UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 

  

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 1, 2021

 

ACIES ACQUISITION CORP.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Cayman Islands   001-39652   N/A
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

1219 Morningside Drive, Suite 110

Manhattan Beach, California

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
90266
(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (310) 545-9265 

  

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Title of each class  

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share, $0.0001 par value, and one-third of one redeemable warrant   ACACU   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class A ordinary shares included as part of the units   ACAC   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Redeemable warrants included as part of the units, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50   ACACW   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

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

 

Emerging growth company x

 

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

  

 

 

 

  

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

Merger Agreement

 

Acies Acquisition Corp. (“Acies” and, after giving effect to the Mergers (as defined below), “New PlayStudios”) is a blank check company incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company limited by shares and formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. On February 1, 2021, Acies entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Catalyst Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Acies (“First Merger Sub”), Catalyst Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Acies (“Second Merger Sub”), and PlayStudios, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“PlayStudios”).

 

The Merger

 

The Merger Agreement provides that, subject to the approval of Acies’ shareholders and upon the terms and subject to the conditions thereof, the following transactions will occur (together with the other agreements and transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the “Business Combination”):

 

(i) at the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (the “Closing”) (x) in accordance with the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended (the “DGCL”), First Merger Sub will merge with and into PlayStudios and PlayStudios will be the surviving corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Acies (the “First Merger”) and (y) immediately following the First Merger, and as part of an integrated transaction with the First Merger, PlayStudios will merge with and into Second Merger Sub, with Second Merger Sub being the surviving entity of the Second Merger and a wholly owned subsidiary of Acies (the “Second Merger” and, together with the First Merger, the “Mergers”);

 

(ii) as a result of the Mergers, among other things, each outstanding share of common stock of PlayStudios (“PlayStudios Common Stock”) and each share of preferred stock of PlayStudios (“PlayStudios Preferred Stock”) issued and outstanding as of the effective time of the First Merger (the “Effective Time”) will be cancelled in exchange for the right to receive the following:

 

(a)    if the holder of such share makes an election to receive cash (“Cash Electing Share”), an amount of cash, without interest, equal to the quotient of $1,041,000,000 divided by the sum of, as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, (x) the number of issued and outstanding shares of PlayStudios Common Stock (including, without duplication, the number of issued and outstanding shares of PlayStudios Preferred Stock on an as-converted basis); (y) the number of shares of PlayStudios Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of all outstanding, vested and unexercised options to purchase shares of PlayStudios Common Stock; and (z) the shares of PlayStudios Preferred Stock underlying any issued and outstanding warrants of PlayStudios, in the case of (y) and (z) as determined on a net exercise basis (the “Per Share Merger Consideration Value”); provided, however, that (1) the aggregate amount of Cash Electing Shares available to each holder shall not exceed 15% of the shares of PlayStudios capital stock held by such holder; and (2) if the sum of the aggregate number of Dissenting Shares (as defined in the Merger Agreement) and the aggregate number of Cash Electing Shares multiplied by (y) the Per Share Merger Consideration Value (such product, the “Aggregate Cash Election Amount”), exceeds the Available Cash Consideration (as defined in the Merger Agreement, such Available Cash Consideration not to exceed $150,000,000), then each Cash Electing Share shall be converted into the right to receive (A) an amount in cash, without interest, equal to the product of (1) the Per Share Merger Consideration Value and (2) a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the Available Cash Consideration and the denominator of which shall be the Aggregate Cash Election Amount (such fraction, the “Cash Fraction”) and (B) an amount of the stock consideration described in clause (b), below, multiplied by one minus the Cash Fraction;

 

(b)    if the holder of such share does not make a cash election, a number of validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares of New PlayStudios Class A Common Stock (as defined below) equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the Per Share Merger Consideration Value by (B) $10.00, except that if any such shares are owned by Andrew S. Pascal (the “Founder”), or any member of the Pascal Family Trust and their respective affiliates (collectively, the “Founder Group”), such share will instead receive a number of validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares of New PlayStudios Class B Common Stock par value $0.0001 per share (the “New PlayStudios Class B Common Stock”), equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the Per Share Merger Consideration Value by (B) $10.00. The shares of New PlayStudios Class B Common Stock will have the same economic terms as the shares of New PlayStudios Class A Common Stock, but the shares of New PlayStudios Class A Common Stock will be entitled to one vote per share, and the shares of New PlayStudios Class B Common Stock will be entitled to 20 votes per share. Any shares of New PlayStudios Class B Common Stock that are transferred outside the Founder Group (except for certain permitted transfers) will automatically convert into shares of New PlayStudios Class A Common Stock. In addition, the outstanding shares of New PlayStudios Class B Common Stock will be subject to a “sunset” provision by which all outstanding shares of New PlayStudios Class B Common Stock will automatically convert into shares of New PlayStudios Class A Common Stock (i) if holders representing a majority of the New PlayStudios Class B Common Stock vote to convert the New PlayStudios Class B Common Stock into New PlayStudios Class A Common Stock, (ii) if the Founder Group and its permitted transferees collectively no longer beneficially own at least 20% of the number of shares of New PlayStudios Class B Common Stock collectively held by the Founder Group as of the Effective Time, or (iii) on the nine-month anniversary of the Founder’s death or disability, unless such date is extended by a majority of independent directors;

 

(iii) as a result of the Mergers, each outstanding share of PlayStudios Common Stock and PlayStudios Preferred Stock issued and outstanding as of the Effective Time as well as any outstanding unexercised vested options to purchase shares of PlayStudios Common Stock will also receive the right to receive the applicable Earnout Pro Rata Portion (as defined in the Merger Agreement) of an aggregate of 15,000,000 additional shares of New PlayStudios Class A Common Stock (the “Earnout Shares”), which right shall be contingent upon certain price milestones that are more fully set out in the Merger Agreement (the consideration described in the foregoing clauses (ii) and (iii), collectively, the “Merger Consideration”); and

 

(iv) as a result of the Mergers, each outstanding and unexercised option to purchase PlayStudios Common Stock, whether or not vested or exercisable, will be converted into an option to purchase a share of New PlayStudios Class A Common Stock, except for any such option that is held by any member of the Founder Group, which will be converted into an option to purchase a share of New PlayStudios Class B Common Stock. 

 

 

 

 

The Board of Directors of Acies (the “Board”) has (i) approved and declared advisable the Merger Agreement, the Business Combination and the other transactions contemplated thereby and (ii) resolved to recommend approval of the Merger Agreement and related matters by the shareholders of Acies.

 

The Domestication

 

Prior to the Closing, subject to the approval of Acies’ shareholders, and in accordance with the DGCL, Cayman Islands Companies Law (2021 Revision) (the “CICL”) and Acies’ Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (as may be amended from time to time, the “Cayman Constitutional Documents”), Acies will effect a deregistration under the CICL and a domestication under Section 388 of the DGCL (by means of filing a certificate of domestication (the “Certificate of Domestication”) with the Secretary of State of Delaware), pursuant to which Acies’ jurisdiction of incorporation will be changed from the Cayman Islands to the State of Delaware (the “Domestication”).

 

In connection with the Domestication, (i) each of the then issued and outstanding Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, of Acies (the “Acies Class A Ordinary Shares”), will convert automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into a share of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share of New PlayStudios (after its Domestication) (the “New PlayStudios Class A Common Stock”, and together with the New Playstudios Class B Common Stock, the “New PlayStudios Common Stock”), (ii) each of the then issued and outstanding Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, of Acies (the “Acies Class B Ordinary Shares”), will convert automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into a share of New PlayStudios Class A Common Stock, after giving effect to the forfeiture of certain Acies Class B Ordinary Shares held by Acies Acquisition LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”) pursuant to that certain sponsor agreement by and among PlayStudios, Acies and the Sponsor (the “Sponsor Support Agreement”), (iii) each then issued and outstanding warrant of Acies will convert automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into a warrant to acquire one share of New PlayStudios Class A Common Stock (“New PlayStudios Warrant”), on substantially the same terms and conditions as specified in the Warrant Agreement, dated October 22, 2020, between Acies and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent, after giving effect to the forfeiture of certain warrants of Acies held by the Sponsor pursuant to the Sponsor Agreement.

 

Conditions to Closing

 

The Merger Agreement is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain customary closing conditions, including, among others, (i) approval of the Business Combination and related agreements and transactions by the respective shareholders of Acies and PlayStudios, (ii) effectiveness of the proxy / registration statement on Form S-4 to be filed by Acies in connection with the Business Combination, (iii) expiration or termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, (iv) receipt of approval for listing on Nasdaq of the shares of New PlayStudios Common Stock to be issued in connection with the Merger, (v) that Acies have at least $5,000,001 of net tangible assets upon Closing, and (vi) the absence of any injunctions or statute, rule or regulation prohibiting the transactions.

 

Other conditions to PlayStudios’ obligations to consummate the Mergers include, among others, that as of the Closing, (i) the Domestication has been completed, (ii) the amount of cash available in (x) the trust account into which substantially all of the proceeds from Acies’ initial public offering has been deposited for the benefit of Acies, certain of its public shareholders and the underwriters of Acies’ initial public offering (the “Trust Account”), after deducting the amount required to satisfy Acies’ obligations to its shareholders (if any) that exercise their rights to redeem their Acies Class A Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Cayman Constitutional Documents (but prior to payment of (A) any deferred underwriting commissions being held in the Trust Account and (B) any transaction expenses of Acies or its affiliates) plus (y) the PIPE Investment (as defined below), is at least $200,000,000 minus qualified expenses related to the cost of filing fees and seeking governmental approval of the Mergers.

 

Covenants

 

The Merger Agreement contains additional covenants, including, among others, providing for (i) the parties to conduct their respective businesses in the ordinary course through the Closing, (ii) PlayStudios to prepare and deliver to Acies certain audited and unaudited consolidated financial statements of PlayStudios, (iii) Acies and PlayStudios to prepare and Acies file a proxy / registration statement on Form S-4 and take certain other actions to obtain the requisite approval of Acies shareholders of certain proposals regarding the Business Combination (including the Domestication), and (iv) the parties to use reasonable best efforts to obtain necessary approvals from governmental agencies.

 

 

 

 

Representations and Warranties

 

The Merger Agreement contains customary representations and warranties by Acies, First Merger Sub, Second Merger Sub and PlayStudios. The representations and warranties of the respective parties to the Merger Agreement generally will not survive the Closing.

 

Termination

 

The Merger Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing (i) by mutual written agreement of Acies and PlayStudios, (ii) by PlayStudios or Acies, if (a) Closing has not occurred on or before August 15, 2021, subject to requirements set forth in the Merger Agreement, (b) any Governmental Order (as defined in the Merger Agreement) shall have issued making consummation of the Mergers illegal or otherwise preventing or prohibiting consummation of the Mergers or (c) Acies shareholder approval is not obtained at an extraordinary general meeting of Acies shareholders, (iii) by Acies, if (a) the Company Support Agreements (as defined below) are not delivered to Acies within twenty-four (24) hours after the date of the Merger Agreement, (b) any breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of PlayStudios set forth in the Merger Agreement, subject to the conditions and certain exceptions contained therein, or (c) PlayStudios stockholder approval of the Mergers is not obtained within forty-eight (48) hours of the time the Registration Statement becomes effective), (iii) by PlayStudios, upon any breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of Acies set forth in the Merger Agreement, subject to the conditions and certain exceptions contained therein.

 

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

 

The Merger Agreement has been included to provide investors with information regarding its terms. It is not intended to provide any other factual information about Acies or its affiliates. The representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained therein were made only for purposes and as of the specific dates set forth therein, were solely for the benefit of the parties thereto, may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties, including being qualified by confidential disclosures made for the purposes of allocating contractual risk between the parties thereto instead of establishing these matters as facts, and may be subject to standards of materiality applicable to the contracting parties that differ from those applicable to investors. Investors are not third-party beneficiaries thereunder and should not rely on the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements or any descriptions thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of the parties thereto or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of representations and warranties may change after the date of the Merger Agreement, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in Acies’ public disclosures.

 

Certain Related Agreements

 

Subscription Agreements

 

On February 1 2021, Acies entered into subscription agreements (the “Subscription Agreements”) with certain investors (collectively, the “PIPE Investors”), pursuant to, and on the terms and subject to the conditions of which, the PIPE Investors have collectively subscribed for 25,000,000 shares of New PlayStudios Class A Common Stock for an aggregate purchase price equal to $250 million (the “PIPE Investment”). The PIPE Investment will be consummated substantially concurrently with the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions contemplated by the Subscription Agreements.

 

 

 

 

The Subscription Agreements for the PIPE Investors provide for certain registration rights. In particular, New PlayStudios will be required to, as soon as practicable but no later than 30 calendar days following the Closing, submit to or file with the SEC a registration statement registering the resale of such shares. Additionally, New PlayStudios will be required to use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the registration statement declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof, but no later than the earlier of (i) the 60th calendar day following the filing date thereof, (ii) the 90th calendar day following the filing date thereof if the SEC notifies New PlayStudios that it will “review” the registration statement and (iii) the 10th business day after the date New PlayStudios is notified in writing by the SEC that the registration statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review. New PlayStudios must use reasonable best efforts to keep the registration statement effective until the earliest of: (i) the date on which all of the shares covered by the registration statement have been sold, (ii) with respect to shares held by a particular subscriber, the date all shares held by such subscriber may be sold without restriction under Rule 144 and (iii) three years from the date of effectiveness of the registration statement.

 

The Subscription Agreements will terminate with no further force and effect upon the earliest to occur of: (a) such date and time as the Merger Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms; (b) the mutual written agreement of the parties to such Subscription Agreement; (c) if any of the conditions to closing set forth in such Subscription Agreement are not satisfied on or prior to the Closing and, as a result thereof, the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreement fail to occur; and (d) August 16, 2021, if the Closing has not occurred by such date.

 

The foregoing description of the Subscription Agreements does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the terms and conditions of the form of Subscription Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Sponsor Support Agreement

 

On February 1, 2021, Acies entered into a Sponsor Support Agreement, pursuant to which the Sponsor and each director of Acies agreed, among other things, (i) to vote in favor of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, (ii) that 900,000 Acies Class B Ordinary Shares held by the Sponsor shall become unvested and subject to forfeiture if certain earnout conditions described more fully in the Sponsor Support Agreement are not satisfied, (iii) to forfeit, for no consideration, 850,000 Acies Class B Ordinary Shares held by the Sponsor and 715,000 Acies Private Placement Warrants (as defined in the Sponsor Support Agreement), (iv) to forfeit additional Acies Class B Ordinary Shares conditioned on certain redemptions of Acies Class A Ordinary Shares that are more fully set forth in the Sponsor Support Agreement and (v) not to transfer any Acies Class B Ordinary Shares or Acies Private Placement Warrants (together, the “Sponsor Lockup Securities”) until the date that is 12 months after the Closing, except that on the date that is 180 days after the Closing, an amount of Sponsor Lockup Securities equal to the lesser of (A) 5% of the Sponsor Lockup Securities held by each holder of Sponsor Lockup Securities and (B) 50,000 Sponsor Lockup Securities held by each holder of Sponsor Lockup Securities, will no longer be subject to the transfer restrictions in each case, subject to the terms and conditions contemplated by the Sponsor Support Agreement.

 

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

 

Company Support Agreement

 

February 2, 2021, Acies also entered into Voting and Support Agreements (the “Company Support Agreements”), by and among Acies, PlayStudios and certain stockholders of PlayStudios (the “Key Stockholders”). Under the Company Support Agreements, the Key Stockholders agreed, within forty-eight (48) hours following the SEC declaring effective the proxy statement/prospectus relating to the approval by Acies shareholders of the Business Combination, to execute and deliver a written consent with respect to the outstanding shares of PlayStudios Common Stock and PlayStudios Preferred Stock held by the Key Stockholders adopting the Merger Agreement and related transactions and approving the Business Combination. The shares of PlayStudios Common Stock and PlayStudios Preferred Stock that are owned by the Key Stockholders and subject to the Company Support Agreements represent (i) a majority of the outstanding voting power of PlayStudios Preferred Stock, voting as a separate class and (ii) a majority of the outstanding voting power of PlayStudios Common Stock and Playstudios Preferred Stock (on an as converted basis), voting together as a single class.

 

 

 

 

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

 

Transfer Restrictions and Registration Rights

 

The Merger Agreement contemplates that, at the Closing, New PlayStudios, the Sponsor and certain of PlayStudios’ stockholders and certain of their respective affiliates will enter into an Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which New PlayStudios will agree to register for resale, pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act, certain shares of New PlayStudios Common Stock and other equity securities of New PlayStudios that are held by the parties thereto from time to time. Additionally, the Bylaws of New PlayStudios (the “Bylaws”) contain certain restrictions on transfer with respect to the shares of New PlayStudios Common Stock received as Merger Consideration immediately following Closing (the “PlayStudios Lockup Securities”). Such restrictions begin at Closing and end at the date that is 12 months after the Closing, except that on the date that is 180 days after the Closing, an amount of PlayStudios Lockup Securities equal to the lesser of (A) 5% of the PlayStudios Lockup Securities held by each holder of PlayStudios Lockup Securities and (B) 50,000 PlayStudios Lockup Securities held by each holder of PlayStudios Lockup Securities, will no longer be subject to the transfer restrictions.

 

The Subscription Agreements, the Sponsor Support Agreement and the Company Support Agreements have been included to provide investors with information regarding its terms. They are not intended to provide any other factual information about Acies or its affiliates. The representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in the Subscription Agreements, the Sponsor Support Agreement, the Company Support Agreements and the other documents related thereto were made only for purposes and as of the specific dates set forth therein, were solely for the benefit of the parties to the Subscription Agreements, the Sponsor Support Agreement and the Company Support Agreements, may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties, including being qualified by confidential disclosures made for the purposes of allocating contractual risk between the parties to the Subscription Agreements, the Sponsor Support Agreement or Company Support Agreements instead of establishing these matters as facts, and may be subject to standards of materiality applicable to the contracting parties that differ from those applicable to investors. Investors are not third-party beneficiaries under the Subscription Agreements, the Sponsor Support Agreement or the Company Support Agreements and should not rely on the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements or any descriptions thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of the parties thereto or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of representations and warranties may change after the date of the Subscription Agreements, the Sponsor Support Agreements or the Company Support Agreements, as applicable, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in Acies’ public disclosures.

 

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

 

The disclosure set forth above in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K with respect to the PIPE Investment is incorporated by reference in this Item 3.02. The shares of New PlayStudios Class A Common Stock to be issued in connection with the PIPE Investment will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and will be issued in reliance on the exemption from registration requirements thereof provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.

 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On February 1, 2021, Acies and PlayStudios issued a joint press release (the “Press Release”) announcing the execution of the Merger Agreement. The Press Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

 

 

 

 

Attached as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated herein by reference is an investor presentation dated February 2, 2021, for use by Acies in meetings with certain of its shareholders as well as other persons with respect to Acies' proposed transaction with PlayStudios, as described in this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 is furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to liabilities under that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of Acies under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings. This Current Report on Form 8-K will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information of the information contained in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2.

 

Additional Information and Where to Find It

 

This Current Report on Form 8-K relates to a proposed transaction between PlayStudios and Acies. This Current Report on Form 8-K does not constitute an offer to sell or exchange, or the solicitation of an offer to buy or exchange, any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, sale or exchange would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. Acies intends to file a registration statement on Form S-4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), which will include a document that serves as a prospectus and proxy statement of Acies, referred to as a proxy statement / prospectus. A proxy statement / prospectus will be sent to all Acies shareholders. Acies also will file other documents regarding the proposed transaction with the SEC. Before making any voting decision, investors and security holders of Acies are urged to read the registration statement, the proxy statement / prospectus and all other relevant documents filed or that will be filed with the SEC in connection with the proposed transaction as they become available because they will contain important information about the proposed transaction.

 

Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the registration statement, the proxy statement / prospectus and all other relevant documents filed or that will be filed with the SEC by Acies through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov.

 

The documents filed by Acies with the SEC also may be obtained free of charge at Acies’ website at https://aciesacq.com/ or upon written request to 1219 Morningside Drive, Suite 110, Manhattan Beach, California 90266.

 

Participants in Solicitation

 

Acies and PlayStudios and their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from Acies’ shareholders in connection with the proposed transaction. A list of the names of such directors and executive officers and information regarding their interests in the business combination will be contained in the proxy statement/prospectus when available. You may obtain free copies of these documents as described in the preceding paragraph.

 

Forward-Looking Statements Legend

 

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws with respect to the proposed transaction between PlayStudios and Acies. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words “forecast,” “believe,” “budget,” “project,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “strategy,” “future,” “opportunity,” “plan,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result,” and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this document, including but not limited to: (i) the risk that the transaction may not be completed in a timely manner or at all, which may adversely affect the price of Acies’ securities, (ii) the risk that the transaction may not be completed by Acies’ business combination deadline and the potential failure to obtain an extension of the business combination deadline if sought by Acies, (iii) the failure to satisfy the conditions to the consummation of the transaction, including the approval of the Merger Agreement by the shareholders of Acies, the satisfaction of the minimum trust account amount following any redemptions by Acies’ public shareholders and the receipt of certain governmental and regulatory approvals, (iv) the lack of a third party valuation in determining whether or not to pursue the proposed transaction, (v) the inability to complete the PIPE Investment, (vi) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement, (vii) the effect of the announcement or pendency of the transaction on PlayStudios’ business relationships, operating results, and business generally, (viii) risks that the proposed transaction disrupts current plans and operations of PlayStudios, (ix) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against PlayStudios or against Acies related to the Merger Agreement or the proposed transaction, (x) the ability to maintain the listing of Acies’ securities on a national securities exchange, (xi) changes in the competitive and regulated industries in which PlayStudios operates, variations in operating performance across competitors, changes in laws and regulations affecting PlayStudios’ business and changes in the combined capital structure, (xii) the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations after the completion of the proposed transaction, and identify and realize additional opportunities, (xiii) New PlayStudios’ ability to raise financing in the future and to comply with restrictive covenants related to long-term indebtedness, (xiv) the impact of COVID-19 on PlayStudios’ business and/or the ability of the parties to complete the Business Combination, (xv) costs related to the transaction and the failure to realize anticipated benefits of the transaction or to realize estimated pro forma results and underlying assumptions, including with respect to estimated Acies shareholder redemptions, and (xvi) other risks and uncertainties indicated from time to time in the registration statement containing the proxy statement / prospectus discussed below relating to the proposed business combination, including those under “Risk Factors” therein, and in Acies’ other filings with the SEC. The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described in the “Risk Factors” section of Acies’ registration on Form S-1 (File No. 333-249297) and on the registration statement on Form S-4 to be filed by Acies with the SEC, and other documents filed by Acies from time to time with the SEC. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and PlayStudios and Acies assume no obligation and do not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Neither PlayStudios nor Acies gives any assurance that either PlayStudios or Acies, or the combined company, will achieve its expectations.

 

 

 

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

  (d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
Number
  Description
2.1   Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 1, 2021.
10.1   Form of Subscription Agreement
10.2   Sponsor Support Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2021
10.3   Form of Company Support Agreement
99.1   Joint Press Release, dated as of February 1, 2021.
99.2   Investor Presentation, dated as of February 2, 2021.

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

  Acies Acquisition Corp.
     
Date: February 2, 2021 By: /s/ Daniel Fetters
  Name:  Daniel Fetters
  Title: Co-Chief Executive Officer

 

  By: /s/ Edward King
  Name: Edward King
  Title: Co-Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 2.1

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

 

dated as of February 1, 2021


by and among

 

PLAYSTUDIOS, INC.,

 

Acies Acquisition Corp.,

 

CATALYST Merger Sub I, Inc.,

 

and

 

CATALYST Merger Sub II, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

Article 1
Certain Definitions
3
Section 1.01.    Definitions 3
Section 1.02.    Construction 17
Section 1.03.    Knowledge 18
     
Article 2
The Domestication
18
Section 2.01.    The Domestication 18
Section 2.02.    Effects of Domestication 19
     
Article 3
The Mergers; Closing
19
Section 3.01.    The Mergers; Closing 19
Section 3.02.    Effects of the Mergers 20
Section 3.03.    Organizational Documents of Acies, the Surviving Corporation and the Surviving Entity 21
Section 3.04.    Directors and Officers; Certain Closing Actions 21
Section 3.05.    Effect on Capital Stock 22
Section 3.06.    Consideration Election Procedure 24
Section 3.07.    Treatment of Company Options and Warrants 25
Section 3.08.    Earnout 26
Section 3.09.    Consideration Calculation; Allocation Statement 26
Section 3.10.    Payments; Exchange Agent; Letters of Transmittal 28
Section 3.11.    Withholding; Wage Payments; FIRPTA Certificate 29
Section 3.12.    No Fractional Shares 30
Section 3.13.    Lost Certificates 30
Section 3.14.    Dissenting Shares 30
     
Article 4
Representations And Warranties of the Company
31
Section 4.01.    Corporate Organization 31
Section 4.02.    Subsidiaries 31
Section 4.03.    Due Authorization 32
Section 4.04.    No Conflict 33
Section 4.05.    Governmental Authorization 33
Section 4.06.    Capitalization 33
Section 4.07.    Financial Statements 35
Section 4.08.    Absence of Changes 35

 

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Section 4.09.    No Undisclosed Material Liabilities 36
Section 4.10.    Litigation and Proceedings 36
Section 4.11.    Compliance with Laws 36
Section 4.12.    Contracts; No Defaults 37
Section 4.13.    Real Property; Assets 38
Section 4.14.    Environmental Matters 39
Section 4.15.    Intellectual Property 39
Section 4.16.    Data Privacy and Security 41
Section 4.17.    Company Benefit Plans 42
Section 4.18.    Labor Matters 44
Section 4.19.    Taxes 45
Section 4.20.    Brokers’ Fees 47
Section 4.21.    Rewards Partners and Vendors 47
Section 4.22.    Anti-Corruption Compliance 47
Section 4.23.    Sanctions and International Trade Compliance 48
Section 4.24.    Insurance 48
Section 4.25.    Permits 49
Section 4.26.    Registration Statement 49
Section 4.27.    Independent Investigation; No Additional Representations and Warranties 50
     
Article 5
Representations And Warranties of the Acies Parties
50
Section 5.01.    Corporate Organization 50
Section 5.02.    Merger Subs 51
Section 5.03.    Due Authorization 51
Section 5.04.    No Conflict 52
Section 5.05.    Governmental Authorization 52
Section 5.06.    Capitalization 53
Section 5.07.    SEC Filings and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 53
Section 5.08.    Acies Financial Statements 54
Section 5.09.    Absence of Changes 55
Section 5.10.    No Undisclosed Material Liabilities 55
Section 5.11.    Litigation and Proceedings 55
Section 5.12.    Compliance with Laws 55
Section 5.13.    Contracts; No Defaults 55
Section 5.14.    Title to Property 56
Section 5.15.    Business Activities 56
Section 5.16.    Employee Benefit Plans 57
Section 5.17.    Taxes 58
Section 5.18.    Financial Ability; Trust Account 59
Section 5.19.    Brokers’ Fees 60
Section 5.20.    Registration Statement 60
Section 5.21.    Nasdaq Stock Market Quotation 61
Section 5.22.    Investment Company Act 61
Section 5.23.    Affiliate Agreements 61

 

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Section 5.24.    Sponsor Agreement 61
Section 5.25.    PIPE Financing 61
Section 5.26.    Independent Investigation; No Additional Representations and Warranties 62
     
Article 6
Covenants of the Company
63
Section 6.01.    Conduct of the Company during the Interim Period 63
Section 6.02.    Company Stockholder Approval 66
Section 6.03.    No Acies Ordinary Shares Transactions 67
Section 6.04.    No Claim Against the Trust Account 67
     
Article 7
Covenants of the Acies Parties
67
Section 7.01.    Conduct of the Acies Parties During the Interim Period 67
Section 7.02.    PIPE Financing 69
Section 7.03.    Acies Shareholder Approval 70
Section 7.04.    Other Interim Period Obligations of the Acies Parties 70
     
Article 8
Joint Covenants
71
Section 8.01.    Commercially Reasonable Efforts 71
Section 8.02.    Preparation of Registration Statement 72
Section 8.03.    Inspection 73
Section 8.04.    Confidentiality; Publicity 74
Section 8.05.    Support of Transaction 75
Section 8.06.    Indemnification and Insurance 75
Section 8.07.    Tax Matters 77
Section 8.08.    Employee Matters 78
Section 8.09.    Section 16 Matters 78
Section 8.10.    Shareholder Litigation 78
Section 8.11.    Notices of Certain Events 79
Section 8.12.    Exclusivity 79
Section 8.13.    Further Assurances 80
     
Article 9
Conditions to the Mergers
80
Section 9.01.    Conditions to Obligations of All Parties 80
Section 9.02.    Additional Conditions to Obligations of Acies 81
Section 9.03.    Additional Conditions to the Obligations of the Company 82

 

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Article 10
Termination/Effectiveness
83
Section 10.01.    Termination 83
Section 10.02.    Effect of Termination 84
     
Article 11
Miscellaneous
84
Section 11.01.    Amendments and Waivers 84
Section 11.02.    Notices 85
Section 11.03.    Assignment 86
Section 11.04.    Rights of Third Parties 86
Section 11.05.    Expenses 86
Section 11.06.    Governing Law 86
Section 11.07.    Captions; Counterparts 87
Section 11.08.    Entire Agreement 87
Section 11.09.    Severability 87
Section 11.10.    Jurisdiction; WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY 87
Section 11.11.    Enforcement 88
Section 11.12.    Non-Recourse 88
Section 11.13.    Nonsurvival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants 88
Section 11.14.    Disclosure Schedule References and SEC Report References 88

 

ANNEXES

 

Annex I – Earnout Shares

 

EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit A – Form of PubCo Charter

Exhibit B – Form of PubCo Bylaws

Exhibit C – Form of Surviving Entity A&R LLCA

Exhibit D – Form of PubCo Equity Incentive Plan

Exhibit E – Form of PubCo Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Exhibit F – Form of A&R Registration Rights Agreement

Exhibit G – Form of Support Agreement

Exhibit H – Form of FIRPTA Certificate

 

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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

 

This Agreement and Plan of Merger (this “Agreement”), dated as of February 1, 2021, is entered into by and among PlayStudios, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), Acies Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (prior to the Effective Time, “Acies” and, at and after the Effective Time, “PubCo”), Catalyst Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“First Merger Sub”), and Catalyst Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Second Merger Sub”). Except as otherwise indicated, capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in ‎Section 1.01 of this Agreement.

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, the Company Board and the Acies Board have each approved and deemed it advisable and in the best interests of their stockholders and shareholders, respectively, to approve and adopt this Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, the respective governing bodies of First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub have each approved and deemed it advisable and in the best interests of their sole stockholder and sole member, respectively, to approve and adopt this Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, prior to the Closing, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, Acies will domesticate as a Delaware corporation in accordance with the DGCL and the CICL (the “Domestication”);

 

WHEREAS, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement and in accordance with the DGCL and DLLCA, immediately following the Domestication: (a) First Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company (the “First Merger”), with the Company surviving the First Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Acies (the Company, in its capacity as the surviving corporation of the First Merger, is referred to as the “Surviving Corporation”), and (b) immediately following the First Merger, and as part of an integrated transaction with the First Merger, the Surviving Corporation will merge with and into Second Merger Sub (the “Second Merger” and, together with the First Merger, the “Mergers”), with Second Merger Sub being the surviving entity of the Second Merger (Second Merger Sub, in its capacity as the surviving entity of the Second Merger, the “Surviving Entity”);

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Mergers: (i) PubCo shall adopt an amended and restated certificate of incorporation substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A (the “PubCo Charter”), to provide for, among other things, the implementation of a dual class structure so that the PubCo Class B Common Stock will have generally the same economic terms as PubCo Class A Common Stock, but will carry increased voting rights in the form of twenty (20) votes per share; (ii) PubCo shall adopt amended and restated bylaws, substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit B (the “PubCo Bylaws”); and (iii) the Surviving Entity shall adopt an amended and restated LLC agreement, substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit C (the “Surviving Entity A&R LLCA”);

 

WHEREAS, the Acies Board has approved the implementation of: (i) a 2021 Equity Incentive Plan, substantially in the form set forth on Exhibit D hereto (the “PubCo Equity Incentive Plan”), and (ii) a 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, substantially in the form set forth on Exhibit E hereto (the “PubCo Employee Stock Purchase Plan”), in each case, effective as of the Closing;

 

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WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company, Acies and Acies Acquisition LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”), are entering into that certain Sponsor Agreement (the “Sponsor Agreement”), whereby, among other things, the Sponsor has agreed: (i) to vote its Acies Class B Ordinary Shares in favor of the Transactions; (ii) to waive certain anti-dilution provisions contained in the Acies Organizational Document; and (iii) to forfeit certain of its Acies Class B Ordinary Shares and Acies Warrants for no consideration and subject certain of its shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock to vesting conditions;

 

WHEREAS, concurrently with the consummation of the Transactions, Acies will cause the Registration Rights Agreement to be amended and restated, substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit F (the “A&R Registration Rights Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the PIPE Investors and Acies have entered into subscription agreements (the “Subscription Agreements”) pursuant to which the PIPE Investors have agreed to purchase an aggregate of 25,000,000 shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock at the Closing Stock Price immediately prior to the Effective Time (the “PIPE Financing” and the aggregate purchase price of such shares, the “PIPE Financing Amount”);

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Acies Organizational Document, Acies shall provide an opportunity to the Acies Shareholders to have their Acies Class A Ordinary Shares redeemed for the consideration, and on the terms and subject to the conditions and limitations, set forth in this Agreement, the Acies Organizational Document, the Trust Agreement, and the Proxy Statement in conjunction with obtaining approval from the Acies Shareholders of this Agreement and the Transactions (the “Offer”); and

 

WHEREAS, each of the Parties intends that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, (i) this Agreement shall constitute a “plan of reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Code”), and (ii) the Mergers, taken together, shall constitute a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code to which Acies and the Company are parties as defined in Section 368(b) of the Code (the “Intended Tax Treatment”);

 

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

 

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Article 1
Certain Definitions

 

Section 1.01.      Definitions.

  

 

(a)            As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

Acies Board” means the board of directors of Acies.

 

Acies Class A Ordinary Shares” means the Class A ordinary shares of Acies, par value $0.0001 per share.

 

Acies Class B Ordinary Shares” means the Class B ordinary shares of Acies, par value $0.0001 per share.

 

Acies Disclosure Schedule” means that certain disclosure letter delivered by Acies, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub to the Company in connection with this Agreement.

 

Acies Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on the ability of the Acies Parties to consummate the Transactions.

 

Acies Ordinary Shares” means Acies Class A Ordinary Shares and Acies Class B Ordinary Shares.

 

Acies Organizational Document” means the Amended and Restated Articles of Association of Acies, adopted on October 22, 2020.

 

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

 

Acies Share Redemptions” means any redemptions of Acies Class A Ordinary Shares in connection with the Offer.

 

Acies Shareholder” means a holder of Acies Ordinary Shares.

 

Acies Units” means the units of Acies issued in connection with its initial public offering, which such units are comprised of one share of Acies Class A Ordinary Shares and one-third of one Acies Warrant.

 

Acies Warrants” means rights to acquire Acies Class A Ordinary Shares that were included in the Acies Units sold as part of Acies’ initial public offering or sold to the Sponsor in a private placement in connection with such initial public offering.

 

Acquisition Proposal” means, other than the Transactions, any offer or proposal relating to, in a single transaction or a series of related transactions: (i) with respect to the Company Group, (A) any acquisition or purchase, direct or indirect, of (x) a portion of the business of the Company Group that comprises 25% or more of its combined net revenues or net income, taken as a whole, (y) 25% or more of the consolidated assets of the Company Group, taken as a whole, or (z) 25% or more of the Company Common Stock and the Company Preferred Stock (on an as converted basis) or 25% or more of the capital stock of a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Company whose assets, individually or in the aggregate, constitute 25% or more of the consolidated assets of the Company Group, taken as a whole or (B) a merger, consolidation, business combination, sale of substantially all the assets, reorganization, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution or other similar transaction involving any member or members of the Company Group whose assets, individually or in the aggregate, constitute 25% or more of the consolidated assets of the Company Group, taken as a whole; or (ii) with respect to Acies, a merger, consolidation, business combination, sale of substantially all the assets, reorganization, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution or other similar transaction that would constitute a Business Combination with or involving Acies (or any Affiliate or Subsidiary of Acies) and any party other than the Company.

 

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Action” means any claim, action, suit, investigation, assessment, arbitration, or proceeding, in each case that is by or before any Governmental Authority.

 

Affiliate” means, with respect to any specified Person, any Person that, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person, through one or more intermediaries or otherwise.

 

Aggregate Closing Consideration” means $1,041,000,000.

 

Ancillary Agreements” means the Support Agreements, the Sponsor Agreement, the Subscription Agreements, the A&R Registration Rights Agreement and all the agreements, documents, instruments and certificates entered into in connection herewith or therewith and any and all exhibits and schedules thereto.

 

Anti-Bribery Laws” means the anti-bribery provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and all other applicable anti-corruption and bribery Laws (including the U.K. Bribery Act 2010, and any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder or other Laws of other countries implementing the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Officials).

 

Antitrust Laws” means any federal, state, provincial, territorial and foreign statutes, rules, regulations, Governmental Orders, administrative and judicial doctrines and other applicable Laws that are designed or intended to prohibit, restrict or regulate foreign investment or actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization or restraint of trade or lessening of competition through merger or acquisition.

 

Available Cash Consideration” means an amount of cash equal to the lesser of: (i) Available PubCo Cash minus the Closing Payments minus Minimum Cash; and (ii) $150,000,000 (for the avoidance of doubt, Available Cash Consideration may be equal to $0).

 

Available PubCo Cash” means all cash of any of the Acies Parties as of 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time on the Closing Date, in each case, calculated in accordance with the accounting principles, policies, procedures, practices, applications and methodologies used in preparing the Acies Audited Financial Statements, including: (i) the funds remaining in the Trust Account following any Acies Share Redemptions in connection with the Offer and (ii) the net proceeds actually received by Acies in the PIPE Financing and shall be calculated net of any outstanding checks written or ACH transactions or wire transfers that have been issued but remain outstanding or uncleared (but inclusive, for the avoidance of doubt, of ACH and wire transfer fees) as of 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time on the Closing Date.

 

Business Combination” has the meaning given to such term in the Acies Organizational Document.

 

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

 

CICL” means the Companies Law (2021 Revision) of the Cayman Islands.

 

Closing Donation Amount” means the amount of charitable donations to be made in connection with the Transactions, as determined by the Company in an aggregate amount not to exceed $2,500,000.

 

Closing Payments” means, without duplication, (i) the Outstanding Company Expenses; (ii) the Outstanding Acies Expenses; (iii) the Closing Transaction Bonus Amount; and (iv) the Closing Donation Amount.

 

Closing Stock Price” means $10.00 per share.

 

Closing Transaction Bonus Amount” means the amount of transaction bonuses to be awarded by the Company in connection with the Transactions as determined by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000.

 

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

 

Company Bylaws” means the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws.

 

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

 

Company Certificate of Incorporation” means the Sixth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as filed on February 27, 2019, as it may be amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Company Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.00005 per share.

 

Company Disclosure Schedule” means that certain disclosure letter delivered by the Company to Acies, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub in connection with this Agreement.

 

Company Employee” means any employee of any member of the Company Group.

 

Company Group” means the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

Company Intellectual Property” means any and all Intellectual Property owned or purported to be owned by any member of the Company Group.

 

Company Investor Rights Agreement” means that certain Second Amended and Restated Investor Rights Agreement, dated as of June 2, 2014 and as it may be amended or modified from time to time, by and among the Company and the other parties thereto.

 

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Company Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (a) the financial condition, business, assets or results of operations of the Company Group, taken as a whole, excluding any effect resulting from: (i) the taking by any member of the Company Group of any COVID-19 Actions; (ii) any change in applicable Laws, or regulatory policies or interpretations thereof or in accounting or reporting standards or principles or interpretations thereof; (iii) any change in interest rates or economic, financial, market or political conditions generally; (iv) any change generally affecting any of the industries or markets in which any member of the Company Group operates; (v) any earthquake, hurricane, tsunami, tornado, flood, mudslide, wild fire or other natural disaster or act of God, any epidemic or pandemic (including the COVID-19 pandemic) and any other force majeure event; (vi) the announcement or the execution of this Agreement, the pendency or consummation of the Mergers or the performance of this Agreement (or the obligations hereunder), other than with respect to ‎Section 4.04; (vii) the compliance with the express terms of this Agreement, other than pursuant to Section 6.01(a); or (viii) in and of itself, the failure of the Company Group, taken as a whole, to meet any projections, forecasts or budgets or estimates of revenues, earnings or other financial metrics for any period beginning on or after the date of this Agreement; except, in the case of each of clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v), to the extent that any such effect has a disproportionate adverse effect on the Company Group, taken as a whole, relative to the adverse effect on other companies operating in the social gaming industry or the other industries in which the Company Group materially engage; provided further that clause (viii) shall not preclude Acies from asserting that any facts or occurrences giving rise to or contributing to such effects that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of Company Material Adverse Effect should be taken into account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect would have reasonably been expected to occur, or (b) the ability of the Company to consummate the Transactions.

 

Company Option” means each option to purchase shares of Company Common Stock granted under the Company Stock Plan or otherwise.

 

Company Optionholder” means each holder of a Company Option.

 

Company ROFR and Co-Sale Agreement” means that certain Second Amended and Restated Right of First Refusal and Co-Sale Agreement, dated as of June 2, 2014 and as it may be amended or modified from time to time, by and among the Company and the other parties thereto.

 

Company Stock Plan” means the Company’s 2011 Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan, as amended.

 

Company Stockholder” means a holder of Company Capital Stock, immediately prior to the Effective Time.

 

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Company TSM Shares” means, without duplication, as of immediately before the Effective Time, the sum of: (i) the number of issued and outstanding shares of Company Common Stock (including, without duplication, the number of shares of Company Preferred Stock on an as-converted basis); (ii) the number of shares of Company Common Stock and Company Preferred Stock (on an as converted basis) issued or issuable upon the exercise of all vested Company Options (including after giving effect to any acceleration of any unvested Company Options in connection with the consummation of the Transactions); and (iii) the shares of Company Common Stock (including, without duplication, the number of shares of Company Preferred Stock on an as-converted to Company Common Stock basis) underlying the Company Warrants, in each case of clauses (ii) and (iii), determined on a net exercise basis. For purposes of determining the number of shares of Company Common Stock on a net exercise basis under clauses (ii) and (iii), the per-share value of the Company Common Stock shall be equal to the (A) the sum of (1) the Aggregate Closing Consideration plus (2) the aggregate exercise price of all vested Company Options and Company Warrants divided by (B) the Company TSM Shares determined as if the words “net exercise basis” were replaced with the words “cash exercise basis”.

 

Company Voting Agreement” means the Second Amended and Restated Voting Agreement, dated as of June 2, 2014 and as it may be amended or otherwise modified from time to time, by and among the Company and the other parties thereto.

 

Contracts” means any legally binding contracts, agreements, subcontracts, leases, and purchase orders (other than any Company Benefit Plans).

 

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

 

COVID-19 Action” means any action taken or omitted to be taken after the date of this Agreement that is (i) consistent with the past practice of the Company in response to COVID-19 prior to the date of this Agreement and not prohibited by applicable Law, or (ii) reasonably determined to be necessary or prudent to be taken in response to COVID-19 or any of the measures described in the definition of “COVID-19 Measures,” including the establishment of any policy, procedure or protocol.

 

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

 

Derivative Securities” means, with respect to a Person, (i) securities of such Person convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock or other voting securities of, or ownership interests in, such Person; (ii) subscriptions, warrants, calls, options, stock appreciation rights or other rights to acquire from such Person, or other obligation of such Person to issue, any capital stock or other voting securities of, or ownership interests in, such Person, or securities convertible into or exchangeable for capital stock or other voting securities of, or ownership interests in, such Person; or (iii) restricted shares, stock appreciation rights, performance units, contingent value rights, “phantom” stock or other equity or equity-linked incentives or awards or similar securities or rights that are derivative of, or provide economic benefits based, directly or indirectly, on the value or price of, any capital stock or other voting securities of, or ownership interests in, such Person.

 

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

 

DLLCA” means the Limited Liability Company Act of the State of Delaware.

 

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

 

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

 

ERISA Affiliate” means, with respect to each member of the Company Group, any Person, trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with such member of the Company Group, is required to be treated as a “single employer” under Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code or Section 4001(b)(i) of ERISA.

 

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

 

Exchange Ratio” means the quotient obtained by dividing (a) the Per Share Merger Consideration Value by (b) the Closing Stock Price.

 

Founder” means Andrew Pascal, in his capacity as a Company Stockholder.

 

Founder Group” means the Founder, the Founder Trust and their respective controlled Affiliates.

 

Founder Trust” means the Pascal Family Trust.

 

Fraud” means actual and intentional common law fraud committed by a party hereto with respect to the making of the representations and warranties set forth in ‎‎Article 4 or ‎Article 5, as applicable. Under no circumstances shall “fraud” include any equitable fraud, constructive fraud, negligent misrepresentation, unfair dealings, or any other fraud or torts based on recklessness or negligence.

 

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

 

Games” means all Software used in connection with the “myVEGAS Bingo”, “myVEGAS Slots”, “POP! Slots”, “myKONAMI Slots”, “myVEGAS Blackjack” and “Kingdom Boss” game offerings.

 

Governing Documents” means the legal document(s) by which any Person (other than an individual) establishes its legal existence or which govern its internal affairs. For example, the “Governing Documents” of a corporation are its certificate of incorporation and by-laws, the “Governing Documents” of a limited partnership are its limited partnership agreement and certificate of limited partnership, the “Governing Documents” of a limited liability company are its operating agreement and certificate of formation and the “Governing Documents” of an exempted company are its memorandum and articles of association.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication, any obligations (whether or not contingent) consisting of (a) the outstanding principal amount of and accrued and unpaid interest on, and other payment obligations for, borrowed money, or payment obligations issued or incurred in substitution or exchange for payment obligations for borrowed money, (b) amounts owing as deferred purchase price for property or services, including “earnout” payments, (c) payment obligations evidenced by any promissory note, bond, debenture, mortgage or other debt instrument or debt security, (d) contingent reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit, bankers’ acceptance or similar facilities (in each case, to the extent drawn), (e) payment obligations of a third party secured by (or for which the holder of such payment obligations has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien, other than a Permitted Lien, on assets or properties of such Person, whether or not the obligations secured thereby have been assumed, (f) obligations under capitalized leases, (g) all interest rate and currency swaps, caps, collars and similar agreements or hedging devices under which payments are obligated to be made by such Person, whether periodically or upon the happening of a contingency, (h) guarantees with respect to any amounts of a type described in clauses (a) through (g) above; and (i) with respect to each of the foregoing, any unpaid interest, breakage costs, prepayment or redemption penalties or premiums, or other unpaid fees or obligations; provided, however, that Indebtedness shall not include accounts payable to trade creditors and accrued expenses arising in the ordinary course of business.

 

Intellectual Property” means (a) trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade dress, domain names, social media identifiers, brand names, logos and other source identifiers and all goodwill related thereto, (b) mask works, database rights and copyrights, (c) inventions (whether or not patentable), trade secrets, know-how, processes, procedures, source code and other confidential business information (collectively, “Trade Secrets”), (d) patents, patent applications and other patent rights including any divisionals, continuations, continuations-in-part, reissues and reexaminations thereof, (e) Software, (f) any registrations or applications for registration of any of the foregoing and (g) any other type of proprietary intellectual property rights.

 

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International Trade Laws” means all Laws relating to the import, export, re-export, deemed export, deemed re-export, or transfer of information, data, goods, and technology, including but not limited to the Export Administration Regulations administered by the United States Department of Commerce, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations administered by the United States Department of State, customs and import Laws administered by United States Customs and Border Protection, any other export or import controls administered by an agency of the United States government, the anti-boycott regulations administered by the United States Department of Commerce and the United States Department of the Treasury, and other Laws adopted by Governmental Authorities of other countries relating to the same subject matter as the United States Laws described above.

