to the Knowledge of the Acquiror, threatened with respect to the Trust Account.

 

5.13          Taxes.

 

(a)               All income and other material Tax Returns required by Law to be filed by Acquiror have been duly and timely filed (after giving effect to any valid extensions of time in which to make such filings). Such Tax Returns are, or will be, true, complete and correct in all material respects.

 

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(b)               All material amounts of Taxes shown due on any Tax Returns of Acquiror and all other material amounts of Taxes owed by Acquiror have been timely paid.

 

(c)               Acquiror has (i) withheld all material amounts of Taxes required to have been withheld by it in connection with amounts paid to any employee, independent contractor, creditor, shareholder or any other third party, and (ii) remitted such amounts required to have been remitted to the appropriate Governmental Authority.

 

(d)               Acquiror is not currently engaged in any material audit, administrative or judicial proceeding with a Governmental Authority with respect to Taxes. Acquiror has not received any written notice from a Governmental Authority of a proposed deficiency of a material amount of Taxes, other than any such deficiencies that have since been resolved. No written claim has been made by any Governmental Authority in a jurisdiction where Acquiror 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, which claim has not been resolved. 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)               Acquiror has not constituted either a “distributing corporation” or a “controlled corporation” in a distribution of stock qualifying for 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) in the prior two years.

 

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

 

(g)               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) ruling by, or written agreement with, a Governmental Authority (including any closing agreement pursuant to Section 7121 of the Code or any similar provision of Tax Law) issue or executed prior to the Closing; (C) installment sale or open transaction disposition made prior to the Closing; (D) prepaid amount received prior to the Closing; (E) intercompany transaction or excess loss accounts described in the Treasury Regulations promulgated under Section 1502 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign income Tax Law) that existed prior to the Closing; or (F) Section 965 of the Code.

 

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

 

(i)                 Acquiror has not been a member of an affiliated, combined, consolidated or unitary Tax group for Tax purposes (other than a group of which the common parent is the Acquiror). Acquiror does not have any 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), or (ii) as a transferee or successor.

 

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(j)                 Acquiror is not party to, or bound by, or have any obligation to, any Governmental Authority or other Person under any Tax allocation, Tax sharing or Tax indemnification agreements (except, in each case, for any such agreements that are commercial contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business not primarily relating to Taxes).

 

(k)               Acquiror has not been at any time during the five (5) year period ending on the Closing Date, a “United States real property holding corporation” within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code.

 

(l)                 To the Knowledge of the Acquiror, there are no facts, circumstances or plans that, either alone or in combination, could reasonably be expected to prevent the Transactions from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment.

 

5.14          Title to Property. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.14, neither the Acquiror nor Merger Sub (a) owns or leases any real or personal property other than as set forth in the Amended Sponsor Agreement or (b) is a party to any agreement or option to purchase any real property, personal property or other material interest therein.

 

5.15          Subscription Agreements. The Acquiror has delivered to the Company true, correct and complete copies of the fully executed Subscription Agreements pursuant to which the investors parties thereto (the “PIPE Investors”) have committed, subject to the terms and conditions therein, to purchase an aggregate of 12,500,000 shares of Acquiror Common Stock at the Reference Price. Subscription Agreements to purchase an aggregate of 12,500,000 shares of Acquiror Common Stock are in full force and effect and are the legal, valid and binding agreement of the Acquiror and each applicable PIPE Investor, enforceable in accordance with its terms. None of the PIPE Investors has withdrawn, terminated, amended or modified its Subscription Agreement since the date of delivery hereunder and prior to the execution of this Agreement, and, to the Knowledge of the Acquiror, as of the date of this Agreement no such withdrawal, termination, amendment or modification is contemplated, and as of the date of this Agreement the commitments contained in the Subscription Agreements have not been withdrawn, terminated or rescinded by the PIPE Investors in any respect. As of the date hereof, there are no side letters or Contracts to which Acquiror or Merger Sub is a party related to the provision or funding, as applicable, of the purchases contemplated by the PIPE Investors or the transactions contemplated hereby other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement, the Subscription Agreements or any other agreement entered into (or to be entered into) in connection with the Transactions delivered to the Company. Acquiror has fully paid any and all commitment fees or other fees required in connection with the Subscription Agreements that are payable on or prior to the date hereof and will pay any and all such fees when and as the same become due and payable after the date hereof pursuant to the Subscription Agreements. Acquiror has, and to the Knowledge of Acquiror as of the date hereof, the PIPE Investors have, complied with all of their respective obligations under the Subscription Agreements. There are no conditions precedent or other contingencies related to the consummation of the purchases set forth in the Subscription Agreements, other than as expressly set forth in the Subscription Agreements. To the Knowledge of the Acquiror, as of the date hereof, no event has occurred which, with or without notice, lapse of time or both, would or would reasonably be expected to (i) constitute a default or breach on the part of Acquiror or any of the PIPE Investors, (ii) assuming the conditions set forth in Section 7.01 and Section 7.02 will be satisfied, constitute a failure to satisfy a condition on the part of Acquiror or (iii) assuming the conditions set forth in Section 7.01 and Section 7.02 will be satisfied, result in any portion of the amounts to be paid by the PIPE Investors in accordance with the Subscription Agreements being unavailable on the Closing Date. As of the date hereof, assuming the conditions set forth in Section 7.01 and Section 7.02 will be satisfied, Acquiror has no reason to believe that any of the conditions to the consummation of the purchases under the Subscription Agreements will not be satisfied, and, as of the date hereof, Acquiror is not aware of the existence of any fact or event that would or would reasonably be expected to cause such conditions not to be satisfied.

 

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5.16          Brokers’ Fees. Except for fees described on Schedule 5.16, no broker, finder, investment banker or other Person is entitled to any brokerage fee, finders’ fee or other commission in connection with the Transactions based upon arrangements made by Acquiror or Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, including the Sponsor.

 

5.17          Information Supplied. The information relating to Acquiror and the Merger Sub furnished by or on behalf of Acquiror and the Merger Sub in writing specifically for inclusion in the Proxy Statement will not, as of (i) the time the Registration Statement becomes effective under the Securities Act, (ii) the date of mailing of the Proxy Statement to the holders of Acquiror Common Stock, (iii) the time of the Acquiror Stockholders’ Meeting or (iv) the Closing, 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 , except for any change disclosed in writing by or on behalf of Acquiror to the Company or its counsel prior to such mailing date pursuant to Section 6.09 hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Acquiror and the Merger Sub make no representation, warranty or covenant with respect to statements made or incorporated by reference therein based on information supplied by the Company Entities in writing specifically for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement. 

 

5.18          Business Activities. Since its respective organization, neither Acquiror nor Merger Sub has conducted any business activities other than activities directed toward completing a business combination of the type contemplated by this Agreement.

 

5.19          Application of Takeover Protections. Acquiror and the Acquiror Board have taken all necessary action to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Acquiror’s Organizational Documents or the Laws of the State of Delaware that are or could become applicable to the Company as a result of the Company, Acquiror and Merger Sub fulfilling their respective obligations or exercising their respective rights under this Agreement, including as a result of Acquiror’s issuance of the Merger Consideration. 

 

5.20          Merger Consideration. All Merger Consideration to be issued and delivered in connection with the Closing to the Company Stockholders shall be, upon issuance and delivery of such Merger Consideration, duly authorized and validly issued and fully paid and non-assessable, free and clear of all Liens and preemptive or similar rights. A number of shares of Company Common Stock equal to the aggregate number of shares of Company Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Assumed Options shall be reserved for issuance as of the Closing.

 

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5.21          Employees. Other than the officers and directors listed in the reports required to be filed or furnished with the SEC by the Acquiror, the Acquiror has never had any employees. Other than reimbursement of any out of-pocket expenses incurred by the Acquiror’s officers and directors in connection with activities on the Acquiror’s behalf in an aggregate amount not in excess of the amount of cash held by the Acquiror outside of the Trust Account, the Acquiror has no unsatisfied liability with respect to any employee. The Acquiror does not currently maintain or have any liability under any compensation or benefit plan, program, contract, or arrangement (whether written or unwritten). The execution of, and performance of the Transactions will not either alone or together with any other event(s) (i) result in any payment becoming due to any employee, former employee, director, officer, or individual independent contractor of the Acquiror, (ii) increase any amount of compensation or benefits otherwise payable to the Acquiror, or (iii) result in the payment of any “excess parachute payment” under Section 280G of the Code to any employee, former employee, director, officer or individual independent contractor of the Acquiror.

 

5.22          No Other Representations or Warranties. EXCEPT FOR THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES CONTAINED IN Article V (INCLUDING THE RELATED PORTIONS OF THE SCHEDULES) AND IN ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT, NEITHER ACQUIROR NOR MERGER SUB MAKES ANY OTHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, INCLUDING WITH RESPECT TO VALUE, CONDITION, MERCHANTABILITY OR SUITABILITY, WITH RESPECT TO ACQUIROR, MERGER SUB OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER RIGHTS OR OBLIGATIONS TO BE TRANSFERRED HEREUNDER OR PURSUANT HERETO. 

 

5.23          No Reliance. EXCEPT FOR THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES CONTAINED IN Article IV (INCLUDING THE RELATED PORTIONS OF THE SCHEDULES), ACQUIROR AND MERGER SUB ACKNOWLEDGE THAT NONE OF THE COMPANY ENTITIES OR MINORITY INTEREST ENTITY, NOR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, STOCKHOLDERS, PARTNERS, MEMBERS OR REPRESENTATIVES, OR ANY OTHER PERSON ON BEHALF OF ANY COMPANY ENTITY OR MINORITY INTEREST ENTITY, MAKES ANY OTHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPANY ENTITIES OR MINORITY INTEREST ENTITY OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED TO ACQUIROR OR MERGER SUB OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES OR REPRESENTATIVES OR ANY OTHER RIGHTS OR OBLIGATIONS TO BE TRANSFERRED HEREUNDER OR PURSUANT HERETO, INCLUDING WITH RESPECT TO VALUE, CONDITION, MERCHANTABILITY OR SUITABILITY, INFRINGEMENT, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR ANY WARRANTY WITH RESPECT TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF SUCH INFORMATION. ACQUIROR AND MERGER SUB ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY ARE NOT RELYING NOR HAVE THEY RELIED ON ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES EXCEPT FOR THOSE EXPRESSLY MADE BY THE COMPANY IN Article IV (INCLUDING THE RELATED PORTIONS OF THE SCHEDULES) AND IN ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT, THAT ONLY THOSE REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES IN Article IV (INCLUDING THE RELATED PORTIONS OF THE SCHEDULES) AND IN ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT SHALL HAVE ANY LEGAL EFFECT, AND THAT ACQUIROR AND MERGER SUB EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM RELIANCE ON ANY OMISSIONS FROM THE COMPANY’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES IN THIS AGREEMENT (INCLUDING THE RELATED PORTIONS OF THE SCHEDULES). WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NEITHER THE COMPANY NOR ANY OTHER PERSON WILL HAVE OR BE SUBJECT TO ANY LIABILITY TO ACQUIROR, MERGER SUB OR ANY OTHER PERSON RESULTING FROM THE DISTRIBUTION TO THE ACQUIROR OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES OR REPRESENTATIVES, OR THE ACQUIROR'S OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES’ OR REPRESENTATIVES’ USE OF ANY SUCH INFORMATION, DOCUMENTS, PROJECTIONS, FORECASTS OR OTHER MATERIAL MADE AVAILABLE TO ACQUIROR OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES OR REPRESENTATIVES IN CERTAIN “DATA ROOMS” OR MANAGEMENT PRESENTATIONS OR OTHERWISE IN EXPECTATION OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS WITH RESPECT TO ANY OF THE FOREGOING INFORMATION.

 

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Article VI
COVENANTS

 

6.01          Access and Information. From the date hereof until the earlier of the Closing and the date this Agreement is validly terminated in accordance with Article VIII (such period, the “Interim Period”), the Company shall (and shall cause the other Company Entities to): (i) permit Acquiror and Merger Sub, and their respective advisers and other representatives to have reasonable access, during business hours and upon reasonable advance written notice, to the Company Entities’ respective officers, employees, agents, properties and facilities and books and records; provided that they shall conduct any such activities in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Company Entities, and provided further that in no event shall Acquiror, Merger Sub, or their respective advisers or other representatives be permitted to undertake any intrusive environmental investigation, testing or sampling of any of the properties or facilities; (ii) furnish, or cause to be furnished, to Acquiror financial and material operating data and other material information (including Tax information) concerning any Company Entity or the business, properties, contracts, assets, liabilities, personnel and other aspects of any Company Entity as Acquiror may from time to time reasonably request in writing, subject to applicable Law. Nothing herein shall limit or modify the obligations of the parties set forth in that certain Joint Nondisclosure Agreement, dated September 9, 2020, between KSL Capital Partners Management V, LLC and the Company (the “Confidentiality Agreement”), and any information provided pursuant to this Section 6.01 shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Confidentiality Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company Entities shall not be required to take any action, provide any access or furnish any information that the Company in good faith reasonably believes after consultation with outside legal counsel would be reasonably likely to cause or constitute a waiver of the attorney-client or other privilege or violate any Contract to which the Company Entity is a party or bound, provided that the Parties agree to cooperate in good faith to make alternative arrangements to allow for such access or furnishing in a manner that does not result in the waiver of the attorney-client or other privilege or violate any Contract, as applicable.

 

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6.02          Conduct of Business by the Company. During the Interim Period, except (i) as otherwise provided for or permitted in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement or as required by applicable Law, (ii) in the case of actions that are taken (or omitted to be taken) reasonably in response to an emergency or urgent condition or conditions arising from COVID-19 (including in response to any COVID-19 Measures), (iii) consented to in writing by Acquiror (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) or (iv) as set forth in Schedule 6.02, the Company covenants and agrees that it shall, and shall cause each Company Entity to, use commercially reasonable efforts to operate the Business in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve their respective material assets, properties, business, operations, organization (including officers and employees), goodwill and relationships with suppliers, customers, contractors, regulators and any other Persons having a material business relationship with any Company Entity. Without limiting the foregoing, except (A) as otherwise provided for or permitted in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement or as required by applicable Law, (B) as consented to in writing by Acquiror (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), (C) in the case of actions that are taken (or omitted to be taken) reasonably in response to an emergency or urgent condition or conditions arising from COVID-19 (including in response to any COVID-19 Measures) or (D) as set forth in Schedule 6.02, during the Interim Period, the Company shall not, and shall cause each other Company Entity not to take or permit to occur any of the following actions:

 

(a)               amendment or modification of, or change to, the Organizational Documents of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

 

(b)               split, combination, recapitalization or reclassification of any shares of its capital stock (or other equity security);

 

(c)               issuance, sale or other disposition of any equity security or grant of any options (other than awards of Company Common Shares, Restricted Company Shares and/or Company Options to the individuals listed on Schedule 6.02(c) and new employees, not to exceed an aggregate of 1,600,000 shares), warrants or other rights to purchase or obtain (including upon conversion, exchange or exercise) any equity security of any Company Entity other than issuances of Company Common Shares upon exercise of a Company Option outstanding as of the date hereof (or to be issued in accordance with this Section 6.02(c)) in accordance with its terms;

 

(d)               making, declaration or payment of any dividends or distributions (whether in cash, stock or otherwise) on or in respect of any of its capital stock (or other equity security); or redemption, purchase or acquisition of its capital stock (other than distribution or dividend from a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company to the Company or another wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company);

 

(e)               material change in the Company Entities’ cash management practices and their policies, practices and procedures with respect to collection of accounts receivable, establishment of reserves for uncollectible accounts, accrual of accounts receivable, payment and prepayment of expenses, payment of accounts payable, accrual of other expenses, deferral of revenue and acceptance of customer deposits, other than as required by GAAP;

 

(f)                material change in any method of accounting or accounting practice of the Company Entities, except as required by GAAP, Securities Laws and regulations or PCAOB standards;

 

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(g)               material adverse change to any Company Entity’s privacy policy or security policy except as required by applicable Law;

 

(h)               incurrence, assumption or guarantee of any indebtedness for borrowed money in excess of $100,000 by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries except unsecured current obligations and Liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business;

 

(i)                  transfer, assignment, sale or other disposition of any tangible or intangible asset shown or reflected in the balance sheet with a value in excess of $100,000 individually or $250,000 in the aggregate, or cancellation of any debts due to the Company with a value in excess of $250,000 individually or $500,000 in the aggregate;

 

(j)                  capital investment in, or any loan to, any other Person, not in the ordinary course of business, and in excess of $500,000 individually, although any such investment, or loan in excess of $100,000 individually not in the ordinary course of business shall require the prior consultation with Acquiror; provided, however, that the aggregate amount of capital investments in, and loans to, any other Person shall not exceed $2,500,000, whether or not in the ordinary course of business;

 

(k)                transfer, assignment or grant of any exclusive license or exclusive sublicense of material rights under or with respect to any material Owned Intellectual Property;

 

(l)                  other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, entry into, acceleration, termination (excluding any expiration in accordance with its terms), material modification to or cancellation of any Material Contract or Company IP Agreement or waiver or release of any material rights, claims or benefits under any Material Contract or Company IP Agreement;

 

(m)             capital expenditure in excess of $500,000 of the amounts set forth in the capital expenditure budget made available to the Acquiror, although any such expenditures in excess of $100,000 shall require the prior consultation of Acquiror, other than, in each case, in the ordinary course of business; provided, however, that the aggregate amount of capital expenditures shall not exceed $2,500,000, whether or not in the ordinary course of business;

 

(n)                imposition of any material Lien upon any of the Company Entities’ properties, capital stock or assets, tangible or intangible;

 

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(o)               except as required by applicable Law or the terms of a Benefit Plan in effect as of the date hereof (A) increase in the compensation or benefits payable to or in respect of a Management Employee (B) establishment, adoption, entry into, amendment, modification, termination or taking any action to accelerate rights under any Benefit Plan or any plan, agreement, program, policy, trust, fund or other arrangement that would be a Benefit Plan if it were in existence as of the date hereof (except to the extent necessary to issue awards of Company Common Shares, Restricted Company Shares, and/or Company Options to the individuals listed on Schedule 6.02(c) and new employees, not to exceed an aggregate of 1,600,000 shares), (C) acceleration of the vesting, settlement or payment (or otherwise fund or secure any payment or settlement) of any compensation or benefit for any Management Employee, (D) grant or provision of any severance or termination payments or benefits to any Management Employee or increase the amount payable in respect of any such payments or benefits, (E) entry into any new Employment Contract with any Management Employee or with any new officer, employee, individual contractor or individual consultant with annual base compensation in excess of $200,000 or that would have similar levels of oversight and responsibility as a Management Employee, or (F) hiring any officer, employee, individual independent contractor or individual consultant of any Company Entity with an annual base compensation in excess of $200,000 or that would have similar levels of oversight and responsibility as a Management Employee;

 

(p)               adverse employment action (including layoffs, furloughs, wage reductions or deferrals) in respect of any Management Employee, in each case, except for termination for “cause”;

 

(q)               establishment, adoption, amendment, modification or termination of any collective bargaining agreement;

 

(r)                any loan or advance to (or cancellation or forgiveness of any loan to) any of its stockholders or current or former directors, officers and employees or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any Affiliate or family member thereof, or entry into, or modification or termination of, any material transaction, agreement or arrangement with any of its stockholders or current or former directors or officers or any Affiliate or family member thereof, other than advances to employees made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

 

(s)                 entry into a new line of business that is unrelated to the current Business or abandonment or discontinuance of existing lines of business; 

 

(t)                 except for the Merger, adoption of any plan of merger, consolidation, reorganization, liquidation or dissolution or filing of a petition in bankruptcy under any provisions of federal or state bankruptcy Law or consent to the filing of any bankruptcy petition against it under any similar Law;

 

(u)               purchase, lease or other acquisition of the right to own, use or lease any property or assets for an amount in excess of $500,000, individually, although any such purchase, lease or acquisition in excess of $100,000 shall require the prior consultation with Acquiror), except, in each case, for any purchases or leases of property, assets, inventory, services and supplies in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; provided, however, that the aggregate amount of purchases, leases or acquisitions not exceed $2,500,000 (which shall be calculated based on good faith estimate of the expense incurred or to be incurred during the period between the date of such purchase, lease or acquisition and Closing), whether or not in the ordinary course of business;

 

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(v)               acquisition by merger or consolidation with, or by purchase of a substantial portion of the assets or stock of, or by any other manner, any business or any Person or any division thereof;

 

(w)             action by a Company Entity to make, change or rescind any Tax election, amend any Tax Return or take any position on any Tax Return, take any action, omit to take any action or enter into any other transaction that, in each case, (A) is outside of the ordinary course of business and inconsistent with the any Company Entity’s past practices and (B) would reasonably be expected to have the effect of materially increasing the Tax liability of Acquiror or any Subsidiary in respect of any post-Closing Tax period;

 

(x)               except as set forth on Schedule 6.02(x), payment, discharge, compromise, waiver, release, assignment or settlement of any material rights or pending or threatened Actions (whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative) against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (A) involving payments in excess of $300,000 in any instance or in excess of $1,000,000 in the aggregate, (B) seeking injunctive or other equitable relief which imposes any materially adverse restrictions on the operations of any Company Entity, (C) by any of the Company Stockholders or their Affiliates (other than employment related claims arising in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice), or (D) which relates to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

 

(y)               entry into, renewal, modification or amendment of any Company Affiliate Agreement (or any Contract, that if existing on the date hereof, would have constituted a Company Affiliate Agreement);

 

(z)               voluntary failure to maintain coverage under any insurance on the terms or for the amount of coverage no less favorable than as currently maintained with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries and their assets and properties;

 

(aa)            any action that could reasonably be expected to prevent the Transactions from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment; or

 

(bb)           authorization of, or commitments or agreements to do, any of the foregoing.

 

6.03          Conduct of Business by Acquiror. During the Interim Period, except (i) as otherwise provided for or permitted in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (including entering into various Subscription Agreements and consummating the PIPE Investment) or as required by applicable Law, (ii) consented to in writing by the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) or (iii) or as set forth in Schedule 6.03, Acquiror and Merger Sub covenant and agree that they shall operate in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve their respective material assets, properties, business, operations, organization (including officers and employees), goodwill and relationships with suppliers, customers, contractors, regulators and any other Persons having a material business relationship with Acquiror or Merger Sub. Without limiting the foregoing, except (x) as otherwise provided for or permitted in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (including entering into various Subscription Agreements and consummating the PIPE Investment) or as required by applicable Law, (y) as consented to in writing by the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) or (z) as set forth in Schedule 6.03, during the Interim Period, neither Acquiror nor Merger Sub shall take or permit to occur any of the following actions:

 

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(a)               amendment or modification of, or change to, its Organizational Documents, other than the Acquiror Charter Amendment;

 

(b)               split, combination, recapitalization or reclassification of any shares of its capital stock (or other equity security), other than as contemplated in connection with (i) the PIPE Investment or (ii) the redemption of Acquiror Units and Acquiror Common Stock as part of the Merger and as required by the Acquiror Organizational Documents;

 

(c)               issuance, sale or other disposition of any equity security (other than upon valid exercise of warrants outstanding as of the date of this Agreement) or grant, redemption or amendment of any options, warrants or other rights to purchase or obtain (including upon conversion, exchange or exercise) any of its equity security, other than as contemplated by the PIPE Investment;

 

(d)               making, declaration or payment of any dividends or distributions (whether in cash, stock or otherwise) on or in respect of any of its capital stock (or other equity security); redemption, purchase or acquisition of its capital stock, other than as contemplated in connection with the redemption of Acquiror Units and Acquiror Common Stock as part of the Merger and as required by the Acquiror Organizational Documents;

 

(e)               material change in any of its methods of accounting or accounting practice, except as required by GAAP, Securities Laws and regulations or PCAOB standards;

 

(f)                incurrence, assumption or guarantee of any indebtedness for borrowed money (except for borrowings under the Sponsor Loan to the extent required to pay costs relating to the Transactions; provided that either such amounts shall be repaid to the Sponsor in cash or Acquiror shall first pay any such costs from available cash or cash equivalents available to it, which for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include any amounts in the Trust Account);

 

(g)               any capital investment in, or any loan to, any other Person;

 

(h)               entry into, or acceleration, termination, waiver of any right under, material modification to or cancellation of any material Contract to which Acquiror is a party or by which it is bound that is not in accordance with the terms of such material Contract, except in the ordinary course of Acquiror’s operations consistent with past practice or otherwise in connection with and furtherance of the Merger and the Transactions;

 

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(i)                 imposition of any material Lien upon any of the properties, capital stock or assets, tangible or intangible, of Acquiror or Merger Sub;

 

(j)                 any loan to (or cancellation or forgiveness of any loan to) any of its stockholders or current or former directors, officers and employees, or entry into, or modification or termination of, any transaction, agreement or arrangement with any of its stockholders (other than in any stockholder’s capacity as an employee) or current or former directors or officers, except as contemplated by Schedule 6.03(j);

 

(k)               (i) grant of any bonuses, or increase in any wages, salary, severance, pension or other compensation or benefits in respect of its current or former employees, officers, or directors, other than as required by a written agreement disclosed to the Company before the date of this Agreement or as required by applicable Law, (ii) change in the terms of employment for any employee, (iii) action to accelerate the vesting or payment of any compensation or benefit for any current or former employee, officer or director; (iv), hire any employees, officers, managers or directors, or (v) other than in the ordinary course of Acquiror’s operations consistent with past practice and in connection with and furtherance of the Merger and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, hire or engage any consultants or contractors;

 

(l)                 other than the Equity Incentive Plan, adoption, written acceptance of liability under, modification or termination of (i) any “employee benefit plan,” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA or (ii) any other pension, retirement, supplemental retirement, deferred compensation, excess benefit, profit sharing, bonus, incentive, stock purchase, stock ownership, stock option, stock appreciation right, severance, salary continuation, termination, change of control, health, life, disability, group insurance, vacation, holiday or material fringe benefit plan, program, contract, or arrangement (whether written or unwritten) maintained, contributed to, or required to be contributed to, by Acquiror or Merger Sub, or with respect to which Acquiror or Merger Sub has any liability, for the benefit of any current or former employee, director or officer of such Person;

 

(m)             adverse employment action (including layoffs, furloughs, wage reductions or deferrals) in respect of any officer, employee or independent contractor’s service, compensation or benefits, in each case, except termination for “cause” or performance reasons;

 

(n)               except for the Merger, adoption of any plan of merger, consolidation, reorganization, liquidation or dissolution or filing of a petition in bankruptcy under any provisions of federal or state bankruptcy Law or consent to the filing of any bankruptcy petition against it under any similar Law;

 

(o)               action by Acquiror or Merger Sub to make, change or rescind any Tax election, amend any Tax Return or take any position on any Tax Return, take any action, omit to take any action or enter into any other transaction that, in each case, (i) is outside of the ordinary course of business and inconsistent with Acquiror’s or Merger Sub’s past practices and (ii) would reasonably be expected to have the effect of materially increasing the Tax liability of Acquiror or any Subsidiary in respect of any post-Closing Tax period;

 

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(p)               any action that could reasonably be expected to prevent the Transactions from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment;

 

(q)               entry into, renewal, modification or amendment of any Contract with the Sponsor or a controlled Affiliate thereof;

 

(r)                amendment, modification or termination of any Subscription Agreement other than in accordance with its terms or the entry into any side letters or Contracts related to the provision or funding, as applicable, of the purchases contemplated by the PIPE Investors; or

 

(s)                authorization of, or commitments or agreements to do, any of the foregoing.

 

6.04          Regulatory Approvals; HSR Act.

 

(a)               Each party hereto shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable, use reasonable best efforts to obtain, or cause to be obtained, all consents, authorizations, orders and approvals from Governmental Authorities that are necessary for its execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of its obligations pursuant to this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements. Each party hereto shall use reasonable best efforts to cooperate fully with the other party hereto and its controlled Affiliates and the Sponsor in promptly seeking to obtain all such consents, authorizations, orders and approvals. Each party hereto shall not willfully take any action that such party knows or could reasonably expect will have the effect of delaying, impairing or impeding the receipt of any required consents, authorizations, orders and approvals.

 

(b)               Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each party hereto shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable (but in no event later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date hereof), make, or cause or be made, all filings and submissions under the HSR Act to consummate the transactions contemplated hereunder, and request early termination of the applicable waiting periods in respect thereof. Each party hereto shall furnish to the other party as promptly as reasonably practicable all information required for any application or other filing to be made by such party pursuant to any Antitrust Law. Each party shall (i) substantially comply with any requests for information or documents and (ii) request early termination of any waiting period under the HSR Act. Each party shall promptly notify the other party of any substantive communication with, and furnish to the other party copies of any notices or written communications received by, such party or any of its controlled Affiliates and the Sponsor and any third party or any Governmental Authority with respect to the Transactions, and each party shall permit counsel to the other party an opportunity to review in advance, and such party shall consider in good faith the views of such counsel in connection with, any proposed written communications by such party and/or its controlled Affiliates or the Sponsor to any Governmental Authority concerning the Transactions; provided, that such party 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 other party. Each party agrees to provide, to the extent permitted by the applicable Governmental Authority, the other party and its counsel the opportunity, on reasonable advance notice, to participate in any substantive meetings or discussions, either in person or by telephone, between such party and/or any of its Affiliates, agents or advisors, on the one hand, and any Governmental Authority, on the other hand, concerning or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. Any materials exchanged in connection with this Section 6.04 may be redacted or withheld as necessary to address reasonable privilege or confidentiality concerns, and to remove references concerning the valuation of the relevant party or other competitively sensitive material; provided that a party may, as it deems advisable and necessary, designate any materials provided to the other party under this Section 6.04 as “outside counsel only,” in which case such material and the information contained therein shall be given only to the outside counsel of the recipient and will not be disclosed by such outside counsel to the employees, officers, or directors of the recipient and will not be disclosed by such outside counsel to employees, officers, or directors of the recipient unless express permission is obtained in advance from the source of the materials or its legal counsel. Each of the Company and Acquiror shall pay 50% of all filing fees payable to the Regulatory Consent Authorities in connection with the Transactions.

 

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(c)               Without limiting the generality of the parties’ undertakings pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) above, each of the parties hereto shall use reasonable best efforts (i) to respond to any inquiries by any Governmental Authority regarding antitrust or other matters with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, and (ii) to take all other actions necessary, proper, or advisable to cause the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting periods under the HSR Act as soon as practicable and to avoid the imposition of any Governmental Order that adversely affects the ability of the parties hereto to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement and if any such Governmental Order has been issued, to have such Governmental Order vacated or lifted; provided, that no party hereto nor any of their respective Affiliates shall be obligated in the exercise of such efforts to propose, negotiate, commit to or effect, by consent decree, hold separate orders, or otherwise, the sale, divesture or disposition of any of its assets, properties or businesses or any of the assets, properties or businesses to be acquired by it pursuant to this Agreement. Acquiror and the Company shall coordinate with respect to the overall strategy for obtaining the necessary regulatory approvals, including with respect to any filings, notifications, submissions, and communications with or to any Governmental Authority.

 

(d)               All analyses, appearances, meetings, discussions, presentations, memoranda, briefs, filings, arguments, and proposals made by or on behalf of either party hereto before any Governmental Authority or the staff or regulators of any Governmental Authority, in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder shall be disclosed to the other party hereto hereunder in advance of any filing, submission or attendance, it being the intent that the parties hereto will consult and cooperate with one another, and consider in good faith the views of one another, in connection with any such analyses, appearances, meetings, discussions, presentations, memoranda, briefs, filings, arguments, and proposals. Each party hereto shall, to the extent not prohibited by applicable Law, give notice to the other party hereto with respect to any meeting, discussion, appearance or contact with any Governmental Authority or the staff or regulators of any Governmental Authority, with such notice being sufficient to provide the other party hereto with the opportunity to attend and participate in such meeting, discussion, appearance or contact.

 

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(e)               Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement shall require Acquiror or Merger Sub to (i) take, or cause to be taken, any action with respect to Sponsor or any of its Affiliates, including any affiliated investment funds or any portfolio company (as such term is commonly understood in the private equity industry) of Sponsor or any of its Affiliates, including selling, divesting or otherwise disposing of, or conveying, licensing, holding separate or otherwise restricting or limiting its freedom of action with respect to, any assets, business, products, rights, licenses or investments, or interests therein, other than with respect to the Acquiror and its Subsidiaries, or (ii) provide, or cause to be provided, (A) nonpublic or other confidential financial or sensitive personally identifiable information of Sponsor, its Affiliates or its or their respective directors, officers, employees, managers or partners, or its or their respective control persons’ or direct or indirect equityholders’ and their respective directors’, officers’, employees’, managers’ or partners’ (each of the foregoing Persons, a “Sponsor Related Person”) nonpublic or other confidential financial or sensitive personally identifiable information (other than such information with respect to the officers and directors of the Sponsor which may be provided to a Governmental Authority on a confidential basis) or (B) any other nonpublic, proprietary or other confidential information of a Sponsor Related Person that exceeds the scope of information that such Sponsor Related Person has historically supplied in connection with a similar governmental filing or notification.

 

(f)                This Section 6.04 shall not apply in respect of the Registration Statement and any Other Filings, which shall be governed by Section 6.09.

 

6.05          Third Party Consents. The Company and Acquiror shall cooperate in determining how (and whether) to proceed in giving notices to, and obtaining consents from, the various third parties that are described in Schedule 4.02 and Schedule 4.03; provided, that the Company and Acquiror shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the consents described in Schedule 6.05 prior to the Closing. Any consents, waivers, approvals and notices necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the transactions described herein shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company and Acquiror, and executed counterparts of any consents, waivers and approvals shall be delivered to the other party hereto reasonably promptly after receipt thereof, and copies of such notices shall be delivered to the other party hereto reasonably promptly after the making thereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, neither party hereto shall be obligated to pay any costs or expenses (other than de minimis costs) to third parties with respect to such consents, waivers, approvals and notices for Contracts.

 

6.06          No Acquiror Common Stock Transactions. During the Interim Period, except as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement, none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall engage in any transactions involving the securities of Acquiror without the prior consent of Acquiror. The Company shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the Company Major Stockholders to comply with the foregoing sentence.

 

6.07          Public Announcements. Except as otherwise provided herein, the timing and content of all public announcements or public communication regarding any aspect of this Agreement, the Merger and the other Transactions, whether to the financial community, Governmental Authorities, the general public or otherwise shall be mutually agreed upon in advance by the Company and Acquiror; provided, however, that each party hereto may make any such announcement which, based on advice of counsel, is required by applicable Law or legal process (including pursuant to Securities Laws or the rules of any national securities exchange). Notwithstanding the foregoing, each party hereto shall use its reasonable best efforts to consult with the other parties hereto prior to any such public announcement or communication and allow the other party a reasonable opportunity to comment thereon (which shall be considered by Acquiror or the Company, as applicable, in good faith), and shall in any event promptly provide the other parties hereto with copies of any such public announcement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, communications by any party hereto to its directors, officers, employees, counsel, accountants or other advisors, or communications with third parties to the extent necessary for the purpose of seeking any third-party consent shall not be deemed a public announcement for purposes of this Section 6.07.

 

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6.08          Company Stockholder Consent.

 

(a)               The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to solicit and obtain the Company Stockholder Approval pursuant to irrevocable written consents of the Company Stockholders in a form reasonably acceptable to Acquiror (the “Written Consent”) as promptly as practicable, and in any event within ten (10) Business Days, after the Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC. The materials submitted to the Company Stockholders in connection with the Written Consent shall include the Company Board Recommendation; provided, however, that the Company Board may withdraw, qualify or modify the Company Board Recommendation with respect to the Written Consent if the Company Board reasonably determines, after consultation with outside counsel, that failure to do so would violate its fiduciary duties under applicable Law. The Company acknowledges that its obligations hereunder to solicit the Company Stockholder Approval pursuant to the Written Consent as provided hereunder shall apply notwithstanding any withdrawal, qualification or modification of the Company Board’s recommendation in accordance with the terms hereof. Promptly following receipt of the Written Consent, the Company shall deliver a copy of such Written Consent to Acquiror.

 

(b)               Promptly following receipt of the Written Consent, the Company shall prepare and deliver a notice (the “Stockholder Notice”) to every Company Stockholder that did not execute the Written Consent. The Stockholder Notice shall (i) include a statement to the effect that the Company Board unanimously determined that the Merger is advisable in accordance with the DGCL and in the best interests of the Company Stockholders and unanimously approved and adopted this Agreement, the Merger and the other Transactions, and (ii) provide the Company Stockholders to whom it is sent with notice of the actions taken in the Written Consent, including the approval and adoption of this Agreement, the Merger and the other Transactions in accordance with Section 228(e) of the DGCL and the bylaws of the Company. All materials submitted to the Company Stockholders in accordance with this Section 6.08(b) shall be subject to Acquiror’s advance review and approval (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).

 

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6.09         Proxy Statement; Acquiror Stockholders’ Meeting.

 

(a)           As promptly as reasonably practicable after receipt of the PCAOB Audited Financials, Acquiror and the Company shall jointly prepare and file a registration statement on Form S-4 with the SEC (as such filing is amended or supplemented, the “Registration Statement”), including a proxy statement / prospectus of Acquiror (as such filing is amended or supplemented, the “Proxy Statement”) and a consent solicitation statement of the Company (as such filing is amended or supplemented, the “Consent Solicitation Statement”), for the purposes of (A) registering under the Securities Act the Merger Consideration (the “Registration Shares”), (B) providing Acquiror Stockholders with the opportunity to redeem their shares of Acquiror Common Stock in connection with the Merger, (C) soliciting proxies from Acquiror Stockholders to obtain the requisite approval of the Transactions and the Equity Incentive Plan and the other matters (including the Voting Matters) to be voted on at a meeting of the holders of Acquiror Common Stock to be called and held for such purpose (the “Acquiror Stockholders’ Meeting”) and (D) soliciting the written consent of the Company’s shareholders to, among other things, the Transactions. Each of Acquiror and the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Registration Statement, the Proxy Statement and the Consent Solicitation Statement to comply with the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after such filing and to keep the Registration Statement effective as long as is necessary to consummate the Transactions. Each of Acquiror and the Company shall notify the other promptly upon the receipt of any written or oral comments from the SEC or its staff and of any request by the SEC or its staff or any other Governmental Authority for amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement, the Proxy Statement, the Consent Solicitation Statement or any other filings required under the Exchange Act, the Securities Act or any other Securities Laws relating to the Transactions (collectively, the “Other Filings”) or for additional information. As promptly as practicable after receipt thereof, each of Acquiror and the Company shall provide the other and its counsel with copies of all written correspondence between Acquiror, the Company or any of their respective representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC, or its staff or other government officials, on the other hand, with respect to the Registration Statement, the Proxy Statement, the Consent Solicitation Statement or any Other Filing. Each of Acquiror and the Company and their respective counsel shall have the opportunity to review the Registration Statement, the Proxy Statement, the Consent Solicitation Statement, and any exhibits, amendments or supplements thereto, as well as any Other Filings, and shall consult with each other and their respective advisors concerning any comments from the SEC with respect thereto; provided, further that each of Acquiror and the Company shall reasonably consider and take into account the suggestions, comments or opinions of the Company, Acquiror and their respective advisors, and neither Acquiror nor the Company shall file the Registration Statement, the Proxy Statement, the Consent Solicitation Statement, or any exhibits, amendments or supplements thereto, or any Other Filings, or any response letters to any comments from the SEC with respect to any of the foregoing without the prior written consent of the other, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Whenever any event occurs which would reasonably be expected to result in the Registration Statement, the Consent Solicitation Statement or the Proxy Statement containing any untrue statement of a material fact or omitting to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, Acquiror or the Company, as the case may be, shall promptly inform the other party hereto of such occurrence and cooperate in filing with the SEC or its staff or any other government officials, and/or mailing to Acquiror Stockholders, an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement and/or the Proxy Statement. Acquiror shall advise the Company, promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the time of effectiveness of the Registration Statement, the issuance of any stop order relating thereto or the suspension of the qualification of the Registration Shares issuable in connection with the Merger for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, and Acquiror and the Company shall use their reasonable best efforts to have any such stop order or suspension lifted, reversed or otherwise terminated. Acquiror shall also take any other action required to be taken under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any applicable foreign or state securities or “blue sky” Laws and the rules and regulations thereunder in connection with the issuance of the Registration Shares in the Merger, and the Company shall furnish all information concerning the Company and the holders of the Company Stock as may be reasonably requested in connection with any such actions.

 

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(b)           The Proxy Statement will be sent to Acquiror Stockholders as soon as practicable following the date on which the Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC (but in any event, within five (5) Business Days following such date) for the purpose of soliciting proxies from holders of Acquiror Common Stock to vote at the Acquiror Stockholders’ Meeting in favor of: (i) the adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the Merger and other Transactions; (ii) an amendment and restatement of Acquiror’s certificate of incorporation and an amendment to Acquiror’s bylaws, respectively, in substantially the form of Exhibit E (the “Acquiror A&R Charter”) and Exhibit F (the “Acquiror A&R Bylaws”) attached hereto, to increase the authorized number of shares of Acquiror Common Stock, change the name of Acquiror, and remove provisions therein no longer applicable following the consummation of the Merger (the “Acquiror Charter Amendments”); (iii) approval as required by the applicable NASDAQ or NYSE (or another nationally recognized stock exchange if consented to in writing by the Company pursuant to Section 6.17(c)) listing rules of the issuance and sale of shares of Acquiror Common Stock to be issued as Merger Consideration and pursuant to the Subscription Agreements; (iv) approval of the Equity Incentive Plan; (v) the election of the individuals listed on Schedule 2.07(a) as directors of Acquiror; (vi) approval of any other proposals reasonably agreed by Acquiror and the Company to be necessary or appropriate in connection with the Transactions; (vii) ratification of the Acquiror’s independent registered public accounting firm and any other matters as would properly come before the Acquiror’s annual meeting of Acquiror Stockholders; and (viii) the adjournment of the Acquiror Stockholders’ Meeting (the matters described in clauses (i) through (viii), shall be referred to as the “Voting Matters”).

 

(c)            The Company shall provide Acquiror, as promptly as reasonably practicable, with such information concerning the Company Entities as may be necessary for the information concerning the Company Entities in the Registration Statement, the Proxy Statement, the Consent Solicitation Statement and the Other Filings to comply with all applicable provisions of and rules under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the DGCL in connection with the preparation, filing and distribution of the Registration Statement, the Consent Solicitation Statement and the Proxy Statement, the solicitation of proxies thereunder, and the calling and holding of the Acquiror Stockholders’ Meeting, and the preparation and filing of the Other Filings. The information relating to the Company Entities furnished by or on behalf of the Company Entities for inclusion in the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement will not, as of the date of mailing of the Proxy Statement to the holders of Acquiror Common Stock or at the time of the Acquiror Stockholders’ Meeting contain any statement which, at such time and in light of the circumstances under which it is made, is false or misleading with respect to any material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not false or misleading. In addition, Acquiror shall provide to the Company, as promptly as reasonably practicable, with such information concerning the Acquiror as may be necessary for the information concerning the Acquiror in the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement to comply with all applicable provisions of and rules under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the DGCL in connection with the preparation, filing and distribution of the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement, the solicitation of proxies thereunder, and the calling and holding of the Acquiror Stockholders’ Meeting. The information relating to the Acquiror furnished by or on behalf of the Acquiror for inclusion in the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement will not, as of the date of mailing of the Proxy Statement to the holders of Acquiror Common Stock or at the time of the Acquiror Stockholders’ Meeting, contain any statement which, at such time and in light of the circumstances under which it is made, is false or misleading with respect to any material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not false or misleading. Without limiting the foregoing, Acquiror shall use reasonable best efforts to ensure that the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement do not, as of the date on which the Proxy Statement is distributed to the holders of Acquiror Common Stock, and as of the date of the Acquiror Stockholders’ Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (provided that Acquiror shall not be responsible for the accuracy or completeness of any information relating to the Company or any other information furnished in writing by a Company for inclusion in the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement).

 

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(d)           Acquiror shall include in the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement the recommendation of its board of directors that the holders of Acquiror Common Stock vote in favor of the adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the Merger and the other Voting Matters (the “Acquiror Recommendation”) and shall otherwise act in good faith and solicit and use reasonable best efforts to obtain the Acquiror Stockholder Approval, including setting a record date, calling the Acquiror Stockholders’ Meeting, mailing the Proxy Statement to its shareholders on a timely basis, and holding the Acquiror Stockholders’ Meeting; provided, however, that Acquiror Board may, withdraw, qualify or modify the Acquiror Recommendation if the Acquiror Board reasonably determines in good faith, after consultation with outside legal counsel, that failure to do so would violate its fiduciary duties under applicable Law. Acquiror acknowledges that its obligations hereunder to furnish the Proxy Statement, convene the Acquiror Stockholders’ Meeting and solicit the Acquiror Stockholder Approval as provided hereunder shall apply notwithstanding any withdrawal, qualification or modification of the Acquiror Board’s recommendation in accordance with the terms hereof. If on the date for which the Acquiror Stockholders’ Meeting is scheduled, Acquiror has not received proxies representing a sufficient number of shares to obtain the Acquiror Stockholder Approval, whether or not a quorum is present, Acquiror may make one or more successive postponements or adjournments of the Acquiror Stockholders’ Meeting with the Company’s prior written consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

 

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6.10         Director and Officer Indemnification.

 

(a)            From and after the Effective Time, Acquiror and the Surviving Company agree that they shall indemnify and hold harmless each present and former director and officer of Acquiror, Merger Sub and each Company Entity (each, a “Indemnified Person”) against any and all costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages and 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 Effective Time, whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time, to the fullest extent that the Acquiror, Merger Sub or any Company Entity, as the case may be, would have been permitted under applicable Law and their respective Organizational Documents to indemnify such Indemnified Person (including the advancing of expenses as incurred to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law). Without limiting the foregoing, Acquiror shall, and shall cause the Surviving Company to, (i) maintain for a period of not less than six (6) years from the 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 that are no less favorable to those Indemnified Persons than the provisions in the Company’s or the Acquiror’s Organizational Documents, as applicable, 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. Acquiror shall assume, and be liable for, and shall cause the Surviving Company to honor, each of the covenants in this Section 6.10.

 

(b)           Acquiror shall obtain a six (6)-year “tail” policy covering those Persons who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies (each, a “Company Insured Person”) with aggregate coverage of no less than $15 million and containing such other terms not less favorable than the terms of such current insurance coverage with respect to claims alleging wrongful acts occurring at or prior to the Effective Time (except that in no case shall Acquiror be required to pay a premium for such “tail” policy in excess of 300% of the aggregate annual premium payable by the Company for the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies); provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Acquiror shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount.

 

(c)            Acquiror shall obtain a six (6) year “tail” policy covering those Persons who are currently covered by the Acquiror’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies (each, an “Acquiror Insured Person”) containing terms not less favorable than the terms of such current insurance coverage with respect to claims alleging wrongful acts occurring at or prior to the Effective Time (except that in no case shall Acquiror be required to pay a premium for such “tail” policy in excess of 300% of the aggregate two-year premium payable by the Acquiror for the Acquiror’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies); provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Acquiror shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount.

 

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(d)           Acquiror and the Company shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the Acquiror shall, with effectiveness as of the Effective Time, obtain directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering the Persons who will be directors and officers of the Acquiror and its Subsidiaries as of the Effective Time and thereafter on terms that are consistent with market standards.

 

(e)           Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, this Section 6.10 shall survive the consummation of the Merger indefinitely and shall be binding, jointly and severally, on Acquiror and the Surviving Company and all successors and assigns of Acquiror and the Surviving Company. In the event that Acquiror, the Surviving Company 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, Acquiror and the Surviving Company shall ensure that proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Acquiror or the Surviving Company, as the case may be, shall succeed to the obligations set forth in this Section 6.10. The obligations of Acquiror and the Surviving Company under this Section 6.10 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to materially and adversely affect any present and former director and officer of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries to whom this Section 6.10 applies without the consent of the affected Person.

 

6.11         Form 8-K Filings. Acquiror and the Company shall cooperate in good faith with respect to the preparation of, and as promptly as practicable after the execution of this Agreement, Acquiror shall file with the SEC, a Current Report on Form 8-K pursuant to the Exchange Act to report the execution of this Agreement; provided that Acquiror shall accept reasonable comments of the Company to such Form 8-K prior to filing. Acquiror and the Company shall cooperate in good faith with respect to the preparation of, and prior to the Closing, Acquiror shall prepare and use reasonable best efforts to provide to the Company for review at least five (5) days prior to the Closing, a draft Form 8-K announcing the Closing, together with, or incorporating by reference, such information that is or may be required to be disclosed with respect to the Transactions pursuant to Form 8-K (“Transaction Form 8-K”). Prior to Closing, Acquiror and the Company shall jointly prepare the press release announcing the consummation of the Transactions (“Press Release”). Promptly following the Closing, Acquiror shall file the Transaction Form 8-K with the SEC and distribute the Press Release; provided that Acquiror shall accept reasonable comments of the Company to the Transaction Form 8-K prior to filing.

