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): January 21, 2021

 

CarLotz, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware 001-38818 83-2456129
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

611 Bainbridge Street, Suite 100

Richmond, Virginia 23224

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (804) 728-3833

 

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:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
   
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of Each Class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share   LOTZ   The Nasdaq Global Market
Redeemable warrants, exercisable for Class A common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share   LOTZW   The Nasdaq Global Market

 

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

 

Emerging growth company 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. ¨

 

 

 

 

 

Introductory Note

 

On January 21, 2021 (the “Closing Date”), the registrant consummated the previously announced transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated October 21, 2020, by and among the registrant, Acamar Partners Sub, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the registrant (“Merger Sub”), and CarLotz, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“CarLotz”), as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1, dated December 16, 2020. The Merger Agreement provided for the acquisition of CarLotz by the registrant pursuant to the merger of Merger Sub with and into CarLotz (the “Merger”), with CarLotz continuing as the surviving entity.

 

In connection with the closing of the Merger (the “Closing”), the registrant changed its name from Acamar Partners Acquisition Corp. to CarLotz, Inc. Unless the context otherwise requires, “we,” “us,” “our,” and the “Company” refer to the combined company following the Merger, together with its subsidiaries, “Acamar Partners” refers to the registrant prior to the closing of the Merger and “CarLotz” refers to CarLotz, Inc., prior to the Merger.

 

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

Stockholders Agreement

 

At the Closing, the Company, TRP Capital Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“TRP”), Acamar Partners Sponsor I LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”), and Michael W. Bor (together with TRP and the Sponsor, the “Stockholder Parties”) entered into a stockholders agreement (the “Stockholders Agreement”) pursuant to which (A) (i) for so long as TRP holds at least 10% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company, TRP will have the right to nominate two directors for election to the board of directors (the “Board”) of the Company, (ii) for so long as the Sponsor, or, in case the Sponsor is dissolved, the individuals identified in Exhibit A to the Stockholders Agreement collectively, holds at least 3% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company, the Sponsor will have the right to nominate two directors to the Board (at least one of whom will be an independent director), (iii) for so long as Michael W. Bor is the chief executive officer of the Company or he, together with the trusts identified on Exhibit B to the Stockholders Agreement, holds at least 10% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company, he will be nominated for election to the Board and (iv) the remaining directors, all of which must be independent directors, will be nominated by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, (B) the size of the Board will initially be set at nine members, and thereafter may be changed from time to time by resolution of the Board in accordance with the Company’s certificate of incorporation, and (C) the Company’s certificate of incorporation shall provide that the Company shall have a classified Board, with three classes of directors. While the size of the Board is nine members, three directors shall be in Class I, three directors in Class II and three directors in Class III. One class of directors will be elected each year. The term of office of the Class I directors will expire at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders in 2021. The term of office of the Class II directors will expire at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders in 2022. The term of office of the Class III directors will expire at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders in 2023.

 

Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement

 

At the Closing, the Company entered into a registration rights and lock-up agreement (the “Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement”) with the Sponsor and certain CarLotz stockholders (the “New Holders” and, collectively with the Sponsor, the “Holders”) requiring the Company to, among other things, file a registration statement to register the resale of certain shares of the Company’s common stock held by the Holders within 45 days after the Closing and to use reasonable best efforts to cause such registration statement to be declared effective as soon as possible after such initial filing , but no later than the earlier of (i) the 90th day (or the 120th day if the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) notifies that it will “review” such registration statement) following the Closing Date and (ii) the 10th business day after the date the SEC notified that such registration statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review. In addition, pursuant to the terms of the Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement and subject to certain requirements and customary conditions, TRP, Michael W. Bor and the Sponsor (the “Demanding Holders”) each have two demand rights under which they may demand, at any time and from time to time, that the Company file a registration statement on Form S-3 (or Form S-1 if Form S-3 is not available) to register the securities of the Company held by such Demanding Holder, and each may specify that such demand registration take the form of an underwritten offering pursuant to such registration statement. Once the resale registration statement has been filed and declared effective, the Demanding Holders have unlimited rights to request the Company register an underwritten offering pursuant to such registration statement. Holders will also have “piggy-back” registration rights, subject to certain requirements and customary conditions. The Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement provides that the Company will pay certain expenses relating to such registrations and indemnify the Holders against (or make contributions in respect of) certain liabilities that may arise under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).

 

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The Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement further provides for the securities of the Company held by certain of the New Holders to, subject to certain exceptions, be locked-up until the earliest of: (i) 180 days from the Closing Date; (ii) the last consecutive trading day where the last reported sale price of the New CarLotz common stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after the Closing Date; or (iii) such date on which the Company completes a liquidation merger, stock exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in all of the Company’s stockholders having the rights to exchange their shares of the Company’s common stock for cash, securities or other property.

 

Indemnification Agreements

 

At the Closing, the Company entered into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and executive officers. These indemnification agreements provide the directors and executive officers with contractual rights to indemnification and advancement for certain expenses, including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and settlement amounts incurred by a director or executive officer in any action or proceeding arising out of their services as one of the Company’s directors or executive officers or as a director or executive officer of any other company or enterprise to which the person provides services at the Company’s request.

 

The foregoing descriptions of the Stockholders Agreement, the Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement and the Indemnification Agreements are qualified in their entirety by reference to the actual terms of the respective documents. Copies of the Stockholders Agreement, the Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement and the form of the Indemnification Agreements are attached as Exhibits 10.3, 10.1 and 10.15 hereto, respectively, and each is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

 

The disclosure set forth in this Current Report on Form 8-K under “Introductory Note” is incorporated in this Item 2.01 by reference. The material provisions of the Merger Agreement are described in the definitive proxy statement/prospectus/consent solicitation statement on Form 424B3, filed with the SEC on December 30, 2020 (the “Prospectus”), in the section entitled “The Merger Agreement” beginning on page 112, which is incorporated by reference herein.

 

The Merger was approved by Acamar Partners’ stockholders at the Special Meeting of Acamar Partners Stockholders held on January 20, 2021 (the “Special Meeting”). At the Special Meeting, 24,746,212 shares of Acamar Partners common stock were voted in favor of the proposal to approve the Merger, 1,200 shares of Acamar Partners common stock voted against that proposal and 5,177 shares of Acamar Partners stock abstained from voting on that proposal.

 

2,493 shares of Acamar Partners Class A common stock were redeemed in connection with the Closing.

 

The aggregate consideration paid in the Merger consisted of (i) $33.0 million in cash paid to CarLotz equityholders; (ii) $37.0 million in cash paid to the holder of CarLotz’ preferred stock as liquidation preference amount and (iii) $680.0 million paid to CarLotz equityholders in newly issued shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of $10.00 per share (the “Stock Merger Consideration”). In addition, certain options held by CarLotz’ employees, officers and directors were exchanged for 5,532,881 new options over the Company’s common stock, in a value neutral basis. The Company’s obligations’ under such new options are initially hedged by keeping 5,080,181 shares of the Stock Merger Consideration, equivalent to such new options’ intrinsic value, assuming a price per share of the Company’s common stock of $10.00 and calculated on a net share settled basis, as treasury stock. CarLotz’ stock and option holders may also receive up to 7.5 million additional shares of the Company’s common stock as contingent consideration if certain share price triggers are met.

 

The total number of shares of the Company’s common stock issued at Closing in connection with the merger was 68,001,365, which was comprised of 62,921,184 shares issued to CarLotz’ stockholders and 5.080,181 shares reserved as treasury stock. Immediately following the Merger, there were 113,615,343 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding, warrants to purchase 16,260,084 shares of the Company’s common stock and 5,532,880 options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock. As of the Closing Date, the former equityholders of CarLotz owned approximately 55.4% of the Company’s outstanding common stock (excluding shares purchased by such persons in the PIPE Investment (as defined below)), the Subscribers owned approximately 11.0% of the Company’s outstanding common stock (excluding shares other than the shares purchased by such persons in the PIPE Investment), the Sponsor and Acamar Partners’ former officers, directors and affiliates owned approximately 6.7% of the Company’s outstanding common stock (excluding shares subject to forfeiture and shares purchased by such persons in the PIPE Investment) and the former Acamar Partners stockholders (excluding the Sponsor) owned approximately 26.9% of the Company’s outstanding common stock.

 

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PIPE Investment

 

In connection with the Merger, pursuant to subscription agreements dated October 21, 2020 (the “Subscription Agreements”) by and between Acamar Partners and certain strategic and accredited investors (the “Subscribers”), with respect to a private placement of common stock, the Company issued and sold to the Subscribers 12.5 million shares of common stock (the “PIPE Shares”) at a price per share of $10.00 (the “PIPE Investment”). The PIPE Investment was conditioned on all conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement having been satisfied or waived and other customary closing conditions. The proceeds from the PIPE Investment and the cash from the Acamar Partners trust account (after the payment of certain expenses incurred in connection with the Merger and related transactions and the payment of the cash consideration amounts) will be used for general corporate purposes, which may include repayment of indebtedness.

 

FORM 10 INFORMATION

 

Prior to the Closing, Acamar Partners was a shell company with no operations, 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. After the Closing, the Company became a holding company whose only assets consist of equity interests in CarLotz. Item 2.01(f) of Form 8-K states that if the registrant was a shell company, as the Company was immediately before the Merger, then the registrant must disclose the information that would be required if the registrant were filing a general form for registration of securities on Form 10. Accordingly, the Company is providing below the information that would be included in a Form 10 if it were to file a Form 10. The following information is provided about the business of the Company reflecting the consummation of the Merger, unless otherwise specifically indicated or the context otherwise requires.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Current Report on Form 8-K and the documents incorporated by reference in this Current Report on Form 8-K, include forward-looking statements regarding, among other things, the plans, strategies and prospects, both business and financial, of the Company. These statements are based on the beliefs and assumptions of our management team. Although we believe our plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by these forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure you that we will achieve or realize these plans, intentions or expectations. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Generally, statements that are not historical facts, including statements concerning possible or assumed future actions, business strategies, events or results of operations, are forward-looking statements. These statements may be preceded by, followed by or include the words “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “projects,” “forecasts,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “seeks,” “plans,” “scheduled,” “anticipates” or “intends” or similar expressions.

 

Forward-looking statements contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the documents incorporated by reference in this Current Report on Form 8-K include, but are not limited to, statements about our ability to:

 

· realize the benefits expected from the Merger;

 

· execute our geographic expansion strategy;

 

· achieve the expected revenue growth and effectively manage growth;

 

· achieve and maintain profitability in the future;

 

· innovate and expand our technological leadership;

 

· invest in additional reconditioning capacity;

 

· further penetrate existing accounts and key vehicle channels;

 

· add new corporate vehicle sourcing accounts;

 

· increase our service offerings and price optimization;

 

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· effectively promote our brand and increase brand awareness;

 

· expand our product offerings and introduce additional products and services;

 

· enhance future operating and financial results;

 

· acquire and protect intellectual property;

 

· attract, train and retain key personnel, including sales and customer service personnel;

 

· acquire and integrate other companies and technologies;

 

· remediate material weakness in internal control over financial reporting;

 

· comply with laws and regulations applicable to our business;

 

· successfully defend litigations; and

 

· successfully deploy the proceeds from the Merger.

 

Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. You should not place undue reliance on these statements, which speak only as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K. You should understand that the following important factors, in addition to those discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Prospectus and elsewhere in the Prospectus, could affect our future results and could cause those results or other outcomes to differ material from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements included or incorporated by reference in this Current Report on Form 8-K:

 

· risks related to disruption of management’s time from ongoing business operations due to the Merger;

 

· risks of the automotive and used vehicle industries;

 

· litigation, complaints, product liability claims or adverse publicity;

 

· the impact of changes in consumer spending patterns, consumer preferences, local, regional and national economic conditions, crime, weather, demographic trends and employee availability;

 

· new entrants in the consignment-to-retail used vehicle business;

 

· technological disruptions, privacy or data breaches, the loss of data or cyberattacks; and

 

· the ability to compete successfully with new and existing market participants.

 

In addition, the origination and retention of new corporate vehicle sourcing partners and further penetration of existing accounts will depend on various factors, including, but not limited to, expanding geographically, building brand awareness, local permitting, licensing and regulatory compliance and our ability to manage anticipated expansion and to hire, train and retain personnel, the ability to introduce new products and services and general economic conditions.

 

These and other factors that could cause actual result to differ from those implied by the forward looking statements included or incorporated by reference in this Current Report on Form 8-K are more fully described under the heading “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the documents incorporated by reference in this Current Report on Form 8-K . The risks described under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Prospectus are not exhaustive. Other sections of this Current Report on Form 8-K and the documents incorporated by reference in this Current Report on Form 8-K describe additional factors that could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

New risks emerge from time to time and it is not possible to predict all such risks, nor can we assess the impact of those risks on our business or the extent to which any risk or combination of risks may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements. We undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

 

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In addition, statements of belief and similar statements reflect our beliefs on the applicable subject. These statements are based upon information available to us as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K, and while we believe such information forms a reasonable basis for such statements, such information may be limited or incomplete, and statements should not be read to indicate that we have conducted an exhaustive inquiry into, or review of, all potentially available relevant information. These statements are inherently uncertain and you are cautioned not to unduly rely upon these statements.

 

Market, ranking and industry data used throughout this Current Report on Form 8-K and the documents incorporated by reference in this Current Report on Form 8-K are based on the good faith estimates of our management, which in turn are based upon our management’s review of internal surveys, independent industry surveys and publications, including reports by third party research analyses and publicly available information. These data involve a number of assumptions and limitations, and you are cautioned not to give undue weight to such estimates. While we are not aware of any misstatements regarding the industry data presented herein or therein, our estimates involved risks and uncertainties and are subject to change based on various factors, including those discussed under the headings “Risk Factors” and “CarLotz’ Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in the Prospectus.

 

Business

 

The business of Acamar Partners prior to the Merger is described in the section of the Prospectus entitled “Information about Acamar Partners” beginning on page 192, which is incorporated by reference herein. The business of CarLotz prior to the Merger is described in the section of the Prospectus entitled “Information about CarLotz” beginning on page 152, which is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Risk Factors

 

The risk factors associated with the Company’s business are described in the section of the Prospectus entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 31, which is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Selected Historical Financial Information

 

Selected historical consolidated financial information for CarLotz for (1) the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 and (2) the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 are set forth in the section of the Prospectus entitled “Selected Historical Consolidated Financial Information of CarLotz” beginning on page 18, which is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2020 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 of CarLotz have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and pursuant to the regulations of the SEC and are included in the Prospectus beginning on page F-32, which is incorporated by reference herein.

 

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the historical audited financial statements of CarLotz as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 and for the years ended December 31, 2019 , 2018 and 2017 and the related notes included in the Prospectus beginning on page F-2, which are incorporated by reference herein.

 

Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Information

 

The unaudited pro forma combined financial information of the Company as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and for the year ended December 31, 2019 is set forth in Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

Management’s discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of operation for CarLotz prior to the Merger is included in the Prospectus in the section entitled “CarLotz’ Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” beginning on page 164 is incorporated by reference herein.

 

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Quarterly Results of Operations

 

The following table sets forth our unaudited quarterly key operating metrics and consolidated statements of operations data for each of the quarters in the year ended December 31, 2019 and in the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The information for each of these quarters has been prepared on a basis consistent with our consolidated financial statements appearing in the Prospectus and, in our opinion includes all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments necessary for the fair presentation of the financial information contained in those statements. The following unaudited consolidated quarterly financial data should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes included in the Prospectus. These quarterly results are not necessarily indicative of our operating results for a full year or any future period.

 

Key Operating Metrics

 

    Three Months Ended  
    September 30,
2020
    June 30,
2020
    March 31,
2020
    December 31,
2019
    September 30,
2019
    June 30,
2019
    March 31,
2019
 
Retail vehicles sold     1,571       1,376       1,453       1,614       1,685       1,618       1,518  
Number of hubs     8       8       8       8       8       8       8  
Average monthly unique visitors     54,294       52,236       62,456       57,151       58,962       59,827       52,978  
Vehicles available for sale     1,567       819       1,332       1,061       1,098       1,123       1,004  
Average days to sale     54       57       50       55       55       56       62  
Retail gross profit per unit   $ 2,181     $ 1,858     $ 1,637     $ 1,241     $ 1,275     $ 1,605     $ 1,460  
Customer acquisition cost per unit   $ 297     $ 290     $ 373     $ 458     $ 619     $ 823     $ 454  
Contribution margin per unit   $ 1,884     $ 1,568     $ 1,265     $ 783     $ 657     $ 782     $ 1,006  
Percentage of unit sales via consignment     63 %     60 %     50 %     46 %     46 %     42 %     39 %

 

Results of Operations

 

    Three Months Ended  
    September 30,
2020
    June 30,
2020
    March 31,
2020
    December 31,
2019
    September 30,
2019
    June 30,
2019
    March 31,
2019
 
    (unaudited, $ in millions)  
Retail vehicle sales   $ 26.7     $ 23.7     $ 21.0     $ 23.5     $ 23.5     $ 22.7     $ 20.7  
Wholesale vehicle sales     2.1       1.7       3.3       2.0       2.1       1.7       2.7  
Finance and insurance, net     0.9       0.9       0.9       0.8       0.8       0.8       0.7  
Lease income, net     0.1       0.1       0.1       0.1       0.2       0.1       0.1  
Total Revenues     29.8       26.4       25.4       26.4       26.5       25.3       24.3  
Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation)     26.2       23.7       22.9       24.4       24.2       22.9       22.3  
Gross Profit     3.6       2.7       2.5       2.0       2.3       2.4       2.0  
Operating Expenses                                                        
Selling, general and administrative     4.1       3.1       4.0       4.7       4.7       5.0       3.9  
Depreciation expense     0.1       0.1       0.1       0.1       0.1       0.1       0.1  
Management fee expense – related party     0.1       0.1       0.1       0.1       0.1       0.1       0.1  
Total Operating Expenses     4.3       3.2       4.1       4.8       4.9       5.2       4.1  
Loss from Operations     (0.7 )     (0.5 )     (1.6 )     (2.9 )     (2.6 )     (2.8 )     (2.1 )
Interest Expense     (0.1 )     (0.1 )     (0.1 )     (0.1 )     (0.2 )     (0.2 )     (0.2 )
Other Income (Expense), net                                                        
Change in fair value of  warrants liability     (0.0 )     0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0  
Change in fair value of redeemable convertible preferred stock tranche obligation     0.3       0.3       0.3       (1.1 )     (0.3 )     0.3       (0.4 )
Other Income (Expense)     (0.0 )     0.0       (0.0 )     (0.1 )     0.0       (0.3 )     0.0  
Total Other Income (Expense), net     0.3       0.4       0.3       (1.1 )     (0.3 )     0.1       (0.4 )
Loss Before Income Taxes     (0.5 )     (0.2 )     (1.5 )     (4.1 )     (3.0 )     (2.9 )     (2.6 )
Income Tax Expense     0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0  
Net Loss   $ (0.5 )   $ (0.2 )   $ (1.5 )   $ (4.1 )   $ (3.0 )   $ (2.9 )   $ (2.6 )

 

Qualitative and Quantitative Disclosure about Market Risk

 

The section of the Prospectus entitled “CarLotz’ Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk” beginning on page 184 is incorporated by reference herein.

 

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Properties

 

The section of the Prospectus entitled “Information about CarLotz—Facilities” beginning on page 162 is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

 

The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of shares of the Company’s common stock immediately following the Merger by:

 

· each person who is the beneficial owner of more than 5% of outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock;

 

· each person who is a named executive officer or director of the Company; and

 

· all executive officers and directors of the Company as a group.

 

Beneficial ownership is determined according to the rules of the SEC, which generally provide that a person has beneficial ownership of a security if he, she or it possesses sole or shared voting or investment power over that security, including options and warrants that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days.

 

The beneficial ownership of the Company’s common stock is based on 113,615,343 shares issued and outstanding as of the Closing Date.

 

Unless otherwise stated, the business address for each of the persons listed below is c/o CarLotz., Inc., 611 Bainbridge Street, Suite 100, Richmond, Virginia 23224.

 

Name of Beneficial Owners   Shares     % total  
Five Percent Stockholders                
TRP(1)     21,739,678       19.1 %
Acamar Partners Sponsor I LLC(2)     13,963,854       11.7 %
KAR Auction Services, Inc.(3)     7,154,353       6.3 %
Directors and Named Executive Officers                
Michael W. Bor(4)     11,585,166       10.1 %
John W. Foley II(5)     1,199,563       1.0 %
Rebecca C. Polak            
David R. Mitchell(1)     21,739,678       19.1 %
Steven G. Carrel(1)     21,739,678       19.1 %
Luis Ignacio Solorzano Aizpuru(2)     13,963,854       11.7 %
James E. Skinner(6)            
Linda B. Abraham            
Sarah M. Kauss            
Kimberly H. Sheehy            
All Directors and Executive Officers of New CarLotz as a Group (14 Individuals)(7)     50,068,134       40.4 %

 

(1) Does not include 2,287,420 shares that may be issued upon the satisfaction of certain conditions (“Earnout Shares”). TRP Capital Management, LLC (“TRP Capital”) is the general partner of TRP. Each of David R Mitchell, Steven G. Carrel, Michael A. DiRienzo and James A. Hislop have shared voting and investment power over Company securities held by TRP. TRP Capital and each of Messrs. Mitchell, Carrel, DiRienzo and Hislop may be deemed to own all of the outstanding shares of Company common stock held by TRP. Each of TRP Capital and Messrs. Mitchell, Carrel, DiRienzo and Hislop disclaim beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein. The business address of TRP Capital Partners, LP is 380 N. Old Woodward Ave., Suite 205, Birmingham, Michigan 48009.

 

(2) Includes 3,819,665 shares of the Company’s common stock subject to forfeiture and 6,074,310 shares underlying the warrants that will become exercisable 30 days following the Closing Date. Each of Juan Carlos Torres Carretero, Luis Ignacio Solorzano Aizpuru, Raffaele R. Vitale, Joseba Asier Picaza Ucar and Juan Duarte Hinterholzer is a managing member of the Sponsor. Each such person may thus be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the securities held directly by the Sponsor. Each such person disclaims any beneficial ownership of the reported shares other than to the extent of any pecuniary interest he may have therein. The business address of the Sponsor is 1450 Brickell Avenue, Suite 2130, Miami, Florida 33131.

 

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(3) Reflects 4,299,911 shares of the Company’s common stock held by Automotive Finance Corporation (“AFC”), a subsidiary of KAR Auction Services, Inc. (“KAR”)(NYSE:KAR), and 2,854,442 shares held by KAR. Does not include 733,922 Earnout Shares, which may be issued upon the satisfaction of certain conditions. The address of AFC and KAR’s principal executive offices is 11299 N. Illinois Street, Carmel, Indiana 46032.

 

(4) Consists of (a) 8,302,045 shares of the Company’s common stock held by Mr. Bor, (b) 952,593 shares of the Company’s common stock held in trust by Katherine G. Bor, Trustee of the Michael W. Bor 2020 Irrevocable Family Trust dated October 16, 2020, (c) 952,593 shares of the Company’s common stock held in trust by Michael W. Bor, Trustee of the Michael W. Bor 2020 Qualified Grantor Retained Annuity Trust dated October 16, 2020, and (d) 1,377,935 shares of the Company’s common stock underlying vested Company options. Does not include 138,800 shares underlying restricted stock units that vest upon the satisfaction of certain conditions (“Earnout Acquiror RSUs”) and 1,107,469 Earnout Shares, which may be issued upon the satisfaction of certain conditions.

 

(5) Consists of 1,199,563 Company options that are vested or that vest within 60 days of the Closing Date. Does not include 120,698 shares underlying Earnout Acquiror RSUs.

 

(6) The person indicated has an indirect pecuniary interest the securities held by the Sponsor through his membership interest in the Sponsor, over which the person does not have voting or dispositive control.

 

(7) Includes 4,157,371 shares underlying Company options that are vested or that vest within 60 days of the Closing Date and 6,074,310 shares underlying that will become exercisable 30 days following the Closing Date. Does not include 419,477 shares underlying Earnout Acquiror RSUs and 3,394,889 Earnout Shares, which may be issued upon the satisfaction of certain conditions.

 

Directors and Executive Officers

 

Information with respect to the Company’s directors and executive officers immediately after and in connection with the consummation of the Merger is set forth in the sections of the Prospectus entitled “Management After the MergerInformation about Directors Expected to be Appointed to the New CarLotz Board Upon the Closing of the Merger” beginning on page 213, “—Composition of the New CarLotz Board of Directors After the Merger” beginning on page 216 and “Board Committees” beginning on page 216.

 

Executive Compensation

 

The information set forth in Exhibit 99.2 hereto is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Director Compensation

 

Information with respect to the compensation of the Company’s directors is set forth in the Prospectus in the sections entitled “Management After the Merger—Director Compensation” beginning on page 219 and “The Merger—Interests of CarLotz’ Directors and Executive Officers in the Merger” beginning on page 105, which information is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Compensation Committee Interlocks

 

The section of the Prospectus entitled “Management After the Merger—Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation” beginning on page 217 is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

 

The sections of the Prospectus entitled “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions” beginning on page 236 and “Management After the Merger—Director Independence” beginning on page 215 are incorporated by reference herein.

 

Legal Proceedings

 

The section of the Prospectus entitled “Information about CarLotz —Legal Proceedings” beginning on page 163 is incorporated by reference herein.

 

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Market Price of and Dividends on the Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters

 

Information about the market price, number of stockholders and dividends for the Company’s securities is set forth in the section of the Prospectus entitled “Market Price Information” beginning on page 26, which is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Acamar Partners’ Class A common stock, warrants and units (consisting of one share of Class A common stock and one-third of a warrant) were historically quoted on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbols “ACAM,” “ACAMW” and “ACAMU,” respectively. At the Effective Time, the units automatically separated into the component securities and, as a result, no longer trade as a separate security. On January 22, 2021, the Company’s common stock and warrants began trading on The Nasdaq Global Market under the symbols “LOTZ” and “LOTZW”, respectively subject to ongoing review of the Company’s satisfaction of all listing criteria following the Merger.

 

As of the Closing Date, the Company had 113,615,343 shares of common stock issued and outstanding held of record by 80 holders and 16,260,084 warrants, each exercisable for one share of the Company’s common stock at a price of $11.50 per share, held of record by two holders.

 

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

 

The information set forth in this Current Report on Form 8-K under “—PIPE Investment” with respect to the issuance of the PIPE Shares pursuant to the PIPE Investment is incorporated by reference herein. The PIPE Shares were issued pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. The Subscribers are accredited investors for purposes of Rule 501 of Regulation D.

 

On November 15, 2018, the Sponsor purchased an aggregate of 8,625,000 shares (the “Founder Shares”) of Acamar Partners Class B common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000 at an average purchase price of approximately $0.003 per share (up to 1,125,000 of which were subject to forfeiture by the Sponsor depending on the extent to which the underwriters’ option to purchase additional Acamar Partners units was exercised. The number of Founder Shares issued was determined based on the expectation that the Founder Shares would represent 20% of Acamar Partners’ outstanding shares of common stock upon completion of Acamar Partners’ initial public offering. On April 9, 2019, as a result of the underwriters’ election to partially exercise their option to purchase additional units, 985,670 Founder Shares were forfeited and 139,330 Founder Shares are no longer subject to forfeiture, resulting in an aggregate of 7,639,330 Founder Shares that were issued and outstanding. The Founder Shares automatically converted into shares of the Company’s common stock upon the consummation of the Merger. The Founder Shares were issued in connection with Acamar Partners’ organization pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. The Sponsor is an accredited investor for purposes of Rule 501 of Regulation D.

 

On February 21, 2019, the Sponsor entered into a purchase agreement with Acamar Partners to purchase from Acamar Partners an aggregate of 6,000,000 warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”) (or 6,600,000 Private Placement Warrants if the underwriters’ option to purchase additional Acamar Partners units in Acamar Partners’ IPO was exercised in full) at $1.50 per warrant (for an aggregate purchase price of $9,000,000 or $9,900,000 of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares was exercised in full) in a private placement that closed simultaneously with Acamar Partners’ IPO. Each Private Placement Warrant is exercisable to purchase one whole share of the Company’s common stock at $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment as provided in the warrant agreement attached as Exhibit 4.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein. On February 26, 2019, the Sponsor purchased 6,000,000 Private Placement Warrants for $9,000,000. On April 9, 2019, in connection with the underwriters’ of the Acamar Partners’ IPO election to partially exercise their option to purchase additional Acamar Partners units, the Sponsor purchased an additional 74,310 Private Purchase Warrants for $111,465. The Private Placement Warrants were issued pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.

 

Description of the Company’s Securities

 

The section of the Prospectus entitled “Description of New CarLotz Capital Stock” beginning on page 224 is incorporated herein by reference.

 

The Company’s authorized capitalization consists of 500,000,000 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share. As of the Closing Date, there were 113,615,343 shares of the Company’s common stock issued and outstanding, warrants to purchase 16,260,084 shares of the Company’s common stock and 5,532,880 options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

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Indemnification of Directors and Officers

 

The sections of the Prospectus entitled “The Merger Agreement—Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance” beginning on page 123, “Information About CarLotz—Insurance,” beginning on page 162 and “Description of New CarLotz Capital Stock—Limitations on Liability and Indemnification of Officers and Directors” beginning on page 229 and the information set forth in this Current Report on Form 8-K under “Item 1.01. Indemnification Agreements” are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

 

The information set forth in Item 9.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

 

The information with respect to the PIPE Investment set forth in this Current Report on Form 8-K under “Item 2.01. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities” is incorporated in this Item 3.02 by reference.

 

Item 3.03. Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

 

On the Closing Date, the Company filed a Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Second Amended and Restated Certificate”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. The Second Amended and Restated Certificate amended Acamar Partners’ Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to: (i) increase the number of shares of authorized common stock; (ii) create an additional class of directors so that there will be three classes of directors with staggered terms of office and make related changes; (iii) provide that subject to the rights granted to certain stockholders pursuant to the Stockholders Agreement, directors may be removed from office only for cause and only by the affirmative vote of holders of at least 66⅔% of the outstanding shares entitled to vote thereon; (iv) provide that an affirmative vote by the holders of at least 66⅔% of the total voting power of the outstanding shares entitled to vote thereon is required to amend, alter, change or repeal or adopt most charter provisions; (v) provide that an affirmative vote by the holders of at least 66⅔% of the total voting power of the outstanding shares entitled to vote is required to amend, alter, change or repeal the bylaws; (vi) provide that certain transactions are not “corporate opportunities” and that the stockholders party to the Stockholders Agreement and their affiliates are not subject to the doctrine of corporate opportunity; and (vii) provide for additional changes, primarily removing provisions applicable only to special purpose acquisition companies. Also on the Closing Date, the Company filed an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Second Amended and Restated Certificate to change the name of the Company from “Acamar Partners Acquisition Corp.” to “CarLotz, Inc.” Each of the foregoing changes is described in greater detail in the Prospectus in the section entitled “Proposals No. 2 through No. 9—The Charter Proposals,” which is incorporated by reference herein.

 

On the Closing Date, the Company amended and restated its bylaws (the “Amended and Restated Bylaws”).

 

The description of the Second Amended and Restated Certificate and the Amendment and the general effect of the Second Amended and Restated Certificate, the Amendment and the Amended and Restated Bylaws upon the rights of holders of the Company’s capital stock are included in the Prospectus under the sections entitled “Comparison of Stockholder Rights” beginning on page 220 and “Description of New CarLotz Capital Stock” beginning on page 224.

 

The foregoing descriptions of the Second Amended and Restated Certificate, the Amendment and the Amended and Restated Bylaws are qualified in their entirety by reference to the actual terms of the respective documents. Copies of the Second Amended and Restated Certificate, the Amendment and the Amended and Restated Bylaws are attached as Exhibits 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3 hereto, respectively, and each is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 5.01. Changes in Control of the Registrant.

 

The disclosure set forth in this Current Report on Form 8-K under “Introductory Note” and “Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets” is incorporated in this Item 5.01 by reference.

 

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Item 5.02.             Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

The disclosure set forth in this Current Report on Form 8-K under “Item 2.01. Directors and Executive Officers,” “Item 2.01. Executive Compensation,” “Item 2.01. Director Compensation” and “Item 2.01. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence” is incorporated in this Item 5.02 by reference. In addition, the information set forth in Exhibit 99.2 hereto is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

 

The information set forth in this Current Report on Form 8-K under “Item 3.03. Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders” is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Bylaws, stockholder proposals, including director nominations, for the Company’s 2021 annual meeting must be received at the Company’s principal executive offices by not earlier than the opening of business 120 days before the 2021 annual meeting, and not later than the close of business on the later of (x) 90 days prior to the 2021 annual meeting and (y) the tenth day following the day on which public announcement of the date of the 2021 annual meeting is first made, and must otherwise comply with applicable SEC rules and the advance notice provisions of the Amended and Restated Bylaws, to be considered for inclusion in the Company’s proxy materials relating to its 2021 annual meeting. Highly detailed disclosure is required, including disclosure of derivatives, options, short positions, and the requirement that the stockholder nominee and nominator submit a questionnaire with the nomination and make various representations, agreements and warranties to the Company.

 

Item 5.06. Change in Shell Company Status.

 

As a result of the Merger, which fulfilled the definition of an initial business combination as required by Acamar Partners’ amended and restated certificate of incorporation, Acamar Partners ceased to be a shell company, as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act, as of the Closing Date. The material terms of the Merger are described in the section of the Prospectus entitled “The Merger Agreement” beginning on page 112, which is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 8.01 Other Events.

 

As previously announced on January 6, 2021, Nasdaq’s Listing Qualifications Department notified the Company that it was not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5620(a) (the “Annual Meeting Rule”). On January 22, 2021, Nasdaq notified the Company that, as result of the Special Meeting at which the Company’s stockholders approved the Merger and elected directors of the Company, the Company had regained compliance with the Annual Meeting Rule and that the matter was now closed.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(a) Financial statements of businesses acquired.

 

The audited consolidated financial statements of CarLotz for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 included in the Prospectus beginning on page F-2 are incorporated herein by reference.

 

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of CarLotz for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 included in the Prospectus beginning on page F-32 are incorporated herein by reference.

 

(b) Pro forma financial information.

 

The unaudited pro forma combined financial information of the Company as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and the year ended December 31, 2019 is set forth in Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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(d) Exhibits

 

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

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Incorporated by reference Filed or
Exhibit
No.
Exhibit title Form File No. Exhibit
No.
Filing
date
furnished herewith
2.1 Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 21, 2020, by and among Acamar Partners Acquisition Corp., Acamar Partners Sub, Inc. and CarLotz, Inc. 8-K 001-38818 2.1 10/22/2020  
2.1.1 Amendment No. 1 to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 16, 2020, by and among Acamar Partners Acquisition Corp., Acamar Partners Sub, Inc. and CarLotz, Inc. 8-K 001-38818 2.1 12/16/2020  
3.1 Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company         X
3.1.1 Certificate of Amendment of the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company         X
3.2 Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company         X
4.1 Warrant Agreement, dated February 21, 2019, by and between the Company and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as warrant agent 8-K 001-38818 4.1 2/26/2019  
4.2 Specimen Common Stock Certificate of the Company S-4/A 333-249723 4.5 12/16/2020  
4.3 Specimen Warrant Certificate of the Company S-4/A 333-249723 4.6 12/16/2020  
10.1 Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement among the Company and the holders party thereto         X
10.2 Form of Subscription Agreement 8-K 001-38818 10.3 10/22/2020  
10.3 Stockholders Agreement, dated as of January 21, 2020, by and among TRP Capital Partners, LP, Acamar Partners Sponsor I LLC, Michael W. Bor and the Company         X
10.4+ Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement, dated September 18, 2017, between CarLotz, Inc. and Michael W. Bor S-4/A 333-249723 10.29 12/16/2020  
10.5+ Employment Agreement, dated as of December 11, 2020, between CarLotz, Inc. and Michael W. Bor S-4/A 333-249723 10.15 12/16/2020  
10.6+ Letter Agreement, dated October 16, 2017, between CarLotz, Inc. and John W. Foley II S-4/A 333-249723 10.30 12/16/2020  
10.7+ Employment Agreement, dated as of December 11, 2020, between CarLotz, Inc. and John W. Foley II S-4/A 333-249723 10.16 12/16/2020  
10.8+ Letter Agreement, dated January 1, 2015, between CarLotz, Inc. and Daniel A. Valerian S-4/A 333-249723 10.31 12/16/2020  
10.9+ Employment Agreement, dated as of December 11, 2020, between CarLotz, Inc. and Daniel A. Valerian S-4/A 333-249723 10.17 12/16/2020  
10.10+ Employment Agreement, dated as of December 11, 2020, between CarLotz, Inc. and Rebecca C. Polak S-4/A 333-249723 10.22 12/16/2020  
10.11+ Employment Agreement, dated as of December 11, 2020, between CarLotz, Inc. and Thomas W. Stoltz S-4/A 333-249723 10.23 12/16/2020  
10.12+ 2020 Incentive Award Plan of the Company         X
10.13+ Form of 2020 Incentive Award Plan RSU Award Agreement S-4/A 333-249723 10.18 12/16/2020  

 

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10.14+ Form of 2020 Incentive Award Plan Option Award Agreement S-4/A 333-249723 10.19 12/16/2020  
10.15+ Form of Indemnification Agreement by and between the Company and its directors and officers         X
10.16 Demand Promissory Note and Security Agreement, dated January 22, 2016, between CarLotz, Inc. and Automotive Finance Corporation S-4/A 333-249723 10.21 12/16/2020  
10.16.1 Amendment to Demand Promissory Note and Security Agreement, dated January 25, 2019, between CarLotz, Inc. and Automotive Finance Corporation S-4/A 333-249723 10.21.1 12/16/2020  
10.17 Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy         X
10.18+ CarLotz, Inc. 2011 Stock Incentive Plan S-4/A 333-249723 10.25 12/16/2020  
10.18.1+ First Amendment to CarLotz, Inc. 2011 Stock Incentive Plan S-4/A 333-249723 10.25.1 12/16/2020  
10.19 CarLotz, Inc. 2017 Stock Incentive Plan S-4/A 333-249723 10.26 12/16/2020  
10.20 Form of 2011 CarLotz Stock Incentive Plan Agreement S-4/A 333-249723 10.27 12/16/2020  
10.21 Form of 2017 CarLotz Stock Option Agreement S-4/A 333-249723 10.28 12/16/2020  
21.1 List of Subsidiaries         X
99.1 Unaudited pro forma combined financial information of the Company as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and for the year ended December 31, 2019         X
99.2 Executive Compensation         X

+            Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan, contract or arrangement

 

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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.

 

  CARLOTZ, INC.
   
   
Dated: January 27, 2021 By: /s/ Rebecca C. Polak
  Name: Rebecca C. Polak
  Title: Chief Commercial Officer and General Counsel

 

Exhibit 3.1

 

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF ACAMAR PARTNERS ACQUISITION CORP.

 

Acamar Partners Acquisition Corp., a corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), hereby certifies as follows:

 

The name of the corporation is Acamar Partners Acquisition Corp. The original Certificate of Incorporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on November 7, 2018. The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on February 21, 2019.

 

This Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation was duly adopted by the board of directors (the “Board”) of Acamar Partners Acquisition Corp. and by the stockholders in accordance with the provisions of Sections 228, 242 and 245 of the DGCL.

 

Pursuant to Sections 242 and 245 of the DGCL, the text of the Certificate of Incorporation of Acamar Partners Acquisition Corp. is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

 

 

 

 

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF

ACAMAR PARTNERS ACQUISITION CORP.

 

ARTICLE I

NAME

 

The name of the Corporation is Acamar Partners Acquisition Corp. (the “Corporation”).

 

ARTICLE II

REGISTERED OFFICE AND AGENT

 

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

 

ARTICLE III

BUSINESS PURPOSE

 

The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which a corporation may be organized under the DGCL.

 

ARTICLE IV

CAPITAL STOCK

 

Section 1. Authorized Stock. The total number of all classes of stock that the Corporation shall have the authority to issue is 510,000,000, of which 500,000,000 shall be shares of Class A Common Stock of the Corporation, par value $0.0001 per share (Common Stock), and 10,000,000 shall be shares of Preferred Stock, at a par value of $0.0001 per share (Preferred Stock).