 

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

 

Leased Real Property” means all real property leased, licensed, subleased or otherwise used or occupied by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

Lien” means any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, easement, right of way, purchase option, right of first refusal, covenant, restriction, security interest, title defect, encroachment or other survey defect, or other lien or encumbrance of any kind, except for any restrictions arising under any applicable Securities Laws. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, for purposes of this Agreement, a Person shall be deemed to own subject to a Lien any property or asset that it has acquired or holds subject to the interest of a vendor or lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or other title retention agreement relating to such property or asset.

 

Minimum Cash” means $200,000,000.

 

Nasdaq” means The Nasdaq Global Select Market, The Nasdaq Global Market or The Nasdaq Capital Market.

 

Parties” means (i) with respect to this Agreement, the Company, Acies, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub (and their permitted successors and assigns), and (ii) with respect to any Ancillary Agreement, the parties named in the preamble thereto (and their permitted successors and assigns), and references herein to a “Party” or the “Parties” means any of them.

 

Per Share Merger Consideration Value” means (a) the Aggregate Closing Consideration divided by (b) the Company TSM Shares.

 

Per Share Stock Consideration” means (a) other than as provided in clause (b), with respect to any share of Company Common Stock (including on an as-converted basis with respect to any shares of Company Preferred Stock) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, a number of validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock equal to the Exchange Ratio, and (b) with respect to any share of Company Common Stock (including on an as-converted basis with respect to any shares of Company Preferred Stock) owned by any member of the Founder Group, a number of validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock equal to the Exchange Ratio.

 

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Permits” means all permits, licenses, certificates of authority, authorizations, approvals, registrations and other similar consents issued by or obtained from a Governmental Authority.

 

Permitted Liens” means (i) statutory or common law Liens of mechanics, materialmen, warehousemen, landlords, carriers, repairmen, construction contractors and other similar Liens (A) that arise in the ordinary course of business, (B) that relate to amounts not yet delinquent or (C) that are being contested in good faith through appropriate Actions, and either are not material or appropriate reserves for the amount being contested have been established in accordance with GAAP, (ii) Liens arising under original purchase price conditional sales contracts and equipment leases with third parties entered into in the ordinary course of business, (iii) Liens for Taxes not yet due and payable or which are being contested in good faith through appropriate Actions to the extent appropriate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, (iv) non-monetary Liens, encumbrances and restrictions on real property (including easements, covenants, rights of way and similar restrictions of record) that do not materially interfere with the present uses of such real property, (v) non-exclusive licenses of Intellectual Property entered into in the ordinary course of business, (vi) Liens that secure obligations that are reflected as liabilities on, or referred to in the notes to, the most recent balance sheet included in the Company Financial Statements, (vii) in the case of real property, whether or not leased, matters that would be disclosed by an accurate survey or inspection of any such real property which do not materially interfere with the current use or occupancy of such real property, (viii) requirements and restrictions of zoning, building and other applicable Laws and municipal by-laws, and development, site plan, subdivision or other agreements with municipalities, which do not materially interfere with the current use or occupancy, (ix) statutory Liens of landlords for amounts that (A) are not due and payable, (B) are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and either are not material or appropriate reserves for the amount being contested have been established in accordance with GAAP or (C) may thereafter be paid without penalty and (x) Liens described on ‎Section 1.01(A) of the Company Disclosure Schedule or incurred in connection with activities permitted under ‎Section 6.01 hereof (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any refinancings of existing indebtedness of the Company).

 

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

 

Personal Information” means any information, in any form, that (a) identifies, or could be used, directly or indirectly, to identify, contact, or locate a natural Person, including name, address, telephone number, email address, payment card information, government-issued identifier, online identifier, device identifier, IP address, browsing history, search history, or other website, application or online activity or usage data, location data, or biometric data, and/or (b) is considered “personally identifiable information,” “personal information,” or “personal data” by one or more applicable Laws.

 

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PIPE Investor” means any Person that is a party to a Subscription Agreement.

 

Pre-Closing Acies Qualified Expenses” means the cost of any filing (or similar) fees paid by Acies prior to the Effective Time in connection with seeking any governmental or regulatory approval pursuant to the performance of its obligations under ‎Section 8.01 and ‎Section 8.02.

 

Privacy Laws” means all applicable Laws and binding industry guidance, in each case as amended, consolidated, re-enacted or replaced from time to time, governing the privacy, security, or Processing of Personal Information, data breach and notification, website and mobile application privacy policies and practices, Social Security number protection, Processing and security of payment card information, and email, text message, or telephone communications, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act, the Federal Trade Commission Act, the California Consumer Privacy Act, the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR) and any applicable national laws which implement the GDPR, the United Kingdom GDPR and UK Data Protection Act 2018, the e-Privacy Directive (Directive 2002/58/EC) and any applicable national laws which implement the e-Privacy Directive including in the United Kingdom, and, to the extent applicable, Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards.

 

Privacy Policies” means each external or internal, past or present, policy, notice, and/or statement relating to Personal Information.

 

Process” or “Processing” means any operation or set of operations which is performed on Personal Information, such as the use, collection, processing, storage, recording, organization, adaption, alteration, transfer, retrieval, consultation, disclosure, dissemination or combination of such Personal Information.

 

PubCo Board” means the board of directors of PubCo.

 

PubCo Class A Common Stock” means Class A common stock of PubCo, par value $0.0001 per share, entitling the holder of each such share to one (1) vote per share.

 

PubCo Class B Common Stock” means Class B common stock of PubCo, par value $0.0001 per share, entitling the holder of each such share to twenty (20) votes per share.

 

PubCo Common Stock” means, collectively, the PubCo Class A Common Stock and PubCo Class B Common Stock.

 

PubCo Governing Documents” means the PubCo Charter and the PubCo Bylaws.

 

Redeeming Shareholder” means an Acies Shareholder who demands that Acies redeem its Acies Class A Ordinary Shares for cash in connection with the Offer and in accordance with the Acies Organizational Document.

 

Registration Rights Agreement” means that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of October 22, 2020 (as it may be amended or modified from time to time), by and among the Acies, the Sponsor and the other parties thereto.

 

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Representatives” means, collectively, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the officers, directors, employees, agents or advisors, including any investment banker, broker, attorney, legal counsel, accountant, consultant or other authorized representative of such Person and its Affiliates.

 

Requisite Company Stockholders” mean each of the holders of Company Capital Stock set forth on ‎Section 6.02 of the Company Disclosure Schedule.

 

Rewards Partners” means rewards partners of the Company Group that have contractual arrangements with the Company Group to offer rewards to end-users of the Company Group’s mobile gaming applications that can be redeemed with loyalty points issued by the Company Group.

 

Sanctioned Country” means at any time, a country or territory which is itself the subject or target of any country-wide or territory-wide Sanctions Laws (at the time of this Agreement, the Crimea region, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria).

 

Sanctioned Person” means (i) any Person identified in any sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by (a) the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, or the United States Department of State; (b) Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom; (c) any committee of the United Nations Security Council; or (d) the European Union; (ii) any Person located, organized, or resident in, organized in, or a Governmental Authority or government instrumentality of, any Sanctioned Country; and (iii) any Person directly or indirectly owned or controlled by, or acting for the benefit or on behalf of, a Person described in clause (i) or (ii), either individually or in the aggregate.

 

Sanctions Laws” means those trade, economic and financial sanctions Laws administered, enacted or enforced from time to time by (i) the United States (including the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control), (ii) the European Union and enforced by its member states, (iii) the United Nations, or (iv) Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom.

 

SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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

 

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

 

Service Provider” means any employee (including any Company Employee), officer, director, manager, individual independent contractor or consultant of the Company Group.

 

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Software” means all computer software, applications, and programs, including software compilations, development tools, compilers, files, scripts, architecture, application programming interfaces, mobile applications, algorithms, user interfaces, menus, buttons, icons, and documentation related thereto or associated therewith as well as any foreign language versions, fixes, upgrades, updates, enhancements, new versions, previous versions, new releases and previous releases thereof, in each case, whether in source code, object code or human readable form.

 

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

 

Support Agreement” means a support agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit G, providing for certain stockholders of the Company to, among other things, vote in favor of the adoption of this Agreement and support the consummation of the Transactions.

 

Tax” means any federal, state, provincial, territorial, local, non-U.S. and other income, estimated unemployment, social security, alternative or add-on minimum, franchise, gross income, adjusted gross income or gross receipts, employment, withholding, payroll, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, license, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, personal property, real property, capital stock, profits, disability, registration, value added, estimated, sales, use, or other tax or other like governmental fee or assessment, together with any interest, penalty, addition to tax or additional amount imposed with respect thereto by a Governmental Authority, and including any liability of another person for any such amounts by operation of Law or as a transferee or successor.

 

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

 

Transaction Documents” means this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements.

 

Transactions” means the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, including the Mergers.

 

Treasury Regulations” means the regulations promulgated under the Code.

 

Willful Breach” means, with respect to any agreement, a party’s knowing and intentional material breach of any of its representations or warranties as set forth in such agreement, or such party’s material breach of any of its covenants or other agreements set forth in such agreement, which material breach constitutes, or is a consequence of, a purposeful act or failure to act by such party with the knowledge that the taking of such act or failure to take such act would cause a material breach of such agreement.

 

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(b)            Each of the following terms is defined in the Section set forth opposite such term:

 

Term Section
$12.50 Earnout Shares Annex I
$12.50 Share Price Milestone Annex I
$12.50 Share Price Milestone Date Annex I
$15.00 Earnout Shares Annex I
$15.00 Share Price Milestone Annex I
$15.00 Share Price Milestone Date Annex I
A&R Registration Rights Agreement Preamble
Acies Preamble
Acies Affiliate Agreement ‎5.23
Acies Anti-Dilution Provisions ‎2.01
Acies Benefit Plans ‎5.16
Acies Board Recommendation ‎5.03(b)
Acies Cure Period ‎10.01(d)(i)
Acies SEC Documents ‎5.07(a)
Acies Shareholder Approval ‎5.03(a)
Aggregate Cash Election Amount ‎3.05(a)(i)
Agreement Preamble
Allocation Statement ‎3.09(b)
Cash Electing Share ‎3.05(a)(i)
Cash Election ‎3.05(a)(i)
Cash Fraction ‎3.05(a)(i)
Certificate of Merger ‎3.01(b)
Chosen Courts ‎11.10
Closing ‎3.01(a)
Closing Date ‎3.01(a)
Code Preamble
Company Preamble
Company Affiliate Agreement ‎4.12
Company Audited Financial Statements ‎4.07
Company Benefit Plan ‎4.17(a)
Company Cure Period ‎10.01(c)(ii)
Company D&O Insurance ‎8.06(b)
Company Designees ‎3.04(a)(ii)
Company Financial Statements ‎4.07(a)
Company Personal Information ‎4.16(b)
Company Preferred Stock ‎4.06(a)
Company Stock Certificates ‎3.06(c)
Company Stockholder Approval ‎4.03(a)
Company Stockholder Cash Consideration ‎3.05(a)
Company Stockholder Consideration ‎3.05(a)
Company Stockholder Stock Consideration ‎3.05(a)
Company Subsidiary Securities ‎4.02(d)
Company Unaudited Financial Statements ‎4.07(a)
Confidentiality Agreement ‎11.08
Converted Option ‎3.07(a)

 

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Term Section
Data Partners ‎4.16(b)
Dissenting Shares ‎3.14
Domestication Effective Time ‎2.01
Earnout Denominator Annex I
Earnout Expiration Date Annex I
Earnout Milestones Annex I
Earnout Participant Annex I
Earnout Pro Rata Portion Annex I
Earnout Shares Annex I
Earnout Strategic Transaction Annex I
Effective Time ‎3.01(b)
Election Time ‎3.06(a)
End Date ‎10.01(b)
ERISA ‎4.17(a)
Exchange Agent ‎3.10(a)
First Merger Preamble
First Merger Sub Preamble
Form of Election ‎3.06(b)
Founder Preamble
Funding Amount ‎3.10(a)
Interim Period ‎6.01
Key Employee ‎6.01(a)(xi)
JOBS Act ‎7.04(d)
Lease ‎4.13(c)
Letter of Transmittal ‎3.10(b)
Material Contracts ‎4.12(a)
Mergers Preamble
Minimum Cash Condition ‎9.03(e)
Multiemployer Plan ‎4.17(e)
Offer Preamble
Outstanding Acies Expenses ‎3.09(a)(iii)
Outstanding Company Expenses ‎3.09(a)
PIPE Financing Preamble
PIPE Financing Amount Preamble
Primary Capital Wire Amount ‎3.09(b)(ii)
Privacy Commitments ‎4.16(b)
Proposals ‎8.02(a)
Proxy Statement ‎8.02(a)
PubCo Preamble
PubCo Bylaws Preamble
PubCo Charter Preamble
PubCo Class A Common Warrant ‎2.02(c)
PubCo Employee Stock Purchase Plan Preamble
PubCo Equity Incentive Plan Preamble
PubCo Fully Diluted Shares ‎8.08(a)

 

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Term Section
Registration Rights Agreement Preamble
Registration Statement ‎8.02(a)
Second Certificate of Merger ‎3.01(c)
Second Effective Time ‎3.01(c)
Second Merger Preamble
Second Merger Sub Preamble
Security Incident ‎4.16(e)
Series A Preferred ‎4.06(a)
Series B Preferred ‎4.06(a)
Series C Preferred ‎4.06(a)
Series C-1 Preferred ‎4.06(a)
Shareholder Action ‎8.10
Sponsor Preamble
Sponsor Agreement Preamble
Stock Electing Share ‎3.05(a)(ii)
Stock Election ‎3.05(a)(ii)
Subscription Agreement Preamble
Surviving Corporation Preamble
Surviving Entity Preamble
Surviving Provisions ‎10.02
Terminating Acies Breach ‎10.01(d)
Terminating Company Breach ‎10.01(c)(ii)
Trust Account ‎5.18(a)
Trust Agreement ‎5.18(a)
Trustee ‎5.18(a)
WARN Act ‎4.18(b)
   

Section 1.02.      Construction.

 

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

 

(b)            When used herein, “ordinary course of business” means an action taken, or omitted to be taken, in the ordinary and usual course of the Company’s or Acies’ business, as applicable (including, for the avoidance of doubt, in light of COVID-19).

 

(c)            Any reference in this Agreement to “PubCo” shall also mean Acies to the extent the matter relates to the pre-Closing period and any reference to “Acies” shall also mean “PubCo” to the extent the matter relates to the post-Closing period (including, for the purposes of this ‎Section 1.02(c), the Effective Time).

   

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

 

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

 

(f)             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.

 

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

 

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

 

(i)             The phrases “delivered,” “provided to,” “furnished to,” “made available” and phrases of similar import when used herein, unless the context otherwise requires, means that a copy of the information or material referred to has been (i) provided no later than one (1) Business Day prior to the date of this Agreement to the party to which such information or material is to be provided or furnished (A) in the virtual “data room” maintained on iDeals under the title “Project Catalyst VDR” or (B) by delivery to such party or its legal counsel via electronic mail or hard copy form, or (ii) with respect to Acies, publicly filed with the SEC by Acies on or no later than one (1) Business Day prior to the date hereof.

 

Section 1.03.      Knowledge. As used herein, the phrase “to the knowledge of” shall mean the actual knowledge of:

 

(a)            in the case of the Company, those individuals named in Section 1.03 of the Company Disclosure Schedule; and

 

(b)            in the case of Acies or the Acies Parties, as applicable, those individuals named in Section 1.03 of the Acies Disclosure Schedule.

 

Article 2
The Domestication

 

Section 2.01.      The Domestication. Prior to the Closing and the Effective Time, Acies shall cause the Domestication to become effective, including by:

 

(a)            filing with the Delaware Secretary of State a Certificate of Domestication with respect to the Domestication, together with the PubCo Charter, in each case, in accordance with the provisions thereof and applicable Law;

 

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(b)            taking all actions necessary so that the PubCo Bylaws shall become the effective bylaws of PubCo;

 

(c)            completing, making and procuring all those filings required to be made with the Cayman Registrar in connection with the Domestication; and

 

(d)            obtaining a certificate of de-registration from the Cayman Registrar.

 

The Domestication shall become effective at the time when the Certificate of Domestication has been duly filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware or at such later time (but prior to the Effective Time) as may be agreed by Acies and the Company in writing and specified in the Certificate of Domestication (the “Domestication Effective Time”). In connection with the Domestication, Sponsor shall waive the application of the anti-dilution provisions contained in Section 17.3 of the Acies Organization Document (the “Acies Anti-Dilution Provisions”) in the manner and on the terms contemplated by the Sponsor Agreement.

 

Section 2.02.      Effects of Domestication. At the Domestication Effective Time, by virtue of the Domestication and without any action on the part of the Acies Parties or any holder of Acies Ordinary Shares or Acies Warrants:

 

(a)            each then issued and outstanding Acies Class A Ordinary Share will convert automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into one share of PubCo Class A Common Stock;

 

(b)            each then issued and outstanding Acies Class B Ordinary Share will convert automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into one share of PubCo Class A Common Stock after giving effect to the forfeiture of certain Acies Class B Ordinary Shares held by the Sponsor pursuant to the Sponsor Agreement; and

 

(c)            each then issued and outstanding Acies Warrant will convert automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into a warrant to acquire PubCo Class A Common Stock on substantially the same terms and conditions (including the same “Warrant Price” as specified in the Acies Warrant but with references to Acies Class A Ordinary Shares replaced with references to shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock and such other changes as reasonably necessary to give effect to the Domestication) (each, a “PubCo Class A Common Warrant”), after giving effect to the forfeiture of certain Acies Warrants held by the Sponsor pursuant to the Sponsor Agreement.

 

Article 3
The Mergers; Closing

 

Section 3.01.      The Mergers; Closing

 

(a)            The closing of the Mergers (the “Closing”) shall take place as soon as possible, but in any event no later than three (3) Business Days, after the date the conditions set forth in Article 9 (other than conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or, to the extent permissible, waiver of those conditions at the Closing) have been satisfied or, to the extent permissible, waived by the Party or Parties entitled to the benefit of such conditions, or at such other place, at such other time or on such other date as Acies and the Company may mutually agree. The date on which the Closing actually occurs is referred to in this Agreement as the “Closing Date.”

 

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(b)            At the Closing and immediately following the Domestication, the First Merger shall be consummated in accordance with this Agreement and the DGCL and evidenced by a certificate of merger between First Merger Sub and the Company (the “Certificate of Merger”), with the First Merger to be consummated immediately upon filing of the Certificate of Merger or at such later time as may be agreed by Acies and the Company in writing and specified in the Certificate of Merger (the “Effective Time”). At the Effective Time, First Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company. As a result of the First Merger, the separate corporate existence of First Merger Sub shall cease and the Company shall continue as the Surviving Corporation (and references herein to the Company for periods after the Effective Time until the Second Effective Time shall include the Surviving Corporation).

 

(c)            Immediately following the Effective Time, the Second Merger shall be consummated in accordance with this Agreement, the DGCL and the DLLCA and evidenced by a certificate of merger between Second Merger Sub and the Surviving Corporation (the “Second Certificate of Merger”), with the Second Merger to be consummated immediately upon filing of the Second Certificate of Merger or at such later time as may be agreed by Acies and the Company in writing and specified in the Second Certificate of Merger (the “Second Effective Time”). At the Second Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall be merged with and into the Second Merger Sub. As a result of the Second Merger, the separate corporate existence of the Surviving Corporation shall cease and the Second Merger Sub shall continue as the surviving entity of the Second Merger (and references herein to the Company or the Surviving Corporation for periods after the Second Effective Time shall include the Surviving Entity).

 

(d)            Acies shall cause the documents, opinions and notices required to be delivered to the Trustee pursuant to the Trust Agreement in connection with the Closing to be so delivered and shall cause the Trustee, at the Closing, to (i) pay as and when due all amounts payable for the Acies Share Redemptions and (ii) pay all amounts then available in the Trust Account in accordance with this Agreement and the Trust Agreement, including the transfer of funds which shall comprise a portion of the Primary Capital Wire Amount to PubCo from the Trust Account. Thereafter, the Trust Account shall terminate.

 

Section 3.02.      Effects of the Mergers.

 

(a)            At the Effective Time, the effect of the First Merger shall be as provided in the applicable provisions of the DGCL. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Effective Time, all the property, rights, privileges, immunities, powers, franchises, licenses and authority of the Company and First Merger Sub shall vest in the Surviving Corporation, and all debts, liabilities, obligations, restrictions, disabilities and duties of each of the Company and First Merger Sub shall become the debts, liabilities, obligations, restrictions, disabilities and duties of the Surviving Corporation.

 

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(b)            At the Second Effective Time, the effect of the Second Merger shall be as provided in the applicable provisions of the DGCL and the DLLCA. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Second Effective Time, all the property, rights, privileges, immunities, powers, franchises, licenses and authority of the Surviving Corporation and Second Merger Sub shall vest in the Surviving Entity, and all debts, liabilities, obligations, restrictions, disabilities and duties of each of the Surviving Corporation and Second Merger Sub shall become the debts, liabilities, obligations, restrictions, disabilities and duties of the Surviving Entity.

 

Section 3.03.      Organizational Documents of Acies, the Surviving Corporation and the Surviving Entity.

 

(a)            At the Effective Time by virtue of the Merger, the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of First Merger Sub, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be adopted as the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving Corporation, until thereafter supplemented or amended in accordance with their terms and the DGCL.

 

(b)            At the Second Effective Time by virtue of the Second Merger, the certificate of formation of Second Merger Sub, as in effect immediately prior to the Second Effective Time, shall be the certificate of formation of the Surviving Entity until thereafter amended in accordance with its terms and as provided by the DLLCA and the Surviving Entity shall adopt the Surviving Entity A&R LLCA.

 

Section 3.04.      Directors and Officers; Certain Closing Actions.

 

(a)            Conditioned upon the occurrence of the Closing, subject to any limitation with respect to any specific individual imposed under applicable Laws and the listing requirements of Nasdaq, the Company and the Acies Parties shall take all necessary action to cause the PubCo Board as of immediately following the Closing to consist of up to seven (7) directors, of whom:

 

(i)            one (1) individual shall be the chief executive officer of the Company;

 

(ii)            one (1) individual shall be designated by the Sponsor, which individual shall (x) qualify as “independent” under applicable SEC and Nasdaq rules and regulations, and (y) be reasonably acceptable to the Company, no later than five (5) Business Days prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement; and

 

(iii)            up to five (5) individuals shall be designated by the Company no later than five (5) Business Days prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement (the “Company Designees”).

 

(b)            Upon each individual becoming a director of the PubCo Board, PubCo will enter into customary indemnification agreements reasonably satisfactory to the Company and each such director.

 

(c)            Conditioned upon the occurrence of the Closing, the Company and Acies shall take all actions necessary or appropriate (including securing resignations or removals, effective as of the Effective Time and making such appointments as are necessary) to cause the Persons determined by the Company and communicated in writing to Acies prior to the Closing Date to be the officers of PubCo and officers and managers of the Surviving Entity until the earlier of their resignation or removal or until their respective successors are duly appointed.

 

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(d)            Prior to the Effective Time, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub shall each deliver to the Company an executed consent of its sole stockholder and sole member, respectively, approving this Agreement and the First Merger and the Second Merger, respectively.

 

(e)            Concurrently with the Closing:

 

(i)            PubCo shall adopt the PubCo Equity Incentive Plan and the PubCo Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

 

(ii)            Acies shall cause the Registration Rights Agreement to be amended and restated to be substantially in the form of the A&R Registration Rights Agreement. Acies shall have provided all Persons listed in Section 3.04(e) of the Company Disclosure Schedule a reasonable opportunity to become parties to the A&R Registration Rights Agreement before the Closing and will include them as parties if so requested by them.

 

Section 3.05.      Effect on Capital Stock. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement:

 

(a)            At the Effective Time (and, for the avoidance of doubt, following the consummation of the Domestication), by virtue of the First Merger and without any action on the part of any Company Stockholder, subject to and in consideration of the terms and conditions set forth herein, each share of Company Common Stock and each share of Company Preferred Stock that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than the Dissenting Shares), shall be converted into the right to receive the following:

 

(i)            if the holder of such share makes a proper election to receive cash pursuant to Section 3.06 by the Election Time (a “Cash Election”) with respect to such share, which election has not been revoked pursuant to Section 3.06 (each such share, a “Cash Electing Share”), an amount in cash for such Cash Electing Share, without interest, equal to the Per Share Merger Consideration Value, except that if (x) the sum of the aggregate number of Dissenting Shares and the aggregate number of Cash Electing Shares multiplied by (y) the Per Share Merger Consideration Value (such product, the “Aggregate Cash Election Amount”), exceeds the Available Cash Consideration, then each Cash Electing Share shall be converted into the right to receive (A) an amount in cash, without interest, equal to the product of (1) the Per Share Merger Consideration Value and (2) a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the Available Cash Consideration and the denominator of which shall be the Aggregate Cash Election Amount (such fraction, the “Cash Fraction”) and (B) an amount of Per Share Stock Consideration multiplied by one minus the Cash Fraction; provided, that no Company Stockholder (taken together with its Affiliates) may make a Cash Election on more than fifteen percent (15%) of the shares of Company Capital Stock held by such Company Stockholder and its Affiliates;

 

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(ii)            if the holder of such share makes a proper election to receive shares of PubCo Common Stock (a “Stock Election”) with respect to such share, which election has not been revoked pursuant to Section 3.06, or the holder of such share fails to make a Cash Election or Stock Election with respect to such share in accordance with the procedures set forth on Section 3.06 by the Election Time (each such share, a “Stock Electing Share”), the applicable Per Share Stock Consideration; and

 

(iii)            the contingent right to receive the applicable Earnout Pro Rata Portion of Earnout Shares (which may be zero (0)) following the Closing in accordance with Section 3.08 (the aggregate amounts of consideration allocated pursuant to this Section 3.05(a), collectively, the “Company Stockholder Consideration,” the amount of cash thereof, the “Company Stockholder Cash Consideration” and the amount of shares of PubCo Common Stock thereof, excluding the Earnout Shares, the “Company Stockholder Stock Consideration”).

 

All of the shares of Company Common Stock converted into the right to receive consideration as described in this ‎Section 3.05(a) shall no longer be outstanding and shall cease to exist, and each holder of Company Common Stock shall thereafter cease to have any rights with respect to such securities, except the right to receive the applicable consideration described in this ‎Section 3.05(a) into which such share of Company Common Stock shall have been converted into in the First Merger. All of the shares of Company Preferred Stock converted into the right to receive consideration described in this ‎Section 3.05(a) shall no longer be outstanding and shall cease to exist, and each holder of Company Preferred Stock shall thereafter cease to have any rights with respect to such securities, except the right to receive the applicable consideration described in this ‎Section 3.05(a) into which such share of Company Preferred Stock shall have been converted into in the First Merger.

 

(b)            At the Effective Time, by virtue of the First Merger and without any action on the part of any holder thereof, each share of Company Capital Stock held in the treasury of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be cancelled and no payment or distribution shall be made with respect thereto;

 

(c)            At the Effective Time, by virtue of the First Merger and without any action on the part of any holder thereof, each share of capital stock of the First Merger Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall no longer be outstanding and shall thereupon be converted into and become an equal number of validly issued fully paid and non-assessable shares of common stock of the Surviving Corporation and all such shares shall constitute the only outstanding shares of capital stock of the Surviving Corporation as of immediately following the Effective Time; and

 

(d)            At the Second Effective Time, by virtue of the Second Merger and without any action on the part of any holder thereof, each share of common stock of the Surviving Corporation issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Second Effective Time shall no longer be outstanding and shall thereupon be converted into and become an equal number of validly issued fully paid and non-assessable membership interests of the Surviving Entity and shall constitute the only outstanding equity of the Surviving Entity as of immediately following the Second Effective Time.

 

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Section 3.06.      Consideration Election Procedure.

 

(a)            Each Company Stockholder entitled to receive the Company Stockholder Consideration shall be entitled to specify the number of such holder’s shares of Company Common Stock (including, without duplication, the shares of Company Common Stock into which any shares of Company Preferred Stock would convert and any shares of Company Common Stock issued in connection with the exercise of Company Options, provided such exercise occurred before the Election Time) with respect to which such holder makes a Cash Election or a Stock Election by complying with the procedures set forth in this Section 3.06 no later than 5:00 p.m. (Pacific time) on the tenth (10th) Business Day following the date on which the Form of Elections are first distributed to the Company Stockholders or such other date and time as the Company and Acies may mutually agree (the “Election Time”).

 

(b)            The Company shall or shall cause the Exchange Agent to distribute to each Company Stockholder (such Company Stockholders determined as of the record date for determining the Company Stockholders entitled to provide the Company Stockholder Approval via written consent pursuant to Section 6.02) a form of election (the “Form of Election”) with the Letter of Transmittal. Each Company Stockholder entitled to receive the Company Stockholder Consideration may use the Form of Election to make a Cash Election or a Stock Election. In the event that any Company Stockholder fails to make a Cash Election or a Stock Election with respect to any or all shares of Company Common Stock (including, without duplication, the shares of Company Common Stock into which any shares of Company Preferred Stock would convert) held or beneficially owned by such holder, then such holder shall be automatically deemed to have made a Stock Election with respect to those shares. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to make the Form of Election available to all persons who become Company Stockholders during the period between the record date for determining the Company Stockholders entitled to provide the Company Stockholder Approval via written consent and the Election Time, and who are entitled to receive the Company Stockholder Consideration.

 

(c)            Any applicable Company Stockholder’s election pursuant to the Form of Election will be deemed properly made only if the Company has received at its designated office by the Election Time a Form of Election duly, completely and validly executed and accompanied any documents required by the procedures set forth in the Form of Election, including, if the shares of Company Capital Stock to which such Form of Election relates are represented by certificates, all such certificates (the “Company Stock Certificates”). Acies and the Company shall publicly announce the Election Time upon the distribution of the Form of Elections to the registered holders of Company Capital Stock.

 

(d)            Any Cash Election or Stock Election is final and irrevocable, unless (i) otherwise consented to in writing by the Company, in consultation with Acies, or (ii) this Agreement is validly terminated in accordance with ‎Article 10, in which case all Cash Elections and Stock Elections shall automatically be revoked concurrently with the termination of this Agreement. Without limiting the application of any other transfer restrictions that may otherwise exist, after a Cash Election or a Stock Election is validly made or deemed to be made with respect to any shares of Company Capital Stock, no further registration of transfers of such shares shall be made on the stock transfer books of the Company, unless and until such Cash Election or Stock Election is validly revoked in accordance with this ‎Section 3.06.

 

(e)            The determination of the Company shall be final, conclusive and binding in the event of ambiguity or uncertainty as to whether or not a Cash Election or a Stock Election has been properly made or revoked pursuant to this ‎Section 3.06. The Company shall also make all computations contemplated by ‎Section 3.05(a)(iii), and this computation shall be final, conclusive and binding (other than in the case of manifest error). The Company may make any rules, subject to Acies’ prior written approval (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), as are consistent with this ‎Section 3.06 for the implementation of Cash Elections and Stock Elections as shall be necessary or desirable to effect such elections in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

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Section 3.07.      Treatment of Company Options and Warrants.

 

(a)            Effective as of the Effective Time, each Company Option that is then outstanding and not exercised or terminated pursuant to its terms at or immediately prior to the Effective Time, whether or not vested or exercisable, shall be converted into a stock option to acquire shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock (a “Converted Class A Option”), or in the case of Company Options held by members of the Founder Group, shares of PubCo Class B Common Stock (a “Converted Class B Option” and, together with any Converted Class A Option, a “Converted Option”). Each such Converted Option shall continue to have, and shall be subject to, the same terms and conditions as applied to the underlying Company Option from which such Converted Option was converted immediately prior to the Effective Time (as adjusted pursuant to this Section 3.07(a) in accordance with the applicable Company Stock Plan and any award agreement). As of the Effective Time, each such Converted Option as so assumed and converted shall constitute an option to acquire (i) that number of shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock or PubCo Class B Common Stock (as applicable) determined by multiplying (A) the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such underlying Company Option immediately prior to the Effective Time by (B) the Exchange Ratio, which product shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number of shares, (ii) at an exercise price per share determined by dividing the exercise price per share of the underlying Company Option immediately prior to the Effective Time by the Exchange Ratio, which quotient shall be rounded up to the nearest whole cent. As of the Effective Time, all Company Options shall cease to be outstanding and each Company Optionholder shall cease to have any rights with respect to such Company Options, except with respect to the resulting Converted Options, as set forth in this ‎Section 3.07(a). Notwithstanding anything in this ‎Section 3.07(a) to the contrary, the exercise price and the number of shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock or PubCo Class B Common Stock, as applicable, subject to each Converted Option shall be determined in a manner consistent with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, and, in the case of any Company Option that is intended to qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code, consistent with the requirements of Section 424 of the Code.

 

(b)            Effective as of the Effective Time, each warrant to purchase shares of Company Capital Stock (each, a “Company Warrant”) that is issued and outstanding and not exercised or terminated pursuant to its terms at or immediately prior to the Effective Time, by virtue of the Mergers and without any action on the part of PubCo, the Company or the holder of any such Company Warrant, shall be canceled and each warrant holder shall be entitled to receive shares of Company Capital Stock in accordance with the terms of such Company Warrant.

 

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(c)            Notwithstanding the foregoing, the conversions described in ‎Section 3.07(a) will be subject to such modifications, if any, as are required to cause the conversion to be made in a manner consistent with the requirements of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(5)(v)(D). Following the Effective Time, each Converted Option shall be subject to the Company Stock Plan and to the same terms and conditions, including, without limitation, any vesting conditions, as had applied to the corresponding Company Option as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, except for such terms rendered inoperative by reason of the Transactions, subject to such adjustments as reasonably determined by the PubCo Board to be necessary or appropriate to give effect to the conversion or the Transactions.

 

(d)            No later than immediately prior to the Closing, the Company shall take all actions, including obtaining appropriate resolutions of the Company Board and providing all notices, in each case, that are necessary to: (i) effectuate the transactions contemplated by this ‎Section 3.07; and (ii) provide for the termination of the Company Stock Plan (other than with respect to Converted Options), effective as of the Closing of the Mergers, which notices, resolutions or otherwise shall be made available to Acies for its reasonable review and comment.

 

Section 3.08.      Earnout. Subject to the terms of Annex I hereto, following the occurrence of an Earnout Milestone, PubCo will issue the Earnout Shares to each Earnout Participant in accordance such participant’s Earnout Pro Rata Portion. All Earnout Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and clear of all Liens other than any obligations under the PubCo Governing Documents or applicable Securities Law restrictions when issued. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the issuance of the Earnout Shares in respect of any vested Company Options will be subject to any withholding required pursuant to applicable Law pursuant to Section 3.11.

 

Section 3.09.      Consideration Calculation; Allocation Statement.

 

(a)            No later than 12 p.m. Pacific Time on the third (3rd) Business Day immediately preceding the Closing Date:

 

(i)            Acies shall provide to the Company its good faith calculation of Available PubCo Cash;

 

(ii)            the Company shall provide to Acies a written report setting forth a list of the fees, expenses and disbursements incurred by or on behalf of the Company in connection with the preparation, negotiation and execution of this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and the consummation of the Transactions (together with written invoices and wire transfer instructions for the payment thereof), solely to the extent such fees and expenses are incurred and expected to remain unpaid as of the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Closing Date, including: (i) the fees and disbursements of the financial advisors to the Company, including J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and LionTree Advisors LLC; (ii) the fees and disbursements of outside counsel to the Company incurred in connection with the Transactions, including Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP and DLA Piper LLP; and (iii) the fees and expenses of any other agents, advisors, accountants, auditors, tax advisors, consultants and experts employed by the Company in connection with the Transactions (collectively, the “Outstanding Company Expenses”);

 

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(iii)            Acies shall provide to the Company a written report setting forth a list of (A) the fees, expenses and disbursements incurred by or on behalf of the Acies Parties in connection with Acies’ initial public offering (including any deferred underwriter fees), the preparation, negotiation and execution of this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and the consummation of the Transactions (together with written invoices and wire transfer instructions for the payment thereof), solely to the extent such fees and expenses are incurred and expected to remain unpaid as of the close of business on the Business Day immediately prior to the Closing Date, including: (i) the fees and disbursements of the financial advisors to the Acies Parties, including Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC; (ii) the fees and disbursements of outside counsel to the Acies Parties incurred in connection with the Transactions, including Latham & Watkins LLP; and (iii) the fees and expenses of any other agents, advisors, accountants, auditors, tax advisors, consultants, and experts employed by the Acies Parties in connection with the Transactions, and (B) the amounts of any Indebtedness of Acies that will remain unpaid as of the close of business on the Business Day immediately prior to the Closing Date (collectively, the “Outstanding Acies Expenses”);

 

(iv)            the Company shall provide Acies with an allocation of the Closing Transaction Bonus Amount (to be determined by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company in his sole discretion) with applicable wire transfer instructions to process through the Company’s payroll; and

 

(v)            the Company shall provide Acies with an allocation of the Closing Donation Amount for charitable purposes to be determined by the Company (the Founder will be entitled to recommend the allocation of the Closing Donation Amount subject to approval by the Company) with applicable wire transfer instructions.

 

(b)            No later than 12 p.m. Pacific Time on the second (2nd) Business Day immediately preceding the Closing Date the Company shall deliver to Acies an allocation statement (the “Allocation Statement”) setting forth:

 

(i)            the Company’s good faith calculation of Available Cash Consideration, the Company Stockholder Cash Consideration and the Company Stockholder Stock Consideration;

 

(ii)            the Company’s determination of the amount of Available PubCo Cash to transfer by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Company as primary capital (the “Primary Capital Wire Amount”) (such amount not to exceed Available PubCo Cash minus the Company Stockholder Cash Consideration minus the Closing Payments) and applicable wire transfer instructions; and

 

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(iii)            with respect to each Company Stockholder and each Earnout Participant, (A) the name and mailing address and, if available, e-mail address, of each such Person as set forth in the Company’s records; (B) the aggregate amount of Company Stockholder Cash Consideration and Company Stockholder Stock Consideration payable or issuable to such Person; and (C) such Person’s Earnout Pro Rata Portion.

 

Acies and the Company will each provide the other Party, such Party’s accountants and other Representatives with a reasonable opportunity to review all amounts and information provided under this Section 3.09 and shall consider in good faith the reasonable comments thereto (or to any component thereof). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Parties shall be entitled to rely on, without any obligation to investigate or verify the accuracy or correctness thereof, the Allocation Statement (including all determinations therein), and no Company Stockholder shall be entitled to any amount in excess of the amounts to be paid to such holder in accordance with this Agreement and the Allocation Statement.

 

Section 3.10.      Payments; Exchange Agent; Letters of Transmittal

 

(a)            On the Closing Date:

 

(i)            Acies shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, with an exchange agent (the “Exchange Agent”) as mutually agreed by Acies and the Company pursuant to an exchange agreement mutually agreed by Acies, the Company and the Exchange Agent: (A) evidence of shares of PubCo Common Stock sufficient to deliver the Company Stockholder Stock Consideration and (B) cash in an amount sufficient to pay the Company Stockholder Cash Consideration (collectively, the “Funding Amount”);

 

(ii)            Acies shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, with the Company, the Primary Capital Wire Amount; and

 

(iii)            Acies shall make, or cause the Exchange Agent to make, all Closing Payments.

 

(b)            Substantially concurrently with the distribution of the notice contemplated by Section 6.02(c), Acies shall or shall cause the Exchange Agent to distribute a letter of transmittal (the “Letter of Transmittal”) to each Company Stockholder at the address of such Company Stockholder provided by the Company, which shall (i) have customary representations and warranties as to title, authorization, execution and delivery; and (ii) include the Form of Election and which letter shall be in customary form and have such other provisions as the Company and Acies may mutually agree. Acies or the Exchange Agent, as applicable, will share any delivered Letters of Transmittal with the Company as promptly as reasonably practicable.

 

(c)            No Company Stockholder shall be entitled to receive any portion of the Company Stockholder Consideration unless such holder has delivered a duly executed and validly completed Letter of Transmittal. With respect to any Company Stockholder that delivers a Letter of Transmittal to Acies at or prior to the Effective Time, Acies shall instruct the Exchange Agent to pay such Company Stockholder the portion of the Company Stockholder Consideration to which such Company Stockholder is entitled at or promptly after the Closing. From and after the Effective Time, all Company Stockholders shall cease to have any rights other than the right to receive the portion of the Company Stockholder Consideration to which such Company Stockholder is entitled upon the delivery of a Letter of Transmittal, without interest.

 

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(d)            From and after the Effective Time, there shall be no further registration of transfers of Company Capital Stock on the transfer books of the Surviving Entity. If, after the Effective Time, duly executed and validly completed Letters of Transmittal with respect to Company Capital Stock are presented to PubCo, the Surviving Entity or the Exchange Agent, they shall be exchanged for the Company Stockholder Consideration provided for and in accordance with the procedures set forth in this ‎Article 3 (for the avoidance of doubt, all such shares of Company Capital Stock shall be deemed to be Stock Electing Shares), without interest. Promptly following the earlier of (i) the date on which the entire Funding Amount has been disbursed and (ii) the date which is six (6) months after the Second Effective Time, PubCo shall instruct the Exchange Agent to deliver to PubCo any remaining portion of the Funding Amount, any Letters of Transmittal, and the other documents in its possession relating to the transactions contemplated hereby, and the Exchange Agent’s duties shall terminate. Thereafter, each Company Stockholder may look only to PubCo (subject to applicable abandoned property, escheat or other similar Laws), as general creditors thereof, for satisfaction of its claim for the Company Stockholder Consideration that such Company Stockholder may have the right to receive pursuant to this ‎Article 3 without any interest thereon. PubCo shall not be liable to any Company Stockholder for any amounts paid to any Governmental Authority pursuant to applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar laws. Any amounts remaining unclaimed by Company Stockholders two years after the Second Effective Time (or such earlier date, immediately before such time when the amounts would otherwise escheat to or become property of any Governmental Authority) shall become, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, the property of PubCo free and clear of any claims or interest of any Person previously entitled thereto.

 

Section 3.11.      Withholding; Wage Payments; FIRPTA Certificate.

 

(a)            Each of the Company, the Acies Parties and each of their respective Affiliates and the Exchange Agent shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any amounts otherwise deliverable or payable under this Agreement such amounts that any such Persons are required to deduct and withhold with respect to any of the deliveries and payments contemplated by this Agreement under the Code or any other applicable Law; provided that before making any deduction or withholding pursuant to this Section 3.11 other than with respect to compensatory payments made pursuant to this Agreement or withholding arising as a result of a failure to provide the certification described in Section 3.11(b) or from a failure to provide Tax forms or documentation requested in the Letter of Transmittal, Acies shall use commercially reasonably efforts to give the Company at least five days’ prior written notice of any anticipated deduction or withholding (together with any legal basis therefor) made from payments made by or at the direction of Acies to provide the Company with sufficient opportunity to provide any forms or other documentation from the applicable equity holders or take such other steps in order to avoid such deduction or withholding and shall reasonably consult and cooperate with the Company in good faith to attempt to reduce or eliminate any amounts that would otherwise be deducted or withheld pursuant to this Section 3.11 (provided, that in no event will any applicable withholding agent be prevented from making any withholding that is required by Law as a result of this Section 3.11(a)). To the extent that the Company, any Acies Parties or any of their respective Affiliates or the Exchange Agent withholds such amounts with respect to any Person and properly remits such withheld amounts to the applicable Governmental Authority when due, such withheld amounts shall be treated as having been paid to or on behalf of such Person for all purposes. In the case of any payment hereunder that constitutes “wages” payable to any current or former Company Employee in connection with the Mergers, the Parties shall cooperate to pay such amounts through the Surviving Entity’s payroll to facilitate applicable tax withholding and reporting requirements, and such amount shall be deposited in the payroll account of the applicable employing entity in a timely manner such that the funds will be available as of the time the amounts are required to be paid and paid to the employee (net of applicable tax withholding and deductions).

 

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(b)            At or prior to the Closing, the Company shall deliver to Acies a properly executed certification that none of the shares of the Company Capital Stock, the Company Warrants and the Company Options are “U.S. real property interests” in accordance with the Treasury Regulations under Sections 897 and 1445 of the Code, together with a notice to the IRS (which shall be filed by Acies with the IRS following the Closing) in accordance with the provisions of Section 1.897-2(h)(2) of the Treasury Regulations and the form of certification that is attached as Exhibit H.

 

Section 3.12.      No Fractional Shares. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no fractional shares of PubCo Common Stock shall be issued in the Transactions. All fractional shares of PubCo Common Stock that a Person would otherwise be entitled to receive under this Agreement shall be aggregated and, if a fractional share results from such aggregation, such Person shall be entitled to receive, in lieu thereof, an amount in cash, without interest, determined by multiplying the fraction of the applicable share of PubCo Common Stock to which such Person would otherwise have been entitled by (i) other than with respect to the Earnout Shares, the Closing Stock Price, or (ii) with respect to the Earnout Shares, the closing price of the PubCo Class A Common Stock on the last trading day immediately preceding the applicable issuance of the Earnout Shares.

 

Section 3.13.      Lost Certificates. In the event any Company Stock Certificate has been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the delivery of a duly, completely and validly executed Letter of Transmittal with respect to the shares formerly represented by such Company Stock Certificate, the making of an affidavit of that fact by the Person claiming such Company Stock Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed and, if required by Acies or the Exchange Agent, the provision by such Person of a customary indemnity against any claim that may be made against Acies or the Exchange Agent with respect to such Company Stock Certificate, Acies or the Exchange Agent shall issue or pay in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Company Stock Certificate the Company Stockholder Consideration issuable or payable in respect thereof.

 

Section 3.14.      Dissenting Shares. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, shares of Company Capital Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and owned by a holder who is entitled to demand and has properly demanded appraisal of such shares in accordance with, and who complies in all respects with, Section 262 of the DGCL (such shares, “Dissenting Shares”) shall not be converted into the right to receive the Company Stockholder Consideration, and shall instead represent the right to receive payment of the fair value of such Dissenting Shares in accordance with and to the extent provided by Section 262 of the DGCL. At the Effective Time, (a) all Dissenting Shares shall be cancelled, extinguished and cease to exist, and (b) the holders of Dissenting Shares shall be entitled only to such rights as may be granted to them under the DGCL. If any such holder fails to perfect or otherwise waives, withdraws or loses such holder’s right to appraisal under Section 262 of the DGCL or other applicable Law, then the right of such holder to be paid the fair value of such Dissenting Shares shall cease and such Dissenting Shares shall be deemed to have been converted, as of the Effective Time, into the right to receive the Company Stockholder Consideration (as if such share was subject to a Stock Election) upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. The Company shall give Acies prompt notice of any demands received by the Company for appraisal of shares of Company Capital Stock, attempted withdrawals of such demands and any other instruments served pursuant to the DGCL and received by the Company relating to rights to be paid the fair value of Dissenting Shares.

 

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Article 4
Representations And Warranties of the Company

 

Subject to ‎Section 11.14, except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company represents and warrants to the Acies Parties as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date (except, with respect to such representations and warranties that by their terms speak specifically as of the date of this Agreement or another date, which shall be given as of such date), as follows:

 

Section 4.01.      Corporate Organization.

 

(a)            The Company has been duly incorporated, is validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware and has the requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate its assets and properties and to conduct its business as it is now being conducted.

 

(b)            The Company is licensed or duly qualified and in good standing as a foreign entity in each jurisdiction in which the ownership of its property or the character of its activities is such as to require it to be so licensed or qualified or in good standing, except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

(c)            Each of the Company Certificate of Incorporation and Company Bylaws previously made available by the Company to Acies is a true, correct and complete copy and is in effect as of the date of this Agreement. The Company is, and at all times has been, in compliance in all material respects with all restrictions, covenants, terms and provisions set forth in such organizational documents.

 

Section 4.02.      Subsidiaries.

 

(a)            Each Subsidiary of the Company has been duly organized, is validly existing and (where applicable) in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, has all organizational powers and all governmental licenses, authorizations, permits, consents and approvals required to carry on its business as now conducted.