 

6.12         Trust Account; No Claims Against the Trust Account.

 

(a)           At the Closing, Acquiror shall take all actions necessary, and shall cause the documents, opinions and notices required to be delivered to American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, a New York limited liability trust company (the “Trustee”) pursuant to that certain Investment Management Trust Agreement dated as of September 12, 2019, by and between Acquiror and Trustee (the “Trust Agreement”) to be so delivered and to cause the funds in the account established by Acquiror for the benefit of certain stockholders of Acquiror and the underwriter of Acquiror’s initial public offering (the “Trust Account”) to be disbursed in accordance with the Trust Agreement for the following: (i) the redemption of any shares of Acquiror Common Stock in connection with the Merger in accordance with the terms set forth in the Proxy Statement; (ii) the payment of deferred underwriting fees in connection with Acquiror’s initial public offering payable to the underwriters upon consummation of a business combination; (iii) the payment of expenses to the third parties to which they are owed; and (iv) the balance of the assets in the Trust Account, after payment of the amounts required under subsections (i), (ii) and (iii), to be disbursed to Acquiror.

 

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(b)           Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement, the Company acknowledges that it has received a copy of Acquiror’s final prospectus dated September 13, 2019 (the “Prospectus”) and understands that Acquiror has established the Trust Account containing the proceeds of its initial public offering and the overallotment shares acquired by its underwriters and from certain private placements occurring simultaneously with the initial public offering (including interest accrued from time to time thereon) for the benefit of Acquiror’s public stockholders (including overallotment shares acquired by Acquiror’s underwriters, the “Public Stockholders”), and that, except as otherwise described in the Prospectus, Acquiror may disburse monies from the Trust Account only: (i) to the Public Stockholders in the event they elect to redeem their Acquiror shares in connection with the consummation of Acquiror’s business combination (as defined in the Prospectus, the “Business Combination”) or in connection with an extension of its deadline to consummate a Business Combination, (ii) to the Public Stockholders if Acquiror fails to consummate such a Business Combination within twenty-four (24) months from the closing date of Acquiror’s initial public offering, (iii) with respect to any interest earned on the amounts held in the Trust Account, as necessary to pay any franchise or income taxes, or (iv) to Acquiror after or concurrently with the consummation of a Business Combination. For and in consideration of Acquiror entering into this Agreement, and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company hereby agrees, on behalf of the Company, its Subsidiaries, and their respective officers, directors, managers, shareholders, members, partners, Affiliates, agents and other representatives (collectively, “Representatives”), that the Company and its Representatives do not have (other than their rights upon Closing) any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies in the Trust Account or distributions therefrom, or make any claim against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom), regardless of whether such claim arises based on contract, tort, equity or any other theory of legal liability (any and all such claims are collectively referred to hereafter as the “Released Claims”). The Company on behalf of itself and its affiliates hereby irrevocably waives any Released Claims that the Company or any of its affiliates may have against the Trust Account (including distributions therefrom) prior to Closing or in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any negotiations, contracts or agreements with Acquiror and will not prior to Closing seek recourse against the Trust Account for any reason whatsoever; provided that (x) nothing herein shall serve to limit or prohibit the Company’s and its Representatives’ right to pursue a claim against Acquiror for legal relief against monies or other assets held outside the Trust Account or for specific performance or other equitable relief (including a claim for Acquiror to specifically perform its obligations under this Agreement and a claim for Acquiror to specifically perform its obligations under the Trust Agreement, including distribution of funds from the Trust Account upon the Closing in accordance with the terms of this Agreement), and (y) nothing herein shall serve to limit or prohibit any claims that the Company or its Representatives may have in the future against Acquiror’s assets or funds that are not held in the Trust Account (including any funds that have been released from the Trust Account, other than to Public Stockholders, and any assets that have been purchased or acquired with any such funds) or for specific performance or other equitable relief in connection with this Agreement or the Transactions. The Company agrees and acknowledges that such irrevocable waiver is material to this Agreement and specifically relied upon by Acquiror and its affiliates to induce Acquiror to enter in this Agreement, and the Company further intends and understands such waiver to be valid, binding and enforceable against the Company and each of its affiliates under applicable law. This Section 6.12(b) shall survive the termination of this Agreement and will not expire and may not be altered in any way prior to the Closing without the express written consent of Acquiror.

 

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(c)           At the Closing, Acquiror shall make appropriate arrangements to cause the funds in the Trust Account to be disbursed in accordance with the Trust Agreement for the following: (i) the redemption of any shares of Acquiror Common Stock required to be redeemed in connection with the Transactions and elections of holders of Acquiror Common Stock in accordance with the terms set forth in the Prospectus and the Proxy Statement and (ii) the balance of the assets in the Trust Account, after payment of the amounts required under subsection (i), to be disbursed at the direction of Acquiror and to effect the Transactions in accordance with this Agreement.

 

6.13         Subscription Agreements. Acquiror shall not permit any amendment or modification to be made to, or any waiver of any provision or remedy under, or any replacements or terminations of, the Subscription Agreements in any manner other than (i) as expressly provided for by the terms of the Subscription Agreements or (ii) to reflect any permitted assignments or transfers of the Subscription Agreements by the applicable PIPE Investors pursuant to the Subscription Agreements, without the prior written consent of the Company (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided that the parties acknowledge that any proposed amendment, modification or waiver of the Subscription Agreements that affects the offering price of the Acquiror Common Stock pursuant to the Subscription Agreements, that reduces the aggregate amount of proceeds to be received by Acquiror under the Subscription Agreements or that adds additional conditions to the obligations of the PIPE Investors to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreements may be rejected by the Company in its sole discretion). Acquiror shall use its reasonable best efforts to 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. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Acquiror shall give the Company prompt (and, in any event within three (3) Business Days) written notice: (A) of any proposed amendment to any Subscription Agreement; (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; and (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 or claimed expiration, lapse, withdrawal, breach, default, termination or repudiation by any party to any Subscription Agreement or any provisions of any Subscription Agreement. If any Subscription Agreement expires or is terminated, withdrawn or repudiated by any party thereto prior to the Closing, such that the aggregate amount of PIPE Investment as of the Closing is expected to be below $125,000,000 (a “PIPE Financing Shortfall”), Acquiror shall use its reasonable best efforts, prior to the Closing, to procure one or more investors to enter into Subscription Agreements with Acquiror for PIPE Investment in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company or on substantially the same terms and in an amount at least equal to the amount of the PIPE Investment(s) under the Subscription Agreement that has expired or been terminated, withdrawn or repudiated. In the event of a PIPE Financing Shortfall, the Company agrees (x) to cooperate in good faith and to promptly take such actions as may be reasonably requested by the Acquiror, prior to the Closing, to assist Acquiror in procuring one or more investors to enter into Subscription Agreements to cure such PIPE Financing Shortfall and (y) to cause the senior executives of the Company to participate, upon reasonable advance notice thereof, in presentations to, and communications with, potential investors, and to take such other actions as may be reasonably requested by the Acquiror to cure such PIPE Financing Shortfall.

 

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6.14         Non-Solicitation; Acquisition Proposals.

 

(a)            During the Interim Period, Acquiror shall not, and shall not authorize or permit any of its Affiliates or any of its or their Representatives to, directly or indirectly, (i) solicit, initiate, facilitate or continue inquiries regarding an Acquiror Acquisition Proposal (other than involving the Company); (ii) enter into discussions or negotiations with, or provide any information to, any Person concerning a possible Acquiror Acquisition Proposal; or (iii) execute or enter into any agreements or other instruments (whether or not binding) regarding an Acquiror Acquisition Proposal. Acquiror shall immediately cease and cause to be terminated, and shall cause its Affiliates and all of its and their Representatives to immediately cease and cause to be terminated, all existing discussions or negotiations with any Persons (other than the other party hereto and its Representatives) conducted heretofore with respect to any Acquiror Acquisition Proposal; provided, that, subject to Section 6.14(c), the foregoing shall not restrict Acquiror from responding to unsolicited inbound bona fide written inquiries received after the date hereof that did not result from a breach of this Section 6.14 if the Acquiror Board reasonably determines in good faith, after consultation with outside legal counsel, that failure to do so would violate its fiduciary duties under applicable Law. For purposes hereof, “Acquiror Acquisition Proposal” means any inquiry, indication of interest, proposal or offer concerning a merger, consolidation, liquidation, recapitalization, share exchange or other business combination transaction involving Acquiror or Merger Sub or the purchase, sale, lease, exchange or other acquisition or disposition of all or substantially all of the properties or assets or equity interests of Acquiror or Merger Sub, or of a third Person by Acquiror or Merger Sub, in a single transaction or series of related transactions and other than involving the Company (or for purposes of a PIPE Investment in accordance herewith).

 

(b)           During the Interim Period, the Company shall not, and shall not authorize or permit any of its Affiliates or any of its or their Representatives to, directly or indirectly, (i) solicit, initiate, facilitate or continue inquiries regarding a Company Acquisition Proposal; (ii) enter into discussions or negotiations with, or provide any information to, any Person concerning a possible Company Acquisition Proposal; or (iii) execute or enter into any agreements or other instruments (whether or not binding) regarding a Company Acquisition Proposal. The Company shall immediately cease and cause to be terminated, and shall cause its Affiliates and all of its and their representatives to immediately cease and cause to be terminated, all existing discussions or negotiations with any Persons (other than the other party hereto and its representatives) conducted heretofore with respect to any Company Acquisition Proposal; provided, that, subject to Section 6.14(c), the foregoing shall not restrict the Company from responding to unsolicited inbound bona fide written inquiries received after the date hereof that did not result from a breach of this Section 6.14 if the Company Board reasonably determines in good faith, after consultation with outside legal counsel, that failure to do so would violate its fiduciary duties under applicable Law. For purposes hereof, “Company Acquisition Proposal” means any inquiry, indication of interest, proposal or offer concerning a merger, consolidation, liquidation, recapitalization, share exchange or other business combination transaction involving the Company or the purchase, sale, lease, exchange or other acquisition or disposition of 30% or more of the properties or assets or equity interests of the Company, in a single transaction or series of related transactions and other than involving the Acquiror.

 

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(c)            In addition to the other obligations under this Section 6.14, each party hereto shall promptly (and in any event within two (2) Business Days after receipt by such party) advise the other party orally and in writing of any Company Acquisition Proposal (with respect to the Company) or Acquiror Acquisition Proposal (with respect to Acquiror) received by the applicable party, or any inquiry with respect to or which could reasonably be expected to result in any Company Acquisition Proposal (with respect to the Company) or Acquiror Acquisition Proposal (with respect to Acquiror), the material terms and conditions of such Company Acquisition Proposal (with respect to the Company) or Acquiror Acquisition Proposal (with respect to Acquiror) or inquiry, and the identity of the Person making the same.

 

(d)           Without limiting Section 9.12, each party hereto agrees that the rights and remedies for noncompliance with this Section 6.14 shall include having such provision specifically enforced by any court having equity jurisdiction, it being acknowledged and agreed that any such breach or threatened breach may cause irreparable injury to the other party hereto and that money damages will not provide an adequate remedy.

 

6.15         Closing Conditions. During the Interim Period and upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, each party hereto shall use reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, such actions as are necessary, proper or advisable to satisfy the conditions to the Closing set forth in Article VII hereof and to consummate the Transactions. Each of the parties hereto shall execute or deliver any additional instruments as reasonably requested by the other party hereto necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

6.16         Equity Awards. As soon as practicable following the later of the date that is sixty (60) days after the date of filing of the Transaction Form 8-K or the approval of the Equity Incentive Plan, Acquiror will prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-8 (or other appropriate form) (the “Form S-8”) with respect to the Acquiror Common Stock issuable under the Equity Incentive Plan, with such provisions as may be set forth on Schedule 6.16.

 

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6.17         Acquiror Public Filings; Acquiror Stock Exchange Listing.

 

(a)            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.

 

(b)           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 Common Stock, Acquiror Warrants and Acquiror Units to be listed on, NASDAQ or NYSE (or, with the consent of the Company (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) another nationally recognized stock exchange). From the date hereof through the Closing, except as set forth on Schedule 6.17(b) or in connection with a listing permitted by Section 6.17(c), Acquiror shall comply with all applicable NASDAQ rules and regulations and continued listing standards, and Acquiror shall notify the Company of any communications or correspondence from NASDAQ with respect to the listing of the Acquiror Common Stock, Acquiror Warrants and Acquiror Units, compliance with the rules and regulations of NASDAQ, and any potential suspension of listing or delisting action contemplated or threatened by NASDAQ.

 

(c)            The Acquiror shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the Acquiror Common Stock to be issued in connection with the Transactions to be approved for listing on the NASDAQ or NYSE (or, with the written consent of the Company (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), another nationally recognized stock exchange) as promptly as practicable prior to the Closing Date, subject to official notice of issuance.

 

6.18          Tax Matters.

 

(a)            Transfer Taxes. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Acquiror shall bear any transfer, documentary, sales, use, stamp, registration, value added or other similar Taxes incurred in connection with the Transactions. The party primarily responsible under applicable law for the filing of any Tax Return in respect of such Transfer Taxes shall be responsible for the timely preparation and filing of any such Tax Return. The parties shall reasonably cooperate as necessary to enable the timely preparation and filing of such Tax Returns provided, further, that any costs associated with such cooperation shall be borne by the Acquiror.

 

(b)           Intended Tax Treatment.

 

(i)                 Each of Acquiror, Merger Sub and the Company (i) agree that the Transactions qualify for the Intended Tax Treatment, (ii) shall take commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Transactions to qualify for the Intended Tax Treatment, and (iii) shall file all Tax Returns consistent with, and take no position inconsistent with, the Intended Tax Treatment, unless otherwise required by a final determination within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code (or any similar state, local or non-U.S. final determination) or a change in applicable Law. Each of the parties agrees to use reasonable best efforts to promptly notify all other parties of any challenge to the Intended Tax Treatment by any Governmental Authority. Acquiror and the Company shall execute and deliver officer’s certificates containing customary representations at such time or times as may be reasonably requested by counsel to the Company or Acquiror in connection with the delivery of any opinion by such counsel with respect to the tax treatment of the Transactions.

 

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(ii)              The Company, Acquiror, and 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).

 

(c)            FIRPTA Certificate. The Company shall have delivered to Acquiror a certificate on behalf of the Company, prepared in a manner consistent and in accordance with the requirements of Treasury Regulation Sections 1.897-2(g), (h) and 1.1445-2(c)(3), certifying that no interest in the Company is, or has been during the relevant period specified in Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code, a “U.S. real property interest” within the meaning of Section 897(c) of the Code, and a form of notice to the Internal Revenue Service prepared in accordance with the provisions of Treasury Regulations Section 1.897-2(h)(2).

 

6.19         Rule 16b-3. Prior to the Effective Time, Acquiror shall use reasonable best efforts to have the Acquiror board of directors adopt resolutions to cause acquisitions of Acquiror Common Stock pursuant to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by each Person who at the Effective Time is or will become a director or officer of Acquiror (or is or may be deemed to become a director of Acquiror by deputization) to be exempt under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.

 

6.20          PCAOB Financial Statements.

 

(a)            As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement (but in any event no later than January 25, 2021), the Company shall provide to Acquiror (a) the audited consolidated statement balance sheet of the Company as of September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019, and the related audited consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss), cash flows and stockholders’ equity of the Company for the periods ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019, together with the notes and schedules thereto, accompanied by the reports thereon of the Company’s independent auditors (which reports shall be unqualified) prepared in accordance with (i) GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the covered periods and (ii) Regulation S-X, in each case audited in accordance with the auditing standards of the PCAOB (collectively, the “PCAOB Audited Financials”), (b) all other audited and unaudited financial statements of the Company Entities and any company or business units acquired by the Company Entities, as applicable, required under the applicable rules and regulations and guidance of the SEC to be included in the Registration Statement or the Transaction Form 8-K (including pro forma financial information), (c) all selected financial data of the Company Entities required by Item 301 of Regulation S-K, as necessary for inclusion in the Registration Statement and Transaction Form 8-K and (d) management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations prepared in accordance with Item 303 of Regulation S-K of the SEC (as if the Company were subject thereto) with respect to the period described in the foregoing clause (a), as necessary for inclusion in the Registration Statement and Transaction Form 8-K (including pro forma financial information).

 

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(b)           For the quarterly period ending December 31, 2020 and each subsequent quarterly period ending prior to the Closing Date, other than any calendar quarter ending December 31 (each, an “Interim Financial Period”), the Company shall deliver to the Acquiror the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and the related unaudited consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income (loss), cash flows and stockholders’ equity, as of the end of, and for, such Interim Financial Period and the portion of the fiscal year then ended and the corresponding period of the prior fiscal year prepared in accordance with (i) GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the covered periods and (ii) Regulation S-X that have been reviewed by the Company’s independent auditor in accordance with the PCAOB Auditing Standard 4105 (collectively, the “PCAOB Interim Financial Statements”). The PCAOB Interim Financial Statements will be delivered as promptly as practicable following the end of the corresponding Interim Financial Period but no later than forty (40) days after the end of such Interim Financial Period.

 

6.21         Employee Matters.

 

(a)          280G Waivers and Consent. If required to avoid the imposition of Taxes under Section 4999 of the Code or the loss of a deduction to the Company or any Company Entity under Section 280G of the Code, in each case with respect to any payment or benefit arising in connection with the Transactions, as soon as practicable prior to the Closing Date:

 

(i)                 The Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain a waiver (a “Parachute Payment Waiver”), prior to the initiation of the 280G Approval described below, from each Person who, with respect to the Company would reasonably be expected to be a “disqualified individual” (within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder and as determined immediately prior to the initiation of the 280G Approval), and who would otherwise reasonably be expected to receive, have received, or have the right or entitlement to receive any payments and/or other benefits (including, without limitation, acceleration of vesting) that would otherwise constitute “parachute payments” under Section 280G of the Code, of such Person’s right or entitlement to receive a portion of such payments and benefits (such that all remaining payments and benefits to such Person would not be deemed to be “parachute payments”), unless the 280G Approval has been obtained in a manner satisfying the applicable requirements of Section 280G(b)(5)(B) of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

(ii)                The Company will deliver to the Company Stockholders a disclosure statement that is reasonably intended to satisfy its disclosure obligations under Section 280G(b)(5)(B) of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder, and which solicits approval by the Company Stockholders for a vote all payments and benefits subject to the Parachute Payment Waivers in a manner such that, if such vote is adopted by the Company Stockholders in a manner which satisfies the requirements of Section 280G(b)(5)(B) of the Code and the treasury regulations thereunder, including Q/A-7 of Section 1.280G-1 of such treasury regulations, no payment or benefit received by such “disqualified individual” would be a “parachute payment” for purposes of Section 280G of the Code (the “280G Approval”).

 

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(iii)               At least five (5) business days prior to submission to the Company Stockholders, the Company shall provide Acquiror drafts of the documents referred to in Sections 6.21(a)(i) and (ii) above and a written analysis or spreadsheet showing its proposed calculation of potential “parachute payments” and Acquiror shall have a reasonable period of time to review and comment on all such documents, which comments the Company shall consider in good faith. Prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver to Acquiror evidence that a vote of the Company Stockholders was solicited in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Section 6.21(a) and that either (i) 280G Approval was obtained, or (ii) 280G Approval was not obtained, and as a consequence, the payments and benefits subject to the Parachute Payment Waivers shall not be made or provided in accordance with such Parachute Payment Waivers.

 

(b)           The provisions of this Section 6.21 are solely for the benefit of the parties to this Agreement, and no employee of Surviving Company (including any beneficiary or dependent thereof) or any other Person shall be regarded for any purpose as a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement, and no provision of this Section 6.21 shall create such rights in any such persons. Nothing herein shall (i) guarantee employment for any period of time or preclude the ability of any Company Entity, the Surviving Company, Acquiror or their respective subsidiaries to terminate the employment of any of their respective employees at any time and for any or no reason, (ii) be construed to establish, amend or modify any Benefit Plan or other benefit or compensation plan, program, agreement, policy, contract or arrangement; or (iii) limit the ability of any Company Entity, the Surviving Company, Acquiror, or any of their respective Affiliates to amend, modify or terminate any Benefit Plan or other benefit or compensation plan, program, agreement, policy, contract or arrangement at any time assumed, established, sponsored or maintained by any of them.

 

Article VII
CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS

 

7.01         Conditions to Obligations of All Parties. The obligations of the parties hereto to consummate, or cause to be consummated, the Merger 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)            No Prohibition. No Governmental Authority shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any Governmental Order which is in effect and has the effect of making the Transactions illegal, otherwise restraining or prohibiting consummation of such transactions or causing any of the transactions contemplated hereunder to be rescinded following completion thereof.

 

(b)           HSR Act. The applicable waiting period(s) under the HSR Act in respect of the Transactions shall have expired or been terminated.

 

(c)           Acquiror Stockholder Approval. The Acquiror Stockholder Approval shall have been obtained in respect of the matters described in clauses (i) through (iv) of the definition of Voting Matters.

 

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(d)            Company Stockholder Approval. The Company Stockholder Approval shall have been obtained in respect of the adoption of this Agreement, the approval of the Merger and the other Transactions.

 

(e)            Registration Statement. The Registration Statement shall have become effective and no stop-order suspending effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall be in effect and no proceedings for that purpose shall be pending before or threatened by the SEC, and the Registration Shares shall have been approved for listing on NASDAQ or NYSE (or such other nationally recognized stock exchange to which the Company has consented in writing under Section 6.17(c)), subject to official notice of issuance, if applicable.

 

(f)             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) immediately following the Closing (after giving effect to the exercise by the holders of Acquiror Common Stock of their right to redeem their Acquiror Common Stock into their pro rata share of the Trust Account in accordance with Acquiror certificate of incorporation, the PIPE Investment and the other transactions contemplated hereby to occur upon the Closing, including the payment of Transaction Expenses).

 

(g)            Listing. The Acquiror Common Stock to be issued in connection with the Transactions shall have been approved for listing on NASDAQ or NYSE (or such other nationally recognized stock exchange to which the Company has consented in writing under Section 6.17(c)), subject, if applicable, to official notice of issuance thereof.

 

(h)            Cash and Cash Equivalents. Taking into account the PIPE Investment and after giving effect to exercise by the holders of Acquiror Common Stock of their right to redeem their Acquiror Common Stock into their pro rata share of the Trust Account in accordance with Acquiror’s certificate of incorporation, immediately prior to Closing and without giving effect to any of the other Transactions, Acquiror shall have, on a consolidated basis, at least $100,000,000 in cash and cash equivalents.

 

(i)              Acquiror A&R Charter. The Certificate of Incorporation shall be amended and restated in the form of the Acquiror A&R Charter.

 

7.02         Additional Conditions to Obligations of Acquiror. The obligations of Acquiror and Merger Sub to consummate, or cause to be consummated, the Merger 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 set forth in Section 4.01 (Organization and Qualifications; Subsidiaries), Section 4.02 (Due Authorization), Section 4.05 (Capitalization) and Section 4.16 (Brokers’ Fees), (in each case without giving effect to any qualification as to “material,” “materiality,” “material respects,” “Material Adverse Effect” or words of similar import or effect set forth therein) shall be true and correct in all but de minimis respects, in each case as of the Closing Date with the same effect as though made at and as of such date (except to the extent that such representations address matters only as of a specified date, the accuracy of which shall be determined as of such specified date), and (ii) each of the other representations and warranties set forth in Article IV (in each case without giving effect to any qualification as to “material,” “materiality,” “material respects,” “Material Adverse Effect” or words of similar import or effect set forth therein, except the reference to Material Adverse Effect in Section 4.20 (Absence of Changes) and the word “Material” in any references to “Material Contracts”) shall be true and correct in all respects as of the Closing Date with the same effect as though made at and as of such date (except those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a specified date, the accuracy of which shall be determined as of the specified date), except where the failure of such representations and warranties to be true and correct would not have (and would not reasonably be expected to have) a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(b)             Agreements and Covenants. Each of the covenants of the Company to be performed or complied with as of or prior to the Closing shall have been performed or complied with in all material respects.

 

(c)             No Material Adverse Effect. Since the date hereof, no Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred and be continuing.

 

(d)            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 7.02(a), Section 7.02(b) and Section 7.02(c) have been fulfilled.

 

(e)             Written Consent. The Company shall have delivered to Acquiror the Written Consent, which shall be in full force and effect.

 

(f)             Investor Rights Agreement. The Investor Rights Agreement shall be in full force and effect and not have been terminated or repudiated by the parties thereto (other than the Acquiror or the Sponsor).

 

7.03         Additional Conditions to the Obligations of the Company. The obligation of the Company to consummate the Merger 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 set forth in Section 5.01 (Organization and Qualifications; Subsidiaries), Section 5.02 (Due Authorization), Section 5.04 (Capitalization) and Section 5.16 (Brokers’ Fees), (in each case without giving effect to any qualification as to “material,” “materiality,” “material respects,” “Material Adverse Effect” or words of similar import or effect set forth therein) shall be true and correct in all but de minimis respects, in each case as of the Closing Date with the same effect as though made at and as of such date (except to the extent that such representations address matters only as of a specified date, the accuracy of which shall be determined as of such specified date), and (ii) each of the other representations and warranties set forth in Article V (in each case without giving effect to any qualification as to “material,” “materiality,” “material respects,” “Acquiror Material Adverse Effect” or words of similar import or effect set forth therein) shall be true and correct in all respects as of the Closing Date with the same effect as though made at and as of such date (except those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a specified date, the accuracy of which shall be determined as of the specified date), except where the failure of such representations and warranties to be true and correct would not have (and would not reasonably be expected to have) an Acquiror Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(b)            Agreements and Covenants. Each of the covenants of Acquiror to be performed or complied with as of or prior to the Closing shall have been performed or complied with in all material respects.

 

(c)            Acquiror Material Adverse Effect. Since the date hereof, no Acquiror Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred and be continuing.

 

(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 7.03(a), Section 7.03(b) and Section 7.03(c) have been fulfilled.

 

(e)            Sponsor Letter Agreement. The Sponsor Letter Agreement shall be in full force and effect and not have been terminated or repudiated by the Acquiror or the Sponsor.

 

(f)             Investor Rights Agreement. The Investor Rights Agreement shall be in full force and effect and not have been terminated or repudiated by the Acquiror or the Sponsor.

 

7.04         Frustration of Closing Conditions. No party may rely on the failure of any condition set forth in this Article VII to be satisfied to excuse such party’s obligation to effect the Closing if such failure was caused by such party’s breach of a covenant or agreement in this Agreement by such party.

 

Article VIII

TERMINATION/EFFECTIVENESS

 

8.01         Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing Date:

 

 

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

 

(b)            by either Acquiror or the Company:

 

(i)             if the Closing has not occurred on or before July 31, 2021 (the “Outside Date”); provided, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 8.01(b)(i) shall not be available to any party whose failure to fulfill any material obligation under this Agreement has been the cause of, or resulted in, the failure of the Closing to occur on or before the Outside Date; or

 

(ii)            if a Governmental Authority shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any Law which has become final and non-appealable, and which permanently restrains, enjoins or otherwise prohibits the transactions contemplated hereby;

 

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(c)            by Acquiror or the Company, if the Acquiror Stockholder Approval is not obtained by the Outside Date;

 

(d)            by Acquiror,

 

(i)             at any time after the date that Acquiror receives, and notifies the Company of Acquiror’s receipt of, SEC approval and effectiveness of the Registration Statement in accordance with in Section 6.09, if the Company has not delivered to Acquiror the Written Consent pursuant to Section 6.08(a) within ten (10) Business Days following the effectiveness of the Registration Statement; or

 

(ii)            if the Company has not delivered the PCAOB Financial Statements to Acquiror for inclusion in the SEC registration statement on or before January 25 2021;

 

(e)            by the Company or the Acquiror, if the Company Stockholder Approval is not obtained by the Outside Date;

 

(f)             by Acquiror, if neither it nor Merger Sub is in material breach of their obligations under this Agreement and if (i) at any time any of the representations and warranties of any Company Entity contained herein become untrue or inaccurate such that Section 7.02(a) would not be satisfied (treating such time as if it were the Closing Date for purposes of this Section 8.01(f)); or (ii) there has been a breach on the part of any Company Entity of any of its covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement such that Section 7.02(b) would not be satisfied (treating such time as if it were the Closing Date for purposes of this Section 8.01(f)), and, with respect to both clause (i) and clause (ii), if curable, such breach has not been cured by the earlier of (x) within thirty (30) days after written notice thereof to the Company and (y) two (2) Business Day prior to the Outside Date; or

 

(g)            by the Company, if neither the Company nor any of the other Company Entities is in material breach of its obligations under this Agreement and if (i) at any time any of the representations and warranties of Acquiror and Merger Sub contained herein become untrue or inaccurate such that Section 7.03(a) would not be satisfied (treating such time as if it were the Closing Date for purposes of this Section 8.01(g)); or (ii) there has been a breach on the part of Acquiror and Merger Sub of any of their covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement such that Section 7.03(b) would not be satisfied (treating such time as if it were the Closing Date for purposes of this Section 8.01(g)), and, with respect to both clause (i) and clause (ii), if curable, such breach has not been cured by the earlier of (x) within thirty (30) days after written notice thereof to Acquiror and (y) two (2) Business Day prior to the Outside Date.

 

8.02         Manner of Exercise. In the event of termination by Acquiror or the Company, or both, in accordance with Section 8.01, written notice thereof shall be given to the other party by the terminating party and this Agreement shall terminate without any further action by Acquiror or the Company. 

 

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8.03         Effect of Termination. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 8.01, all further obligations and liabilities of the parties hereto under this Agreement will terminate and become void and of no force and effect, except that the rights and obligations in Section 6.12, Article VIII and Article IX will survive termination of this Agreement; provided that such termination shall have no effect on any liability of any party for any intentional and willful breach of this Agreement by such party occurring prior to such termination.

 

Article IX

MISCELLANEOUS

 

9.01         Survival. The representations, warranties, covenants, obligations and other agreements of the parties hereto contained herein shall not survive the Closing, except for those covenants contained herein that by their explicit terms apply or are to be performed in whole or in part after the Closing. There are no remedies available to the parties hereto with respect to any breach of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements of the parties to this Agreement after the Closing, except for covenants that require performance in whole or in part after the Closing. Nothing herein is intended to limit any party’s liability for such party’s fraud.

 

9.02         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, addressed as follows:

 

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

 

Experience Investment Corp.

100 St. Paul St., Suite 800

Denver, CO 80206

Attn: Kevin Rohnstock
  Michael Mohapp
E-mail: Kevin.Rohnstock@kslcapital.com
  Michael.Mohapp@kslcapital.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

425 Lexington Avenue

New York, NY 10017

Attn: Michael Wolfson
  Ben Schaye
E-mail: mwolfson@stblaw.com
  ben.schaye@stblaw.com

 

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(b)          If to the Company to:

 

BLADE Urban Air Mobility, Inc.

499 East 34th Street

New York, NY 10016

Attn: Robert Wiesenthal
  Melissa Tomkiel
E-mail: rob@flyblade.com
  melissa@flyblade.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Proskauer Rose LLP

Eleven Times Square

New York, NY 10036

Attn: Lauren Boglivi
  Daniel Forman
E-mail: lboglivi@proskauer.com
  dforman@proskauer.com

 

or to such other address or addresses as the parties may from time to time designate in writing.

 

9.03         Annexes, Exhibits and Schedules. All annexes, exhibits and schedules attached hereto, including the Schedules, are hereby incorporated in and made a part of this Agreement as if set forth in full herein. The Schedules shall be arranged in separate parts corresponding to the numbered and lettered sections and subsections contained in this Agreement, and the information disclosed in any numbered or lettered part shall be deemed to relate to and to qualify the representation or warranty set forth in the corresponding numbered or lettered Section or subsection of this Agreement, as well as (a) any other representation or warranty where such information is cross-referenced in the applicable part of the Schedules; or (b) any other representation or warranty where it is reasonably apparent on the face of the disclosure (without reference to any document referred to therein) that such information qualifies such other representation and warranty of the Company or Acquiror, as applicable, in this Agreement. Certain information set forth in the Schedules is or may be included solely for informational purposes, is not material or an admission of liability with respect to the matters covered by the information, and may not be required to be disclosed pursuant to this Agreement. The specification of any dollar amount in the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or the inclusion of any specific item in the Schedules does not imply that such amounts (or higher or lower amounts) are or are not material, and no party hereto shall use the fact of the setting of such amounts or the fact of the inclusion of any such item in the Schedules in any dispute or controversy between the parties hereto as to whether any obligation, item, or matter not described herein or included in the Schedules is or is not material for purposes of this Agreement. No disclosure in the Schedules relating to any possible breach or violation of, or non-compliance with, any agreement, law or regulation, in and of itself, shall be construed as an admission or indication that any such breach, violation or non-compliance exists or has actually occurred, and nothing in Schedules shall constitute an admission of any liability or obligation of any Person to any other Person or shall confer or give any third party any remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement, cause of action or any other right whatsoever.

 

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9.04         Expenses. Except as otherwise provided herein, each party hereto shall pay its own expenses incident to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein; provided that if the Merger and the Closing occurs, Acquiror and the Surviving Company shall be responsible for and shall pay at or after the Closing all Transaction Expenses in accordance with their terms and the terms of this Agreement.

 

9.05         Assignment; Successors and Assigns; No Third Party Rights. Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement may not, without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto, be assigned by operation of Law or otherwise, and any attempted assignment shall be null and void. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, successors, permitted assigns and legal representatives, and nothing herein, express or implied, it intended to or shall confer upon any other Person any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement; provided, that the Indemnified Persons, the Company Insured Persons and the Acquiror Insured Persons who are not otherwise party to this Agreement shall be third party beneficiaries of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Acquiror and/or Merger Sub may assign this Agreement without the consent of any Person to any lender (or agent therefor) to Acquiror or Merger Sub or their subsidiaries or Affiliates thereof as security for obligations to such lender (or lenders) in respect of any financing agreements or arrangements entered into by Acquiror, Merger Sub or its subsidiaries and Affiliates with such lenders or to an acquirer of all or substantially all of the assets or business of Acquiror or Merger Sub in any form of transaction, which assignment shall not relieve Acquiror or Merger Sub of its obligations hereunder.

 

9.06         Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement, the rights and duties of the parties hereto, and any disputes (whether in contract, tort or statute) arising out of, under or in connection with this Agreement will be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any principles or rules of conflict of Laws to the extent such principles or rules would require or permit the application of the Laws of another jurisdiction. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (i) submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware Court of Chancery (or, only if the Delaware Court of Chancery declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York located in New York, New York or, if such court declines to accept jurisdiction, then any court of the State of New York sitting in the borough of Manhattan), and any appellate court from any thereof, in any Action arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement (including any Action based upon, arising out of or related to any representation or warranty made in or in connection with this Agreement), or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and agrees that all claims in respect of any such Actions shall be heard and determined in such Delaware Court of Chancery (or, only if the Delaware Court of Chancery declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York located in New York, New York or, if such court declines to accept jurisdiction, then any court of the State of New York sitting in the borough of Manhattan), (ii) waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any Action arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement (including any Action based upon, arising out of or related to any representation or warranty made in or in connection with this Agreement) in the Delaware Court of Chancery, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York located in New York, New York or any court of the State of New York sitting in the borough of Manhattan, (iii) waives, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such Action in any such court and (iv) agrees that a final judgment in any such Action shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law. Each of the parties hereto agrees that service of process, summons, notice or document by registered mail addressed to it at the applicable address in Section 9.02 shall be effective service of process for any Action brought in any such court or in such other manner as may be permitted by Law, will be valid and sufficient service thereof.

 

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9.07         Waiver of Jury Trial. To the extent not prohibited by applicable Law that cannot be waived, each of the parties hereto irrevocably waives any right it may have to trial by jury in respect of any litigation based on, arising out of, under or in connection with this Agreement, including but not limited to any course of conduct, course of dealing, verbal or written statement or action of any party hereto.

 

9.08         Titles and Headings. The titles, captions and table of contents in this Agreement are for reference purposes only, and shall not in any way define, limit, extend or describe the scope of this Agreement or otherwise affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

9.09         Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts for the convenience of the parties hereto, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page, including any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000 (e.g. www.docusign.com), to this Agreement by facsimile or by e-mail in “portable document format” shall be effective as delivery of a mutually executed counterpart to this Agreement.

 

9.10         Entire Agreement. Except as otherwise contemplated herein, this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements constitute the entire agreement with respect to the subject matter contained herein and therein, and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, with respect to such subject matter. In the event of any inconsistency between the statements in the body of this Agreement and those in the Ancillary Agreements, the Exhibits and the Schedules (other than an exception expressly set forth as such in the Schedules), the statements in the body of this Agreement shall control.

 

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9.11         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.

 

9.12         Specific Performance. The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur if any provision of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with the terms hereof and it is accordingly agreed that the parties hereto will be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in any court specified in Section 9.06, in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at Law or in equity. Each of the parties hereto agrees that it will not oppose the granting of an injunction, specific performance and other equitable relief as provided herein on the basis that (x) any party hereto has an adequate remedy at Law or (y) an award of specific performance is not an appropriate remedy for any reason at Law or equity. Each party hereto further agrees that no party hereto shall be required to obtain, furnish or post any bond or similar instrument in connection with or as a condition to obtain any remedy referred to in this Section 9.12, and each party hereto irrevocably waives any right it may have to require the obtaining, furnishing or posting of any such bond or similar instrument.

 

9.13         Amendments. This Agreement may be amended, at any time prior to the Effective Time, by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of Acquiror, Merger Sub and the Company; provided, however, that (i) after the Acquiror Stockholder Approval is obtained, there shall be no amendment or waiver that, pursuant to applicable Law, requires further approval of the Acquiror Stockholders, without the receipt of such further approvals; and (ii) after the Company Stockholder Approval is obtained, there shall be no amendment or waiver that, pursuant to applicable Law, requires further approval of the Company Stockholders, without receipt of such further approvals.

 

9.14         Waiver. At any time prior to the Closing Date, the parties hereto may (i) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other parties hereto, (ii) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties contained herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto, or (iii) waive compliance with any of the agreements, terms or conditions contained herein. Any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in a written instrument signed on behalf of such party, but such extension or waiver or failure to insist on strict compliance with an obligation, covenant, agreement or condition shall not operate as a waiver of, or estoppel with respect to, any subsequent or other failure.

 

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9.15         Legal Representation.

 

(a)            Acquiror hereby agrees on behalf of its directors, members, partners, officers, employees and Affiliates (including after the Closing, the Company Entities), and each of their respective successors and assigns (all such parties, the “Acquiror Waiving Parties”), that Proskauer Rose LLP may represent the Company Entities or any of their respective directors, managers, members, partners, officers, employees or Affiliates, in each case, in connection with any Action or obligation arising out of or relating to this Agreement, notwithstanding its representation (or any continued representation) of the Company Entities or other Acquiror Waiving Parties, and each of Acquiror and the Company on behalf of itself and the Acquiror Waiving Parties hereby consents thereto and irrevocably waives (and will not assert) any conflict of interest, breach of duty or any other objection arising therefrom or relating thereto. Acquiror and the Company acknowledge that the foregoing provision applies whether or not Proskauer Rose LLP provides legal services to any Company Entities after the Closing Date.

 

(b)            The Company hereby agrees on behalf of its directors, managers, members, partners, officers, employees and Affiliates, and each of their respective successors and assigns (all such parties, the “Company Waiving Parties”), that Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP may represent Acquiror, Sponsor or any of their respective directors, members, partners, officers, employees or Affiliates (including following the Closing, the Company Entities), in each case, in connection with any Action or obligation arising out of or relating to this Agreement, notwithstanding its representation (or any continued representation) of the Acquiror or other Company Waiving Parties, and the Company on behalf of itself and the Company Waiving Parties hereby consents thereto and irrevocably waives (and will not assert) any conflict of interest, breach of duty or any other objection arising therefrom or relating thereto. The Company acknowledges that the foregoing provision applies whether or not Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP provides legal services to Acquiror or the Sponsor after the Closing Date.

 

9.16         No Recourse. Notwithstanding anything that may be expressed or implied in this Agreement, 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 hereto, and then only with respect to the specific obligations set forth herein with respect to such party. Except to the extent a named party to this Agreement (and then only to the extent of the specific obligations undertaken by such named 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 named party to this Agreement 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 or 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. The provisions of this Section 9.16 are intended to be for the benefit of, and enforceable by the Related Parties of the parties hereto and each such Person shall be a third-party beneficiary of this Section 9.16. This Section 9.16 shall be binding on all successors and assigns of parties hereto.

 

[signature page follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Acquiror, Merger Sub and the Company have caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered as of the date first written above by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

  EXPERIENCE INVESTMENT CORP.
     
By: /s/ Charlie Martin
    Name: Charlie Martin
    Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

 

  EXPERIENCE MERGER SUB, INC.
     
By: /s/ Charlie Martin
    Name: Charlie Martin
    Title: President

 

[Signature Page to Agreement and Plan of Merger]

 

 

 

 

  BLADE URBAN AIR MOBILITY, INC.
     
By: /s/ Robert Wiesenthal

    Name:  Robert Wiesenthal
    Title:    Chief Executive Officer

 

[Signature Page to Agreement and Plan of Merger]

 

 

 

 

Exhibit A

 

FORM OF INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

[See attached]

 

 

 

 

Exhibit B

 

FORM OF STOCKHOLDER LETTER AGREEMENT

 

[See attached]

 

 

 

 

Exhibit C

 

FORM OF SPONSOR LETTER AGREEMENT

 

[See attached]

 

 

 

 

Exhibit D

 

Experience investment corp.1
2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan

 

1.                  Purpose. The purpose of this Experience Investment Corp. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan is to provide a means through which the Company and the other members of the Company Group may attract and retain key personnel, and to provide a means whereby directors, officers, employees, consultants, and advisors of the Company and the other members of the Company Group can acquire and maintain an equity interest in the Company, or be paid incentive compensation, including incentive compensation measured by reference to the value of Common Stock, thereby strengthening their commitment to the welfare of the Company Group and aligning their interests with those of the Company’s stockholders.

 

2.                  Definitions. The following definitions shall be applicable throughout the Plan.

 

(a)               Absolute Share Limit” has the meaning given to such term in Section 5(b) of the Plan.

 

(b)               Adjustment Event” has the meaning given to such term in Section 10(a) of the Plan.

 

(c)               Affiliate” means any Person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the Company. The term “control” (including, with correlative meaning, the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as applied to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting or other securities, appointing a majority of the board of directors, by contract, or otherwise.

 

(d)               Applicable Law” means each law, rule, regulation and requirement, applicable to the Company including, but not limited to, each applicable U.S. federal, state or local law, any rule or regulation of the applicable securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system on which the securities of the Company may be listed or quoted and each applicable law, rule or regulation of any other country or jurisdiction where Awards are granted under the Plan or Participants reside or provide services, as each such laws, rules and regulations shall be in effect from time to time.

 

(e)               Award” means, individually or collectively, any Incentive Stock Option, Nonqualified Stock Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit, Other Equity-Based Award, and Other Cash-Based Award granted under the Plan.

 

(f)                Award Agreement” means the document or documents by which each Award (other than an Other Cash-Based Award) is evidenced, which may be in written or electronic form.

 

(g)               Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

 

1 Note to Draft: The name of the Company will be updated at the time of the transaction.

 

 

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(h)               Cause” means, as to any Participant, unless the applicable Award Agreement states otherwise, (i) “Cause”, as defined in any employment, severance, consulting or other similar agreement between the Participant and the Service Recipient in effect at the time of such Termination, or (ii) in the absence of any such employment, severance, consulting or other similar agreement (or the absence of any definition of “Cause” contained therein), the Participant’s (A) willful neglect in the performance of the Participant’s duties for the Service Recipient or willful or repeated failure or refusal to perform such duties; (B) engagement in conduct in connection with the Participant’s employment or service with the Service Recipient, which results in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, material harm to the business or reputation of the Service Recipient or any other member of the Company Group; (C) conviction of, or plea of guilty or no contest to (I) any felony or (II) any other crime that results in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, material harm to the business or reputation of the Service Recipient or any other member of the Company Group; (D) material violation of the written policies of the Service Recipient, including, but not limited to, those relating to sexual harassment or the disclosure or misuse of confidential information, or those set forth in the manuals or statements of policy of the Service Recipient; (E) fraud or misappropriation, embezzlement, or misuse of funds or property belonging to the Service Recipient or any other member of the Company Group; or (F) act of personal dishonesty that involves personal profit in connection with the Participant’s employment or service to the Service Recipient; provided, in any case, that a Participant’s resignation after an event that would be grounds for a Termination for Cause will be treated as a Termination for Cause hereunder.

 

(i)                Change in Control” means:

 

(i)               the acquisition (whether by purchase, merger, consolidation, combination, or other similar transaction) by any Person of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of more than 50% (on a fully diluted basis) of either (A) the then-outstanding shares of Common Stock, taking into account as outstanding for this purpose such shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of options or warrants, the conversion of convertible stock or debt and the exercise of any similar right to acquire such shares of Common Stock; or (B) the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors; provided, however, that for purposes of the Plan, the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control: (I) any acquisition by (x) the Company or any Affiliate or (y) any Person or group of Persons, in each case, that includes Blade Urban Air Mobility, Inc. and/or investment funds affiliated with KSL Capital Partners, LLC, unless otherwise determined by the Board; (II) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan sponsored or maintained by the Company or any Affiliate; or (III) in respect of an Award held by a particular Participant, any acquisition by the Participant or any group of Persons including the Participant (or any entity controlled by the Participant or any group of Persons including the Participant);

 

(ii)              during any period of 12 months, individuals who, at the beginning of such period, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Directors”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, that any Person becoming a director subsequent to the Effective Date, whose election or nomination for election was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the Incumbent Directors then on the Board (either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement of the Company in which such Person is named as a nominee for director, without written objection to such nomination) shall be an Incumbent Director; provided, however, that no individual initially elected or nominated as a director of the Company as a result of an actual or threatened election contest, as such terms are used in Rule 14a-12 of Regulation 14A promulgated under the Exchange Act, with respect to directors or as a result of any other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of any Person other than the Board shall be deemed to be an Incumbent Director; or

 

 

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(iii)             the sale, transfer, or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company Group (taken as a whole) to any Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company.

 

(j)                Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any successor thereto. Reference in the Plan to any section of the Code shall be deemed to include any regulations or other interpretative guidance under such section, and any amendments or successor provisions to such section, regulations, or guidance.

 

(k)               Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board or any properly delegated subcommittee thereof or, if no such Compensation Committee or subcommittee thereof exists, the Board.

 

(l)                Common Stock” means the Class A common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (and any stock or other securities into which such Common Stock may be converted or into which it may be exchanged).

 

(m)              Company” means Experience Investment Corp., a Delaware corporation, and any successor thereto.

 

(n)               Company Group” means, collectively, the Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates.

 

(o)               Date of Grant” means the date on which the granting of an Award is authorized, or such other date as may be specified in such authorization.

 

(p)               Designated Foreign Subsidiaries” means all members of the Company Group that are organized under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States of America that may be designated by the Board or the Committee from time to time.

 

(q)               Detrimental Activity” means any of the following: (i) unauthorized disclosure or use of any confidential or proprietary information of any member of the Company Group; (ii) any activity that would be grounds to terminate the Participant’s employment or service with the Service Recipient for Cause; (iii) a breach by the Participant of any restrictive covenant by which such Participant is bound, including, without limitation, any covenant not to compete or not to solicit, in any agreement with any member of the Company Group; or (iv) fraud or conduct contributing to any financial restatements or irregularities, in each case, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.

 

 

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(r)                Disability” means, as to any Participant, unless the applicable Award Agreement states otherwise, (i) “Disability”, as defined in any employment, severance, consulting or other similar agreement between the Participant and the Service Recipient in effect at the time of such Termination; or (ii) in the absence of any such employment, severance, consulting or other similar agreement (or the absence of any definition of “Disability” contained therein), a condition entitling the Participant to receive benefits under a long-term disability plan of the Service Recipient or other member of the Company Group in which such Participant is eligible to participate, or, in the absence of such a plan, the complete and permanent inability of the Participant by reason of illness or accident to perform the duties of the position at which the Participant was employed or served when such disability commenced. Any determination of whether Disability exists in the absence of a long-term disability plan shall be made by the Company (or its designee) in its sole and absolute discretion.

 

(s)               Effective Date” means [●].2

 

(t)                Eligible Person” means any: (i) individual employed by any member of the Company Group; provided, however, that no such employee covered by a collective bargaining agreement shall be an Eligible Person unless and to the extent that such eligibility is set forth in such collective bargaining agreement or in an agreement or instrument relating thereto; (ii) director or officer of any member of the Company Group; or (iii) consultant or advisor to any member of the Company Group who may be offered securities registrable pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-8 under the Securities Act, who, in the case of each of clauses (i) through (iii) above, has entered into an Award Agreement or who has received written notification from the Committee or its designee that they have been selected to participate in the Plan.