 

Section 2. Preferred Stock. Shares of Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series. The Board is hereby authorized at any time, and from time to time, to provide for the issuance of shares of Preferred Stock in one or more series, without approval of the stockholders of the Corporation (except as otherwise provided in this Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation), by filing a certificate pursuant to the applicable law of the State of Delaware (hereinafter referred to as a “Preferred Stock Designation”), to establish from time to time the number of shares to be included in each such series, and to fix the designations, powers (including voting powers, if any), preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, if any, of the shares of each such series, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, if any, including but not limited to the fixing or alteration of the dividend rights, dividend rate, conversion rights, voting rights, rights and terms of redemption (including sinking fund provisions), the redemption price or prices, and the liquidation preferences of any wholly unissued series or shares of Preferred Stock. Each such series of Preferred Stock shall have such voting powers, full or limited, or no voting powers, as shall be authorized by the Board and stated in the applicable Preferred Stock Designation. The powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights of each series of Preferred Stock, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, if any, may be different from those of any and all other series at any time outstanding. Except as otherwise expressly provided in the authorization providing for the establishment of any series of Preferred Stock, no vote of the holders of shares of Preferred Stock or Common Stock shall be a prerequisite to the issuance of any shares of any series of the Preferred Stock so authorized in accordance with this Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Designation establishing a series of Preferred Stock, the Board may, by resolution or resolutions, increase or decrease (but not below the number of shares of such series then outstanding) the number of shares of such series and, if the number of shares of such series shall be so decreased, the shares constituting such decrease shall resume the status that they had prior to the adoption of the resolution originally fixing the number of shares of such series. The Corporation shall, from time to time and in accordance with applicable law, increase the number of authorized shares of Common Stock if at any time the number of shares of Common Stock remaining unissued and available for issuance shall not be sufficient to permit the conversion of any series of Preferred Stock that, as provided for or fixed pursuant to the provisions of this Article IV, Section 2, is otherwise convertible into Common Stock.

 

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Section 3. Common Stock.

 

(a) Voting: Except as otherwise expressly provided herein or the relevant Preferred Stock Designation of any class or series of Preferred Stock or required by law, the holders of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall have the exclusive right to vote for the election of directors and on all other matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Corporation. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein or required by law, each holder of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to one vote in respect of each share of Common Stock held thereby of record on the books of the Corporation for the election of directors and on all other matters submitted to a vote of stockholders of the Corporation. Except as otherwise required by law, shares of Common Stock shall not entitle the holders thereof to vote on any amendment to this Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including to a Preferred Stock Designation) that alters or changes the powers, preferences, rights or other terms of solely one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock if the holders of such affected series are entitled, separately or together with the holders of one or more other such series, to vote on such amendment pursuant to this Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including a Preferred Stock Designation) or pursuant to the DGCL, or if no vote of stockholders is required pursuant to the DGCL.

 

(b) Dividends: Subject to applicable law, the holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive dividends out of funds legally available therefor at such times and in such amounts as the Board may determine in its sole discretion, subject to any preferential dividend rights of outstanding Preferred Stock as expressly set forth herein or in the relevant Preferred Stock Designation.

 

ARTICLE V

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

For the management of the business and for the conduct of the affairs of the Corporation it is further provided that:

 

Section 1.

 

(a) General Powers: The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board.

 

(b) Number of Directors: Subject to the rights of the holders of shares of any series of Preferred Stock to elect additional directors and subject to the applicable requirements of the Stockholders Agreement dated January 21, 2021, by and among the Corporation and certain stockholders of the Corporation from time to time party thereto (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented and/or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms, the “Stockholders Agreement”), the number of directors which shall constitute the whole Board shall be fixed from time to time by resolution of the Board.

 

(c) Classified Board Structure; Election of Directors: Except as otherwise fixed by or pursuant to the provisions of Article IV hereof relating to the rights of the holders of shares of any series of Preferred Stock to separately elect additional directors, which additional directors are not required to be classified pursuant to the terms of such series of Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Stock Directors”) and subject to the applicable requirements of the Stockholders Agreement, the Board shall be and is divided into three classes, designated as Class I, Class II and Class III. Each class will consist, as nearly as possible, of a number of directors equal to one-third (1/3) of the total number of members of the Board (other than the Preferred Stock Directors, if any) authorized as provided in Article V, Section 1(b) hereof. The Board is authorized to assign members of the Board already in office to such classes at the time the classification of the Board becomes effective pursuant to this Article V, Section 1(c). The term of office of the initial Class I directors will expire at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2021; the term of office of the initial Class II directors will expire at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2022; and the term of office of the initial Class III directors will expire at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2023. At each annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation, the successors of that class of directors whose term expires at that meeting will be elected to hold office in accordance with this Article V, Section 1(c) for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders held in the third year following the year of their election. The directors of each class will hold office until the expiration of the term of such class and until their respective successors are elected and qualified or until such director’s earlier death, resignation or removal.

 

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(d) Written Ballot Not Required: Unless and except to the extent that the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Corporation (the “Bylaws”) so require, the election of directors of the Corporation need not be written by ballot.

 

(e) Removal: Subject to the rights of the holders of one or more series of Preferred Stock with respect to such series of Preferred Stock and the rights granted pursuant to the Stockholders Agreement, any director, or the entire Board, may be removed from office at any time, but only for cause and only by the affirmative vote of the holders of sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66-2/3%) of the voting power of all the then outstanding shares of voting stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at an election of directors (the “Voting Stock”), represented in person or by proxy at a meeting for the election of directors duly called pursuant to the Bylaws.

 

(f) Vacancies: Subject to applicable law, the rights of the holders of shares of one or more series of Preferred Stock with respect to such series of Preferred Stock, and the rights granted pursuant to the Stockholders Agreement, any vacancies on the Board resulting from death, disability, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal from office of a director or from any other cause, or any newly created directorships that increase the number of directors shall be filled only 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. Any director appointed in accordance with the preceding sentence shall hold office for a term that shall coincide with the remaining term of the class to which the director shall have been appointed and until such director’s successor shall have been elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal. If the number of directors is changed, any increase or decrease shall be apportioned among the classes as determined by a majority of the Board so as to maintain the number of directors in each class as nearly equal as possible, and any additional director of any class elected to fill a newly created directorship shall hold office for the remaining term of that class until such director’s successor is duly elected and qualified (or until such director’s earlier death, resignation or removal), but in no case shall a decrease in the number of directors shorten the term of any incumbent director.

 

(g) In addition to the powers and authority herein or by statute expressly conferred upon them, the directors are hereby empowered to exercise all such powers and do all such acts and things as may be exercised or done by the Corporation, subject to the provisions of the DGCL, this Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws; providedhowever, that no Bylaws hereafter adopted shall invalidate any prior act of the directors that would have been valid if such Bylaws had not been adopted.

 

ARTICLE VI

STOCKHOLDERS

 

Section 1. Subject to the special rights of the holders of one or more series of Preferred Stock with respect to such series of Preferred Stock, 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 the stockholders of the Corporation, and may not be effected by any consent in writing by such stockholders, providedhowever, that the taking of any action that is required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation at any annual or special meeting of stockholders may be effected by written consent of stockholders in lieu of a meeting if such action and the taking of such action by written consent of stockholders in lieu of a meeting have each been expressly approved in advance by the Board.

 

Section 2. Except as otherwise required by law and subject to the special rights of the holders of one or more series of Preferred Stock, special meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation may be called only by (i) an officer of the Corporation pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the Board then in office, (ii) the chairperson of the Board or (iii) the chief executive officer of the Corporation.

 

Section 3. No stockholder of the Corporation shall be entitled to exercise any right of cumulative voting.

 

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ARTICLE VII

LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION

 

Section 1. Right to Indemnification of Directors and Officers. The Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended, any person (an Indemnified Person) who was or is made or is threatened to be made a party or is otherwise involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a “Proceeding”), by reason of the fact that such person, or a person for whom such person is the legal representative, is or was a director or 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 or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trust, enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) reasonably incurred by such Indemnified Person in such Proceeding. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, except as otherwise provided in Section 3 of this Article VII, the Corporation shall be required to indemnify an Indemnified Person in connection with a Proceeding (or part thereof) commenced by such Indemnified Person only if the commencement of such Proceeding (or part thereof) by the Indemnified Person was authorized in advance by the Board.

 

Section 2. Prepayment of Expenses of Directors and Officers. The Corporation shall pay the expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by an Indemnified Person in defending any Proceeding in advance of its final disposition, provided, however, that, to the extent required by law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the Proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking by the Indemnified Person to repay all amounts advanced if it should be ultimately determined that the Indemnified Person is not entitled to be indemnified under this Article VII or otherwise.

 

Section 3. Claims by Directors and Officers. If a claim for indemnification or advancement of expenses under this Article VII is not paid in full within 30 days after a written claim therefor by the Indemnified Person has been received by the Corporation, the Indemnified Person may file suit to recover the unpaid amount of such claim and, if successful in whole or in part, shall be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such claim. In any such action, the Corporation shall have the burden of proving that the Indemnified Person is not entitled to the requested indemnification or advancement of expenses under applicable law.

 

Section 4. Indemnification of Employees and Agents. The Corporation may indemnify and advance expenses to any person who was or is made or is threatened to be made or is otherwise involved in any Proceeding by reason of the fact that such person, or a person for whom such person is the legal representative, is or was an employee or agent of the Corporation or, while an employee or agent of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trust, enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such Proceeding. The ultimate determination of entitlement to indemnification of persons who are non-director or officer employees or agents shall be made in such manner as is determined by the Board in its sole discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the Corporation shall not be required to indemnify a person in connection with a Proceeding initiated by such person if the Proceeding was not authorized in advance by the Board.

 

Section 5. Advancement of Expenses of Employees and Agents. The Corporation may pay the expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by an employee or agent in defending any Proceeding in advance of its final disposition on such terms and conditions as may be determined by the Board.

 

Section 6. Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The rights conferred on any person by this Article VII shall not be exclusive of any other rights that such person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of this Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, by-laws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.

 

Section 7. Other Indemnification. The Corporation’s obligation, if any, to indemnify any person who was or is serving at its request as a director, officer or employee of another Corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, organization or other enterprise shall be reduced by any amount such person may collect as indemnification from such other Corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, organization or other enterprise.

 

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Section 8. Insurance. The Board may, to the full extent permitted by applicable law as it presently exists, or may hereafter be amended from time to time, authorize an appropriate officer or officers to purchase and maintain at the Corporation’s expense insurance: (i) to indemnify the Corporation for any obligation that it incurs as a result of the indemnification of directors, officers and employees under the provisions of this Article VII; and (ii) to indemnify or insure directors, officers and employees against liability in instances in which they may not otherwise be indemnified by the Corporation under the provisions of this Article VII.

 

Section 9. Amendment or Repeal. Any repeal or modification of the foregoing provisions of this Article VII shall not adversely affect any right or protection hereunder of any person in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such repeal or modification. The rights provided hereunder shall inure to the benefit of any Indemnified Person and such person’s heirs, executors and administrators.

 

Section 10. Severability. If any provision or provisions of this Article VII shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (i) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Article VII (including, without limitation, each portion of any paragraph or clause containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby; and (ii) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Article VII (including, without limitation, each such portion of any paragraph or clause containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested by the provision held invalid, illegal or unenforceable.

 

Section 11. Contract Rights. The rights provided to Indemnified Persons pursuant to this Article VII shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an Indemnified Person who has ceased to be a director, officer, agent or employee and shall inure to the benefit of such Indemnified Person’s heirs, executors and administrators.

 

Any amendment, repeal or modification of the foregoing provisions of this Article VII shall not adversely affect any right or protection of any director, officer or other agent of the Corporation existing at the time of such amendment, repeal or modification.

 

ARTICLE VIII

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY

 

Section 1.

 

(a) In recognition and anticipation that (i) certain directors, principals, officers, employees and/or other representatives of the Stockholder Parties and their Affiliates (each, as defined in this Article VIII, and together, the “Identified Persons”) may serve as directors of the Corporation and (ii) the Identified Persons 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 or propose to engage and/or other business activities that overlap with or compete with those in which the Corporation or any of its Affiliates, directly or indirectly, may engage or propose to engage, the provisions of this Article VIII 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 Identified Persons and the powers, rights, duties and liabilities of the Corporation and its directors, officers and stockholders in connection therewith.

 

(b) No Identified Persons shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, have any duty to refrain from directly or indirectly (i) engaging in the same or similar business activities or lines of business in which the Corporation or any of its Affiliates now engages or proposes to engage or (ii) otherwise competing with the Corporation or any of its Affiliates, 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 by law, 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.

 

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(c) Without limiting the foregoing renunciation in Section 1(a) hereof, the Corporation on behalf of itself and its subsidiaries (i) acknowledges that the Stockholder Parties are in the business of making investments in, and have or may have investments in, other businesses that may be similar to and that may compete with the businesses of the Corporation and its subsidiaries (“Competing Businesses”) and (b) agrees that the Stockholder Parties shall have the unfettered right to make investments in or have relationships with other Competing Businesses independent of their investments in the Corporation.

 

(d) In addition to and notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article VIII, a potential corporate opportunity shall not be deemed to be a 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.

 

(d) Any amendment, repeal or modification of this Article VIII, or the adoption of any provision of this Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this Article VIII, shall not adversely affect any right or protection of an Identified Person with respect to any act or omission occurring prior to such amendment, repeal, modification or adoption.

 

(e) For purposes of this Article VIII, “Affiliate” shall mean (a) in respect of any Stockholder Party, any person that, directly or indirectly, is controlled by a Stockholder Party, controls a Stockholder Party or is under common control with a Stockholder Party 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.

 

(f) For purposes of this Article VIII, “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 any 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 Section, 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.

 

(g) For the purposes of this Article VIII, “Stockholder Party” shall mean a party to the Stockholders Agreement dated January 21, 2021, by and among the Corporation and certain stockholders of the Corporation.

 

(h) 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 VIII.

 

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ARTICLE IX

EXCLUSIVE FORUM

 

Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, (a) the Court of Chancery (the “Chancery Court”) of the State of Delaware (or, in the event that the Chancery Court does not have jurisdiction, the federal district court for the District of Delaware or other state courts of the State of Delaware) shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action, suit or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation, (ii) any action, suit or proceeding asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer or stockholder of the Corporation to the Corporation or to the Corporation’s stockholders, (iii) any action, suit or proceeding arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL or this Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws (as either may be amended from time to time) or (iv) any action, suit or proceeding asserting a claim against the Corporation governed by the internal affairs doctrine; and (b) subject to the preceding provisions of this Article IX, the federal district courts of the United States of America shall be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. If any action the subject matter of which is within the scope of clause (a) of the immediately preceding sentence is filed in a court other than the courts in the State of Delaware (a “Foreign Action”) in the name of any stockholder, such stockholder shall be deemed to have consented to (x) the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in the State of Delaware in connection with any action brought in any such court to enforce the provisions of clause (a) of the immediately preceding sentence and (y) having service of process made upon such stockholder in any such action by service upon such stockholder’s counsel in the Foreign Action as agent for such stockholder.

 

Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in any security of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to this Article IX. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Article IX shall not apply to suits brought to enforce any liability or duty created by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any other claim for which the federal courts of the United States have exclusive jurisdiction.

 

If any provision or provisions of this Article IX shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable as applied to any circumstance for any reason whatsoever, (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of such provisions in any other circumstance and of the remaining provisions of this Article IX (including, without limitation, each portion of any paragraph of this Article IX containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the application of such provision to other persons or entities and circumstances shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

 

ARTICLE X
BYLAWS

 

In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by statute, the Board is expressly authorized to adopt, make, alter, amend or repeal the Bylaws of the Corporation.  The affirmative vote of a majority of the Board then in office shall be required to adopt, amend, alter or repeal the Bylaws.

 

ARTICLE XI

AMENDMENTS

 

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or any provision of law that might otherwise permit a lesser vote or no vote, but in addition to any affirmative vote of the holders of any particular class or series of the Voting Stock required by law or by this Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including any Certificate of Designation in respect of one or more series of Preferred Stock), the affirmative vote of the holders of at least sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66-2/3%) of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares of the Voting Stock, voting together as a single class, shall be required (i) to amend or repeal, or adopt any provision of this Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with, Articles IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X and this Article XI or (ii) for stockholders of the Corporation to amend or repeal, or adopt, any provision of the Bylaws.

 

ARTICLE XII

 

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, if any provision of this Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation becomes or is declared on any ground by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, unenforceable or void, portions of such provision, or such provision in its entirety, to the extent necessary, shall be severed from this Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, and the court will replace such illegal, void or unenforceable provision of this Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with a valid and enforceable provision that most accurately reflects the Corporation’s intent, in order to achieve, to the maximum extent possible, the same economic, business and other purposes of the illegal, void or unenforceable provision. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the balance of this Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation has been signed this 21st day of January, 2021.

 

  ACAMAR PARTNERS ACQUISITION CORP.
     
  By:

/s/ Joseba Picaza

    Name: Joseba Picaza
    Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation

 

 

 

Exhibit 3.1.1

 

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF

ACAMAR PARTNERS ACQUISITION CORP.

 

(Pursuant to Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware)

 

Acamar Partners Acquisition Corp., a corporation duly organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “Corporation”), does hereby certify that:

 

1. The Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, which was filed on January 21, 2021, is hereby amended solely to reflect a change in the name of the Corporation by (i) deleting Article I of the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and inserting the following in lieu thereof:

 

ARTICLE I

NAME

The name of the Corporation is CarLotz, Inc. (the “Corporation”).

 

2. The Board of Directors of the Corporation has adopted a resolution approving and declaring advisable the amendment described herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 242(b)(1) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

 

3. The amendment described herein has been duly adopted in accordance with Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

 

[Signature Page to Follow]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate to be executed by its duly authorized officer on this 21st day of January, 2021.

 

  ACAMAR PARTNERS ACQUISITION CORP.
     
  By:

/s/ Joseba Picaza

    Name: Joseba Picaza
    Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Exhibit 3.2

 

 

 

 

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS

 

OF

 

CARLOTZ, INC.

 

(a Delaware Corporation)

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Article I Corporate Offices 1
1.1 Registered Office 1
1.2 Other Offices 1
Article II Meetings of Stockholders 1
2.1 Place of Meetings 1
2.2 Annual Meeting 1
2.3 Special Meeting 1
2.4 Notice of Stockholders’ Meetings 2
2.5 Manner of Giving Notice; Affidavit of Notice 2
2.6 Quorum 2
2.7 Adjourned Meeting; Notice 3
2.8 Conduct of Business 3
2.9 Voting 4
2.10 Record Date for Stockholder Meetings and Other Purposes 4
2.11 Proxies 5
2.12 Maintenance and Inspection of Records 5
2.13 Notice of Stockholder Business and Nominations; Director Qualifications 6
2.14 Requirement to Appear 10
2.15 Inspectors of Election 10
2.16 Remote Communication 11
Article III Directors 11
3.1 Powers 11
3.2 Number of Directors 11
3.3 Election, Qualification and Term of Office of Directors 12
3.4 Resignation and Vacancies 12
3.5 Place of Meetings; Meetings by Telephone 12
3.6 Regular Meetings 13
3.7 Special Meetings; Notice 13
3.8 Quorum 13
3.9 Board Action by Written Consent without a Meeting 14
3.10 Rules and Regulations 14
3.11 Fees and Compensation of Directors 14
Article IV Committees 14
4.1 Committees of Directors 14
4.2 Committee Procedure 15
4.3 Meetings and Actions of Committees 15

 

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Article V Officers 15
5.1 Officers 15
5.2 Appointment of Officers 16
5.3 Subordinate Officers 16
5.4 Removal and Resignation of Officers 16
5.5 Vacancies in Offices 16
5.6 Chief Executive Officer 16
5.7 President 16
5.8 Secretary 17
5.9 Chief Financial Officer 17
5.10 Vice Presidents 17
5.11 Treasurer 17
5.12 Assistant Treasurers and Assistant Secretaries 18
5.13 Representation of Shares of Other Corporations 18
5.14 Authority and Duties of Officers 18
Article VI Records 18
Article VII General Matters 18
7.1 Execution of Corporate Contracts and Instruments 18
7.2 Checks 19
7.3 Reliance upon Books, Reports and Records 19
7.4 Stock Certificates 19
7.5 Special Designation on Certificates 19
7.6 Lost Certificates 20
7.7 Shares Without Certificates 20
7.8 Construction; Definitions 20
7.9 Dividends 20
7.10 Fiscal Year 20
7.11 Seal 20
7.12 Transfer of Stock 21
7.13 Stock Transfer Agreements 21
7.14 Registered Stockholders 21
7.15 Facsimile Signature 21
7.16 Waiver of Notice 21
Article VIII Amendments 22
Article IX Forum Selection 22

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS OF

 

CARLOTZ, INC.

 

Article I
Corporate Offices

 

1.1 Registered Office

 

The address of the registered office of Carlotz, Inc. (the “Corporation”) is 251 Little Falls Drive, in the City of Wilmington, Delaware, County of New Castle, State of Delaware, 19808. The name of its registered agent of the Corporation at that address is Corporation Service Company.

 

1.2 Other Offices

 

The Corporation may have additional offices at any place or places where the Corporation is qualified to do business, within or outside the State of Delaware, as the Corporation’s board of directors (the “Board”) may from time to time establish or as the business of the Corporation may require.

 

Article II
Meetings of Stockholders

 

2.1 Place of Meetings

 

All meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation (the “stockholders”) shall be held at such place, if any, within or outside the State of Delaware, designated by the Board. The Board may, in its sole discretion, determine that a meeting of stockholders shall not be held at any place, but may instead be held solely by means of remote communication as authorized by Section 211(a)(2) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”). In the absence of any such designation or determination, stockholders’ meetings shall be held at the Corporation’s principal executive office.

 

2.2 Annual Meeting

 

The annual meeting of the stockholders for the election of directors and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting shall be held on such date and at such hour as shall from time to time be fixed by the Board. The Board may postpone, reschedule or cancel any annual meeting of stockholders previously scheduled by the Board.

 

2.3 Special Meeting

 

Except as otherwise required by law or the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), and subject to the rights of holders of any outstanding series of Preferred Stock of the Corporation (the “Preferred Stock”), special meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation may be called only by (i) an officer of the Corporation pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the Board then in office; (ii) the chairperson of the Board; or (iii) the chief executive officer of the Corporation (the “CEO”). Only such business as is specified in the Corporation’s notice of any special meeting of stockholders shall come before such meeting. The Board may postpone, reschedule or cancel any such meeting. Business transacted at any such meeting shall be limited to the purpose(s) stated in the notice (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board.

 

 

 

 

2.4 Notice of Stockholders’ Meetings

 

Except as otherwise required by law or as provided in these amended and restated bylaws (the “Bylaws”) or the Certificate of Incorporation, notice, including by electronic transmission in the manner provided by the DGCL of date, time and place (if any) or means of remote communication (if any) by which stockholders and proxyholders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting, of all meetings of stockholders shall be in writing and shall be given to each stockholder entitled to notice of such meeting in accordance with Section 2.5 of these Bylaws not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting.  In the case of a special meeting of stockholders, the notice shall state the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called.

 

2.5 Manner of Giving Notice; Affidavit of Notice

 

Notice to stockholders may be given by personal delivery, mail, or, with the consent of the stockholder entitled to receive notice, by facsimile or other means of electronic transmission. If mailed, such notice shall be delivered by postage prepaid envelope directed to each stockholder at such stockholder’s address as it appears in the records of the Corporation and shall be deemed given when deposited in the United States mail. Notice given by electronic transmission pursuant to this Section 2.5 shall be deemed given: (i) if by facsimile telecommunication, when directed to a facsimile telecommunication number at which the stockholder has consented to receive notice; (ii) if by electronic mail, when directed to an electronic mail address at which the stockholder has consented to receive notice; (iii) if by posting on an electronic network together with separate notice to the stockholder of such specific posting, upon the later of (A) such posting and (B) the giving of such separate notice; and (iv) if by any other form of electronic transmission, when directed to the stockholder. An affidavit of the secretary or an assistant secretary or of the transfer agent or other agent of the Corporation that notice has been given pursuant to this Section 2.5 shall, in the absence of fraud, be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein. Notice shall be deemed to have been given to all stockholders of record who share an address if notice is given in accordance with the “householding” rules set forth in Rule 14a-3(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and Section 233 of the DGCL.

 

2.6 Quorum

 

Unless otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, the holders of a majority in voting power of the stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote, present in person, or by remote communication, if applicable, or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at all meetings of the stockholders. Except as otherwise required by applicable law, by the Certificate of Incorporation, or by these Bylaws, where a separate vote by one or more series or classes of capital stock of the Corporation is required, the holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares of such one or more series or classes of capital stock of the Corporation issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum entitled to take action with respect to the vote on such matter. A quorum, once established, shall not be broken by the withdrawal of enough votes to leave less than a quorum.

 

If, however, a quorum is not present or represented at any meeting of the stockholders, then either (i) the chairperson of the meeting or (ii) the holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at the meeting, present in person, or by remote communication, if applicable, or represented by proxy, shall have power to adjourn the meeting to another place (if any), date or time, without notice other than as specified in Section 2.7.

 

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2.7 Adjourned Meeting; Notice

 

When an annual or special meeting of stockholders is adjourned to another time or place, if any, date or time, unless these Bylaws otherwise require, notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the date, time, place, if any, thereof, and the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person, or by remote communication, if applicable, and vote at such adjourned meeting are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. At any adjourned meeting, the Corporation may transact any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment is for more than thirty (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 shall fix a new 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 as of the record date so fixed for notice of such adjourned meeting.

 

2.8 Conduct of Business

 

(i)            At each meeting of the stockholders, the chairperson of the Board, or, in the absence of the chairperson of the Board, the CEO, or in the absence of the chairperson of the Board and the CEO, such person as shall be selected by the Board, shall act as chairperson of the meeting. The order of business at each such meeting shall be as determined by the chairperson of the meeting. The chairperson of the meeting shall have the right and authority to prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures and to do all such acts and things as are necessary or desirable for the proper conduct of the meeting, including, without limitation, the establishment of procedures for the maintenance of order and safety, limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments on the affairs of the Corporation, restrictions on entry to such meeting after the time prescribed for the commencement thereof and the opening and closing of the voting polls.

 

(ii)           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 chairperson of the meeting. The Board may adopt by resolution such rules and regulations for the conduct of any meeting of stockholders as it shall deem appropriate, provided such rules and regulations are not inconsistent with any other provision of these Bylaws, the Certificate of Incorporation or applicable law. Except to the extent inconsistent with such rules and regulations as adopted by the Board, the chairperson of any meeting of stockholders shall have the right and authority to convene and (for any or no reason) to recess and/or adjourn the meeting (whether or not a quorum is present), to prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures and to do all such acts as, in the judgment of such chairperson, are appropriate for the proper conduct of the meeting. Such rules, regulations or procedures, whether adopted by the Board or prescribed by the chairperson of the meeting, may include, among other things, 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 chairperson of the meeting shall determine; (iv) restrictions on entry to the meeting after the time fixed for the commencement thereof; (v) restrictions on the dissemination of solicitation materials and use of audio or visual recording devices at the meeting; and (vi) limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments by participants and on stockholder proposals. Unless and to the extent determined by the Board or the chairperson of the meeting, meetings of stockholders shall not be required to be held in accordance with the rules of parliamentary procedure.

 

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(iii)          The chairperson of any meeting of stockholders shall have the power and duty to determine all matters relating to the conduct of the meeting, including determining whether any nomination or item of business has been properly brought before the meeting in accordance with these Bylaws (including whether the stockholder or beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination is made or proposal solicited or is part of a group that solicited or did not so solicit, as the case may be, proxies in support of such stockholder’s nominee or proposal in compliance with such stockholder’s representation as required by Section 2.13(i)(c)(3)(I)). If the chairperson of the meeting determines and declares that any nomination or item of business has not been properly brought before a meeting of stockholders, then such nomination shall be disregarded and such business shall not be transacted or considered at such meeting. Unless and to the extent determined by the Board or the chairperson of the meeting, meetings of stockholders shall not be required to be held in accordance with the rules of parliamentary procedure. The chairperson of the meeting shall act in his or her absolute discretion, and his or her rulings shall not be subject to appeal.

 

2.9 Voting

 

Except as may be otherwise provided by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, each stockholder of record of any series of Preferred Stock shall be entitled at each meeting of the stockholders to such number of votes, if any, for each share of such stock as may be fixed in the Certificate of Incorporation (or relevant Certificate of Designation) or in the resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board providing for the issuance of such stock, and each stockholder of record of Class A Common Stock of the Corporation (the “Common Stock”) shall be entitled to one (1) vote for each share of capital stock held by such stockholder.

 

At each meeting of stockholders, each stockholder having the right to vote shall be entitled to vote in person, by remote communication (if applicable), or by proxy. Each stockholder shall be entitled to vote each share of stock that has voting power and is registered in such stockholder’s name on the books of the Corporation on the record date fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting.

 

Directors shall be elected by a plurality in voting power of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at a meeting of the stockholders and entitled to vote in the election of directors, and except as otherwise required by applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, all other matters shall be determined by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares of capital stock of the Corporation present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the subject matter.

 

2.10 Record Date for Stockholder Meetings and Other Purposes

 

Except as otherwise required by applicable law, in order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof or 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 may fix, in advance, a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board and, in the case of determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholder or any adjournment thereof, which record date shall not be more than sixty (60) days nor less than ten (10) days before the date of such meeting, nor in the case of any other action, more than sixty (60) days prior to such other action; provided, that the Board may determine, at the time it fixes the record date for notice of any meeting of stockholders, that a later date on or before the date of the meeting shall be the date for making a determination as to which stockholders will be entitled to vote at any such meeting of stockholders. If no record date is fixed by the Board, 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 next day preceding the day on which notice is first given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. Except as otherwise required by applicable law, the record date for determining stockholders for any other purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto. 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 may fix a new record date for 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.

 

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Unless determined by the chairperson of the meeting to be advisable, the vote on any matter, including, without limitation, the election of directors, need not be by written ballot. On a vote by written ballot, each ballot shall be signed by the stockholder voting, or by such stockholder’s proxy, and shall state the number of shares voted and such other information as may be required under the procedure established for the meeting or otherwise by the chairperson of the meeting.

 

2.11 Proxies

 

Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders may authorize another person or persons to act for such stockholder by an instrument in writing or by an electronic transmission permitted by applicable law filed with the secretary, but, no such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three (3) years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. Execution of a proxy may be accomplished by the stockholder or the stockholder’s authorized officer, director, employee, or agent signing such writing or causing such person’s signature to be affixed to such writing by any reasonable means including, but not limited to, by manual signature, typewriting, facsimile or electronic transmission or otherwise. A proxy shall be irrevocable if it states that it is irrevocable and if, and only so long as, it is coupled with an interest sufficient in law to support an irrevocable power. Proxies need not be filed with the secretary until the meeting is called to order, but shall be filed before being voted. A stockholder may also authorize another person or persons to act for such stockholder as proxy by transmitting or authorizing the transmission or electronic transmission to the person or persons who will be the holder of the proxy or to an agent of the proxyholder(s) duly authorized by such proxyholder(s) to receive such transmission; provided, however, that any such writing or electronic transmission must either set forth or be submitted with information from which it can be determined that the writing or electronic transmission was authorized by the stockholder. If it is determined that any such writing or electronic transmission is valid, the inspectors or, if there are no inspectors, such other persons making that determination, shall specify the information upon which they relied. Any copy, facsimile telecommunication, or other reliable reproduction of a writing or electronic transmission authorizing a person or persons to act as proxy for a stockholder may be substituted or used in lieu of the original writing or electronic transmission for any and all purposes for which the original writing or electronic transmission could be used; provided, however, that such copy, facsimile telecommunication, or other reproduction shall be a complete reproduction of the entire original writing or electronic transmission. Except as otherwise provided therein, a proxy that entitles the agent authorized thereby to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall entitle such agent to vote at any adjournment or postponement of such meeting but shall not be valid after final adjournment of such meeting.

 

2.12 Maintenance and Inspection of Records

 

(i)            The Corporation shall, either at its principal executive offices or at such place or places as designated by the Board, keep a record of its stockholders listing their names and addresses and the number and class or series of shares of capital stock of the Corporation held by each stockholder, a copy of these Bylaws as amended to date, accounting books, minutes of all meetings of its stockholders, the Board and any committees thereof, a record of all actions taken by the Board or any committees thereof without a meeting and other records.

 

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(ii)           The Corporation shall prepare, at least ten (10) days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting (provided, however, that if the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote is less than ten (10) days before the date of the meeting, the list shall reflect the stockholders entitled to vote as of the tenth (10th) 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. The Corporation shall not be required to include electronic mail addresses or other electronic contact information on such list. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting for a period of at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting: (i) on a reasonably accessible electronic network, provided that the information required to gain access to such list is provided with the notice of the meeting, or (ii) during ordinary business hours, at the Corporation’s principal executive office. 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 the list shall be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof and may be inspected 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. Such list shall presumptively determine the identity of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting and the number of shares held by each of them. Except as otherwise provided by applicable 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 2.12 or to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of stockholders.

 

(iii)           Except to the extent otherwise required by law, or by the Certificate of Incorporation, or by these Bylaws, the Board shall determine from time to time whether and, if allowed, when and under what conditions and regulations the stock ledger, books, records, and accounts of the Corporation, or any of them, shall be open to inspection by the stockholders and the stockholders’ rights, if any, in respect thereof. Except as otherwise provided by law, the stock ledger shall be the only evidence of the identity of the stockholders entitled to examine the stock ledger, the books, records, or accounts of the Corporation.

 

2.13 Notice of Stockholder Business and Nominations; Director Qualifications

 

(i)            (a) At any annual meeting of stockholders, only such nominations of persons for election to the Board shall be made, and only such other business shall be conducted or considered, as have been properly brought before the meeting. To be properly brought before an annual meeting of stockholders, nominations of persons for election or re-election to the Board or other business must be (1) specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board; (2) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the Board; or (3) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by a stockholder in accordance with clauses (b), (c) and (d) of this Section 2.13(i) (clause (c) being the exclusive means for a stockholder to bring nominations or other business before an annual meeting of stockholders, other than business properly included in the Corporation’s proxy materials pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act). The provisions of this Section 2.13(i) and the following Section 2.13(ii) apply to all nominations of persons for election to the Board and other business proposed to be brought before a meeting.

 

(b) For nominations of any person for election or re-election to the Board or other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting of stockholders by a stockholder, (1) the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the secretary, which notice must also fulfil the requirements of clause (c) of this Section 2.13(i); (2) the subject matter of any proposed business must be a matter that is a proper subject matter for stockholder action at such meeting; and (3) the stockholder must be a stockholder of record of the Corporation at the time the notice required by this Section 2.13(i) is delivered to the Corporation and must be entitled to vote at the meeting.

 

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(c) To be considered timely notice, a stockholder’s notice must be received by the secretary at the principal executive office of the Corporation not earlier than the opening of business one hundred and twenty (120) days before, and not later than the close of business ninety (90) days before, the first anniversary of the date of the preceding year’s annual meeting of stockholders. If no annual meeting of stockholders was held in the previous year, or if the date of the applicable annual meeting of stockholders has been changed by more than thirty (30) days from the date of the previous year’s annual meeting of stockholders, then a stockholder’s notice, in order to be considered timely, must be received by the secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not earlier than the opening of business one hundred and twenty (120) days before the date of such annual meeting of stockholders, and not later than the close of business on the later of (x) ninety (90) days prior to the date of such annual meeting of stockholders; and (y) the 10th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such annual meeting of stockholders was first made. In no event shall the public announcement of an adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting of stockholders or of a new record date for an annual meeting of stockholders commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above. Such stockholder’s notice shall set forth the following information (and, if such notice relates to the nomination of any person for election or re-election as a director of the Corporation, the questionnaire, representation and agreement required by the following Section 2.13(ii) must also be delivered with and at the same time as such notice):

 

(1)       as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election as a director, (A) all information relating to such person that is required to be disclosed in accordance with Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act, whether in a solicitation of proxies for the election of directors in an election contest or otherwise, and such other information as may be required by the Corporation pursuant to any policy of the Corporation governing the selection of directors and publicly available (whether on the Corporation’s website or otherwise) as of the date of such notice; (B) such person’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected; and (C) a description of all agreements, arrangements or understandings between the stockholder or any beneficial owner on whose behalf such nomination is made, or their respective affiliates, and each nominee or any other person or persons (naming such person or persons) in connection with the making of such nomination or nominations;

 

(2)       as to any other business the stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting, (A) a brief description of such business; (B) the text of the proposal to be voted on by stockholders (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); (C) the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting; and (D) a description of any direct or indirect material interest of the stockholder or of any beneficial owner on whose behalf the proposal is made, or their respective affiliates, in such business, and all agreements, arrangements and understandings between such stockholder or any such beneficial owner or their respective affiliates and any other person or persons (naming such person or persons) in connection with the proposal of such business;

 

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(3)       as to the stockholder giving the notice and each beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the business is proposed or nomination is made (each, a “Party”), (A) the name and address of such Party (in the case of each stockholder, as they appear on the Corporation’s books and records); (B) the class or series and number of shares of capital stock or other securities of the Corporation that are owned, directly or indirectly, beneficially or held of record by such Party or any of its affiliates (naming such affiliates); (C) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding (including any swap or other derivative or short position, profit interest, option, warrant, convertible security, stock appreciation or similar right with exercise or conversion privileges, hedging transactions, pledges, rehypothecations, share-based financings or margin loans, and securities lending or borrowing arrangement) to which such Party or any of its affiliates or associates and/or any others acting in concert with any of the foregoing is, directly or indirectly, a party as of the date of such notice (x) with respect to shares of capital stock or other securities of the Corporation or (y) the effect or intent of which is 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, mitigate loss to, manage the potential risk or benefit of security price changes (increases or decreases) for, or increase or decrease the voting power of any such person with respect to securities of the Corporation or which has a value derived in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from the value (or change in value) of any securities of the Corporation, in each case whether or not subject to settlement in the underlying security of the Corporation (each such agreement, arrangement or understanding, a “Disclosable Arrangement”), specifying in each case (I) the effect of such Disclosable Arrangement on voting or economic rights in securities in the Corporation, as of the date of the notice and (II) any changes in such voting or economic rights which may arise pursuant to the terms of such Disclosable Arrangement; (D) a description of any proxy, agreement, arrangement, understanding or relationship between or among such Parties, any of their respective affiliates or associates, and/or any others acting in concert with any of the foregoing with respect to the nomination or proposal and/or the voting, directly or indirectly, of any shares or any other security of the Corporation; (E) any rights to dividends on the shares of capital stock of the Corporation owned, directly or indirectly, beneficially by such Party that are separated or separable from the underlying shares of capital stock of the Corporation; (F) any proportionate interest in shares of capital stock of the Corporation or Disclosable Arrangements held, directly or indirectly, by a general or limited partnership or limited liability company in which such Party is a general partner or managing member or, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns an interest in a general partner or managing member; (G) any performance-related fees that such Party is directly or indirectly entitled to be based on any increase or decrease in the value of shares of capital stock of the Corporation or Disclosable Arrangements, if any, as of the date of such notice, including any such interests held by members of such Party’s immediate family sharing the same household; (H) a representation that the stockholder is a holder of record of shares of capital stock of the Corporation at the time of the giving of the notice, is entitled to vote at such meeting and will appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to propose such business or nomination; (I) a representation as to whether such Party intends, or is part of a group which intends, (x) to deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the Corporation’s outstanding shares of capital stock required to approve or adopt the proposal or elect the nominee and/or (y) otherwise to solicit proxies or votes from stockholders in support of such proposal or nomination; (J) any other information relating to such Party 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 pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation 14(a) of the Exchange Act; and (K) a certification regarding whether such Party has complied with all federal, state and other legal requirements in connection with such Party’s acquisition of shares of capital stock or other securities of the Corporation;

 

(4)       an undertaking by each Party to notify the Corporation in writing of any change in the information previously disclosed pursuant to clauses (1), (2) and (3) of this Section 2.13(i) as of the record date for determining stockholders entitled to receive notice of such meeting and as of the date that is fifteen (15) days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof, by written notice received by the secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than five (5) days following such record date and not later than ten (10) days prior to the date for the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof, and thereafter by written notice so given and received within two (2) business days of any change in such information (and, in any event, by the close of business on the day preceding the meeting date); and

 

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  (5)       the Corporation may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other information as it may reasonably require to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as a director of the Corporation and to determine the independence of such nominee under the Exchange Act and the rules or regulations of any stock exchange applicable to the Corporation. In addition, a stockholder seeking to nominate a director candidate or bring another item of business before the annual meeting of stockholders shall promptly provide any other information reasonably requested by the Corporation.