 

(b)            Each Subsidiary of the Company is licensed or duly qualified to do business as a foreign entity and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where such qualification is necessary, except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(c)            A complete list of each Subsidiary of the Company and its jurisdiction of incorporation, formation or organization, as applicable, and names of its equityholders and details of equity ownership, are set forth on Section 4.02 of the Company Disclosure Schedule. True, correct and complete copies of the Governing Documents of the Company’s Subsidiaries, in each case, as amended to the date of this Agreement, have been previously made available to Acies by or on behalf of the Company.

 

(d)            All of the outstanding capital stock or other voting securities of, or ownership interests in, each Subsidiary of the Company (i) have been duly authorized and validly issued, are, to the extent applicable, fully paid and non-assessable, (ii) have been offered, sold and issued in compliance with applicable Law, including federal and state securities Laws, and all requirements set forth in (1) the Governing Documents of each such Subsidiary, and (2) any other applicable Contracts governing the issuance of such securities, and (iii) are owned by the Company, directly or indirectly, free and clear of any Lien, and there are no issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding Derivative Securities of a Subsidiary of the Company (collectively, “Company Subsidiary Securities”). There are no outstanding obligations of any member of the Company Group to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any of the Company Subsidiary Securities.

 

Section 4.03.      Due Authorization.

 

(a)            The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents to which the Company is a party and the consummation by the Company of the Transactions are within the Company’s corporate powers and, except for the Company Stockholder Approval and the approvals described in Section 4.05, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company. The affirmative votes of: (i) holders of at least a majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of Company Preferred Stock, voting as a separate class, and (ii) holders of at least a majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of Company Capital Stock (on an as converted basis), voting together as a single class, are the only votes of the holders of the Company Capital Stock necessary to adopt and approve this Agreement and to consummate the Transactions, in each case, pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions of the Company’s Governing Documents and applicable law (the “Company Stockholder Approval”).

 

(b)            At a meeting duly called and held, the Company Board (i) determined that this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents to which the Company is a party and the Transactions are fair to and in the best interests of the Company and the Company’s stockholders; (ii) approved, adopted and declared advisable this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents to which the Company is a party and the Transactions; and (iii) resolved, pursuant to Section 6.02, to recommend approval and adoption of this Agreement by its stockholders (such recommendation, the “Company Board Recommendation”).

 

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(c)            This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which the Company is a party have been duly authorized, and have been or will be, duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company, as applicable, and, assuming due authorization and execution by each other party hereto and thereto, constitute, or will constitute, as applicable, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity (such exceptions, the “Enforceability Exceptions”).

 

Section 4.04.      No Conflict. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which the Company is a party and the consummation of the Transactions do not and will not (a) conflict with or violate any provision of, or result in the breach of, the Company Certificate of Incorporation or the Company Bylaws, (b) conflict with or result in any violation of any provision of any Law, Permit or Governmental Order applicable to the Company Group, or any of their respective properties or assets, (c) assuming compliance with the matters referred to in Section 4.03 and Section 4.05, require any consent or other action by any Person under, constitute a default under, or cause or permit the termination, cancellation, acceleration or other change of any right or obligation or the loss of any benefit to which any member of the Company Group is entitled under any provision of any agreement or other instrument binding upon it or (d) result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties, equity interests or assets of the Company Group, except, in the case of clauses (b), (c) or (d) above, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 4.05.      Governmental Authorization. Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Acies Parties contained in this Agreement, the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which the Company is a party and the consummation by the Company of the Transactions require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any Governmental Authority other than for (a) compliance with any applicable requirements of the HSR Act and any other Antitrust Law, (b) compliance with any applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, and any other applicable Securities Laws, including the filing and effectiveness of the Registration Statement, and (c) any actions or filings the absence of which would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to perform or comply with on a timely basis any material obligation under this Agreement or the Transaction Documents or to consummate the Transactions.

 

Section 4.06.      Capitalization.

 

(a)            As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of the Company consists of: (i) 506,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock; and (ii) 168,637,840 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.00005 per share (the “Company Preferred Stock”), of which (A) 81,360,000 shares are designated as Series A Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred”); (B) 43,910,280 shares are designated as Series B Preferred Stock (the “Series B Preferred”); (C) 27,509,256 shares are designated as Series C Preferred Stock (the “Series C Preferred”); and (D) 15,858,304 shares are designated as Series C-1 Preferred Stock (the “Series C-1 Preferred”). As of the date hereof, there are: (iii) 238,694,938 shares of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding; (iv) 80,800,000 shares of Series A Preferred issued and outstanding; (v) 41,347,680 shares of Series B Preferred issued and outstanding; (vi) 26,892,064 shares of Series C Preferred issued and outstanding; and (vii) 13,555,936 shares of Series C-1 Preferred issued and outstanding.

 

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(b)            All of the issued and outstanding shares of Company Common Stock and Company Preferred Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable; (x) have been offered, sold and issued in compliance with applicable Law, including federal and state securities laws, and all requirements set forth in (1) the Governing Documents of the Company and (2) any other applicable Contracts governing the issuance of such securities; and (y) are not subject to, nor have they been issued in violation of, any purchase option, call option, right of first refusal, preemptive right, subscription right or any similar right under any provision of any applicable Law, the Governing Documents of the Company or any Contract to which the Company is a party or otherwise bound.

 

(c)            As of the date hereof, the Company has reserved 149,150,000 shares of Company Common Stock for issuance pursuant to the Company Stock Plan, of which 76,795,933 shares are subject to outstanding unexercised options and 6,040,327 shares remain available for future grant. Section 4.06(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a schedule of each outstanding Company Option, including (i) the name of the holder of such option, (ii) the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such option at grant, (iii) the exercise price of such option, (iv) the date of grant of such option, (v) the expiration date of such option, (vi) whether such option is a nonstatutory option or qualifies as an “incentive stock” option as defined in Section 422 of the Code, and (vii) whether early exercise is permitted with respect to such option. Each Company Option has been granted in compliance with Section 409A of the Code, as applicable. Each grant of a Company Option has been made in accordance with applicable Law and the terms of the Company Stock Plan.

 

(d)            ‎Section 4.06(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and correct list of each Company Warrant. All outstanding Company Warrants (i) have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable; (ii) have been offered, sold and issued in compliance with applicable Law, including federal and state securities laws, and all requirements set forth in (1) the Governing Documents of the Company and (2) any other applicable Contracts governing the issuance of such securities; and (iii) are not subject to, nor have they been issued in violation of, any purchase option, call option, right of first refusal, preemptive right, subscription right or any similar right under any provision of any applicable Law, the Governing Documents of the Company or any Contract to which the Company is a party or otherwise bound.

 

(e)            As of the date hereof there are no issued, reserved for issuance, outstanding or promised Derivative Securities of the Company, and the Company has not granted any commitments, calls, conversion rights, rights of exchange or privilege (whether pre-emptive, contractual or by matter of Law), plans or other agreements of any character providing for the issuance of additional shares, the sale of treasury shares or other equity interests, or for the repurchase or redemption of shares or other equity interests of the Company or the value of which is determined by reference to shares or other equity interests of the Company, and there are not agreements of any kind which may obligate the Company to issue, purchase, register for sale, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of capital stock of the Company, in each case, except for (x) the Company Options, (y) the Company Preferred Stock and (z) the Company Warrants. There are no shareholders agreements, voting trusts, registration rights agreements or other similar Contracts to which any member of the Company Group is a party other than the Support Agreements, Company Voting Agreement, Company ROFR and Co-Sale Agreement and Company Investor Rights Agreement. Other than as disclosed on Section 4.06(e) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary thereof has adopted, sponsored or maintained any incentive equity or equity-linked plan or program under which any Derivative Security is or has been at any time outstanding, other than the Company Stock Plan.

 

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Section 4.07.      Financial Statements.

 

(a)            Attached as Section 4.07(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule are the (i) audited consolidated balance sheets and statements of operations, comprehensive loss, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Company Group as of and for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2019, together with the auditor’s reports thereon (the “Company Audited Financial Statements”), and (ii) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of September 30, 2020 and the unaudited consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income of the Company for the nine (9) months ended September 30, 2020 (the “Company Unaudited Financial Statements” and, together with the Company Audited Financial Statements, the “Company Financial Statements”). The Company Financial Statements (i) fairly present, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position, results of operations, comprehensive income, changes in stockholders’ equity (with respect to the Company Audited Financial Statements only) and cash flows of the Company Group as of the dates and for the periods indicated in such Company Financial Statements in conformity with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except, in the case of the Company Unaudited Financial Statements, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes), (ii) were prepared from, and are in accordance in all material respects with, the books and records of the Company Group and (iii) when delivered by the Company for inclusion in the Registration Statement for filing with the SEC following the date of this Agreement in accordance with Section 8.02, will comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements with the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act applicable to a registrant, in effect as of the respective dates thereof.

 

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

 

Section 4.08.      Absence of Changes.

 

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

 

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(b)            Except in connection with the Transactions, from December 31, 2019 through and including the date of this Agreement, the Company has in all material respects, conducted its business and operated its properties in the ordinary course of business (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any COVID-19 Actions).

 

Section 4.09.      No Undisclosed Material Liabilities. There is no liability, debt or obligation of, or claim or judgment against, the Company Group (whether director or indirect, absolute or contingent, accrued or unaccrued, known or unknown, liquidated or unliquidated, or due or to become due) that would be required to be set forth or reserved for on a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries, prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied and in accordance with past practice, except for liabilities or obligations:

 

(a)            reflected or reserved for on the Company Financial Statements or disclosed in the notes thereto,

 

(b)            that have arisen since the date of the most recent balance sheet included in the Company Financial Statements in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice of the Company Group,

 

(c)            arising under or related to this Agreement and/or the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Outstanding Company Expenses), or

 

(d)            that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the business of the Company Group, taken as a whole.

 

Section 4.10.      Litigation and Proceedings. As of the date hereof, (a) there are no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, Actions, investigations or other proceedings at law or in equity against any member of the Company Group or their respective properties or assets; and (b) there is no outstanding Governmental Orders imposed upon the Company Group; nor are any properties or assets of the Company Group’s respective business bound or subject to any Governmental Order, except, in each case, that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 4.11.      Compliance with Laws. Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect: (a) each member of the Company Group is, and since December 31, 2017 has been, in compliance with all applicable Laws; and (b) no member of the Company Group has received any written notice from, or been charged by, any Governmental Authority of a violation of any applicable Law by the Company at any time since December 31, 2017.

 

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Section 4.12.      Contracts; No Defaults.

 

(a)            ‎Section 4.12(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a listing of all Contracts (other than purchase orders) described in clauses (i) through (xiv) below to which, as of the date of this Agreement, any member of the Company Group is a party or by which any of their assets are bound (together with all material amendments, waivers or other changes thereto) (all such Contracts required to be listed on ‎Section 4.12(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule collectively, the “Material Contracts”):

 

(i)            involving receipts to the Company Group or obligations of the Company Group in excess of $500,000 (contingent or otherwise) in any calendar year;

 

(ii)            Contracts (other than employment agreements, employee confidentiality and invention assignment agreements, equity or incentive equity documents and Governing Documents) between any member of the Company Group, on the one hand, and any Affiliate of any member of the Company Group (other than the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries), the officers and managers (or equivalents) of any member of the Company Group, any employee of the Company Group or a member of the immediate family of the foregoing Persons, on the other hand (each, a “Company Affiliate Agreement”);

 

(iii)            involving any loans or advances by any member of the Company Group to any officer or director which are outstanding other than ordinary advances for travel expenses;

 

(iv)            between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any of the Top Rewards Partners or Top Vendors, on the other hand;

 

(v)            each note, debenture, other evidence of Indebtedness, guarantee, loan, credit or financing agreement or instrument or other Contract for money borrowed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case, with a principal amount in excess of $500,000;

 

(vi)            each Contract for the acquisition of any Person or any business unit thereof or for the disposition of any material assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries since December 31, 2018, in each case, involving payments in excess of $500,000 other than Contracts (A) in which the applicable acquisition or disposition has been consummated and there are not material obligations ongoing, (B) entered into in the ordinary course of business or (C) between the Company and its Subsidiaries;

 

(vii)            each lease, rental or occupancy agreement, license, installment and conditional sale agreement, and other Contract that provides for the ownership of, leasing of, title to, use of, or any leasehold or other interest in any real or personal property that involves aggregate payments in excess of $500,000 in any calendar year;

 

(viii)            each Contract requiring capital expenditures by the Company Group after the date of this Agreement in an amount in excess of $500,000 in any calendar year;

 

(ix)            each Contract granting to any Person (other than the Company or its Subsidiaries) a right of first refusal, first offer or similar preferential right to purchase or acquire equity interest in the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries;

 

(x)            each Contract granting any Person a material Lien on any of the properties or assets of the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries;

 

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(xi)            that materially restrict or affect the development, manufacture or distribution of the Company’s products or services;

 

(xii)            any Contract pursuant to which the Company or any Subsidiary (A) licenses or is granted rights from a third party under Intellectual Property that is material to the businesses of the Company Group, excluding click-wrap, shrink-wrap, off-the-shelf software licenses and any other software licenses that are commercially available on reasonable terms to the public generally, or (B) licenses or grants to a third party to any rights in or to use any material Company Intellectual Property (excluding non-exclusive licenses to customers and end users and non-exclusive licenses incidental to or implied by the purchase or license of goods or services from vendors and suppliers, in each case granted in the ordinary course of business);

 

(xiii)            any joint venture Contract, partnership agreement or similar Contract that is material to the business of the Company; or

 

(xiv)            any outstanding written commitment to enter into any Contract of the type described in subsection ‎(i) through ‎(xiii) of this ‎Section 4.12(a).

 

(b)            True, correct and complete copies of the Material Contracts have been delivered to or made available to Acies or its Representatives. Except for any Material Contract that has terminated or will terminate upon the expiration of the stated term thereof prior to the Closing Date and except as would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, be materially adverse to the Company Group, taken as a whole, (i) such Material Contracts are in full force and effect and represent the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, represent the legal, valid and binding obligations of the other parties thereto, and, to the knowledge of the Company, are enforceable by the Company to the extent a party thereto in accordance with their terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions, (ii) none of the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, any other party thereto is in material breach of or material default (or would be in material breach, violation or default but for the existence of a cure period) under any Material Contract, (iii) during the last twelve (12) months, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice of termination or material breach of or material default under any such Material Contract and (iv) to the knowledge of the Company, no event has occurred which individually or together with other events, would reasonably be expected to result in a material breach of or a material default under any such Material Contract by the Company or its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company, any other party thereto (in each case, with or without notice or lapse of time or both).

 

Section 4.13.      Real Property; Assets.

 

(a)            Neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries owns or has owned since December 31, 2017 any real property in fee simple.

 

(b)            Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, the Company Group has good title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all property and assets reflected on the most recent unaudited balance sheet of the Company included in the Company Financial Statements, or acquired after such date, except as have been disposed of since such date in the ordinary course of business.

 

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(c)            Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, (i) each lease, lease guarantee, sublease, license or agreement for the leasing, use or occupancy of or otherwise granting a right in and to the Leased Real Property (each, a “Lease”) is valid and in full force and effect, free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens) and (ii) no member of the Company Group, nor to the Company’s knowledge any other party to a Lease, has violated any provision of, or taken or failed to take any act which, with or without notice, lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default under the provisions of such Lease, and no member of the Company Group has received notice that it has breached, violated or defaulted under any Lease. Section 4.13(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, correct and complete list as of the date of this Agreement of all Leases, and none of such Leases have been modified in any material respect, except to the extent that such modifications have been disclosed by the copies delivered to Acies or its Representatives, prior to the date of this Agreement.

 

Section 4.14.      Environmental Matters. Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the business of the Company Group, taken as a whole, each member of the Company Group:

 

(a)            is and, since December 31, 2017, has been in compliance with all Environmental Laws and not subject to, and has not received, any Governmental Order relating to any non-compliance with Environmental Laws by the Company or the investigation, sampling, monitoring, treatment, remediation, removal or cleanup of Hazardous Materials; and

 

(b)            has all environmental permits necessary for its operations to comply with all Environmental Laws and is in compliance with the terms of such permits.

 

Section 4.15.      Intellectual Property.

 

(a)            Section 4.15(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth, as of the date hereof, a true and correct list of all registrations and applications for registration included in the Company Intellectual Property (the “Registered Intellectual Property”). All Registered Intellectual Property (excluding any pending applications included in the Registered Intellectual Property) is subsisting and, to the knowledge of the Company, valid and enforceable.

 

(b)            Except as disclosed in Section 4.15(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule or as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, (i) the Company Group owns their right, title and interest in and to the Company Intellectual Property free and clear of all Liens (except Permitted Liens), and (ii) each member of the Company Group owns or has a valid right pursuant to a written Contract to use all Intellectual Property used in or necessary for the conduct of its respective businesses as currently conducted (it being understood that the foregoing is not a representation or warranty with respect to the non-infringement of third-party Intellectual Property).

 

(c)            Except as disclosed in Section 4.15(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule or as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the Company, the Company Group owns their right, title and interest in and to, or has the right to use, the Games free and clear of all Liens (except Permitted Liens).

  

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(d)            Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, (i) no Actions are pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against any member of the Company Group by any third party claiming infringement of Intellectual Property owned by such third party by any member of the Company Group or by the conduct of any member of the Company Group’s respective business, (ii) to the knowledge of the Company, no third party is currently infringing any Company Intellectual Property, and (iii) since December 31, 2017, the Company Group, its products and services and the conduct of the Company Group’s businesses have not infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated the Intellectual Property of any third party.

 

(e)            The Company has undertaken commercially reasonable efforts to protect the confidentiality of any material Trade Secrets included in the Company Intellectual Property. The Company has not disclosed any material Trade Secrets included in the Company Intellectual Property to any other Person other than pursuant to written confidentiality obligations under which such other Person agrees to maintain the confidentiality of such Trade Secrets. Except as set forth on Section 4.15(e) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, no Person other than the Company and its Subsidiaries is in possession of, or has rights to possess, any source code for any material Software constituting Company Intellectual Property other than Service Providers engaged to develop or maintain such Software who are bound by written agreements that obligates such employee or contractor to protect the confidentiality of such source code.

 

(f)             Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, (i) the Company and its Subsidiaries have implemented policies whereby employees and contractors of the Company or the applicable Subsidiary who create or develop any Intellectual Property in the course of their employment or provision of services for the Company or the applicable Subsidiary are required to assign to the Company or the applicable Subsidiary all of such employee’s or contractor’s rights therein, and (ii) all such employees and contractors have executed valid written agreements pursuant to which such Persons have assigned to the Company or the applicable Subsidiary all of such employee’s or contractor’s rights in and to such Intellectual Property that did not vest automatically in the Company or the applicable Subsidiary by operation of law.

 

(g)            Except as would not materially adversely affect the Company Intellectual Property, no government funding and no facilities or other resources of any university, college, other educational institution or research center were used in the development of any Company Intellectual Property.

 

(h)            Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the Company, the Company is in compliance with the terms and conditions of all licenses for “free software,” “open source software” or Software licensed under a similar licensing or distribution term (including the GNU General Public License (GPL), GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), Affero General Public License (AGPL), Mozilla Public License (MPL), BSD licenses, the Artistic License, the Netscape Public License, the Sun Community Source License (SCSL) and the Apache License) (“Open Source Materials”) used by the Company. To the knowledge of the Company, the Company has not used Open Source Materials in any manner that would subject material Software constituting Company Intellectual Property to be (i) disclosed or distributed in source code form, (ii) licensed for the purpose of making derivative works or (iii) redistributable at no charge (collectively, “Copyleft Terms”).

  

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Section 4.16.      Data Privacy and Security.

 

(a)            For the avoidance of doubt, to the extent that Company Personal Information (defined below) is “personal information” under the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), Company Personal Information is an asset that will be transferred as part of the Mergers, as contemplated by section 1798.140(t)(2)(D) of the CCPA.

 

(b)            Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, to the knowledge of the Company, the Company Group and, to the Company’s knowledge, all vendors, processors, or other third parties Processing or otherwise with access to Personal Information collected and/or Processed by or for any Company Group member (“Company Personal Information”, and such vendors, processors and other third parties collectively, “Data Partners”), comply and have since December 31, 2017 complied with (i) all Privacy Laws, (ii) all applicable Company Group Privacy Policies, and (iii) all applicable contractual commitments that the Company Group or such Data Partner has entered into with respect to the Processing of Company Personal Information (collectively, the “Privacy Commitments”). Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, since December 31, 2017, all Company Group Privacy Policies are and have at all times been accurate, consistent and complete and not misleading or deceptive (including by omission). Since December 31, 2017, except as would not be materially adverse to the Company Group, taken as a whole, the Company Group has not transferred or permitted the transfer of Personal Information originating in the European Economic Area or UK outside the European Economic Area or UK, except where such transfers have complied with the requirements of Privacy Laws and the Company Group Privacy Policies.

 

(c)            Except as would not be materially adverse to the Company Group, taken as a whole, the execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the Mergers do not and will not (i) conflict with or result in a violation or breach of any Privacy Commitments (ii) require the consent of or provision of notice to any Person concerning such Person’s Personal Information; or (iii) otherwise prohibit the transfer of Personal Information in the possession or control of the Company Group to Acies.

 

(d)            The Company Group routinely engages in due diligence of material Data Partners before allowing them to access, receive or Process Personal Information. Except as would not be materially adverse to the Company Group, taken as a whole, to the extent required by Privacy Commitments, the Company Group has and at all times since December 31, 2017 had agreements in place with all Data Partners which agreements materially comply with the requirements of Privacy Laws and require such persons to protect such Personal Information in a manner consistent with the Privacy Commitments.

 

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(e)            Except as would not be materially adverse to the Company Group, taken as a whole, since May 1, 2018, the Company Group has maintained and required all Data Partners to implement and maintain commercially reasonable security measures, plans, procedures, policies, controls, and programs to (i) protect and maintain the security of any Personal Information which the Company Group processes and to protect such Personal Information against any accidental, unlawful or unauthorized access, use, loss, alteration, destruction, compromise, or other unauthorized disclosure of, or access to Personal Information owned, used, maintained, received, Processed or controlled by or on behalf of the Company Group (a “Security Incident”); (ii) identify and address internal and external risks to the privacy and security of Personal Information in their possession or control; (iii) implement, monitor, and maintain administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect such Personal Information and its software, systems, applications, and websites involved in the Processing of Personal Information; and (iv) provide prompt notification in compliance with Privacy Laws in the case of any Security Incident.

 

(f)             Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, the Company Group has not, since December 31, 2017, experienced any Security Incidents. Since December 31, 2017, the Company Group has not (i) been required pursuant to any Privacy Commitment to notify customers, consumers, employees, Governmental Authority, or any other Person of any Security Incident, (ii) been notified it is the subject of any inquiry, investigation or enforcement action of any Governmental Authority with respect to compliance with any Privacy Law, or (iii) received any written notice, request, claim, complaint, correspondence, or other communication from any Governmental Authority or other Person relating to any Security Incident or violation of any Privacy Commitments.

 

Section 4.17.      Company Benefit Plans.

 

(a)            Section 4.17(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth an accurate and complete list of each material Company Benefit Plan. For purposes of this Agreement, “Company Benefit Plan” means each “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, whether or not subject to ERISA, and each other employment agreement with a Key Employee, individual consulting or other service agreement with a Key Employee, compensatory equity or equity-based, retirement, profit sharing, bonus, incentive, severance, separation, change in control, retention, deferred compensation, vacation, paid time off, medical, dental, life or disability, pension, fringe benefits or other compensatory or benefit plan, program, arrangement, policy or Contract, in each case, that is maintained, sponsored or contributed to (or required to be maintained, sponsored or contributed to) by any member of the Company Group or pursuant to which any member of the Company Group has or may have any obligations or material liabilities, whether fixed or contingent or direct or indirect.

 

(b)            The Company has made available to Acies (i) true and complete copies of each material Company Benefit Plan or accurate summaries thereof; (ii) the most recent IRS determination or opinion letter, if applicable; (iii) any summary plan description, if applicable; and (iv) any non-routine correspondence with any Governmental Authority dated within the past three years relating to any material Company Benefit Plan.

 

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(c)            Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, (i) each Company Benefit Plan has been administered in compliance with its terms and all applicable Laws, including ERISA and the Code; (ii) no member of the Company Group has incurred any penalty or Tax (whether or not assessed) under Sections 4980B, 4980D, 4980H, 6721 or 6722 of the Code and no circumstances or events have occurred that could result in the imposition of any such penalties or Taxes; and (iii) all contributions, premiums or other payments that are due under or with respect to any Company Benefit Plan have been paid on a timely basis.

 

(d)            Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, each Company Benefit Plan that is intended to be qualified within the meaning of Section 401(a) of the Code (i) has received a favorable determination or opinion letter as to its qualification or (ii) has been established under a standardized master and prototype or volume submitter plan for which a current favorable Internal Revenue Service advisory letter or opinion letter has been obtained by the plan sponsor and is valid as to the adopting employer. To the knowledge of the Company, no event has occurred that would reasonably be expected to result in the loss of the tax-qualified status of any such plans.

 

(e)            No Company Benefit Plan is, and neither the members of the Company Group nor any of their respective ERISA Affiliates has sponsored, maintained, contributed to or was required to contribute to, at any point during the six (6) year period prior to the date hereof, (i) a “multiemployer plan” (as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA or 4001(a)(3) of ERISA) (a “Multiemployer Plan”), (ii) a plan maintained by more than one employer (within the meaning of Section 413(c) of the Code), (iii) a single employer plan or other pension plan subject to Title IV or Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code, or (iv) a “multiple employer welfare arrangement” (within the meaning of Section 3(40) of ERISA). No Company Benefit Plan provides post-employment health insurance benefits other than as required under Section 4980B of the Code.

 

(f)             Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, (i) there have been no “prohibited transactions” within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code or Sections 406 or 407 of ERISA and not otherwise exempt under Section 408 of ERISA; (ii) no breaches of fiduciary duty (as determined under ERISA) have occurred with respect to any Company Benefit Plan; and (iii) with respect to the Company Benefit Plans, no administrative investigation, audit or other administrative proceeding by the Department of Labor, the Internal Revenue Service or other Governmental Authorities is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.

 

(g)            Except as set forth in Section 4.17(g) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, neither the execution of this Agreement nor the consummation of the Transactions, alone or together with any other event, will not (i) result in a payment or benefit becoming due or payable, to any current or former Service Provider, (ii) increase the amount or value of any benefit or compensation otherwise payable or required to be provided to any current or former Service Provider, (iii) result in the acceleration of the time of payment, vesting or funding of any benefit or compensation payable to any current or former Service Provider, (iv) result in the forgiveness in whole or in part of any outstanding loans made by the Company or other member of the Company Group to any current or former Service Provider or (v) limit the ability of the Company or other member of the Company Group to terminate any Company Benefit Plan.

 

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(h)            No amount or benefit that could be, or has been, received by any current or former Service Provider who is or may become a “disqualified individual” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code will result in an “excess parachute payment” (as defined in Section 280G(b)(1) of the Code) as a result of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the approval or consummation of the Transactions, either alone or together with any other event. No member of the Company Group has any obligation or commitment to pay, gross up or otherwise indemnify any employee, director or contractor or other Person for any tax, including any tax imposed under or by operation of Section 4999 of the Code, 409A of the Code or otherwise.

 

(i)             Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, with respect to each Company Benefit Plan that is subject to the Laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States (whether or not United States Law also applies) (a “Non-US Benefit Plan”): (i) all employer and employee contributions to each Non-US Benefit Plan required by Law or by the terms of such Non-US Benefit Plan have been timely made, or, if applicable, accrued in accordance with normal accounting practices; (ii) each Non-US Benefit Plan required to be registered has been registered and has been maintained in good standing in all material respects with applicable regulatory authorities; and (iii) no Non-US Benefit Plan is a “defined benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA, whether or not subject to ERISA) or has any unfunded or underfunded liabilities, in each case, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 4.18.      Labor Matters.

 

(a)            (i) No member of the Company Group is a party to or bound by any labor agreement, collective bargaining agreement, or any other labor-related agreements or arrangements with any labor union, labor organization or works council and no such agreements or arrangements are currently being negotiated by any member of the Company Group, (ii) no labor union or organization, works council or group of employees of the Company Group has made a pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened written demand for recognition or certification and (iii) there are no representation or certification proceedings or petitions seeking a representation proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened to be brought or filed with the National Labor Relations Board or any other applicable labor relations authority. Since December 31, 2017, there have been no actual or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened unfair labor practice charges, labor grievances, labor arbitrations, strikes, lockouts, work stoppages, slowdowns, picketing, hand billing or other material labor disputes against or affecting the Company Group.

 

(b)            The Company has not incurred any material liability or obligation under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988 or any similar state or local Law (collectively, the “WARN Act”) that remains unsatisfied.

 

(c)            Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, the Company Group is, and since December 31, 2017, has been in compliance with all applicable Laws respecting labor, employment and employment practices, including all Laws respecting terms and conditions of employment, health and safety, wages and hours (including the classification of independent contractors and exempt and non-exempt employees), immigration (including the completion of Forms I-9 for all U.S. employees and the proper confirmation of employee visas), employment harassment, sexual harassment, discrimination or retaliation, whistleblowing, disability rights or benefits, equal opportunity, plant closures and layoffs (including the WARN Act), employee trainings and notices, workers’ compensation, labor relations, employee leave issues, affirmative action and unemployment insurance.

 

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(d)            Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, the Company Group has no liability for (i) any delinquent wages, salaries, wage premiums, commissions, bonuses, fees, or other compensation to their current or former directors, officers, employees and independent contractors under applicable Law, Contract or Company policy; and/or (ii) any fines, Taxes, or other penalties for any failure to pay or delinquency in paying such compensation.

 

(e)            As of the date hereof, no Company Employee who will qualify as an “executive officer” of PubCo (as defined in Rule 3b-7 of the Exchange Act) has given written or, to the knowledge of the Company, oral notice to the Company of his or her intent to terminate his or her employment with the Company Group prior to the one year anniversary of the Closing.

 

(f)             Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, since January 1, 2020, the Company Group has not (A) materially reduced the compensation or benefits of any Company Employee or otherwise reduced the working schedule of any Company Employee in each case for any reason relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, or (B) elected to defer any Taxes payable by the Company Group pursuant to Section 2302 of the CARES Act.

 

Section 4.19.      Taxes.

 

(a)            All material Tax Returns required by Law to be filed by or on behalf of any member of the Company Group have been duly and timely filed (after giving effect to any valid extensions of time in which to make such filings) and all such Tax Returns are true, complete and accurate in all material respects.

 

(b)            All material amounts of Taxes due and owing by any member of the Company Group have been timely paid. Since the date of the Company Unaudited Financial Statements, no member of the Company Group has incurred any material liability for Taxes outside the ordinary course of business (other than in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement).

 

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

 

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(d)            No member of the Company Group is currently engaged in any audit, administrative or judicial proceeding with a taxing authority with respect to material Taxes. No member of the Company Group has received any written notice from a taxing authority of a claim, assessment or proposed deficiency of an amount of material Taxes, other than any such deficiencies that have since been resolved and any amounts due in respect thereof have been paid. No written claim has been made by any Governmental Authority in a jurisdiction where any member of the Company Group does not file a Tax Return that such entity is or may be subject to material Taxes by that jurisdiction in respect of Taxes that would be the subject of such Tax Return, which claim has not been resolved and any amounts due in respect thereof have been paid. There are no outstanding agreements extending or waiving the statutory period of limitations applicable to any claim for, or the period for the collection or assessment or reassessment of, Taxes of any member of the Company Group, and no written request for any such waiver or extension is currently pending.

 

(e)            No member of the Company Group, and no predecessor thereof, has constituted either a “distributing corporation” or a “controlled corporation” in a distribution of stock qualifying for tax-free treatment under Section 355 of the Code (or so much of Section 356 of the Code as relates to Section 355 of the Code) in the prior two years.

 

(f)             No member of the Company Group has been a party to any “listed transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(2).

 

(g)            Except with respect to deferred revenue or prepaid subscription revenues collected by the Company Group in the ordinary course of business, the Company Group will not be required to include any material item of income in, or exclude any material item of deduction from, taxable income for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of any: (i) change in method of accounting for a taxable period (or portion thereof) ending on or prior to the Closing Date and made or required to be made prior to the Closing; (ii) ruling by, or written agreement with, a Governmental Authority (including any closing agreement pursuant to Section 7121 of the Code or any similar provision of Tax Law) issue or executed prior to the Closing; (iii) installment sale or open transaction disposition made prior to the Closing; (iv) prepaid amount received prior to the Closing; or (v) intercompany transaction or excess loss accounts described in the Treasury Regulations promulgated under Section 1502 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign income Tax Law) that existed prior to the Closing. No member of the Company Group has any unpaid liability in connection with Section 965 of the Code.

 

(h)            There are no Liens with respect to Taxes on any of the assets of any member of the Company Group, other than Permitted Liens described in clause (iii) of the definition of such term.

 

(i)             No member of the Company Group has any material liability for the Taxes of any other Person (i) under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Law), (ii) as a transferee or successor, (iii) by contract or (iv) otherwise (except, in each case, for liabilities pursuant to commercial contracts the primary purpose of which are not Taxes).

 

(j)             No member of the Company Group is a party to or bound by, nor does it have any material obligation to, any Governmental Authority or other Person under any material Tax allocation, Tax sharing or Tax indemnification agreements (except, in each case, for any such agreements that are commercial contracts the primary purpose of which does not relate to Taxes).

 

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

 

(l)             Each member of the Company Group has complied in all material respects with laws relating to escheat and unclaimed property.

 

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

 

Section 4.20.      Brokers’ Fees. Except as described on Section 4.20 of the Company Disclosure Schedule (including the amounts owed with respect thereto), no broker, finder, investment banker or other Person is entitled to any brokerage fee, finders’ fee or other commission in connection with the Transactions based upon arrangements made by the Company, any of the Company’s Subsidiaries or any of their Affiliates for which Acies, the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries has any obligation.

 

Section 4.21.      Rewards Partners and Vendors.

 

(a)            Section 4.21(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth, as of the date of this Agreement, the top ten (10) vendors based on the aggregate dollar value of the Company Group’s transaction volume with such counterparty during the trailing twelve months for the period ending December 31, 2020 (such group of Persons, the “Top Vendors”).

 

(b)            Section 4.21(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth, as of the date of this Agreement, the top ten (10) Rewards Partners based on aggregate retail value of rewards redeemed, during the trailing twelve months for the period ending December 31, 2020 (such group of Persons, the “Top Rewards Partners”).

 

(c)            Except as set forth on Section 4.21(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the Top Vendors or Top Rewards Partners has, as of the date of this Agreement, notified the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries in writing, or to the Company’s knowledge, verbally: (i) that it will, or, to the knowledge of the Company, has threatened to, terminate, cancel, materially limit or materially and adversely modify any of its existing business with the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries (other than due to the expiration of an existing contractual arrangement), or (ii) to the knowledge of the Company, none of the Top Vendors or Top Rewards Partners is, as of the date of this agreement, otherwise involved in or threatening a material dispute against the Company or its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses.

 

Section 4.22.      Anti-Corruption Compliance. Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect:

 

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(a)            Since December 31, 2017, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, employee or agent acting on behalf of the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries, has offered or given anything of value to: (i) any official or employee of a Governmental Authority, any political party or official thereof, or any candidate for political office or (ii) any other Person, in any such case while knowing that all or a portion of such money or thing of value will be offered, given or promised, directly or indirectly, to any official or employee of a Governmental Authority or candidate for political office, in each case in violation of the Anti-Bribery Laws.

 

(b)            To the knowledge of the Company, as of the date hereof, there are no current or pending internal investigations, third party investigations (including by any Governmental Authority), or internal or external audits that address any material allegations or information concerning possible material violations of the Anti-Bribery Laws related to the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries.

 

Section 4.23.      Sanctions and International Trade Compliance. Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect:

 

(a)            Since December 31, 2017, the Company and its Subsidiaries (i) are and have been in compliance in all material respects with all International Trade Laws and Sanctions Laws, and (ii) have obtained all required licenses, consents, notices, waivers, approvals, orders, registrations, declarations, or other authorizations from, and have made any material filings with, any applicable Governmental Authority for the import, export, re-export, deemed export, deemed re-export, or transfer required under the International Trade Laws and Sanctions Laws (the “Export Approvals”). There are no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, claims, complaints, charges, investigations, voluntary disclosures, Actions or proceedings against the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries related to any International Trade Laws or Sanctions Laws or any Export Approval.

 

(b)            Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any of their respective directors or officers, or to the knowledge of the Company, employees or any of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ respective agents, representatives or other Persons acting on behalf of the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries, (i) is, or has since December 31, 2017, been a Sanctioned Person or (ii) has transacted business directly or knowingly indirectly with any Sanctioned Person or in any Sanctioned Country in violation of Sanctions Laws.

 

Section 4.24.      Insurance.

 

(a)            Section 4.24 of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a list of, as of the date hereof, all material policies or binders of property, fire and casualty, product liability, workers’ compensation, and other forms of insurance held by, or for the benefit of, the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries as of the date of this Agreement. True, correct and complete copies of such insurance policies as in effect as of the date hereof have previously been made available to Acies or its Representatives.

 

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(b)            Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the Company Group, taken as a whole:

 

(i)            all such insurance policies are in force and effect, all premiums due have been paid, and no notice of cancellation or termination has been received by the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries with respect to any such policy; and

 

(ii)            no insurer has denied or disputed coverage of any material claim under an insurance policy since December 31, 2019.

 

Section 4.25.      Permits. Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the Company Group, taken as a whole:

 

(a)            The Company and its Subsidiaries have obtained all of the Permits reasonably required to permit the Company and its Subsidiaries to acquire, originate, own, operate, use and maintain their assets in the manner in which they are now operated and maintained and to conduct the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted.

 

(b)            Each Permit held by the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries is valid, binding and in full force and effect,

 

(c)            Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) is in default or violation (and no event has occurred which, with notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute a default or violation) of any term, condition or provision of any Permit to which it is a party, (ii) is or has been the subject of any pending or threatened Action by a Governmental Authority seeking the revocation, suspension, termination, modification, or impairment of any Permit; or (iii) has received any notice that any Governmental Authority that has issued any Permit intends to cancel, terminate, or not renew any such Permit, except to the extent such Permit may be amended, replaced, or reissued as a result of and as necessary to reflect the Transactions, or as otherwise disclosed in Section 4.04 of the Company Disclosure Schedule.

 

Section 4.26.      Registration Statement. None of the information relating to the Company Group supplied by the Company, or by any other Person acting on behalf of the Company, in writing specifically for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement will, as of the time the Registration Statement (or any amendment or supplement thereto) is first mailed to Acies Shareholders, at the time the Registration Statement becomes effective under the Securities Act or at the time of the Acies EGM, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 4.26, no representation or warranty is made by the Company with respect to information or statements made or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement that were not supplied by or on behalf of the Company for use therein. The Registration Statement, insofar as it relates to information supplied by or on behalf of the Company related to the Company Group for inclusion therein, will comply as to form in all material respects with the provisions of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder.

 

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Section 4.27.      Independent Investigation; No Additional Representations and Warranties. The Company acknowledges and agrees:

 

(a)            the Company and its Affiliates and their respective Representatives have conducted their own independent investigation, review and analysis of the business, results of operations, prospects, condition (financial or otherwise) or assets of the Acies Parties, and acknowledge that they have been provided adequate access to the personnel, properties, assets, premises, books and records, and other documents and data of the Acies Parties for such purpose;

 

(b)            the Company is relying only on that independent investigation and the express representations and warranties set forth in Article 5 (including the related portions of the Acies Disclosure Schedule), and not on any other representation or statement made by the Acies Parties nor any of their Affiliates or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, stockholders, partners, members, agents or Representatives, and that none of such Persons is making or has made any representation or warranty whatsoever, express or implied, other than those expressly given by the Acies Parties in Article 5, including without limitation any other implied warranty or representation as to condition, merchantability, suitability or fitness for a particular purpose or trade as to any of the assets of the Acies Parties; and

 

(c)            except as expressly set forth in Article 5, the Acies Parties make no representation or warranty with respect to any projections, forecasts or other estimates, plans or budgets of future revenues, expenses or expenditures, future results of operations (or any component thereof), future cash flows (or any component thereof) or future financial condition (or any component thereof) of the Acies Parties or the future business, operations or affairs of the Acies Parties heretofore or hereafter delivered to or made available to the Company or its respective Representatives or Affiliates.

 

Article 5
Representations And Warranties of the Acies Parties

 

Subject to ‎Section 11.14, except as set forth (x) in the Acies Disclosure Schedule or (y) any publicly available Acies SEC Document made available to the Company, the Acies Parties represent and warrant to the Company as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date (except, with respect to such representations and warranties that by their terms speak specifically as of the date of this Agreement or another date, which shall be given as of such date), as follows:

 

Section 5.01.      Corporate Organization.

 

(a)            Acies has been duly organized and is validly existing as an exempted company in good standing under the Laws of the Cayman Islands and has the requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate its assets and properties and to conduct its business as it is now being conducted. The Acies Organizational Document previously made available by Acies to the Company is a true, correct and complete copy and is in effect as of the date of this Agreement. Acies is, and at all times has been, in compliance in all material respects with all restrictions, covenants, terms and provisions set forth in the Acies Organizational Document.

 

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(b)            Acies is licensed or duly qualified and in good standing as a foreign entity in each jurisdiction in which the ownership of its property or the character of its activities is such as to require it to be so licensed or qualified or in good standing, except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, an Acies Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 5.02.      Merger Subs.

 

(a)            First Merger Sub is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware, with full corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and perform its obligations hereunder. Second Merger Sub is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware, with full corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and preform its obligations hereunder.

 

(b)            Each of First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub was formed for the sole purpose of entering into this Agreement and consummating the Transactions and, from the time of its formation, has taken no action and engaged in no business activities, in each case, other than actions incidental to entering into this Agreement and consummating the Transactions. All of the outstanding capital stock or other voting securities of, or ownership interests in, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub, is directly owned by Acies, free and clear of any Lien, and there are no issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding Derivative Securities of either First Merger Sub or Second Merger Sub.

 

(c)            Other than the First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub, Acies has no other Subsidiaries or any equity or other interests in any other Person. Neither First Merger Sub nor Second Merger Sub has any Subsidiaries or any equity or other interests in any other Person.

 

Section 5.03.      Due Authorization.

 

(a)            The execution, delivery and performance by the Acies Parties of the Transaction Documents to which they are parties and the consummation by the Acies Parties of the Transactions are within the Acies Parties’ corporate powers and, except for the Acies Shareholder Approval and the approvals described in ‎‎Section 5.05, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Acies Parties. The affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the votes cast at a general meeting of Acies (or such lesser standard as may be applicable to a specific Proposal), in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote thereon, is the only vote of the holders of Acies’ capital stock necessary to adopt and approve this Agreement and to consummate the Transactions (the “Acies Shareholder Approval”). The Sponsor holds sufficient Acies Class B Ordinary Shares and has the necessary authority to waive application of the Acies Anti-Dilution Provisions in the manner and on the terms contemplated by the Sponsor Agreement (and without the need for the consent or waiver of any other Person to be solicited or obtained).

 

(b)            At a meeting duly called and held, the Acies Board (i) determined that this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents to which the Acies Parties are parties and the Transactions are fair to and in the best interests of Acies’ shareholders; (ii) approved, adopted and declared advisable this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents to which the Acies Parties are parties and the Transactions; (iii) resolved to recommend approval and adoption of this Agreement by its shareholders (such recommendation, the “Acies Board Recommendation”); (iv) determined that the fair market value of the Company is equal to at least 80% of the amount held in the Trust Account (less any deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on interest earned); and (v) approved the Transactions as a Business Combination.

 

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(c)            Each of the directors of First Merger Sub and the managers of Second Merger Sub (i) determined that this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents to which the Acies Parties are parties and the Transactions are fair to and in the best interests of the sole stockholder or sole member, as applicable; and (ii) approved, adopted and declared advisable this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents to which the Acies Parties are parties and the Transactions, subject to Acies obtaining the Acies Shareholder Approval.

 

(d)            This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which the Acies Parties are parties have been duly authorized, and have been or will be, duly and validly executed and delivered by the Acies Parties, as applicable, and, assuming due authorization and execution by each other party hereto and thereto, constitute, or will constitute, as applicable, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Acies Parties, enforceable against them in accordance with its terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions.

 

Section 5.04.      No Conflict. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which the Acies Parties are parties by each of the Acies Parties and the consummation of the Transactions do not and will not (a) conflict with or violate any provision of, or result in the breach of, the Acies Organizational Document, the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of First Merger Sub or the certificate of formation and limited liability company agreement or any other organizational documents of Second Merger Sub, (b) conflict with or result in any violation of any provision of any Law, Permit or Governmental Order applicable to the Acies Parties or any of their respective properties or assets, (c) assuming compliance with the matters referred to in Section 5.03 and Section 5.05 require any consent or other action by any Person under, constitute a default under, or cause or permit the termination, cancellation, acceleration or other change of any right or obligation or the loss of any benefit to which any of the Acies Parties is entitled under any provision of any agreement or other instrument binding upon it or (d) result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties, equity interests or assets of the Acies Parties, except, in the case of clauses (b), (c) or (d) above, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have an Acies Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 5.05.      Governmental Authorization. Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement, the execution, delivery and performance by the Acies Parties of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which the Acies Parties are parties and the consummation by the Acies Parties of the Transactions require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any Governmental Authority other than for (a) compliance with any applicable requirements of the HSR Act and any other Antitrust Law, (b) compliance with any applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, and any other applicable Securities Laws, including the filing and effectiveness of the Registration Statement, and (c) any actions or filings the absence of which would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, an Acies Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 5.06.      Capitalization.

 

(a)            As of the date hereof, the authorized share capital of Acies consists of (i) 5,000,000 preferred shares, par value of $0.0001 per share, and (ii) 550,000,000 Acies Ordinary Shares, par value of $0.0001 per share, consisting of 500,000,000 shares of authorized Acies Class A Ordinary Shares, and 50,000,000 shares of authorized Acies Class B Ordinary Shares. Each Acies Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one Acies Class A Ordinary Share at an exercise price of $11.50 per share on the terms and conditions set forth in the applicable Acies Warrant Agreements.

 

(b)            As of the date hereof, there are: (i) no preferred shares of Acies issued or outstanding; (ii) 21,525,000 Acies Class A Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding; and (iii) 5,381,250 Acies Class B Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding. All of the issued and outstanding Acies Ordinary Shares have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable.

 

(c)            As of the date hereof there are no issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding Derivative Securities of Acies, except for the Acies Warrants. Acies has issued Acies Warrants to purchase 11,711,667 Acies Class A Ordinary Shares, of which Acies Warrants to purchase 4,536,667 Acies Class A Ordinary Shares are held by the Sponsor.

 

(d)            Each Acies SEC Document that is a registration statement, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, filed pursuant to the Securities Act, as of the date such registration statement or amendment became effective, did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.

 

(e)            There are no shareholders agreements, voting trusts, registration rights agreements or other similar Contracts to which the Acies Parties are parties other than the Sponsor Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

(f)             The authorized share capital of First Merger Sub consists of 100 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of which 100 shares are issued and outstanding and beneficially held (and held of record) solely by Acies. The authorized ownership interests of Second Merger Sub consist of 1,000 membership units held solely by Acies.

 

Section 5.07.      SEC Filings and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

 

(a)            Acies has filed with or furnished to the SEC, and made available to the Company if not publicly available through EDGAR, all reports, schedules, forms, statements, prospectuses, registration statements and other documents required to be filed or furnished by Acies since September 22, 2020 (collectively, together with any exhibits and schedules thereto and other information incorporated therein, the “Acies SEC Documents”).

 

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(b)            Each Acies SEC Document, as they have been amended since the time of their filing, complied and, as of the Closing Date, each Acies SEC Document will have complied, as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as the case may be.