 

(u)               Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any successor thereto. Reference in the Plan to any section of (or rule promulgated under) the Exchange Act shall be deemed to include any rules, regulations, or other interpretative guidance under such section or rule, and any amendments or successor provisions to such section, rules, regulations, or guidance.

 

(v)               Exercise Price” has the meaning given to such term in Section 6(b) of the Plan.

 

(w)              Fair Market Value” means, on a given date: (i) if the Common Stock is listed on a national securities exchange, the closing sales price of the Common Stock reported on the primary exchange on which the Common Stock is listed and traded on such date, or, if there are no such sales on that date, then on the last preceding date on which such sales were reported; (ii) if the Common Stock is not listed on any national securities exchange but is quoted in an inter-dealer quotation system on a last-sale basis, the average between the closing bid price and ask price reported on such date, or, if there is no such sale on that date, then on the last preceding date on which a sale was reported; or (iii) if the Common Stock is not listed on a national securities exchange or quoted in an inter-dealer quotation system on a last-sale basis, the amount determined by the Committee in good faith to be the fair market value of the Common Stock; provided, however, as to any Awards granted on or with a Date of Grant of the Effective Date, “Fair Market Value” shall be equal to the closing sales price on the Nasdaq Capital Market of a share of Common Stock on the last preceding date on which sales were reported prior to the Effective Date.

 

 

2 Note to Draft: To be the Closing Date (as defined in the Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Experience Investment Corp., Blade Urban Air Mobility, Inc. and the other parties thereto (the “Merger Agreement”)).

 

 

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(x)               GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles.

 

(y)               Immediate Family Members” has the meaning given to such term in Section 12(b) of the Plan.

 

(z)               Incentive Stock Option” means an Option that is designated by the Committee as an incentive stock option as described in Section 422 of the Code and otherwise meets the requirements set forth in the Plan.

 

(aa)             Indemnifiable Person” has the meaning given to such term in Section 4(e) of the Plan.

 

(bb)            Non-Employee Director” means a member of the Board who is not an employee of any member of the Company Group.

 

(cc)             Nonqualified Stock Option” means an Option that is not designated by the Committee as an Incentive Stock Option.

 

(dd)             Option” means an Award granted under Section 6 of the Plan.

 

(ee)              Option Period” has the meaning given to such term in Section 6(c) of the Plan.

 

(ff)              Other Cash-Based Award” means an Award that is granted under Section 9 of the Plan that is denominated and/or payable in cash.

 

(gg)             Other Equity-Based Award” means an Award that is not an Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock, or Restricted Stock Unit that is granted under Section 9 of the Plan and is (i) payable by delivery of Common Stock and/or (ii) measured by reference to the value of Common Stock.

 

(hh)             Participant” means an Eligible Person who has been selected by the Committee to participate in the Plan and to receive an Award pursuant to the Plan.

 

 

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(ii)               Performance Conditions” means specific levels of performance of the Company (and/or one or more members of the Company Group, divisions or operational and/or business units, product lines, brands, business segments, administrative departments, or any combination of the foregoing), which may be determined in accordance with GAAP or on a non-GAAP basis on, without limitation, the following measures: (i) net earnings, net income (before or after taxes), adjusted net income after capital charges or consolidated net income; (ii) basic or diluted earnings per share (before or after taxes); (iii) net revenue or net revenue growth; (iv) gross revenue or gross revenue growth, gross profit or gross profit growth; (v) operating income or net operating profit (before or after taxes); (vi) return measures (including, but not limited to, return on investment, assets, capital, employed capital, invested capital, equity, or sales); (vii) cash flow measures (including, but not limited to, operating cash flow, free cash flow, or cash flow return on capital), which may be, but are not required to be, measured on a per share basis; (viii) actual or adjusted earnings before or after interest, taxes, depreciation, and/or amortization (including EBIT and EBITDA) or earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and restructuring costs (EBITDAR); (ix) gross or net operating margins; (x) productivity ratios; (xi) stock price (including, but not limited to, growth measures and total stockholder return); (xii) expense targets or cost reduction goals, general and administrative expense savings; (xiii) operating efficiency; (xiv) objective measures of customer/client satisfaction; (xv) working capital targets; (xvi) measures of economic value added or other ‘value creation’ metrics; (xvii) enterprise value; (xviii) sales; (xix) stockholder return; (xx) customer/client retention; (xxi) competitive market metrics; (xxii) employee satisfaction, employment practices and employee benefits or employee retention; (xxiii) supervision of litigation and information technology; (xxiv) objective measures of personal targets, goals, or completion of projects (including, but not limited to, succession and hiring projects, completion of specific acquisitions, dispositions, reorganizations, divestitures of subsidiaries and/or other affiliates or joint ventures, other monetization or liquidity events relating to subsidiaries, or other corporate transactions or capital-raising transactions, expansions of specific business operations, and meeting divisional or project budgets); (xxv) comparisons of continuing operations to other operations; (xxvi) market share; (xxvii) cost of capital, debt leverage, year-end cash position, book value, book value per share, tangible book value, tangible book value per share, cash book value or cash book value per share; (xxviii) strategic objectives; or (xxix) any combination of the foregoing. Any one or more of the aforementioned performance criteria may be stated as a percentage of another performance criteria, or used on an absolute or relative basis to measure the performance of one or more members of the Company Group as a whole or any divisions or operational and/or business units, product lines, brands, business segments, or administrative departments of the Company and/or one or more members of the Company Group or any combination thereof, as the Committee may deem appropriate, or any of the above performance criteria may be compared to the performance of a selected group of comparison companies, or a published or special index that the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate, or as compared to various stock market indices.

 

(jj)               Permitted Transferee” has the meaning given to such term in Section 12(b) of the Plan.

 

(kk)             Person” means any individual, entity, or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act).

 

(ll)               Plan” means this Experience Investment Corp. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as it may be amended and/or restated from time to time.

 

(mm)           Prior Plan” means the Fly Blade, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended.

 

(nn)            Qualifying Director” means a Person who is, with respect to actions intended to obtain an exemption from Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, a “non-employee director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act.

 

 

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(oo)             Restricted Period” means the period of time determined by the Committee during which an Award is subject to restrictions, including vesting conditions.

 

(pp)            Restricted Stock” means Common Stock, subject to certain specified restrictions (which may include, without limitation, a requirement that the Participant remain continuously employed or provide continuous services for a specified period of time), granted under Section 8 of the Plan.

 

(qq)            Restricted Stock Unit” means an unfunded and unsecured promise to deliver shares of Common Stock, cash, other securities, or other property, subject to certain restrictions (which may include, without limitation, a requirement that the Participant remain continuously employed or provide continuous services for a specified period of time), granted under Section 8 of the Plan.

 

(rr)               SAR Period” has the meaning given to such term in Section 7(c) of the Plan.

 

(ss)             Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any successor thereto. Reference in the Plan to any section of (or rule promulgated under) the Securities Act shall be deemed to include any rules, regulations, or other interpretative guidance under such section or rule, and any amendments or successor provisions to such section, rules, regulations, or guidance.

 

(tt)               Service Recipient” means, with respect to a Participant holding a given Award, the member of the Company Group by which the original recipient of such Award is, or following a Termination was most recently, principally employed or to which such original recipient provides, or following a Termination was most recently providing, services, as applicable.

 

(uu)            Stock Appreciation Right” or “SAR” means an Award granted under Section 7 of the Plan.

 

(vv)             Strike Price” has the meaning given to such term in Section 7(b) of the Plan.

 

(ww)           Sub-Plans” means any sub-plan to the Plan that has been adopted by the Board or the Committee for the purpose of permitting or facilitating the offering of Awards to employees of certain Designated Foreign Subsidiaries or otherwise outside the jurisdiction of the United States of America, with each such Sub-Plan designed to comply with Applicable Law in such foreign jurisdictions. Although any Sub-Plan may be designated a separate and independent plan from the Plan in order to comply with Applicable Law, the Absolute Share Limit and the other limits specified in Section 5(b) of the Plan shall apply in the aggregate to the Plan and any Sub-Plan adopted hereunder.

 

 

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(xx)              Subsidiary” means, with respect to any specified Person:

 

(i)              any corporation, association, or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of such entity’s voting securities (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency and after giving effect to any voting agreement or stockholders’ agreement that effectively transfers voting power) is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person (or a combination thereof); and

 

(ii)              any partnership (or any comparable foreign entity) (A) the sole general partner (or functional equivalent thereof) or the managing general partner of which is such Person or Subsidiary of such Person or (B) the only general partners (or functional equivalents thereof) of which are that Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person (or any combination thereof).

 

(yy)            Substitute Awards” has the meaning given to such term in Section 5(e) of the Plan.

 

(zz)             Termination” means the termination of a Participant’s employment or service, as applicable, with the Service Recipient for any reason (including death or Disability).

 

3.                  Effective Date; Duration. The Plan shall be effective as of the Effective Date. The expiration date of the Plan, on and after which date no Awards may be granted hereunder, shall be the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date; provided, however, that such expiration shall not affect Awards then outstanding, and the terms and conditions of the Plan shall continue to apply to such Awards.

 

4.                  Administration.

 

(a)               General. The Committee shall administer the Plan. To the extent required to comply with the provisions of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act (if the Board is not acting as the Committee under the Plan), it is intended that each member of the Committee shall, at the time such member takes any action with respect to an Award under the Plan that is intended to qualify for the exemptions provided by Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, be a Qualifying Director. However, the fact that a Committee member shall fail to qualify as a Qualifying Director shall not invalidate any Award granted by the Committee that is otherwise validly granted under the Plan.

 

(b)               Committee Authority. Subject to the provisions of the Plan and Applicable Law, the Committee shall have the sole and plenary authority, in addition to other express powers and authorizations conferred on the Committee by the Plan, to: (i) designate Participants; (ii) determine the type or types of Awards to be granted to a Participant; (iii) determine the number of shares of Common Stock to be covered by, or with respect to which payments, rights, or other matters are to be calculated in connection with, Awards; (iv) determine the terms and conditions of any Award (including, but not limited to, the time or times when Awards vest or may be exercised, including any Performance Conditions, any vesting acceleration or waiver of forfeiture restrictions, and any restriction or limitation regarding any Award or the shares of Common Stock relating thereto, based in each case on such factors as the Committee will determine); (v) determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances Awards may be settled in, or exercised for, cash, Common Stock, other securities, other Awards, or other property, or canceled, forfeited, or suspended and the method or methods by which Awards may be settled, exercised, canceled, forfeited, or suspended; (vi) determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances the delivery of cash, Common Stock, other securities, other Awards, or other property and other amounts payable with respect to an Award shall be deferred either automatically or at the election of the Participant or of the Committee; (vii) interpret, administer, reconcile any inconsistency in, correct any defect in, and/or supply any omission in the Plan and any instrument or agreement relating to, or Award granted under, the Plan; (viii) establish, amend, suspend, or waive any rules and regulations and appoint such agents as the Committee shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan; (ix) adopt Sub-Plans; and (x) make any other determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan.

 

 

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(c)               Delegation. Except to the extent prohibited by Applicable Law, the Committee may allocate all or any portion of its responsibilities and powers to any one or more of its members and may delegate all or any part of its responsibilities and powers to any Person or Persons selected by it. Any such allocation or delegation may be revoked by the Committee at any time. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Committee may delegate to one or more officers of any member of the Company Group the authority to act on behalf of the Committee with respect to any matter, right, obligation, or election which is the responsibility of, or which is allocated to, the Committee herein, and which may be so delegated in accordance with Applicable Law, except for grants of Awards to Non-Employee Directors. Notwithstanding the foregoing in this Section 4(c), it is intended that any action under the Plan intended to qualify for an exemption provided by Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act related to Persons who are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act will be taken only by the Board or by a committee or subcommittee of two or more Qualifying Directors. However, the fact that any member of such committee or subcommittee shall fail to qualify as a Qualifying Director shall not invalidate any action that is otherwise valid under the Plan.

 

(d)               Finality of Decisions. Unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, all designations, determinations, interpretations, and other decisions under or with respect to the Plan, any Award or any Award Agreement shall be within the sole discretion of the Committee, may be made at any time, and shall be final, conclusive, and binding upon all Persons, including, without limitation, any member of the Company Group, any Participant, any holder or beneficiary of any Award, and any stockholder of the Company.

 

(e)               Indemnification. No member of the Board, the Committee, or any employee or agent of any member of the Company Group (each such Person, an “Indemnifiable Person”) shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken or any determination made with respect to the Plan or any Award hereunder (unless constituting fraud, dishonesty, or a willful criminal act or omission). Each Indemnifiable Person shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company to the maximum extent permitted by Applicable Law against and from any loss, cost, liability, or expense (including attorneys’ fees) that may be imposed upon or incurred by such Indemnifiable Person in connection with or resulting from any action, suit, or proceeding to which such Indemnifiable Person may be a party or in which such Indemnifiable Person may be involved by reason of any action taken or omitted to be taken or determination made with respect to the Plan or any Award hereunder and against and from any and all amounts paid by such Indemnifiable Person with the Company’s approval, in settlement thereof, or paid by such Indemnifiable Person in satisfaction of any judgment in any such action, suit, or proceeding against such Indemnifiable Person, and the Company shall advance to such Indemnifiable Person any such expenses promptly upon written request (which request shall include an undertaking by the Indemnifiable Person to repay the amount of such advance if it shall ultimately be determined, as provided below, that the Indemnifiable Person is not entitled to be indemnified); provided, that the Company shall have the right, at its own expense, to assume and defend any such action, suit, or proceeding and once the Company gives notice of its intent to assume the defense, the Company shall have sole control over such defense with counsel of the Company’s choice. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be available to an Indemnifiable Person to the extent that a final judgment or other final adjudication (in either case not subject to further appeal) binding upon such Indemnifiable Person determines that the acts, omissions, or determinations of such Indemnifiable Person giving rise to the indemnification claim resulted from such Indemnifiable Person’s fraud, dishonesty, or willful criminal act or omission or that such right of indemnification is otherwise prohibited by Applicable Law or by the organizational documents of any member of the Company Group. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of or otherwise supersede any other rights of indemnification to which such Indemnifiable Persons may be entitled under (i) the organizational documents of any member of the Company Group, (ii) pursuant to Applicable Law, (iii) an individual indemnification agreement or contract, or otherwise, or (iv) any other power that the Company may have to indemnify such Indemnifiable Persons or hold such Indemnifiable Persons harmless.

 

 

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(f)                Board Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Plan, the Board may, in its sole discretion, at any time and from time to time, grant Awards and administer the Plan with respect to such Awards. Any such actions by the Board shall be subject to Applicable Law. In any such case, the Board shall have all the authority granted to the Committee under the Plan.

 

5.                  Grant of Awards; Shares Subject to the Plan; Limitations.

 

(a)               Grants. The Committee may, from time to time, grant Awards to one or more Eligible Persons. All Awards granted under the Plan shall vest and become exercisable in such manner and on such date or dates or upon such event or events as determined by the Committee, including, without limitation, attainment of Performance Conditions.

 

(b)               Share Reserve and Limits. Awards granted under the Plan shall be subject to the following limitations: (i) subject to Section 10 of the Plan, no more than [insert the number of shares of Common Stock equal to [__]% of the fully diluted shares of Common Stock as of the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement)] shares of Common Stock (the “Absolute Share Limit”) shall be available for Awards under the Plan; provided, however, that the Absolute Share Limit shall be automatically increased (A) on the first day of each fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the Effective Date falls in an amount equal to the least of (x) [insert the number of shares of Common Stock equal to [__]% of the fully diluted shares of Common Stock as of the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement)] shares of Common Stock, (y) [__]% of the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year, and (z) a lower number of shares of Common Stock as determined by the Board; and (B) for any shares of Common Stock underlying awards outstanding under the Prior Plan that, on or after the Effective Date, expire or are canceled, forfeited, terminated, settled in cash or otherwise settled without issuance to the holder thereof the full number of shares of Common Stock to which the award related and thereupon become available for grant under the Plan pursuant to Section 5(c) of the Plan; (ii) subject to Section 10 of the Plan, no more than the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Absolute Share Limit may be issued in the aggregate pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options granted under the Plan; and (iii) during a single fiscal year, each Non-Employee Director, shall be granted a number of shares Common Stock subject to Awards, taken together with any cash fees paid to such Non-Employee Director during such fiscal year, equal to (A) a total value of $[_____] (calculating the value of any such Awards based on the grant date fair value of such Awards for financial reporting purposes) or (B) such lower amount as determined by the Board prior to the Date of Grant, either as part of the Company’s non-employee director compensation program or as otherwise determined by the Board in the event of any change to such non-employee director’s compensation program or for any particular period of service. To the extent the Board makes a determination pursuant to clause (iii)(B) above with respect to any year of service, such determination shall in no event be applicable to any subsequent year of service without a further determination by the Board in respect of any subsequent year of service.

 

 

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(c)               Share Counting. Other than with respect to Substitute Awards, to the extent that an Award (or, if granted under the Prior Plan, award) expires or is canceled, forfeited, terminated, settled in cash, or otherwise is settled without issuance to the Participant of the full number of shares of Common Stock to which the Award (or, if granted under the Prior Plan, award) related, the unissued shares of Common Stock will again be available for grant under the Plan. Shares of Common Stock withheld in payment of the Exercise Price, or taxes relating to an Award (or, if granted under the Prior Plan, award), and shares equal to the number of shares surrendered in payment of any Exercise Price, or taxes relating to an Award, shall be deemed to constitute shares not issued to the Participant and shall be deemed to again be available for Awards under the Plan; provided, however, that such shares shall not become available for issuance hereunder if either: (i) the applicable shares are withheld or surrendered following the termination of the Plan; or (ii) at the time the applicable shares are withheld or surrendered, it would constitute a material revision of the Plan subject to stockholder approval under any then-applicable rules of the national securities exchange on which the Common Stock is listed.

 

(d)               Source of Shares. Shares of Common Stock issued by the Company in settlement of Awards may be authorized and unissued shares, shares of Common Stock held in the treasury of the Company, shares of Common Stock purchased on the open market or by private purchase, or a combination of the foregoing.

 

(e)               Substitute Awards. Awards may, in the sole discretion of the Committee, be granted under the Plan in assumption of, or in substitution for, outstanding Awards previously granted by an entity directly or indirectly acquired by the Company or with which the Company combines (“Substitute Awards”). Substitute Awards shall not be counted against the Absolute Share Limit; provided, that Substitute Awards issued in connection with the assumption of, or in substitution for, outstanding Options intended to qualify as “incentive stock options” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code shall be counted against the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock available for Awards of Incentive Stock Options under the Plan. Subject to applicable stock exchange requirements, available shares under a stockholder-approved plan of an entity directly or indirectly acquired by the Company or with which the Company combines (as appropriately adjusted to reflect the acquisition or combination transaction) may be used for Awards under the Plan and shall not reduce the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan.

 

 

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6.                  Options.

 

(a)               General. Each Option granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement, which agreement need not be the same for each Participant. Each Option so granted shall be subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 6, and to such other conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be reflected in the applicable Award Agreement. All Options granted under the Plan shall be Nonqualified Stock Options unless the applicable Award Agreement expressly states that the Option is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option. Incentive Stock Options shall be granted only to Eligible Persons who are employees of a member of the Company Group, and no Incentive Stock Option shall be granted to any Eligible Person who is ineligible to receive an Incentive Stock Option under the Code. No Option shall be treated as an Incentive Stock Option unless the Plan has been approved by the stockholders of the Company in a manner intended to comply with the stockholder approval requirements of Section 422(b)(1) of the Code; provided, that any Option intended to be an Incentive Stock Option shall not fail to be effective solely on account of a failure to obtain such approval, but rather such Option shall be treated as a Nonqualified Stock Option unless and until such approval is obtained. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the terms and conditions of such grant shall be subject to, and comply with, such rules as may be prescribed by Section 422 of the Code. If for any reason an Option intended to be an Incentive Stock Option (or any portion thereof) shall not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option, then, to the extent of such nonqualification, such Option or portion thereof shall be regarded as a Nonqualified Stock Option appropriately granted under the Plan.

 

(b)               Exercise Price. Except as otherwise provided by the Committee in the case of Substitute Awards, the exercise price (“Exercise Price”) per share of Common Stock for each Option shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of such share (determined as of the Date of Grant); provided, however, that in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to an employee who, at the time of the grant of such Option, owns stock representing more than 10% of the voting power of all classes of stock of any member of the Company Group, the Exercise Price per share shall be no less than 110% of the Fair Market Value per share on the Date of Grant.

 

(c)               Vesting and Expiration; Termination.

 

(i)               Options shall vest and become exercisable in such manner and on such date or dates or upon such event or events as determined by the Committee including, without limitation, those set forth in Section 5(a) of the Plan; provided, however, that notwithstanding any such vesting dates or events, the Committee may in its sole discretion accelerate the vesting of any Options at any time and for any reason. Options shall expire upon a date determined by the Committee, not to exceed ten years from the Date of Grant (the “Option Period”); provided, that if the Option Period (other than in the case of an Incentive Stock Option) would expire at a time when trading in the Common Stock is prohibited by the Company’s insider trading policy (or Company-imposed “blackout period”), then the Option Period shall be automatically extended until the 30th day following the expiration of such prohibition. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Option Period exceed five years from the Date of Grant in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a Participant who on the Date of Grant owns stock representing more than 10% of the voting power of all classes of stock of any member of the Company Group.

 

 

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(ii)              Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, whether in an Award Agreement or otherwise, in the event of: (A) a Participant’s Termination by the Service Recipient for Cause, all outstanding Options granted to such Participant shall immediately terminate and expire; (B) a Participant’s Termination due to death or Disability, each outstanding unvested Option granted to such Participant shall immediately terminate and expire, and each outstanding vested Option shall remain exercisable for one year thereafter (but in no event beyond the expiration of the Option Period); and (C) a Participant’s Termination for any other reason, each outstanding unvested Option granted to such Participant shall immediately terminate and expire, and each outstanding vested Option shall remain exercisable for 90 days thereafter (but in no event beyond the expiration of the Option Period).

 

(d)               Method of Exercise and Form of Payment. No shares of Common Stock shall be issued pursuant to any exercise of an Option until payment in full of the Exercise Price therefor is received by the Company and the Participant has paid to the Company an amount equal to any federal, state, local, and non-U.S. income, employment, and any other applicable taxes that are statutorily required to be withheld in accordance with Section 12(d) of the Plan. Options that have become exercisable may be exercised by delivery of written or electronic notice of exercise to the Company (or telephonic instructions to the extent provided by the Committee) in accordance with the terms of the Option accompanied by payment of the Exercise Price. The Exercise Price shall be payable: (i) in cash, check, cash equivalent, and/or shares of Common Stock valued at the Fair Market Value at the time the Option is exercised (including, pursuant to procedures approved by the Committee, by means of attestation of ownership of a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock in lieu of actual issuance of such shares to the Company); provided, that such shares of Common Stock are not subject to any pledge or other security interest and have been held by the Participant for at least six months (or such other period as established from time to time by the Committee in order to avoid adverse accounting treatment applying GAAP); or (ii) by such other method as the Committee may permit in its sole discretion, including, without limitation (A) in other property having a fair market value on the date of exercise equal to the Exercise Price; (B) if there is a public market for the Common Stock at such time, by means of a broker-assisted “cashless exercise” pursuant to which the Company is delivered (including telephonically to the extent permitted by the Committee) a copy of irrevocable instructions to a stockbroker to sell the shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable upon the exercise of the Option and to deliver promptly to the Company an amount equal to the Exercise Price; or (C) a “net exercise” procedure effected by withholding the minimum number of shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable in respect of an Option that are needed to pay the Exercise Price and any federal, state, local, and non-U.S. income, employment, and any other applicable taxes that are statutorily required to be withheld in accordance with Section 12(d) of the Plan. Any fractional share of Common Stock shall be settled in cash.

 

 

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(e)               Notification upon Disqualifying Disposition of an Incentive Stock Option. Each Participant awarded an Incentive Stock Option under the Plan shall notify the Company in writing immediately after the date the Participant makes a disqualifying disposition of any shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant to the exercise of such Incentive Stock Option. A disqualifying disposition is any disposition (including, without limitation, any sale) of such share of Common Stock before the later of (i) the date that is two years after the Date of Grant of the Incentive Stock Option, or (ii) the date that is one year after the date of exercise of the Incentive Stock Option. The Company may, if determined by the Committee and in accordance with procedures established by the Committee, retain possession, as agent for the applicable Participant, of any share of Common Stock acquired pursuant to the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option until the end of the period described in the preceding sentence, subject to complying with any instructions from such Participant as to the sale of such share of Common Stock.

 

(f)                Compliance With Applicable Laws, etc. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall a Participant be permitted to exercise an Option in a manner which the Committee determines would violate the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as it may be amended from time to time, or any other Applicable Law.

 

7.                  Stock Appreciation Rights.

 

(a)               General. Each SAR granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement. Each SAR so granted shall be subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 7, and to such other conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be reflected in the applicable Award Agreement. Any Option granted under the Plan may include tandem SARs. The Committee also may award SARs to Eligible Persons independent of any Option.

 

(b)               Strike Price. Except as otherwise provided by the Committee in the case of Substitute Awards, the strike price (“Strike Price”) per share of Common Stock for each SAR shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of such share (determined as of the Date of Grant). Notwithstanding the foregoing, a SAR granted in tandem with (or in substitution for) an Option previously granted shall have a Strike Price equal to the Exercise Price of the corresponding Option.

 

(c)               Vesting and Expiration; Termination.

 

(i)               A SAR granted in connection with an Option shall become exercisable and shall expire according to the same vesting schedule and expiration provisions as the corresponding Option. A SAR granted independent of an Option shall vest and become exercisable in such manner and on such date or dates or upon such event or events as determined by the Committee including, without limitation, those set forth in Section 5(a) of the Plan; provided, however, that notwithstanding any such vesting dates or events, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, accelerate the vesting of any SAR at any time and for any reason. SARs shall expire upon a date determined by the Committee, not to exceed ten years from the Date of Grant (the “SAR Period”); provided, that if the SAR Period would expire at a time when trading in the Common Stock is prohibited by the Company’s insider trading policy (or Company-imposed “blackout period”), then the SAR Period shall be automatically extended until the 30th day following the expiration of such prohibition.

 

 

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(ii)              Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, whether in an Award Agreement or otherwise, in the event of: (A) a Participant’s Termination by the Service Recipient for Cause, all outstanding SARs granted to such Participant shall immediately terminate and expire; (B) a Participant’s Termination due to death or Disability, each outstanding unvested SAR granted to such Participant shall immediately terminate and expire, and each outstanding vested SAR shall remain exercisable for one year thereafter (but in no event beyond the expiration of the SAR Period); and (C) a Participant’s Termination for any other reason, each outstanding unvested SAR granted to such Participant shall immediately terminate and expire, and each outstanding vested SAR shall remain exercisable for 90 days thereafter (but in no event beyond the expiration of the SAR Period).

 

(d)               Method of Exercise. SARs that have become exercisable may be exercised by delivery of written or electronic notice of exercise to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Award, specifying the number of SARs to be exercised and the date on which such SARs were awarded.

 

(e)               Payment. Upon the exercise of a SAR, the Company shall pay to the Participant an amount equal to the number of shares subject to the SAR that is being exercised multiplied by the excess of the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock on the exercise date over the Strike Price, less an amount equal to any federal, state, local, and non-U.S. income, employment, and any other applicable taxes that are statutorily required to be withheld in accordance with Section 12(d) of the Plan. The Company shall pay such amount in cash, in shares of Common Stock valued at Fair Market Value, or any combination thereof, as determined by the Committee. Any fractional share of Common Stock shall be settled in cash.

 

8.                  Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units.

 

(a)               General. Each grant of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement. Each Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Unit so granted shall be subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 8, and to such other conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be reflected in the applicable Award Agreement.

 

(b)               Stock Certificates and Book-Entry Notation; Escrow or Similar Arrangement. Upon the grant of Restricted Stock, the Committee shall, at its discretion, cause a stock certificate registered in the name of the Participant to be issued or shall cause share(s) of Common Stock to be registered in the name of the Participant and held in book-entry form subject to the Company’s directions and, if the Committee determines that the Restricted Stock shall be held by the Company or in escrow rather than issued to the Participant pending the release of the applicable restrictions, the Committee may require the Participant to additionally execute and deliver to the Company (i) an escrow agreement satisfactory to the Committee, if applicable, and (ii) the appropriate stock power (endorsed in blank) with respect to the Restricted Stock covered by such agreement. If a Participant shall fail to execute and deliver (in a manner permitted under Section 12(a) of the Plan or as otherwise determined by the Committee) an agreement evidencing an Award of Restricted Stock and, if applicable, an escrow agreement and blank stock power within the amount of time specified by the Committee, the Award shall be null and void. Subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section 8, Section 12(b) of the Plan, and the applicable Award Agreement, a Participant generally shall have the rights and privileges of a stockholder as to shares of Restricted Stock, including, without limitation, the right to vote such Restricted Stock. To the extent shares of Restricted Stock are forfeited, any stock certificates issued to the Participant evidencing such shares shall be returned to the Company without undue delay, and all rights of the Participant to such shares and as a stockholder with respect thereto shall terminate automatically without further obligation on the part of the Company. A Participant shall have no rights or privileges as a stockholder as to Restricted Stock Units.

 

 

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(c)               Vesting; Termination.

 

(i)               Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units shall vest, and any applicable Restricted Period shall lapse, in such manner and on such date or dates or upon such event or events as determined by the Committee including, without limitation, those set forth in Section 5(a) of the Plan; provided, however, that notwithstanding any such dates or events, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, accelerate the vesting of any Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit or the lapsing of any applicable Restricted Period at any time and for any reason.

 

(ii)              Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, whether in an Award Agreement or otherwise, in the event of a Participant’s Termination for any reason prior to the time that such Participant’s Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units, as applicable, have vested, (A) all vesting with respect to such Participant’s Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units, as applicable, shall cease and (B) unvested shares of Restricted Stock and unvested Restricted Stock Units, as applicable, shall be forfeited to the Company by the Participant for no consideration as of the date of such Termination.

 

(d)               Issuance of Restricted Stock and Settlement of Restricted Stock Units.

 

(i)               Upon the expiration of the Restricted Period with respect to any shares of Restricted Stock, the restrictions set forth in the applicable Award Agreement shall be of no further force or effect with respect to such shares, except as set forth in the applicable Award Agreement. If an escrow arrangement is used, upon such expiration the Company shall issue to the Participant or the Participant’s beneficiary, without charge, the stock certificate (or, if applicable, a notice evidencing a book-entry notation) evidencing the shares of Restricted Stock that have not then been forfeited and with respect to which the Restricted Period has expired (rounded down to the nearest full share).

 

(ii)              Unless otherwise determined by the Committee in an Award Agreement or otherwise, upon the expiration of the Restricted Period with respect to any outstanding Restricted Stock Units, the Company shall issue to the Participant or the Participant’s beneficiary, without charge, one share of Common Stock (or other securities or other property, as applicable) for each such outstanding Restricted Stock Unit; provided, however, that the Committee may, in its sole discretion, elect to (A) pay cash or part cash and part shares of Common Stock in lieu of issuing only shares of Common Stock in respect of such Restricted Stock Units or (B) defer the issuance of shares of Common Stock (or cash or part cash and part shares of Common Stock, as the case may be) beyond the expiration of the Restricted Period if such extension would not cause adverse tax consequences under Section 409A of the Code. If a cash payment is made in lieu of issuing shares of Common Stock in respect of such Restricted Stock Units, the amount of such payment shall be equal to the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock as of the date on which the Restricted Period lapsed with respect to such Restricted Stock Units.

 

 

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(e)               Legends on Restricted Stock. Each certificate, if any, or book entry representing Restricted Stocks awarded under the Plan, if any, shall bear a legend or book-entry notation substantially in the form of the following, in addition to any other information the Company deems appropriate, until the lapse of all restrictions with respect to such shares of Common Stock:

 

TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE AND THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY IS RESTRICTED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE Experience investment Corp. 2021 Omnibus INCENTIVE PLAN AND A RESTRICTED Stock AWARD AGREEMENT BETWEEN experience investment corp. AND THE PARTICIPANT. A COPY OF SUCH PLAN AND AWARD AGREEMENT IS ON FILE AT THE PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES OF experience investment corp.

 

9.                  Other Equity-Based Awards and Other Cash-Based Awards. The Committee may grant Other Equity-Based Awards and Other Cash-Based Awards under the Plan to Eligible Persons, alone or in tandem with other Awards, in such amounts and dependent on such conditions as the Committee shall from time to time in its sole discretion determine including, without limitation, those set forth in Section 5(a) of the Plan. Each Other Equity-Based Award granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement and each Other Cash-Based Award granted under the Plan shall be evidenced in such form as the Committee may determine from time to time. Each Other Equity-Based Award or Other Cash-Based Award, as applicable, so granted shall be subject to such conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be reflected in the applicable Award Agreement or other form evidencing such Award, including, without limitation, those set forth in Section 12(c) of the Plan.

 

10.                Changes in Capital Structure and Similar Events. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Plan to the contrary, the following provisions shall apply to all Awards granted hereunder (other than Other Cash-Based Awards):

 

(a)               General. In the event of (i) any dividend (other than regular cash dividends) or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, shares of Common Stock, other securities, or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, split-off, spin-off, combination, repurchase, or exchange of shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company, issuance of warrants or other rights to acquire shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company, or other similar corporate transaction or event that affects the shares of Common Stock (including a Change in Control), or (ii) unusual or nonrecurring events affecting the Company, including changes in applicable rules, rulings, regulations, or other requirements, that the Committee determines, in its sole discretion, could result in substantial dilution or enlargement of the rights intended to be granted to, or available for, Participants (any event in (i) or (ii), an “Adjustment Event”), the Committee shall, in respect of any such Adjustment Event, make such proportionate substitution or adjustment, if any, as it, in its sole discretion, deems equitable, to any or all of: (A) the Absolute Share Limit, or any other limit applicable under the Plan with respect to the number of Awards that may be granted hereunder; (B) the number of shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company (or number and kind of other securities or other property) that may be issued in respect of Awards or with respect to which Awards may be granted under the Plan or any Sub-Plan; and (C) the terms of any outstanding Award, including, without limitation, (I) the number of shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company (or number and kind of other securities or other property) subject to outstanding Awards or to which outstanding Awards relate; (II) the Exercise Price or Strike Price with respect to any Award; or (III) any applicable performance measures; provided, that in the case of any “equity restructuring” (within the meaning of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718 (or any successor pronouncement thereto)), the Committee shall make an equitable or proportionate adjustment to outstanding Awards to reflect such equity restructuring. Any adjustment under this Section 10 shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes.

 

 

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(b)               Adjustment Events. Without limiting the foregoing, except as may otherwise be provided in an Award Agreement, in connection with any Adjustment Event, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide for any one or more of the following:

 

(i)               substitution or assumption of Awards (or awards of an acquiring company), acceleration of the exercisability of, lapse of restrictions on, or termination of Awards, or a period of time (which shall not be required to be more than ten days) for Participants to exercise outstanding Awards prior to the occurrence of such event (and any such Award not so exercised shall terminate upon the occurrence of such event); and

 

(ii)              subject to any limitations or reductions as may be necessary to comply with Section 409A of the Code, cancellation of any one or more outstanding Awards and payment to the holders of such Awards that are vested as of such cancellation (including, without limitation, any Awards that would vest as a result of the occurrence of such event but for such cancellation or for which vesting is accelerated by the Committee in connection with such event) the value of such Awards, if any, as determined by the Committee (which value, if applicable, may be based upon the price per share of Common Stock received or to be received by other stockholders of the Company in such event), including, without limitation, in the case of an outstanding Option or SAR, a cash payment in an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value (as of a date specified by the Committee) of the shares of Common Stock subject to such Option or SAR over the aggregate Exercise Price or Strike Price of such Option or SAR (it being understood that, in such event, any Option or SAR having a per share Exercise Price or Strike Price equal to, or in excess of, the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock subject thereto may be canceled and terminated without any payment or consideration therefor), or, in the case of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, or Other Equity-Based Awards that are not vested as of such cancellation, a cash payment or equity subject to deferred vesting and delivery consistent with the vesting restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, or Other Equity-Based Awards prior to cancellation, or the underlying shares in respect thereof.

 

 

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Payments to holders pursuant to clause (ii) above shall be made in cash or, in the sole discretion of the Committee, in the form of such other consideration necessary for a Participant to receive property, cash, or securities (or combination thereof) as such Participant would have been entitled to receive upon the occurrence of the transaction if the Participant had been, immediately prior to such transaction, the holder of the number of shares of Common Stock covered by the Award at such time (less any applicable Exercise Price or Strike Price).

 

(c)               Other Requirements. Prior to any payment or adjustment contemplated under this Section 10, the Committee may require a Participant to (i) represent and warrant as to the unencumbered title to the Participant’s Awards; (ii) bear such Participant’s pro rata share of any post-closing indemnity obligations, and be subject to the same post-closing purchase price adjustments, escrow terms, offset rights, holdback terms, and similar conditions as the other holders of Common Stock, subject to any limitations or reductions as may be necessary to comply with Section 409A of the Code; and (iii) deliver customary transfer documentation as reasonably determined by the Committee.

 

(d)               Fractional Shares. Any adjustment provided under this Section 10 may provide for the elimination of any fractional share that might otherwise become subject to an Award.

 

(e)               Binding Effect. Any adjustment, substitution, determination of value or other action taken by the Committee under this Section 10 shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes.

 

11.               Amendments and Termination.

 

(a)               Amendment and Termination of the Plan. The Board may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue, or terminate the Plan or any portion thereof at any time; provided, that no such amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuance, or termination shall be made without stockholder approval if: (i) such approval is required under Applicable Law; (ii) it would materially increase the number of securities which may be issued under the Plan (except for increases pursuant to Section 5 or 10 of the Plan), or (iii) it would materially modify the requirements for participation in the Plan; provided further, that any such amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuance, or termination that would materially and adversely affect the rights of any Participant or any holder or beneficiary of any Award theretofore granted shall not to that extent be effective without the consent of the affected Participant, holder, or beneficiary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment shall be made to the last proviso of Section 11(b) of the Plan without stockholder approval.

 

 

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(b)               Amendment of Award Agreements. The Committee may, to the extent consistent with the terms of the Plan and any applicable Award Agreement, in its sole discretion, waive any conditions or rights under, amend any terms of, or alter, suspend, discontinue, cancel, or terminate, any Award theretofore granted or the associated Award Agreement, prospectively or retroactively (including after a Participant’s Termination); provided, that, other than pursuant to Section 10, any such waiver, amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuance, cancellation, or termination that would materially and adversely affect the rights of any Participant with respect to any Award theretofore granted shall not to that extent be effective without the consent of the affected Participant; provided further, that without stockholder approval, except as otherwise permitted under Section 10 of the Plan, (i) no amendment or modification may reduce the Exercise Price of any Option or the Strike Price of any SAR; (ii) the Committee may not cancel any outstanding Option or SAR and replace it with a new Option or SAR (with a lower Exercise Price or Strike Price, as the case may be) or other Award or cash payment that is greater than the intrinsic value (if any) of the canceled Option or SAR; and (iii) the Committee may not take any other action which is considered a “repricing” for purposes of the stockholder approval rules of any securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system on which the securities of the Company are listed or quoted.

 

12.                General.

 

(a)               Award Agreements. Each Award (other than an Other Cash-Based Award) under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement, which shall be delivered to the Participant to whom such Award was granted and shall specify the terms and conditions of the Award and any rules applicable thereto, including, without limitation, any Performance Conditions, the effect on such Award of the death, Disability, or Termination of a Participant, or of such other events as may be determined by the Committee. For purposes of the Plan, an Award Agreement may be in any such form (written or electronic) as determined by the Committee (including, without limitation, a Board or Committee resolution, an employment agreement, a notice, a certificate, or a letter) evidencing the Award. The Committee need not require an Award Agreement to be signed by the Participant or a duly authorized representative of the Company.

 

(b)               Nontransferability.

 

(i)               Each Award shall be exercisable only by such Participant to whom such Award was granted during the Participant’s lifetime, or, if permissible under Applicable Law, by the Participant’s legal guardian or representative. No Award may be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold, or otherwise transferred or encumbered by a Participant (unless such transfer is specifically required pursuant to a domestic relations order or by Applicable Law) other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution and any such purported assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer, or encumbrance shall be void and unenforceable against any member of the Company Group; provided, that the designation of a beneficiary shall not constitute an assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer, or encumbrance.

 

(ii)              Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, permit Awards (other than Incentive Stock Options) to be transferred by a Participant, without consideration, subject to such rules as the Committee may adopt consistent with any applicable Award Agreement to preserve the purposes of the Plan, to: (A) any Person who is a “family member” of the Participant, as such term is used in the instructions to Form S-8 under the Securities Act or any successor form of registration statement promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (collectively, the “Immediate Family Members”); (B) a trust solely for the benefit of the Participant and the Participant’s Immediate Family Members; (C) a partnership or limited liability company whose only partners or stockholders are the Participant and the Participant’s Immediate Family Members; or (D) a beneficiary to whom donations are eligible to be treated as “charitable contributions” for federal income tax purposes (each transferee described in clauses (A), (B), (C), and (D) above is hereinafter referred to as a “Permitted Transferee”); provided, that the Participant gives the Committee advance written notice describing the terms and conditions of the proposed transfer and the Committee notifies the Participant in writing that such a transfer would comply with the requirements of the Plan.

 

 

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(iii)            The terms of any Award transferred in accordance with clause (ii) above shall apply to the Permitted Transferee and any reference in the Plan or in any applicable Award Agreement to a Participant shall be deemed to refer to the Permitted Transferee, except that: (A) Permitted Transferees shall not be entitled to transfer any Award, other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution; (B) Permitted Transferees shall not be entitled to exercise any transferred Option unless there shall be in effect a registration statement on an appropriate form covering the shares of Common Stock to be acquired pursuant to the exercise of such Option if the Committee determines, consistent with any applicable Award Agreement, that such a registration statement is necessary or appropriate; (C) neither the Committee nor the Company shall be required to provide any notice to a Permitted Transferee, whether or not such notice is or would otherwise have been required to be given to the Participant under the Plan or otherwise; and (D) the consequences of a Participant’s Termination under the terms of the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement shall continue to be applied with respect to the Participant, including, without limitation, that an Option shall be exercisable by the Permitted Transferee only to the extent, and for the periods, specified in the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement.

 

(c)               Dividends and Dividend Equivalents.

 

(i)               The Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide a Participant as part of an Award with dividends, dividend equivalents, or similar payments in respect of Awards, payable in cash, shares of Common Stock, other securities, other Awards or other property, on a current or deferred basis, on such terms and conditions as may be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, including, without limitation, payment directly to the Participant, withholding of such amounts by the Company subject to vesting of the Award or reinvestment in additional shares of Common Stock, Restricted Stock or other Awards.

 

(ii)              Without limiting the foregoing, unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement, any dividend otherwise payable in respect of any shares of Restricted Stock that remain subject to vesting conditions at the time of payment of such dividend shall be retained by the Company, remain subject to the same vesting conditions as the Restricted Stock to which the dividend relates and shall be delivered (without interest) to the Participant within 15 days following the date on which such restrictions on such Restricted Stock lapse (and the right to any such accumulated dividends shall be forfeited upon the forfeiture of the Restricted Stock to which such dividends relate).

 

 

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(iii)            To the extent provided in an Award Agreement, the holder of outstanding Restricted Stock Units shall be entitled to be credited with dividend equivalent payments (upon the payment by the Company of dividends on shares of Common Stock) either in cash or, in the sole discretion of the Committee, in shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of such dividends (and interest may, in the sole discretion of the Committee, be credited on the amount of cash dividend equivalents at a rate and subject to such terms as determined by the Committee), which accumulated dividend equivalents (and interest thereon, if applicable) shall be payable at the same time as the underlying Restricted Stock Units are settled following the date on which the Restricted Period lapses with respect to such Restricted Stock Units, and if such Restricted Stock Units are forfeited, the Participant shall have no right to such dividend equivalent payments (or interest thereon, if applicable).

 

(d)               Tax Withholding.

 

(i)              A Participant shall be required to pay to the Company or one or more of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, an amount in cash (by check or wire transfer) equal to the aggregate amount of any income, employment, and/or other applicable taxes that are statutorily required to be withheld in respect of an Award. Alternatively, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries may elect, in its sole discretion, to satisfy this requirement by withholding such amount from any cash compensation or other cash amounts owing to a Participant.

 

(ii)              Without limiting the foregoing, the Committee may (but is not obligated to), in its sole discretion, permit or require a Participant to satisfy all or any portion of the minimum income, employment, and/or other applicable taxes that are statutorily required to be withheld with respect to an Award by: (A) the delivery of shares of Common Stock (which are not subject to any pledge or other security interest) that have been both held by the Participant and vested for at least six months (or such other period as established from time to time by the Committee in order to avoid adverse accounting treatment under applicable accounting standards) having an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to such minimum statutorily required withholding liability (or portion thereof); or (B) having the Company withhold from the shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable or deliverable to, or that would otherwise be retained by, the Participant upon the grant, exercise, vesting, or settlement of the Award, as applicable, a number of shares of Common Stock with an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to an amount, subject to clause (iii) below, not in excess of such minimum statutorily required withholding liability (or portion thereof).

 

(iii)             The Committee, subject to its having considered the applicable accounting impact of any such determination, has full discretion to allow Participants to satisfy, in whole or in part, any additional income, employment, and/or other applicable taxes payable by them with respect to an Award by electing to have the Company withhold from the shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable or deliverable to, or that would otherwise be retained by, a Participant upon the grant, exercise, vesting, or settlement of the Award, as applicable, shares of Common Stock having an aggregate Fair Market Value that is greater than the applicable minimum required statutory withholding liability (but such withholding may in no event be in excess of the maximum statutory withholding amount(s) in a Participant’s relevant tax jurisdictions).

 

 

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(e)               No Claim to Awards; No Rights to Continued Employment; Waiver. No employee of any member of the Company Group, or other Person, shall have any claim or right to be granted an Award under the Plan or, having been selected for the grant of an Award, to be selected for a grant of any other Award. There is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Participants or holders or beneficiaries of Awards. The terms and conditions of Awards and the Committee’s determinations and interpretations with respect thereto need not be the same with respect to each Participant and may be made selectively among Participants, whether or not such Participants are similarly situated. Neither the Plan nor any action taken hereunder shall be construed as giving any Participant any right to be retained in the employ or service of the Service Recipient or any other member of the Company Group, nor shall it be construed as giving any Participant any rights to continued service on the Board. The Service Recipient or any other member of the Company Group may at any time dismiss a Participant from employment or discontinue any consulting relationship, free from any liability or any claim under the Plan, unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or any Award Agreement. By accepting an Award under the Plan, a Participant shall thereby be deemed to have waived any claim to continued exercise or vesting of an Award or to damages or severance entitlement related to non-continuation of the Award beyond the period provided under the Plan or any Award Agreement, except to the extent of any provision to the contrary in any written employment contract or other agreement between the Service Recipient and/or any member of the Company Group and the Participant, whether any such agreement is executed before, on, or after the Date of Grant.

 

(f)                International Participants. With respect to Participants who reside or work outside of the United States of America, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, amend the terms of the Plan and create or amend Sub-Plans or amend outstanding Awards with respect to such Participants in order to permit or facilitate participation in the Plan by such Participants, conform such terms with the requirements of Applicable Law or to obtain more favorable tax or other treatment for a Participant or any member of the Company Group.

 

(g)               Designation and Change of Beneficiary. Each Participant may file with the Committee a written designation of one or more Persons as the beneficiary or beneficiaries, as applicable, who shall be entitled to receive the amounts payable with respect to an Award, if any, due under the Plan upon the Participant’s death. A Participant may, from time to time, revoke or change the Participant’s beneficiary designation without the consent of any prior beneficiary by filing a new designation with the Committee. The last such designation received by the Committee shall be controlling; provided, however, that no designation, or change or revocation thereof, shall be effective unless received by the Committee prior to the Participant’s death, and in no event shall it be effective as of a date prior to such receipt. If no beneficiary designation is filed by a Participant, the beneficiary shall be deemed to be the Participant’s spouse or, if the Participant is unmarried at the time of death, the Participant’s estate.

 

 

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(h)               Termination. Except as otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, unless determined otherwise by the Committee at any point following such event: (i) neither a temporary absence from employment or service due to illness, vacation, or leave of absence (including, without limitation, a call to active duty for military service through a Reserve or National Guard unit) nor a transfer from employment or service with one Service Recipient to employment or service with another Service Recipient (or vice-versa) shall be considered a Termination; and (ii) if a Participant undergoes a Termination, but such Participant continues to provide services to the Company Group in a non-employee capacity, including as a consultant, such change in status shall not be considered a Termination for purposes of the Plan. Further, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, in the event that any Service Recipient ceases to be a member of the Company Group (by reason of sale, divestiture, spin-off, or other similar transaction), unless a Participant’s employment or service is transferred to another entity that would constitute a Service Recipient immediately following such transaction, such Participant shall be deemed to have suffered a Termination hereunder as of the date of the consummation of such transaction.