 

(d) Notwithstanding anything in clause (c) of Section 2.13(i) to the contrary, in the event that the number of directors to be elected to the Board at an annual meeting of stockholders is increased and there is no public announcement by the Corporation naming the nominees for the additional directorships at least one hundred (100) days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting of stockholders, a stockholder’s notice required by Section 2.13(i) shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for the additional directorships, if it is received by the secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the 10th day following the day on which such public announcement is first made by the Corporation (it being understood that such notice must nevertheless comply with the requirements of clause c of this Section 2.13(i).

 

(ii)           To be eligible to be a nominee for election or re-election by the stockholders as a director of the Corporation or to serve as a director of the Corporation, a potential nominee and the nominating stockholder must deliver (not later than the deadline prescribed for delivery of notice under clause (c) or (d), as applicable, of Section 2.13(i)) to the secretary a written questionnaire with respect to the background and qualifications of such potential nominee and the background and other relevant facts about the nominating stockholder and each other person on whose behalf the nomination is being made (which questionnaire shall be provided by the secretary upon written request) and a written representation and agreement (in the form provided by the secretary upon written request) that, among other matters, such potential nominee: (a) is not and will not become a party to any agreement, arrangement or understanding with, and has not given any commitment or assurance to, any person as to how such potential nominee, if elected as a director, will act or vote on any issue or question that has not been disclosed in such questionnaire; (b) is not and will not become a party to any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any person 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 in such questionnaire; (c) would be in compliance, if elected or re-elected as a director, and will comply with, applicable law and all corporate governance, conflict of interest, confidentiality and other policies and guidelines of the Corporation applicable to directors generally and publicly available (whether on the Corporation’s website or otherwise) as of the date of such representation and agreement; and (d) intends to serve as a director for the full term for which such person is standing for election.

 

(iii)          Only such business shall be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders as has been specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board pursuant to Section 2.4. Nominations of persons for election to the Board may be made at a special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting by any stockholder of the Corporation who is a stockholder of record at the time the notice provided for in Section 2.13(i)(c) is delivered to the secretary, who is entitled to vote at the meeting and upon such election and who complies with the requirements set forth in Sections Section 2.13(i)(c) and 2.13(ii) as if such requirements referred to such special meeting of stockholders; provided, however, that to be considered timely notice under this clause (iii), a stockholder’s notice must be received by the secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the 10th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such special meeting was first made. This clause (iii) shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to make nominations or other business proposals before a special meeting of stockholders (other than matters properly brought under Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act and included in the Corporation’s notice of meeting).

 

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(iv)          Only such persons who are nominated for election or re-election as a director of the Corporation in accordance with the procedures, and who meet the other qualifications, set forth in Section 2.13 (i) and (ii) shall be eligible to stand for election as directors and only such business shall be conducted at a meeting of stockholders as has been brought before the meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in these Bylaws.

 

(v)           Without limiting the applicability of the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.13, a stockholder who seeks to have any proposal or potential nominee included in the Corporation’s proxy materials must provide notice as required by and otherwise comply with the applicable requirements of the rules and regulations under the Exchange Act. Except for the immediately preceding sentence, nothing in this Section 2.13 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 (b) the holders of any outstanding class or series of Preferred Stock, voting as a class separately from the holders of Common Stock, to elect directors pursuant to any applicable provisions of such series of Preferred Stock or the Certificate of Incorporation. Subject to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act, nothing in these Bylaws shall be construed to permit any stockholder, or give any stockholder the right, to include or have disseminated or described in the Corporation’s proxy statement any nomination of director or directors or any other business proposal.

 

(vi)          For purposes of this Section 2.13, “public announcement” means disclosure in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or comparable national news service, or that is generally available on internet news sites or in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

 

2.14 Requirement to Appear

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 2.13 if a stockholder that has provided timely notice of a nomination or item of business in accordance with Section 2.13 (or a qualified representative of such stockholder) does not appear at the annual or special meeting of stockholders to present such nomination or item of 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 2.14, to be considered a qualified representative of a stockholder, a person must be a duly authorized officer, manager or partner of such stockholder or must be authorized by a writing executed by such stockholder or an electronic transmission delivered by such stockholder to act for such stockholder as proxy at the meeting of stockholders and such person must produce such writing or electronic transmission, or reliable reproduction of the writing or electronic transmission, at the meeting of stockholders.

 

2.15 Inspectors of Election

 

Before any meeting of stockholders, the Corporation shall appoint one or more inspectors of election to act at the meeting or any adjournment thereof and make a written report thereof. The Corporation may designate one or more persons as alternate inspectors to replace any inspector who fails to act. If any person appointed as inspector or any alternate fails to appear or fails or refuses to act, then the chairperson of the meeting shall appoint a person to fill that vacancy. Such inspectors shall:

 

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(i)           determine the number of shares outstanding and the voting power of each, the number of shares represented at the meeting and the validity of any proxies and ballots;

 

(ii) count all votes or ballots;

 

(iii) count and tabulate all votes;

 

(iv)         determine and retain for a reasonable period a record of the disposition of any challenges made to any determination by the inspector(s); and

 

(v) certify its or their determination of the number of shares represented at the meeting and its or their count of all votes and ballots.

 

Each inspector, before entering upon the discharge of the duties of inspector, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspection with strict impartiality and according to the best of such inspector’s ability. Any report or certificate made by the inspectors of election is prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein. The inspectors of election may appoint such persons to assist them in performing their duties as they determine.

 

2.16 Remote Communication

 

For the purposes of these Bylaws, if authorized by the Board in its sole discretion, and subject to such guidelines and procedures as the Board may adopt, stockholders and proxyholders may, by means of remote communication:

 

(i)         participate in a meeting of stockholders; and

 

(ii)         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 (a) 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; (b) 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 (c) 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.

 

Article III
Directors

 

3.1 Powers

 

Except as otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation or the DGCL, the business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed, and all corporate powers shall be exercised, by or under the direction of the Board.

 

3.2 Number of Directors

 

Subject to the Certificate of Incorporation and the applicable provisions of the Stockholders Agreement dated January 21, 2021, by and among the Corporation and certain stockholders of the Corporation from time to time party thereto (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented and/or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms, the “Stockholders Agreement”), the total number of directors constituting the Board shall be determined from time to time by resolution of the Board. No reduction of the authorized number of directors shall have the effect of removing any director before that director’s term of office expires.

 

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3.3 Election, Qualification and Term of Office of Directors

 

(i)            Except as provided in Section 3.4 of these Bylaws, each director, including a director elected to fill a vacancy or newly created directorship, shall hold office until the expiration of the term of the class, if any, for which elected and until such director’s successor is duly elected and qualified or until such director’s earlier death, resignation or removal.

 

(ii)           Directors need not be stockholders. The Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws may prescribe qualifications for directors.

 

(iii)          Unless otherwise specified in the Certificate of Incorporation, elections of directors need not be by written ballot.

 

3.4 Resignation and Vacancies

 

Any director may resign at any time upon notice given in writing or by electronic transmission to the Corporation to the attention of the secretary. The resignation shall take effect at the time specified therein or upon the happening of an 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 such resignation specifies otherwise. Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws and subject to the applicable provisions of the Stockholders Agreement, when one or more directors so resigns and the resignation is effective at a future date or upon the happening of an event to occur on a future date, a majority of the directors then in office, including those who have so resigned, shall have power to fill such vacancy or vacancies, the vote thereon to take effect when such resignation or resignations shall become effective, and each director so chosen shall hold office as provided in this Section 3.4 in the filling of other vacancies.

 

Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws and subject to the applicable provisions of the Stockholders Agreement, vacancies and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors shall be filled only by a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director. Any director appointed in accordance with the preceding sentence shall hold office for the remainder of the term of the class, if any, to which the director is appointed and until such director’s successor shall have been elected and qualified. A vacancy in the Board shall be deemed to exist under these Bylaws in the case of the death, removal or resignation of any director.

 

3.5 Place of Meetings; Meetings by Telephone

 

The Board may hold meetings, both regular and special, either within or outside the State of Delaware.

 

Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, members of the Board, or any committee designated by the Board, may participate in a meeting of the Board, or any committee, by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and such participation in a meeting pursuant to this bylaw shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.

 

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3.6 Regular Meetings

 

Regular meetings of the Board may be held without notice at such time and on such date or dates and at such place or places (if any) as shall from time to time be determined by the Board. A notice of any such regular meetings, the time, date or place of which has been so determined, shall not be required.

 

3.7 Special Meetings; Notice

 

Special meetings of the Board for any purpose or purposes shall be held at the call of the chairperson at such times and places (if any), within or without the State of Delaware, as he or she shall designate, upon notice to each director in accordance with this Section 3.7. Special meetings may also be called by a majority of the Board or the secretary, at the direction of the chairperson or a majority of the Board.

 

Notice of the date, time and place (if any) of special meetings of the Board may be:

 

(i)            delivered personally by hand, by courier service (including, without limitation, FedEx and United Parcel Service) or by telephone;

 

(ii)           sent by United States Postal Services (“USPS”) first-class mail, postage prepaid;

 

(iii)          sent by facsimile or electronic mail (directed to the electronic mail address at which the director has consented to receive notice); or

 

(iv)          sent by other means of electronic transmission, directed to each director at that director’s address, telephone number, facsimile number or electronic mail address, or other address for electronic transmission pursuant to which the director has consented to receive notice, as the case may be, as shown on the Corporation’s records.

 

If the notice is (i) delivered personally by hand, by courier or by telephone, (ii) sent by facsimile or electronic mail, or (iii) sent by other means of electronic transmission, it shall be delivered or sent at least twenty-four (24) hours before the time of the holding of the meeting. If the notice is sent by USPS first-class mail, it shall be deposited in the USPS mail at least four (4) days before the time of the holding of the meeting. The notice need not specify the place of the meeting (if the meeting is to be held at the Corporation’s principal executive office) nor the purpose of the meeting.

 

3.8 Quorum

 

At all meetings of the Board, a majority of the total number of directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The vote of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board, except as may be otherwise specifically provided by statute, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws. If a quorum is not present at any meeting of the Board, then the directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum is present.

 

A meeting at which a quorum is initially present may continue to transact business notwithstanding the withdrawal of directors, if any action taken is approved by at least a majority of the required quorum for that meeting.

 

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3.9 Board Action by Written Consent without a Meeting

 

Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board, or of any committee thereof, may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission and the writing or writings or electronic transmission or transmissions are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board or committee provided, however, that such electronic transmission or transmissions must either set forth or be submitted with information from which it can be determined that the electronic transmission or transmissions were authorized by the director. Such filing shall be in paper form if the minutes are maintained in paper form and shall be in electronic form if the minutes are maintained in electronic form.

 

Action taken under this Section 3.9 is effective when the last director delivers their signed consent, unless the consent specifies a different effective time in accordance with applicable law. A consent signed and delivered under this Section 3.9 has the effect of a meeting vote and may be described as such in any document.

 

Any copy, facsimile or other reliable reproduction of a consent in writing may be substituted or used in lieu of the original writing for any and all purposes for which the original writing could be used, provided that such copy, facsimile or other reproduction shall be a complete reproduction of the entire original writing.

 

3.10 Rules and Regulations

 

The Board may adopt such rules and regulations for the conduct of its meetings and the management of the affairs of the Corporation as it may deem proper, and as are not inconsistent with the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws.

 

3.11 Fees and Compensation of Directors

 

Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, the Board shall have the authority to fix the compensation, including fees and reimbursement of expenses, of directors for services to the Corporation in any capacity. No such compensation shall preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor.

 

Article IV
Committees

 

4.1 Committees of Directors

 

The Board may designate one (1) or more committees, each committee to consist, of one (1) or more of the directors of the Corporation. Subject to any applicable provisions in the Stockholders Agreement, all members of any committee of the Board shall serve at the pleasure of the Board. The Board may designate one (1) or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, 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 to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member. Any such committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board or in these Bylaws, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board 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 that may require it; but no such committee shall have the power or authority to (i) approve or adopt, or recommend 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, (ii) adopt, amend or repeal any bylaw of the Corporation or (iii) take any action or assume any authority otherwise prohibited by applicable law (including the rules and regulations of any stock exchange applicable to the Corporation).

 

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4.2 Committee Procedure

 

Except as otherwise determined by the Board or provided by these Bylaws, each committee of the Board shall adopt its own rules governing the time, place, and method of holding its meetings and the conduct of its proceedings and shall meet as provided by such rules or by resolution of the Board. Each committee shall keep regular minutes of its meetings and report the same to the Board when required.

 

4.3 Meetings and Actions of Committees

 

Meetings and actions of committees shall be governed by, and held and taken in accordance with, the provisions of:

 

(i) Section 3.5 Place of Meetings; Meetings by Telephone;

 

(ii) Section 3.6 Regular Meetings;

 

(iii) Section 3.7 Special Meetings; Notice;

 

(iv) Section 3.8 Quorum;

 

(v) Section 3.9 Board Action by Written Consent without a Meeting; and

 

(vi) Section 7.16 Waiver of Notice.

 

with such changes in the context of these Bylaws as are necessary to substitute the committee and its members for the Board and its members. However:

 

(i) the time of regular meetings of committees may be determined either by resolution of the Board or by resolution of the committee;

 

(ii) special meetings of committees may also be called by resolution of the Board or the chairperson of the applicable committee; and

 

(iii)        the Board may adopt rules for the governance of any committee to override the provisions that would otherwise apply to the committee pursuant to this Section 4.3, provided that such rules do not violate the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation or applicable law.

 

Article V
Officers

 

5.1 Officers

 

The officers of the Corporation shall include a CEO, secretary and a chief financial officer (“CFO”). The Corporation may also have, at the discretion of the Board, a chairperson of the Board, a vice chairperson of the Board, a president, a treasurer, one (1) or more vice presidents, one (1) or more assistant vice presidents, one (1) or more assistant treasurers, one (1) or more assistant secretaries, and any such other officers as may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of these Bylaws as the Board may from time to time deem appropriate or necessary. Any number of offices may be held by the same person. Each officer of the Corporation shall hold office for such term as may be prescribed by the Board and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal. No officer need be a stockholder or director of the Corporation.

 

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5.2 Appointment of Officers

 

The Board shall appoint the officers of the Corporation, except such officers as may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.3 of these Bylaws.

 

5.3 Subordinate Officers

 

The Board may appoint, or empower the CEO or, in the absence of a CEO, the president, to appoint, such other officers and agents as the business of the Corporation may require. Each of such officers and agents shall hold office for such period, have such authority, and perform such duties as are provided in these Bylaws or as the Board may from time to time determine.

 

5.4 Removal and Resignation of Officers

 

Subject to the rights, if any, of an officer under any contract of employment, any officer may be removed, either with or without cause, by an affirmative vote of the majority of the Board then in office at any regular or special meeting of the Board (or by unanimous written consent in accordance with these Bylaws and applicable law) or, except in the case of an officer chosen by the Board, by any officer upon whom such power of removal may be conferred by the Board.

 

Any officer may resign at any time by giving notice in writing or by electronic transmission to the Board or the chairperson provided, however, that if such notice is given by electronic transmission, such electronic transmission must either set forth or be submitted with information from which it can be determined that the electronic transmission was authorized by the officer. Any resignation shall take effect at the date of the receipt of that notice or at any later time specified in that notice. Unless otherwise specified in the notice of resignation, the acceptance of the resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. If a resignation is made effective at a later date and the Corporation accepts the future effective date, the Board may fill the pending vacancy before the effective date if the Board provides that the successor shall not take office until the effective date. Any resignation is without prejudice to the rights, if any, of the Corporation under any contract to which the officer is a party.

 

5.5 Vacancies in Offices

 

Any vacancy occurring in any office of the Corporation shall be filled by the Board or as provided in Section 5.2.

 

5.6 Chief Executive Officer

 

Subject to such supervisory powers, if any, as may be given by the Board to the chairperson, if any, the CEO (if such an officer is appointed) shall, subject to the control of the Board, have general supervision, direction, and control of the business and the officers of the Corporation and shall report directly to the Board. He or she shall have the general powers and duties of management usually vested in the office of CEO of a corporation and shall have such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by the Board or these Bylaws.

 

5.7 President

 

The Board may, but is not obligated to, appoint a president. Subject to such supervisory powers, if any, as may be given by the Board to the chairperson (if any) or the CEO, the president, if appointed, shall perform such senior duties as he or she may agree with the CEO (if the position is held by an individual other than the CEO) or as may be prescribed by the Board or these Bylaws.

 

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5.8 Secretary

 

The secretary shall keep or cause to be kept, at the principal executive office of the Corporation or such other place as the Board may direct, a book of minutes of all meetings and actions of directors, committees of directors, and stockholders. The minutes shall show the time and place of each meeting, the names of those present at directors’ meetings or committee meetings, the number of shares present or represented at stockholders’ meetings, and the proceedings thereof.

 

The secretary shall keep, or cause to be kept, at the principal executive office of the Corporation or at the office of the Corporation’s transfer agent or registrar, as determined by resolution of the Board, a share register, or a duplicate share register, showing the names of all stockholders and their addresses, the number and classes of shares held by each, the number and date of certificates evidencing such shares, and the number and date of cancellation of every certificate surrendered for cancellation.

 

The secretary shall see that all notices required to be given by the Corporation are duly given and served, as required to be given by law or by these Bylaws. He or she shall be the custodian of the seal of the Corporation, if one be adopted, in safe custody and when deemed necessary shall affix the seal or cause it to be affixed to all certificates of stock, if any of the Corporation (unless the seal of the Corporation on such certificates shall be a facsimile, as hereinafter provided) and to all documents, the execution of which on behalf of the Corporation under its seal is duly authorized in accordance with the provisions of these Bylaws. The secretary shall, when requested, counsel with and advise the other officers of the Corporation and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as he or she may agree with the CEO or as the Board may from time to time determine.

 

5.9 Chief Financial Officer

 

The CFO shall perform all the powers and duties of the office of the CFO and in general have overall supervision of the financial operations of the Corporation. The CFO shall, when requested, counsel with and advise the other officers of the Corporation and shall perform such other duties as he or she may agree with the CEO and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board or by these Bylaws.

 

5.10 Vice Presidents

 

Any vice president shall have such powers and duties as shall be prescribed by his or her superior officer or the Board. A vice president shall, when requested, counsel with and advise the officers of the Corporation and shall perform such other duties as he or she may agree with the CEO or as the Board may from time to time determine. A vice president need not be an officer of the Corporation and shall not be deemed an officer of the Corporation unless elected by the Board.

 

5.11 Treasurer

 

The treasurer shall supervise and be responsible for all the funds and securities of the Corporation; the deposit of all moneys and other valuables to the credit of the Corporation in depositories of the Corporation; borrowings and compliance with the provisions of all indentures, agreements and instruments governing such borrowings to which the Corporation is a party; the disbursement of funds of the Corporation and the investment of its funds; and in general shall perform all of the duties incident to the office of the treasurer. The \treasurer shall, when requested, counsel with and advise the other officers of the Corporation and shall perform such other duties as he or she may agree with the CEO or the CFO or as the Board may from time to time determine.

 

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5.12 Assistant Treasurers and Assistant Secretaries

 

Any assistant treasurers and assistant secretaries shall perform such duties as shall be assigned to them by the Board or by the CEO, the CFO, the treasurer or the secretary. An assistant treasurer or assistant secretary need not be an officer of the Corporation and shall not be deemed an officer of the Corporation unless elected by the Board.

 

5.13 Representation of Shares of Other Corporations

 

The chairperson of the Board, the CEO, the president, any vice president, the treasurer, the secretary or assistant secretary of this Corporation, or any other person authorized by the Board, the CEO, the president or a vice president, is authorized to vote, represent and exercise on behalf of this Corporation all rights incident to any and all shares or other ownership interests of any other corporation or corporations or other entity or entities standing in the name of this Corporation. The authority granted herein may be exercised either by such person directly or by any other person authorized to do so by proxy or power of attorney duly executed by such person having the authority.

 

5.14 Authority and Duties of Officers

 

In addition to the foregoing authority and duties, all officers of the Corporation shall respectively have such authority and perform such duties in the management of the business of the Corporation as may be provided herein or designated from time to time by the Board and, to the extent not so provided, as generally pertain to their respective offices, subject to the control of the Board.

 

Article VI
Records

 

A stock ledger consisting of one or more records in which the names of all of the Corporation’s stockholders of record, the address and number of shares registered in the name of each such stockholder, and all issuances and transfers of stock of the corporation are recorded in accordance with Section 224 of the DGCL shall be administered by or on behalf of the Corporation. Any records administered by or on behalf of the Corporation in the regular course of its business, including its stock ledger, books of account and minute books, may be kept on, or by means of, or be in the form of, any information storage device, or method, or one or more electronic networks or databases (including one or more distributed electronic networks or databases), provided that the records so kept can be converted into clearly legible paper form within a reasonable time and, with respect to the stock ledger, that the records so kept (i) can be used to prepare the list of stockholders specified in Sections 219 and 220 of the DGCL; (ii) record the information specified in Sections 156, 159, 217(a) and 218 of the DGCL; and (iii) record transfers of stock as governed by Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code.

 

Article VII
General Matters

 

7.1 Execution of Corporate Contracts and Instruments

 

The Board, except as otherwise provided in these Bylaws, shall designate the officers, employees and agents of the Corporation who shall have power to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation. Such delegation may be by resolution or otherwise and the authority granted shall be general or confined to specific matters, all as the Board or any such committee may determine. In the absence of such designation referred to in the first sentence of this Section 7.1, the officers of the Corporation shall have such power so referred to, to the extent incident to the normal performance of their duties.

 

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7.2 Checks

 

From time to time, the Board shall determine by resolution which person or persons may sign or endorse all checks, drafts, other orders for payment of money, notes or other evidences of indebtedness that are issued in the name of or payable to the Corporation, and only the persons so authorized shall sign or endorse those instruments.

 

7.3 Reliance upon Books, Reports and Records

 

A member of the Board, or a member of any committee designated by the Board, shall, in the performance of such member’s duties, be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the 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, 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.

 

7.4 Stock Certificates

 

The shares of the Corporation may be certificated or uncertificated, as may be provided by the Board. Certificates for the shares of stock, if any, shall be in such form as is consistent with the Certificate of Incorporation and applicable law. Every holder of stock represented by a certificate shall be entitled to have a certificate signed by, or in the name of the Corporation by, any two officers authorized to sign stock certificates representing the number of shares registered in certificate form. The chairperson or vice chairperson of the Board, the president, vice president, the treasurer, any assistant treasurer, the secretary or any assistant secretary of the Corporation shall be specifically authorized to sign stock certificates. Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate has ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if he or she were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.

 

7.5 Special Designation on Certificates

 

(i)            If the Corporation shall be authorized to issue more than one class of stock or more than one series of any class, the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional, or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights shall be set forth in full or summarized on the face or back of the certificate which the Corporation shall issue to represent such class or series of stock, if any, provided that, except as otherwise provided in Section 202 of the DGCL, in lieu of the foregoing requirements, there may be set forth on the face or back of the certificate which the Corporation shall issue to represent such class or series of stock, a statement that the Corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional, or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights.

 

(ii)           Within a reasonable time after the issuance or transfer of uncertificated stock, the registered owner thereof shall be given a notice, in writing or by electronic transmission, containing the information required to be set forth or stated on certificates pursuant to Sections 151, 156, 202(a), 218(a), or 364 of the DGCL or with respect to Section 151 of the DGCL a statement that the Corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests the powers, designations, preferences and relative participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights. Except as otherwise expressly provided by applicable law, the rights and obligations of the holders of uncertificated stock and the rights and obligations of the holders of certificates representing stock of the same class and series shall be identical.

 

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7.6 Lost Certificates

 

Except as provided in this Section 7.6, no new certificates for shares shall be issued to replace a previously issued certificate unless the latter is surrendered to the Corporation and cancelled at the same time. The Corporation may, subject to Section 167 of the DGCL, determine the conditions upon which to issue a new certificate of stock or uncertificated shares in the place of any certificate previously issued by it, alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, and the Corporation may require the owner of the lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or such owner’s legal representative, to give the Corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify it against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of such new certificate or uncertificated shares.

 

7.7 Shares Without Certificates

 

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.

 

7.8 Construction; Definitions

 

Unless the context requires otherwise, the general provisions, rules of construction and definitions in the DGCL shall govern the construction of these Bylaws. Without limiting the generality of this provision, the singular number includes the plural and the plural number includes the singular and the term “person” includes both a corporation, natural person, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated association or other legal entity. The titles of the sections and subsections have been inserted as a matter of reference only and shall not control or affect the meaning or construction of any of the terms or provisions hereof.

 

7.9 Dividends

 

The Board, subject to any restrictions contained in either (i) the DGCL or (ii) the Certificate of Incorporation, may declare and pay dividends upon the shares of its capital stock. Dividends may be paid in cash, in property or in shares of the Corporation’s capital stock.

 

The Board may set apart out of any of the funds of the Corporation available for dividends a reserve or reserves for any proper purpose and may abolish any such reserve. Such purposes shall include but not be limited to equalizing dividends, repairing or maintaining any property of the Corporation, and meeting contingencies.

 

7.10 Fiscal Year

 

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be fixed by resolution of the Board and may be changed by the Board.

 

7.11 Seal

 

The Corporation may adopt a corporate seal, which may be altered by the Board. The Corporation may use the corporate seal by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or in any other manner reproduced.

 

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7.12 Transfer of Stock

 

Shares of the Corporation shall be transferable in the manner prescribed by law and in these Bylaws. Shares of stock of the Corporation shall be transferred on the books of the Corporation only by the holder of record thereof or by such holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, upon surrender to the Corporation of the certificate or certificates representing such shares endorsed by the appropriate Person or Persons (or by delivery of duly executed instructions with respect to uncertificated shares), with such evidence of the authenticity of such endorsement or execution, transfer, authorization and other matters as the Corporation may reasonably require, and accompanied by all necessary stock transfer stamps. Subject to any restrictions on transfers, upon receipt of proper transfer instructions from the registered owner of uncertificated shares, the transaction shall be recorded upon the books of the Corporation, and the Corporation shall send to the registered transferee a written notice containing the information required by Section 151(f) of the DGCL. A record shall be made of each transfer and whenever a transfer is made for collateral security, and not absolutely, it shall be so expressed in the entry of the transfer if, when the certificates are presented to the Corporation for transfer or uncertificated shares are requested to be transferred, both the transferor and transferee request the Corporation to do so.

 

7.13 Stock Transfer Agreements

 

The Corporation shall have power to enter into and perform any agreement with any number of stockholders of any one or more classes or series of stock of the Corporation to restrict the transfer of shares of stock of the Corporation of any one or more classes owned by such stockholders in any manner not prohibited by the DGCL.

 

7.14 Registered Stockholders.

 

The Corporation:

 

(i)            shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person registered on its stock ledger as the owner of shares to receive dividends and to vote as such owner;

 

(ii)           shall be entitled to hold liable for calls and assessments the person registered on its stock ledger as the record owner of shares; and

 

(iii)          shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on the part of another person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

7.15 Facsimile Signature

 

In addition to the provisions for use of facsimile signatures elsewhere specifically authorized in these Bylaws, facsimile signatures of any officer or officers of the Corporation may be used whenever and as authorized by the Board or a committee thereof

 

7.16 Waiver of Notice

 

Whenever notice is required to be given under any provision of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, a written waiver thereof, signed by the person entitled to notice, or a waiver by electronic transmission by such person, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting 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. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the stockholders need be specified in any written waiver of notice or any waiver by electronic transmission unless so required by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws.

 

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Article VIII
Amendments

 

Except as otherwise provided by the DGCL, these Bylaws may be altered, amended or repealed only in the manner provided in the Certificate of Incorporation.

 

Article IX
Forum Selection

 

Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, (a) the Court of Chancery (the “Chancery Court”) of the State of Delaware (or, in the event that the Chancery Court does not have jurisdiction, the federal district court for the District of Delaware or other state courts of the State of Delaware) shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action, suit or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation, (ii) any action, suit or proceeding asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer or stockholder of the Corporation to the Corporation or to the Corporation’s stockholders, (iii) any action, suit or proceeding arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL or the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws (as either may be amended from time to time) or (iv) any action, suit or proceeding asserting a claim against the Corporation governed by the internal affairs doctrine; and (b) subject to the preceding provisions of this Article IX, the federal district courts of the United States of America shall be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. If any action the subject matter of which is within the scope of clause (a) of the immediately preceding sentence is filed in a court other than the courts in the State of Delaware (a “Foreign Action”) in the name of any stockholder, such stockholder shall be deemed to have consented to (x) the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in the State of Delaware in connection with any action brought in any such court to enforce the provisions of clause (a) of the immediately preceding sentence and (y) having service of process made upon such stockholder in any such action by service upon such stockholder’s counsel in the Foreign Action as agent for such stockholder.

 

Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in any security of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to this Article IX. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Article IX shall not apply to suits brought to enforce any liability or duty created by the Exchange Act, or any other claim for which the federal courts of the United States have exclusive jurisdiction.

 

If any provision or provisions of this Article IX shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable as applied to any circumstance for any reason whatsoever, (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of such provisions in any other circumstance and of the remaining provisions of this Article IX (including, without limitation, each portion of any paragraph of this Article IX containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the application of such provision to other persons or entities and circumstances shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

 

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Exhibit 10.1 

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AND LOCK-UP AGREEMENT

 

This Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement (this “Agreement”) dated as of January 21, 2021 is among Acamar Partners Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the parties listed on Schedule A (each, a “Holder” and collectively, the “Holders”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Merger Agreement dated as of October 21, 2020 (as amended pursuant to amendment No. 1, dated December 16, 2020, the “Merger Agreement”), among the Company, Acamar Partners Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub”), and CarLotz, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“CarLotz”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company, Merger Sub and CarLotz are parties to the Merger Agreement, pursuant to which, among other things, on the Closing Date, Merger Sub will merge (the “Merger”) with and into CarLotz, with CarLotz surviving the Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company;

 

WHEREAS, the Company and the Holder designated as an “Original Holder” on Schedule A (the “Original Holder”) are parties to the Registration Rights Agreement dated as of February 21, 2019 (the “Prior Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, the Original Holder (i) holds an aggregate of 7,639,330 shares of the Company’s Class B common stock as of immediately prior to the consummation of the Merger, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class B Common Stock”), which shares are convertible into shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock (as defined below) in connection with the merger, and (ii) an aggregate of 6,074,310 warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”) to purchase shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”), at an exercise price of $11.50 per share;

 

WHEREAS, the Holders designated as “New Holders” on Schedule A (the “New Holders”) have received upon consummation of the Merger shares of Class A Common Stock on the Closing Date pursuant to the Merger Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, the parties to the Prior Agreement desire to terminate the Prior Agreement and to provide for certain rights and obligations included herein and to include the New Holders.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the parties hereby agree as follows:

 

Article I
DEFINITIONS

 

Section 1.1. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms and variations thereof have the meanings set forth below:

 

Adverse Disclosure” shall mean any public disclosure of material non-public information, which disclosure, in the good faith judgment of the Board, after consultation with outside counsel to the Company, (i) 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, (ii) would not be required to be made at such time if the Registration Statement were not being filed, and (iii) the Company has a bona fide business purpose for not making such information public.

 

Agreement” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble, as amended from time to time in accordance herewith.

 

Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

 

 

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

 

Change in Control” means the transfer (whether by tender offer, merger, stock purchase, consolidation or other similar transaction), in one transaction or a series of related transactions, to a person or group of affiliated persons of the Company’s voting securities if, after such transfer, such person or group of affiliated persons would hold more than 50% of outstanding voting securities of the Company (or surviving entity) or would otherwise have the power to control the Board or to direct the operations of the Company.

 

Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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

 

Company” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

 

Demand Registration” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1.

 

Demand Requesting Holder” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1.

 

Demanding Holders” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1.

 

Effective Time” shall have the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.

 

Effectiveness Deadline” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.3.1.

 

Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as it may be amended from time to time.

 

Form S-1” means a Registration Statement on Form S-1 or any comparable successor form or forms thereto.

 

Form S-3” means a Registration Statement on Form S-3 or any comparable successor form or forms thereto.

 

Holders” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble (and, for the avoidance of doubt, any person or entity to whom rights under this Agreement is assigned in accordance with Section 7.4).

 

Maximum Number of Securities” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.4.

 

Merger” shall have the meaning given 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 case of a Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading.

 

New Holder Lock-up Period” shall have the meaning given in subsection 5.1.1.

 

New Holders” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals.

 

New Registration Statement” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.3.4.

 

“Original Holder” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals.

 

Piggyback Registration” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.3.1.

 

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PIPE Shares” means shares of Common Stock issued in one or more “PIPE” transactions effected in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

 

Prior Agreement” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals.

 

Private Placement Warrants” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals.

 

Pro Rata” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.4.

 

Prospectus” shall mean the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, as supplemented by any and all prospectus supplements and as amended by any and all post-effective amendments and including all material incorporated by reference in such prospectus.

 

Registrable Security” or “Registrable Securities” shall mean (a) the shares of Class A Common Stock issued or issuable upon the conversion of any shares of Class B Common Stock, (b) the Private Placement Warrants (including any shares of Class A Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of any such Private Placement Warrants), (c) any outstanding share of Common Stock or any other equity security (including the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of any other equity security) of the Company held by a Holder as of the Effective Time (including the shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the Merger Agreement), (d) any equity securities (including the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of any such equity security) of the Company issuable upon conversion of any working capital loans in an amount up to $2,000,000 made to the Company by a Holder and (e) any other equity security of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or any successor, issued or issuable with respect to any such share of Common Stock by way of a stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, spin-off or reorganization; provided, however, that, as to any particular Registrable Security, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when: (A) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such securities shall have become effective under the Securities Act and such securities shall have been sold, transferred, disposed of or exchanged in accordance with such Registration Statement; (B) such securities shall have been otherwise transferred, and new certificates for such securities not bearing a legend restricting further transfer shall have been delivered by the Company to the transferee; (C) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding; (D) such securities have been sold without registration pursuant to Section 4(a)(1) of the Securities Act or Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission); or (E) such securities have been sold to, or through, a broker, dealer or underwriter in a public distribution or other public securities transaction.

 

Registration” shall mean a registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement or similar document in compliance with the requirements of the Securities Act, and the applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and such registration statement becoming effective.

 

Registration Expenses” shall mean the out-of-pocket expenses of a Registration or Underwritten Offering, including, without limitation, the following:

 

(A) all registration and filing fees (including fees with respect to filings required to be made with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.) and any listing fees of any securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed;

 

(B) fees and expenses of compliance with securities or blue sky laws (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection with blue sky qualifications of Registrable Securities);

 

(C) printing, messenger, telephone and delivery expenses;

 

(D) reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company;

 

(E) reasonable fees and disbursements of all independent registered public accountants of the Company incurred specifically in connection with such Registration or Underwritten Offering;

 

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(F) the Company’s expenses with respect to any roadshow related to the Registration or Underwritten Offering;

 

(G) fees and expenses of the Company’s transfer agent; and

 

(H) reasonable fees and expenses of one (1) legal counsel selected by the majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders or the majority-in interest of the Takedown Requesting Holders, as applicable.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, under no circumstances shall the Company be obligated to pay any fees, discounts and/or commissions to any Underwriter or broker with respect to the Registrable Securities.

 

Registration Statement” shall mean any registration statement that covers the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this 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.

 

Requesting Holder” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.3.5.

 

Resale Shelf Registration Statement” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.3.1.

 

Rule 144” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.3.

 

Rule 144A” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.3.

 

SEC Guidance” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.3.4.

 

Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.

 

Selling Holders” means any Holder electing to sell any of its Registrable Securities in a Registration.

 

Takedown Requesting Holder” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.3.5.

 

Transfer” means to, directly or indirectly, sell, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber, hypothecate or similarly dispose of, either voluntarily or involuntarily, or to enter into any contract, option or other arrangement or understanding with respect to the sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation or similar disposition of, any interest owned by a person or any interest (including a beneficial interest) in, or the ownership, control or possession of, any interest owned by a person, establish or increase of a put equivalent position or liquidate 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 SEC promulgated thereunder with respect to, any security, enter 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 publicly announce any intention to effect any of the foregoing transactions..

 

TRP” means TRP Capital Partners, LP.

 

Underwriter” shall mean a securities dealer who purchases any Registrable Securities as principal in an Underwritten Offering and not as part of such dealer’s market-making activities.

 

Underwritten Registration” or “Underwritten Offering” shall mean a Registration in which securities of the Company are sold to an Underwriter in a firm commitment underwriting for distribution to the public, including for the avoidance of doubt an Underwritten Shelf Takedown.

 

Underwritten Shelf Takedown” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.3.5.

 

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Article II 

REGISTRATION

 

Section 2.1. Demand Registration.

 

2.1.1          Request for Registration.  Subject to the provisions of subsection 2.1.4 and Section 2.4 hereof, at any time and from time to time following the Effective Time (but subject to Article V), (i) TRP, (ii) Michael W. Bor, or (iii) the Original Holder (TRP, Michael W. Bor or the Original Holder, as the case may be, the “Demanding Holder”), may make a written demand for Registration of all or part of their Registrable Securities on Form S-3 (or, if Form S-3 is not available to be used by the Company at such time, on Form S-1 or another appropriate form permitting Registration of such Registrable Securities for resale by such Demanding Holders), which written demand shall describe the amount and type of securities to be included in such Registration and the intended method(s) of distribution thereof (such written demand a “Demand Registration”).  The Company shall, no later than (5) days following the initial filing date of such Registration Statement, notify, in writing, all other Holders of Registrable Securities of such demand, and each Holder of Registrable Securities who thereafter wishes to include all or a portion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration (each such Holder that includes all or a portion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in such Registration, a “Demand Requesting Holder”) shall so notify the Company, in writing, within five (5) days after the receipt by the Holder of the notice from the Company.  Upon receipt by the Company of any such written notification from a Demand Requesting Holder(s) to the Company, such Demand Requesting Holder(s) shall be entitled to have their Registrable Securities included in a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration and the Company shall effect, as soon thereafter as practicable, but not more than sixty (60) days immediately after the Company’s receipt of the Demand Registration, the Registration of all Registrable Securities requested by the Demanding Holders and Demand Requesting Holders pursuant to such Demand Registration.  Under no circumstances shall the Company be obligated to effect more than an aggregate of (i) two (2) Registrations pursuant to a Demand Registration under this subsection 2.1.1 initiated by TRP, (ii) two (2)  Registrations pursuant to a Demand Registration under this subsection 2.1.1 initiated by Michael W. Bor, or (iii) two (2) Registrations pursuant to a Demand Registration under this subsection 2.1.1 initiated by the Original Holder.

 

2.1.2          Effective Registration.  Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 2.1.1 above or any other part of this Agreement, a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration shall not count as a Registration unless and until (i) the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration has been declared effective by the Commission and (ii) the Company has complied with all of its obligations under this Agreement with respect thereto; provided, further, however, that if, after such Registration Statement has been declared effective, an offering of Registrable Securities in a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration is subsequently interfered with by any stop order or injunction of the Commission, federal or state court or any other governmental agency, the Registration Statement with respect to such Registration shall be deemed not to have been declared effective for purposes of counting Registrations under subsection 2.1.1 above unless and until (i) such stop order or injunction is removed, rescinded or otherwise terminated, and (ii) a majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders initiating such Demand Registration thereafter affirmatively elect to continue with such Registration and accordingly notify the Company in writing, but in no event later than five (5) days, of such election; provided, further, however, that the Company shall not be obligated or required to file another Registration Statement until the Registration Statement that has been previously filed with respect to a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration becomes effective or has been terminated.