 

(c)            As of its filing date (or, if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the Closing Date, on the date of such filing), each Acies SEC Document filed pursuant to the Exchange Act did not contain, and as of the Closing Date each Acies SEC Document will not have contained, any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

(d)            There are no outstanding loans or other extensions of credit made by Acies to any executive officer (as defined in Rule 3b-7 under the Exchange Act) or director of Acies. Acies has not taken any action prohibited by Section 402 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Except as not required in reliance on exemptions from various reporting requirements by virtue of Acies’ status as an “emerging growth company” within the meaning of the Securities Act, as modified by the JOBS Act, Acies has established and maintains systems of internal accounting controls that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that (i) all transactions are executed in accordance with management’s authorization and (ii) all transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of proper and accurate financial statements in accordance with GAAP and to maintain accountability for assets of Acies. Acies maintains books and records in the ordinary course of business that are accurate and complete and reflect the revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities of Acies in all material respects.

 

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

 

(f)             Since October 27, 2020, Acies has complied in all material respects with the applicable listing and corporate governance rules and regulations of Nasdaq.

 

Section 5.08.      Acies Financial Statements.

 

(a)            The audited condensed financial statements and unaudited condensed interim financial statements of Acies included or incorporated by reference in the Acies SEC Documents (collectively, the “Acies Financial Statements”) fairly present in all material respects, in conformity with GAAP applied on a consistent basis (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto or as disclosed in the Acies SEC Documents), the financial position of Acies as of the dates thereof and its results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes in the case of any unaudited interim financial statements).

 

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

 

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Section 5.09.      Absence of Changes.

 

(a)            Since August 14, 2020, there has not been any change, development, condition, occurrence, event or effect relating to the Acies Parties that, individually or in the aggregate, resulted in, or would reasonably be expected to result in, an Acies Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b)            Except in connection with the Transactions, from Acies’ inception through and including the date of this Agreement, each of the Acies Parties has in all material respects, conducted its business and operated its properties in the ordinary course of business (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any COVID-19 Actions).

 

Section 5.10.      No Undisclosed Material Liabilities. There is no liability, debt or obligation against Acies that would be required to be set forth or reserved for on a balance sheet of Acies prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied and in accordance with past practice, except for liabilities or obligations (a) reflected or reserved for on the Acies Financial Statements or disclosed in the notes thereto, (b) that have arisen since the date of the most recent balance sheet included in the Acies Financial Statements in the ordinary course of business, (c) disclosed in the Acies Disclosure Schedule, (d) arising under or related to this Agreement and/or the performance by Acies of its obligations hereunder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Outstanding Acies Expenses), or (e) that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have an Acies Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 5.11.      Litigation and Proceedings. As of the date hereof, there are no pending or, to the knowledge of the Acies Parties, threatened, Actions or investigations against the Acies Parties that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have an Acies Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 5.12.      Compliance with Laws. Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have an Acies Material Adverse Effect: (a) the Acies Parties are, and since their inception have been, in compliance with all applicable Laws; and (b) the Acies Parties have not received any written notice from any Governmental Authority of a violation of any applicable Law by any of the Acies Parties at any time since their respective inceptions.

 

Section 5.13.      Contracts; No Defaults.

 

(a)            Section 5.13 of the Acies Disclosure Schedule contains a listing of all Contracts including every “material contract” (as such term is defined in Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K of the SEC) (other than this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents) to which, as of the date of this Agreement, any of the Acies Parties is a party or by which any of their respective assets are bound.

 

(b)            True, correct and complete copies of the Contracts listed on Section 5.13 of the Acies Disclosure Schedule have been delivered to or made available to the Company or its Representatives. Each Contract of a type required to be listed on Section 5.13 of the Acies Disclosure Schedule, that has terminated or will terminate upon the expiration of the stated term thereof prior to the Closing Date and except as would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have an Acies Material Adverse Effect, (i) such Contracts are in full force and effect and represent the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Acies Parties and, to the knowledge of the Acies Parties, represent the legal, valid and binding obligations of the other parties thereto, and, to the knowledge of the Acies Parties, are enforceable by the Acies Parties to the extent a party thereto in accordance with their terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions, and (ii) none of the Acies Parties or, to the knowledge of the Acies Parties, any other party thereto is in material breach of or material default (or would be in material breach, violation or default but for the existence of a cure period) under any such Contract.

 

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Section 5.14.      Title to Property. None of the Acies Parties (a) owns or leases any real or personal property or (b) is a party to any agreement or option to purchase any real property, personal property or other material interest therein.

 

Section 5.15.      Business Activities

 

(a)            Since inception, none of the Acies Parties has conducted any business activities other than activities directed toward the accomplishment of a Business Combination. Except as set forth in the Acies Organizational Document or as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement or the Transaction Documents and the Transactions, there is no agreement, commitment or Governmental Order binding upon Acies or to which Acies is a party which has had or would reasonably be expected to have the effect of prohibiting or impairing any business practice of the Acies Parties or any acquisition of property by the Acies Parties or the conduct of business by the Acies Parties as currently conducted or as contemplated to be conducted as of the Closing other than such effects, individually or in the aggregate, which have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have an Acies Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b)            None of the Acies Parties owns or has a right to acquire, directly or indirectly, any interest or investment (whether equity or debt) in any corporation, partnership, joint venture, business, trust or other entity. Except for the Transaction Documents, Acies has no interests, rights, obligations or liabilities with respect to, and is not party to, bound by or has its assets or property subject to, in each case whether directly or indirectly, any Contract or transaction which is, or could reasonably be interpreted as constituting, a Business Combination.

 

(c)            Section 5.15(c) of the Acies Disclosure Schedule lists all Contracts between the Acies Parties and any other Person that requires payments by the Acies Parties to such Person other than this Agreement and the agreements expressly contemplated hereby. All Contracts listed on Section 5.15(c) of the Acies Disclosure Schedule can be cancelled by the Acies Parties for any reason without penalty to the Acies Parties. Except for this Agreement and the agreements expressly contemplated hereby, or as set forth on Section 5.15(c) of the Acies Disclosure Schedule, Acies is not party to any Contract with any other Person that would require payments by Acies in excess of $50,000 monthly, $150,000 in the aggregate annually with respect to any individual Contract or more than $250,000 in the aggregate annually when taken together with all other Contracts (other than this Agreement and the agreements expressly contemplated hereby).

 

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(d)            There is no liability, debt or obligation against any of the Acies Parties except for liabilities and obligations (i) reflected or reserved for on Acies’ condensed balance sheet for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2020 or disclosed in the notes thereto (other than any such liabilities not reflected, reserved or disclosed as are not and would not be, in the aggregate, material to Acies) or (ii) that have arisen since the date of Acies’ condensed balance sheet for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2020 in the ordinary course of the operation of business of the Acies Parties (other than any such liabilities as are not and would not be, in the aggregate, material to the Acies Parties, taken as a whole).

 

(e)            Since its inception, neither First Merger Sub nor Second Merger Sub has conducted any business activities other than activities directed toward the accomplishment of the Mergers. Except as set forth in First Merger Sub’s and Second Merger Sub’s respective organizational documents, there are no agreements, commitments, or Governmental Orders binding upon either First Merger Sub or Second Merger Sub or to which either First Merger Sub or Second Merger Sub is a party which has had or would reasonably be expected to have the effect of prohibiting or impairing any business practice of either First Merger Sub or Second Merger Sub or any acquisition of property by either First Merger Sub or Second Merger Sub or the conduct of business by either First Merger Sub or Second Merger Sub as currently conducted or as contemplated to be conducted as of the Closing other than such effects, individually or in the aggregate, which have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of either First Merger Sub or Second Merger Sub to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

Section 5.16.      Employee Benefit Plans. Except with regard to the PubCo Equity Incentive Plan or the PubCo Employee Stock Purchase Plan or as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement, each as contemplated hereunder, as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, (i) none of Acies, First Merger Sub or Second Merger Sub has any paid officers, directors or employees or maintains, contributes to or has any obligation or liability, or could reasonably be expected to have any obligation or liability, under, any “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA or any other plan, policy, program, arrangement or agreement providing compensation or benefits to any current or former director, officer, employee, independent contractor or other service provider of Acies, First Merger Sub or Second Merger Sub (respectively), including, without limitation, all incentive, bonus, deferred compensation, vacation, holiday, cafeteria, medical, disability, stock purchase, stock option, stock appreciation, phantom stock, restricted stock or other stock-based compensation plans, policies, programs, practices or arrangements (collectively, the “Acies Benefit Plans”) and (ii) neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the Transactions (either alone or in combination with another event) will (a) result in any compensatory payment or benefit becoming due to any shareholder, director, officer or employee of Acies, First Merger Sub or Second Merger Sub, (b) result in the acceleration, vesting or creation of any rights of any shareholder, director, officer or employee of Acies, First Merger Sub or Second Merger Sub to payments or benefits or increases in any existing payments or benefits, (c) result in any amount or benefit to any current or former employee, officer, director or other individual service provider of Acies, First Merger Sub or Second Merger Sub that, together with any other amount or benefit, could reasonably be expected to be characterized as an “excess parachute payment” (as defined in Section 280G(b)(1) of the Code), or (d) result in any loan forgiveness for any shareholder, director, officer or employee of Acies, First Merger Sub or Second Merger Sub.

 

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Section 5.17.      Taxes.

 

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

 

(b)            All material amounts of Taxes due and owing on any Tax Returns of Acies and all other amounts of Taxes owed by Acies have been timely paid. Since the date of the most recent Acies Financial Statements, Acies has not incurred any material liability for Taxes outside the ordinary course of business (other than in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement).

 

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

 

(d)            Acies is not currently engaged in any audit, administrative or judicial proceeding with a taxing authority with respect to material Taxes. Acies has not received any written notice from a taxing authority of a claim, assessment or proposed deficiency of a material amount of Taxes, other than any such deficiencies that have since been resolved and any amounts due in respect thereof have been paid. No written claim has been made by any Governmental Authority in a jurisdiction where Acies does not file a Tax Return that such entity is or may be subject to material Taxes by that jurisdiction in respect of Taxes that would be the subject of such Tax Return, which claim has not been resolved and any amounts due in respect thereof have been paid. There are no outstanding agreements extending or waiving the statutory period of limitations applicable to any claim for, or the period for the collection or assessment or reassessment of, Taxes of Acies, and no written request for any such waiver or extension is currently pending.

 

(e)            Acies, and any predecessor thereof, has constituted either a “distributing corporation” or a “controlled corporation” in a distribution of stock qualifying for tax-free treatment under Section 355 of the Code (or so much of Section 356 of the Code as relates to Section 355 of the Code) in the prior two years.

 

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

 

(g)            Except with respect to deferred revenue or prepaid subscription revenues collected by Acies in the ordinary course of business, Acies will not be required to include any material item of income in, or exclude any material item of deduction from, taxable income for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of any: (i) change in method of accounting for a taxable period (or portion thereof) ending on or prior to the Closing Date and made or required to be made prior to the Closing; (ii) ruling by, or written agreement with, a Governmental Authority (including any closing agreement pursuant to Section 7121 of the Code or any similar provision of Tax Law) issue or executed prior to the Closing; (iii) installment sale or open transaction disposition made prior to the Closing; (iv) prepaid amount received prior to the Closing; or (v) intercompany transaction or excess loss accounts described in the Treasury Regulations promulgated under Section 1502 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign income Tax Law) that existed prior to the Closing. Acies does not have any unpaid liability pursuant to Section 965 of the Code.

 

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(h)            There are no Liens with respect to Taxes on any of the assets of Acies, other than Permitted Liens described in clause (iii) of the definition of such term.

 

(i)             Acies has no material liability for the Taxes of any other Person (i) under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Law), (ii) as a transferee or successor, (iii) by contract or (iv) otherwise (except, in each case, for liabilities pursuant to commercial contracts the primary purpose of which are not Taxes).

 

(j)             Acies is not a party to or bound by, nor does it have any material obligation to, any Governmental Authority or other Person under any material Tax allocation, Tax sharing or Tax indemnification agreements (except, in each case, for any such agreements that are commercial contracts the primary purpose of which does not relate to Taxes).

 

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

 

(l)             Acies has complied in all material respects with laws relating to escheat and unclaimed property.

 

(m)             To the knowledge of Acies, there are no facts, circumstances or plans that, either alone or in combination, could reasonably be expected to prevent the Mergers from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment.

 

(n)            For U.S. federal income tax purposes, Second Merger Sub has been and will be since formation disregarded as an entity (within the meaning of Section 301.7701-3 of the Treasury Regulations) separate from Acies.

 

Section 5.18.      Financial Ability; Trust Account.

 

(a)            Set forth on Section 5.18 of the Acies Disclosure Schedule is a true and accurate record, as of the date identified therein, of the balance invested in a trust account (the “Trust Account”), maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York corporation, acting as trustee (the “Trustee”), pursuant to the Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated October 22, 2020, by and between Acies and the Trustee (the “Trust Agreement”). The Trust Agreement is in full force and effect and is a legal, valid and binding obligation of Acies and, to the knowledge of Acies, the Trustee, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions. The Trust Agreement has not been terminated, repudiated, rescinded, amended or supplemented or modified, in any respect, and, to the knowledge of Acies, no such termination, repudiation, rescission, amendment, supplement or modification is contemplated. There are no side letters and there are no agreements, Contracts, arrangements or understandings, whether written or oral, with the Trustee or any other Person that would (i) cause the description of the Trust Agreement in the Acies SEC Documents to be inaccurate or (ii) entitle any Person (other than any Acies Shareholder who is a Redeeming Shareholder) to any portion of the proceeds in the Trust Account. Prior to the Closing, none of the funds held in the Trust Account may be released except to pay Taxes, payments with respect to Acies Share Redemptions or in accordance with the Trust Agreement, Acies Organizational Document and Acies’ final prospectus dated October 22, 2020.

 

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(b)            Amounts in the Trust Account are invested in United States Government securities or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Acies has performed all material obligations required to be performed by it to date under, and is not in material default, breach or delinquent in performance or any other respect (claimed or actual) in connection with, the Trust Agreement, and no event has occurred which, with due notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default or breach thereunder. There are no Actions pending or, to the knowledge of Acies, threatened with respect to the Trust Account. Acies has not released any money from the Trust Account (other than interest income earned on the principal held in the Trust Account as permitted by the Trust Agreement). As of the Effective Time, the obligations of Acies to dissolve or liquidate pursuant to the Acies Organizational Document shall terminate, and, as of the Effective Time, Acies shall have no obligation whatsoever pursuant to the Acies Organizational Document to dissolve and liquidate the assets of Acies by reason of the consummation of the Transactions. To the knowledge of Acies, following the Effective Time, no Acies Shareholder shall be entitled to receive any amount from the Trust Account except to the extent such Acies Shareholder is a Redeeming Shareholder.

 

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

 

(d)            As of the date hereof, Acies does not have any Indebtedness.

 

Section 5.19.      Brokers’ Fees. Except as described on Section 5.19 of the Acies Disclosure Schedule (including the amounts owed with respect thereto), no broker, finder, investment banker or other Person is entitled to any brokerage fee, finders’ fee or other commission (including any deferred underwriting commission) in connection with the Transactions (including the PIPE Financing), in each case, including based upon arrangements made by the Acies Parties or any of their respective Affiliates, including the Sponsor.

 

Section 5.20.      Registration Statement. As of the time the Registration Statement becomes effective under the Securities Act, the Registration Statement (together with any amendments or supplements thereto) will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that the Acies Parties make no representations or warranties as to the information contained in or omitted from the Registration Statement in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Acies Parties by or on behalf of the Company specifically for inclusion in the Registration Statement.

 

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Section 5.21.      Nasdaq Stock Market Quotation. The Acies Units, the Acies Warrants and the issued and outstanding Acies Class A Ordinary Shares are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and are listed for trading on Nasdaq under the symbols “ACAU” (with respect to the Acies Units), “ACAC” (with respect to the Acies Class A Ordinary Shares) and “ACACW” (with respect to the Acies Warrants). Acies is in compliance in all material respects with the rules of Nasdaq and there is no action or proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of Acies, threatened against Acies by Nasdaq, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority or the SEC with respect to any intention by such entity to deregister the Acies Units, the Acies Class A Ordinary Shares or the Acies Warrants or terminate the listing of such on Nasdaq. None of Acies or its Affiliates has taken any action in an attempt to terminate the registration of the Acies Units, the Acies Class A Ordinary Shares or the Acies Warrants under the Exchange Act except as contemplated by this Agreement.

 

Section 5.22.      Investment Company Act. None of the Acies Parties is an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

Section 5.23.      Affiliate Agreements. None of the Acies Parties is a party to any transaction, agreement, arrangement or understanding with any (a) present or former executive officer or director of any Acies Party, (b) beneficial owner (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) of 5% or more of the capital stock or equity interests of any Acies Party or (c) Affiliate, “associate” or member of the “immediate family” (as such terms are respectively defined in Rules 12b-2 and 16a-1 under the Exchange Act) of any of the foregoing (each of the foregoing, an “Acies Affiliate Agreement”).

 

Section 5.24.      Sponsor Agreement. Acies has delivered to the Company a true, correct and complete copy of the Sponsor Agreement. The Sponsor Agreement is in full force and effect and has not been withdrawn or terminated, or otherwise amended or modified, in any respect, and no withdrawal, termination, amendment or modification is contemplated by Acies. The Sponsor Agreement is a legal, valid and binding obligation of Acies and, to the knowledge of Acies, each other party thereto and neither the execution or delivery by any party thereto of, nor the performance of any party’s obligations under, the Sponsor Agreement violates any provision of, or results in the breach of or default under, or requires any filing, registration or qualification under, any applicable Law. No event has occurred that, with or without notice, lapse of time or both, would constitute a default or breach on the part of Acies under any term or condition of the Sponsor Agreement.

 

Section 5.25.      PIPE Financing.

 

(a)            The Acies Parties have delivered to the Company true, correct and complete copies of each of the PIPE Subscription Agreements entered into by the Acies Parties with the applicable PIPE Investors named therein, pursuant to which the PIPE Investors have committed to provide the PIPE Financing. To the knowledge of the Acies Parties, with respect to each PIPE Investor, the PIPE Subscription Agreement with such PIPE Investor is in full force and effect and has not been withdrawn or terminated, or otherwise amended or modified, in any respect, and no withdrawal, termination, amendment or modification is contemplated by the Acies Parties.

 

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(b)            Each Subscription Agreement is a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Acies Parties and, to the knowledge of the Acies Parties, each PIPE Investor, and none of the execution, delivery or performance of obligations under such Subscription Agreement by the Acies Parties or, to the knowledge of the Acies Parties, each PIPE Investor, violates any Laws. There are no other agreements, side letters, or arrangements between the Acies Parties and any PIPE Investor relating to any Subscription Agreement that could affect the obligation of such PIPE Investors to contribute to Acies the applicable portion of the PIPE Financing Amount set forth in the PIPE Subscription Agreement of such PIPE Investors, and, as of the date hereof, none of the Acies Parties knows of any facts or circumstances that may reasonably be expected to result in any of the conditions set forth in any Subscription Agreement not being satisfied, or the PIPE Financing Amount not being available to the Acies Parties, on the Closing Date.

 

(c)            No event has occurred that, with or without notice, lapse of time or both, would constitute a default or breach on the part of the Acies Parties under any material term or condition of any Subscription Agreement.

 

Section 5.26.      Independent Investigation; No Additional Representations and Warranties. Each of the Acies Parties acknowledges and agrees:

 

(a)            The Acies Parties and their Affiliates and their respective Representatives have conducted their own independent investigation, review and analysis of the business, results of operations, prospects, condition (financial or otherwise) or assets of the Company Group, and acknowledge that they have been provided adequate access to the personnel, properties, assets, premises, books and records, and other documents and data of the Company Group for such purpose;

 

(b)            the Acies Parties are relying only on that independent investigation and the express representations and warranties set forth in Article 4 (including the related portions of the Company Disclosure Schedule), and not on any other representation or statement made by the Company nor any of its Affiliates or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, stockholders, partners, members, agents or Representatives, and that none of such Persons is making or has made any representation or warranty whatsoever, express or implied, other than those expressly given by the Company in Article 4, including without limitation any other implied warranty or representation as to condition, merchantability, suitability or fitness for a particular purpose or trade as to any of the assets of the Company Group; and

 

(c)            except as expressly set forth in Article 4, the Company makes no representation or warranty with respect to any projections, forecasts or other estimates, plans or budgets of future revenues, expenses or expenditures, future results of operations (or any component thereof), future cash flows (or any component thereof) or future financial condition (or any component thereof) of any member of the Company Group or the future business, operations or affairs of any member of the Company Group heretofore or hereafter delivered to or made available to the Acies Parties or their respective Representatives or Affiliates.

 

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Article 6 

Covenants of the Company

 

Section 6.01.      Conduct of the Company during the Interim Period.

 

(a)            From the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing Date or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms (the “Interim Period”), except as set forth on Section 6.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, as required by applicable Law or any Governmental Authority, as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or with the prior written consent of Acies (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), the Company shall, and shall cause each other member of the Company Group to, use commercially reasonable efforts to conduct its business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice and use its commercially reasonable efforts to preserve intact its business organizations and relationships with third parties and to keep available the services of its present officers and employees; provided that the members of the Company may take any reasonable COVID-19 Action either in light of COVID-19 Measures adopted after the date of this Agreement or otherwise reasonably necessary to protect the health and safety of their employees. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except as set forth on Section 6.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, as required by applicable Law (including any COVID-19 Measures), or any Governmental Authority, as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or with the prior written consent of Acies (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), the Company shall not, nor shall it permit any other member of the Company Group to:

 

(i)            change or amend the Company Certificate of Incorporation or the Company Bylaws;

 

(ii)           fail to maintain its existence, adopt or enter into a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization;

 

(iii)          split, combine, reclassify or otherwise amend any terms of any shares of its or any of its Subsidiaries’ capital stock or equity interests (other than transactions (1) solely among the Company and one or more of its wholly owned Subsidiaries or (2) solely among the Company’s wholly owned Subsidiaries);

 

(iv)          declare, set aside or pay any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, stock or property or any combination thereof) in respect of its or any of its Subsidiary’s capital stock or equity interests or redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire or offer to redeem, repurchase, or otherwise acquire any capital stock or equity interest of the Company or its Subsidiaries, other than (x) dividends or distributions by any of its wholly owned Subsidiaries to the Company or another wholly owned Subsidiary or (y) the acquisition by the Company of any shares of capital stock or equity interests of the Company pursuant to the Company’s exercise of its rights of first refusal under those certain stock purchase agreements with the Founder and certain other Company Stockholders, the Company Stock Plan and the Company ROFR and Co-Sale Agreement;

 

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(v)           (A) issue, deliver or sell, or authorize the issuance, delivery or sale of, any shares of any capital stock or other voting securities or ownership interests of any member of the Company Group or any Derivative Securities of any member of the Company Group, other than the issuance of (x) any shares of Company Capital Stock upon the exercise of Company Options or Company Warrants, in each case, outstanding on the date of this Agreement in accordance with their terms as in effect as of the date of this Agreement or (y) any Company Subsidiary Securities to any member of the Company Group or (B) amend any term of any Company Option, any Company Warrant or any Company Subsidiary Security;

 

(vi)          acquire (by merger, consolidation, acquisition of stock or assets or otherwise), directly or indirectly, any material amount of assets, securities, properties, interests or businesses or enter into any strategic joint ventures, partnerships or alliances with any other Person, other than (x) pursuant to existing contracts or commitments as of the date of this Agreement or (y) in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

 

(vii)         sell, assign, license, abandon, cancel, let lapse, dispose, convey, lease or otherwise transfer its or its Subsidiaries’ material assets (including any material Intellectual Property), properties, interests or businesses, other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

 

(viii)        disclose any material Trade Secrets constituting Company Intellectual Property to any Person (other than pursuant to a written agreement sufficient to protect the confidentiality thereof) or subject any material Software constituting Company Intellectual Property to Copyleft Terms;

 

(ix)          other than in connection with actions permitted by Section 6.01(a)(v) with respect to any non-Service Providers, make any material loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments in, any other Person, other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

 

(x)            incur, create, assume, refinance, guarantee or otherwise become liable for (whether directly, contingently or otherwise) any Indebtedness of over $2,000,000 in the aggregate, other than (x) any Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or (y) incurred between the Company and any of its wholly owned Subsidiaries or between any of such wholly owned Subsidiaries;

 

(xi)          except in the ordinary course of business or as required by the terms of any existing Company Benefit Plan as in effect on the date hereof, (A) with respect to any Service Provider whose target annual cash compensation exceeds $250,000 (a “Key Employee”), (1) grant or increase (or promise to grant or increase) any bonuses, change in control payments, retention, equity or equity-based rights, severance or termination pay (or amend any existing arrangement providing for the foregoing), (2) enter into any employment, consulting, deferred compensation or other similar agreement (or amend any such existing agreement), or (3) increase the amount of compensation or benefits (other than general health or welfare benefits) payable or to become payable to any Service Provider; (B) take any action to accelerate the timing of any payments or benefits, or the funding of any payments or benefits payable or to become payable to any current or former Service Provider; or (C) establish, adopt, enter into, or materially amend any Company Benefit Plan (or any plan or arrangement that would be a Company Benefit Plan if in effect on the date of this Agreement);

 

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(xii)         (A) negotiate, modify, extend, or enter into any collective bargaining agreement or similar labor union or employee representative organization contract or (B) recognize or certify any labor union, labor organization, works council, or group of employees as the bargaining representative for any Company Employee;

 

(xiii)        change the Company’s methods of accounting, except as required by concurrent changes in GAAP or in Regulation S-X of the Exchange Act or in connection with the Transactions, as agreed to by its independent public accountants;

 

(xiv)        enter into, renew or amend in any material respect, any Company Affiliate Agreement (or any Contract, that if existing on the date hereof, would have constituted an Company Affiliate Agreement);

 

(xv)         make, revoke or change any material Tax election except in a manner consistent with the past practices of the Company Group that will not have any adverse and material impact on the Company Group, adopt or change any material Tax accounting method or period, file any amendment to a material Tax Return, enter into any agreement with a Governmental Authority with respect to a material amount of Taxes or settle or compromise any examination, audit, claim or other Action with a Governmental Authority of or relating to any material Taxes, enter into any material Tax sharing or similar arrangement outside the ordinary course of business, or consent to the extension of the statute of limitations applicable to any material Tax claim or assessment;

 

(xvi)        take any action, or knowingly fail to take any action, which action or failure to act could reasonably be expected to prevent or impede the Mergers from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment;

 

(xvii)       waive, release, settle, compromise or otherwise resolve any investigation, claim, Action, litigation or other legal proceedings, except in the ordinary course of business or where such waivers, releases, settlements or compromises involve only the payment of monetary damages in an amount less than $2,000,000 in the aggregate;

 

(xviii)      make or commit to make capital expenditures other than in an amount not in excess of the amount set forth on Section 6.01(a)(xviii) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, in the aggregate;

 

(xix)         (A) limit the right of the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries to engage in any line of business or in any geographic area, to develop, market or sell products or services, or to compete with any Person or (B) grant any exclusive or similar rights to any Person, in each case, except where such limitation or grant does not, and would not be reasonably likely to, individually or in the aggregate, materially and adversely affect, or materially disrupt, the ordinary course operation of the businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

 

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(xx)          (A) grant to, or agree to grant to, any Person rights to any Company Intellectual Property that is material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, or (B) dispose of, abandon or permit to lapse any rights to any Company Intellectual Property that is material to the Company and its Subsidiaries except for the expiration of registered Company Intellectual Property in accordance with the applicable statutory term (or in the case of domain names, applicable registration period) or in the reasonable exercise of the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ business judgment as to the costs and benefits of maintaining the item;

 

(xxi)         terminate without replacement or amend in a manner materially detrimental to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, any material insurance policy insuring the business of the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries; or

 

(xxii)        agree, resolve or commit to do any of the foregoing.

 

(b)            Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 6.01 shall be interpreted to prohibit any member of the Company Group from complying with their respective Governing Documents as of the date of this Agreement.

 

Section 6.02.      Company Stockholder Approval.

 

(a)            Promptly following the date of this Agreement, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain from Company Stockholders holding at least the number of shares of Company Capital Stock required to constitute the Company Stockholder Approval duly executed and delivered Support Agreements within twenty-four (24) hours after the date of this Agreement.

 

(b)           As promptly as reasonably practicable after the Registration Statement becomes effective, the Company shall:

 

(i)            recommend approval and adoption of this Agreement and the Transactions consistent with the Company Board Recommendation;

 

(ii)           (A) use commercially reasonable efforts to solicit approval of this Agreement and the Transactions in the form of an irrevocable written consent (the “Written Consent”) of each of the Requisite Company Stockholders (pursuant to the Support Agreement) and any other Company Stockholders as the Company may determine in its reasonable discretion or (B) in the event the Company is not able to obtain the Written Consent, the Company shall duly convene a meeting of the stockholders of the Company for the purpose of voting solely upon the adoption of the Transaction Documents and the Transactions.

 

(c)            If the Company Stockholder Approval is obtained, then as promptly as reasonably practicable following the receipt of the required written consents, the Company will prepare and deliver (or cause to be delivered through the Exchange Agent or otherwise) to its stockholders who have not consented the notice required by Sections 228(e) and 262 of the DGCL.

 

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Section 6.03.      No Acies Ordinary Shares Transactions. From and after the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time, except as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement, including the Domestication, the Company shall not engage in any transactions involving the securities of Acies without the prior consent of Acies if the Company possesses material nonpublic information of Acies.

 

Section 6.04.      No Claim Against the Trust Account. The Company acknowledges that Acies is a special purpose acquisition company with the power and privileges to effect a merger, asset acquisition, reorganization or similar business combination involving the Company and one or more businesses or assets, and the Company and Representatives of the Company have read Acies’ final prospectus, dated October 22, 2020, and other Acies SEC Documents, the Acies Organizational Document, and the Trust Agreement and the Company and such Representatives understand that Acies has established the Trust Account described therein for the benefit of Acies’ public shareholders and that disbursements from the Trust Account are available only in the limited circumstances set forth therein. The Company further acknowledges and agrees that Acies’ sole assets consist of the cash proceeds of Acies’ initial public offering and private placements of its securities, and that substantially all of these proceeds have been deposited in the Trust Account for the benefit of its public shareholders. The Company further acknowledges that, if the Transactions are not consummated by January 27, 2023, or such later date as approved by the shareholders of Acies to complete a Business Combination, Acies will be obligated to return to its shareholders the amounts being held in the Trust Account. Accordingly, the Company (on behalf of itself and its Affiliates) hereby irrevocably waives any right, title, interest or past, present or future claim of any kind against, and any right to access, the Trust Account, any trustee of the Trust Account and Acies to collect from the Trust Account any monies that may be owed to them by Acies or any of its Affiliates for any reason whatsoever, and will not seek recourse against the Trust Account at any time for any reason whatsoever; provided, however, that nothing herein shall serve to limit or prohibit the Company’s right to pursue a claim solely against Acies or for legal relief against assets held outside the Trust Account (including from and after the consummation of a Business Combination other than as contemplated by this Agreement) or for specific performance, injunctive or other equitable relief in connection with the consummation of the Transactions so long as such claim would not affect Acies’ ability to fulfill its obligation to effectuate the Acies Share Redemptions. This Section 6.04 shall survive the termination of this Agreement for any reason.

 

Article 7
Covenants of the Acies Parties

 

Section 7.01.      Conduct of the Acies Parties During the Interim Period.

 

(a)            During the Interim Period, each of the Acies Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to conduct its business in the ordinary course and use its commercially reasonable efforts to preserve intact its business organizations and relationships with third parties and to keep available the services of its present officers and employees. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except as set forth on Section 7.01 of the Acies Disclosure Schedule, as required by applicable Law or any Governmental Authority (including any COVID-19 Measures), as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or with the prior written consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), none of the Acies Parties shall:

 

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(i)            change or amend the Trust Agreement, the Acies Organizational Document or the organizational documents of First Merger Sub or Second Merger Sub, except as contemplated by the Proposals;

 

(ii)           fail to maintain its existence, adopt or enter into a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization, except as contemplated by the Transactions;

 

(iii)          split, combine or reclassify any shares of its capital stock;

 

(iv)          declare, set aside or pay any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, stock or property or any combination thereof) in respect of its capital stock or redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire or offer to redeem, repurchase, or otherwise acquire any capital stock of Acies, other than the redemption of any Acies Class A Ordinary Shares required by the Offer;

 

(v)           (A) issue, deliver or sell, or authorize the issuance, delivery or sale of, any shares of any capital stock or other voting securities or ownership interests of any of the Acies Parties or any Derivative Securities of any of the Acies Parties, other than (x) the issuance of any Acies Ordinary Shares upon the exercise of any Acies Warrants, (y) the issuance of the Company Stockholder Consideration or (z) pursuant to the Subscription Agreements existing as of the date hereof; or (B) amend any term of any Acies Warrants, other than pursuant to the Sponsor Agreement;

 

(vi)          acquire (by merger, consolidation, acquisition of stock or assets or otherwise), directly or indirectly, any material amount of assets, securities, properties, interests or businesses or enter into any strategic joint ventures, partnerships or alliances with any other Person other than (x) pursuant to existing contracts or commitments or (y) in the ordinary course of business;

 

(vii)         sell, lease or otherwise transfer a material amount of its assets, properties, interests or businesses, other than (x) pursuant to existing contracts or commitments or (y) in the ordinary course of business;

 

(viii)        other than in connection with actions permitted by Section 7.01(a)(vi), make any material loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments in, any other Person, other than in the ordinary course of business or between any of Acies, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub;

 

(ix)          incur, create, assume, refinance, guarantee or otherwise become liable for (whether directly, contingently or otherwise) any Indebtedness, other than (x) fees and expenses for professional services incurred in support of the Transaction, (y) any Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business or (z) incurred between any of Acies, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub;

 

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(x)           other than actions taken in furtherance of the adoption and/or implementation of the PubCo Equity Incentive Plan and/or the PubCo Employee Stock Purchase Plan, enter into any compensatory arrangement, collective bargaining agreement or retirement, deferred compensation, or equity plan or arrangement or hire any employees or engage any independent contractors;

 

(xi)          change Acies’ methods of accounting, except as required by concurrent changes in GAAP or in Regulation S-X of the Exchange Act or in connection with the Transactions, as agreed to by its independent public accountants;

 

(xii)         settle, or offer or propose to settle, (A) any material litigation, investigation, arbitration, proceeding or other claim involving or against any Acies Party, (B) any stockholder litigation or dispute against Acies or any of its officers or directors or (C) any litigation, arbitration, proceeding or dispute that relates to the Transactions;

 

(xiii)        enter into, renew or amend in any material respect, any Acies Affiliate Agreement (or any Contract, that if existing on the date hereof, would have constituted an Acies Affiliate Agreement);

 

(xiv)        make, revoke or change any material Tax election except in a manner that will not have any adverse and material impact on Acies, adopt or change any material Tax accounting method or period, file any amendment to a material Tax Return, enter into any agreement with a Governmental Authority with respect to a material amount of Taxes or settle or compromise any examination, audit, claim or other Action with a Governmental Authority of or relating to any material Taxes, enter into any material Tax sharing or similar arrangement outside the ordinary course of business, or consent to the extension of the statute of limitations applicable to any material Tax claim or assessment;

 

(xv)         take any action, or knowingly fail to take any action, which action or failure to act could reasonably be expected to prevent or impede the Mergers from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment; or

 

(xvi)        agree, resolve or commit to do any of the foregoing.

 

(b)           Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this ‎‎Section 7.01 shall be interpreted to prohibit: (i) Acies taking any action reasonably necessary to implement the Domestication, (ii) Acies or its Representatives from taking any action reasonably necessary to consummate the PIPE Financing; or (iii) any Acies Party from complying with its respective governing documents and with all other agreements or Contracts to which an Acies Party may be a party as of the date of this Agreement.

 

Section 7.02.      PIPE Financing.

 

(a)            Subject to the terms hereof, Acies shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, use its commercially reasonable efforts to comply with its obligations, and enforce its rights, under the Subscription Agreements. Acies shall give the Company prompt notice of any breach by any party to the Subscription Agreements of which Acies has become aware or any termination (or alleged or purported termination) of the Subscription Agreements. Acies shall keep the Company informed on a reasonably current basis in reasonable detail of the status of its efforts to obtain the proceeds of the PIPE Financing and, unless otherwise approved in writing by the Company (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), shall not permit any termination, amendment or modification to, or any waiver of any material provision or remedy under, the Subscription Agreements entered into at or prior to the date hereof.

 

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Section 7.03.      Acies Shareholder Approval.

 

(a)            Acies shall use commercially reasonable efforts to, in compliance with applicable Law, (i) establish the record date for, duly call, give notice of, convene and hold an extraordinary general meeting of the Acies Shareholders (the “Acies EGM”) in accordance with the CICL, (ii) cause the Proxy Statement to be disseminated to Acies’ shareholders after the Registration Statement becomes effective and (iii) solicit proxies from the holders of Acies Class A Ordinary Shares to vote in favor of each of the Proposals. Acies shall include the unqualified Acies Board Recommendation in the Proxy Statement. The Acies Board shall not (and no committee or subgroup thereof shall) change, withdraw, withhold, qualify or modify, or publicly propose to change, withdraw, withhold, qualify or modify, the Acies Board Recommendation.

 

(b)            Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, once the Acies EGM has been called and noticed, Acies will not postpone or adjourn the Acies EGM without the consent of the Company, other than:

 

(i)            to solicit additional proxies for the purpose of obtaining the Acies Shareholder Approval, in which event Acies may postpone or adjourn the meeting for up to ten (10) Business Days;

 

(ii)           for the absence of a quorum, in which event Acies may postpone or adjourn the meeting up to two (2) times for up to ten (10) Business Days each time; or

 

(iii)          one (1) time, to allow reasonable additional time for the filing and distribution of any supplemental or amended disclosure that Acies has determined in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal advisors, is necessary under applicable Law, and for such supplemental or amended disclosure to be disseminated to and reviewed by the holders of Acies Shareholders prior to the Acies EGM.

 

Section 7.04.      Other Interim Period Obligations of the Acies Parties. During the Interim Period, Acies shall use reasonable best efforts:

 

(a)            to ensure Acies remains listed as a public company on, and for the Acies Class A Ordinary Shares to be listed on, Nasdaq;

 

(b)            to cause the PubCo Class A Common Stock to be issued in connection with the Transactions (including the Earnout Shares) to be approved for listing on Nasdaq, subject to official notice of issuance, prior to the Closing Date;

 

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(c)            to keep current and timely file all reports required to be filed or furnished with the SEC and otherwise comply in all material respects with its reporting obligations under applicable Securities Laws; and

 

(d)           to take all actions necessary to continue to qualify as an “emerging growth company” within the meaning of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (“JOBS Act”) and to qualify, at the Effective Time, as a “controlled” company under the rules of Nasdaq.

 

Article 8
Joint Covenants

 

Section 8.01.      Commercially Reasonable Efforts.

 

(a)            Subject to the terms and conditions herein provided, each Party shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Laws and regulations to consummate and make effective as promptly as practicable the transactions contemplated hereby (including (x) the satisfaction, but not waiver, of the closing conditions set forth in Article 9, (y) obtaining consents of all Governmental Authorities and the expiration or termination of all applicable waiting periods under applicable Antitrust Laws necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and (z) obtaining approval for listing the PubCo Class A Common Stock issued pursuant to this Agreement on Nasdaq). All the costs incurred in connection with obtaining such consents of all Governmental Authorities, such expiration or termination of all applicable waiting periods under applicable Antitrust Laws, including HSR Act filing fees and any filing fees in connection with any other Antitrust Law, shall be paid 100% by Acies. Each Party shall make or cause to be made (and not withdraw) an appropriate filing, if necessary, pursuant to the HSR Act with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby as promptly as practicable, and no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date hereof. The Parties shall request early termination of the waiting period in any filings submitted under the HSR Act and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to supply as promptly as practicable to the appropriate Governmental Authorities additional information and documentary material that may be requested pursuant to the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Law.

 

(b)            Each Party shall cooperate in connection with (i) any investigation of the transactions contemplated hereby or litigation by, or negotiations with, any Governmental Authority or other Person relating to the transactions contemplated hereby or regulatory filings under applicable Law and (ii) obtaining approval for listing the PubCo Class A Common Stock issued pursuant to this Agreement on Nasdaq.

 

(c)            Each Party shall, in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, to the extent permitted by applicable Law: (i) promptly notify the other Parties of, and if in writing, furnish the other Parties with copies of (or, in the case of oral communications, advise the other Parties of) any material substantive communications from or with any Governmental Authority or Nasdaq concerning the Transactions, (ii) cooperate in connection with any proposed substantive written or oral communication with any Governmental Authority or Nasdaq and permit the other Parties to review and discuss in advance, and consider in good faith the view of the other Parties in connection with, any proposed substantive written or oral communication with any Governmental Authority or Nasdaq concerning the Transactions, (iii) not participate in any substantive meeting or have any substantive communication with any Governmental Authority or Nasdaq concerning the Transactions unless it has given the other Parties a reasonable opportunity to consult with it in advance and, to the extent permitted by such Governmental Authority or Nasdaq, gives the other Parties or their outside counsel the opportunity to attend and participate therein, (iv) furnish such other Parties’ outside legal counsel with copies of all filings and communications between it and any such Governmental Authority or Nasdaq concerning the Transactions and (v) furnish such other Parties’ outside legal counsel with such necessary information and reasonable assistance as such other Parties’ outside legal counsel may reasonably request in connection with its preparation of necessary submissions of information to any such Governmental Authority or Nasdaq concerning the Transactions; provided, that materials required to be provided pursuant to this Section 8.01 may be restricted to outside legal counsel and may be redacted (A) as necessary to comply with contractual arrangements, and (B) to remove references to privileged information.

 

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Section 8.02.      Preparation of Registration Statement

 

(a)            As promptly as practicable following the date hereof, the Company and Acies shall jointly prepare, and Acies shall file, a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Registration Statement”) in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of the PubCo Common Stock to be issued under this Agreement (including the Earnout Shares), which Registration Statement will also contain a proxy statement for the purpose of soliciting proxies from Acies Shareholders to approve the proposals set forth below at the Acies EGM of the holders of Acies Class A Ordinary Shares:

 

(i)            approval of the Transactions;

 

(ii)           approval of the Domestication;

 

(iii)          approval of the PubCo Charter and PubCo Bylaws;

 

(iv)          approval of the issuance of PubCo Common Stock in connection with the Transactions (including pursuant to the consummation of the Subscription Agreements, the PubCo Class B Common Stock and the Earnout Shares) in accordance with this Agreement, in each case to the extent required by the Nasdaq listing rules;

 

(v)           the adoption of the PubCo Equity Incentive Plan;

 

(vi)          the adoption of the PubCo Employee Stock Purchase Plan; and

 

(vii)         approval of any other proposals reasonably necessary or appropriate to consummate the Transactions (collectively, the “Proposals” and the proxy statement containing the Proposals, the “Proxy Statement”).

 

Without the prior written consent of the Company, the Proposals shall be the only matters (other than procedural matters) which Acies shall propose to be acted on by Acies’ shareholders at the Acies EGM.

 

(b)            Each of Acies and the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate, and cause their respective Subsidiaries, as applicable, to reasonably cooperate, with each other and their respective representatives in the preparation of the Proxy Statement and the Registration Statement, to cause the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement to comply with the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as reasonably practicable after such filing and to keep the Registration Statement effective as long as is necessary to consummate the Transactions. Acies shall provide the Company with copies of any written comments and shall inform the Company of any oral comments that Acies receives from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Registration Statement promptly after the receipt of such comments and shall give the Company a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on any proposed written or oral responses to such comments prior to responding to the SEC or its staff. Each of Acies and the Company shall cooperate and mutually agree upon (such agreement not to be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed), any response to such comments with respect to the Registration Statement and any amendment to the Registration Statement filed in response thereto. Each of Acies and the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that none of the information related to it or any of its Affiliates, supplied by or on its behalf for inclusion or incorporation by reference in (A) the Registration Statement will, at the time the Registration Statement is filed with the SEC, at each time at which it is amended and at the time it becomes effective under the Securities Act, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, not misleading or (B) the Proxy Statement will, at the date it is first mailed to the Acies Shareholders and at the time of the Acies EGM, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. If Acies or the Company becomes aware that any information contained in the Registration Statement shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or that the Registration Statement is required to be amended in order to comply with applicable Law, then (i) such party shall promptly inform the other party and (ii) Acies, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, shall cooperate and mutually agree upon (such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement. Acies and the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement, as so amended or supplemented, to be filed with the SEC and, to the extent required by Law, the Proxy Statement to be disseminated to the Acies Shareholders.

 

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(c)            Each of Acies and the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly furnish to the other Party all information concerning itself, its Subsidiaries, officers, directors, managers, members and stockholders, as applicable, and such other matters, in each case, as may be reasonably necessary in connection with and for inclusion in the Proxy Statement, the Registration Statement or any other statement, filing, notice or application made by or on behalf of Acies or the Company or their respective Subsidiaries, as applicable, to the SEC or Nasdaq in connection with the Transactions (including any amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement). To the extent not prohibited by Law, Acies will advise the Company, reasonably promptly after Acies receives notice thereof, of the time when the Registration Statement has become effective or any supplement or amendment has been filed, of the issuance of any stop order or the suspension of the qualification of the PubCo Common Stock for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, of the initiation or written threat of any proceeding for any such purpose, or of any request by the SEC for the amendment or supplement of the Proxy Statement, the Registration Statement or other document filed with the SEC in connection with the Transactions for additional information.

 

(d)           Without limiting the generality of Section 8.02(c), the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly furnish to Acies for inclusion in the Proxy Statement and the Registration Statement: (i) audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of and for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2019 and, for inclusion in any filing of the Proxy Statement and the Registration Statement made after February 16, 2021, the year ended December 31, 2020, prepared in accordance with, and comply with in all material respects, GAAP, Regulation S-X and other applicable accounting requirements and with the rules and regulation of the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act applicable to a registrant and audited by the Company’s independent auditor in accordance with PCAOB auditing standards; (ii) unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019 prepared in accordance with, and comply with in all material respects, GAAP, Regulation S-X and other applicable accounting requirements and with the rules and regulation of the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act applicable to a registrant and reviewed by the Company’s independent auditor in accordance with PCAOB Auditing Standard 4105; (iii) other financial statements, reports and information with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries that may be required to be included in the Registration Statement and Proxy Statement under the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act applicable to a registrant and (iv) auditor’s reports and consents to use such financial statements and reports in the Registration Statement.

 

(e)            Acies shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all necessary state Securities Law or “blue sky” permits and approvals required to carry out the Transactions, and the Company shall promptly furnish all information concerning the Company Group and any of their respective members or stockholders as may be reasonably requested in connection with any such action.

 

Section 8.03.      Inspection. Subject to applicable Law, each of the Company and Acies shall afford to the other and its respective Representatives reasonable access during normal business hours and with reasonable advance notice during the period from the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing and the date, if any, on which this Agreement is terminated to all of its and its Subsidiaries’ properties, books, Contracts, commitments, personnel and records and, during such period, and shall furnish promptly to the other, consistent with its legal obligations, all information concerning itself and its Subsidiaries’ business, properties and personnel as the other or any of its Representatives may reasonably request for the purposes of this Agreement or post-Closing integration planning; provided that any such access may be restricted or modified in connection with any COVID-19 Actions or COVID-19 Measures; provided, further, that such person may restrict the foregoing access to the extent that any applicable Law or any Contract to which it is a party requires it to restrict access to any properties or information or in order to maintain the attorney-client privilege; provided, further, that in any such case, the applicable Parties shall cooperate in good faith to seek to provide for access in a manner that does not violate any such Law or Contract or attorney-client privilege. Each of the Parties shall hold, and shall cause its Representatives to hold, all information received from the other party, directly or indirectly, pursuant to this Section 8.03 in confidence in accordance with and otherwise subject to the Confidentiality Agreement. No investigation pursuant to this Section 8.03 or information provided, made available or delivered pursuant to this Agreement will affect or be deemed to modify any of the representations or warranties of the Parties contained in this Agreement or the conditions hereunder to the obligations of the Parties.

 

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Section 8.04.      Confidentiality; Publicity.

 

(a)            Acies acknowledges that the information being provided to it in connection with this Agreement, including Section 8.03, and the consummation of the Transactions is subject to the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference.