 

(i)                No Rights as a Stockholder. Except as otherwise specifically provided in the Plan or any Award Agreement, no Person shall be entitled to the privileges of ownership in respect of shares of Common Stock that are subject to Awards hereunder until such shares have been issued or delivered to such Person.

 

(j)                Government and Other Regulations.

 

(i)               The obligation of the Company to settle Awards in shares of Common Stock or other consideration shall be subject to compliance with Applicable Law. Notwithstanding any terms or conditions of any Award to the contrary, the Company shall be under no obligation to offer to sell or to sell, and shall be prohibited from offering to sell or selling, any shares of Common Stock pursuant to an Award unless such shares have been properly registered for sale pursuant to the Securities Act with the Securities and Exchange Commission or unless the Company has received an opinion of counsel (if the Company has requested such an opinion), satisfactory to the Company, that such shares may be offered or sold without such registration pursuant to an available exemption therefrom and the terms and conditions of such exemption have been fully complied with. The Company shall be under no obligation to register for sale under the Securities Act any of the shares of Common Stock to be offered or sold under the Plan. The Committee shall have the authority to provide that all shares of Common Stock or other securities of any member of the Company Group issued under the Plan shall be subject to such stop-transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the Plan, the applicable Award Agreement and Applicable Law, and, without limiting the generality of Section 8 of the Plan, the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on certificates representing shares of Common Stock or other securities of any member of the Company Group issued under the Plan to make appropriate reference to such restrictions or may cause such shares of Common Stock or other securities of any member of the Company Group issued under the Plan in book-entry form to be held subject to the Company’s instructions or subject to appropriate stop-transfer orders. Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the contrary, the Committee reserves the right to add, at any time, any additional terms or provisions to any Award granted under the Plan that the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems necessary or advisable in order that such Award complies with the legal requirements of any governmental entity to whose jurisdiction the Award is subject.

 

 

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(ii)              The Committee may cancel an Award or any portion thereof if it determines, in its sole discretion, that legal or contractual restrictions and/or blockage and/or other market considerations would make the Company’s acquisition of shares of Common Stock from the public markets, the Company’s issuance of Common Stock to the Participant, the Participant’s acquisition of Common Stock from the Company, and/or the Participant’s sale of Common Stock to the public markets, illegal, impracticable, or inadvisable. If the Committee determines to cancel all or any portion of an Award in accordance with the foregoing, the Company shall, subject to any limitations or reductions as may be necessary to comply with Section 409A of the Code: (A) pay to the Participant an amount equal to the excess of (I) the aggregate Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock subject to such Award or portion thereof canceled (determined as of the applicable exercise date, or the date that the shares would have been vested or issued, as applicable), over (II) the aggregate Exercise Price or Strike Price (in the case of an Option or SAR, respectively) or any amount payable as a condition of issuance of shares of Common Stock (in the case of any other Award), with such amount being delivered to the Participant as soon as practicable following the cancellation of such Award or portion thereof or (B) in the case of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, or Other Equity-Based Awards, provide the Participant with a cash payment or equity subject to deferred vesting and delivery consistent with the vesting restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, or Other Equity-Based Awards, or the underlying shares in respect thereof.

 

(k)               No Section 83(b) Elections Without Consent of Company. No election under Section 83(b) of the Code or under a similar provision of law may be made unless expressly permitted by the terms of the applicable Award Agreement or by action of the Committee (or its designee in accordance with Section 4(c) of the Plan) in writing prior to the making of such election. If a Participant, in connection with the acquisition of shares of Common Stock under the Plan or otherwise, is expressly permitted to make such election and the Participant makes the election, the Participant shall notify the Company of such election within ten days of filing notice of the election with the Internal Revenue Service or other governmental authority, in addition to any filing and notification required pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code or other applicable provision.

 

(l)                Payments to Persons Other Than Participants. If the Committee shall find that any Person to whom any amount is payable under the Plan is unable to care for the Participant’s affairs because of illness or accident, or is a minor, or has died, then any payment due to such Person or the Participant’s estate (unless a prior claim therefor has been made by a duly appointed legal representative) may, if the Committee so directs the Company, be paid to the Participant’s spouse, child, relative, an institution maintaining or having custody of such Person, or any other Person deemed by the Committee to be a proper recipient on behalf of such Person otherwise entitled to payment. Any such payment shall be a complete discharge of the liability of the Committee and the Company therefor.

 

 

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(m)              Nonexclusivity of the Plan. Neither the adoption of the Plan by the Board nor the submission of the Plan to the stockholders of the Company for approval shall be construed as creating any limitations on the power of the Board to adopt such other incentive arrangements as it may deem desirable, including, without limitation, the granting of equity-based awards otherwise than under the Plan, and such arrangements may be either applicable generally or only in specific cases.

 

(n)               No Trust or Fund Created. Neither the Plan nor any Award shall create or be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between any member of the Company Group, on the one hand, and a Participant or other Person, on the other hand. No provision of the Plan or any Award shall require the Company, for the purpose of satisfying any obligations under the Plan, to purchase assets or place any assets in a trust or other entity to which contributions are made or otherwise to segregate any assets, nor shall the Company be obligated to maintain separate bank accounts, books, records, or other evidence of the existence of a segregated or separately maintained or administered fund for such purposes. Participants shall have no rights under the Plan other than as unsecured general creditors of the Company, except that insofar as they may have become entitled to payment of additional compensation by performance of services, they shall have the same rights as other service providers under general law.

 

(o)               Reliance on Reports. Each member of the Committee and each member of the Board shall be fully justified in acting or failing to act, as the case may be, and shall not be liable for having so acted or failed to act in good faith, in reliance upon any report made by the independent public accountant of any member of the Company Group and/or any other information furnished in connection with the Plan by any agent of the Company or the Committee or the Board, other than himself or herself.

 

(p)               Relationship to Other Benefits. No payment under the Plan shall be taken into account in determining any benefits under any pension, retirement, profit sharing, group insurance, or other benefit plan of the Company except as otherwise specifically provided in such other plan or as required by Applicable Law.

 

(q)               Governing Law. THIS PLAN AND ITS ENFORCEMENT AND ANY CONTROVERSY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO ANY RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF [NEW YORK]. Each Participant who accepts an Award hereby (i) agrees that any action, directly or indirectly, arising out of, under or relating to the Plan or any Award hereunder shall exclusively be brought in and shall exclusively be heard and determined by either the Supreme Court of the State of [New York] sitting in [Manhattan or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York], and (ii) solely in connection with the action(s) contemplated by subsection (i) hereof, (A) irrevocably and unconditionally consents and submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts identified in subsection (i) hereof, (B) irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue in any of the courts identified in clause (i) of this Section 12(q), (C) irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim that any of the courts identified in such clause (i) is an inconvenient forum or does not have personal jurisdiction over such Participant or any member of the Company Group, and (D) agrees that mailing of process or other papers in connection with any such action in the manner provided herein or in such other manner as may be permitted by Applicable Law shall be valid and sufficient service thereof. EACH PARTICIPANT WHO ACCEPTS AN AWARD IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY SUIT, ACTION, OR OTHER PROCEEDING INSTITUTED BY OR AGAINST SUCH PARTICIPANT IN RESPECT OF THE PARTICIPANT’S RIGHTS OR OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER.

 

 

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(r)                Severability. If any provision of the Plan or any Award or Award Agreement is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction or as to any Person or Award, or would disqualify the Plan or any Award under any law deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to Applicable Law, or if it cannot be construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Committee, materially altering the intent of the Plan or the Award, such provision shall be construed or deemed stricken as to such jurisdiction, Person, or Award and the remainder of the Plan and any such Award shall remain in full force and effect.

 

(s)               Obligations Binding on Successors. The obligations of the Company under the Plan shall be binding upon any successor corporation or organization resulting from the merger, consolidation, or other reorganization of the Company, or upon any successor corporation or organization succeeding to substantially all of the assets and business of the Company.

 

(t)                Section 409A of the Code.

 

(i)               Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, it is intended that the provisions of the Plan comply with Section 409A of the Code, and all provisions of the Plan shall be construed and interpreted in a manner consistent with the requirements for avoiding taxes or penalties under Section 409A of the Code. Each Participant is solely responsible and liable for the satisfaction of all taxes and penalties that may be imposed on or in respect of such Participant in connection with the Plan (including any taxes and penalties under Section 409A of the Code), and neither the Service Recipient nor any other member of the Company Group shall have any obligation to indemnify or otherwise hold such Participant (or any beneficiary) harmless from any or all of such taxes or penalties. With respect to any Award that is considered “deferred compensation” subject to Section 409A of the Code, references in the Plan to “termination of employment” (and substantially similar phrases) shall mean “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code. For purposes of Section 409A of the Code, each of the payments that may be made in respect of any Award granted under the Plan is designated as a separate payment.

 

(ii)              Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, if a Participant is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, no payments in respect of any Awards that are “deferred compensation” subject to Section 409A of the Code and which would otherwise be payable upon the Participant’s “separation from service” (as defined in Section 409A of the Code) shall be made to such Participant prior to the date that is six months after the date of such Participant’s “separation from service” or, if earlier, the date of the Participant’s death. Following any applicable six-month delay, all such delayed payments will be paid in a single lump sum on the earliest date permitted under Section 409A of the Code that is also a business day.

 

 

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(iii)             Unless otherwise provided by the Committee in an Award Agreement or otherwise, in the event that the timing of payments in respect of any Award (that would otherwise be considered “deferred compensation” subject to Section 409A of the Code) are accelerated upon the occurrence of (A) a Change in Control, no such acceleration shall be permitted unless the event giving rise to the Change in Control satisfies the definition of a change in the ownership or effective control of a corporation, or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of a corporation pursuant to Section 409A of the Code or (B) a Disability, no such acceleration shall be permitted unless the Disability also satisfies the definition of “Disability” pursuant to Section 409A of the Code.

 

(u)               Clawback/Repayment. All Awards shall be subject to reduction, cancellation, forfeiture or recoupment to the extent necessary to comply with (i) any clawback, forfeiture or other similar policy adopted by the Board or the Committee and as in effect from time to time; and (ii) Applicable Law. Further, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, to the extent that the Participant receives any amount in excess of the amount that the Participant should otherwise have received under the terms of the Award for any reason (including, without limitation, by reason of a financial restatement, mistake in calculations or other administrative error), the Participant shall be required to repay any such excess amount to the Company.

 

(v)               Detrimental Activity. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if a Participant has engaged in any Detrimental Activity, as determined by the Committee, the Committee may, in its sole discretion and to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, provide for one or more of the following:

 

(i)               cancellation of any or all of such Participant’s outstanding Awards; or

 

(ii)              forfeiture by the Participant of any gain realized on the vesting or exercise of Awards, and repayment of any such gain promptly to the Company.

 

(w)              Right of Offset. The Company will have the right to offset against its obligation to deliver shares of Common Stock (or other property or cash) under the Plan or any Award Agreement any outstanding amounts (including, without limitation, travel and entertainment or advance account balances, loans, repayment obligations under any Awards, or amounts repayable to the Company pursuant to tax equalization, housing, automobile, or other employee programs) that the Participant then owes to any member of the Company Group and any amounts the Committee otherwise deems appropriate pursuant to any tax equalization policy or agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Award is “deferred compensation” subject to Section 409A of the Code, the Committee will have no right to offset against its obligation to deliver shares of Common Stock (or other property or cash) under the Plan or any Award Agreement if such offset could subject the Participant to the additional tax imposed under Section 409A of the Code in respect of an outstanding Award.

 

 

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(x)               Expenses; Titles and Headings. The expenses of administering the Plan shall be borne by the Company Group. The titles and headings of the sections in the Plan are for convenience of reference only, and in the event of any conflict, the text of the Plan, rather than such titles or headings, shall control.

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit E

 

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF

[●]

* * * * *

 

The present name of the corporation is Experience Investment Corp. (the “Corporation”). The Corporation was incorporated by the filing of the Corporation’s original Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on May 24, 2019. This Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), which restates and integrates and also further amends the provisions of the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended and restated, was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Sections 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

 

The Certificate of Incorporation is being amended and restated in connection with the transactions contemplated by that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December [●], 2020, by and among the Corporation, Experience Merger Sub, Inc. and BLADE Urban Air Mobility, Inc. (as amended, modified, supplemented or waived from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”). As part of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, all shares of the Class B Common Stock of the Corporation were converted on a 1-for-1 basis into shares of Class A Common Stock of the Corporation such that, at the effectiveness of this Certificate of Incorporation, only Class A Common Stock remains outstanding. All Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding prior to the effectiveness of this Certificate of Incorporation and all Class A Common Stock issued as part of the Merger Agreement and the Subscription Agreements contemplated by the Merger Agreement shall be Common Stock for all purposes of this Certificate of Incorporation.

 

The Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended and restated, is hereby amended, integrated and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

 

Article I
NAME

 

The name of the Corporation is [●].

 

Article II
REGISTERED OFFICE AND AGENT

 

The address of the registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware is 251 Little Falls Drive, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, State of Delaware, 19808, and the name of the Corporation’s registered agent at such address is Corporation Service Company.

 

 

 

 

Article III

PURPOSE

 

The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may now or hereafter be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”).

 

Article IV
CAPITAL STOCK

 

The total number of shares of all classes of stock that the Corporation shall have authority to issue is [      ], which shall be divided into two classes as follows:

 

(i) [      ] shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”); and

 

(ii) [      ] shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Preferred Stock”).

 

A. Capital Stock.

 

1. The board of directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”) is hereby expressly authorized, by resolution or resolutions, at any time and from time to time, to provide, out of the unissued shares of Preferred Stock, for one or more series of Preferred Stock and, with respect to each such series, to fix, without further stockholder approval, the number of shares constituting such series and the designation of such series, the powers (including voting powers), preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, of such series of Preferred Stock. The powers (including voting powers), preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights of, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, of each series of Preferred Stock, if any, may differ from those of any and all other series at any time outstanding.

 

2. Each holder of record of Common Stock, as such, shall be entitled to one vote for each share of Common Stock held of record by such holder on all matters on which stockholders are entitled to vote generally, including the election or removal of directors. Except as otherwise required by law, holders of Common Stock shall not be entitled to vote on any amendment to this Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designation relating to any series of Preferred Stock) that relates solely to the terms of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock if the holders of such affected series are entitled, either separately or together with the holders of one or more other such series, to vote thereon pursuant to this Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designation relating to any series of Preferred Stock) or pursuant to the DGCL.

 

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3. Except as otherwise required by law, holders of any series of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to only such voting rights, if any, as shall expressly be granted thereto by this Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designation relating to such series of Preferred Stock).

 

4. Subject to applicable law and the rights, if any, of the holders of any outstanding series of Preferred Stock or any class or series of stock having a preference over or the right to participate with the Common Stock with respect to the payment of dividends, dividends may be declared and paid ratably on the Common Stock out of the assets of the Corporation that are legally available for this purpose at such times and in such amounts as the Board of Directors in its discretion shall determine.

 

5. Upon the dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Corporation, after payment or provision for payment of the debts and other liabilities of the Corporation and subject to the rights, if any, of the holders of any outstanding series of Preferred Stock or any class or series of stock having a preference over or the right to participate with the Common Stock with respect to the distribution of assets of the Corporation upon such dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Corporation, the holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive the remaining assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders ratably in proportion to the number of shares held by them.

 

6. The number of authorized shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority in voting power of the stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the DGCL (or any successor provision thereto), and no vote of the holders of any of the Common Stock or the Preferred Stock voting separately as a class shall be required therefor, unless a vote of any such holder is required pursuant to this Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designation relating to any series of Preferred Stock).

 

Article V
AMENDMENT OF THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS

 

A.                The Board of Directors is expressly authorized to make, alter, amend, change, add to, rescind or repeal, in whole or in part, the bylaws of the Corporation (as in effect from time to time, the “Bylaws”) without the assent or vote of the stockholders in any manner not inconsistent with the laws of the State of Delaware, this Certificate of Incorporation or the Investor Rights Agreement.

 

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Article VI 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

A.                Except as otherwise provided in this Certificate of Incorporation or the DGCL, the business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors. Except as otherwise provided for or fixed pursuant to the Investor Rights Agreement or any certificate of designation with respect to any series of Preferred Stock, the total number of directors shall be determined from time to time exclusively by resolution adopted by the Board of Directors. The directors (other than those directors elected by the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, voting separately as a series or together with one or more other such series, as the case may be) shall be divided into three classes designated Class I, Class II and Class III. Each class shall consist, as nearly as possible, of one-third of the total number of such directors. Class I directors shall initially serve for a term expiring immediately following the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders for the calendar year ended December 31, 2021, Class II directors shall initially serve for a term expiring immediately following the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders for the calendar year ended December 31, 2022 and Class III directors shall initially serve for a term expiring immediately following the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders for the calendar year ended December 31, 2023. Commencing with the annual meeting of stockholders for the calendar year ended December 31, 2021, the directors of the class to be elected at each annual meeting shall be elected for a three year term. If the number of such directors is changed, any increase or decrease shall be apportioned among the classes so as to maintain the number of directors in each class as nearly equal as possible, and any such additional director of any class elected to fill a newly created directorship resulting from an increase in such class shall hold office for a term that shall coincide with the remaining term of that class, but in no case shall a decrease in the number of directors remove or shorten the term of any incumbent director. Any such director shall hold office until the annual meeting at which his or her term expires and until his or her successor shall be elected and qualified, or his or her earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal from office. The Board of Directors is authorized to assign members of the Board of Directors already in office to their respective class.

 

B.                 Without limiting the rights of any party to the Investor Rights Agreement, any newly-created directorship on the Board of Directors that results from an increase in the number of directors and any vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors (whether by death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal or other cause) may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then in office, even if less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director or by the stockholders. Any director elected to fill a vacancy or newly created directorship shall hold office until the next election of the class for which such director shall have been chosen and until his or her successor shall be elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal.

 

C.                 Without limiting the rights of any party to the Investor Rights Agreement, any or all of the directors (other than the directors elected by the holders of any series of Preferred Stock of the Corporation, voting separately as a series or together with one or more other such series, as the case may be) may be removed at any time either with or without cause by the affirmative vote of a majority in voting power of all outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single class.

 

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D.                Elections of directors need not be by written ballot unless the Bylaws shall so provide.

 

E.                 During any period when the holders of any series of Preferred Stock have the right to elect additional directors, then upon commencement and for the duration of the period during which such right continues: (i) the then otherwise total authorized number of directors of the Corporation shall automatically be increased by such specified number of directors, and the holders of such Preferred Stock shall be entitled to elect the additional directors so provided for or fixed pursuant to said provisions, and (ii) each such additional director shall serve until such director’s successor shall have been duly elected and qualified, or until such director’s right to hold such office terminates pursuant to said provisions, whichever occurs earlier, subject to such director’s earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal. Except as otherwise provided by the Board of Directors in the resolution or resolutions establishing such series, whenever the holders of any series of Preferred Stock having such right to elect additional directors are divested of such right pursuant to the provisions of such stock, the terms of office of all such additional directors elected by the holders of such stock, or elected to fill any vacancies resulting from the death, resignation, disqualification or removal of such additional directors, shall forthwith terminate (in which case each such director thereupon shall cease to be qualified as, and shall cease to be, a director) and the total authorized number of directors of the Corporation shall automatically be reduced accordingly.

 

F.                  As used in this Article VI only, the term “Affiliate” means a Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, another Person, and the term “Person” means any individual, corporation, general or limited partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, association or any other entity.

 

Article VII
LIMITATION OF DIRECTOR LIABILITY

 

A.                To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL as it now exists or may hereafter be amended, a director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty owed to the Corporation or its stockholders.

 

B.                 Neither the amendment nor repeal of this Article VII, nor the adoption of any provision of this Certificate of Incorporation, nor, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, any modification of law shall eliminate, reduce or otherwise adversely affect any right or protection of a current or former director of the Corporation existing at the time of such amendment, repeal, adoption or modification.

 

Article VIII
CONSENT OF STOCKHOLDERS IN LIEU OF MEETING, ANNUAL AND SPECIAL MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS

 

A.                Any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of such holders and may not be effected by any consent in writing by such holders; provided, however, that any action required or permitted to be taken by the holders of Preferred Stock, voting separately as a series or separately as a class with one or more other such series, may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, to the extent expressly so provided by the applicable certificate of designation relating to such series of Preferred Stock.

 

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B.                 Except as otherwise required by law and subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, special meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation for any purpose or purposes may be called at any time only by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or the Chairman of the Board of Directors.

 

C.                 An annual meeting of stockholders for the election of directors to succeed those whose terms expire and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting, shall be held at such place, if any, on such date, and at such time as shall be fixed exclusively by resolution of the Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof.

 

Article IX
COMPETITION AND CORPORATE OPPORTUNITIES

 

A.                In recognition and anticipation that (i) certain directors, principals, officers, employees and/or other representatives of the Original Sponsor and its Affiliates (as defined below) may serve as directors, officers or agents of the Corporation, (ii)  the Original Sponsor and its Affiliates, including (I) 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 (II) any of their respective limited partners, non-managing members or other similar direct or indirect investors may now engage and may continue to engage in the same or similar activities or related lines of business as those in which the Corporation, directly or indirectly, may engage and/or other business activities that overlap with or compete with those in which the Corporation, directly or indirectly, may engage, and (iii) members of the Board of Directors who are not employees of the Corporation (“Non-Employee Directors”) and their respective Affiliates, including (I) 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 (II) any of their respective limited partners, non-managing members or other similar direct or indirect investors may now engage and may continue to engage in the same or similar activities or related lines of business as those in which the Corporation, directly or indirectly, may engage and/or other business activities that overlap with or compete with those in which the Corporation, directly or indirectly, may engage, the provisions of this Article IX are set forth to regulate and define the conduct of certain affairs of the Corporation with respect to certain classes or categories of business opportunities as they may involve any of the Original Sponsor, the Non-Employee Directors or their respective Affiliates and the powers, rights, duties and liabilities of the Corporation and its directors, officers and stockholders in connection therewith.

 

B.                 None of (i)  the Original Sponsor or (ii) any Non-Employee Director (including any Non-Employee Director who serves as an officer of the Corporation in both his or her director and officer capacities) or his or her Affiliates (the Persons (as defined below) identified in (i) and (ii) above being referred to, collectively, as “Identified Persons” and, individually, as an “Identified Person”) shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, have any duty to refrain from directly or indirectly (1) engaging in and possessing interests in other business ventures of every type and description, including those engaged in the same or similar business activities or lines of business in which the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries now engages or proposes to engage or (2) competing with the Corporation 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, and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, no Identified Person shall be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders or to any Affiliate of the Corporation for breach of any fiduciary duty solely by reason of the fact that such Identified Person engages in any such activities. To the fullest extent permitted from time to time by the laws of the State of Delaware, the Corporation hereby renounces any interest or expectancy in, or right to be offered an opportunity to participate in, any business opportunity that may be a corporate opportunity for an Identified Person and the Corporation or any of its Affiliates, except as provided in Section (C) of this Article IX. Subject to said Section (C) of this Article IX, in the event that any Identified Person acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or matter that may be a corporate or other business opportunity for such Identified Person or any of such Identified Person’s Affiliates, and the Corporation or any of its Affiliates, such Identified Person shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, have no duty (fiduciary, contractual or otherwise) to communicate or present such transaction or matter to the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, as the case may be and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, shall not be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders or to any subsidiary of the Corporation for breach of any duty (fiduciary, contractual or otherwise) as a stockholder, director or officer of the Corporation by reason of the fact that such Identified Person, directly or indirectly, pursues or acquires such opportunity for itself, herself or himself, directs such opportunity to another Person or does not present such opportunity to the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries.

 

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C.                 The Corporation does not renounce its interest in any corporate opportunity offered to any Non-Employee Director (including any Non-Employee Director who serves as an officer of this Corporation) if such opportunity is expressly offered to such person solely in his or her capacity as a director or officer of the Corporation, and the provisions of Section (B) of this Article IX shall not apply to any such corporate opportunity.

 

D.                 In addition to and notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article IX, a corporate opportunity shall not be deemed to be a potential corporate opportunity for the Corporation if it is a business opportunity that (i) the Corporation is neither financially or legally able, nor contractually permitted to undertake, (ii) from its nature, is not in the line of the Corporation’s business or is of no practical advantage to the Corporation or (iii) is one in which the Corporation has no interest or reasonable expectancy.

 

E.                 For purposes of this Article IX, (i) “Affiliate” shall mean (a) in respect of the Original Sponsor, any Person that, directly or indirectly, is controlled by the Original Sponsor (as applicable), controls the Original Sponsor (as applicable) or is under common control with (as applicable) and shall include any principal, member, director, partner, stockholder, officer, employee or other representative of any of the foregoing (other than the Corporation and any entity that is controlled by the Corporation), (b) in respect of a Non-Employee Director, any Person that, directly or indirectly, is controlled by such Non-Employee Director (other than the Corporation and any entity that is controlled by the Corporation) and (c) in respect of the Corporation, any Person that, directly or indirectly, is controlled by the Corporation; and (ii) “Person” shall mean any individual, corporation, general or limited partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, association or any other entity.

 

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F.                  To the fullest extent permitted by law, any Person purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in any shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and to have consented to the provisions of this Article IX.

 

Article X
DGCL SECTION 203 AND BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

 

A.                The Corporation hereby expressly elects not to be governed by Section 203 of the DGCL.

 

B.                 Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporation shall not engage in any business combination (as defined below), at any point in time at which the Corporation’s Common Stock is registered under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, with any interested stockholder (as defined below) for a period of three (3) years following the time that such stockholder became an interested stockholder, unless:

 

1. prior to such time, the Board of Directors approved either the business combination or the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, or

 

2. upon consummation of the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of the voting stock (as defined below) of the Corporation outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, excluding for purposes of determining the voting stock outstanding (but not the outstanding voting stock owned by the interested stockholder) those shares owned by (i) persons who are directors and also officers and (ii) employee stock plans in which employee participants do not have the right to determine confidentially whether shares held subject to the plan will be tendered in a tender or exchange offer, or

 

3. at or subsequent to such time, the business combination is approved by the Board of Directors and authorized at an annual or special meeting of stockholders, and not by written consent, by the affirmative vote of at least 66 2/3% of the outstanding voting stock of the Corporation that is not owned by the interested stockholder, or

 

4. the stockholder became an interested stockholder inadvertently and (i) as soon as practicable divested itself of ownership of sufficient shares so that the stockholder ceased to be an interested stockholder and (ii) was not, at any time within the three-year period immediately prior to a business combination between the Corporation and such stockholder, an interested stockholder but for the inadvertent acquisition of ownership.

 

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C.                 For purposes of this Article X, references to:

 

1. affiliate” means a person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, another person.

 

2. associate,” when used to indicate a relationship with any person, means: (i) any corporation, partnership, unincorporated association or other entity of which such person is a director, officer or partner or is, directly or indirectly, the owner of 20% or more of any class of voting stock; (ii) any trust or other estate in which such person has at least a 20% beneficial interest or as to which such person serves as trustee or in a similar fiduciary capacity; and (iii) any relative or spouse of such person, or any relative of such spouse, who has the same residence as such person.

 

3. business combination,” when used in reference to the Corporation and any interested stockholder of the Corporation, means:

 

(i) any merger or consolidation of the Corporation or any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Corporation (a) with the interested stockholder, or (b) with any other corporation, partnership, unincorporated association or other entity if the merger or consolidation is caused by the interested stockholder and as a result of such merger or consolidation Section (B) of this Article X is not applicable to the surviving entity;

 

(ii) any sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other disposition (in one transaction or a series of transactions), except proportionately as a stockholder of the Corporation, to or with the interested stockholder, whether as part of a dissolution or otherwise, of assets of the Corporation or of any direct or indirect majority- owned subsidiary of the Corporation which assets have an aggregate market value equal to 10% or more of either the aggregate market value of all the assets of the Corporation determined on a consolidated basis or the aggregate market value of all the outstanding stock of the Corporation;

 

(iii) any transaction that results in the issuance or transfer by the Corporation or by any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Corporation of any stock of the Corporation or of such subsidiary to the interested stockholder, except: (a) pursuant to the exercise, exchange or conversion of securities exercisable for, exchangeable for or convertible into stock of the Corporation or any such subsidiary which securities were outstanding prior to the time that the interested stockholder became such; (b) pursuant to a merger under Section 251(g) of the DGCL; (c) pursuant to a dividend or distribution paid or made, or the exercise, exchange or conversion of securities exercisable for, exchangeable for or convertible into stock of the Corporation or any such subsidiary which security is distributed, pro rata to all holders of a class or series of stock of the Corporation subsequent to the time the interested stockholder became such; (d) pursuant to an exchange offer by the Corporation to purchase stock made on the same terms to all holders of said stock; or (e) any issuance or transfer of stock by the Corporation; provided, however, that in no case under items (c)-(e) of this subsection (iii) shall there be an increase in the interested stockholder’s proportionate share of the stock of any class or series of the Corporation or of the voting stock of the Corporation (except as a result of immaterial changes due to fractional share adjustments);

 

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(iv) any transaction involving the Corporation or any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Corporation that has the effect, directly or indirectly, of increasing the proportionate share of the stock of any class or series, or securities convertible into the stock of any class or series, of the Corporation or of any such subsidiary that is owned by the interested stockholder, except as a result of immaterial changes due to fractional share adjustments or as a result of any purchase or redemption of any shares of stock not caused, directly or indirectly, by the interested stockholder; or

 

(v) any receipt by the interested stockholder of the benefit, directly or indirectly (except proportionately as a stockholder of the Corporation), of any loans, advances, guarantees, pledges, or other financial benefits (other than those expressly permitted in subsections (i)-(iv) above) provided by or through the Corporation or any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary.

 

4. control,” including the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with,” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a person, whether through the ownership of voting stock, by contract, or otherwise. A person who is the owner of 20% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the Corporation, partnership, unincorporated association or other entity shall be presumed to have control of such entity, in the absence of proof by a preponderance of the evidence to the contrary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a presumption of control shall not apply where such person holds voting stock, in good faith and not for the purpose of circumventing this Article X, as an agent, bank, broker, nominee, custodian or trustee for one or more owners who do not individually or as a group have control of such entity.

 

5. interested stockholder” means any person (other than the Corporation or any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Corporation) that (i) is the owner of 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the Corporation, (ii) is an affiliate or associate of the Corporation and was the owner of 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the Corporation at any time within the three (3) year period immediately prior to the date on which it is sought to be determined whether such person is an interested stockholder or (iii) the affiliates and associates of any such person described in clauses (i) and (ii); provided, however, that “interested stockholder” shall not include any person whose ownership of shares in excess of the 15% limitation set forth herein is the result of any action taken solely by the Corporation; provided, that such person specified in this clause (b) shall be an interested stockholder if thereafter such person acquires additional shares of voting stock of the Corporation, except as a result of (x) further corporate action not caused, directly or indirectly, by such person or (y) an acquisition of a de minimis number of such additional shares. For the purpose of determining whether a person is an interested stockholder, the voting stock of the Corporation deemed to be outstanding shall include stock deemed to be owned by the person through application of the definition of “owner” below but shall not include any other unissued stock of the Corporation that may be issuable pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding, or upon exercise of conversion rights, warrants or options, or otherwise.

 

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6. owner,” including the terms “own” and “owned,” when used with respect to any stock, means a person that individually or with or through any of its affiliates or associates:

 

(i) beneficially owns such stock, directly or indirectly; or

 

(ii) has (a) the right to acquire such stock (whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time) pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding, or upon the exercise of conversion rights, exchange rights, warrants or options, or otherwise; provided, however, that a person shall not be deemed the owner of stock tendered pursuant to a tender or exchange offer made by such person or any of such person’s affiliates or associates until such tendered stock is accepted for purchase or exchange; or (b) the right to vote such stock pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding; provided, however, that a person shall not be deemed the owner of any stock because of such person’s right to vote such stock if the agreement, arrangement or understanding to vote such stock arises solely from a revocable proxy or consent given in response to a proxy or consent solicitation made to ten (10) or more persons; or

 

(iii) has any agreement, arrangement or understanding for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting (except voting pursuant to a revocable proxy or consent as described in item (b) of subsection (ii) above), or disposing of such stock with any other person that beneficially owns, or whose affiliates or associates beneficially own, directly or indirectly, such stock.

 

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7. person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, unincorporated association or other entity.

 

8. stock” means, with respect to any corporation, capital stock and, with respect to any other entity, any equity interest.

 

9. voting stock” means stock of any class or series entitled to vote generally in the election of directors and, with respect to any entity that is not a corporation, any equity interest entitled to vote generally in the election of the governing body of such entity. Every reference in this Article X to a percentage of voting stock shall refer to such percentage of the votes of such voting stock.

 

Article XI
MISCELLANEOUS

 

A.                Forum.

 

1.

Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, if such court does not have jurisdiction, the federal district court for the District of Delaware) shall be the sole and exclusive forum for: (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation; (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any current or former director or officer or other employee of the Corporation to the Corporation or the Corporation’s stockholders; (iii) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation or any current or former director or officer or other employee of the Corporation arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL or the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws (as either may be amended, restated, modified, supplemented or waived from time to time); (iv) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation or any current or former director or officer or other employee of the Corporation governed by the internal affairs doctrine; or (v) any action asserting an “internal corporate claim” as that term is defined in Section 115 of the DGCL. For the avoidance of doubt, this Article XI(A)(1) shall not apply to any action or proceeding asserting a claim under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) or the Exchange Act.

 

2. Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the federal district courts of the United States of America shall be the sole and exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act.

 

B.                 Consent to Jurisdiction. If any action the subject matter of which is within the scope of Article XI(A) above is filed in a court other than a court located within the State of Delaware (a “Foreign Action”) in the name of any stockholder, such stockholder shall be deemed to have consented to (i) the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located within the State of Delaware in connection with any action brought in any such court to enforce Article XI(A) above (an “FSC Enforcement Action”) and (ii) having service of process made upon such stockholder in any such FSC Enforcement Action by service upon such stockholder’s counsel in the Foreign Action as agent for such stockholder.

 

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C.                 Severability. If any provision or provisions in the Certificate of Incorporation shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable as applied to any person or entity or circumstance for any reason whatsoever, then, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the validity, legality and enforceability of such provision or provisions in any other circumstance and of the remaining provisions in the Certificate of Incorporation and the application of such provision or provisions to other persons or entities and circumstances shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

 

D.                Any person (as defined in Article X) purchasing or otherwise acquiring or holding any interest in any security of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and provided consent to this Article XI.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to be executed by its duly authorized officer on this [ ] day of [     ], [     ].

 

  Experience Investment Corp.
   
  By:  
  Name:
  Title:

 

 

 

 

Exhibit F

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED
BYLAWS
OF

 

[ ]1

 

* * * *

 

Article I

Offices

 

Section 1.01        Registered Office. The registered office and registered agent of [    ]2 (the “Corporation”) shall be as set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation (as defined below). The Corporation may also have offices in such other places in the United States or elsewhere (and may change the Corporation’s registered agent) as the board of directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”) may, from time to time, determine or as the business of the Corporation may require as determined by any officer of the Corporation.

 

Article II

Meetings of Stockholders

 

Section 2.01        Annual Meetings. Annual meetings of stockholders may be held at such place, if any, either within or without the State of Delaware, and at such time and date as the Board of Directors shall determine and state in the notice of meeting. The Board of Directors may, in its sole discretion, determine that the meeting shall not be held at any place, but may instead be held solely by means of remote communication, including by webcast as described in Section 2.11 of these Amended and Restated Bylaws (these “Bylaws”), in accordance with the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”). The Board of Directors may postpone, reschedule or cancel any annual meeting of stockholders previously scheduled by the Board of Directors.

 

Section 2.02        Special Meetings. Special meetings of the stockholders may only be called in the manner provided in the Corporation’s second amended and restated certificate of incorporation as then in effect (as the same may be amended and/or restated from time to time, the “Certificate of Incorporation”) and may be held either within or without the State of Delaware, and at such time and date as the Board of Directors or the Chairman of the Board of Directors shall determine and state in the notice of such meeting. The Board of Directors may, in its sole discretion, determine that special meetings of stockholders shall not be held at any place, but may instead be held solely by means of remote communication as described in Section 2.11 of these Bylaws in accordance with Section 211(a)(2) of the DGCL. The Board of Directors may postpone, reschedule or cancel any special meeting of stockholders previously scheduled by the Board of Directors or the Chairman of the Board of Directors.

 

 

1 Note to Draft: to be renamed effective upon the Merger.

 

2 Note to Draft: to be renamed effective upon the Merger.

 

 

 

 

Section 2.03        Notice of Stockholder Business and Nominations.

 

(A)             Annual Meetings of Stockholders.

 

(1)               Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors and the proposal of other business to be considered by the stockholders may be made at an annual meeting of stockholders only (a) as provided in the Investor Rights Agreement (as defined in the Certificate of Incorporation), (b) pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) delivered pursuant to Section 2.04, (c) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or any authorized committee thereof, or (d) by any stockholder of the Corporation who (i) was a stockholder of record at the time the notice provided for in this Section 2.03 was given, on the record date for the determination of stockholders of the Corporation entitled to vote at the meeting, and at the time of the meeting, (ii) is entitled to vote at the meeting, and (iii) subject to ‎Section 2.03(C)(4), complies with the notice procedures set forth in these Bylaws as to such business or nomination. This Section 2.03(A)(1)(d) shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to make nominations (other than pursuant to Section 2.03(A)(1)(a)) or submit other business before an annual meeting of stockholders (other than pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)).

 

(2)               For nominations or other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder pursuant to Section 2.03(A)(1)(d), the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing and otherwise in proper form in accordance with this Section 2.03(A)(2) to the Secretary of the Corporation, and, in the case of business other than nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors, such other business must constitute a proper matter for stockholder action under applicable law. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice shall be delivered to the Secretary not earlier than the Close of Business on the 120th calendar day prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting nor later than the Close of Business on the 90th calendar day prior to the first anniversary of the date of the preceding year’s annual meeting (which first anniversary date shall, for purposes of the Corporation’s first annual meeting of stockholders (or special meeting in lieu thereof) held after the shares of the Corporation’s common stock are first publicly traded (the “First Annual Meeting”), be deemed to be [  ]3); provided, that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is more than 30 calendar days before or more than 70 calendar days after the anniversary date of the preceding year’s annual meeting, or if no annual meeting was held in the preceding year (other than in connection with the First Annual Meeting), notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so delivered not earlier than the Close of Business on the 120th calendar day prior to the date of such annual meeting and not later than the Close of Business on the later of the 90th calendar day prior to the date of such annual meeting or the tenth calendar day following the calendar day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made by the Corporation. In no event shall the public announcement of an adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above. For the avoidance of doubt, a stockholder shall not be entitled to make additional or substitute nominations following the expiration of the time periods set forth in these Bylaws. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 2.03(A)(2) to the contrary, in the event that the number of directors to be elected to the Board of Directors at an annual meeting is increased and there is no public announcement by the Corporation naming all of the nominees for director or specifying the size of the increased Board of Directors at least 100 calendar days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting of stockholders, then a stockholder’s notice required by this Section 2.03 shall be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for any new positions created by such increase, if it is received by the Secretary of the Corporation not later than the Close of Business on the tenth calendar day following the day on which such public announcement is first made by the Corporation.

 

 

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(3)               To be in proper form, a stockholder’s notice delivered to the Secretary pursuant to this Section 2.03 must:

 

(a)               set forth, as to each person whom the Noticing Stockholder (as defined herein) proposes to nominate for election or re-election as a director, (i) the name, age, business address and residence address of such person, (ii) the principal occupation or employment of such person (present and for the past five years), (iii) the Ownership Information (as defined herein) for such person and any member of the immediate family of such person, or any Affiliate or Associate (as such terms are defined herein) of such person, or any person acting in concert therewith, (iv) all information relating to such person that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for the election of directors in a contested election pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (including such person’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected) and (v) a complete and accurate description of all direct and indirect compensation and other material monetary agreements, arrangements and understandings (whether written or oral) during the past three years, and any other material relationships, between or among the Holders and/or any Stockholder Associated Person (as such terms are defined herein), on the one hand, and each proposed nominee and any member of the immediate family of such proposed nominee, and his or her respective Affiliates and Associates, or others acting in concert therewith, on the other hand, including, without limitation all biographical and related party transaction and other information that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to the federal and state securities laws, including Rule 404 promulgated under Regulation S-K (the “Regulation S-K”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) (or any successor provision), if any Holder and/or any Stockholder Associated Person were the “registrant” for purposes of such rule and the nominee were a director or executive officer of such registrant;

 

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(b)               if the notice relates to any business other than nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors that the stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting, set forth (i) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting, (ii) the text, if any, of the proposal or business (including the text of any resolutions proposed for consideration and in the event that such business includes a proposal to amend these Bylaws, the language of the proposed amendment), (iii) the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting and any material interest of each Holder and any Stockholder Associated Person in such business, and (iv) a description of all agreements, arrangements and understandings between each Holder and any Stockholder Associated Person and any other person or persons (including their names) in connection with the proposal of such business by such stockholder;

 

(c)               set forth, as to the stockholder giving the notice (the “Noticing Stockholder”) and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made (collectively with the Noticing Stockholder, the “Holders” and each, a “Holder”): (i) the name and address as they appear on the Corporation’s books and records of each Holder and the name and address of any Stockholder Associated Person, (ii) (A) the class or series and number of shares of the Corporation which are, directly or indirectly, owned beneficially and of record by each Holder and any Stockholder Associated Person (provided, however, that for purposes of this Section 2.03(A)(3), any such person shall in all events be deemed to beneficially own any shares of the Corporation as to which such person has a right to acquire beneficial ownership at any time in the future), (B) any option, warrant, convertible security, stock appreciation right, or similar right with an exercise or conversion privilege or a settlement payment or mechanism at a price related to any class or series of shares of the Corporation or with a value derived, in whole or in part, from the value of any class or series of shares of the Corporation, whether or not such instrument or right shall be subject to settlement in the underlying class or series of capital stock of the Corporation or otherwise (a “Derivative Instrument”) directly or indirectly owned beneficially by each Holder and any Stockholder Associated Person and any other direct or indirect opportunity to profit or share in any profit derived from any increase or decrease in the value of shares of the Corporation, (C) any proxy, contract, arrangement, understanding or relationship pursuant to which each Holder and any Stockholder Associated Person has a right to vote or has granted a right to vote any shares of any security of the Corporation, (D) any Short Interest held by each Holder and any Stockholder Associated Person presently or within the last 12 months in any security of the Corporation (for purposes of this Section 2.03 a person shall be deemed to have a “Short Interest” in a security if such person, directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, has the opportunity to profit or share in any profit derived from any decrease in the value of the subject security), (E) any agreement, arrangement or understanding (including any contract to purchase or sell, acquisition or grant of any option, right or warrant to purchase or sell, swap or other instrument) between and among each Holder, any Stockholder Associated Person, on the one hand, and any person acting in concert with any such person, on the other hand, the intent or effect of which may be to transfer to or from any such person, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any security of the Corporation or to increase or decrease the voting power of any such person with respect to any security of the Corporation, (F) any direct or indirect legal, economic or financial interest (including Short Interest) of each Holder and any Stockholder Associated Person in the outcome of any vote to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation or any other entity with respect to any matter that is substantially related, directly or indirectly, to any nomination or business proposed by any Holder under this Section 2.03, (G) any rights to dividends on the shares of the Corporation owned beneficially by each Holder and any Stockholder Associated Person that are separated or separable from the underlying shares of the Corporation, (H) any proportionate interest in shares of the Corporation or Derivative Instruments held, directly or indirectly, by a general or limited partnership or limited liability company or similar entity in which any Holder and any Stockholder Associated Person is a general partner or, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns any interest in a general partner or is the manager or managing member or, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns any interest in the manager or managing member of a limited liability company or similar entity, and (I) any performance-related fees (other than an asset-based fee) that each Holder and any Stockholder Associated Person is entitled to based on any increase or decrease in the value of shares of the Corporation or Derivative Instruments, if any, as of the date of such notice (Sub-clauses (A) through (I) above of this Section 2.03(A)(3)(c)(ii) shall be referred, collectively, as the “Ownership Information”), (iii) a representation by the Noticing Stockholder that such stockholder is a holder of record of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting, will continue to be a stockholder of record of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting through the date of such meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to propose such business or nomination, (iv) a representation as to whether any Holder and/or any Stockholder Associated Person intends or is part of a group which intends (A) to deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the Corporation’s outstanding capital stock required to approve or adopt the proposal or elect the nominee and/or (B) otherwise to solicit proxies from stockholders in support of such proposal or nomination, (v) a certification that each Holder and any Stockholder Associated Person has complied with all applicable federal, state and other legal requirements in connection with its acquisition of shares or other securities of the Corporation and such person’s acts or omissions as a stockholder of the Corporation, (vi) any other information relating to such stockholder and beneficial owner, if any, required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for, as applicable, the proposal and/or for the election of directors in an election contest, or is otherwise required, pursuant to and in accordance with Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, (vii) a representation as to the accuracy of the information set forth in the notice, and (viii) with respect to each person nominated for election to the Board of Directors, include a completed and signed questionnaire, representation and agreement and any and all other information required by Section 2.03(D).

 

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(4)               A Noticing Stockholder shall further update and supplement its notice of any nomination or other business proposed to be brought before a meeting, if necessary, so that the information provided or required to be provided in such notice pursuant to this Section 2.03(A) shall be true and correct (a) as of the record date for the meeting and (b) as of the date that is 15 calendar days prior to the meeting or any adjournment, recess, rescheduling or postponement thereof. Such update and supplement shall be delivered to the Secretary not later than three Business Days after the later of the record date or the date notice of the record date is first publicly announced (in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of the record date for the meeting) and not later than seven Business Days prior to the date for the meeting, if practicable (or, if not practicable, on the first practicable date prior to the meeting), or any adjournment, recess, rescheduling or postponement thereof (in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of ten Business Days prior to the meeting or any adjournment, recess, rescheduling or postponement thereof).

 

(5)               The Corporation may also, as a condition to any such nomination or business being deemed properly brought before an annual meeting, require any Holder or any proposed nominee to deliver to the Secretary, within five Business Days of any such request, such other information as may reasonably be requested by the Corporation, including such other information as may be reasonably required by the Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, to determine (a) the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as a director of the Corporation, (b) whether such nominee qualifies as an “independent director” or “audit committee financial expert” under applicable law, securities exchange rule or regulation, or any publicly disclosed corporate governance guideline or committee charter of the Corporation and (c) such other information that the Board of Directors determines, in its sole discretion, could be material to a reasonable stockholder’s understanding of the independence, or lack thereof, of such nominee.

 

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(B)              Special Meetings of Stockholders. Only such business shall be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting under Section 2.02. At any time that the stockholders are not prohibited from filling vacancies or newly created directorships on the Board of Directors, nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors to fill any vacancy or newly created directorship may be made at a special meeting of stockholders at which any proposal to fill any vacancy or newly created directorship is to be presented to the stockholders (1) as provided in the Investor Rights Agreement, (2) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof or (3) by any stockholder of the Corporation who (a) was a stockholder of record at the time the notice provided for in this Section 2.03 was given, on the record date for the determination of stockholders of the Corporation entitled to vote at the meeting, and at the time of the meeting, (b) is entitled to vote at the meeting, and (c) subject to Section 2.03(C)(4), complies with the notice procedures set forth in these Bylaws as to such business or nomination, including delivering the stockholder’s notice required by Section 2.03(A) with respect to any nomination (including the completed and signed questionnaire, representation and agreement required by Section 2.03(D)) to the Secretary not earlier than the Close of Business on the 120th calendar day prior to such special meeting, nor later than the Close of Business on the later of the 90th calendar day prior to such special meeting or the tenth calendar day following the day on which public announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees, if any, proposed by the Board of Directors to be elected at such meeting. In no event shall the public announcement of an adjournment or postponement of a special meeting commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above.

 

(C)              General.