 

2.1.3          Underwritten Offering.  Subject to the provisions of subsection 2.1.4 and Section 2.4 hereof, if the Demanding Holder advises the Company as part of its Demand Registration that the offering of the Registrable Securities pursuant to such Demand Registration shall be in the form of an Underwritten Offering, then the right of such Demanding Holder or any Demand Requesting Holder (if any) to include its Registrable Securities in such Registration shall be conditioned upon such Holder’s participation in such Underwritten Offering and the inclusion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in such Underwritten Offering to the extent provided herein.  All such Holders proposing to distribute their Registrable Securities through an Underwritten Offering under this subsection 2.1.3 shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter(s) selected for such Underwritten Offering by the Company, which Underwriter(s) shall be reasonably acceptable to the Demanding Holder initiating the Demand Registration.

 

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2.1.4           Reduction of Underwritten Offering.  If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters in an Underwritten Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration, in good faith, advises the Company, the Demanding Holder and any other Demand Requesting Holders (if any) in writing that the dollar amount or number of Registrable Securities that the Demanding Holder and the Demand Requesting Holders (if any) desire to sell, taken together with all other Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell and the Common Stock, if any, as to which a Registration has been requested pursuant to separate written contractual piggy-back registration rights held by any other stockholders who desire to sell, exceeds the maximum dollar amount or maximum number of equity securities that can be sold in the Underwritten Offering without adversely affecting the proposed offering price, the timing, the distribution method, or the probability of success of such offering (such maximum dollar amount or maximum number of such securities, as applicable, the “Maximum Number of Securities”), then the Company shall include in such Underwritten Offering, as follows: (i) first, the Registrable Securities of the Demanding Holder and the Demand Requesting Holders (if any) (on a pro rata basis based on the respective number of Registrable Securities then owned by such Demanding Holder and each Demand Requesting Holder (if any) in relation to the aggregate number of Registrable Securities owned by such Demanding Holder and each Demand Requesting Holder (if any) (such proportion is referred to herein as “Pro Rata”)) that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (ii) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (i), Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (iii) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), Common Stock or other equity securities of other persons or entities that the Company is obligated to register in a Registration pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with such persons and that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities.

 

2.1.5           Demand Registration Withdrawal.  TRP, in the case of a Registration under subsection 2.1.1 initiated by TRP, Michael W. Bor, in the case of a Registration under subsection 2.1.1 initiated by Michael W. Bor, or the Original Holder, in the case of a Registration under subsection 2.1.1 initiated by the Original Holder, as the case may be, or a majority-in-interest of the Demand Requesting Holders (if any) shall have the right to withdraw from a Registration pursuant to such Demand Registration for any or no reason whatsoever upon written notification to the Company and the Underwriter(s) (if any) of their intention to withdraw from such Registration prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to the Registration of their Registrable Securities pursuant to such Demand Registration (or, in the case of an Underwritten Registration pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act, at least two (2) business days prior to the time of pricing of the applicable offering).  If a Demanding Holder initiating a Demand Registration withdraws from a proposed offering pursuant to this Section 2.1.5, then such registration shall not count as a Demand Registration provided for in Section 2.1. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred in connection with a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration prior to its withdrawal under this subsection 2.1.5.

 

Section 2.2. Piggyback Registration.

 

2.2.1           Piggyback Rights.  If the Company proposes to file a Registration Statement under the Securities Act with respect to an offering of equity securities, or securities or other obligations exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into equity securities, for its own account or for the account of stockholders of the Company (or by the Company and by the stockholders of the Company including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 2.1), other than a Registration Statement (i) filed in connection with any employee stock option or other benefit plan, (ii) for an exchange offer or offering of securities solely to the Company’s existing stockholders, (iii) for an offering of debt that is convertible into equity securities of the Company or (iv) for a dividend reinvestment plan, then the Company shall give written notice of such proposed registration to all of the Holders of Registrable Securities as soon as practicable but no later than (5) days following the initial filing date of such Registration Statement, which notice shall (A) describe the amount and type of securities to be included in such offering, the intended method(s) of distribution, and the name of the proposed managing Underwriter(s), if any, in such offering, and (B) offer to all of the Holders of Registrable Securities the opportunity to register the sale of such number of Registrable Securities as such Holders may request in writing within five (5) days after receipt of such written notice (such Registration a “Piggyback Registration”).  The Company shall, in good faith, cause such Registrable Securities to be included in such Piggyback Registration and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the managing Underwriter(s) of a proposed Underwritten Offering to permit the Registrable Securities requested by the Holders pursuant to this subsection 2.2.1 to be included in a Piggyback Registration on the same terms and conditions as any similar securities of the Company included in such Registration and to permit the sale or other disposition of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof.  All such Holders proposing to distribute their Registrable Securities through an Underwritten Offering under this subsection 2.2.1 shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter(s) selected for such Underwritten Offering by the Company.

 

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2.2.2         Reduction of Piggyback Registration.  If the managing Underwriter(s) in an Underwritten Registration that is to be a Piggyback Registration, in good faith, advises the Company and the Holders of Registrable Securities participating in the Piggyback Registration in writing that the dollar amount or number of shares of Common Stock that the Company desires to sell, taken together with (i) the shares of Common Stock, if any, as to which Registration has been demanded pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with persons or entities other than the Holders of Registrable Securities hereunder, (ii) the Registrable Securities as to which registration has been requested pursuant to Section 2.2 hereof, and (iii) the shares of Common Stock, if any, as to which Registration has been requested pursuant to separate written contractual piggy-back registration rights of other stockholders of the Company, exceeds the Maximum Number of Securities, then:

 

(i) If the Registration is undertaken for the Company’s account, the Company shall include in any such Registration (A) first, Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (B) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (A), the Registrable Securities of Holders exercising their rights to register their Registrable Securities pursuant to subsection 2.2.1 hereof (on a pro rata basis based on the respective number of Registrable Securities then owned by each such requesting Holder in relation to the aggregate number of Registrable Securities owned by all such requesting Holders, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (C) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), Common Stock, if any, as to which Registration has been requested pursuant to written contractual piggy-back registration rights of other stockholders of the Company, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and

 

(ii) If the Registration is pursuant to a request by persons or entities other than the Holders of Registrable Securities, then the Company shall include in any such Registration (A) first, Common Stock or other equity securities, if any, of such requesting persons or entities, other than the Holders of Registrable Securities, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (B) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (A), the Registrable Securities of Holders exercising their rights to register their Registrable Securities pursuant to subsection 2.2.1 hereof (on a pro rata basis based on the respective number of Registrable Securities then owned by each such requesting Holder in relation to the aggregate number of Registrable Securities owned by all such requesting Holders, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (C) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (D) fourth, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A), (B) and (C), Common Stock or other equity securities for the account of other persons or entities that the Company is obligated to register pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with such persons or entities, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities.

 

2.2.3           Piggyback Registration Withdrawal.  Any Holder of Registrable Securities shall have the right to withdraw from a Piggyback Registration for any or no reason whatsoever upon written notification to the Company and the Underwriter or Underwriters (if any) of his, her or its intention to withdraw from such Piggyback Registration prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to such Piggyback Registration.  The Company (whether on its own good faith determination or as the result of a request for withdrawal by persons pursuant to separate written contractual obligations) may withdraw a Registration Statement filed with the Commission in connection with a Piggyback Registration at any time prior to the effectiveness of such Registration Statement.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred in connection with the Piggyback Registration prior to its withdrawal under this subsection 2.2.3.

 

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2.2.4           Unlimited Piggyback Registration Rights.  For purposes of clarity, any Registration effected pursuant to Section 2.2 hereof shall not be counted as a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration effected under Section 2.1 hereof, and there shall be no limit on the number of Piggyback Registrations.

 

2.2.5           Right to Terminate Registration. The Company shall have the right to terminate or withdraw any registration initiated by it under this Section 2.2 prior to the effectiveness of such registration whether or not any Holder of Registrable Securities has elected to include securities in such registration.

 

Section 2.3. Resale Shelf Registration Rights

 

2.3.1           Registration Statement Covering Resale of Registrable Securities. The Company shall prepare and file or cause to be prepared and filed with the Commission, no later than forty-five (45) days following the Closing Date (the “Filing Deadline”), a Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 of the Securities Act or any successor thereto registering the resale from time to time by Holders of all of the Registrable Securities held by the Holders (which may also include the PIPE Shares) (the “Resale Shelf Registration Statement”). The Resale Shelf Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (or, if Form S-3 is not available to be used by the Company at such time, on Form S-1 or another appropriate form permitting Registration of such Registrable Securities for resale). If the Resale Shelf Registration Statement is initially filed on Form S-1 and thereafter the Company becomes eligible to use Form S-3 for secondary sales, the Company shall, as promptly as practicable, cause such Resale Shelf Registration Statement to be amended, or shall file a new replacement Resale Shelf Registration Statement, such that the Resale Shelf Registration Statement is on Form S-3. The Company shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the Resale Shelf Registration Statement to be declared effective as soon as possible after filing but no later than the earlier of (i) 90th day (or 120th day if the SEC notifies the Company that it will “review” the Resale Shelf Registration Statement) following the Closing Date and (ii) the 10th business day after the date the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the SEC that the Resale Shelf Registration Statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review; provided, however, that the Company’s obligations to include the Registrable Securities held by a Holder in the Resale Shelf Registration Statement are contingent upon such Holder furnishing in writing to the Company such information regarding the Holder, the securities of the Company held by the Holder and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities as shall be reasonably requested by the Company to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities, and the Holder shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request that are customary of a selling stockholder in similar situations. Once effective, the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to keep the Resale Shelf Registration Statement and Prospectus included therein continuously effective and to be supplemented and amended to the extent necessary to ensure that such Registration Statement is available or, if not available, to ensure that another Registration Statement is available, under the Securities Act at all times until the earliest of (i) the date on which all Registrable Securities and other securities covered by such Registration Statement have been disposed of in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution set forth in such Registration Statement and (ii) the date on which all Registrable Securities and other securities covered by such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities. The Registration Statement filed with the Commission pursuant to this subsection 2.3.1 shall contain a prospectus in such form as to permit any Holder to sell such Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act (or any successor or similar provision adopted by the Commission then in effect) at any time beginning on the effective date for such Registration Statement (subject to lock-up restrictions provided in Section 5.1 of this Agreement), and shall provide that such Registrable Securities may be sold pursuant to any method or combination of methods legally available to, and requested by, Holders.

 

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2.3.2           Notification and Distribution of Materials. The Company shall notify the Holders in writing of the effectiveness of the Resale Shelf Registration Statement as soon as practicable, and in any event within five (5) Business Days after the Resale Shelf Registration Statement becomes effective, and shall furnish to them, without charge, such number of copies of the Resale Shelf Registration Statement (including any amendments, supplements and exhibits), the Prospectus contained therein (including each preliminary prospectus and all related amendments and supplements) and any documents incorporated by reference in the Resale Shelf Registration Statement or such other documents as the Holders may reasonably request in order to facilitate the sale of the Registrable Securities in the manner described in the Resale Shelf Registration Statement (to the extent that any of such documents is not available on EDGAR).

 

2.3.3           Amendments and Supplements. Subject to the provisions of Section 2.3.1 above, the Company shall promptly prepare and file with the Commission from time to time such amendments and supplements to the Resale Shelf Registration Statement and Prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep the Resale Shelf Registration Statement effective and to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all the Registrable Securities. If any Resale Shelf Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2.3.1 is filed on Form S-3 and thereafter the Company becomes ineligible to use Form S-3 for secondary sales, the Company shall promptly notify the Holders of such ineligibility and use its best efforts to file a shelf registration on an appropriate form as promptly as practicable to replace the shelf registration statement on Form S-3 and have such replacement Resale Shelf Registration Statement declared effective as promptly as practicable and to cause such replacement Resale Shelf Registration Statement to remain effective, and to be supplemented and amended to the extent necessary to ensure that such Resale Shelf Registration Statement is available or, if not available, that another Resale Shelf Registration Statement is available, for the resale of all the Registrable Securities held by the Holders until all such Registrable Securities have ceased to be Registrable Securities; provided, however, that at any time the Company once again becomes eligible to use Form S-3, the Company shall cause such replacement Resale Shelf Registration Statement to be amended, or shall file a new replacement Resale Shelf Registration Statement, such that the Resale Shelf Registration Statement is once again on Form S-3.

 

2.3.4           SEC Cutback. Notwithstanding the registration obligations set forth in this Section 2.3, in the event the Commission informs the Company that all of the Registrable Securities cannot, as a result of the application of Rule 415, be registered for resale as a secondary offering on a single registration statement, the Company agrees to promptly (i) inform each of the Holders thereof and use its reasonable best efforts to file amendments to the Resale Shelf Registration Statement as required by the Commission and/or (ii) withdraw the Resale Shelf Registration Statement and file a new registration statement (a “New Registration Statement”) on Form S-3, or if Form S-3 is not then available to the Company for such registration statement, on such other form available to register for resale the Registrable Securities as a secondary offering; provided, however, that prior to filing such amendment or New Registration Statement, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to advocate with the Commission for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities in accordance with any publicly-available written or oral guidance, comments, requirements or requests of the Commission staff (the “SEC Guidance”). Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if any SEC Guidance sets forth a limitation on the number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered on a particular Registration Statement as a secondary offering (and notwithstanding that the Company used diligent efforts to advocate with the Commission for the registration of all or a greater number of Registrable Securities), unless otherwise directed in writing by a Holder as to further limit its Registrable Securities to be included on the Registration Statement, the number of Registrable Securities to be registered on such Registration Statement will be reduced on a pro rata basis based on the total number of Registrable Securities held by the Holders, subject to a determination by the Commission that certain Holders must be reduced first based on the number of Registrable Securities held by such Holders. In the event the Company amends the Resale Shelf Registration Statement or files a New Registration Statement, as the case may be, under clauses (i) or (ii) above, the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to file with the Commission, as promptly as allowed by Commission or SEC Guidance provided to the Company or to registrants of securities in general, one or more registration statements on Form S-3 or such other form available to register for resale those Registrable Securities that were not registered for resale on the Resale Shelf Registration Statement, as amended, or the New Registration Statement.

 

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2.3.5           Underwritten Shelf Takedown. At any time and from time to time after a Resale Shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 has been declared effective by the Commission, any of the Demanding Holders may request to sell all or any portion of the Registrable Securities in an underwritten offering that is registered pursuant to such Resale Shelf Registration Statement (each, an “Underwritten Shelf Takedown”); provided, however, that the Company shall only be obligated to effect an Underwritten Shelf Takedown if such offering shall include securities with a total offering price (including piggyback securities and before deduction of underwriting discounts) reasonably expected to exceed, in the aggregate, $15,000,000. All requests for Underwritten Shelf Takedowns shall be made by giving written notice to the Company, which shall specify the approximate number of Registrable Securities proposed to be sold in the Underwritten Shelf Takedown. Promptly upon receiving such notice (but no later than 10 days after receipt of such notice), the Company shall notify all of the holders of Registrable Securities regarding the potential Underwritten Shelf Takedown. The Company shall include in any Underwritten Shelf Takedown the securities requested to be included by any Holder (each a “Takedown Requesting Holder”) within 5 days of receipt of notice of such Underwritten Shelf Takedown pursuant to written contractual piggyback registration rights of such Holder (including those set forth herein). All such Holders proposing to distribute their Registrable Securities through an Underwritten Shelf Takedown under this subsection 2.3.5 shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter(s) selected for such Underwritten Offering by the Company, with the consent of the Demanding Holder who initiated the Underwritten Shelf Takedown.

 

2.3.6           Reduction of Underwritten Shelf Takedown. If the managing Underwriter(s) in an Underwritten Shelf Takedown, in good faith, advise the Company and the Takedown Requesting Holders in writing that the dollar amount or number of Registrable Securities that the Takedown Requesting Holders desire to sell, taken together with all other shares of the Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell, exceeds the Maximum Number of Securities, then the Company shall include in such Underwritten Shelf Takedown, as follows: (i) first, the Registrable Securities of the Takedown Requesting Holders, on a Pro Rata basis, that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (ii) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (i), the Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities.

 

2.3.7           Registrations effected pursuant to this Section 2.3 shall not be counted as Demand Registrations effected pursuant to Section 2.1. Under no circumstances shall the Company be obligated to effect more than an aggregate of four (4) Underwritten Shelf Takedowns in any 12-month period.

 

2.3.8          Block Trades. If a Demanding Holder wishes to consummate an overnight block trade (on either an SEC registered or non-registered basis), then notwithstanding the time periods and piggyback rights otherwise provided herein, such Demanding Holder shall, if it would like the assistance of the Company, endeavor to give the Company sufficient advance notice in order to prepare the appropriate documentation for such transaction. Such Demanding Holder, if requesting an SEC registered underwritten block trade, (1) shall give the Company written notice of the transaction and the anticipated launch date of the transaction at least two (2) business days prior to the anticipated launch date of the transaction, (2) the Company shall be required to only notify the other Demanding Holders of the transaction and none of the other Holders, (3) the other Demanding Holders shall have one (1) business day prior to the launch of the transaction to determine if they wish to participate in the block trade, and (4) the Company shall include in the block trade only shares held by the Demanding Holders. Any Registration effected pursuant to this Section 2.3.8 shall not be counted as Demand Registrations effected pursuant to Section 2.1 but shall be deemed an Underwritten Shelf Takedown and within the cap on Underwritten Shelf Takedowns provided in Section 2.3.7.

 

Section 2.4. Restrictions on Registration Rights. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Company shall not be obligated to (but may, at its sole option) file a Registration Statement pursuant to a Demand Registration request made under Section 2.1 or effect an Underwritten Shelf Takedown made pursuant to Section 2.3.5 within 90 days after any other Demand Registration or Underwritten Shelf Takedown, provided that the Company has delivered written notice to the Holders prior to receipt of a Demand Registration pursuant to subsection 2.1.1 or a request for an Underwritten Shelf Takedown pursuant to Section 2.3.5. and that the Company continues to actively employ, in good faith, all reasonable efforts to cause the applicable Registration Statement to become effective or Underwritten Shelf Takedown to be consummated.

 

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Article III
COMPANY PROCEDURES

 

Section 3.1. General Procedures. If at any time on or after the Effective Time the Company is required to effect the Registration of Registrable Securities, whether pursuant to the filing of a new Registration Statement, effecting an Underwritten Shelf Takedown, or effecting an underwritten block trade, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to effect such Registration to permit the sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended plan of distribution thereof, and pursuant thereto the Company shall, as expeditiously as possible:

 

3.1.1           prepare and file with the Commission as soon as practicable 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 Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold;

 

3.1.2           prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and post-effective amendments to the Registration Statement, and such supplements to the Prospectus, as may be reasonably requested by the Holders or any Underwriter of Registrable Securities or as may be required by the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used by the Company or by the Securities Act or rules and regulations thereunder to keep the Registration Statement effective until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement are sold in accordance with the intended plan of distribution set forth in such Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus;

 

3.1.3           prior to filing a Registration Statement or Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, furnish without charge to the Underwriters, if any, and the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration that are Demanding Holders, and such Holders’ legal counsel, copies of such Registration Statement as proposed to be filed, each amendment and supplement to such Registration Statement (in each case including all exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein), the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement (including each preliminary Prospectus), and such other documents as the Underwriters and the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration or the legal counsel for any such Holders may request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holders;

 

3.1.4           prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, use its reasonable best efforts to (i) register or qualify the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement under such securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement (in light of their intended plan of distribution) may request and (ii) take such action necessary to cause such Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental authorities as may be necessary by virtue of the business and operations of the Company and do any and all other acts and things that may be necessary or advisable to enable the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify or take any action to which it would be subject to general service of process or taxation in any such jurisdiction where it is not then otherwise so subject;

 

3.1.5           cause all such Registrable Securities to be listed on each securities exchange or automated quotation system on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed;

 

3.1.6           provide a transfer agent or warrant agent, as applicable, and registrar for all such Registrable Securities no later than the effective date of such Registration Statement;

 

3.1.7           advise each seller of such Registrable Securities, promptly after it shall receive notice or obtain knowledge thereof, of the issuance of any stop order by the Commission suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose and promptly use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or to obtain its withdrawal if such stop order should be issued;

 

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3.1.8           advise each Holder of Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement, promptly after the Company receives notice thereof, of the time when such registration statement has been declared effective (which may be satisfied by the issuance of a press release by the Company);

 

3.1.9           notify the Holders at any time when a Prospectus relating to such Registration Statement 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, and then to correct such Misstatement as set forth in Section 3.4 hereof;

 

3.1.10        permit a representative of the Holders, the Underwriter(s), if any, and any attorney or accountant retained by such Holders or Underwriter(s) to participate, at each such person’s own expense, in the preparation of the Registration Statement, and cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees to supply all information reasonably requested by any such representative, Underwriter(s), attorney or accountant in connection with the Registration; provided, however, that such representatives or Underwriter(s) enter into a confidentiality agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company, prior to the release or disclosure of any such information;

 

3.1.11        obtain a “cold comfort” letter from the Company’s independent registered public accountants in the event of an Underwritten Registration, in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by “cold comfort” letters as the managing Underwriter(s) may reasonably request, and reasonably satisfactory to a majority-in-interest of the participating Holders and such managing Underwriter;

 

3.1.12        on the date the Registrable Securities are delivered for sale pursuant to such Registration, obtain an opinion, dated such date, of counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such Registration, addressed to the Underwriter(s), if any, covering such legal matters with respect to the Registration in respect of which such opinion is being given as the Underwriter(s) may reasonably request and as are customarily included in such opinions and negative assurance letters; provided, however, that counsel for the Company shall not be required to provide any opinions with respect to any Holder;

 

3.1.13        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;

 

3.1.14        make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement covering the period of at least twelve (12) months beginning with the first day of the Company’s first full calendar quarter after the effective date of the Registration Statement which satisfies the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission);

 

3.1.15        in connection with an Underwritten Offering, cause its senior management, officers, employees and independent public accountants (in the case of the independent public accountants, subject to any applicable accounting guidance regarding their participation in the offering or the due diligence process) to participate in, make themselves available, supply such information as may reasonably be requested and to otherwise facilitate and cooperate with the preparation of the Registration Statement and Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto (including participating in meetings, drafting sessions, due diligence sessions and rating agency presentations) taking into account the Company’s reasonable business needs;

 

3.1.16        if a Registration relates to an Underwritten Offering with gross proceeds in excess of $25,000,000, use its reasonable efforts to make available senior executives of the Company to participate in customary “road show” presentations that may be reasonably requested by the Underwriter(s) in any Underwritten Offering; and

 

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

 

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Section 3.2. Registration Expenses. All Registration Expenses shall be borne by the Company, including as set forth in Section 2.1.5.  It is acknowledged by the Holders that the Holders shall pay the Underwriters’ commissions and discounts and, other than as set forth in the definition of “Registration Expenses,” all reasonable fees and expenses of any legal counsel representing the Holders.

 

Section 3.3. Requirements for Participation in Underwritten Offerings.  No person may participate in any Underwritten Offering for equity securities of the Company unless such person (i) agrees to sell such person’s securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Company and (ii) completes and executes all customary questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, lock-up agreements, underwriting agreements and other customary documents as may be reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements.

 

Section 3.4. Suspension of Sales; Adverse Disclosure.  The Company shall promptly notify each of the Holders in writing if a Registration Statement or Prospectus contains a Misstatement and, upon receipt of such written notice from the Company, each of the Holders shall forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities until he, she or it is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed or has received copies of a supplemented or amended Prospectus correcting the Misstatement, provided that the Company hereby covenants promptly to prepare and file any required supplement or amendment correcting any Misstatement promptly after the time of such notice and, if necessary, to request the immediate effectiveness thereof.  If the filing, initial effectiveness or continued use of a Registration Statement or Prospectus included in any Registration Statement at any time (a) would require the Company to make an Adverse Disclosure, (b) would require the inclusion in such Registration Statement of financial statements that are unavailable to the Company for reasons beyond the Company’s control, or (c) in the good faith judgment of the Board, which judgment shall be documented in writing and provided to the Holders in the form of a written certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board, such filing, initial effectiveness or continued use of a Registration Statement would materially adversely affect the Company, the Company shall have the right to defer the filing, initial effectiveness or continued use of any Registration Statement pursuant to (a), (b) or (c) for a period of not more than sixty (60) consecutive days and the Company shall not defer any such filing, initial effectiveness or use of a Registration Statement pursuant to this Section 3.4 for more than three times or for more than a total of 120 days (in each case counting deferrals initiated pursuant to (a), (b) and (c) in the aggregate) in any 12-month period.

 

Section 3.5. Reporting Obligations.  As long as any Holder shall own Registrable Securities, the Company, at all times while it shall be a reporting company under the Exchange Act, covenants to file timely (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and to promptly furnish the Holders with true and complete copies of all such filings (unless such filings are otherwise available on EDGAR).  The Company further covenants that it shall take such further action as any Holder may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Holder to sell shares of Common Stock held by such Holder without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission), including providing any legal opinions.  Upon the request of any Holder, the Company shall deliver to such Holder a written certification of a duly authorized officer as to whether it has complied with such requirements.

 

Section 3.6. Limitations on Registration Rights. The Company shall not hereafter enter into any agreement with respect to its securities which is inconsistent with or violates the rights granted to the Holders of Registrable Securities in this Agreement and in the event of any conflict between any such agreement or agreements and this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail.

 

Article IV
INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION

 

Section 4.1. Indemnification

 

4.1.1           The Company agrees to indemnify, to the extent permitted by law, each Holder of Registrable Securities, its officers and directors and agents and each person who controls such Holder (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) resulting from any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in any Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, except insofar as the same are caused by or contained in any information furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder expressly for use therein.  The Company shall indemnify the Underwriter(s), their officers and directors and each person who controls (within the meaning of the Securities Act) such Underwriter(s) to the same extent as provided in the foregoing with respect to the indemnification of the Holder.

 

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4.1.2           In connection with any Registration Statement in which a Holder of Registrable Securities is participating, such Holder shall furnish to the Company in writing such information and affidavits as the Company reasonably requests for use in connection with any such Registration Statement or Prospectus and, to the extent permitted by law, shall indemnify the Company, its directors and officers and agents and each person who controls (within the meaning of the Securities Act) the Company against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees) resulting from any untrue statement of material fact contained in the Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, but only to the extent that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information or affidavit so furnished in writing by such Holder expressly for use therein; provided, however, that the obligation to indemnify shall be several, not joint and several, among such Holders of Registrable Securities, and the liability of each such Holder of Registrable Securities shall be in proportion to and limited to the net proceeds received by such Holder from the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement.  The Holders of Registrable Securities shall indemnify the Underwriter(s), their officers, directors and each person who controls (within the meaning of the Securities Act) such Underwriter(s) to the same extent as provided in the foregoing with respect to indemnification of the Company.

 

4.1.3           Any person entitled to indemnification herein shall (i) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification (provided, however, that the failure to give prompt notice shall not impair any person’s right to indemnification hereunder to the extent such failure has not materially prejudiced the indemnifying party) and (ii) unless in such indemnified party’s reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist with respect to such claim, permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party.  If such defense is assumed, the indemnifying party shall not be subject to any liability for any settlement made by the indemnified party without its consent (but such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).  An indemnifying party who is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense of a claim shall not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel for all parties indemnified by such indemnifying party with respect to such claim, unless in the reasonable judgment of any indemnified party a conflict of interest may exist between such indemnified party and any other of such indemnified parties with respect to such claim.  No indemnifying party shall, without the consent of the indemnified party, consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which cannot be settled in all respects by the payment of money (and such money is so paid by the indemnifying party pursuant to the terms of such settlement) or which settlement does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation.

 

4.1.4           The indemnification provided for under this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the indemnified party or any officer, director or controlling person of such indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of securities.  The Company and each Holder of Registrable Securities participating in an offering also agrees to make such provisions as are reasonably requested by any indemnified party for contribution (pursuant to subsection 4.1.5) to such party in the event the Company’s or such Holder’s indemnification is unavailable for any reason.

 

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4.1.5           If the indemnification provided under Section 4.1 hereof from the indemnifying party is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses referred to herein, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying the indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.  The relative fault of the 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 a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, was made by, or relates to information supplied by, such indemnifying party or indemnified party, and the indemnifying party’s and indemnified party’s relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action; provided, however, that the liability of any Holder under this subsection 4.1.5 shall be limited to the amount of the net proceeds received by such Holder in such offering giving rise to such liability.  The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses or other liabilities referred to above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in subsections 4.1.1, 4.1.2 and 4.1.3 above, any legal or other fees, charges or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or proceeding.  The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this subsection 4.1.5 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation, which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this subsection 4.1.5.  No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution pursuant to this subsection 4.1.5 from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

 

Article V
LOCK-UP

 

Section 5.1. Lock-Up.

 

5.1.1           Except as permitted by Section 5.2, each New Holder listed on Schedule B hereto shall not Transfer any shares of Common Stock beneficially owned or owned of record by such Holder until the earliest of: (i) the date that is 180 days from the Closing Date, (ii) the last consecutive trading day where the last reported sale price of the Common Stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after the Closing Date, or (iii) such date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, stock exchange, reorganization or other 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 (the “New Holder Lock-up Period”).

 

Section 5.2. Exceptions. The provisions of Section 5.1 shall not apply to:

 

5.2.1           transactions relating to (i) shares of Common Stock acquired in open market transactions and (ii) PIPE Shares;

 

5.2.2           Transfers of shares of Common Stock or any security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock as a bona fide gift;

 

5.2.3           Transfers of shares of Common Stock to (i) a trust, or other entity formed for estate planning purposes for the primary benefit of the spouse, domestic partner, parent, sibling, child or more remote descendant of the undersigned or any other person with whom the undersigned has a relationship by blood, marriage or adoption not more remote than first cousin or (ii) a charitable entity or trust of which the aforementioned individuals and/or charitable entities are beneficiaries;

 

5.2.4           Transfers by will or intestate succession upon the death of the undersigned;

 

5.2.5           the Transfer of shares of Common Stock pursuant to a qualified domestic order or in connection with a divorce settlement;

 

5.2.6           if the undersigned is a corporation, partnership (whether general, limited or otherwise), limited liability company, trust or other business entity, (i) Transfers to another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust or other business entity that controls, is controlled by or is under common control or management with the undersigned, or (ii) distributions of shares of Common Stock to partners, limited liability company members or stockholders of the undersigned;

 

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5.2.7           Transfers to the Company’s officers, directors or their affiliates;

 

5.2.8           Transfers pursuant to a bona fide third-party tender offer, merger, stock sale, recapitalization, consolidation or other transaction involving a Change in Control of the Company; provided, however, that in the event that such tender offer, merger, recapitalization, consolidation or other such transaction is not completed, the Common Stock subject to this Agreement shall remain subject to this Agreement;

 

5.2.9           the establishment of a trading plan pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 promulgated under the Exchange Act; provided, however, that such plan does not provide for the Transfer of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock during the New Holder Lock-Up Period;

 

5.2.10        Transfers of shares of Common Stock to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the exercise of options to purchase shares of Common Stock or the vesting of stock-based awards; and

 

5.2.11        Transfers of shares of Common Stock in payment on a “net exercise” or “cashless” basis of the exercise or purchase price with respect to the exercise of options to purchase shares of Common Stock;

 

provided, however, that in the case of any Transfer pursuant to Sections 5.2.2 through 5.2.7, each donee, distributee or other transferee shall agree in writing, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement.

 

Section 5.3. Legends. The certificates evidencing the shares of Common Stock that are held by the New Holders listed on Schedule B hereto shall be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form:

 

THE SECURITIES EVIDENCED HEREIN ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND CERTAIN OTHER AGREEMENTS, SET FORTH IN THE REGISTRATION RIGHTS AND LOCK-UP AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF JANUARY 21, 2021, BY AND AMONG THE HOLDER HEREOF AND THE OTHER PARTIES THERETO.

 

Article VI
TERMINATION

 

Section 6.1. Termination. This Agreement shall terminate upon the date on which neither the Holders nor any of their permitted assignees hold any Registrable Securities.

 

Article VIII
GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

Section 7.1. Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given (and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon receipt) by delivery in person, by e-mail or by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) to the respective parties at the following addresses or e-mail addresses (or at such other address or email address for a party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 7.1. ):

 

If to the Company, to it at:

 

CarLotz Inc.

611 Bainbridge Street, Suite 100

Richmond, Virginia 23220

Attn: Michael Bor

 

E-mail: mbor@carlotz.com

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

 

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP

601 Lexington Avenue

31st Floor

New York, New York 10022

Attention: Valerie Ford Jacob

Email: Valerie.Jacob@freshfields.com

 

If to a Holder, to the address or email address set forth for Holder on the signature page hereof.

 

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Section 7.2. Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.

 

Section 7.3. Rule 144. If the Company shall have filed a registration statement pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Exchange Act or a registration statement pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act in respect of the Common Stock, the Company covenants that (i) so long as it remains subject to the reporting provisions of the Exchange Act, it will timely file the reports required to be filed by it under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (including, but not limited to, the reports under Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act referred to in subparagraph (c)(1)(i) of Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended (“Rule 144”)) or, if the Company is not required to file such reports, it will, upon the request of any Holder, make publicly available other information so long as necessary to permit sales by such Holder under Rule 144 or any similar rules or regulations hereafter adopted by the SEC, and (ii) it will take such further action as any Holder may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Holder to sell Registrable Securities without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by (A) Rule 144 or (B) any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC. Upon the request of any Holder of Registrable Securities, the Company will deliver to such Holder a written statement as to whether it has complied with such requirements.

 

Section 7.4. Entire Agreement; Assignment. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, among the parties, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement shall not be assigned (whether pursuant to a merger, by operation of law or otherwise), by any party without the prior express written consent of the other parties hereto, except that a Holder may, without consent, assign such Holder’s rights under this Agreement to any transferee of Common Stock permitted under Sections 5.2.2-5.2.7 (such transferees, “Permitted Transferees”).

 

Section 7.5. Parties in Interest. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of each party hereto (and its respective permitted assigns), and nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other person any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

Section 7.6. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed in that State. All legal actions and proceedings arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be heard and determined exclusively in any Delaware Chancery Court; provided, however, that if jurisdiction is not then available in the Delaware Chancery Court, then any such legal action may be brought in any federal court located in the State of Delaware or any other Delaware state court. The parties hereto hereby (a) irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts for themselves and with respect to their respective properties for the purpose of any action arising out of or relating to this Agreement brought by any party hereto, and (b) agree not to commence any action relating thereto except in the courts described above in Delaware, other than actions in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce any judgment, decree or award rendered by any such court in Delaware as described herein. Each of the parties further agrees that notice as provided herein shall constitute sufficient service of process and the parties further waive any argument that such service is insufficient. Each of the parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion or as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any action arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, (a) any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the courts in Delaware as described herein for any reason, (b) that it or its property is exempt or immune from jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise) and (c) that (i) the action in any such court is brought in an inconvenient forum, (ii) the venue of such action is improper or (iii) this Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, may not be enforced in or by such courts.

 

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Section 7.7. Waiver of Jury Trial. Each of the parties hereto hereby waives to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law any right it may have to a trial by jury with respect to any litigation directly or indirectly arising out of, under or in connection with this Agreement. Each of the parties hereto (i) certifies that no representative, agent or attorney of any other party has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other party would not, in the event of litigation, seek to enforce that foregoing waiver and (ii) acknowledges that it and the other parties hereto have been induced to enter into this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, as applicable, by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications in this Section 7.7. .

 

Section 7.8. Headings; Interpretation. The descriptive headings contained in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. The parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. If any ambiguity or question of intent 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 because of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement. Unless the context of this Agreement clearly requires otherwise, use of the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neutral genders and vice versa, and the definitions of terms contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms. The words “includes” or “including” shall mean “including without limitation.” The words “hereof,” “hereby,” “herein,” “hereunder” and similar terms in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not any particular section or article in which such words appear, the word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” shall mean the degree to which a subject or other thing extends and such phrase shall not mean simply “if.” Any reference to a law shall include any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and shall mean such law as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented. References herein to any contract (including this Agreement) mean such contract as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

Section 7.9. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed and delivered (including by facsimile or portable document format (pdf) transmission) in counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

 

Section 7.10. Specific Performance. The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event any provision of this Agreement was not performed in accordance with the terms hereof and that the parties shall be entitled to specific performance of the terms hereof, in addition to any other remedy at law or in equity. Each of the parties hereby further waives (a) any defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate and (b) any requirement under any Law to post security or a bond as a prerequisite to obtaining equitable relief.

 

Section 7.11. Expenses. Except as otherwise provided herein, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party incurring such costs and expenses, whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated.

 

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Section 7.12. Amendment. Following the Effective Time, this Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed by (i) the Company, (ii) the Original Holder (provided the Original Holder or its Permitted Transferee(s) holds Registrable Securities at the time of such amendment), (iii) TRP (provided TRP or its Permitted Transferee(s) holds Registrable Securities at the time of such amendment), and (iv) Michael W. Bor (provided Michael W. Bor or his Permitted Transferee(s) holds Registrable Securities at the time of such amendment).

 

Section 7.13. Waiver. At any time, the Company may (a) extend the time for the performance of any obligation or other act of any Holder, (b) waive any inaccuracy in the representations and warranties of any Holder contained herein or in any document delivered by such Holder pursuant hereto and (c) waive compliance with any agreement of such Holder (other than with respect to Section 5.1) or any condition to its own obligations contained herein. At any time, any Holder may, in respect of itself and not other Holders, (a) extend the time for the performance of any obligation or other act of the Company, (b) waive any inaccuracy in the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein or in any document delivered by the Company pursuant hereto and (c) waive compliance with any agreement of the Company or any condition to their own obligations contained herein. Any such extension or waiver shall be valid if set forth in an instrument in writing signed by the party or parties to be bound thereby.

 

Section 7.14. No Strict Construction. 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.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  COMPANY:
  Acamar Partners Acquisition Corp.
   
   
  By /s/ Joseba Picaza
    Name: Joseba Picaza
    Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  HOLDER:
  TRP Capital Partners, LP
   
   
  By /s/ TRP Capital Partners, LP
    Name: David R. Mitchell
    Title: Managing Director

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  HOLDER:
   
  Michael W. Bor
   
   
 

By:

/s/ Michael W. Bor
  Print Name: Michael W. Bor
     
     
     
     
     

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  HOLDER:
   
  AARON S. MONTGOMERY
   
   
 

By:

/s/ Aaron S. Montgomery
  Print Name: Aaron S. Montgomery
     
     
     
     
     

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  HOLDER:
   
  WILLIAM S. BOLAND
   
   
  By: /s/ William S. Boland
  Print Name: William S. Boland
     
     
     
     
     

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  HOLDER:
  Automotive Finance Corporation
   
   
  By /s/Eric M. Loughmiller
    Name: Eric M. Loughmiller
    Title: Executive Vice President

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  HOLDER:
  KAR AUCTION SERVICES, INC.
   
   
  By /s/ Eric M. Loughmiller
    Name: Eric M. Loughmiller
    Title: EVP and CFO

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  HOLDER:
  Michael W. Bor 2020 Family Trust
   
   
  By /s/ Katherine G. Bor
    Name: Katherine G. Bor
    Title: Trustee

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  HOLDER:
  Aaron S. Montgomery 2020 Family Trust
   
   
  By /s/Nimisha Parikh
    Name: Nimisha Parikh
    Title: Trustee

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  HOLDER:
  William S. Boland 2020 Family Trust
   
   
  By /s/ Mary Virginia Boland
    Name: Mary Virginia Boland
    Title: Trustee

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  HOLDER:
  Michael W. Bor 2020 Qualified Grantor
Retained Annuity Trust
   
   
  By /s/ Michael W. Bor
    Name: Michael Bor
    Title: Trustee

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

 

HOLDER:

 

Acamar Partners Sponsor I LLC

 

   
  By /s/ Joseba Picaza
   

Name: Joseba Picaza

Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]

 

 

 

 

Schedule A

 

Original Holder

 

Acamar Partners Sponsor I LLC

 

New Holders

 

Name of Holder Number of Shares
TRP Capital Partners, LP  
Michael W. Bor  
Aaron S. Montgomery  
William S. Boland  
Automotive Finance Corporation  
KAR Auction Services, Inc.  
Michael W. Bor 2020 Family Trust  
Aaron S. Montgomery 2020 Family Trust  
William S. Boland 2020 Family Trust  
Michael W. Bor 2020 Qualified Grantor Retained Annuity Trust  

 

 

 

 

Schedule B

 

TRP Capital Partners, LP

Michael W. Bor

Aaron S. Montgomery

William S. Boland

Automotive Finance Corporation

KAR Auction Services, Inc.