 

(b)            None of Acies, the Company or any of their respective Affiliates shall make any public announcement or issue any public communication regarding this Agreement or the Transactions, or any matter related to the foregoing, without first obtaining the prior consent of the Company or Acies, as applicable (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), except if such announcement or other communication is required by applicable Law or legal process (including pursuant to the Securities Law or the rules of any national securities exchange), in which case Acies or the Company, as applicable, shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to coordinate such announcement or communication with the other party, prior to announcement or issuance and allow the other party a reasonable opportunity to comment thereon (which shall be considered by Acies or the Company, as applicable, in good faith); provided, however, that, subject to this Section 8.04, the foregoing shall not prohibit any Party from communicating with third parties to the extent necessary for the purpose of seeking any third-party consent; provided, further, that no party shall be required to obtain consent pursuant to this Section 8.04(b) to the extent any proposed release or statement is substantially equivalent to the information that has been made public without breach of the obligation under this Section 8.04(b).

 

(c)            Without limiting the generality of Section 8.04(b):

 

(i)            Acies and the Company shall mutually agree upon and issue a joint press release announcing the effectiveness of this Agreement as of the date of this Agreement or no later than the following Business Day.

 

(ii)           Acies and the Company shall cooperate in good faith with respect to the prompt preparation of, and Acies shall file with the SEC, as promptly as practicable after the effective date of this Agreement (but in any event within four (4) Business Days thereafter), a Current Report on Form 8-K pursuant to the Exchange Act to report the execution of this Agreement.

 

(iii)          Prior to the Closing, Acies and the Company shall mutually agree upon and prepare a joint press release announcing the consummation of the Transactions. Concurrently with or promptly after the Closing, Acies and the Company shall issue such press release.

 

(iv)          Acies and the Company shall cooperate in good faith with respect to the preparation of a Form 8-K announcing the Closing, together with, or incorporating by reference, the required pro forma financial statements and the historical financial statements prepared by the Company and its accountants and the other information required to be included therein. Concurrently with the Closing, or as soon as practicable (but in any event within four (4) Business Days) thereafter, PubCo shall file the Closing 8-K with the SEC.

 

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Section 8.05.      Support of Transaction. Without limiting any covenant contained in Article 6 or Article 7, Acies and the Company shall each, and each shall cause its Subsidiaries to:

 

(a)            use reasonable best efforts to obtain any material consents and approvals of third parties that any of Acies, the Company or their respective Affiliates are required to obtain in order to consummate the Transactions, and

 

(b)            take such other action as may be reasonably necessary or as another party hereto may reasonably request to satisfy the conditions of Article 9 or otherwise to comply with this Agreement and to consummate the Transactions as soon as practicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no action taken by the Company under this Section 8.05 will constitute a breach of Section 6.01.

 

Section 8.06.      Indemnification and Insurance.

 

(a)            From and after the Effective Time, PubCo and the Surviving Entity shall indemnify and hold harmless each present and former director or officer of the Company Group (in each case, solely to the extent acting in their capacity as such and to the extent such activities are related to the business of the Company being acquired under this Agreement), against any costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages or liabilities incurred in connection with any actual or threatened Action or other action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of or pertaining to matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time or relating to the enforcement by any such Person of his or her rights under this ‎‎Section 8.06, whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time, to the fullest extent that any member of the Company Group would have been permitted under applicable Law and its certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational documents in effect on the date of this Agreement to indemnify such Person, and shall advance expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) of any such Person as incurred to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law (including, without limitation, in connection with any action, suit or proceeding brought by any such Person to enforce his or her rights under this ‎‎Section 8.06). Without limiting the foregoing, PubCo shall, and shall cause the Surviving Entity and its Subsidiaries to, (i) maintain for a period of not less than six (6) years from the Effective Time provisions in the Surviving Entity A&R LLCA concerning the indemnification and exoneration (including provisions relating to expense advancement) of the Surviving Entity’s and its Subsidiaries’ officers and directors that are no less favorable to those Persons than the provisions in effect as of the date hereof and (ii) not amend, repeal or otherwise modify such provisions in any respect that would adversely affect the rights of those Persons thereunder, in each case, except as required by Law. PubCo shall assume, and be liable for, and shall cause the Surviving Entity and their respective Subsidiaries to honor, each of the covenants in this ‎‎Section 8.06.

 

(b)            Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall or, if the Company is unable to, PubCo shall cause the Surviving Entity as of the Second Effective Time to, obtain and fully pay the premium for the non-cancellable extension of the directors’ and officers’ liability coverage of the Company’s existing directors’ and officers’ insurance policies and the Company’s existing fiduciary liability insurance policies (collectively, the “Company D&O Insurance”), in each case for a claims reporting or discovery period of at least six (6) years from and after the Effective Time with respect to any claim related to any period of time at or prior to the Effective Time from an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier with respect to Company D&O Insurance with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability that are no less favorable than the coverage provided under the Company’s existing policies. If the Company or the Surviving Entity for any reason fail to obtain such “tail” insurance policies as of the Second Effective Time, the Surviving Entity shall continue to maintain in effect, for a period of at least six years from and after the Second Effective Time, the Company D&O Insurance in place as of the date hereof with the Company’s current insurance carrier or with an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier with respect to Company D&O Insurance with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability that are no less favorable than the coverage provided under the Company’s existing policies as of the date hereof, or the Surviving Entity shall purchase from the Company’s current insurance carrier or from an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier with respect to Company D&O Insurance comparable D&O insurance for such six-year period with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability that are no less favorable than as provided in the Company’s existing policies as of the date hereof; provided that in no event shall Acies, PubCo or the Surviving Entity be required to expend for such policies pursuant to this Section 8.06(b) an annual premium amount in excess of 300% of the amount per annum the Company paid its last full fiscal year; provided further that if the aggregate premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, the Surviving Entity shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available, with respect to matters occurring prior to the Effective Time, for a cost not exceeding such amount.

 

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(c)            Prior to the Closing, Acies and the Company shall reasonably cooperate in order to obtain directors’ and officers’ liability insurance for PubCo that shall be effective as of Closing and will cover those Persons who will be the directors and officers of PubCo and its Subsidiaries at and after the Closing on terms not less favorable than the better of (A) the terms of the current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance in place for the Company’s directors and officers and (B) the terms of a typical directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy for a company whose equity is listed on Nasdaq which policy has a scope and amount of coverage that is reasonably appropriate for a company of similar characteristics (including the line of business and revenues) as PubCo and its Subsidiaries (including the Surviving Entity).

 

(d)            Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, this Section 8.06 shall survive the consummation of the Mergers indefinitely and shall be binding, jointly and severally, on PubCo and the Surviving Entity and all successors and assigns of PubCo and the Surviving Entity. In the event that PubCo, the Surviving Entity or any of their respective successors or assigns consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving entity of such consolidation or merger or transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person or effects any division transaction, then, and in each such case, PubCo and the Surviving Entity shall ensure that proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of PubCo or the Surviving Entity, as the case may be, shall succeed to the obligations set forth in this Section 8.06. The obligations of PubCo and the Surviving Entity under this Section 8.06 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to materially and adversely affect any present and former director or officer of any member of the Company Group, or other person that may be a director or officer of any member of the Company Group prior to the Effective Time, to whom this Section 8.06 applies without the consent of the affected Person. The rights of each Person entitled to indemnification or advancement hereunder shall be in addition to, and not in limitation of, any other rights such Person may have under the Company Certificate of Incorporation, the Company Bylaws, any other indemnification arrangement, any applicable law, rule or regulation or otherwise. The provisions of this Section 8.06 are expressly intended to benefit, and are enforceable by, each Person entitled to indemnification or advancement hereunder and their respective successors, heirs and representatives, each of whom is an intended third-party beneficiary of this Section 8.06.

 

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Section 8.07.      Tax Matters.

 

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

 

(b)            Tax Treatment. Acies, First Merger Sub, Second Merger Sub and the Company intend that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, (i) the Domestication be treated as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(F) of the Code and that this Agreement be adopted as a “plan of reorganization” for purposes of Section 368 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii) the Mergers, taken together, will constitute an integrated transaction that qualifies as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code to which Acies and the Company are parties as provided in Section 368(b) of the Code, and that this Agreement be, and hereby is, adopted as a “plan of reorganization” for the purposes of Sections 354, 361 and 368 of the Code and Treasury Regulations Section 1.368-2(g). The parties shall cooperate with each other and their respective counsel to document and support the Tax treatment of the Transactions in a manner consistent with this Section 8.07(b), including by providing factual support letters.

 

(c)            Each of Acies and the Company shall (and shall cause its respective Subsidiaries and Affiliates to) use its reasonable best efforts (i) to cause the Mergers, taken together as an integrated transaction, to qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, with respect to which each of Acies and the Company will be a “party to the reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(b) of the Code and (ii) not to take or cause to be taken any action reasonably likely to cause, or fail to take or agree not to take any action if the failure to take such action could reasonably be expected to prevent the Mergers, taken together, from qualifying as a “reorganization” under Section 368(a) of the Code.

 

(d)            Acies (and, for the avoidance of doubt, PubCo) will, and will cause its Affiliates, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to file its income Tax Returns in a manner consistent with the tax treatment described in Section 8.07(b).

 

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Section 8.08.      Employee Matters.

 

(a)            Unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Company and Acies, the PubCo Equity Incentive Plan will include an initial available pool of a number of shares of PubCo Common Stock issuable pursuant to awards thereunder of not less than 10% of the sum of (i) the aggregate number of outstanding shares of PubCo Common Stock and any other shares of capital stock of PubCo plus (ii) the maximum number of shares underlying any Converted Options, the PubCo Class A Common Warrants and any other Derivative Securities of PubCo (assuming in each case that cash is paid for the exercise thereof) plus (iii) the Earnout Shares (the “PubCo Fully Diluted Shares”), in each case of these clauses (i), (i) and (iii) as of immediately following Closing. The PubCo Equity Incentive Plan will also provide for an annual, automatic increase to the foregoing share limit, as set forth in the PubCo Equity Incentive Plan.

 

(b)            Unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Company and Acies, the PubCo Employee Stock Purchase Plan will include an initial available pool of a number of shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock issuable pursuant to awards thereunder of not less than two percent (2%) of the PubCo Fully Diluted Shares as of immediately following Closing. The PubCo Employee Stock Purchase Plan will also provide for an annual, automatic increase to the foregoing share limit, as set forth in the PubCo Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

 

Section 8.09.      Section 16 Matters. Prior to the Closing, the Company Board or the Acies Board, or an appropriate committee thereof, as applicable, shall adopt a resolution consistent with the interpretive guidance of the SEC relating to Rule 16b-3(d) under the Exchange Act, such that the disposition of shares of the Company Capital Stock or acquisition of the PubCo Common Stock, as applicable, pursuant to this Agreement and the Transactions by any individual who is expected to become a “covered person” of PubCo for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act shall be exempt acquisitions or dispositions.

 

Section 8.10.      Shareholder Litigation. Acies shall notify the Company promptly in connection with any filing of, or to the knowledge of Acies, threat to file in writing, an Action related to this Agreement or the Transactions by any of its shareholders or holders of any Acies Warrants against any of the Acies Parties or against any of their respective directors or officers prior to the Closing (any such action, a “Shareholder Action”). Acies shall keep the Company reasonably apprised of the defense, settlement, prosecution or other developments with respect to any such Shareholder Action. Acies shall give the Company the opportunity to participate in, subject to a customary joint defense agreement, but not control the defense of any such litigation, to give due consideration to the Company’s advice with respect to such litigation and to not settle any such litigation without the prior written consent of the Company, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, Acies shall bear all of its costs of investigation and all of its defense and attorneys’ and other professionals’ fees related to such Shareholder Action.

 

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Section 8.11.      Notices of Certain Events. During the Interim Period, each of the Company and Acies shall promptly notify the other of:

 

(a)            any notice or other communication from any Person alleging that the consent of such Person is or may be required in connection with the Transactions;

 

(b)            any notice or other communication from any Governmental Authority in connection with the Transactions; and

 

(c)            any actions, suits, claims, investigations or proceedings commenced or, to its knowledge, threatened against, relating to or involving or otherwise affecting any member of the Company Group or any Acies Party, as the case may be, that, if pending on the date of this Agreement, would have been required to have been disclosed pursuant to any Section of this Agreement or that relate to the consummation of the Transactions.

 

provided that the delivery of any notice pursuant to this Section 8.11 shall not limit or otherwise affect the remedies available hereunder to the party receiving such notice.

 

Section 8.12.      Exclusivity.

 

(a)            During the Interim Period, none of the Acies Parties, on the one hand, or the Company and its Subsidiaries, on the other hand, will, nor will they authorize or permit their respective Representatives to, directly or indirectly:

 

(i)            take any action to solicit, initiate, continue or engage in discussions or negotiations with, or enter into any agreement with, or encourage, provide information to or commence due diligence with respect to, any Person concerning, relating to or which is intended or would reasonably be expected to lead to, an Acquisition Proposal;

 

(ii)            in the case of Acies, fail to include the Acies Board Recommendation in (or remove from) the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement; or

 

(iii)            withhold, withdraw, qualify, amend or modify (or publicly propose or announce any intention or desire to withhold, withdraw, qualify, amend or modify), in a manner adverse to the other Party, in case of the Company, the Company Board Recommendation, and in the case of Acies, the Acies Board Recommendation.

 

(b)            Each of the Company and the Acies Parties, shall promptly, and in any event within one (1) Business Day of the date of this Agreement:

 

(i)            terminate access of any third Person (other than the Company or the Acies Parties and/or any of their respective Affiliates or Representatives) to any data room (virtual or actual) containing any confidential information with respect to the Company or Acies;

 

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(ii)            immediately cease and cause to be terminated, and shall cause their and their respective Subsidiaries’ Representatives to immediately cease and cause to be terminated, all existing activities, discussions, negotiations and communications, if any, with any Persons with respect to, or which is reasonably likely to give rise to or result in, any Acquisition Proposal; and

 

(iii)            shall promptly request the return or destruction of any confidential information provided to any Person in connection with a prospective Acquisition Proposal (subject in each case to the terms of any applicable confidentiality agreement) and, in connection therewith, shall, if the applicable confidentiality or non-disclosure agreement so allows, request that all such Persons provide prompt written certification of the return or destruction of all such information.

 

(c)            Promptly upon receipt of an unsolicited Acquisition Proposal, each of the Acies Parties and the Company shall notify the other Party thereof, which notice shall include a written summary of the material terms of such unsolicited proposal. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Parties may respond to any unsolicited Acquisition Proposal only by indicating that such Party has entered into a binding definitive agreement with respect to a business combination and is unable to provide any information related to such Party or any of its Subsidiaries or entertain any proposals or offers or engage in any negotiations or discussions concerning an Acquisition Proposal.

 

Section 8.13.      Further Assurances. Each party shall, on the request of any other Party, execute such further documents, and perform such further acts, as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate to give full effect to the allocation of rights, benefits, obligations and liabilities contemplated by this Agreement and the Transactions.

 

Article 9
Conditions to the Mergers

 

Section 9.01.      Conditions to Obligations of All Parties. The obligations of the Company and Acies to consummate, or cause to be consummated, the Mergers are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions, any one or more of which may be waived (if legally permitted) in writing by the Company and Acies:

 

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

 

(b)            No Prohibition. There shall not have been enacted or promulgated any Governmental Order, statute, rule or regulation enjoining or prohibiting the consummation of the Transactions.

 

(c)            Offer Completion. The Offer shall have been completed in accordance with the terms hereof, the Acies Organizational Document and the Proxy Statement.

 

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(d)            Net Tangible Assets. Acies shall not have redeemed Acies Class A Ordinary Shares in the Offer in an amount that would cause Acies to have less than $5,000,001 of net tangible assets (as determined in accordance with Rule 3a51-1(g)(1) of the Exchange Act).

 

(e)            Acies Shareholder Approval. The Acies Shareholder Approval shall have been obtained.

 

(f)             Company Stockholder Approval. The Company Stockholder Approval shall have been obtained.

 

(g)            Effectiveness of Registration Statement. The Registration Statement shall have become effective in accordance with the Securities Act, no stop order shall have been issued by the SEC with respect to the Registration Statement and no Action seeking such stop order shall have been threatened or initiated by the SEC and not withdrawn.

 

(h)            Listing. The shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock to be issued in connection with the Transactions (including the Earnout Shares) shall have been approved for listing on Nasdaq, subject only to official notice of issuance thereof.

 

Section 9.02.      Additional Conditions to Obligations of Acies. The obligations of Acies to consummate, or cause to be consummated, the Mergers are subject to the satisfaction of the following additional conditions, any one or more of which may be waived in writing by Acies:

 

(a)            Representations and Warranties.

 

(i)            Each of the representations and warranties of the Company contained in Sections 4.01(a), 4.02(a), 4.02(d), 4.03, and 4.06 in each case shall be true and correct (without giving any effect to any limitation as to “materiality” or “Company Material Adverse Effect” or any similar limitation set forth therein) in all material respects as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as though then made (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, and in such case, shall be true and correct on and as of such earlier date).

 

(ii)            The representations and warranties of the Company contained in Section 4.08(a) shall be true and correct in all respects as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date.

 

(iii)            Each of the representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement (other than the representations and warranties of the Company described in Section 9.02(a)(i) and (ii)) shall be true and correct (without giving any effect to any limitation as to “materiality” or “Company Material Adverse Effect” or any similar limitation set forth therein) as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as though then made (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, and in such case, shall be true and correct on and as of such earlier date), except, in either case, where the failure of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct, individually or in the aggregate, has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to result in, a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

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

 

(c)            Officer’s Certificate. The Company shall have delivered to Acies a certificate signed by an officer of the Company, dated the Closing Date, certifying that, to the knowledge and belief of such officer, the conditions specified in Section 9.02(a) and Section 9.02(b) have been fulfilled.

 

Section 9.03.      Additional Conditions to the Obligations of the Company. The obligation of the Company to consummate the Mergers is subject to the satisfaction of the following additional conditions, any one or more of which may be waived in writing by the Company:

 

(a)            Representations and Warranties.

 

(i)            Each of the representations and warranties of the Acies Parties contained in the first sentence of Section 5.01(a) and Sections 5.02(b), 5.03, 5.06, 5.17(m) and 5.19, in each case shall be true and correct (without giving any effect to any limitation as to “materiality” or “Acies Material Adverse Effect” or any similar limitation set forth therein) in all material respects as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as though then made (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, and in such case, shall be true and correct on and as of such earlier date).

 

(ii)            The representations and warranties of the Acies Parties contained in Section 5.09(a) shall be true and correct in all respects as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date.

 

(iii)            Each of the representations and warranties of the Acies Parties contained in this Agreement (other than the representations and warranties of the Acies Parties described in Section 9.03(a)(i) and (ii)) shall be true and correct (without giving any effect to any limitation as to “materiality” or “Acies Material Adverse Effect” or any similar limitation set forth therein) as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as though then made (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, and in such case, shall be true and correct on and as of such earlier date), except, in either case, where the failure of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct, individually or in the aggregate, has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to result in, an Acies Material Adverse Effect.

 

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

 

(c)            Officer’s Certificate. The Acies Parties shall have delivered to the Company a certificate signed by an officer of Acies, dated the Closing Date, certifying that, to the knowledge and belief of such officer, the conditions specified in Section 9.03(a) and Section 9.03(b) have been fulfilled.

 

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(d)            Sponsor Agreement. The transactions contemplated by the Sponsor Agreement to occur at or prior to the Closing shall have been consummated in accordance with the terms of the Sponsor Agreement.

 

(e)            Minimum Cash. Available PubCo Cash shall be equal to or greater than Minimum Cash minus the amount of any Pre-Closing Acies Qualified Expenses (the “Minimum Cash Condition”).

 

Article 10
Termination/Effectiveness

 

Section 10.01.  Termination. This Agreement may be terminated and the Transactions abandoned (notwithstanding any approval of this Agreement by the stockholders of the Company or shareholders of Acies) at any time prior to the Effective Time:

 

(a)            by mutual written agreement of the Company and Acies;

 

(b)            by either the Company or Acies if:

 

(i)            the Closing has not occurred on or before August 15, 2021 (such applicable date, the “End Date”); provided that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 10.01(b)(i) shall not be available to a party if the failure of such party to fulfill any obligation under this Agreement has been the primary cause of, or primarily resulted in, the failure of the Closing to occur on or before the End Date;

 

(ii)            the consummation of the Transactions is permanently enjoined or prohibited by the terms of a final, non-appealable Governmental Order or applicable Law;

 

(iii)            the Acies Shareholder Approval is not obtained at the Acies EGM (subject to any adjournment or recess of the meeting);

 

(c)            by Acies, if:

 

(i)            the Support Agreements pursuant to Section 6.02(a) are not delivered to Acies within twenty-four (24) hours after the date of this Agreement;

 

(ii)            there is any breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of the Company set forth in this Agreement, such that the conditions specified in Section 9.02(a) or Section 9.02(b) would not be satisfied at the Closing (a “Terminating Company Breach”), except that, if such Terminating Company Breach is curable by the Company, then, for a period of up to 30 days (or any shorter period of the time that remains between the date Acies provides written notice of such violation or breach and the End Date) after receipt by the Company of notice from Acies of such breach, but only as long as the Company continues to use its commercially reasonable efforts to cure such Terminating Company Breach (the “Company Cure Period”), such termination shall not be effective, and such termination shall become effective only if the Terminating Company Breach is not cured within the Company Cure Period; provided that at the time of delivering a termination notice under this Section 10.01(c)(ii), Acies shall not be in material breach of any of its obligations under this Agreement;

 

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(iii)            if the Company Stockholder Approval is not obtained within forty-eight (48) hours of the time the Registration Statement becomes effective;

 

(d)            by the Company, if:

 

(i)            there is any breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of the Acies Parties set forth in this Agreement, such that the conditions specified in Section 9.03(a) or Section 9.03(b) would not be satisfied at the Closing or the Sponsor breaches the Sponsor Agreement (each, a “Terminating Acies Breach”), except that, if any such Terminating Acies Breach is curable by the Acies Parties or the Sponsor, as applicable, through the exercise of its commercially reasonable efforts, then, for a period of up to 30 days (or any shorter period of the time that remains between the date the Company provides written notice of such violation or breach and the End Date) after receipt by Acies of notice from the Company of such breach, but only as long as the Acies Parties or the Sponsor, as applicable, continue to exercise such commercially reasonable efforts to cure such Terminating Acies Breach (the “Acies Cure Period”), such termination shall not be effective, and such termination shall become effective only if the Terminating Acies Breach is not cured within the Acies Cure Period; provided that at the time of delivering a termination notice under this Section 10.01(d)(i), the Company shall not be in material breach of any of its obligations under this Agreement.

 

The party desiring to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this ‎Section 10.01 (other than pursuant to ‎Section 10.01(a)) shall give notice of such termination to the other party.

 

Section 10.02.  Effect of Termination. Except as otherwise set forth in this Section 10.02, in the event of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.01, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and have no effect, without any liability on the part of any party hereto or its respective Affiliates, officers, directors, employees or stockholders, other than liability of any party hereto for any Willful Breach of this Agreement by such party occurring prior to such termination that resulted in the termination of this Agreement subject to Section 11.12. The provisions of Sections 6.04, 8.04, this Section 10.02 and Article 11 (collectively, the “Surviving Provisions”), any other Section or Article of this Agreement referenced in the Surviving Provisions, which are required to survive in order to give appropriate effect to the Surviving Provisions, and the Confidentiality Agreement shall in each case survive any termination of this Agreement. A failure by the Acies Parties to close in accordance with this Agreement when they are obligated to do so shall be deemed to be a Willful Breach of this Agreement.

 

Article 11
Miscellaneous

 

Section 11.01.  Amendments and Waivers.

 

(a)            Any provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived prior to the Effective Time if, but only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and is signed, in the case of an amendment, by each party to this Agreement or, in the case of a waiver, by each party against whom the waiver is to be effective; provided that after the Company Stockholder Approval has been obtained there shall be no amendment or waiver that would require the further approval of the Company Stockholders under the DGCL without such approval having first been obtained.

 

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(b)            No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by applicable Law.

 

Section 11.02.  Notices. All notices and other communications among the Parties shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (i) when delivered in person, (ii) when delivered after posting in the United States mail having been sent registered or certified mail return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii) when delivered by FedEx or other nationally recognized overnight delivery service or (iv) when e-mailed during normal business hours for the recipient (and otherwise as of the immediately following Business Day), addressed as follows:

 

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

Acies Acquisition Corp.

 

1219 Morningside Drive, Suite 110

 

Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Attention:   Daniel Fetters
                     Edward King
Email:    dan.fetters@aciesacq.com
              edward.king@aciesacq.com

 

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

 

Latham & Watkins LLP
10250 Constellation Blvd., Suite 1100 

Los Angeles, CA 90067 

Attention: Steven B. Stokdyk
Email: steven.stokdyk@lw.com

 

(b)            If to the Company, to:

 

PlayStudios, Inc.
10150 Covington Cross Drive
Las Vegas, NV 89144
Attention: Joel J. Agena, VP Legal Counsel
Email: joel@playstudios.com

 

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

 

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
1600 El Camino Real
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Attention:  Alan F. Denenberg
                     Lee Hochbaum
Email:    alan.denenberg@davispolk.com
              lee.hochbaum@davispolk.com

 

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

 

Section 11.03.  Assignment. No Party shall assign this Agreement or any part hereof without the prior written consent of the other Parties. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective permitted successors and assigns. Any attempted assignment in violation of the terms of this Section 11.03 shall be null and void, ab initio.

 

Section 11.04.  Rights of Third Parties. Nothing expressed or implied in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to confer upon or give any Person, other than the Parties, any right or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement; provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing:

 

(a)            in the event the Closing occurs, the present and former officers and directors of the Company and Acies (and their successors, heirs and Representatives) are intended third-party beneficiaries of, and may enforce, Section 8.05;

 

(b)            the past, present and future directors, officers, employees, incorporators, members, partners, stockholders, Affiliates, agents, attorneys, advisors and Representatives of the Parties, and any Affiliate of any of the foregoing (and their successors, heirs and Representatives), are intended third-party beneficiaries of, and may enforce, Section 11.12; and

 

(c)            in the event the Closing occurs, the Earnout Participants are intended third-party beneficiaries of, and may enforce, Section 3.08 (and Annex I hereto) by action of Earnout Participants who would receive at least 20% of the aggregate Earnout Shares potentially issuable hereunder (assuming full achievement of the Earnout Milestones).

 

Section 11.05.  Expenses. Except as otherwise provided herein (including Sections 3.10, 8.01, 8.06 and 8.07(a)), each party hereto shall bear its own expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions herein contemplated whether or not such transactions shall be consummated, including all fees of its legal counsel, financial advisers and accountants.

 

Section 11.06.  Governing Law. This Agreement, the Transactions and all claims or causes of action based upon, arising out of, or related to this Agreement or the Transactions, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to principles or rules of conflict of laws to the extent such principles or rules would require or permit the application of Laws of another jurisdiction.

 

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Section 11.07.  Captions; Counterparts. The captions in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be considered a part of or affect the construction or interpretation of any provision of this Agreement. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts (which may include counterparts delivered by any standard form of telecommunication), each of which shall be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail (including any electronic signature covered by the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, the Electronic Signatures and Records Act or other applicable law, 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.

 

Section 11.08.  Entire Agreement. This Agreement (together with the Schedules, Annexes and Exhibits to this Agreement), the Ancillary Agreements and that certain Confidentiality Agreement, dated October 27, 2020, between Acies and the Company (the “Confidentiality Agreement”), constitute the entire agreement among the Parties relating to the Transactions and supersede any other agreements, whether written or oral, that may have been made or entered into by or among any of the Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries relating to the Transactions. No representations, warranties, covenants, understandings, agreements, oral or otherwise, relating to the Transactions exist between the Parties except as expressly set forth or referenced in this Agreement and the Confidentiality Agreement.

 

Section 11.09.  Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. The Parties further agree that if any provision contained herein is, to any extent, held invalid or unenforceable in any respect under the Laws governing this Agreement, they shall take any actions necessary to render the remaining provisions of this Agreement valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by Law and, to the extent necessary, shall amend or otherwise modify this Agreement to replace any provision contained herein that is held invalid or unenforceable with a valid and enforceable provision giving effect to the intent of the Parties.

 

Section 11.10.  Jurisdiction; WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY. Any Action based upon, arising out of or related to this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents or the Transactions, shall be brought in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York or any New York State court sitting in New York City (the “Chosen Courts”), so long as one of such courts shall have subject matter jurisdiction over such Action. Any cause of action arising out of this Agreement or the Transactions shall be deemed to have arisen from a transaction of business in the State of New York. Each of the Parties irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Chosen Courts in any such Action, waives any objection it may now or hereafter have to personal jurisdiction, venue or to convenience of forum, agrees that all claims in respect of the Action shall be heard and determined only in the Chosen Courts, and agrees not to bring any Action arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Transactions in any other court. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to affect the right of any party to serve process in any manner permitted by Law, or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against any other party in any other jurisdiction, in each case, to enforce judgments obtained in any Action brought pursuant to this Section 11.10. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS.

 

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Section 11.11. Enforcement. The Parties agree that irreparable damage for which monetary damages, even if available, would not be an adequate remedy, would occur in the event that the Parties do not perform their obligations under the provisions of this Agreement (including failing to take such actions as are required of them hereunder to consummate this Agreement) in accordance with its specified terms or otherwise breach such provisions. The Parties acknowledge and agree that (a) the Parties shall be entitled to an injunction, specific performance, or other equitable relief, to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, without proof of damages, prior to the valid termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 10.01, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled under this Agreement, and (b) the right of specific enforcement is an integral part of the Transactions and without that right, none of the Parties would have entered into this Agreement. Each Party agrees that it will not oppose the granting of specific performance and other equitable relief on the basis that the other Parties have an adequate remedy at Law or that an award of specific performance is not an appropriate remedy for any reason at Law or equity. The Parties acknowledge and agree that any Party seeking an injunction to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in accordance with this Section 11.11 shall not be required to provide any bond or other security in connection with any such injunction.

 

Section 11.12.  Non-Recourse. This Agreement may only be enforced against, and any claim or cause of action based upon, arising out of, or related to this Agreement or the Transactions may only be brought against, the Parties, and then only with respect to the specific obligations set forth herein or in the other Transaction Documents with respect to such Party. Except to the extent a Party to this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents and then only to the extent of the specific obligations undertaken by such Party in this Agreement or in the applicable Ancillary Agreement, (a) no past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator, member, partner, stockholder, Affiliate, agent, attorney, advisor or Representative or Affiliate of any Party to this Agreement or any other Transaction Documents, and (b) no past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator, member, partner, stockholder, Affiliate, agent, attorney, advisor or Representative or Affiliate of any of the foregoing shall have any liability (whether in contract, tort, equity or otherwise) for any one or more of the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or other obligations or liabilities of any one or more of the Company, Acies, First Merger Sub or Second Merger Sub under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document of or for any claim based on, arising out of, or related to this Agreement or the Transactions.

 

Section 11.13.  Nonsurvival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants. None of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in this Agreement or in any instrument, document or certificate delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the Effective Time, except for (a) those covenants and agreements contained herein and therein which by their terms expressly apply in whole or in part after the Effective Time and then only to such extent until such covenants and agreements have been fully performed (including, for the avoidance of doubt, those included in Annex I) and (b) any claim based upon Fraud.

 

Section 11.14.  Disclosure Schedule References and SEC Report References.

 

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(a)            The Schedules, Annexes and Exhibits referenced herein are a part of this Agreement as if fully set forth herein. All references herein to Schedules, Annexes and Exhibits shall be deemed references to such parts of this Agreement, unless the context shall otherwise require. Certain information set forth in the Schedules is included solely for informational purposes.

 

(b)            The Parties agree that each section or subsection of the Company Disclosure Schedule or the Acies Disclosure Schedule, as applicable, shall be deemed to be an exception to and to qualify (or, as applicable, a disclosure for purposes of), the corresponding section or subsection of this Agreement, irrespective of whether or not any particular section or subsection of this Agreement specifically refers to the Company Disclosure Schedule or the Acies Disclosure Schedule, as applicable. The Parties further agree that disclosure of any item, matter or event in any particular section or subsection of either the Company Disclosure Schedule or the Acies Disclosure Schedule shall be deemed disclosure with respect to any other section or subsection of the Company Disclosure Schedule or the Acies Disclosure Schedule, as applicable, to which the relevance of such disclosure would be reasonably apparent on its face to a reasonable person without any independent knowledge regarding the matter(s) so disclosed, notwithstanding the omission of a cross-reference to such other section or subsections.

 

(c)            The Parties agree that in no event shall any disclosure (other than statements of historical fact) contained in any part of any Acies SEC Document entitled “Risk Factors,” “Forward-Looking Statements,” “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements,” “Special Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements” or containing a description or explanation of “Forward-Looking Statements” or any other disclosures in any Acies SEC Document that are cautionary, predictive or forward-looking in nature be deemed to be an exception to (or a disclosure for purposes of) any representations and warranties of any party contained in this Agreement.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered as of the date first written above.

 

  ACIES ACQUISITION CORP.
   
  By: /s/ Edward King
    Name:  Edward King
   

Title:    Co-Chief Executive Officer

 

 

  By: /s/ Daniel Fetters
    Name: Daniel Fetters
   

Title:   Co-Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered as of the date first written above.

 

  CATALYST MERGER SUB I, INC.
   
  By: /s/ Edward King
    Name: Edward King
    Title:   President

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered as of the date first written above.

 

  CATALYST MERGER SUB II, LLC
By:  Acies Acquisition Corp.
Its:   Sole Member
   
  By: /s/ Edward King
    Name: Edward King
    Title:   Co-Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Daniel Fetters

    Name: Edward King
    Title:   Co-Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered as of the date first written above.

 

  PLAYSTUDIOS, INC.
   
  By: /s/ Andrew S. Pascal
    Name: Andrew S. Pascal
    Title:   Chairman and CEO

 

 

 

 

Annex I

 

Earnout Shares

 

This Annex I sets forth the terms for the calculation of the number (if any) of Earnout Shares to be issued. Terms used but not defined in this Annex I shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Agreement to which this Annex I is a part.

 

1. 12.50 Share Price Milestone. If the closing share price of PubCo Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $12.50 per share for any 20 trading days within any consecutive 30-trading day period commencing on or after the 150th day after the Closing Date and ending on or prior to the five (5)-year anniversary of the Closing Date (the first occurrence of the foregoing is referred to herein as the “$12.50 Share Price Milestone,” and the date on which the first occurrence of the foregoing occurs is referred to as the “$12.50 Share Price Milestone Date”), then PubCo shall issue, as promptly as reasonably practicable following the $12.50 Share Price Milestone Date, to each Earnout Participant a number of shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock (or, if such participant is a member of the Founder Group, PubCo Class B Common Stock) equal to such participant’s Earnout Pro Rata Portion of 7,500,000 shares of PubCo Common Stock (such shares being referred to as the “$12.50 Earnout Shares”).

 

2. $15.00 Share Price Milestone. If the closing share price of PubCo Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $15.00 per share for any 20 trading days within any consecutive 30-trading day period commencing on or after the 150th day after the Closing Date and ending on or prior to the five (5)-year anniversary of the Closing Date (the first occurrence of the foregoing is referred to herein as the “$15.00 Share Price Milestone” and together with the $12.50 Share Price Milestone, the “Earnout Milestones,” and the date on which the first occurrence of the $15.00 Share Price Milestone occurs is referred to as the “$15.00 Share Price Milestone Date”), then PubCo shall issue, as promptly as reasonably practicable following the $15.00 Share Price Milestone Date, to each Earnout Participant, a number of shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock (or, if such participant is a member of the Founder Group, PubCo Class B Common Stock) equal to such participant’s Earnout Pro Rata Portion of 7,500,000 shares of PubCo Common Stock (such shares being referred to as the “$15.00 Earnout Shares” and, together with the $12.50 Earnout Shares, the “Earnout Shares”).

 

3. For the avoidance of doubt, if the condition for the $15.00 Share Price Milestone is achieved, the Earnout Shares to be earned in connection with such Earnout Milestone shall be cumulative with the Earnout Shares earned in connection with the achievement of the $12.50 Share Price Milestone; provided that, for avoidance of doubt, Earnout Shares in respect of each Earnout Milestone will be issued and earned only once.

 

4. Upon the five (5)-year anniversary of the Closing Date, subject to extension as provided in Section ‎5 below, (the “Earnout Expiration Date”):

 

(a) if the $12.50 Share Price Milestone has not been achieved, none of the $12.50 Earnout Shares shall be issued and the contingent right to receive the $12.50 Earnout Shares shall be forfeited for no consideration; and

 

(b) if the $15.00 Share Price Milestone has not been achieved, none of the $15.00 Earnout Shares shall be issued and the contingent right to receive the $15.00 Earnout Shares shall be forfeited for no consideration.

 

 

 

 

5. In the event that after the Closing and prior to the five (5)-year anniversary of the Closing Date, there is an Earnout Strategic Transaction (or a definitive agreement providing for an Earnout Strategic Transaction has been entered into prior to the five (5)-year anniversary of the Closing Date and such Earnout Strategic Transaction is ultimately consummated, even if such consummation occurs after the five (5)-year anniversary of the Closing Date), then if the per share value of the consideration to be received by the holders of the PubCo Class A Common Stock in such Earnout Strategic Transaction equals or exceeds $12.50 per share and the $12.50 Share Price Milestone has not been previously achieved, then the $12.50 Share Price Milestone shall be deemed to have been achieved and if the per share value of the consideration to be received by the holders of the PubCo Class A Common Stock in such Earnout Strategic Transaction equals or exceeds $15.00 per share and the $15.00 Share Price Milestone has not been previously achieved, then the $15.00 Share Price Milestone shall be deemed to have been achieved; provided, that if the consideration to be received by the holders of the PubCo Class A Common Stock in such Earnout Strategic Transaction includes non-cash consideration, the value of such consideration shall be determined in good faith by the PubCo Board; provided, further that such Earnout Shares that are not deemed earned as of the consummation of such Earnout Strategic Transaction shall be cancelled for no consideration. In the event either the $12.50 Share Price Milestone or $15.00 Share Price Milestone would be deemed to be achieved pursuant to this Section ‎5, the Earnout Shares shall be issued or deemed to be issued immediately prior to the consummation of the Earnout Strategic Transaction and such Earnout Shares shall receive the same consideration per share as the PubCo Class A Common Stock or PubCo Class B Common Stock, as applicable.

 

6. If PubCo shall, at any time or from time to time, after the date hereof effect a subdivision, stock split, stock dividend, reorganization, combination, recapitalization or similar transaction affecting the outstanding shares of PubCo Common Stock, the number of Earnout Shares issuable pursuant to, and the stock price targets set forth in this Annex I, shall be equitably adjusted for such subdivision, stock split, stock dividend, reorganization, combination, recapitalization or similar transaction. Any adjustment under this paragraph shall become effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision, stock split, stock dividend, reorganization, combination, recapitalization or similar transaction becomes effective.

 

7. The following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

Earnout Participant” means each holder of Company Capital Stock (including, for the avoidance of doubt, holders of Company Capital Stock issued upon the automatic exercise of Company Warrants) or vested Company Options, in each case, as of immediately prior to the Effective Time with an Earnout Pro Rata Portion in excess of zero (0).

 

 

 

 

Earnout Pro Rata Portion” means, with respect to

 

(a) each holder of outstanding shares of Company Capital Stock as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, a fraction expressed as a percentage equal to (i) the amount of Company Stockholder Stock Consideration that such holder would be eligible to receive if such holder made a Stock Election for all of such holder’s shares of Company Capital Stock divided by (ii) the sum of (x) the amount of Company Stockholder Stock Consideration that all holders of Company Capital Stock as of immediately prior to the Effective Time would be eligible to receive if all such holders made a Stock Election for all of such holders’ shares of Company Capital Stock; plus (y) the total number of shares of PubCo Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of the vested Converted Options as of immediately following the Effective Time; (this clause (ii), the “Earnout Denominator”); and

 

(b) each holder of vested Converted Options as of immediately following the Effective Time, a fraction expressed as a percentage equal to (i) the number of shares of PubCo Common Stock issued or issuable upon exercise of such holder’s Converted Options as of immediately following the Effective Time, divided by (ii) the Earnout Denominator,

 

in each case with such adjustments to give effect to rounding as the Company may determine in its sole discretion;

 

provided, however, in no event shall the aggregate Earnout Pro Rata Portion exceed 100%.

 

Earnout Strategic Transaction” means the occurrence in a single transaction or as a result of a series of related transactions, of a merger, consolidation, business combination, sale of substantially all the assets, reorganization, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution or other similar transaction with respect to PubCo and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, whereby all or substantially all of the holders of the outstanding shares of PubCo Class A Common Stock have such shares converted, exchanged or otherwise replaced with the right to receive cash, securities or other property.

 

8. The Earnout Shares are an integral part of the Company Stockholder Consideration. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Annex I or the Agreement to which this Annex I is a part, before the Earnout Shares are issued in connection with an Earnout Milestone or in connection with an Earnout Strategic Transaction, the contingent right to receive the Earnout Shares:

 

(a) does not provide the holders of such contingent right any rights of the holders of PubCo Common Stock, including no right to vote and no right to receive dividends;

 

(b) does not bear interest in any form;

 

(c) is not a “security” and is not assignable or transferable, except by operation of law, will or intestacy; and

 

(d) is not represented by any form of certificate or instrument.

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

 

This SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (this “Subscription Agreement”) is entered into on February 1, 2021, by and between Acies Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), and the undersigned subscriber (“Subscriber”).

 

WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of this Subscription Agreement, the Company is entering into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with PlayStudios, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “PlayStudios”), Catalyst Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware limited liability company and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and Catalyst Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (such agreement as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Merger Agreement” and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the “Transaction”);

 

WHEREAS, prior to the closing of the Transaction (and as more fully described in the Merger Agreement), the Company will domesticate as a Delaware corporation in accordance with Section 388 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and Part XII of the Cayman Islands Companies Law (2020 Revision) (the “Domestication”);

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Transaction, the Company is seeking commitments from interested investors to purchase, following the Domestication and prior to the consummation of the Transaction, shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, as such shares will exist as common stock following the Domestication (the “Class A Shares”), in a private placement for a purchase price of $10.00 per share (the “Per Share Price” and the aggregate of such Per Share Price for all Subscribed Shares (as defined below) being referred to herein as the “Purchase Price”);

 

WHEREAS, Subscriber desires to subscribe for and purchase from the Company, immediately prior to the consummation of the Transaction, a number of Class A Shares as set forth on the signature page hereto (the “Subscribed Shares”) and the Company desires to issue and sell to Subscriber the Subscribed Shares in consideration of the payment of the Purchase Price by or on behalf of Subscriber to the Company; and

 

WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of this Subscription Agreement, the Company is entering into subscription agreements (the “Other Subscription Agreements” and togeher with the Subscription Agreement, the “Subscription Agreements”) with certain other investors (the “Other Subscribers” and together with Subscriber, the “Subscribers”), which are on substantially the same terms as the terms of this Subscription Agreement, pursuant to which such investors have agreed to purchase on the closing date of the Transaction (the “Closing Date”), inclusive of the Subscribed Shares, an aggregate amount of up to 25,000,000 Class A Shares at the Per Share Price.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual representations, warranties and covenants, and subject to the conditions, herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

1.             Subscription. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, at the Closing (as defined below), Subscriber hereby subscribes for and agrees to purchase, and the Company hereby agrees to issue and sell to Subscriber, upon the payment of the Purchase Price, the Subscribed Shares (such subscription and issuance, the “Subscription”). Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that, as a result of the Domestication, the Subscribed Shares that will be issued pursuant hereto will be shares of Class A common stock in a Delaware corporation (and not shares in a Cayman Islands exempted company).

 

 

 

2.             Closing.

 

(a)              The consummation of the Subscription contemplated hereby (the “Closing”) is contingent upon the substantially concurrent consummation of the Transaction and shall occur on the Closing Date immediately prior to the consummation of the Transaction.

 

(b)              At least five (5) Business Days (as defined below) before the anticipated Closing Date, the Company shall deliver written notice to Subscriber (the “Closing Notice”) specifying: (i) the anticipated Closing Date and (ii) the wire instructions for delivery of the Purchase Price to the Company. No later than two (2) Business Days after receiving the Closing Notice, Subscriber shall deliver to the Company such information as is reasonably requested in the Closing Notice in order for the Company to issue the Subscribed Shares to Subscriber. Subscriber shall deliver to the Company on the Closing Date, the Purchase Price in United States dollars in immediately available funds via wire transfer to the account specified in the Closing Notice, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver the Purchase Price on or prior to 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) (or as soon as practicable after the Company or its transfer agent provides a written record evidencing the issuance to Subscriber of the Subscribed Shares on and as of the Closing Date) on the Closing Date.

 

(c)              On or prior to the Closing Date and prior to the release of the Purchase Price by Subscriber, the Company shall deliver to Subscriber: (i) the Subscribed Shares, against payment of the Purchase Price, and cause the Subscribed Shares to be registered in book entry form, free and clear of any liens or other restrictions (other than those arising under this Subscription Agreement or state or federal securities laws), in the name of Subscriber (or its nominee in accordance with its delivery instructions) or to a custodian designated by Subscriber, as applicable, on the Company’s share register and provide to Subscriber evidence of such issuance from the Company’s transfer agent, and (ii) a written record from the Company or its transfer agent evidencing the issuance to Subscriber of the Subscribed Shares on and as of the Closing Date.

 

(d)              In the event that the consummation of the Transaction does not occur within three (3) Business Days after the anticipated Closing Date specified in the Closing Notice, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than two (2) Business Days after the anticipated Closing Date specified in the Closing Notice) return the funds so delivered by Subscriber to the Company by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account specified by Subscriber; and any book-entries for the Subscribed Shares shall be deemed repurchased and cancelled; provided, however, that unless this Subscription Agreement has been terminated pursuant to Section 7 below, such return of funds shall not terminate this Subscription Agreement or relieve Subscriber of its obligation to redeliver funds to the Company on the new Closing Date following the Company redelivering to Subscriber a new Closing Notice and to purchase the Shares at the Closing. For the purposes of this Subscription Agreement, “Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which either the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or governmental authorities in the Cayman Islands (for so long as the Company remains domiciled in Cayman Islands) are authorized or required by law to close.

 

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(e)              The Closing shall be subject to the satisfaction or valid waiver by the Company, on the one hand, or Subscriber, on the other, of the conditions that, on the Closing Date:

 

(i)               no suspension of the qualification of the Subscribed Shares for offering or sale or trading in any jurisdiction, or initiation or threatening of any proceedings for any of such purposes, shall have occurred;

 

(ii)              all conditions precedent to the closing of the Transaction set forth in Article 9 of the Merger Agreement (other than those conditions which, by their nature, are to be satisfied at the Closing) shall have been satisfied or waived, and the closing of the Transaction shall be scheduled to occur substantially concurrently with or immediately following the Closing;

 

(iii)             no governmental authority shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any judgment, order, law, rule or regulation (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) which is then in effect and has the effect of making consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby illegal or otherwise restraining or prohibiting consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby; and no such governmental authority shall have instituted or threatened in writing a proceeding seeking to impose any such restraint or prohibition; and

 

(iv)             the Subscribed Shares shall be qualified for listing on The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”).

 

(f)              The obligation of the Company to consummate the Closing shall be subject to the satisfaction or valid waiver by the Company of the additional conditions that, on the Closing Date:

 

(i)              all representations and warranties of Subscriber contained in this Subscription Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality or Subscriber Material Adverse Effect (as defined below), which representations and warranties shall be true in all respects) at and as of the Closing Date; and

 

(ii)             Subscriber shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Subscription Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by it at or prior to the Closing.