 

(1)               Except as provided in Section 2.03(C)(4) only such persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.03 or the Investor Rights Agreement shall be eligible to be elected at an annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation to serve as directors and only such business shall be conducted at an annual or special meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, the chairman of the meeting shall, in addition to making any other determination that may be appropriate for the conduct of the meeting, have the power and duty to determine whether a nomination or any business proposed to be brought before the meeting was made or proposed, as the case may be, in accordance with the procedures set forth in these Bylaws and, if any proposed nomination or business is not in compliance with these Bylaws, to declare that such defective proposal or nomination shall be disregarded. The date and time of the opening and the closing of the polls for each matter upon which the stockholders will vote at a meeting shall be announced at the meeting by the chairman of the meeting. The Board of Directors may adopt by resolution such rules and regulations for the conduct of the meeting of stockholders as it shall deem appropriate. Except to the extent inconsistent with such rules and regulations as adopted by the Board of Directors, the chairman of the meeting shall have the right and authority to convene and (for any or no reason) to recess and/or adjourn the meeting, to prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures and to do all such acts as, in the judgment of such chairman, are appropriate for the proper conduct of the meeting. Such rules, regulations or procedures, whether adopted by the Board of Directors or prescribed by the chairman of the meeting, may include, without limitation, the following: (i) the establishment of an agenda or order of business for the meeting; (ii) rules and procedures for maintaining order at the meeting and the safety of those present; (iii) limitations on attendance at or participation in the meeting to stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, their duly authorized and constituted proxies or such other persons as the chairman of the meeting shall determine; (iv) restrictions on entry to the meeting after the time fixed for the commencement thereof; (v) limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments by participants and on stockholder approvals; and (vi) restricting the use of cell phones, audio or video recording devices and similar devices at the meeting. The chairman of the meeting’s rulings on procedural matters shall be final. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.03, unless otherwise required by law, if the Noticing Stockholder (or a qualified representative thereof) does not appear at the annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation to present a nomination or business, such nomination shall be disregarded and such proposed business shall not be transacted, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by the Corporation. For purposes of this Section 2.03, to be considered a qualified representative of the Noticing Stockholder, a person must be a duly authorized officer, manager or partner of such Noticing Stockholder or must be authorized by a writing executed by such Noticing Stockholder or an electronic transmission delivered by such Noticing Stockholder to act for such Noticing Stockholder as proxy at the meeting of stockholders and such person must produce such writing or electronic transmission, or a reliable reproduction of the writing or electronic transmission, at the meeting of stockholders. Unless and to the extent determined by the Board of Directors or the chairman of the meeting, the meeting of stockholders shall not be required to be held in accordance with the rules of parliamentary procedure.

 

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(2)               For purposes of these Bylaws,

 

(a)               Affiliate” shall mean, 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 Corporation or any of its subsidiaries be considered an Affiliate of any portfolio company (other than the Corporation and its subsidiaries) of any investment fund affiliated with any direct or indirect equityholder of the Corporation nor shall any portfolio company (other than the Corporation and its subsidiaries) of any investment fund affiliated with any direct or indirect equityholder of the Corporation be considered to be an Affiliate of the Corporation or its subsidiaries.

 

(b)               Associate(s)” shall have the meaning attributed to such term in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

(c)               Business Day” shall mean each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday that is not a day on which banking institutions in New York, NY are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.

 

(d)               Close of Business” shall mean 5:00 p.m. local time at the principal executive offices of the Corporation, and if an applicable deadline falls on the Close of Business on a day that is not a Business Day, then the applicable deadline shall be deemed to be the Close of Business on the immediately preceding Business Day.

 

(e)               delivery” of any notice or materials by a stockholder as required to be “delivered” under this Section 2.03 shall be made by both (i) hand delivery, overnight courier service, or by certified or registered mail, return receipt required, in each case, to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation, and (ii) electronic mail to the Secretary at [      ] or such other email address for the Secretary as may be specified in the Corporation’s proxy statement for the annual meeting of stockholders immediately preceding such delivery of notice or materials.

 

(f)                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.

 

(g)               public announcement” shall mean any method (or combination of methods) of disclosure that is reasonably designed to provide broad, non-exclusionary distribution of the information to the public or the furnishing or filing of any document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Sections 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

(h)               Stockholder Associated Person” shall mean as to any Holder (i) any person acting in concert with such Holder, (ii) any person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Holder or any of their respective Affiliates and Associates, or person acting in concert therewith and (iii) any member of the immediate family of such Holder or an affiliate or associate of such Holder.

 

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(3)               Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.03, a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in this Section 2.03; provided, however, that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any references in these Bylaws to the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder are not intended to and shall not limit any requirements applicable to nominations or proposals as to any other business to be considered pursuant to Section 2.03(A) and Section 2.03(B). Nothing in these Bylaws shall be deemed to affect any rights of (a) stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act or any other applicable federal or state securities law with respect to that stockholder’s request to include proposals in the Corporation’s proxy statement, or (b) the holders of any class or series of stock having a preference over the Common Stock (as defined in the Certificate of Incorporation) as to dividends or upon liquidation to elect directors under specified circumstances.

 

(4)               Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2.03, for as long as the Investor Rights Agreement remains in effect with respect to the Sellers or the Sponsor (each as defined in the Certificate of Incorporation), neither the Sponsor nor any Seller (to the extent then subject to the Investor Rights Agreement) shall be subject to the notice procedures set forth in Section 2.03(A)(2), ‎Section 2.03(A)(3), Section 2.03(A)(4), ‎Section 2.03(A)(5), Section 2.03(B) or Section 2.03(D) with respect to any annual or special meeting of stockholders in respect of any matters that are contemplated by the Investor Rights Agreement.

 

(D)             Submission of Questionnaire. Representation and Agreement. To be eligible to be a nominee for election or re-election as a director of the Corporation pursuant to Section 2.03(A)(1)(d), a proposed nominee must deliver in writing (in accordance with the time periods prescribed for delivery of notice under this Section 2.03) to the Secretary (1) a written questionnaire with respect to the background and qualification of such person and the background of any other person or entity on whose behalf the nomination is being made (which questionnaire shall be provided by the Secretary upon written request of any stockholder of record identified by name within five Business Days of such written request), (2) an irrevocable, contingent resignation to the Board of Directors, in a form acceptable to the Board of Directors, and (3) a written representation and agreement (in the form provided by the Secretary upon written request of any stockholder of record identified by name within five Business Days of such request) that such person (a) is not and will not become a party to (i) any agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether written or oral) with, and has not given any commitment or assurance to, any person or entity as to how such person, if elected as a Director of the Corporation, will act or vote on any issue or question (a “Voting Commitment”) that has not been disclosed to the Corporation or (ii) any Voting Commitment that could limit or interfere with such person’s ability to comply, if elected as a Director of the Corporation, with such person’s fiduciary duties under applicable law, (b) is not and will not become a party to any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any person or entity other than the Corporation with respect to any direct or indirect compensation, reimbursement or indemnification in connection with service or action as a director that has not been disclosed to the Corporation, (c) in such person’s individual capacity and on behalf of any person or entity on whose behalf the nomination is being made, would be in compliance, if elected as a director of the Corporation, and will comply with all applicable rules of the exchanges upon which the securities of the Corporation are listed and all applicable publicly disclosed corporate governance, conflict of interest, confidentiality and stock ownership and trading policies and guidelines of the Corporation and (d) in such person’s individual capacity and on behalf of any Holder on whose behalf the nomination is being made, intends to serve a full term if elected as a director of the Corporation.

 

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Section 2.04        Notice of Meetings. Whenever stockholders are required or permitted to take any action at a meeting, a timely notice in writing or by electronic transmission, in the manner provided in Section 232 of the DGCL, of the meeting, which shall state the place, if any, date and time of the meeting, the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxyholders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting, the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, if such date is different from the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting, and, in the case of a special meeting, the purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be mailed to or transmitted electronically by the Secretary of the Corporation to each stockholder of record entitled to vote thereat as of the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting. Unless otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, the notice of any meeting shall be given not less than ten nor more than 60 days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting as of the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting.

 

Section 2.05        Quorum. Unless otherwise required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or the rules of any stock exchange upon which the Corporation’s securities are listed, the holders of record of a majority of the voting power of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at all meetings of stockholders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, where a separate vote by a class or series or classes or series is required, a majority in voting power of the outstanding shares of such class or series or classes or series, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum entitled to take action with respect to the vote on that matter. Once a quorum is present to organize a meeting, it shall not be broken by the subsequent withdrawal of any stockholders.

 

Section 2.06        Voting. Except as otherwise provided by or pursuant to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, each stockholder entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders shall be entitled to one vote for each share of stock held by such stockholder which has voting power upon the matter in question. Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders may authorize another person or persons to act for such stockholder by proxy in any manner provided by applicable law, but no such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. A proxy shall be irrevocable if it states that it is irrevocable and if, and only as long as, it is coupled with an interest sufficient in law to support an irrevocable power. A stockholder may revoke any proxy which is not irrevocable by attending the meeting and voting in person or by delivering to the Secretary of the Corporation a revocation of the proxy or a new proxy bearing a later date. Unless required by the Certificate of Incorporation or applicable law, or determined by the chairman of the meeting to be advisable, the vote on any question need not be by ballot. On a vote by ballot, each ballot shall be signed by the stockholder voting, or by such stockholder’s proxy, if there be such proxy. When a quorum is present or represented at any meeting, the vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares of stock present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote on the subject matter shall decide any question brought before such meeting, unless the question is one upon which, by express provision of applicable law, of the rules or regulations of any stock exchange applicable to the Corporation, of any regulation applicable to the Corporation or its securities, of the Certificate of Incorporation or of these Bylaws, a different vote is required, in which case such express provision shall govern and control the decision of such question. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence and subject to the Certificate of Incorporation, all elections of directors shall be determined by a plurality of the votes cast in respect of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors.

 

Section 2.07        Chairman of Meetings. The Chairman of the Board of Directors, if one is elected, or, in his or her absence or disability or refusal to act, the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, or in the absence, disability or refusal to act of the Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer, a person designated by the Board of Directors shall be the chairman of the meeting and, as such, preside at all meetings of the stockholders.

 

Section 2.08        Secretary of Meetings. The Secretary of the Corporation shall act as Secretary at all meetings of the stockholders. In the absence, disability or refusal to act of the Secretary, the chairman of the meeting shall appoint a person to act as Secretary at such meetings.

 

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Section 2.09        Consent of Stockholders in Lieu of Meeting. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote only to the extent permitted by and in the manner provided in the Certificate of Incorporation and in accordance with applicable law.

 

Section 2.10        Adjournment. At any meeting of stockholders of the Corporation, if less than a quorum be present, the chairman of the meeting or stockholders holding a majority in voting power of the shares of stock of the Corporation, present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereon, shall have the power to adjourn the meeting from time to time without notice other than announcement at the meeting until a quorum shall be present. Any business may be transacted at the adjourned meeting that might have been transacted at the meeting originally noticed. If the adjournment is for more than 30 days, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting. If after the adjournment a new record date for determination of stockholders entitled to vote is fixed for the adjourned meeting, the Board of Directors shall fix as the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of such adjourned meeting the same or an earlier date as that fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting, and shall give notice of the adjourned meeting to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such adjourned meeting as of the record date so fixed for notice of such adjourned meeting.

 

Section 2.11        Remote Communication. If authorized by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion, and subject to such guidelines and procedures as the Board of Directors may adopt, stockholders and proxy holders not physically present at a meeting of stockholders may, by means of remote communication:

 

(A)             participate in a meeting of stockholders; and

 

(B)              be deemed present in person and vote at a meeting of stockholders whether such meeting is to be held at a designated place or solely by means of remote communication,

 

provided that

 

(i)                 the Corporation shall implement reasonable measures to verify that each person deemed present and permitted to vote at the meeting by means of remote communication is a stockholder or proxyholder;

 

(ii)              the Corporation shall implement reasonable measures to provide such stockholders and proxyholders a reasonable opportunity to participate in the meeting and to vote on matters submitted to the stockholders, including an opportunity to read or hear the proceedings of the meeting substantially concurrently with such proceedings; and

 

(iii)            if any stockholder or proxyholder votes or takes other action at the meeting by means of remote communication, a record of such vote or other action shall be maintained by the Corporation.

 

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Section 2.12        Inspectors of Election. The Corporation may, and shall if required by law, in advance of any meeting of stockholders, appoint one or more inspectors of election, who may be employees of the Corporation, to act at the meeting or any adjournment thereof and to make a written report thereof. The Corporation may designate one or more persons as alternate inspectors to replace any inspector who fails to act. In the event that no inspector so appointed or designated is able to act at a meeting of stockholders, the chairman of the meeting shall appoint one or more inspectors to act at the meeting. Each inspector, before entering upon the discharge of his or her duties, shall take and sign an oath to execute faithfully the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of his or her ability. The inspector or inspectors so appointed or designated shall (i) ascertain the number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation outstanding and the voting power of each such share, (ii) determine the shares of capital stock of the Corporation represented at the meeting and the validity of proxies and ballots, (iii) count all votes and ballots, (iv) determine and retain for a reasonable period a record of the disposition of any challenges made to any determination by the inspectors, and (v) certify their determination of the number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation represented at the meeting and such inspectors’ count of all votes and ballots. Such certification and report shall specify such other information as may be required by law. In determining the validity and counting of proxies and ballots cast at any meeting of stockholders of the Corporation, the inspectors may consider such information as is permitted by applicable law. No person who is a candidate for an office at an election may serve as an inspector at such election

 

Article III

Board of Directors

 

Section 3.01        Powers. Except as otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation or the DGCL, the business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of its Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may exercise all such authority and powers of the Corporation and do all such lawful acts and things as are not, by law or the Certificate of Incorporation, directed or required to be exercised or done by the stockholders.

 

Section 3.02        Number and Term; Chairman. Subject to the Certificate of Incorporation and the Investor Rights Agreement, the total number of directors shall be determined from time to time exclusively by resolution adopted by the Board of Directors. The term of each director shall be as set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation. Directors need not be stockholders. The Board of Directors shall elect a Chairman of the Board, who shall have the powers and perform such duties as provided in these Bylaws and as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe. The Chairman of the Board shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors at which he or she is present. If the Chairman of the Board is not present at a meeting of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer (if the Chief Executive Officer is a director and is not also the Chairman of the Board) shall preside at such meeting, and, if the Chief Executive Officer is not present at such meeting or is not a director, a majority of the directors present at such meeting shall elect one of their members to preside over such meeting.

 

Section 3.03        Resignations. Any director may resign at any time upon notice given in writing or by electronic transmission to the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or the Secretary of the Corporation. The resignation shall take effect at the time or the happening of any event specified therein, and if no time or event is specified, at the time of its receipt. The acceptance of a resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective unless otherwise expressly provided in the resignation.

 

Section 3.04        Removal. Subject to the Investor Rights Agreement, directors of the Corporation may be removed in the manner provided in the Certificate of Incorporation and applicable law.

 

Section 3.05        Vacancies and Newly Created Directorships. Except as otherwise provided by law and subject to the Investor Rights Agreement, vacancies occurring in any directorship (whether by death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal or other cause) and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the number of directors shall be filled in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation. Any director elected to fill a vacancy or newly created directorship shall hold office until the next election of the class for which such director shall have been chosen and until his or her successor shall be elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal.

 

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Section 3.06        Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at such places and times as shall be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, the President of the Corporation or the Chairman of the Board of Directors, and shall be called by the Chief Executive Officer, the President or the Secretary of the Corporation if directed by the Board of Directors and shall be at such places and times as they or he or she shall fix. Notice need not be given of regular meetings of the Board of Directors. At least 24 hours before each special meeting of the Board of Directors, either written notice, notice by electronic transmission or oral notice (either in person or by telephone) of the time, date and place of the meeting shall be given to each director. Unless otherwise indicated in the notice thereof, any and all business may be transacted at a special meeting.

 

Section 3.07        Quorum, Voting and Adjournment. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation, or these Bylaws, a majority of the total number of directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, the act of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors. In the absence of a quorum, a majority of the directors present thereat may adjourn such meeting to another time and place. Notice of such adjourned meeting need not be given if the time and place of such adjourned meeting are announced at the meeting so adjourned.

 

Section 3.08        Committees; Committee Rules. Subject to the Investor Rights Agreement, the Board of Directors may designate one or more committees, including but not limited to an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee and a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, each such committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee to replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. Any such committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board of Directors establishing such committee, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it; but no such committee shall have the power or authority in reference to the following matters: (a) approving or adopting, or recommending to the stockholders, any action or matter (other than the election or removal of directors) expressly required by the DGCL to be submitted to stockholders for approval or (b) adopting, amending or repealing any Bylaw of the Corporation. Each committee of the Board of Directors may fix its own rules of procedure and shall hold its meetings as provided by such rules, except as may otherwise be provided by a resolution of the Board of Directors designating such committee. Unless otherwise provided in such a resolution, the presence of at least a majority of the members of the committee shall be necessary to constitute a quorum unless the committee shall consist of one or two members, in which event one member shall constitute a quorum; and all matters shall be determined by a majority vote of the members present at a meeting of the committee at which a quorum is present. Unless otherwise provided in such a resolution, in the event that a member and that member’s alternate, if alternates are designated by the Board of Directors, of such committee is or are absent or disqualified, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not such member or members constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in place of any such absent or disqualified member.

 

Section 3.09        Action Without a Meeting. Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors or of any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission. The writing or writings or electronic transmission or transmissions shall be filed in the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors in accordance with applicable law.

 

Section 3.10        Remote Meeting. Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation, members of the Board of Directors, or any committee designated by the Board of Directors, may participate in a meeting by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment in which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other. Participation in a meeting by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

 

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Section 3.11        Compensation. The Board of Directors shall have the authority to fix the compensation, including fees and reimbursement of expenses, of directors for services to the Corporation in any capacity.

 

Section 3.12        Reliance on Books and Records. A member of the Board of Directors, or a member of any committee designated by the Board of Directors shall, in the performance of such person’s duties, be fully protected in relying in good faith upon records of the Corporation and upon such information, opinions, reports or statements presented to the Corporation by any of the Corporation’s officers or employees, or committees of the Board of Directors, or by any other person as to matters the member reasonably believes are within such other person’s professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Corporation.

 

Article IV

Officers

 

Section 4.01        Number. The officers of the Corporation shall include a Chief Executive Officer, a President and a Secretary, each of whom shall be elected by the Board of Directors and who shall hold office for such terms as shall be determined by the Board of Directors and until their successors are elected and qualify or until their earlier resignation or removal. In addition, the Board of Directors may elect one or more Vice Chairmen and Vice Presidents, including one or more Executive Vice Presidents or Senior Vice Presidents, a Treasurer and one or more Assistant Treasurers and one or more Assistant Secretaries, who shall hold their respective offices for such terms and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as shall be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors. Any number of offices may be held by the same person.

 

Section 4.02        Other Officers and Agents. The Board of Directors may appoint such other officers and agents as it deems advisable, who shall hold their office for such terms and shall exercise and perform such powers and duties as shall be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

 

Section 4.03        Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer shall have general executive charge, management, and control of the business and affairs of the Corporation in the ordinary course of its business, with all such powers as may be reasonably incident to such responsibilities or that are delegated to him or her by the Board of Directors. If the Board of Directors has not elected a Chairman of the Board or in the absence, inability or refusal to act of such elected person to act as the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer shall exercise all of the powers and discharge all of the duties of the Chairman of the Board, but only if the Chief Executive Officer is a director of the Corporation. He or she shall have power to sign all contracts and other instruments of the Corporation and shall have general supervision and direction of all of the other officers, employees and agents of the Corporation.

 

Section 4.04        Vice Chairman. The Vice Chairman of the Corporation shall perform all duties as customarily pertain to that office, with all such powers with respect to such management and control as may be reasonably incident to such responsibilities or that are delegated to him or her by the Board of Directors. The Vice Chairman of the Corporation shall have power to sign all stock certificates, contracts and other instruments of the Corporation which are authorized and shall have general supervision of all of the other officers, employees and agents of the Corporation.

 

Section 4.05        President. The President shall have general responsibility for the management and control of the operations of the Corporation and shall perform all duties, with all such powers with respect to such management and control as may be reasonably incident to such responsibilities or that are delegated to him or her by the Board of Directors. The President shall have power to sign all stock certificates, contracts and other instruments of the Corporation which are authorized and shall have general supervision of all of the other officers (other than the Chief Executive Officer), employees and agents of the Corporation.

 

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Section 4.06        Vice Presidents. Each Vice President, if any are elected, of whom one or more may be designated an Executive Vice President or Senior Vice President, shall have such powers and shall perform such duties as shall be assigned to him by the Chief Executive Officer, the President or the Board of Directors.

 

Section 4.07        Treasurer. The Treasurer, if any is elected, shall have custody of the corporate funds, securities, evidences of indebtedness and other valuables of the Corporation and shall keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation. The Treasurer shall deposit all moneys and other valuables in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors or its designees selected for such purposes. The Treasurer shall disburse the funds of the Corporation, taking proper vouchers therefor. The Treasurer shall render to the Chief Executive Officer, the President and the Board of Directors, upon their request, a report of the financial condition of the Corporation. If required by the Board of Directors, the Treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond for the faithful discharge of his or her duties in such amount and with such surety as the Board of Directors shall prescribe.

 

In addition, the Treasurer shall have such further powers and perform such other duties incident to the office of Treasurer as from time to time are assigned to him or her by the Chief Executive Officer, the President or the Board of Directors.

 

Section 4.08        Secretary. The Secretary shall: (a) cause minutes of all meetings of the stockholders and directors to be recorded and kept properly; (b) cause all notices required by these Bylaws or otherwise to be given properly; (c) see that the minute books, stock books, and other nonfinancial books, records and papers of the Corporation are kept properly; and (d) cause all reports, statements, returns, certificates and other documents to be prepared and filed when and as required. The Secretary shall have such further powers and perform such other duties as prescribed from time to time by the Chief Executive Officer, the President or the Board of Directors.

 

Section 4.09        Assistant Treasurers and Assistant Secretaries. Each Assistant Treasurer and each Assistant Secretary, if any are elected, shall be vested with all the powers and shall perform all the duties of the Treasurer and Secretary, respectively, in the absence or disability of such officer, unless or until the Chief Executive Officer, the President or the Board of Directors shall otherwise determine. In addition, Assistant Treasurers and Assistant Secretaries shall have such powers and shall perform such duties as shall be assigned to them by the Chief Executive Officer, the President or the Board of Directors.

 

Section 4.10        Corporate Funds and Checks. The funds of the Corporation shall be kept in such depositories as shall from time to time be prescribed by the Board of Directors or its designees selected for such purposes. All checks or other orders for the payment of money shall be signed by the Chief Executive Officer, the President, a Vice President, the Treasurer or the Secretary or such other person or agent as may from time to time be authorized and with such countersignature, if any, as may be required by the Board of Directors.

 

Section 4.11        Contracts and Other Documents. The Chief Executive Officer, the President and the Secretary, or such other officer or officers as may from time to time be authorized by the Board of Directors or any other committee given specific authority in the premises by the Board of Directors during the intervals between the meetings of the Board of Directors, shall have power to sign and execute on behalf of the Corporation deeds, conveyances and contracts, and any and all other documents requiring execution by the Corporation.

 

Section 4.12        Ownership of Stock of Another Corporation. Unless otherwise directed by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, a Vice President, the Treasurer or the Secretary, or such other officer or agent as shall be authorized by the Board of Directors, shall have the power and authority, on behalf of the Corporation, to attend and to vote at any meeting of securityholders of any entity in which the Corporation holds securities or equity interests and may exercise, on behalf of the Corporation, any and all of the rights and powers incident to the ownership of such securities or equity interests at any such meeting, including the authority to execute and deliver proxies and consents on behalf of the Corporation.

 

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Section 4.13        Delegation of Duties. In the absence, disability or refusal of any officer to exercise and perform his or her duties, the Board of Directors may delegate to another officer such powers or duties.

 

Section 4.14        Resignation and Removal. Any officer of the Corporation may be removed from office for or without cause at any time by the Board of Directors. Any officer may resign at any time in the same manner prescribed under Section 3.03 of these Bylaws.

 

Section 4.15        Vacancies. Subject to the Investor Rights Agreement, the Board of Directors shall have the power to fill vacancies occurring in any office.

 

Article V

Stock

 

Section 5.01        Shares With Certificates.

 

The shares of stock of the Corporation shall be uncertificated and shall not be represented by certificates, except to the extent as may be required by applicable law or as otherwise authorized by the Board of Directors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, shares of stock represented by a certificate and issued and outstanding on [     ]5 shall remain represented by a certificate until such certificate is surrendered to the Corporation.

 

If shares of stock of the Corporation shall be certificated, such certificates shall be in such form as is consistent with the Certificate of Incorporation and applicable law. Every holder of stock in the Corporation represented by certificates shall be entitled to have a certificate signed by, or in the name of the Corporation by, any two authorized officers of the Corporation (it being understood that each of the Chief Executive Officer, the Vice Chairman, the President, any Vice President, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary, and any Assistant Secretary of the Corporation shall be an authorized officer for such purpose), certifying the number and class of shares of stock of the Corporation owned by such holder. Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be a facsimile. The Board of Directors shall have the power to appoint one or more transfer agents and/or registrars for the transfer or registration of certificates of stock of any class, and may require stock certificates to be countersigned or registered by one or more of such transfer agents and/or registrars. The name of the holder of record of the shares represented thereby, with the number of such shares and the date of issue, shall be entered on the books of the Corporation. With respect to all uncertificated shares, the name of the holder of record of such uncertificated shares represented, with the number of such shares and the date of issue, shall be entered on the books of the Corporation.

 

Section 5.02        Shares Without Certificates. If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock without certificates, the Corporation, if required by the DGCL, shall, within a reasonable time after the issue or transfer of shares without certificates, send the stockholder a statement of the information required by the DGCL. The Corporation may adopt a system of issuance, recordation and transfer of its shares of stock by electronic or other means not involving the issuance of certificates, provided that the use of such system by the Corporation is permitted in accordance with applicable law.

 

Section 5.03        Transfer of Shares. Shares of stock of the Corporation shall be transferable upon its books by the holders thereof, in person or by their duly authorized attorneys or legal representatives, upon surrender to the Corporation by delivery thereof (to the extent evidenced by a physical stock certificate) to the person in charge of the stock and transfer books and ledgers. Certificates representing such shares, if any, shall be cancelled and new certificates, if the shares are to be certificated, shall thereupon be issued. Shares of capital stock of the Corporation that are not represented by a certificate shall be transferred in accordance with any procedures adopted by the Corporation or its agent and applicable law. A record shall be made of each transfer. Whenever any transfer of shares shall be made for collateral security, and not absolutely, it shall be so expressed in the entry of the transfer if, when the certificates are presented, both the transferor and transferee request the Corporation to do so. The Corporation shall have power and authority to make such rules and regulations as it may deem necessary or proper concerning the issue, transfer and registration of certificates for shares of stock of the Corporation.

 

Section 5.04        Lost, Stolen, Destroyed or Mutilated Certificates. A new certificate of stock or uncertificated shares may be issued in the place of any certificate previously issued by the Corporation alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, and the Corporation may, in its discretion, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or his or her legal representative, to give the Corporation a bond, in such sum as the Corporation may direct, in order to indemnify the Corporation against any claims that may be made against it in connection therewith. A new certificate or uncertificated shares of stock may be issued in the place of any certificate previously issued by the Corporation that has become mutilated upon the surrender by such owner of such mutilated certificate and, if required by the Corporation, the posting of a bond by such owner in an amount sufficient to indemnify the Corporation against any claim that may be made against it in connection therewith.

 

 

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Section 5.05        List of Stockholders Entitled To Vote. The Corporation shall prepare, at least ten days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting (provided, however, if the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote is less than ten days before the date of the meeting, the list shall reflect the stockholders entitled to vote as of the tenth day before the meeting date), arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting at least ten days prior to the meeting (a) on a reasonably accessible electronic network; provided that the information required to gain access to such list is provided with the notice of meeting or (b) during ordinary business hours at the principal place of business of the Corporation. In the event that the Corporation determines to make the list available on an electronic network, the Corporation may take reasonable steps to ensure that such information is available only to stockholders of the Corporation. If the meeting is to be held at a place, then a list of stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting shall be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof and may be examined by any stockholder who is present. If the meeting is to be held solely by means of remote communication, then the list shall also be open to the examination of any stockholder during the whole time of the meeting on a reasonably accessible electronic network, and the information required to access such list shall be provided with the notice of the meeting. Except as otherwise provided by law, the stock ledger shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to examine the list of stockholders required by this Section 5.05 or to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of stockholders.

 

Section 5.06        Fixing Date for Determination of Stockholders of Record.

 

(A)             In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and which record date shall, unless otherwise required by law, not be more than 60 nor less than ten days before the date of such meeting. If the Board of Directors so fixes a date, such date shall also be the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting unless the Board of Directors determines, at the time it fixes such record date, that a later date on or before the date of the meeting shall be the date for making such determination. If no record date is fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting, and in such case shall also fix as the record date for stockholders entitled to notice of such adjourned meeting the same or an earlier date as that fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to vote in accordance herewith at the adjourned meeting.

 

(B)              In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted, and which record date shall not be more than 60 days prior to such action. If no such record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders for any such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.

 

(C)              Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation, in order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and which record date shall not be more than ten days after the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors. If no record date for determining stockholders entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting is fixed by the Board of Directors, (i) when no prior action of the Board of Directors is required by law, the record date for such purpose shall be the first date on which a signed written consent setting forth the action taken or proposed to be taken is delivered to the Corporation in accordance with applicable law, and (ii) if prior action by the Board of Directors is required by law, the record date for such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution taking such prior action.

 

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Section 5.07        Registered Stockholders. Prior to the surrender to the Corporation of the certificate or certificates for a share or shares of stock or notification to the Corporation of the transfer of uncertificated shares with a request to record the transfer of such share or shares, the Corporation may treat the registered owner of such share or shares as the person entitled to receive dividends, to vote, to receive notifications and otherwise to exercise all the rights and powers of an owner of such share or shares. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Corporation shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof.

 

Article VI

Notice and Waiver of Notice

 

Section 6.01        Notice. If mailed, notice to stockholders shall be deemed given when deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, directed to the stockholder at such stockholder’s address as it appears on the records of the Corporation. Other forms of notice shall be deemed given as provided in the DGCL. Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to stockholders, any notice to stockholders may be given by electronic transmission in the manner provided in Section 232 of the DGCL.

 

Section 6.02        Waiver of Notice. A written waiver of any notice, signed by a stockholder or director, or waiver by electronic transmission by such person, whether given before or after the time of the event for which notice is to be given, shall be deemed equivalent to the notice required to be given to such person. Neither the business nor the purpose of any meeting need be specified in such a waiver. Attendance at any meeting (in person or by remote communication) shall constitute waiver of notice except attendance for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.

 

Article VII

Indemnification

 

Section 7.01        Right to Indemnification. Each person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (hereinafter a “proceeding”), by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director or an officer of the Corporation or, while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee, agent or trustee of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (hereinafter an “indemnitee”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a director, officer, employee, agent or trustee or in any other capacity while serving as a director, officer, employee, agent or trustee, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than such law permitted the Corporation to provide prior to such amendment), against all expense, liability and loss (including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred or suffered by such indemnitee in connection therewith; provided, however, that, except as provided in Section 7.03 with respect to proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification or advancement of expenses or with respect to any compulsory counterclaim brought by such indemnitee, the Corporation shall indemnify any such indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board of Directors. Any reference to an officer of the Corporation in this Article VII shall be deemed to refer exclusively to the Chief Executive Officer, Vice Chairman, President, Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel and Secretary of the Corporation appointed pursuant to Article IV of these Bylaws, and to any Vice President, Assistant Secretary, Assistant Treasurer, other officer of the Corporation appointed by the Board of Directors pursuant to Article IV of these Bylaws or other person designated by the title of “Vice President” of the Corporation, and any reference to an officer of any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise shall be deemed to refer exclusively to an officer appointed by the board of directors or equivalent governing body of such other entity pursuant to the certificate of incorporation and bylaws or equivalent organizational documents of such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise.

 

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Section 7.02        Right to Advancement of Expenses. In addition to the right to indemnification conferred in Section 7.01, an indemnitee shall also have the right to be paid by the Corporation the expenses (including attorney’s fees) incurred by the indemnitee in appearing at, participating in or defending any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition or in connection with a proceeding brought to establish or enforce a right to indemnification or advancement of expenses under this Article VII (which shall be governed by Section 7.03) (hereinafter an “advancement of expenses”); provided, however, that, if the DGCL requires or in the case of an advance made in a proceeding brought to establish or enforce a right to indemnification or advancement, an advancement of expenses incurred by an indemnitee in his or her capacity as a director or officer of the Corporation (and not in any other capacity in which service was or is rendered by such indemnitee, including, without limitation, service to an employee benefit plan) shall be made solely upon delivery to the Corporation of an undertaking (hereinafter an “undertaking”), by or on behalf of such indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined by final judicial decision from which there is no further right to appeal (hereinafter a “final adjudication”) that such indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified or entitled to advancement of expenses under Section 7.01 and Section 7.02 or otherwise.

 

Section 7.03        Right of Indemnitee to Bring Suit. If a claim under Section 7.01 or Section 7.02 is not paid in full by the Corporation within (i) 60 days after a written claim for indemnification has been received by the Corporation or (ii) 20 days after a claim for an advancement of expenses has been received by the Corporation, the indemnitee may at any time thereafter bring suit against the Corporation to recover the unpaid amount of the claim or to obtain advancement of expenses, as applicable. To the fullest extent permitted by law, if successful in whole or in part in any such suit, or in a suit brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the indemnitee shall be entitled to be paid also the expense of prosecuting or defending such suit. In (i) any suit brought by the indemnitee to enforce a right to indemnification hereunder (but not in a suit brought by the indemnitee to enforce a right to an advancement of expenses) it shall be a defense that, and (ii) any suit brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the Corporation shall be entitled to recover such expenses upon a final adjudication that, the indemnitee has not met any applicable standard for indemnification set forth in the DGCL. Neither the failure of the Corporation (including by its directors who are not parties to such action, a committee of such directors, independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such suit that indemnification of the indemnitee is proper in the circumstances because the indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the DGCL, nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including by its directors who are not parties to such action, a committee of such directors, independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) that the indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall create a presumption that the indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct or, in the case of such a suit brought by the indemnitee, be a defense to such suit. In any suit brought by the indemnitee to enforce a right to indemnification or to an advancement of expenses hereunder, or brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the burden of proving that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified, or to such advancement of expenses, under this Article VII or otherwise shall be on the Corporation.

 

Section 7.04        Indemnification Not Exclusive.

 

(A)             The provision of indemnification to or the advancement of expenses and costs to any indemnitee under this Article VII, or the entitlement of any indemnitee to indemnification or advancement of expenses and costs under this Article VII, shall not limit or restrict in any way the power of the Corporation to indemnify or advance expenses and costs to such indemnitee in any other way permitted by law or be deemed exclusive of, or invalidate, any right to which any indemnitee seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses and costs may be entitled under any law, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in such indemnitee’s capacity as an officer, director, employee or agent of the Corporation and as to action in any other capacity.

 

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(B)              Given that certain jointly indemnifiable claims (as defined below) may arise due to the service of the indemnitee as a director or officer of the Corporation at the request of the indemnitee-related entities (as defined below), the Corporation shall be fully and primarily responsible for the payment to the indemnitee in respect of indemnification or advancement of expenses in connection with any such jointly indemnifiable claims, pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of this Article VII, irrespective of any right of recovery the indemnitee may have from the indemnitee-related entities. Under no circumstance shall the Corporation be entitled to any right of subrogation or contribution by the indemnitee-related entities and no right of advancement or recovery the indemnitee may have from the indemnitee-related entities shall reduce or otherwise alter the rights of the indemnitee or the obligations of the Corporation hereunder. In the event that any of the indemnitee-related entities shall make any payment to the indemnitee in respect of indemnification or advancement of expenses with respect to any jointly indemnifiable claim, the indemnitee-related entity making such payment shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of the indemnitee against the Corporation, and the 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 indemnitee-related entities shall be third-party beneficiaries with respect to this Section 7.04(B) of Article VII, entitled to enforce this Section 7.04(B) of Article VII.

 

For purposes of this Section 7.04(B) of Article VII, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

(1)               The term “indemnitee-related entities” means any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise (other than the Corporation or any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise for which the indemnitee has agreed, on behalf of the Corporation or at the Corporation’s request, to serve as a director, officer, employee or agent and which service is covered by the indemnity described herein) from whom an indemnitee may be entitled to indemnification or advancement of expenses with respect to which, in whole or in part, the Corporation may also have an indemnification or advancement obligation.

 

(2)               The term “jointly indemnifiable claims” shall be broadly construed and shall include, without limitation, any action, suit or proceeding for which the indemnitee shall be entitled to indemnification or advancement of expenses from both the indemnitee-related entities and the Corporation pursuant to Delaware law, any agreement or certificate of incorporation, bylaws, partnership agreement, operating agreement, certificate of formation, certificate of limited partnership or comparable organizational documents of the Corporation or the indemnitee-related entities, as applicable.

 

Section 7.05        Nature of Rights. The rights conferred upon indemnitees in this Article VII shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a director or officer and shall inure to the benefit of the indemnitee’s heirs, executors and administrators. Any amendment, alteration or repeal of this Article VII that adversely affects any right of an indemnitee or its successors shall be prospective only and shall not limit, eliminate, or impair any such right with respect to any proceeding involving any occurrence or alleged occurrence of any action or omission to act that took place prior to such amendment or repeal.

 

Section 7.06        Insurance. The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the DGCL.

 

Section 7.07        Indemnification of Employees and Agents of the Corporation. The Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by the Board of Directors, grant rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation to the fullest extent of the provisions of this Article VII with respect to the indemnification and advancement of expenses of directors and officers of the Corporation.

 

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Article VIII

 

Miscellaneous

 

Section 8.01        Electronic Transmission. For purposes of these Bylaws, “electronic transmission” means any form of communication, not directly involving the physical transmission of paper, including the use of, or participation in, one or more electronic networks or databases (including one or more distributed electronic networks or databases), that creates a record that may be retained, retrieved, and reviewed by a recipient thereof, and that may be directly reproduced in paper form by such a recipient through an automated process.

 

Section 8.02        Corporate Seal. The Board of Directors may provide a suitable seal, containing the name of the Corporation, which seal shall be in the charge of the Secretary. If and when so directed by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof, duplicates of the seal may be kept and used by the Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer or by an Assistant Secretary or Assistant Treasurer.

 

Section 8.03        Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be fixed, and shall be subject to change, by the Board of Directors. Unless otherwise fixed by the Board of Directors, the fiscal year of the Corporation shall be the calendar year.

 

Section 8.04        Section Headings. Section headings in these Bylaws are for convenience of reference only and shall not be given any substantive effect in limiting or otherwise construing any provision herein.

 

Section 8.05        Inconsistent Provisions. In the event that any provision of these Bylaws is or becomes inconsistent with any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, the DGCL or any other applicable law, such provision of these Bylaws shall not be given any effect to the extent of such inconsistency but shall otherwise be given full force and effect.

 

Section 8.06        Severability. If any provision or provisions in these Bylaws shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable as applied to any person or entity or circumstance for any reason whatsoever, then, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the validity, legality and enforceability of such provision or provisions in any other circumstance and of the remaining provisions in these Bylaws and the application of such provision or provisions to other persons or entities and circumstances shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any security of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to this Section 8.06.

 

Article IX

Amendments

 

Section 9.01        Amendments. The Board of Directors is authorized to make, repeal, alter, amend and rescind, in whole or in part, these Bylaws without the assent or vote of the stockholders in any manner not inconsistent with the laws of the State of Delaware, the Certificate of Incorporation or the Investor Rights Agreement.

 

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Exhibit 10.1

 

Execution Copy

 

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 December 14, 2020 (the “Effective Date”), is made by and among (i) Experience Investment Corp., a Delaware corporation (“PubCo”); (ii) each of the Persons identified on the signature pages hereto under the heading “Blade Holders” (collectively, the “Blade Holders”); and (iii) Experience Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”). Each of PubCo, the Blade Holders and the Sponsor may be referred to herein as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties”.

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, concurrently with, and as a condition to, the execution and delivery of this Investor Rights Agreement, PubCo is entering 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, BLADE Urban Air Mobility, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Blade”), and Experience Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub”), in connection with the merger of Merger Sub with and into Blade (the “Merger”) pursuant to which Blade will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of PubCo;

 

WHEREAS, PubCo and the Sponsor entered into that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of September 12, 2019 (as amended, modified and supplemented prior to the Effective Date in accordance with the terms thereof, 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; and

 

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, agreements representations and warranties 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.

 

Blade” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

Blade Holders” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

Blade Founder Holder” means Robert Wiesenthal.

 

Board” means the board of directors of PubCo.

 

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 New York City.

 

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

 

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.

 

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

 

Charitable Distribution” means the distribution or similar Transfer of shares of Common Stock by a Holder that is an Institutional Investor 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 Institutional Investor 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 Institutional Investor in connection therewith, shall not exceed the aggregate amount of shares of Common Stock that such Institutional Investor would have been permitted to so Transfer.

 

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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.

 

Colony Holder” means, collectively, ColPE Blade Investor, LLC and Just Blade, LLC.

 

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).

 

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

 

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

 

Designated Representative” means a Holder, its Affiliates and its and its respective Affiliates’ directors, managers, officers, attorneys, accountants, consultants, insurers, financing sources, advisors, partners, members, stockholders, directors, managers, officers, other fiduciaries, employees or agents in the ordinary course of business. A Designated Representative may also be, in connection with a Holder’s investment in PubCo, a prospective purchaser of shares of PubCo, as long as such Person has agreed to maintain the confidentiality of any Confidential Information.

 

Director” means any member of the Board.

 

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

 

Eligible Demand Participation Holders” means solely following the expiration of the Lock-Up Period, each of the Holders.

 

Eligible Take-Down Holders” means 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.

 

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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 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.

 

FINRA” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.

 

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.

 

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 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.

 

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

 

Institutional Holder” means any Holder that is an Institutional Investor.

 

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

 

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

 

KSL” means KSL Capital Partners V, L.P., KSL Capital Partners V-A, L.P., KSL Capital Partners V TE, L.P., KSL Capital Partners V TE-A, L.P. and 1 KSL Capital Partners V FF, L.P. and their Affiliates and related investment vehicles and their Affiliates and, in each case, their Permitted Transferees.

 

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.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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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” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

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.

 

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) reasonably 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.

 

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

 

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.

 

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; provided, however, that Permitted Transferee shall not include (x) any Affiliate under clause (b) or (c) who operates or engages in a business which competes with the business of PubCo or Blade or (y) any portfolio company of a Person in which such Persons or any of its respective investment fund Affiliates have made a debt or equity investment.

 

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

 

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 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.

 

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.

 

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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).

 

SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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.

 

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

  

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) solely following the expiration of the Lock-Up Period, and subject to Section 3.2(d), the Sponsor or the Blade Founder Holder and (b) 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 Experience Investment Sponsor LLC and its Permitted Transferees that own Common Stock and are or have become parties to this Investor Rights Agreement.

 

Sponsor Designator” means the Sponsor or any other Sponsor Entity designated in writing by the Sponsor (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Permitted Transferees).

 

Sponsor Entity” means the Sponsor, KSL and their respective successors and Permitted Transferees.

 

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

 

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

 

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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).

 

Tax Sale” has the meaning as set forth in Section 4.1(a).

 

Trading Day” means a day on which the Nasdaq or other principal United States securities exchange on which the Common Stock is listed, quoted or admitted to trading 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: (x) a pledge of Equity Securities of PubCo as collateral for an Institutional Investor’s credit facility and (y) a transfer of partnership interests in any Institutional Investor or in any Person that holds a direct or indirect interest in such Institutional Investor. The terms “Transferee,” “Transferor,” “Transferred,” and other forms of the word “Transfer” shall have the correlative meanings. For avoidance of doubt, any In-Kind Distribution shall each be deemed a Transfer.

 

Total Number of Directors” means the total number of Directors comprising the Board from time to time.

 

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: warrants to purchase 5,000,000 shares of Common Stock issued to the Sponsor for a purchase price of $1.50 per warrant and warrants to purchase up to 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock upon conversion of any loans from the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor or certain officers and directors of PubCo to finance transaction costs.

 

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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.”

 

(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.

 

(g)          the phrase “to the extent” shall mean the degree to which a subject or other thing extends, and such phrase shall not mean simply “if”.

 

(h)          the word “or” shall be disjunctive but not exclusive.

 

(i)            the language used in this Investor Rights 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.

 

(j)            references to “$” or “dollars” refer to lawful currency of the United States.

 

(k)            whenever this Investor Rights Agreement refers to a number of days, such number shall refer to calendar days unless Business Days are specified. If any action required to be taken on or by a Business Day 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 shall be taken or given on or by the next Business Day.

 

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Article II
GOVERNANCE

 

Section 2.1      Election of Directors.

 

(a)            From and after the Closing, the Sponsor Designator shall have the right, but not the obligation, to designate, and the individuals nominated for election as Directors by or at the direction of the Board or a duly authorized committee thereof shall include, a number of individuals such that, upon the election of each such individual, and each other individual nominated by or at the direction of the Board or a duly authorized committee of the Board, as a Director and taking into account any Director continuing to serve without the need for re-election, the number of Sponsor Designees (as defined below) serving as Directors of PubCo will be equal to: (i)  two-sevenths of the Total Number of Directors, so long as the percentage of outstanding shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned by the Sponsor and its Permitted Transferees in the aggregate is equal to 50% or more of the percentage of outstanding shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned by the Sponsor on the Closing Date(the “First Share Threshold”); and (ii) one-seventh of the Total Number of Directors, so long as percentage of outstanding shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned by the Sponsor and its Permitted Transferees in the aggregate is equal to at least 25% but less than 50% of the percentage of outstanding shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned by the Sponsor on the Closing Date (the “Second Share Threshold” and, together with the First Share Threshold, each a “Share Threshold”), in each case subject to adjustment as provided in the first sentence of Section 5.16. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Sponsor and its Permitted Transferees Beneficially Own less than the Second Share Threshold, then the Sponsor Designator shall not have the right to nominate any persons for election as Directors. Once the Sponsor’s ownership falls below a Share Threshold, a number of Sponsor Designees selected by the Sponsor Designator shall promptly tender his, her or their resignation as a Director to the Board such that the remaining number of Sponsor Designees equals the number of Sponsor Designees to which the Sponsor Designator is then entitled, if any. If a Director’s tendered resignation is rejected by the Board, the Director will continue to serve until the then scheduled expiration of such Director’s term and until his or her successor is duly elected, or his or her earlier death, resignation or removal. If a Director’s tendered resignation is accepted by the Board of Directors, then the Board of Directors may fill any resulting vacancy or may decrease the number of Directors comprising the Board of Directors, in each case pursuant to the Pubco’s Bylaws and this Agreement. In the event that the Sponsor Designator shall not have designated nominees for all of the directorships for which it has designation rights, such directorship, if not then filled by or at the direction of the Sponsor Designator, shall remain vacant. For purposes of calculating the number of Directors that the Sponsor Designator is entitled to designate pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, any fractional amounts shall automatically be rounded up to the nearest whole number (e.g., one and one quarter (1 1/4) Directors shall equate to two Directors) and any such calculations shall be made after taking into account any increase in the Total Number of Directors. Except as provided above, any reduction in the designation entitlement described above resulting from a reduction in the number of shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned by Sponsor or its Permitted Transferees shall not shorten the term of any incumbent Sponsor Designee. At the request of the Sponsor Designator for so long as the Board is classified, the number of Directors nominated by the Sponsor Designator in each class shall be as nearly equal as possible. Each such person whom the Sponsor Designator shall actually specify pursuant to this Section 2.1 and who is thereafter elected to the Board to serve as a Director shall be referred to herein as a “Sponsor Designee.”

  

(b)            Directors are subject to removal pursuant to the applicable provisions of the certificate of incorporation of PubCo; provided, however, that, for as long as this Investor Rights Agreement remains in effect, the Sponsor Designees may only be removed with the consent of the Sponsor Designator delivered in accordance with Section 5.10.

 

(c)            In the event that a vacancy is created at any time by the death, retirement, disability, removal or resignation of any Sponsor Designee or for any other reason, other than if at such time the Sponsor Designator is not entitled to designate a Director under Section 2.1(a), PubCo shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law (including with respect to any fiduciary duties under Delaware law), cause the vacancy created thereby to be filled by a new designee of the Sponsor Designator as soon as possible, if such Director was designated by the Sponsor Designator, and PubCo and the Holders hereby agree (severally and not jointly) to take, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law (including with respect to any fiduciary duties under Delaware law), at any time and from time to time, all Necessary Action to accomplish the same. In the event that any Sponsor Designee shall fail to be elected to the Board at any meeting of shareholders called for the purpose of electing directors (or consent in lieu of meeting), PubCo shall use its best efforts to cause such Sponsor Designee (or a new designee of the Sponsor Designator), as applicable, to be elected to the Board, as soon as possible, and PubCo and the Holders shall take or cause to be taken, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, at any time and from time to time, all Necessary Action to accomplish the same, including actions to effect an increase in the Total Number of Directors.