Michael W. Bor 2020 Family Trust

Aaron S. Montgomery 2020 Family Trust

William S. Boland 2020 Family Trust

Michael W. Bor 2020 Qualified Grantor Retained Annuity Trust

 

 

Exhibit 10.3

 

STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT

 

This Stockholders Agreement (this “Agreement”) is dated as of January 21, 2021 and is entered into by and among TRP Capital Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“TRP”), Acamar Partners Sponsor I LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”), Michael Bor, (together with TRP and the Sponsor, the “Stockholder Parties”) and Acamar Partners Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Acamar”).

 

WHEREAS, Acamar, Acamar Partners Sub, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Acamar (“Merger Sub”), and CarLotz, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“CarLotz”), are parties to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 20, 2020 (2020 (as amended pursuant to amendment No. 1, dated December 16, 2020, the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which Merger Sub will merge with and into CarLotz (the “Merger”), with CarLotz as the surviving entity and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Acamar (the date of consummation of the Merger the “Closing Date”);

 

WHEREAS, on the Closing Date, Acamar will be renamed CarLotz, Inc. and remain listed on the NASDAQ (the renamed public company parent of CarLotz, the “Company”);

 

WHEREAS, upon the consummation of the Merger, the Stockholder Parties will be stockholders of the Company;

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Merger and effective upon the consummation thereof, the parties hereto wish to set forth herein certain understandings between such parties, including with respect to certain governance and other matters.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

 

1.            Board of Directors.

 

(a)           The business and affairs of the Company shall be managed by or under the direction of its board of directors (the “Board”). The Stockholder Parties shall take all necessary and desirable actions within its control such that (i) the size of the Board shall initially be set at nine (9) members, and thereafter may be changed from time to time by resolution of the Board in accordance with the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the “Charter”) and amended and restated bylaws (the “Bylaws” and together with the Charter, the “Organizational Documents”) and (ii) while the size of the Board is nine (9) member, five (5) of those members will be independent (and to qualify as “independent” shall meet the requirements of any applicable laws and the listing standards of NASDAQ, as determined by the Board).

 

(b)           The Charter of the Company shall provide that the Company shall have a classified Board, with three classes of directors. While the size of the Board is nine (9) members, three directors shall be in Class I, three directors in Class II and three directors in Class III. One-third of the Board will be elected each year. The term of office of the Class I directors will expire at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders in 2021. The term of office of the Class II directors will expire at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders in 2022. The term of office of the Class III directors will expire at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders in 2023.

 

 

 

 

2.            Right to Nominate Directors.

 

(a)           Following the Closing Date, the Stockholder Parties shall, as promptly as practicable, take all necessary and desirable actions within its control, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law (including with respect to any fiduciary duties under Delaware law), to cause the nominating committee of the Board (the “Nominating Committee”) to nominate and recommend to the Board, the following individuals for election to the Board:

 

(i) for so long as TRP holds at least 10% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company, two individuals designated by TRP;

 

(ii) for so long as the Sponsor, or, in case the Sponsor is dissolved, the individuals identified in Exhibit A collectively, holds three percent (3%) of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company, two individuals designated by the Sponsor (or in case the Sponsor is dissolved, the individuals identified in Exhibit A collectively), one of whom will be an independent director (and to qualify as “independent” shall meet the requirements of any applicable laws and the listing standards of NASDAQ, as determined by the Board), and

 

(iii) Michael Bor (who shall initially be a Class III director and the chairperson of the Board), for so long as Michael Bor is the chief executive officer of the Company or he, together with the trusts identified on Exhibit B, holds at least 10% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company.

 

(b)           The remaining directors (all of which shall qualify as independent directors under the requirements of any applicable laws and the listing standards of NASDAQ, as determined by the Board) will be nominated by the Nominating Committee in accordance with its policies and procedures. The initial composition of the Nominating Committee shall be agreed by Michael Bor, one director nominated by TRP and one director nominated by the Sponsor.

 

(c)           Directors are subject to removal pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Organizational Documents.

 

(d)           In the event that a vacancy is created at any time by the death, retirement, disability, removal or resignation of any of the members nominated by TRP or the Sponsor, the remaining directors and the Company 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 member nominated by the Sponsor or TRP, as applicable, as soon as possible, and the Company hereby agrees 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 actions necessary to accomplish the same.

 

(e)           The Company 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 persons nominated pursuant to this Section 2 (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. The Company and the directors shall take all necessary corporate action, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law (including with respect to any fiduciary duties under Delaware law), to (x) enable the Sponsor and TRP to nominate their respective designated individuals, and (y) designate the requisite number of additional individuals specified by the Sponsor or TRP to fill such newly created vacancies or to fill any other existing vacancies, as warranted.

 

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(f)            Each member of the Board shall be entitled to the same rights and privileges applicable to all other members of the Board generally or to which all such members of the Board are entitled. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Company shall indemnify, exculpate, and reimburse fees and expenses of the directors and provide them with director and officer insurance to the same extent it indemnifies, exculpates, reimburses and provides insurance for the other members of the Board pursuant to the Organizational Documents of the Company, applicable Law or otherwise.

 

3.            Certain Transactions. Each Stockholder Party acknowledges that TRP’s business and that of its affiliates, partners, controlling persons, and their respective affiliates is to provide capital and financing to businesses and enterprises. Accordingly, in recognition of the benefits to be derived by the Company of having TRP as a Stockholder Party, each Stockholder Party agrees that TRP and its affiliates may engage in business activities or commercial transactions that may be seen to compete with the Company, that neither the Company nor any of its stockholders shall have any right in or to such other interests or activities or to the income or proceeds derived therefrom, and that TRP shall not be obligated to present any particular investment or business opportunity to the Company or any of its affiliates even if that opportunity were of a type which, if presented to the Company or an affiliate, could be undertaken by it.

 

4.            Entire agreement. This Agreement constitutes 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. This Stockholder 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 parties hereto.

 

5.            Assignment. No party hereto may, except as set forth herein, assign either this Agreement or any of its rights, interests, or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other parties. 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 Agreement shall be binding on the parties and their respective successors (including in the case of Acamar, the Company), heirs, personal representatives and assigns and permitted transferees.

 

6.            Counterparts. This 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.

 

7.            Severability. This Agreement shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or of any other term or provision hereof. Furthermore, in lieu of any such invalid or unenforceable term or provision, the parties hereto intend that there shall be added as a part of this Agreement a provision as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be valid and enforceable.

 

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8.            Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. 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. The parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware or, if such court does not have jurisdiction, the Delaware state courts located in Wilmington, Delaware, in any action arising out of or relating to this Agreement. The parties hereto irrevocably agree that all such claims shall be heard and determined in such a Delaware federal or state court, and that such jurisdiction of such courts with respect thereto will be exclusive. Each party hereto hereby waives, and agrees not to assert, as a defense in any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement that it is not subject to such jurisdiction, or that such action, suit or proceeding may not be brought or is not maintainable in such courts or that the venue thereof may not be appropriate or that this Agreement may not be enforced in or by such courts. The parties hereto hereby consent to and grant any such court jurisdiction over the person of such parties and over the subject matter of any such dispute. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to affect the right of any party to serve process in any manner permitted by law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against any other party in any other jurisdiction, in each case, to enforce judgments obtained in any action brought pursuant to this paragraph. 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.            Notices. Any notice, designation, request, request for consent or consent provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be either personally delivered, or mailed first class mail (postage prepaid) or sent by reputable overnight courier service (charges prepaid) to the Company at the address set forth below and to any other recipient at the address indicated on the Company’s records, or at such address or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party has specified by prior written notice to the sending party. Notices will be deemed to have been given hereunder when sent by facsimile (receipt confirmed) or delivered personally, five (5) days after deposit in the U.S. mail and one (1) day after deposit with a reputable overnight courier service.

 

Michael Bor’s address is:

 

c/o CarLotz, Inc.

611 Bainbridge Street, Suite 100

Richmond, VA 23220
Attn: Michael Bor

 

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with a copy (not constituting notice) to:

 

Troutman Pepper

1001 Haxall Point, Suite 1500

Richmond, VA 23219

Attn: Mason Bayler

E-mail: mason.bayler@troutman.com

 

The Sponsor’s address is:

 

1450 Brickell Avenue, Suite 2130

Miami, Florida 33131

Attn: Luis I. Solorzano Aizpuru

E-mail: luis@acamarpartners.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

425 Lexington Avenue

New York, NY 10017

Attn: Jaime Mercado

E-mail: jmercado@stblaw.com

 

TRP’s address is:

 

380 N Old Woodward Ave, Suite 205

Birmingham, MI 48009

Attention: Dave Mitchell

E-mail: dave.mitchell@trpfund.com

 

with a copy (not constituting notice) to:

 

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP

601 Lexington Avenue

New York, NY 10022
Attn: Valerie Ford Jacob
E-mail: valerie.jacob@freshfields.com

 

or such other address furnished to the Company and the other Stockholder Parties in writing;

 

If to any other Stockholder Party, to such address as such Stockholder Party shall furnish to the Company and the other Stockholder Parties in writing.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Stockholders Agreement on the day and year first above written.

 

  TRP Capital Partners, LP
   
  By: /s/ David R. Mitchell
  Name: David R. Mitchell
  Title: Managing Director

 

Signature Page to Stockholders Agreement

 

 

 

 

  ACAMAR PARTNERS ACQUISITON CORP.
     
  By: /s/ Joseba Picaza
  Name: Joseba Picaza
  Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

Signature Page to Stockholders Agreement

 

 

 

 

  ACAMAR PARTNERS SPONSOR I LLC
     
  By: /s/ Joseba Picaza
  Name: Joseba Picaza
  Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

Signature Page to Stockholders Agreement

 

 

 

 

  MICHAEL BOR
   
  By: /s/ Michael Bor
  Name: Michael Bor
  Title: CEO

 

Signature Page to Stockholders Agreement

 

 

 

 

Exhibit A

 

Mr. Juan Carlos Torres Carretero

Mr. Luis Ignacio Solorzano Aizpuru

Mr. Raffaele Roberto Vitale

Mr. Juan Duarte Hinterholzer

Mr. Joseba Asier Picaza Ucar

 

 

 

 

Exhibit B

 

1. Michael W. Bor 2020 Qualified Grantor Retained Annuity Trust

2. Michael W. Bor Irrevocable Family Trust Dated October 16, 2020

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.12

 

carlotz, inc.

 

2020 INCENTIVE AWARD PLAN

 

ARTICLE 1
PURPOSE

 

The purpose of the CarLotz, Inc. 2020 Incentive Award Plan (as it may be amended or restated from time to time, the “Plan”) is to promote the success and enhance the value of CarLotz, Inc. (the “Company”) and its Subsidiaries and affiliates by linking the individual interests of the members of the Board, Employees, and Consultants to those of Company stockholders and by providing such individuals with an incentive for outstanding performance to generate superior returns to Company stockholders. The Plan is further intended to provide flexibility to the Company in its ability to motivate, attract, and retain the services of members of the Board, Employees, and Consultants upon whose judgment, interest, and special effort the successful conduct of the Company’s operation is largely dependent.

 

ARTICLE 2
DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION

 

Wherever the following terms are used in the Plan they shall have the meanings specified below, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. The singular pronoun shall include the plural where the context so indicates.

 

2.1         Administrator” shall mean the entity that conducts the general administration of the Plan as provided in Article 11. With reference to the duties of the Committee under the Plan which have been delegated to one or more persons pursuant to Section 11.6, or as to which the Board has assumed, the term “Administrator” shall refer to such person(s) unless the Committee or the Board has revoked such delegation or the Board has terminated the assumption of such duties.

 

2.2         Applicable Accounting Standards” shall mean Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States, International Financial Reporting Standards or such other accounting principles or standards as may apply to the Company’s financial statements under United States federal securities laws from time to time.

 

2.3         Applicable Law” shall mean any applicable law, including without limitation: (a) provisions of the Code, the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and any rules or regulations thereunder; (b) corporate, securities, tax or other laws, statutes, rules, requirements or regulations, whether federal, state, local or foreign; and (c) rules of any securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Shares are listed, quoted or traded.

 

2.4         Automatic Exercise Date” shall mean, with respect to an Option or a Stock Appreciation Right, the last business day of the applicable Option Term or Stock Appreciation Right Term that was initially established by the Administrator for such Option or Stock Appreciation Right (e.g., the last business day prior to the tenth anniversary of the date of grant of such Option or Stock Appreciation Right if the Option or Stock Appreciation Right initially had a ten-year Option Term or Stock Appreciation Right Term, as applicable).

 

 

 

 

2.5         Award” shall mean an Option, a Stock Appreciation Right, a Restricted Stock award, a Restricted Stock Unit award, an Other Stock or Cash Based Award or a Dividend Equivalent award, which may be awarded or granted under the Plan.

 

2.6         Award Agreement” shall mean any written notice, agreement, terms and conditions, contract or other instrument or document evidencing an Award, including through electronic medium, which shall contain such terms and conditions with respect to an Award as the Administrator shall determine consistent with the Plan.

 

2.7         Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

2.8         Change in Control” shall mean and includes each of the following:

 

(a) A transaction or series of transactions (other than an offering of Common Stock to the general public through a registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission) whereby any “person” or related “group” of “persons” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) directly or indirectly acquires beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act) of securities of the Company possessing more than 50% of the total combined voting power of the Company’s securities outstanding immediately after such acquisition; provided, however, that the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control: (i) any acquisition by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or a “person” that, prior to such transaction, directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Company; (ii) any acquisition by an employee benefit plan maintained by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (iii) any acquisition which complies with Sections 2.8(c)(i), 2.8(c)(ii) and 2.8(c)(iii); or (iv) in respect of an Award held by a particular Holder, any acquisition by the Holder or any group of persons including the Holder (or any entity controlled by the Holder or any group of persons including the Holder); or

 

(b) The Incumbent Directors cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board; or

 

(c) The consummation by the Company (whether directly involving the Company or indirectly involving the Company through one or more intermediaries) of (x) a merger, consolidation, reorganization, or business combination, (y) a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets in any single transaction or series of related transactions or (z) the acquisition of assets or stock of another entity, in each case other than a transaction:

 

(i) which results in the Company’s voting securities outstanding immediately before the transaction continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the Company or the person that, as a result of the transaction, controls, directly or indirectly, the Company or owns, directly or indirectly, all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or otherwise succeeds to the business of the Company (the Company or such person, the “Successor Entity”)) directly or indirectly, at least a majority of the combined voting power of the Successor Entity’s outstanding voting securities immediately after the transaction; and

 

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(ii) after which no person or group beneficially owns voting securities representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Successor Entity; provided, however, that no person or group shall be treated for purposes of this Section 2.8(c)(ii) as beneficially owning 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Successor Entity solely as a result of the voting power held in the Company prior to the consummation of the transaction; and

 

(iii) after which at least a majority of the members of the board of directors (or the analogous governing body) of the Successor Entity were Board members at the time of the Board’s approval of the execution of the initial agreement providing for such transaction; or

 

(d) The date specified by the Board following approval by the Company’s stockholders of a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Change in Control constitutes a payment event with respect to any Award (or any portion of an Award) that provides for the deferral of compensation that is subject to Section 409A, to the extent required to avoid the imposition of additional taxes under Section 409A, the transaction or event described in subsection (a), (b), (c) or (d) with respect to such Award (or portion thereof) shall only constitute a Change in Control for purposes of the payment timing of such Award if such transaction also constitutes a “change in control event,” as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5).

 

The Administrator shall have full and final authority, which shall be exercised in its sole discretion, to determine conclusively whether a Change in Control has occurred pursuant to the above definition, the date of the occurrence of such Change in Control and any incidental matters relating thereto; provided that any exercise of authority in conjunction with a determination of whether a Change in Control is a “change in control event” as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5) shall be consistent with such regulation.

 

2.9         Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, together with the regulations and official guidance promulgated thereunder, whether issued prior or subsequent to the grant of any Award.

 

2.10       Committee” shall mean the Compensation Committee of the Board, or another committee or subcommittee of the Board or the Compensation Committee of the Board described in Article 11 hereof.

 

2.11       Common Stock” shall mean the common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share.

 

2.12       Company” shall have the meaning set forth in Article 1.

 

2.13       Consultant” shall mean any consultant or adviser engaged to provide services to the Company or any Subsidiary who qualifies as a consultant or advisor under the applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission for registration of shares on a Form S-8 Registration Statement.

 

2.14       Director” shall mean a member of the Board, as constituted from time to time.

 

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2.15       Director Limit” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.6.

 

2.16       Dividend Equivalent” shall mean a right to receive the equivalent value (in cash or Shares) of dividends paid on Shares, awarded under Section 9.2.

 

2.17       DRO” shall mean a “domestic relations order” as defined by the Code or Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, or the rules thereunder.

 

2.18       Effective Date” shall mean the date the Plan is adopted by the Board, subject to approval by the Company’s stockholders.

 

2.19       Eligible Individual” shall mean any person who is an Employee, a Consultant or a Non-Employee Director, as determined by the Administrator.

 

2.20       Employee” shall mean any officer or other employee (as determined in accordance with Section 3401(c) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder) of the Company or of any Subsidiary.

 

2.21       Equity Restructuring” shall mean a nonreciprocal transaction between the Company and its stockholders, such as a stock dividend, stock split, spin-off, rights offering or recapitalization through a large, nonrecurring cash dividend, that affects the number or kind of Shares (or other securities of the Company) or the share price of Common Stock (or other securities) and causes a change in the per-share value of the Common Stock underlying outstanding Awards.

 

2.22       Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

 

2.23       Expiration Date” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 12.1(c).

 

2.24       Fair Market Value” shall mean, as of any given date, the value of a Share determined as follows:

 

(a) If the Common Stock is (i) listed on any established securities exchange (such as the New York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market and the Nasdaq Global Select Market), (ii) listed on any national market system or (iii) quoted or traded on any automated quotation system, its Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price for a Share as quoted on such exchange or system for such date or, if there is no closing sales price for a Share on the date in question, the closing sales price for a Share on the last preceding date for which such quotation exists, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable;

 

(b) If the Common Stock is not listed on an established securities exchange, national market system or automated quotation system, but the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer, its Fair Market Value shall be the mean of the high bid and low asked prices for such date or, if there are no high bid and low asked prices for a Share on such date, the high bid and low asked prices for a Share on the last preceding date for which such information exists, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable; or

 

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(c) If the Common Stock is neither listed on an established securities exchange, national market system or automated quotation system nor regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer, its Fair Market Value shall be established by the Administrator in its discretion.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Award granted on the Closing Date (as defined in that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated October 21, 2020, between the Company, Acamar Partners Acquisition Corp. and Acamar Partners Sub, Inc.), the Fair Market Value shall mean the closing sales price for a Share as quoted on the Nasdaq Capital Market on the day immediately prior to the Closing Date.

 

2.25       Greater Than 10% Stockholder” shall mean an individual then owning (within the meaning of Section 424(d) of the Code) more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any subsidiary corporation (as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code) or parent corporation thereof (as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code).

 

2.26       Holder” shall mean a person who has been granted an Award.

 

2.27       Incentive Stock Option” shall mean an Option that is intended to qualify as an incentive stock option and conforms to the applicable provisions of Section 422 of the Code.

 

2.28       Incumbent Directors’ shall mean for any period of 12 consecutive months, individuals who, at the beginning of such period, constitute the Board together with any new Director(s) (other than a Director designated by a person who shall have entered into an agreement with the Company to effect a transaction described in Section 2.8(a) or 2.8(c)) whose election or nomination for election to the Board was approved by a vote of at least a majority (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 objection to such nomination) of the Directors then still in office who either were Directors at the beginning of the 12-month period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved. No individual initially elected or nominated as a director of the Company as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to Directors or as a result of any other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies by or on behalf of any person other than the Board shall be an Incumbent Director.

 

2.29       Non-Employee Director” shall mean a Director of the Company who is not an Employee.

 

2.30       Non-Qualified Stock Option” shall mean an Option that is not an Incentive Stock Option or which is designated as an Incentive Stock Option but does not meet the applicable requirements of Section 422 of the Code.

 

2.31       Option” shall mean a right to purchase Shares at a specified exercise price, granted under Article 5. An Option shall be either a Non-Qualified Stock Option or an Incentive Stock Option; provided, however, that Options granted to Non-Employee Directors and Consultants shall only be Non-Qualified Stock Options.

 

2.32       Option Term” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.4.

 

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2.33      Organizational Documents” shall mean, collectively, (a) the Company’s articles of incorporation, certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other similar organizational documents relating to the creation and governance of the Company, and (b) the Committee’s charter or other similar organizational documentation relating to the creation and governance of the Committee.

 

2.34       Other Stock or Cash Based Award” shall mean a cash payment, cash bonus award, stock payment, stock bonus award, performance award or incentive award that is paid in cash, Shares or a combination of both, awarded under Section 9.1, which may include, without limitation, deferred stock, deferred stock units, performance awards, retainers, committee fees, and meeting-based fees.

 

2.35       Permitted Transferee” shall mean, with respect to a Holder, any “family member” of the Holder, as defined in the General Instructions to Form S-8 Registration Statement under the Securities Act (or any successor form thereto), or any other transferee specifically approved by the Administrator after taking into account Applicable Law.

 

2.36       Plan” shall have the meaning set forth in Article 1.

 

2.37      Program” shall mean any program adopted by the Administrator pursuant to the Plan containing the terms and conditions intended to govern a specified type of Award granted under the Plan and pursuant to which such type of Award may be granted under the Plan.

 

2.38       Restricted Stock” shall mean Common Stock awarded under Article 7 that is subject to certain restrictions and may be subject to risk of forfeiture or repurchase.

 

2.39       Restricted Stock Units” shall mean the right to receive Shares awarded under Article 8.

 

2.40       SAR Term” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.4.

 

2.41       Section 409A” shall mean Section 409A of the Code and the Department of Treasury regulations and other interpretive guidance issued thereunder, including, without limitation, any such regulations or other guidance that may be issued after the Effective Date.

 

2.42       Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

2.43       Shares” shall mean shares of Common Stock.

 

2.44       Stock Appreciation Right” shall mean an Award entitling the Holder (or other person entitled to exercise pursuant to the Plan) to exercise all or a specified portion thereof (to the extent then exercisable pursuant to its terms) and to receive from the Company an amount determined by multiplying (a) the difference obtained by subtracting (i) the exercise price per share of such Award from (ii) the Fair Market Value on the date of exercise of such Award by (b) the number of Shares with respect to which such Award shall have been exercised, subject to any limitations the Administrator may impose.

 

2.45       Subsidiary” shall mean any entity (other than the Company), whether domestic or foreign, in an unbroken chain of entities beginning with the Company if each of the entities other than the last entity in the unbroken chain beneficially owns, at the time of the determination, securities or interests representing at least fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of securities or interests in one of the other entities in such chain.

 

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2.46      Substitute Award” shall mean an Award granted under the Plan in connection with a corporate transaction, such as a merger, combination, consolidation or acquisition of property or stock, in any case, upon the assumption of, or in substitution for, outstanding equity awards previously granted by a company or other entity; provided, however, that in no event shall the term “Substitute Award” be construed to refer to an award made in connection with the cancellation and repricing of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right.

 

2.47       Termination of Service” shall mean the date the Holder ceases to be an Eligible Individual.

 

The Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall determine the effect of all matters and questions relating to any Termination of Service, including, without limitation, whether a Termination of Service has occurred, whether a Termination of Service resulted from a discharge for cause and all questions of whether particular leaves of absence constitute a Termination of Service; provided, however, that, with respect to Incentive Stock Options, unless the Administrator otherwise provides in the terms of any Program, Award Agreement or otherwise, or as otherwise required by Applicable Law, a leave of absence, change in status from an employee to an independent contractor or other change in the employee-employer relationship shall constitute a Termination of Service only if, and to the extent that, such leave of absence, change in status or other change interrupts employment for the purposes of Section 422(a)(2) of the Code and the then-applicable regulations and revenue rulings under said Section. For purposes of the Plan, a Holder’s employee-employer relationship or consultancy relations shall be deemed to be terminated in the event that the Subsidiary employing or contracting with such Holder ceases to remain a Subsidiary following any merger, sale of stock or other corporate transaction or event (including, without limitation, a spin-off).

 

ARTICLE 3
SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN

 

3.1         Number of Shares.

 

(a) Subject to Sections 3.1(b) and 12.2 the aggregate number of Shares which may be issued or transferred pursuant to Awards under the Plan is 9,531,857. The number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan will be automatically increased on the first day of each fiscal year beginning with the 2022 fiscal year, in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) two percent (2)% of the outstanding Shares on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year and (ii) such number of Shares determined by the Board. Any Shares distributed pursuant to an Award may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued Common Stock, treasury Common Stock or Common Stock purchased on the open market. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the aggregate number of Shares which may be issued or transferred pursuant to Awards under the Plan in the form of Incentive Stock Options shall be 9,531,857.

 

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(b) If any Shares subject to an Award are forfeited or expire, are converted to shares of another person in connection with a recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, exchange of shares or other similar event, or such Award is settled for cash (in whole or in part) (including Shares repurchased by the Company under Section 7.4 at the same price paid by the Holder), the Shares subject to such Award shall, to the extent of such forfeiture, expiration, conversion or cash settlement, again be available for future grants of Awards under the Plan. In addition, the following Shares shall be added to the Shares authorized for grant under Section 3.1(a) and shall be available for future grants of Awards: (i) Shares tendered by a Holder or withheld by the Company in payment of the exercise price of an Option; (ii) Shares tendered by the Holder or withheld by the Company to satisfy any tax withholding obligation with respect to an Award; (iii) Shares subject to a Stock Appreciation Right or other stock-settled Award (including Awards that may be settled in cash or stock) that are not issued in connection with the settlement or exercise, as applicable, of the Stock Appreciation Right or other stock-settled Award; and (iv) Shares purchased on the open market by the Company with the cash proceeds received from the exercise of Options. Any Shares repurchased by the Company under Section 7.4 at the same price paid by the Holder so that such Shares are returned to the Company shall again be available for Awards. The payment of Dividend Equivalents in cash in conjunction with any outstanding Awards shall not be counted against the Shares available for issuance under the Plan. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 3.1(b), no Shares may again be optioned, granted or awarded if such action would cause an Incentive Stock Option to fail to qualify as an incentive stock option under Section 422 of the Code.

 

(c) Substitute Awards may be granted on such terms as the Administrator deems appropriate, notwithstanding limitations on Awards in the Plan. Substitute Awards shall not reduce the Shares authorized for grant under the Plan, except as may be required by reason of Section 422 of the Code, and Shares subject to such Substitute Awards shall not be added to the Shares available for Awards under the Plan as provided in Section 3.1(b) above. Additionally, in the event that a company acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary or with which the Company or any Subsidiary combines has shares available under a pre-existing plan approved by its stockholders and not adopted in contemplation of such acquisition or combination, the shares available for grant pursuant to the terms of such pre-existing plan (as adjusted, to the extent appropriate, using the exchange ratio or other adjustment or valuation ratio or formula used in such acquisition or combination to determine the consideration payable to the holders of common stock of the entities party to such acquisition or combination) may subject to Applicable Law, be used for Awards under the Plan and shall not reduce the Shares authorized for grant under the Plan (and Shares subject to such Awards shall not be added to the Shares available for Awards under the Plan as provided in Section 3.1(b) above); provided that Awards using such available Shares shall not be made after the date awards or grants could have been made under the terms of the pre-existing plan, absent the acquisition or combination, and shall only be made to individuals who were not employed by or providing services to the Company or its Subsidiaries immediately prior to such acquisition or combination.

 

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ARTICLE 4
GRANTING OF AWARDS

 

4.1         Participation. The Administrator may, from time to time, select from among all Eligible Individuals, those to whom an Award shall be granted and shall determine the nature and amount of each Award, which shall not be inconsistent with the requirements of the Plan. No Eligible Individual or other person shall have any right to be granted an Award pursuant to the Plan and neither the Company nor the Administrator is obligated to treat Eligible Individuals, Holders or any other persons uniformly. Participation by each Holder in the Plan shall be voluntary and nothing in the Plan or any Program shall be construed as mandating that any Eligible Individual or other person shall participate in the Plan.

 

4.2         Award Agreement. Each Award shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that sets forth the terms, conditions and limitations for such Award as determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion (consistent with the requirements of the Plan and any applicable Program). Award Agreements evidencing Incentive Stock Options shall contain such terms and conditions as may be necessary to meet the applicable provisions of Section 422 of the Code.

 

4.3         Limitations Applicable to Section 16 Persons. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Plan, and any Award granted or awarded to any individual who is then subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, shall be subject to any additional limitations set forth in any applicable exemptive rule under Section 16 of the Exchange Act (including Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act and any amendments thereto) that are requirements for the application of such exemptive rule. To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Plan and Awards granted or awarded hereunder shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to such applicable exemptive rule.

 

4.4         At-Will Service. Nothing in the Plan or in any Program or Award Agreement hereunder shall confer upon any Holder any right to continue in the employ of, or as a Director or Consultant for, the Company or any Subsidiary, or shall interfere with or restrict in any way the rights of the Company and any Subsidiary, which rights are hereby expressly reserved, to discharge any Holder at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without cause, and with or without notice, or to terminate or change all other terms and conditions of employment or engagement, except to the extent expressly provided otherwise in a written agreement between the Holder and the Company or any Subsidiary.

 

4.5         Foreign Holders. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan or applicable Program to the contrary, in order to comply with the laws in countries other than the United States in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate or have Employees, Non-Employee Directors or Consultants, or in order to comply with the requirements of any foreign securities exchange or other Applicable Law, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall have the power and authority to: (a) determine which Subsidiaries shall be covered by the Plan; (b) determine which Eligible Individuals outside the United States are eligible to participate in the Plan; (c) modify the terms and conditions of any Award granted to Eligible Individuals outside the United States to comply with Applicable Law (including, without limitation, applicable foreign laws or listing requirements of any foreign securities exchange); (d) establish subplans and modify exercise procedures and other terms and procedures, to the extent such actions may be necessary or advisable; provided, however, that no such subplans and/or modifications shall increase the share limitation contained in Section 3.1 or the Director Limit; and (e) take any action, before or after an Award is made, that it deems advisable to obtain approval or comply with any necessary local governmental regulatory exemptions or approvals or listing requirements of any foreign securities exchange.

 

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4.6         Non-Employee Director Limit. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in the Plan, the grant date fair value (determined as of the grant date in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, or any successor thereto) of equity-based Awards and any cash-based Awards granted to a Non-Employee Director during any calendar year shall not exceed $500,000 in the aggregate (the “Director Limit”).

 

ARTICLE 5
GRANTING OF OPTIONS AND STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

 

5.1         Granting of Options and Stock Appreciation Rights to Eligible Individuals. The Administrator is authorized to grant Options and Stock Appreciation Rights to Eligible Individuals from time to time, in its sole discretion, on such terms and conditions as it may determine, which shall not be inconsistent with the Plan.

 

5.2         Qualification of Incentive Stock Options. The Administrator may grant Options intended to qualify as Incentive Stock Options only to employees of the Company, any of the Company’s present or future “parent corporations” or “subsidiary corporations” as defined in Sections 424(e) or 424(f) of the Code, respectively, and any other entities the employees of which are eligible to receive Incentive Stock Options under the Code. No person who qualifies as a Greater Than 10% Stockholder may be granted an Incentive Stock Option unless such Incentive Stock Option conforms to the applicable provisions of Section 422 of the Code. To the extent that the aggregate fair market value of stock with respect to which “incentive stock options” (within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code, but without regard to Section 422(d) of the Code) are exercisable for the first time by a Holder during any calendar year under the Plan, and all other plans of the Company and any parent corporation or subsidiary corporation thereof (as defined in Sections 424(e) and 424(f) of the Code, respectively), exceeds $100,000, the Options shall be treated as Non-Qualified Stock Options to the extent required by Section 422 of the Code. The rule set forth in the immediately preceding sentence shall be applied by taking Options and other “incentive stock options” into account in the order in which they were granted and the fair market value of stock shall be determined as of the time the respective options were granted. Any interpretations and rules under the Plan with respect to Incentive Stock Options shall be consistent with the provisions of Section 422 of the Code. Neither the Company nor the Administrator shall have any liability to a Holder, or any other person, (a) if an Option (or any part thereof) which is intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option fails to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option or (b) for any action or omission by the Company or the Administrator that causes an Option not to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option, including without limitation, the conversion of an Incentive Stock Option to a Non-Qualified Stock Option or the grant of an Option intended as an Incentive Stock Option that fails to satisfy the requirements under the Code applicable to an Incentive Stock Option.

 

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5.3         Option and Stock Appreciation Right Exercise Price. The exercise price per Share subject to each Option and Stock Appreciation Right shall be set by the Administrator, but, for any such Award granted to a Holder subject to taxation in the United States, shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date the Option or Stock Appreciation Right, as applicable, is granted (or, as to Incentive Stock Options, on the date the Option is modified, extended or renewed for purposes of Section 424(h) of the Code). In addition, in the case of Incentive Stock Options granted to a Greater Than 10% Stockholder, such price shall not be less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date the Option is granted (or the date the Option is modified, extended or renewed for purposes of Section 424(h) of the Code). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right that is a Substitute Award, the exercise price per share of the Shares subject to such Option or Stock Appreciation Right, as applicable, may be less than the Fair Market Value per share on the date of grant for the applicable Holder (whether or not such Holder is subject to taxation in the United States); provided that the exercise price of any Substitute Award shall be determined in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 424 of the Code and Section 409A.

 

5.4         Option and SAR Term. The term of each Option (the “Option Term”) and the term of each Stock Appreciation Right (the “SAR Term”) shall be set by the Administrator in its sole discretion; provided, however, that the Option Term or SAR Term, as applicable, shall not be more than (a) ten (10) years from the date the Option or Stock Appreciation Right, as applicable, is granted to an Eligible Individual (other than, in the case of Incentive Stock Options, a Greater Than 10% Stockholder), or (b) five (5) years from the date an Incentive Stock Option is granted to a Greater Than 10% Stockholder. Except as limited by the requirements of Section 409A or Section 422 of the Code and regulations and rulings thereunder or the first sentence of this Section 5.4 and without limiting the Company’s rights under Section 10.7, the Administrator may extend the Option Term of any outstanding Option or the SAR Term of any outstanding Stock Appreciation Right, and may extend the time period during which vested Options or Stock Appreciation Rights may be exercised, in connection with any Termination of Service of the Holder or otherwise, and may amend, subject to Section 10.7 and 12.1, any other term or condition of such Option or Stock Appreciation Right relating to such Termination of Service of the Holder or otherwise.

 

5.5         Option and SAR Vesting. The period during which the right to exercise, in whole or in part, an Option or Stock Appreciation Right vests in the Holder shall be set by the Administrator and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing and unless determined otherwise by the Administrator, in the event that on the last business day of the term of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right (other than an Incentive Stock Option) (a) the exercise of the Option or Stock Appreciation Right is prohibited by Applicable Law, as determined by the Administrator, or (b) Shares may not be purchased or sold by the applicable Holder due to any Company insider trading policy (including blackout periods) or a “lock-up” agreement undertaken in connection with an issuance of securities by the Company, then in either case the term of the Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall be extended until the date that is thirty (30) days after the end of the legal prohibition, black-out period or lock-up agreement, as determined by the Administrator; provided, however, in no event shall the extension last beyond the term of the applicable Option or Stock Appreciation Right. Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator in the Award Agreement, the applicable Program or by action of the Administrator following the grant of the Option or Stock Appreciation Right, (a) no portion of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right which is unexercisable at a Holder’s Termination of Service shall thereafter become exercisable and (b) the portion of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right that is exercisable at a Holder’s Termination of Service shall automatically expire thirty (30) days following such Termination of Service.

 

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5.6         Substitution of Stock Appreciation Rights; Early Exercise of Options. The Administrator may provide in the applicable Program or Award Agreement evidencing the grant of an Option that the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall have the right to substitute a Stock Appreciation Right for such Option at any time prior to or upon exercise of such Option; provided that such Stock Appreciation Right shall be exercisable with respect to the same number of Shares for which such substituted Option would have been exercisable, and shall also have the same exercise price, vesting schedule and remaining term as the substituted Option. The Administrator may provide in the terms of an Award Agreement that the Holder may exercise an Option in whole or in part prior to the full vesting of the Option in exchange for unvested shares of Restricted Stock with respect to any unvested portion of the Option so exercised. Shares of Restricted Stock acquired upon the exercise of any unvested portion of an Option shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the Administrator shall determine.

 

ARTICLE 6
EXERCISE OF OPTIONS AND STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

 

6.1         Exercise and Payment. An exercisable Option or Stock Appreciation Right may be exercised in whole or in part. However, unless the Administrator otherwise determines, an Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall not be exercisable with respect to fractional Shares and the Administrator may require that, by the terms of the Option or Stock Appreciation Right, a partial exercise must be with respect to a minimum number of Shares. Payment of the amounts payable with respect to Options and Stock Appreciation Rights pursuant to this Article 6 shall be in cash, Shares (based on its Fair Market Value as of the date the Stock Appreciation Right is exercised), or a combination of both, as determined by the Administrator.

 

6.2         Manner of Exercise. Except as set forth in Section 6.3, all or a portion of an exercisable Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall be deemed exercised upon delivery of all of the following to the Secretary of the Company, the stock plan administrator of the Company or such other person designated by the Administrator, or his, her or its office, as applicable:

 

(a) A written or electronic notice complying with the applicable rules established by the Administrator stating that the Option or Stock Appreciation Right, or a portion thereof, is exercised. The notice shall be signed or otherwise acknowledged electronically by the Holder or other person then entitled to exercise the Option or Stock Appreciation Right or such portion thereof;

 

(b) Such representations and documents as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, deems necessary or advisable to effect compliance with Applicable Law;

 

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(c) In the event that the Option shall be exercised pursuant to Section 10.3 by any person or persons other than the Holder, appropriate proof of the right of such person or persons to exercise the Option or Stock Appreciation Right, as determined in the sole discretion of the Administrator; and

 

(d) Full payment of the exercise price and applicable withholding taxes for the Shares with respect to which the Option or Stock Appreciation Right, or portion thereof, is exercised, in a manner permitted by the Administrator in accordance with Sections 10.1 and 10.2.

 

6.3         Expiration of Option Term or SAR Term: Automatic Exercise of In-The-Money Options and Stock Appreciation Rights. Unless otherwise provided by the Administrator in an Award Agreement or otherwise or as otherwise directed by an Option or Stock Appreciation Rights Holder in writing to the Company, each vested and exercisable Option and Stock Appreciation Right outstanding on the Automatic Exercise Date with an exercise price per Share that is less than the Fair Market Value per Share as of such date shall automatically and without further action by the Option or Stock Appreciation Rights Holder or the Company be exercised on the Automatic Exercise Date. In the sole discretion of the Administrator, payment of the exercise price of any such Option shall be made pursuant to Section 10.1(b) or 10.1(c) and the Company or any Subsidiary shall be entitled to deduct or withhold an amount sufficient to satisfy all taxes associated with such exercise in accordance with Section 10.2. Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, this Section 6.3 shall not apply to an Option or Stock Appreciation Right if the Holder of such Option or Stock Appreciation Right incurs a Termination of Service on or before the Automatic Exercise Date. For the avoidance of doubt, no Option or Stock Appreciation Right with an exercise price per Share that is equal to or greater than the Fair Market Value per Share on the Automatic Exercise Date shall be exercised pursuant to this Section 6.3.

 

6.4         Notification Regarding Disposition. The Holder shall give the Company prompt written or electronic notice of any disposition or other transfer of Shares acquired by exercise of an Incentive Stock Option which occurs within (a) two years from the date of granting (including the date the Option is modified, extended or renewed for purposes of Section 424(h) of the Code) such Option to such Holder, or (b) one year after the date of transfer of such Shares to such Holder. Such notice shall specify the date of such disposition or other transfer and the amount realized, in cash, other property, assumption of indebtedness or other consideration, by the Holder in such disposition or other transfer.