 

(g)             The obligation of Subscriber to consummate the Closing shall be subject to the satisfaction or valid waiver by Subscriber of the additional conditions that, on the Closing Date:

 

(i)               all representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Subscription Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than (x) representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality or Company Material Adverse Effect (as defined below) and (y) the representations and warranties of the Company in Section 3(o), which representations and warranties shall be true in all respects) at and as of the Closing Date;

 

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(ii)             the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Subscription Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by it at or prior to the Closing; and

 

(iii)            except to the extent consented in writing by the Subscriber, no amendment, modification or waiver of the Merger Agreement shall have occurred that materially and adversely affects the economics of the Subscribed Shares that Subscriber is acquiring pursuant to this Subscription Agreement.

 

(h)             Prior to or at the Closing, Subscriber shall deliver to the Company a duly completed and executed Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or appropriate Form W-8.

 

(i)               At and from the Closing, the Company and Subscriber shall execute and deliver such additional documents and take such additional actions as the parties reasonably may deem to be practical and necessary in order to consummate the Subscription as contemplated in this Subscription Agreement.

 

3.             Company Representations and Warranties. The Company represents and warrants to Subscriber that:

 

(a)             The Company (i) is an exempted company duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Cayman Islands (to the extent such concept exists in such jurisdiction) and, as of the Closing Date, following the Domestication, the Company will be duly incorporated, validly existing as a corporation and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, (ii) has the requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties, to carry on its business as it is now being conducted and to enter into and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement, and (iii) is duly licensed or qualified to conduct its business and, if applicable, is in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction (other than its jurisdiction of incorporation) in which the conduct of its business or the ownership of its properties or assets requires such license or qualification, except, with respect to the foregoing clause (iii), where the failure to be in good standing would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect or have a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, including the issuance and sale of the Subscribed Shares. For purposes of this Subscription Agreement, a “Company Material Adverse Effect” means an event, change, development, occurrence, condition or effect with respect to the Company and its subsidiaries, taken together as a whole (on a consolidated basis), that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition, stockholders equity or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken together as a whole (on a consolidated basis).

 

(b)              As of the Closing Date, the Subscribed Shares will be duly authorized and, when issued and delivered to Subscriber against full payment therefor in accordance with the terms of this Subscription Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and will not have been issued in violation of or subject to any preemptive or similar rights created under the Company’s organizational documents (as in effect at such time of issuance) or the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation. As of the date hereof, except pursuant to, or as contemplated by, (i) the Other Subscription Agreements, (ii) the outstanding Company warrants or (iii) the Merger Agreement (including the exhibits and schedules thereto), there are no outstanding options, warrants or other rights to subscribe for, purchase or acquire from the Company any Class A Ordinary Shares or other equity interests in the Company (collectively, “Equity Interests”) or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Equity Interests. As of the date hereof, with the exception of the aforementioned wholly-owned merger subsidiaries, the Company has no subsidiaries and does not own, directly or indirectly, interests or investments (whether equity or debt) in any person, whether incorporated or unincorporated. There are no shareholder agreements, voting trusts or other agreements or understandings to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound relating to the voting of any Equity Interests, other than as contemplated by the Merger Agreement. There are no securities or instruments issued by the Company or to which the Company is a party containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered, by (i) the issuance of the Subscribed Shares or the shares to be issued pursuant to any Other Subscription Agreement, (ii) the Domestication or (iii) the Transaction, except in each case for such anti-dilution or similar provisions the application of which has been effectively waived. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, as of the date hereof, the Company had no outstanding indebtedness.

 

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(c)              This Subscription Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company, and assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of the same by Subscriber, this Subscription Agreement shall constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited or otherwise affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally and by the availability of equitable remedies.

 

(d)              The execution and delivery of this Subscription Agreement, the issuance and sale of the Subscribed Shares and the compliance by the Company with all of the provisions of this Subscription Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of the Company pursuant to the terms of (i) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company is subject; (ii) the organizational documents of the Company; or (iii) any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its properties that, in the case of clauses (i) and (iii), would reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect or have a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, including the issuance and sale of the Subscribed Shares.

 

(e)              The Company is not in default or violation (and no event has occurred which, with notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute a default or violation) of any term, condition or provision of (i) the organizational documents of the Company, (ii) any loan or credit agreement, guarantee, note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease or other agreement, permit, franchise or license to which, as of the date of this Subscription Agreement, the Company is a party or by which the Company’s properties or assets are bound or (iii) any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency, taxing authority or regulatory body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its properties, except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), for defaults or violations that have not had and would not be reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(f)              As of the date of this Subscription Agreement, the authorized share capital of the Company consists of (i) 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, with a par value of $0.0001 per share, and (ii) 550,000,000 ordinary shares with a par value of $0.0001 per share, consisting of 500,000,000 Class A Ordinary Shares, and 50,000,000 Class B ordinary shares.

 

(g)             Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Subscriber set forth in Section 4 of this Subscription Agreement, the Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority, self-regulatory organization (including Nasdaq) or other person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Subscription Agreement (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Subscribed Shares), other than (i) filings required by applicable state securities laws, (ii) the filing of the Registration Statement pursuant to Section 5 below, (iii) the filing of a Notice of Exempt Offering of Securities on Form D with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) under Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), if applicable, (iv) those required by Nasdaq, including with respect to obtaining stockholder approval of the Transaction, (v) those required to consummate the Transaction as provided under the Merger Agreement, (vi) the filing of notification under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, if applicable, and (vii) the failure of which to obtain would not be reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect or have a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, including the issuance and sale of the Subscribed Shares.

 

(h)             As of their respective dates, all reports (the “SEC Reports”) required to be filed by the Company with the Commission since its initial registration statement of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value (the “Class A Ordinary Shares”) and until the date hereof under Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder (the “Exchange Act”), complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, year-end audit adjustments. There are no material outstanding or unresolved comments in comment letters from the Commission staff with respect to any of the SEC Reports.

 

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(i)               As of the date hereof, the issued and outstanding Class A Shares are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, and are listed for trading on Nasdaq under the symbol “ACAC”. There is no suit, action, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company by Nasdaq or the Commission with respect to any intention by such entity to deregister the Class A Shares or prohibit or terminate the listing of the Class A Shares on Nasdaq. The Company has taken no action that is designed to terminate the registration of the Class A Shares under the Exchange Act or the listing of the Class A Shares on Nasdaq. Following the Domestication, the Class A Shares are expected to be registered under the Exchange Act and listed for trading on Nasdaq.

 

(j)               The Company is in compliance with all applicable laws, except where such non-compliance would not be reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

(k)              Except for such matters as have not had and would not be reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect or have a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, including the issuance and sale of the Subscribed Shares, as of the date hereof, there is no (i) suit, action, proceeding or arbitration before a governmental authority or arbitrator pending, or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing against the Company or (ii) judgment, decree, injunction, ruling or order of any governmental authority or arbitrator outstanding against the Company.

 

(l)               Assuming the accuracy of Subscriber’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 4 below, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Subscribed Shares by the Company to Subscriber.

 

(m)             Neither the Company nor any person acting on its behalf has engaged or will engage in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D) in connection with any offer or sale of the Subscribed Shares.

 

(n)              The Company is not under any obligation to pay any broker’s fee or commission in connection with the sale of the Subscribed Shares other than to the Placement Agents (as defined below).

 

(o)              Other than the Other Subscription Agreements, the Company has not entered into any side letter or similar agreement with any Other Subscribers in connection with Other Subscription Agreements, other than such Other Subscription Agreements that include (i) any rights or benefits granted to an Other Subscriber in connection with such Other Subscriber’s compliance with any law, regulation or policy specifically applicable to such Other Subscriber or in connection with the taxable status of an Other Subscriber, (ii) any rights or benefits which are personal to an Other Subscriber based solely on its place of organization or headquarters, organizational form of, or other particular restrictions applicable to, such Other Subscriber or (iii) other terms with respect to the purchase of the Subscribed Shares that are no more favorable in any material respect to such Other Subscriber thereunder than the terms of this Subscription Agreement.

 

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(p)             The Company is not, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Subscribed Shares will not be, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

4.             Subscriber Representations and Warranties. Subscriber represents and warrants to the Company that:

 

(a)              Subscriber (i) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation or incorporation, and (ii) has the requisite power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement.

 

(b)              This Subscription Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Subscriber, and assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of the same by the Company, this Subscription Agreement shall constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Subscriber, enforceable against Subscriber in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors generally and by the availability of equitable remedies.

 

(c)              The execution and delivery of this Subscription Agreement, the purchase of the Subscribed Shares and the compliance by Subscriber with all of the provisions of this Subscription Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of Subscriber pursuant to the terms of (i) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which Subscriber is a party or by which Subscriber is bound or to which any of the property or assets of Subscriber is subject; (ii) the organizational documents of Subscriber; or (iii) any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over Subscriber or any of its properties that, in the case of clauses (i) and (iii), would reasonably be expected to have a Subscriber Material Adverse Effect. For purposes of this Subscription Agreement, a “Subscriber Material Adverse Effect” means an event, change, development, occurrence, condition or effect with respect to Subscriber that would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Subscriber’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, including the purchase of the Subscribed Shares.

 

(d)              Subscriber (i) is (x) a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act) or an institutional “accredited investor” (within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act) satisfying the applicable requirements set forth on Annex A hereto, and accordingly, understands that the offering meets the exemptions from filing under FINRA Rule 5123(b)(1)(C) or (J); (ii) is acquiring the Subscribed Shares only for its own account and not for the account of others, or if Subscriber is subscribing for the Subscribed Shares as a fiduciary or agent for one or more investor accounts, each owner of such account is a qualified institutional buyer and Subscriber has full investment discretion with respect to each such account, and the full power and authority to make the acknowledgements, representations and agreements herein on behalf of each owner of each such account, and (iii) is not acquiring the Subscribed Shares with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution thereof in violation of the Securities Act or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction (and has provided the Company with the requested information on Annex A following the signature page hereto). Subscriber is not an entity formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Subscribed Shares. Subscriber has determined based on its own independent review and such professional advice as it deems appropriate that its purchase of the Subscribed Shares and participation in the Subscription (i) are fully consistent with its financial needs, objectives and condition, (ii) comply and are fully consistent with all investment policies, guidelines and other restrictions applicable to it, (iii) have been duly authorized and approved by all necessary action, and (iv) do not and will not violate or constitute a default under its charter, by-laws or other constituent document or under any law, rule, regulation, agreement or other obligation by which it is bound.

 

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(e)              Subscriber understands that the Subscribed Shares are being offered in a transaction not involving any public offering within the meaning of the Securities Act and that the Subscribed Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act. Subscriber understands that the Subscribed Shares may not be resold, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of by Subscriber absent an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, except (i) to the Company or a subsidiary thereof, or (ii) pursuant to an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, and, in each of cases (i) and (ii), in accordance with any applicable securities laws of the states and other jurisdictions of the United States, and that any book entry positions representing the Shares shall contain a restrictive legend (the “Restricted Legend”) to such effect. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that the Subscribed Shares will be subject to these securities law transfer restrictions and, as a result of these transfer restrictions, Subscriber may not be able to readily offer, resell, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of the Subscribed Shares and may be required to bear the financial risk of an investment in the Subscribed Shares for an indefinite period of time. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that the Subscribed Shares will not immediately be eligible for offer, resale, transfer, pledge or disposition pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, and that the provisions of Rule 144(i) will apply to the Subscribed Shares. Subscriber understands that it has been advised to consult legal counsel prior to making any offer, resale, transfer, pledge or other disposition of any of the Subscribed Shares.

 

(f)               In making its decision to purchase the Subscribed Shares, Subscriber has relied solely upon independent investigation made by Subscriber. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that Subscriber has received such information as Subscriber deems necessary in order to make an investment decision with respect to the Subscribed Shares, including with respect to the Company and the Transaction (including PlayStudios and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “PlayStudios Companies”)). Subscriber acknowledges that LionTree Advisors LLC and J.P. Morgan are acting as financial advisors to PlayStudios in connection with the Transaction and are entitled to receive fees from PlayStudios upon the consummation of the Transaction. Subscriber represents and agrees that Subscriber and Subscriber’s professional advisor(s), if any, have (i) had the full opportunity to ask such questions, receive such answers and obtain such information as Subscriber and such undersigned’s professional advisor(s), if any, have deemed necessary to make an investment decision with respect to the Subscribed Shares and (ii) conducted and completed independent due diligence with respect to the Subscription and the Subscribed Shares. Based on such information as Subscriber has deemed appropriate and without reliance upon any of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, LionTree Advisors LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., each acting as placement agent to the Company (each, a “Placement Agent” and, collectively, the “Placement Agents”), the Company, the PlayStudios Companies, any of their respective affiliates or any of such person’s or its affiliates’ control persons, officers, directors, employees or other representatives, legal counsel, financial advisors, accountants or agents (collectively, “Representatives”), Subscriber has independently made its own analysis and decision to enter into the Subscription, and has not relied on any statements or other information provided by any of the Placement Agents, the Company, the PlayStudios Companies or their respective Representatives (collectively, the “Covered Persons”), with respect to the Company, the PlayStudios Companies or the Subscribed Shares, except for the representations, warranties and agreements of the Company set forth herein. In addition, except for the representations, warranties and agreements of the Company set forth herein, Subscriber is relying exclusively on its own sources of information, investment analysis and due diligence (including professional advice it deems appropriate) with respect to the Subscription, the Subscribed Shares and the business, condition (financial and otherwise), management, operations, properties and prospects of the Company and the PlayStudios Companies, including but not limited to all business, legal, regulatory, accounting, credit and tax matters.

 

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(g)               Subscriber hereby acknowledges and agrees that:

 

(i)               no disclosure or offering document has been prepared in connection with the offer and sale of the Subscribed Shares by any Covered Person, and no Covered Person has made or will make any representation or warranty (except for the representations and warranties of the Company set forth herein), whether express or implied, of any kind or character and has not provided any advice or recommendation in connection with the Subscription,

 

(ii)             each of the Placement Agents is acting solely as the Company’s placement agent in connection with the Subscription with respect to Subscriber, is not acting as an underwriter, a financial advisor or in any other capacity with respect to Subscriber and is not and shall not be construed as a fiduciary for Subscriber,

 

(iii)            no Placement Agent will have any responsibility with respect to (A) any representations, warranties or agreements made by any person or entity under or in connection with the Subscription or any of the documents furnished pursuant thereto or in connection therewith, or the execution, legality, validity or enforceability (with respect to any person) of any thereof, or (B) the business, affairs, financial condition, operations, properties or prospects of, or any other matter concerning the Company, the PlayStudios Companies or the Subscription,

 

(iv)            no Placement Agent shall have any liability or obligation (including without limitation, for or with respect to any losses, claims, damages, obligations, penalties, judgments, awards, liabilities, costs, expenses or disbursements incurred by Subscriber), whether in contract, tort or otherwise, to Subscriber, or to any person claiming through Subscriber, in respect of the Subscription and

 

(v)             no Placement Agent or its respective directors, officers, employees, representatives and controlling persons have made any independent investigation with respect to the Company or the Subscribed Shares or the accuracy, completeness or adequacy of any information supplied to Subscriber by the Company.

 

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(h)              Subscriber became aware of this offering of the Subscribed Shares solely by means of direct contact between Subscriber and the Company or by means of contact from the Placement Agents and the Subscribed Shares were offered to Subscriber solely by direct contact between Subscriber and the Company. Subscriber did not become aware of this offering of the Subscribed Shares, nor were the Subscribed Shares offered to Subscriber, by any other means. Subscriber acknowledges that the Company represents and warrants that the Subscribed Shares (i) were not offered by any form of general solicitation or general advertising and (ii) are not being offered in a manner involving a public offering under, or in a distribution in violation of, the Securities Act, or any state securities laws. Subscriber acknowledges that Subscriber shall be responsible for any of Subscriber’s tax liabilities that may arise as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement, and that neither the Company nor PlayStudios has provided any tax advice or any other representation or guarantee regarding the tax consequences of the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreement.

 

(i)               Subscriber acknowledges that it is aware that there are substantial risks incident to the purchase and ownership of the Subscribed Shares. Subscriber has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Subscribed Shares, and Subscriber has had an opportunity to seek, and has sought, such accounting, legal, business and tax advice as Subscriber has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision.

 

(j)               Subscriber has adequately analyzed and fully considered the risks of an investment in the Subscribed Shares and determined that the Subscribed Shares are a suitable investment for Subscriber and that Subscriber is able at this time and in the foreseeable future to bear the economic risk of a total loss of Subscriber’s investment in the Company. Subscriber acknowledges specifically that a possibility of total loss exists. Subscriber has exercised independent judgment in evaluating its participation in the Subscription, and accordingly, Subscriber understands that the offering meets (i) the exemptions from filing under FINRA Rule 5123(b)(1)(A) and (ii) the institutional customer exemption under FINRA Rule 2111(b).

 

(k)              Subscriber understands and agrees that no federal or state agency has passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Subscribed Shares or made any findings or determination as to the fairness of this investment.

 

(l)               Subscriber is not (i) a person or entity named on the List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons administered by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) or in any Executive Order issued by the President of the United States and administered by OFAC (“OFAC List”), or a person or entity prohibited by any OFAC sanctions program, (ii) a Designated National as defined in the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 515, or (iii) a non-U.S. shell bank or providing banking services indirectly to a non-U.S. shell bank. Subscriber agrees to provide law enforcement agencies, if requested thereby, such records as required by applicable law, provided that Subscriber is permitted to do so under applicable law. Subscriber represents that if it is a financial institution subject to the Bank Secrecy Act (31 U.S.C. Section 5311 et seq.), as amended by the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 and its implementing regulations (collectively, the “BSA/PATRIOT Act”), that Subscriber maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to comply with applicable obligations under the BSA/PATRIOT Act. Subscriber also represents that, to the extent required, it maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed for the screening of its investors against the OFAC sanctions programs, including the OFAC List. Subscriber further represents and warrants that, to the extent required, it maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure that the funds held by Subscriber and used to purchase the Subscribed Shares were legally derived.

 

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(m)            Subscriber does not have, as of the date hereof, any “put equivalent position” as such term is defined in Rule 16a-1 under the Exchange Act, any “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 promulgated under Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act, and any type of direct or indirect stock pledges (other than pledges in the ordinary course of business as part of prime brokerage arrangements), forward sale contracts, options, puts, calls, swaps and similar arrangements (including on a total return basis), and or other short sale positions, whether through a broker dealer or otherwise, with respect to the securities of the Company (collectively, “Short Sales”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case (i) other entities under common management with Subscriber that have no knowledge of this Subscription Agreement or of Subscriber’s participation in the Transaction (including Subscriber’s affiliates) or (ii) Subscriber is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Subscriber’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Subscriber’s assets, then, in each case, the foregoing representation shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Subscribed Shares covered by this Agreement.

 

(n)              If Subscriber is an employee benefit plan that is subject to Title I of ERISA, a plan, an individual retirement account or other arrangement that is subject to section 4975 of the Code or an employee benefit plan that is a governmental plan (as defined in section 3(32) of ERISA), a church plan (as defined in section 3(33) of ERISA), a non-U.S. plan (as described in section 4(b)(4) of ERISA) or other plan that is not subject to the foregoing but may be subject to provisions under any other federal, state, local, non-U.S. or other laws or regulations that are similar to such provisions of ERISA or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or an entity whose underlying assets are considered to include “plan assets” of any such plan, account or arrangement (each, a “Plan”) subject to the fiduciary or prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA or section 4975 of the Code, Subscriber represents and warrants that neither the Company, nor any of its respective affiliates (the “Transaction Parties”) has acted as the Plan’s fiduciary, or has been relied on for advice, with respect to its decision to acquire and hold the Subscribed Shares, and none of the Transaction Parties shall at any time be relied upon as the Plan’s fiduciary with respect to any decision to acquire, continue to hold or transfer the Subscribed Shares.

 

(o)              At the Closing, Subscriber will have sufficient funds to pay the Purchase Price pursuant to Section 2(b) above.

 

(p)              Subscriber acknowledges its obligations under applicable securities laws with respect to the treatment of non-public information relating to the Company.

 

(q)              Subscriber agrees that, notwithstanding Section 9(j) below, the Placement Agents and, after the Closing, the PlayStudios Companies may rely upon the representations and warranties made by Subscriber to the Company in this Subscription Agreement.

 

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5.             Registration of Subscribed Shares.

 

(a)              The Company agrees that, within thirty (30) calendar days following the Closing Date (the “Filing Date”), the Company will file with the Commission (at the Company’s sole cost and expense) a registration statement registering the resale of the Subscribed Shares (the “Registration Statement”), and the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective as soon as practicable thereafter, but in any event no later than the earlier of (i) sixty (60) calendar days after the Filing Date thereof (or, in the event the Commission notifies the Company that it will “review” the Registration Statement, the ninetieth (90th) calendar day following the Filing Date thereof) and (ii) ten (10) Business Days after the date the Company is notified in writing by the Commission that the Registration Statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review (such earlier date, the “Effectiveness Date”). The Company will provide a draft of the Registration Statement to Subscriber for review at least two (2) Business Days in advance of the filing of the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Commission prevents the Company from including any or all of the shares proposed to be registered under the Registration Statement due to limitations on the use of Rule 415 under the Securities Act for the resale of the Subscribed Shares by the applicable stockholders or otherwise, such Registration Statement shall register for resale such number of Subscribed Shares which is equal to the maximum number of Subscribed Shares as is permitted to be registered by the Commission. In such event, the number of Subscribed Shares to be registered for each selling stockholder named in the Registration Statement shall be reduced pro rata among all such selling stockholders and as promptly as practicable after being permitted to register additional Subscribed Shares under Rule 415 under the Securities Act, the Company shall amend the Registration Statement or file a new Registration Statement to register such additional Subscribed Shares and cause such amendment or Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as practicable. For purposes of clarification, any failure by the Company to file the Registration Statement by the Filing Date or to effect such Registration Statement by the Effectiveness Date shall not otherwise relieve the Company of its obligations to file or effect the Registration Statement as set forth above in this Section 5(a).

 

(b)              The Company agrees that, except for such times as the Company is permitted hereunder to suspend the effectiveness or use of the prospectus forming part of a Registration Statement, the Company will use reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement, or another shelf registration statement that includes the Subscribed Shares, to remain effective with respect to Subscriber until the earlier of (i) three (3) years from the effective date of the Registration Statement, (ii) the date on which all of the Subscribed Shares shall have been sold, or (iii) the first date on which Subscriber can sell all of its Subscribed Shares (or shares received in exchange therefor) under Rule 144 under the Securities Act without limitation as to the manner of sale or the amount of such securities that may be sold and without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable). For as long as the Registration Statement shall remain effective pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to file all reports, and provide all customary and reasonable cooperation, necessary to enable Subscriber to resell the Subscribed Shares pursuant to the Registration Statement, qualify the Subscribed Shares for listing on the applicable stock exchange on which the Company’s Class A Shares are then listed, and update or amend the Registration Statement as necessary to include the Subscribed Shares.

 

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(c)              Subscriber agrees to disclose its beneficial ownership, as determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, of Subscribed Shares to the Company (or its successor) upon request to assist the Company in making the determination described above. The Company’s obligations to include the Subscribed Shares in the Registration Statement are contingent upon Subscriber furnishing in writing to the Company such information regarding Subscriber, the securities of the Company held by Subscriber and the intended method of disposition of the Subscribed Shares as shall be reasonably requested by the Company to effect the registration of the Subscribed Shares, and Subscriber shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request that are customary for a selling stockholder in similar situations; provided that Subscriber shall not in connection with the foregoing be required to execute any lock-up or similar agreement or otherwise be subject to any contractual restriction on the ability to transfer the Subscribed Shares.

 

(d)              Subscriber agrees the Company shall be entitled to postpone and suspend the effectiveness or use of the Registration Statement during any customary blackout or similar period or as permitted hereunder. In the case of the registration effected by the Company pursuant to this Subscription Agreement, the Company shall, upon reasonable request, inform Subscriber as to the status of such registration. In no event shall Subscriber be identified as a statutory underwriter in the Registration Statement unless requested by the Commission. If the Commission requests that Subscriber be identified as a statutory underwriter in the Registration Statement, Subscriber will have an opportunity to withdraw from the Registration Statement. Subscriber shall not be entitled to use the Registration Statement for an underwritten offering of Subscribed Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Company may delay or postpone filing of such Registration Statement, and from time to time require Subscriber not to sell under the Registration Statement or suspend the use or effectiveness of any such Registration Statement, if it determines that in order for the registration statement to not contain a material misstatement or omission, an amendment thereto would be needed to include information that would at that time not otherwise be required in a current, quarterly, or annual report under the Exchange Act, or the Company’s CEO, CFO or General Counsel believes such filing or use could materially affect a bona fide business or financing transaction of the Company or would require premature disclosure of information that could materially adversely affect the Company (each such circumstance, a “Suspension Event”); provided, however, that (x) the Company shall not so delay filing or so suspend the use of the Registration Statement for a period of more than sixty (60) consecutive calendar days or more than two (2) occasions, or more than one hundred and twenty (120) total calendar days, in each case during any three hundred sixty (360)-day period and (y) the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to make such registration statement available for the sale by the undersigned of such securities as soon as practicable thereafter.

 

(e)              At its expense, the Company shall advise Subscriber within two (2) Business Days: (i) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for such purpose; (ii) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Subscribed Shares included therein for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; and (iii) subject to the provisions in this Subscription Agreement, of the occurrence of a Suspension Event or any other event that requires the making of any changes in any Registration Statement or prospectus so that, as of such date, the statements therein are not misleading and do not omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, the Company shall not, when so advising Subscriber of such events, provide Subscriber with any material, non-public information regarding the Company other than to the extent that providing notice to Subscriber of the occurrence of such events would constitute material, non-public information regarding the Company. At its expense, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement as soon as reasonably practicable, and upon the occurrence of any event contemplated above (other than a permitted Suspension Event), the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to, as soon as reasonably practicable, prepare a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement or a supplement to the related prospectus, or file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to purchasers of the Subscribed Shares included therein, such prospectus will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

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(f)               Upon receipt of written notice from the Company of the happening of any Suspension Event during the period that the Registration Statement is effective or if as a result of a Suspension Event the Registration Statement or related prospectus contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made (in the case of the prospectus), not misleading, the undersigned agrees that (1) it will immediately discontinue offers and sales of the Subscribed Shares under the Registration Statement (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, sales conducted pursuant to Rule 144) until the undersigned receives copies of a supplemental or amended prospectus (which the Company agrees to promptly prepare) that corrects the misstatement(s) or omission(s) referred to above and receives notice that any post-effective amendment has become effective or unless otherwise notified by the Company that it may resume such offers and sales, and (2) it will maintain the confidentiality of any information included in such written notice delivered by the Company unless otherwise required by law, subpoena or regulatory request or requirement. If so directed by the Company, the undersigned will deliver to the Company or, in the undersigned’s sole discretion, destroy all copies of the prospectus covering the Subscribed Shares in the undersigned’s possession; provided, however, that this obligation to deliver or destroy all copies of the prospectus covering the Subscribed Shares shall not apply (x) to the extent the undersigned is required to retain a copy of such prospectus (A) in order to comply with applicable legal, regulatory, self-regulatory or professional requirements or (B) in accordance with a bona fide pre-existing document retention policy or (y) to copies stored electronically on archival servers as a result of automatic data back-up.

 

(g)              For purposes of this Section 5, “Subscribed Shares” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the Subscribed Shares (as defined in the recitals to this Subscription Agreement) and any other equity security issued or issuable with respect to the Subscribed Shares by way of share split, dividend, distribution, recapitalization, merger, exchange, replacement or similar event, and “Subscriber” shall include any affiliate of the undersigned Subscriber to which the rights under this Section 5 shall have been duly assigned.

 

(h)              The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless Subscriber (to the extent a seller under the Registration Statement), its officers, directors and agents, trustees, partners, members, managers, stockholders, affiliates, employees, investment advisors and each person who controls Subscriber (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act), to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs (including reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees) and expenses (collectively, “Losses”), as incurred, that arise out of or are based upon any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement (or incorporated by reference therein), any prospectus included in the Registration Statement or any form of prospectus or preliminary prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any prospectus, or any form of prospectus or preliminary prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, except to the extent, that such Losses arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statements, alleged untrue statements, omissions or alleged omissions were made in reliance upon and in conformity with any information regarding Subscriber furnished in writing to the Company by Subscriber expressly for use therein.

 

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(i)               Subscriber shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, officers, agents and employees, and each person who controls the Company (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Losses, as incurred, that arise out of or are based upon any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement (or incorporated by reference therein), any prospectus included in the Registration Statement any form of prospectus or preliminary prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any prospectus, or any form of prospectus or preliminary prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, but only to the extent that such Losses arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statements, alleged untrue statements, omissions or alleged omissions were made in reliance upon and in conformity with any information regarding Subscriber furnished in writing to the Company by Subscriber expressly for use therein. In no event shall the liability of Subscriber be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by Subscriber upon the sale of the Subscribed Shares giving rise to such indemnification obligation. Subscriber shall notify the Company promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any proceeding arising from or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Section 5 of which Subscriber is aware.

 

(j)               Any person or entity entitled to indemnification herein shall (A) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification (provided that the failure to give prompt notice shall not impair any person’s or entity’s right to indemnification hereunder to the extent such failure has not prejudiced the indemnifying party) and (B) 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 includes a statement or admission of fault and culpability on the part of such indemnified party or which 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.

 

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(k)              If the indemnification provided under this Section 5 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. 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 this Section 5, any legal or other fees, charges or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or proceeding. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution pursuant to this Section 5(k) from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. Each indemnifying party’s obligation to make a contribution pursuant to this Section 5(k) shall be individual, not joint and several, and in no event shall the liability of any Subscriber hereunder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by such Subscriber upon the sale of the Subscribed Shares giving rise to such indemnification obligation.

 

6.             Other Covenants.

 

(a)               With a view to making available to Subscriber the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act or any other similar rule or regulation of the Commission that may at any time permit Subscriber to sell securities of the Company to the public without registration, the Company agrees, until Subscriber no longer holds Subscribed Shares, to use commercially reasonable efforts to:

 

(i)               make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144;

 

(ii)              file with the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act so long as the Company remains subject to such requirements and the filing of such reports and other documents is required for the applicable provisions of Rule 144; and

 

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(iii)            furnish to Subscriber so long as it owns Subscribed Shares, as promptly as practicable upon request, (x) a written statement by the Company, if true, that it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144, the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and (y) such other information as may be reasonably requested to permit Subscriber to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without registration.

 

(b)               If requested by Subscriber, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the removal of the Restricted Legend from:

 

(i) any Subscribed Shares being sold by Subscriber under the Registration Statement so long as the Registration Statement is effective and no stop order or Suspension Event is in effect;

 

(ii) any Subscribed Shares being sold by Subscriber under Rule 144 so long as such sale complies with Rule 144 in all respects (and Subscriber certifies to the Company of such compliance) and the Company is in compliance with the current public information required by Rule 144(c)(1) and with Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable; or

 

(iii) all of Subscriber’s Subscribed Shares so long as all of its Subscribed Shares may be sold by Subscriber under Rule 144 without any volume and manner of sale restrictions (and Subscriber certifies to the Company accordingly) without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information required by Rule 144(c)(1), and the Company is in compliance with Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable.

 

To the extent required by the Company’s transfer agent, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause its legal counsel to deliver a customary opinion within two Business Days of the delivery of all reasonably necessary representations and other documentation from Subscriber as reasonably requested by the Company, its counsel or the transfer agent by Subscriber to the Company’ transfer agent to the effect that the removal of the Restricted Legend in such circumstances may be effected under the Securities Act.

 

(c)              Subscriber hereby agrees that, from the date of this Subscription Agreement, none of Subscriber, its controlled affiliates, or any person or entity acting on behalf of Subscriber or any of its controlled affiliates or pursuant to any understanding with Subscriber or any of its controlled affiliates will engage in any Short Sales with respect to securities of the Company prior to the Closing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) nothing herein shall prohibit other entities under common management with Subscriber that have no knowledge of this Subscription Agreement or of Subscriber’s participation in the Transaction (including Subscriber controlled affiliates and/or affiliates) from entering into any Short Sales and (ii) in the case of a Subscriber that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Subscriber’s assets and the portfolio managers have no knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Subscriber’s assets, this Section 6(c) shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Purchase Price covered by this Subscription Agreement.

 

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7.             Termination. This Subscription Agreement shall terminate and be void and of no further force and effect, and all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall terminate without any further liability on the part of any party in respect thereof, upon the earliest to occur of (a) such date and time as the Merger Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, (b) upon the mutual written agreement of the Company and Subscriber to terminate this Subscription Agreement, (c) the event that any conditions contained in Section 2 herein are not satisfied on or prior to the Closing and, as a result thereof, the Subscription and the other transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement are not or will not be consummated at the Closing; or (d) August 16, 2021 if the Closing has not occurred by such date; provided, however, that nothing herein will relieve any party hereto from liability for any willful breach hereof prior to the time of termination, and each party hereto will be entitled to any remedies at law or in equity to recover losses, liabilities or damages arising from such breach. The Company shall notify Subscriber of the termination of the Merger Agreement promptly after the termination thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, if this Subscription Agreement terminates following the delivery by Subscriber of the Purchase Price, the Company shall promptly (but not later than two (2) Business Days thereafter) return the Purchase Price to Subscriber, whether or not the closing of the Transaction shall have occurred.

 

8.             Trust Account Waiver. Subscriber hereby acknowledges that the Company has established a trust account (the “Trust Account”) containing the proceeds of its initial public offering (the “IPO”) and from certain private placements occurring simultaneously with the IPO (including interest accrued from time to time thereon) for the benefit of the Company’s public stockholders and certain other parties (including the underwriters of the IPO). For and in consideration of the Company entering into this Subscription Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Subscriber hereby (i) agrees that it does not now, and shall not at any time hereafter, have any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any assets held in the Trust Account, and shall not make any claim against the Trust Account, regardless of whether such claim arises as a result of, in connection with or relating in any way to this Subscription Agreement or any other matter, and regardless of whether such claim arises based on contract, tort, equity or any other theory of legal liability (any and all such claims are collectively referred to hereafter as the “Released Claims”), (ii) irrevocably waives any Released Claims that it may have against the Trust Account now or in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any negotiations, contracts or agreements with the Company, and (iii) will not seek recourse against the Trust Account for any reason whatsoever; provided however, that nothing in this Section 8 shall (a) be deemed to limit any Subscriber’s right to distributions from the Trust Account by virtue of Subscriber’s record of beneficial ownership of Class A Ordinary Shares, (b) be deemed to limit subscriber’s right to exercise any redemption rights with respect to Class A Ordinary Shares owned by Subscriber, (c) serve to limit or prohibit Subscriber’s right to pursue a claim against the Company for legal relief against assets held outside the Trust Account, for specific performance or other equitable relief, or (d) serve to limit or prohibit any claims that Subscriber may have in the future against the Company’s assets or funds that are not held in the Trust Account.

 

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9.             Miscellaneous.

 

(a)              All notices, requests, demands, claims and other communications hereunder shall be in writing. Any notice, request, demand, claim or other communication hereunder shall be deemed duly given (i) when delivered personally to the recipient, (ii) when sent by electronic mail, on the date of transmission to such recipient, (iii) one (1) Business Day after being sent to the recipient by reputable overnight courier service (charges prepaid), or (iv) four (4) Business Days after being mailed to the recipient by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested and postage prepaid, and, in each case, addressed to the intended recipient at its address specified on the signature page hereof or to such electronic mail address or address as subsequently modified by written notice given in accordance with this Section 9(a).

 

(b)              Subscriber acknowledges that the Company will rely on the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties contained in this Subscription Agreement. Prior to the Closing, Subscriber agrees to promptly notify the Company if it becomes aware that any of the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties of Subscriber set forth herein are no longer accurate in all material respects (unless qualified by materiality or “material adverse effect,” in which case no longer accurate in all respects). The Company acknowledges that Subscriber and others will rely on the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties contained in this Subscription Agreement. Prior to the Closing, the Company agrees to promptly notify Subscriber if it becomes aware that any of the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties of the Company set forth herein are no longer accurate in all material respects (unless qualified by materiality or “material adverse effect,” in which cause no longer accurate in all respects).

 

(c)              Each of the Company and Subscriber is irrevocably authorized to produce this Subscription Agreement or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceeding or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.

 

(d)              Each of the Company and Subscriber shall pay all of its own expenses in connection with this Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein.

 

(e)              The Company shall be responsible for the fees of its transfer agent, stamp taxes and all of DTC’s fees associated with the issuance of the Subscribed Shares.

 

(f)               Neither this Subscription Agreement nor any rights that may accrue to Subscriber hereunder (other than the Subscribed Shares acquired hereunder, if any) may be transferred or assigned. Neither this Subscription Agreement nor any rights that may accrue to the Company hereunder may be transferred or assigned (provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt, the Company may transfer the Subscription Agreement and its rights hereunder in connection with the consummation of the Transaction). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Subscriber may assign its rights and obligations under this Subscription Agreement without the Company’s prior written consent to one or more of its affiliates or to any fund or account managed by the same investment adviser as Subscriber, or by an affiliate of such investment adviser, or, with the Company’s prior written consent, to another person; provided that no such assignment shall relieve Subscriber of its obligations hereunder if any such assignee fails to perform such obligations; provided further that in the case of any such assignment, the assignee shall be deemed to make the representations and warranties of Subscriber provided for herein to the extent of such assignment.

 

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(g)              All the agreements, representations and warranties made by each party hereto in this Subscription Agreement shall survive the Closing.

 

(h)              The Company may request from Subscriber such additional information as the Company may deem reasonably necessary to evaluate the eligibility of Subscriber to acquire the Subscribed Shares, and Subscriber shall provide such information as may be reasonably requested, to the extent readily available and to the extent consistent with its internal policies and procedures; provided that the Company expressly agrees to keep any such information provided by Subscriber confidential, unless otherwise required by law, subpoena or regulatory request or requirement.

 

(i)               This Subscription Agreement may not be amended, modified, waived or terminated except by an instrument in writing, signed by the party against whom enforcement of such modification, waiver, or termination is sought.

 

(j)               This Subscription Agreement constitutes the entire agreement, and supersedes all other prior agreements, understandings, representations and warranties, both written and oral, among the parties hereto, with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

(k)              Except as otherwise provided herein, this Subscription Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives, and permitted assigns, and the agreements, representations, warranties, covenants and acknowledgments contained herein shall be deemed to be made by, and be binding upon, such heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns.

 

(l)                If any provision of this Subscription Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Subscription Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall continue in full force and effect.

 

(m)             This Subscription Agreement may be executed and delivered in one or more counterparts and by different parties in separate counterparts, with the same effect as if all parties hereto had signed the same document. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail (including any electronic signature covered by the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, the Electronic Signatures and Records Act or other applicable law, e.g., .pdf or 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. All counterparts so executed and delivered shall be construed together and shall constitute one and the same agreement.

 

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(n)              This Subscription Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other person; provided, however, that (the Placement Agents are intended third party beneficiaries of the representations and warranties of the Company in Section 3 and of Subscriber in Section 4, in each case only to the extent such representations and warranties are applicable to the Placement Agents.

 

(o)              The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Subscription Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties hereto shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Subscription Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Subscription Agreement, this being in addition to any other remedy to which such party is entitled at law, in equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise.

 

(p)              This Subscription Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the state of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of laws that would otherwise require the application of the law of any other state.

 

(q)              EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES ITS RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OR RELATED TO THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR OTHER LITIGATION OF ANY TYPE BROUGHT BY ANY PARTY HERETO AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY HERETO OR ANY AFFILIATE OF ANY OTHER SUCH PARTY, WHETHER WITH RESPECT TO CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS OR OTHERWISE. THE PARTIES HERETO AGREE THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE TRIED BY A COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE PARTIES HERETO FURTHER AGREE THAT THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IS WAIVED BY OPERATION OF THIS SECTION AS TO ANY ACTION, COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHER PROCEEDING WHICH SEEKS, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, TO CHALLENGE THE VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR ANY PROVISION HEREOF. THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT.

 

(r)               The parties hereto agree that all disputes, legal actions, suits and proceedings arising out of or relating to this Subscription Agreement must be brought exclusively in the UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK OR ANY NEW YORK STATE COURT SITTING IN NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT THEREFROM (collectively the “Designated Courts”). Each party hereto hereby consents and submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Designated Courts. No legal action, suit or proceeding with respect to this subscription agreement may be brought in any other forum. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives all claims of immunity from jurisdiction and any objection which such party may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding in any Designated Court, including any right to object on the basis that any dispute, action, suit or proceeding brought in the Designated Courts has been brought in an improper or inconvenient forum or venue. Each of the parties hereto also agrees that delivery of any process, summons, notice or document to a party hereof in compliance with Section 9(a) above shall be effective service of process for any action, suit or proceeding in a Designated Court with respect to any matters to which the parties hereto have submitted to jurisdiction as set forth above.

 

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(s)              The Company has disclosed to Subscriber certain non-public information regarding the Transaction, including the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby (and by the Other Subscription Agreements), and Subscriber acknowledges its agreement to treat such information confidentially until such time as all such “material non-public information” (within the meaning of applicable securities laws) is either publicly disclosed by the Company (including as contemplated by the following sentence) or deemed by the Company to be no longer relevant. In accordance therewith, the Company shall, by 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the first (1st) Business Day immediately following the date of this Subscription Agreement, issue one or more press releases or file with the Commission a Current Report on Form 8-K disclosing, to the extent not previously publicly disclosed, such material non-public information unless the Company determines, in compliance with applicable laws and regulations, that any of such information is no longer material. Notwithstanding anything in this Subscription Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall not publicly disclose the name of Subscriber, its investment adviser or any of their respective affiliates, or include the name of Subscriber, its investment adviser or any of their respective affiliates in any press release or in any filing with the Commission or any regulatory agency or trading market, without the prior written consent (including by e-mail) of Subscriber, except as required by the federal securities laws, rules or regulations and to the extent such disclosure is required by other laws, rules or regulations, at the request of the staff of the Commission or regulatory agency or under Nasdaq regulations, in which case the Company shall provide Subscriber with prior written notice (including by e-mail) of such permitted disclosure, and shall reasonably consult with Subscriber regarding such disclosure.

 

(t)               The obligations of Subscriber under this Subscription Agreement are several and not joint with the obligations of any Other Subscriber or any other investor under the Other Subscription Agreements, and Subscriber shall not be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any Other Subscriber under this Subscription Agreement or any other investor under the Other Subscription Agreements. Nothing contained herein or in any Other Subscription Agreement, and no action taken by Subscriber or investor pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute Subscriber and other investors as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that Subscriber and other investors are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement and the Other Subscription Agreements. Subscriber acknowledges that no Other Subscriber has acted as agent for Subscriber in connection with making its investment hereunder and no Other Subscriber will be acting as agent of Subscriber in connection with monitoring its investment in the Subscribed Shares or enforcing its rights under this Subscription Agreement. Subscriber shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation the rights arising out of this Subscription Agreement, and it shall not be necessary for any Other Subscriber or investor to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.

 

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(u)              Subscriber understands and agrees that Subscriber is purchasing the Subscribed Shares directly from the Company. Subscriber further acknowledges that there have not been, and Subscriber hereby agrees that it is not relying on, any representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made to Subscriber by the Company, the PlayStudios Companies, any other party to the Transaction, any of the foregoing person’s Representatives or any other person or entity, expressly or by implication, other than those representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the Company set forth in this Subscription Agreement. Subscriber acknowledges that certain information provided by the Company was based on projections, and such projections were prepared based on assumptions and estimates that are inherently uncertain and are subject to a wide variety of significant business, economic and competitive risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the projections.

 

10.         Notices. All notices and other communications among the parties shall be made in the manner provided in Section 9(a) above.

 

If to Subscriber, to the address provided on Subscriber’s signature page hereto.

 

If to the Company, to:

 

Acies Acquisition Corp.

1219 Morningside Drive, Suite 110

Manhattan Beach, CA 90266

Attention: Dan Fetters
  Edward King
Email: Dan.Fetters@aciesacq.com
  Edward.King@aciesacq.com

 

with copies to (which shall not constitute notice), to:

 

Latham & Watkins LLP

10250 Constellation Blvd. Suite 1100

Los Angeles, CA 90067

Attention: Steven B. Stokdyk
Email: steven.stokdyk@lw.com

 

or to such other address or addresses as the parties may from time to time designate in writing. Copies delivered solely to outside counsel shall not constitute notice.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Company and Subscriber has executed or caused this Subscription Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized representative as of the date first set forth above.

 

  Acies Acquisition Corp.
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Signature Page to PIPE Subscription Agreement

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Company and Subscriber has executed or caused this Subscription Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized representative as of the date first set forth above.

 

  SUBSCRIBER
  Print Name:  

 

  By:  
    Name:
    Title:
    Address for Notices:

 

Name in which shares are to be registered:

 

__________________________________________

 

Number of Subscribed Shares subscribed for:      
Price Per Subscribed Share:   $ 10.00  
Aggregate Purchase Price:   $      

 

You must pay the Purchase Price by wire transfer of United States dollars in immediately available funds to the account of the Company specified by the Company in the Closing Notice.

 

Signature Page to PIPE Subscription Agreement

 

 

 

ANNEX A

 

ELIGIBILITY REPRESENTATIONS OF SUBSCRIBER

 

This Annex A should be completed and signed by Subscriber
and constitutes a part of the Subscription Agreement.

 

A. QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS (Please check the box, if applicable)

 

Subscriber is a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act).

 

B. ACCREDITED INVESTOR STATUS (Please check the box)

 

Subscriber is an “accredited investor” (within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act) or an entity in which all of the equity holders are accredited investors, and has marked and initialed the appropriate box below indicating the provision under which it qualifies as an “accredited investor.”

 

C. AFFILIATE STATUS
(Please check the applicable box)

 

SUBSCRIBER:

 

is:

 

is not:

 

an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act) of the Company or acting on behalf of an affiliate of the Company.

 

Rule 501(a), in relevant part, states that an “accredited investor” shall mean any person who comes within any of the below listed categories, or who the issuer reasonably believes comes within any of the below listed categories, at the time of the sale of the securities to that person. Subscriber has indicated, by marking and initialing the appropriate box below, the provision(s) below which apply to Subscriber and under which Subscriber accordingly qualifies as an “accredited investor.”

 

Any bank, registered broker or dealer, SEC or state registered investment adviser, exempt reporting adviser, insurance company, registered investment company, insurance company, business development company, small business investment company or rural business investment company;

 

Any plan established and maintained by a state, its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or its political subdivisions for the benefit of its employees, if such plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000;

 

Any employee benefit plan, within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, if a bank, insurance company, or registered investment adviser makes the investment decisions, or if the plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000;

 

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Any corporation, similar business trust, partnership, limited liability company or any organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000;

 

Any director, executive officer, or general partner of the Company;

 

Any natural person whose individual net worth, or joint net worth with that person’s spouse or spousal equivalent, at the time of his or her purchase exceeds $1,000,000. For purposes of calculating a natural person’s net worth: (a) the person’s primary residence shall not be included as an asset; (b) indebtedness that is secured by the person’s primary residence up to the estimated fair market value of the primary residence shall not be included as a liability (except that if the amount of such indebtedness outstanding at the time of calculation exceeds the amount outstanding 60 days before such time, other than as a result of the acquisition of the primary residence, the amount of such excess shall be included as a liability); and (c) indebtedness that is secured by the person’s primary residence in excess of the estimated fair market value of the residence shall be included as a liability;

 

Any natural person who had an individual income in excess of $200,000 in each of the two most recent years or joint income with that person’s spouse or spousal equivalent in excess of $300,000 in each of those years and has a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current year.

 

Any trust with assets in excess of $5,000,000, not formed to acquire the securities offered, whose purchase is directed by a sophisticated person;

 

Any natural person who is a “knowledgeable employee” as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder;

 

Any “family office” as defined under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Investment Advisers Act”), which was not formed for the purpose of investing in the Company, has assets under management in excess of $5,000,000 and whose prospective investment is directed by a person who has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that such family office is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment; or

  

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Any “family client,” as defined under the Investment Advisers Act, of a family office, whose prospective investment in the Company is directed by such family office, and such family office is one (i) with assets under management in excess of $5,000,000, (ii) that was not formed for the specific purpose of investing in the Company, and (iii) whose prospective investment in the Company is directed by a person who has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that such family office is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of such prospective investment; or

 

Any entity in which all of the equity owners are accredited investors meeting one or more of the above tests or one of the following tests.
     