 

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(d)            PubCo agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law (including with respect to any fiduciary duties under Delaware law), to include in the slate of nominees recommended by the Board for election at any meeting of stockholders called for the purpose of electing Directors the CEO Director and the other persons designated pursuant to this Section 2.1 (to the extent that Directors of such nominee’s class are to be elected at such meeting, for so long as the Board is classified) and to nominate and recommend each such individual to be elected as a Director as provided herein, and to solicit proxies or consents in favor thereof and to cause the applicable proxies to vote in accordance with the foregoing. PubCo shall take all necessary corporation action, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law (including with respect to any fiduciary duties under Delaware law), to (x) enable the Sponsor Designator to nominate and effect the election or appointment of its designated individuals, whether by increasing the size of the Board, or otherwise and (y)  designate the requisite number of additional individuals specified by the Sponsor Designator to fill such newly created vacancies or to fill any other existing vacancies, as warranted.

 

(e)            In addition to any vote or consent of the Board or the shareholders of PubCo required by applicable Law or the certificate of incorporation or other organizational document of PubCo, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Investor Rights Agreement, for so long as this Investor Rights Agreement is in effect, any action by the Board to increase or decrease the Total Number of Directors (other than any increase in the Total Number of Directors in connection with the election of (x) one or more Directors elected exclusively by the holders of one or more classes or series of PubCo’s securities other than Common Stock or (y) the election of one or more Directors elected pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof) or to declassify the Board shall require the prior written consent of the Sponsor Designator.

 

(f)            At and following the Closing, PubCo shall take all Necessary Action to cause the chief executive officer of the PubCo (the “CEO Director”) to be a Director. If the CEO Director ceases to be the chief executive officer of PubCo, the CEO Director shall promptly tender his or her resignation as a Director to the Board. If the CEO Director’s tendered resignation is rejected by the Board, the CEO Director will continue to serve until the then scheduled expiration of such Director’s term and until his or her successor is duly elected, or his or her earlier death, resignation or removal. If the CEO Director’s tendered resignation is accepted by the Board of Directors, then the Board of Directors may fill any resulting vacancy or may decrease the number of Directors comprising the Board of Directors, in each case pursuant to the PubCo’s Bylaws and this Agreement.

 

Section 2.2      Compensation; Expense Reimbursement. Except to the extent the Sponsor Designator may otherwise notify PubCo or as agreed in writing between the Sponsor Designator and PubCo, the Sponsor Designees shall be entitled to compensation and reimbursement of expenses but consistent with what is provided to other non-employee Directors. If PubCo adopts a policy that Directors own a minimum amount of equity in PubCo, the Sponsor Designees shall not be subject to such policy.

 

Section 2.3      Other Rights of Sponsor Designees. PubCo shall indemnify, exculpate, and reimburse fees and expenses of the Sponsor Designees and provide the Sponsor Designees with director and officer insurance to the same extent it indemnifies, exculpates, reimburses and provides insurance for the other Directors pursuant to the certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational document of PubCo, applicable Law or otherwise.

 

Section 2.4      Sharing of Information; Confidentiality.

 

(a)            Individuals associated with each Sponsor Entity may from time to time serve on the Board or similar governing bodies of PubCo and its Subsidiaries. PubCo, on its behalf and on behalf of its Subsidiaries, recognizes that such individuals (i) will from time to time receive non-public information concerning PubCo and its Subsidiaries, and (ii) may share such information with other individuals associated with the Sponsor Entities. Such sharing will be for the dual purpose of facilitating support to such individuals in their capacity as Directors or members of any similar governing body and enabling the Sponsor Entities, as equityholder, to better evaluate the performance and prospects of PubCo and its Subsidiaries. PubCo, on behalf of itself and its Subsidiaries, hereby irrevocably consents to such sharing.

 

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(b)            To the extent permitted by antitrust, competition, federal securities laws or any other applicable Law, each of parties hereto agrees and acknowledges that the Directors may share any information concerning PubCo or its Subsidiaries that is furnished after the date of this Investor Rights Agreement by or on behalf of PubCo or its Designated Representatives to a Holder or its Designated Representative, together with any notes, analyses, reports, models, compilations, studies, documents, records or extracts thereof containing, based upon or derived from such information, in whole or in part (“Confidential Information”). Each of the Holders recognizes that they, or their Designated 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 Holders 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 the Confidential Information: (a) is or has become publicly available other than as a result of a disclosure by the receiving Holder or its Designated Representatives in violation of this Agreement; (b) was already known to the receiving Holder or its Designated Representatives or was in the possession of the receiving Holder or its Designated Representatives prior to its being furnished by or on behalf of PubCo or its Designated Representatives; (c) is received by the receiving Holder or its Designated Representatives from a source other than PubCo or its Designated Representatives, provided that the source of such information was not actually known by the receiving Holder or Designated Representative to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with, or other contractual obligation of confidentiality to, PubCo; (d) was independently developed or acquired by the receiving Holder or its Designated Representatives or on its or their behalf without the violation of the terms of this Agreement; or (e) the receiving Holder or its Designated Representatives is required, in the good faith determination of such receiving Holder or Designated Representative, to disclose by applicable Law, regulation or legal process. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Investor Rights Agreement shall prohibit any of the Holders from disclosing Confidential Information (x) to any Affiliate, Designated Representative, limited partner, member or shareholder of such Party, provided, that such Party shall be responsible for any breach of this Section 2.4 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 afforded to any information so disclosed. No Confidential Information shall be deemed to be provided to any Person, including any Affiliate of a Holder, unless such Confidential Information is actually provided to such Person. For the avoidance of doubt, no Confidential Information shall be shared with portfolio companies or competitors, whether or not they are classified as Affiliates.

 

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).

 

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(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.

 

(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 (in the case of the Sponsor or the Blade Founder Holder being the Shelf Take-Down Initiating Holder) or a Shelf Take-Down that is not an Underwritten Shelf Take-Down and (B) in the case of an Underwritten Shelf Take-Down (in the case of the Sponsor or the Blade Founder Holder being the Shelf Take-Down Initiating Holder), 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 (in the case of the Sponsor or the Blade Founder Holder being the 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, $75,000,000 and (II) in the case of any Non-Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down, $50,000,000 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 Take-Down Initiating Holder 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.

 

(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.

 

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(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 is given. 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).

 

(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 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 Distribution, 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.

 

Section 3.2      Demand Registrations.

 

(a)            Demand Registration Rights. 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 the Sponsor or the Blade Founder Holder at any time following the Initial Lock-Up Period, (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 the lowest of (i) $50,000,000, (ii)  and the fair market value of the Registrable Securities held by the Demand Initiating Holder at such time, other than for a Tax Sale or (iii) for the Blade Founder Holder in connection with a Tax Sale, the fair market value of the Registrable Securities to be sold in a Tax Sale, PubCo will:

 

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(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 intends 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 the Sponsor prior to the expiration of the Lock-Up Period;

 

(ii)          any Non-Underwritten Shelf Take-Down at the request of the Holder prior to the expiration of the Lock-Up Period; or

 

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

 

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.

 

(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.

 

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.

 

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Section 3.4      Expenses of Registration. All Registration Expenses incurred in connection with Registrations pursuant to this Investor Rights Agreement 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 or cease to be Registrable Securities;

 

(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 the Sponsor) 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;

 

(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;

 

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(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 a Misstatement;

 

(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;

 

(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;

 

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(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

 

(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.

 

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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.

 

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

 

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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.

 

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 Blade Holders (other than the Management Holders), the Lock-Up Period and (y) in the case of the Management Holders, the one-year anniversary of the Closing Date, 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.

 

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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 Demand Initiating Holder or the Shelf Take-Down Initiating Holder, as applicable, 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.

 

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) or deliver a letter to the transfer agent permitting such. 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 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.

 

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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.

 

Article IV
LOCK-UP

 

Section 4.1      Lock-Up.

 

(a)            Except as otherwise consented to by PubCo in its sole discretion, each 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 or (ii) permitted pursuant to Article III. For the avoidance of doubt, each Holder agrees 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 exercise the Locked-Up Warrants at any time during the Lock-Up Period. The “Lock-Up Period” shall be (x) in the case of the Holders (other than the Colony Holders), the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the date that is 180 days following the Closing Date and (y) in the case of Colony Holders, the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the date that is one year following the Closing Date; provided that if the primary external tax advisor for PubCo reasonably concludes that the Intended Tax Treatment (as defined in the Merger Agreement) of the Transactions (as defined in the Merger Agreement) is not “more likely than not” the appropriate tax treatment for the Transactions, then, for each Blade Holder, the Lock-Up Period shall be deemed to have expired with respect to a number of Lock-Up Shares held by such Blade Holder the sale of which in accordance with Article III would provide (pursuant to such Blade Holder’s reasonable determination) net proceeds to such Blade Holder reasonably sufficient to enable such Blade Holder to discharge such Blade Holder’s cash tax liabilities resulting directly or indirectly, from the consummation of the Transactions and the sale of any such Lock-Up Shares (such sale, a “Tax Sale”). The “Lock-Up Shares” means the Registrable Securities held by the Holders as of the Closing Date, including Common Stock and the Warrants (other than any shares acquired in the PIPE Investment).

 

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(b)            During the 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, (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 Merger 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 acknowledged 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 Investor Rights 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 PubCo and the Sponsor. 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 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 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 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.

 

(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.

 

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Section 5.2      Termination. Article II shall terminate automatically (without any action by any Party) as to the Sponsor at such time at which the Sponsor no longer has the right to designate an individual for nomination 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. This Agreement shall become effective as of the Closing and prior to the Closing shall not have force or effect. 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 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 Investor Rights Agreement, they shall take any actions necessary to render the remaining provisions of this Investor Rights Agreement valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by Law and, to the extent necessary, shall amend or otherwise modify this Investor Rights 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 5.4      Entire Agreement; Amendments; No Waiver.

 

(a)            Except as otherwise contemplated herein, this Investor Rights Agreement, together with the Exhibit to this Investor Rights Agreement, the Merger Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements (as such term is defined in the Merger Agreement) constitute the entire agreement with respect to the subject matter contained herein and therein, and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, with respect to such subject matter. In the event of any inconsistency between the statements in the body of the Merger Agreement, on the one hand, and this Investor Rights Agreement or those in the Ancillary Agreements, the Exhibits and the Schedules, on the other hand, the statements in the body of the Merger Agreement shall control.

 

(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 Blade Founder Holder and his Permitted Transferees collectively Beneficially Own Common Stock representing 15% or more of the number of shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned by the Blade Holders immediately after the Closing, the Blade Founder Holder, (iii) for so long as the Sponsor and its respective Permitted Transferees collectively Beneficially Own Common Stock in PubCo representing 15% or more of the number of shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned by the Sponsor immediately after the Closing, the Sponsor, and (iv) 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 Article III, Article IV, Section 5.12, Section 5.14 or this Section 5.4 that adversely affects any right granted to the Holders shall require the consent of the applicable Holder; provided, further that any amendment or modification to Article II that adversely affects any right granted to the Sponsor or the CEO Director shall require the consent of the Sponsor or the CEO Director; 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.

 

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(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.

 

Section 5.6      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, addressed as follows:

 

if to PubCo, prior to the Closing, to:

 

Experience Investment Corp.
100 St. Paul St., Suite 800
Denver, CO 80206
Attn:
     Kevin Rohnstock
              Michael Mohapp
E-mail:
  Kevin.Rohnstock@kslcapital.com

                  Michael.Mohapp@kslcapital.com

 

if to PubCo, following the Closing, to:

 

c/o BLADE Urban Air Mobility, Inc.
499 East 34th Street
New York, NY 10016
Attn:
     Robert Wiesenthal
              Melissa Tomkiel

E-mail:  rob@flyblade.com
              melissa@flyblade.com

 

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Proskauer Rose LLP
Eleven Times Square
New York, NY 10036
Attn:
       Lauren Boglivi
                Daniel Forman
E-mail:
     lboglivi@proskauer.com
                dforman@proskauer.com

 

if to the Sponsor, to:

 

Experience Sponsor LLC.
100 St. Paul St., Suite 800
Denver, CO 80206
Attn:
     Kevin Rohnstock
     Michael Mohapp
E-mail:
     Kevin.Rohnstock@kslcapital.com      Michael.Mohapp@kslcapital.com

 

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

 

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
425 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Attn:
     Michael Wolfson
     Ben Schaye
E-mail:
     mwolfson@stblaw.com
     ben.schaye@stblaw.com

 

or to such other address or addresses as the parties may from time to time designate in writing.

 

If to any other Party, to such address as such Party shall furnish to PubCo and the other Parties in writing.

 

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Section 5.7      Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial; Jurisdiction. This Investor Rights Agreement, the rights and duties of the parties hereto, and any disputes (whether in contract, tort or statute) arising out of, under or in connection with this Investor Rights Agreement will be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any principles or rules of conflict of Laws to the extent such principles or rules would require or permit the application of the Laws of another jurisdiction. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (i) submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware Court of Chancery (or, only if the Delaware Court of Chancery declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York located in New York, New York or, if such court declines to accept jurisdiction, then any court of the State of New York sitting in the borough of Manhattan), and any appellate court from any thereof, in any Action arising out of or relating to this Investor Rights Agreement or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Investor Rights Agreement (including any Action based upon, arising out of or related to any representation or warranty made in or in connection with this Investor Rights Agreement), or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and agrees that all claims in respect of any such Actions shall be heard and determined in such Delaware Court of Chancery (or, only if the Delaware Court of Chancery declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York located in New York, New York or, if such court declines to accept jurisdiction, then any court of the State of New York sitting in the borough of Manhattan), (ii) waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any Action arising out of or relating to this Investor Rights Agreement or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Investor Rights Agreement (including any Action based upon, arising out of or related to any representation or warranty made in or in connection with this Investor Rights Agreement) in the Delaware Court of Chancery, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York located in New York, New York or any court of the State of New York sitting in the borough of Manhattan, (iii) waives, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such Action in any such court and (iv) agrees that a final judgment in any such Action shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law. Each of the parties hereto agrees that service of process, summons, notice or document by registered mail addressed to it at the applicable address in Section 5.6 shall be effective service of process for any Action brought in any such court or in such other manner as may be permitted by Law, will be valid and sufficient service thereof. To the extent not prohibited by applicable Law that cannot be waived, each of the parties hereto irrevocably waives any right it may have to trial by jury in respect of any litigation based on, arising out of, under or in connection with this Investor Rights Agreement, including but not limited to any course of conduct, course of dealing, verbal or written statement or action of any party hereto.

 

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.

 

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Section 5.10      Consents, Approvals and Actions. If any consent, approval or action of the Blade 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 Blade 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, 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, 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. The decision of each Holder to enter into this Investor Rights Agreement has been made by such Holder independently of any other Holder. 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 Institutional Holders, the Sponsor and Blade Holders who are not a Management Holder (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 Sponsor Designees 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) the Sponsor, the Blade Holders who are not Management Holders, and each of the Institutional Holders (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 Sponsor Designees 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 Institutional Holders, the Blade Holders who are not Management Holders or the Sponsor (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 Sponsor Designee, 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.

 

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

 

(i)            confirms that none of the Institutional Holders, the Blade Holders who are not Management Holders or the Sponsor 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 Institutional Holders, the Blade Holders who are not Management Holders, the Sponsor or any of their respective Affiliates (or any Sponsor Designee acting in his or her capacity as such), on the other hand, such applicable Institutional Holder, the Blade Holder who is not a Management Holder, the Sponsor or applicable Affiliates (or any Sponsor Designee acting in his or her capacity as a director) may act in its best interest and (B) none of the Institutional Holders, the Blade Holders who are not Management Holders, the Sponsor or any of their respective Affiliates or any Sponsor Designee acting in his or her capacity as a Director or observer of the Board, 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

 

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(iii)            waives any claim or cause of action against any of the Institutional Holders, the Blade Holders who are not Management Holders, the Sponsor 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).

 

(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 Institutional Holders, the Blade Holders who are not Management Holders or the Sponsor 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 Institutional Holders, the Blade Holders who are not Management Holders, the Sponsor, Blade or any of their respective Affiliates or any Sponsor Designee otherwise existing at law or in equity, are agreed by the Parties to replace such other duties and liabilities of the Institutional Holders, the Sponsor or any of their respective Affiliates or any such Sponsor Designee to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law.

 

Section 5.13      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.

 

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(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.

 

(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 5.14      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 5.15      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 5.16      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 (including Section 2.1), 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. In the event that PubCo effects the separation of any portion of its business or assets into one or more entities (each, a “NewCo”), whether existing or newly formed, including without limitation by way of spin-off, split-off, carve-out, demerger, recapitalization, reorganization or similar transaction, and any Holder will receive equity interests in any such NewCo as part of such separation, the PubCo shall cause any such NewCo to enter into a stockholders agreement with the Holders that provides the Holders with rights vis-à-vis such NewCo that are substantially identical to those set forth in this Investor Rights Agreement, and each of the Holders shall enter into such agreement.

 

[Signature Pages Follow]

 

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

 

  PUBCO:
     
  EXPERIENCE INVESTMENT CORP.
     
  By: /s/ Charlie Martin
  Name: Charlie Martin
  Title: Chief Financial Officer
     
  SPONSOR:
     
  EXPERIENCE SPONSOR LLC
     
  By: /s/ Charlie Martin
  Name: Charlie Martin
  Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

[Signature Page to Investor Rights Agreement]

 

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  BLADE HOLDERS:
     
  By: /s/ Robert Wiesenthal
  Robert Wiesenthal

 

[Signature Page to Investor Rights Agreement]

 

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  BLADE HOLDERS:
     
     
  By:  
  Name: [     ]
  Title: [     ]

 

[Signature Page to Investor Rights Agreement]

 

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  BLADE HOLDERS:
     
  Snickers Holdings LLC
     
  By: /s/ David Zaslav 
  Name: David Zaslav 
  Title: Preisdent

 

[Signature Page to Investor Rights Agreement]

 

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  BLADE HOLDERS:
     
  ColPE Blade Investor, LLC
     
  By: /s/ Justin Chang
  Name: Justin Chang
  Title: Authorized Signatory

 

[Signature Page to Investor Rights Agreement]

 

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  BLADE HOLDERS:
     
  Just Blade, LLC
     
  By: /s/ Justin Chang
  Name: Justin Chang
  Title: Authorized Signatory

 

[Signature Page to Investor Rights Agreement]

 

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  BLADE HOLDERS:
     
  By: /s/ Melissa Tomkiel
  Name: Melissa Tomkiel

 

[Signature Page to Investor Rights Agreement]

 

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  BLADE HOLDERS:
     
  By: /s/ Will Heyburn
  Name: Will Heyburn

 

[Signature Page to Investor Rights Agreement]

 

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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 December [14], 2020, among Experience Investment Corp. ( “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, (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 and (d) by executing this Joinder such Transferee will be deemed to have executed the Investor Rights Agreement with the same force and effect as if originally named a party thereto.

 

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:

 

[Signature Page to Joinder to Investor Rights Agreement] 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.2

 

Execution Version

 

December 14, 2020

 

Experience Investment Corp.

100 St. Paul St., Suite 800

Denver, CO 80206

 

Re: Sponsor Agreement

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This letter (this “Sponsor Agreement”) is being delivered to you in accordance with the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of the date hereof, by and among Experience Investment Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Acquiror”), BLADE Urban Air Mobility, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the other parties thereto (as amended, modified or supplemented in accordance with the terms thereof, the “Merger Agreement”) and amends and restates in its entirety with respect to the Sponsor (as defined below) that certain letter, dated September 12, 2019, from Experience Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”) to the Acquiror (the “Prior Letter Agreement”). Certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in paragraph 8 hereof. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Merger Agreement.

 

The Sponsor is currently, and as of the Closing will be, the record and beneficial owner of all of the outstanding Founder Shares and outstanding Private Placement Warrants, with the Sponsor’s ownership detailed on Schedule A hereto (the Founder Shares owned by the Sponsor, together with any additional shares of Common Stock or Founder Shares (or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock or Founder Shares) in which the Sponsor acquires record or beneficial ownership after the date hereof, including by purchase, as a result of a stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization, combination, reclassification, exchange or change of such shares, or upon exercise or conversion of any securities, the “Covered Shares”).

 

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, the Sponsor hereby agrees with the Acquiror and, at all times prior to any valid termination of the Merger Agreement, the Company as follows:

 

 

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1. Until the valid termination of the Merger Agreement, the Sponsor, in its capacity as a stockholder of Acquiror, irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that, at the Special Meeting, at any other meeting of the stockholders of Acquiror (whether annual or special and whether or not an adjourned or postponed meeting, however called and including any adjournment or postponement thereof) and in connection with any written consent of stockholders of Acquiror (the date of the taking of any such action being an applicable “Determination Date”), the Sponsor shall, and shall cause any other holder of record of any of the Covered Shares to:

 

(a) when such meeting is held, appear at such meeting or otherwise cause the Covered Shares to be counted as present thereat for the purpose of establishing a quorum;

 

(b) vote (or execute and return an action by written consent), or cause to be voted at such meeting (or validly execute and return and cause such consent to be granted with respect to), all of the Covered Shares owned as of the record date for such meeting (or the date that any written consent is executed by the Sponsor or other record holder of the Covered Shares) in favor of each Voting Matter and any other matters necessary or reasonably requested by the Acquiror for consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement; and

 

(c) vote (or execute and return an action by written consent), or cause to be voted at such meeting, or validly execute and return and cause such consent to be granted with respect to, all of the Covered Shares against any Business Combination (other than involving the Company) (an “Alternative Business Combination”) and any other action that would reasonably be expected to materially impede, interfere with, delay, postpone or adversely affect the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement or result in a breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or other obligation or agreement of Acquiror under the Merger Agreement or result in a breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or other obligation or agreement of the Sponsor contained in this Sponsor Agreement.

 

The obligations of the Sponsor specified in this paragraph 1 shall apply whether or not the Merger or any action described above is recommended by the Acquiror Board.

 

 

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2. Prior to the Termination Date, the Sponsor shall not, and shall not authorize or permit its Representatives to, directly or indirectly, (a) solicit, initiate, encourage, facilitate any inquiry, proposal or offer which constitutes, or could reasonably be expected to lead to, an Alternative Business Combination; (b) enter into discussions or negotiations with, or provide any information or access to information to, any Person relating to any proposal, offer, inquiry or request for information that constitutes, or could reasonably be expected to result in or lead to, a possible Alternative Business Combination; (c) approve, endorse or recommend, or propose publicly to approve, endorse or recommend, any Alternative Business Combination; (d) execute or enter into any agreement or other document or instrument (whether or not binding) regarding an Alternative Business Combination; (e) make, or in any manner participate in a “solicitation” (as such term is used in the rules of the SEC) of proxies or powers of attorney or similar rights to vote, or seek to advise or influence any Person with respect to the voting of Common Stock or Founder Shares intending to facilitate any Alternative Business Combination or cause any holder of shares of Common Stock or Founder Shares not to vote to adopt the Merger Agreement and approve the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated thereby, (f) become a member of a “group” (as such term is used in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) with respect to any voting securities of Acquiror that takes any action in support of an Alternative Business Combination or (g) resolve or agree to do any of the foregoing. The Sponsor shall promptly (and in any event within one (1) Business Day after receipt by the Sponsor) advise the Company orally and in writing of any Alternative Business Combination proposal received by the applicable party, or any inquiry with respect to or which could reasonably be expected to lead to or result in any Alternative Business Combination, the material terms and conditions of such any Alternative Business Combination proposal or inquiry, and the identity of the Person making the same. The Sponsor agrees that, following the date hereof, it and its Representatives shall immediately cease and cause to be terminated, and shall cause its Affiliates and all of its and their representatives to immediately cease and cause to be terminated, all existing discussions or negotiations with any Persons conducted heretofore with respect to an Alternative Business Combination. Notwithstanding anything in this Sponsor Agreement to the contrary, (a) the Sponsor shall not be responsible for the actions of Acquiror or its Board of Directors (or any committee thereof), any Subsidiary of Acquiror, or any officers, directors (in their capacity as such), employees and professional advisors of any of the foregoing (the “Acquiror Related Parties”), including with respect to any of the matters contemplated by this paragraph 2, (b) the Sponsor makes no representations, warranties or agreements with respect to the actions of any of the Acquiror Related Parties, and (c) any breach by Acquiror of its obligations under Section 6.13 of the Merger Agreement shall not be considered a breach of this paragraph 2 (it being understood for the avoidance of doubt that the Sponsor shall remain responsible for any breach by it or its Representatives (other than any such Representative that is an Acquiror Related Party) of this paragraph 2). In furtherance of this Sponsor Agreement, the Sponsor hereby authorizes and will instruct Acquiror, promptly after the date hereof, to enter, or cause its transfer agent to enter, a stop transfer order with respect to all of the Covered Shares with respect to any Transfer not permitted hereunder and to include the following legend on any share certificates for the Covered Shares: “THE SHARES OF STOCK REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN VOTING AND TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS PURSUANT TO THAT CERTAIN SPONSOR AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF DECEMBER 14, 2020, BY AND AMONG EXPERIENCE INVESTMENT CORP., A DELAWARE CORPORATION, BLADE URBAN AIR MOBILITY, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION AND EXPERIENCE SPONSOR LLC. ANY TRANSFER OF SUCH SHARES OF STOCK IN VIOLATION OF THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF SUCH SPONSOR AGREEMENT SHALL BE NULL AND VOID AND HAVE NO FORCE OR EFFECT WHATSOEVER.” The delivery of such securities by the delivering party shall not in any way affect such party’s rights with respect to such securities. The Sponsor hereby authorizes Acquiror to maintain a copy of this Sponsor Agreement at either the executive office or the registered office of Acquiror.

 

 

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3. The Sponsor hereby agrees and acknowledges that (a) the underwriters of the Acquiror’s Public Offering, the Acquiror and, prior to any valid termination of the Merger Agreement, the Company would be irreparably injured in the event of a breach by the Sponsor of its obligations under paragraphs 1, 4(a) and 5 of this Sponsor Agreement (with respect to such underwriters, only such provisions as were contained in the Prior Letter Agreement), (b) monetary damages may not be an adequate remedy for such breach and (c) 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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, or anything herein to the contrary, under no circumstances shall the Acquiror or the Sponsor be liable for any costs or damages including, without limitation, any special, incidental, consequential, exemplary or punitive damages, to any Person, including the Company, in respect of this Sponsor Agreement, including any breach hereof, and the Company hereby waives any claim it may have now or in the future for monetary costs or damages against the Acquiror or the Sponsor in respect of this Sponsor Agreement, including any breach hereof.

 

4. (a) Subject to the Investor Rights Agreement, the Sponsor agrees that it shall not Transfer any Founder Shares (or shares of Acquiror’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), issuable upon conversion thereof) or any Private Placement Warrants (or shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise thereof) until the earlier of (i) 180 days after the completion of the Acquiror’s initial Business Combination or (ii) subsequent to the initial Business Combination, the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in all of the Acquiror’s stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of Common Stock for cash, securities or other property (the “Lock-up Period”).

 

(b)  Notwithstanding the provisions set forth in paragraph 4(a), Transfers of the Founder Shares, 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 or any of their permitted transferees (that have complied with this paragraph 4(b)), are permitted (i) to the Acquiror’s officers or directors, any affiliates or family members of any of the Acquiror’s officers or directors, any members of the Sponsor, any of its affiliates, or any of its or their respective officers, employees, directors or direct and indirect equityholders; (ii) in the case of an individual, 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; (iii) in the case of an individual, transfers by virtue of laws of descent and distribution upon death of the individual; (iv) in the case of an individual, transfers pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order; (v) 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; (vi) transfers by virtue of the laws of the State of Delaware or the Sponsor’s limited liability company agreement upon dissolution of the Sponsor; and (vii) in the event of the Acquiror’s completion of a liquidation, merger, share exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction which results in all of the Acquiror’s stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of Common Stock for cash, securities or other property subsequent to the completion of the Acquiror’s initial Business Combination (including the entry into an agreement in connection with such liquidation, merger, share exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction)); provided, however, that in the case of clauses (i) through (vii), these permitted transferees must enter into a written agreement agreeing to be bound by the restrictions herein.

 

 

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5. The Sponsor represents and warrants that it 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.

 

6. (a)  Except as disclosed in the Prospectus, neither the Sponsor nor any Affiliate of the Sponsor, nor any director or officer of the Acquiror, shall receive from the 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 the Acquiror’s initial Business Combination (regardless of the type of transaction that it is, but including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Merger), 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: repayment of a loan and advances of up to an aggregate of $300,000 made to the Acquiror by the Sponsor; reimbursement for any 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 the Acquiror from time to time, made by the Sponsor or any of the Acquiror’s officers or directors to finance transaction costs in connection with an intended initial Business Combination, provided, that, if the Acquiror does not consummate an initial Business Combination, a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Account may be used by the 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 $1.50 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. (b) Commencing on the effective date of the Prospectus for the Offering and continuing until the earlier of (i) the consummation by the Company of a Business Combination or (ii) the Company’s liquidation as described in the Prospectus, KSL Advisors, LLC, an affiliate of Experience Sponsor LLC shall make available to the Company, at no charge, certain office space and administrative and support services as may be required by the Company from time to time, situated at 100 St. Paul St., Suite 800, Denver, Colorado 80206 (or any successor locations).

 

7. The Sponsor 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.

 

 

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8. As used herein, (a) “Beneficially Own” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act; (b) “Business Combination” shall mean a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination, involving the Acquiror and one or more businesses; (c) “Shares” shall mean, collectively, the shares of Common Stock and the Founder Shares; (d) “Founder Shares” shall mean the shares of Class B Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of such shares in connection with the Closing; (e) “Private Placement Warrants” shall mean the warrants to purchase up to 5,000,000 shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned by the Sponsor in the aggregate; (f) “Prospectus” shall mean the registration statement on Form S-1 and prospectus filed by Acquiror with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) in connection with the Public Offering; (g) “Public Offering” shall mean the underwritten initial public offering of 27,500,000 of Acquiror’s units (the “Units”), each comprised of one share of Common Stock and one-third of one warrant to purchase shares of Common Stock; (h) “Public Stockholders” shall mean the holders of securities issued in the Public Offering; (i) “Trust Account” shall mean the trust fund into which a portion of the net proceeds of the Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants was deposited; and (j) “Transfer” shall mean the (i) sale or assignment of, offer to sell, contract or agreement to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant of any option to purchase 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, (ii) 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 (iii) public announcement of any intention to effect any transaction specified in clause (i) or (ii). The term “Affiliate” shall have the meaning given to such term in the Merger Agreement provided that, except for the Acquiror, no Affiliate or portfolio company (as such term is commonly understood in the private equity industry) of the Sponsor or any of its Affiliates shall be considered an Affiliate of the Sponsor.

 

9. 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, with respect to the Sponsor, 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 the Acquiror and the other parties charged with such change, amendment, modification or waiver, 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.

 

10. No party hereto may, except as set forth herein, assign either this Sponsor Agreement or any of its rights, interests, or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other parties (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 the Sponsor, the Acquiror and the Company and their respective successors, heirs, personal representatives and assigns and permitted transferees.

 

 

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11. Nothing in this Sponsor Agreement shall be construed to confer upon, or give to, any person or corporation 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 the parties hereto and their successors, heirs, personal representatives and assigns and permitted transferees.

 

12. This Sponsor Agreement may be executed in any number of original, electronic 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.

 

13. 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.

 

14. This Sponsor Agreement, the rights and duties of the parties hereto, and any disputes (whether in contract, tort or statute) arising out of, under or in connection with this Sponsor Agreement will be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any principles or rules of conflict of Laws to the extent such principles or rules would require or permit the application of the Laws of another jurisdiction. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (a) submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware Court of Chancery (or, only if the Delaware Court of Chancery declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York located in New York, New York or, if such court declines to accept jurisdiction, then any court of the State of New York sitting in the borough of Manhattan), and any appellate court from any thereof, in any Action arising out of or relating to this Sponsor Agreement or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Sponsor Agreement (including any Action based upon, arising out of or related to any representation or warranty made in or in connection with this Sponsor Agreement), or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and agrees that all claims in respect of any such Actions shall be heard and determined in such Delaware Court of Chancery (or, only if the Delaware Court of Chancery declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York located in New York, New York or, if such court declines to accept jurisdiction, then any court of the State of New York sitting in the borough of Manhattan), (b) waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any Action arising out of or relating to this Sponsor Agreement or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Sponsor Agreement (including any Action based upon, arising out of or related to any representation or warranty made in or in connection with this Sponsor Agreement) in the Delaware Court of Chancery, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York located in New York, New York or any court of the State of New York sitting in the borough of Manhattan, (c) waives, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such Action in any such court and (d) agrees that a final judgment in any such Action shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law. Each of the parties hereto agrees that service of process, summons, notice or document by registered mail addressed to it at the applicable address in Section 9.02 of the Merger Agreement shall be effective service of process for any Action brought in any such court or in such other manner as may be permitted by Law, will be valid and sufficient service thereof.

 

 

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15. To the extent not prohibited by applicable Law that cannot be waived, each of the parties hereto irrevocably waives any right it may have to trial by jury in respect of any litigation based on, arising out of, under or in connection with this Sponsor Agreement, including but not limited to any course of conduct, course of dealing, verbal or written statement or action of any party hereto.

 

16. 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 or given in accordance with the terms of Section 9.02 of the Merger Agreement to the applicable party at its principal place of business.

 

17. This Sponsor Agreement shall terminate on the earlier of (a) the expiration of the Lock-up Period or (b) the liquidation of the Company. In the event of a valid termination of the Merger Agreement, this Sponsor Agreement shall be of no force and effect and shall revert to the Prior Letter Agreement. No such termination or reversion shall relieve the Sponsor, the Acquiror or the Company from any liability resulting from a breach of this Sponsor Agreement occurring prior to such termination or reversion (subject to paragraph 3 hereof).

 

 

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18. The Sponsor hereby represents and warrants to Acquiror and the Company as follows: (a) it is a legal entity duly organized, validly existing and, to the extent such concept is applicable, in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, and has all requisite corporate or other power and authority and has taken all corporate or other action necessary in order to, execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; (b) this Sponsor Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Stockholder and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Sponsor enforceable against the Sponsor in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity; (c) the execution and delivery of this Sponsor Agreement by the Sponsor does not, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement will not, constitute or result in (i) a breach or violation of, or a default under, the limited liability company agreement of the Sponsor, (ii) with or without notice, lapse of time or both, a breach or violation of, a termination (or right of termination) of or a default under, the loss of any benefit under, the creation, modification or acceleration of any obligations under or the creation of a Lien on any of the properties, rights or assets of the Sponsor pursuant to any Contract binding upon the Sponsor or, assuming (solely with respect to performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby), compliance with the filings, notices and reports pursuant to, in compliance with or required to be made under the Exchange Act, under any applicable Law to which the Sponsor is subject or (iii) any change in the rights or obligations of any party under any Contract legally binding upon the Stockholder, except, in the case of clause (ii) or (iii) directly above, for any such breach, violation, termination, default, creation, acceleration or change that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to prevent or materially delay or impair the Stockholder’s ability to perform its obligations hereunder or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, the consummation of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.; (d) there are no Actions pending against the Sponsor or, to the knowledge of the Sponsor, threatened against the Sponsor, 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 the Sponsor of its obligations under this Sponsor Agreement; (e) except for fees described on Schedule 5.15 of the Merger Agreement, no financial advisor, investment banker, broker, finder or other similar intermediary is entitled to any fee or commission from the Sponsor, 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 the Sponsor, on behalf of the Sponsor, for which Acquiror, the Company or any of their respective Affiliates would have any obligations or liabilities of any kind or nature; (f) the Sponsor has good title to all such Founder Shares and Private Placement Warrants, 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 Founder Shares or Private Placement Warrants (other than transfer restrictions under the Securities Act)) affecting any such Founder Shares or Private Placement Warrants, other than pursuant to (i) this Sponsor Agreement, (ii) the Acquiror’s certificate of incorporation, (iii) the Merger Agreement, (iv) the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of September 12, 2019, by and among the Acquiror and the Sponsor, (v) the Investor Rights Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Acquirer, the Sponsor and the other stockholders party thereto or (vi) any applicable securities laws; and (g) the Founder Shares and Private Placement Warrants identified on Schedule A are the only Founder Shares or Private Placement Warrants owned of record or Beneficially Owned by the Sponsor as of the date hereof, 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.

 

 

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19. If, and as often as, there are any changes in the Acquiror, 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 Founder Shares and Private Placement Warrants, each as so changed.

 

20. 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]

 

 

 

 

  Sincerely,
   
  EXPERIENCE SPONSOR LLC
     
     
  By: /s/ Charlie Martin 
    Name: Charlie Martin
    Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

[Signature Page to Sponsor Letter Agreement]

 

 

 

 

Acknowledged and Agreed:  
   
EXPERIENCE INVESTMENT CORP.  
     
     
By: /s/ Charlie Martin  
  Name: Charlie Martin  
  Title: Chief Financial Officer  

 

For purposes of 6(b) only:  
   
KSL ADVISORS, LLC  
     
     
By: /s/ Charlie Martin   
  Name: Charlie Martin  
  Title: Chief Financial Officer  

 

Acknowledged and Agreed:  
   
BLADE URBAN AIR MOBILITY, INC.                                 
     
     
By: /s/ Robert Wiesenthal  
  Name: Robert Wiesenthal  
  Title: Chief Executive Officer  

 

[Signature Page to Sponsor Letter Agreement]

 

 

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Schedule A

 

Sponsor Ownership of Securities

 

Sponsor   Founder Shares   Private Placement Warrants
Experience Sponsor LLC 6,875,000   5,000,000

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.3

 

FORM OF

 

SUPPORT AGREEMENT

 

This Support Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated as of December 14, 2020, is entered into by and among Experience Investment Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Acquiror”), Experience Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Acquiror (“Merger Sub”), and [    ] (the “Stockholder”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, concurrently herewith, Acquiror, BLADE Urban Air Mobility, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Company”), and Merger Sub are entering into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”; capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Merger Agreement), pursuant to which (and subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein) Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company, with the Company surviving the merger (the “Merger”);

 

WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, the Stockholder is the record and “beneficial owner” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (together with the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, the “Exchange Act”)) of and is entitled to dispose of and vote [        ] Company Common Shares and [        ] Company Preferred Shares (the “Owned Shares”; the Owned Shares and any additional shares of Company Stock (or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Company Stock) in which the Stockholder acquires record or beneficial ownership after the date hereof, including by purchase, as a result of a stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization, combination, reclassification, exchange or change of such shares, or upon exercise or conversion of any securities, the “Covered Shares”); and

 

WHEREAS, as a condition and inducement to the willingness of Acquiror and Merger Sub to enter into the Merger Agreement, the parties hereto are entering into this Agreement.

 

AGREEMENT

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

1.             Agreement to Vote. Unless this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Section 3, the Stockholder, in its capacity as a stockholder of the Company, irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that it shall, and shall cause any other holder of record of any of the Covered Shares to, validly execute and deliver to the Company, as promptly as practicable, and in any event within ten (10) Business Days after the Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC), the written consent in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A in respect of all of the Covered Shares. In addition, prior to the Termination Date (as defined herein), the Stockholder, in its capacity as a stockholder of the Company, irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that, at any other meeting of the stockholders of the Company (whether annual or special and whether or not an adjourned or postponed meeting, however called and including any adjournment or postponement thereof) and in connection with any written consent of stockholders of the Company, the Stockholder shall, and shall cause any other holder of record of any of the Covered Shares to:

 

(a)               when such meeting is held, appear at such meeting or otherwise cause the Covered Shares to be counted as present thereat for the purpose of establishing a quorum;

 

 

 

 

(b)               vote (or execute and return an action by written consent), or cause to be voted at such meeting (or validly execute and return and cause such consent to be granted with respect to), all of the Covered Shares owned as of the record date for such meeting (or the date that any written consent is executed by the Stockholder or other record holder of the Covered Shares) in favor of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and the adoption of the Merger Agreement and any other matters necessary or reasonably requested by the Company for consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement; and

 

(c)               vote (or execute and return an action by written consent), or cause to be voted at such meeting, or validly execute and return and cause such consent to be granted with respect to, all of the Covered Shares against any Company Acquisition Proposal and any other action that would reasonably be expected to materially impede, interfere with, delay, postpone or adversely affect the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement or result in a breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or other obligation or agreement of the Company under the Merger Agreement or result in a breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or other obligation or agreement of the Stockholder contained in this Agreement.

The obligations of the Stockholder specified in this Section 1 shall apply whether or not the Merger or any action described above is recommended by the Company Board or the Company Board has withdrawn or modified the Company Board Recommendation.

 

2.             No Inconsistent Agreements. The Stockholder hereby covenants and agrees that the Stockholder shall not, at any time prior to the Termination Date, (i) enter into any voting agreement or voting trust with respect to any of the Covered Shares that is inconsistent with the Stockholder’s obligations pursuant to this Agreement, (ii) grant a proxy or power of attorney with respect to any of the Covered Shares that is inconsistent with the Stockholder’s obligations pursuant to this Agreement, or (iii) enter into any agreement or undertaking that is otherwise inconsistent with, or would interfere with, or prohibit or prevent it from satisfying, its obligations pursuant to this Agreement.

 

3.             Termination. This Agreement shall terminate upon the earliest of (i) the Effective Time, (ii) the termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms and (iii) the time this Agreement is terminated upon the mutual written agreement of Acquiror and the Stockholder (the earliest such date under clause (i), (ii) and (iii) being referred to herein as the “Termination Date”); provided, that the provisions set forth in Sections 10 to 21 shall survive the termination of this Agreement; provided further, that termination of this Agreement shall not relieve any party hereto from any liability for any willful breach of, or actual fraud in connection with, this Agreement prior to such termination.

 

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4.             Representations and Warranties of the Stockholder. The Stockholder hereby represents and warrants to Acquiror as to itself as follows:

 

(a)               The Stockholder is the sole record owner of and a beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of, and has good, valid and marketable title to, the Covered Shares, free and clear of Liens other than as created by this Agreement. As of the date hereof, other than the Owned Shares, the Stockholder does not own beneficially or of record any shares of capital stock of the Company (or any securities convertible into shares of capital stock of the Company) or any interest therein.

 

(b)               The Stockholder (i) except as provided in this Agreement, has full voting power, full power of disposition and full power to issue instructions with respect to the matters set forth herein, in each case, with respect to the Covered Shares, (ii) has not entered into any voting agreement or voting trust with respect to any of the Covered Shares that is inconsistent with the Stockholder’s obligations pursuant to this Agreement, (iii) has not granted a proxy or power of attorney with respect to any of the Covered Shares that is inconsistent with the Stockholder’s obligations pursuant to this Agreement and (iv) has not entered into any agreement or undertaking that is otherwise inconsistent with, or would interfere with, or prohibit or prevent it from performing and satisfying, its obligations pursuant to this Agreement.

 

(c)               If the Stockholder is an entity, the Stockholder (i) is a legal entity duly organized, validly existing and, to the extent such concept is applicable, in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, and (ii) has all requisite corporate or other power and authority and has taken all corporate or other action necessary in order to, execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. If the Stockholder is an individual, the Stockholder has legal competence, capacity and the authority to enter into, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Stockholder and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Stockholder enforceable against the Stockholder in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity.

 

(d)               Other than the filings, notices and reports pursuant to, in compliance with or required to be made under the Exchange Act, no filings, notices, reports, consents, registrations, approvals, permits, waivers, expirations of waiting periods or authorizations are required to be obtained by the Stockholder from, or to be given by the Stockholder to, or be made by the Stockholder with, any Governmental Authority in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Stockholder of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

 

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(e)               The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Stockholder do not, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement will not, constitute or result in (i) if the Stockholder is an entity, a breach or violation of, or a default under, the certificate of incorporation, bylaws, limited liability company agreement or similar governing documents of the Stockholder, (ii) with or without notice, lapse of time or both, a breach or violation of, a termination (or right of termination) of or a default under, the loss of any benefit under, the creation, modification or acceleration of any obligations under or the creation of a Lien on any of the properties, rights or assets of the Stockholder pursuant to any Contract binding upon the Stockholder or, assuming (solely with respect to performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby), compliance with the matters referred to in Section 4(d), under any applicable Law to which the Stockholder is subject or (iii) any change in the rights or obligations of any party under any Contract legally binding upon the Stockholder, except, in the case of clause (ii) or (iii) directly above, for any such breach, violation, termination, default, creation, acceleration or change that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to prevent or materially delay or impair the Stockholder’s ability to perform its obligations hereunder or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, the consummation of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

 

(f)                As of the date of this Agreement, there is no action, proceeding or investigation pending against the Stockholder or, to the knowledge of the Stockholder, threatened against the Stockholder that questions the beneficial or record ownership of the Covered Shares, the validity of this Agreement or the performance by the Stockholder of its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(g)               The Stockholder understands and acknowledges that Acquiror is entering into the Merger Agreement in reliance upon the Stockholder’s execution and delivery of this Agreement and the representations, warranties, covenants and other agreements of the Stockholder contained herein.

 

(h)               No investment banker, broker, finder or other intermediary is entitled to any broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s or other similar fee or commission for which Acquiror or the Company is or will be liable in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby based upon arrangements made by or, to the knowledge of the Stockholder, on behalf of the Stockholder.

 

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5.             Certain Covenants of the Stockholder. Except in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Stockholder hereby covenants and agrees as follows:

 

(a)               No Solicitation.

 

(i)                 Prior to the Termination Date, the Stockholder shall not, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its Affiliates or any of its and their respective representatives not to, directly or indirectly: (i) solicit, initiate, knowingly encourage or knowingly facilitate any inquiries regarding a Company Acquisition Proposal; (ii) enter into discussions or negotiations with, or provide any confidential information or access to confidential information to, any Person relating to any proposal, offer, inquiry or request for information that constitutes, or could reasonably be expected to result in or lead to, a possible Company Acquisition Proposal; (iii) approve, endorse or recommend, or propose publicly to approve, endorse or recommend, any Company Acquisition Proposal; (iv) execute or enter into any agreement or other document or instrument (whether or not binding) regarding a Company Acquisition Proposal; or (v) resolve or agree to do any of the foregoing. The Stockholder agrees that promptly following the execution of this Agreement it shall immediately cease and cause to be terminated, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its Affiliates and all of its and their representatives to immediately cease and cause to be terminated, all existing discussions or negotiations with any Persons (other than the other party hereto and its representatives) conducted heretofore with respect to any Company Acquisition Proposal.

 

(ii)                In addition to the other obligations under this Section 5(a), the Stockholder shall promptly (and in any event within one (1) Business Day after receipt by the Stockholder) advise the Acquiror orally and in writing of any Company Acquisition Proposal received by the applicable party, or any inquiry with respect to or which could reasonably be expected to lead to or result in any Company Acquisition Proposal, the material terms and conditions of such Company Acquisition Proposal, and the identity of the Person making the same.

 

(b)               Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary: (i) the Stockholder shall not be responsible for the actions of the Company or the Company Board (or any Committee thereof), any Subsidiary of the Company, or any officers, directors (in their capacity as such), employees and professional advisors of any of the foregoing (the “Company Related Parties”), including with respect to any of the matters contemplated by Section 5(a); (ii) the Stockholder makes no representations or warranties with respect to the actions of any of the Company Related Parties; and (iii) any breach by the Company of its obligations under Section 6.14 of the Merger Agreement shall not be considered a breach of Section 5(a) (it being understood for the avoidance of doubt that the Stockholder shall remain responsible for any breach by it or its representatives (other than any such representative that is a Company Related Party) of Section 5(a)). Other than as contemplated by the Merger Agreement or the other Ancillary Agreements, the Stockholder hereby agrees not to, directly or indirectly, (i) sell, transfer, pledge, encumber, assign, hedge, swap, convert or otherwise dispose of (including by merger (including by conversion into securities or other consideration), by tendering into any tender or exchange offer, by testamentary disposition, by operation of Law or otherwise), either voluntarily or involuntarily (collectively, “Transfer”), or enter into any Contract or option with respect to the Transfer of any of the Covered Shares, or (ii) take any action that would make any representation or warranty of the Stockholder contained herein untrue or incorrect or have the effect of preventing or disabling the Stockholder from performing its obligations under this Agreement; providedhowever, that nothing herein shall prohibit a Transfer to an Affiliate of the Stockholder or, if Stockholder is an individual, to any member of Stockholder’s immediate family or to a trust for the benefit of Stockholder or any member of Stockholder’s immediate family (a “Permitted Transfer”); provided, further, that any Permitted Transfer shall be permitted only if, as a precondition to such Transfer, the transferee agrees in a writing, reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to Acquiror, to assume all of the obligations of the Stockholder under, and be bound by all of the terms of, this Agreement; provided, further, that any Transfer permitted under this Section 5(b) shall not relieve the Stockholder of its obligations under this Agreement. Any Transfer in violation of this Section 5(b) with respect to the Covered Shares shall be null and void.