 

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ARTICLE 7
AWARD OF RESTRICTED STOCK

 

7.1         Award of Restricted Stock. The Administrator is authorized to grant Restricted Stock, or the right to purchase Restricted Stock to Eligible Individuals, and shall determine the terms and conditions, including the restrictions applicable to each award of Restricted Stock, which terms and conditions shall not be inconsistent with the Plan or any applicable Program, and may impose such conditions on the issuance of such Restricted Stock as it deems appropriate. The Administrator shall establish the purchase price, if any, and form of payment for Restricted Stock; provided, however, that if a purchase price is charged, such purchase price shall be no less than the par value, if any, of the Shares to be purchased, unless otherwise permitted by Applicable Law. In all cases, legal consideration shall be required for each issuance of Restricted Stock to the extent required by Applicable Law.

 

7.2        Rights as Stockholders. Subject to Section 7.4, upon issuance of Restricted Stock, the Holder shall have, unless otherwise provided by the Administrator, all of the rights of a stockholder with respect to said Shares, subject to the restrictions in the Plan, any applicable Program and/or the applicable Award Agreement, including the right to vote and the right to receive all dividends and other distributions paid or made with respect to the Shares to the extent such dividends and other distributions have a record date that is on or after the date on which the Holder to whom such Shares are granted becomes the record holder of such Restricted Stock; provided, however, that, in the sole discretion of the Administrator, any extraordinary distributions with respect to the Shares may be subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 7.3. In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, with respect to a share of Restricted Stock, dividends which are paid prior to vesting shall accrue or be reinvested, at the Administrator’s sole discretion, and shall only be paid out to the Holder to the extent and at such time that the share of Restricted Stock vests.

 

7.3         Restrictions. All shares of Restricted Stock (including any shares received by Holders thereof with respect to shares of Restricted Stock as a result of stock dividends, stock splits or any other form of recapitalization) shall be subject to such restrictions and vesting requirements as the Administrator shall provide in the applicable Program or Award Agreement. By action taken after the Restricted Stock is issued, the Administrator may, on such terms and conditions as it may determine to be appropriate, accelerate the vesting of such Restricted Stock by removing any or all of the restrictions imposed by the terms of the applicable Program or Award Agreement.

 

7.4         Repurchase or Forfeiture of Restricted Stock. Except as otherwise determined by the Administrator, if no price was paid by the Holder for the Restricted Stock, upon a Termination of Service during the applicable restriction period, the Holder’s rights in unvested Restricted Stock then subject to restrictions shall lapse, and such Restricted Stock shall be surrendered to the Company and cancelled without consideration on the date of such Termination of Service. If a price was paid by the Holder for the Restricted Stock, upon a Termination of Service during the applicable restriction period, the Company shall have the right to repurchase from the Holder the unvested Restricted Stock then subject to restrictions at a cash price per share equal to the price paid by the Holder for such Restricted Stock or such other amount as may be specified in the applicable Program or Award Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may provide that upon certain events, including, without limitation, the Holder’s death, retirement or disability or any other specified Termination of Service or any other event, the Holder’s rights in unvested Restricted Stock then subject to restrictions shall not lapse, such Restricted Stock shall vest and cease to be forfeitable and, if applicable, the Company shall cease to have a right of repurchase.

 

7.5         Section 83(b) Election. If a Holder makes an election under Section 83(b) of the Code to be taxed with respect to the Restricted Stock as of the date of transfer of the Restricted Stock rather than as of the date or dates upon which the Holder would otherwise be taxable under Section 83(a) of the Code, the Holder shall be required to deliver a copy of such election to the Company promptly after filing such election with the Internal Revenue Service along with proof of the timely filing thereof with the Internal Revenue Service.

 

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ARTICLE 8

AWARD OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS

 

8.1         Grant of Restricted Stock Units. The Administrator is authorized to grant Awards of Restricted Stock Units to any Eligible Individual selected by the Administrator in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions as determined by the Administrator. A Holder will have no rights of a stockholder with respect to Shares subject to any Restricted Stock Unit unless and until the Shares are delivered in settlement of the Restricted Stock Unit.

 

8.2         Vesting of Restricted Stock Units. At the time of grant, the Administrator shall specify the date or dates on which the Restricted Stock Units shall become fully vested and nonforfeitable, and may specify such conditions to vesting as it deems appropriate.

 

8.3         Maturity and Payment. At the time of grant, the Administrator shall specify the maturity date applicable to each grant of Restricted Stock Units, which shall be no earlier than the vesting date or dates of the Award and may be determined at the election of the Holder (if permitted by the applicable Award Agreement); provided that, except as otherwise determined by the Administrator, and subject to compliance with Section 409A, in no event shall the maturity date relating to each Restricted Stock Unit occur following the later of (a) the 15th day of the third month following the end of the calendar year in which the applicable portion of the Restricted Stock Unit vests; and (b) the 15th day of the third month following the end of the Company’s fiscal year in which the applicable portion of the Restricted Stock Unit vests. On the maturity date, the Company shall, in accordance with the applicable Award Agreement and subject to Section 10.4(f), transfer to the Holder one unrestricted, fully transferable Share for each Restricted Stock Unit scheduled to be paid out on such date and not previously forfeited, or in the sole discretion of the Administrator, an amount in cash equal to the Fair Market Value of such Shares on the maturity date or a combination of cash and Common Stock as determined by the Administrator.

 

8.4         Payment upon Termination of Service. An Award of Restricted Stock Units shall be payable only while the Holder is an Employee, a Consultant or a member of the Board, as applicable; provided, however, that the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may provide (in an Award Agreement or otherwise) that a Restricted Stock Unit award may be paid subsequent to a Termination of Service in certain events, including a Change in Control, the Holder’s death, retirement or disability or any other specified Termination of Service.

 

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ARTICLE 9
AWARD OF OTHER STOCK OR CASH BASED AWARDS AND DIVIDEND EQUIVALENTS

 

9.1         Other Stock or Cash Based Awards. The Administrator is authorized to grant Other Stock or Cash Based Awards, including awards entitling a Holder to receive Shares or cash to be delivered immediately or in the future, to any Eligible Individual. Subject to the provisions of the Plan and any applicable Program, the Administrator shall determine the terms and conditions of each Other Stock or Cash Based Award, including the term of the Award, any exercise or purchase price, performance goals, transfer restrictions, vesting conditions and other terms and conditions applicable thereto, which shall be set forth in the applicable Award Agreement. Other Stock or Cash Based Awards may be paid in cash, Shares, or a combination of cash and Shares, as determined by the Administrator, and may be available as a form of payment in the settlement of other Awards granted under the Plan, as stand-alone payments, as a part of a bonus, deferred bonus, deferred compensation or other arrangement, and/or as payment in lieu of compensation to which an Eligible Individual is otherwise entitled.

 

9.2         Dividend Equivalents. Dividend Equivalents may be granted by the Administrator, either alone or in tandem with another Award, based on dividends declared on the Common Stock, to be credited as of dividend payment dates during the period between the date the Dividend Equivalents are granted to a Holder and the date such Dividend Equivalents terminate or expire, as determined by the Administrator. Such Dividend Equivalents shall be converted to cash or additional Shares by such formula and at such time and subject to such restrictions and limitations as may be determined by the Administrator. In addition, Dividend Equivalents with respect to an Award that are based on dividends paid prior to the vesting of such Award shall only be paid out to the Holder to the extent and at such time that the vesting conditions are subsequently satisfied and the Award vests. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Dividend Equivalents shall be payable with respect to Options or Stock Appreciation Rights.

 

ARTICLE 10

ADDITIONAL TERMS OF AWARDS

 

10.1       Payment. The Administrator shall determine the method or methods by which payments by any Holder with respect to any Awards granted under the Plan shall be made, including, without limitation: (a) cash, wire transfer of immediately available funds or check, (b) Shares, including, without limitation, (i) in the case of payment of the exercise price of an Award, Shares issuable pursuant to the exercise of the Award or (ii) Shares held for such minimum period of time as may be established by the Administrator, in each case having a Fair Market Value on the date of delivery equal to the aggregate payments required, (c) delivery of a written or electronic notice that the Holder has placed a market sell order with a broker acceptable to the Company with respect to Shares then issuable upon exercise or vesting of an Award, and that the broker has been directed to pay a sufficient portion of the net proceeds of the sale to the Company in satisfaction of the aggregate payments required; provided that payment of such proceeds is then made to the Company upon settlement of such sale, (d) other form of legal consideration acceptable to the Administrator in its sole discretion, or (e) any combination of the above permitted forms of payment. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, no Holder who is a Director or an “executive officer” of the Company within the meaning of Section 13(k) of the Exchange Act shall be permitted to make payment with respect to any Awards granted under the Plan, or continue any extension of credit with respect to such payment, with a loan from the Company or a loan arranged by the Company in violation of Section 13(k) of the Exchange Act.

 

10.2       Tax Withholding. The Company or any Subsidiary shall have the authority and the right to deduct or withhold, or require a Holder to remit to the Company, an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state, local and foreign taxes (including the Holder’s FICA, employment tax or other social security contribution obligation) required by law to be withheld with respect to any taxable event concerning a Holder arising as a result of the Plan or any Award. The Administrator may, in its sole discretion and in satisfaction of the foregoing requirement, or in satisfaction of such additional withholding obligations as a Holder may have elected, allow a Holder to satisfy such obligations by any payment means described in Section 10.1 hereof, including without limitation, by allowing such Holder to elect to have the Company or any Subsidiary withhold Shares otherwise issuable under an Award (or allow the surrender of Shares). The number of Shares that may be so withheld or surrendered shall be limited to the number of Shares that have a fair market value on the date of withholding or repurchase no greater than the aggregate amount of such liabilities based on the maximum statutory withholding rates in such Holder’s applicable jurisdiction for federal, state, local and foreign income tax and payroll tax purposes that are applicable to such taxable income. The Administrator shall determine the fair market value of the Shares, consistent with applicable provisions of the Code, for tax withholding obligations due in connection with a broker-assisted cashless Option or Stock Appreciation Right exercise involving the sale of Shares to pay the Option or Stock Appreciation Right exercise price or any tax withholding obligation.

 

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10.3       Transferability of Awards.

 

(a) Except as otherwise provided in Sections 10.3(b) and 10.3(c):

 

(i) No Award under the Plan may be sold, pledged, assigned or transferred in any manner other than (A) by will or the laws of descent and distribution or (B) subject to the consent of the Administrator, pursuant to a DRO, unless and until such Award has been exercised or the Shares underlying such Award have been issued, and all restrictions applicable to such Shares have lapsed;

 

(ii) No Award or interest or right therein shall be liable for or otherwise subject to the debts, contracts or engagements of the Holder or the Holder’s successors in interest or shall be subject to disposition by transfer, alienation, anticipation, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, assignment or any other means whether such disposition be voluntary or involuntary or by operation of law by judgment, levy, attachment, garnishment or any other legal or equitable proceedings (including bankruptcy) unless and until such Award has been exercised, or the Shares underlying such Award have been issued, and all restrictions applicable to such Shares have lapsed, and any attempted disposition of an Award prior to satisfaction of these conditions shall be null and void and of no effect, except to the extent that such disposition is permitted by Section 10.3(a)(i); and

 

(iii) During the lifetime of the Holder, only the Holder may exercise any exercisable portion of an Award granted to such Holder under the Plan, unless it has been disposed of pursuant to a DRO. After the death of the Holder, any exercisable portion of an Award may, prior to the time when such portion becomes unexercisable under the Plan or the applicable Program or Award Agreement, be exercised by the Holder’s personal representative or by any person empowered to do so under the deceased Holder’s will or under the then-applicable laws of descent and distribution.

 

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(b) Notwithstanding Section 10.3(a), the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may determine to permit a Holder or a Permitted Transferee of such Holder to transfer an Award other than an Incentive Stock Option (unless such Incentive Stock Option is intended to become a Non-Qualified Stock Option) to any one or more Permitted Transferees of such Holder, subject to the following terms and conditions: (i) an Award transferred to a Permitted Transferee shall not be assignable or transferable by the Permitted Transferee other than (A) to another Permitted Transferee of the applicable Holder or (B) by will or the laws of descent and distribution or, subject to the consent of the Administrator, pursuant to a DRO; (ii) an Award transferred to a Permitted Transferee shall continue to be subject to all the terms and conditions of the Award as applicable to the original Holder (other than the ability to further transfer the Award to any person other than another Permitted Transferee of the applicable Holder); (iii) the Holder (or transferring Permitted Transferee) and the receiving Permitted Transferee shall execute any and all documents requested by the Administrator, including, without limitation documents to (A) confirm the status of the transferee as a Permitted Transferee, (B) satisfy any requirements for an exemption for the transfer under Applicable Law and (C) evidence the transfer; and (iv) the transfer of an Award to a Permitted Transferee shall be without consideration. In addition, and further notwithstanding Section 10.3(a), hereof, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may determine to permit a Holder to transfer Incentive Stock Options to a trust that constitutes a Permitted Transferee if, under Section 671 of the Code and other Applicable Law, the Holder is considered the sole beneficial owner of the Incentive Stock Option while it is held in the trust.

 

(c) Notwithstanding Section 10.3(a), a Holder may, in the manner determined by the Administrator, designate a beneficiary to exercise the rights of the Holder and to receive any distribution with respect to any Award upon the Holder’s death. A beneficiary, legal guardian, legal representative, or other person claiming any rights pursuant to the Plan is subject to all terms and conditions of the Plan and any Program or Award Agreement applicable to the Holder and any additional restrictions deemed necessary or appropriate by the Administrator. If the Holder is married or a domestic partner in a domestic partnership qualified under Applicable Law and resides in a community property state, a designation of a person other than the Holder’s spouse or domestic partner, as applicable, as the Holder’s beneficiary with respect to more than 50% of the Holder’s interest in the Award shall not be effective without the prior written or electronic consent of the Holder’s spouse or domestic partner. If no beneficiary has been designated or survives the Holder, payment shall be made to the person entitled thereto pursuant to the Holder’s will or the laws of descent and distribution. Subject to the foregoing, a beneficiary designation may be changed or revoked by a Holder at any time; provided that the change or revocation is delivered in writing to the Administrator prior to the Holder’s death.

 

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10.4       Conditions to Issuance of Shares.

 

(a) The Administrator shall determine the methods by which Shares shall be delivered or deemed to be delivered to Holders. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any certificates or make any book entries evidencing Shares pursuant to the exercise of any Award, unless and until the Administrator has determined that the issuance of such Shares is in compliance with Applicable Law and the Shares are covered by an effective registration statement or applicable exemption from registration. In addition to the terms and conditions provided herein, the Administrator may require that a Holder make such reasonable covenants, agreements and representations as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, deems advisable in order to comply with Applicable Law.

 

(b) All share certificates delivered pursuant to the Plan and all Shares issued pursuant to book entry procedures are subject to any stop-transfer orders and other restrictions as the Administrator deems necessary or advisable to comply with Applicable Law. The Administrator may place legends on any stock certificate or book entry to reference restrictions applicable to the Shares (including, without limitation, restrictions applicable to Restricted Stock).

 

(c) The Administrator shall have the right to require any Holder to comply with any timing or other restrictions with respect to the settlement, distribution or exercise of any Award, including a window-period limitation, as may be imposed in the sole discretion of the Administrator.

 

(d) Unless the Administrator otherwise determines, no fractional Shares shall be issued and the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall determine whether cash shall be given in lieu of fractional Shares or whether such fractional Shares shall be eliminated by rounding down.

 

(e) The Company, in its sole discretion, may (i) retain physical possession of any stock certificate evidencing Shares until any restrictions thereon shall have lapsed and/or (ii) require that the stock certificates evidencing such Shares be held in custody by a designated escrow agent (which may but need not be the Company) until the restrictions thereon shall have lapsed, and that the Holder deliver a stock power, endorsed in blank, relating to such Shares.

 

(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, unless otherwise determined by the Administrator or required by Applicable Law, the Company shall not deliver to any Holder certificates evidencing Shares issued in connection with any Award and instead such Shares shall be recorded in the books of the Company (or, as applicable, its transfer agent or stock plan administrator).

 

10.5       Forfeiture and Claw-Back Provisions. All Awards (including any proceeds, gains or other economic benefit actually or constructively received by a Holder upon any receipt or exercise of any Award or upon the receipt or resale of any Shares underlying the Award and any payments of a portion of an incentive-based bonus pool allocated to a Holder) shall be subject to the provisions of any claw-back policy implemented by the Company, including, without limitation, any claw-back policy adopted to comply with the requirements of Applicable Law, including, without limitation, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder, whether or not such claw-back policy was in place at the time of grant of an Award, to the extent set forth in such claw-back policy and/or in the applicable Award Agreement.

 

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10.6      Repricing. Subject to Section 12.2, the Administrator shall not, without the approval of the stockholders of the Company, (a) authorize the amendment of any outstanding Option or Stock Appreciation Right to reduce its price per Share, or (b) cancel any Option or Stock Appreciation Right in exchange for cash or another Award when the Option or Stock Appreciation Right price per Share exceeds the Fair Market Value of the underlying Shares.

 

10.7       Amendment of Awards. Subject to Applicable Law, the Administrator may amend, modify or terminate any outstanding Award, including but not limited to, substituting therefor another Award of the same or a different type, changing the date of exercise or settlement, and converting an Incentive Stock Option to a Non-Qualified Stock Option. The Holder’s consent to such action shall be required unless (a) the Administrator determines that the action, taking into account any related action, would not materially and adversely affect the Holder, or (b) the change is otherwise permitted under the Plan (including, without limitation, under Sections 10.6, 12.2 or 12.10).

 

10.8       Lock-Up Period. The Company may, in connection with registering the offering of any Company securities under the Securities Act, prohibit Holders from, directly or indirectly, selling or otherwise transferring any Shares or other Company securities during any period determined by the underwriter or the Company. In order to enforce the foregoing, the Company shall have the right to place restrictive legends on the certificates of any securities of the Company held by the Holder and to impose stop transfer instructions with the Company’s transfer agent with respect to any securities of the Company held by the Holder until the end of such period.

 

10.9      Data Privacy. As a condition of receipt of any Award, each Holder explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of personal data as described in this Section 10.9 by and among, as applicable, the Company and its Subsidiaries for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Holder’s participation in the Plan. The Company and its Subsidiaries may hold certain personal information about a Holder, including but not limited to, the Holder’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social security or insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title(s), any shares of stock held in the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and details of all Awards, in each case, for the purpose of implementing, managing and administering the Plan and Awards (the “Data”). The Company and its Subsidiaries may transfer the Data amongst themselves as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of a Holder’s participation in the Plan, and the Company and its Subsidiaries may each further transfer the Data to any third parties assisting the Company and its Subsidiaries in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan. These recipients may be located in the Holder’s country, or elsewhere, and the Holder’s country may have different data privacy laws and protections than the recipients’ country. Through acceptance of an Award, each Holder authorizes such recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Holder’s participation in the Plan, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required to a broker or other third party with whom the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the Holder may elect to deposit any Shares. The Data related to a Holder will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer, and manage the Holder’s participation in the Plan. A Holder may, at any time, view the Data held by the Company with respect to such Holder, request additional information about the storage and processing of the Data with respect to such Holder, recommend any necessary corrections to the Data with respect to the Holder or refuse or withdraw the consents herein in writing, in any case without cost, by contacting his or her local human resources representative. The Company may cancel the Holder’s ability to participate in the Plan and, in the Administrator’s discretion, the Holder may forfeit any outstanding Awards if the Holder refuses or withdraws his or her consents as described herein. For more information on the consequences of refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, Holders may contact their local human resources representative.

 

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ARTICLE 11

ADMINISTRATION

 

11.1       Administrator. The Committee shall administer the Plan (except as otherwise permitted herein). To the extent necessary to comply with Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act, the Committee shall take all action with respect to such Awards, and the individuals taking such action shall consist solely of two or more Non-Employee Directors, each of whom is intended to qualify as a “non-employee director” as defined by Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act or any successor rule. Additionally, to the extent required by Applicable Law, each of the individuals constituting the Committee shall be an “independent director” under the rules of any securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Shares are listed, quoted or traded. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any action taken by the Committee shall be valid and effective, whether or not members of the Committee at the time of such action are later determined not to have satisfied the requirements for membership set forth in this Section 11.1 or the Organizational Documents. Except as may otherwise be provided in the Organizational Documents or as otherwise required by Applicable Law, (a) appointment of Committee members shall be effective upon acceptance of appointment, (b) Committee members may resign at any time by delivering written or electronic notice to the Board and (c) vacancies in the Committee may only be filled by the Board. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the full Board, acting by a majority of its members in office, shall conduct the general administration of the Plan with respect to Awards granted to Non-Employee Directors and, with respect to such Awards, the term “Administrator” as used in the Plan shall be deemed to refer to the Board and (ii) the Board or Committee may delegate its authority hereunder to the extent permitted by Section 11.6.

 

11.2       Duties and Powers of Administrator. It shall be the duty of the Administrator to conduct the general administration of the Plan in accordance with its provisions. The Administrator shall have the power to interpret the Plan, all Programs and Award Agreements, and to adopt such rules for the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan and any Program as are not inconsistent with the Plan, to interpret, amend or revoke any such rules and to amend the Plan or any Program or Award Agreement; provided that the rights or obligations of the Holder of the Award that is the subject of any such Program or Award Agreement are not materially and adversely affected by such amendment, unless the consent of the Holder is obtained or such amendment is otherwise permitted under Section 10.7 or Section 12.10. In its sole discretion, the Board may at any time and from time to time exercise any and all rights and duties of the Committee in its capacity as the Administrator under the Plan except with respect to matters which under Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act or any successor rule, or any regulations or rules issued thereunder, or the rules of any securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Shares are listed, quoted or traded are required to be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee.

 

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11.3       Action by the Administrator. Unless otherwise established by the Board, set forth in any Organizational Documents or as required by Applicable Law, a majority of the Administrator shall constitute a quorum and the acts of a majority of the members present at any meeting at which a quorum is present, and acts approved in writing by all members of the Administrator in lieu of a meeting, shall be deemed the acts of the Administrator. Each member of the Administrator is entitled to, in good faith, rely or act upon any report or other information furnished to that member by any officer or other employee of the Company or any Subsidiary, the Company’s independent certified public accountants, or any executive compensation consultant or other professional retained by the Company to assist in the administration of the Plan. Neither the Administrator nor any member or delegate thereof shall have any liability to any person (including any Holder) for any action taken or omitted to be taken or any determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any Award.

 

11.4       Authority of Administrator. Subject to the Organizational Documents, any specific designation in the Plan and Applicable Law, the Administrator has the exclusive power, authority and sole discretion to:

 

(a) Designate Eligible Individuals to receive Awards;

 

(b) Determine the type or types of Awards to be granted to each Eligible Individual (including, without limitation, any Awards granted in tandem with another Award granted pursuant to the Plan);

 

(c) Determine the number of Awards to be granted and the number of Shares to which an Award will relate;

 

(d) Determine the terms and conditions of any Award granted pursuant to the Plan, including, but not limited to, the exercise price, grant price, purchase price, any performance criteria, any restrictions or limitations on the Award, any schedule for vesting, lapse of forfeiture restrictions or restrictions on the exercisability of an Award, and accelerations or waivers thereof, and any provisions related to non-competition and claw-back and recapture of gain on an Award, based in each case on such considerations as the Administrator in its sole discretion determines;

 

(e) Determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances an Award may be settled in, or the exercise price of an Award may be paid in cash, Shares, other Awards, or other property, or an Award may be canceled, forfeited, or surrendered;

 

(f) Prescribe the form of each Award Agreement, which need not be identical for each Holder;

 

(g) Decide all other matters that must be determined in connection with an Award;

 

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(h) Establish, adopt, or revise any Programs, rules and regulations as it may deem necessary or advisable to administer the Plan;

 

(i) Interpret the terms of, and any matter arising pursuant to, the Plan, any Program or any Award Agreement;

 

(j) Make all other decisions and determinations that may be required pursuant to the Plan or as the Administrator deems necessary or advisable to administer the Plan; and

 

(k) Accelerate wholly or partially the vesting or lapse of restrictions of any Award or portion thereof at any time after the grant of an Award, subject to whatever terms and conditions it selects and Section 12.2.

 

11.5       Decisions Binding. The Administrator’s interpretation of the Plan, any Awards granted pursuant to the Plan, any Program or any Award Agreement and all decisions and determinations by the Administrator with respect to the Plan are final, binding and conclusive on all persons.

 

11.6       Delegation of Authority. The Board or Committee may from time to time delegate to a committee of one or more members of the Board or one or more officers of the Company the authority to grant or amend Awards or to take other administrative actions pursuant to this Article 11; provided, however, that in no event shall an officer of the Company be delegated the authority to grant Awards to, or amend Awards held by, the following individuals: (a) individuals who are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, or (b) officers of the Company (or Directors) to whom authority to grant or amend Awards has been delegated hereunder; provided, further, that any delegation of administrative authority shall only be permitted to the extent it is permissible under any Organizational Documents and Applicable Law. Any delegation hereunder shall be subject to the restrictions and limits that the Board or Committee specifies at the time of such delegation or that are otherwise included in the applicable Organizational Documents, and the Board or Committee, as applicable, may at any time rescind the authority so delegated or appoint a new delegatee. At all times, the delegatee appointed under this Section 11.6 shall serve in such capacity at the pleasure of the Board or the Committee, as applicable, and the Board or the Committee may abolish any committee at any time and re-vest in itself any previously delegated authority.

 

ARTICLE 12
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 

12.1       Amendment, Suspension or Termination of the Plan.

 

(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 12.1(b), the Plan may be wholly or partially amended or otherwise modified, suspended or terminated at any time or from time to time by the Board; provided that, except as provided in Section 10.7 and Section 12.10, no amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan shall, without the consent of the Holder, materially and adversely affect any rights or obligations under any Award theretofore granted or awarded, unless the Award itself otherwise expressly so provides.

 

(b) Notwithstanding Section 12.1(a), the Board may not, except as provided in Section 12.2, take any of the following actions without approval of the Company’s stockholders given within twelve (12) months before or after such action: (i) increase the limit imposed in Section 3.1 on the maximum number of Shares which may be issued under the Plan, (ii) reduce the price per share of any outstanding Option or Stock Appreciation Right granted under the Plan or take any action prohibited under Section 10.6, or (iii) cancel any Option or Stock Appreciation Right in exchange for cash or another Award in violation of Section 10.6.

 

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(c) No Awards may be granted or awarded during any period of suspension or after termination of the Plan, and notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event may any Award be granted under the Plan after the tenth (10th) anniversary of the earlier of (i) the date on which the Plan was adopted by the Board or (ii) the date the Plan was approved by the Company’s stockholders (such anniversary, the “Expiration Date”). Any Awards that are outstanding on the Expiration Date shall remain in force according to the terms of the Plan, the applicable Program and the applicable Award Agreement.

 

12.2       Changes in Common Stock or Assets of the Company, Acquisition or Liquidation of the Company and Other Corporate Events.

 

(a) In the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or exchange of shares, merger, consolidation or other distribution (other than normal cash dividends) of Company assets to stockholders, or any other change affecting the shares of the Company’s stock or the share price of the Company’s stock other than an Equity Restructuring, the Administrator may make equitable adjustments, if any, to reflect such change with respect to: (i) the aggregate number and kind of Shares that may be issued under the Plan (including, but not limited to, adjustments of the limitations in Section 3.1 on the maximum number and kind of Shares which may be issued under the Plan); (ii) the number and kind of Shares (or other securities or property) subject to outstanding Awards; (iii) the terms and conditions of any outstanding Awards (including, without limitation, any applicable performance targets or criteria with respect thereto); and (iv) the grant or exercise price per share for any outstanding Awards under the Plan.

 

(b) In the event of any transaction or event described in Section 12.2(a), including, without limitation, a Change in Control, or any unusual or nonrecurring transactions or events affecting the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company, or the financial statements of the Company or any Subsidiary, or of changes in Applicable Law or Applicable Accounting Standards, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, and on such terms and conditions as it deems appropriate, either by the terms of the Award or by action taken prior to the occurrence of such transaction or event, is hereby authorized to take any one or more of the following actions whenever the Administrator determines that such action is appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan or with respect to any Award under the Plan, to facilitate such transactions or events or to give effect to such changes in Applicable Law or Applicable Accounting Standards:

 

(i) To provide for the termination of any such Award in exchange for an amount of cash and/or other property with a value equal to the amount that would have been attained upon the exercise of such Award or realization of the Holder’s rights (and, for the avoidance of doubt, if as of the date of the occurrence of the transaction or event described in this Section 12.2 the Administrator determines in good faith that no amount would have been attained upon the exercise of such Award or realization of the Holder’s rights, then such Award may be terminated by the Company without payment);

 

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(ii) To provide that such Award be assumed by the successor or survivor corporation, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, or shall be substituted for by similar options, rights or awards covering the stock of the successor or survivor corporation, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, with appropriate adjustments as to the number and kind of shares and applicable exercise or purchase price, in all cases, as determined by the Administrator;

 

(iii) To make adjustments in the number and type of Shares of the Company’s stock (or other securities or property) subject to such Award, and/or in the terms and conditions of (including the grant or exercise price), and the criteria included in, outstanding Awards and Awards which may be granted in the future;

 

(iv) To provide that such Award shall be exercisable or payable or fully vested with respect to all Shares covered thereby, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or the applicable Program or Award Agreement; provided, however, that, in the event of a Change in Control, the actions contemplated by this Section 12.2(b)(iv) may only be taken to the extent that the successor corporation in a Change in Control does not assume or substitute such Award (or any portion thereof);

 

(v) To replace such Award with other rights or property selected by the Administrator; and/or

 

(vi) To provide that the Award cannot vest, be exercised or become payable after such event.

 

(c) In connection with the occurrence of any Equity Restructuring, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Sections 12.2(a) and 12.2(b):

 

(i) The number and type of securities subject to each outstanding Award and the exercise price or grant price thereof, if applicable, shall be equitably adjusted (and the adjustments provided under this Section 12.2(c)(i) shall be nondiscretionary and shall be final and binding on the affected Holder and the Company); and/or

 

(ii) The Administrator shall make such equitable adjustments, if any, as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may deem appropriate to reflect such Equity Restructuring with respect to the aggregate number and kind of Shares that may be issued under the Plan (including, but not limited to, adjustments of the limitation in Section 3.1 on the maximum number and kind of Shares which may be issued under the Plan).

 

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(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, in the event of a Change in Control, unless the Administrator elects to (i) terminate an Award in exchange for cash, rights or property, or (ii) cause an Award to become fully exercisable and no longer subject to any forfeiture restrictions prior to the consummation of a Change in Control, in each case pursuant to this Section 12.2, such Award shall continue in effect or be assumed or an equivalent Award substituted by the successor corporation or a parent or subsidiary of the successor corporation. In the event an Award continues in effect or is assumed or an equivalent Award substituted, and a Holder incurs a Termination of Service without “cause” (as such term is defined in the sole discretion of the Administrator, or as set forth in the Award Agreement relating to such Award) upon or within twelve (12) months following a Change in Control, then such Holder shall be fully vested in such continued, assumed or substituted Award.

 

(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, in the event of a Change in Control, in the event that the successor corporation in a Change in Control does not assume or substitute for an Award (or any portion thereof), the Administrator may cause (i) any or all of such Award (or portion thereof) to terminate in exchange for cash, rights or other property pursuant to Section 12.2(b)(i) or (ii) any or all of such Award (or portion thereof) to become fully exercisable immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction and all forfeiture restrictions on any or all of such Award to lapse. If any such Award is exercisable in lieu of assumption or substitution in the event of a Change in Control, the Administrator shall notify the Holder that such Award shall be fully exercisable for a period of fifteen (15) days from the date of such notice, contingent upon the occurrence of the Change in Control, and such Award shall terminate upon the expiration of such period.

 

(f) For the purposes of this Section 12.2, an Award shall be considered assumed if, following the Change in Control, the Award confers the right to purchase or receive, for each Share subject to the Award immediately prior to the Change in Control, the consideration (whether stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the Change in Control by holders of Common Stock for each Share held on the effective date of the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received in the Change in Control was not solely common stock of the successor corporation or its parent, the Administrator may, with the consent of the successor corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of the Award, for each Share subject to an Award, to be solely common stock of the successor corporation or its parent equal in fair market value to the per-share consideration received by holders of Common Stock in the Change in Control.

 

(g) The Administrator, in its sole discretion, may include such further provisions and limitations in any Award, agreement or certificate, as it may deem equitable and in the best interests of the Company that are not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan.

 

(h) Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, no adjustment or action described in this Section 12.2 or in any other provision of the Plan shall be authorized to the extent it would (i) cause the Plan to violate Section 422(b)(1) of the Code, (ii) result in short-swing profits liability under Section 16 of the Exchange Act or violate the exemptive conditions of Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act, or (iii) cause an Award to fail to be exempt from or comply with Section 409A.

 

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(i) The existence of the Plan, any Program, any Award Agreement and/or the Awards granted hereunder shall not affect or restrict in any way the right or power of the Company or the stockholders of the Company to make or authorize any adjustment, recapitalization, reorganization or other change in the Company’s capital structure or its business, any merger or consolidation of the Company, any issue of stock or of options, warrants or rights to purchase stock or of bonds, debentures, preferred or prior preference stocks the rights of which are superior to or affect the Common Stock or the rights thereof or that are convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock, or the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, or any sale or transfer of all or any part of its assets or business, or any other corporate act or proceeding, whether of a similar character or otherwise.

 

(j) In the event of any pending stock dividend, stock split, combination or exchange of shares, merger, consolidation or other distribution (other than normal cash dividends) of Company assets to stockholders, or any other change affecting the Shares or the share price of the Common Stock including any Equity Restructuring, for reasons of administrative convenience, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may refuse to permit the exercise of any Award during a period of up to thirty (30) days prior to the consummation of any such transaction.

 

12.3       Approval of Plan by Stockholders. The Plan shall be submitted for the approval of the Company’s stockholders within twelve (12) months after the date of the Board’s initial adoption of the Plan.

 

12.4       No Stockholders Rights. Except as otherwise provided herein or in an applicable Program or Award Agreement, a Holder shall have none of the rights of a stockholder with respect to Shares covered by any Award until the Holder becomes the record owner of such Shares.

 

12.5       Paperless Administration. In the event that the Company establishes, for itself or using the services of a third party, an automated system for the documentation, granting or exercise of Awards, such as a system using an internet website or interactive voice response, then the paperless documentation, granting or exercise of Awards by a Holder may be permitted through the use of such an automated system.

 

12.6       Effect of Plan upon Other Compensation Plans. The adoption of the Plan shall not affect any other compensation or incentive plans in effect for the Company or any Subsidiary. Nothing in the Plan shall be construed to limit the right of the Company or any Subsidiary: (a) to establish any other forms of incentives or compensation for Employees, Directors or Consultants of the Company or any Subsidiary, or (b) to grant or assume options or other rights or awards otherwise than under the Plan in connection with any proper corporate purpose including without limitation, the grant or assumption of options in connection with the acquisition by purchase, lease, merger, consolidation or otherwise, of the business, stock or assets of any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, firm or association.

 

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12.7       Compliance with Laws. The Plan, the granting and vesting of Awards under the Plan and the issuance and delivery of Shares and the payment of money under the Plan or under Awards granted or awarded hereunder are subject to compliance with all Applicable Law (including but not limited to state, federal and foreign securities law and margin requirements), and to such approvals by any listing, regulatory or governmental authority as may, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, be necessary or advisable in connection therewith. Any securities delivered under the Plan shall be subject to such restrictions, and the person acquiring such securities shall, if requested by the Company, provide such assurances and representations to the Company as the Company may deem necessary or desirable to assure compliance with all Applicable Law. The Administrator, in its sole discretion, may take whatever actions it deems necessary or appropriate to effect compliance with Applicable Law, including, without limitation, placing legends on share certificates and issuing stop-transfer notices to agents and registrars. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Administrator may not take any actions hereunder, and no Awards shall be granted, that would violate Applicable Law. To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Plan and Awards granted or awarded hereunder shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to Applicable Law.

 

12.8       Titles and Headings, References to Sections of the Code or Exchange Act. 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. References to sections of the Code or the Exchange Act shall include any amendment or successor thereto.

 

12.9       Governing Law. The Plan and any Programs and Award Agreements hereunder shall be administered, interpreted and enforced under the internal laws of the State of Delaware without regard to conflicts of laws thereof or of any other jurisdiction.

 

12.10     Section 409A. To the extent that the Administrator determines that any Award granted under the Plan is subject to Section 409A, the Plan, the Program pursuant to which such Award is granted and the Award Agreement evidencing such Award shall incorporate the terms and conditions required by Section 409A. In that regard, to the extent any Award under the Plan or any other compensatory plan or arrangement of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is subject to Section 409A, and such Award or other amount is payable on account of a Holder’s Termination of Service (or any similarly defined term), then (a) such Award or amount shall only be paid to the extent such Termination of Service qualifies as a “separation from service” as defined in Section 409A, and (b) if such Award or amount is payable to a “specified employee” as defined in Section 409A then to the extent required in order to avoid a prohibited distribution under Section 409A, such Award or other compensatory payment shall not be payable prior to the earlier of (i) the expiration of the six-month period measured from the date of the Holder’s Termination of Service, or (ii) the date of the Holder’s death. To the extent applicable, the Plan, the Program and any Award Agreements shall be interpreted in accordance with Section 409A. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, in the event that following the Effective Date the Administrator determines that any Award may be subject to Section 409A, the Administrator may (but is not obligated to), without a Holder’s consent, adopt such amendments to the Plan and the applicable Program and Award Agreement or adopt other policies and procedures (including amendments, policies and procedures with retroactive effect), or take any other actions, that the Administrator determines are necessary or appropriate to (A) exempt the Award from Section 409A and/or preserve the intended tax treatment of the benefits provided with respect to the Award, or (B) comply with the requirements of Section 409A and thereby avoid the application of any penalty taxes under Section 409A. The Company makes no representations or warranties as to the tax treatment of any Award under Section 409A or otherwise. The Company shall have no obligation under this Section 12.10 or otherwise to take any action (whether or not described herein) to avoid the imposition of taxes, penalties or interest under Section 409A with respect to any Award and shall have no liability to any Holder or any other person if any Award, compensation or other benefits under the Plan are determined to constitute non-compliant, “nonqualified deferred compensation” subject to the imposition of taxes, penalties and/or interest under Section 409A.

 

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12.11     Unfunded Status of Awards. The Plan is intended to be an “unfunded” plan for incentive compensation. With respect to any payments not yet made to a Holder pursuant to an Award, nothing contained in the Plan or any Program or Award Agreement shall give the Holder any rights that are greater than those of a general creditor of the Company or any Subsidiary.

 

12.12     Indemnification. To the extent permitted under Applicable Law and the Organizational Documents, each member of the Administrator (and each delegate thereof pursuant to Section 11.6) shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company from any loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by such member in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which he or she may be a party or in which he or she may be involved by reason of any action or failure to act pursuant to the Plan or any Award Agreement and against and from any and all amounts paid by him or her, with the Board’s approval, in satisfaction of judgment in such action, suit, or proceeding against him or her; provided that he or she gives the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same before he or she undertakes to handle and defend it on his or her own behalf and, once the Company gives notice of its intent to assume such defense, the Company shall have sole control over such defense with counsel of the Company’s choosing. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be available to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction in a final judgment or other final adjudication, in either case not subject to further appeal, determines that the acts or omissions of the person seeking indemnity giving rise to the indemnification claim resulted from such person’s bad faith, fraud or willful criminal act or omission. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such persons may be entitled pursuant to the Organizational Documents, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or any power that the Company may have to indemnify them or hold them harmless.

 

12.13     Relationship to Other Benefits. No payment pursuant to the Plan shall be taken into account in determining any benefits under any pension, retirement, savings, profit sharing, group insurance, welfare or other benefit plan of the Company or any Subsidiary except to the extent otherwise expressly provided in writing in such other plan or an agreement thereunder.

 

12.14      Expenses. The expenses of administering the Plan shall be borne by the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

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Exhibit 10.15

 

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

 

This Indemnification Agreement (“Agreement”) is made as of January 21, 2021 by and between CarLotz, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and [·] (“Indemnitee”).

 

WHEREAS, highly qualified persons have become more reluctant to serve corporations as directors or officers or in other capacities unless they are provided with adequate protection through insurance or adequate indemnification against inordinate risks of claims and actions against them arising out of their service to and activities on behalf of the corporation;

 

WHEREAS, the Company and Indemnitee recognize the increasing difficulty in obtaining directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, the significant increases in the cost of such insurance and the general reductions in the coverage of such insurance;

 

WHEREAS, the Company and Indemnitee further recognize the substantial increase in corporate litigation in general, subjecting directors to expensive litigation risks at the same time as the availability and coverage of liability insurance has been severely limited;

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to attract and retain the services of highly qualified individuals, such as Indemnitee, to serve as directors and officers of the Company;

 

WHEREAS, it is reasonable, prudent and in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders for the Company to obligate itself contractually to indemnify persons serving as directors and officers of the Company to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law in order that they will serve or continue to serve the Company free from undue concern that they will not be so indemnified; and

 

WHEREAS, Indemnitee is willing to serve, continue to serve and to take on additional service for or on behalf of the Company on the condition that Indemnitee be so indemnified.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of Indemnitee’s agreement to serve as a director or officer from and after the date hereof, the Company and Indemnitee do hereby covenant and agree as follows:

 

1.           Services to the Company. Indemnitee agrees to serve as a director or officer of the Company. Indemnitee may at any time and for any reason resign from such position (subject to any other contractual obligation or any obligation imposed by operation of law), in which event the Company shall have no obligation under this Agreement to continue Indemnitee in such position. The foregoing notwithstanding, this Agreement shall continue in force after Indemnitee has ceased to serve as director or officer of the Company, as provided in Section 16 hereof.

 

2.           Definitions. As used in this Agreement:

 

(a)               References to “agent” shall mean any person who is or was a director, officer, or employee of the Company or a subsidiary of the Company or other person authorized by the Company to act for the Company, to include such person serving in such capacity as a director, officer, employee, fiduciary or other official of another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust or other enterprise at the request of, for the convenience of, or to represent the interests of the Company or a subsidiary of the Company.

 

 

 

 

(b)          Board” shall mean the board of directors of the Company.

 

(c)          By-laws” shall mean the bylaws of the Company, as may be amended, modified or restated from time to time.

 

(d)         Certificate of Incorporation” shall mean the Certificate of incorporation of the Company, as may be amend, modified or restated from time to time.

 

(e)          A “Change in Control” shall be deemed to occur upon the earliest to occur after the date of this Agreement of any of the following events:

 

i.                  Acquisition of Stock by Third Party. Any Person (as defined below), other than Michael W. Bor, TRP Capital Partners, LP and Acamar Partners Sponsor I LLC, is or becomes the Beneficial Owner (as defined below), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities unless the change in relative ownership by the Beneficial Owner of the Company’s securities by any Person results solely from a reduction in the aggregate number of outstanding shares of securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors;

 

ii.                 Change in Board of Directors. During any period of two (2) consecutive years (not including any period prior to the execution of this Agreement), individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board, and any new director (other than a director designated by a person who has entered into an agreement with the Company to effect a transaction described in Sections 2(e)i), 2(e)iii) or 2(e)iv)) whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two thirds of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the members of the Board;

 

iii.                Corporate Transactions. The effective date of a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other entity, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) more than 51% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation and with the power to elect at least a majority of the board of directors or other governing body of such surviving entity; and

 

iv.                Liquidation. The approval by the stockholders of the Company of a complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.

 

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For purposes of this Section 2(e), the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

(A)               Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

 

(B)               Person” shall have the meaning as set forth in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act; provided, however, that Person shall exclude (i) the Company, (ii) any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company, and (iii) any corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company.

 

(C)              Beneficial Owner” shall have the meaning given to such term in Rule 13d3 under the Exchange Act; provided, however, that Beneficial Owner shall exclude any Person otherwise becoming a Beneficial Owner by reason of the stockholders of the Company approving a merger of the Company with another entity.

 

(f)           Corporate Status” describes the status of a person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or of any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership or joint venture, trust or other enterprise which such person is or was serving at the request of the Company.

 

(g)          Disinterested Director” shall mean a director of the Company who is not and was not a party to the Proceeding in respect of which indemnification is sought by Indemnitee.

 

(h)          Enterprise” shall mean the Company and any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise of which Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, trustee, partner, managing member, employee, agent or fiduciary.

 

(i)           Expenses” shall include all reasonable attorneys’ fees, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts and other professionals, witness fees, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, any federal, state, local or foreign taxes imposed on Indemnitee as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payments under this Agreement, ERISA excise taxes and penalties, and all other disbursements or expenses of the types customarily incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, being or preparing to be a witness in, or otherwise participating in, a Proceeding. Expenses also shall include (i) Expenses incurred in connection with any appeal resulting from any Proceeding, including without limitation the premium, security for, and other costs relating to any cost bond, supersedeas bond, or other appeal bond or its equivalent, and (ii) for purposes of Section 14(d) only, Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the interpretation, enforcement or defense of Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement, by litigation or otherwise. The parties agree that for the purposes of any advancement of Expenses for which Indemnitee has made written demand to the Company in accordance with this Agreement, all Expenses included in such demand that are certified by affidavit of Indemnitee’s counsel as being reasonable shall be presumed conclusively to be reasonable. Expenses, however, shall not include amounts paid in settlement by Indemnitee or the amount of judgments or fines against Indemnitee.

 

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(j)           Independent Counsel” shall mean a law firm, or a member of a law firm, that is experienced in matters of corporation law and neither presently is, nor in the past five years has been, retained to represent: (i) the Company or Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party (other than with respect to matters concerning the Indemnitee under this Agreement, or of other indemnitees under similar indemnification agreements), or (ii) any other party to the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Independent Counsel” shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Company or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement. The Company agrees to pay the reasonable fees and expenses of the Independent Counsel referred to above and to fully indemnify such counsel against any and all Expenses, claims, liabilities and damages arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its engagement pursuant hereto.

 

(k)          Proceeding” shall include any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, claim, counterclaim, cross claim, arbitration, mediation, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, investigation, inquiry, administrative hearing or any other actual, threatened or completed proceeding, whether brought in the right of the Company or otherwise and whether of a civil, criminal, administrative, legislative, or investigative (formal or informal) nature, including any appeal therefrom, in which Indemnitee was, is or will be involved as a party, potential party, non-party witness or otherwise by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director or officer of the Company, by reason of any action taken by him (or a failure to take action by him) or of any action (or failure to act) on Indemnitee’s part while acting pursuant to Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, in each case whether or not serving in such capacity at the time any liability or Expense is incurred for which indemnification, reimbursement, or advancement of Expenses can be provided under this Agreement. If the Indemnitee believes in good faith that a given situation may lead to or culminate in the institution of a Proceeding, this shall be considered a Proceeding under this paragraph.

 

(l)           Reference to “other enterprise” shall include employee benefit plans; references to “fines” shall include any excise tax assessed with respect to any employee benefit plan; references to “serving at the request of the Company” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Company” as referred to in this Agreement.

 

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3.                  Indemnity in Third-Party Proceedings. The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3 if, by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or a participant in any Proceeding, other than a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor. Pursuant to this Section 3, Indemnitee shall be indemnified to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law against all Expenses, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement (including all interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of such Expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein, if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company and, in the case of a criminal Proceeding had no reasonable cause to believe that Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful. The parties hereto intend that this Agreement shall provide to the fullest extent permitted by law for indemnification in excess of that expressly permitted by statute, including, without limitation, any indemnification provided by the Certificate of Incorporation, the By-laws or vote of its stockholders or disinterested directors.

 

4.                  Indemnity in Proceedings by or in the Right of the Company. The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4 if, by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or a participant in any Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor. Pursuant to this Section 4 Indemnitee shall be indemnified to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein, if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company; provided, however, that no indemnification for Expenses shall be made under this Section 4 in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which Indemnitee shall have been finally adjudged by a court to be liable to the Company, unless and only to the extent that the Delaware Court (as hereinafter defined) or any court in which the Proceeding was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification.

 

5.                  Indemnification for Expenses of a Party Who is Wholly or Partly Successful. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and to the extent that Indemnitee, by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, is a party to (or a participant in) and is successful, on the merits or otherwise, in any Proceeding or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, in whole or in part, Indemnitee shall be indemnified to the maximum extent permitted by law against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection therewith. If Indemnitee is not wholly successful in such Proceeding but is successful, on the merits or otherwise, as to one or more but less than all claims, issues or matters in such Proceeding, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with or related to each successfully resolved claim, issue or matter to the fullest extent permitted by law. For purposes of this Section 5 and without limitation, the termination of any claim, issue or matter in such a Proceeding by dismissal, with or without prejudice, shall be deemed to be a successful result as to such claim, issue or matter.

 

6.                  Indemnification For Expenses of a Witness. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and to the extent that Indemnitee is, by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, a witness or otherwise asked to participate in any Proceeding to which Indemnitee is not a party, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection therewith.

 

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7.           Partial Indemnification. If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for some or a portion of Expenses, but not, however, for the total amount thereof, the Company shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee for the portion thereof to which Indemnitee is entitled.

 

8.           Additional Indemnification.

 

(a)         Notwithstanding any limitation in Sections 3, 4 and 5 the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law if Indemnitee is a party to or threatened to be made a party to any Proceeding (including a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor) against all Expenses, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement (including all interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of such Expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the Proceeding.

 

(b)         For purposes of Section 8(a), the meaning of the phrase “to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law” shall include, but not be limited to:

 

i.                  to the fullest extent permitted by the provision of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”) that authorizes or contemplates additional indemnification by agreement, or the corresponding provision of any amendment to or replacement of the DGCL, and

 

ii.                  to the fullest extent authorized or permitted by any amendments to or replacements of the DGCL adopted after the date of this Agreement that increase the extent to which a corporation may indemnify its officers and directors.

 

9.           Exclusions. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement, the Company shall not be obligated under this Agreement to make any indemnification payment or advancement of expenses in connection with any claim made against Indemnitee:

 

(a)          for which payment has actually been made to or on behalf of Indemnitee under any insurance policy or other indemnity provision, except with respect to any excess beyond the amount paid under any insurance policy or other indemnity provision; or

 

(b)          for (i) an accounting of profits made from the purchase and sale (or sale and purchase) by Indemnitee of securities of the Company within the meaning of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act (as defined in Section 2(e) hereof) or similar provisions of state statutory law or common law, or (ii) any reimbursement of the Company by the Indemnitee of any bonus or other incentive-based or equity-based compensation or of any profits realized by the Indemnitee from the sale of securities of the Company, as required in each case under the Exchange Act (including any such reimbursements that arise from an accounting restatement of the Company pursuant to Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), or the payment to the Company of profits arising from the purchase and sale by Indemnitee of securities in violation of Section 306 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act);

 

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(c)           except as provided in Section 14(d) of this Agreement, in connection with any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee, including any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee against the Company or its directors, officers, employees or other indemnitees, unless (i) the Board authorized the Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) prior to its initiation or (ii) the Company provides the indemnification, in its sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in the Company under applicable law;

 

(d)           any reimbursement of the Company by Indemnitee of any compensation pursuant to any compensation recoupment or clawback policy adopted by the Board or the compensation committee of the Board, including but not limited to any such policy adopted to comply with stock exchange listing requirements implementing Section 10D of the Exchange Act; or

 

(e)           for amounts paid in settlement of any Proceeding effected without the written consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld).

 

10.           Advances of Expenses. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary (other than Section 14(d)), the Company shall advance, to the extent not prohibited by law, the Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) not initiated by Indemnitee, and such advancement shall be made within thirty (30) days after the receipt by the Company of a statement or statements requesting such advances from time to time, whether prior to or after final disposition of any Proceeding. Such statement or statements shall reasonably evidence the Expenses incurred by Indemnitee. Advances shall be unsecured and interest free. Advances shall be made without regard to Indemnitee’s ability to repay the Expenses and without regard to Indemnitee’s ultimate entitlement to indemnification under the other provisions of this Agreement. In accordance with Section 14(d), advances shall include any and all reasonable Expenses incurred pursuing an action to enforce this right of advancement, including Expenses incurred preparing and forwarding statements to the Company to support the advances claimed. The Indemnitee shall qualify for advances upon the execution and delivery to the Company of this Agreement, which shall constitute an undertaking providing that the Indemnitee undertakes to repay the amounts advanced (without interest) to the extent that it is ultimately determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company. Except as set forth in this Section 10, no other form of undertaking shall be required other than the execution of this Agreement. This Section 10 shall not apply to any claim made by Indemnitee for which indemnity is excluded pursuant to Section 9.

 

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11.           Procedure for Notification and Defense of Claim.

 

(a)            Indemnitee shall notify the Company in writing of any matter with respect to which Indemnitee intends to seek indemnification or advancement of Expenses hereunder as soon as reasonably practicable following the receipt by Indemnitee of written notice thereof. The written notification to the Company shall include a description of the nature of the Proceeding and the facts underlying the Proceeding. To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, Indemnitee shall submit to the Company a written request, including therein or therewith such documentation and information as is reasonably available to Indemnitee and is reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification following the final disposition of such Proceeding. The omission by Indemnitee to notify the Company hereunder will not relieve the Company from any liability which it may have to Indemnitee hereunder or otherwise than under this Agreement, and any delay in so notifying the Company shall not constitute a waiver by Indemnitee of any rights under this Agreement unless, and to the extent that, such failure actually and materially prejudices the interests of the Company. The Secretary of the Company shall, promptly upon receipt of such a request for indemnification, advise the Board in writing that Indemnitee has requested indemnification.

 

(b)            The Company will be entitled to participate in the Proceeding at its own expense.

 

12.           Procedure Upon Application for Indemnification.

 

(a)            Upon written request by Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to Section 11(a), a determination, if required by applicable law, with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement thereto shall be made in the specific case: (i) if a Change in Control shall have occurred, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Board, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee; or (ii) if a Change in Control shall not have occurred, (A) by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum of the Board, (B) by a committee of Disinterested Directors designated by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum of the Board, (C) if there are no such Disinterested Directors or, if such Disinterested Directors so direct, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Board, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee or (D) if so directed by the Board, by the stockholders of the Company; and, if it is so determined that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to Indemnitee shall be made within thirty (30) days after such determination. Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person, persons or entity making such determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing to such person, persons or entity upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any costs or Expenses (including attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the person, persons or entity making such determination shall be borne by the Company (irrespective of the determination as to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and the Company hereby indemnifies and agrees to hold Indemnitee harmless therefrom. The Company promptly will advise Indemnitee in writing with respect to any determination that Indemnitee is or is not entitled to indemnification, including a description of any reason or basis for which indemnification has been denied.

 

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(b)           In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 12(a) hereof, the Independent Counsel shall be selected as provided in this Section 12(b). If a Change in Control shall not have occurred, the Independent Counsel shall be selected by the Board, and the Company shall give written notice to Indemnitee advising him of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected. If a Change in Control shall have occurred, the Independent Counsel shall be selected by Indemnitee (unless Indemnitee shall request that such selection be made by the Board, in which event the preceding sentence shall apply) and Indemnitee shall give written notice to the Company advising it of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected. In either event, Indemnitee or the Company, as the case may be, may, within ten (10) days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Company or to Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to such selection; provided, however, that such objection may be asserted only on the ground that the Independent Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “Independent Counsel” as defined in Section 2 of this Agreement, and the objection shall set forth with particularity the factual basis of such assertion. Absent a proper and timely objection, the person so selected shall act as Independent Counsel. If such written objection is so made and substantiated, the Independent Counsel so selected may not serve as Independent Counsel unless and until such objection is withdrawn or the Delaware Court has determined that such objection is without merit. If, within twenty (20) days after the later of submission by Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to Section 11(a) hereof and the final disposition of the Proceeding, no Independent Counsel shall have been selected and not objected to, either the Company or Indemnitee may petition the Delaware Court for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Company or Indemnitee to the other’s selection of Independent Counsel and/or for the appointment as Independent Counsel of a person selected by such court or by such other person as such court shall designate, and the person with respect to whom all objections are so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Independent Counsel under Section 12(a) hereof. Upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding pursuant to Section 14(a) of this Agreement, Independent Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity (subject to the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing).

 

13.           Presumptions and Effect of Certain Proceedings.

 

(a)           In making a determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification hereunder, the person or persons or entity making such determination shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, presume that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement if Indemnitee has submitted a request for indemnification in accordance with Section 11(a) of this Agreement, and the Company shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, have the burden of proof to overcome that presumption in connection with the making by any person, persons or entity of any determination contrary to that presumption. Neither the failure of the Company (including by its directors or Independent Counsel) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of any action pursuant to this Agreement that indemnification is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct, nor an actual determination by the Company (including by its directors or Independent Counsel) that Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct.

 

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(b)           Subject to Section 14(e), if the person, persons or entity empowered or selected under Section 12 of this Agreement to determine whether Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within sixty (60) days after receipt by the Company of the request therefor, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, be deemed to have been made and Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law; provided, however, that such sixty (60) day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional thirty (30) days, if the person, persons or entity making the determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification in good faith requires such additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto; and provided, further, that the foregoing provisions of this Section 13(b) shall not apply (i) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the stockholders pursuant to Section 12(a) of this Agreement and if (A) within fifteen (15) days after receipt by the Company of the request for such determination the Board has resolved to submit such determination to the stockholders for their consideration at an annual meeting thereof to be held within seventy-five (75) days after such receipt and such determination is made thereat, or (B) a special meeting of stockholders is called within fifteen (15) days after such receipt for the purpose of making such determination, such meeting is held for such purpose within sixty (60) days after having been so called and such determination is made thereat, or (ii) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 12(a) of this Agreement.

 

(c)           Indemnitee shall cooperate with the Person making such determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing to such Person upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the Person making such determination shall be borne by the Company (irrespective of the determination as to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and the Company hereby indemnifies and agrees to hold Indemnitee harmless therefrom.

 

(d)           The termination of any Proceeding or of any claim, issue or matter therein, by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement) of itself adversely affect the right of Indemnitee to indemnification or create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company or, with respect to any criminal Proceeding, that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful.

 

(e)           For purposes of any determination of good faith, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in good faith if Indemnitee’s action is based on the records or books of account of the Enterprise, including financial statements, or on information supplied to Indemnitee by the directors or officers of the Enterprise in the course of their duties, or on the advice of legal counsel for the Enterprise or on information or records given or reports made to the Enterprise by an independent certified public accountant or by an appraiser or other expert selected with the reasonable care by the Enterprise. The provisions of this Section 13(e) shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the other circumstances in which the Indemnitee may be deemed to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in this Agreement.

 

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(f)                The knowledge and/or actions, or failure to act, of any director, officer, trustee, partner, managing member, fiduciary, agent or employee of the Enterprise shall not be imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining the right to indemnification under this Agreement.

 

14.               Remedies of Indemnitee.

 

(a)               Subject to Section 14(e), in the event that (i) a determination is made pursuant to Section 12 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, (ii) advancement of Expenses is not timely made pursuant to Section 10 of this Agreement, (iii) no determination of entitlement to indemnification shall have been made pursuant to Section 12(a) of this Agreement within ninety (90) days after receipt by the Company of the request for indemnification, (iv) payment of indemnification is not made pursuant to Section 5, 6 or 7, the penultimate sentence of Section 12(a) or the last sentence of Section 13(c)of this Agreement within ten (10) days after receipt by the Company of a written request therefor, (v) payment of indemnification pursuant to Section 3, 4 or 8 of this Agreement is not made within ten (10) days after a determination has been made that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, or (vi) in the event that the Company or any other person takes or threatens to take any action to declare this Agreement void or unenforceable, or institutes any litigation or other action or Proceeding designed to deny, or to recover from, the Indemnitee the benefits provided or intended to be provided to the Indemnitee hereunder, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication by a court of Indemnitee’s entitlement to such indemnification or advancement of Expenses.

 

(b)               In the event that a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 12(a) of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification, any judicial proceeding commenced pursuant to this Section 14 shall be conducted in all respects as a de novo trial on the merits and Indemnitee shall not be prejudiced by reason of that adverse determination. In any judicial proceeding commenced pursuant to this Section 14 the Company shall have the burden of proving Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification or advancement of Expenses, as the case may be.

 

(c)               If a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 12(a) of this Agreement that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the Company shall be bound by such determination in any judicial proceeding commenced pursuant to this Section 14, absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law.

 

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(d)               The Company shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, be precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding commenced pursuant to this Section 14 that the procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in any such court or before any such arbitrator that the Company is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement. It is the intent of the Company that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Indemnitee not be required to incur legal fees or other Expenses associated with the interpretation, enforcement or defense of Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement by litigation or otherwise because the cost and expense thereof would substantially detract from the benefits intended to be extended to the Indemnitee hereunder. The Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, indemnify Indemnitee against any and all Expenses and, if requested by Indemnitee, shall (within ten (10) days after receipt by the Company of a written request therefor) advance, to the extent not prohibited by law, such Expenses to Indemnitee, which are incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any action brought by Indemnitee for indemnification or advance of Expenses from the Company under this Agreement or under any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company if, in the case of indemnification, Indemnitee is wholly successful on the underlying claims; if Indemnitee is not wholly successful on the underlying claims, then such indemnification shall be only to the extent Indemnitee is successful on such underlying claims or otherwise as permitted by law, whichever is greater.

 

(e)                Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary but subject to Sections 10 and 22, no determination as to entitlement of Indemnitee to indemnification under this Agreement shall be required to be made prior to the final disposition of the Proceeding.

 

15.                Non-exclusivity; Survival of Rights; Insurance; Subrogation.

 

(a)                The rights of indemnification and to receive advancement of Expenses as provided by this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may at any time be entitled under applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation, the By-Laws, any agreement, a vote of stockholders or a resolution of directors, or otherwise. No amendment, alteration or repeal of this Agreement or of any provision hereof shall limit or restrict any right of Indemnitee under this Agreement in respect of any action taken or omitted by such Indemnitee in Indemnitee’s Corporate Status prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal. To the extent that a change in Delaware law, whether by statute or judicial decision, permits greater indemnification or advancement of Expenses than would be afforded currently under the By-Laws, Certificate of Incorporation and this Agreement, it is the intent of the parties hereto that Indemnitee shall enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits so afforded by such change. No right or remedy herein conferred is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every other right and remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other right or remedy.

 

(b)                To the extent that the Company maintains an insurance policy or policies providing liability insurance for directors, officers, employees, or agents of the Enterprise, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies in accordance with its or their terms to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any such director, officer, employee or agent under such policy or policies. If, at the time of the receipt of a notice of a claim pursuant to the terms hereof, the Company has director and officer liability insurance in effect, the Company shall give prompt notice of such claim or of the commencement of a Proceeding, as the case may be, to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the respective policies. The Company shall thereafter take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of the Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such Proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies.

 

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(c)               In the event of any payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, who shall execute all papers required and take all action necessary to secure such rights, including execution of such documents as are necessary to enable the Company to bring suit to enforce such rights.

 

(d)              The Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment of amounts otherwise indemnifiable (or for which advancement of Expenses is provided hereunder) hereunder if and to the extent that Indemnitee has otherwise actually received such payment under any insurance policy, contract, agreement or otherwise.

 

(e)               The Company’s obligation to indemnify or advance Expenses hereunder to Indemnitee who is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, trustee, partner, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent of any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise shall be reduced by any amount Indemnitee has actually received as indemnification or advancement of Expenses from such other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise.

 

16.              Duration of Agreement. This Agreement shall continue until and terminate upon the later of: (a) six (6) years after the date that Indemnitee shall have ceased to serve as a director or officer of the Company or (b) the date of the final termination of any Proceeding then pending in respect of which Indemnitee is granted rights of indemnification or advancement of Expenses hereunder and of any proceeding commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 14 of this Agreement relating thereto. The indemnification and advancement of expenses rights provided by or granted pursuant to this Agreement shall be binding upon and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns (including any direct or indirect successor by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company), shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or of any other Enterprise, and shall inure to the benefit of Indemnitee and Indemnitee’s spouse, assigns, heirs, devisees, executors and administrators and other legal representatives.

 

17.              Severability. If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement (including without limitation, each portion of any Section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law; (b) such provision or provisions shall be deemed reformed to the extent necessary to conform to applicable law and to give the maximum effect to the intent of the parties hereto; and (c) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any Section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested thereby.

 

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18.              Enforcement.

 

(a)               The Company expressly confirms and agrees that it has entered into this Agreement and assumed the obligations imposed on it hereby in order to induce Indemnitee to serve as a director or officer of the Company, and the Company acknowledges that Indemnitee is relying upon this Agreement in serving as a director or officer of the Company.

 

(b)               This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, oral, written and implied, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof; provided, however, that this Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the Certificate of Incorporation, the By-Laws and applicable law, and shall not be deemed a substitute therefor, nor to diminish or abrogate any rights of Indemnitee thereunder.

 

19.              Modification and Waiver. No supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions of this Agreement nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

 

20.              Notice by Indemnitee. Indemnitee agrees promptly to notify the Company in writing upon being served with any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information or other document relating to any Proceeding or matter which may be subject to indemnification or advancement of Expenses covered hereunder. The failure of Indemnitee to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Company of any obligation or liability which it may have to the Indemnitee under this Agreement or otherwise unless and only to the extent that such failure or delay materially prejudices the Company.

 

21.              Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if (a) delivered by hand and receipted for by the party to whom said notice or other communication shall have been directed, (b) mailed by certified or registered mail with postage prepaid, on the third business day after the date on which it is so mailed, (c) mailed by reputable overnight courier and receipted for by the party to whom said notice or other communication shall have been directed or (d) sent by facsimile or other electronic transmission, with receipt of oral confirmation that such transmission has been received:

 

(a)               If to Indemnitee, at the address indicated on the signature page of this Agreement, or such other address as Indemnitee shall provide to the Company.

 

(b)               If to the Company:

 

CarLotz, Inc.
611 Bainbridge Street, Suite 100
Richmond, Virginia 23224
Attention: Becca Polak
Email: bpolak@carlotz.com

 

or to any other address as may have been furnished to Indemnitee by the Company.

 

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22.              Contribution.

 

(a)              Whether or not the indemnification provided in Sections 3, 4, 5 and 8 hereof is available, in respect of any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding in which the Company is jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such action, suit or proceeding), to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Company shall pay, in the first instance, the entire amount of any judgment or settlement of such action, suit or proceeding without requiring Indemnitee to contribute to such payment and the Company hereby waives and relinquishes any right of contribution it may have against Indemnitee. The Company shall not, without the Indemnitee’s prior written consent, enter into any such settlement of any action, suit or proceeding (in whole or in part) unless such settlement (i) provides for a full and final release of all claims asserted against Indemnitee and (ii) does not impose any Expense, judgment, fine, penalty or limitation on Indemnitee.

 

(b)              Without diminishing or impairing the obligations of the Company set forth in the preceding subparagraph, if, for any reason, Indemnitee shall elect or be required to pay all or any portion of any judgment or settlement in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding in which the Company is jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such action, suit or proceeding), to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Company shall contribute to the amount of Expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred and paid or payable by Indemnitee in proportion to the relative benefits received by the Company and all officers, directors or employees of the Company, other than Indemnitee, who are jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such action, suit or proceeding), on the one hand, and Indemnitee, on the other hand, from the transaction from which such action, suit or proceeding arose; provided, however, that the proportion determined on the basis of relative benefit may, to the extent necessary to conform to law, be further adjusted by reference to the relative fault of the Company and all officers, directors or employees of the Company, other than Indemnitee, who are jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such action, suit or proceeding), on the one hand, and Indemnitee, on the other hand, in connection with the events that resulted in such expenses, judgments, fines or settlement amounts, as well as any other equitable considerations which the law may require to be considered. The relative fault of the Company and all officers, directors or employees of the Company, other than Indemnitee, who are jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such action, suit or proceeding), on the one hand, and Indemnitee, on the other hand, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, the degree to which their actions were motivated by intent to gain personal profit or advantage, the degree to which their liability is primary or secondary and the degree to which their conduct is active or passive.

 

(c)               To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Company hereby agrees to fully indemnify and hold Indemnitee harmless from any claims of contribution which may be brought by officers, directors or employees of the Company, other than Indemnitee, who may be jointly liable with Indemnitee.

 

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(d)               To the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, if the indemnification provided for in this Agreement is unavailable to Indemnitee for any reason whatsoever, the Company, in lieu of indemnifying Indemnitee, shall contribute to the amount incurred by Indemnitee, whether for judgments, fines, penalties, excise taxes, amounts paid or to be paid in settlement and/or for Expenses, in connection with any claim relating to an indemnifiable event under this Agreement, in such proportion as is deemed fair and reasonable in light of all of the circumstances of such Proceeding in order to reflect (i) the relative benefits received by the Company and Indemnitee as a result of the event(s) and/or transaction(s) giving cause to such Proceeding, and/or (ii) the relative fault of the Company (and its directors, officers, employees and agents) and Indemnitee in connection with such event(s) and/or transaction(s).

 

23.              Applicable Law and Consent to Jurisdiction. This Agreement and the legal relations among the parties shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of laws rules. The Company and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (i) agree that any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be brought only in the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware (the “Delaware Court”), and not in any other state or federal court in the United States of America or any court in any other country, (ii) consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware Court for purposes of any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, (iii) waive any objection to the laying of venue of any such action or proceeding in the Delaware Court and (iv) waive, and agree not to plead or to make, any claim that any such action or proceeding brought in the Delaware Court has been brought in an improper or inconvenient forum.

 

24.               Identical Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two (2) or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same the same instrument. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail (including pdf or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, e.g., www.docusign.com) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes. Only one such counterpart signed by the party against whom enforceability is sought needs to be produced to evidence the existence of this Agreement.

 

25.              Miscellaneous. The headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction thereof. This Agreement supersedes and replaces any and all previous agreements between the Company and Indemnitee covering the subject matter of this Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be signed as of the day and year first above written.

 

  CARLOTZ, INC.
   
     
  By:                                 
  Name:  
  Title:          
     
     
  indemnitee
   
   
  Name:  
     
  Address:

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.17

 

CARLOTZ, INC. NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION POLICY

 

Non-employee members of the board of directors (the “Board”) of CarLotz, Inc. (the “Company”) shall be eligible to receive cash and equity compensation as set forth in this Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy (this “Policy”). The cash and equity compensation described in this Policy shall be paid or be made, as applicable, automatically and without further action of the Board, to each member of the Board who is not an employee of the Company or any parent or subsidiary of the Company and who is not an affiliate of TRP Capital Partners or Acamar Partners Sponsor I LLC (each, a “Non-Employee Director”) who may be eligible to receive such cash or equity compensation, unless such Non-Employee Director declines the receipt of such cash or equity compensation by written notice to the Company. This Policy shall become effective immediately after the completion of the Merger (as defined in the Company’s Form S-4 registration statement) (such time, the “Effective Time”) on the closing date of the Merger (the “Closing Date”) and shall remain in effect until it is revised or rescinded by further action of the Board. This Policy may be amended, modified or terminated by the Board at any time in its sole discretion. The terms and conditions of this Policy shall supersede any prior cash and/or equity compensation arrangements for service as a member of the Board between the Company and any of its Non-Employee Directors and between any subsidiary of the Company and any of its non-employee directors.

 

1.            Cash Compensation.

 

(a)          Annual Retainers. Each Non-Employee Director shall receive an annual retainer of $40,000 for service on the Board.

 

(b)          Additional Annual Retainers. In addition, a Non-Employee Director shall receive the following annual retainers, as applicable to such Non-Employee Director:

 

(i)           Audit Committee. A Non-Employee Director serving as Chairperson of the Audit Committee shall receive an additional annual retainer of $15,000 for such service. A Non-Employee Director serving as a member of the Audit Committee (other than the Chairperson) shall receive an additional annual retainer of $7,500 for such service.

 

(ii)          Compensation Committee. A Non-Employee Director serving as Chairperson of the Compensation Committee shall receive an additional annual retainer of $12,000 for such service. A Non-Employee Director serving as a member of the Compensation Committee (other than the Chairperson) shall receive an additional annual retainer of $6,000 for
such service.

 

(iii)         Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. A Non-Employee Director serving as Chairperson of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee shall receive an additional annual retainer of $8,000 for such service. A Non-Employee Director serving as a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (other than the Chairperson) shall receive an additional annual retainer of $4,000 for such service.

 

 

 

(c)          Payment of Retainers. The annual retainers described in Sections 1(a) and 1(b) shall be earned on a quarterly basis based on a calendar quarter and shall be paid by the Company in arrears not later than the fifteenth day following the end of each calendar quarter. In the event a Non-Employee Director does not serve as a Non-Employee Director, or in the applicable positions described in Section 1(b), for an entire calendar quarter, such Non-Employee Director shall receive a prorated portion of the retainer(s) otherwise payable to such Non-Employee Director for such calendar quarter pursuant to Sections 1(a) and 1(b), with such prorated portion determined by multiplying such otherwise payable retainer(s) by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days during which the Non-Employee Director serves as a Non-Employee Director or in the applicable positions described in Section 1(b) during the applicable calendar quarter and the denominator of which is the number of days in the applicable calendar quarter.

 

2.             Equity Compensation. Non-Employee Directors shall be granted the equity awards described below. The awards described below shall be granted under and shall be subject to the terms and provisions of the Company’s 2020 Incentive Award Plan or any other applicable Company equity incentive plan then-maintained by the Company (such plan, as may be amended from time to time, the “Equity Plan”) and shall be granted subject to the execution and delivery of award agreements, including attached exhibits, in substantially the forms previously approved by the Board. All applicable terms of the Equity Plan apply to this Policy as if fully set forth herein, and all equity grants hereunder are subject in all respects to the terms of the Equity Plan.

 

(a)         Initial Awards Following Non-Employee Director Election or Appointment. Except as otherwise determined by the Board, each Non-Employee Director who is initially elected or appointed to the Board on or after the Effective Time (the date of such initial election or appointment, such Non-Employee Director’s “Start Date” (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall be the Closing Date for Non-Employee Directors who are elected pursuant to the vote solicited in the Company’s Form S-4 registration statement)), but not on the date of an Annual Meeting, shall be automatically granted, on such Non-Employee Director’s Start Date, a restricted stock unit award with respect to a number of shares of the Company’s common stock (“Common Stock”) with a grant-date value (based on the volume weighted-average price per share of the Common Stock over the 20 consecutive trading day period ending on such Non-Employee Director’s Start Date (or on the last preceding trading day if such Start Date is not a trading day) (provided, however, for grants made on the Closing Date, the number of shares shall be determined based on the closing price per share of Class A common stock of Acamar Partners Acquisition Corp. on the day immediately prior to the Closing Date) equal to (x) $135,000, multiplied by (y) the Initial Award Applicable Percentage (as defined below), rounded down to the nearest whole share. The “Initial Award Applicable Percentage” shall mean a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the period beginning on the Non-Employee Director’s Start Date and ending on the date of the Company’s next scheduled Annual Meeting (which shall be deemed to be July 1, 2021 in the case of the Company’s first anticipated Annual Meeting), or if such next Annual Meeting (other than the Company’s first Annual Meeting) is not yet scheduled, the one year anniversary from the immediately preceding Annual Meeting occurring after the Effective Time), and the denominator of which is 365. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Non-Employee Director’s Start Date occurs on or following the Effective Time but prior to the first date of effectiveness of the Company’s first Form S-8 registration statement with respect to the Equity Plan (the “S-8 Date”), such Non-Employee Director’s Initial Award shall instead be granted on the date immediately following the S-8 Date (but, for the avoidance of doubt, with the number of shares determined as described in this Section 2(a)). The awards described in this Section 2(a) shall be referred to as the “Initial Awards”. For the avoidance of doubt, no Non-Employee Director shall be granted more than one Initial Award.

 

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(b)        Annual Awards. Each Non-Employee Director who (i) serves on the Board as of the date of any annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders (an “Annual Meeting”) after the Effective Time and (ii) will continue to serve as a Non-Employee Director immediately following such Annual Meeting shall be automatically granted, on the date of such Annual Meeting, an award of restricted stock units with respect to a number of shares of Common Stock that has a grant-date value (based on the volume weighted-average price per share of the Common Stock over the 20 consecutive trading day period ending on the date of such Annual Meeting (or on the last preceding trading day if the date of the Annual Meeting is not a trading day) equal to $135,000, rounded down to the nearest whole share. The awards described in this Section 2(b) shall be referred to as the “Annual Awards”. For the avoidance of doubt, a Non-Employee Director elected for the first time to the Board at an Annual Meeting shall receive only an Annual Award in connection with such election and shall not receive any Initial Award on the date of such Annual Meeting as well.

 

(c)         Termination of Employment of Employee Directors. Members of the Board who are employees of the Company or any parent or subsidiary of the Company who subsequently terminate their employment with the Company and any parent or subsidiary of the Company but who remain on the Board after such termination from employment will not receive an Initial Award pursuant to Section 2(a) above, but to the extent that they are otherwise eligible, will be eligible to receive, after termination from employment with the Company and any parent or subsidiary of the Company, Annual Awards as described in Section 2(b) above.

 

(d)         Vesting of Awards Granted to Non-Employee Directors. Each Initial Award and Annual Award shall vest and become exercisable on the earlier of (i) the day immediately preceding the date of the first Annual Meeting following the date of grant and (ii) the first anniversary of the date of grant, subject to the Non-Employee Director continuing in service on the Board through the applicable vesting date. No portion of an Initial Award or Annual Award, as applicable, that is unvested at the time of a Non-Employee Director’s termination of service on the Board shall become vested thereafter and any such unvested portion shall be terminated as of the date of such termination of service without any consideration therefor. All of a Non-Employee Director’s Initial Awards and Annual Awards, as applicable, shall vest in full immediately prior to the occurrence of a Change in Control (as defined in the Equity Plan), to the extent outstanding at such time, subject to such Non-Employee Director’s continued service on the Board immediately prior to the occurrence of such Change in Control.

 

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Exhibit 21.1

 

Subsidiary   Jurisdiction of Organization
   
CarLotz Group, Inc.   Delaware
     
Orange Grove Fleet Solutions, LLC   Virginia
   
Orange Peel, LLC   Virginia
   
Orange Peel Reinsurance Company, Ltd.   Turks and Caicos Islands, British West Indies
   
Orange Peel Protection Reinsurance, Ltd   Turks and Caicos Islands, British West Indies

 

 

Exhibit 99.1 

 

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Introduction

 

The unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet as of September 30, 2020 gives pro forma effect to the Merger as if it had been consummated as of that date. The unaudited pro forma combined statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and for the year ended December 31, 2019 give pro forma effect to the Merger as if it had occurred as of January  1, 2019. This information should be read together with CarLotz’ and Acamar Partners’ respective audited and unaudited financial statements and related notes, “CarLotz’ Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Acamar Partners’ Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in the Prospectus and the other financial information included elsewhere in this Current Report on Form 8-K and in the Prospectus.

 

The unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet as of September 30, 2020 has been prepared using the following:

 

CarLotz’ unaudited historical condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2020, as included in the Prospectus; and

 

Acamar Partners’ unaudited historical condensed balance sheet as of September 30, 2020, as included in the Prospectus.

 

The unaudited pro forma combined statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 has been prepared using the following:

 

CarLotz’ unaudited historical condensed consolidated statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, as included in the Prospectus; and

 

Acamar Partners’ unaudited historical statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, as included in the Prospectus.

 

The unaudited pro forma combined statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2019 has been prepared using the following:

 

CarLotz’ audited historical consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2019, as included in the Prospectus; and

 

Acamar Partners’ audited historical statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2019, as included in the Prospectus.

 

Description of the Transactions

 

On January 21, 2021, CarLotz consummated the previously announced Merger pursuant to the Merger Agreement providing for, among other things, and subject to the conditions therein, the Merger. As a result of the Merger, each outstanding share of CarLotz common stock and preferred stock was converted into the right to receive cash, newly issued shares of the Company’s common stock and contingent consideration in the form of Earnout Shares, as calculated pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement.

 

CarLotz equityholders received net consideration representing an enterprise value of $750.0 million, comprised of (i) $33.0 million in cash to CarLotz equityholders, (ii) $37.0 million in cash to the holder of CarLotz preferred stock as liquidation preference amount and (iii) the Stock Merger Consideration of $680.0 million of newly issued shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of $10.00 per share. In addition, certain options held by CarLotz current employees, officers and directors were exchanged for 5,532,881 new options over the Company’s common stock, on a value neutral basis. The Company’s obligations under such new options have been initially hedged by keeping a portion of the Stock Merger Consideration (5,080,181 shares of the Company’s common stock, equivalent to such new options’ intrinsic value, assuming a price per share of the Company’s common stock of $10.00 and calculated on a net share settled basis) as treasury stock.

 

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The former CarLotz stock and option holders may also receive up to 7,500,000 Earnout Shares (including 554,268 shares issuable upon vesting of Earnout Acquiror RSUs) as contingent consideration in the Merger. 50% of these shares will be issued (or, with respect to shares subject to the Earnout Acquiror RSUs, vest) if the reported closing trading price of the Company’s common stock exceeds $12.50 per share (as equitably adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, special cash dividends, reorganizations, combinations, recapitalizations and similar transactions affecting the New CarLotz common stock) for 20 out of any 30 consecutive trading days during the 60 months following the Closing Date (the “Earnout Period”) and the other 50% of these shares will be issued (or, with respect to shares subject to the Earnout Acquiror RSUs, vest) if the reported closing trading price of the Company’s common stock exceeds $15.00 per share (as equitably adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, special cash dividends, reorganizations, combinations, recapitalizations and similar transactions affecting the Company’s common stock) for 20 out of any 30 consecutive trading days during the Earnout Period. All of such shares will be issued (or, with respect to shares subject to the Earnout Acquiror RSUs, vest) if there is a change of control of the Company that will result in the holders of the Company’s common stock receiving a per share price equal to or in excess of $10.00 (as equitably adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, special cash dividends, reorganizations, combinations, recapitalizations and similar transactions affecting the Company’s common stock) prior to the end of the Earnout Period.

 

More specifically, at the Effective Time:

 

(i) each share of CarLotz common stock (including shares of CarLotz common stock issued upon the exercise of the non-service provider options, 347,992 shares of CarLotz common stock issued upon the conversion of the CarLotz convertible note immediately prior to the Effective Time (calculated by dividing the amount outstanding on the CarLotz convertible note by the conversion price thereof) and 73,786 shares of CarLotz common stock issued upon the cashless exercise of the CarLotz warrant immediately prior to the Effective Time pursuant to the terms of the CarLotz warrant and a conversion agreement entered into between CarLotz and the warrant holder (other than shares owned by CarLotz as treasury stock and dissenting shares)) were cancelled and converted into the right to receive a per share cash consideration, a per share stock consideration and a contingent and non-assignable right to receive additional shares of the Company’s common stock, in each case, determined in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement. Each share of CarLotz common stock received $4.946 in cash, 10.1927 shares of the Company’s common stock and a contingent and nonassignable right to an additional 1.1242 shares of the Company’s common stock;

 

(ii) each share of CarLotz preferred stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time was cancelled and converted into the right to receive the same consideration as each share of CarLotz common stock, plus $18.1775 in cash as payment of the per share liquidation preference obligation of CarLotz;

 

(iii) each CarLotz option outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, other than the non-service provider options, was cancelled and converted into (1) the right to receive a cash amount per option, (2) a number of Base Acquiror Options and a number of Earnout Acquiror RSUs. By way of example, for a CarLotz option to purchase one share of CarLotz common stock with an exercise price of $6.82, the Closing Per Option Cash Consideration was $4.631, the holder of such option received 10.1927 Base Acquiror Options, each with an exercise price of $1.0524 and exercisable for one share of the Company’s common stock, and a number of Earnout Acquiror RSUs; and

 

(iv) each non-service provider option was cancelled and automatically converted into the applicable number of shares of CarLotz common stock on a net share settled basis.

 

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In connection with the Merger, there was a PIPE Investment of $125 million. As such, on or about the date of the merger agreement, Acamar Partners entered into Subscription Agreements with the Subscribers for the sale of 12,500,000 shares of Acamar Partners Class A common stock to the Subscribers upon the completion of the Merger.

 

For more information about the merger, see the section entitled “Proposal No. 1 — The Business Combination Proposal” in the Prospectus. Copies of the Merger Agreement and Amendment No. 1 thereto are attached as Exhibits 2.1 and 2.1.1, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Accounting for the Merger

 

The merger will be accounted for as a reverse recapitalization in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Under this method of accounting, Acamar Partners, who is the legal acquirer, will be treated as the “acquired” company for financial reporting purposes and CarLotz will be treated as the accounting acquirer. This determination was primarily based on an evaluation of the following facts and circumstances:

 

CarLotz’ former stockholders had the greatest voting interest in the combined entity as of the Effective Time (excluding the Earnout Shares, the Founder Shares Subject to Forfeiture, warrants or options to purchase the Company’s common stock and any equity awards issued under the 2020 Plan following the Merger) with an approximately 55.4% the Company’s voting interest;

 

The largest individual minority stockholder of the Company as of the Effective Time is a former stockholder of CarLotz;

 

CarLotz’ former senior management are be the senior management of the Company;

 

CarLotz was the larger entity based on historical total assets and revenues; and

 

CarLotz’ former operations comprise the ongoing operations of the Company.

 

Accordingly, for accounting purposes, the Merger will be treated as the equivalent of a capital transaction in which CarLotz issued stock for the net assets of Acamar Partners. The net assets of Acamar Partners will be stated at historical cost, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded. Operations prior to Merger will be those of CarLotz.

 

Accounting for the Earnout Shares

 

As the Merger is accounted for as a reverse recapitalization, the issuance of the Earnout Shares to CarLotz’ equityholders, on a pro rata (as-converted-to-CarLotz-common stock) ownership basis, would be accounted for as an equity transaction (as a deemed dividend) if the contingency is met. Before the contingency is met, the Earnout Shares will be classified as a liability under the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 815, so changes in the fair value of the Earnout Shares in future periods will be recognized in the statement of operations.

 

Since the Earnout Shares are payable to former CarLotz equityholders (i.e., the accounting acquirer in the Merger), the accounting for the Earnout Shares arrangement does not fall under ASC Topic 805.

 

The accounting for the Earnout Shares was also evaluated under ASC Topic 480 to determine if the arrangement should be classified as a liability. As part of that analysis, it was determined that the Earnout Shares are freestanding and not liability classified. It was next evaluated whether the Earnout Shares represent a derivative instrument pursuant to ASC Topic 815. Paragraph ASC 815-10-15-74(a) states that a reporting entity shall not consider contracts that are both (a) indexed to an entity’s own stock and (b) classified in stockholders equity in its statement of financial position to be derivative instruments. In order to conclude that the Earnout Shares meet this scope exception and whether they should be accounted for as equity under ASC 815-40, it was evaluated whether the Earnout Shares meet both of these requirements. The Merger Agreement contains a change in control provision that could impact the settlement of the Earnout Shares and therefore results in the Earnout Shares being classified as a liability pursuant to ASC 815. The fair value of the Earnout Shares has been reflected in the unaudited pro forma combined financial information under note 8 to the pro forma adjustments to the unaudited combined balance sheet.

 

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Basis of Pro Forma Presentation

 

The adjustments presented on the unaudited pro forma combined financial statements have been identified and presented to provide relevant information necessary for an accurate understanding of the Company upon consummation of the Merger.

 

The unaudited pro forma combined financial information is for illustrative purposes only. The financial results may have been different had the companies always been combined. You should not rely on the unaudited pro forma combined financial information as being indicative of the historical financial position and results that would have been achieved had the companies always been combined or the future financial position and results that the Company will experience. CarLotz and Acamar Partners have not had any historical relationship prior to the Merger. Accordingly, no pro forma adjustments were required to eliminate activities between the companies.

 

The unaudited pro forma combined financial information reflects the actual redemption into cash of 2,943 shares of Acamar Partners Class A common stock at $10.174 per share.

 

Included in the shares outstanding and weighted average shares outstanding as presented in the pro forma combined financial statements are 62,921,183 shares of Acamar Partners Class A common stock issued to CarLotz stockholders on the Closing Date, the Founder Shares (including those subject to forfeiture) and the PIPE Shares. The shares outstanding do not include 5,080,181 shares issued and reserved as treasury stock on the Closing Date to satisfy the Company’s obligations under 5,532,881 options (on a net share settled basis, assuming a price per share of the Company’s common stock of $10.00 per share).

 

As a result of the Merger and immediately following the Closing, excluding the Earnout Shares, the Earnout Acquiror RSUs, warrants to purchase the Company’s common stock and any equity awards issued under the 2020 Plan following the Merger), former CarLotz equityholders owned approximately 55.4% of the Company’s outstanding common stock, the Subscribers owned approximately 11.0% of the Company’s outstanding common stock, the Sponsor and Acamar Partners’ former officers, directors and affiliates owned approximately 6.7% of the Company’s common stock and the former Acamar Partners stockholders (excluding the Sponsor) owned approximately 26.9% of the Company’s outstanding common stock (in each case, not giving effect to any shares issuable to them upon exercise of warrants). As a result, former CarLotz stockholders, as a group, collectively owned more shares of the Company’s common stock than any single stockholder upon consummation of the Merger, with no former stockholder of Acamar Partners owning more than 10% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company.

 

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PRO FORMA COMBINED BALANCE SHEET

AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

(UNAUDITED)

(in thousands)

 

          (B)             Pro Forma  
    (A)     Acamar     Pro Forma       Balance  
    CarLotz     Partners     Adjustments       Sheet  
Assets                                  
Current assets:                                  
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 3,742     $ 430     $ 310,901   (1)        
                      125,000   (2)        
                      (10,695 ) (3)        
                      (39,225 ) (4)        
                      (25 ) (5)        
                      (71,736 ) (6)   $ 318,391  
Restricted cash     461                     461  
Marketable securities     975                     975  
Accounts receivable, net     2,961                     2,961  
Inventories     8,426       —-               8,426  
Other current assets     481       190               671  
Total current assets     17,046       620       314,220         331,885  
Cash and marketable securities held in trust account           310,897       (310,897 ) (1)      
Property and equipment, net     519                     519  
Lease vehicles, net     200                     200  
Other assets     315                     315  
Total assets   $ 18,080     $ 311,516     $ 3,323       $ 332,919  
Liabilities, Redeemable Convertible Preferred
Stock, Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
                                 
Current liabilities:                                  
Long-term debt, current   $ 3,321     $       $(3,321 ) (6)   $  
Floor plan notes payable     6,696                     6,696  
Accounts payable     3,027                     3,027  
Accrued expenses     2,347       84               2,431  
Accrued expenses – related party     4,576             (4,266 ) (6)     310  
Income taxes payable                          
Other current liabilities     319                     319  
Total current liabilities     20,286       84       (7,587 )       12,783  
Long term debt, less current portion     1,749             (1,749 ) (6)      
Deferred underwriting fee payable           10,695       (10,695 ) (3)      
Earnout consideration                 81,672   (8)     72,937  
Redeemable convertible preferred stock tranche obligation     2,793             (2,793 ) (6)      
Other liabilities     1,672             (101 ) (6)     1,571  
Total liabilities     26,500       10,779       58,747         87,291  
Commitments and contingencies                                  
Redeemable convertible preferred stock     17,560             (17,560 ) (6)      
Redeemable common stock           295,737       (295,737 ) (5)      
Stockholders’ equity (deficit)                                  
Common stock     4             (4 ) (6)      
Class A common stock           0         (1)        
                1   (2)        
                      3   (5)        
                      6   (6)        
                      1   (7)     11  
Class B common stock           1       (1 ) (7)    
Additional paid-in capital, common stock     5,198       1,535         (1)        
                124,999   (2)        
                      (3,154 ) (4)        
                      295,709   (5)        
                      (39,980 ) (6)     384,307  
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)     (29,698 )     3,464       4   (1)        
              (36,070 ) (4)        
                      (0 ) (5)        
                      (81,672 ) (8)        
                      (3,468 ) (6)     (138,706 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income     16                     16  
Treasury stock     (1,500 )           1,500   (6)      
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)     (25,980 )     5,000       257,873         245,628  
Total liabilities, redeemable convertible preferred stock, stockholders’ equity (deficit)   $ 18,080     $ 311,516     $ 3,323       $ 332,920  

 

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Pro Forma Adjustments to the Unaudited Combined Balance Sheet

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

(A) Derived from the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet of CarLotz as of September 30, 2020. See CarLotz’ financial statements and the related notes appearing in the Prospectus.

 

(B) Derived from the unaudited balance sheet of Acamar Partners as of September 30, 2020. See Acamar Partners’ financial statements and the related notes appearing in the Prospectus.

 

(1) Reflects the increase of cash in the Trust Account (interest earned) from September 30, 2020 to January 21, 2021 (the Closing Date) and the release of all cash in the Trust Account on the Closing Date.

 

(2) Reflects the proceeds received from the PIPE Investment with the corresponding 12,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at $10.00 per share.

 

(3) Reflects payment of Acamar Partners’ deferred underwriting fee of $10,695.

 

(4) Reflects payment of fees and expenses related to legal, financial advisory, accounting and other professional fees. Expenses of $3,154 attributable to the PIPE Investment are reflected as an adjustment to additional paid in capital. The direct, incremental costs of the Merger related to the legal, financial advisory, accounting and other professional fees of $36,070 (including a $1,500 transaction bonus to CarLotz management) is reflected as an adjustment to accumulated deficit.

 

(5) Reflects redemptions of 2,943 shares by Acamar Partners stockholders for total consideration of $25. At Closing, the redeemable common stock of $295,737, net of redemptions, was transferred to permanent equity.

 

(6) Reflects the recapitalization of CarLotz through: (a) the contribution of all share capital in CarLotz to Acamar Partners in the amount of $680,013 through the issuance of 68,001,364 shares of New CarLotz common stock at a price of $10.00 per share of Acamar Partners Class A common stock, (b) minus 5,080,181 shares of Acamar Partners Class A common stock, at $10.00 per share to be issued at Closing and reserved as treasury stock to satisfy New CarLotz’ obligations under the New CarLotz options (on a net share settled basis and assuming a price of $10.00 per share of New CarLotz common stock), (c) the payment of $36,987 to the holder of the CarLotz preferred stock (the fixed amount of cash consideration payable to the holder of the CarLotz preferred stock, which will be applied towards the payment of the liquidation preference payable in respect of the CarLotz preferred stock at the Closing of the merger (assuming CarLotz stockholders approve the Charter Amendment), which amount would be sufficient to satisfy CarLotz’ obligations under the CarLotz preferred stock in full through December 15, 2020), (d) the elimination of the redeemable convertible preferred stock accrued PIK dividends of $4,266 and tranche obligation of $2,793 recorded on the balance sheet as of September 30, 2020 which are either repaid or eliminated per the merger agreement, (e) the payment of $33,000 to the CarLotz equityholders (the fixed amount of cash consideration payable to all CarLotz equityholders pursuant to the merger agreement), (f) the repayment of CarLotz’ indebtedness of $1,749, (g) the conversion of the CarLotz convertible note into shares of CarLotz common stock immediately prior to the Closing (currently classified as $3,321 of long-term debt, current on the CarLotz balance sheet) and the cashless exercise of the CarLotz warrant into shares of CarLotz common stock by the holder thereof immediately prior to the Closing pursuant to an agreement with CarLotz (currently classified on the CarLotz balance sheet as $101 in other liabilities), (h) the elimination of the historical retained earnings of Acamar Partners, the legal acquiror, in the amount of $3,468 and (i) the cancellation of CarLotz treasury stock in the amount of $1,500.

 

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The following table presents the components of the $(39,980) adjustment to Additional paid-in-capital, common stock:

 

Redeemable convertible preferred stock liquidation preference (c), (d)   $ (12,368 )(*)
Cash payment to CarLotz equityholders (e)     (33,000 )
Conversion of CarLotz convertible note (g)     3,321  
Cashless exercise of CarLotz warrant (g)     101  
New CarLotz common stock     (6 )
CarLotz common stock elimination     4  
Retained earnings elimination (h)     3,468  
Treasury stock elimination (i)     (1,500 )
Adjustment to Additional paid in capital, common stock   $ (39,980 )

 

 

(*) The following table presents the components of the $(12,368) adjustment for the redeemable convertible preferred stock liquidation preference. The amount consists of adjustments to balance the $36,987 adjustment to cash and cash equivalents to reflect the fixed amount of cash consideration payable to the holder of the redeemable convertible preferred stock described above in clause (c).

 

Cash payment to holder of redeemable convertible preferred stock Less:   $ 36,987  
Redeemable convertible preferred stock balance recorded on the balance sheet     (17,560 )
Redeemable convertible preferred stock tranche obligation recorded on the balance sheet     (2,793 )
Redeemable convertible preferred stock accrued PIK dividends recorded on the balance sheet     (4,266 )
Redeemable convertible preferred stock liquidation preference   $ 12,368  

 

(7) Reflects the conversion of 7,639,330 shares of Acamar Partners Class B common stock into 7,639,330 shares of Acamar Partners Class A common stock, on a 1-to-1 basis, at the consummation of the Merger.

 

(8) Please refer to “— Accounting for the Earnout Shares” on page 66 of the Prospectus for a full description of the accounting treatment of the Earnout Consideration. Adjustment represents the liability associated with the Earnout Consideration to be issued if the Company’s common stock trades above certain share price targets or if a change of control occurs prior to the end of the Earnout Period. The liability is accounted for under ASC 815 and the fair value of the Earnout Consideration was determined as of the Closing Date using a Monte Carlo Simulation model assuming a reference price of $11.35, a risk free rate of 0.45% and a volatility of 80%. The adjustment is recorded as a reduction of retained earnings since it would be considered a deemed dividend if the contingency is met. No adjustments are included in the statement of operations because any future movement in the Earnout Consideration would not be determinable.

 

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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

 

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

    (A)
CarLotz
    (B)
Acamar
Partners
    Pro Forma
Adjustments
    Pro Forma
Income
Statement
 
Total revenues   $ 81,582     $     $     $ 81,582  
Cost of sales     72,805                   72,805  
Gross profit     8,777                   8,777  
Selling, general and administrative expenses     11,173       1,445              
                      3,293  (4)     15,911  
Depreciation expense     269                   269  
Management fee – related party     195                   195  
Total loss from operations     (2,860 )     (1,445 )     (3,293 )     (7,598 )
Interest expense     360                   360  
Other income (expense), net                                
Change in fair value of warrants liability     30             (30 )(1)      
Change in fair value of redeemable convertible preferred stock tranche obligation     962             (962 )(1)      
Interest earned on marketable securities           1,776       (1,776 )(2)      
Other income (expense)     28                   28  
Total other income (expense), net     1,020       1,776       (2,768 )     28  
(Loss) income before income tax expense     (2,200 )     331       (6,061 )     (7,930 )
Income tax expense     12       342       (342 )(3)     12  
Net (loss) income     (2,212 )     (11 )     (5,719 )     (7,942 )
Redeemable convertible preferred stock dividends     1,399             (1,399 )(1)      
Net loss attributable to common stockholders   $ (3,611 )   $ (11 )   $ (4,320 )   $ (7,942 )
Basic and diluted net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders per share   $ (0.97 )                        
Weighted average shares outstanding of common stock, basic and diluted     3,716,526                          
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per Class A share           $ 0.04             $ (0.07 )
Weighted average Class A shares outstanding, basic and diluted             30,557,322       83,058,020  (5)     113,615,342  
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per Class B share           $ (0.17 )                
Weighted average Class B shares outstanding, basic and diluted             7,639,330                  

 

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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019

 

(in thousands, except share and per-share data)

 

    (C)
CarLotz
    (D)
Acamar
Partners
    Pro Forma
Adjustments
    Pro Forma
Income
Statement
 
Total revenues   $ 102,486     $     $ —      $ 102,486  
Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation)     93,780             —        93,780  
Gross profit     8,706             —        8,706  
Selling, general and administrative expenses     18,305       933       —       
                      4,390  (4)     23,628  
Depreciation expense     504             —        504  
Management fee – related party     250             —        250  
Total loss from operations     (10,353 )     (933 )     (4,390 )     (15,676 )
Interest expense     651                   651  
Other income (expense), net                                
Change in fair value of warrants liability     24             (24 )(1)      
Change in fair value of redeemable convertible preferred stock tranche obligation     (1,396 )           1,396   (1)      
Interest earned on marketable securities           5,532       (5,532 )(2)      
Other income (expense)     (291 )                 (291 )
Total other income (expense), net     (1,663 )     5,532       (4,160 )     (291 )
(Loss) income before income tax expense     (12,667 )     4,599       (8,550 )     (16,618 )
Income tax expense     11       1,121       (1,121 )(3)     11  
Net (loss) income     (12,678 )     3,478       (7,429 )     (16,629 )
Redeemable convertible preferred stock dividends     1,579             (1,579 )(1)      
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders   $ (14,257 )   $ 3,478     $ (5,850 )   $ (16,629 )
Basic and diluted net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders per share   $ (3.84 )                        
Weighted average shares outstanding of common stock, basic and diluted     3,716,526                          
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per Class A share           $ 0.14             $ (0.15 )
Weighted average Class A shares outstanding, basic and diluted             30,479,514       83,135,828  (5)     113,615,342  
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per Class B share           $ (0.10 )                
Weighted average Class B shares outstanding, basic and diluted             7,601,435                  

 

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Pro Forma Adjustments to the Unaudited Combined Statements of Operations

 

(A) Derived from the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations of CarLotz for the nine months ended September  30, 2020. See CarLotz’ financial statements and the related notes appearing in the Prospectus.

 

(B) Derived from the unaudited statement of operations of Acamar Partners for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. See Acamar Partners’ financial statements and the related notes appearing in the Prospectus.

 

(C) Derived from the audited consolidated statement of operations of CarLotz for the year ended December 31, 2019. See CarLotz’ financial statements and the related notes appearing in the Prospectus.

 

(D) Derived from the audited statement of operations of Acamar Partners for the year ended December 31, 2019. See Acamar Partners’ financial statements and the related notes appearing in the Prospectus.

 

(1) Represents an adjustment to eliminate the change in fair value associated with the tranche rights on the redeemable convertible preferred stock and the stock warrants, as well as the redeemable convertible preferred stock dividends recorded for the period. These securities were either repaid or converted into equity at Closing.

 

(2) Represents an adjustment to eliminate interest income on the marketable securities held in the Trust Account as of the beginning of the period.

 

(3) Represents an adjustment to record a normalized blended statutory income tax benefit rate of 21% for pro forma financial presentation purposes resulting in the recognition of an income tax benefit, which has been offset by a full valuation allowance as the Company expects to incur continuing losses.

 

(4) Represents an adjustment to record the stock compensation expense associated with equity awards granted under the 2020 Plan to certain members of management and non-employee directors in connection with the Merger. A Black-Scholes model was used to value the 468,081 restricted stock units and 1,409,401 options granted at Closing. All employee awards vest over a four year period. The non-employee director awards vest over one year. For further details on the equity awards, see “Interests of CarLotz Directors and Executive Officers in the Merger” in the Prospectus.

 

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(5) The calculation of weighted average shares outstanding for basic and diluted net loss per share assumes that the Acamar Partners IPO occurred as of January  1, 2019. In addition, as the Merger is being reflected as if it had occurred on this date, the calculation of weighted average shares outstanding for basic and diluted net loss per share assumes that the shares have been outstanding for the entire period presented. This calculation is retroactively adjusted to eliminate the number of shares redeemed in the merger for the entire period.

 

The following presents the calculation of basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding, including the Founder Shares Subject to Forfeiture:

 

Weighted average shares calculation, basic and diluted        
Acamar Partners public shares     30,554,829  
Acamar Partners Sponsor shares(a)     7,639,330  
Acamar Partners shares issued to PIPE investors     12,500,000  
Acamar Partners shares issued to CarLotz stockholders on the Closing Date(b)     62,921,183  
Weighted average shares outstanding(c)     113,615,342  
Percent of shares owned by CarLotz (excluding shares acquired in the PIPE Investment)(c)     55.4 %
Percent of shares owned by Acamar Partners (excluding the Sponsor)(c)     26.9 %
Percent of shares owned by PIPE investors(c)     11.0 %
Percent of shares owned by the Sponsor (including shares subject to forfeiture and excluding shares acquired in the PIPE Investment)(c)     6.7 %

 

 

(a) Includes shares subject to forfeiture

 

(b) Does not include 5,080,181 shares of the Company’s common stock reserved as treasury stock in order to satisfy the Company’s obligations under 5,532,881 options received by former CarLotz option holders.

 

(c) The pro forma basic and diluted shares of the Company’s common stock exclude the following, as the effect of such contingently issued shares would be anti-dilutive:

 

5,532,881 shares of the Company’s common stock underlying options;

 

7,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock that may be issued as Earnout Shares and shares underlying the Earnout Acquiror RSUs if certain earnout and vesting conditions are met;

 

10,185,774 shares of the Company’s common stock that may be issued upon exercise of public warrants; and

 

6,074,310 shares of the Company’s common stock that may be issued upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants.

 

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Exhibit 99.2

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

 

As used in this section, the terms “we,” “us,” “our” and the “Company” refer to CarLotz and the Company, as applicable.

 

This section discusses the material components of the executive compensation program for our executive officers who are named in the “Summary Compensation Table” below. As an “emerging growth company” as defined in the JOBS Act, we are not required to include a Compensation Discussion and Analysis and have elected to comply with the scaled disclosure requirements applicable to emerging growth companies. In 2020, our “named executive officers” and their positions were as follows:

 

Michael W. Bor, Chief Executive Officer;

 

John W. Foley II, Chief Operating Officer; and

 

Rebecca C. Polak, Chief Commercial Officer and General Counsel.

 

This discussion may contain forward-looking statements that are based on our current plans, considerations, expectations and determinations regarding future compensation programs. Actual compensation programs that we may adopt in the future may differ materially from any currently planned programs summarized in this discussion.

 

Summary Compensation Table

 

The following table sets forth information concerning the compensation of our named executive officers for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.

  

Name and Principal
Position
  Year     Salary
($)(1)
    Bonus
($)(2)
    Stock
Awards
($)
    Option
Awards
($)(3)
    Non-Equity
Incentive
Plan
Compensation
    Change in
Pension
Value and
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
($)(4)
    All Other
Compensation
($)(5)
    Total
($)
 
Michael W. Bor 
    2020       345,457       -       -       -       -       -       27,957       382,989  
Chief Executive Officer     2019       334,793       -       -       -       -       -       24,975       359,768  
                                                                         
John W. Foley II
    2020       206,731               -       -       18,750       -       20,478       245,959  
Chief Operating Officer     2019       168,269               -       10,490       25,500       -       17,106       221,365  
                                                                         
Rebecca C. Polak
    2020       55,385       120,000       -       -       -       -       -       175,385  
Chief Commercial Officer and General Counsel     2019       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -  

 

 

(1) Amounts represent the named executive officer’s base salary during the fiscal year covered.

(2) Ms. Polak started her employment with us in October 2020. Shortly after, Ms. Polak received a signing bonus of $120,000.

(3) Amounts reflect the full grant-date fair value of stock options granted during 2019 and 2020 computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, rather than the amounts paid to or realized by the named individual. For the value of the stock option awards made to named executive officers in 2020, we assumed an expected volatility of 60%; an expected dividend yield of 0; an expected term of 5 years; and a risk-free interest rate between 0.26% and 0.37%. We provide information regarding the assumptions used to calculate the value of the stock option awards made to named executive officers in 2019 in Note 18 to the audited consolidated financial statements of CarLotz beginning on page F-2 of the Prospectus.

 

 

 

(4) In 2019 and 2020, Mr. Foley received annual cash incentive payments of $25,500 and $18,750, respectively, based on the achievement of certain performance goals relating to sales operations, dealer inventory, organizational development and personal development.

(5) The amounts in this column also include matching contributions to the CarLotz 401(k) plan in 2020 for Messrs. Bor and Foley in the amounts of $3,316 and $2,255, respectively.

The amounts also include Company-paid life insurance premiums equal to $4,536 on behalf of Mr. Bor in 2020.

In addition, the amounts include the cost of demonstration vehicles provided in 2020 to Messrs. Bor and Foley in the amounts of $20,105 and $18,223, respectively. Such costs consist of vehicle cost, maintenance and insurance.

 

NARRATIVE TO SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE

 

Base Salaries

 

The named executive officers receive a base salary to compensate them for services rendered to the Company. The base salary payable to each named executive officer is intended to provide a fixed component of compensation reflecting the executive’s skill set, experience, role and responsibilities. The Company reviews salaries at least annually, taking into account, among other factors, Company and individual performance.

 

Bonuses

 

In 2020, Ms. Polak received a signing bonus of $120,000 in connection with the commencement of her employment in October 2020. In 2019, Mr. Foley received an annual cash incentive payment of $25,500 based on the achievement of certain performance goals relating to sales operations, dealer inventory, organizational development and personal development. In 2020, Mr. Foley received an annual cash incentive payment of $18,750 based on the achievement of the previously described performance goals. No bonus or annual cash incentive was paid with respect to 2019 or 2020 for Mr. Bor.

 

Equity Compensation

 

We maintain the CarLotz, Inc. 2011 Stock Incentive Plan, referred to as the 2011 Plan, and the CarLotz, Inc. 2017 Stock Option Plan, referred to as the 2017 Plan, which provide our employees (including the named executive officers), directors and consultants the opportunity to participate in the equity appreciation of our business through the receipt of stock options. We believe stock options function as a compelling retention tool.

 

The stock options outstanding under the 2011 Plan were originally scheduled to vest in equal annual installments over four years, subject to the option holder’s continuous employment with us through each of the applicable vesting dates. The stock options granted under the 2017 Plan were originally scheduled to vest only upon the achievement of certain internal rate of return or cash on cash return targets following a Change of Control (as defined in the 2017 Plan), subject to the option holder’s continuous employment through the date of such Change of Control. The consummation of the Merger did not constitute a Change of Control under the 2017 Plan, but the Board approved the acceleration of the vesting of all stock option awards, other than awards granted in August 2020, upon the consummation of the Merger. Each option issued under the 2011 Plan or the 2017 Plan that was outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, whether vested or unvested, was generally cancelled and automatically converted into: (i) the right to receive an amount in cash; (ii) a number of CarLotz options; and (iii) a number of Earnout Acquiror RSUs that will vest when certain earnout requirements set forth in the Merger Agreement are met, in each case as determined under the Merger Agreement.

 

The Board has adopted, and stockholders have approved, the CarLotz, Inc. 2020 Incentive Plan (the “2020 Plan”) to provide for equity award grants upon and following the consummation of the Merger. No further awards will be made under the 2017 Plan or the 2011 Plan.

 

The employment agreements with the named executive officers provided for equity awards under the 2020 Plan to be made in connection with the Closing Date.

 

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The equity awards generally are subject to time-based vesting in equal annual installments over a four-year period. Ms. Polak’s earnout restricted stock units will vest on the same terms and conditions as apply to Earnout Acquiror RSUs and her continued employment through the applicable vesting date. All stock of options have an exercise price equal to the closing price per share of the Class A common stock of Acamar Partners on the day immediately prior to the date of the consummation of the Merger ($11.35) and will expire on the tenth anniversary of the grant date.

 

The following table summarizes the awards granted to the executives based on the above provisions:

 

Name   Options     RSUs     Earnout RSUs  

Michael W. Bor

    128,218       88,106       -  
John W. Foley     64,109       44,053       -  
Rebecca C. Polak     303,700       127,175       86,175  

 

Other Elements of Compensation

 

Retirement Plans

 

We currently maintain the CarLotz, Inc. 401(k) Plan, referred to as the 401(k) Plan, a tax-qualified defined contribution retirement savings plan for our employees, including our named executive officers, who satisfy certain eligibility requirements. The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, allows eligible employees to defer a portion of their compensation, within prescribed limits, on a pre-tax basis through contributions to the 401(k) Plan. We believe that providing a vehicle for tax-deferred retirement savings through the 401(k) Plan adds to the overall desirability of our executive compensation package and further incentivizes our employees. Starting in 2021, we make matching contributions of up to 3% of each eligible employee’s gross wages. Prior to 2021, we made matching contributions of up to 1% of each eligible employee’s gross wages. The matching contributions vest based on years of service with the Company, with 25% of such contributions vesting for each year of service.

 

Employee Benefits

 

Health/Welfare Plans. All of our full-time employees, including our named executive officers, are eligible to participate in our health and welfare plans, including:

 

medical, dental and vision benefits;

 

health savings accounts;

 

short-term disability insurance;

 

life insurance; and

 

employee assistance program.

 

We believe the benefit plans described above are necessary and appropriate to provide a competitive compensation package to our named executive officers.

 

No Tax Gross-Ups

 

We do not make gross-up payments to cover our named executive officers’ personal income taxes with respect to any of the compensation or perquisites paid or provided by the Company.

 

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Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

 

The following table summarizes the number of shares of CarLotz common stock underlying outstanding equity incentive plan awards for each named executive officer as of December 31, 2020.

 

        Option Awards  
Name   Grant Date   Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Exercisable
    Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Unexercisable
    Equity
Incentive Plan
Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Unearned
Options (#)
    Option
Exercise
Price
($)
    Option
Expiration
Date
 
Michael W. Bor   11/1/2015 (1)   25,000       -       -       6.82       8/31/2022  
    4/23/2018 (2)   -       -       60,188       9.82       4/23/2028  
    2/4/2020 (2)   -       -       50,000       9.82       2/4/2030  
John W. Foley II   2/1/2015 (1)   5,000       -       -       6.82       8/31/2022  
    6/1/2016 (1)   2,500       -       -       6.82       8/31/2022  
    1/1/2017 (1)   10,000       -       -       6.82       8/31/2022  
    5/14/2018 (2)   -       -       60,188       9.82       5/14/2028  
    11/1/2019 (2)   -       -       40,000       9.82      

11/1/2029

Rebecca C. Polak   -     -       -       -       -       -  

 

 

(1) The stock options outstanding under the 2011 Plan were originally scheduled to vest in equal annual installments over four years, subject to the option holder’s continuous employment with us through each of the applicable vesting dates. The consummation of the Merger did not constitute a Change of Control under the 2011 Plan, but the Board approved the acceleration of the vesting of all stock option awards, other than certain awards granted in August 2020, upon the consummation of the Merger. Such awards were treated as described above in connection with the Merger.

(2) The stock options granted under the 2017 Plan were originally scheduled to vest only upon the achievement of certain internal rate of return or cash on cash return targets following a Change of Control (as defined in the 2017 Plan), subject to the option holder’s continuous employment through the date of such Change of Control. The consummation of the Merger did not constitute a Change of Control under the 2017 Plan, but the Board approved the acceleration of the vesting of all stock option awards, other than certain awards granted in August 2020, upon the consummation of the Merger. Such awards were treated as described above in connection with the Merger.

 

Executive Compensation Arrangements

 

Original Michael W. Bor Employment Agreement

 

We entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Bor on September 18, 2017 (the “Original Bor Employment Agreement”), providing for his position as Chief Executive Officer. The Original Bor Employment Agreement has been superseded by the new employment agreement we entered into with Mr. Bor in connection with the Merger, as described below. The Original Bor Employment Agreement provided for an initial term through September 18, 2020, subject to automatic renewal for successive one-year periods thereafter unless either we or Mr. Bor provided three months’ notice of non-renewal. The Original Bor Employment Agreement provided for an initial annual base salary of $250,000 (which was subsequently increased and equaled $360,000 as of July 20, 2020). The Original Bor Employment Agreement provided that Mr. Bor may be eligible to receive additional bonus compensation at or around the end of the calendar year pursuant to a bonus plan to be established by the Board and based on the achievement of specific Company and personal performance thresholds to be determined by the Board, provided that he was employed by us on the last day of the calendar year and was not terminated for Due Cause (as defined in the Original Bor Employment Agreement) prior to the payment of any such bonus. No such bonus plan was established by the Board for Mr. Bor in 2019 or 2020.

 

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Pursuant to the Original Bor Employment Agreement, upon a termination of employment by us for any reason other than Due Cause (and not due to death or disability), by Mr. Bor for Good Reason or due to a non-renewal of the term by us, Mr. Bor would receive, within 60 days following termination, a cash lump sum payment equal to his annual base salary at the time of termination, conditioned upon Mr. Bor agreeing to a general release of claims in favor of us. For purposes of the Original Bor Employment Agreement, Good Reason generally meant (i) a material breach by us of the terms of the Original Bor Employment Agreement relating to Mr. Bor’s salary and benefits, which breach was not cured within 10 days after Mr. Bor provided written notice to our directors describing such breach, (ii) a significant reduction of Mr. Bor’s responsibilities, (iii) a relocation of Mr. Bor’s place of employment and office more than 50 miles or (iv) a significant health problem that materially interfered with Mr. Bor’s ability to perform his responsibilities under the Original Bor Employment Agreement, subject to our ability to correct any event that gave rise to Mr. Bor’s ability to resign for Good Reason (other than the event described in (iv)) within 45 days of receiving notice from Mr. Bor of the existence of such event.

 

New Employment Agreements

 

Each of our named executive officers entered into an employment agreement (the “New Employment Agreements”) with us in connection with the Merger. The new employment agreements are dated December 11, 2020 for Messrs. Bor and Foley and December 14, 2020 for Ms. Polak, and became effective as of the Closing. Each employment agreement sets out the general terms and conditions of employment, including annual base salary and eligibility to participate in our employee benefit and health and welfare plans.

 

The New Employment Agreements for the named executive officers provide for the following economic terms:

 

Name

  Annual
Base
Salary ($)
   

Target Bonus
(%)

 

Michael W. Bor

    600,000       100  
John W. Foley     400,000       75  
Rebecca C. Polak     400,000       75  

 

Pursuant to the New Employment Agreements with the executives, upon a termination of employment by us for any reason other than for Cause (and not due to death or disability) or by the executive for Good Reason, if not in a Change in Control Period (as each such term is defined in the relevant New Employment Agreement), the executive will receive (i) an amount in cash equal to 12 months of such executive’s then-existing base salary, payable in regular installments over the 12-month period following termination of employment, and (ii) up to 12 months of continued health benefits at active employee rates and levels (or, at our discretion, reimbursement for continued coverage under our group health plan) and, in the case of Mr. Bor, both (i) a pro-rated portion of the bonus he would have earned had he remained employed through the end of the year of such termination and (ii) accelerated vesting and, if applicable, exercisability of the number of shares of common stock subject to his then outstanding equity awards that would otherwise have become vested during the 12-month period following the date of termination, with performance-based awards vesting based on actual performance.

 

Upon a termination of employment by us for any reason other than for Cause (and not due to death or disability) or by the executive for Good Reason, in each case in a Change in Control Period, the executive will receive (i) an amount in cash equal to 12 months of such executive’s then-existing base salary, payable in regular installments over the 12-month period following termination of employment, (ii) up to 12 months of continued health benefits at active employee rates and levels (or, at our discretion, reimbursement for continued coverage under our group health plan), (iii) a pro-rated portion of the bonus he or she would have earned had they remained employed through the end of the year and (iv) a full acceleration of equity awards, with performance-based awards vesting based on actual performance. In addition, Mr. Bor will receive cash in an amount equal to his full target bonus, payable in resular installments over the 12-month period following termination of employment.

 

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Each of our named executive officers has entered into a restrictive covenant agreement with us. Messrs. Bor and Foley’s non-compete and non-solicit covenants apply for two years immediately following their respective dates of termination of employment in the event of a termination due to a Fault Event (as defined in the New Employment Agreement) or, in the event of a termination or expiration for any other reason, for a period of one year immediately following their respective dates of termination. Ms. Polak’s non-compete and non-solicit covenants apply for one year following the termination of her employment.

 

Incentive Arrangements

 

We currently maintain the 2011 Plan, the 2017 Plan and individualized agreements, and we have adopted the 2020 Plan in connection with the Merger, as described above.

 

Director Compensation

 

None of our non-employee directors has yet received any compensation for their service as a director. We have established a non-employee director compensation policy in connection with the Merger (the “Director Compensation Policy”). Pursuant to the Director Compensation Policy, each non-employee director who is not an affiliate of TRP or the Sponsor will receive an annual retainer of $40,000. In addition, the audit committee chair will receive an additional retainer of $15,000 and other audit committee members will receive an additional retainer of $7,500. The compensation committee chair will receive an additional retainer of $12,000 and other compensation committee members will receive an additional retainer of $6,000. The nominating and corporate governance committee chair will receive an additional retainer of $8,000 and other nominating and corporate governance committee members will receive an additional retainer of $4,000. Each non-employee director who is not an affiliate of TRP or the Sponsor will be granted an annual award of restricted stock units with a grant date value equal to $135,000 and will receive a prorated portion of such award in connection with the Merger.

 

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