    [Specify which tests:]

 

  SUBSCRIBER
  Print Name:  

 

  By:  
  Name:
  Title:

 

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Exhibit 10.2

 

SPONSOR AGREEMENT

 

This Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated as of February 1, 2021, is entered into by and among Acies Acquisition LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”), Acies Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (which shall domesticate as a Delaware corporation prior to the Closing) (“Acies”) and PlayStudios, Inc. (the “Company”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, concurrently herewith, Acies, the Company, Catalyst Merger Sub I, Inc. (“First Merger Sub”) and Catalyst Merger Sub II, LLC (“Second Merger Sub”) are entering into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”; capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Merger Agreement), pursuant to which (and subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein) First Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company, with the Company surviving the merger (the “First Merger”), and immediately following the First Merger, the surviving corporation of the First Merger will merge with and into the Second Merger Sub, with the Second Merger Sub surviving the merger (the “Second Merger” and, together with the First Merger, the “Mergers”);

 

WHEREAS, the Sponsor is currently the record owner of 5,381,250 outstanding Sponsor Shares and 4,536,667 outstanding Acies Private Placement Warrants (the Sponsor Shares and Acies Private Placement Warrants owned by the Sponsor, together with any additional Acies Ordinary Shares or Sponsor Shares (or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Acies Ordinary Shares) in which the Sponsor acquires record or beneficial ownership after the date hereof until the Effective Time, including by purchase, as a result of a stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization, combination, reclassification, exchange or change of such shares, or upon exercise or conversion of any securities, the “Covered Shares”).

 

WHEREAS, as a condition and inducement to the willingness of Acies and the Company to enter into the Merger Agreement, Acies, the Company and the Sponsor are entering into this Agreement.

 

AGREEMENT

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Sponsor, the Company and Acies agree as follows:

 

1.              Agreement to Vote. Subject to the earlier termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 22, the Sponsor, solely in its capacity as a stockholder of Acies, irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that, at the Acies EGM, at any other meeting of the stockholders of Acies (whether annual or special and whether or not an adjourned or postponed meeting, however called and including any adjournment or postponement thereof) and in connection with any written consent of the stockholders of Acies, the Sponsor shall, and shall cause any other holder of record of any of the Sponsor’s Covered Shares to:

 

 

 

 

(a)               when such meeting is held, appear at such meeting or otherwise cause the Sponsor’s Covered Shares to be counted as present thereat for the purpose of establishing a quorum;

 

(b)               vote (or execute and return an action by written consent), or cause to be voted at such meeting (or validly execute and return and cause such consent to be granted with respect to), all of the Sponsor’s Covered Shares owned as of the record date for such meeting (or the date that any written consent is executed by the Sponsor) in favor of each Proposal and any other matters necessary or reasonably requested by the Company for consummation of the Mergers and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement; and

 

(c)               vote (or execute and return an action by written consent), or cause to be voted at such meeting (or validly execute and return and cause such consent to be granted with respect to), all of the Sponsor’s Covered Shares against any Acies Business Combination Proposal (as defined below) and any other action that would: (i) impede, interfere with, delay, postpone or adversely affect the Mergers or any of the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement; (ii) result in a breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or other obligation or agreement of Acies under the Merger Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement; (iii) result in a breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or other obligation or agreement of the Sponsor contained in this Agreement; or (iv) change in any manner the dividend policy or capitalization of, including the voting rights of any class of capital stock of, Acies, other than, in each case, pursuant to the Proposals.

 

Sponsor also agrees that it shall not commit or agree to take any action inconsistent with the foregoing. The obligations of the Sponsor specified in this Section 1 shall apply whether or not the Mergers or any action described above is recommended by the Acies Board or the Acies Board previously recommended the Mergers but changed such recommendation.

 

2.             No Inconsistent Agreements. The Sponsor hereby covenants and agrees that the Sponsor shall not, at any time prior to the Termination Date, (i) enter into any voting agreement or voting trust with respect to any of the Sponsor’s Covered Shares that is inconsistent with the Sponsor’s obligations pursuant to this Agreement, (ii) grant a proxy or power of attorney with respect to any of the Covered Shares that is inconsistent with the Sponsor’s obligations pursuant to this Agreement, or (iii) enter into any agreement or undertaking that is otherwise inconsistent with, or would adversely affect, interfere with, or prohibit or prevent it from satisfying, its obligations pursuant to this Agreement.

 

3.             Representations and Warranties of the Sponsor. The Sponsor hereby represents and warrants to the Company as follows:

 

(a)               The Sponsor is the only record and a beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of, and has good, valid and marketable title to, the Covered Shares, free and clear of Liens other than as created by this Agreement or the Acies Organizational Document. As of the date hereof, other than the Covered Shares, the Sponsor does not own beneficially or of record any shares of capital stock of Acies (or any rights, options, warrants to acquire, or any debt, loans or other securities convertible into or exercisable or exchange able for, shares of capital stock of Acies) or any interest therein.

 

 

 

 

(b)               The Sponsor (i) except as provided in this Agreement, has full voting power, full power of disposition and full power to issue instructions with respect to the matters set forth herein, in each case, with respect to the Covered Shares, (ii) has not entered into any voting agreement or voting trust with respect to any of the Covered Shares that is inconsistent with the Sponsor’s obligations pursuant to this Agreement, (iii) has not granted a proxy or power of attorney with respect to any of the Sponsor’s Covered Shares that is inconsistent with the Sponsor’s obligations pursuant to this Agreement and (iv) has not entered into any agreement or undertaking that is otherwise inconsistent with, or would adversely affect, interfere with, or prohibit or prevent it from satisfying, its obligations pursuant to this Agreement.

 

(c)               The Sponsor (i) is a legal entity duly organized, validly existing and, to the extent such concept is applicable, in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, and (ii) has all requisite limited liability company or other power and authority and has taken all limited liability company or other action necessary in order to, execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Sponsor and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Sponsor enforceable against the Sponsor in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity.

 

(d)               Other than the filings, notices and reports pursuant to, in compliance with or required to be made under the Exchange Act, no filings, notices, reports, consents, registrations, approvals, permits, waivers, expirations of waiting periods or authorizations are required to be obtained by the Sponsor from, or to be given by the Sponsor to, or be made by the Sponsor with, any Governmental Authority in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Sponsor of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or the Mergers and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

 

(e)               The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Sponsor does not, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or the Mergers and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement will not, constitute or result in (i) a breach or violation of, or a default under, the limited liability company agreement or similar governing documents of the Sponsor, (ii) with or without notice, lapse of time or both, a breach or violation of, a termination (or right of termination) of or a default under, the loss of any benefit under, the creation, modification or acceleration of any obligations under or the creation of a Lien on any of the properties, rights or assets of the Sponsor pursuant to any Contract binding upon the Sponsor or, assuming (solely with respect to performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) compliance with the matters referred to in Section 3(d), under any applicable Law to which the Sponsor is subject or (iii) any change in the rights or obligations of any party under any Contract legally binding upon the Sponsor, except, in the case of clause (ii) or (iii) directly above, as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to prevent or materially delay or impair the Sponsor’s ability to perform its obligations hereunder or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, the consummation of the Mergers or the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

 

 

 

 

(f)                As of the date of this Agreement, there is no action, proceeding or investigation pending against the Sponsor or, to the knowledge of the Sponsor, threatened against the Sponsor that questions the beneficial or record ownership of the Covered Shares, the validity of this Agreement or the performance by the Sponsor of its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(g)               Neither the Sponsor nor any of its Affiliates has ever been suspended or expelled from membership in any securities or commodities exchange or association or had a securities or commodities license or registration denied, suspended or revoked.

 

(h)               Other than as set forth on Schedule 1 attached hereto, neither the Sponsor nor any Affiliate of the Sponsor, nor any director or officer of the Sponsor or Acies, shall receive (or be entitled to receive) from Acies, PubCo or the Company any finder’s fee, reimbursement, consulting fee, monies or consideration in the form of equity in respect of any repayment of a loan or other compensation prior to, or in connection with, any services rendered in order to effectuate the consummation of Acies’ initial Business Combination (regardless of the type of transaction that it is, but including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Mergers).

 

(i)                 Except as described on Section 5.19 of the Acies Disclosure Schedule, no broker, finder, investment banker or other Person is entitled to any brokerage fee, finders’ fee or other commission (including any deferred underwriting commission) in connection with the Transactions (including the PIPE Financing) or as a result of the Closing based upon arrangements made by Sponsor, for which Acies or any of its Affiliates may become liable.

 

(j)                 Other than as set forth on Schedule 3 attached hereto (any agreement set forth thereon, a “Sponsor Affiliate Agreement”), none of the Sponsor or, to the knowledge of such Sponsor, any Affiliate of Sponsor or any other Person in which Sponsor has a direct or indirect legal, contractual or beneficial ownership of 5% or greater is party to, or has any rights with respect to or arising from, any agreement with Acies or its Subsidiaries.

 

(k)               Sponsor holds sufficient Acies Class B Ordinary Shares and has the necessary authority to waive application of the Acies Anti-Dilution Provisions pursuant to Section 4(d).

 

(l)                 The Sponsor understands and acknowledges that the Company and Acies are entering into the Merger Agreement in reliance upon the Sponsor’s execution and delivery of this Agreement and the representations, warranties, covenants and other agreements of the Sponsor contained herein.

 

4.              Certain Covenants of the Sponsor. The Sponsor hereby covenants and agrees as follows:

 

(a)           No Solicitation. From the date hereof until the Termination Date, the Sponsor agrees not to, directly or indirectly:

 

(i) take any action to solicit, initiate, continue or engage in discussions or negotiations with, or enter into any agreement with, or encourage, provide information to or commence due diligence with respect to, any Person concerning, relating to or which is intended or would reasonably be expected to lead to, a Business Combination proposal other than with the Company, its stockholders and their respective Affiliates and Representatives, in each case, in their capacity as such (such Business Combination proposal other than with the Company, its stockholders and their respective Affiliates and Representatives, an “Acies Business Combination Proposal”),

 

 

 

 

(ii) participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding, or furnish or receive to or from any Person (other than First Merger Sub, the Second Merger Sub, the Company, the Company’s Affiliates and their respective Representatives) any nonpublic information relating to Acies and its Subsidiaries, in connection with any Acies Business Combination Proposal,

 

(iii) approve or recommend, or make any public statement approving or recommending, an Acies Business Combination Proposal,

 

(iv) enter into any letter of intent, merger agreement or other similar agreement providing for an Acies Business Combination Proposal,

 

(v) make, or in any manner participate in a “solicitation” (as such term is used in the rules of the SEC) of proxies or powers of attorney or similar rights to vote, or seek to advise or influence any Person with respect to the voting of Acies Ordinary Shares or Covered Shares intending to facilitate any Acies Business Combination Proposal or cause any holder of Acies Ordinary Shares or Covered Shares not to vote to adopt the Merger Agreement and approve the Mergers or any of the other transactions contemplated thereby,

 

(vi) become a member of a “group” (as such term is used in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) with respect to any voting securities of Acies that takes any action in support of an Acies Business Combination Proposal or

 

(vii) otherwise resolve or agree to do any of the foregoing.

 

The Sponsor shall promptly (and in any event within 48 hours of the date of this Agreement) notify the Company after receipt by the Sponsor of any Acies Business Combination Proposal, any inquiry or proposal that would reasonably be expected to lead to an Acies Business Combination Proposal or any inquiry or request for nonpublic information relating to Acies and its Subsidiaries by any Person who has made or would reasonably be expected to make an Acies Business Combination Proposal. Thereafter, the Sponsor shall keep the Company reasonably informed, on a prompt basis (and in any event within 48 hours), regarding any material changes to the status and material terms of any such proposal or offer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Sponsor may respond to any such inquiry or proposal only by indicating that Sponsor is unable to provide any information or entertain any proposals or offers or engage in any negotiations or discussions. The Sponsor agrees that, following the date hereof, it and its Representatives shall cease and cause to be terminated any existing activities, solicitations, discussions or negotiations by the Sponsor or its Representatives with any parties conducted heretofore with respect to any Acies Business Combination Proposal. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (x) the Sponsor shall not be responsible for the actions of Acies or the Acies Board (or any committee thereof), any Subsidiary of Acies, or any officers, directors (in their capacity as such), employees and professional advisors of any of the foregoing (the “Acies Related Parties”), including with respect to any of the matters contemplated by this Section 4(a), (y) the Sponsor makes no representations or warranties with respect to the actions of any of Acies Related Parties, and (z) any breach by Acies of its obligations under Section 8.12 of the Merger Agreement shall not be considered a breach of this Section 4(a) (it being understood for the avoidance of doubt that the Sponsor shall remain responsible for any breach by it or its Representatives (other than any such Representative that is a Acies Related Party) of this Section 4(a)).

 

 

 

 

(b)          Merger Agreement Compliance. Sponsor shall be bound by and comply with Section 8.04 (Confidentiality; Publicity)) of the Merger Agreement (and any relevant definitions contained therein) as if Sponsor was an original signatory to the Merger Agreement (in the same manner as Acies) with respect to such provisions.

 

(c)           Support of the Mergers. From the date hereof until the Termination Date, the Sponsor shall use reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary to consummate the Mergers and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein and shall not take any action that would reasonably be expected to materially delay or prevent the satisfaction of any of the conditions to the Mergers set forth in Article 9 of the Merger Agreement.

 

(d)           Waiver of Anti-Dilution Protections. The Sponsor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (but subject to the consummation of the Mergers):

 

(i) agrees that pursuant to Article 17.2 of the Acies Organizational Document, the Sponsor Shares held by it shall convert into Acies Class A Ordinary Shares at the Initial Conversion Ratio (as such term is defined in the Acies Organizational Document) (as adjusted to account for any subdivision (by stock split, subdivision, exchange, stock dividend, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) or combination (by reverse stock split, exchange, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) or similar reclassification or recapitalization of the outstanding Acies Class A Ordinary Shares); and

 

(ii) waives for itself, its successors and assigns any adjustment to the Initial Conversion Ratio to which it would otherwise be entitled pursuant to Article 17.3 of the Acies Organizational Document or otherwise.

 

The Sponsor further agrees not to redeem any Sponsor Shares, any Acies Class A Ordinary Shares received upon the conversion of such Sponsor Shares or any other Covered Shares.

 

(e)           Pre-Closing Transfer Restrictions. From the date hereof until the Termination Date, the Sponsor hereby agrees not to, directly or indirectly, (i) Transfer any of the Sponsor’s Covered Shares or (ii) take any action that would make any representation or warranty of the Sponsor contained herein untrue or incorrect or have the effect of preventing or disabling the Sponsor from performing its obligations under this Agreement; provided, however, that nothing herein shall prohibit a Transfer or forfeiture that is or has been agreed upon by the Company in writing (including pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the Merger Agreement).

 

 

 

 

(f)          Post-Closing Transfer Restrictions. Sponsor shall not Transfer any Lockup Securities during the Lockup Period without the prior written consent of the PubCo Board (subject to the determination of the Board of Directors in its sole discretion at any time) (the restrictions set forth in this Section 4(f), the “Lockup”); provided Sponsor (together with any Permitted Transferee of Sponsor, a “Lockup Holder”) may Transfer Lockup Securities:

 

(i) by will, other testamentary document or intestacy;

 

(ii)           as a bona fide gift or gifts, including to charitable organizations or for bona fide estate planning purposes;

 

(iii)          to any trust for the direct or indirect benefit of the Lockup Holder or the immediate family of the Lockup Holder, or if the Lockup Holder is a trust, to a trustor or beneficiary of the trust or to the estate of a beneficiary of such trust;

 

(iv)         to a partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which such Lockup Holder and the immediate family of such Lockup Holder are the legal and beneficial owner of all of the outstanding equity securities or similar interests;

 

(v) if the Lockup Holder is a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust or other business entity, (A) to another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust or other business entity that is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) of such Lockup Holder, or to any investment fund or other entity controlling, controlled by, managing or managed by or under common control with such Lockup Holder or affiliates of such Lockup Holder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, where such Lockup Holder is a partnership, to its general partner or a successor partnership or fund, or any other funds managed by such partnership), or (B) as part of a distribution to members or shareholders of such Lockup Holder;

 

(vi) to a nominee or custodian of any person or entity to whom a Transfer would be permissible under clauses (i) through (v) above;

 

(vii) in the case of an individual, by operation of law, such as pursuant to a qualified domestic order, divorce settlement, divorce decree, separation agreement or related court order;

 

(viii)        from an employee or a director of, or a service provider to, PubCo or any of its subsidiaries upon the death, disability or termination of employment, in each case, of such person;

 

(ix)       pursuant to a bona fide third-party tender offer, merger, consolidation or other similar transaction that is approved by the PubCo Board and made to all holders of shares of PubCo’s capital stock involving a Change of Control (as defined below) (including negotiating and entering into an agreement providing for any such transaction), provided that in the event that such tender offer, merger, consolidation or other similar transaction is not completed, the Lockup Holder’s Lockup Securities shall remain subject to the Lockup; or

 

 

 

 

(x)        pursuant to transactions to satisfy any U.S. federal, state, or local income tax obligations of the Lockup Holder (or its direct or indirect owners) arising from a change in the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or the U.S. Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Regulations”) after the date on which the Merger Agreement was executed, and such change prevents such transaction from qualifying as a “reorganization” pursuant to Section 368 of the Code (and such transaction does not qualify for similar tax-free treatment pursuant to any successor or other provision of the Code or Regulations taking into account such changes);

 

provided that:

 

(x) in the case of any Transfer of Lockup Securities pursuant to clauses (i) through (vii), (1) such Transfer shall not involve a disposition for value; (2) the transferee shall execute and deliver to the Company a letter agreement providing for the same restrictions on the transferred Lockup Securities as the Lockup; (3) any required public report or filing (including filings under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act), shall disclose the nature of such Transfer and that the Lockup Securities remain subject to the Lockup; and (4) there shall be no voluntary public disclosure or other announcement of such Transfer;

 

(y) a Lockup Holder may enter into a trading plan established in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act during the Lockup Period so long as no Transfers are effected under such trading plan prior to the expiration of the Lockup Period; and

 

(z) the Lockup shall not apply to the transactions contemplated by Sections 4(f) or 5, except if any Unvested Shares become vested before the expiration of the Lockup Period, such vested shares shall be deemed to be Lockup Securities.

 

(g)               Sponsor Forfeiture. Prior to the Domestication Effective Time (but subject to the Closing), Acies and the Sponsor hereby agree to take all necessary actions to forfeit and cause to be cancelled for no consideration 850,000 Sponsor Shares and 715,000 Acies Private Placement Warrants. In addition to the foregoing, following the expiration of the redemption offer made by Acies to all holders of Public Shares and prior to the Domestication Effective Time, the Acies and Sponsor hereby agree to take all necessary actions to forfeit and cause to be cancelled for no consideration, as applicable:

 

(i) in the event that 25% or more of the Public Shares are redeemed by the holders thereof, 403,594 Sponsor Shares (the “First Redemption Trigger Forfeited Shares”);

 

 

 

 

(ii) in the event that 50% or more of the Public Shares are redeemed by the holders thereof, (A) the First Redemption Triggered Forfeited Shares plus (B) 403,594 Sponsor Shares (the “Second Redemption Trigger Forfeited Shares”); and

 

(iii) in the event that more than 25% but less than 50% of the Public Shares are redeemed by the holders thereof, (A) the First Redemption Trigger Forfeited Shares plus (B) a proportional amount of the Second Redemption Trigger Forfeited Shares up to the full amount of such shares if 50% or more of the Public Shares are redeemed.

 

(h)               Each of Acies and the Sponsor shall comply with, and fully perform all of its respective obligations, covenants and agreements set forth in, that certain Letter Agreement, dated as of October 22, 2020, by and among the Sponsor and Acies (the “Letter Agreement”).

 

(i)                 From the date hereof until the Effective Time, neither Sponsor nor Acies shall modify or amend any Sponsor Affiliate Agreement without the prior written consent of the Company; provided that Acies and the Sponsor may amend that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated October 22, 2020 (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), between the Company and Acies in the manner contemplated by the Merger Agreement without the prior written consent of the Company.

 

(j)                 Sponsor shall not convert any working capital loans it may make to Acies or any of its subsidiaries into any rights, options or warrants to purchase Acies Ordinary Shares or any shares of capital stock of PubCo or any other securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Acies Ordinary Shares or shares of capital stock of PubCo.

 

(k)               Acies Copy. The Sponsor hereby authorizes Acies to maintain a copy of this Agreement at either the executive office or the registered office of Acies.

 

5.             Vesting. Acies, the Company and Sponsor agree that, as of immediately prior to (but subject to) the Closing, 900,000 of the Sponsor Shares held by Sponsor as of immediately prior to the Closing shall become unvested (the “Unvested Shares”) and shall be subject to the vesting and forfeiture provisions set forth on Schedule 2 attached hereto. For the avoidance of doubt, Sponsor Shares owned by Sponsor (or its Affiliates) as of the Closing other than the Unvested Shares shall not be subject to this Section 5 (and shall not be subject to forfeiture) at the Closing. Sponsor shall not Transfer any of the Unvested Shares, shall not have any economic or other rights as a stockholder with respect to Unvested Shares, shall not be entitled to vote any Unvested Shares and shall not be entitled to receive dividends or distributions on any of the Unvested Shares except for any stock dividends or other adjustments (as contemplated by Section 8), in each case until any such Unvested Shares become vested in accordance with Schedule 2, subject to Section 4(f).

 

6.             Further Assurances.

 

(a)               From time to time, at the Company’s request and without further consideration, the Sponsor shall execute and deliver such additional documents and take all such further action as may be reasonably necessary or reasonably requested to effect the actions and consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Merger Agreement and any Ancillary Agreement to which Sponsor is a party. The Sponsor further agrees not to commence or participate in, and to take all actions necessary to opt out of any class in any class action with respect to, any action or claim, derivative or otherwise, relating to the negotiation, execution or delivery of this Agreement, the Merger Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby against (i) Acies, Acies’ Affiliates or Acies’ directors or officers, (ii) the Company, the Company’s Affiliates or the Company’s officers or directors or (iii) any of their respective successors and assigns.

 

 

 

 

(b)               Following the Effective Time, Acies will use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate to provide the pre-Closing equityholders of Acies information that is reasonably required to (i) determine the amount that is required to be taken into income in connection with Treasury Regulations Section 1.367(b)-3 as a result of the Domestication; (ii) make the election contemplated by Treasury Regulations Section 1.367-3(b)-3(c)(3); and (iii) make a timely and valid election as contemplated by Section 1295 of the Code (and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder) with respect to Acies for each year that Acies is considered a passive foreign investment company (including through provision of the Annual Information Statement described in Treasury Regulations Section 1.1295-1(g)).

 

7.              Disclosure. The Sponsor hereby authorizes the Company and Acies to publish and disclose in any announcement or disclosure required by the SEC the Sponsor’s identity and ownership of the Covered Shares and the nature of the Sponsor’s obligations under this Agreement; provided, that prior to any such publication or disclosure the Company and Acies have provided the Sponsor with an opportunity to review and comment upon such announcement or disclosure, which comments the Company and Acies will consider in good faith.

 

8.             Changes in Capital Stock. In the event of a stock split, stock dividend or distribution, or any change in the Company’s capital stock by reason of any split-up, stock split, reverse stock split, recapitalization, combination, reclassification, exchange of shares or the like, equitable adjustment shall be made to the provisions of this Agreement (including with respect to the nature and number of equity interests covered by the terms “Covered Shares,” “Sponsor Shares,” “Unvested Shares,” “Acies Private Placement Warrants” and the shares subject to forfeiture under Section 4(f)) as may be required so that the intended rights, privileges, duties and obligations hereunder shall be given full effect.

 

9.             Amendment and Modification. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or supplemented in any manner, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, except by an instrument in writing signed by the Sponsor and the Company.

 

10.            Waiver. No failure or delay by any party hereto exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies of the parties hereto hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies which they would otherwise have hereunder. Any agreement on the part of a party hereto to any such waiver shall be valid only if set forth in a written instrument executed and delivered by such party.

 

 

 

 

11.           Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if delivered personally, by email (with confirmation of receipt) or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, such as Federal Express, to the parties hereto at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice made pursuant to this Section 11):

 

if to Acies after the Closing or to the Company, to it at:

 

10150 Covington Cross Drive

Las Vegas, NV 89144

Attn: Joel J. Agena, VP Legal Counsel

Email: joel@playstudios.com

 

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

 

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
1600 El Camino Real

Menlo Park, CA 94025

Attn:       Alan F. Denenberg

Lee Hochbaum

Email:      alan.denenberg@davispolk.com

lee.hochbaum@davispolk.com

 

if to Acies prior to the Closing or to the Sponsor, to it at:

 

1219 Morningside Drive, Suite 110

Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Attention: Daniel Fetters; Edward King
Email: dan.fetters@aciesacq.com; edward.king@aciesacq.com

 

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

 

Latham & Watkins LLP
10250 Constellation Blvd., Suite 1100

Los Angeles, CA 90067

Attn:       Steven B. Stokdyk
Email:      steven.stokdyk@lw.com

 

12.              No Ownership Interest. Until the Closing, nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to vest in the Company any direct or indirect ownership or incidence of ownership of or with respect to the Covered Shares of the Sponsor. Until the Closing, all rights, ownership and economic benefits of and relating to the Covered Shares of the Sponsor shall remain vested in and belong to the Sponsor.

 

13.              Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Merger Agreement constitute the entire agreement and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.

 

 

 

14.          No Third-Party Beneficiaries. The Sponsor hereby agrees that its representations, warranties and covenants set forth herein are solely for the benefit of the Company in accordance with and subject to the terms of this Agreement, and this Agreement is not intended to, and does not, confer upon any Person other than the parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder, including the right to rely upon the representations and warranties set forth herein, and the parties hereto hereby further agree that this Agreement may only be enforced against, and any Action that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Agreement, or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement may only be made against, the Persons expressly named as parties hereto; provided, that Acies shall be an express third party beneficiary with respect to Section 3 and Section 4 hereof.

 

15.           Governing Law and Venue; Service of Process; Waiver of Jury Trial.

 

(a)               This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflicts of laws principles or rules to the extent such principles or rules are not mandatorily applicable and would require or permit the application of the Law of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York.

 

(b)               In addition, each of the parties (i) consents to submit itself, and hereby submits itself, to the personal jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York or, if such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction, any state or federal court sitting in New York City having subject matter jurisdiction (the “Chosen Courts”), in the event any dispute arises out of this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) agrees that it will not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such court, and agrees not to plead or claim any objection to the laying of venue in any such court or that any judicial proceeding in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum, (iii) agrees that it will not bring any action relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in any court other than the Chosen Courts, and (iv) consents to service of process being made through the notice procedures set forth in Section 11.

 

(c)               EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY KNOWINGLY, INTENTIONALLY AND VOLUNTARILY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

16.           Assignment; Successors. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned by any of the parties hereto in whole or in part (whether by operation of Law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other party, and any such assignment without such consent shall be null and void. This Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

17.           Enforcement. The rights and remedies of the parties shall be cumulative with and not exclusive of any other remedy conferred hereby. The parties agree that irreparable damage would occur and that the parties would not have any adequate remedy at law in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement, including the Sponsor’s obligations to vote its Covered Shares as provided in this Agreement, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York or, if under applicable law exclusive jurisdiction over such matter is vested in the federal courts, any state or federal court located in the State of New York, without proof of actual damages or otherwise (and each party hereby waives any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection with such remedy), this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.

 

 

 

 

18.           Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other authority to be invalid, void, unenforceable or against its regulatory policy, the remainder of the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, so long as the economic and legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby, taken as a whole, are not affected in a manner materially adverse to any party hereto. Upon such a determination, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties hereto as closely as possible in an acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.

 

19.           Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, it being understood that each party need not sign the same counterpart. This Agreement shall become effective when each party shall have received a counterpart hereof signed by all of the other parties. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail (including any electronic signature covered by the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, the Electronic Signatures and Records Act or other applicable law, 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.

 

20.           Interpretation and Construction. The words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of like import used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. The descriptive headings used herein are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. References to Sections are to Sections of this Agreement unless otherwise specified. Any singular term in this Agreement shall be deemed to include the plural, and any plural term the singular. The definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the masculine as well as to the feminine and neuter genders of such term. Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation,” whether or not they are in fact followed by those words or words of like import. “Writing,” “written” and comparable terms refer to printing, typing and other means of reproducing words (including electronic media) in a visible form. References to any statute shall be deemed to refer to such statute and to any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder. References to any person include the successors and permitted assigns of that person. References from or through any date mean, unless otherwise specified, from and including such date or through and including such date, respectively. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement will be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto, and no presumption or burden of proof will arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

 

 

 

 

21.           Defined Terms. As used herein:

 

(a)               Acies Private Placement Warrants” shall mean rights to acquire Acies Class A Ordinary Shares that were included in the Acies Units sold to the Sponsor in a private placement in connection with Acies’ initial public offering.

 

(b)               Change of Control” means the transfer to or acquisition by (whether by tender offer, merger, consolidation, division or other similar transaction), in one transaction or a series of related transactions, a person or entity or group of affiliated persons or entities (other than an underwriter pursuant to an offering), of PubCo’s voting securities if, after such transfer or acquisition, such person, entity or group of affiliated persons or entities would beneficially own (as defined in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of PubCo.

 

(c)               immediate family” means any relationship by blood, current or former marriage or adoption, not more remote than first cousin;

 

(d)               Lockup Period” means the period beginning on the closing date of the Mergers and ending at 11:59 pm Eastern Time on the earlier of: (i) for the lesser of (A) 5.00% of the Lockup Securities held by each Lockup Holder or (B) 50,000 of the Lockup Securities held by each Lockup Holder, in each case, that is 180 days after the Closing Date; and (ii) otherwise, the date that is 12 months after the Closing Date; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the Lockup Period for any Lockup Securities that has not ended on the date that is 12 months after the Closing Date shall end on such date.

 

(e)                “Lockup Securities” means the Covered Shares (including the Acies Private Placement Warrants and any shares underlying the Acies Private Placement Warrants).

 

(f)                “Permitted Transferees” means, prior to the expiration of the Lockup Period, any person or entity to whom such Lockup Holder is permitted to Transfer any Lockup Securities pursuant to clauses (i) through (vii) of Section 4(f).

 

(g)               Public Shares” means the Acies Class A Ordinary Shares that were sold by Acies in connection with its initial public offering (which, for the avoidance of doubt, were initially part of units and excludes the Sponsor Shares).

 

(h)               Sponsor Shares” shall mean the shares held by Sponsor of Acies Class B Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001 per share, and the shares of PubCo Common Stock issuable upon conversion of such shares in connection with the Closing.

 

(i)                 Transfer” means any direct or indirect (i) offer, pledge, sale, contract to sell, sale of any option or contract to purchase, purchase of any option or contract to sell, grant of any option, right or warrant to purchase, lending, or other transfer or disposition of any Lockup Securities; (ii) entry into any hedging, swap or other agreement or transaction that transfers, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Lockup Securities, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of such securities, in cash or otherwise; or (iii) any voluntary public disclosure of any action contemplated in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii).

 

 

 

 

22.         Termination. This Agreement shall terminate upon the earliest to occur of:

 

(a)               the Effective Time;

 

(b)               the termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms;

 

(c)               the time this Agreement is terminated upon the mutual written agreement of the Company and the Sponsor (the earliest such date under clause (a), (b) and (c) being referred to herein as the “Termination Date”);

 

(d)               provided, that if this Agreement is terminated at the Effective Time, (i) the provisions set forth in Sections 6(b) and Sections 8 through 20 and this Section 22 (and any defined terms, exhibits or schedules referenced thereby) shall survive the termination of this Agreement; (ii) the provisions set forth in Section 4(f) (and any defined terms, exhibits or schedules referenced thereby) shall survive the termination of this Agreement until the latest to occur of (A) the termination of the Letter Agreement and (B) the end of the Lockup Period; and (iii) the provisions set forth in Section 5 (and any defined terms, exhibits or schedules referenced thereby) shall survive the termination of this Agreement until the later to occur of (A) the achievement of the $15.00 Share Price Milestone or (B) the Earnout Expiration Date upon which, in the case of clause (B), any Unvested Shares will be forfeited for no consideration; provided further, that no party hereto shall be relieved from any liability to the other party hereto resulting from a Willful Breach (as defined in the Merger Agreement).

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed (where applicable, by their respective officers or other authorized Persons thereunto duly authorized) as of the date first written above.

 

  ACIES ACQUISITION LLC
   
  By: /s/ Daniel Fetters
  Name: Daniel Fetters
  Title: Managing Member
   
  By: /s/ Edward King
  Name: Edward King
  Title: Managing Member
   
  ACIES ACQUISITION CORP.
   
  By: /s/ Daniel Fetters
  Name: Daniel Fetters
  Title: Co-Chief Executive Officer
   
  By: /s/ Edward King
  Name: Edward King
  Title: Co-Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed (where applicable, by their respective officers or other authorized Persons thereunto duly authorized) as of the date first written above.

 

  PLAYSTUDIOS, INC.
   
  By: /s/ Andrew S. Pascal
  Name: Andrew S. Pascal
  Title: Chairman and CEO

 

 

 

 

Schedule 1

 

1. Andrew Pascal, in his capacity as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, may receive a transaction bonus in connection with and contingent upon the Closing.

 

 

 

 

Schedule 2

 

This Schedule 2 sets forth the terms for the vesting of Unvested Shares. Terms used but not defined in this Schedule 2 shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Merger Agreement.

 

1. 12.50 Share Price Milestone. 450,000 Unvested Shares shall vest (and shall not be subject to forfeiture) upon the occurrence of the $12.50 Share Price Milestone (such shares being referred to as the “$12.50 Sponsor Shares”).

 

2. $15.00 Share Price Milestone. 450,000 Unvested Shares (and shall not be subject to forfeiture) upon the occurrence of the $15.00 Share Price Milestone (such shares being referred to as the “$15.00 Sponsor Shares”).

 

3. For the avoidance of doubt, if the condition for the $15.00 Share Price Milestone is achieved, the Unvested Shares to vest in connection with such Earnout Milestone shall be cumulative with the Unvested Shares to vest in connection with the achievement of the $12.50 Share Price Milestone.

 

4. Upon the Earnout Expiration Date (subject to extension pursuant to Section 5 below):

 

(a)            if the $12.50 Share Price Milestone has not been achieved, none of the $12.50 Sponsor Shares shall vest and all such $12.50 Sponsor Shares shall be forfeited for no consideration; and

 

(b)           if the $15.00 Share Price Milestone has not been achieved, none of the $15.00 Sponsor Shares shall vest and all such $15.00 Sponsor Shares shall be forfeited for no consideration.

 

5. In the event that after the Closing and prior to the five (5)-year anniversary of the Closing Date, there is an Earnout Strategic Transaction (or a definitive agreement providing for an Earnout Strategic Transaction has been entered into prior to the five (5)-year anniversary of the Closing Date and such Earnout Strategic Transaction is ultimately consummated, even if such consummation occurs after the five (5)-year anniversary of the Closing Date), then if the per share value of the consideration to be received by the holders of the PubCo Class A Common Stock in such Earnout Strategic Transaction equals or exceeds $12.50 per share and the $12.50 Share Price Milestone has not been previously achieved, then the $12.50 Share Price Milestone shall be deemed to have been achieved and if the per share value of the consideration to be received by the holders of the PubCo Class A Common Stock in such Earnout Strategic Transaction equals or exceeds $15.00 per share and the $15.00 Share Price Milestone has not been previously achieved, then the $15.00 Share Price Milestone shall be deemed to have been achieved; provided, that if the consideration to be received by the holders of the PubCo Class A Common Stock in such Earnout Strategic Transaction includes non-cash consideration, the value of such consideration shall be determined in good faith by the PubCo Board; provided, further that such Unvested Shares that are not deemed vested as of the consummation of such Earnout Strategic Transaction shall be deemed forfeited and shall be cancelled by PubCo for no consideration. In the event either the $12.50 Share Price Milestone or $15.00 Share Price Milestone would be deemed to be achieved pursuant to this Section 5, the $12.50 Sponsor Shares and/or the $15.00 Sponsor Shares, as applicable, shall vest immediately prior to the consummation of the Earnout Strategic Transaction and such $12.50 Sponsor Shares and/or $15.00 Sponsor Shares, as applicable, shall receive the same consideration per share as the PubCo Class A Common Stock.

 

6. If PubCo shall, at any time or from time to time, after the date hereof effect a subdivision, stock split, stock dividend, reorganization, combination, recapitalization or similar transaction affecting the outstanding shares of PubCo Common Stock, equitable adjustment shall be made to the provisions of this Agreement as may be required for such subdivision, stock split, stock dividend, reorganization, combination, recapitalization or similar transaction. Any adjustment under this paragraph shall become effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision, stock split, stock dividend, reorganization, combination, recapitalization or similar transaction becomes effective.

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule 3

 

Sponsor Affiliate Agreements

 

1. Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of October 22, 2020, by and among Acies, the Sponsor and the other parties thereto.

 

2. Private Placement Warrants Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 22, 2020, by and between Acies and the Sponsor.

 

3. Promissory Note, dated as of September 4, 2020, by and between Acies and the Sponsor.

 

4. Securities Subscription Agreement, dated as of September 4, 2020, by and between Acies and the Sponsor.

 

5. Letter Agreement, dated as of October 22, 2020, by and between Acies and the Sponsor.

 

6. Letter Agreement, dated as of October 22, 2020, by and among Acies, the Sponsor and each of the officers and directors of Acies.

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.3

  

VOTING AND SUPPORT AGREEMENT

 

This VOTING AND SUPPORT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is being executed and delivered as of February 2, 2021, by and among the Person named on the signature page hereto (the “Stockholder”), Acies Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (together with its successors, including the resulting Delaware corporation after the consummation of its domestication to the State of Delaware, “Acies”), and PlayStudios, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with its successors, the “Company”). For purposes of this Agreement, Acies the Company and the Stockholder are each a “Party” and collectively the “Parties.” Each capitalized term used and not otherwise defined herein has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Merger Agreement (as defined below).

 

R E C I T A L S

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to and subject to the terms and conditions of that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 1, 2021 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Company, Acies, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub, among other matters, the Company will enter into a business combination with Acies, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub;

 

WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, the Stockholder is the record and beneficial owner of the shares of Company Capital Stock and Company Options set forth next to the Stockholder’s name on the signature pages hereto (such shares, together with any additional shares of Company Capital Stock in which the Stockholder acquires record and beneficial ownership after the date hereof, including by purchase or upon exercise or conversion of any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Company Capital Stock, including, for the avoidance of doubt, Company Options, the “Subject Shares”); and

 

WHEREAS, the Stockholder is entering into this Agreement in order to induce Acies and the Company to enter into the Merger Agreement and consummate the transactions contemplated thereby, pursuant to which the Stockholder will directly or indirectly receive a material benefit.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Stockholder hereby covenants and agrees as follows:

 

Section 1.          Voting.

 

(a)            The Stockholder agrees to take all actions necessary or advisable to execute and deliver the Company Stockholder Approval to the Company as promptly as practicable, and in any event within forty-eight (48) hours following the date that Acies receives and notifies the Stockholder and the Company of Acies’ receipt of, SEC approval and effectiveness of the Registration Statement or Proxy Statement.

 

 

 

 

(b)            From the date of this Agreement until the date on which this Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms (the “Voting Period”), at each meeting of the Company Stockholders, and in each written consent or resolutions of any of the Company Stockholders in which the Stockholder is entitled to vote or consent, the Stockholder hereby unconditionally and irrevocably agrees to be present for such meeting and vote (in person or by proxy), or consent to any action by written consent or resolution with respect to, as applicable, the Subject Shares and any other equity interests of the Company over which the Stockholder has voting power (i) in favor of, and to adopt, the Merger Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements and the Transactions , (ii) in favor of the other matters set forth in the Merger Agreement to the extent required for the Company to carry out its obligations thereunder, and (iii) in opposition to: (A) any Acquisition Proposal and any and all other proposals (x) that could reasonably be expected to delay or impair the ability of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement or (y) which are in competition with or materially inconsistent with the Merger Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement or (B) any other action or proposal involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is intended, or would reasonably be expected, to prevent, impede, interfere with, delay, postpone or adversely affect in any material respect the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement or would reasonably be expected to result in any of the conditions to the Company’s obligations under the Merger Agreement not being fulfilled.

 

(c)            The Stockholder agrees not to deposit, and to cause its Affiliates not to deposit, any Subject Shares in a voting trust or subject any Subject Shares to any arrangement or agreement with respect to the voting of such Subject Shares, unless specifically requested to do so by the Company and Acies in connection with the Merger Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby.

 

(d)            The Stockholder agrees, except as contemplated by the Merger Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, not to make, or in any manner participate in, directly or indirectly, a “solicitation” of “proxies” or consents (as such terms are used in the rules of the SEC) or powers of attorney or similar rights to vote, or seek to advise or influence any Person with respect to the voting of, any equity interests of the Company in connection with any vote or other action with respect to transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, other than to recommend that the Company Stockholders vote in favor of the adoption of the Merger Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements and the transactions contemplated thereby (and any actions required in furtherance thereof and otherwise as expressly provided in this Section 1).

 

(e)            The Stockholder agrees (i) to refrain from exercising any dissenters’ rights or rights of appraisal under applicable Law at any time with respect to the Merger Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements and the transactions contemplated thereby and (ii) not to commence or participate in any claim, derivative or otherwise, against the Company, Acies or any of their respective Affiliates relating to the negotiation, execution or delivery of this Agreement or the Merger Agreement or the consummation of the Mergers, including any claim (A) challenging the validity of, or seeking to enjoin the operation of, any provision of this Agreement or (B) alleging a breach of any fiduciary duty of the Board of Directors of the Company in connection with this Agreement, the Merger Agreement or the Mergers.

 

(f)             The Stockholder agrees that during the Voting Period it shall not, and shall cause its Affiliates not to, without Acies’ and the Company’s prior written consent, (i) make or attempt to make any transfer or pledge , or grant any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or agree to dispose of, directly or indirectly file (or participate in the filing of) a registration statement with the SEC (other than the Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement) or establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, with respect to any Subject Shares(ii) grant any proxies or powers of attorney with respect to any or all of the Subject Shares, (iii) 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 Subject Shares, (iv) publicly announce any intention to effect any transaction specified in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) or (v) take any action with the intent to prevent, impede, interfere with or adversely affect the Stockholder’s ability to perform its obligations under this Section 1. The Company hereby agrees to reasonably cooperate with Acies in enforcing the transfer restrictions set forth in this Section 1.

 

 

 

 

(g)            In the event of any equity dividend or distribution, or any change in the equity interests of the Company by reason of any equity dividend or distribution, equity split, recapitalization, combination, conversion, exchange of equity interests or the like, the term “Subject Shares” shall be deemed to refer to and include the Subject Shares as well as all such equity dividends and distributions and any securities into which or for which any or all of the Subject Shares may be changed or exchanged or which are received in such transaction.

 

(h)            During the Voting Period, the Stockholder agrees to provide to Acies, the Company and their respective Representatives any information regarding the Stockholder or the Subject Shares that is reasonably requested by Acies, the Company or their respective Representatives and required in order for the Company and Acies to comply with Sections 8.02 and 8.04 of the Merger Agreement. To the extent required by applicable Law, the Stockholder hereby authorizes the Company and Acies to publish and disclose in any announcement or disclosure required by the SEC, Nasdaq or the Registration Statement (including all documents and schedules filed with the SEC in connection with the foregoing), the Stockholder’s identity and ownership of the Subject Shares and the nature of the Stockholder’s commitments and agreements under this Agreement, the Merger Agreement and any other Ancillary Agreements; provided that such disclosure is made in compliance with the provisions of the Merger Agreement.

 

Section 2.          Further Assurances. The Stockholder agrees to execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, all further documents and instruments as Acies may reasonably request to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, the Stockholder agrees that it shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, (i) file or supply, or cause to be filed or supplied, in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, all notifications and filings (or, if required by the relevant Governmental Authorities, drafts thereof) required to be filed or supplied pursuant to applicable Antitrust Laws or other regulatory Laws as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (and all such filings shall not be withdrawn or otherwise rescinded without the prior written consent of Acies) and (ii) use its reasonable best efforts to provide, or cause to be provided, any information requested by Governmental Authorities in connection therewith.

 

Section 3.          Binding Effect of Merger Agreement. The Stockholder hereby acknowledges that it has read the Merger Agreement and has had the opportunity to consult with its tax and legal advisors. The Stockholder shall be bound by and comply with Sections 8.04 (Confidentiality; Publicity) and 8.12 (Exclusivity) of the Merger Agreement (and any relevant definitions contained in any such Sections) as if (a) such Stockholder was an original signatory to the Merger Agreement with respect to such provisions, and (b) each reference to the “Company” contained in Section 8.12 of the Merger Agreement (other than Section 8.12(a)(iii) or Section 8.12(b)(i) or for purposes of the definition of Acquisition Proposal) also referred to each such Company Stockholder.

 

 

 

 

Section 4.          Consent to Disclosure. The Stockholder hereby consents to the publication and disclosure in the Proxy Statement and Registration Statement (and, as and to the extent otherwise required by applicable securities Laws or the SEC or any other securities authorities, any other documents or communications provided by Acies or the Company to any Governmental Authority or to securityholders of Acies) of the Stockholder’s identity and beneficial ownership of Subject Shares and the nature of the Stockholder’s commitments, arrangements and understandings under and relating to this Agreement and, if deemed appropriate by Acies or the Company, a copy of this Agreement; provided, that prior to any such publication or disclosure, the Company and Acies have provided the Stockholder with an opportunity to review and comment upon such announcement or disclosure, which comments the Company and Acies will consider in good faith. The Stockholder will promptly provide any information reasonably requested by Acies or the Company for any regulatory application or filing made or approval sought in connection with the Transactions (including filings with the SEC).

 

Section 5.          Stockholder Representations and Warranties. The Stockholder represents and warrants to Acies and the Company as follows.

 

(a)            Organization. If the Stockholder is not an individual, it is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (where applicable) under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated, organized or constituted, and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby are within the Stockholder’s corporate or organizational powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or organizational action on the part of the Stockholder. If the Stockholder is an individual, the Stockholder has full legal capacity, right and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform his or her obligations hereunder.

 

(b)            Ownership of Subject Shares. The Stockholder is the only record and beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) of, and has good and valid title to, all of the Stockholder’s Subject Shares (including those set forth on the Stockholder’s signature page hereto), free and clear of any Lien, or any other limitation or restriction (including any restriction on the right to vote, sell or otherwise dispose of such Subject Shares), except (i) transfer restrictions under the Securities Act of 1933, (ii) prior to the Closing, the Company Certificate of Incorporation, the Company Investor Rights Agreement, the Company ROFR and Co-Sale Agreement and the Company Voting Agreement and (iii) this Agreement. The Stockholder’s Subject Shares set forth on the signature pages hereto are the only securities of the Company owned of record or beneficially by the Stockholder or the Stockholder’s Affiliates, family members or trusts for the benefit of the Stockholder or any of the Stockholder’s family members on the date of this Agreement. The Stockholder has the sole right to transfer and direct the voting of the Stockholder’s Subject Shares and, other than the Company Voting Agreement, none of the Stockholder’s Subject Shares are subject to any proxy, voting trust or other agreement, arrangement or restriction with respect to the voting of such Subject Shares, except as expressly provided herein for the benefit of Acies.

 

(c)            Authority. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Stockholder and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the other Parties hereto and that this Agreement constitutes a legally valid and binding agreement of such Parties, this Agreement constitutes a legally valid and binding obligation of the Stockholder, enforceable against the Stockholder in accordance with the terms hereof (subject only to the effect, if any, of (i) applicable bankruptcy and other similar applicable Law affecting the rights of creditors generally and (ii) rules of law governing specific performance, injunctive relief and other equitable remedies). If this Agreement is being executed in a representative or fiduciary capacity, the Person signing this Agreement has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement on behalf of the Stockholder.