 

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(c)               In furtherance of this Agreement, the Stockholder hereby authorizes and will instruct the Company, promptly after the date hereof, to prevent any Transfer not permitted hereunder, including by entering a stop transfer order with respect to all of the Covered Shares and by recording in the books and records of the Company that this Agreement imposes certain transfer restrictions with respect to the Covered Shares.

 

(d)               In the event that the Stockholder intends to undertake a Permitted Transfer of any of the Covered Shares, the Stockholder shall provide notice thereof to Acquiror and shall authorize the Company to, or authorize the Company to instruct any transfer agent to, (i) lift any stop transfer order in respect of the Covered Shares to be so Transferred in order to effect such Permitted Transfer only upon certification by Acquiror that the written agreement to be entered into by the transferee agreeing to be bound by this Agreement pursuant to Section 5(b) hereof is satisfactory to Acquiror and (ii) re-enter any stop transfer order in respect of the Covered Shares to be so Transferred upon completion of the Permitted Transfer.

 

(e)               The Stockholder hereby authorizes the Company to maintain a copy of this Agreement at either the executive office or the registered office of the Company.

 

6.             Further Assurances. From time to time, at Acquiror’s request and without further consideration, the Stockholder shall execute and deliver such additional documents and take all such further action as may be reasonably necessary or reasonably requested to effect the actions and consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the Merger). The Stockholder further agrees not to commence or participate in, and to take all actions necessary to opt out of any class in any class action with respect to, any action or claim, derivative or otherwise, against Acquiror, Acquiror’s Affiliates, the Company or any of their respective successors and assigns relating to the negotiation, execution or delivery of this Agreement, the Merger Agreement (including the Closing Per Share Stock Consideration) or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

 

7.             Disclosure. The Stockholder hereby authorizes the Company and Acquiror to publish and disclose in any announcement or disclosure required by the SEC the Stockholder’s identity and ownership of the Covered Shares and the nature of the Stockholder’s obligations under this Agreement; provided, that prior to any such publication or disclosure the Company and Acquiror have provided the Stockholder with an opportunity to review and comment upon such announcement or disclosure, which comments the Company and Acquiror will consider in good faith; provided, further, that the foregoing proviso shall not apply to any such publication or disclosure the content of which concerning the foregoing does not substantially differ from any prior such publication or disclosure.

 

8.             Changes in Capital Stock. In the event of a stock split, stock dividend or distribution, or any change in the Company’s capital stock by reason of any split-up, reverse stock split, recapitalization, combination, reclassification, exchange of shares or the like, the terms “Owned Shares” and “Covered Shares” shall be deemed to refer to and include such shares as well as all such stock dividends and distributions and any securities into which or for which any or all of such shares may be changed or exchanged or which are received in such transaction.

 

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9.             Amendment and Modification. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or supplemented in any manner, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, except by an instrument in writing signed by Acquiror and the Stockholder.

 

10.           Waiver. No failure or delay by any party hereto exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies of the parties hereto hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies which they would otherwise have hereunder. Any extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in a written instrument signed on behalf of such party, but such extension or waiver or failure to insist on strict compliance with an obligation, covenant, agreement or condition shall not operate as a waiver of, or estoppel with respect to, any subsequent or other failure..

 

11.           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, addressed as follows:

 

if to the Stockholder, to it at:

 

[       ]

Attention:       [       ]

Email:             [       ]

 

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

 

[     ]
[     ]
Attn:    [     ]
E-mail:[     ]

 

if to Acquiror, to it at:

 

Experience Investment Corp.
100 St. Paul St., Suite 800
Denver, CO 80206
Attn:       Kevin Rohnstock

               Michael Mohapp

E-mail:  Kevin.Rohnstock@kslcapital.com

               Michael.Mohapp@kslcapital.com

 

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

 

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
425 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Attention:     Michael Wolfson

                     Benjamin P. Schaye

Email:           mwolfson@stblaw.com

                      ben.schaye@stblaw.com

 

12.           No Ownership Interest. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to vest in Acquiror any direct or indirect ownership or incidence of ownership of or with respect to the Covered Shares. All rights, ownership and economic benefits of and relating to the Covered Shares shall remain vested in and belong to the Stockholder, and Acquiror shall have no authority to direct the Stockholder in the voting or disposition of any of the Covered Shares, except as otherwise provided herein.

 

13.           Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Merger Agreement constitute the entire agreement and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.

 

14.           No Third-Party Beneficiaries. The Stockholder hereby agrees that its representations, warranties and covenants set forth herein are solely for the benefit of Acquiror in accordance with and subject to the terms of this Agreement, and this Agreement is not intended to, and does not, confer upon any Person other than the parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder, including the right to rely upon the representations and warranties set forth herein, and the parties hereto hereby further agree that this Agreement may only be enforced against, and any Action that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Agreement, or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement may only be made against, the Persons expressly named as parties hereto; provided, that the Company shall be an express third party beneficiary with respect to Section 4 and Section 5(b) hereof.

 

15.           Governing Law and Venue; Service of Process; Waiver of Jury Trial.

 

(a)               This Agreement, the rights and duties of the parties hereto, and any disputes (whether in contract, tort or statute) arising out of, under or in connection with this Agreement will be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any principles or rules of conflict of Laws to the extent such principles or rules would require or permit the application of the Laws of another jurisdiction.

 

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(b)              Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (i) submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware Court of Chancery (or, only if the Delaware Court of Chancery declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York located in New York, New York or, if such court declines to accept jurisdiction, then any court of the State of New York sitting in the borough of Manhattan), and any appellate court from any thereof, in any Action arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement (including any Action based upon, arising out of or related to any representation or warranty made in or in connection with this Agreement), or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and agrees that all claims in respect of any such Actions shall be heard and determined in such Delaware Court of Chancery (or, only if the Delaware Court of Chancery declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York located in New York, New York or, if such court declines to accept jurisdiction, then any court of the State of New York sitting in the borough of Manhattan), (ii) waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any Action arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement (including any Action based upon, arising out of or related to any representation or warranty made in or in connection with this Agreement) in the Delaware Court of Chancery, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York located in New York, New York or any court of the State of New York sitting in the borough of Manhattan, (iii) waives, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such Action in any such court and (iv) agrees that a final judgment in any such Action shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law. Each of the parties hereto agrees that service of process, summons, notice or document by registered mail addressed to it at the applicable address in Section 11 shall be effective service of process for any Action brought in any such court or in such other manner as may be permitted by Law, will be valid and sufficient service thereof.

 

(c)               To the extent not prohibited by applicable Law that cannot be waived, each of the parties hereto irrevocably waives any right it may have to trial by jury in respect of any litigation based on, arising out of, under or in connection with this Agreement, including but not limited to any course of conduct, course of dealing, verbal or written statement or action of any party hereto.

 

16.           Assignment; Successors. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned by any of the parties hereto in whole or in part (whether by operation of Law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of each other party, and any such assignment without such consent shall be null and void. This Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

17.           Enforcement. The rights and remedies of the parties shall be cumulative with and not exclusive of any other remedy conferred hereby. The parties agree that irreparable damage would occur and that the parties would not have any adequate remedy at law in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement, including the Stockholder’s obligations to vote or provide its written consent with respect to the Covered Shares as provided in this Agreement, in the applicable court as determined in accordance with Section 15(b) hereof, without proof of actual damages or otherwise (and each party hereby waives any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection with such remedy), this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.

 

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18.           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.

 

19.           Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts for the convenience of the parties hereto, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page, including any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000 (e.g. www.docusign.com), to this Agreement by facsimile or by e-mail in “portable document format” shall be effective as delivery of a mutually executed counterpart to this Agreement.

 

20.           Interpretation and Construction. The words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of like import used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. The descriptive headings used herein are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. References to Sections are to Sections of this Agreement unless otherwise specified. Any singular term in this Agreement shall be deemed to include the plural, and any plural term the singular. The definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the masculine as well as to the feminine and neuter genders of such term. Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation,” whether or not they are in fact followed by those words or words of like import. “Writing,” “written” and comparable terms refer to printing, typing and other means of reproducing words (including electronic media) in a visible form. References to any statute shall be deemed to refer to such statute and to any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder. References to any person include the successors and permitted assigns of that person. References from or through any date mean, unless otherwise specified, from and including such date or through and including such date, respectively. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement will be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties, and no presumption or burden of proof will arise favoring or disfavoring any Party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

 

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21.           Capacity as a Stockholder. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Stockholder signs this Agreement solely in the Stockholder’s capacity as a stockholder of the Company, and not in any other capacity and this Agreement shall not limit or otherwise affect the actions of any Affiliate, employee or designee of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates in his or her capacity, if applicable, as an officer or director of the Company or any other Person.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed (where applicable, by their respective officers or other authorized Persons thereunto duly authorized) as of the date first written above.

 

  EXPERIENCE INVESTMENT CORP.
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

  EXPERIENCE MERGER SUB, INC.
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

 

 

 

[STOCKHOLDER]

 

  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

 

 

 

Exhibit A

 

WRITTEN CONSENT
IN LIEU OF A
MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
OF
BLADE URBAN AIR MOBILITY, INC.

 

 

 

[●], 20[●]

 

 

 

The undersigned (the “Stockholder”), being the holder of shares of common stock [and preferred stock] of BLADE Urban Air Mobility, Inc., a Delaware corporation, (the “Company”), acting pursuant to Section 228(a) and Section 251 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), does hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consent to the adoption of the following resolutions in lieu of a meeting with respect to all of the shares of common stock and preferred stock of the Company held by the Stockholder:

 

MERGER AGREEMENT

 

WHEREAS, the Company has entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 14, 2020 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Company, Experience Investment Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Acquiror”) and Experience Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub”), a copy of which has been provided to the undersigned Stockholder (capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the respective meaning ascribed to them in the Merger Agreement);

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Company (the “Merger”), with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation of the Merger, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, the Board has (i) determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders, and declared it advisable, to enter into the Merger Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Merger, (ii) approved the Merger Agreement and the execution, delivery and performance thereof and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Merger, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, and (iii) subject to Section 6.08 of the Merger Agreement, resolved to recommend the adoption of the Merger Agreement and the approval of the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Merger, by the holders of the shares of the Company Stock, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein; and

 

 

 

 

WHEREAS, the affirmative vote in favor of the adoption of the Merger Agreement by a majority of the votes entitled to be cast thereon by the stockholders of the Company is required pursuant to Section 251 of the DGCL, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement; now, therefore, be it

 

RESOLVED, that the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Merger, are hereby adopted and approved in all respects, and the undersigned Stockholder hereby votes and provides its written consent with respect to all of the shares of common stock and preferred stock held by the Stockholder in favor of the adoption and approval of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Merger; and

 

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the undersigned Stockholder hereby waives any and all irregularities of notice, with respect to the time and place of meeting, and any and all other procedural deficiencies and consents to the transaction of all business represented by this written consent.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned stockholder has caused this consent to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

[STOCKHOLDER]

 

  By:  
    Name:
    [Title:]

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.4

 

FORM OF SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

 

This SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (this “Subscription Agreement”) is entered into as of December 14, 2020 by and between Experience Investment Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”), and the undersigned (“Subscriber”). 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, BLADE Urban Air Mobility, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Blade”), and Experience Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub”), are entering into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated on or around the date hereof (as amended, modified, supplemented or waived from time to time in accordance with its terms, the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which, inter alia, Merger Sub will be merged with and into Blade, with Blade surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein (the “Merger” and, 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 the number of shares of the Issuer’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A common stock”), set forth on Subscriber’s signature page hereto (the “Shares”) for a purchase price of $10.00 per share and an aggregate purchase price as set forth on Subscriber’s signature page hereto (the “Purchase Price”), and the Issuer desires to issue and sell to Subscriber the Shares 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; and

 

WHEREAS, certain other investors (excluding Experience Sponsor LLC and its Affiliates (collectively, the “Sponsor”)) (each, an “Other Subscriber”) are entering into separate subscription agreements with the Issuer (each, an “Other Subscription Agreement”), pursuant to which such investors have agreed or will agree to purchase Class A common stock (collectively with the Shares to be purchased hereunder, the “PIPE Securities”) on the Closing Date at the same per share purchase price as Subscriber;

 

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 (as defined below), Subscriber hereby agrees to irrevocably subscribe for and purchase, and the Issuer hereby agrees to issue and sell to Subscriber, upon the payment of the Purchase Price, the Shares (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 Shares 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 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 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 or ability of Subscriber to enter into or timely perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement (a “Subscriber Material Adverse Effect”), (ii) if Subscriber is not an individual, result in any breach or 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, if applicable, 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 of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)) or an “accredited investor” (within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3), (5), (6) or (7)  under the Securities Act) satisfying the applicable requirements set forth on Schedule I hereto, (ii) is acquiring the Shares only for its own account and not for the account of others, or if Subscriber is subscribing for the Shares 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 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 hereto). If Subscriber is not an individual, Subscriber is not an entity formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Shares and is an “institutional account” as defined by FINRA Rule 4512(c).

 

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2.1.5      Subscriber understands that the Shares are being offered in a transaction not involving any public offering within the meaning of the Securities Act and that the Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act. Subscriber understands that the Shares 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 shall contain a legend, or each register for the Shares in book entry form shall contain a notation, to such effect. Subscriber acknowledges that the Shares will not be eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act. Subscriber understands and agrees that the Shares will be subject to transfer restrictions and, as a result of these transfer restrictions, Subscriber may not be able to readily resell the Shares and may be required to bear the financial risk of an investment in the Shares 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.

 

2.1.6      Subscriber understands and agrees that Subscriber is purchasing the Shares directly from the Issuer. Subscriber further acknowledges that there have not been, and Subscriber hereby agrees that it is not relying on, any representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made to Subscriber by Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (collectively, the “Placement Agents”), the Issuer, Blade, or any of their respective affiliates or any control persons, officers, directors, partners, agents or representatives, any other party to the Transaction or any other person or entity, expressly or by implication, other than those representations, warranties, covenants and agreements expressly set forth in this Subscription Agreement.

 

2.1.7      Subscriber’s acquisition and holding of the Shares will not constitute or result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 406 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“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 Shares, Subscriber 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 or the offer and sale of the Shares. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that Subscriber has received access to, and has had an adequate opportunity to review, such information as Subscriber deems necessary in order to make an investment decision with respect to the Shares, including with respect to the Issuer, Blade and the Transactions, and made its own assessment and is satisfied concerning the relevant tax and other economic considerations relevant to the Subscriber’s investment in the Shares. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Subscriber acknowledges that it has reviewed (i) the Issuer’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) and (ii) a presentation with respect to Blade provided to Subscriber by the Issuer (the “Target Disclosure”). 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. Subscriber further acknowledges that any information contained in Target Disclosure is preliminary and subject to change, and that any changes to the information contained in the Target Disclosure, including, without limitation, any changes based on updated information or changes in terms of the Transaction, shall in no way affect Subscriber’s obligation to purchase the Shares hereunder, except as otherwise provided herein. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that (i) none of the Placement Agents, or any affiliate of the Placement Agents, has provided Subscriber with any information or advice with respect to the Shares nor is such information or advice necessary or desired and (ii) none of the Placement Agents nor any of their respective affiliates has prepared any disclosure or offering document in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares. None of the Placement Agents or any of their respective affiliates has made or makes any representation as to the Issuer, Blade or the quality or value of the Shares and the Placement Agents and any of their respective affiliates may have acquired non-public information with respect to the Issuer or Blade which Subscriber agrees need not be provided to it. In connection with the issuance of the Shares to Subscriber, none of the Placement Agents or any of their respective affiliates has acted as a financial advisor or fiduciary to Subscriber. Subscriber agrees that none of the Placement Agents shall be liable to any Subscriber for any action heretofore or hereafter taken or omitted to be taken by any of them in connection with the Subscriber’s purchase of the Shares.

 

2.1.9      Subscriber became aware of this offering of the Shares solely by means of direct contact between Subscriber and the Issuer or its representatives. Subscriber has a pre-existing substantive relationship (as interpreted in guidance from the Commission under the Securities Act) with the Issuer or its representatives, and the Shares were offered to Subscriber solely by direct contact between Subscriber and the Issuer or its representatives. Subscriber did not become aware of this offering of the Shares, nor were the Shares offered to Subscriber, by any other means. Subscriber acknowledges that the Issuer represents and warrants that the Shares (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 Shares. 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 Subscriber has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as Subscriber has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision. Subscriber (i) if not an individual, is an institutional account as defined in FINRA Rule 4512(c), (ii) is a sophisticated investor, experienced in investing in private equity transactions and capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to all transactions and investment strategies involving a security or securities, and (iii) has exercised independent judgment in evaluating its participation in the purchase of the Shares. If the Subscriber is not an individual, Subscriber understands and acknowledges that the purchase and sale of the Shares hereunder meets (i) the exemptions from filing under FINRA Rule 5123(b)(1)(A) and (ii) the institutional customer exemption under FINRA Rule 2111(b).

 

2.1.11    Alone, or together with any professional advisor(s), Subscriber has adequately analyzed and fully considered the risks of an investment in the Shares and determined that the Shares 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.

 

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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 made any findings or determination as to the fairness of an investment in the Shares.

 

2.1.13     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. 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 laws. If Subscriber 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. To the extent required, Subscriber 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 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 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 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.

 

2.1.15     Except (i) as expressly disclosed in a Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G (or amendments thereto) filed by 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 Subscription Agreement, 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     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 Issuer as a result of the purchase and sale of Shares hereunder such that a declaration to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States would be mandatory under 31 C.F.R. Part 800.401, and no foreign person will have control (as defined in 31 C.F.R. Part 800.208) over the Issuer from and after the Closing as a result of the purchase and sale of Shares hereunder.

 

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2.1.17     Subscriber has (or has access to), 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 was not formed for the purpose of acquiring the Shares.

 

2.1.18     Subscriber agrees that, from the date of this Subscription Agreement, none of Subscriber, its controlled affiliates, or any person or entity acting on behalf of Subscriber or any of its controlled affiliates or pursuant to any understanding with Subscriber or any of its controlled affiliates will engage in any hedging or other transactions or arrangements (including, without limitation, any short sale or the purchase or sale of, or entry into, any put or call option, or combination thereof, forward, swap or any other derivative transaction or instrument, however described or defined) designed or intended, or which could reasonably be expected to lead to or result in, a sale, loan, pledge or other disposition or transfer (whether by Subscriber or any other person) of any economic consequences of ownership, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, of any securities of the Issuer prior to the Closing, whether any such transaction or arrangement (or instrument provided for thereunder) would be settled by delivery of securities of the Issuer, in cash or otherwise, or to publicly disclose the intention to undertake any of the foregoing; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, this Section 2.1.18 shall not apply to (a) any sale (including the exercise of any redemption right) of securities of the Issuer (i) held by Subscriber, its controlled affiliates or any person or entity acting on behalf of Subscriber or any of its controlled affiliates prior to the execution of this Subscription Agreement or (ii) purchased by Subscriber, its controlled affiliates or any person or entity acting on behalf of Subscriber or any of its controlled affiliates in open market transactions after the execution of this Agreement or (b) ordinary course, non-speculative hedging transactions. Nothing in this Section 2.1.18 prohibits any other investment portfolios of the Subscriber that have no knowledge of this Subscription Agreement or of Subscriber’s participation in this transaction (including Subscriber’s controlled affiliates and/or affiliates) from entering into any short sales or engaging in other hedging transactions; provided that neither Subscriber nor any of its affiliates with such knowledge have directed or otherwise caused such investment portfolios or other affiliates to become involved with, enter into, or engage in, short sales or other hedging transactions involving the Issuer.

 

2.1.19     Subscriber represents that no disqualifying event described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i)-(viii) under the Securities Act (a “Disqualification Event”) is applicable to Subscriber or any of its Rule 506(d) Related Parties (as defined below), except, if applicable, for a Disqualification Event as to which Rule 506(d)(2)(ii) or (iii) or (d)(3) is applicable. Subscriber hereby agrees that it shall notify the Issuer promptly in writing in the event a Disqualification Event becomes applicable to Subscriber or any of its Rule 506(d) Related Parties, except, if applicable, for a Disqualification Event as to which Rule 506(d)(2)(ii) or (iii) or (d)(3) is applicable. For purposes of this Section 4(q), “Rule 506(d) Related Party” shall mean a person or entity that is a beneficial owner of Subscriber’s securities for purposes of Rule 506(d) under the Securities Act.

 

2.1.20     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.

 

2.1.21     If Subscriber is an individual, then the Subscriber resides in the state or province identified in the address of the Subscriber set forth on the signature page hereto. If Subscriber is not an individual, then the office or offices of Subscriber where its principal place of business is located is identified in the address or addresses of Subscriber set forth on the signature page hereto.

 

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2.2         Issuer’s Representations, Warranties and Agreements. To induce Subscriber to purchase the Shares, 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 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 have been duly authorized and, when issued and delivered to Subscriber against full payment for the Shares in accordance with the terms of this Subscription Agreement and registered with the Issuer’s transfer agent, the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and will not have been issued in violation of or subject to any preemptive or similar rights created under the Issuer’s 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 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 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 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 or ability of the Issuer to enter into or timely perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement (a “Issuer Material Adverse Effect”), (ii) result in any breach or 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.

 

2.2.5       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 pursuant to this Subscription Agreement under the Securities Act.

 

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2.2.6       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 and neither the Issuer nor any person acting on its behalf offered any of the Shares in a manner involving a public offering under, or in a distribution in violation of, the Securities Act or any state securities laws.

 

2.2.7       Concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Subscription Agreement, the Issuer is entering into the Other Subscription Agreements providing for the sale of certain PIPE Securities and a subscription agreement with Sponsor (any such agreement, the “Sponsor Subscription Agreement”) for the sale of certain shares of Class A common stock. Neither Issuer nor any of its Affiliates has entered into any side letter agreements or other agreements or understandings (including written summaries of any oral understandings) with any Other Subscriber in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Other Subscription Agreements, other than (a) Other Subscription Agreements and (b) as disclosed to Subscriber by Issuer prior to the date hereof. No Other Subscription Agreement or any Sponsor Subscription Agreement includes or will include terms and conditions materially more advantageous to any Other Subscriber or to the Sponsor with respect to the purchase and sale of Class A common stock by the Sponsor than to Subscriber hereunder and any Sponsor Subscription Agreement and the Other Subscription Agreements reflect the same purchase price per share.

 

2.2.8       The authorized capital stock of the Issuer immediately prior to the Closing will consist of 111,000,000 shares of capital stock as follows: (a) 100,000,000 shares of Class A common stock, (b) 10,000,000 shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Authorized Class B Shares”); and (c) 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Authorized 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) 27,500,000 Authorized Class A Shares are and will be issued and outstanding; (iii) 6,875,000 Authorized Class B Shares are and will be issued and outstanding; (iv) up to 5,000,000 warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 5,000,000 shares of Class A common stock (the “Private Placement Warrants”) are and will be outstanding; and (v) 9,166,667 warrants to purchase an aggregate of 9,166,667 shares of Class A common stock (the “Public Warrants”) are and will be outstanding. All (i) issued and outstanding shares of Class A common stock and Authorized 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 any Sponsor Subscription Agreement, Other 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 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 and the Transaction Agreements.

 

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2.2.9      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 by the Issuer to Subscriber contemplated by this Subscription Agreement 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 such offer and sale of Shares contemplated by this Subscription Agreement, except for filings pursuant to Regulation D of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.

 

2.2.10    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 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 and registration statement to be filed by the Issuer with respect to the Transactions or with respect to any other information relating to Blade 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.

 

2.2.11    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.

 

2.2.12    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 Subscriber.

 

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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 New York, New York. Upon written notice from (or on behalf of) the Issuer to Subscriber (the “Closing Notice”) at least five (5)  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, by wire transfer of United States dollars in immediately available funds to the account specified by the Issuer in the Closing Notice; provided that prior to the delivery of the Closing Notice, Issuer may establish an escrow account in the United States with Citibank N.A. or another nationally recognized financial institution selected by the Issuer for purposes of holding the Purchase Price for purposes of consummating the Transactions (it being understood that the costs and expenses of the escrow account shall be borne by the Issuer), provided further that Subscriber shall use reasonable best efforts to cooperate with Issuer in the establishment of such account (including by timely complying with all “know your customer” and similar requirements for establishment of such account and executing any necessary instruments or documentation) and, to the extent such account is so established, cause 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. 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 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 a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by Law to close. Each register and book entry for the Shares shall contain a notation with a legend substantially to the effect described in Section 2.1.5 hereof. If the Transaction is not consummated on or prior to the fifth (5th) Business Day after the Expected Closing Date, the Issuer shall promptly (but not later than two (2) Business Days thereafter) return the Purchase Price to Subscriber by wire transfer of United States dollars in immediately available funds to an account specified by Subscriber.

 

3.2         Conditions to Closing of the Issuer.

 

The Issuer’s obligations to sell and issue the Shares 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.

 

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 such Transactions will be consummated immediately following the Closing.

 

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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 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 Blade’s obligations under the Merger Agreement to fail to be satisfied, this condition shall nevertheless be deemed satisfied in the event Blade 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 materially and adversely affect the economic benefits that Subscriber would reasonably expect to receive under this Agreement.

 

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) and (ii) no amendment or modification of, or waiver with respect to Issuer’s obligation to effect the Closing under, the Merger Agreement shall have occurred that would reasonably be expected to materially, adversely and disproportionately as compared to Other Subscribers affect the economic benefits to Subscriber under this Subscription Agreement without having received Subscriber’s prior written consent.

 

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.

 

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4.           Registration Rights Agreement.

 

4.1         The Issuer agrees that, within 45 calendar 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 (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 60th calendar day (or 90th calendar day if the Commission notifies the Issuer that it will “review” the Registration Statement) following the filing thereof and (ii) the 10th 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 if the Commission is closed for operations due to a government shutdown, the Effectiveness Date shall be extended by the same amount of days that the Commission remains closed for operations; provided, further, that the Issuer’s obligations to include the Registrable Securities in the Registration Statement are contingent upon Subscriber furnishing a completed and executed selling shareholder 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. The Issuer agrees that the Issuer will cause such Registration Statement or another registration statement (which may be a “shelf” registration statement) to remain effective at least until the earliest of (i) two (2) years from the issuance of the Shares, (ii) the date on which Subscriber no longer owns any Shares acquired pursuant to this Agreement or (iii) the first date on which Subscriber can sell all of its Shares (or shares received in exchange therefor) 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 requirement under Rule 144(c)(1) or Rule 144(i)(2), as applicable (the “Registration Period”). Subscriber agrees to disclose its beneficial ownership, as determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act, of Shares to the Issuer (or its successor) upon request to assist the Issuer in making the determination described above. The Issuer may amend the Registration Statement so as to convert the Registration Statement to a Registration Statement on Form S-3 at such time after the Issuer becomes eligible to use such Form S-3. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Commission prevents the Issuer from including any or all of the shares proposed to be registered under the Registration Statement due to limitations on the use of Rule 415 under the Securities Act for the resale of the Shares by the applicable stockholders or otherwise, such Registration Statement shall register for resale such number of Shares which is equal to the maximum number of Shares as is permitted to be registered by the Commission. In such event, the number of Shares to be registered for each selling stockholder named in the Registration Statement shall be reduced pro rata among all such selling stockholders and as promptly as practicable after being permitted to register additional Shares under Rule 415 under the Securities Act, the Issuer shall amend the Registration Statement or file a new Registration Statement to register such additional Shares and cause such amendment or Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as practicable. 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 during the Registration Period;

 

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 in this Section 4.2.2, 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;

 

4.2.4      upon the occurrence of any event contemplated in Section 4.2.2(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 to be listed on each securities exchange or market, if any, on which the Issuer’s Class A common stock is then listed.

 

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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 three (3) 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 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 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 in Subscriber’s possession; provided, however, that this obligation to deliver or destroy all copies of the prospectus covering the Shares 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.

 

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 earliest to occur of (i) such date and time as the Merger Agreement is validly terminated in accordance with its terms, (ii)  the mutual written agreement of each of the parties hereto to terminate this Subscription Agreement and (iii) August 31, 2021 if the Closing shall not have occurred on or before 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 the termination of the Merger Agreement promptly after the termination of such 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.

 

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6.1.1      Subscriber and the Issuer acknowledge that Subscriber, the Issuer, Blade and the Placement Agents 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, Blade and the Placement Agents if any of its acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties set forth herein are no longer accurate in all material respects.

 

6.1.2      Each of the Issuer, the Subscriber and Blade 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; provided, however, that the foregoing clause of this Section 6.1.2 shall not give Blade any rights other than those expressly set forth herein and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing and for the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall Blade be entitled to rely on any of the representations and warranties of Issuer set forth in this Subscription Agreement.

 

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.

 

6.1.4      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 promptly provide such information as may reasonably be requested.

 

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:

 

Experience Investment Corp.
100 St. Paul St., Suite 800
Denver, CO 80206
Attention:     Kevin Rohnstock and Michael Mohapp
Email:           Kevin.Rohnstock@kslcapital.com and

                     Michael.Mohapp@kslcapital.com

 

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

 

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
425 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017

Attention:     Michael Wolfson and Ben Schaye
Email:           MWolfson@stblaw.com and Ben.Schaye@stblaw.com

 

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(iii)         if to Blade, to it at its address set forth in the Merger Agreement, with a required copy (which copy shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Proskauer Rose LLP
Eleven Times Square
New York, NY 10036
Attn:      Lauren Boglivi
              Daniel Forman
E-mail:   lboglivi@proskauer.com and dforman@proskauer.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; provided, however, that no modification or waiver by Issuer of the provisions of this Subscription Agreement shall be effective without the prior written consent of Blade (other than modifications or waivers that are solely ministerial in nature or otherwise immaterial and do not affect any economic or any other material term of this Subscription Agreement).

 

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 the other party hereto (other than the Shares acquired hereunder, if any, and the Subscriber’s rights under Section 4 hereof, 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 warranties 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 permitted assigns.

 

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 Southern District of New York (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 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 the other parties hereto 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. The parties hereto further acknowledge and agree that Blade shall be entitled to specifically enforce the Subscriber’s obligations to fund the Purchase Price and the provisions of the Subscription Agreement of which Blade is an express third party beneficiary, in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.

 

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. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in or relating to this Subscription Agreement or any document to be signed in connection with this Subscription 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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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.

 

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 by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Subscription Agreement.

 

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, to the extent not previously publicly disclosed, all material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby and by any Sponsor Subscription Agreement and the Other Subscription Agreements executed and delivered at such time 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 publicly disclose the name of Subscriber, 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. Subscriber will promptly provide any information reasonably requested by the Issuer or Blade for any regulatory application or filing made or approval sought in connection with the Transactions (including filings with the Commission).

 

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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 (including, without limitation, the placement agents), 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 the Sponsor, Blade nor any Other Subscriber pursuant to this Subscription Agreement, the Sponsor Subscription Agreement or an Other 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 Subscriber, the Sponsor or any Other Subscriber pursuant to this Subscription Agreement, the Sponsor Subscription Agreement, an Other 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 second 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

 

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.

 

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If the 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 in connection with a transfer of Shares, 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 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. Subscriber agrees to complete and return with this Subscription Agreement, and to update as necessary, a valid and properly executed Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) Form W-9 or W-8, as applicable. Subscriber further agrees that, in the event that (i) the information contained on such IRS Form W-9 or W-8 is no longer true and correct or (ii) upon reasonable request of the Issuer, Subscriber will provide a new IRS Form W-9 or W-8 to the Issuer.

 

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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 first written above.

 

  ISSUER:
   
  EXPERIENCE INVESTMENT CORP.
   
   
  By:        
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

Signature Page

Subscription Agreement between Subscriber and Experience Investment Corp.

 

 

 

Accepted and agreed:

 

SUBSCRIBER:

 

     
Signature of Subscriber:   Signature of Joint Subscriber, if applicable:
     
By:     By:  
Name:     Name:  
Title:     Title:  
     

 

Name of Subscriber:     Name of Joint Subscriber, if applicable:
     
     
(Please print. Please indicate name and capacity of
person signing above)
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signing above)
     
     
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If there are joint investors, please check one:    
     
¨  Joint Tenants with Rights of Survivorship    
     
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City, State, Zip: City, State, Zip:
   

 

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Subscription Agreement between Subscriber and Experience Investment Corp.

 

 

 

Attn:   Attn:
     
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Aggregate Number of Shares 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 if required, to the account specified by the Issuer in the Closing Notice.

 

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Subscription Agreement between Subscriber and Experience Investment Corp.

 

 

 

Schedule I

 

ELIGIBILITY REPRESENTATIONS OF THE SUBSCRIBER

 

FOR INDIVIDUALS:

 

1. INDIVIDUAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR STATUS:
(Please check the applicable subparagraphs):

 

¨   A natural person with individual net worth (or joint net worth with spouse or spousal equivalent (i.e., a cohabitant occupying a relationship generally equivalent to that of a spouse)) in excess of $1 million. For purposes of this item, “net worth” means the excess of total assets at fair market value, including automobiles and other personal property but excluding the value of the primary residence of such natural person (and including property owned by a spouse or spousal equivalent other than the primary residence of the spouse or spousal equivalent), over total liabilities. (For this purpose, the amount of any mortgage or other indebtedness secured by an investor’s primary residence should not be included as a “liability”, except to the extent (i) the fair market value of the residence is less than the amount of such mortgage or other indebtedness) or (ii) such indebtedness existing on the date of the acceptance of the investor’s subscription for Interests exceeds the indebtedness that existed sixty (60) days preceding such date and such indebtedness was not as a result of the acquisition of the investor’s primary residence).

 

¨   A natural person with individual income (without including any income of the Investor’s spouse or spousal equivalent) in excess of $200,000, or joint income with spouse or spousal equivalent of $300,000, in each of the two most recent years and who reasonably expects to reach the same income level in the current year.

 

¨   A natural person holding in good standing one or more of the following certifications: General Securities Representative license (Series 7), Private Securities Offerings Representative license (Series 82), and Investment Adviser Representative license (Series 65).

 

FOR ENTITIES:

 

1. 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”)).

 

 

 

2. 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) for one or more of the following reasons (Please check the applicable subparagraphs):

 

¨ We are a 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 an individual or a fiduciary capacity.

 

¨ We are a broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

¨ We are an insurance company, as defined in Section 2(13) of the Securities Act.

 

¨ We are an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or a business development company, as defined in Section 2(a)(48) of that act.

 

¨ We are a 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.

 

¨ We are a 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 the plan has total assets in excess of $5 million.

 

¨ We are an employee benefit plan within the meaning of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, if the investment decision is being made by a plan fiduciary, as defined in Section 3(21) of such act, and the plan fiduciary is either a bank, a savings and loan association, an insurance company, or a registered investment adviser, or if the employee benefit plan has total assets in excess of $5 million.

 

¨ We are a private business development company, as defined in Section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

 

¨ We are a corporation, Massachusetts or similar business trust, or partnership, or an organization described in Section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, that was not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Shares, and that has total assets in excess of $5 million.

 

¨ We are a trust with total assets in excess of $5 million not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Shares, whose purchase is directed by a sophisticated person as described in Rule 506(b)(2)(ii) under the Securities Act.

 

¨ We are an entity in which all of the equity owners are accredited investors.

 

 

 

3. AFFILIATE STATUS

 

(Please check the applicable box)

 

THE 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 the Subscriber and constitutes a part of the Agreement

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

BLADE TO BE LISTED ON NASDAQ, CREATING THE ONLY PUBLICLY TRADED

GLOBAL URBAN AIR MOBILITY COMPANY

 

Blade is a global urban air mobility platform, utilizing a technology-powered, asset light model with unrivaled brand recognition

 

Blade to become publicly listed on NASDAQ through a business combination with Experience Investment Corp. (NASDAQ: EXPC), a public entity sponsored by an affiliate of KSL Capital Partners, following expected transaction close in the first half of 2021
     
Transaction values Blade at an estimated pro forma equity value of $825 million upon consummation

 

Transaction to provide $400 million in gross proceeds, comprised of Experience Investment Corp.’s cash held in trust and an upsized and oversubscribed $125 million fully committed PIPE at $10.00 per share, including investment commitments from affiliates of KSL Capital Partners, Hedosophia, HG Vora Capital Management, and David Geffen, as well as original investors Barry Diller, David Zaslav and Robert W. Pittman

 

The capital raised will enable the Company to expand new urban air mobility routes, its network of captive passenger infrastructure, as well as its consumer-to-cockpit technology stack, accelerating its transition from use of conventional aircraft to Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (“eVTOL”) aircraft

 

New York, NY (December 15, 2020) – Blade Urban Air Mobility, Inc. (“Blade” or the “Company”), a technology-powered air mobility company, announced today that it will become publicly listed in order to bolster Blade’s growth trajectory within the rapidly growing urban air mobility market and to accelerate its transition from conventional aircraft to eVTOL. Currently, more people fly helicopters in and out of U.S. city centers via Blade than any other company in the world. Urban air mobility is expected to be a $125 billion market by 2025 and grow to $650 billion over the next decade, according to Morgan Stanley Equity Research.

 

The Company and Experience Investment Corp. (NASDAQ: EXPC and EXPCW), a NASDAQ listed special purpose acquisition company sponsored by an affiliate of KSL Capital Partners, signed a definitive business combination agreement pursuant to which Blade will merge into a subsidiary of Experience Investment Corp. (which will change its name to Blade Urban Air Mobility). Upon closing of the transaction, the combined operating company is expected to continue to be listed on NASDAQ.

 

Blade provides consumers with a cost effective and time efficient alternative to ground transportation for congested routes, predominantly within the Northeast United States and India.

 

 

 

 

The Company has developed exclusive passenger terminal infrastructure in key markets, providing a competitive advantage in locations that are geographically constrained from adding additional heliports. Additionally, leading brands partner with Blade to provide visibility of their products and services to the Company’s passengers, underscoring the brand recognition and reputation that Blade has developed.

 

Blade was specifically designed to be scalable and profitable using conventional helicopters today, while poised to seamlessly transition to eVTOL as soon as those aircraft are ready for public use, passing on lower operating costs to fliers and enabling a reduced noise footprint and zero carbon emissions for the communities the Company serves.

 

Blade operates in four key lines of business:

 

· Short Distance – Flights between 60 and 100 miles in distance, primarily servicing commuters for prices between $595 and $795 per seat (or $295 for monthly commuter pass holders).

 

· BLADE Airport – Flights between all New York area airports and dedicated Blade lounges in Manhattan’s heliports. Prices start at $195 per seat (or $95 per seat with the purchase of an annual Airport Pass)1.

 

· BLADE MediMobility – Blade is the largest transporter of human organs in the Northeast United States, reducing the costs and transport time for hospitals versus legacy competitors. This business is a critical part of the Company’s growth strategy as organ movements are expected to be one of the first uses of eVTOL, before flights for passengers.

 

· International Joint Ventures – As part of its expansion strategy, the Company forms joint ventures with local partners in key overseas markets to provide the technology, customer experience, infrastructure design, and employee training, that enables a scalable and consistent Blade experience. Blade’s first international joint venture launched helicopter services late last year in India flying between Mumbai, Pune, and Shirdi.

 

The Company expects to use proceeds from the transaction to fund expansion into new markets, including the Northeast Corridor and West Coast in the United States, as well as internationally in Asia. The Company will also pursue infrastructure acquisitions in these markets, resulting in improved unit economics for its current business while enabling the Company’s transition to eVTOL aircraft.

 

All leading aerospace OEMs, including Airbus, a Blade investor, have deployed billions in the development of eVTOL aircraft. This new aerospace technology offers significant advantages to conventional aircraft currently used by Blade. The Company’s management believes eVTOL’s combination of reduced noise, zero carbon footprint and enhanced safety will serve as a catalyst to developing new vertiport infrastructure (landing zones with passenger terminals) in cities across the globe.

 

 

1 While Blade offers flights between Manhattan and all area airports, Blade’s $195/seat product is currently paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic

 

 

 

 

Rob Wiesenthal, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Blade, commented, “Ground mobility has been radically transformed by software and battery technology, as evidenced by the rapid adoption of electric vehicles. The next battle is in the air. This transaction provides the capital for Blade to profitably expand its urban air mobility business using conventional rotorcraft today, while providing a seamless transition to eVTOL aircraft tomorrow.”

 

Eric Affeldt, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Experience Investment Corp., added, “Our deep investing expertise in aviation led us to evaluate dozens of potential opportunities, of which none proved as compelling an investment opportunity as Blade. We believe Blade has successfully leveraged its first-mover advantage in urban air mobility with proprietary customer-to-cockpit technology, strategic and exclusive passenger terminal infrastructure as well as a loyal customer base to catalyze growth in the industry. They are well-positioned to fortify their business growth through expansion to new markets, globally, as well as through investment in infrastructure to support new routes while accommodating the future requirements of eVTOL. Additionally, KSL’s portfolio company, Ross Aviation, which operates 17 FBOs in North America, including in New York, Massachusetts, and California, may provide important partnership opportunities for Blade and Ross Aviation to accommodate eVTOL routes, maintenance and charging stations in key markets.”

 

Transaction Overview

 

Pursuant to the transaction, Experience Investment Corp., which currently holds approximately $275 million cash in trust, will combine with Blade at an estimated $825 million pro forma equity value. Assuming no redemptions by Experience Investment Corp. stockholders, Blade’s equityholders immediately prior to closing are expected to hold approximately 43.2% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the combined company immediately following the closing of the business combination.

 

The combined company’s available cash will be funded through a combination of Experience Investment Corp.’s cash in trust and a $125 million fully committed common stock PIPE at $10.00 per share, including investment commitments from affiliates of Hedosophia, HG Vora Capital Management, KSL Capital Partners, and David Geffen, as well as original investors Barry Diller, David Zaslav and Robert W. Pittman.

 

The boards of directors of both Blade and Experience Investment Corp. have unanimously approved the proposed transaction. Completion of the proposed transaction is subject to approval of Experience Investment Corp. and Blade’s stockholders and other customary closing conditions, including a registration statement being declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The transaction is expected to be completed in the first half of 2021.

 

Additional information about the proposed transaction, including a copy of the merger agreement and investor presentation, will be provided in a Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed by Experience Investment Corp. today with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available at www.sec.gov.

 

 

 

 

Blade’s existing shareholder base is comprised of strategic business partners, institutional venture capital firms and leading private venture investors, including: Airbus, Lerer Hippeau, Raine Ventures, LionTree Ventures, Barry Diller (Chairman, IAC Inc.), David Zaslav (CEO of Discovery, Inc.) and Eric Schmidt (former CEO of Google). These existing shareholders will retain 100% of their equity in the combined company through the transaction.

 

Management and Board of Directors

 

Upon completion of the transaction, the combined company will continue to be led by Mr. Wiesenthal as Chief Executive Officer. The senior management team will also include Will Heyburn, Chief Financial Officer and Head of Corporate Development, Brandon Keene, Chief Technology Officer, and Melissa Tomkiel, General Counsel.

 

Upon completion of the transaction, the Board of Directors is expected to include:

 

· Eric Affeldt, Chief Executive Officer of Experience Investment Corp. and previously CEO of publicly-traded ClubCorp

 

· Jane Garvey, former administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and former Chairman of the Board of Directors of United Airlines Holdings, Inc.

 

· Kenneth Lerer, Managing Partner of Lerer Hippeau, Co-Founder of Huffington Post, and former Director of Viacom, Inc.

 

· Susan Lyne, Co-founder and General Partner of BBG Ventures and former President of ABC Entertainment Group, a division of the Walt Disney Company

 

· Ted Philip, Lead Independent Director of United Airlines Holdings, Inc. and Lead Independent Director of Hasbro, Inc.

 

· Rob Wiesenthal, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Blade; Former Chief Financial Officer of Sony Corp. of America, Head of Global Corporate Development, Sony Corporation, and Chief Operating Officer, Warner Music Group

 

· David Zaslav, Chief Executive Officer of Discovery, Inc. and Director of Sirius XM Holdings, Inc., Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., and Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.

 

Advisors

 

Credit Suisse is serving as the exclusive financial and capital markets advisor to Blade. Deutsche Bank Securities is serving as lead capital markets and exclusive financial advisor to Experience Investment Corp., with Citibank and J.P. Morgan acting as joint capital markets advisors. Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank Securities are also acting as lead placement agents on the private offering, with Citibank and J.P. Morgan acting as joint placement agents. Proskauer Rose LLP is serving as legal advisor to Blade, and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is serving as legal advisor to Experience Investment Corp.

 

 

 

 

Investor Conference Call

 

Blade and Experience Investment Corp. will host a joint investor conference call to discuss the business and the proposed transaction today, December 15th, at 9:00 AM ET.

 

To listen to the conference call via telephone, dial 1-877-407-9039 or 1-201-689-8470 (international callers/U.S. toll) and enter the conference ID number 13714323. To listen to the webcast, please click here. A replay of the call will be accessible at the webcast link.

 

For Blade investor relations website, visit www.flyblade.com/investors.

 

About Blade Urban Air Mobility

 

Blade is a technology-powered, global air mobility platform committed to reducing travel friction by providing cost-effective air transportation alternatives to some of the most congested ground routes in the U.S. and abroad.

 

For more information, visit www.flyblade.com.

 

About Experience Investment Corp.

 

Experience Investment Corp. is a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by an affiliate of KSL Capital Partners and formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The sponsor is an indirect portfolio company of KSL Capital Partners V, L.P. and its parallel funds and is controlled by KSL Capital Partners V GP, LLC.

 

About KSL Capital Partners

 

KSL Capital Partners, LLC is a private equity firm specializing in premier travel and leisure enterprises in five primary sectors: hospitality, recreation, clubs, real estate, and travel services. Since 2005, KSL has raised approximately $13 billion of capital across both debt and equity funds. For more information, please visit www.kslcapital.com.

 

Additional Information and Where to Find It

 

Experience Investment Corp. (“EIC”) intends to file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (the “Form S-4”), which will include a preliminary proxy statement/prospectus in connection with the proposed business combination (the “Merger”) and will mail a definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant documents to its stockholders. EIC’s stockholders and other interested persons are advised to read, when available, the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus, and amendments thereto, and the definitive proxy statement/prospectus in connection with EIC’s solicitation of proxies for its stockholders’ meeting to be held to approve the Merger because the proxy statement/prospectus will contain important information about EIC, Blade and the Merger. The definitive proxy statement/prospectus will be mailed to stockholders of EIC as of a record date to be established for voting on the Merger. Stockholders will also be able to obtain copies of the Registration Statement on Form S-4 and the proxy statement/prospectus, without charge, once available, at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or by directing a request to Experience Investment Corp., 100 St. Paul St., Suite 800. Denver, CO 80206 or mrichardson@riverinc.com.

 

 

 

 

Forward Looking Statements

 

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as “anticipate”, “believe”, “could”, “continue”, “expect”, “estimate”, “may”, “plan”, “outlook”, “future” and “project” and other similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. These statements, which involve risks and uncertainties, relate to analyses and other information that are based on forecasts of future results and estimates of amounts not yet determinable and may also relate to EIC’s and Blade’s future prospects, developments and business strategies. In particular, such forward-looking statements include statements concerning the timing of the Merger, the business plans, objectives, expectations and intentions of EIC once the Merger and the other transactions contemplated thereby (the “Transactions”) and change of name are complete (“New Blade”), and Blade’s estimated and future results of operations, business strategies, competitive position, industry environment and potential growth opportunities. These statements are based on EIC’s or Blade’s management’s current expectations and beliefs, as well as a number of assumptions concerning future events.

 

Such forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, many of which are outside EIC’s or Blade’s control, that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors include, but are not limited to: (1) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement; (2) the inability to complete the Transactions due to the failure to obtain approval of the stockholders of EIC or Blade or other conditions to closing in the Merger Agreement; (3) the ability of New Blade to meet Nasdaq’s listing standards (or the standards of any other securities exchange on which securities of the public entity are listed) following the Merger; (4) the inability to complete the private placement of common stock of EIC to certain institutional accredited investors; (5) the risk that the announcement and consummation of the Transactions disrupts Blade’s current plans and operations; (6) the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the Transactions, which may be affected by, among other things, competition, the ability of New Blade to grow and manage growth profitably, maintain relationships with customers, business partners, suppliers and agents and retain its management and key employees; (7) costs related to the Transactions; (8) changes in applicable laws or regulations and delays in obtaining, adverse conditions contained in, or the inability to obtain necessary regulatory approvals required to complete the Transactions; (9) the possibility that Blade and New Blade may be adversely affected by other economic, business, regulatory and/or competitive factors; (10) the impact of COVID-19 on Blade’s and New Blade’s business and/or the ability of the parties to complete the Transactions; (11) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against EIC, Blade, New Blade or any of their respective directors or officers, following the announcement of the Transactions; and (12) the failure to realize anticipated pro forma results and underlying assumptions, including with respect to estimated stockholder redemptions and purchase price and other adjustments.

 

 

 

 

Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in forward-looking statements can be found in EIC’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K, subsequently filed quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K, which are available, free of charge, at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, and will also be provided in the Registration Statement on Form S-4 and EIC’s proxy statement/prospectus when available. New risks and uncertainties arise from time to time, and it is impossible for us to predict these events or how they may affect us. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made, and EIC and Blade undertake no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, changes in expectations, future events or otherwise.

 

This press release is not intended to be all-inclusive or to contain all the information that a person may desire in considering an investment in EIC and is not intended to form the basis of an investment decision in EIC. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements concerning EIC and Blade, the Transactions or other matters and attributable to EIC and Blade or any person acting on their behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements above.

 

Participants in the Solicitation

 

EIC, Blade and certain of their respective directors and officers may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies of EIC’s stockholders with respect to the approval of the Merger. EIC and Blade urge investors, stockholders and other interested persons to read, when available, the Form S-4, including the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus and amendments thereto and the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and documents incorporated by reference therein, as well as other documents filed with the SEC in connection with the Merger, as these materials will contain important information about Blade, EIC and the Merger. Information regarding EIC’s directors and officers and a description of their interests in EIC is contained in EIC’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019. Additional information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation, including Blade’s directors and officers, and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be included in the Registration Statement on Form S-4 and the definitive proxy statement/prospectus for the Merger when available. Each of these documents is, or will be, available at the SEC’s website or by directing a request to EIC as described above under “Additional Information About the Transaction and Where to Find It.”

 

No Offer or Solicitation

 

This communication is not a proxy statement or solicitation of a proxy, consent, or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the Transactions and shall neither constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which the offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.

 

 

 

 

Press Contacts

 

For Media Relations

Phil Denning / Nora Flaherty

BladeMediaRelations@icrinc.com

 

Investor Relations

Mike Callahan / Tom Cook

BladeIR@icrinc.com

 

For Experience Investment Corp.

Maureen Richardson

mrichardson@riverinc.com

 

For KSL Capital Partners

Maureen Richardson

mrichardson@riverinc.com

 

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Exhibit 99.2

 

38448-1-BA_2_PAGE_01.JPG U R B A N A I R M O B I L I T Y

 

 

 

38448-1-BA_2_PAGE_02.JPG  Confidentiality, Forward Looking Statements and Non-Reliance These materials are not intended to form the basis of any investment activity, decision or any decision to purchase securities. They do not constitute or form part of an offer to sell or issue, or a solicitation or an offer to purchase or subscribe for, any securities or other interests in the Company (as defined below) or any related entity. This presentation, the information contained herein and the materials accompanying it (collectively, this “Presentation”) contains confidential, material and non-public information regarding Experience Investment Corp. (the “Company”), Blade Urban Air Mobility, Inc. (“Blade”) and the proposed transaction described in this Presentation and is provided to the recipients (the “Recipients”) of this Presentation on the condition that the Recipients agree to hold it in strict confidence and not reproduce, disclose, forward or distribute it in whole or in part to others at any time without the prior written consent of the Company and Blade. By accepting this Presentation, the Recipients expressly agree to maintain the confidentiality of the material and information contained or accompanying it and to use this Presentation in accordance with its compliance policies, contractual obligations and applicable law, including federal and state securities laws. This Presentation does not purport to contain all of the information that may be required by the Recipients to evaluate the Company, Blade and the potential transaction described in this Presentation and the Recipients should rely on their own independent analysis and should seek their own legal, accounting and other relevant professional advice to assess the accuracy and completeness of this Presentation. Acceptance of this Presentation further constitutes your acknowledgement and agreement that none of the Company, Blade and their respective affiliates and their and their respective affiliates’ directors, officers, employees, partners, shareholders, controlling persons, agents or advisers (collectively, their respective “Representatives”) (i) makes any express or implied representation or warranty as to, or in relation to, the accuracy or completeness of the information contained in this Presentation, errors therein or omissions therefrom or any other written or oral communication transmitted to any interested party in the course of its evaluation of the Company, Blade or the potential transaction described in this Presentation or (ii) shall have any liability to the Recipients or their Representatives relating to or arising from the information contained in this Presentation, errors therein or omissions there from, or any other written or oral communication transmitted to any interested party in the course of its evaluation of the Company, Blade or the potential transaction described in this Presentation. The Recipients shall ensure that any person to whom it discloses any of this information complies with this paragraph. Misuse of some or all of the information contained in these materials (and any other information which may be provided to the recipient) or of any other confidential matters relating to a possible securities offering by the Company or any related entity may constitute behavior amounting to market abuse. Any such information is given in confidence. This Presentation includes “forward looking statements”. 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 or projected financial information. Such forward-looking statements with respect to revenues, earnings, performance, strategies, prospects and other aspects of the businesses of the Company, Blade or the proposed transaction described in this Presentation 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. Recipients are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a predictor of future performance. Recipients should carry out their own due diligence in connection with the assumptions contained herein. The forward-looking statements in this Presentation speak as of the date of this Presentation. Although Company or Blade may from time to time voluntarily update its prior forward-looking statements, each disclaims any commitment to do so whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in assumptions or otherwise. This Presentation includes certain financial measures not presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), including, but not limited to Adjusted EBITDA and other metrics derived therefrom. These non-GAAP financial measures are not measures of financial performance in accordance with GAAP and may exclude items that are significant in understanding and assessing the Company’s or Blade’s financial results. Therefore, these measures should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to net income, cash flows from operations or other measures of profitability, liquidity or performance under GAAP. In addition, historical financial measures included in this Presentation have not been audited and are subject to review and adjustment accordingly. You should be aware that the Company’s and Blade’s presentation of these measures may not be comparable to similarly-titled measures used by other companies. By reading this Presentation, you will be taken to have represented, warranted and undertaken that you have read, understood and agreed to be bound by the terms and limitations set forth in the disclaimer above. If you are unable to agree the foregoing, please read no further and promptly return these materials to the Company or its advisers and destroy all copies in your possession. 2

 

 

 

38448-1-BA_2_PAGE_03.JPG Co-founder and General Counsel and Chief Technology Chief Financial Officer Chief Executive Officer Director Chief Investment Officer Development • Previously a • Previously worked • Previously at Oak company of golf clubs in the Development Previously COO of and at Deustche • Previously at Pryor • • Previously at Pivotal Labs, and IAC • Previously at Moelis • Previously a Group Current Director aerospace M&A • Capital Partners 3 Boston TODAY’SPRESENTERS Eric Affeldt Marty Newburger Michael Mohapp Rob WiesenthalMelissa Tomkiel Brandon KeeneWill Heyburn Chief Executive Officer President, Fixed WingOfficer and Head of Corporate •Previously CEO of •Currently a Partner•Currently a Principal •Previously CFO •Previously General •Previously at •Previously at formerly publicly-at KSL Capitalat KSL Capital Sony Corp. of Counsel and Microsoft afterRedBird Capital listed ClubCorp, PartnersPartnersAmerica and Head President of LIMAselling group Partners one of the largest of Sony Corp. NY Corp. (Part 135 messaging app owner and operator Global Corporate Air Carrier) GroupMe to the world Director at Citigroup at Citigroup Hill Advisors Bank Warner Music Cashman Principal at KSL and Company in and Chair of Auditand restructuring Committee, Tripadvisor, Inc. •Previously a managing director in M&A group at Credit Suisse First BLADE Experience Investment Corp. and KSL Capital

 

 

 

38448-1-BA_2_PAGE_04.JPG 3 4 eVTOL is expected to improve unit economics and existing products • 167 different eVTOL aircraft under development • BLADE is 1 of 1 — poised to benefit regardless of 6 strategic infrastructure secures its leading position in BLADEISPOSITIONEDTO RE-SHAPETHEAIRMOBILITY LANDSCAPE An end-to-end urban air mobility platform leveraging captive infrastructure, customer and operator technologies, 200,000+ users, and a well-known global brand 1 2 •BLADE’s business model is proven and is profitable; dramatically expand the addressable market of BLADE’s 5 which is first to market 7•BLADE’s extensive customer base and control of the future of urban air mobility 4 BLADE is strategically positioned to deploy next generation verticraft (eVTOL) profitably and at scale First-mover advantage and loyal customer base have created significant barriers to entry Recognized and valuable Urban Air Mobility brand Captive strategic infrastructure in place today, additional capital will enable further expansion via actionable targets and new routes Large addressable and serviceable markets that are only getting bigger as urban congestion escalates #1 market share in our key short-distance aviation markets, bringing credibility to new market expansion Strong management team with domain expertise and public market experience Proprietary technologies and asset-light model enables flight volume growth and accelerates launch timeline for new markets BLADE 2024+ BLADE Today

 

 

 

38448-1-BA_2_PAGE_05.JPG • ~$13 billion of equity capital raised over 15 years (NYSE:MYCC), led over 60 acquisitions • Made over 40 investments exclusively in the travel & leisure space by Institutional Investor over 30 years, most notably with Ross Aviation billion-dollar M&A exit • Kenneth Lerer (Board Chairman) – Lerer Hippeau; Co-Founder, Huffington LODGES 5 • Eric Schmidt – Former CEO, Google EICANDKSLWILLFORTIFY ANDACCELERATEBLADE’SGROWTHPLAN experts that could serve on BLADE’s Board •Former President & CEO of ClubCorp •90 investment professionals based globally •Former President of General Aviation Holdings •Named the best CEO in consumer-leisure in 2015 •Significant relevant experience with investments in FBOs / aviation Eric Affeldt •Former Cedar Fair (NYSE: FUN) Chairman (’12-’17) •Serves on the board of United Airlines and Hasbro •Co-founded Lycos, one of the first internet search companies; taking it from a start up to a multi-Ted Philip Strategic / Institutional Venture Capital • •Lerer Hippeau •Colony Northstar •Raine Ventures LUXURYPrivate Venture Capital Post •David Zaslav – CEO, Discovery Inc. •Barry Diller – Chairman, IAC; Former CEO: Fox, Paramount Pictures Key Existing BLADE Investors BLADE will leverage and partner with KSL’s portfolio companies to generate attractive growth opportunities KSL Portfolio Companies EIC Industry Expertise KSL and EIC have a deep network of industry Significant relevant experience with a platform solely focused on travel & leisure Platform Expertise

 

 

 

38448-1-BA_2_PAGE_06.JPG BLADE is a global urban air mobility platform Through our powerful brand, user-friendly customer experience, strategic infrastructure, proprietary technology, 200,000 users, and asset light business model, we’ve built a platform which accommodates use of the current generation of aircraft, and a transition to eVTOL tomorrow.

 

 

 

38448-1-BA_2_PAGE_07.JPG − If we don’t fly, we don’t pay HOW BLADE WORKS WITH ITS OPERATORS ON AN ASSET-LIGHT BASIS BLADE dramatically increases our operators’ volume, revenue predictability, and reduces their fixed costs BLADE buys aircraft time by-the-hour from our operators, covering all costs associated with flights − Fixed pricing at discounted rates − Aircraft branded BLADE − Dedicated aircraft availability 7 Helicopter Operator Aircraft & InsuranceHangarsCustomer Service MechanicsPilots & TrainingTechnologyCustomer Experience Staff Marketing BLADE BrandTechnologyCustomer Service Strategic Infrastructure UsersCustomer Experience Staff BLADE leases terminal space from heliports and airports

 

 

 

38448-1-BA_2_PAGE_08.JPG  BLADEOVERVIEW Key Business Lines Short-DistanceBLADE AirportBLADE MediMobilityInternational JVs (e.g., Manhattan to/from Long Island, et. al.)(e.g., Manhattan to/from LGA, JFK, EWR)Rapid Organ Movements for Human TransplantBLADE India $402m (1) Calendar year figures. Unaudited management financials, subject to material change. 8 Projected 2024E Product Mix Revenue (1) 28 Scheduled Routes BLADE AirportNortheast Short DistanceJet, MediMobilityWest Coast, Other Prior Year 2019A Product Mix $33m Revenue(1) 10 Scheduled Routes BLADE AirportNortheast Short DistanceJet, MediMobilityWest Coast, Other

 

 

 

38448-1-BA_2_PAGE_09.JPG 9 GLOBALTRAFFIC CONGESTIONIS APROBLEMANDISGETTING WORSE… Based on target or current BLADE urban areas (NYC, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., LA, San Francisco) 45% - 65% 26% - 40% 4.7mph vs 9.1mph Increase in commute% of total drive timeAverage car speed in during rush hourstuck in traffic NYC (2019 vs 2012) Traffic congestion cost the economies of these cities $35bn 95% 243 Hrs 65% 149 Hrs Increase inSitting in trafficIncrease inSitting in traffic commute timeeach yearcommute timeeach year Source: INRIX, TomTom, management analysis. Increase in commute time during rush hour vs. drive time without traffic. Tokyo Mumbai Outside of the US, Traffic is Even Worse US Commuters are Spending More Time in Traffic Each Year

 

 

 

38448-1-BA_2_PAGE_10.JPG BLADESOLVESTHISPROBLEM

 

 

 

38448-1-BA_2_PAGE_11.JPG (1) Represents high-end pricing Travel Time (minutes) Travel Time (minutes) BLADEREDUCES TRAVELTIMEANDANXIETY—ATPRICESLESSTHAN ORCOMPARABLETOALTERNATIVES 0:58 – 1:58 faster 5 0 Source: Big Three consultancy hired by the company, management analysis 11 Case study: Manhattan (Hudson Yards) – JFK Case study: NYC – Philadelphia 1:50 faster 200 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 DrivingRegional AmtrakAcela Transfer from CityBoarding/UnloadingGate-to-Gate TimeTransfer to City $425 Amtrak Acela (1)BLADEFlight (LGA –Phil)(1) 1:30 – 2:30 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0:47 faster Potential Traffic Delay 1:19 Potential Train Delay 90 17 52 0:32 10 10 10 DrivingSubway/Airtrain BLADE Transfer from CityTransit TimeBoarding/UnloadingLanding Zone to Terminal $250 services at high UberBlackBLADELimo/Black Car $215+$195 Premium car end of range Surge Pricing $130 $110 $295$295 11 Unlimited $95/seat flights with annual $795 Airport Pass 3:00 180 0:45 faster 15 1:55 90 15 75 1:10 15 30 10 10 10 15 15 15 BLADE

 

 

 

38448-1-BA_2_PAGE_12.JPG 1 + + = JFK Passengers Newark Passengers LaGuardia Passengers Annual NYC Airport Source: Big Three consultancy hired by the company, management analysis MASSIVEMARKETFORAIRPORTIN NYC… TAM of 27 million passengers per year in New York City alone, with 3-5m passengers identified through surveys indicating they would pay to use a helicopter service, represents up to a $1bn revenue opportunity pre-eVTOL 63m46m31m140m Passengers Market Addressable Airport in 2024 represent: Of 5m 2024 SAMOf 27m 2024 TAM Max At A Single Max Leaving or Arriving a 12 Projections for BLADE~8%~1%6 Landings28 Fliers Airport in One HourSingle Airport in One Hour Serviceable Addressable Market (SAM) is defined as high-income travelers who, based3m – 5m 3on surveys, have indicated they would use a $195 helicopter service to/from NYCFliers Would Pay $195 for airportsa Helicopter Service Serviceable Market 27m 2Remove connecting passengers, and passengers traveling to/from outside ManhattanPassengers Between Airports and Manhattan Total Addressable

 

 

 

38448-1-BA_2_PAGE_13.JPG 1 + + + = Annual Northeast NYC <> Philadelphia NYC <> Boston NYC <> DC Philadelphia <> DC Source: Third-party consultancy hired by the company, management analysis NORTHEASTCORRIDORMARKETISEVENLARGER $1 to $2 billion serviceable addressable market pre-eVTOL, with nearly 40 million passenger total addressable market 24m20m9m5m58m Corridor Trips Addressable Addressable 2024 represent: Of 7m 2024 SAMOf 39m 2024 TAM Per Heliport PerLeaving or Arriving a Single 13 Projections for Northeast in~5%<1%5 Landings21 Fliers Hour On a RouteStation in One Hour Per Route Serviceable Addressable Market (SAM) is defined as high-income travelers who, based4m – 7m 3on surveys, have indicated they would use a helicopter serviceInterested, High-Income Travelers Serviceable Market 2Apply capture rates by current mode of transportation (e.g. – car, train, bus) 39m Relevant Passengers Total Market

 

 

 

38448-1-BA_2_PAGE_14.JPG Southern California Northern California Annual West Coast Trips Source: Third-party consultancy hired by the company, management analysis WESTCOAST $3 to $5 billion serviceable addressable market, pre-eVTOL, with a more than 200 million passenger total addressable market 1188m+144m=332m Addressable Addressable in 2024 represent: Of 30m 2024 SAM Average Daily PassengersLeaving or Arriving a Single (1) Morning and afternoon commuter service only 14 Projections for West Coast~1%17427 Fliers Per RouteStation in One Hour Per Route(1) Serviceable Addressable Market (SAM) is defined as high-income travelers who, based21m – 34m 3on surveys, have indicated they would use a helicopter service Interested, High-Income Travelers Serviceable Market 247m 2Apply capture rates by current mode of transportation (e.g. – car, train, bus) Relevant Passenger Trips Total Market

 

 

 

38448-1-BA_2_PAGE_15.JPG BLADE’s asset-light model, high-touch flier experience, last minute booking patterns, and need Our technology platform combines a comprehensive operator dashboard, automated app providing the company with an ultra-rich data exhaust and the ability to manage thousands Cross-Platform Customer Booking System BLADEBUILTACUSTOMER-TO-COCKPITURBANAIRMOBILITYfor frequent regulatory filings required proprietary software that previously did not exist. TECHNOLOGYPLATFORM 100% proprietary technology, built in-houseregulatory compliance, geo-targeting and accounting system, as well as a dynamic consumer of fliers in multiple markets simultaneously. CUSTOMER FACING APP BLADE INTERNAL FLIGHT VIEW OPERATOR DASHBOARD IN-COCKPIT 15 To be a BLADE operating partner you must utilize the company’s technology platform in addition to passing comprehensive safety, operating and regulatory diligence

 

 

 

38448-1-BA_2_PAGE_16.JPG THE TECHNOLOGY BACKBONE FOR URBAN AIR MOBILITY Cockpit Technology Platform Manages DOT Part 380 filing and escrow requirements Drives cost efficiency, increases flight throughput, and • Data exhaust 16 Comprehensive Operator/Accounting/ BLADE’s cloud-based air mobility platform works from customer-to-cockpit Scale More Flights, More Locations, Less Work • Automated Workflows / Communication • Complex Business Rules Made Easy • Cross Platform • Cloud Hosted • Intelligent Airspace / Landing Restrictions • Works for All Aircraft Types EfficiencyAutomated Communications Intelligent Software Lower Cost, Higher MarginIntelligently updates passengers and informs the relevantIntegrates complex airspace/aircraft restrictions and • Automatic Arrival/Departure LogsBLADE Lounge teams to enable real-time manifest updates,business rules into an easy-to-use software solution • Realtime Flight Trackingincreasing utilization and improving the customer experience • Optimized Aircraft Routing • Weight, Balance, Baggage Alerts/Workflow ScopeCERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION Full Stack Solution For Entire Value Chain • Accounting • Analytics • Audit Log “Digital Footprint” • CRM • Operator Dispatch • Passenger Communications • Pilot Mission Management • Sales / MarketingRoute Optimization + TrackingSeamless Regulatory Compliance • Scheduling improves customer communicationsthrough auto-generation and e-signing of regulatory filings

 

 

 

38448-1-BA_2_PAGE_17.JPG STRATEGICINFRASTRUCTURE: Strategic Infrastructure PRIVATETERMINAL/LOUNGE NETWORK BLADE Lounge East BLADE Lounge West BLADE Downtown LA Rooftop Lounge BLADE Lounge Westchester BLADE Aqua Lounge BLADE Lounge Miami BLADE Lounge Nantucket BLADE Lounge Pune, India Note: Additional lounges in Manhattan (Wall Street) and India (Shirdi, Mahalaxmi)17 Enables Security, Health and Safety, Passenger Management, Baggage Handling and Brand Sponsorships Key BLADE Lounges

 

 

 

38448-1-BA_2_PAGE_18.JPG CAPTIVESTRATEGICINFRASTRUCTUREINTHEMOST Strategic Infrastructure IMPORTANTROTORCRAFTMARKETINTHEWORLD NY/NJ/CT Airport and Commuter 18 BLADE has held #1 market share in the New York City area by-the-seat helicopter market since 2015

 

 

 

38448-1-BA_2_PAGE_19.JPG STRATEGICINFRASTRUCTURE–CURRENT ANDFUTURE East 34th St. Baltimore MD Long Island NY Strategic Infrastructure San Francisco West 30th St. Washington DC Nantucket MA Manhattan (4 locations) East 23rd St. Seaplane Westchester NY Base Southeast NJ Philadelphia PA Wall St. Wilmington DE Los Angeles CA Existing Infrastructure Future Investments & InfrastructureMiami FL Present International Infrastructure Pune India (1) Indian infrastructure controlled by BLADE India joint venture in which BLADE holds a minority stake (with the ability to increase ownership through additional investment) and receives a percentage of revenues and profits as a royalty. 19 (1) Mumbai India (2 locations) Shirdi India Actionable Future International Expansion Vancouver Canada Jakarta Indonesia Tokyo Japan

 

 

 

38448-1-BA_2_PAGE_20.JPG Bell 407 BLADE branded aircraft with “as-new” condition interiors and exteriors – P R I M A R Y A C C E S S I B L E F L E E T HOWBLADEOPERATORSARECHOSEN ▪ BLADE partners with safety vetted third-party operators to arrange flights for its customers ▪ BLADE does not own any aircraft ▪ Each operator must pass comprehensive safety evaluations including: –In-person audits of pilots, aircraft, mechanics and facilities by our in-house Head of Safety (former military, NYPD pilot and head of Fortune 50 corporate aviation department) –Insurance, maintenance, FAA and DOT records check, and pilot background checks ▪ Operators must also meet BLADE’s standards for customer experience and operational efficiency: Sikorsky S-76 –Scheduled maintenance review (time between overhauls, annual inspections) –Use of BLADE’s operator dispatch and accounting dashboard technology Grand Caravan EX Amphib 20 BLADE standards of “flyability” of our missions are often more stringent than FAA guidelines

 

 

 

38448-1-BA_2_PAGE_21.JPG Source: Public filings and management estimates eVTOL –– BLADE’SCATALYSTFORGROWTHINURBANAIRMOBILITY ▪Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing aircraft ▪Piloted ▪Quiet ▪Safe (Engine Redundancy, Fly-by-Wire, limited moving parts) ▪Zero Emissions (Full Electric Operation) ▪Lower Cost of Manufacture and Operation ▪180mph+ cruising speed vs. ~150mph for rotorcraft ▪Certification by FAA in 2023 (BLADE model reflects 2025) Given low costs, low noise footprints, and zero emissions, eVTOL are poised to supercharge BLADE’s business while leveraging the air mobility platform we have been building for 6 years 21

 

 

 

38448-1-BA_2_PAGE_22.JPG  OVER$5BILLION INVESTEDIN eVTOL AIRCRAFTOVER5YEARS Tens of thousands of successful flights across the universe of eVTOL platforms BoeingAirbusBLADE Investor/Partner • Lead investor in BLADE’s Series B round • Major investments across the UAM landscape including Aurora Flight• Developing airspace management system for eVTOL service Sciences, SkyGrid, and Kitty Hawk/Wisk• Performing trial flights for last mile cargo delivery LiliumJoby Aviation • $721 million raised, including $590 million from Toyota • $375 million raised• Began type certification program with FAA in 2018 • Developed and flown two variations of eVTOL prototypes• Received airworthiness approval by the U.S. Air Force for military use BellBLADE Partner Volocopter • $140 million raised • Currently testing cargo-only eVTOL prototypes with lead customers • UAM alliance with BLADE• Passenger flights in Singapore and Dubai22

 

 

 

38448-1-BA_2_PAGE_23.JPG  REGULATORYOFFICIALS AREFOCUSEDON eVTOL CERTIFICATION 23 Once approved by regulators, eVTOL adoption will rely on existing infrastructure, FAA rules and air traffic control systems – BLADE’s existing platform provides the expertise, scale and consumer trust to transition to eVTOL Earl Lawrence FAA Aircraft Certification Service Executive Director “I have four active formal applications for electric vertical-lift aircraft right now that are going to be the urban air mobility aircraft of the future. These aren’t concepts; these are full-up active type certification projects. And I expect to be issuing a type certificate to one of these aircraft prior to 2022.” Jay Merkle FAA UAS Executive Director “We really cracked the code on how to take decades-old aviation [rules] and get to the essence of each of those requirements and say ‘What was the safety goal here?’…It is absolutely not true that there need to be all new regulations governing Urban Air Mobility.” Steve Dickson FAA Administrator “We are currently engaged with the builders of more than 15 electric vertical takeoff and landing Urban Air Mobility aircraft projects. In January, we saw North America’s first public demonstration of an autonomous two-seat flying taxi…”

 

 

 

38448-1-BA_2_PAGE_24.JPG THEMARKETSWESERVE Powerful Brand and 200,000+ User Base THEBLADEBRANDRESONATESIN NYC Urban Air Mobility Aspen Northeast Cabin Class Service BLADE West –– Hudson Yards Nantucket BLADE “Safe SUV” Service BLADE Westchester BLADE Mumbai Amphibious Seaplane 24

 

 

 

38448-1-BA_2_PAGE_25.JPG BRANDSPARTNER WITHBLADE Powerful Brand and 200,000+ User Base Beverages Technology Entertainment Hospitality Transportation Fashion Beauty Realty / Finance BLADE works with partners on a category exclusive basis to amplify flier exposure across BLADE’s suite of services and geographies. Uber Disney+ Deals are for cash, products, in-kind. or services Diageo Coca-Cola 25 Note: Represents current and former BLADE partners.

 

 

 

38448-1-BA_2_PAGE_26.JPG THE WORLD HAS TAKEN NOTICE Bloomberg NYC Executives Commuting to Work by Air From Vacation Homes ..,.. Blade's monthly comnmter pas&es fron1Hamptons have so]d out ..,.. Just not com.f:Ortable'' having my fami]y in NY, a cmnmute·says •........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Company Update Equity Research ...._, PPENHEIME Uber TechnologiesInc. I • Uber Cople:r 11aunching1 July 20'119, llo·wer Manhattan to' JFK. Eight minille liide wi'll cost $200-$225, initially 5 Vaiilabl.e to Uber Platinum/Diamond Rewards members only. Whil'e liky unprofitable on a per-seat basis vs. maliket-leader Rriatety-hldl Bld'e,1his wflll spedl Uber's1eam:ing1.Per Blade,NYC TAM for airport l'lel1copter ndes 1s $2..SB (assum'lngl $95· per seat for automotive travel). <t!be Nttu §orl{<t!intes Take the Hamptons Helicopter; Get the Tamara Mellon Outfit? <t!bt Netu §orl{<!times California Today: Would You Pay $195 to Take a Helicopter to Work? Blade, a start-up based in New York, saw the commuting nightmare as a business opportunity. Earlier this year the company started daily helicopter flights across the Bay. For $195 you can hop from Oakland to Palo Alto. The new romper and jumpsuit uniforms, designed by Tamara Mellon for employees of Blade helicopte service. TIMES TUESDAY 4 DECEMBER 2018 True JFK express Helicopter-sharing app Blade pairs with NYU Langone to speed transplant organs Time is of the essence when it comes to organ transP-l ants. That's why the helicopter TechnoiOQY sector Helicopter ride app Blade et sigl1 I Liftoff for lly RICHARDMORGAN 11}ill!< LtXi> l1ve finally tome to the lltgi\prlc and they \\ant to w.k..-you 10 Jl K nndb.Jck RIJJthe c;hvn'"1.1.,.tJfk."'\! ;n·i.uinn 'omp.m)' kno\o\ n tor tl!t hellc,>rter th ht.s hJ 1hI f..:unphm'-i' nnw uiTc.:r illr lUX1 ---1-$195 taxi to · L:' the tarmac U.."'-'r.. •Ji') tor a O.¢lt from M.mhatun to JFK - but in on111clia expan io11 I ...tal1l"t.', L:tw11..lw.-d in f.muary 2015 · a t.-ruv.d c;o\Jr\.'\..--d M:r· vire that ch.:lfW"li fin.Himt.• Routes from Mumbai o Pune and Shirdi included in US app's first sharing app Blade - largely used to transport elite New Yorkers to surrounding airports and destinations like the Hamptons in the summertime-has paired with NYU Langone Health to more quickly transport donated organs to transplant patients in need. M;i)'2'01CHtsrkJey, sovcr Allhouh Blad•'· "'rv1cc i' '\l.lrtint nut u"-inv Bell ..l.()(l ht:hcortcr>. t he tdcJ j,lu repl antho<·..,w· ?lt.:r.; With t'tij:!, C h.."'Ctrt foreign ven ure ; ; :"\:;',o.;J "--.. .:=.., SIMO N MUNDY • MU BAI · --"-' FINANCIAL F T.COM N TS K EY PO

 

 

 

38448-1-BA_2_PAGE_27.JPG  BLADEISPOSITIONEDFOR LEADERSHIPINGLOBAL AIRMOBILITY BLADE has methodically built the infrastructure, technology and customer base required to seamlessly introduce eVTOL to our captive vertical transportation markets, creating an irreplicable platform for global expansion Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 ‒ 11 vertiport terminalsFortify leading market position by ‒ Launched first Internationalexpanding Northeast and WestOperate current routes with eVTOL market in India (2019)Coast footprintaircraft, reduce pricing to expand ‒ Scaled operations to ~37kvolumes and reduce costs passengers flown per yearEnter additional new markets through M&A 2014-20202021-20242025-2026 Build Platform and Customer Base with Existing Aircraft Technology Transition Existing Customers and Routes to eVTOL (1) Source: Wall Street Research, 2040 market size estimate 27 Existing Routes Begin Transition to eVTOL Expand Route Network Built a Scalable Platform Add 5-10 new markets per year ‒ BLADE is the only eVTOL platform in the world operating at scale 2027+ $674 billion Global Market Size Opportunity(1) Global Expansion Accelerate Global Expansion

 

 

 

38448-1-BA_2_PAGE_28.JPG HISTORY – PHASE 1 airports in Q3), driving significant growth. BLADE Airport operated at a 20k flier/year and MediMobility (launched Q4 2019) coupled with modest growth in BLADE’s core respectively, year-over-year in 2020 (year-to-date March 14, 2020)(1) BLADEOPERATINGMETRICS (1) 2014A2015A2016A2017A2018A2019A Key Takeaways •Positive gross margin in all years •Expansion from 2014 to 2018 driven by growth in existing core business with minimal contributions from new routes •BLADE Airport service to JFK launched in Q2 2019 (expanded to all NYC-area run-rate by end-of-year 2019 •2020 pre-Covid revenue forecast was based on realizing a full-year of BLADE Airport routes •Prior to Covid shutdowns, BLADE revenues and passengers were up 61% and 127%, 2014A2015A2016A2017A2018A2019A2020E (1) Historical and projected unaudited revenue for calendar years, based on management financial information (subject to mat 2019 vs 2020 erial change) 28 (1) ($ in mm; Passengers in 000s) $28.4 $3.1 RevenuePassengersRevenueRevenue (YTD March 14)(YTD March 14)(YTD October)(October) 20192020 $5.04.7 $19.5 $1.6$2.4 2.1 +51% +127% +61% (31%) (1) $50m Budget Pre-Covid Revenue ($ in mm) $33 $25 $25 $18 $12 $2 $7 Passenger Growth 37,401 23,997 18,581 1,2182,484 13,794

 

 

 

38448-1-BA_2_PAGE_29.JPG significant attributed volume Flight time per trip is pre-negotiated for all key routes.BLADE pays only if we fly ILLUSTRATIVEUNITECONOMICS:ONE-WAYAIRPORTFLIGHT Cost structure is 100% variable on a per flight basis—if we don’t fly, we don’t pay.Given six-seat aircraft capacity and profitability on third seat, unit economics are ideal to achieve profitability at any scale Commentary Flight RevenueSix seat capacity per helicopter Less: Landing FeesFixed landing fees paid to heliports and airports. BLADE enjoys reduced landing fees given Less: Flight CostFixed hourly rate paid to BLADE’s operators covers pilots, fuel, maintenance, insurance, hangar, etc. Gross MarginProfitable on third seat Plus: Landing Fee Savings Ownership of key infrastructure would result in further reduction of landing fees Plus: Fuel Cost Savings Elimination of fuel margin charged by infrastructure owner creates pass-through fuel cost savings Pro-Forma Gross Margin 29 Single Flight P&L

 

 

 

38448-1-BA_2_PAGE_30.JPG Phase 3 BLADEPROJECTEDFINANCIALRESULTS RevenueNo use of passenger eVTOL assumed before 2025 ($ in mm) Phase 2 BLADE Airport Northeast Short Distance MediMobility, Jet West Coast, Other 2020E 2021E 2022E 2023E 2024E 2025E 2026E Note: Northeast Short Distance includes Hamptons and Charter (excl. Jet and MediMobility); Jet includes Enhanced Aviation; West Coast, Other includes Brand Activations and Add-Ons. Calendar year figures. 30 Adjusted EBITDA ($ in mm) $81 $326 $179 $(6) $(12) $(20) $(13) Asset-light model requires minimal CapEx $402 $875 $601 $181 $25 $52 $85 2020E 2021E 2022E 2023E 2024E 2025E 2026E BLADE revenues were up 61% year-over-year prior to Covid shutdowns (YTD March 14, 2020)

 

 

 

38448-1-BA_2_PAGE_31.JPG  SIGNIFICANTUPSIDENOTINCLUDEDINFINANCIALPROJECTIONS BLADE will be appropriately capitalized to pursue multiple immediately actionable additional areas of growth that are not included in the financial model Philadelphia, et. al. and operations to launch commuter services in agencies -BLADE’s increased volume should result in lower cost structure (1) BLADE holds a minority state (with the ability to increase ownership through additional investment) and receives a percentage of revenues and profits as a royalty 31 Operational Upside Domestic “Spoke” Expansion from New Hubs -Northeast corridor launch will leave BLADE with a strong operational footprint in DC, Boston, -Opportunity to leverage Northeast infrastructure new BLADE hub cities (e.g., Boston, DC) Dynamic Pricing and Bundling Upside -A/B testing has shown that fliers will be willing to pay more at peak times -Signed bundling deal for BLADE Airport with one of the largest publicly-traded online travel Reduced Cost of Flying costs per hour of flight; model assumes current Strategic Acquisitions UAM Acquisitions -Ideal time to pursue accretive M&A in the fragmented UAM ecosystem given current Covid-19 overhang and legacy aviation valuation metrics -Identified M&A opportunities to acquire hundreds of thousands of short-distance fliers -Proven asset-light deal structure to execute M&A to de-risk launch of new routes -Low-risk strategy to bring BLADE platform to new markets around the world Additional Strategic Infrastructure -Potential Partnership with KSL / Ross Aviation unlocks ability to purchase and operate additional strategic infrastructure inside and outside of our current core markets -Establish critical geographic “beachheads” for future UAM service International Expansion BLADE India -Launched in ~6 months -JV structure with royalty and profit share(1) -India JV has plans for growth to $150mm revenues in four-years BLADE Lounge Pune APAC Expansion -MOU signed with large Japanese industrial conglomerate to jointly pursue UAM in Asia -“BLADE-in-a-box” new market rollout process battle-tested through successful India launch

 

 

 

38448-1-BA_2_PAGE_32.JPG  IDENTIFIEDINVESTMENTOPPORTUNITIES BLADE and KSL have identified short-to-mid-term opportunities to invest approximately $300mm to support BLADE’s growth $114mmand logistics bases in the Northeastsavings and repositioning costs $43mmSan Francisco and Los Angelesacquisition routes, cover losses during rampCoast routes will result in initial losses $75mmfliers, routes and new marketsIdentified pipeline of opportunities to acquire $30mmlounge infrastructure (e.g., TSAproducts and build out management team 32 Capital Need Description Commentary Northeast Strategic Infrastructure Actionable acquisitions of heliportsImmediate cash synergies from landing fees, fuel where BLADE has current operations West Coast Strategic Infrastructure Continued strategic infrastructure and customer Route Expansion $50mmFund marketing and launch of newRamp of Airport, Northeast Corridor, and West Opportunistic Acquisitions Proven acquisition template in place to maximize Strategic acquisitions to addcost-savings and maintain asset-light structure. hundreds of thousands of short-distance fliers and remove competitors General Corporate Purposes Support for ecosystem of current routes, enhancements to existingContinue to fortify BLADE’s most important screening) and working capital

 

 

 

38448-1-BA_2_PAGE_33.JPG IS IN THE AIR Source: Public filings and management estimates, value creation based on actual and estimated market capitalization A$500 BILLION ECOSYSTEMOFMOBILITY PLATFORMSANDHARDWAREHAS BEENCREATEDFORGROUNDTRANSPORT …THENEXTBATTLE 33 Air Mobility Asset-Light Platforms Hardware $5bn+ Capital Invested Ground Mobility Asset-Light Platforms Hardware $300bn+ Value Creation $250bn+ Value Creation

 

 

 

38448-1-BA_2_PAGE_34.JPG Existing shareholder rollover equity Existing shareholder rollover equity $356 $356 Equity Value $825 Shares, 15.2% Shares, 43.2% SPAC shareholder, 27.5M 34 Source: Experience Investment Corp. Letter of Intent. DETAILEDTRANSACTIONOVERVIEW SOURCESUSES Capital structure SPAC cash in trust$275Cash to balance sheet$375 PIPE investor cash$125Transaction expenses(1)$25 Valuation PRO FORMA VALUATION Share Price$10.00 PF Shares Outstanding82.5 Timing Plus: Debt$0 Less: Cash($375) Enterprise value$450 ILLUSTRATIVE PRO FORMA OWNERSHIPPRO FORMA OWNERSHIP SPAC sponsor, 6.9M Shares,Ownership BreakdownShares (M) % 8.4% Existing Blade Shareholders35.6 43.2% PIPE shareholders, 12.5M SPAC Shareholders27.5 33.3% Existing shareholderPIPE Investors12.5 15.2% rollover equity, 35.6M SPAC Sponsor6.9 8.4% Shares, 33.3% Equity Ownership82.5 100.0% Note: Assumes no redemptions and $10.00 share price. (1) Inclusive of deferred underwriting commission to SPAC underwriters, legal, PIPE and other fees. • The transaction is expected to close in 1H 2021 • Transaction implies a fully diluted pro forma equity value of $825m • Existing Blade shareholders expected to receive 43.2% of the pro forma equity Total Sources$756 Total Sources$756 • The transaction will be funded by a combination of EIC cash held in a trust account and proceeds from a $125m PIPE, of which KSL has committed to subscribing for ~$20m • Transaction will result in $375m of cash to balance sheet to fund growth

 

 

 

38448-1-BA_2_PAGE_35.JPG  PUBLICCOMPARABLEUNIVERSE platform / network 35 Disruptive technology platforms ▪ Transformed legacy industries ▪ Strong consumer brand ▪ Closed and proprietary ▪ Recurring / reoccurring revenues Recent EV / Mobility SPAC transactions ▪ Precedent SPAC combination transactions of companies linked to mobility and electric transportation solutions Asset-light logistics and transportation ▪Link customers with capacity ▪ Highly scalable, networked solutions ▪ Non-asset ownership model ▪ High free cash flow generation Luxury brands ▪ Aspirational brand positioning ▪ Brand loyalty ▪ Proven pricing power ▪ Sustained product differentiation

 

 

 

38448-1-BA_2_PAGE_36.JPG 4.0x Average: 1.3x 0.7x 1.2x 1.0x 0.8x 38.2x 18.8x 18.3x 2.5x NM NM NM 36 presentation and current SBE share price. VALUATIONBENCHMARKING 15.1x 13.6x 11.7x 7.4x 4.9x 2.0x Average: 38.2x 30.5x32.3x Average: 22.3x Average: 14.9x 15.7x13.4x15.8x 3.6x (1) (1) ChargePoint enterprise value based on pro forma shares outstanding and net debt as disclosed in the publicly filed investor Source: FactSet and company filings as of 12/11/2020. Average: 21.2x 23.5x 14.6x 27.3x28.0x 20.3x NM EV / CY’24E Adjusted EBITDA EV / CY’21E Adjusted EBITDA 8.4x Average: 7.5x 5.2x 11.1x Average: 6.4x 4.4x 1.9x 8.4x8.1xAverage: 8.2x 5.4x EV / CY’24E Revenue EV / CY’21E Revenue 1.1x 2024E 2025E 5.5x 2024E 2025E EV / Adjusted EBITDA EV / Revenue Disruptive technology platforms Recent EV / Mobility SPAC transactions Asset-light logistics and transportation Luxury brands

 

 

 

38448-1-BA_2_PAGE_37.JPG will have ~$375m on the balance sheet $1,460 ▪ Significant opportunities for spend on $1,135 $450 Source: FactSet and company filings as of 12/11/2020. TRANSACTIONPRICEDATADISCOUNTTOPEERMULTIPLES ▪ 2024E EBITDA is pre-eVTOL ▪Pro forma for the transaction, company $845 strategic infrastructure acquisitions $657 (Discount rate: 20%) ▪ Applies a range of 14.0x –18.0x to Blade’s 2024E EBITDA to arrive at an implied future enterprise value. The future enterprise value is discounted back 3 years to December 31, 2021, to arrive at an implied discounted enterprise value ▪The applied range of multiples is centered around Blade’s peer group Note: All mentions of EBITDA refer to adjusted EBITDA 37 Summary of approach EV / EBITDA Metric Implied future enterprise valueImplied discounted enterprise valuePost-money enterprise value CY 2024E $81.1m 14.0x – 18.0x 8.1x – 10.4x 5.5x CY 2025E $179.4m 6.3x – 8.1x 3.7x – 4.7x 2.5x EV / Revenue Metric CY 2024E $402.4m 2.8x – 3.6x 1.6x – 2.1x 1.1x CY 2025E $601.4m 1.9x – 2.4x 1.1x – 1.4x 0.7x 67% upside to midpoint of the 2024E pre-eVTOL range 208% upside to midpoint of the 2025E range $1.2bn - $1.6bn range using 2025E EBITDA with 4-year discounting Post-money valuation Discounted value of comparable companies Comparable companies Commentary Transaction enterprise value Implied EV based on comparable companies current trading valuations

 

 

 

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38448-1-BA_2_PAGE_39.JPG to increase our ownership through additional investment INTERNATIONALJV: BLADEINDIA BLADE expands to international markets where we have strong local partners, leading operators, existing heliport infrastructure and compelling value propositions for fliers In India, our Joint Venture is with Hunch Ventures, which has deployed over $100MM in consumer facing businesses in India December 2018 announcement was covered on the front page of the Financial Times technology section as well as in CNBC, CNN, GQ, and Forbes JV structure includes royalty paid to BLADE on revenues and profit share mechanism. BLADE owns a minority stake in BLADE India with the opportunity BLADE Lounge Pune BLADE Lounge Mahalaxmi 39 Mahalaxmi (Mumbai) - Pune Business travel route connecting Mumbai and Pune, two of the top five most congested cities in the world, via convenient urban heliports Flight time:40 minutes Drive Time: 3 to 5 hours Mahalaxmi (Mumbai) – Shirdi Religious pilgrimage route. Shirdi is visited by between 25,000 to 100,000 people each day with the average wealthy Indian visiting 2-4 times per year Flight time:45 minutes Drive Time: 5 to 8 hours

 

 

 

38448-1-BA_2_PAGE_40.JPG ETY MEASURES 40 of medical services for large events. INDUSTRY LEADINGHEALTHANDSAF •Stringent health protocols exceeding industry norms, designed by BLADE’s Chief Medical Advisor1 •Includes temperature and blood oxygen saturation screening, as well as electrostatic decontamination of all aircraft interiors prior to every flight •Masks and face shields worn by all BLADE staff •Passengers are required to wear masks for the duration of their journey •BLADE offers an end-to-end closed-solution including our “Safe SUV” ground transport and private terminals enabling zero contact with any fliers not on a passenger’s flight (1) Dr. Andrew Bazos is the Designated Medical Director for FEMA in New York City and is the founder of CrowdRx, a provider

 

 

 

38448-1-BA_2_PAGE_41.JPG % Change YoY COVID-19 HASCREATED NEWOPPORTUNITIES BLADE has, and will continue to, take advantage of COVID-19’s effects on the transportation industry •COVID-19 has created “Synthetic Suburbs” and reduced seasonality of key routes with more people flying on a less frequent basis •COVID-19 has amplified the value of our lounges, which allow BLADE to perform health and safety checks prior to flights. No non-BLADE passengers are permitted entry •Ground vehicle traffic is near pre-pandemic levels due to a shift away from commuter trains, where ridership remains approximately 70% below 2019 levels •The resultant travel downturn has created opportunities for strategic M&A to bolster BLADE’s business plan Source: Metropolitan Transportation Authority; Management research 41 NYC Commuter Traffic/Ridership March 1, 2020 - October 27, 2020 Ground Vehicle TrafficLong Island Rail RoadMetro-North Railroad 0% (20%) (40%) (60%) (80%) (100%) March April May June July August September October

 

 

 

38448-1-BA_2_PAGE_42.JPG  SAFETY All BLADE flights are operated by air carriers certificated under 14 CFR 135 (“Part 135”), which have a superior safety record compared to general aviation (“GA”) helicopters and fixed-wing broadly Accident Rate per 100,000 Flight Hours 6.3 Source: United States Helicopter Safety Team 42 5.29 2.97 2.28 1.05 Commercial GA Helicopter Commercial GA Fixed-Wing Non-Commercial GA Helicopter Non-Commercial GA Fixed-Wing Part 135 Helicopter Less than 1.05 incidents occur every 100,000 flight hours flown by Part 135 helicopter operators. The majority of these incidents are not fatal

 

 

 

38448-1-BA_2_PAGE_43.JPG Phase 3 $875 passenger volume, offset by lower pricing Phase 1 H G (2) TAM on existing routes No eVTOL assumed to carry passengers until • E D C $25 • Reduced cost of flying on a per trip basis $33 aircraft routes; longer distance connections (e.g. – growth and six years of positive gross margin given value proposition and large TAM/SAM until 2026 commuter and airport transfer service accelerated rapidly, running at a 20,000 B• Other ancillary business lines introduced G• Continued growth in existing businesses shared charter, “tilt,” et. al. • Other leisure business lines, airport product paused Source: Company information (2) Projected calendar year estimates REVENUE BRIDGE Multiple avenues for growth in Phase 2 and 3 ($ in millions) Phase 2 (2) J•Growth from eVTOL attributable to expansion of • Lower per seat prices enabled by eVTOL will allow BLADE to service a larger portion of the F$402 J2025 in management projections AB(1) (2) partially offset by fewer available seats per 20142019202020242026• Transition to eVTOL begins in 2025 for shorter A•Northeast commuter routes posted consistent D•Rapid growth expected in Northeast corridor NYC<>Boston, NYC<>DC) do not transition B•Introduction of Blade Airport in Q2 2019E•Expansion of Airport including new Westchester passenger annual run-rate by year-end F•West Coast Expansion focused on LA and SF • Brand activations, MediMobility, scheduled jet, • Northeast commuter routes C•Covid had a significant negative impact on key • MediMobility H•Brand Activations (1) Unaudited revenue for calendar year, based on management financial information (subject to audit adjustment) 43

 

 

 

38448-1-BA_2_PAGE_44.JPG Phase 3 higher density, suggesting upside to $81 contribution Note: Existing routes includes existing business lines. ADJUSTEDEBITDABRIDGE– PHASE2AND3 Profitability across multiple business lines and as a result of infrastructure investments ($ in millions) B$326 •Blade’s operating model supports profitable Phase 2 operation pre-eVTOL A•Network efficiency will also improve with estimates •eVTOL contribution will be significant – but not required for Blade to be a successful public company A•Additional volume – lower price point (e.g. – Airport seat price reduced to $125 from $195) leads to greater market penetration 2020NortheastAirportBrandAdd-onsExistingInfrastructureOther2024AdditionaleVTOL2026 ActivationsroutesInvestmentsGrowthmarginB•Lower cost of flying using eVTOL leads to margin expansion Source: Company information. 44 Key observations

 

 

 

38448-1-BA_2_PAGE_45.JPG BLADE’s infrastructure and systems are designed to reduction in flying cost is assumed, even though surpass peak historical hourly throughput until 2025 DE-RISKED FINANCIALPROJECTIONS BLADE’s plan is focused on low-risk expansion of our existing business and primarily utilizes our existing infrastructure Core Northeast Market ExpansionExisting Infrastructure BLADE has operated in the Northeast since 2014 and hasGrowth plan is calibrated based on current estimates flown hundreds of thousands of fliersof infrastructure capacity, in many cases terminal space is exclusive to BLADE Throughput Comparable to Historical PeakContracted Unit Economics handle compacted demand, our projections do notProfitability based on current unit economics.No increased volume will likely lower hourly rates Existing Technology Platform200,000+ Current Users BLADE’s customer-to-cockpit technology platform has aBLADE benefits from an existing engaged customer proven capability to handle large passenger volumesbase which will speed time-to-market and lower with compacted demandcustomer acquisition costs 45