 

 

 

 

(d)            Non-Contravention. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Stockholder does not, and the performance by the Stockholder of its, his or her obligations hereunder will not, (i) result in a violation of applicable Law, (ii) if the Stockholder is not an individual, conflict with or result in a violation of the governing documents of the Stockholder, (iii) require any consent or approval that has not been given or other action (including notice of payment or any filing with any Governmental Authority) that has not been taken by any Person (including under any Contract binding upon the Stockholder or the Stockholder’s Subject Shares), or (iv) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on the Stockholder’s Subject Shares, except in the case of clauses (i) and (iii), as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a material adverse effect upon such Stockholder’s ability to perform its obligations hereunder, under the Merger Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. There is no beneficiary or holder of a voting trust certificate or other interest of any trust of which the Stockholder is a trustee whose consent is required for either the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation by the Stockholder of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement that has not been obtained.

 

(e)            Trusts. If the Stockholder is the beneficial owner of any Subject Shares held in trust, no consent of any beneficiary of such trust is required in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or by the Merger Agreement.

 

Section 6.          Finders Fees. No investment banker, broker, finder or other intermediary is entitled to a fee or commission in respect of this Agreement based upon any arrangement or agreement made by or on behalf of Stockholder.

 

Section 7.          No Ownership Interest. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to vest in Acies or any of its Subsidiaries any direct or indirect ownership or incidence of ownership of or with respect to the Subject Shares. All rights, ownership and economic benefits of and relating to the Subject Shares shall remain vested in and belong to the Stockholder, and neither Acies nor any of its Subsidiaries shall have any authority to direct the Stockholder in the voting or disposition of any of the Subject Shares, except as otherwise provided herein.

 

Section 8.          Remedies. The Stockholder acknowledges and agrees that the rights of each party contemplated by this Agreement are unique. Accordingly, the Stockholder agrees that a remedy at law for any breach of this Agreement would be inadequate and that the Company and Acies in addition to any other remedies available, shall be entitled to obtain preliminary and permanent injunctive relief to secure specific performance of such covenants and to prevent a breach or contemplated breach of this Agreement without the necessity of proving actual damage or posting a bond or other security. The Stockholder will be responsible for any breach or violation of this Agreement by its Representatives. The occurrence of the Closing will not relieve the Stockholder of any obligation or liability arising from any breach by the Stockholder of this Agreement prior to the Closing.

 

 

 

 

Section 9.          Severability. Each provision of this Agreement is separable from every other provision of this Agreement. If any provision of this Agreement is found or held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, in whole or in part, by a court of competent jurisdiction, then (i) such provision will be deemed amended to conform to applicable laws so as to be valid, legal and enforceable to the fullest possible extent, (ii) the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of such provision will not affect the validity, legality or enforceability of such provision under any other circumstances or in any other jurisdiction, and (iii) the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of such provision will not affect the validity, legality or enforceability of the remainder of such provision or the validity, legality or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, if any covenant of the Stockholder in this Agreement is held to be unreasonable, arbitrary, or against public policy, such covenant shall be considered to be divisible with respect to scope, time and geographic area, and such lesser scope, time or geographic area, or all of them, as a court of competent jurisdiction may determine to be reasonable, not arbitrary, and not against public policy, shall be effective, binding and enforceable against the Stockholder.

 

Section 10.      Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Waiver of Trial by Jury. Sections 11.06 and 11.10 of the Merger Agreement are incorporated herein by reference, mutatis mutandis.

 

Section 11.      Waiver. No failure on the part of any Person to exercise any power, right, privilege or remedy under this Agreement, and no delay on the part of any Person in exercising any power, right, privilege or remedy under this Agreement, shall operate as a waiver of such power, right, privilege or remedy; and no single or partial exercise of any such power, right, privilege or remedy shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or of any other power, right, privilege or remedy. Any extension or waiver in favor of the Stockholder of any provision hereto shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed by Acies and the Company; and provided, that any such waiver shall not be applicable or have any effect except in the specific instance in which it is given.

 

Section 12.      Captions; Counterparts. The provisions of Section 11.07 of the Merger Agreement are hereby incorporated herein by reference, mutatis mutandis.

 

Section 13.      Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and assigns; provided that, except in connection with a transfer of Subject Shares by the Stockholder as described in Section 1(f) herein, no Party may assign, delegate or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other Party, except that the Company, Acies or any of their respective Subsidiaries may transfer or assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement, in whole or from time to time in part, to (i) one or more of its Affiliates at any time and (ii) after the Effective Time, to any Person; provided that no such transfer or assignment shall relieve such party of its obligations hereunder or enlarge, alter or change any obligation of any other Party.

 

Section 14.      Trusts. If applicable, for purposes of this Agreement, the Stockholder with respect to any Subject Shares held in trust shall be deemed to be the relevant trust and/or the trustees thereof acting in their capacities as such trustees, in each case as the context may require, including for purposes of such trustees’ representations and warranties as to the proper organization of the trust, their power and authority as trustees and the non-contravention of the trust’s governing instruments.

 

 

 

 

Section 15.      Amendments. This Agreement may only be amended or modified by an instrument in writing signed by each of the Stockholder, Acies and the Company.

 

Section 16.      Notices. All notices and other communications among the parties hereto shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (a) when delivered in person, (b) when delivered after posting in the United States mail having been sent registered or certified mail return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (c) when delivered by FedEx or other nationally recognized overnight delivery service, or (d) when delivered by email or other electronic transmission, addressed as follows:

 

(i)                 If to Acies, to:

 

Acies Acquisition Corp.
1219 Morningside Drive, Suite 110
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Attention:   Daniel Fetters
                     Edward King
Email:   dan.fetters@aciesacq.com
             edward.king@aciesacq.com

 

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

 

Latham & Watkins LLP
10250 Constellation Blvd., Suite 1100
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Attention: Steven B. Stokdyk
Email: steven.stokdyk@lw.com

 

(ii)              If to the Company, to:

 

PlayStudios, Inc.
10150 Covington Cross Drive
Las Vegas, NV 89144
Attention: Joel J. Agena, VP Legal Counsel
Email: joel@playstudios.com

 

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

 

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
1600 El Camino Real
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Attention:   Alan F. Denenberg
                      Lee Hochbaum
Email:   alan.denenberg@davispolk.com
              lee.hochbaum@davispolk.com

 

(iii)            If to the Stockholder, to the address set forth on the signature page hereto.

 

 

 

 

Section 17.      Effectiveness; Termination. This Agreement shall become effective as of the date hereof and shall automatically terminate (without the requirement of any action by any party hereto) and be of no further force or effect upon the earliest to occur of (a) the Effective Time, (b) the date on which the Merger Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms prior to the Effective Time, (c) the mutual written consent of Acies, the Company and the Stockholder and (d) the time of any modification, amendment or waiver of the Merger Agreement without Stockholder’s prior written consent that (i) decreases or changes the form of the Company Stockholder Consideration in a manner adverse to the Stockholder, (ii) imposes additional conditions to the obligations of the parties to the Merger Agreement to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby in a manner that materially adversely affects the Stockholder, (iii) modifies the conditions of the obligations of the parties to the Merger Agreement to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby in a manner that materially adversely affects the Stockholder or (iv) extends or otherwise changes the End Date in a manner other than as required or permitted by the Merger Agreement. Nothing in this Section 17 shall relieve any Party from liability for any intentional breach of this Agreement by such Party prior to the termination of this Agreement.

 

Section 18.      Expenses. All costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement shall be paid by the Party incurring such cost or expense.

 

Section 19.      Capacity as a Stockholder. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Stockholder is signing this Agreement solely in the Stockholder’s capacity as a stockholder of the Company, and not in any other capacity and this Agreement shall not limit or otherwise affect the actions of the Stockholder or any Affiliate, employee or designee of the Stockholder or any of their respective Affiliates in his or her capacity, if applicable, as an officer or director of the Company or any other Person.

 

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

 

  ACIES

 

  ACIES ACQUISITION CORP.
   
  By:  
    Name:     Edward King
    Title:       Co-Chief Executive Officer

  

By:    
    Name:    Daniel Fetters
    Title:      Co-Chief Executive Officer

  

[Signature Page to Voting and Support Agreement]

 

 

 

  

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

  

  COMPANY

 

  PLAYSTUDIOS, INC.
   
  By:  
    Name:     Andrew S. Pascal
    Title:       Chairman and CEO

 

[Signature Page to Voting and Support Agreement]

 

 

 

 

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

 

  STOCKHOLDER:

  

  Printed Name:  

 

  Signature:  

 

  By (if an entity):  

 

  Title (if an entity):  

 

  Email:  
     
  Mailing Address:  
     
     
     

  

Number of shares of:

 

  Common Stock:

 

  Series A Preferred Stock:

 

  Series B Preferred Stock:

 

  Series C Preferred Stock:

 

  Series C-1 Preferred Stock:

  

Number of:

 

  Options to acquire Common Stock:  

 

[Signature Page to Voting and Support Agreement]

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

PLAYSTUDIOS to Become the First Publicly Listed Mobile Games Company Offering Players Real-World Rewards

 

·    One-of-a-kind playAWARDS Loyalty Platform drives growth in its existing portfolio of games, de-risks new game launches, and supports consolidation 

 

·    Capitalized to act on strategically compelling acquisitions and growth opportunities

·    Institutional investors including funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, ClearBridge Investments, and Neuberger Berman Funds, together with MGM Resorts International, Commit to an Upsized $250 Million Common Equity PIPE

 

·    Transaction Values PLAYSTUDIOS at Approximately $1.1 Billion

 

·    PLAYSTUDIOS Founder & CEO Andrew Pascal to Continue Leading the Company

 

·    Investor Call Scheduled for Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at 8:30 AM EST

 

LAS VEGAS, Nevada / MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif., February 1, 2021 – PLAYSTUDIOS, Inc. (“PLAYSTUDIOS” or the “Company”), an award-winning developer of free-to-play casual games for mobile and social platforms that offer real-world rewards to loyal players, and Acies Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: ACAC) (“Acies”), a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company, announced today that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement that will result in PLAYSTUDIOS becoming a publicly listed company. Upon the closing of the transaction, the combined company will be named PLAYSTUDIOS and remain listed on Nasdaq under the new ticker symbol “MYPS.”

 

PLAYSTUDIOS has developed a portfolio of beautifully designed, top-ranked games that have attracted a loyal following due, in part, to the company’s unmatched playAWARDS Loyalty Program. The program lets players earn real-world rewards from a curated collection of over 80 partners and 275 entertainment, retail, travel, leisure, and gaming brands. To date, the PLAYSTUDIOS community has used its in-app loyalty points to purchase over 10 million rewards with a retail value of nearly $500 million. The Company has been named a Top Developer by App Annie, the gaming industry’s leader in app analytics and aggregated app performance data.

 

Acies’ management team is led by Chairman Jim Murren, formerly Chairman and CEO of MGM Resorts International, and Co-Chief Executive Officers Dan Fetters and Edward King, formerly Managing Directors at Morgan Stanley. PLAYSTUDIOS is led by Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer Andrew Pascal, who will continue to lead the combined company along with his current founder-led management team. Mr. Pascal will remain a significant equity participant in the Company.

 

 

 

 

“From our inception, we set out to create wonderfully compelling games that were free-to-play and offered real-world rewards,” said Mr. Pascal. “We’ve now demonstrated the positive, long-term impact of this value proposition with our current portfolio of apps, and we’re poised to carry that success into new products and new game genres. Becoming a public company and securing the resources and support of key institutional investors will enable us to accelerate our growth as we launch new products, pursue new acquisition opportunities, and scale up our unique playAWARDS loyalty program.”

 

“Within today’s vast and growing games market, PLAYSTUDIOS is unique in offering their audience the opportunity to play for fun and earn for real. They know how to make engaging and enduring games, and stand apart in having harnessed the power of a robust and full-featured loyalty program,” said Mr. Murren, Chairman of Acies. “The focus is now to take PLAYSTUDIOS platform and super-charge its growth. We have abundant initiatives, including targeted, strategic acquisitions; an expansion of the rewards program into new categories such as sports entertainment; and the exploration of opening the playAWARDS platform under a loyalty-as-a-service model. We look forward to leveraging Acies’ M&A knowledge and broad relationships for the benefit of PLAYSTUDIOS and its shareholders.”

 

PLAYSTUDIOS Highlights

Proprietary playAWARDS Loyalty Program

 

· One-of-a-kind loyalty program elevates key game performance metrics
o Extends retention
o Drives more frequent engagement
o Drives increased monetization

 

Portfolio of Franchise Games

 

· Collection of game brands with evergreen characteristics
· Imminent expansion into casual and RPG game genres

 

Massive Market Opportunity

 

· $152 billion+ estimated global gaming market (Statista, IBISWorld)

 

Global Network of Award Partners

 

· 4 continents, 17 countries, 84 brands, 275 partners
· 10+ million rewards purchased to-date, valued at nearly $500 million

 

Highly Attractive Financial Profile

 

· Compelling key performance indicators across average revenue per daily user, player monetization, and daily payer growth
· 22% CAGR revenues 2017-2019A, projected 27% CAGR revenues 2020-2022E
· 46% CAGR Adjusted EBITDA 2017-2019A, projected 67% CAGR Adjusted EBITDA 2020-2022E

 

 

 

 

Key Transaction Terms

The transaction implies an enterprise valuation for PLAYSTUDIOS of $1.1 billion, or 2.5x projected 2022 revenue of $435 million or 12.3x projected 2022 pro forma Adjusted EBITDA of $90 million. Consideration to PLAYSTUDIOS will comprise at least 89.1 million shares of ACAC common stock and up to $150 million in cash. In addition, funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, ClearBridge Investments, Neuberger Berman Funds, and MGM Resorts International are leading participants in the $250 million PIPE, at a price of $10.00 per share of common stock of Acies immediately prior to the closing of the transaction.

 

After giving effect to the transaction, the company is expected to have approximately $290 million of cash and a public equity currency to accelerate PLAYSTUDIOS’ growth initiatives, which include substantially expanding product development and acquisitions of other gaming and related companies. Upon the closing of the transaction, and assuming none of Acies public stockholders elect to redeem their shares, existing PLAYSTUDIOS shareholders are expected to own 64% of the combined company, the Acies sponsors are expected to own 3% of the combined company, PIPE participants are expected to own 18% of the combined company, and public stockholders are expected to own 15% of the combined company.

 

The boards of directors of each of Acies and PLAYSTUDIOS have approved the transaction. The transaction will require the approval of the stockholders of Acies, and is subject to other customary closing conditions, including the receipt of certain regulatory approvals. The transaction is expected to close during the second quarter of 2021.

 

Advisors

J.P. Morgan and LionTree Advisors are acting as financial advisors to PLAYSTUDIOS and Davis Polk is acting as legal advisor to the company. Morgan Stanley is acting as capital markets advisor to Acies Acquisition Corp., and Latham & Watkins LLP is acting as legal advisor to Acies. J.P. Morgan, LionTree Advisors, Morgan Stanley, and Oppenheimer & Co. are acting as placement agents for the PIPE.

 

Conference Call and Webcast Information

Investors may listen to a pre-recorded call discussing the proposed business combination on February 2, 2021 at 8:30 am EST. The call may be accessed by dialing 1 (877) 407-3982 for domestic callers or 1 (201) 493-6780 for international callers. Once connected with the operator, please ask to join the “PLAYSTUDIOS and Acies Acquisition Corp. Business Combination Announcement Conference Call.”

 

A replay of the call will also be available at 11:30 am EST to 11:59 pm EST on February 16, 2021. To access the replay, the domestic toll-free access number is 1 (844) 512-2921 and participants should provide the conference ID of “13716108”.

 

Please visit the Investor Info section of PLAYSTUDIOS’ website https://playstudios.com to access the webcast.

 

 

 

 

About PLAYSTUDIOS

PLAYSTUDIOS is the developer and operator of award-winning free-to-play casual games for mobile and social platforms. Its collection of original and published titles is powered by the company’s groundbreaking playAWARDS loyalty marketing platform, which enables players to earn real-world rewards from a portfolio of global entertainment, retail, technology, travel, leisure, and gaming brands across 15 countries and four continents. Founded by a team of veteran hospitality, technology, and gaming entrepreneurs, PLAYSTUDIOS brings together the best of mobile gaming with an innovative loyalty platform in order to provide its players with an unequaled entertainment experience and its partners with actionable business insights. To learn more about PLAYSTUDIOS, visit playstudios.com

 

About Acies Acquisition Corp.

Acies Acquisition Corp. is a newly organized blank check company, formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The Company was established in October 2020 to focus on identifying a business combination target within the live, location-based and mobile experiential entertainment industries. To learn more about Acies, visit https://aciesacq.com

 

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company's and Acies’ actual results may differ from their expectations, estimates and projections and consequently, you should not rely on these forward looking statements as predictions of future events. Words such as "expect," "estimate," "project," "budget," "forecast," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "may," "will," "could," "should," "believes," "predicts," "potential," "continue," and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, the Company's and Acies expectations with respect to future performance and anticipated financial impacts of the proposed business combination, the satisfaction of the closing conditions to the proposed transaction,the timing of the completion of the proposed transaction, future financial condition and performance of PLAYSTUDIOS and expected financial impacts of the transaction (including future revenue, adjusted EBITDA, pro forma equity value and cash balance), the PIPE transaction, the level of redemptions of Acies’ public stockholders and the products and markets and expected future performance and market opportunities of PLAYSTUDIOS. These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from the expected results. Most of these factors are outside the Company's and Acies’ control and are difficult to predict. Factors that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to: (1) the risk that the transaction may not be completed in a timely manner or at all, which may adversely affect the price of Acies’ securities; (2) the risk that the transaction may not be completed by Acies’ business combination deadline and the potential failure to obtain an extension of the business combination deadline if sought by Acies (3) the failure to satisfy the conditions to the consummation of the transaction, including the approval of the merger agreement by the stockholders of Acies, the satisfaction of the minimum trust account amount following any redemptions by Acies’ public stockholders and the receipt of certain governmental and regulatory approvals; (4) the lack of a third party valuation in determining whether or not to pursue the proposed transaction; (5) the inability to complete the PIPE transaction; (6) the effect of the announcement or pendency of the transaction on the Company’s business relationships, operating results, and business generally; (7) the ability to maintain the listing of Acies’ securities on a national securities exchange; (8) changes in the competitive and regulated industries in which the Company operates, variations in operating performance across competitors, changes in laws and regulations affecting the Company’s business and changes in the combined capital structure; (9) the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations after the completion of the proposed transaction, and identify and realize additional opportunities; (10) costs related to the transaction and the failure to realize anticipated benefits of the transaction or to realize estimated pro forma results and underlying assumptions, including with respect to estimated shareholder; or (11) other risks and uncertainties indicated from time to time in the registration statement containing the proxy statement/prospectus discussed below relating to the proposed business combination, including those under "Risk Factors" therein, and in Acies’ or the Company's other filings with the SEC. The foregoing list of factors is not exclusive, and readers should also refer to those risks that will be included under the header “Risk Factors” in the registration statement on Form S-4 to be filed by Acies with the SEC and those included under the header “Risk Factors” in the final prospectus of Acies related to its initial public offering. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements in this press release, which speak only as of the date made. Acies and the Company do not undertake or accept any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements in this press release to reflect any change in its expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

 

 

 

 

No Offer or Solicitation

This press release shall not constitute a solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the proposed transaction. This press release shall also not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any states or jurisdictions in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Additional Information

In connection with the proposed business combination, Acies intends to file a registration statement on Form S-4 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), which will include a proxy statement/prospectus, that will be both the proxy statement to be distributed to holders of Acies’ common stock in connection with its solicitation of proxies for the vote by Acies’ stockholders with respect to the proposed business combination and other matters as may be described in the registration statement, as well as the prospectus relating to the offer and sale of the securities to be issued in the business combination. After the registration statement is declared effective, Acies will mail a definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant documents to its stockholders. This document does not contain all the information that should be considered concerning the proposed business combination and is not intended to form the basis of any investment decision or any other decision in respect of the business combination. Acies’ stockholders, the Company’s stockholders and other interested persons are advised to read, when available, the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus included in the registration statement and the amendments thereto and the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other documents filed in connection with the proposed business combination, as these materials will contain important information about the Company, Acies and the business combination. When available, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials for the proposed business combination will be mailed to stockholders of Acies as of a record date to be established for voting on the proposed business combination. Acies’ stockholders and the Company’s stockholders will also be able to obtain copies of the proxy statement / prospectus and other documents filed with the SEC, without charge, once available, at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, or by directing a request to: Acies Acquisition Corp., 1219 Morningside Drive, Suite 110, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266.

 

 

 

 

Participants in the Solicitation

Acies and PLAYSTUDIOS and their respective directors and officers may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies of Acies’ stockholders in connection with the proposed business combination. A list of the names of such directors and executive officers and information regarding their interests in the business combination will be contained in the proxy statement/prospectus when available. You may obtain free copies of these documents as described in the preceding paragraph.

 

Investor Relations

Jacques Cornet

IR@playstudios.com

 

Media Relations

Doug Donsky / Amy Rossetti

media@playstudios.com

 

Acies Acquisition Corp.

info@aciesacq.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.2

 

 

IT’S MORE THAN A GAME.

 

 

DISCLAIMER Disclaimer This presentation is provided for informational purposes only and has been prepared to assist interested parties in making th eir own evaluation with respect to a proposed business combination (the “proposed business combination”) between PLAYSTUDIOS, Inc. (“PLAYSTUDIOS” or the “Company”) and Acies Acquisition Corp. (“ Acies ”) and related transactions (the “transactions”), and for no other purpose. This presentation does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, or a solicitation of any vote or app roval, nor shall there by any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No representations or warranties, express or implied, are given in, or in respect of, this presentation. To the fullest exten t p ermitted by law, in no circumstances will PLAYSTUDIOS, Acies or any of their respective subsidiaries, equityholders , affiliates, representatives, partners, directors, officers, employees, advisers or agents be responsible or liable for any dir ect, indirect or consequential loss or loss of profit arising from the use of this presentation, its contents, its omissions, reliance on the information contained within it, or on opinions commun ica ted in relation thereto or otherwise arising in connection therewith. Industry and market data used in this presentation have been obtained from third - party industry publications and sources as well as from research reports prepared for other purposes. Neither PLAYSTUDIOS nor Acies has independently verified the data obtained from these sources and cannot assure you of the data’s accuracy or completeness. T his data is subject to change. In addition, this presentation does not purport to be all - inclusive or to contain all of the information that may be required to make a full analysis of PLAYSTUDIOS or the propose d business combination. You are urged to make your own evaluation of PLAYSTUDIOS and such other investigations as you deem necessary before making an investment or voting decision. Forward Looking Statements This presentation and the related oral commentary include “forward - looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” p rovisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward - looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “forecast,” “intend,” “w ill,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “seek,” “target” or other similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. These forward - looking statements i nclude, but are not limited to, statements regarding estimates and forecasts of financial and performance metrics, projections of market opportunity, total addressable market (TAM), market share and competition, exp ect ations and timing related to commercial product launches, the potential success of PLAYSTUDIOS’ M&A strategy and the integration of those acquisitions, and expectations related to the terms and timing of the tra nsactions. These statements are based on various assumptions, whether or not identified in this presentation, and on the current expectations of PLAYSTUDIOS’ and Acies ’ management and are not predictions of actual performance. These forward - looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as, and must not be relied on by any investor as, a guarantee, an assurance, a pr edi ction or a definitive statement of fact or probability. Actual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict, will differ from assumptions and are beyond the control of PLAYSTUDIOS and Acies . These forward - looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including changes in domestic and foreign b usiness, market, financial, political and legal conditions; the inability of the parties to successfully or timely consummate the proposed business combination, including the risk that any required regulatory approval s a re delayed or not obtained or that the approval of the shareholders of PLAYSTUDIOS or Acies is not obtained; failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the proposed business combination; future global, regional or l ocal economic, political, market and social conditions, including due to the COVID - 19 pandemic; the development, effects and enforcement of laws and regulations, including with respect to the gaming industry; PL AYSTUDIOS’ ability to manage its future growth or to develop or acquire new games and make enhancements to its platform; the effects of competition on PLAYSTUDIOS’ future business; the amount of redemption r equ ests made by Acies ’ public shareholders; the outcome of any potential litigation, government and regulatory proceedings, investigations and inquiries; the ability to implement business plans, forecasts and o the r expectations after the completion of the proposed transaction and identify and realize additional opportunities; failure to realize anticipated benefits of the transaction or to realize estimated forecast s a nd projections; or other risks and uncertainties indicated from time to time in the registration statement containing the proxy statement/prospectus discussed below relating to the proposed business combinatio n, including those under “Risk Factors” therein, and in Acies ’ other filings with the SEC. The foregoing list of factors is not exclusive, and readers should also refer to those risks that will be included under th e header “Risk Factors” in the registration statement on Form S - 4 to be filed by Acies with the SEC and those included under the header “Risk Factors” in the final prospectus of Acies related to its initial public offering dated October 22, 2020. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward - looking statements in this presentation, which speak only as of the date made. PLAYSTUDIOS and Acies do not undertake or accept any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward - looking statements in this press release to reflect any change in its expectations or any change in events, condi tions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

 

 

DISCLAIMER (continued) Use of Projections This presentation contains projected financial information with respect to PLAYSTUDIOS, including revenue, cost of sales, use r a cquisition costs, other expenses and Adjusted EBITDA. Such projected financial information constitutes forward - looking information, is for illustrative purposes only and should not be relied upon as necessar ily being indicative of future results. The assumptions and estimates underlying such projected financial information are inherently uncertain and are subject to a wide variety of significant business, economic, co mpetitive and other risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the projected financial information. See “Forward - Looking Statements” above. Actual results m ay differ materially from the results contemplated by the projected financial information contained in this presentation, and the inclusion of such information in this presentation should not be regarded as a representation by any person that the results reflected in such projections will be achieved. Neither the independent auditors of PLAYSTUDIOS or Acies audited, reviewed, compiled, or performed any procedures with respect to the projections for the purpose of their inclusion i n this presentation, and accordingly, neither of them expressed an opinion or provided any other form of assurance with respect thereto for the pu rpo se of this presentation. Financial Information; Non - GAAP Financial Measures The financial information and data contained in this presentation is unaudited and does not conform to the requirements of Re gul ation S - X. Accordingly, such information and data may not be included in, may be adjusted in or may be presented differently in, any proxy statement, registration statement or prospectus to be filed by Acies with the SEC. In addition, all PLAYSTUDIOS historical financial information included herein is preliminary and subject to change, including in connection with the audit of the financial statements. Some of the financi al information and data contained in this presentation, such as Adjusted EBITDA (AEBITDA), have not been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Adjusted EBITDA is de fined as net income before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization and before costs capitalized for internal - use software projects, restructuring (consisting primarily of severance and other rest ructuring related costs), stock - based compensation expense, and other income and expense items (including unusual items, foreign currency gains and losses, and other non - cash items). PLAYSTUDIOS and Acies believe that the use of Adjusted EBITDA provides an additional tool to assess operational performance and trends in, and in comparing PLAYSTUDIOS’ financial measures with, other similar companies, many of which pres ent similar non - GAAP financial measures to investors. PLAYSTUDIOS’ non - GAAP financial measures may be different from non - GAAP financial measures used by other companies. The presentation of non - GAAP finan cial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP. The principal limitation of Adjusted EBITDA is that it ex cludes significant expenses and income that are required by GAAP to be recorded in PLAYSTUDIOS’ financial statements. A reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to the most directly comparable GAAP measure cannot be pr ovided without unreasonable effort because of the inherent difficulty of accurately forecasting the occurrence and financial impact of the various adjusting items necessary for such reconciliations tha t have not yet occurred, are out of PLAYSTUDIOS’ control or cannot be reasonably predicted. For the same reasons, PLAYSTUDIOS is unable to provide probable significance of the unavailable information, which co uld be material to future results. Because of the limitations of non - GAAP financial measures, you should consider the non - GAAP financial measures presented in this presentation in conjunction with PLAYSTUDIOS’ au dited financial statements and the related notes thereto. No Offer or Solicitation This press release shall not constitute a solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the proposed transaction. This press release shall also not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any states or jurisd ict ions in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a p rospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

 

DISCLAIMER (continued) Additional Information In connection with the proposed business combination, Acies intends to file a registration statement on Form S - 4 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), which will includ e a proxy statement/prospectus, that will be both the proxy statement to be distributed to holders of Acies ’ ordinary shares in connection with its solicitation of proxies for the vote by Acies ’ shareholders with respect to the proposed business combination and other matters as may be described in the registration statement, as well as the prospectus relating to the offer and sale of the securities to be issued in the business combination. After the registration statement is declared effective, Acies will mail a definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant documents to its stockholders. This document does not contain all the information that should be considered concerning the proposed business combination and is not intend ed to form the basis of any investment decision or any other decision in respect of the business combination. Acies ’ shareholders, the Company’s stockholders and other interested persons are advised to read, when available, the preliminary pro xy statement/prospectus included in the registration statement and the amendments thereto and the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other doc ume nts filed in connection with the proposed business combination, as these materials will contain important information about the Company, Acies and the business combination. When available, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials for the proposed business combination will be mailed to stockholders of Acies as of a record date to be established for voting on the proposed business combination. Acies ’ shareholders and the Company’s stockholders will also be able to obtain copies of the proxy statement / prospectus and other documents filed with the SEC, w ith out charge, once available, at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov . INVESTMENT IN ANY SECURITIES DESCRIBED HEREIN HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SEC OR ANY OTHER REGULATORY AUTHORI TY NOR HAS ANY AUTHORITY PASSED UPON OR ENDORSED THE MERITS OF THE OFFERING OR THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE. Participants in the Solicitation Acies and PLAYSTUDIOS and their respective directors and officers may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies of Acies ’ shareholders in connection with the proposed business combination. A list of the names of such directors and executive officers and information regarding their interests in the business combination will be con tained in the proxy statement/prospectus when available. You may obtain free copies of these documents as described in the preceding paragraph. Trademarks This presentation contains trademarks, service marks, trade names and copyrights of Acies , PLAYSTUDIOS and other companies, which are the property of their respective owners.

 

 

Robust Pipeline of New Games Founder - led Industry - leading Talent Massive Market Opportunity Compelling Library of Games Proven record of efficient capital allocation Proprietary Loyalty Platform Global Network of Award Partners Dedicated Network of Players $90M ‘22 AEBITDA 4.2M MAU 46% ’19 - ’22 AEBITDA CAGR 56 MINUTES PLAY/DAY $435M ‘22 REVENUE +100M DOWNLOADS LTD INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

 

 

$0.0B $20.0B $40.0B $60.0B $80.0B $100.0B $120.0B $140.0B $160.0B 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Music Movies Books Gaming THE MARKET IS MASSIVE Gaming has eclipsed music, movies, and books. 2019 TAM (2009 - 2019 CAGR) Music $21.5B 3% Movies $42.2B 4% Books $113.9B 1% Gaming $152.1B 10% 38% Mobile Gaming $68.5B

 

 

THE CREATOR’S DILEMMA The ‘inevitable’ life - cycle of a great game. Development Launch Growth Maturity Contraction Creative Challenge Discovery Challenge Scale Challenge Engagement Challenge Retention Challenge

 

 

THE LOYALTY LIFT Loyalty mechanics drive lasting engagement. Incremental Impact of Loyalty Program Cross - Promotion Organic Lift Deeper Engagement Development Launch Growth Maturity Contraction

 

 

THE COMPOSITION OF VALUE Value drivers in a traditional gaming experience. Method of Play Social Media / Community Live Operations Content Updates Feature Breadth Depth of Play

 

 

THE PLAYSTUDIOS APPROACH The added value of playAWARDS – play free games, earn real rewards! Concierge Service Real - World Rewards Real - World Events Real Community Connections myVIP Framework VIP Hosts

 

 

 

 

More consumer engagement with brands offering loyalty programs. Hotel Grocery Retail Theaters Dining Airline Car Coffee Gas Credit Card LOYALTY PROGRAMS WORK Loyalty programs have been broadly adopted across most consumer industries. 8 % 7

 

 

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 No Store Viewer Store Viewer w/o Purchase Purchase w/o Redemption Redeemer OUR LOYALTY PROGRAM WORKS playAWARDS drives increased retention, engagement and monetization. Engagement Retention 10X Retention lift for Redeemers vs No - Store Viewers 4X Spending lift for Redeemers vs No - Store Viewers Minutes per Day Sessions per Day Month over Month % $44 $143 $171 $188 $0 $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 $120 $140 $160 $180 $200 No Store Viewer Store Viewer w/o Purchase Purchase w/o Redemption Redeemer Monetization Annual Spend 3X Engagement lift for Redeemers vs No - Store Viewers

 

 

$- $100,000,000 $200,000,000 $300,000,000 $400,000,000 $500,000,000 $600,000,000 - 2,000,000 4,000,000 6,000,000 8,000,000 10,000,000 12,000,000 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Cumulative Rewards Purchased Cumulative Retail Value Purchased OUR LOYALTY PROGRAM WORKS Players have purchased over 10,000,000 rewards with a retail value of nearly $500M Reward Purchase Activity Retail Value of Rewards Purchased Rewards Purchased

 

 

OUR LOYALTY PLATFORM IS ROBUST playAWARDS is comprised of key in - game features, partner tools and operating functions. VIP Player Portal Player Mgmt Console Special Events Program Concierge I Host Program In - game myVIP Framework In - game Store SDK Game Developer Console Partner Rewards Console R

 

 

THE VIRTUOUS CYCLE Promote Partners PLAYSTUDIOS offers players in - app awards in exchange for engagement and loyalty. Redeem Real - World Awards PLAYERS consume real - world awards, driving incremental revenue for our partners. Redeem In - App Offers PLAYERS return to the game to collect free points and earn more real - world awards. Promote Apps PARTNERS promote PLAYSTUDIOS apps in order to drive players back into the digital realm where they can repeat the cycle of earning awards. The power of reciprocity.

 

 

THE VIRTUOUS CYCLE More people in - game means more people can be reached by our partners. More Players More people in the apps that can be activated on behalf of our partners. More Customers With better reach and the ability to drive more traffic, more partners join the network. More Partners Better value proposition for the players - more awards available. More Awards The Business Impact.

 

 

 

 

AN ACCOMPLISHED TEAM Deep, diverse, and experienced.

 

 

A GLOBAL COMPANY BURLINGAME LAS VEGAS AUSTIN BELGRADE TEL AVIV HONG KONG SINGAPORE STUDIOS 6 PLAYMAKERS 385 We’ve built a collection of integrated game studios.

 

 

A FAMILY OF TOP - RANKED GAMES We’ve developed a portfolio of award - winning games.

 

 

A ROBUST & SCALABLE LOYALTY PLATFORM We’ve built the game industry’s only full - featured loyalty platform. ELEGANT IN - GAME INTEGRATION ROBUST SUITE OF TOOLS REFINED OPERATING PRACTICES EXPANSIVE GROUP OF PARTNERS myVIP mechanics are elegantly integrated into the core loop of the game, enriching the experience of gameplay.

 

 

A GLOBAL NETWORK OF AWARD PARTNERS We’ve amassed a diverse collection of leisure partners. CONTINENTS 4 COUNTRIES 17 PARTNERS 84 BRANDS 275 Dining Theaters Airlines Retail Cruises Hotels Amusements

 

 

A VALUABLE & LOYAL AUDIENCE We’ve amassed a compelling community of players. 55% Female 45% Male Average Income $80K Average Age 42 4.2 Million MAU Minutes/Day 56 1.9 Million Reward Purchasers Sessions/Day 2.4 11+ Million Rewards Purchased

 

 

A PROVEN MODEL We’ve proven our ability to scale, engage, and monetize players. Creative Challenge We have proven talent. Discovery Challenge We have cross promo apps & partners, brand reputation, a loyal player base. Development Launch Growth Maturity Contraction Scale Challenge We have rewards and additional channels, including partner promos. Engagement Challenge We have operating discipline and proven Loyalty mechanics. Retention Challenge We have a collection of unique offerings that alter the end - of - life trajectory.

 

 

$- $5,000,000 $10,000,000 $15,000,000 $20,000,000 $25,000,000 $30,000,000 - 500,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 2,000,000 2,500,000 J u l - 1 3 O c t - 1 3 J a n - 1 4 A p r - 1 4 J u l - 1 4 O c t - 1 4 J a n - 1 5 A p r - 1 5 J u l - 1 5 O c t - 1 5 J a n - 1 6 A p r - 1 6 J u l - 1 6 O c t - 1 6 J a n - 1 7 A p r - 1 7 J u l - 1 7 O c t - 1 7 J a n - 1 8 A p r - 1 8 J u l - 1 8 O c t - 1 8 J a n - 1 9 A p r - 1 9 J u l - 1 9 O c t - 1 9 J a n - 2 0 A p r - 2 0 J u l - 2 0 DAU Revenue A HISTORY OF REVENUE GROWTH We’ve sustained our network and consistently scaled revenues year - over - year. DAU Monthly Revenue

 

 

A HISTORY OF REVENUE GROWTH We’ve countered the later - stage effects of the Creator’s Dilemma. DAU Monthly Revenue $- $5,000,000 $10,000,000 $15,000,000 $20,000,000 $25,000,000 $30,000,000 - 500,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 2,000,000 2,500,000 J u l - 1 3 O c t - 1 3 J a n - 1 4 A p r - 1 4 J u l - 1 4 O c t - 1 4 J a n - 1 5 A p r - 1 5 J u l - 1 5 O c t - 1 5 J a n - 1 6 A p r - 1 6 J u l - 1 6 O c t - 1 6 J a n - 1 7 A p r - 1 7 J u l - 1 7 O c t - 1 7 J a n - 1 8 A p r - 1 8 J u l - 1 8 O c t - 1 8 J a n - 1 9 A p r - 1 9 J u l - 1 9 O c t - 1 9 J a n - 2 0 A p r - 2 0 J u l - 2 0 DAU Revenue

 

 

$5.5 Billion CASINO $30.3 Billion RPG & STRATEGY $8.3 Billion BRAIN & PUZZLE $15.0 Billion ARCADE & ACTION $12.4 Billion ADVENTURE & SIM A NEXT - LEVEL OPPORTUNITY We’re applying our proven model to complementary genres. Casino genre embodies the simplicity and nuance of casual games and the monetization sophistication of core games.

 

 

 

 

GROWTH STRATEGY Apply our proven framework and enhance our commercial model. OPTIMIZE . . . Our existing franchises – continue to run our core products. EXPAND . . . Our portfolio – build, launch, and scale new games across other genres. ACQUIRE . . . Games & expand our network – adding proven apps and their players. DIVERSIFY . . . Our business model – focusing on Ad Monetization, Player Commerce, and Loyalty - as - a - Service

 

 

EXPLOIT THE BINGO CATEGORY Leverage our brands, player network, playAWARDS and creative execution Competition • Best - in - Class Core Game - Play • Real Las Vegas Branded Bingo Rooms • Casino - Specific Powerups • Club & Group Social Bingo • Collectibles • Vanity Items and Badges • Bonus Slot Games • playAWARDS Loyalty Integration Key Features Market Opportunity • Sizable overlap with existing PS audience • YoY Growth – 51% • ‘20 Downloads – 51M • Limited Creative Differentiation 3D Strip Room Progression Casino - Specific Power - ups DAU – 900K REV. - $417M DAU - 190K REV. - $57M DAU - 281K REV. - $46M DAU - 133K REV. - $42M playAWARDS Offering • Cruises • Hotels & Resorts • Concerts & Shows • Restaurants • Regional Attractions

 

 

• Among top growth categories • Market – $5.2B • YoY Growth – 47% • ‘20 Downloads – 272M • Limited western - oriented games EXPLOIT THE RPG CATEGORY Leverage playAWARDS , partner integrations and creative execution Competition Idle Kingdom Upgradable Heroes • AAA Western Fantasy • Deep Roster of Heroes & Enemies • Guilds & Competitions • Narrative Campaigns with Epic Battles • 3D Combat • Social End - game • Rich Replay • playAWARDS Loyalty Integration Key Features Market Opportunity DAU – 1.4M REV. – $757M playAWARDS Offering • Amusement & Theme Parks • Sports Events • eSPORTS Events • Concerts & Festivals • Regional Attractions

 

 

$- $1,000,000 $2,000,000 $3,000,000 $4,000,000 $5,000,000 $6,000,000 $7,000,000 - 50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 250,000 300,000 350,000 D a y 0 D a y 4 D a y 8 D a y 1 2 D a y 1 6 D a y 2 0 D a y 2 4 D a y 2 8 D a y 3 2 D a y 3 6 D a y 4 0 D a y 4 4 D a y 4 8 D a y 5 2 D a y 5 6 D a y 6 0 D a y 6 4 D a y 6 8 D a y 7 2 D a y 7 6 D a y 8 0 D a y 8 4 D a y 8 8 $- $1,000,000 $2,000,000 $3,000,000 $4,000,000 $5,000,000 $6,000,000 $7,000,000 $8,000,000 $9,000,000 - 50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 250,000 300,000 350,000 400,000 450,000 500,000 D a y 0 D a y 4 D a y 8 D a y 1 2 D a y 1 6 D a y 2 0 D a y 2 4 D a y 2 8 D a y 3 2 D a y 3 6 D a y 4 0 D a y 4 4 D a y 4 8 D a y 5 2 D a y 5 6 D a y 6 0 D a y 6 4 D a y 6 8 D a y 7 2 D a y 7 6 D a y 8 0 D a y 8 4 D a y 8 8 DAU Organic DAU Paid Cumulative UA Spend $- $200,000 $400,000 $600,000 $800,000 $1,000,000 $1,200,000 $1,400,000 $1,600,000 - 50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 250,000 300,000 D a y 0 D a y 4 D a y 8 D a y 1 2 D a y 1 6 D a y 2 0 D a y 2 4 D a y 2 8 D a y 3 2 D a y 3 6 D a y 4 0 D a y 4 4 D a y 4 8 D a y 5 2 D a y 5 6 D a y 6 0 D a y 6 4 D a y 6 8 D a y 7 2 D a y 7 6 D a y 8 0 D a y 8 4 D a y 8 8 APPLY OUR PROVEN APPROACH Leverage loyalty mechanics and our player network to seed each new product. myVEGAS Blackjack myKONAMI Slots POP! Slots Every product developed and launched by PLAYSTUDIOS has achieved 150,000+ sustained DAU within 3 weeks of cross - promotion to our player network.

 

 

ACQUISITION DRIVEN GROWTH Leverage playAWARDS to drive synergies, growth and attractive ROIC. Network Effect of Shared Loyalty Performance Optimization Valuation Arbitrage

 

 

SUMMARY Clear and actionable plan to achieve business results. Loyalty Lift 10% Market Growth Network Cross - Marketing Bingo Category 300K DAU $0.40 ARPDAU Idle RPG Category 375K DAU $0.50 ARPDAU $270M $435M 2020E Revenue 2022E Base Forecast M&A New Game Genres Player Networks $45M $45M $60M EXPAND OPTIMIZE Other Ad Monetization Player Commerce $15M ACQUIRE I DIVERSIFY myVIP New Genres LAAS M&A LAAS Loyalty - as - a - Service

 

 

 

 

22% Revenue REVENUE Sustained and projected revenue growth.

 

 

2020 - 2022 AEBITDA and Margins Impacted by extraordinary development and User Acquisition expenses related to new game launches. AEBITDA Proven profitability with clear path to margin growth. Forecasted Margin 2025 30% Normalized Normalized

 

 

MARGIN Clear path to margin growth. 12.0% 20.7% 2.6% 1.8% 2.6% 1.5% 3.2% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% CY20 Margin Core Bus Op Ex E Commerce Ad Mon Corp Expenses New Games Post Launch CY22 Margin UA Efficiency Op Ex Efficiency CY23 Margin 2.0% - 2.5% 2.5% - 3.0% 25% - 26% Forecasted Margin 2025 30%

 

 

MARGIN 21% 25% 30% 36% 35% 32% 32% 25% LTM EBITDA Margin % as of September 30, 2020 1 Median: 32% (Excl. PLAYSTUDIOS) Playtika 4 2, 3 2025E Forecasted 2 2 2, 5 PLAYSTUDIOS PLAYSTUDIOS Double Down Interactive Aristocrat SciPlay Zynga 2022E Forecast PLAYSTUDIOS 2023E Forecast Significant opportunity to expand Adjusted EBITDA (AEBITDA) Margin Forecasted Margin 2025 30%

 

 

AEBITDA Clear path to AEBITDA growth. Forecasted Margin 2025 30% (1) Loyalty Lift Live Operations Cross - Marketing Market Growth (Millions) $44 $90 $22 $12 $19 $7 $- $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 $120 2020E Core Games Ad Monetization Bingo & Kingdom Boss Public Company Costs 2022E Margin Expansion M&A Normalized Margins New Genres M&A

 

 

FINANCIALS Sustained and projected top and bottom - line growth. Forecasted Margin 2025 30%

 

 

 

 

TRANSACTION OVERVIEW Illustrative Sources & Uses ($ Millions) Post - Transaction Ownership [1] • Acies Acquisition Corp. (“ACAC”) is a publicly listed special purpose acquisition company with $215 million cash held in trust • ACAC has agreed to combine with PLAYSTUDIOS in a transaction that values the common equity of PLAYSTUDIOS at $1.041 billion • Consideration to PLAYSTUDIOS stockholders will be comprised of at least 89.1 million shares of ACAC common stock and up to $150 million in cash (mix of consideration to be determined) • 12 - Month Lockup: Substantially all shares held by existing PLAYSTUDIOS stockholders and the Acies Sponsor group subject to a 12 - month lock - up period • PLAYSTUDIOS and ACAC have raised $250 million (at $10/Share) in committed PIPE shares; Investors include BlackRock, ClearBridge , Neuberger Berman and MGM Resorts • After giving effect to the transaction, the company will have approximately $290 million of cash with public equity currency to accelerate growth • Andrew Pascal, the Founder and CEO of PLAYSTUDIOS, and largest pro forma shareholder, will be granted voting shares entitling him to 20 votes per share

 

 

67% 37% 19% 16% 4% 4% PlayStudios Glu Zynga Gaming Peers Avg. Playtika SciPlay 2020 – 2022E Revenue CAGR 2020 – 2022E AEBITDA CAGR 1 27% 16% 15% 11% 7% 3% PlayStudios Gaming Peers Avg. Zynga Glu Playtika SciPlay COMPELLING GROWTH Powerful growth trajectory

 

 

22% 46% 43% $0.54 2.4% 29% 35% $0.61 2.6% Revenue Growth (%) Adjusted EBITDA Growth (%) Daily Paying User Growth (%) ARPDAU Daily Player Conversion (%) PLAYSTUDIOS Playtika 28% 11% 2017 - 2019 CAGR 2 As of Q3’20 (9/30/20) 1 Organic Total Inorganic (2019A Revenue = $239M) All organic 18% PERFORMANCE SNAPSHOT (2019A Revenue = $1,888M) PLAYSTUDIOS and Playtika

 

 

3.8x 2.4x 1.5x 0.9x 0.3x 0.2x Playtika SciPlay Gaming Peers Avg. Zynga Glu PlayStudios COMPELLING VALUATION (’23 Margin Stabilized) PLAYSTUDIOS multiples Implied based on EV of $1,102M EV/2022E Revenue EV/2022E AEBITDA EV/2022E AEBITDA (Growth Adjusted) 5.8x 5.7x 4.2x 3.3x 2.5x 2.2x Gaming Peers Avg. Playtika Zynga SciPlay PlayStudios Glu 16.7x 16.4x 15.2x 12.3x 11.2x 9.9x 9.8x Playtika Zynga Gaming Peers Avg. PlayStudios Glu PlayStudios SciPlay 1 1

 

 

Massive Market Opportunity Attractive long - term growth prospects Proven Record of Efficient Capital Allocation Disciplined approach to qualifying and investing in opportunities Compelling Library of Games Resilient franchises, with robust pipeline of new products Unique Approach to User Acquisition Proven capacity to grow through loyalty - enabled cross - promotion Global Network of Award Partners Robust and diverse collection of over 250 rewards partners Proprietary Loyalty Platform Proven features that drive retention, engagement & monetization Founder - led, Industry - leading Team Deep and diverse bench of product, creative and technical talent INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS