UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

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

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 28, 2021

 

GALILEO ACQUISITION CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Cayman Islands   001-39092   N/A
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

1049 Park Ave. 14A

New York, NY

  10028
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (347) 517-1041

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Title of Each Class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Units, each consisting of one Ordinary Share and one Redeemable Warrant   GLEO.U   The New York Stock Exchange
Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001 per share   GLEO   The New York Stock Exchange
Warrants, each warrant exercisable for one Ordinary Share for $11.50 per share   GLEO WS   The New York Stock Exchange

 

 

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

 

Emerging growth company x

 

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

 

 

 

 

  

Item 1.01 Entry Into A Material Definitive Agreement.

 

Merger Agreement

 

This section describes the material provisions of the Merger Agreement (as defined below), but does not purport to describe all of the terms thereof. The following summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Merger Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1. Shareholders of Galileo Acquisition Corp. and other interested parties are urged to read the Merger Agreement in its entirety. Unless otherwise defined herein, the capitalized terms used below have the meanings given to them in the Merger Agreement.

 

General Terms and Effects; Merger Consideration

 

On April 28, 2021, Galileo Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Galileo”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization (the “Merger Agreement”) with Shapeways, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Shapeways”), Galileo Acquisition Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Galileo (“Merger Sub”), Galileo Founders Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Sponsor”), in the capacity as the representative of the stockholders of Galileo (other than the Shapeways security holders) from and after the closing (the “Closing”) of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (collectively, the “Transaction”) (in such capacity, the “Purchaser Representative”), and Fortis Advisors LLC, in the capacity as the representative of the Shapeways security holders from and after the Closing of the Transaction (in such capacity, the “Seller Representative”).

 

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, (i) prior to the Closing, Galileo will continue out of the Cayman Islands and into the State of Delaware to re-domicile and become a Delaware corporation (the “Domestication”) and (ii) at the Closing of the Transaction, and following the Domestication and the PIPE Investment (defined below), Merger Sub will merge with and into Shapeways (the “Merger”), with Shapeways continuing as the surviving entity and wholly-owned subsidiary of Galileo, and with each Shapeways stockholder receiving shares of Galileo common stock at the Closing (as further described below). Simultaneously with entering into the Merger Agreement, Galileo entered into Subscription Agreements (as defined below) with investors (“PIPE Investors”) to purchase a total of 7.5 million shares of Galileo common stock in a private equity investment (“PIPE”) in Galileo at $10.00 per share with aggregate gross proceeds to Galileo of $75,000,000. The PIPE Investors include certain existing Shapeways stockholders and a strategic investor that has entered into a commercial relationship with Shapeways.

 

The total consideration received by Shapeways security holders from Galileo at the Closing will have an aggregate value equal to $406,000,000 (the “Merger Consideration”), payable, in the case of Shapeways stockholders, solely in new shares of Galileo common stock and, in the case of other Shapeways security holders, in new shares of Galileo common stock and/or securities convertible into or exercisable for new shares of Galileo common stock. The Merger Consideration deliverable to Shapeways stockholders will be allocated pro rata after giving effect to the required conversion of all of the outstanding shares of Shapeways preferred stock into shares of Shapeways common stock immediately prior to, and contingent upon, the Closing.

 

After the Closing, shares of Galileo common stock representing 10% of the Merger Consideration will be subject to vesting and forfeiture conditions based upon the VWAP trading price of Galileo common stock reaching targets of $14.00 and $16.00, respectively (with 50% released at each target) for a period of 30 consecutive trading days during the three-year period after the Closing (the “Earnout Terms”), with the portion of such shares that would otherwise be deliverable to Shapeways stockholders at the Closing being withheld from payment and deposited into escrow pursuant to a mutually agreeable escrow agreement (the “Escrow Agreement”). A pro rata portion of the 10% Merger Consideration earnout will also be allocated to Shapeways options and warrants that are exchanged for options and warrants (as applicable) for shares of Galileo at the Closing (as described below).

 

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Shapeways options issued pursuant to Shapeways’ 2010 Stock Plan that are not exercised prior to the Closing will be assumed by Galileo and converted, subject to adjustments, into options exercisable for shares of Galileo common stock and, in the case of in-the-money Shapeways options, a right to receive an award of restricted stock units denominated in shares of Galileo common stock that are subject to the Earnout Terms and to service-based vesting and forfeiture restrictions. Shapeways warrants that are not exercised prior to the Closing will be assumed by Galileo and converted into warrants exercisable for shares of Galileo common stock and, in the case of in-the-money Shapeways warrants, warrants exercisable for shares of Galileo common stock that are subject to the vesting and forfeiture restrictions included in the Earnout Terms. Prior to the Closing, outstanding Shapeways convertible notes will be converted into shares of Shapeways preferred stock, which will then be converted into shares of Shapeways common stock prior to the Closing.

 

Representations and Warranties

 

The Merger Agreement contains a number of representations and warranties made by each of Galileo and Shapeways as of the date of the Merger Agreement or other specified dates. Certain of the representations and warranties are qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect (as hereinafter defined), as well as information provided in the disclosure schedules to the Merger Agreement. As used in the Merger Agreement, “Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to any specified person or entity, any fact, event, occurrence, change or effect that has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect upon (i) the business, assets, Liabilities, results of operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of such person or entity and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) the ability of such person or entity or any of its subsidiaries on a timely basis to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement or the ancillary documents relating to the Merger Agreement to which such person or entity is a party or bound or to perform the obligations of such person or entity thereunder, in each case, subject to certain customary exceptions.

 

No Survival

 

The representations and warranties of the parties contained in the Merger Agreement terminate as of, and do not survive, the Closing, and there are no indemnification rights for another party’s breach. The covenants and agreements of the parties contained in the Merger Agreement do not survive the Closing, except those covenants and agreements to be performed after the Closing, which covenants and agreements will survive until fully performed.

 

Covenants of the Parties

 

Each party agreed in the Merger Agreement to use its commercially reasonable efforts to effect the Closing. The Merger Agreement also contains certain customary covenants by each of the parties during the period between the signing of the Merger Agreement and the earlier of the Closing or the termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms (the “Interim Period”), including those relating to: (i) the provision of access to their properties, books and personnel; (ii) the operation of their respective businesses in the ordinary course of business; (iii) the provision of financial statements by Shapeways to Galileo; (iv) Galileo’s public filings; (v) no insider trading; (vi) notifications of certain breaches, consent requirements or other matters; (vii) efforts to consummate the Closing; (viii) tax matters; (ix) further assurances; (x) public announcements; and (xi) confidentiality. Each party also agreed during the Interim Period not to solicit or enter into any inquiry, proposal or offer, or any indication of interest in making an offer or proposal for an alternative competing transactions, to notify the others as promptly as practicable in writing of the receipt of any inquiries, proposals or offers, requests for information or requests relating to an alternative competing transaction or any requests for non-public information relating to such transaction, and to keep the other party informed of the status of any such inquiries, proposals, offers or requests for information. During the Interim Period, Galileo will use commercially reasonable efforts to satisfy the conditions of the Subscription Agreements with PIPE Investors and Galileo may, but is not obligated to, enter into additional subscription agreements with PIPE Investors, subject to Shapeways’ prior written consent, in the event that any such additional subscription agreements contain terms materially less favorable to Galileo or to Shapeways than the terms of the Subscription Agreements with existing PIPE Investors. The Merger Agreement also contains certain customary post-Closing covenants regarding (a) maintenance of books and records; (b) indemnification of directors and officers and the purchase of tail directors’ and officers’ liability insurance; and (c) use of trust account proceeds.

 

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In addition, Shapeways agreed to obtain its required stockholder approvals in the manner required under its organizational documents and applicable law for, among other things, the adoption and approval of the Merger Agreement, Ancillary Documents and the Transaction, and agreed to enforce the Voting Agreements (as defined and described below) in connection therewith.

 

The parties made customary covenants regarding the registration statement on Form S-4 to be filed by Galileo (the “Registration Statement”) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), to register the common stock of Galileo upon Domestication and the shares of Galileo common stock to be issued as Merger Consideration under the Merger Agreement. The Registration Statement also will contain the Galileo proxy statement to solicit proxies from Galileo’s shareholders to approve, among other things, (i) the Merger Agreement and the Transaction, including the Merger (including, to the extent required, the issuance of shares of Galileo common stock to the PIPE Investors); (ii) the Domestication; (iii) changing the name of Galileo and adopting new Galileo organizational documents; (iv) the adoption of a new equity incentive plan and issuing certain Galileo restricted securities thereunder; (v) the adoption of a new employee stock purchase plan; (vi) the appointment of the post-Closing board of directors; and (vii) the amendment of the Share Escrow Agreement to reduce the lock-up thereunder to match the period in the Lock-Up Agreement that was signed by certain Shapeways security holders at the time of the Merger Agreement as described below.

 

The parties agreed that the post-Closing board of directors will consist of seven directors, consisting of four directors designated prior to the Closing by Shapeways, all but one of whom will be considered independent under the requirements of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), two directors designated prior to the Closing by Galileo, both of whom will be considered independent under the requirements of NYSE, and one additional independent director (under NYSE requirements) mutually agreed by Shapeways and Galileo; provided, however, that the composition of the post-Closing board of directors will consist of three classes, with each director serving a three year term after its initial staggered post-Closing term, with the directors designated by Galileo serving in the second class. The parties further agreed to take commercially reasonable actions so that the individuals serving as the chief executive officer and chief financial officer of Shapeways immediately after the Closing will be the same individuals (in the same office) as that of Shapeways immediately prior to the Closing (unless, at its sole discretion, Shapeways desires to appoint another qualified person to either such role, in which case, such other person identified by Shapeways will serve in such role).

 

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Prior to the Closing, (i) Shapeways and certain mutually agreeable persons will enter into employment agreements (the “Key Employee Employment Agreements”), in each case effective as of the Closing, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Shapeways and Galileo, (ii) Galileo and certain Shapeways stockholders who will be affiliates of Galileo after the Closing will enter into a mutually agreeable form of registration rights agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), (iii) Shapeways will allocate certain restricted stock unit awards denominated in shares of Galileo common stock, not to exceed 410,000 shares, to be granted after the Closing to certain Shapeways employees and (iv) Galileo, the Sponsor, and the underwriter of Galileo’s initial public offering will amend their existing registration rights agreement (the “Founder Registration Rights Agreement”) to make the registration rights thereunder generally pari passu with the registration rights of the Shapeways stockholders who are party to the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

Conditions to Closing

 

The Merger Agreement contains customary conditions to Closing, including the following mutual conditions of the parties (unless waived): (i) approval of the shareholders of Galileo and Shapeways; (ii) approvals of any required governmental authorities and completion of any antitrust expiration periods; (iii) no law or order preventing the Transaction; (iv) the Registration Statement having been declared effective by the SEC; (v) the satisfaction of the $5,000,001 minimum net tangible asset test by Galileo; (vi) approval of the Galileo common stock for listing on NYSE; (vii) consummation of the Domestication; and (viii) reconstitution of the post-Closing board of directors as contemplated under the Merger Agreement.

 

In addition, unless waived by Shapeways, the obligations of Shapeways to consummate the Transaction are subject to the satisfaction of the following additional Closing conditions, in addition to the delivery by Galileo of customary certificates and other Closing deliverables: (i) the representations and warranties of Galileo being true and correct as of the date of the Closing, except to the extent made as of a particular date (subject to certain materiality qualifiers); (ii) Galileo having performed in all material respects its obligations and complied in all material respects with its covenants and agreements under the Merger Agreement required to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to the date of the Closing; (iii) the absence of any Material Adverse Effect with respect to Galileo since the date of the Merger Agreement which is continuing and uncured; (iv) Galileo having, at the Closing, at least $100,000,000 in cash and cash equivalents, including funds remaining in the trust account (after giving effect to the completion and payment of any redemptions) and the proceeds of any PIPE Investment, prior to paying any of Galileo’s expenses and liabilities due at the Closing; (v) execution of the Escrow Agreement; (vi) execution of the Registration Rights Agreement, (vii) the Founder Registration Rights Agreement having been amended and (viii) the Sponsor having forfeited the shares set forth in the Sponsor Forfeiture Letter in accordance with its terms.

 

Unless waived by Galileo, the obligations of Galileo and Merger Sub to consummate the Transaction are subject to the satisfaction of the following additional Closing conditions, in addition to the delivery by Shapeways of customary certificates and other Closing deliverables: (i) the representations and warranties of Shapeways being true and correct as of the date of the Closing, except to the extent made as of a particular date (subject to certain materiality qualifiers); (ii) Shapeways having performed in all material respects its obligations and complied in all material respects with its covenants and agreements under the Merger Agreement required to be performed or complied with or by it on or prior to the date of the Closing; (iii) the absence of any Material Adverse Effect with respect to Shapeways and its subsidiaries since the date of the Merger Agreement which is continuing and uncured; (iv) receipt of a certified copy of Shapeways’ certificate of incorporation; (v) execution of Key Employee Employment Agreements by each applicable employee; (vi) execution of the Escrow Agreement; (vii) receipt of transmittal documents from holders of Shapeways warrants; (viii) resignations of the directors and officers of Shapeways as requested by Galileo; (ix) the Lock-Up Agreements being in full force and effect as of the Closing; and (x) termination of certain agreements between Shapeways and its stockholders.

 

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Termination

 

The Merger Agreement may be terminated under certain customary and limited circumstances at any time prior to the Closing, including: (i) by mutual written consent of Galileo and Shapeways; (ii) by either Galileo or Shapeways if any of the conditions to Closing have not been satisfied or waived by August 31, 2021 (with such date being subject to an extension of up to three months in the event Galileo obtains an extension of the deadline by which it must complete its business combination pursuant to its organizational documents); (iii) by either Galileo or Shapeways if a governmental authority of competent jurisdiction has issued an order or taken any other action permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the Transaction, and such order or other action has become final and non-appealable; (iv) by either Galileo or Shapeways in the event of the other party’s uncured breach, if such breach would result in the failure of a closing condition (and so long as the terminating party is not also in breach under the Merger Agreement); (v) by Galileo if there has been a Material Adverse Effect on Shapeways and its subsidiaries following the date of the Merger Agreement that remains uncured with 20 days written notice; (vi) by either Galileo or Shapeways if the shareholders of Galileo do not approve the Merger Agreement and the Transaction at an extraordinary general shareholder meeting held by Galileo; and (vii) by either Galileo or Shapeways if Shapeways holds a special meeting of its shareholders to approve the Merger Agreement and the Transaction and such approval is not obtained.

 

If the Merger Agreement is terminated, all further obligations of the parties under the Merger Agreement (except for certain obligations related to publicity, confidentiality, fees and expenses, trust fund waiver, no recourse, termination and general provisions) will terminate, and no party to the Merger Agreement will have any further liability to any other party thereto except for liability for actual fraud (as defined under Delaware corporate law) or for willful breach of the Merger Agreement prior to termination. The Merger Agreement does not provide for any termination fees.

 

Trust Account Waiver

 

Shapeways and Merger Sub each agreed that they and their affiliates will not have any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies in Galileo’s trust account held for its public stockholders, and agreed not to, and waived any right to, make any claim against the trust account (including any distributions therefrom) other than in connection with the Closing.

 

Purchaser Representative and Seller Representative

 

The Sponsor is serving as the Purchaser Representative under the Merger Agreement, and in such capacity will represent the interests of Galileo’s shareholders after the Closing (other than the Shapeways security holders) with respect to certain post-Closing matters under the Merger Agreement and ancillary documents. Fortis Advisors LLC is serving as the Seller Representative under the Merger Agreement, and in such capacity will represent the interests of the Shapeways securityholders with respect to certain post-Closing matters under the Merger Agreement and ancillary documents.

 

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Governing Law

 

The Merger Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of New York and the parties are subject to exclusive jurisdiction of federal and state courts located in the State of New York (and any appellate courts thereof).

 

A copy of the Merger Agreement is filed as Exhibit 2.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference, and the foregoing description of the Merger Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto. 

 

The Merger Agreement contains representations, warranties and covenants that the respective parties made to each other as of the date of such agreement or other specific dates. The assertions embodied in those representations, warranties and covenants were made for purposes of the contract among the respective parties and are subject to important qualifications and limitations agreed to by the parties in connection with negotiating such agreement. The Merger Agreement has been filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K in order to provide investors with information regarding its terms. It is not intended to provide any other factual information about Galileo, Shapeways, Merger Sub or any other party to the Merger Agreement. In particular, the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in the Merger Agreement, which were made only for purposes of such agreement and as of specific dates, were solely for the benefit of the parties to the Merger Agreement, may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties (including being qualified by confidential disclosures made for the purposes of allocating contractual risk between the parties to the Merger Agreement instead of establishing these matters as facts) and may be subject to standards of materiality applicable to the contracting parties that differ from those applicable to investors and reports and documents filed with the SEC. Investors should not rely on the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements, or any descriptions thereof, as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of any party to the Merger Agreement. In addition, the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements and other terms of the Merger Agreement may be subject to subsequent waiver or modification. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of the representations and warranties and other terms may change after the date of the Merger Agreement, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in Galileo’s public disclosures.

 

Related Agreements

 

This section describes the material provisions of certain additional agreements entered into or to be entered into pursuant to or in connection with the Merger Agreement (the “Ancillary Agreements”), but does not purport to describe all of the terms thereof. The following summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of each of the Ancillary Agreements, copies of each of which are attached hereto as exhibits. Stockholders and other interested parties are urged to read such Ancillary Agreements in their entirety.

 

Voting Agreements

 

Simultaneously with the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement, Galileo and Shapeways have entered into Voting Agreements (collectively, the “Voting Agreements”) with certain stockholders of Shapeways required to approve the Transaction. Under the Voting Agreements, each Shapeways stockholder party thereto agreed to vote all of such shareholder’s shares of Shapeways in favor of the Merger Agreement and the Transaction and to otherwise take (or not take, as applicable) certain other actions in support of the Merger Agreement and the Transaction and the other matters to be submitted to the Shapeways stockholders for approval in connection with the Transaction, in the manner and subject to the conditions set forth in the Voting Agreements, and provide a proxy to Galileo to vote such Shapeways shares accordingly (subject to the condition that the Registration Statement have been declared effective by the SEC, provided that the covenants not to take certain actions to delay, impair or impede the Transaction as set forth in the Voting Agreements shall take effect from the date such agreements are executed). The Voting Agreements prevent transfers of the Shapeways shares held by the Shapeways shareholders party thereto between the date of the Voting Agreement and the date of Closing, except for certain permitted transfers where the recipient also agrees to comply with the Voting Agreement.

 

A copy of the form of Voting Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference, and the foregoing description of the form of Voting Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.

 

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Lock-Up Agreements

 

Simultaneously with the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement, certain shareholders of Shapeways each entered into a Lock-Up Agreement with Galileo (collectively, the “Lock-Up Agreements”). Pursuant to the Lock-Up Agreements, each Shapeways shareholder party thereto agreed not to, during the period commencing from the Closing and ending 180 days after the Closing (subject to early release if Shapeways consummates a liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction with an unaffiliated third party): (i) lend, offer, pledge, hypothecate, encumber, donate, assign, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any Galileo restricted securities, (ii) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of such Galileo restricted securities, or (iii) publicly disclose the intention to do any of the foregoing, whether any such transaction described in clauses (i) or (ii) above is to be settled by delivery of the Galileo restricted securities or other securities, in cash or otherwise (in each case, subject to certain limited permitted transfers where the recipient takes the shares subject to the restrictions in the Lock-Up Agreement).

 

A copy of the form of Lock-Up Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference, and the foregoing description of the form of Lock-Up Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.

 

Non-Competition Agreement

 

Simultaneously with the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement, Greg Kress, CEO of Shapeways, entered into a non-competition and non-solicitation agreement (the “Non-Competition Agreement”) in favor Shapeways and Galileo and their respective present and future successors and direct and indirect subsidiaries (collectively, the “Covered Parties”). Under the Non-Competition Agreement, pursuant to which Mr. Kress agrees not to compete with Galileo, Shapeways and their respective affiliates during the two year period following the Closing and, during such two year restricted period, not to solicit employees or customers of such entities. The Non-Competition Agreement also contains customary confidentiality and non-disparagement provisions.

 

A copy of the form of Non-Competition Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference, and the foregoing description of the Non-Competition Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.

 

Sponsor Forfeiture Letter

 

Simultaneously with the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement, Galileo and the Sponsor entered into a letter agreement pursuant to which the Sponsor agreed to forfeit 690,000 of the Galileo ordinary shares initially purchased by the Sponsor in a private placement prior to Galileo’s initial public offering, contingent upon the Closing.

 

A copy of the form of Sponsor Forfeiture Letter is filed as Exhibit 10.4 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference, and the foregoing description of the Sponsor Forfeiture Letter is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.

 

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PIPE Investment

 

Simultaneously with the execution of the Merger Agreement, Galileo and Shapeways entered into subscription agreements (collectively, the “Subscription Agreements”) with PIPE Investors for an aggregate for 7,500,000 shares of Galileo’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “PIPE Shares”), at a price of $10.00 per share, for an aggregate of $75,000,000, in a private placement to be consummated simultaneously with the closing of the Transaction (the “PIPE Investment”). The consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreements is conditioned on the concurrent Closing and other customary closing conditions. Among other things, each PIPE Investor agreed in the Subscription Agreement that it and its affiliates will not have any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies in Galileo’s trust account held for its public stockholders, and agreed not to, and waived any right to, make any claim against the trust account (including any distributions therefrom). In addition, Shapeways granted certain customary resale registration rights to the PIPE Investors in the Subscription Agreements.

 

A copy of the form of Subscription Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.5 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference, and the foregoing description of the form of Subscription Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.

 

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

  

The disclosure set forth above under the heading “PIPE Investment” in Item 1.01 of this Current Report is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02. The shares of Galileo common stock to be issued to the PIPE Investors will not be registered under the Securities Act in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and/or Regulation D promulgated thereunder.

 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

 

Attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference is an updated version of an investor presentation (the “Investor Presentation”) that was attached as Exhibit 99.1 to Galileo’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 28, 2021 that will be used by Galileo in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement described above. The Investor Presentation furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to Galileo’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 28, 2021 should therefore be disregarded and replaced in its entirety with Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

The Investor Presentation is intended to be 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 the liabilities of that section, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

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Forward-Looking Statements

 

This report contains, and certain oral statements made by representatives of Galileo and Shapeways and their respective affiliates, from time to time may contain, “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Galileo’s and Shapeways’ 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,” “might” and “continues,” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements may include, without limitation, Galileo’s and Shapeways’ expectations with respect to future performance of Shapeways, anticipated financial impacts of the Transaction, the anticipated addressable market for Shapeways, the satisfaction of the closing conditions to the Transaction, the pre-money valuation of Shapeways (which is subject to certain inputs that may change prior to the closing of the Transaction and is subject to adjustment after the closing of the Transaction), and the timing of the closing of the Transaction. These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expected results. Most of these factors are outside the control of Galileo and are difficult to predict. Factors that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to: (1) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement; (2) a default by one or more of the investors in the PIPE on its commitment, and Galileo's failure to retain sufficient cash in its trust account or find replacement financing in order to meet the $100,000,000 minimum cash condition in the Merger Agreement; (3) the inability to consummate the Transaction, including due to failure to obtain approval of the shareholders of Galileo or other conditions to the closing in the Merger Agreement; (4) delays in obtaining or the inability to obtain any necessary regulatory approvals required to complete the Transaction; (5) the inability to obtain or maintain the listing of Galileo’s securities on NYSE following the Transaction; (6) the risk that the Transaction disrupts current plans and operations as a result of the announcement and consummation of the Transaction; (7) the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the Transaction, which may be affected by, among other things, competition, the ability of Shapeways to grow and manage growth economically and hire and retain key employees; (8) costs related to the Transaction; (9) changes in applicable laws or regulations; (10) the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on Galileo or Shapeways and their ability to consummate the Transaction; (11) the possibility that Galileo or Shapeways may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; and (12) other risks and uncertainties to be identified in the registration/proxy statement (when available) relating to the Transaction, including those under “Risk Factors” therein, and in other filings with the SEC made by Galileo or Shapeways. Galileo and Shapeways caution that the foregoing list of factors is not exclusive, and caution readers not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. None of Galileo or Shapeways undertakes or accepts any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect any change in its expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based, subject to applicable law.

 

Readers are referred to the most recent reports filed with the SEC by Galileo. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made, and Galileo undertakes no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

Important Information About the Transactions and Where to Find It

 

Galileo and Shapeways will file relevant materials with the SEC, including a Form S-4 registration statement to be filed by Galileo, which will include a prospectus with respect to Galileo’s securities to be issued in connection with the proposed merger and a proxy statement of Galileo with respect to Galileo’s shareholder meeting at which Galileo’s shareholders will be asked to vote on the proposed merger and related matters. GALILEO’S SHAREHOLDERS AND OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS ARE ADVISED TO READ, WHEN AVAILABLE, THE S-4 AND THE AMENDMENTS THERETO AND OTHER INFORMATION FILED WITH THE SEC IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSACTION, AS THESE MATERIALS WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT GALILEO, SHAPEWAYS AND THE TRANSACTION. When available, the Proxy Statement contained in the S-4 and other relevant materials for the Transaction will be mailed to shareholders of Galileo as of a record date to be established for voting on the proposed merger and related matters. The preliminary S-4 and Proxy Statement, the final S-4 and definitive Proxy Statement and other relevant materials in connection with the Transaction (when they become available), and any other documents filed by Galileo with the SEC, may be obtained free of charge at the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov) or by writing to Galileo at 1049 Park Ave. 14A New York, NY 10028. Information filed with the SEC is also available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

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Participants in the Solicitation

 

Galileo and Shapeways and their respective directors, executive officers and employees and other persons may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the holders of Galileo ordinary shares in respect of the proposed business combination. Galileo shareholders and other interested persons may obtain more detailed information regarding the names and interests in the Transaction of Galileo’s directors and officers in Galileo’s and Shapeways’ filings with the SEC, including when filed, the S-4 and the Proxy Statement. These documents can be obtained free of charge from the sources indicated above.

 

Disclaimer

 

This communication shall not constitute a solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the proposed business combination. This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities pursuant to the proposed transactions or otherwise, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which the offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. 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.

 

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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)        Exhibits

  

Exhibit No.   Description
     
2.1*   Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of April 28, 2021, by and among Galileo Acquisition Corp., Shapeways, Inc., Galileo Acquisition Holdings Inc., Galileo Founders Holdings, L.P., in the capacity as the Purchaser Representative thereunder, and Fortis Advisors LLC, in the capacity as the Seller Representative thereunder.
     
10.1   Form of Voting Agreement, dated as of April 28, 2021, by and among Galileo Acquisition Corp., Shapeways, Inc., and the shareholder of Shapeways party thereto.
     
10.2   Form of Lock-Up Agreement, dated as of April 28, 2021, by and between Shapeways, Inc. and the shareholder of Shapeways party thereto.
     
10.3   Non-Competition Agreement, effective as of April 28, 2021, by and among Galileo Acquisition Corp., Shapeways, Inc. and Greg Kress.
     
10.4   Sponsor Forfeiture Letter, dated as of April 28, 2021, by and between Galileo Acquisition Corp. and Galileo Founders Holdings, L.P.
     
10.5   Form of Subscription Agreement, dated as of April 28, 2021, by and among Galileo Acquisition Corp., Shapeways, Inc. and the subscriber party thereto.
     
99.1   Investor Presentation, dated April 2021
     

* The exhibits and schedules to this Exhibit have been omitted in accordance with Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Registrant agrees to furnish supplementally to the SEC a copy of all omitted exhibits and schedules upon its request.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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

 

Dated: April 30, 2021

 

  GALILEO ACQUISITION CORP.  
       
       
  By: /s/ Luca Giacometti  
    Name:  Luca Giacometti  
   

Title:  Chief Executive Officer and

Chairman

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 2.1

 

 

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER AND REORGANIZATION

 

by and among

 

GALILEO ACQUISITION CORP.,

as the Purchaser,

 

Galileo Acquisition Holdings Inc.,
as Merger Sub,

 

GALILEO FOUNDERS HOLDINGS, L.P.,
in the capacity as the Purchaser Representative,

 

FORTIS ADVISORS LLC,
in the capacity as the Seller Representative,

 

and

 

Shapeways, Inc.,
as the Company

 

Dated as of April 28, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

  Page
   
I. MERGER 2
1.1. Merger 2
1.2. Transaction Effective Time 3
1.3. Effect of the Merger 3
1.4. Tax Treatment 3
1.5. Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws 3
1.6. Directors and Officers of the Transaction Surviving Corporation 3
1.7. Pre-Closing Company Preferred Stock Exchange 3
1.8. Domestication of the Purchaser 3
1.9. Merger Consideration 4
1.10. Effect of Merger on Company Securities 4
1.11. Surrender of Company Securities and Payment of Merger Consideration 7
1.12. Effect of Transaction on Merger Sub Stock 8
1.13. Taking of Necessary Action; Further Action 8
1.14. Company Loans to Holders of Company Securities 8
1.15. Appraisal Rights 8
1.16. Escrow 9
   
II. CLOSING 11
2.1. Closing 11
   
III. representations and warranties of THE purchaser 11
3.1. Organization and Standing 11
3.2. Authorization; Binding Agreement 12
3.3. Governmental Approvals 12
3.4. Non-Contravention 12
3.5. Capitalization 13
3.6. SEC Filings and Purchaser Financials 14
3.7. Absence of Certain Changes 15
3.8. Compliance with Laws 15
3.9. Actions; Orders; Permits 15
3.10. Taxes and Returns 15
3.11. Employees and Employee Benefit Plans 16
3.12. Properties 16
3.13. Material Contracts 16
3.14. Transactions with Affiliates 16
3.15. Merger Sub Activities 16
3.16. Investment Company Act 17
3.17. Finders and Brokers 17
3.18. Ownership of Stockholder Merger Consideration 17
3.19. Certain Business Practices 17
3.20. Insurance 18
3.21. Purchaser Trust Account 18
3.22. Independent Investigation 18
3.23. No Other Representations 18

 

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Iv. representations and warranties of THE COMPANY 19
4.1. Organization and Standing 19
4.2. Authorization; Binding Agreement 19
4.3. Capitalization 20
4.4. Subsidiaries 21
4.5. Governmental Approvals 21
4.6. Non-Contravention 22
4.7. Financial Statements 22
4.8. Absence of Certain Changes 24
4.9. Compliance with Laws 24
4.10. Company Permits 24
4.11. Litigation 24
4.12. Material Contracts 24
4.13. Intellectual Property 26
4.14. Taxes and Returns 29
4.15. Real Property 30
4.16. Personal Property 31
4.17. Title to and Sufficiency of Assets 31
4.18. Employee Matters 31
4.19. Benefit Plans 33
4.20. Environmental Matters 35
4.21. Transactions with Related Persons 36
4.22. Insurance 36
4.23. Books and Records 37
4.24. Top Customers and Suppliers 37
4.25. Certain Business Practices 37
4.26. Investment Company Act 38
4.27. Finders and Brokers 38
4.28. Independent Investigation 38
4.29. Information Supplied 38
4.30. No Other Representations 38
   
V. COVENANTS 39
5.1. Access and Information 39
5.2. Conduct of Business of the Company 40
5.3. No Control of the Company’s Business 42
5.4. Conduct of Business of the Purchaser 42
5.5. Annual and Interim Financial Statements 45
5.6. Purchaser Public Filings 45
5.7. No Solicitation 45
5.8. No Trading 46
5.9. Notification of Certain Matters 46
5.10. Efforts 47
5.11. Tax Matters 49
5.13. Transfer Taxes 49
5.12. Further Assurances 49
5.14. The Registration Statement 50
5.15. Company Stockholder Meeting 51
5.16. Public Announcements 52
5.17. Confidential Information 52
5.18. Documents and Information 53
5.19. Post-Closing Board of Directors and Executive Officers 54
5.20. Indemnification of Officers and Directors; Tail Insurance 54
5.21. Trust Account Proceeds 55
5.22. PIPE Investment 55
5.23. Additional Agreements 56

 

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VI. Closing conditions 57
6.1. Conditions of Each Party’s Obligations 57
6.2. Conditions to Obligations of the Company 58
6.3. Conditions to Obligations of the Purchaser 59
6.4. Frustration of Conditions 60
   
VII. TERMINATION AND EXPENSES 61
7.1. Termination 61
7.2. Effect of Termination 62
7.3. Fees and Expenses 62
   
VIII. WAIVERS and releases 62
8.1. Waiver of Claims Against Trust 62
   
Ix. MISCELLANEOUS 63
9.1. No Survival 63
9.2. Notices 63
9.3. Binding Effect; Assignment 64
9.4. Third Parties 64
9.5. Governing Law; Jurisdiction 64
9.6. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL 64
9.7. Specific Performance 64
9.8. Severability 65
9.9. Amendment 65
9.10. Waiver 65
9.11. Entire Agreement 65
9.12. Interpretation 65
9.13. Counterparts 66
9.14. Purchaser Representative 66
9.15. Seller Representative 67
9.16. Legal Representation 69
   
X DEFINITIONS 69
10.1. Certain Definitions 69
10.2. Section References 79

 

INDEX OF EXHIBITS
Exhibit Description
   
Exhibit A Form of Voting Agreement
Exhibit B Form of Lock-Up Agreement
Exhibit C Form of Non-Competition Agreement
Exhibit D Form of Sponsor Forfeiture Letter
Exhibit E Form of Amended Organizational Documents   

 

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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER AND REORGANIZATION

 

This Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of April 28, 2021 by and among (i) Galileo Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (together with its successors, including after the Domestication (as defined below), the “Purchaser”), (ii) Galileo Acquisition Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Purchaser (Merger Sub”), (iii) Galileo Founders Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, in the capacity as the representative from and after the Effective Time (as defined below) for the stockholders of the Purchaser (other than the Company Security Holders (as defined below) as of immediately prior to the Effective Time and their successors and assignees) in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement (the “Purchaser Representative”), (iv) Fortis Advisors LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, in the capacity as the representative from and after the Effective Time for the Company Stockholders (as defined below) as of immediately prior to the Effective Time in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement (the “Seller Representative”), and (v) Shapeways, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). The Purchaser, Merger Sub, the Purchaser Representative, the Seller Representative and the Company are sometimes referred to herein individually as a “Party” and, collectively, as the “Parties”.

 

RECITALS:

 

A.      The Company, directly and indirectly through its subsidiaries, operates a digital manufacturing platform that combines high quality, flexible on demand manufacturing with purpose built proprietary software;

 

B.       The Purchaser owns all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Merger Sub, which was formed for the sole purpose of the Merger (as defined below);

 

C.       Prior to the consummation of the Merger (as defined below), the Purchaser shall continue out of the Cayman Islands and into the State of Delaware as to re-domicile as and become a Delaware corporation pursuant to the Cayman Islands Companies Law (2020 Revision) (the “Cayman Islands Companies Law”) and the applicable provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law (as amended, the “DGCL”);

 

D.       The Parties intend to effect the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving entity (the “Merger”), as a result of which, among other things, (i) all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be cancelled and shall cease to exist, in exchange for the right for each Company Stockholder to receive its Stockholder Pro Rata Share (as defined herein) of the Stockholder Merger Consideration (as defined herein), and (ii) outstanding Company Options (as defined herein) shall be assumed (with equitable adjustments to the number and exercise price of such assumed Company Options) by Purchaser with the result that such assumed Company Options shall be converted into the right to receive (a) Purchaser Options exercisable into shares of Purchaser Common Stock and (b) Purchaser Earnout RSUs corresponding to shares of Purchaser Common Stock, all upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the DGCL;

 

E.       The boards of directors of the Company, the Purchaser and Merger Sub have each (i) determined that the Merger (preceded by the Domestication) is fair, advisable and in the best interests of their respective companies and stockholders, (ii) approved this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Domestication and the Merger, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, and (iii) determined to recommend to their respective stockholders the approval and adoption of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Domestication and the Merger;

 

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F.       The Purchaser has received voting and support agreements in the form attached as Exhibit A hereto (collectively, the “Voting Agreements”) signed by the Company and (a) the holders of Company Stock (as defined herein) sufficient to approve the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including any separate class or series votes of Company Preferred Stock (as defined herein)) and (b) the Required Convertible Noteholders (as defined herein);

 

G.       Simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, (a) the Significant Company Holders have each entered into a Lock-Up Agreement with Purchaser and the Purchaser Representative, the form of which is attached as Exhibit B hereto (each, a “Lock-Up Agreement”); and (b) Gregory Kress shall have entered into a Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement in favor of Purchaser and the Company, the form of which is attached as Exhibit C hereto (the “Non-Competition Agreement”), which agreements (described in clauses (a) and (b) above) will become effective as of the Closing;

 

H.        Simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Purchaser has entered into subscription agreements (the “Subscription Agreements”) with investors (the “PIPE Investors”) to purchase shares of the Purchaser in connection with a private equity investment in the Purchaser for aggregate gross proceeds to the Purchaser of at least seventy-five million dollars ($75,000,000) (the “PIPE Investment”).

 

I.        Simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Purchaser and the Sponsor have entered into a letter agreement (the “Sponsor Forfeiture Letter”) in the form attached as Exhibit D hereto pursuant to which the Sponsor has agreed to forfeit six hundred ninety thousand (690,000) Founder Shares held by the Sponsor, contingent and effective upon the Closing.

 

J.       The Parties intend that the Merger will qualify as a tax-free “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code (as defined herein) and, depending on the facts at the time of the Closing, intend that the Merger and the PIPE Investment shall be considered part of an overall plan in which the Company Stockholders exchange their shares of Company Common Stock for the Stockholder Merger Consideration in an exchange described in Section 351 of the Code; and

 

K.        Certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in Article X hereof.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth above, which are incorporated in this Agreement as if fully set forth below, and the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties hereto agree as follows:

 

Article I
MERGER

 

1.1               Merger. At the Effective Time, and subject to and upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the DGCL, Merger Sub and the Company shall consummate the Merger, pursuant to which Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company, following which the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub shall cease and the Company shall continue as the surviving corporation. The Company, as the surviving corporation after the Merger, is hereinafter sometimes referred to as the “Surviving Corporation” (provided, that references to the Company for periods after the Effective Time shall include the Surviving Corporation).

 

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1.2               Effective Time. The Parties hereto shall cause the Merger to be consummated by filing the Certificate of Merger for the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company (the “Certificate of Merger”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with the relevant provisions of the DGCL (the time of such filing, or such later time as may be specified in the Certificate of Merger, being the “Effective Time”).

 

1.3               Effect of the Merger. At the Effective Time, the effect of the Merger shall be as provided in this Agreement, the Certificate of Merger and 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, agreements, powers and franchises, debts, Liabilities, duties and obligations of Merger Sub and the Company shall become the property, rights, privileges, agreements, powers and franchises, debts, Liabilities, duties and obligations of the Surviving Corporation, which shall include the assumption by the Surviving Corporation of any and all agreements, covenants, duties and obligations of Merger Sub and the Company set forth in this Agreement to be performed after the Effective Time.

 

1.4               Tax Treatment. For federal income tax purposes, the Merger is intended to constitute a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368 of the Code and (b) depending on the facts at the time of the Closing, the Merger and the PIPE Investment are intended to be considered part of an overall plan in which the Company Stockholders exchange their shares of Company Common Stock for the Stockholder Merger Consideration in an exchange described in Section 351 of the Code. The Parties adopt this Agreement as a “plan of reorganization” within the meaning of Sections 1.368-2(g) and 1.368-3(a) of the United States Treasury Regulations.

 

1.5               Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws. At the Effective Time, the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company, each as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall automatically be amended and restated in their entirety to read identically to the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of Merger Sub, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, and such amended and restated Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws shall become the respective Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation, except that the name of the Surviving Corporation in such Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws shall be amended to be “Shapeways, Inc.”.

 

1.6               Directors and Officers of the Surviving Corporation. At the Effective Time, the board of directors and executive officers of the Surviving Corporation shall be the board of directors and executive officers of the Purchaser, after giving effect to Section 5.19, each to hold office in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until their respective successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified or their earlier death, resignation or removal.

 

1.7               Pre-Closing Company Preferred Stock Exchange. On or prior to the Effective Time, the holders of Company Preferred Stock (including the holders of Company Preferred Stock issued upon conversion of Company Convertible Notes in accordance with Section 1.10(f)) shall either exchange or convert all of their issued and outstanding shares of Company Preferred Stock for shares of Company Common Stock at the applicable conversion ratio (including any accrued or declared but unpaid dividends) (the “Company Preferred Stock Exchange”) as set forth in the Company Charter.

 

1.8               Domestication of the Purchaser. Prior to the Effective Time, the Purchaser shall continue out of the Cayman Islands and into the State of Delaware so as to re-domicile as and become a Delaware corporation pursuant to the Cayman Islands Companies Law and the applicable provisions of the DGCL (the “Domestication”), and subject to the receipt of the approval of the shareholders of the Purchaser to the Domestication and its terms, the Purchaser shall adopt Delaware Organizational Documents in substantially the form attached as Exhibit E hereto (the “Amended Organizational Documents”) (with such changes as may be agreed in writing by the Purchaser and the Company), including providing that the name of the Purchaser shall be amended to be Shapeways Holdings, Inc. In connection with the Domestication, all of the issued and outstanding Purchaser Securities shall remain outstanding and become substantially identical securities of the Purchaser as a Delaware corporation.

 

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1.9               Merger Consideration. As consideration for the Merger, the Company Security Holders collectively shall be entitled to receive from the Purchaser, in the aggregate, a number of Purchaser Securities with an aggregate value equal to $406,000,000 (the “Merger Consideration”), with each Company Stockholder receiving for each share of Company Common Stock held (after giving effect to the Company Preferred Stock Exchange or otherwise treating shares of Company Preferred Stock on an as-converted to Company Common Stock basis, but excluding any Company Securities described in Section 1.10(b)), a number of shares of Purchaser Common Stock equal to (i) the Per Share Price divided by (ii) the Redemption Price (the “Conversion Ratio”) (the total portion of the Merger Consideration amount payable to all Company Stockholders in respect of shares of Company Stock (but excluding Merger Consideration payable in respect of Company Options and Assumed Warrants) in accordance with this Agreement is also referred to herein as the “Stockholder Merger Consideration”); provided, that the Merger Consideration otherwise payable to Company Stockholders in respect of shares of Company Stock is subject to the withholding of the Stockholder Earnout Shares deposited in the Escrow Account in accordance with Section 1.16, and, after the Closing, is subject to reduction for the amount of any Stockholder Earnout Shares which Company Stockholders are not entitled to receive pursuant to the earnout conditions set forth in Section 1.15. The holders of Company Options shall receive such number of Purchaser Options and Purchaser Earnout RSUs as described in Section 1.10(d), with such terms and conditions as described in Section 1.10(d); provided, that a portion of the Merger Consideration otherwise payable to holders of Company Options in the form of Purchaser Earnout RSUs shall, from and after the Closing, be restricted by vesting and forfeiture terms in accordance with Section 1.10(d), and, after the Closing, be subject to reduction for the amount of any Purchaser Earnout RSUs that may be forfeited and cancelled pursuant to the Purchaser Earnout RSU earnout conditions set forth in Section 1.10(d). The holder of the Company Non-Plan Option shall be given the opportunity to exercise such option prior to the Effective Time as described in Section 1.10(d)(iv) and if not exercised prior to the Effective Time, such Company Non-Plan Option shall be cancelled without payment in accordance with its terms. The holders of Company Warrants that are outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall receive such number of Assumed Warrants as described in Section 1.10(e), with such terms and conditions as described in Section 1.10(e), provided, that a portion of the Merger Consideration otherwise payable to holders of Company Warrants in the form of Assumed Warrants shall, from and after the Closing, be restricted from exercise and subject to vesting and forfeiture terms in accordance with Section 1.10(e) and Section 1.16(b), and, after the Closing, be subject to reduction for the amount of any Earnout Warrants that do not vest in accordance with the earnout vesting conditions set forth in Section 1.16(b).

 

1.10           Effect of Merger on Company Securities. At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of any Party or the holders of any Company Securities or the holders of any shares of capital stock of the Purchaser or Merger Sub:

 

(a)                Company Stock. Subject to clause (b) below, all shares of Company Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (after giving effect to the Company Preferred Stock Exchange) will automatically be cancelled and cease to exist in exchange for the right to receive the Stockholder Merger Consideration (subject to the withholding of the Stockholder Earnout Shares), with each Company Stockholder being entitled to receive its Stockholder Pro Rata Share of the Stockholder Merger Consideration, without interest, upon delivery of the Transmittal Documents in accordance with Section 1.11. All shares of Company Preferred Stock will be treated on an as-converted to Company Common Stock basis. As of the Effective Time, each Company Stockholder shall cease to have any other rights in and to the Company or the Surviving Corporation (other than the rights set forth in Section 1.15 below).

 

(b)                Treasury Stock. Notwithstanding clause (a) above or any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, at the Effective Time, if there are any Company Securities that are owned by the Company as treasury shares or any Company Securities owned by any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time, such Company Securities shall be canceled and shall cease to exist without any conversion thereof or payment therefor.

 

(c)              Dissenting Shares. Each of the Dissenting Shares issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be cancelled and cease to exist in accordance with Section 1.15 and shall thereafter represent only the right to receive the applicable payments set forth in Section 1.15.

 

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(d)                Company Options and Company Non-Plan Option.

 

(i)                 At the Effective Time, each outstanding Company Option (whether vested or unvested, exercisable or unexercisable) that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall, without any further action on the part of the holder thereof, be assumed by the Purchaser and automatically converted into the right to receive (A) an option to acquire shares of Purchaser Common Stock (each, a “Purchaser Option”), described further below, and (B) the Purchaser Earnout RSUs described in subsection (ii) below. Subject to the subsequent sentence, each Purchaser Option that corresponds to a Company Option that was originally granted pursuant to the Company Equity Plan will continue to be subject to the same terms and conditions set forth in the Company Equity Plan and the applicable award agreement as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, the vesting and acceleration provisions therein), except any references therein to the Company or Company Common Stock will instead mean the Purchaser and Purchaser Common Stock, respectively. Each Purchaser Option shall: (i) represent the right to acquire a number of shares of Purchaser Common Stock equal to (as rounded down to the nearest whole number) the product of (A) the number of shares of Company Common Stock that were subject to the corresponding Company Option immediately prior to the Effective Time, multiplied by (B) ninety percent (90%) of the Conversion Ratio; and (ii) have an exercise price equal to (as rounded up to the nearest whole cent) the quotient of (A) the exercise price of the corresponding Company Option, divided by (B) ninety percent (90%) of the Conversion Ratio.

 

(ii)               As soon as reasonably practicable following the Effective Time, each holder of an in-the-money Company Option shall receive, with respect to such Company Option, an award of restricted stock units of Purchaser denominated in a number of shares of Purchaser Common Stock (each, an “Purchaser Earnout RSU”) equal to the product of (A) the number of shares of Company Common Stock that were subject to the Company Option immediately prior to the Effective Time, multiplied by (B) ten percent (10%) of the Conversion Ratio (rounded down to the nearest whole number of shares of Purchaser Common Stock). The Purchaser Earnout RSUs shall be granted under the Incentive Plan pursuant to award agreements in a form to be reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser and the Company prior to the Closing.

 

(iii)             Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to the contrary, a holder of a Company Option shall be granted a Purchaser Earnout RSU only if such holder remains in continuous service to the Company or its successor through the grant date of such award. In addition, each Purchaser Earnout RSU shall be subject to substantially the same service-based vesting conditions and acceleration provisions as applied to the former Company Option; provided that, in addition to such service-based vesting conditions, (i) one-half of each Purchaser Earnout RSU shall be subject to each of the share-price based performance vesting conditions described in Section 1.16(b)(i) and (ii) the remaining one-half of each Purchaser Earnout RSU shall be subject to each of the share-price based performance vesting conditions described in Section 1.16(b)(ii) (clauses (i) and (ii) collectively, the “RSU Performance Milestones”). If the service of the holder of a Purchaser Earnout RSUs terminates before the RSU Performance Milestones have been satisfied, then the portion of the Purchaser Earnout RSUs for which the service-based vesting conditions have been satisfied (taking in account any acceleration provisions) shall remain outstanding and eligible to vest upon achievement of the applicable RSU Performance Milestone. Any Purchaser Earnout RSUs for which the service-based vested conditions have not been satisfied as of such termination of service (taking in account any acceleration provisions) shall be forfeited and cancelled without payment. If any RSU Performance Milestone fails to be satisfied by the end of the Earnout Period, then the Purchaser Earnout RSUs corresponding to such RSU Performance Milestone shall be forfeited and cancelled without payment as of the end of the Earnout Period.

 

(iv)              At the Effective Time, if the Company Non-Plan Option remains outstanding, it shall be cancelled without payment in accordance with its terms. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall have notified the holder of the Company Non-Plan Option of the Merger and given such holder an opportunity to exercise the Company Non-Plan Option in accordance with Section 11(b)(v) of the Company Non-Plan Option.

 

(v)                The Purchaser shall take all corporate action necessary to reserve for future issuance a sufficient number of shares of Purchaser Common Stock for delivery upon the exercise of Purchaser Options and the settlement of Purchaser Earnout RSUs, and shall maintain such reserve for so long as any of the Purchaser Options and Purchaser Earnout RSUs remain outstanding. From and after the Effective Time, the Company and the Purchaser shall not issue any new awards under the Company Equity Plan. Within a reasonably practicable period (subject to SEC rules and guidelines for a former shell company) after the Closing, the Purchaser shall file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-8 (or any successor form, or, if Form S-8 is not available, other appropriate forms as may be required under applicable Law) relating to the shares of Purchaser Common Stock issuable with respect to the Purchaser Options and Purchaser Earnout RSUs, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement for as long as required to issue Purchaser Common Shares pursuant to the Purchaser Options and Purchaser Earnout RSUs.

 

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(e)                Company Warrants.

 

(i)                 Each Company Warrant that is outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the Effective Time and that would automatically and fully be net-exercised in accordance with its terms by virtue of the occurrence of the Merger without the requirement of any other election or action by the Company or holder thereof, shall automatically, without any action on the part of the holder thereof, be net-exercised in accordance with its terms immediately prior to the Effective Time and such Company Warrant shall be cancelled and eligible for the consideration set forth in Section 1.9 based upon the number of shares of Company Stock into which such Company Warrant was automatically exercised (or, with respect to Company Warrants that are convertible into shares of Company Preferred Stock by their terms, based upon the number of shares of Company Stock into which the shares of Company Preferred Stock issuable upon warrant exercise exchange or convert in accordance with the Company Preferred Stock Exchange pursuant to Section 1.7).

 

(ii)               Each Company Warrant that is outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the Effective Time (and which is not automatically and fully exercised in accordance with its terms pursuant to Section 1.10(e)(i)) shall automatically, without any action on the part of the holder thereof, be assumed by the Purchaser and converted into (A) a warrant to purchase that number of shares of Purchaser Common Stock equal to the product of (1) ninety percent (90%) of the number of shares of Company Stock subject to such Company Warrant multiplied by (2) the Conversion Ratio (each such warrant, an “New Purchaser Warrant”) and (B) solely with respect to New Purchaser Warrants issued to holders of in-the-money Company Warrants, a warrant to purchase a number of shares of Purchaser Common Stock (the “Warrant Earnout Shares”) equal to the product of (1) ten percent (10%) of the number of shares of Company Stock subject to such Company Warrant multiplied by (2) the Conversion Ratio (each such warrant, an “Earnout Warrant”, and together with the New Purchaser Warrants, the “Assumed Warrant”), with (i) one-half of the Warrant Earnout Shares underlying each Earnout Warrant being subject to each of the share-price based vesting conditions described in Section 1.16(b)(i) and (ii) the remaining one-half of the Warrant Earnout Shares underlying each such Earnout Warrant being subject to each of the share-price based vesting conditions described in Section 1.16(b)(ii).  Each Assumed Warrant shall be in a form mutually agreed by the Purchaser and the Company prior to the Closing and, except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, shall be subject to the same terms and conditions (including as to vesting and exercisability) as were applicable under the respective Company Warrant immediately prior to the Effective Time, except that each New Purchaser Warrant and Earnout Warrant shall have an exercise price per share equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the per share exercise price of the Company Warrant by (y) the Conversion Ratio (which price per share shall be rounded up to the nearest whole cent). Upon exercise of any Assumed Warrant, no evidence of book-entry shares representing fractional shares of Purchaser Common Stock shall be issuable thereunder; in lieu of the issuance of any such fractional share, Purchaser shall round down to the nearest whole share of Purchaser Common Stock.

 

(f)                 Company Convertible Notes. Prior to the Effective Time, all of the Company Convertible Notes shall have been exercised and all of the shares of Company Class E Preferred Stock into which such Company Convertible Notes converted shall have been exchanged or converted for shares of Company Common Stock as part of the Company Preferred Stock Exchange in accordance with Section 1.7 as part of the Company Preferred Stock Exchange.

 

(g)                Other Company Convertible Securities. Any Company Convertible Security other than a Company Option or Company Warrant, if not exercised or converted prior to the Effective Time, shall be cancelled, retired and terminated and cease to represent a right to acquire, be exchanged for or convert into shares of Company Stock.

 

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1.11           Surrender of Company Securities and Disbursement of Merger Consideration.

 

(a)                Prior to the Effective Time, the Purchaser shall appoint its transfer agent, Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, or another agent reasonably acceptable to the Company (the “Exchange Agent”), for the purpose of exchanging the certificates representing Company Stock (“Company Certificates”) for Stockholder Merger Consideration. At or prior to the Effective Time, the Purchaser shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, with the Exchange Agent the Stockholder Merger Consideration (less the Stockholder Earnout Shares, which will be deposited in the Escrow Account in accordance with Section 1.16). At or prior to the Effective Time, the Purchaser shall send, or shall cause the Exchange Agent to send, to each Company Stockholder, a letter of transmittal for use in such exchange (a “Letter of Transmittal”) in a form to be mutually agreed upon by the Company and the Purchaser.

 

(b)                Each Company Stockholder shall be entitled to receive its Stockholder Pro Rata Share of the Stockholder Merger Consideration (less the Stockholder Earnout Shares) in respect of the Company Stock represented by the Company Certificate(s) (excluding any Company Securities described in Sections 1.10(b) or 1.10(c)), as soon as reasonably practicable after the Effective Time, but subject to the delivery to the Exchange Agent of the following items prior thereto (collectively, the “Transmittal Documents”) in forms to be mutually agreed by the Purchaser and the Company prior to the Closing: (i) a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal and (ii) such other related documents as may be reasonably requested by the Exchange Agent or the Purchaser. Until so surrendered, each Company Certificate shall represent after the Effective Time for all purposes only the right to receive such portion of the Stockholder Merger Consideration (subject to the withholding of the Stockholder Earnout Shares) attributable to such Company Certificate.

 

(c)                If any portion of the Stockholder Merger Consideration is to be delivered or issued to a Person other than the Person in whose name the surrendered Company Certificate is registered immediately prior to the Effective Time, it shall be a condition to such delivery that (i) the transfer of such Company Stock shall have been permitted in accordance with the terms of the Company’s Organizational Documents and any stockholders agreement with respect to the Company, each as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, (ii) such Company Certificate shall be properly endorsed or shall otherwise be in proper form for transfer and, (iii) the recipient of such portion of the Stockholder Merger Consideration, or the Person in whose name such portion of the Stockholder Merger Consideration is delivered or issued, shall have already executed and delivered, if a Significant Company Holder, a counterpart to a Lock-Up Agreement (or if Gregory Kress, the Non-Competition Agreement), and such other Transmittal Documents as are reasonably deemed necessary by the Exchange Agent or the Purchaser and (iv) the Person requesting such delivery shall pay to the Exchange Agent any transfer or other Taxes required as a result of such delivery to a Person other than the registered holder of such Company Certificate or establish to the satisfaction of the Exchange Agent that such Tax has been paid or is not payable.

 

(d)                After the Effective Time, there shall be no further registration of transfers of Company Stock. If, after the Effective Time, Company Certificates are presented to the Surviving Corporation, the Purchaser or the Exchange Agent, they shall be canceled and exchanged for the applicable portion of the Stockholder Merger Consideration provided for, and in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 1.11. No dividends or other distributions declared or made after the date of this Agreement with respect to Purchaser Common Stock with a record date after the Effective Time will be paid to the holders of any Company Certificates that have not yet been surrendered with respect to the Purchaser Common Stock to be issued upon surrender thereof until the holders of record of such Company Certificates shall provide the other Transmittal Documents. Subject to applicable Law, following delivery of the other Transmittal Documents, Purchaser shall promptly deliver to the record holders thereof, without interest, the certificates representing the Purchaser Common Stock issued in exchange therefor and the amount of any such dividends or other distributions with a record date after the Effective Time theretofore paid with respect to such Purchaser Common Stock.

 

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(e)                All securities issued upon the surrender of Company Securities in accordance with the terms hereof shall be deemed to have been issued in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to such Company Securities. Any portion of any Earnout Escrow Property disbursed to the Escrow Agent in accordance with the Escrow Agreement that remains unclaimed by Company Stockholders four (4) years after the Effective Time shall be returned to the Purchaser and any Company Stockholder who has not exchanged its Company Stock for the applicable portion of the Merger Consideration in accordance with this Section 1.11 prior to that time shall thereafter look only to the Purchaser for payment of the portion of the applicable Merger Consideration in respect of such Company Securities without any interest thereon (but with any dividends paid with respect thereto). Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Surviving Corporation, the Purchaser or any Party hereto shall be liable to any Person for any amount properly paid to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar law.

 

(f)                 The Purchaser shall not issue Assumed Warrants in respect of Company Warrants until it shall have received from each holder thereof (i) a duly executed Letter of Transmittal with respect to such Company Warrant, and (ii) a duly executed counterpart to an agreement setting forth the terms of the Assumed Warrant in a form to be mutually agreed upon prior to the Closing by the Company and the Purchaser, which, among other matters, will release the Company from its obligations with respect to the Company Warrant.

 

(g)                Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no fraction of a share of Purchaser Common Stock will be issued by virtue of the Merger or the transactions contemplated hereby, and each Person who would otherwise be entitled to a fraction of a share of Purchaser Common Stock (after aggregating all fractional shares of Purchaser Common Stock that otherwise would be received by such holder) shall instead have the number of shares of Purchaser Common Stock issued to such Person rounded down in the aggregate to the nearest whole share of Purchaser Common Stock.

 

1.12           Effect of Transaction on Merger Sub Stock. At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of any Party or the holders of any Company Securities or the holders of any shares of capital stock of the Purchaser or Merger Sub, each share of Merger Sub Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into an equal number of shares of common stock of the Surviving Corporation, with the same rights, powers and privileges as the shares so converted and shall constitute the only outstanding shares of capital stock of the Surviving Corporation.

 

1.13           Taking of Necessary Action; Further Action. If, at any time after the Effective Time, any further action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement and to vest the Surviving Corporation with full right, title and possession to all assets, property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Company and Merger Sub, the officers and directors of the Company and Merger Sub are fully authorized in the name of their respective corporations or otherwise to take, and will take, all such lawful and necessary action, so long as such action is not inconsistent with this Agreement.

 

1.14           Company Loans to Holders of Company Securities. In the event that the loan set forth in Schedule 1.14 remains outstanding as of the Effective Time, the Merger Consideration payable to such holder of Company Securities pursuant to Section 1.10 hereof shall be reduced by a number of shares of Purchaser Common Stock (rounded down to the nearest whole share) equal to (x) the outstanding principal amount of such loan, plus accrued interest, if any, as of the Effective Time, divided by (y) the Redemption Price.

 

1.15           Appraisal Rights. No Company Stockholder who has validly exercised its appraisal rights pursuant to Section 262 of the DGCL (a “Dissenting Stockholder”) with respect to its Company Stock (such shares, “Dissenting Shares”) shall be entitled to receive any portion of the Stockholder Merger Consideration with respect to the Dissenting Shares owned by such Dissenting Stockholder unless and until such Dissenting Stockholder shall have effectively withdrawn or lost its appraisal rights under the DGCL. Each Dissenting Stockholder shall be entitled to receive only the payment resulting from the procedure set forth in Section 262 of the DGCL with respect to the Dissenting Shares owned by such Dissenting Stockholder. The Company shall give the Purchaser and the Purchaser Representative (i) prompt notice of any written demands for appraisal, attempted withdrawals of such demands, and any other instruments served pursuant to applicable Laws that are received by the Company relating to any Dissenting Stockholder’s rights of appraisal and (ii) the opportunity to direct all negotiations and proceedings with respect to demand for appraisal under the DGCL. The Company shall not, except with the prior written consent of the Purchaser and the Purchaser Representative, voluntarily make any payment with respect to any demands for appraisal, offer to settle or settle any such demands or approve any withdrawal of any such demands. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, for all purposes of this Agreement, the Stockholder Merger Consideration (including the Stockholder Earnout Shares) shall be reduced by the Stockholder Pro Rata Share of any Dissenting Stockholders attributable to any Dissenting Shares and the Dissenting Stockholders shall have no rights to any portion of the Stockholder Merger Consideration (or Stockholder Earnout Shares) with respect to any Dissenting Shares.

 

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1.16           Earnout and Escrow.

 

(a)                At or prior to the Closing, the Seller Representative and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (or such other escrow agent mutually acceptable to the Purchaser and the Company), as escrow agent (the “Escrow Agent”), shall enter into an Escrow Agreement, effective as of the Effective Time, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser and the Company (the “Escrow Agreement”), pursuant to which the Purchaser shall issue in the name of the Company Stockholders the Stockholder Earnout Shares, each valued at the Redemption Price. Purchaser shall deposit such Stockholder Earnout Shares with the Escrow Agent to be held, along with any other dividends, distributions or other income on such Stockholder Earnout Shares (together with such Stockholder Earnout Shares, the “Earnout Escrow Property”), in a segregated escrow account (the “Escrow Account”) and disbursed therefrom in accordance with the terms of this Section 1.16 and the Escrow Agreement. The Company Stockholders shall be shown as registered owners of such Stockholder Earnout Shares on the books and records of Purchaser, and subject to any limitations set forth in this Section 1.16, shall be entitled to exercise voting rights and to receive dividends (if declared) with respect to such Stockholder Earnout Shares (other than non-taxable stock dividends, which shall be included as part of the Earnout Escrow Property). The Earnout Escrow Property shall be allocated among and transferred to the Company Stockholders pro rata based on their Stockholder Pro Rata Share as additional consideration from the Purchaser based on the performance of the Purchaser’s Common Stock during the three (3) year period after the Closing (the “Earnout Period”) in accordance with this Section 1.16, which Stockholder Pro Rata Share shall be payable to such Company Stockholders in the form of Stockholder Earnout Shares and any related dividends, distributions or other income thereon. Unless otherwise required by Law, all distributions made from the Escrow Account to the Purchaser shall be treated by the Parties as an adjustment to the number of shares of Merger Consideration received by the Company Stockholders pursuant to Article I hereof.

 

(b)                Distributions of Earnout Escrow Property shall be made, subject to receipt of the necessary Transmittal Documents in accordance with Section 1.11, from the Escrow Account upon the occurrence and continuation of the following events, if any:

 

(i)                 In the event that the VWAP of the Purchaser Common Stock equals or exceeds $14.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations and recapitalizations and similar transactions after the Closing) (the “Tier I Share Price Target”) for thirty (30) consecutive Trading Days during the Earnout Period, then, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, (A) each Company Stockholder in whose name Stockholder Earnout Shares are issued shall be entitled to receive from the Escrow Account its Stockholder Pro Rata Share of 50% (one half) of the Earnout Escrow Property, (B) 50% (one-half) of the share-price based performance vesting condition of each Purchaser Earnout RSU shall be deemed satisfied and (C) 50% (one-half) of the share-price based vesting condition of each Earnout Warrant shall be deemed satisfied.

 

(ii)               In the event that the VWAP of the Purchaser Common Stock equals or exceeds $16.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations and recapitalizations and similar transactions after the Closing) (the “Tier II Share Price Target”, and together with the Tier I Share Price Target, the “Share Price Targets”) for thirty (30) consecutive Trading Days during the Earnout Period, then, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, (A) each Company Stockholder in whose name Stockholder Earnout Shares are issued shall be entitled to receive from the Escrow Account its Stockholder Pro Rata Share of the remaining Earnout Escrow Property, (B) the share-price based performance vesting condition of each Purchaser Earnout RSU shall be deemed satisfied in full and (C) the share-price based vesting condition of each Earnout Warrant shall be deemed satisfied in full.

 

(iii)             For purposes hereof, the thirty-day periods may be overlapping, such that both targets may be achieved simultaneously or within thirty days of each other.

 

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(c)                After the Closing, the Purchaser’s Chief Financial Officer (the “CFO”) will monitor the VWAP of Purchaser Common Stock on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which Purchaser Common Stock is then traded on each Trading Day during the Earnout Period, and as soon as practicable (and in any event within ten (10) Business Days) after the end of each monthly anniversary of the Closing during the Earnout Period, the Purchaser’s CFO will prepare and deliver to each of the Purchaser Representative and the Seller Representative (together, the “Party Representatives”) a written statement (each, an “Earnout Statement”) that sets forth (i) the VWAP of Purchaser Common Stock on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which Purchaser Common Stock is then traded on each Trading Day for such monthly anniversary period then ended and the preceding monthly periods during the Earnout Period and (ii) whether one, both or neither Share Price Target has been achieved during the Earnout Period. Each Party Representative will have fifteen (15) Business Days after its receipt of an Earnout Statement to review it. Each Party Representative may make inquiries to the Purchaser’s CFO and related Purchaser and Surviving Corporation personnel and advisors regarding questions concerning or disagreements with the Earnout Statement arising in the course of their review thereof, and the Purchaser and the Surviving Corporation shall provide reasonable cooperation in connection therewith. If either Party Representative has any objections to an Earnout Statement, such Party Representative shall deliver to the Purchaser and the Surviving Corporation (to the attention of the CFO) and the other Party Representative a statement setting forth its objections thereto (in reasonable detail). If such written statement is not delivered by a Party Representative within twenty (20) Business Days following the date of delivery of each Earnout Statement, then such Party Representative will have waived its right to contest such Earnout Statement and the calculation of the VWAP of Purchaser Common Stock during the applicable portion of the Earnout Period (and whether the Share Price Targets has been achieved) as set forth in such Earnout Statement. If such written statement is delivered by a Party Representative within such twenty (20) Business Day period, then the Seller Representative and the Purchaser Representative shall negotiate in good faith to resolve any such objections for a period of ten (10) Business Day. If the Purchaser Representatives do not reach a final resolution during such ten (10) Business Day period, then the final determination of the VWAP of Purchaser Common Stock during the applicable portion of the Earnout Period then the dispute shall be referred to the independent directors serving on the Purchaser’s board of directors at such time that are disinterested in the Stockholder Earnout Shares, Earnout Warrants, Purchaser Earnout RSUs (i.e., such independent director is not a Company Stockholder, an Affiliate of a Company Stockholder, or an officer, director, manager, employee, trustee or beneficiary of a Company Stockholder, nor an immediate family member of any of the foregoing) (each, a “Disinterested Independent Director”), who shall determine, by vote or consent of a majority of the Disinterested Independent Directors, whether one, both, or neither Share Price Target has been achieved and whether the Company Security Holders are entitled to receive Stockholder Earnout Shares, satisfy the share-price based performance vesting condition of the Purchaser Earnout RSUs or satisfy the share-price based vesting condition of the Earnout Warrants, as applicable, as a result thereof.

 

(d)                If there is a final determination in accordance with Section 1.16(c) that the applicable Company Security Holders are entitled to receive Stockholder Earnout Shares or Purchaser Earnout RSUs, or whether the share-based vesting condition of the Earnout Warrants have been satisfied, as applicable, for having achieved the Tier I Price Target, the Tier II Price Target, or both, 50% or 100% of the Earnout Escrow Property, as applicable, within three (3) Business Days of such final determination, the Representative Parties shall provide the Escrow Agent with joint written instructions to release the Earnout Escrow Property to the applicable Company Security Holders. In the event that one or both of the Share Price Targets are not achieved, there shall be partial disbursements, or no disbursements, as applicable, of Earnout Escrow Property from the Escrow Account and all or a portion, as applicable, of the Earnout Shares shall be delivered from the Escrow Account to the Purchaser, to be cancelled by the Purchaser.

 

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(e)                Following the Closing (including during the Earnout Period), the Purchaser and its Subsidiaries, including the Target Companies, will be entitled to operate their respective businesses based upon the business requirements of the Purchaser and its Subsidiaries. Each of the Purchaser and its Subsidiaries, including the Target Companies will be permitted, following the Closing (including during the Earnout Period), to make changes at its sole discretion to its operations, organization, personnel, accounting practices and other aspects of its business, including actions that may have an impact on, the share price of Purchaser Common Stock and the ability of Company Security Holders to earn the Stockholder Earnout Shares, satisfy the share-price based performance vesting condition of the Purchaser Earnout RSUs or satisfy the share-price based vesting condition of the Earnout Warrants, as applicable, the Company Security Holders will not have any right to claim the loss of all or any portion of any Stockholder Earnout Shares, the Purchaser Earnout RSUs, the Earnout Warrants or other damages as a result of such decisions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Purchaser shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries, including the Target Companies, not to, take or omit to take any action that has the primary purpose of avoiding, reducing or preventing the achievement or attainment of the Share Price Targets.

 

(f)                 Any payment made pursuant to Section 1.16 shall be treated as an adjustment to the Merger Consideration by the Parties for Tax purposes, unless otherwise required by a change in applicable Tax Law.

 

Article II
CLOSING

 

2.1               Closing. Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VI, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Closing”) shall take place electronically, through the exchange of documents via electronic mail or facsimile, on a date and at a time to be agreed upon by Purchaser and the Company, which date shall be no later than the second (2nd) Business Day after all the Closing conditions to this Agreement have been satisfied or waived, or at such other date, time or place (including remotely) as the Purchaser and the Company may agree (the date and time at which the Closing is actually held being the “Closing Date”).

 

Article III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASER

 

Except as set forth in (i) the disclosure schedules delivered by the Purchaser to the Company on the date hereof (the “Purchaser Disclosure Schedules”), the Section numbers of which are numbered to correspond to the Section numbers of this Agreement to which they refer, or (ii) the SEC Reports that are available on the SEC’s website through EDGAR at least two (2) Business Days prior to the date hereof (it being acknowledged that nothing disclosed in such a SEC Report under the headings “Risk Factors” or “Forward-Looking Statements” will be deemed to modify or qualify and representations or warranties set forth in Article III), the Purchaser represents and warrants to the Company, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing, as follows:

 

3.1             Organization and Standing. The Purchaser is a company duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the Cayman Islands. The Purchaser has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted. The Purchaser is duly qualified or licensed and in good standing to do business in each jurisdiction in which the character of the property owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or licensed or in good standing can be cured without material cost or expense. The Purchaser has heretofore made available to the Company accurate and complete copies of its Organizational Documents, as currently in effect. The Purchaser is not in violation of any provision of its Organizational Documents in any material respect.

 

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3.2               Authorization; Binding Agreement. The Purchaser has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each Ancillary Document to which it is a party, to perform the Purchaser’s obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, subject to obtaining the Required Purchaser Shareholder Approval. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each Ancillary Document to which it is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (a) have been duly and validly authorized by the board of directors of the Purchaser, and (b) other than the Required Purchaser Shareholder Approval, no other corporate proceedings, other than as set forth elsewhere in the Agreement, on the part of the Purchaser are necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement and each Ancillary Document to which it is a party or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. This Agreement has been, and each Ancillary Document to which the Purchaser is a party shall be when delivered, duly and validly executed and delivered by the Purchaser and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and such Ancillary Documents by the other parties hereto and thereto, constitutes, or when delivered shall constitute, the valid and binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that enforceability thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and moratorium laws and other laws of general application affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by any applicable statute of limitation or by any valid defense of set-off or counterclaim, and the fact that equitable remedies or relief (including the remedy of specific performance) are subject to the discretion of the court from which such relief may be sought (collectively, the “Enforceability Exceptions”).

 

3.3               Governmental Approvals. Except as otherwise described in Schedule 3.3, no Consent of or with any Governmental Authority, on the part of the Purchaser is required to be obtained or made in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by the Purchaser of this Agreement and each Ancillary Document to which it is a party or the consummation by the Purchaser of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, other than (a) pursuant to Antitrust Laws, (b) such filings as contemplated by this Agreement, (c) any filings required with NYSE or the SEC with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (d) applicable requirements, if any, of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, and/ or any state “blue sky” securities Laws, and the rules and regulations thereunder, and (e) where the failure to obtain or make such Consents or to make such filings or notifications would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Purchaser.

 

3.4             Non-Contravention. Except as otherwise described in Schedule 3.4, the execution and delivery by the Purchaser of this Agreement and each Ancillary Document to which it is a party, the consummation by the Purchaser of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and compliance by the Purchaser with any of the provisions hereof and thereof, will not (a) conflict with or violate any provision of the Purchaser’s Organizational Documents, (b) subject to obtaining the Consents from Governmental Authorities referred to in Section 3.3 hereof, and the waiting periods referred to therein having expired, and any condition precedent to such Consent or waiver having been satisfied, conflict with or violate any Law, Order or Consent applicable to the Purchaser or any of its properties or assets, or (c) (i) violate, conflict with or result in a breach of, (ii) constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under, (iii) result in the termination, withdrawal, suspension, cancellation or modification of, (iv) accelerate the performance required by the Purchaser under, (v) result in a right of termination or acceleration under, (vi) give rise to any obligation to make payments or provide compensation under, (vii) result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Purchaser under, (viii) give rise to any obligation to obtain any third party Consent or provide any notice to any Person or (ix) give any Person the right to declare a default, exercise any remedy, claim a rebate, chargeback, penalty or change in delivery schedule, accelerate the maturity or performance, cancel, terminate or modify any right, benefit, obligation or other term under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of, any Purchaser Material Contract, except for any deviations from any of the foregoing clauses (a), (b) or (c) that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Purchaser.

 

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3.5               Capitalization.

 

(a)                   The Purchaser is authorized to issue (i) 200,000,000 Purchaser Ordinary Shares, and (ii) 2,000,000 Purchaser Preference Shares. The issued and outstanding Purchaser Securities as of the date of this Agreement are set forth on Schedule 3.5(a). As of the date of this Agreement, there are no issued or outstanding Purchaser Preference Shares. All outstanding Purchaser Ordinary Shares are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and are not subject to or issued in violation of any purchase option, right of first refusal, preemptive right, subscription right or any similar right under any provision of the Cayman Islands Companies Law, Purchaser Memorandum and Articles or any Contract to which the Purchaser is a party. None of the outstanding Purchaser Securities has been issued in violation of any applicable securities Laws.

 

(b)                   Prior to giving effect to the merger, Merger Sub is authorized to issue 1,000 shares of Merger Sub Common Stock, of which 1,000 shares are issued and outstanding, and all of which are owned by the Purchaser. Prior to giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, other than Merger Sub, the Purchaser does not have any Subsidiaries or own any equity interests in any other Person.

 

(c)                   Except as set forth in Schedule 3.5(a) or Schedule 3.5(c) there are no (i) outstanding options, warrants, puts, calls, convertible securities, preemptive or similar rights, (ii) bonds, debentures, notes or other Indebtedness having general voting rights or that are convertible or exchangeable into securities having such rights or (iii) subscriptions or other rights, agreements, arrangements, Contracts or commitments of any character (other than this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents), (A) relating to the issued or unissued shares of the Purchaser or (B) obligating the Purchaser to issue, transfer, deliver or sell or cause to be issued, transferred, delivered, sold or repurchased any options or shares or securities convertible into or exchangeable for such shares, or (C) obligating the Purchaser to grant, extend or enter into any such option, warrant, call, subscription or other right, agreement, arrangement or commitment for such capital shares. Other than the Redemption or as expressly set forth in this Agreement, there are no outstanding obligations of the Purchaser to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of the Purchaser or to provide funds to make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in any Person. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.5(c), there are no shareholders agreements, voting trusts or other agreements or understandings to which the Purchaser is a party with respect to the voting of any shares of the Purchaser.

 

(d)                   All Indebtedness of the Purchaser as of the date of this Agreement is disclosed on Schedule 3.5(d). No Indebtedness of the Purchaser contains any restriction upon (i) the prepayment of any of such Indebtedness, (ii) the incurrence of Indebtedness by the Purchaser or (iii) the ability of Purchaser to grant any Lien on its properties or assets.

 

(e)                   Since the date of formation of the Purchaser, and except as contemplated by this Agreement (including any redemptions that may occur in connection with an Extension, if any), the Purchaser has not declared or paid any distribution or dividend in respect of its shares and has not repurchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired any of its shares, and the Purchaser’s board of directors has not authorized any of the foregoing.

 

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3.6               SEC Filings and Purchaser Financials.

 

(a)                   The Purchaser, since the IPO, has filed all forms, reports, schedules, statements, registration statements, prospectuses and other documents required to be filed or furnished by the Purchaser with the SEC under the Securities Act and/or the Exchange Act, together with any amendments, restatements or supplements thereto, and will file all such forms, reports, schedules, statements and other documents required to be filed subsequent to the date of this Agreement. Except to the extent available on the SEC’s web site through EDGAR, the Purchaser has delivered to the Company copies in the form filed with the SEC of all of the following: (i) the Purchaser’s annual reports on Form 10-K for each fiscal year of the Purchaser beginning with the first year the Purchaser was required to file such a form, (ii) the Purchaser’s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for each fiscal quarter that the Purchaser filed such reports to disclose its quarterly financial results in each of the fiscal years of the Purchaser referred to in clause (i) above, (iii) all other forms, reports, registration statements, prospectuses and other documents (other than preliminary materials) filed by the Purchaser with the SEC since the beginning of the first fiscal year referred to in clause (i) above (the forms, reports, registration statements, prospectuses and other documents referred to in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above, whether or not available through EDGAR, are, collectively, the “SEC Reports”) and (iv) all certifications and statements required by (A) Rules 13a-14 or 15d-14 under the Exchange Act, and (B) 18 U.S.C. §1350 (Section 906 of SOX) with respect to any report referred to in clause (i) above (collectively, the “Public Certifications”). Except for any changes (including any required restatements of the Purchaser Financials (defined below) or the SEC Reports) to the Purchaser’s historical accounting of the Purchaser Warrants as equity rather than as liabilities that may be required as a result of the Staff Statement on Accounting and Reporting Considerations for Warrants Issued by Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (“SPACs”) that was issued by the SEC on April 12, 2021, and related guidance by the SEC (the “SEC April Warrant Statement”), the SEC Reports (x) were prepared in all material respects in accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as the case may be, and the rules and regulations thereunder and (y) did not, as of their respective effective dates (in the case of SEC Reports that are registration statements filed pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act) and at the time they were filed with the SEC (in the case of all other SEC Reports) contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Public Certifications are each true as of their respective dates of filing. As used in this Section 3.6, the term “file” shall be broadly construed to include any manner permitted by SEC rules and regulations in which a document or information is furnished, supplied or otherwise made available to the SEC. As of the date of this Agreement, (A) the Purchaser Units, the Purchaser Ordinary Shares and the Purchaser Warrants are listed on NYSE, (B) the Purchaser has not received any written deficiency notice from NYSE relating to the continued listing requirements of such Purchaser Securities, (C) there are no Actions pending or, to the Knowledge of the Purchaser, threatened against the Purchaser by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority with respect to any intention by such entity to suspend, prohibit or terminate the quoting of such Purchaser Securities on NYSE and (D) such Purchaser Securities are in compliance with all of the applicable corporate governance rules of NYSE.

 

(b)                   Except for any changes (including any required restatements of the Purchaser Financials (defined below) or the SEC Reports) to the Purchaser’s historical accounting of the Purchaser Warrants as equity rather than as liabilities that may be required as a result of the SEC April Warrant Statement, the financial statements and notes of the Purchaser contained or incorporated by reference in the SEC Reports (the “Purchaser Financials”), fairly present in all material respects the financial position and the results of operations, changes in shareholders’ equity, and cash flows of the Purchaser at the respective dates of and for the periods referred to in such financial statements, all in accordance with (i) GAAP methodologies applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved and (ii) Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K, as applicable (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto and for the omission of notes and audit adjustments in the case of unaudited quarterly financial statements to the extent permitted by Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K, as applicable).

 

(c)                 Except for any changes (including any required restatements of the Purchaser Financials or the SEC Reports) to the Purchaser’s historical accounting of the Purchaser Warrants as equity rather than as liabilities that may be required as a result of the SEC April Warrant Statement and except as and to the extent reflected or reserved against in the Purchaser Financials, the Purchaser has not incurred any Liabilities or obligations of the type required to be reflected on a balance sheet in accordance with GAAP that are not adequately reflected or reserved on or provided for in the Purchaser Financials, other than Liabilities of the type required to be reflected on a balance sheet in accordance with GAAP that have been incurred since the Purchaser’s last Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

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3.7              Absence of Certain Changes. As of the date of this Agreement, except as set forth in Schedule 3.7, the Purchaser has, (a) since its formation, conducted no business other than its formation, the public offering of its securities (and the related private offerings), public reporting and its search for an initial Business Combination as described in the IPO Prospectus (including the investigation of the Target Companies and the negotiation and execution of this Agreement) and related activities and (b) since December 31, 2020, has not been subject to a Material Adverse Effect on the Purchaser.

 

3.8               Compliance with Laws. The Purchaser is, and has since its formation been, in compliance with all Laws applicable to it and the conduct of its business except for such noncompliance which would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Purchaser, and the Purchaser has not received written notice alleging any violation of applicable Law in any material respect by the Purchaser.

 

3.9               Actions; Orders; Permits. There is no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Purchaser, threatened material Action to which the Purchaser is subject which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Purchaser. There is no material Action that the Purchaser has pending against any other Person. The Purchaser is not subject to any material Orders of any Governmental Authority, nor are any such Orders pending. The Purchaser holds all material Permits necessary to lawfully conduct its business as presently conducted, and to own, lease and operate its assets and properties, all of which are in full force and effect, except where the failure to hold such Consent or for such Consent to be in full force and effect would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Purchaser.

 

3.10           Taxes and Returns.

 

(a)                   The Purchaser has timely filed, or caused to be timely filed, all material Tax Returns required to be filed by it, which such Tax Returns are true, accurate, correct and complete in all material respects, and has paid, collected or withheld, or caused to be paid, collected or withheld, all material Taxes required to be paid, collected or withheld, other than such Taxes for which adequate reserves in the Purchaser Financials have been established in accordance with GAAP. The Purchaser has complied in all material respects with all applicable Laws relating to Taxes. There are no audits, examinations, investigations or other proceedings pending against the Purchaser in respect of any Tax, and the Purchaser has not been notified in writing of any proposed Tax claims or assessments against the Purchaser (other than, in each case, claims or assessments for which adequate reserves in the Purchaser Financials have been established in accordance with GAAP or are immaterial in amount). There are no Liens with respect to any Taxes upon any of the Purchaser’s assets, other than Permitted Liens. The Purchaser has no outstanding waivers or extensions of any applicable statute of limitations to assess any material amount of Taxes. There are no outstanding requests by the Purchaser for any extension of time within which to file any Tax Return or within which to pay any Taxes shown to be due on any Tax Return.

 

(b)                   Since the date of its formation, the Purchaser has not (i) changed any Tax accounting methods, policies or procedures except as required by a change in Law, (ii) made, revoked, or amended any material Tax election, (iii) filed any amended Tax Returns or claim for refund or (iv) entered into any closing agreement affecting or otherwise settled or compromised any material Tax Liability or refund.

 

(c)                To the Knowledge of Purchaser, there are no facts or circumstances that would reasonably be expected to prevent the Merger from qualifying as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.

 

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3.11         Employees and Employee Benefit Plans. The Purchaser does not (a) have any paid employees or (b) maintain, sponsor, contribute to or otherwise have any Liability under, any Benefit Plans. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the Ancillary Documents nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents will (i) result in any payment or benefit (including severance, unemployment compensation, golden parachute, bonus or otherwise) from Purchaser or its Subsidiaries becoming due to any director, officer or employee of Purchaser or (ii) result in the acceleration of the time of payment or vesting of any such payment or benefit. There is no arrangement with respect to any employee of Purchaser that would result in the payment of any amount that by operation of Sections 280G or 162(m) of the Code would not be deductible by the Purchaser and no arrangement exists pursuant to which the Purchaser will be required to “gross up” or otherwise compensate any person because of the imposition of any excise tax on a payment to such person.

 

3.12           Properties. The Purchaser does not own, license or otherwise have any right, title or interest in any material Intellectual Property. The Purchaser does not own or lease any material real property or material Personal Property.

 

3.13           Material Contracts.

 

(a)                 Except as set forth on Schedule 3.13(a), other than this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents, there are no Contracts to which the Purchaser is a party or by which any of its properties or assets may be bound, subject or affected, which (i) creates or imposes a Liability greater than $200,000, (ii) may not be cancelled by the Purchaser on less than sixty (60) days’ prior notice without payment of a material penalty or termination fee or (iii) prohibits, prevents, restricts or impairs in any material respect any business practice of the Purchaser as its business is currently conducted, any acquisition of material property by the Purchaser, or restricts in any material respect the ability of the Purchaser to engage in business as currently conducted by it or compete with any other Person (each, a “Purchaser Material Contract”). All Purchaser Material Contracts have been made available to the Company other than those that are exhibits to the SEC Reports.

 

(b)                  With respect to each Purchaser Material Contract: (i) the Purchaser Material Contract was entered into at arms’ length and in the ordinary course of business; (ii) the Purchaser Material Contract is legal, valid, binding and enforceable in all material respects against the Purchaser and, to the Knowledge of the Purchaser, the other parties thereto, and is in full force and effect (except, in each case, as such enforcement may be limited by the Enforceability Exceptions); (iii) the Purchaser is not in breach or default in any material respect, and no event has occurred that with the passage of time or giving of notice or both would constitute such a breach or default in any material respect by the Purchaser, or permit termination or acceleration by the other party, under such Purchaser Material Contract; and (iv) to the Knowledge of the Purchaser, no other party to any Purchaser Material Contract is in breach or default in any material respect, and no event has occurred that with the passage of time or giving of notice or both would constitute such a breach or default by such other party, or permit termination or acceleration by the Purchaser under any Purchaser Material Contract.

 

3.14           Transactions with Affiliates. Schedule 3.14 sets forth a true, correct and complete list of the Contracts and arrangements that are in existence as of the date of this Agreement under which there are any existing or future Liabilities or obligations between the Purchaser and any (a) present or former director, officer or employee or Affiliate of the Purchaser, or any immediate family member of any of the foregoing, or (b) record or beneficial owner of more than five percent (5%) of the Purchaser’s outstanding capital stock as of the date hereof.

 

3.15         Merger Sub Activities. Since its formation, Merger Sub has not engaged in any business activities other than as contemplated by this Agreement, does not own directly or indirectly any ownership, equity, profits or voting interest in any Person and has no assets or Liabilities except those incurred in connection with this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents to which it is a party and the Transactions, and, other than this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents to which it is a party, Merger Sub is not party to or bound by any Contract.

 

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3.16           Investment Company Act. The Purchaser is not an “investment company” or a Person directly or indirectly “controlled” by or acting on behalf of an “investment company”, or required to register as an “investment company”, in each case within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

3.17           Finders and Brokers. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.17, no broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission from the Purchaser, the Target Companies or any of their respective Affiliates in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Purchaser.

 

3.18           Ownership of Stockholder Merger Consideration. All shares of Purchaser Common Stock to be issued and delivered to the Company Stockholders as Stockholder Merger Consideration in accordance with Article I shall be, upon issuance and delivery of such Purchaser Common Stock, fully paid and non-assessable, free and clear of all Liens, other than restrictions arising from applicable securities Laws, any applicable Lock-Up Agreement, the Escrow Agreement and any Liens incurred by any Company Stockholder, and the issuance and sale of such Purchaser Common Stock pursuant hereto will not be subject to or give rise to any preemptive rights or rights of first refusal.

 

3.19           Certain Business Practices.

 

(a)                 Neither the Purchaser, nor any of its Representatives acting on its behalf, has (i) used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees, to foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns or violated any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 or any other local or foreign anti-corruption or bribery Law, (iii) made any other unlawful payment or (iv) since the formation of the Purchaser, directly or indirectly, given or agreed to give any unlawful gift or similar benefit in any material amount to any customer, supplier, governmental employee or other Person who is or may be in a position to help or hinder the Purchaser or assist it in connection with any actual or proposed transaction.

 

(b)                 The operations of the Purchaser are and have been conducted at all times in material compliance with money laundering statutes in all applicable jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any Governmental Authority, and no Action involving the Purchaser with respect to any of the foregoing is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Purchaser, threatened.

 

(c)                 None of the Purchaser or any of its directors or officers, or, to the Knowledge of the Purchaser, any other Representative acting on behalf of the Purchaser is currently identified on the specially designated nationals or other blocked person list or otherwise currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”), and the Purchaser has not, in the last five (5) fiscal years directly or knowingly indirectly, used any funds, or loaned, contributed or otherwise made available such funds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person, in connection with any sales or operations in any other country sanctioned by OFAC or for the purpose of financing the activities of any Person currently subject to, or otherwise in violation of, any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC.

 

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3.20           Insurance. Schedule 3.20 lists all insurance policies (by policy number, insurer, coverage period, coverage amount, annual premium and type of policy) held by the Purchaser relating to the Purchaser or its business, properties, products, products liability, assets, directors, officers and employees, copies of which have been provided to the Company. All premiums due and payable under all such insurance policies have been timely paid and the Purchaser is otherwise in material compliance with the terms of such insurance policies. All such insurance policies are in full force and effect, and to the Knowledge of the Purchaser, there is no threatened termination of, or material premium increase with respect to, any of such insurance policies. There have been no insurance claims made by the Purchaser. The Purchaser has each reported to its insurers all claims and pending circumstances that would reasonably be expected to result in a claim, except where such failure to report such a claim would not be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Purchaser.

 

3.21         Purchaser Trust Account. As of April 23, 2021, the Trust Account has a rounded off balance of no less than $139,186,000. Such monies are invested solely in United States “government securities” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act or money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act, and held in trust by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company pursuant to the Trust Agreement. The Trust Agreement is valid and in full force and effect and enforceable in accordance with its terms (subject to the Enforceability Exceptions) and has not been amended or modified. There are no separate agreements, side letters or other agreements that would cause the description of the Trust Agreement in the SEC Reports to be inaccurate in any material respect and/or that would entitle any Person (other than the underwriters of the IPO, Public Shareholders who shall have elected to redeem their Purchaser Common Stock pursuant to the Purchaser Memorandum and Articles (or in connection with an extension of Purchaser’s deadline to consummate a Business Combination) or Governmental Authorities for Taxes) 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 as described in the first sentence of Section 8.1.

 

3.22           Independent Investigation. The Purchaser has conducted its own independent investigation, review and analysis of the business, results of operations, prospects, condition (financial or otherwise) or assets of the Target Companies, and acknowledges that it has been provided adequate access to the personnel, properties, assets, premises, books and records, and other documents and data of the Target Companies for such purpose. The Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that: (a) in making its decision to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, it has relied solely upon its own investigation and the express representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this Agreement (including the related portions of the Company Disclosure Schedules) and in any certificate delivered to Purchaser pursuant hereto, and the information provided by or on behalf of the Company for the Registration Statement; and (b) none of the Company nor its respective Representatives have made any representation or warranty as to the Target Companies, or this Agreement, except as expressly set forth in this Agreement (including the related portions of the Company Disclosure Schedules) or in any certificate delivered to Purchaser pursuant hereto, or with respect to the information provided by or on behalf of the Company for the Registration Statement.

 

3.23         No Other Representations. Except for the representations and warranties expressly made by the Purchaser in this Article III or as expressly set forth in an Ancillary Document, neither the Purchaser, nor any other Person on its behalf makes any express or implied representation or warranty with respect to any of the Purchaser, the Purchaser Representative, the Purchaser Securities, the business of the Purchaser, or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the other Ancillary Documents, and the Purchaser hereby expressly disclaims any other representations or warranties, whether implied or made by the Purchaser or any of its respective Representatives. Except for the representations and warranties expressly made by the Purchaser in this Article III (as modified by the Purchaser Disclosure Schedules) or in an Ancillary Document, the Purchaser hereby expressly disclaims all liability and responsibility for any representation, warranty, projection, forecast, statement or information made, communicated or furnished (orally or in writing) to the Target Companies, the Company Security Holders or any of their respective Representatives (including any opinion, information, projection or advice that may have been or may be provided to the Target Companies, the Company Security Holders or any of their respective Representatives by any Representative of the Purchaser), including any representations or warranties regarding the probable success or profitability of the businesses of the Purchaser.

 

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Article IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

 

Except as set forth in the disclosure schedules delivered by the Company to the Purchaser on the date hereof (the “Company Disclosure Schedules”), the Section numbers of which are numbered to correspond to the Section numbers of this Agreement to which they refer (or where disclosures have sufficient detail that it is reasonably apparent on its face that it relates to another Section of this Article IV), the Company hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing, as follows:

 

4.1               Organization and Standing. The Company is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the DGCL and has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted. Each Subsidiary of the Company is a corporation or other entity duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of organization and has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted. Each Target Company is duly qualified or licensed and in good standing in the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated or registered and in each other jurisdiction where it does business or operates to the extent that the character of the property owned, or leased or operated by it or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification or licensing necessary. Schedule 4.1 lists all jurisdictions in which any Target Company is qualified to conduct business as of the date of this Agreement and all names other than its legal name under which any Target Company does business as of the date of this Agreement. The Company has provided to the Purchaser accurate and complete copies of its Organizational Documents and the Organizational Documents of each of its Subsidiaries, each as amended to date and as currently in effect. No Target Company is in violation of any provision of its Organizational Documents in any material respect.

 

4.2             Authorization; Binding Agreement. The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each Ancillary Document to which it is or is required to be a party, to perform the Company’s obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, subject to obtaining the Required Company Stockholder Approval. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each Ancillary Document to which the Company is or is required to be a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, (a) have been duly and validly authorized by the Company’s board of directors in accordance with the Company’s Organizational Documents, the DGCL, any other applicable Law or any Contract to which the Company or any of its shareholders is a party or by which it or its securities are bound and (b) other than the Required Company Stockholder Approval, no other corporate proceedings on the part of the Company are necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement and each Ancillary Document to which it is a party or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. This Agreement has been, and each Ancillary Document to which the Company is or is required to be a party shall be when delivered, duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and any such Ancillary Document by the other parties hereto and thereto, constitutes, or when delivered shall constitute, the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions. The Company’s board of directors, by resolutions duly adopted at a meeting duly called and held or by action by unanimous written consent in accordance with the Company’s Organizational Documents (i) determined that this Agreement and the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby are advisable, fair to, and in the best interests of, the Company and its stockholders, (ii) approved this Agreement and the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement in accordance with the DGCL, (iii) directed that this Agreement be submitted to the Company’s stockholders for adoption and (iv) resolved to recommend that the Company stockholders adopt this Agreement. The Voting Agreements delivered by the Company include holders of Company Stock representing at least the Required Company Stockholder Approval and the Required Convertible Noteholders, and such Voting Agreements are in full force and effect. The Voting Agreements delivered by the Company to the Purchaser include holders of (x) at least 50% of the outstanding shares of Company Series A-2 Preferred Stock, Company Series B Preferred Stock, Company Series B-1 Preferred Stock, Company Series C Preferred Stock and Company Series D Preferred Stock, (y) at least 50% of the outstanding shares of Company Series E Preferred Stock and (z) at least the Required Convertible Noteholders, and such Voting Agreements are in full force and effect.

 

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4.3               Capitalization.

 

(a)                  The Company is authorized to issue (i) 60,688,172 shares of Company Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of which 16,258,957 shares are issued and outstanding, and (ii) 41,641,842 shares of Company Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of which 22,579,695 shares are issued and outstanding. With respect to the Company Preferred Stock, the Company has designated (A) 4,999,900 shares as Series A-1 Preferred Stock, of which no shares are outstanding, (B) 5,000,000 shares as Series A-2 Preferred Stock, of which 3,000,667 shares are outstanding, (C) 3,044,939 shares as Series B Preferred Stock, of which 1,809,751 shares are outstanding, (D) 2,405,620 shares as Series B-1 Preferred Stock, of which 2,174,591 shares are outstanding, (E) 8,768,097 shares as Series C Preferred Stock, of which 4,973,101 shares are outstanding, (F) 6,560,933 shares as Series D Preferred Stock, of which 3,965,857 shares are outstanding, (G) 10,862,353 shares as Series E Preferred Stock, of which 6,655,728 shares are outstanding. Prior to giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, all of the issued and outstanding Company Stock and other equity interests of the Company are set forth on Schedule 4.3(a) as of the date of this Agreement, along with the beneficial and record owners thereof, all of which shares and other equity interests are owned free and clear of any Liens other than those imposed under the Company Charter. All of the outstanding shares and other equity interests of the Company have been duly authorized, are fully paid and non-assessable and not in violation of any purchase option, right of first refusal, preemptive right, subscription right or any similar right under any provision of the DGCL, any other applicable Law, the Company Charter or any Contract to which the Company is a party or by which it or its securities are bound. The Company holds no shares or other equity interests of the Company in its treasury. None of the outstanding shares or other equity interests of the Company were issued in violation of any applicable securities Laws. The rights, privileges and preferences of the Company Preferred Stock are as stated in the Company Charter and as provided by the DGCL.

 

(b)                 As of the date of this Agreement, the Company has reserved 16,942,546 shares of Company Common Stock for issuance pursuant to the Company Equity Plan, which was duly adopted by the Company’s board of directors and approved by the Company’s stockholders. As of the date of this Agreement, of such shares of Company Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Company Equity Plan, (x) 8,016,799 of such shares are reserved for issuance upon exercise of Company Options that are outstanding as of the date of this Agreement, (y) 2,187,248 of such shares were issued upon exercise of Company Options previously granted under the Company Equity Plan, and (z) 6,738,499 of such shares remain available for future awards permitted under the Company Equity Plan. In addition, the Company has reserved 15,000 shares of Company Common Stock for issuance to the holder of a Company Non-Plan Option.

 

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(c)                  Other than as set forth on Schedule 4.3(b) as of the date of this Agreement, there are no Company Convertible Securities, or preemptive rights or rights of first refusal or first offer, nor are there any Contracts, commitments, arrangements or restrictions to which the Company or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any of its stockholders is a party or bound relating to any equity securities of the Company, whether or not outstanding. There are no outstanding or authorized equity appreciation, phantom equity or similar rights with respect to the Company. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.3(c), as of the date of this Agreement, there are no voting trusts, proxies, shareholder agreements or any other agreements or understandings with respect to the voting of the Company’s equity interests. Except as set forth in the Company Charter, there are no outstanding contractual obligations of the Company to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any equity interests or securities of the Company, nor has the Company granted any registration rights to any Person with respect to the Company’s equity securities. All of the Company’s securities have been granted, offered, sold and issued in compliance with all applicable securities Laws. As a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, no equity interests of the Company are issuable and no rights in connection with any interests, warrants, rights, options or other securities of the Company accelerate or otherwise become triggered (whether as to vesting, exercisability, convertibility or otherwise).

 

(d)                  Except as disclosed in the Company Financials, since January 1, 2020, the Company has not declared or paid any distribution or dividend in respect of its equity interests and has not repurchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired any equity interests of the Company, and the board of directors of the Company has not authorized any of the foregoing.

 

4.4               Subsidiaries. Schedule 4.4 sets forth as of the date of this Agreement, the name of each Subsidiary of the Company, and with respect to each Subsidiary (a) its jurisdiction of organization, (b) its authorized shares or other equity interests (if applicable), (c) the number of issued and outstanding shares or other equity interests and the record holders and beneficial owners thereof and (d) its Tax election to be treated as a corporate or a disregarded entity under the Code and any state or applicable non-U.S. Tax laws, if any. All of the outstanding equity securities of each Subsidiary of the Company are duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable (if applicable), and were offered, sold and delivered in compliance with all applicable securities Laws, and owned by one or more of the Company or its Subsidiaries free and clear of all Liens (other than those, if any, imposed by such Subsidiary’s Organizational Documents) and no depositary receipts have been issued for or in respect of any equity securities issued by any Subsidiary. There are no Contracts to which the Company or any of its Affiliates is a party or bound with respect to the voting (including voting trusts or proxies) of the equity interests of any Subsidiary of the Company other than the Organizational Documents of any such Subsidiary. There are no outstanding or authorized options, warrants, rights, agreements, subscriptions, convertible securities or commitments to which any Subsidiary of the Company is a party or which are binding upon any Subsidiary of the Company providing for the issuance or redemption of any equity interests of any Subsidiary of the Company. There are no outstanding equity appreciation, phantom equity, profit participation or similar rights granted by any Subsidiary of the Company. No Subsidiary of the Company has any limitation, whether by Contract, Order or applicable Law, on its ability to make any distributions or dividends to its equity holders or repay any debt owed to another Target Company. Except for the equity interests of the Subsidiaries listed on Schedule 4.4, the Company does not own or have any rights to acquire, directly or indirectly, any equity interests of, or otherwise Control, any Person. None of the Company or its Subsidiaries is a participant in any joint venture, partnership or similar arrangement. There are no outstanding contractual obligations of the Company or its Subsidiaries to provide funds to, or make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in, any other Person.

 

4.5             Governmental Approvals. Except as otherwise described in Schedule 4.5, no Consent of or with any Governmental Authority on the part of any Target Company is required to be obtained or made in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by the Company of this Agreement or any Ancillary Documents or the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby other than (a) such filings as are expressly contemplated by this Agreement and (b) pursuant to Antitrust Laws.

 

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4.6             Non-Contravention. Except as otherwise described in Schedule 4.6, the execution and delivery by the Company (or any other Target Company, as applicable) of this Agreement and each Ancillary Document to which any Target Company is or is required to be a party or otherwise bound, and the consummation by any Target Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and compliance by any Target Company with any of the provisions hereof and thereof, will not (a) conflict with or violate any provision of any Target Company’s Organizational Documents, (b) subject to obtaining the Consents from Governmental Authorities referred to in Section 4.5 hereof, the waiting periods referred to therein having expired, and any condition precedent to such Consent or waiver having been satisfied, conflict in any manner with or violate in any respect any Law, Order or Consent applicable to any Target Company or any of its material properties or assets, or (c) (i) violate, conflict with or result in a breach of, (ii) constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under, (iii) result in the termination, withdrawal, suspension, cancellation or modification of, (iv) accelerate the performance required by any Target Company under, (v) result in a right of termination or acceleration under, (vi) give rise to any obligation to make payments or provide compensation under, (vii) result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of any Target Company under (other than Permitted Liens), (viii) give rise to any obligation to obtain any third party Consent or provide any notice to any Person or (ix) give any Person the right to declare a default, exercise any remedy, claim a rebate, chargeback, penalty or change in delivery schedule, accelerate the maturity or performance, cancel, terminate or modify any right, benefit, obligation or other term under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any Company Material Contract, except in the cases of clauses (b) and (c), as has not been and would not reasonably be expected to be material to any Target Company or its ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Ancillary Documents or to perform such Target Company’s obligations hereunder or thereunder.

 

4.7               Financial Statements.

 

(a)                 As used herein, the term “Company Financials” means the (i) audited consolidated financial statements of the Target Companies (including, in each case, any related notes thereto), consisting of the consolidated balance sheets of the Target Companies as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 and the related consolidated audited income statements, changes in stockholder equity and statements of cash flows for the fiscal years then ended, each audited by a PCAOB qualified auditor in accordance with GAAP and PCAOB standards (the “Audited Company Financials”) and (ii) the unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Target Companies, consisting of the consolidated balance sheet of the Target Companies as of March 31, 2021 (the “Interim Balance Sheet Date”), and the related unaudited consolidated income statement, changes in shareholder equity and statement of cash flows for the three (3) months year-to-date then ended. True and correct copies of the Company Financials have been provided to the Purchaser. The Company Financials (w) accurately reflect the books and records of the Target Companies as of the times and for the periods referred to therein, (x) were prepared in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied throughout and among the periods involved (except that the unaudited statements exclude the footnote disclosures and other presentation items required for GAAP and exclude year-end adjustments which will not be material in amount), (y) comply in all material respects with all applicable accounting requirements under the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder, and (z) fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Target Companies as of the respective dates thereof and the consolidated results of the operations and cash flows of the Target Companies for the periods indicated. No Target Company has ever been subject to the reporting requirements of Sections 13(a) and 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

 

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(b)                  Each Target Company maintains accurate books and records reflecting its assets and Liabilities and maintains proper and adequate internal accounting controls that provide reasonable assurance that (i) such Target Company does not maintain any off-the-book accounts and that such Target Company’s assets are used only in accordance with such Target Company’s management directives, (ii) transactions are executed with management’s authorization, (iii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of the financial statements of such Target Company and to maintain accountability for such Target Company’s assets, (iv) access to such Target Company’s assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s authorization, (v) the reporting of such Target Company’s assets is compared with existing assets at regular intervals and verified for actual amounts, and (vi) accounts, notes and other receivables and inventory are recorded accurately, and proper and adequate procedures are implemented to effect the collection of accounts, notes and other receivables on a current and timely basis. All of the financial books and records of the Target Companies are complete and accurate in all material respects and have been maintained in the ordinary course consistent with past practice and in accordance with applicable Laws. No Target Company has been subject to or involved in any material fraud that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the internal controls over financial reporting of any Target Company. In the past three (3) years, no Target Company or its Representatives has received any written complaint, allegation, assertion or claim regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of any Target Company or its internal accounting controls, including any material written complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that any Target Company has engaged in questionable accounting or auditing practices.

 

(c)                   The Target Companies do not have any Indebtedness other than the Indebtedness set forth on Schedule 4.7(c), which schedule sets for the amounts (including principal and any accrued but unpaid interest or other obligations) with respect to such Indebtedness. Except as disclosed on Schedule 4.7(c), no Indebtedness of any Target Company contains any restriction upon (i) the prepayment of any of such Indebtedness, (ii) the incurrence of Indebtedness by any Target Company, or (iii) the ability of the Target Companies to grant any Lien on their respective properties or assets.

 

(d)                   Except as set forth on Schedule 4.7(d), no Target Company is subject to any Liabilities or obligations required to be reflected on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, except for those that are either (i) adequately reflected or reserved on or provided for in the consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the Interim Balance Sheet Date contained in the Company Financials or (ii) not material and that were incurred after the Interim Balance Sheet Date in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice (other than Liabilities for breach of any Contract or violation of any Law).

 

(e)                  All financial projections with respect to the Target Companies that were delivered by or on behalf of the Company to the Purchaser or its Representatives were prepared in good faith using assumptions that the Company believes to be reasonable.

 

(f)                   All accounts, notes and other receivables, whether or not accrued, and whether or not billed, of the Target Companies (the “Accounts Receivable”) arose from sales actually made or services actually performed in the ordinary course of business and represent valid obligations to a Target Company arising from its business. None of the Accounts Receivable are subject to any right of recourse, defense, deduction, return of goods, counterclaim, offset, or set off on the part of the obligor in excess of any amounts reserved therefore on the Company Financials. All of the Accounts Receivable are, to the Knowledge of the Company, fully collectible according to their terms in amounts not less than the aggregate amounts thereof carried on the books of the Target Companies (net of reserves) within ninety (90) days.

 

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4.8               Absence of Certain Changes. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.8, since December 31, 2020, to the date of this Agreement, each Target Company has (a) conducted its business only in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (b) not been subject to a Material Adverse Effect and (c) has not taken any action that would be prohibited by Section 5.2(b) (without giving effect to Schedule 5.2) if such action were taken on or after the date hereof without the consent of the Purchaser.

 

4.9             Compliance with Laws. Since January 1, 2016, no Target Company is or has been in material conflict or material non-compliance with, or in material default or violation of (nor has any Target Company received, since January 1, 2016 to the date of this Agreement, any written or, to the Knowledge of the Company, oral notice of any material conflict or non-compliance with, or material default or violation of) any applicable Laws by which it or any of its properties, assets, employees, business or operations are or were bound or affected.

 

4.10           Company Permits. Each Target Company (and its employees who are legally required to be licensed by a Governmental Authority in order to perform his or her duties with respect to his or her employment with any Target Company), holds all Permits necessary to lawfully conduct in all material respects its business as presently conducted, and to own, lease and operate its assets and properties (collectively, the “Company Permits”). The Company has made available to the Purchaser true, correct and complete copies of all material Company Permits as of the date of this Agreement, all of which material Company Permits are listed on Schedule 4.10. All of the material Company Permits are in full force and effect, and no suspension or cancellation of any of the material Company Permits is pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened. No Target Company is in violation in any material respect of the terms of any material Company Permit and as of the date of this Agreement no Target Company has received any written or, to the Knowledge of the Company, oral notice of any Actions relating to the revocation or modification of any material Company Permit.

 

4.11           Litigation. Except as described on Schedule 4.11 , as of the date of this Agreement there is no (a) Action of any nature currently pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened, nor is there any reasonable basis for any Action to be made (and no such Action has been brought in the past five (5) years or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened in the past five (5) years); or (b) Order now pending or outstanding or that was rendered by a Governmental Authority in the past five (5) years to the date of this Agreement, in either case of (a) or (b) by or against any Target Company, its current or former directors, officers or equity holders (provided, that any litigation involving the directors, officers or equity holders of a Target Company must be related to the Target Company’s business, equity securities or assets), or any Target Company’s business, equity securities or assets. The items listed on Schedule 4.11, if finally determined adversely to the Target Companies, will not have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect upon any Target Company. In the past five (5) years to the date of this Agreement, none of the current or former officers, senior management or directors of any Target Company have been charged with, indicted for, arrested for, or convicted of any felony or any crime involving fraud.

 

4.12           Material Contracts.

 

(a)                   Schedule 4.12(a) sets forth a true, correct and complete list of, and the Company has made available to the Purchaser (including written summaries of oral Contracts), true, correct and complete copies of, each Contract to which any Target Company is a party or by which any Target Company, or any of its properties or assets are bound or affected as of the date of this Agreement (each Contract required to be set forth on Schedule 4.12(a), other than a Company Benefit Plan, a “Company Material Contract”) that:

 

(i)               contains covenants that materially limit the ability of any Target Company (A) to compete in any line of business or with any Person or in any geographic area or to sell, or provide any service or product, including any non-competition covenants, exclusivity restrictions, rights of first refusal or most-favored pricing clauses or (B) to purchase or acquire an interest in any other Person;

 

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(ii)              involves any joint venture, profit sharing, partnership, limited liability company or other similar agreement or arrangement relating to the formation, creation, operation, management or control of any partnership or joint venture;

 

(iii)             involves any exchange traded, over the counter or other swap, cap, floor, collar, futures contract, forward contract, option or other derivative financial instrument or Contract, based on any commodity, security, instrument, asset, rate or index of any kind or nature whatsoever, whether tangible or intangible, including currencies, interest rates, foreign currency and indices;

 

(iv)            evidences Indebtedness (whether incurred, assumed, guaranteed or secured by any asset) of any Target Company having an outstanding principal amount in excess of $200,000;

 

(v)              involves the acquisition or disposition, directly or indirectly (by merger or otherwise), of assets with an aggregate value in excess of $200,000 (other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice) or shares or other equity interests of any Target Company or another Person;

 

(vi)             relates to any merger, consolidation or other business combination with any other Person or the acquisition or disposition of any other entity or its business or material assets or the sale of any Target Company, its business or material assets, in each case with ongoing or future rights or obligations on behalf of any Target Company;

 

(vii)           by its terms, individually or with all related Contracts, calls for aggregate payments or receipts by the Target Companies under such Contract or Contracts of at least $250,000 in the 12-month period ended December 31, 2020, or during the 12-month period ending December 31, 2021;

 

(viii)          is with any Top Customer or Top Supplier;

 

(ix)              is between any Target Company and any of its present or former directors, officers, contractors or employees of a Target Company (other than at-will employment or consulting arrangements or intellectual property assignment agreements with employees and contractors entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice), including all non-competition, severance and indemnification agreements, or any Related Person;

 

(x)               obligates the Target Companies to make any capital commitment or expenditure in excess of $200,000 (including pursuant to any joint venture);

 

(xi)             relates to a material settlement entered into within two (2) years prior to the date of this Agreement or under which any Target Company has outstanding obligations (other than customary confidentiality obligations);

 

(xii)            provides another Person (other than another Target Company or any manager, director or officer of any Target Company) with a power of attorney;

 

(xiii)           relates to the development, ownership, licensing or use of any Intellectual Property by, to or from any Target Company, other than (A) Off-the-Shelf Software, (B) employee or consultant invention assignment agreements entered into on a Target Company’s standard form of such agreement, (C) confidentiality agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business, (D) non-exclusive licenses from customers or distributors to any Target Company entered into in the ordinary course of business or (E) feedback and ordinary course trade name or logo rights that are not material to any Target Company;

 

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(xiv)           that will be required to be filed with the Registration Statement under applicable SEC requirements or would otherwise be required to be filed by the Company as an exhibit for a Form S-1 pursuant to Items 601(b)(1), (2), (4), (9) or (10) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act as if the Company was the registrant; or

 

(xv)            is otherwise material to any Target Company and not described in clauses (i) through (xiv) above.

 

(b)                   Except as disclosed in Schedule 4.12(b), with respect to each Company Material Contract: (i) such Company Material Contract is valid and binding and enforceable in all respects against the Target Company party thereto and, to the Knowledge of the Company, as of the date of this Agreement each other party thereto, and is in full force and effect (except, in each case, as such enforcement may be limited by the Enforceability Exceptions); (ii) the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not affect the validity or enforceability of any Company Material Contract; (iii) no Target Company is in breach or default in any material respect, and no event has occurred that with the passage of time or giving of notice or both would constitute a material breach or default by any Target Company, or permit termination or acceleration by the other party thereto, under such Company Material Contract; (iv) to the Knowledge of the Company as of the date of this Agreement, no other party to such Company Material Contract is in breach or default in any material respect, and no event has occurred that with the passage of time or giving of notice or both would constitute such a material breach or default by such other party, or permit termination or acceleration by any Target Company, under such Company Material Contract; (v) as of the date of this Agreement no Target Company has received written or, to the Knowledge of the Company, oral notice of an intention by any party to any such Company Material Contract that provides for a continuing obligation by any party thereto to terminate such Company Material Contract or amend the terms thereof, other than modifications in the ordinary course of business that do not adversely affect any Target Company in any material respect; and (vi) no Target Company has waived any material rights under any such Company Material Contract.

 

4.13           Intellectual Property.

 

(a)                   Schedule 4.13(a)(i) sets forth as of the date of this Agreement all U.S. and foreign registered Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and Internet Assets and applications therefor owned or exclusively licensed by a Target Company or otherwise used or held for use by a Target Company in which a Target Company is the owner, applicant or assignee (“Company Registered IP”), specifying as to each item, as applicable: (A) the nature of the item, including the title, (B) the owner of the item, (C) the jurisdictions in which the item is issued or registered or in which an application for issuance or registration has been filed and (D) the issuance, registration or application numbers and dates and (E) and all deadlines for next actions or any fees due over the next six (6) months. Schedule 4.13(a)(ii) sets forth as of the date of this Agreement all Intellectual Property licenses, sublicenses or permissions (“Company IP Licenses”) (other than (A) “shrink wrap,” “click wrap,” and “off the shelf” software agreements and other agreements for Software commercially available on reasonable terms to the public generally with license, maintenance, support and other fees of less than $20,000 per year (collectively, “Off-the-Shelf Software”), which are not required to be listed, although such licenses are “Company IP Licenses” as that term is used herein, (B) licenses granted pursuant to employee or consultant invention assignment agreements entered into on a Target Company’s standard form of such agreement, (C) non-exclusive licenses granted to any Target Company by a customer or distributor in the ordinary course of business or (D) feedback and ordinary course trade name or logo rights that are not material to any Target Company), under which a Target Company is a licensee or otherwise is authorized to use or practice any Intellectual Property and identifies, in each case, the applicable licensor (specifying any licensors who are Affiliates or Related Parties), and any royalties, license fees or other compensation due from a Target Company, if any. Each Target Company owns, free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens), or has valid and enforceable rights to use pursuant to valid contracts or licenses, all Intellectual Property currently used, licensed or held for use by such Target Company. No item of Company Registered IP that consists of a pending Patent application fails to identify all pertinent inventors, and for each Patent and Patent application in the Company Registered IP, the Target Companies have obtained valid assignments of inventions from each inventor. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.13(a)(iii), all Company Registered IP is owned exclusively by the applicable Target Company without obligation to pay royalties, licensing fees or other fees or otherwise account to any third party with respect to such Company Registered IP and each such Target Company has paid all required fees, including maintenance and annuity fees, and recorded assignments of all Company Registered IP as required. To the Knowledge of the Company, except as set forth on Schedule 4.13(a), all Company Registered IP is valid and enforceable and in force and effect (other than applications for Company Registered IP).

 

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(b)                   Each Target Company has a valid and enforceable license to use all Intellectual Property that is the subject of the Company IP Licenses applicable to such Target Company. The Company IP Licenses include all of the licenses, sublicenses and other agreements or permissions necessary to operate the business of the Target Companies as presently conducted. Each Target Company has performed all material obligations imposed on it in the Company IP Licenses, has made all payments required to date, and such Target Company is not, nor, to the Knowledge of the Company as of the date of this Agreement, is any other party thereto, in material breach or default thereunder, nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, has any event occurred that with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a material default thereunder. The continued use by the Target Companies of the Intellectual Property that is the subject of the Company IP Licenses in the same manner that it is currently being used is not materially restricted by any applicable license of any Target Company. All registrations for Copyrights, Patents, Trademarks and Internet Assets that are owned by or exclusively licensed to any Target Company are valid, in force and in good standing with all required fees and maintenance fees having been paid with no Actions pending as of the date of this Agreement, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, all applications to register any Copyrights, Patents and Trademarks are pending and in good standing, all without challenge of any kind. No Target Company is party to any Contract that requires a Target Company to assign to any Person all of its rights in any Intellectual Property developed by a Target Company under such Contract.

 

(c)                   Schedule 4.13(c) sets forth as of the date of this Agreement all licenses, sublicenses and other agreements or permissions under which a Target Company is the licensor (each, an “Outbound IP License”) (other than feedback and ordinary course trade name or logo rights that are not material to any Target Company). Each Target Company has performed all material obligations imposed on it in the Outbound IP Licenses, and such Target Company is not, nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, is any other party thereto, in material breach or default thereunder, nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, has any event occurred that with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a material default thereunder.

 

(d)                   As of the date of this Agreement, no Action is pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened against a Target Company that challenges the validity, enforceability, ownership, or right to use, sell, license or sublicense any Intellectual Property currently owned, or exclusively licensed by the Target Companies, nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, is there any reasonable basis for any such Action. As of the date of this Agreement, no Target Company has received any written or, to the Knowledge of the Company, oral notice or claim asserting that any infringement, misappropriation, violation, dilution or unauthorized use of the Intellectual Property of any other Person is or may be occurring or has or may have occurred, as a consequence of the business activities of any Target Company, nor to the Knowledge of the Company is there a reasonable basis therefor. As of the date of this Agreement, there are no Orders to which any Target Company is a party or its otherwise bound that (i) restrict the rights of a Target Company to use, transfer, license or enforce any Intellectual Property owned by a Target Company, (ii) restrict the conduct of the business of a Target Company in order to accommodate a third Person’s Intellectual Property, or (iii) other than the Outbound IP Licenses, grant any third Person any right with respect to any Intellectual Property owned by a Target Company. Except as described in Schedule 4.13(d), to the Knowledge of the Company, no Target Company is currently infringing, or has, in the past six (6) years preceding the date hereof, infringed, misappropriated or violated any Intellectual Property of any other Person in any material respect in connection with the ownership, use or license of any Intellectual Property owned or purported to be owned by a Target Company or, to the Knowledge of the Company, otherwise in connection with the conduct of the respective businesses of the Target Companies. Except as described in Schedule 4.13(d), to the Company’s Knowledge, no third party is currently, or in the past six (6) years has been, infringing upon, misappropriating or otherwise violating any Intellectual Property owned by any Target Company (“Company IP”) in any material respect.

 

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(e)                   All current and former directors, officers, employees and independent contractors of a Target Company have assigned or are obligated to assign to the Target Companies all Intellectual Property arising from the services performed for a Target Company by such Persons. No current or former directors, officers, employees or independent contractors of a Target Company have claimed any ownership interest in any Intellectual Property owned by a Target Company. The Target Companies have policies or practices whereby employees and contractors of the Target Companies who create or develop any Intellectual Property in the course of their employment or provision of services for the Target Companies are required to assign to the Target Companies all such employee’s or contractor’s rights therein, and all such employees and contractors have executed valid written agreements in accordance with such policies or practices. To the Knowledge of the Company, there has been no violation of a Target Company’s policies or practices related to protection of Company IP or any confidentiality or nondisclosure Contract relating to the Intellectual Property owned by a Target Company and, to the Knowledge of the Company, there is no Intellectual Property arising from services that that current or former directors, officers, employees or independent contractors have performed for Target Company that is material to the Target Company’s Business that has not been assigned to Target Company in accordance with Target Company policies or practices. The Company has made available to the Purchaser true and complete copies of all written Contracts referenced in subsections under which employees and independent contractors assigned their Intellectual Property to a Target Company. To the Company’s Knowledge, none of the employees of any Target Company is obligated under any Contract, or subject to any Order, that would materially interfere with the use of such employee’s best efforts to promote the interests of the Target Companies, or that would materially conflict with the business of any Target Company as presently conducted or contemplated to be conducted. Each Target Company has taken reasonable security measures in order to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of the material Company IP that it desires to maintain as confidential.

 

(f)                    To the Knowledge of the Company as of the date of this Agreement, no Person has obtained unauthorized access to third party information and data (including personally identifiable information) in the possession of a Target Company, nor has there been any other material compromise of the security, confidentiality or integrity of such information or data, and no written or, to the Knowledge of the Company, oral complaint relating to an improper use or disclosure of, or a breach in the security of, any such information or data has been received by a Target Company. Each Target Company has complied in all material respects with all applicable Laws and Contract requirements relating to privacy, personal data protection, and the collection, processing and use of personal information and its own privacy policies and guidelines. The operation of the business of the Target Companies as currently conducted does not violate any right to privacy or publicity of any third person, or constitute unfair competition or trade practices under applicable Law.

 

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(g)                   Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to a Target Company, (i) to the Knowledge of the Company, there have been no unauthorized intrusions or breaches of the security of the information technology systems currently used to provide material products to customers in the conduct of a Target Company as it is currently conducted (the “IT Systems”) during the two (2) year period preceding and up to the date of this Agreement, (ii) the Target Companies have in place adequate security controls and disaster recovery plans and procedures for the IT Systems and (iii) to the Knowledge of the Company, there have been no unauthorized intrusions or breaches of the security of the IT Systems in the two (2) year period preceding and up to the date of this Agreement that, pursuant to any legal requirement, would require a Target Company to notify customers or employees of such breach or intrusion.

 

(h)                   The consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not result in the material breach, material modification, cancellation, termination, suspension of, or acceleration of any payments with respect to, or release of source code because of (i) any Contract providing for the license or other use of Intellectual Property owned by a Target Company disclosed in Schedule 4.13(c), or (ii) any Company IP License disclosed in Schedule 4.13(a)(ii). Following the Closing, the Surviving Corporation shall be permitted to exercise, directly or indirectly through its Subsidiaries, all of the Target Companies’ rights under such Contracts or Company IP Licenses to the same extent that the Target Companies would have been able to exercise had the transactions contemplated by this Agreement not occurred, without the payment of any additional amounts or consideration other than ongoing fees, royalties or payments which the Target Companies would otherwise be required to pay in the absence of such transactions.

 

4.14           Taxes and Returns.

 

(a)                   Each Target Company has timely filed, or caused to be timely filed, all federal, state, local and foreign income and other material Tax Returns required to be filed by it (taking into account all available extensions), which Tax Returns are true, correct and complete in all material respects, and has paid, collected or withheld, or caused to be paid, collected or withheld, all material Taxes required to be paid, collected or withheld, other than such Taxes for which adequate reserves in the Company Financials have been established.

 

(b)                   There is no Action currently pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing against a Target Company by a Governmental Authority in a jurisdiction where the Target Company does not file Tax Returns that it is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction.

 

(c)                   No Target Company is being audited by any Tax authority or has been notified in writing by any Tax authority that any such audit is contemplated or pending. There are no claims, assessments, audits, examinations, investigations or other Actions pending against a Target Company in respect of any material Tax, and no Target Company has been notified in writing of any proposed Tax claims or assessments against it in respect of any material Taxes (other than, in each case, claims or assessments for which adequate reserves in the Company Financials have been established).

 

(d)                   There are no Liens with respect to any Taxes upon any Target Company’s assets, other than Permitted Liens.

 

(e)                   Each Target Company has collected or withheld all material Taxes currently required to be collected or withheld by it, and all such material Taxes have been paid to the appropriate Governmental Authorities or set aside in appropriate accounts for future payment when due.

 

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(f)                    No Target Company has any outstanding waivers, extensions or requests for extensions of any applicable statute of limitations to assess any amount of Taxes.

 

(g)                   No Target Company has made any change in accounting method (except as required by a change in Law) or received a ruling from, or signed an agreement with, any taxing authority that would reasonably be expected to have a material impact on its Taxes following the Closing.

 

(h)                   No Target Company has participated in, or sold, distributed or otherwise promoted, any “listed transaction,” as defined in U.S. Treasury Regulation section 1.6011-4.

 

(i)                    No Target Company has any Liability for the material Taxes of another Person (other than another Target Company) that are not adequately reflected in the Company Financials (i) under any applicable Tax Law, (ii) as a transferee or successor, or (iii) by contract or indemnity (excluding commercial agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business the primary purpose of which is not the sharing of Taxes). No Target Company is a party to or bound by any Tax indemnity agreement, Tax sharing agreement or Tax allocation agreement or similar agreement, arrangement or practice documented in writing (excluding commercial agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business the primary purpose of which is not Taxes) with respect to material Taxes that will be binding on any Target Company with respect to any period following the Closing Date.

 

(j)                    No Target Company has requested, or is it the subject of or bound by any private letter ruling, technical advice memorandum, closing agreement or similar ruling, memorandum or agreement with any Governmental Authority with respect to any Taxes, nor is any such request outstanding.

 

(k)                   No Target Company: (i) has constituted either a “distributing corporation” or a “controlled corporation” (within the meaning of Section 355(a)(1)(A) of the Code) in a distribution of securities (to any Person or entity that is not a member of the consolidated group of which the Company is the common parent corporation) qualifying for, or intended to qualify for, Tax-free treatment under Section 355 of the Code (A) within the two-year period ending on the date hereof or (B) in a distribution which could otherwise constitute part of a “plan” or “series of related transactions” (within the meaning of Section 355(e) of the Code) in conjunction with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; or (ii) is or has ever been (A) a U.S. real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code, or (B) a member of any consolidated, combined, unitary or affiliated group of corporations for any Tax purposes other than a group of which the Company is or was the common parent corporation.

 

(l)                    To the Knowledge of the Company, there are no facts or circumstances that would reasonably be expected to prevent the Merger from qualifying as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.

 

4.15           Real Property. Schedule 4.15 contains a complete and accurate list of all premises leased or subleased or otherwise used or occupied by a Target Company for the operation of the business of a Target Company as of the date of this Agreement and of all leases, lease guarantees, agreements and documents related thereto, including all amendments, terminations and modifications thereof or waivers thereto (collectively, the “Company Real Property Leases”) in effect as of the date of this Agreement, as well as the current annual rent and term under each Company Real Property Lease. The Company has provided to the Purchaser a true and complete copy of each of the Company Real Property Leases, and in the case of any oral Company Real Property Lease, a written summary of the material terms of such Company Real Property Lease. The Company Real Property Leases are valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with their terms and are in full force and effect, subject to Enforceability Exceptions. No Target Company is under any obligation to carry out material improvements, repairs or reinstatements during or at the end of any of the Company Real Property Leases, nor has any Target Company received any order or instruction with respect to any such improvements, repairs or reinstatements from any other party under any of the Company Real Property Leases or pursuant to any applicable Law. To the Knowledge of the Company, no event has occurred which (whether with or without notice, lapse of time or both or the happening or occurrence of any other event) would constitute a default on the part of a Target Company or, as of the date of this Agreement, any other party under any of the Company Real Property Leases, and, as of the date of this Agreement, no Target Company has received notice of any such condition. No Target Company owns or has ever owned any real property or any interest in real property (other than the leasehold interests in the Company Real Property Leases).

 

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4.16           Personal Property. Each item of Personal Property which is owned, used or leased by a Target Company as of the date of this Agreement with a book value or fair market value of greater than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) is set forth on Schedule 4.16, along with, to the extent applicable, a list of lease agreements, lease guarantees, security agreements and other agreements related thereto, including all amendments, terminations and modifications thereof or waivers thereto (“Company Personal Property Leases”). Except as set forth in Schedule 4.16, as of the date of this Agreement all such items of Personal Property are in good operating condition and repair (reasonable wear and tear excepted consistent with the age of such items), and are suitable for their intended use in the business of the Target Companies. The operation of each Target Company’s business as it is now conducted or presently proposed to be conducted is not in any material respect dependent upon the right to use the Personal Property of Persons other than a Target Company, except for such Personal Property that is owned, leased or licensed by or otherwise contracted to a Target Company. The Company has provided to the Purchaser a true and complete copy of each of the Company Personal Property Leases, and in the case of any oral Company Personal Property Lease, a written summary of the material terms of such Company Personal Property Lease. The Company Personal Property Leases are valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with their terms and are in full force and effect. To the Knowledge of the Company, no event has occurred which (whether with or without notice, lapse of time or both or the happening or occurrence of any other event) would constitute a default on the part of a Target Company or, as of the date of this Agreement, any other party under any of the Company Personal Property Leases, and as of the date of this Agreement, no Target Company has received notice of any such condition.

 

4.17           Title to and Sufficiency of Assets. Each Target Company has good and marketable title to, or a valid leasehold interest in or right to use, all of its tangible assets, free and clear of all Liens other than (a) Permitted Liens, (b) the rights of lessors under leasehold interests, (c) Liens specifically identified on the balance sheet as of the Interim Balance Sheet Date included in the Company Financials and (d) Liens set forth on Schedule 4.17. The assets (including Intellectual Property rights and contractual rights) of the Target Companies constitute all of the assets, rights and properties that are used in the operation of the businesses of the Target Companies as it is now conducted or that are used or held by the Target Companies for use in the operation of the businesses of the Target Companies, and taken together, are adequate and sufficient for the operation of the businesses of the Target Companies as currently conducted.

 

4.18           Employee Matters.

 

(a)                   Except as set forth in Schedule 4.18(a), no Target Company is a party to any collective bargaining agreement or other Contract covering any group of employees, labor organization or other representative of any of the employees of any Target Company, and the Company has no Knowledge of any activities or proceedings of any labor union or other party to organize or represent such employees. As of the date of this Agreement, to the Knowledge of the Company, there is no pending request by employees of a Target Company to have installed a Dutch “works council” to represent such employees, nor has any such request been made during the twelve (12) months prior to the date of this Agreement. Schedule 4.18(a) sets forth all Actions involving unresolved labor controversies (including age or other discrimination claims or unfair labor practice claims), if any, that, as of the date of this Agreement, are pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened between any Target Company and Persons employed by or providing services as independent contractors to a Target Company. There has not occurred or, to the Knowledge of the Company, been threatened any strike, slow-down, picketing, work-stoppage, or other similar labor activity with respect to any such employees. As of the date hereof, no current officer of a Target Company has provided any Target Company written notice of his or her plan to terminate his or her employment with any Target Company.

 

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(b)                   Except as set forth in Schedule 4.18(b), each Target Company (i) is and has been in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws respecting employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment, health and safety and wages and hours, and other Laws relating to discrimination, disability, labor relations, hours of work, payment of wages and overtime wages, pay equity, immigration, workers compensation, working conditions, employee scheduling, occupational safety and health, family and medical leave, and employee terminations, (collectively, “Employment Laws”), (ii) has not incurred any Liability that remains unsatisfied as of the date of this Agreement for any material past due arrears of wages or any material penalty for failure to comply with any Employment Law, and (iii) has not incurred any Liability that remains unsatisfied as of the date of this Agreement for any material past due arrears of wages or any material penalty for failure to comply with payment of wages. As of the date of this Agreement, there are no Actions pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against a Target Company brought by or on behalf of any applicant for employment, any current or former employee, any Person alleging to be a current or former employee, or any Governmental Authority, relating to any Employment Law, or alleging breach of any express or implied contract of employment, wrongful termination of employment, or alleging any other discriminatory, wrongful or tortious conduct in connection with the employment relationship.

 

(c)                   Schedule 4.18(c) hereto sets forth a complete and accurate list as of the date hereof of all employees of the Target Companies showing for each as of such date (i) the employee’s name, job title, employer, location, salary level (including any bonus, commission, deferred compensation or other remuneration payable (other than any such arrangements under which payments are at the discretion of the Target Companies)), (ii) any bonus, commission or other remuneration other than salary paid during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019, and (iii) any wages, salary, bonus, commission or other compensation due and owing to each employee during or for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.18(c), (A) no employee is a party to a written employment Contract with a Target Company and each is employed “at will”, and (B) the Target Companies have paid in full to all their employees all wages, salaries, commission, bonuses and other compensation due to their employees, including overtime compensation, and no Target Company has any obligation or Liability (whether or not contingent) with respect to severance payments to any such employees under the terms of any written or, to the Company’s Knowledge, oral agreement, or commitment or any applicable Law, custom, trade or practice. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.18(c), each Target Company employee has entered into the Company’s standard form of employee non-disclosure, inventions and restrictive covenants agreement with a Target Company (whether pursuant to a separate agreement or incorporated as part of such employee’s overall employment agreement), a copy of which has been made available to the Purchaser by the Company.

 

(d)                   Schedule 4.18(d) contains a list of all independent contractors (including consultants) currently engaged by any Target Company as of the date hereof, along with the position, the entity engaging such Person, date of retention and rate of remuneration, most recent increase (or decrease) in remuneration and amount thereof, for each such Person. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.18(d), all of such independent contractors are a party to a written Contract with a Target Company. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.18(d), each such independent contractor has entered into customary covenants regarding confidentiality, non-competition and assignment of Intellectual Property rights in inventions developed in connection with such contractor’s work for any Target Company in such Person’s agreement with a Target Company, a copy of which has been provided to the Purchaser by the Company. For the purposes of applicable Law, including the Code, all independent contractors who are currently, or within the last six (6) years have been, engaged by a Target Company are bona fide independent contractors and not employees of a Target Company. Each independent contractor is terminable on fewer than thirty (30) days’ notice, without any obligation of any Target Company to pay severance or a termination fee.

 

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4.19           Benefit Plans.

 

(a)                   Set forth on Schedule 4.19(a) is a true and complete list of each material Benefit Plan of a Target Company as of the date hereof (each, a “Company Benefit Plan”). With respect to each Company Benefit Plan, there are no funded benefit obligations for which contributions have not been made or properly accrued and there are no unfunded benefit obligations that have not been accounted for by reserves, or otherwise properly footnoted in accordance with GAAP on the Company Financials. No Target Company is or has in the past been a member of a “controlled group” for purposes of Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code with respect to any person or entity other than another Target Company, nor does any Target Company have any Liability with respect to any collectively-bargained for benefit plans, whether or not subject to the provisions of ERISA.

 

(b)                  Each Company Benefit Plan is and has been operated at all times in compliance with all applicable Laws in all material respects, including ERISA and the Code. Each Company Benefit Plan which is intended to be “qualified” within the meaning of Section 401(a) of the Code (i) has been determined by the IRS to be so qualified (or is based on a prototype plan which has received a favorable opinion letter) during the period from its adoption to the date of this Agreement and (ii) its related trust has been determined to be exempt from taxation under Section 501(a) of the Code or the Target Companies have requested an initial favorable IRS determination of qualification and/or exemption within the period permitted by applicable Law. To the Company’s Knowledge, no fact exists that could adversely affect the qualified status of such Company Benefit Plans or the exempt status of such trusts.

 

(c)                   With respect to each Company Benefit Plan that covers any current or former officer, director, consultant or employee (or beneficiary thereof) of a Target Company, the Company has made available to Purchaser accurate and complete copies, if applicable, of: (i) all Company Benefit Plans and related trust agreements or annuity Contracts (including any amendments, modifications or supplements thereto); (ii) all summary plan descriptions and material modifications thereto; (iii) the three (3) most recent Forms 5500, if applicable, and annual report, including all schedules thereto; (iv) the most recent annual and periodic accounting of plan assets; (v) the three (3) most recent nondiscrimination testing reports; (vi) the most recent determination letter received from the IRS, if any; (vii) the most recent actuarial valuation; and (viii) all material communications with any Governmental Authority within the last three (3) years.

 

(d)                  With respect to each Company Benefit Plan: (i) to the Knowledge of the Company, no breach of fiduciary duty that could reasonably be expected to result in Liability to any Target Company has occurred; (ii) no Action is pending, or to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened (other than routine claims for benefits arising in the ordinary course of administration); and (iii) no prohibited transaction, as defined in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, has occurred that could reasonably be likely to result in liability to any Target Company, excluding transactions effected pursuant to a statutory or administration exemption.

 

(e)                   During the six (6) year period preceding the Effective Time, no Target Company or any of their ERISA Affiliates has maintained, contributed to, or had an obligation to contribute to (i) a “defined benefit plan” (as defined in Section 414(j) of the Code), (ii) a “multiemployer plan” (as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA) or (iii) a “multiple employer plan” (as described in Section 413(c) of the Code). No Company Benefit Plan is subject to Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code, and neither the Target Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred any Liability, contingent or otherwise, under Title IV of ERISA and, to the Company’s Knowledge, no condition presently exists that is expected to cause such Liability to be incurred. No Company Benefit Plan will become a multiple employer plan with respect to any Target Company immediately after the Closing Date. No Target Company currently maintains or has ever maintained, or is required currently or has ever been required to contribute to or otherwise participate in, a multiple employer welfare arrangement or voluntary employees’ beneficiary association as defined in Section 501(c)(9) of the Code.

 

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(f)                   With respect to each Company Benefit Plan that is a “welfare plan” (as described in Section 3(1) of ERISA): (i) no such plan provides medical or death benefits with respect to current or former employees of a Target Company beyond their termination of employment (other than coverage mandated by Law); and (ii) there are no reserves, assets, surplus or prepaid premiums under any such plan. Each Target Company has complied in all material respects with the provisions of Section 601 et seq. of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code.

 

(g)                   The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents will not, by itself: (i) entitle any individual to severance pay, unemployment compensation or other benefits or compensation or (ii) accelerate the time of payment or vesting, or increase the amount of any compensation due, or in respect of, any individual. No Target Company has incurred any Liability for any Tax imposed under Chapter 43 of the Code or civil liability under Section 502(i) or (l) of ERISA.

 

(h)                  Except to the extent required by Section 4980B of the Code or similar state Law, no Target Company provides health or welfare benefits to any former or retired employee or is obligated to provide such benefits to any active employee following such employee’s retirement or other termination of employment or service.

 

(i)                    Each Company Benefit Plan that is subject to Section 409A of the Code (each, a “Section 409A Plan”) has been administered in compliance, and is in documentary compliance, in each case in all material respects, with the applicable provisions of Section 409A of the Code, the regulations thereunder and other official guidance issued thereunder. There is no Contract or plan to which any Target Company is a party or by which it is bound to compensate any employee, consultant or director for any Taxes or interest imposed pursuant to Section 409A of the Code.

 

(j)                   The Company has made available to the Purchaser complete and accurate copies of the Company Equity Plan and forms of agreements used thereunder, and the stock option agreement evidencing the Company Non-Plan Option. Schedule 4.3(b) sets forth the beneficial and record owners of all outstanding Company Options and the Company Non-Plan Option as of the date of this Agreement (including the grant date, number and type of shares issuable thereunder, the exercise price, the expiration date and any vesting schedule).

 

(k)                   Each Company Option intended to qualify as an “incentive stock option” under the Code so qualifies. Each grant of a Company Option and Company Non-Plan Option was duly authorized no later than the date on which the grant of such Company Option or Company Non-Plan Option was by its terms to be effective by all necessary corporate action, and: (i) the stock option agreement governing such grant was duly executed and delivered by each party thereto (including electronic execution and delivery); (ii) each such grant was made in accordance with the terms of the Company Equity Plan (except for the Company Non-Plan Option) and all other applicable Laws; (iii) the per share exercise price of each Company Option and Company Non-Plan Option was equal or greater than the fair market value (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code) of a share of Company Common Stock on the applicable grant date; and (iv) each such grant was properly accounted for in accordance with GAAP in the financial statements (including the related notes) of the Company.

 

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(l)                    Each Foreign Pension Plan has been maintained in all material respects in compliance with its terms and with the requirements of all applicable Laws and has been maintained, where required, in good standing with applicable regulatory authorities. Each Target Company has complied in all material respects with the requirements of any Foreign Statutory Plan. As of the date of this Agreement, all contributions required to be made with respect to a Foreign Pension Plan or a Foreign Statutory Plan have been timely made. As of the date of this Agreement, no Target Company has incurred any obligation in connection with the termination of, or withdrawal from, any Foreign Pension Plan or Foreign Statutory Plan. No Target Company located outside of the United States is an “own risk bearer” (eigen risico drager) for any statutory social benefits. The present value of the accrued benefit liabilities (whether or not vested) under each Foreign Pension Plan, determined as of the end of the Target Company’s most recently ended fiscal year on the basis of actuarial assumptions, each of which is reasonable, did not exceed the current value of the assets of such Foreign Pension Plan allocable to such benefit liabilities.

 

4.20           Environmental Matters. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.20:

 

(a)                   Each Target Company is and has been in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Environmental Laws, including obtaining, maintaining in good standing, and complying in all material respects with all Permits required for its business and operations by Environmental Laws (“Environmental Permits”), no Action is pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened to revoke, modify, or terminate any such Environmental Permit, and, to the Company’s Knowledge, no facts, circumstances, or conditions currently exist that could adversely affect such continued compliance with Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits or require capital expenditures to achieve or maintain such continued compliance with Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits.

 

(b)                  No Target Company is the subject of any outstanding Order or Contract with any Governmental Authority or other Person in respect of any (i) Environmental Laws, (ii) Remedial Action, or (iii) Release or threatened Release of a Hazardous Material. No Target Company has assumed, contractually or by operation of Law, any Liabilities or obligations under any Environmental Laws.

 

(c)                  No Action has been made or is pending, or to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened against any Target Company or any assets of a Target Company alleging either or both that a Target Company may be in material violation of any Environmental Law or Environmental Permit or may have any material Liability under any Environmental Law.

 

(d)                  No Target Company has manufactured, treated, stored, disposed of, arranged for or permitted the disposal of, generated, handled or Released any Hazardous Material, or owned or operated any property or facility, in a manner that has given or would reasonably be expected to give rise to any material Liability or obligation under applicable Environmental Laws. To the Company’s Knowledge, no fact, circumstance, or condition exists in respect of any Target Company or any property currently or formerly owned, operated, or leased by any Target Company or any property to which a Target Company arranged for the disposal or treatment of Hazardous Materials that could reasonably be expected to result in a Target Company incurring any material Environmental Liabilities.

 

(e)                  To the Knowledge of the Company, there is no investigation of the business, operations, or currently owned, operated, or leased property of a Target Company or previously owned, operated, or leased property of a Target Company pending or threatened that could lead to the imposition of any Liens under any Environmental Law or material Environmental Liabilities.

 

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(f)                    To the Knowledge of the Company, there is not located at any of the properties of a Target Company any (i) underground storage tanks, (ii) asbestos-containing material, or (iii) equipment containing polychlorinated biphenyls.

 

(g)                   The Company has provided to the Purchaser all environmentally related site assessments, audits, studies, reports, analysis and results of investigations that have been performed in respect of the currently or previously owned, leased, or operated properties of any Target Company, in each case that are in the Company’s possession.

 

4.21           Transactions with Related Persons. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.21, no Target Company nor any of its Affiliates, nor any officer, director, manager, employee, trustee or beneficiary of a Target Company or any of its Affiliates, nor any immediate family member of any of the foregoing (whether directly or indirectly through an Affiliate of such Person) (each of the foregoing, a “Related Person”) is presently, or in the past two (2) years, has been, a party to any transaction with a Target Company, including any Contract or other arrangement (a) providing for the furnishing of services by (other than as officers, directors or employees of the Target Company), (b) providing for the rental of real property or Personal Property from or (c) otherwise requiring payments to (other than for services or expenses as directors, officers or employees of the Target Company in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice) any Related Person or any Person in which any Related Person has an interest as an owner, officer, manager, director, trustee or partner or in which any Related Person has any direct or indirect interest (other than the ownership of securities representing no more than two percent (2%) of the outstanding voting power or economic interest of a publicly traded company). Except as set forth on Schedule 4.21, no Target Company has outstanding any Contract or other arrangement or commitment with any Related Person, and no Related Person owns any real property or Personal Property, or right, tangible or intangible (including Intellectual Property) which is used in the business of any Target Company. The assets of the Target Companies do not include any material receivable or other obligation from a Related Person, and the liabilities of the Target Companies do not include any material payable or other obligation or commitment to any Related Person.

 

4.22           Insurance.

 

(a)                Schedule 4.22(a) lists all insurance policies (by policy number, insurer, coverage period, coverage amount, annual premium and type of policy) held by a Target Company as of the date hereof relating to a Target Company or its business, products, properties, assets, liabilities, directors, officers and employees, copies of which have been provided to the Purchaser. All premiums due and payable under all such insurance policies have been timely paid and the Target Companies are otherwise in material compliance with the terms of such insurance policies. To the Company’s Knowledge, each such insurance policy (i) is legal, valid, binding, enforceable and in full force and effect and (ii) will continue to be legal, valid, binding, enforceable, and in full force and effect on identical terms following the Closing. No Target Company has any self-insurance or co-insurance programs. In the two (2) years preceding the date of this Agreement, no Target Company has received any notice from, or on behalf of, any insurance carrier relating to or involving any adverse change or any change other than in the ordinary course of business, in the conditions of insurance, any refusal to issue an insurance policy or non-renewal of a policy.

 

(b)                Schedule 4.22(b) identifies each individual insurance claim in excess of $50,000 made by a Target Company in the past three (3) years. Each Target Company has reported to its insurers all claims and pending circumstances that would reasonably be expected to result in a claim, except where such failure to report such a claim would not be reasonably likely to be material to a Target Company. No event has occurred, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, no condition or circumstance exists, that would reasonably be expected to (with or without notice or lapse of time) give rise to or serve as a basis for the denial of any such insurance claim. In the three (3) years preceding the date hereof, no Target Company has made any claim against an insurance policy as to which the insurer is denying coverage.

 

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4.23           Books and Records. All of the financial books and records of the Target Companies are complete and accurate in all material respects and have been maintained in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and in accordance with applicable Laws.

 

4.24           Top Customers and Suppliers . Schedule 4.24 lists, by dollar volume received or paid, as applicable, for each of (a) the twelve (12) months ended on December 31, 2020, and (b) the period from January 1, 2021 through the Interim Balance Sheet Date, the ten (10) largest customers of the Target Companies (the “Top Customers”) and the ten largest suppliers of goods or services to the Target Companies (the “Top Suppliers”) along with the amounts of such dollar volumes. The relationships of each Target Company with such suppliers and customers are good commercial working relationships and as of the date of this Agreement (i) no Top Supplier or Top Customer within the last twelve (12) months has cancelled or otherwise terminated, or, to the Company’s Knowledge, intends to cancel or otherwise terminate, any material relationships of such Person with a Target Company, (ii) no Top Supplier or Top Customer has during the last twelve (12) months decreased materially or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened to stop, decrease or limit materially, or intends to modify materially its material relationships with a Target Company or intends to stop, decrease or limit materially its products or services to any Target Company or its usage or purchase of the products or services of any Target Company, (iii) to the Company’s Knowledge, no Top Supplier or Top Customer intends to refuse to pay any amount due to any Target Company or seek to exercise any remedy against any Target Company, (iv) no Target Company has within the past two (2) years been engaged in any material dispute with any Top Supplier or Top Customer, and (v) to the Company’s Knowledge, the consummation of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents will not adversely affect the relationship of any Target Company with any Top Supplier or Top Customer.

 

4.25           Certain Business Practices.

 

(a)                No Target Company, nor any of their respective Representatives acting on their behalf has (i) used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees, to foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns or violated any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 or any other local or foreign anti-corruption or bribery Law or (iii) made any other unlawful payment. No Target Company, nor any of their respective Representatives acting on their behalf has directly or indirectly, given or agreed to give any unlawful gift or similar benefit in any material amount to any customer, supplier, governmental employee or other Person who is or may be in a position to help or hinder any Target Company or assist any Target Company in connection with any actual or proposed transaction.

 

(b)                   Since January 1, 2016, the operations of each Target Company are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with money laundering statutes in all applicable jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any Governmental Authority, and no Action involving a Target Company with respect to any of the foregoing is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened.

 

(c)                   No Target Company or any of their respective directors or officers, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any other Representative acting on behalf of a Target Company is currently identified on the specially designated nationals or other blocked person list or otherwise currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC, and no Target Company has in the last five (5) fiscal years, directly or knowingly indirectly, used any funds, or loaned, contributed or otherwise made available such funds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person, in connection with any sales or operations in Cuba, Iran, Syria, Sudan, Myanmar or any other country sanctioned by OFAC or for the purpose of financing the activities of any Person currently subject to, or otherwise in violation of, any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC.

 

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4.26           Investment Company Act. No Target Company is an “investment company” or a Person directly or indirectly “controlled” by or acting on behalf of an “investment company”, or required to register as an “investment company”, in each case within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

4.27           Finders and Brokers. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.27, no Target Company has incurred or will incur any Liability for any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

4.28         Independent Investigation. The Company has conducted its own independent investigation, review and analysis of the business, results of operations, prospects, condition (financial or otherwise) or assets of the Purchaser, and acknowledges that it has been provided adequate access to the personnel, properties, assets, premises, books and records, and other documents and data of the Purchaser for such purpose. The Company acknowledges and agrees that: (a) in making its decision to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, it has relied solely upon its own investigation and the express representations and warranties of the Purchaser set forth in Agreement (including the related portions of the Purchaser Disclosure Schedules) and in any certificate delivered to the Company pursuant hereto; and (b) neither the Purchaser nor any of its Representatives have made any representation or warranty as to the Purchaser or this Agreement, except as expressly set forth in this Agreement (including the related portions of the Purchaser Disclosure Schedules) or in any certificate delivered to the Company pursuant hereto.

 

4.29           Information Supplied. None of the information supplied or to be supplied by the Company expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference: (a) in any current report on Form 8-K, and any exhibits thereto or any other report, form, registration or other filing made with any Governmental Authority or stock exchange with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Documents; (b) in the Registration Statement; or (c) in the mailings or other distributions to the Purchaser’s stockholders and/or prospective investors with respect to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or in any amendment to any of documents identified in (a) through (c), will, when filed, made available, mailed or distributed, as the case may be, 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. None of the information supplied or to be supplied by the Company expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference in any of the Signing Press Release, the Signing Filing, the Closing Press Release and the Closing Filing will, when filed or distributed, as applicable, 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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company makes no representation, warranty or covenant with respect to any information supplied by or on behalf of the Purchaser or its Affiliates.

 

4.30           No Other Representations. Except for the representations and warranties expressly made by the Company in this Article IV (as modified by the Company Disclosure Schedules) or as expressly set forth in an Ancillary Document, no Target Company nor any other Person on its behalf makes any express or implied representation or warranty with respect to any of the Target Companies, the Company Security Holders, the Company Shares, the business of the Target Companies, or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the other Ancillary Documents, and the Company hereby expressly disclaim any other representations or warranties, whether implied or made by any Target Company or any of its Representatives. Except for the representations and warranties expressly made by the Company in this Article IV (as modified by the Company Disclosure Schedules) or in an Ancillary Document, the Company hereby expressly disclaims all liability and responsibility for any representation, warranty, projection, forecast, statement or information made, communicated or furnished (orally or in writing) to the Purchaser, the Purchaser Representative or any of their respective Representatives (including any opinion, information, projection or advice that may have been or may be provided to the Purchaser, the Purchaser Representative or any of their respective Representatives by any Representative of the Company), including any representations or warranties regarding the probable success or profitability of the businesses of the Target Companies.

 

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Article V
COVENANTS

 

5.1               Access and Information.

 

(a)                   During the period from the date of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 7.1 or the Closing (the “Interim Period”), subject to Section 5.17, the Company shall give, and shall cause its Representatives to give, the Purchaser and its Representatives, at reasonable times during normal business hours and upon reasonable intervals and notice, reasonable access to all offices and other facilities and to all employees, properties, Contracts, agreements, commitments, books and records, financial and operating data and other information (including Tax Returns, internal working papers, client files, client Contracts and director service agreements), of or pertaining to the Target Companies, as the Purchaser or its Representatives may reasonably request regarding the Target Companies and their respective businesses, assets, Liabilities, financial condition, prospects, operations, management, employees and other aspects (including unaudited quarterly financial statements, including a consolidated quarterly balance sheet and income statement, a copy of each material report, schedule and other document filed with or received by a Governmental Authority pursuant to the requirements of applicable securities Laws, and independent public accountants’ work papers (subject to the consent or any other conditions required by such accountants, if any)) and cause each of the Company’s Representatives to reasonably cooperate with the Purchaser and its Representatives in their investigation; provided, however, that the Purchaser and its Representatives shall conduct any such activities in such a manner as not to unreasonably interfere with the business or operations of the Target Companies.

 

(b)                   During the Interim Period, subject to Section 5.17, the Purchaser shall give, and shall cause its Representatives to give, the Company and its Representatives, at reasonable times during normal business hours and upon reasonable intervals and notice, reasonable access to all offices and other facilities and to all employees, properties, Contracts, agreements, commitments, books and records, financial and operating data and other information (including Tax Returns, internal working papers, client files, client Contracts and director service agreements), of or pertaining to the Purchaser or its Subsidiaries, as the Company or its Representatives may reasonably request regarding the Purchaser, its Subsidiaries and their respective businesses, assets, Liabilities, financial condition, prospects, operations, management, employees and other aspects (including unaudited quarterly financial statements, including a consolidated quarterly balance sheet and income statement, a copy of each material report, schedule and other document filed with or received by a Governmental Authority pursuant to the requirements of applicable securities Laws, and independent public accountants’ work papers (subject to the consent or any other conditions required by such accountants, if any)) and cause each of the Purchaser’s Representatives to reasonably cooperate with the Company and its Representatives in their investigation; provided, however, that the Company and its Representatives shall conduct any such activities in such a manner as not to unreasonably interfere with the business or operations of the Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

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5.2               Conduct of Business of the Company.

 

(a)                   Unless the Purchaser shall otherwise consent in writing (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), during the Interim Period, except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or the Ancillary Documents or as set forth on Schedule 5.2, the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, (i) conduct their respective businesses, in all material respects, in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (ii) comply with all Laws applicable to the Target Companies and their respective businesses, assets and employees, and (iii) take commercially reasonable measures to preserve intact, in all material respects, their respective business organizations, to keep available the services of their respective managers, directors, officers, employees and consultants, and to preserve the possession, control and condition of their respective material assets, all as consistent with past practice.

 

(b)                   Without limiting the generality of Section 5.2(a) and except as contemplated by the terms of this Agreement or the Ancillary Documents as set forth on Schedule 5.2, during the Interim Period, without the prior written consent of the Purchaser (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), the Company shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to not:

 

(i)                 amend, waive or otherwise change, in any respect, its Organizational Documents, except as required by applicable Law;

 

(ii)               authorize for issuance, issue, grant, sell, pledge, dispose of or propose to issue, grant, sell, pledge or dispose of any of its equity securities or any options, warrants, commitments, subscriptions or rights of any kind to acquire or sell any of its equity securities, or other securities, including any securities convertible into or exchangeable for any of its shares or other equity securities or securities of any class and any other equity-based awards, other than the issuance of Company Common Stock upon the exercise of Company Options, Company Non-Plan Options and Company Warrants outstanding as of the date hereof in accordance with their existing terms, or engage in any hedging transaction with a third Person with respect to such securities;

 

(iii)             split, combine, recapitalize or reclassify any of its shares or other equity interests or issue any other securities in respect thereof or pay or set aside any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, equity or property or any combination thereof) in respect of its equity interests, or directly or indirectly redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire or offer to acquire any of its securities (except for the repurchase of Company Common Stock from former employees, non-employee directors and consultants in accordance with agreements as in effect on the date hereof providing for the repurchase of shares in connection with any termination of service);

 

(iv)              incur, create, assume, prepay or otherwise become liable for any Indebtedness (directly, contingently or otherwise) in excess of $500,000 individually or $1,000,000 in the aggregate, make a loan or advance to or investment in any third party (other than advancement of expenses to employees in the ordinary course of business and the HSR Fee Loan), or guarantee or endorse any Indebtedness, Liability or obligation of any Person in excess of $500,000 individually or $1,000,000 in the aggregate;

 

(v)                (A) increase the wages, salaries or compensation of its Senior Vice Presidents and above other than in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice, and in any event not in the aggregate by more than five percent (5%), (B) make or commit to make any bonus payment (whether in cash, property or securities) other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, and in any event not in the aggregate by more than five percent (5%), (C) materially increase other benefits of employees generally other than in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice, and in any event not in the aggregate by more than five percent (5%), or (D) enter into, establish, materially amend or terminate any Company Benefit Plan with, for or in respect of any current consultant, officer, manager director or other employee, in each case with respect to clauses (A) through (D), other than as required by applicable Law or pursuant to the terms of any Company Benefit Plans;

 

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(vi)              make or rescind any material election relating to Taxes, settle any claim, action, suit, litigation, proceeding, arbitration, investigation, audit or controversy relating to material Taxes, file any amended Tax Return or claim for refund, or make any material change in its method of Tax accounting, in each case except as required by applicable Law or in compliance with GAAP;

 

(vii)            transfer or license to any Person or otherwise extend, materially amend or modify, permit to lapse or fail to preserve any material Company Registered IP, Company Licensed IP or other Company IP (excluding lapses or terminations of Contracts pursuant to the terms thereof), or disclose to any Person who has not entered into a confidentiality agreement any Trade Secrets;

 

(viii)          terminate, or waive or assign any material right under, any Company Material Contract or enter into any Contract that would be a Company Material Contract, in any case outside of the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

 

(ix)              fail to maintain its books, accounts and records in all material respects in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

 

(x)                establish any Subsidiary or enter into any new line of business;

 

(xi)              fail to use commercially reasonable efforts to keep in force material insurance policies or replacement or revised policies providing insurance coverage with respect to its assets, operations and activities in such amount and scope of coverage substantially similar to that which is currently in effect;

 

(xii)            revalue any of its material assets or make any material change in accounting methods, principles or practices, except to the extent required to comply with GAAP and after consulting with the Company’s outside auditors;

 

(xiii)          waive, release, assign, settle or compromise any claim, action or proceeding (including any suit, action, claim, proceeding or investigation relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby), other than waivers, releases, assignments, settlements or compromises that involve only the payment of monetary damages (and not the imposition of equitable relief on, or the admission of wrongdoing by, a Target Company or its Affiliates) not in excess of $500,000 individually or $1,000,000 in the aggregate;

 

(xiv)          close or materially reduce its activities, or effect any layoff or other personnel reduction or change, at any of its facilities;

 

(xv)            acquire, including by merger, consolidation, acquisition of equity interests or assets, or any other form of business combination, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, other business organization or any division thereof, or any material amount of assets outside the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

 

(xvi)          make capital expenditures in excess of $500,000 (individually for any project (or set of related projects) or $1,000,000 in the aggregate);

 

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(xvii)        adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization;

 

(xviii)      voluntarily incur any Liability or obligation (whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) in excess of $500,000 individually or $1,000,000 in the aggregate (excluding the incurrence of any Expenses) other than pursuant to the terms of a Company Material Contract or Company Benefit Plan in existence as of the date of this Agreement or entered into in the ordinary course of business or in accordance with the terms of this Section 5.2;

 

(xix)          enter into any agreement, understanding or arrangement with respect to the voting of equity securities of the Company;

 

(xx)            take any action that would reasonably be expected to significantly delay or impair the obtaining of any Consents of any Governmental Authority to be obtained in connection with this Agreement;

 

(xxi)          except as required by Section 5.2(c) or Section 5.2(d), enter into, amend, waive or terminate (other than terminations in accordance with their terms) any transaction with any Related Person (other than compensation and benefits and advancement of expenses, in each case, provided in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice); or

 

(xxii)        authorize or agree to do any of the foregoing actions.

 

provided, that any actions reasonably taken in good faith by the Company or its Subsidiaries to the extent reasonably believed to be necessary to comply with Laws (including orders of Governmental Authorities) related to COVID-19 shall be deemed not to constitute a breach of the requirements set forth under this Section 5.2. The Company shall notify the Purchaser in writing of any such actions taken in accordance with the foregoing proviso and shall use reasonable best efforts to mitigate any negative effects of such actions on the business of the Target Companies, in consultation with the Purchaser whenever practicable.

 

5.3               No Control of the Company’s Business. Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that: (i) nothing contained in this Agreement shall give Purchaser, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct the Company’s operations prior to the Closing, (ii) prior to the Closing, the Company shall exercise, consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, complete control and supervision over its and its Subsidiaries’ operations, and (iii) notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, no consent of Purchaser shall be required with respect to any matter set forth in Section 5.1, Section 5.2, or elsewhere in this Agreement to the extent that the requirement of such consent could violate any applicable Law.

 

5.4               Conduct of Business of the Purchaser.

 

(a)                   Unless the Company shall otherwise consent in writing (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), during the Interim Period, except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or the Ancillary Documents or as set forth on Schedule 5.4, the Purchaser shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, (i) conduct their respective businesses, in all material respects, in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (ii) comply with all Laws applicable to the Purchaser and its Subsidiaries and their respective businesses, assets and employees, and (iii) take commercially reasonable measures to preserve intact, in all material respects, their respective business organizations, to keep available the services of their respective managers, directors, officers, employees and consultants, and to preserve the possession, control and condition of their respective material assets, all as consistent with past practice. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.4, nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit or restrict Purchaser from extending, in accordance with Purchaser’s Organizational Documents and the IPO Prospectus, the deadline by which it must complete its Business Combination (an “Extension”), and no consent of any other Party shall be required in connection therewith.

 

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(b)                   Without limiting the generality of Section 5.4(a) and except as contemplated by the terms of this Agreement or the Ancillary Documents (including the Domestication or as contemplated by any PIPE Investment consented to by the Company in accordance with Section 5.22) or as set forth on Schedule 5.4, during the Interim Period, without the prior written consent of the Company (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), the Purchaser shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to not:

 

(i)                 amend, waive or otherwise change, in any respect, its Organizational Documents except as required by applicable Law;

 

(ii)               authorize for issuance, issue, grant, sell, pledge, dispose of or propose to issue, grant, sell, pledge or dispose of any of its equity securities or any options, warrants, commitments, subscriptions or rights of any kind to acquire or sell any of its equity securities, or other securities, including any securities convertible into or exchangeable for any of its equity securities or other security interests of any class and any other equity-based awards, other than the issuance of Purchaser securities issuable upon conversion or exchange of outstanding Purchaser securities in accordance with their terms, the issuance of securities in connection with any PIPE Investment (or any other action or transaction by the Purchaser undertaken with the consent of the Company in accordance with Section 5.21) existing terms, or engage in any hedging transaction with a third Person with respect to such securities;

 

(iii)             split, combine, recapitalize or reclassify any of its shares or other equity interests or issue any other securities in respect thereof or pay or set aside any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, equity or property or any combination thereof) in respect of its shares or other equity interests, or directly or indirectly redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire or offer to acquire any of its securities;

 

(iv)              incur, create, assume, prepay or otherwise become liable for any Indebtedness (directly, contingently or otherwise), other than obligations under the HSR Fee Loan, if any, in excess of $500,000 individually or $1,000,000 in the aggregate, make a loan or advance to or investment in any third party, or guarantee or endorse any Indebtedness, Liability or obligation of any Person (provided, that this Section 5.4(b)(iv) shall not prevent the Purchaser from borrowing funds necessary to finance its ordinary course administrative costs and expenses and Expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including any PIPE Investment, the costs and expenses necessary for an Extension (such expenses, “Extension Expenses”), up to aggregate additional Indebtedness during the Interim Period of $1,000,000, or the Purchaser’s responsibility for costs and expenses required for filings pursuant to Antitrust Laws, as applicable);

 

(v)                make or rescind any material election relating to material Taxes, settle any claim, action, suit, litigation, proceeding, arbitration, investigation, audit or controversy relating to Taxes, file any amended Tax Return or claim for refund, or make any material change in its method of Tax accounting, in each case except as required by applicable Law or in compliance with GAAP;

 

(vi)              amend, waive or otherwise change the Trust Agreement in any manner adverse to the Purchaser;

 

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(vii)            terminate, waive or assign any material right under any Purchaser Material Contract;

 

(viii)          fail to maintain its books, accounts and records in all material respects in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

 

(ix)              establish any Subsidiary or enter into any new line of business;

 

(x)                fail to use commercially reasonable efforts to keep in force material insurance policies or replacement or revised policies providing insurance coverage with respect to its assets, operations and activities in such amount and scope of coverage substantially similar to that which is currently in effect;

 

(xi)              revalue any of its material assets or make any material change in accounting methods, principles or practices, except to the extent required to comply with GAAP and after consulting the Purchaser’s outside auditors;

 

(xii)            waive, release, assign, settle or compromise any claim, action or proceeding (including any suit, action, claim, proceeding or investigation relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby), other than waivers, releases, assignments, settlements or compromises that involve only the payment of monetary damages (and not the imposition of equitable relief on, or the admission of wrongdoing by, the Purchaser or its Subsidiary) not in excess of $500,000 individually or $1,000,000 in the aggregate;

 

(xiii)          acquire, including by merger, consolidation, acquisition of equity interests or assets, or any other form of business combination, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, other business organization or any division thereof, or any material amount of assets outside the ordinary course of business;

 

(xiv)          make capital expenditures in excess of $500,000 individually for any project (or set of related projects) or $1,000,000 in the aggregate (excluding for the avoidance of doubt, incurring any Expenses);

 

(xv)            adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization (other than with respect to the Merger);

 

(xvi)          voluntarily incur any Liability or obligation (whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) in excess of $500,000 individually or $1,000,000 in the aggregate (excluding the incurrence of any Expenses) other than pursuant to the terms of a Contract in existence as of the date of this Agreement or entered into in the ordinary course of business or in accordance with the terms of this Section 5.4 during the Interim Period;

 

(xvii)        enter into any agreement, understanding or arrangement with respect to the voting of Purchaser Securities;

 

(xviii)      take any action that would reasonably be expected to significantly delay or impair the obtaining of any Consents of any Governmental Authority to be obtained in connection with this Agreement; or

 

(xix)          authorize or agree to do any of the foregoing actions;

 

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provided, that any actions reasonably taken in good faith by the Purchaser or its Subsidiaries to the extent reasonably believed to be necessary to comply with Laws (including orders of Governmental Authorities) related to COVID-19 shall be deemed not to constitute a breach of the requirements set forth under this Section 5.4. The Purchaser shall notify the Company in writing of any such actions taken in accordance with the foregoing proviso and shall use reasonable best efforts to mitigate any negative effects of such actions on the Purchaser and its Subsidiaries.

 

5.5               Annual and Interim Financial Statements. During the Interim Period, within thirty (30) calendar days following the end of each three-month quarterly period and each fiscal year, the Company shall deliver to the Purchaser an unaudited consolidated income statement and an unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Target Companies for the period from the Interim Balance Sheet Date through the end of such calendar month, quarterly period or fiscal year and the applicable comparative period in the preceding fiscal year, in each case accompanied by a certificate of the Chief Financial Officer of the Company to the effect that all such financial statements fairly present the consolidated financial position and results of operations of the Target Companies as of the date or for the periods indicated, in accordance with GAAP, subject to year-end audit adjustments and excluding footnotes. From the date hereof through the Closing Date, the Company will also promptly deliver to the Purchaser copies of any audited consolidated financial statements of the Target Companies that the Target Companies’ certified public accountants may issue.

 

5.6             Purchaser Public Filings. During the Interim Period, the Purchaser will keep current and timely file all of its public filings with the SEC and otherwise comply in all material respects with applicable securities Laws and shall use its reasonable best efforts prior to the Closing to maintain the listing of the Purchaser Units, the Purchaser Ordinary Shares and the Purchaser Warrants on NYSE; provided, that the Parties acknowledge and agree that from and after the Closing, the Parties intend to list on NYSE only the Purchaser Common Stock and the Purchaser Warrants.

 

5.7               No Solicitation.

 

(a)                   For purposes of this Agreement, (i) an “Acquisition Proposal” means any inquiry, proposal or offer, or any indication of interest in making an offer or proposal, from any Person or group at any time relating to an Alternative Transaction, and (ii) an “Alternative Transaction” means (A) with respect to the Company and its Affiliates, a transaction (other than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) concerning the sale of (x) all or any material part of the business or assets of the Target Companies (other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice) or (y) any of the shares or other equity interests or profits of the Target Companies, in any case, whether such transaction takes the form of a sale of shares or other equity interests, assets, merger, consolidation, issuance of debt securities, management Contract, joint venture or partnership, or otherwise and (B) with respect to the Purchaser and its Affiliates, a transaction (other than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) concerning a Business Combination involving Purchaser.

 

(b)                   During the Interim Period, in order to induce the other Parties to continue to commit to expend management time and financial resources in furtherance of the transactions contemplated hereby, each Party shall not, and shall cause its Representatives to not, without the prior written consent of the Company and the Purchaser, directly or indirectly, (i) solicit, assist, initiate or facilitate the making, submission or announcement of, or intentionally encourage, any Acquisition Proposal, (ii) furnish any non-public information regarding such Party or its Affiliates or their respective businesses, operations, assets, Liabilities, financial condition, prospects or employees to any Person or group (other than a Party to this Agreement or their respective Representatives) in connection with or in response to an Acquisition Proposal, (iii) engage or participate in discussions or negotiations with any Person or group with respect to, or that could reasonably be expected to lead to, an Acquisition Proposal, (iv) approve, endorse or recommend, or publicly propose to approve, endorse or recommend, any Acquisition Proposal, (v) negotiate or enter into any letter of intent, agreement in principle, acquisition agreement or other similar agreement related to any Acquisition Proposal, or (vi) release any third Person from, or waive any provision of, any confidentiality agreement to which such Party is a party.

 

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(c)                   Each Party shall notify the others as promptly as practicable (and in any event within 48 hours) in writing of the receipt by such Party or any of its Representatives of (i) any bona fide inquiries, proposals or offers, requests for information or requests for discussions or negotiations regarding or constituting any Acquisition Proposal or any bona fide inquiries, proposals or offers, requests for information or requests for discussions or negotiations that could be expected to result in an Acquisition Proposal, and (ii) any request for non-public information relating to such Party or its Affiliates in connection with any Acquisition Proposal, specifying in each case, the material terms and conditions thereof (including a copy thereof if in writing or a written summary thereof if oral) and the identity of the party making such inquiry, proposal, offer or request for information. Each Party shall keep the others promptly informed of the status of any such inquiries, proposals, offers or requests for information. During the Interim Period, each Party shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, immediately cease and cause to be terminated any solicitations, discussions or negotiations with any Person with respect to any Acquisition Proposal and shall, and shall direct its Representatives to, cease and terminate any such solicitations, discussions or negotiations.

 

5.8             No Trading. The Company acknowledges and agrees that it is aware, and that the Company’s Affiliates are aware (and each of their respective Representatives is aware or, upon receipt of any material nonpublic information of the Purchaser, will be advised) of the restrictions imposed by U.S. federal securities laws and the rules and regulations of the SEC and NYSE promulgated thereunder or otherwise (the “Federal Securities Laws”) and other applicable foreign and domestic Laws on a Person possessing material nonpublic information about a publicly traded company. The Company hereby agrees that, while it is in possession of such material nonpublic information, it shall not purchase or sell any securities of the Purchaser (other than to engage in the Merger in accordance with Article I), communicate such information to any third party, take any other action with respect to the Purchaser in violation of such Laws, or cause or encourage any third party to do any of the foregoing.

 

5.9               Notification of Certain Matters. During the Interim Period, each Party shall give prompt notice to the other Parties if such Party or its Affiliates: (a) fails to comply with or satisfy any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it or its Affiliates hereunder in any material respect; (b) receives any notice or other communication in writing from any third party (including any Governmental Authority) alleging (i) that the Consent of such third party is or may be required in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (ii) any non-compliance with any Law by such Party or its Affiliates; (c) receives any notice or other communication from any Governmental Authority in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (d) discovers any fact or circumstance that, or becomes aware of the occurrence or non-occurrence of any event the occurrence or non-occurrence of which, would reasonably be expected to cause or result in any of the conditions to the Closing set forth in Article VI not being satisfied at the Closing or the satisfaction of those conditions being delayed past the Outside Date; or (e) becomes aware of the commencement or threat, in writing, of any Action against such Party or any of its Affiliates, or any of their respective properties or assets, or, to the Knowledge of such Party, any officer, director, partner, member or manager, in his, her or its capacity as such, of such Party or of its Affiliates with respect to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. No such notice shall constitute an acknowledgement or admission by the Party providing the notice regarding whether or not any of the conditions to the Closing have been satisfied or in determining whether or not any of the representations, warranties or covenants contained in this Agreement have been breached.

 

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5.10           Efforts.

 

(a)                   Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts, and shall cooperate fully with the other Parties, 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 the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the receipt of all applicable Consents of Governmental Authorities) and to comply as promptly as practicable with all requirements of Governmental Authorities applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(b)                In furtherance and not in limitation of Section 5.10(a), to the extent required under any Laws (including but not limited to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 as amended (the “HSR Act”)) that are designed to prohibit, restrict or regulate actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization, restraint of trade, or a lessening of competition (“Antitrust Laws”), each Party hereto agrees to make or have its ultimate parent entity as that term is defined in the HSR Act to make, any required filing or application under Antitrust Laws, as applicable, with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby as promptly as practicable, to supply as promptly as reasonably practicable any additional information and documentary material that may be reasonably requested pursuant to Antitrust Laws and to take all other actions reasonably necessary, proper or advisable to cause the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting periods under Antitrust Laws as soon as practicable, including by requesting early termination of the waiting period provided for under the Antitrust Laws. Each Party shall, in connection with its efforts to obtain all requisite approvals and authorizations for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement under any Antitrust Law, use its commercially reasonable efforts to: (i) cooperate in all respects with each other Party or its Affiliates in connection with any filing or submission and in connection with any investigation or other inquiry, including any proceeding initiated by a private Person; (ii) keep the other Parties reasonably informed of any communication received by such Party or its Representatives from, or given by such Party or its Representatives to, any Governmental Authority and of any communication received or given in connection with any proceeding by a private Person, in each case regarding any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (iii) permit a Representative of the other Parties and their respective outside counsel to review any communication given by it to, and consult with each other in advance of any meeting or conference with, any Governmental Authority or, in connection with any proceeding by a private Person, with any other Person, and to the extent permitted by such Governmental Authority or other Person, give a Representative or Representatives of the other Parties the opportunity to attend and participate in such meetings and conferences; (iv) in the event a Party’s Representative is prohibited from participating in or attending any meetings or conferences, the other Parties shall keep such Party promptly and reasonably apprised with respect thereto; and (v) use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate in the filing of any memoranda, white papers, filings, correspondence or other written communications explaining or defending the transactions contemplated hereby, articulating any regulatory or competitive argument, and/or responding to requests or objections made by any Governmental Authority.

 

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(c)                   The Parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the Company and the Purchaser shall each be responsible for fifty percent (50%) of all filing fees and expenses under any applicable Antitrust Laws, including the fees and expenses relating to any pre-merger notification required under the Hart-Scott Rodino Act (with the Purchaser’s fifty percent (50%) share of all such filing fees and expenses being the “Purchaser HSR Fees and Expenses”); provided, however, that, in the event that any fees and expenses are required to be paid for filings required pursuant to Antitrust Laws, the Company shall pay the full amount (including the Purchaser’s portion thereof) of any such fees and expenses when due, as a loan to the Purchaser (the “HSR Fee Loan”), to be repaid or otherwise satisfied in full as follows: (i) if there is a Closing, the obligation to repay the HSR Fee Loan shall be an inter-company loan between the Purchaser and the Company and shall either be satisfied from funds in the Trust Account in accordance with Section 5.21 or forgiven as an inter-company loan, (ii) if this Agreement is validly terminated prior to the Closing in accordance with Section 7.1, then upon the earlier of (A) the consummation of a Business Combination by the Purchaser with any person or (B) the liquidation of the Trust Account in the event that the Purchaser does not consummate its initial business combination by its deadline to do so in the Purchaser Memorandum and Articles (as it may be extended by amendment thereto), subject to Section 8.1. If the Company provides a HSR Fee Loan in accordance herewith, the Purchaser shall, simultaneously with the Company’s payment of the Purchaser HSR Fees and Expenses on behalf of the Purchaser, deliver to the Company a promissory note for the amount of the Purchaser HSR Fees and Expenses to be repaid under the HSR Fee Loan, in customary form reasonably acceptable to the Company.

 

(d)                   As soon as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, the Parties shall reasonably cooperate with each other and use (and shall cause their respective Affiliates to use) their respective reasonable best efforts to prepare and file with Governmental Authorities requests for approval of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to have such Governmental Authorities approve the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each Party shall give prompt written notice to the other Parties if such Party or any of its Representatives receives any notice from such Governmental Authorities in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and shall promptly furnish the other Parties with a copy of such Governmental Authority notice. If any Governmental Authority requires that a hearing or meeting be held in connection with its approval of the transactions contemplated hereby, whether prior to the Closing or after the Closing, each Party shall arrange for Representatives of such Party to be present for such hearing or meeting. If any objections are asserted with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement under any applicable Law or if any Action is instituted (or threatened to be instituted) by any applicable Governmental Authority or any private Person challenging any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Document as violative of any applicable Law or which would otherwise prevent, materially impede or materially delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, the Parties shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to resolve any such objections or Actions so as to timely permit consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents, including in order to resolve such objections or Actions which, in any case if not resolved, could reasonably be expected to prevent, materially impede or materially delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. In the event any Action is instituted (or threatened to be instituted) by a Governmental Authority or private Person challenging the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or any Ancillary Document, the Parties shall, and shall cause their respective Representatives to, reasonably cooperate with each other and use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to contest and resist any such Action and to have vacated, lifted, reversed or overturned any Order, whether temporary, preliminary or permanent, that is in effect and that prohibits, prevents or restricts consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Ancillary Documents.

 

(e)                   Prior to the Closing, each Party shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain any Consents of Governmental Authorities or other third Persons as may be necessary for the consummation by such Party or its Affiliates of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or required as a result of the execution or performance of, or consummation of the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement by such Party or its Affiliates, and the other Parties shall provide reasonable cooperation in connection with such efforts.

 

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5.11           Tax Matters. Each of the Parties shall use its reasonable best efforts to (i) cause the Merger to qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code and, depending on the facts at the time of the Closing, (ii) cause the Merger and the PIPE Investment to qualify as an “exchange” within the meaning of Section 351 of the Code. None of the Parties shall (and each of the Parties shall cause their respective Subsidiaries not to) take any action, or fail to take any action, that could reasonably be expected to (i) cause the Merger to fail to qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code or (ii) depending on the facts at the time of the Closing, cause the Merger and the PIPE Investment to fail to qualify as an “exchange” within the meaning of Section 351 of the Code. The Parties intend to report and shall report, for federal income tax purposes, and shall not take any position inconsistent with (whether in audits, Tax Returns or otherwise) the treatment of, the Merger as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. Each of the Parties agrees to use reasonable best efforts to promptly notify all other Parties of any challenge to the treatment described in this Section 5.11 by any Governmental Authority.

 

5.12           Transfer Taxes. After the Closing, the Purchaser shall pay for and bear any sales, use, real property transfer, stamp, stock transfer, or other similar transfer Taxes imposed on Purchaser, Merger Sub or any Target Company in connection with the Merger or other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

5.13           Further Assurances. The Parties hereto shall further cooperate with each other and use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to take or cause to be taken all actions, and do or cause to be done all things, necessary, proper or advisable on their part under this Agreement and applicable Laws to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as soon as reasonably practicable, including preparing and filing as soon as practicable all documentation to effect all necessary notices, reports and other filings.

 

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5.14           The Registration Statement.

 

(a)                As promptly as practicable after the date hereof, the Purchaser shall prepare with the reasonable assistance of the Company, and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 (as amended or supplemented from time to time, and including the Proxy Statement contained therein, the “Registration Statement”) in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of the Purchaser Common Stock to be issued under this Agreement as the Merger Consideration, which Registration Statement will also contain a proxy statement (as amended, the “Proxy Statement”) for the purpose of soliciting proxies from Purchaser stockholders for the matters to be acted upon at the Purchaser Extraordinary General Meeting (defined below) and providing the Public Shareholders an opportunity in accordance with the Purchaser’s Organizational Documents and the IPO Prospectus to have their Purchaser Ordinary Shares redeemed (the “Redemption”) in conjunction with the stockholder vote on the Purchaser Shareholder Approval Matters. The Proxy Statement shall include proxy materials for the purpose of soliciting proxies from Purchaser stockholders to vote, at an extraordinary general meeting of Purchaser stockholders to be called and held for such purpose (the “Purchaser Extraordinary General Meeting”), in favor of resolutions approving (i) the adoption and approval of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby or referred to herein, including the Merger and the Domestication (and, to the extent required, the issuance of any shares in connection with the PIPE Investment), by the holders of Purchaser Ordinary Shares in accordance with the Purchaser’s Organizational Documents, the Cayman Islands Companies Law, the DCGL and the rules and regulations of the SEC and NYSE, (ii) the effecting of the Domestication, (iii) the change of name of the Purchaser and the adoption and approval of the Amended Organizational Documents, (iv) the adoption and approval of a new equity incentive plan (the “Incentive Plan”), in a form to reasonably agreed by the Purchaser and the Company during the Interim Period, which will provide for awards for a number of shares of Purchaser Common Stock equal to (A) 15% of the aggregate number of shares of Purchaser Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately after the Closing (as calculated after giving effect to the Redemption), such reserve to be automatically increased as of January 1 of each calendar year beginning with January 1, 2022 and continuing until (and including) January 1, 2031, with such annual increase equal to the lesser of (x) 5% of the total number of shares of Purchaser Common Stock issued and outstanding on December 31 of the calendar year immediately preceding the date of such increase and (y) an amount determined by the Post-Closing Purchaser Board, plus (B) the number of shares of Purchaser Common Stock that are subject to Purchaser Earnout RSUs issued pursuant to this Agreement, plus (C) the number of shares of Purchaser Common Stock that are subject to Transaction Bonus RSUs granted in accordance with Section 5.23(b), (v) the adoption and approval of a new employee stock purchase plan intended to comply with the applicable requirements under Section 423 of the Code, in such form and substance as reasonably agreed to by the Purchaser and the Company during the Interim Period, which will provide for (A) a purchase price discount of up to 15% in accordance with Section 423 of the Code and (B) a reserve of a number of shares of Purchaser Common Stock equal to 2% of the aggregate number of shares of Purchaser Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately after the Closing (as calculated after giving effect to the Redemption), such reserve to be automatically increased as of January 1 of each calendar year beginning with January 1, 2022 and continuing until (and including) January 1, 2031, with such annual increase equal to the lesser of (x) 1% of the total number of shares of Purchaser Common Stock issued and outstanding on December 31 of the calendar year immediately preceding the date of such increase and (y) an amount determined by the Post-Closing Purchaser Board, (vi) the appointment of the members of the Post-Closing Purchaser Board in accordance with Section 5.19 hereof, (vii) the amendment of the Share Escrow Agreement, dated as of October 17, 2019, by and among the Purchaser, the Purchaser’s initial shareholders named therein and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as escrow agent thereunder, to shorten the lock-up restrictions on Purchaser Ordinary Shares thereunder to match the lock-up period in the Lock-Up Agreement, (viii) such other matters as the Company and Purchaser shall hereafter mutually determine to be necessary or appropriate in order to effect the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the approvals described in foregoing clauses (i) through (vii), collectively, the “Purchaser Shareholder Approval Matters”), and (ix) the adjournment of the Purchaser Extraordinary General Meeting, if necessary or desirable in the reasonable determination of Purchaser. If on the date for which the Purchaser Extraordinary General Meeting is scheduled, Purchaser has not received proxies representing a sufficient number of shares to obtain the Required Purchaser Shareholder Approval, whether or not a quorum is present, Purchaser may make one or more successive postponements or adjournments of the Purchaser Extraordinary General Meeting. In connection with the Registration Statement, Purchaser will file with the SEC financial and other information about the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in accordance with applicable Law and applicable proxy solicitation and registration statement rules set forth in the Purchaser’s Organizational Documents, the Act, the DGCL and the rules and regulations of the SEC and NYSE. Purchaser shall cooperate and provide the Company (and its counsel) with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Registration Statement and any amendment or supplement thereto prior to filing the same with the SEC, and Purchaser shall consider any such comments timely made in good faith. The Company shall provide Purchaser with such information concerning the Target Companies and their stockholders, officers, directors, employees, assets, Liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise), business and operations that may be required or appropriate for inclusion in the Registration Statement, or in any amendments or supplements thereto, which information provided by the Company shall be true and correct and not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not materially misleading.

 

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(b)                The Purchaser shall cause any information concerning the Purchaser or its stockholders, officers, directors, assets, Liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise), business and operations included in the Registration Statement, or in any amendments or supplements thereto, to be true and correct and to not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not materially misleading, (b) Purchaser shall take any and all reasonable and necessary actions required to satisfy the requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and other applicable Laws in connection with the Registration Statement, the Purchaser Extraordinary General Meeting and the Redemption. Each of the Purchaser and the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, make their respective directors, officers and employees, upon reasonable advance notice, available to the Company, Purchaser and, after the Closing, the Purchaser Representative, and their respective Representatives in connection with the drafting of the public filings with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Registration Statement, and responding in a timely manner to comments from the SEC. Each Party shall promptly correct any information provided by it for use in the Registration Statement (and other related materials) if and to the extent that such information is determined to have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Laws. The Purchaser shall amend or supplement the Registration Statement and cause the Registration Statement, as so amended or supplemented, to be filed with the SEC and to be disseminated to the Purchaser stockholders, in each case as and to the extent required by applicable Laws and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Purchaser’s Organizational Documents; provided, however, that the Purchaser shall not amend or supplement the Registration Statement without prior consultation with the Company as is reasonable under the circumstances.

 

(c)                The Purchaser, with the reasonable and timely assistance of the other Parties, shall promptly respond to any SEC comments on the Registration Statement and shall otherwise use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to “clear” comments from the SEC and become effective. The Purchaser shall provide the Company with copies of any written comments, and shall inform the Company of any material oral comments, that the Purchaser or its Representatives receive from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Registration Statement, the Purchaser Extraordinary General Meeting and the Redemption promptly after the receipt of such comments and shall give the Company (and its counsel) a reasonable opportunity under the circumstances to review and timely comment on any proposed written or material oral responses to such comments, and the Purchaser shall consider any such comments timely made in good faith under the circumstances.

 

(d)                As soon as practicable following the Registration Statement “clearing” comments from the SEC and becoming effective, Purchaser shall distribute the Registration Statement to Purchaser’s stockholders and the Company Stockholders, and, pursuant thereto, shall call the Purchaser Extraordinary General Meeting in accordance with the Cayman Islands Companies Law for a date no later than thirty (30) days following the effectiveness of the Registration Statement.

 

(e)                Purchaser shall comply with all applicable Laws, any applicable rules and regulations of NYSE, Purchaser’s Organizational Documents and this Agreement in the preparation, filing and distribution of the Registration Statement, any solicitation of proxies thereunder, the calling and holding of the Purchaser Extraordinary General Meeting and the Redemption. Purchaser shall apply for, and shall take commercially reasonable actions to cause, the Purchaser Common Stock to be issued in connection with the Merger to be approved for listing on the NYSE as of the Closing.

 

5.15           Company Stockholder Meeting. As promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement has become effective, the Company will call a meeting of its stockholders or otherwise solicit written consents in order to obtain the Required Company Stockholder Approval (the “Company Special Meeting”), and the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to solicit from the Company Stockholders proxies in favor of the Required Company Stockholder Approval prior to such Company Special Meeting, and to take all other actions necessary or advisable to secure the Required Company Stockholder Approval, including enforcing the Voting Agreements.

 

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5.16           Public Announcements.

 

(a)                   Except as required in connection with any filings or notifications regarding the transactions described herein as may be required under the Antitrust Laws and in responding to any requests for information or documents made by a Governmental Authority investigating the transactions described herein under the Antitrust Laws, the Parties agree that during the Interim Period no public release, filing or announcement concerning this Agreement or the Ancillary Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be issued by any Party or any of their Affiliates without the prior written consent of the Purchaser and the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), except as such release or announcement may be required by applicable Law or the rules or regulations of any securities exchange, in which case the applicable Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to allow the other Parties reasonable time to comment on, and arrange for any required filing with respect to, such release or announcement in advance of such issuance.

 

(b)                   The Parties shall mutually agree upon and, as promptly as practicable after the execution of this Agreement (but in any event within four (4) Business Days thereafter), issue a press release announcing the execution of this Agreement (the “Signing Press Release”). Promptly after the issuance of the Signing Press Release, the Purchaser shall file a current report on Form 8-K (the “Signing Filing”) with the Signing Press Release and a description of this Agreement as required by Federal Securities Laws, which the Company shall review, comment upon and approve (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) prior to filing (with the Company reviewing, commenting upon and approving such Signing Filing in any event no later than the third (3rd) Business Day after the execution of this Agreement); provided, that the Purchaser provides the Company with a reasonable amount of time to complete such review, comment and approval prior to the third (3rd) Business Day after the date hereof. The Parties shall mutually agree upon and, as promptly as practicable after the Closing (but in any event within four (4) Business Days thereafter), issue a press release announcing the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Closing Press Release”). Promptly after the issuance of the Closing Press Release, the Purchaser shall file a current report on Form 8-K (the “Closing Filing”) with the Closing Press Release and a description of the Closing as required by Federal Securities Laws which the Seller Representative and the Purchaser Representative shall review, comment upon and approve (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) prior to filing. In connection with the preparation of the Signing Press Release, the Signing Filing, the Closing Filing, the Closing Press Release, or any other report, statement, filing notice or application made by or on behalf of a Party to any Governmental Authority or other third party in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, each Party shall, upon request by any other Party, furnish the Parties with all information concerning themselves, their respective directors, officers and equity holders, and such other matters as may be reasonably necessary or advisable in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, or any other report, statement, filing, notice or application made by or on behalf of a Party to any third party and/ or any Governmental Authority in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

5.17           Confidential Information.

 

(a)                   The Company and the Seller Representative hereby agrees that during the Interim Period and, in the event that this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article VII, for a period of two (2) years after such termination, they shall, and shall cause their respective Representatives to: (i) treat and hold in strict confidence any Purchaser Confidential Information, and will not use for any purpose (except in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Ancillary Documents, performing their obligations hereunder or thereunder, enforcing their rights hereunder or thereunder, or in furtherance of their authorized duties on behalf of the Purchaser or its Subsidiaries), nor directly or indirectly disclose, distribute, publish, disseminate or otherwise make available to any third party any of the Purchaser Confidential Information without the Purchaser’s prior written consent; and (ii) in the event that the Company, the Seller Representative or any of their respective Representatives, during the Interim Period or, in the event that this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article VII, for a period of two (2) years after such termination, becomes legally compelled to disclose any Purchaser Confidential Information, (A) provide the Purchaser to the extent legally permitted with prompt written notice of such requirement so that the Purchaser or an Affiliate thereof may seek, at Purchaser’s cost, a protective Order or other remedy or waive compliance with this Section 5.17(a), and (B) in the event that such protective Order or other remedy is not obtained, or the Purchaser waives compliance with this Section 5.17(a), furnish only that portion of such Purchaser Confidential Information which is legally required to be provided as advised in writing by outside counsel and to exercise its reasonable best efforts to obtain assurances that confidential treatment will be accorded such Purchaser Confidential Information. In the event that this Agreement is terminated and the transactions contemplated hereby are not consummated, the Company and the Seller Representative shall, and shall cause their respective Representatives to, promptly deliver to the Purchaser or destroy (at Purchaser’s election) any and all copies (in whatever form or medium) of Purchaser Confidential Information and destroy all notes, memoranda, summaries, analyses, compilations and other writings related thereto or based thereon; provided, however, that the Company and the Seller Representative and their respective Representatives shall be entitled to keep any records required by applicable Law or bona fide record retention policies; and provided, further, that any Purchaser Confidential Information that is not returned or destroyed shall remain subject to the confidentiality obligations set forth in this Agreement.

 

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(b)                   The Purchaser hereby agrees that during the Interim Period and, in the event that this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article VII, for a period of two (2) years after such termination, it shall, and shall cause its Representatives to: (i) treat and hold in strict confidence any Company Confidential Information, and will not use for any purpose (except in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Ancillary Documents, performing its obligations hereunder or thereunder or enforcing its rights hereunder or thereunder), nor directly or indirectly disclose, distribute, publish, disseminate or otherwise make available to any third party any of the Company Confidential Information without the Company’s prior written consent; and (ii) in the event that the Purchaser or any of its Representatives, during the Interim Period or, in the event that this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article VII, for a period of two (2) years after such termination, becomes legally compelled to disclose any Company Confidential Information, (A) provide the Company to the extent legally permitted with prompt written notice of such requirement so that the Company may seek, at the Company’s sole expense, a protective Order or other remedy or waive compliance with this Section 5.17(b) and (B) in the event that such protective Order or other remedy is not obtained, or the Company waives compliance with this Section 5.17(b), furnish only that portion of such Company Confidential Information which is legally required to be provided as advised in writing by outside counsel and to exercise its reasonable best efforts (but without required incurrence of cost) to obtain assurances that confidential treatment will be accorded such Company Confidential Information. In the event that this Agreement is terminated and the transactions contemplated hereby are not consummated, the Purchaser shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, promptly deliver to the Company or destroy (at the Purchaser’s election) any and all copies (in whatever form or medium) of Company Confidential Information and destroy all notes, memoranda, summaries, analyses, compilations and other writings related thereto or based thereon; provided, however, that the Purchaser and its Representatives shall be entitled to keep any records required by applicable Law or bona fide record retention policies; and provided, further, that any Company Confidential Information that is not returned or destroyed shall remain subject to the confidentiality obligations set forth in this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Purchaser and its Representatives shall be permitted to disclose any and all Company Confidential Information to the extent required by the Federal Securities Laws.

 

5.18           Documents and Information. After the Closing Date, the Purchaser and the Company shall, and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to, until the seventh (7th) anniversary of the Closing Date, retain all books, records and other documents pertaining to the business of the Target Companies in existence on the Closing Date and make the same available for inspection and copying by the Purchaser Representative during normal business hours of the Company and its Subsidiaries, as applicable, upon reasonable request and upon reasonable notice. No such books, records or documents shall be destroyed after the seventh (7th) anniversary of the Closing Date by the Purchaser or its Subsidiaries (including any Target Company) without first advising the Purchaser Representative in writing and giving the Purchaser Representative a reasonable opportunity to obtain possession thereof.

 

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5.19           Post-Closing Board of Directors and Executive Officers.

 

(a)                   The Parties shall take all necessary action, including causing the directors of the Purchaser to resign, so that effective as of the Closing, the Purchaser’s board of directors (the “Post-Closing Purchaser Board”) will consist of seven (7) individuals. Immediately after the Closing, the Parties shall take all necessary action to designate and appoint to the Post-Closing Purchaser Board (i) the two (2) persons that are designated by the Purchaser prior to the Closing (the “Purchaser Directors”), both of whom shall qualify as an independent director under NYSE rules, (ii) the four (4) persons that are designated by the Company prior to the Closing (the “Company Directors”), all but one (1) of whom shall be required to qualify as an independent director under NYSE rules and (iii) one (1) additional person, who shall qualify as an independent director under NYSE rules, mutually agreed upon prior to the Closing by the Purchaser and the Company. In accordance with the Purchaser Organizational Documents as in effect at the Closing, the Post-Closing Purchaser Board will be a classified board with three classes of directors, with (I) one class of directors, the Class I Directors (constituting the two (2) Company Directors who qualify as independent), initially serving a one (1) year term, such initial term effective from the Closing until the first annual meeting of the Purchaser shareholders after the Closing (but any subsequent Class I Directors serving a three (3) year term), (II) a second class of directors, the Class II Directors (constituting the Purchaser Directors), initially serving a two (2) year term, such initial term effective from the Closing until the second annual meeting of the Purchaser shareholders after the Closing (but any subsequent Class II Directors serving a three (3) year term), and (III) a third a class of directors, the Class III Directors (constituting the remaining Company Directors) serving a three (3) year term. In accordance with the Amended Organizational Documents, no director on the Post-Closing Purchaser Board may be removed without cause. At or prior to the Closing, the Purchaser will provide each member of the Post-Closing Purchaser Board with a customary director indemnification agreement, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to such director, to be effective upon the Closing (or if later, upon such director’s appointment).

 

(b)                  The Parties shall take all action necessary, including causing the executive officers of Purchaser to resign, so that the individuals serving as the chief executive officer and chief financial officer, respectively, of Purchaser immediately after the Closing will be the same individuals (in the same office) as that of the Company immediately prior to the Closing (unless, at its sole discretion, the Company desires to appoint another qualified person to either such role, in which case, such other person identified by the Company shall serve in such role).

 

5.20           Indemnification of Directors and Officers; Tail Insurance.

 

(a)                   The Parties agree that all rights to exculpation, indemnification and advancement of expenses existing in favor of the current or former directors and officers of the Purchaser or Merger Sub and each Person who served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise at the request of the Purchaser or Merger Sub (the “D&O Indemnified Persons”) as provided in their respective Organizational Documents or under any indemnification, employment or other similar agreements between any D&O Indemnified Person and the Purchaser or Merger Sub, in each case as in effect on the date of this Agreement, shall survive the Closing and continue in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms to the extent permitted by applicable Law. For a period of six (6) years after the Effective Time, the Purchaser shall cause the Organizational Documents of the Purchaser and the Surviving Corporation to contain provisions no less favorable with respect to exculpation and indemnification of and advancement of expenses to D&O Indemnified Persons than are set forth as of the date of this Agreement in the Organizational Documents of the Purchaser and Merger Sub to the extent permitted by applicable Law. The provisions of this Section 5.20 shall survive the consummation of the Merger and are intended to be for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each of the D&O Indemnified Persons and their respective heirs and representatives.

 

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(b)                   For the benefit of the Purchaser’s and Merger Sub’s directors and officers, the Purchaser shall be permitted at or prior to the Effective Time to obtain and fully pay the premium for a “tail” insurance policy that provides coverage for up to a six-year period from and after the Effective Time for events occurring prior to the Effective Time (the “D&O Tail Insurance”) that is substantially equivalent to and in any event not less favorable in the aggregate than the Purchaser’s existing policy or, if substantially equivalent insurance coverage is unavailable, the best available coverage. If obtained, the Purchaser shall maintain the D&O Tail Insurance in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder, and the Purchaser shall timely pay or caused to be paid all premiums with respect to the D&O Tail Insurance.

 

5.21         Trust Account Proceeds. The Parties agree that after the Closing, the funds in the Trust Account, after taking into account payments for the Redemption, and any proceeds received by the Purchaser from any PIPE Investment shall first be used to pay (a) the Purchaser’s accrued Expenses, (b) the Purchaser’s deferred Expenses (including cash amounts, if any, payable to the IPO Underwriter and any legal fees) of the IPO, (c) any loans owed by the Purchaser to the Sponsor for any Expenses (including deferred Expenses), other administrative costs and expenses incurred by or on behalf of the Purchaser or Extension Expenses and (d) any other Liabilities of the Purchaser as of the Closing, including the Purchaser’s obligations in respect of the HSR Fee Loan, if any. Such Expenses, as well as any Expenses that are required to be paid by delivery of the Purchaser’s securities, will be paid at the Closing. Any remaining cash will be used for working capital and general corporate purposes of the Purchaser and the Surviving Corporation.

 

5.22           PIPE Investment. The Purchaser shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to satisfy the conditions of the PIPE Investors’ closing obligations contained in the Subscription Agreements and consummate the transactions contemplated thereby.  The Purchaser shall not terminate, or amend or waive in any manner materially adverse to the Purchaser, any Subscription Agreement without the Company’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), other than (i) as expressly provided for by the terms of the Subscription Agreements or (ii) to reflect any permitted assignments or transfers of the Subscription Agreements by the applicable PIPE Investors pursuant to the Subscription Agreements.  Each of the Purchaser and, as applicable, the Company, shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid being in breach or default under the Subscription Agreements. Additionally, during the Interim Period, the Purchaser may, but shall not be required to, enter into and consummate additional Subscription Agreements with additional PIPE Investors, including in the event that there is an actual or threatened material breach or default by a PIPE Investor under a Subscription Agreement, or the Purchaser reasonably believes in good faith that such PIPE Investor otherwise is not willing or able to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby upon the satisfaction of the conditions of such PIPE Investor’s closing obligations thereunder, which additional Subscription Agreements shall become part of the PIPE Investment hereunder; provided, that the terms of such additional Subscription Agreements shall not, without the Company’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), be materially worse to the Purchaser or the Company than those set forth in existing Subscription Agreements.  If the Purchaser elects to seek such additional Subscription Agreements (with, solely with respect to any additional Subscription Agreements containing terms that are substantially different from the terms of Subscription Agreements then in effect, the Company’s prior written consent, not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), the Purchaser and the Company shall, and shall cause their respective Representatives to, cooperate with each other and their respective Representatives in connection with such additional Subscription Agreements and use their respective reasonable efforts to cause such additional Subscription Agreements to be executed and the transactions contemplated thereby to occur (including having the Company’s senior management participate in any investor meetings and roadshows as reasonably requested by the Purchaser). The Purchaser will deliver to the Company true, correct and complete copies of each Subscription Agreement entered into by the Purchaser and any other Contracts between the Purchaser and PIPE Investors that could affect the obligation of such PIPE Investors to contribute to the Purchaser their applicable portion of the aggregate gross proceeds of the PIPE Investment as set forth in the Subscription Agreement of such PIPE Investor. The Company shall not enter into any Contract with a PIPE Investor during the Interim Period without the prior written consent of the Purchaser, not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned.

 

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5.23           Additional Agreements

 

(a)                As promptly as practicable after the date hereof, and in any event prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, the Company shall enter into new employment agreements with each Key Employee in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser (each, a “Key Employee Employment Agreement”), each of which will become effective not later than the Closing.

 

(b)                   Within thirty (30) days following the Closing, Purchaser shall grant fully vested restricted stock unit awards under the Incentive Plan to the individuals identified by the Company prior to Closing (the “Transaction Bonus RSUs”), subject to shareholder approval of the Incentive Plan.  Prior to the Closing, the Company shall provide Purchaser with a schedule of the recipients of the Transaction Bonus RSUs and the amounts to be awarded to each such individual, which amounts shall be denominated in shares of Purchaser Common Stock and shall not exceed the aggregate amount set forth in Schedule 5.23(b).  The Transaction Bonus RSUs shall be settled in shares of Purchaser Common Stock no later than the 74th day following the date of grant.  Prior to such settlement, the Purchaser shall file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-8 (or any successor form, or, if Form S-8 is not available, other appropriate forms as may be required under applicable Law) with respect to the shares of Purchaser Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Transaction Bonus RSUs.  Each award of Transaction Bonus RSUs shall be subject to the terms of the Incentive Plan and an award agreement in a form reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser and the Company and finalized prior to the Closing.

 

(c)                   Prior to the Closing, the Purchaser and certain Company Stockholders who will be Affiliates of the Purchaser immediately after the Closing shall enter into a registration rights agreement in a form to be reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser and the Company (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) to provide such Company Stockholders with registration rights that are substantially similar in all material respects to, and pari passu with, the registration rights of the Sponsor and EarlyBirdCapital pursuant that that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of October 17, 2019, by and among the Purchaser, the Sponsor and EarlyBirdCapital (subject to the amendment contemplated by Section 5.23(d)).

 

(d)                   Prior to the Closing, the Purchaser, the Sponsor and EarlyBirdCapital shall enter into an amendment, in a form to be reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser and the Company(the “Founder Registration Rights Amendment”), to the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of October 17, 2019, by and among the Purchaser, the Sponsor and EarlyBirdCapital reflecting that the registration rights of the Sponsor and EarlyBirdCapital thereunder will be pari passu with the registration rights provided to applicable Company Stockholders under the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

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Article VI
CLOSING CONDITIONS

 

6.1               Conditions to Each Party’s Obligations. The obligations of each Party to consummate the Merger and the other transactions described herein shall be subject to the satisfaction or written waiver (where permissible) by the Company and the Purchaser of the following conditions:

 

(a)                   Required Purchaser Shareholder Approval. The Purchaser Shareholder Approval Matters that are submitted to the vote of the shareholders of the Purchaser at the Purchaser Extraordinary General Meeting in accordance with the Proxy Statement and the Purchaser Memorandum and Articles shall have been approved by the requisite vote of the shareholders of the Purchaser at the Purchaser Extraordinary General Meeting in accordance with the Purchaser Memorandum and Articles, applicable Law and the Proxy Statement (the “Required Purchaser Shareholder Approval”).

 

(b)                   Required Company Stockholder Approval. The Company Special Meeting shall have been held in accordance with the DGCL and the Company’s Organizational Documents, and at such meeting, the requisite vote of the Company Stockholders (including any separate class or series vote that is required, whether pursuant to the Company’s Organizational Documents, any stockholder agreement or otherwise) shall have authorized, approved and consented to, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each of the Ancillary Documents to which the Company is or is required to be a party or bound, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including the Merger (the “Required Company Stockholder Approval”).

 

(c)                   Antitrust Laws. Any waiting period (and any extension thereof) applicable to the consummation of this Agreement under any Antitrust Laws shall have expired or been terminated.

 

(d)                   Requisite Regulatory Approvals. All Consents required to be obtained from or made with any Governmental Authority in order to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement that are set forth in Schedule 6.1(d) shall have been obtained or made.

 

(e)                Requisite Consents. The Consents required to be obtained from or made with any third Person (other than a Governmental Authority) in order to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement that are set forth in Schedule 6.1(e) shall have each been obtained or made.

 

(f)                    No Adverse Law or Order. No Governmental Authority shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any Law (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) or Order that is then in effect and which has the effect of making the transactions or agreements contemplated by this Agreement illegal or which otherwise prevents or prohibits consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(g)                   Net Tangible Assets Test. Upon the Closing, after giving effect to the Redemption and any PIPE Investment, the Purchaser shall have net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001.

 

(h)                   Purchaser Domestication. The Domestication shall have been consummated in accordance with Section 1.8.

 

(i)                    Appointment to the Board. The members of the Post-Closing Purchaser Board shall have been elected or appointed as of the Closing consistent with the requirements of Section 5.19.

 

(j)                    Registration Statement. The Registration Statement shall have been declared effective by the SEC and shall remain effective as of the Closing, and no stop order or similar order shall be in effect with respect to the Registration Statement.

 

(k)                 NYSE Listing. The shares of Purchaser Common Stock shall have been approved for listing on NYSE, subject to official notice of issuance.

 

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6.2               Conditions to Obligations of the Company. In addition to the conditions specified in Section 6.1, the obligations of the Company to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction or written waiver (by the Company) of the following conditions:

 

(a)                   Representations and Warranties. All of the representations and warranties of the Purchaser set forth in this Agreement and in any certificate delivered by or on behalf of the Purchaser pursuant hereto shall be true and correct on and as of the Closing Date as if made on the Closing Date, except for (i) those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a particular date (which representations and warranties shall have been accurate as of such date), and (ii) any failures to be true and correct that (without giving effect to any qualifications or limitations as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect), individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on, or with respect to, the Purchaser.

 

(b)                   Agreements and Covenants. The Purchaser shall have performed in all material respects all of the Purchaser’s obligations and complied in all material respects with all of the Purchaser’s agreements and covenants under this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to the Closing Date.

 

(c)                   No Purchaser Material Adverse Effect. No Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred with respect to the Purchaser since the date of this Agreement which is continuing and uncured.

 

(d)                   Minimum Cash Condition. Upon the Closing, the Purchaser shall have cash and cash equivalents, including funds remaining in the Trust Account (after giving effect to the completion and payment of the Redemption) and the proceeds of any PIPE Investment, prior to giving effect to the payment of the Purchaser’s unpaid Expenses or Liabilities, at least equal to one hundred million U.S. Dollars ($100,000,000).

 

(e)                   Closing Deliveries.

 

(i)                 Officer Certificate. The Purchaser shall have delivered to the Company a certificate, dated the Closing Date, signed by an executive officer of the Purchaser in such capacity, certifying as to the satisfaction of the conditions specified in Sections 6.2(a), 6.2(b) and Section 6.3(c).

 

(ii)               Secretary Certificate. The Purchaser shall have delivered to the Company a certificate from its secretary or other executive officer certifying as to, and attaching, (A) copies of the Purchaser’s Organizational Documents as in effect as of the Closing Date (after giving effect to the Domestication), (B) the resolutions of the Purchaser’s board of directors authorizing and approving the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each of the Ancillary Documents to which it is a party or by which it is bound, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, (C) evidence that the Required Purchaser Shareholder Approval has been obtained and (D) the incumbency of officers authorized to execute this Agreement or any Ancillary Document to which the Purchaser is or is required to be a party or otherwise bound.

 

(iii)             Good Standing. The Purchaser shall have delivered to the Company a good standing certificate (or similar documents applicable for such jurisdictions) for the Purchaser certified as of a date no earlier than thirty (30) days prior to the Closing Date from the proper Governmental Authority of the Purchaser’s jurisdiction of organization and from each other jurisdiction in which the Purchaser is qualified to do business as a foreign entity as of the Closing, in each case to the extent that good standing certificates or similar documents are generally available in such jurisdictions.

 

(iv)              Escrow Agreement. The Company shall have received a copy of the Escrow Agreement, duly executed by the Purchaser and the Escrow Agent.

 

(v)                Registration Rights Agreement. The Company shall have received a copy of a Registration Rights Agreement duly executed by the Purchaser.

 

(vi)              Founder Registration Rights Amendment. The Company shall have received a copy of the Founder Registration Rights Amendment duly executed by the Purchaser and EarlyBirdCapital.

 

(vii)            Sponsor Forfeiture. The Sponsor shall have forfeited the Founder Shares set forth in the Sponsor Forfeiture Letter in accordance with its terms.

 

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6.3               Conditions to Obligations of the Purchaser. In addition to the conditions specified in Section 6.1, the obligations of the Purchaser and Merger Sub to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction or written waiver (by the Purchaser) of the following conditions:

 

(a)                   Representations and Warranties. All of the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this Agreement and in any certificate delivered by or on behalf of the Company pursuant hereto shall be true and correct on and as of the Closing Date as if made on the Closing Date, except for (i) those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a particular date (which representations and warranties shall have been accurate as of such date), and (ii) any failures to be true and correct that (without giving effect to any qualifications or limitations as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect), individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on, or with respect to, the Target Companies, taken as a whole.

 

(b)                   Agreements and Covenants. The Company shall have performed in all material respects all of its obligations and complied in all material respects with all of its agreements and covenants under this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to the Closing Date.

 

(c)                   No Material Adverse Effect. No Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred with respect to the Target Companies taken as a whole since the date of this Agreement which is continuing and uncured.

 

(d)                   Certain Ancillary Documents. Each Lock-Up Agreement and the Non-Competition Agreement shall be in full force and effect in accordance with the terms thereof as of the Closing.

 

(e)                   Closing Deliveries.

 

(i)                 Officer Certificate. The Purchaser shall have received a certificate from the Company, dated as the Closing Date, signed by an executive officer of the Company in such capacity, certifying as to the satisfaction of the conditions specified in Sections 6.3(a), 6.3(b) and 6.3(c).

 

(ii)               Secretary Certificate. The Company shall have delivered to the Purchaser a certificate executed by the Company’s secretary certifying as to the validity and effectiveness of, and attaching, (A) copies of the Company’s Organizational Documents as in effect as of the Closing Date (immediately prior to the Effective Time), (B) the requisite resolutions of the Company’s board of directors authorizing and approving the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each Ancillary Document to which the Company is or is required to be a party or bound, and the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and the adoption of the Surviving Corporation Organizational Documents, and recommending the approval and adoption of the same by the Company Stockholders at a duly called meeting of stockholders, (C) evidence that the Required Company Stockholder Approval has been obtained and (D) the incumbency of officers of the Company authorized to execute this Agreement or any Ancillary Document to which the Company is or is required to be a party or otherwise bound.

 

(iii)             Good Standing. The Company shall have delivered to the Purchaser good standing certificates (or similar documents applicable for such jurisdictions) for each Target Company certified as of a date no earlier than thirty (30) days prior to the Closing Date from the proper Governmental Authority of the Target Company’s jurisdiction of organization and from each other jurisdiction in which the Target Company is qualified to do business as a foreign corporation or other entity as of the Closing, in each case to the extent that good standing certificates or similar documents are generally available in such jurisdictions.

 

(iv)              Certified Charter. The Company shall have delivered to the Purchaser a copy of the Company Charter, as in effect as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as of a date no more than ten (10) Business Days prior to the Closing Date.

 

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(v)                Key Employee Agreements. The Purchaser shall have received a duly executed Key Employee Employment Agreement from each Key Employee.

 

(vi)              Escrow Agreement. The Purchaser shall have received a copy of the Escrow Agreement, duly executed by the Seller Representative and the Escrow Agent.

 

(vii)            Transmittal Documents. The Exchange Agent shall have received from each holder of the Company Warrants the Transmittal Documents, each in form reasonably acceptable for transfer on the books of the Company.

 

(viii)          Resignations. Subject to the requirements of Section 5.20, the Purchaser shall have received written resignations, effective as of the Closing, of each of the directors and officers of the Company as requested by the Purchaser prior to the Closing.

 

(ix)              Lock-Up Agreements. The Purchaser shall have received a Lock-Up Agreement for each Significant Company Holder who did not execute and deliver a Lock-Up Agreement to the Purchaser on or prior to the date of this Agreement, duly executed by such Significant Company Holder.

 

(x)                Termination of Certain Contracts. The Purchaser shall have received evidence reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser that the Contracts involving the Target Companies and/or Company Security Holders or other Related Persons set forth on Schedule 6.3(e)(x) shall have been terminated with no further obligation or Liability of the Target Companies thereunder.

 

6.4               Frustration of Conditions. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, no Party may rely on the failure of any condition set forth in this Article VI to be satisfied if such failure was caused by the failure of such Party or its Affiliates (or with respect to the Company, any Target Company or Company Stockholder) failure to comply with or perform any of its covenants or obligations set forth in this Agreement.

 

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Article VII
TERMINATION AND EXPENSES

 

7.1               Termination. This Agreement may be terminated and the transactions contemplated hereby may be abandoned at any time prior to the Closing as follows:

 

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

 

(b)                   by written notice by the Purchaser or the Company if any of the conditions to the Closing set forth in Article VI have not been satisfied or waived by August 31, 2021 (the “Outside Date”) (provided, that if the Purchaser seeks and obtains an Extension, the Purchaser shall have the right by providing written notice thereof to the Company to extend the Outside Date for an additional period equal to the shortest of (i) three (3) additional months, (ii) the period ending on the last date for the Purchaser to consummate its Business Combination pursuant to such Extension and (iii) such period as determined by the Purchaser); provided, however, the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 7.1(b) shall not be available to a Party if the breach or violation by such Party or its Affiliates of any representation, warranty, covenant or obligation under this Agreement was the cause of, or resulted in, the failure of the Closing to occur on or before the Outside Date;

 

(c)                   by written notice by either the Purchaser or the Company if a Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction shall have issued an Order or taken any other action permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and such Order or other action has become final and non-appealable; provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.1(c) shall not be available to a Party if the failure by such Party or its Affiliates to comply with any provision of this Agreement has been a substantial cause of, or substantially resulted in, such action by such Governmental Authority;

 

(d)                   by written notice by the Company to Purchaser, if (i) there has been a breach by the Purchaser of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement, or if any representation or warranty of the Purchaser shall have become untrue or inaccurate, in any case, which would result in a failure of a condition set forth in Section 6.2(a) or Section 6.2(b) to be satisfied (treating the Closing Date for such purposes as the date of this Agreement or, if later, the date of such breach), and (ii) the breach or inaccuracy is incapable of being cured or is not cured within the earlier of (A) twenty (20) days after written notice of such breach or inaccuracy is provided to the Purchaser or (B) the Outside Date; provided, that the Company shall not have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.1(d) if at such time the Company is in material uncured breach of this Agreement;

 

(e)                   by written notice by the Purchaser to the Company, if (i) there has been a breach by the Company of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement, or if any representation or warranty of such Parties shall have become untrue or inaccurate, in any case, which would result in a failure of a condition set forth in Section 6.3(a) or Section 6.3(b) to be satisfied (treating the Closing Date for such purposes as the date of this Agreement or, if later, the date of such breach), and (ii) the breach or inaccuracy is incapable of being cured or is not cured within the earlier of (A) twenty (20) days after written notice of such breach or inaccuracy is provided to the Company or (B) the Outside Date; provided, that the Purchaser shall not have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.1(e) if at such time the Purchaser is in material uncured breach of this Agreement;

 

(f)                    by written notice by the Purchaser to the Company, if there shall have been a Material Adverse Effect on the Target Companies taken as a whole following the date of this Agreement which continues uncured for at least 20 days after written notice of such Material Adverse Effect is provided by the Purchaser to the Company;

 

(g)                   by written notice by either the Purchaser or the Company to the other, if the Purchaser Extraordinary General Meeting is held (including any adjournment or postponement thereof) and has concluded, the Purchaser’s stockholders have duly voted, and the Required Purchaser Shareholder Approval was not obtained; or

 

(h)                   by written notice by either the Purchaser or the Company to the other, if the Company Special Meeting is held (including any adjournment or postponement thereof) and has concluded, the Company Stockholders have duly voted, and the Required Company Stockholder Approval was not obtained.

 

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7.2               Effect of Termination. This Agreement may only be terminated in the circumstances described in Section 7.1 and pursuant to a written notice delivered by the applicable Party to the other applicable Parties, which sets forth the basis for such termination, including the provision of Section 7.1 under which such termination is made. In the event of the valid termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1, this Agreement shall forthwith become void, and there shall be no Liability on the part of any Party or any of their respective Representatives, and all rights and obligations of each Party shall cease, except: (a) Sections 5.16, 5.17, 7.3, 8.1, Article IX and this Section 7.2 shall survive the termination of this Agreement, and (b) nothing herein shall relieve any Party from Liability for any willful breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or obligation under this Agreement or any claim in respect of a Fraud Claim against such Party, in either case, prior to the termination of this Agreement (in each case of clauses (a) and (b) above, subject to Section 8.1). Without limiting the foregoing, and except as provided in Sections 7.3 and this Section 7.2 (but subject to Section 8.1) and subject to the right to seek injunctions, specific performance or other equitable relief in accordance with Section 9.7, the Parties’ sole right prior to the Closing with respect to any breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or other agreement contained in this Agreement by another Party or with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be the right, if applicable, to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1.

 

7.3               Fees and Expenses. Subject to Sections 5.10(b), 8.1, 9.14 and 9.15 all Expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the Party incurring such expenses. As used in this Agreement, “Expenses” shall include all out-of-pocket expenses (including all fees and expenses of counsel, accountants, investment bankers, financial advisors, financing sources, experts and consultants to a Party hereto or any of its Affiliates) incurred by a Party or on its behalf in connection with or related to the authorization, preparation, negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement or any Ancillary Document related hereto and all other matters related to the consummation of this Agreement. With respect to the Purchaser, Expenses shall include any and all deferred expenses (including fees or commissions payable to the underwriters and any legal fees) of the IPO upon consummation of a Business Combination, any Extension Expenses and costs and expenses relating to the PIPE Investment and the Purchaser HSR Fees and Expenses, if any.

 

Article VIII
WAIVERS AND RELEASES

 

8.1             Waiver of Claims Against Trust. Reference is made to the IPO Prospectus. The Company and the Seller Representative each hereby represents and warrants that it has read the IPO Prospectus and understands that the Purchaser has established the Trust Account containing the proceeds of the IPO and the overallotment shares acquired by Purchaser’s underwriters and from certain private placements occurring simultaneously with the IPO (including interest accrued from time to time thereon) for the benefit of the Purchaser’s public shareholders (including overallotment shares acquired by the Purchaser’s underwriters) (the “Public Shareholders”) and that, except as otherwise described in the IPO Prospectus, the Purchaser may disburse monies from the Trust Account only: (a) to the Public Shareholders in the event they elect to redeem their Purchaser Ordinary Shares in connection with the consummation of the Purchaser’s initial business combination (as such term is used in the IPO Prospectus) (the “Business Combination”) or in connection with an extension of the Purchaser’s deadline to consummate a Business Combination, (b) to the Public Shareholders if the Purchaser fails to consummate a Business Combination within twenty-one (21) months after the closing of the IPO, subject to (or up to 24 months if a definitive agreement with respect to a proposed business combination has been executed within 21 months), (c) with respect to any interest earned on the amounts held in the Trust Account, amounts necessary to pay for any taxes or (d) to the Purchaser after or concurrently with the consummation of a Business Combination. For and in consideration of the Purchaser entering into this Agreement and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, each of the Company and the Seller Representative hereby agrees on behalf of itself and its Affiliates that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, none of the Company or the Seller Representative nor any of their respective Affiliates do now or shall at any time hereafter have any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies in the Trust Account or distributions therefrom, or make any claim against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom), regardless of whether such claim arises as a result of, in connection with or relating in any way to, this Agreement or any proposed or actual business relationship between Purchaser or any of its Representatives, on the one hand, and the Company, the Seller Representative or any of their respective Representatives, on the other hand, or any other matter, and regardless of whether such claim arises based on contract, tort, equity or any other theory of legal liability (collectively, the “Released Claims”). Each of the Company and the Seller Representative on behalf of itself and its Affiliates hereby irrevocably waives any Released Claims that any such Party or any of its Affiliates may have against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom) now or in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any negotiations, contracts or agreements with Purchaser or its Representatives and will not seek recourse against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom) for any reason whatsoever (including for an alleged breach of this Agreement or any other agreement with Purchaser or its Affiliates). The Company and the Seller Representative each agrees and acknowledges that such irrevocable waiver is material to this Agreement and specifically relied upon by Purchaser and its Affiliates to induce Purchaser to enter in this Agreement, and each of the Company and the Seller Representative further intends and understands such waiver to be valid, binding and enforceable against such Party and each of its Affiliates under applicable Law. To the extent that the Company or the Seller Representative or any of their respective Affiliates commences any Action based upon, in connection with, relating to or arising out of any matter relating to Purchaser or its Representatives, which proceeding seeks, in whole or in part, monetary relief against Purchaser or its Representatives, each of the Company and the Seller Representative hereby acknowledges and agrees that its and its Affiliates’ sole remedy shall be against funds held outside of the Trust Account and that such claim shall not permit such Party or any of its Affiliates (or any Person claiming on any of their behalves or in lieu of them) to have any claim against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom) or any amounts contained therein. In the event that the Company or the Seller Representative or any of their respective Affiliates commences Action based upon, in connection with, relating to or arising out of any matter relating to Purchaser or its Representatives which proceeding seeks, in whole or in part, relief against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom) or the Public Shareholders, whether in the form of money damages or injunctive relief, Purchaser and its Representatives, as applicable, shall be entitled to recover from the Company, the Seller Representative (on behalf of the Company Stockholders) and their respective Affiliates, as applicable, the associated legal fees and costs in connection with any such Action, in the event Purchaser or its Representatives, as applicable, prevails in such Action. This Section 8.1 shall survive termination of this Agreement for any reason and continue indefinitely.

 

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Article IX
MISCELLANEOUS

 

9.1             No Survival. Representations and warranties of the Company and the Purchaser contained in this Agreement or in any certificate or instrument delivered by or on behalf of the Company or the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement shall not survive the Closing, and from and after the Closing, the Company and the Purchaser and their respective Representatives shall not have any further obligations, nor shall any claim be asserted or action be brought against the Company or the Purchaser or their respective Representatives with respect thereto. The covenants and agreements made by the Company and the Purchaser in this Agreement or in any certificate or instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement, including any rights arising out of any breach of such covenants or agreements, shall not survive the Closing, except for those covenants and agreements contained herein and therein that by their terms apply or are to be performed in whole or in part after the Closing (which such covenants shall survive the Closing and continue until fully performed in accordance with their terms).

 

9.2             Notices. All notices, consents, waivers and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered (a) in person, (b) by email, with affirmative confirmation of receipt, (iii) one Business Day after being sent, if sent by reputable, nationally recognized overnight courier service or (iv) three (3) Business Days after being mailed, if sent by registered or certified mail, pre-paid and return receipt requested, in each case to the applicable Party at the following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified by like notice), provided that with respect to notices deliverable to the Seller Representative, such notices shall be delivered solely via email or facsimile:

 

If to the Purchaser or Merger Sub at or prior to the Closing, to:

 

Galileo Acquisition Corp.
1049 Park Ave. 14A

New York, NY 10028

Attn: Alberto Recchi

Telephone No.: (347) 517-1041
Email: alberto.recchi@galileospac.com

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

 

Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP
1345 Avenue of the Americas, 11th Floor
New York, New York 10105
Attn: Stuart Neuhauser, Esq.
Attn: Matthew A. Gray, Esq.
Telephone No.: (212) 370-1300
Email: sneuhauser@egsllp.com
Email: mgray@egsllp.com

If to the Purchaser Representative, to:

 

Galileo Founders Holdings, L.P.
1049 Park Ave. 14A

New York, NY 10028

Attn: Alberto Recchi

Telephone No.: (347) 517-1041

Email: alberto.recchi@galileospac.com

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

 

Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP
1345 Avenue of the Americas, 11th Floor
New York, New York 10105

Attn: Stuart Neuhauser, Esq.
Attn: Matthew A. Gray, Esq.
Telephone No.: (212) 370-1300
Email: sneuhauser@egsllp.com

Email: mgray@egsllp.com

If to the Company, to:

 

Shapeways, Inc.
Attn: Greg Kress, Chief Executive Officer
Email: notices@shapeways.com

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

 

Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP
1250 Broadway, 23rd Floor
New York, NY 10001

Attn: Hozefa M. Botee
Attn: John H. Olson

Attn: Jeffrey R. Vetter

Attn: Jerry Ku

Phone: (212) 730-8133

Email: hbotee@gunder.com

Email: jolson@gunder.com
Email: jvetter@gunder.com
Email: jku@gunder.com

If to the Seller Representative to:

 

Fortis Advisors LLC

Attn: Notices Department (Shapeways)

Facsimile No.: (858) 408-1843

 

Email: notices@fortisrep.com

 

If to the Purchaser after the Closing, to:

 

Shapeways Holdings, Inc.
Attn: Greg Kress, Chief Executive Officer
Email: notices@shapeways.com

and

 

the Purchaser Representative

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

 

Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP
1250 Broadway, 23rd Floor
New York, NY 10001

Attn: Hozefa M. Botee
Attn: John H. Olson

Attn: Jeffrey R. Vetter

Attn: Jerry Ku

Phone: (212) 730-8133

Email: hbotee@gunder.com

Email: jolson@gunder.com
Email: jvetter@gunder.com
Email: jku@gunder.com

 

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9.3             Binding Effect; Assignment. This Agreement and all of the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. This Agreement shall not be assigned by operation of Law or otherwise without the prior written consent of the Purchaser and the Company (and after the Closing, the Purchaser Representative and the Seller Representative), and any assignment without such consent shall be null and void; provided that no such assignment shall relieve the assigning Party of its obligations hereunder.

 

9.4             Third Parties. Except for the rights of the D&O Indemnified Persons set forth in Section 5.20, which the Parties acknowledge and agree are express third party beneficiaries of this Agreement, nothing contained in this Agreement or in any instrument or document executed by any party in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby shall create any rights in, or be deemed to have been executed for the benefit of, any Person that is not a Party hereto or thereto or a successor or permitted assign of such a Party.

 

9.5             Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the Laws of the State of New York without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof. All Actions arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be heard and determined exclusively in any state or federal court located in New York, New York (or in any appellate court thereof) (the “Specified Courts”). Each Party hereto hereby (a) submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of any Specified Court for the purpose of any Action arising out of or relating to this Agreement brought by any Party hereto and (b) irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert by way of motion, defense or otherwise, in any such Action, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that the Action is brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of the Action is improper, or that this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may not be enforced in or by any Specified Court. Each Party agrees that a final judgment in any Action shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law. Each Party irrevocably consents to the service of the summons and complaint and any other process in any other Action relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on behalf of itself, or its property, by personal delivery of copies of such process to such Party at the applicable address set forth in Section 9.1. Nothing in this Section 9.5 shall affect the right of any Party to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by Law.

 

9.6             WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF ANY ACTION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THAT FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 9.6.

 

9.7             Specific Performance. Each Party acknowledges that the rights of each Party to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby are unique, recognizes and affirms that in the event of a breach of this Agreement by any Party, money damages may be inadequate and the non-breaching Parties may have not adequate remedy at law, and agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed by an applicable Party in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. Accordingly, each Party shall be entitled to seek an injunction or restraining order to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to seek to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, without the requirement to post any bond or other security or to prove that money damages would be inadequate, this being in addition to any other right or remedy to which such Party may be entitled under this Agreement, at law or in equity.

 

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9.8             Severability. In case any provision in this Agreement shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in a jurisdiction, such provision shall be modified or deleted, as to the jurisdiction involved, only to the extent necessary to render the same valid, legal and enforceable, and the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby nor shall the validity, legality or enforceability of such provision be affected thereby in any other jurisdiction. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the Parties will substitute for any invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision a suitable and equitable provision that carries out, so far as may be valid, legal and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision.

 

9.9             Amendment. This Agreement may be amended, supplemented or modified only by execution of a written instrument signed by the Purchaser, the Company, the Purchaser Representative and the Seller Representative.

 

9.10           Waiver. The Purchaser on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, the Company on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, and the Seller Representative on behalf of itself and the Company Security Holders may in its sole discretion (a) extend the time for the performance of any obligation or other act of any other non-Affiliated Party hereto, (b) waive any inaccuracy in the representations and warranties by such other non-Affiliated Party contained herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto and (c) waive compliance by such other non-Affiliated Party with any covenant or condition contained herein. Any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed by the Party or Parties to be bound thereby (including by the Purchaser Representative or the Seller Representative in lieu of such Party to the extent provided in this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, no failure or delay by a Party in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise of any other right hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any waiver of any provision of this Agreement after the Closing shall also require the prior written consent of the Purchaser Representative.

 

9.11         Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the documents or instruments referred to herein, including any exhibits and schedules attached hereto, which exhibits and schedules are incorporated herein by reference, together with the Ancillary Documents, embody the entire agreement and understanding of the Parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein. There are no restrictions, promises, representations, warranties, covenants or undertakings, other than those expressly set forth or referred to herein or the documents or instruments referred to herein, which collectively supersede all prior agreements and the understandings among the Parties with respect to the subject matter contained herein.

 

9.12           Interpretation. The table of contents and the Article and Section headings contained in this Agreement are solely for the purpose of reference, are not part of the agreement of the Parties and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) any pronoun used shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and words in the singular, including any defined terms, include the plural and vice versa; (b) reference to any Person includes such Person’s successors and assigns but, if applicable, only if such successors and assigns are permitted by this Agreement, and reference to a Person in a particular capacity excludes such Person in any other capacity; (c) any accounting term used and not otherwise defined in this Agreement or any Ancillary Document has the meaning assigned to such term in accordance with GAAP; (d) “including” (and with correlative meaning “include”) means including without limiting the generality of any description preceding or succeeding such term and shall be deemed in each case to be followed by the words “without limitation”; (e) the words “herein,” “hereto,” and “hereby” and other words of similar import shall be deemed in each case to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Section or other subdivision of this Agreement; (f) the word “if” and other words of similar import when used herein shall be deemed in each case to be followed by the phrase “and only if”; (g) the term “or” means “and/or”; (h) any reference to the term “ordinary course” or “ordinary course of business” shall be deemed in each case to be followed by the words “consistent with past practice”; (i) any agreement, instrument, insurance policy, Law or Order defined or referred to herein or in any agreement or instrument that is referred to herein means such agreement, instrument, insurance policy, Law or Order as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, including (in the case of agreements or instruments) by waiver or consent and (in the case of statutes, regulations, rules or orders) by succession of comparable successor statutes, regulations, rules or orders and references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein; (j) except as otherwise indicated, all references in this Agreement to the words “Section,” “Article”, “Schedule” and “Exhibit” are intended to refer to Sections, Articles, Schedules and Exhibits to this Agreement; and (k) the term “Dollars” or “$” means United States dollars. Any reference in this Agreement to a Person’s directors shall include any member of such Person’s governing body and any reference in this Agreement to a Person’s officers shall include any Person filling a substantially similar position for such Person. Any reference in this Agreement or any Ancillary Document to a Person’s shareholders or stockholders shall include any applicable owners of the equity interests of such Person, in whatever form, including with respect to the Purchaser its stockholders under the Cayman Islands Companies Law or DGCL, as then applicable, or its Organizational Documents. The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. Consequently, in the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties hereto, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any Party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement. To the extent that any Contract, document, certificate or instrument is represented and warranted to by the Company to be given, delivered, provided or made available by the Company, in order for such Contract, document, certificate or instrument to have been deemed to have been given, delivered, provided and made available to the Purchaser or its Representatives, such Contract, document, certificate or instrument shall have been posted to the electronic data site maintained on behalf of the Company for the benefit of the Purchaser and its Representatives and the Purchaser and its Representatives have been given access to the electronic folders containing such information.

 

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9.13          Counterparts. This Agreement and each Ancillary Document may be executed and delivered (including by facsimile or other electronic transmission) in one or more counterparts, and by the different Parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

 

9.14           Purchaser Representative.

 

(a)                   The Purchaser, on behalf of itself and its Subsidiaries, successors and assigns, by execution and delivery of this Agreement, hereby irrevocably appoints Galileo Founders Holdings, L.P, in the capacity as the Purchaser Representative, as each such Person’s agent, attorney-in-fact and representative, with full power of substitution to act in the name, place and stead of such Person, to act on behalf of such Person from and after the Closing in connection with: (i) controlling and making any determinations relating to the Earnout Statement pursuant to Section 1.16; (ii) acting on behalf of such Person under the Escrow Agreement; (iii) terminating, amending or waiving on behalf of such Person any provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Documents to which the Purchaser Representative is a party or otherwise has rights in such capacity (together with this Agreement, the “Purchaser Representative Documents”); (iv) signing on behalf of such Person any releases or other documents with respect to any dispute or remedy arising under any Purchaser Representative Documents; (v) employing and obtaining the advice of legal counsel, accountants and other professional advisors as the Purchaser Representative, in its reasonable discretion, deems necessary or advisable in the performance of its duties as the Purchaser Representative and to rely on their advice and counsel; (vi) incurring and paying reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses, including fees of brokers, attorneys and accountants incurred pursuant to the transactions contemplated hereby, and any other out-of-pocket fees and expenses allocable or in any way relating to such transaction or any indemnification claim; and (vii) otherwise enforcing the rights and obligations of any such Persons under any Purchaser Representative Documents, including giving and receiving all notices and communications hereunder or thereunder on behalf of such Person; provided, that the Parties acknowledge that the Purchaser Representative is specifically authorized and directed to act on behalf of, and for the benefit of, the holders of Purchaser Securities (other than the Company Security Holders immediately prior to the Effective Time and their respective successors and assigns). All decisions and actions by the Purchaser Representative shall be binding upon the Purchaser and its Subsidiaries, successors and assigns, and neither they nor any other Party shall have the right to object, dissent, protest or otherwise contest the same. The provisions of this Section 9.14 are irrevocable and coupled with an interest. The Purchaser Representative hereby accepts its appointment and authorization as the Purchaser Representative under this Agreement.

 

(b)                   The Purchaser Representative shall not be liable for any act done or omitted under any Purchaser Representative Document as the Purchaser Representative while acting in good faith and without willful misconduct or gross negligence, and any act done or omitted pursuant to the advice of counsel shall be conclusive evidence of such good faith. The Purchaser shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Purchaser Representative from and against any and all losses incurred without gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Purchaser Representative (in its capacity as such) and arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of the Purchaser Representative’s duties under any Purchaser Representative Document, including the reasonable fees and expenses of any legal counsel retained by the Purchaser Representative. In no event shall the Purchaser Representative in such capacity be liable under or in connection with any Purchaser Representative Document for any indirect, punitive, special or consequential damages. The Purchaser Representative shall be fully protected in relying upon any written notice, demand, certificate or document that it in good faith believes to be genuine, including facsimiles or copies thereof, and no Person shall have any Liability for relying on the Purchaser Representative in the foregoing manner. In connection with the performance of its rights and obligations hereunder, the Purchaser Representative shall have the right at any time and from time to time to select and engage, at the cost and expense of the Purchaser, attorneys, accountants, investment bankers, advisors, consultants and clerical personnel and obtain such other professional and expert assistance, maintain such records and incur other out-of-pocket expenses, as the Purchaser Representative may deem necessary or appropriate from time to time. All of the indemnities, immunities, releases and powers granted to the Purchaser Representative under this Section 9.14 shall survive the Closing and continue indefinitely.

 

(c)                   The Person serving as the Purchaser Representative may resign upon ten (10) days’ prior written notice to the Purchaser and the Seller Representative, provided, that the Purchaser Representative appoints in writing a replacement Purchaser Representative. Each successor Purchaser Representative shall have all of the power, authority, rights and privileges conferred by this Agreement upon the original Purchaser Representative, and the term “Purchaser Representative” as used herein shall be deemed to include any such successor Purchaser Representatives.

 

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9.15           Seller Representative.

 

(a)                   Each Company Stockholder and each holder of an Earnout Warrant, by delivery of a Letter of Transmittal and approval of the Merger and this Agreement, each holder of Company Options in accordance with the terms of the Company Equity Plan, as applicable, on behalf of itself and its successors and assigns, and without any further action of any of the Company Security Holders or the Company, hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints Fortis Advisors LLC, in its capacity as the Seller Representative, as the true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact of such Persons with full powers of substitution to act in the name, place and stead of thereof with respect to the performance on behalf of such Person under the terms and provisions of this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, the Seller Representative Engagement Agreement and the other Ancillary Documents to which the Seller Representative is a party or otherwise has rights in such capacity (together with this Agreement, the “Seller Representative Documents”), as the same may be from time to time amended, and to do or refrain from doing all such further acts and things, and to execute all such documents on behalf of such Person, if any, as the Seller Representative will deem necessary or appropriate in connection with any of the transactions contemplated under the Seller Representative Documents, including: (i) controlling and making any determinations relating to the Earnout Statement pursuant to Section 1.16; (ii) acting on behalf of such Person under the Escrow Agreement; (iii) terminating, amending or waiving on behalf of such Person any provision of any Seller Representative Document (provided, that any such action, if material to the rights and obligations of the Company Security Holders in the reasonable judgment of the Seller Representative, will be taken in the same manner with respect to all Company Security Holders unless otherwise agreed by each Company Security Holder who is subject to any disparate treatment of a potentially material and adverse nature); (iv) signing on behalf of such Person any releases or other documents with respect to any dispute or remedy arising under any Seller Representative Document; (v) employing and obtaining the advice of legal counsel, accountants and other professional advisors as the Seller Representative, in its reasonable discretion, deems necessary or advisable in the performance of its duties as the Seller Representative and to rely on their advice and counsel; (vi) incurring and paying reasonable costs and expenses (on behalf of the Company Security Holders), including fees of brokers, attorneys and accountants incurred pursuant to the transactions contemplated hereby, and any other reasonable fees and expenses allocable or in any way relating to such transaction or any indemnification claim, whether incurred prior or subsequent to Closing; and (vii) otherwise enforcing the rights and obligations of any such Persons under any Seller Representative Document, including giving and receiving all notices and communications hereunder or thereunder on behalf of such Person. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Seller Representative shall have no obligation to act on behalf of the Company Security Holders, except as expressly provided in the Seller Representative Documents, and for purposes of clarity, there are no obligations of the Seller Representative in any Ancillary Document, schedule, exhibit or the Company Disclosure Schedules, except as expressly set forth in any of the foregoing which is executed and delivered by the Seller Representative. All decisions and actions by the Seller Representative under the Seller Representative Documents shall be binding upon each Company Security Holder and their respective successors and assigns as if expressly confirmed and ratified in writing by such Company Security Holder, and neither they nor any other Party shall have the right to object, dissent, protest or otherwise contest the same. The provisions of this Section 9.15, and the powers, immunities and right to indemnification granted to the Seller Representative Group hereunder: (i) are irrevocable and coupled with an interest and shall survive the death, incompetence, bankruptcy or liquidation of any Company Security Holder and shall be binding on any successor thereto, and (ii) shall survive the delivery of an assignment by any Company Security Holder of the whole or any fraction of his, her or its interest in the Earnout Shares. The Seller Representative hereby accepts its appointment and authorization as the Seller Representative under this Agreement.

 

(b)                   Any other Person, including the Purchaser Representative, the Purchaser and the Company may conclusively and absolutely rely, without inquiry, upon any actions of the Seller Representative as the acts of the Company Security Holders under any Seller Representative Documents. The Purchaser Representative, the Purchaser and the Company shall be entitled to rely conclusively on the instructions and decisions of the Seller Representative as to (i) any payment instructions provided by the Seller Representative or (ii) any other actions required or permitted to be taken by the Seller Representative hereunder, and no Company Security Holder shall have any cause of action against the Purchaser Representative, the Purchaser or the Company for any action taken by any of them in reliance upon the instructions or decisions of the Seller Representative. The Purchaser Representative, the Purchaser and the Company shall not have any Liability to any Company Security Holder for any allocation or distribution among the Company Stockholders by the Seller Representative of payments made to or at the direction of the Seller Representative. All notices or other communications required to be made or delivered to the Company Security Holders under any Seller Representative Document shall be made to the Seller Representative for the benefit of the Company Security Holders, and any notices so made shall discharge in full all notice requirements of the other parties hereto or thereto to the Company Security Holders with respect thereto. All notices or other communications required to be made or delivered by the Company Security Holders shall be made by the Seller Representative (except for a notice under Section 9.15(c) of the replacement of the Seller Representative). The Seller Representative shall be entitled to: (i) rely upon any signature believed by it to be genuine, and (ii) reasonably assume that a signatory has proper authorization to sign on behalf of the applicable Company Security Holder or other party.

 

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(c)                   Certain Company Security Holders have entered into an engagement agreement (the “Seller Representative Engagement Agreement”) with the Seller Representative to provide direction to the Seller Representative in connection with its services under the Seller Representative Documents (such Company Security Holders, including their individual representatives, collectively hereinafter referred to as the “Advisory Group”). The Seller Representative will act for the Company Security Holders on all of the matters set forth in the Seller Representative Documents in the manner the Seller Representative believes to be in the best interest of the Company Security Holders, but neither the Seller Representative nor its members, managers, directors, officers, contractors, agents and employees nor any member of the Advisory Group (collectively, the “Seller Representative Group”), will be responsible to the Company Security Holders for any losses that any Company Security Holder may suffer by reason of the performance by the Seller Representative of the Seller Representative’s duties under the Seller Representative Documents, other than losses arising from the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct by the Seller Representative in the performance of its duties under the Seller Representative Documents. From and after the Closing, the Company Security Holders shall jointly and severally indemnify, defend and hold the Seller Representative Group harmless from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, fees, costs, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, the “Seller Representative Expenses”) reasonably incurred without gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Seller Representative (in its capacity as such) and arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of the Seller Representative’s duties under any Seller Representative Document, including the reasonable fees and expenses of any legal counsel or other skilled professionals retained by the Seller Representative and in connection with seeking recovery from insurers. Such Seller Representative Expenses may be recovered directly from the Company Security Holders. The Company Security Holders acknowledge that the Seller Representative shall not be required to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the exercise or performance of any of its powers, rights, duties or privileges or pursuant to the Seller Representative Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby. Furthermore, the Seller Representative shall not be required to take any action unless the Seller Representative has been provided with funds, security or indemnities which, in its determination, are sufficient to protect the Seller Representative against the costs, expenses and liabilities which may be incurred by the Seller Representative in performing such actions. In no event shall the Seller Representative Group in such capacity be liable hereunder or in connection herewith for any indirect, punitive, special or consequential damages. The Seller Representative Group shall not be liable for any act done or omitted under any Seller Representative Document as the Seller Representative while acting in good faith and without willful misconduct or gross negligence, and any act done or omitted pursuant to the advice of counsel shall be conclusive evidence of such good faith. The Seller Representative shall be fully protected in relying upon any written notice, demand, certificate or document that it in good faith believes to be genuine, including facsimiles or copies thereof, and no Person shall have any Liability for relying on the Seller Representative in the foregoing manner. In connection with the performance of its rights and obligations hereunder, the Seller Representative shall have the right at any time and from time to time to select and engage, at the reasonable cost and expense of the Company Security Holders, attorneys, accountants, investment bankers, advisors, consultants and clerical personnel and obtain such other professional and expert assistance, maintain such records and incur other reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, as the Seller Representative may reasonably deem necessary or appropriate from time to time. All of the indemnities, immunities, releases and powers granted to the Seller Representative under this Section 9.15 shall survive the resignation or removal of the Seller Representative or any member of the Advisory Group and the Closing and/or any termination of this Agreement and the Earnout Escrow Agreement continue indefinitely.

 

(d)                   If the Seller Representative shall die, become disabled, dissolve, resign or otherwise be unable or unwilling to fulfill its responsibilities as representative and agent of Company Security Holders, then the Company Security Holders shall, within ten (10) days after such death, disability, dissolution, resignation or other event, appoint a successor Seller Representative (by vote or written consent of the Company Security Holders holding in the aggregate a Fully Diluted Pro Rata Share in excess of fifty percent (50%), and promptly thereafter (but in any event within two (2) Business Days after such appointment) notify the Purchaser Representative and the Purchaser in writing of the identity of such successor. Any such successor so appointed shall become the “Seller Representative” for purposes of this Agreement.

 

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9.16         Legal Representation. The Parties agree that, notwithstanding the fact that EGS may have, prior to Closing, jointly represented the Purchaser, Merger Sub, the Purchaser Representative and/or the Sponsor in connection with this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and has also represented the Purchaser and/or its Affiliates in connection with matters other than the transaction that is the subject of this Agreement, EGS will be permitted in the future, after Closing, to represent the Sponsor, the Purchaser Representative or their respective Affiliates in connection with matters in which such Persons are adverse to the Purchaser or any of its Affiliates, including any disputes arising out of, or related to, this Agreement. The Company and the Seller Representative, who are or have the right to be represented by independent counsel in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, hereby agree, in advance, to waive (and to cause their Affiliates to waive) any actual or potential conflict of interest that may hereafter arise in connection with EGS’s future representation of one or more of the Sponsor, the Purchaser Representative or their respective Affiliates in which the interests of such Person are adverse to the interests of the Purchaser, the Company and/or the Seller Representative or any of their respective Affiliates, including any matters that arise out of this Agreement or that are substantially related to this Agreement or to any prior representation by EGS of the Purchaser, Merger Sub, any Sponsor, the Purchaser Representative or any of their respective Affiliates. The Parties acknowledge and agree that, for the purposes of the attorney-client privilege, the Sponsor and the Purchaser Representative shall be deemed the clients of EGS with respect to the negotiation, execution and performance of this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents. All such communications shall remain privileged after the Closing and the privilege and the expectation of client confidence relating thereto shall belong solely to the Sponsor and the Purchaser Representative, shall be controlled by the Sponsor and the Purchaser Representative and shall not pass to or be claimed by Purchaser or the Surviving Corporation; provided, further, that nothing contained herein shall be deemed to be a waiver by the Purchaser or any of its Affiliates (including, after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation and its Affiliates) of any applicable privileges or protections that can or may be asserted to prevent disclosure of any such communications to any third party.

 

Article X
DEFINITIONS

 

10.1         Certain Definitions. For purpose of this Agreement, the following capitalized terms have the following meanings:

 

Action” means any notice of noncompliance or violation, or any claim, demand, charge, action, suit, litigation, audit, settlement, complaint, stipulation, assessment or arbitration, or hearing, proceeding or investigation, by or before any Governmental Authority.

 

Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly Controlling, Controlled by, or under common Control with such Person. For the avoidance of doubt, the Sponsor shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of the Purchaser prior to the Closing.

 

Aggregate Exercise Price” means the sum of (a) the sum of the exercise prices of all in-the-money Company Options and Company Non-Plan Options; and (b) the sum of the exercise prices of all in-the-money Company Warrants, in each case outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time.

 

Ancillary Documents” means each agreement, instrument or document attached hereto as an Exhibit, and the other agreements, certificates and instruments to be executed or delivered by any of the Parties hereto in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Benefit Plans” of any Person means any and all deferred compensation, executive compensation, incentive compensation, equity purchase or other equity-based compensation plan, employment or consulting, severance or termination pay, holiday, vacation or other bonus plan or practice, hospitalization or other medical, life or other insurance, supplemental unemployment benefits, profit sharing, pension, or retirement plan, program, agreement, commitment or arrangement, and each other employee benefit plan, program, agreement or arrangement, including each “employee benefit plan” as such term is defined under Section 3(3) of ERISA, maintained or contributed to or required to be contributed to by a Person for the benefit of any employee or terminated employee of such Person, or with respect to which such Person has any Liability, whether direct or indirect, actual or contingent, whether formal or informal, and whether legally binding or not.

 

Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday on which commercial banking institutions in New York, New York are authorized to close for business, excluding as a result of “stay at home”, “shelter-in-place”, “non-essential employee” or any other similar orders or restrictions or the closure of any physical branch locations at the direction of any governmental authority so long as the electronic funds transfer systems, including for wire transfers, of commercially banking institutions in New York, New York are generally open for use by customers on such day.

 

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Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any successor statute thereto, as amended. Reference to a specific section of the Code shall include such section and any valid treasury regulation promulgated thereunder.

 

Company Charter” means the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as amended and effective under the DGCL, prior to the Effective Time.

 

Company Common Stock means the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.

 

Company Confidential Information” means all confidential or proprietary documents and information concerning the Target Companies or any of their respective Representatives furnished in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, however, that Company Confidential Information shall not include any information which, (a) at the time of disclosure by the Purchaser or its Representatives, is generally available publicly and was not disclosed in breach of this Agreement or (b) at the time of the disclosure by the Company or its Representatives to the Purchaser or its Representatives was previously known by such receiving party without violation of Law or any confidentiality obligation by the Person receiving such Company Confidential Information.

 

Company Convertible Notes” means those convertible promissory notes issued pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement by and among the Company, Lux Co-Invest Opportunities, L.P., Union Square Ventures 2008, L.P. and Stichting Depositary INKEF Investment Fund dated as of June 19, 2019.

 

Company Convertible Securities” means, collectively, the Company Options, the Company Non-Plan Option, the Company Warrants, the Company Convertible Notes and any other options, warrants or rights to subscribe for or purchase any capital stock of the Company or securities convertible into or exchangeable for, or that otherwise confer on the holder any right to acquire any capital stock of the Company.

 

Company Equity Plan” means the Company’s 2010 Stock Plan, as amended from time to time.

 

Company Fully Diluted Shares” means the aggregate of (a) number of shares of Company Stock that are issued and outstanding; (b) the number of shares of Company Stock issuable upon the exercise of in-the-money Company Options and Company Non-Plan Options outstanding (whether or not then vested or exercisable); and (c) the number of shares of Company Stock issuable upon the exercise of in-the-money Company Warrants outstanding, in each case as of immediately prior to the Effective Time.

 

Company Non-Plan Option” means an option to purchase Company Common Stock that was not granted pursuant to the Company Equity Plan.

 

Company Option” means an option to purchase Company Common Stock granted pursuant to the Company Equity Plan.

 

Company Preferred Stock” means the Company Series A-2 Preferred Stock, the Company Series B Preferred Stock, the Company Series B-1 Preferred Stock, the Company Series C Preferred Stock, the Company Series D Preferred Stock and the Company Series E Preferred Stock.

 

Company Securities” means, collectively, the Company Stock, the Company Options, the Company Non-Plan Option and any other Company Convertible Securities outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time.

 

Company Security Holders” means, collectively, the holders of Company Securities.

 

Company Series A-2 Preferred Stock” means the Series A-2 preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.

 

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

 

Company Series B-1 Preferred Stock” means the Series B-1 preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Company Stock” means any shares of the Company Common Stock and the Company Preferred Stock.

 

Company Stockholders” means, collectively, the holders of Company Stock.

 

Consent” means any consent, approval, waiver, authorization or Permit of, or notice to or declaration or filing with any Governmental Authority or any other Person.

 

Contracts” means all contracts, agreements, arrangements, bonds, notes, indentures, mortgages, debt instruments, purchase order, licenses (and all other contracts, agreements or binding arrangements concerning Intellectual Property), franchises, leases and other instruments or obligations of any kind, written or oral (including any amendments and other modifications thereto), in each case only if legally binding.

 

Control” of a Person means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise. “Controlled”, “Controlling” and “under common Control with” have correlative meanings. Without limiting the foregoing a Person (the “Controlled Person”) shall be deemed Controlled by (a) any other Person (i) owning beneficially, as meant in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, securities entitling such Person to cast ten percent (10%) or more of the votes for election of directors or equivalent governing authority of the Controlled Person or (ii) entitled to be allocated or receive ten percent (10%) or more of the profits, losses, or distributions of the Controlled Person; (b) an officer, director, general partner, partner (other than a limited partner), manager, or member (other than a member having no management authority that is not a Person described in clause (a) above) of the Controlled Person; or (c) a spouse, parent, lineal descendant, sibling, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister-in-law, or brother-in-law of an Affiliate of the Controlled Person or a trust for the benefit of an Affiliate of the Controlled Person or of which an Affiliate of the Controlled Person is a trustee.

 

Copyrights” means any works of authorship, mask works, designs and other equivalent rights in any of the foregoing, and all copyrights therein, including all renewals and extensions, copyright registrations and applications for registration and renewal, and non-registered copyrights.

 

Earnout Shares” means the shares of Purchaser Common Stock subject to the share price-based performance milestones in Section 1.16(b), including the Stockholder Earnout Shares, the Purchaser Earnout RSU Shares and the Warrant Earnout Shares, which for clarity shall be subject to equitable adjustment for share splits, share dividends, combinations, recapitalizations and the like after the Closing, including to account for any equity securities into which such shares are exchanged or converted.

 

EGSmeans Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP.

 

Environmental Law” means any Law in any way relating to (a) the protection of human health and safety, (b) the protection, preservation or restoration of the environment and natural resources (including air, water vapor, surface water, groundwater, drinking water supply, surface land, subsurface land, plant and animal life or any other natural resource), or (c) the exposure to, or the use, storage, recycling, treatment, generation, transportation, processing, handling, labeling, production, release or disposal of Hazardous Materials, including the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 USC. Section 9601 et. seq., the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 USC. Section 6901 et. seq., the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 USC. Section 2601 et. seq., the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 USC. Section 1151 et seq., the Clean Air Act, 42 USC. Section 7401 et seq., the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, 7 USC. Section 111 et. seq., Occupational Safety and Health Act, 29 USC. Section 651 et. seq. (to the extent it relates to exposure to Hazardous Substances), the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act, 15 USC. Section 2601 et. seq., the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 USC. Section 300f et. seq., the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 and analogous state acts.

 

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Environmental Liabilities” means, in respect of any Person, all Liabilities, obligations, responsibilities, Remedial Actions, losses, damages, costs, and expenses (including all reasonable fees, disbursements, and expenses of counsel, experts, and consultants and costs of investigation and feasibility studies), fines, penalties, sanctions, and interest incurred as a result of any claim or demand by any other Person or in response to any violation of Environmental Law, whether known or unknown, accrued or contingent, whether based in contract, tort, implied or express warranty, strict liability, criminal or civil statute, to the extent based upon, related to, or arising under or pursuant to any Environmental Law, Environmental Permit, Order, or Contract with any Governmental Authority or other Person, that relates to any environmental, health or safety condition, violation of Environmental Law, or a Release or threatened Release of Hazardous Materials.

 

ERISA” means the U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. References to a specific provision of ERISA shall include such section and any valid regulation promulgated thereunder.

 

ERISA Affiliate” means each person (as defined in Section 3(9) of ERISA) which together with any Target Company or any of its Subsidiaries would be deemed to be a “single employer” within the meaning of Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code.

 

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

 

Foreign Pension Plan” means any plan, fund (including, without limitation, any superannuation fund) or other similar program established or maintained outside of the United States by any Target Company or any one or more of its Affiliates primarily for the benefit of employees of a Target Company or one or more of its Affiliates residing outside the United States, which plan, fund or other program provides, or results in, retirement income, a deferral of income in contemplation of retirement or payments to be made upon termination of employment, and which is not subject to ERISA or the Code (excluding any Foreign Statutory Plan).

 

Foreign Statutory Plan” means any governmental or statutory plan, program or arrangement as to which the Target Company or any of its Affiliates contributes, has an obligation to contribute, or otherwise has any Liability for the benefit of any employee of a Target Company or any of its Affiliates.

 

Founder Shares” means the Purchaser Ordinary Shares initially purchased by the Sponsor in a private placement prior to the IPO.

 

Fraud Claim” means any claim based in whole or in part upon actual fraud under Delaware common law (including the element of scienter).

 

Fully Diluted Pro Rata Share” means with respect to each Company Security Holder, a fraction expressed as a percentage equal to (i) the portion of the Merger Consideration payable by the Purchaser to such Company Security Holder in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, divided by (ii) the total Merger Consideration payable by the Purchaser to all Company Security Holders in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, including all of the Stockholder Earnout Shares, Purchaser Earnout RSU Shares and Warrant Earnout Shares.

 

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles as in effect in the United States of America.

 

Governmental Authority” means any federal, state, local, foreign or other governmental, quasi-governmental or administrative body, instrumentality, department or agency or any court, tribunal, administrative hearing body, arbitration panel, commission, or other similar dispute-resolving panel or body.

 

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Hazardous Material” means any waste, gas, liquid or other substance or material that is defined, listed or designated as a “hazardous substance”, “pollutant”, “contaminant”, “hazardous waste”, “regulated substance”, “hazardous chemical”, or “toxic chemical” (or by any similar term) under any Environmental Law, or any other material regulated, or that could result in the imposition of Liability or responsibility, under any Environmental Law, including petroleum and its by-products, asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon, mold, and urea formaldehyde insulation.

 

Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money (including the outstanding principal and accrued but unpaid interest), (b) all obligations for the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of business), (c) any other indebtedness of such Person that is evidenced by a note, bond, debenture, credit agreement or similar instrument, (d) all obligations of such Person under leases that should be classified as capital leases in accordance with GAAP, (e) all obligations of such Person for the reimbursement of any obligor on any line or letter of credit, banker’s acceptance, guarantee or similar credit transaction, in each case, that has been drawn or claimed against, (f) all obligations of such Person in respect of acceptances issued or created, (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) all obligations secured by an Lien on any property of such Person, (i) any premiums, prepayment fees or other penalties, fees, costs or expenses associated with payment of any Indebtedness of such Person and (j) all obligation described in clauses (a) through (i) above of any other Person which is directly or indirectly guaranteed by such Person or which such Person has agreed (contingently or otherwise) to purchase or otherwise acquire or in respect of which it has otherwise assured a creditor against loss.

 

Intellectual Property” means all of the following as they exist in any jurisdiction throughout the world: Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, Trade Secrets, Internet Assets, Software and other intellectual property, and all licenses, sublicenses and other agreements or permissions related to the preceding property.

 

Internet Assets” means any and all domain name registrations, web sites and web addresses and related rights, items and documentation related thereto, and applications for registration therefor.

 

IPO” means the initial public offering of Purchaser Units pursuant to the IPO Prospectus.

 

IPO Prospectus” means the final prospectus of the Purchaser, dated as of October 17, 2019, and filed with the SEC on October 21, 2019 (File No. 33-234049).

 

IPO Underwriter” means EarlyBirdCapital, Inc., the lead underwriter in the IPO.

 

IRS” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (or any successor Governmental Authority).

 

Key Employee” means each of Greg Kress, Jennifer Walsh and Miko Levy.

 

Knowledge” means, with respect to (a) the Company, the actual knowledge of Gregory Kress, Jennifer Walsh or Miko Levy, after reasonable inquiry of personnel and review of internal documents or (b) any other Party, (i) if an entity, the actual knowledge of its directors and executive officers, after reasonable inquiry of personnel and review of internal documents, or (ii) if a natural person, the actual knowledge of such Party after reasonable inquiry of personnel and review of internal documents.

 

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Law” means any federal, state, local, municipal, foreign or other law, statute, legislation, principle of common law, ordinance, code, edict, decree, proclamation, treaty, convention, rule, regulation, directive, requirement, writ, injunction, settlement, Order or Consent that is or has been issued, enacted, adopted, passed, approved, promulgated, made, implemented or otherwise put into effect by or under the authority of any Governmental Authority.

 

Liabilities” means any and all liabilities, Indebtedness, Actions or obligations of any nature (whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise, whether known or unknown, whether direct or indirect, whether matured or unmatured, whether due or to become due and whether or not required to be recorded or reflected on a balance sheet under GAAP or other applicable accounting standards), including Tax liabilities.

 

Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, security interest, attachment, right of first refusal, option, proxy, voting trust, encumbrance, lien or charge of any kind (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement or lease in the nature thereof), restriction (whether on voting, sale, transfer, disposition or otherwise), any subordination arrangement in favor of another Person, or any filing or agreement to file a financing statement as debtor under the Uniform Commercial Code or any similar Law.

 

Lux” means Lux Co-Invest Opportunities, L.P.

 

Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to any specified Person, any fact, event, occurrence, change or effect that has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect upon (a) the business, assets, Liabilities, results of operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of such Person and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (b) the ability of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries on a timely basis to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Ancillary Documents to which it is a party or bound or to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder; provided, however, that for purposes of clause (a) above, any changes or effects directly or indirectly attributable to, resulting from, relating to or arising out of the following (by themselves or when aggregated with any other, changes or effects) shall not be deemed to be, constitute, or be taken into account when determining whether there has or may, would or could have occurred a Material Adverse Effect: (i) general changes in the financial or securities markets or general economic or political conditions in the country or region in which such Person or any of its Subsidiaries do business; (ii) changes, conditions or effects that generally affect the industries in which such Person or any of its Subsidiaries principally operate; (iii) changes in GAAP or other applicable accounting principles or mandatory changes in the regulatory accounting requirements applicable to any industry in which such Person and its Subsidiaries principally operate; (iv) conditions caused by acts of God, terrorism, war (whether or not declared), natural disaster or any outbreak or continuation of an epidemic or pandemic (including COVID-19), including the effects of any Governmental Authority or other third-party responses thereto; and (v) any failure in and of itself by such Person and its Subsidiaries to meet any internal or published budgets, projections, forecasts or predictions of financial performance for any period (provided that the underlying cause of any such failure may be considered in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred or would reasonably be expected to occur to the extent not excluded by another exception herein); provided further, however, that (x) any event, occurrence, fact, condition, or change referred to in clauses (i) - (iv) immediately above shall be taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred or could reasonably be expected to occur to the extent that such event, occurrence, fact, condition, or change has a disproportionate effect on such Person or any of its Subsidiaries compared to other participants in the industries in which such Person or any of its Subsidiaries primarily conducts its businesses and (y) any event, occurrence, fact, condition, or change referred to in clause (iv) immediately above shall be taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred or could reasonably be expected to occur to the extent that such event, occurrence, fact, condition, or change has a disproportionate effect on such Person or any of its Subsidiaries compared to other participants in the same impacted geographic region. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to the Purchaser, the amount of the Redemption (or any redemption in connection with the Extension, if any) or the failure to obtain the Required Purchaser Shareholder Approval shall not be deemed to be a Material Adverse Effect on or with respect to the Purchaser.

 

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Merger Sub Common Stock” means the shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Merger Sub.

 

NYSE” means the NYSE Capital Market.

 

Order” means any order, decree, ruling, judgment, injunction, writ, determination, decision, verdict, judicial award or other action that is or has been made, entered, rendered, or otherwise put into effect by or under the authority of any Governmental Authority, in each case only if legally-binding.

 

Organizational Documents” means, with respect to any Person that is an entity, its certificate or memorandum of incorporation or formation, bylaws, operating agreement, memorandum and articles of association or similar organizational documents, in each case, as amended.

 

Patents” means any patents, patent applications and the inventions, designs and improvements described and claimed therein, and other patent rights (including any divisionals, provisionals, non-provisionals, continuations, continuations-in-part, substitutions, or reissues thereof, whether or not patents are issued on any such applications and whether or not any such applications are amended, modified, withdrawn, or refiled).

 

PCAOB” means the U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (or any successor thereto).

 

Permits” means all federal, state, local or foreign or other third-party permits, grants, easements, consents, approvals, authorizations, exemptions, licenses, franchises, concessions, ratifications, permissions, clearances, confirmations, endorsements, waivers, certifications, designations, ratings, registrations, qualifications or orders of any Governmental Authority or any other Person.

 

Permitted Liens” means (a) Liens for Taxes or assessments and similar governmental charges or levies, which either are (i) not delinquent or (ii) being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings, and adequate reserves have been established with respect thereto, (b) other Liens imposed by operation of Law arising in the ordinary course of business for amounts which are not due and payable and as would not in the aggregate materially adversely affect the value of, or materially adversely interfere with the use of, the property subject thereto, (c) Liens incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business in connection with social security, (d) Liens on goods in transit incurred pursuant to documentary letters of credit, in each case arising in the ordinary course of business, or (e) Liens arising under this Agreement or any Ancillary Document.

 

Per Share Price” means the quotient of (a)(i) the Merger Consideration plus (ii) the Aggregate Exercise Price divided by (b) the Company Fully Diluted Shares.

 

Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership (including a general partnership, limited partnership or limited liability partnership), limited liability company, association, trust or other entity or organization, including a government, domestic or foreign, or political subdivision thereof, or an agency or instrumentality thereof.

 

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Personal Property” means any machinery, equipment, tools, vehicles, furniture, leasehold improvements, office equipment, plant, parts and other tangible personal property.

 

Purchaser Common Stock” means the shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Purchaser following the consummation of the Domestication.

 

Purchaser Confidential Information” means all confidential or proprietary documents and information concerning the Purchaser or any of its Representatives; provided, however, that Purchaser Confidential Information shall not include any information which, (a) at the time of disclosure by the Company, the Seller Representative or any of their respective Representatives, is generally available publicly and was not disclosed in breach of this Agreement or (b) at the time of the disclosure by the Purchaser or its Representatives to the Company, the Seller Representative or any of their respective Representatives, was previously known by such receiving party without violation of Law or any confidentiality obligation by the Person receiving such Purchaser Confidential Information. For the avoidance of doubt, from and after the Closing, Purchaser Confidential Information will include the confidential or proprietary information of the Target Companies.

 

Purchaser Earnout RSU Shares” means the shares of Purchaser Common Stock underlying Purchaser Earnout RSUs.

 

Purchaser Memorandum and Articles” means the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of the Purchaser.

 

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

 

Purchaser Preference Shares” means the preference shares, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Purchaser.

 

Purchaser Private Warrants” means the 4,110,000 warrants sold by the Purchaser at the time of the IPO to the Sponsor and the IPO Underwriter.

 

Purchaser Public Warrants” means one (1) whole warrant that was included as part of each Purchaser Unit, entitling the holder thereof to purchase one (1) Purchaser Ordinary Share at a purchase price of $11.50 per share.

 

Purchaser Securities” means the Purchaser Units, the Purchaser Ordinary Shares, the Purchaser Preference Shares, the Purchaser Private Warrants and the Purchaser Public Warrants, collectively.

 

Purchaser Units” means the units issued in the IPO consisting of one (1) Purchaser Ordinary Share and one (1) Purchaser Public Warrant.

 

Purchaser Warrants” means Purchaser Private Warrants and Purchaser Public Warrants.

 

Redemption Price” means an amount equal to the price at which each share of Purchaser Common Stock is redeemed or converted pursuant to the Redemption (as equitably adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, combinations, recapitalizations and the like after the Closing).

 

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Release” means any release, spill, emission, leaking, pumping, injection, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, or leaching into the indoor or outdoor environment, or into or out of any property.

 

Remedial Action” means all actions to (a) clean up, remove, treat, or in any other way address any Hazardous Material, (b) prevent the Release of any Hazardous Material so it does not endanger or threaten to endanger public health or welfare or the indoor or outdoor environment, (c) perform pre-remedial studies and investigations or post-remedial monitoring and care, or (d) correct a condition of noncompliance with Environmental Laws.

 

Required Convertible Noteholders” means shall mean the holders of a majority of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Company Convertible Notes, which majority shall include Lux for so long as Lux is a holder of any outstanding Company Convertible Notes.

 

Representatives” means, as to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the respective managers, directors, officers, employees, independent contractors, consultants, advisors (including financial advisors, counsel and accountants) acting on such person’s behalf, agents and other legal representatives of such Person or its Affiliates.

 

SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (or any successor Governmental Authority).

 

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

 

Significant Company Holder” means any Company Stockholder who (a) is an executive officer or director of the Company or (b) owns, together with such Company Stockholder’s Affiliates, more than five percent (5%) of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company (treating any Company Preferred Stock on an as-converted to Company Common Stock basis).

 

Software” means any computer software programs, including all source code, object code, and documentation related thereto and all software modules, tools and databases.

 

SOX” means the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended.

 

Sponsor” means Galileo Founders Holdings, L.P, a Delaware limited partnership.

 

Stockholder Earnout Shares” means the number of shares of Purchaser Common Stock equal to the ten percent (10%) of the Stockholder Merger Consideration divided by the Redemption Price (rounded to the nearest whole number of shares of Purchaser Common Stock).

 

Stockholder Pro Rata Share” means with respect to each Company Stockholder, a fraction expressed a percentage equal to (i) the portion of the Stockholder Merger Consideration payable by the Purchaser to such Company Stockholder in respect of the shares of Company Stock held by such Company Stockholder in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, divided by (ii) the total Stockholder Merger Consideration payable by the Purchaser to all Company Stockholders in respect of the shares of Company Stock held by them in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (in each case, without taking into account any Stockholder Earnout Shares that may be payable to such Company Stockholder).

 

Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership, association or other business entity of which (a) if a corporation, a majority of the total voting power of shares of stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof, or (b) if a partnership, association or other business entity, a majority of the partnership or other similar ownership interests thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by any Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof. For purposes hereof, a Person or Persons will be deemed to have a majority ownership interest in a partnership, association or other business entity if such Person or Persons will be allocated a majority of partnership, association or other business entity gains or losses or will be or control the managing director, managing member, general partner or other managing Person of such partnership, association or other business entity. A Subsidiary of a Person will also include any variable interest entity which is consolidated with such Person under applicable accounting rules.

 

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Target Company” means each of the Company and its direct and indirect Subsidiaries.

 

Tax” or “Taxes” means all direct or indirect federal, state, local, foreign and other net income, gross income, gross receipts, sales, use, value-added, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, profits, production, license, lease, service, service use, withholding, payroll, employment, social security and related contributions due in relation to the payment of compensation to employees, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, property, windfall profits, alternative minimum, estimated, customs, duties or other taxes, fees, assessments or charges in the nature of tax, together with any interest and any penalties, additions to tax or additional amounts with respect thereto.

 

Tax Return” means any return, declaration, report, claim for refund, information return or other documents (including any related or supporting schedules, statements or information) filed or required to be filed in connection with the determination, assessment or collection of any Taxes or the administration of any Laws or administrative requirements relating to any Taxes.

 

Trade Secrets” means any trade secrets, confidential business information, concepts, ideas, designs, research or development information, processes, procedures, techniques, technical information, specifications, operating and maintenance manuals, engineering drawings, methods, know-how, data, mask works, discoveries, inventions, modifications, extensions, improvements, and other proprietary rights (whether or not patentable or subject to copyright, trademark, or trade secret protection).

 

Trademarks” means any trademarks, service marks, trade dress, trade names, brand names, internet domain names, designs, logos, or corporate names (including, in each case, the goodwill associated therewith), whether registered or unregistered, and all registrations and applications for registration and renewal thereof.

 

Trading Day” means any day on which shares of Purchaser Common Stock are actually traded on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which the Purchaser Common Stock are then traded.

 

Trust Account” means the trust account established by the Purchaser with the proceeds from the IPO pursuant to the Trust Agreement in accordance with the IPO Prospectus.

 

Trust Agreement” means that certain Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated as of October 17, 2019, as it may be amended, by and between the Purchaser and the Trustee, as well as any other agreements entered into related to or governing the Trust Account.

 

Trustee” means Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, in its capacity as trustee under the Trust Agreement.

 

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VWAP” means, for any security as of any date(s), the dollar volume-weighted average price for such security on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which such security is then traded during the applicable date(s), as reported by Bloomberg through its “VWAP” or other applicable function (set to weighted average) or, if the foregoing does not apply, the dollar volume-weighted average price of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security during the applicable date(s), as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no dollar volume-weighted average price is reported for such security by Bloomberg for such hours, the average of the highest closing bid price and the lowest closing ask price of any of the market makers for such security as reported by OTC Markets Group Inc. If the VWAP cannot be calculated for such security on such date(s) on any of the foregoing bases, the VWAP of such security on such date(s) shall be the fair market value as determined reasonably and in good faith by a majority of the disinterested independent directors of the board of directors (or equivalent governing body) of the applicable issuer. All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination, recapitalization or other similar transaction during such period.

 

10.2         Section References. The following capitalized terms, as used in this Agreement, have the respective meanings given to them in the Section as set forth below adjacent to such terms:

 

Term Section   Term Section
Accounts Receivable 4.7(f)   Company Personal Property Leases 4.16
Acquisition Proposal 5.7(a)   Company Preferred Stock Exchange 1.7
Act Recitals   Company Real Property Leases 4.15
Advisory Group 9.15(c)   Company Registered IP 4.13(a)
Agreement Preamble   Company Special Meeting 5.15
Alternative Transaction 5.7(a)   Conversion Ratio 1.9
Amended Organizational Documents 1.8   Disinterested Independent Director 1.16(c)
Antitrust Laws 5.10(b)   Dissenting Shares 1.15
Assumed Warrant 1.10(e)(ii)   Dissenting Stockholders 1.15
Audited Company Financials 4.7(a)   Domestication 1.8
Business Combination 8.1   D&O Indemnified Persons 5.20(a)
Cayman Islands Companies Law Recitals   D&O Tail Insurance 5.20(b)
Certificate of Merger 1.2   DCGL Recitals
CFO 1.16(c)   Disinterested Independent Director 1.16(c)
Closing 2.1   Escrow Account 1.16(a)
Closing Date 2.1   Escrow Agent 1.16(a)
Closing Filing 5.16(b)   Escrow Agreement 1.16(a)
Closing Press Release 5.16(b)   Earnout Escrow Property 1.16(a)
Company Preamble   Earnout Period 1.16(a)
Company Benefit Plan 4.19(a)   Earnout Statement 1.16(c)
Company Certificates 1.11(a)   Earnout Warrant 1.10(e)(ii)
Company Directors 5.19(a)   Effective Time 1.2
Company Disclosure Schedules Article IV   Employment Laws 4.18(b)
Company Financials 4.7(a)   Enforceability Exceptions 3.2
Company IP 4.13(d)   Environmental Permits 4.20(a)
Company IP Licenses 4.13(a)   Escrow Agent 1.16(a)
Company Material Contracts 4.12(a)      
Company Permits 4.10      

 

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Term Section   Term Section
Exchange Agent 1.11(a)   Purchaser Option 1.10(d)
Expenses 7.3   Purchaser Representative Preamble
Extension 5.4(a)   Purchaser Representative Documents 9.14(a)
Extension Expenses 5.4(a)(iv)   Purchaser Shareholder Approval Matters 5.14(a)
Federal Securities Laws 5.8   Redemption 5.14(a)
Founder  Registration Rights Amendment 5.23(d)   Registration Rights Agreement 5.23(c)
HSR Act 5.10(b)   Registration Statement 5.14(a)
HSR Fee Loan 5.10(c)   Related Person 4.21
Incentive Plan 5.14(a)   Released Claims 8.1
Interim Balance Sheet Date 4.7(a)   Required Company Stockholder Approval 6.1(b)
Interim Period 5.1(a)   Required Purchaser Shareholder Approval 6.1(a)
IT Systems 4.13(g)   RSU Performance Milestones 1.10(d)(iii)
Key Employee Employment Agreement 5.23(a)   SEC April Warrant Statement 3.6(a)
Letter of Transmittal 1.11(a)   SEC Reports 3.6(a)
Lock-Up Agreement Recitals   Section 409A Plan 4.19(i)
Merger Recitals   Seller Representative Preamble
Merger Consideration 1.9   Seller Representative Documents 9.15(a)
Merger Sub Preamble   Seller Representative Expenses 9.15(c)
New Purchaser Warrant 1.10(e)(ii)   Seller Representative Group 9.15(c)
Non-Competition Agreement Recitals   Share Price Targets 1.15(b)(ii)
OFAC 3.19(c)   Signing Filing 5.16(b)
Off-the-Shelf Software 4.13(a)   Signing Press Release 5.16(b)
Outbound IP License 4.13(c)   SPACs 3.6(a)
Outside Date 7.1(b)   Specified Courts 9.5
Party(ies) Preamble   Sponsor Forfeiture Letter Recitals
Party Representative 1.16(c)   Stockholder Merger Consideration 1.9
PIPE Investment Recitals   Subscription Agreements Recitals
PIPE Investors Recitals   Surviving Corporation 1.1
Post-Closing Purchaser Board 5.19(a)   Tier I Share Price Target 1.16(b)(i)
Proxy Statement 5.14(a)   Tier II Share Price Target 1.16(b)(ii)
Public Certifications 3.6(a)   Top Customers 4.24
Public Shareholders 8.1   Top Suppliers 4.24
Purchaser Preamble   Transaction Bonus RSUs 5.23(b)
Purchaser Directors 5.19(a)   Transaction Bonus RSU Agreements 5.23(b)
Purchaser Disclosure Schedules Article III   Transmittal Documents 1.11(b)
Purchaser Earnout RSU 1.10(d)(ii)   Voting Agreements Recitals
Purchaser Extraordinary General Meeting 5.14(a)   Warrant Earnout Shares 1.10(e)(ii)
Purchaser Financials 3.6(b)      
Purchaser HSR Fees and Expenses 5.10(c)      
Purchaser Material Contract 3.13(a)      

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Party hereto has caused this Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization to be signed and delivered as of the date first written above.

 

  The Purchaser:
   
  GALILEO ACQUISITION CORP. 
   
  By:   /s/ Luca Giacometti
    Name: Luca Giacometti
    Title: Chairman & Chief Executive Officer 
   
  The Purchaser Representative:
   
  Galileo FOUNDERS HOLDINGS, L.P.
  solely in the capacity as the Purchaser Representative hereunder
   
  By: GALILEO FOUNDERS GP CORP.,its General Partner 
   
  By: /s/ Alberto Recchi
    Name: Alberto Recchi
    Title: President
 
  Merger Sub:
   
  GALILEO ACQUISITION HOLDINGS INC.
   
  By: /s/ Luca Giacometti
    Name: Luca Giacometti
    Title: President

 

[Signature Page to Merger Agreement]

 

 

 

  The Company:
   
  SHAPEWAYS, INC. 
   
  By:    /s/ Gregory Kress
    Name: Gregory Kress
    Title: Chief Executive Officer
   
  The Seller Representative:
   
  FORTIS ADVISORS LLC, solely in the capacity as the Seller Representative hereunder 
   
  By: /s/ Ryan Simkin
    Name: Ryan Simkin
    Title: Managing Director

 

[Signature Page to Merger Agreement]

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

FORM OF VOTING AGREEMENT

 

This Voting Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made as of April 28, 2021, by and among (i) Galileo Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (together with its successors, including after the Domestication (as defined below), the “Purchaser”), (ii) Shapeways, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and (iii) the undersigned holder (“Holder”) of capital stock and/or securities convertible into capital stock of the Company. Any capitalized term used but not defined in this Agreement will have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Merger Agreement.

 

WHEREAS, on or about the date hereof, the Purchaser, the Company, Galileo Acquisition Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Purchaser (“Merger Sub”), and the other parties named therein, have entered into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization (as amended from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which the Purchaser shall continue out of the Cayman Islands and into the State of Delaware so as to re-domicile as and become a Delaware corporation pursuant to the Cayman Islands Companies Law and the applicable provisions of the DGCL (the “Domestication”) and Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving entity (the “Merger”), and as a result of which, among other matters, all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be cancelled and shall cease to exist, in exchange for the right for each Company Stockholder (as defined below) to receive its Stockholder Pro Rata Share of the Stockholder Merger Consideration as set forth in the Merger Agreement, all upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the DGCL;

 

WHEREAS, it is a condition to the consummation of the Merger that, on or prior to the Closing Date, the holders of the Company Series A-2 Preferred Stock, the Company Series B Preferred Stock, the Company Series B-1 Preferred Stock, the Company Series C Preferred Stock, the Company Series D Preferred Stock and the Company Series E Preferred Stock (including all of the shares of Company Series E Preferred Stock into which the Company Convertible Notes will be converted prior to the Effective Time in accordance with the Merger Agreement) (the “Company Preferred Stock”) vote or consent to convert all of the issued and outstanding shares of each series of Company Preferred Stock (including any accrued or declared but unpaid dividends) held by such Holder into shares of Company Common Stock at the applicable conversion ratio (the “Preferred Exchange Conversion Ratio”) as set forth in the Company Charter (the “Company Preferred Stock Exchange”);

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company has (a) approved and declared advisable the Merger Agreement, the Ancillary Documents, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by any such documents (collectively, the “Transactions”), (b) determined that the Transactions are fair to and in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders (the “Company Stockholders”) and (c) recommended the approval and the adoption by each of the Company Stockholders of the Merger Agreement, the Ancillary Documents, the Merger and the other Transactions; and

 

WHEREAS, as a condition to the willingness of the Purchaser to enter into the Merger Agreement, and as an inducement and in consideration therefor, and in view of the valuable consideration to be received by Holder thereunder, and the expenses and efforts to be undertaken by the Purchaser and the Company to consummate the Transactions, the Purchaser, the Company and Holder desire to enter into this Agreement in order for Holder to provide certain assurances to the Purchaser regarding the manner in which Holder is bound hereunder to vote any shares of capital stock of the Company which Holder beneficially owns, holds or otherwise has voting power (the “Shares”) during the period from and including the date hereof through and including the date on which this Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms (the “Voting Period”) with respect to the Merger Agreement, the Company Preferred Stock Exchange, the Merger, the Ancillary Documents and the Transactions.

 

 

 

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth above, which are incorporated in this Agreement as if fully set forth below, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereby agree as follows:

 

1.                   Covenant to Vote in Favor of Transactions. Holder agrees, with respect to all of the Shares (and, in the case of Section 1(b) and Section 1(f), all of the Securities):

 

(a)                   during the Voting Period, at each meeting of the Company Stockholders of any class or series thereof, and in each written consent or resolutions of any of the Company Stockholders in which Holder is entitled to vote or consent, Holder 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 Shares (i) at any time after the later of (x) the registration statement on Form S-4 to be filed by the Purchaser in connection with the Transactions having been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission and (y) the board of directors of the Company having solicited the vote or consent of the Company Stockholders in connection with the Transactions, (A) in favor of, and adopt, the Merger, the Company Preferred Stock Exchange, the Merger Agreement, the Ancillary Documents, any amendments to the Company’s Organizational Documents, and all of the other Transactions (and any actions required in furtherance thereof) and (B) in favor of the other matters set forth in the Merger Agreement, and (ii) to vote the Shares in opposition to: (A) any Acquisition Proposal or Alternative Transaction and any and all other proposals (x) for the acquisition of the Company, (y) that could reasonably be expected to delay or impair the ability of the Company to consummate the Merger, the Company Preferred Stock Exchange, the Merger Agreement or any of the Transactions, or (z) which are in competition with or materially inconsistent with the Merger Agreement or the Ancillary Documents; (B) any material change in (x) the present capitalization of the Company or any amendment of the Company’s Organizational Documents or (y) the Company’s corporate structure or business which is inconsistent with the Merger Agreement or any of the Transactions; or (C) any other action or proposal involving any Target Company that is intended, or would reasonably be expected, to prevent, impede, interfere with, delay, postpone or adversely affect in any material respect the Transactions or would reasonably be expected to result in any of the conditions to the Closing under the Merger Agreement not being fulfilled; provided, that, nothing in this Agreement shall preclude Holder from exercising full power and authority to vote the Shares in Holder’s sole discretion for or against, and the proxy granted pursuant to this Agreement shall not cover, any proposal submitted to a vote of the Company Stockholders (1) that materially decreases the amount or materially changes the form of consideration payable to Holder, or (2) that imposes any material restrictions on the payment to Holder of its Stockholder Pro Rata Share of the Stockholder Merger Consideration, in the case of either clause (1) or (2), (X) not contemplated by the Merger Agreement or the Ancillary Documents, (Y) in a manner that is not substantially the same as applied to all other Company Stockholders, and (Z) with respect to clause (2) only, or pursuant to applicable securities Laws;

 

(b)                   to execute and deliver all related documentation and take such other action in support of the Merger, the Company Preferred Stock Exchange, the Merger Agreement, any Ancillary Documents and any of the Transactions as shall reasonably be requested by the Company or the Purchaser in order to carry out the terms and provision of this Section 1, including, without limitation, (i) execution and delivery to the Company of a Letter of Transmittal and the Transmittal Documents, (ii) if applicable, delivery of Holder’s Company Certificate (or a Lost Certificate Affidavit in lieu of the Company Certificate), duly endorsed for transfer, to the Company and any similar or related documents and such other documents as may be reasonably requested by the Purchaser, (iii) delivery of a duly executed instrument of conversion contemplating the conversion of such Company Convertible Note into Company Preferred Stock (or other similar documentation reasonably requested by the Purchaser or the Company) with respect to each Company Convertible Note held by Holder, to be held in escrow by the Company until the Closing; (iv) any actions by written consent of the Company Stockholders presented to Holder, and (v) any applicable Ancillary Documents (including, without limitation, a Lock-Up Agreement), customary instruments of conveyance and transfer, and any consent, waiver, governmental filing, and any similar or related documents;

 

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(c)                   except for transfers as permitted by, and in accordance with Section 3(b), not to deposit, and to cause their Affiliates not to deposit, except as provided in this Agreement, any Shares owned by Holder or his/her/its Affiliates in a voting trust or subject any Shares to any arrangement or agreement with respect to the voting of such Shares, unless specifically requested to do so by the Company and the Purchaser in connection with the Merger Agreement, the Ancillary Documents and any of the Transactions;

 

(d)                   except as contemplated by the Merger Agreement or the Ancillary Documents, 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 Shares in connection with any vote or other action with respect to the Transactions, other than to recommend that stockholders of the Company vote in favor of adoption of the Merger Agreement and the Transactions and any other proposal the approval of which is a condition to the obligations of the parties under the Merger Agreement (and any actions required in furtherance thereof and otherwise as expressly provided by Section 1 of this Agreement);

 

(e)                   to refrain from exercising any dissenters’ rights or rights of appraisal under applicable law at any time with respect to the Merger, the Merger Agreement, the Ancillary Documents and any of the Transactions, including pursuant to the DGCL;

 

(f)                 without limiting Sections 1(a) and 1(b) above, to approve, consent to and, with respect to each series of Company Preferred Stock held by Holder as of the date hereof or as of any date during the Voting Period, participate in the Company Preferred Stock Exchange in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, including by voting or consenting to convert all shares of each series of Company Preferred Stock held by Holder into shares of Company Common Stock on a one-for-one basis; and

 

(g)                without limiting Sections 1(a) and 1(b) above, to approve and consent to the termination of, and terminate, each of the contracts set forth on Schedule 1 to this Agreement to which Holder is a party.

 

2.                   Grant of Proxy. During the Voting Period, Holder, with respect to all of Holder’s Shares, hereby irrevocably grants to, and appoints, the Purchaser and any designee of the Purchaser (determined in the Purchaser’s sole discretion) as Holder’s attorney-in-fact and proxy, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for and in Holder’s name, to vote, or cause to be voted (including by proxy or written consent, if applicable) any Shares owned (whether beneficially or of record) by Holder, solely on the matters and in the manner specified in Section 1 above. The proxy granted by Holder pursuant to this Section 2 is irrevocable and is granted in consideration of the Purchaser entering into this Agreement and the Merger Agreement and incurring certain related fees and expenses. Holder hereby affirms that such irrevocable proxy is coupled with an interest by reason of the Merger Agreement and, except upon the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 5(a), is intended to be irrevocable. Holder agrees, until this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Section 5(a), to vote its Shares in accordance with Section 1 above.

 

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3.                   Other Covenants.

 

(a)                  No Transfers. Holder agrees that during the period from and including the date hereof through the end of the Voting Period it shall not, and shall cause its Affiliates not to, without the Purchaser’s prior written consent, (A) offer for sale, sell (including short sales), transfer, tender, pledge, encumber, assign or otherwise dispose of (including by gift) (collectively, a “Transfer”), or enter into any contract, option, derivative, hedging or other agreement or arrangement or understanding (including any profit-sharing arrangement) with respect to, or consent to, a Transfer of, any or all of the Securities (as defined below); (B) grant any proxies or powers of attorney with respect to any or all of the Securities; (C) permit to exist any lien of any nature whatsoever (other than those imposed by this Agreement, applicable securities Laws or the Company’s Organizational Documents, as in effect on the date hereof) with respect to any or all of the Securities; or (D) take any action that would have the effect of preventing, impeding, interfering with or adversely affecting Holder’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement. The Company hereby agrees that it shall not permit any Transfer of the Securities in violation of this Agreement. Holder agrees with, and covenants to, the Purchaser that Holder shall not request that the Company register the Transfer (book-entry or otherwise) of any certificate or uncertificated interest representing any Shares during the term of this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Purchaser, and the Company hereby agrees that it shall not effect any such Transfer.

 

(b)                Permitted Transfers. Section 3(a) shall not prohibit a Transfer of Shares by Holder (i) by gift, will or intestate succession upon the death of Holder, (ii) to any Permitted Transferee (as defined below) or (iii) pursuant to a court order or settlement agreement related to the distribution of assets in connection with the dissolution of marriage or civil union; provided, however, that in any of cases (i), (ii) or (iii) it shall be a condition to such Transfer that the transferee agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and executes and delivers to the parties hereto a written consent and joinder memorializing such agreement. As used in this Agreement, the term “Permitted Transferee” shall mean: (A) the members of Holder’s immediate family (for purposes of this Agreement, “immediate family” shall mean with respect to any natural person, any of the following: such person’s spouse, the siblings of such person and his or her spouse, and the direct descendants and ascendants (including adopted and step children and parents) of such person and his or her spouses and siblings), (B) any trust for the direct or indirect benefit of Holder or the immediate family of Holder, (C) if Holder is a trust, the trustor or beneficiary of such trust or to the estate of a beneficiary of such trust, (D) if Holder is an entity, as a distribution to limited partners, shareholders, members of, or owners of similar equity interests in Holder, including, for the avoidance of doubt, where Holder is a partnership, to its general partner or a successor partnership or fund, or any other funds managed by such partnership and (E) any affiliate of Holder. During the term of this Agreement, the Company will not register or otherwise recognize the transfer (book-entry or otherwise) of any Shares or any certificate or uncertificated interest representing any of Holder’s Shares, except as permitted by, and in accordance with, this Section 3(b).

 

(c)                   Changes to Shares. In the event of a stock dividend or distribution, or any change in the Shares by reason of any stock dividend or distribution, stock split, recapitalization, combination, conversion, domestication, exchange of shares or the like, the term “Shares” shall be deemed to refer to and include the Shares as well as all such stock dividends and distributions and any securities into which or for which any or all of the Shares may be changed or exchanged or which are received in such transaction. Holder agrees during the period from and including the date hereof through the end of the Voting Period to notify the Purchaser and the Company promptly in writing of the number and type of any changes to Holder’s ownership of Shares, if any, after the date hereof.

 

(d)                   Compliance with Merger Agreement. Holder agrees to not during the period from and including the date hereof through the end of the Voting Period take or agree or commit to take any action that would make any representation and warranty of Holder contained in this Agreement inaccurate in any material respect. Holder further agrees that it shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Purchaser to effect the Merger, conversion of the Company Convertible Notes (as applicable), the Company Preferred Stock Exchange, all other Transactions, the Merger Agreement, the Ancillary Documents and the provisions of this Agreement. During the period from and including the date hereof through the end of the Voting Period, Holder shall not authorize or permit any of its Representatives to, directly or indirectly, take any action that the Company is prohibited from taking pursuant to Section 5.2 of the Merger Agreement (unless the Purchaser shall have consented thereto).

 

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(e)                   Registration Statement. During the period from and including the date hereof through the end of the Voting Period, Holder agrees to provide to the Purchaser, the Company and their respective Representatives any information regarding Holder or the Securities that is reasonably requested by the Purchaser, Company or their respective Representatives for inclusion in the Registration Statement.

 

(f)                 Publicity. Holder shall not issue any press release or otherwise make any public statements with respect to the Transactions or the transactions contemplated herein without providing prior notice to the Company and the Purchaser, after which the Company and the Purchaser shall be provided reasonable time to consult with Holder before any such public statements are made, unless such information was already made available publicly in reports filed with the SEC. Nothing herein shall restrict Holder’s right to furnish or disclose any information with respect to the Transactions or the transactions contemplated herein (i) to its limited partners, members or shareholders or (ii) as required by applicable law, regulation, Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or stock exchange requirement or legal process. Holder hereby authorizes the Company and the Purchaser to publish and disclose in any announcement or disclosure required by the SEC, NYSE or the Registration Statement (including all documents and schedules filed with the SEC in connection with the foregoing), Holder’s identity and ownership of the Securities and the nature of Holder’s commitments and agreements under this Agreement, the Merger Agreement, the Letter of Transmittal, the Transmittal Documents and any other Ancillary Documents.

 

4.                   Representations and Warranties of Holder. Holder hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser and the Company as follows:

 

(a)                   Binding Agreement. Holder (i) if a natural person, is of legal age to execute this Agreement and is legally competent to do so and (ii) if not a natural person, is (A) a corporation, limited liability company, company or partnership duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and (B) has all necessary power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. If Holder is not a natural person, the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance of its obligations hereunder and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby by Holder has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, limited liability or partnership action on the part of Holder, as applicable. This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the other parties hereto, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Holder, enforceable against Holder in accordance with its terms (except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditor’s rights, and to general equitable principles). Holder understands and acknowledges that the Purchaser is entering into the Merger Agreement in reliance upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Holder.

 

(b)                   Ownership of Securities. As of the date hereof, Holder has beneficial ownership over the type and number of the Shares and, to the extent applicable, the Company Convertible Notes (the “Notes,” and together with the Shares, the “Securities”), set forth under Holder’s name on the signature page hereto, is the lawful owner of such Securities, has the sole power to vote or cause to be voted such Securities (to the extent the Securities have associated voting rights), and has good and valid title to such Securities, free and clear of any and all pledges, mortgages, encumbrances, charges, proxies, voting agreements, liens, adverse claims, options, security interests and demands of any nature or kind whatsoever, other than those imposed by this Agreement, applicable securities Laws or the Company’s Organizational Documents, as in effect on the date hereof. There are no claims for finder’s fees or brokerage commission or other like payments in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby payable by Holder pursuant to arrangements made by Holder. Except for the Shares, the Notes and other securities of the Company set forth under Holder’s name on the signature page hereto, as of the date of this Agreement, Holder is not a beneficial owner or record holder of any: (i) equity securities of the Company, (ii) securities of the Company having the right to vote on any matters on which the holders of equity securities of the Company may vote or which are convertible into or exchangeable for, at any time, equity securities of the Company or (iii) options, warrants or other rights to acquire from the Company any equity securities or securities convertible into or exchangeable for equity securities of the Company.

 

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(c)                No Conflicts. No filing with, or notification to, any Governmental Authority, and no consent, approval, authorization or permit of any other person is necessary for the execution of this Agreement by Holder, the performance of its obligations hereunder or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby. None of the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Holder, the performance of its obligations hereunder or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby shall (i) conflict with or result in any breach of the certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other comparable organizational documents of Holder, if applicable, (ii) result in, or give rise to, a violation or breach of or a default under any of the terms of any Contract or obligation to which Holder is a party or by which Holder or any of the Securities or its other assets may be bound, except for the Fifth Amended and Restated Voting Agreement by and between the Company and certain investors, dated April 20, 2018 (the “Voting Agreement”), which will be terminated at the Closing, or (iii) violate any applicable Law or Order, except for any of the foregoing in clauses (i) through (iii) as would not reasonably be expected to impair Holder’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement in any material respect.

 

(d)                   No Inconsistent Agreements. Holder hereby covenants and agrees that, except for this Agreement and the Voting Agreement, which will be terminated at the Closing, Holder (i) has not entered into, nor will enter into at any time while this Agreement remains in effect, any voting agreement or voting trust with respect to the Shares inconsistent with Holder’s obligations pursuant to this Agreement, (ii) has not granted, nor will grant at any time while this Agreement remains in effect, a proxy, a consent or power of attorney with respect to the Shares and (iii) has not entered into any agreement or knowingly taken any action (nor will enter into any agreement or knowingly take any action) that would make any representation or warranty of Holder contained herein untrue or incorrect in any material respect or have the effect of preventing Holder from performing any of its material obligations under this Agreement.

 

5.                   Miscellaneous.

 

(a)                   Termination. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, this Agreement shall automatically terminate, and none of the Purchaser, the Company or Holder shall have any rights or obligations hereunder, upon the earliest to occur of (i) the mutual written consent of the Purchaser, the Company and Holder, (ii) the Closing Date (following the performance of the obligations of the parties hereunder required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date), and (iii) the date of termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms. The termination of this Agreement shall not prevent any party hereunder from seeking any remedies (at law or in equity) against another party hereto or relieve such party from liability for such party’s breach of any terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the provisions of this Section 5 shall survive the termination of this Agreement. 

 

(b)                   Binding Effect; Assignment. This Agreement and all of the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns. This Agreement and all obligations of Holder are personal to Holder and may not be assigned, transferred or delegated by Holder at any time without the prior written consent of the Purchaser and the Company, and any purported assignment, transfer or delegation without such consent shall be null and void ab initio. Each of the Company and the Purchaser may freely assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement, in whole or in part, to any successor entity (whether by merger, consolidation, equity sale, asset sale or otherwise) without obtaining the consent or approval of Holder.

 

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(c)                   Third Parties. Nothing contained in this Agreement or in any instrument or document executed by any party in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby shall create any rights in, or be deemed to have been executed for the benefit of, any person that is not a party hereto or thereto or a successor or permitted assign of such a party.

 

(d)                   Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement and any dispute or controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to the conflict of law principles thereof. All Actions arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be heard and determined exclusively in any state or federal court located in New York, New York (or in any appellate courts thereof) (the “Specified Courts”). Each party hereto hereby (i) submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of any Specified Court for the purpose of any Action arising out of or relating to this Agreement brought by any party hereto and (ii) irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert by way of motion, defense or otherwise, in any such Action, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that the Action is brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of the Action is improper, or that this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may not be enforced in or by any Specified Court. Each party agrees that a final judgment in any Action shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law. Each party irrevocably consents to the service of the summons and complaint and any other process in any other action or proceeding relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on behalf of itself, or its property, by personal delivery of copies of such process to such party at the applicable address set forth or referred to in Section 5(g). Nothing in this Section 5(d) shall affect the right of any party to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by applicable law.

 

(e)                   WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. EACH PARTY HERETO (i) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF ANY ACTION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THAT FOREGOING WAIVER AND (ii) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 5(e).

 

(f)                    Interpretation. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement. In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires: (i) any pronoun used shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns, pronouns and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa; (ii) the term “including” (and with correlative meaning “include”) shall be deemed in each case to be followed by the words “without limitation”; (iii) the words “herein,” “hereto,” and “hereby” and other words of similar import shall be deemed in each case to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular section or other subdivision of this Agreement; and (iv) the term “or” means “and/or”. The parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. Consequently, in the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement.

 

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(g)                  Notices. All notices, consents, waivers and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered (i) in person, (ii) by facsimile or other electronic means (including email), with affirmative confirmation of receipt, (iii) one Business Day after being sent, if sent by reputable, nationally recognized overnight courier service or (iv) three (3) Business Days after being mailed, if sent by registered or certified mail, pre-paid and return receipt requested, in each case to the applicable party at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):

 

If to the Purchaser, to:

 

Galileo Acquisition Corp.
1049 Park Ave. 14A

New York, NY 10028

Attn: Alberto Recchi

Telephone No.: (347) 517-1041
Email: alberto.recchi@galileospac.com

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

 

Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP
1345 Avenue of the Americas, 11th Floor
New York, New York 10105
Attn: Stuart Neuhauser, Esq.
Attn: Matthew A. Gray, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (212) 370-7889
Telephone No.: (212) 370-1300
Email: sneuhauser@egsllp.com
Email: mgray@egsllp.com

 

If to the Company, to:

 

Shapeways, Inc.
Attn: Greg Kress, Chief Executive Officer

Email: notices@shapeways.com

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

 

Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP
1250 Broadway, 23rd Floor
New York, NY 10001

Attn: Hozefa M. Botee

Facsimile No: (877) 881-3007

Phone: (212) 730-8133

Email: hbotee@gunder.com

If to Holder, to: the address set forth under Holder’s name on the signature page hereto, with a copy (which will not constitute notice) to, if not the party sending the notice, each of the Company and the Purchaser (and each of their copies for notices hereunder).
   

(h)                   Amendments and Waivers. Any term of this Agreement may be amended and the observance of any term of this Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance, and either retroactively or prospectively) only with the written consent of the Purchaser, the Company and the Holder. No failure or delay by a party in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof. No waivers of or exceptions to any term, condition, or provision of this Agreement, in any one or more instances, shall be deemed to be or construed as a further or continuing waiver of any such term, condition, or provision.

 

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(i)                    Severability. In case any provision in this Agreement shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in a jurisdiction, such provision shall be modified or deleted, as to the jurisdiction involved, only to the extent necessary to render the same valid, legal and enforceable, and the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby nor shall the validity, legality or enforceability of such provision be affected thereby in any other jurisdiction. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties will substitute for any invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision a suitable and equitable provision that carries out, so far as may be valid, legal and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision.

 

(j)                    Specific Performance. Holder acknowledges that its obligations under this Agreement are unique, recognizes and affirms that in the event of a breach of this Agreement by Holder, money damages will be inadequate and the Company and the Purchaser will not have an adequate remedy at law, and agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed by Holder in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. Accordingly, the Company and the Purchaser shall be entitled to an injunction or restraining order to prevent breaches of this Agreement by Holder and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, without the requirement to post any bond or other security or to prove that money damages would be inadequate, this being in addition to any other right or remedy to which such party may be entitled under this Agreement, at law or in equity.

 

(k)                Expenses. Each party shall be responsible for its own fees and expenses (including the fees and expenses of investment bankers, accountants and counsel) in connection with the entering into of this Agreement, the performance of its obligations hereunder and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, that in the event of any Action arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the non-prevailing party in any such Action will pay its own expenses and the reasonable documented out-of-pocket expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, reasonably incurred by the prevailing party.

 

(l)                 No Partnership, Agency or Joint Venture. This Agreement is intended to create a contractual relationship among Holder, the Company and the Purchaser, and is not intended to create, and does not create, any agency, partnership, joint venture or any like relationship among the parties hereto or among any other Company shareholders entering into voting agreements with the Company or the Purchaser. Holder is not affiliated with any other holder of Securities entering into a voting agreement with the Company or the Purchaser in connection with the Merger Agreement and has acted independently regarding its decision to enter into this Agreement. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to vest in the Company or the Purchaser any direct or indirect ownership or incidence of ownership of or with respect to any Securities.

 

(m)                 Further Assurances. From time to time, at another party’s request and without further consideration, each party shall execute and deliver such additional documents and take all such further action as may be reasonably necessary or desirable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(n)                   Entire Agreement. This Agreement (together with the Merger Agreement to the extent referred to herein) constitutes the full and entire understanding and agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and any other written or oral agreement relating to the subject matter hereof existing between the parties is expressly canceled; provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing shall not affect the rights and obligations of the parties under the Merger Agreement or any Ancillary Document. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall limit any of the rights or remedies of the Purchaser or any of the obligations of Holder under any other agreement between Holder and the Purchaser or any certificate or instrument executed by Holder in favor of the Purchaser, and nothing in any other agreement, certificate or instrument shall limit any of the rights or remedies of the Purchaser or any of the obligations of Holder under this Agreement.

 

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(o)                   Counterparts; Facsimile. This Agreement may also be executed and delivered by facsimile or electronic signature or by email in portable document format in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

[Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank; Signature Page Follows]

 

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

 

  The Purchaser:
   
  GALILEO ACQUISITION CORP.
     
  By:  
  Name: Luca Giacometti
  Title: Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
     

 

 

 

  The Company:
   
  SHAPEWAYS, INC.
     
  By:              
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

 

 

 

Holder:
 

[_________________________________]

 

By:                                                     
Name:    
Title:    

 

Number and Type of Shares:  
   
Shares of Company Common Stock:  
   
Shares of Company Preferred Stock (indicate each series of Company Preferred Stock):
 
 
 
 
 
 
Convertible Notes – Identifying Information:
 
 
 
Number and Type of Additional Securities:
 
 
 
 
Address for Notice:  
   

Address:  
   

Facsimile No.:  
   

Telephone No.:  
   

Email: :

 

 

 

 

Schedule 1

Contracts

 

 

1. Fifth Amended and Restated Investors Rights Agreement by and between the Company and certain investors, dated April 20, 2018
2. Fifth Amended and Restated Voting Agreement by and between the Company and certain investors, dated April 20, 2018
3. Fifth Amended and Restated ROFR and Co-Sale Agreement by and between the Company and certain investors, dated April 20, 2018
4. Management Rights Letter by and between the Company and Hewlett-Packard Company, dated June 12, 2015
5. Management Rights Letter by and between the Company and Stichting Depository INKEF Investment Fund, in its capacity of INKEF Investment Fund, dated June 12, 2015.
6. Management Rights Letter by and between the Company and AH Parallel Fund III, L.P., for itself and as nominee for AH Parallel Fund III-A, L.P., AH Parallel Fund III-B, L.P. and AH Parallel Fund III-Q, L.P., dated June 12, 2015.
7. Voting Agreement by and between Peter Edward Weijmarshausen, 137 Ventures II, LP and Albert Wenger, dated April 17, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.2

 

FORM OF LOCK-UP AGREEMENT

 

THIS LOCK-UP AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of April 28, 2021 by and among (i) Galileo Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (together with its successors, including after the Domestication (as defined below), the “Purchaser”) and (ii) the undersigned (“Holder”). Any capitalized term used but not defined in this Agreement will have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Merger Agreement.

 

WHEREAS, on or about the date hereof, (i) the Purchaser, (ii) Galileo Acquisition Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Purchaser (“Merger Sub”), (iii) Galileo Founders Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, in the capacity under the Merger Agreement as the Purchaser Representative, (iv) Fortis Advisors LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, in the capacity under the Merger Agreement as the Seller Representative (the “Seller Representative”), and (v) Shapeways, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), entered into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger (as amended from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other matters (a) prior to the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby (the “Closing”) (I) the Purchaser shall continue out of the Cayman Islands and into the State of Delaware as to re-domicile as and become a Delaware corporation (the “Domestication”) and (II) to the extent Holder holds any shares of Company Preferred Stock, Holder shall have exchanged or converted all such shares of Company Preferred Stock for shares of Company Common Stock at the applicable conversion ratio pursuant to the Company Preferred Stock Exchange in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement and (b) Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving entity (the “Merger”), as a result of which all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be cancelled and shall cease to exist, in exchange for the right to receive the Merger Consideration, subject to the withholding of the Earnout Shares being deposited in the Escrow Account in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement and the Escrow Agreement, all upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the of the DGCL;

 

WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, Holder is a holder of the Company Stock in such amounts and classes or series as set forth underneath Holder’s name on the signature page hereto; and

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, and in view of the valuable consideration to be received by Holder thereunder, the parties desire to enter into this Agreement, pursuant to which the Merger Consideration received by Holder in the Merger, including its right to (i) any Earnout Shares and any Purchaser Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Purchaser Options or the Assumed Warrants and (ii) any Transaction Bonus RSUs and any Purchaser Common Stock issuable upon settlement thereof (all such securities in clauses (i) and (ii), together with any securities paid as dividends or distributions with respect to such securities or into which such securities are exchanged or converted, the Restricted Securities), shall become subject to limitations on disposition as set forth herein.

 

 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth above, which are incorporated in this Agreement as if fully set forth below, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereby agree as follows:

 

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1.                   Lock-Up Provisions.

 

(a)                Holder hereby agrees not to, during the period (the “Lock-Up Period”) commencing from the Closing and ending on the earlier of (x) 180 days after the date of the Closing, and (y) the date after the Closing on which Purchaser consummates a liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction with an unaffiliated third party that results in all of Purchaser’s stockholders having the right to exchange their equity holdings in Purchaser for cash, securities or other property: (i) lend, offer, pledge, hypothecate, encumber, donate, assign, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Securities, (ii) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Restricted Securities, or (iii) publicly disclose the intention to do any of the foregoing, whether any such transaction described in clauses (i) or (ii) above is to be settled by delivery of Restricted Securities or other securities, in cash or otherwise (any of the foregoing described in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii), a “Prohibited Transfer”). The foregoing sentence shall not apply to the transfer of any or all of the Restricted Securities owned by Holder (other than any Earnout Shares, until such Earnout Shares are disbursed to Holder from the Escrow Account in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement and the Escrow Agreement) (I) by gift, will or intestate succession upon the death of Holder, (II) to any Permitted Transferee (as defined below), (III) pursuant to a court order or settlement agreement related to the distribution of assets in connection with the dissolution of marriage or civil union, (IV) relating to shares of capital stock acquired in open market transactions after the Closing, (V) to the Company pursuant to the exercise (on a cashless or net exercise basis) of any option to purchase capital stock of the Company, or (VI) for the purpose of satisfying withholding taxes due upon the exercise, settlement or lapse of restrictions of an equity award (such as through a “cashless,” “net exercise” or “net settlement” procedure); provided, however, that in any of cases (I), (II) or (III) it shall be a condition to such transfer that the transferee executes and delivers to the Purchaser an agreement stating that the transferee is receiving and holding the Restricted Securities subject to the provisions of this Agreement applicable to Holder, and there shall be no further transfer of such Restricted Securities except in accordance with this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit Holder from entering into a trading plan under SEC Rule 10b5-1, provided that no transfers under such plan will be made during the Lock-Up Period. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit the acquisition by, or delivery or issuance to, Holder of shares of Purchaser Common Stock pursuant to the grant, settlement or exercise of an equity award, it being understood that any such shares shall, to the extent they constitute Restricted Securities, be subject to the restrictions of this Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the term “Permitted Transferee” shall mean: (A) the members of Holder’s immediate family (for purposes of this Agreement, “immediate family” shall mean with respect to any natural person, any of the following: such person’s spouse, the siblings of such person and his or her spouse, and the direct descendants and ascendants (including adopted and step children and parents) of such person and his or her spouses and siblings), (B) any trust for the direct or indirect benefit of Holder or the immediate family of Holder, (C) if Holder is a trust, the trustor or beneficiary of such trust or to the estate of a beneficiary of such trust, (D) if Holder is an entity, as a distribution to limited partners, shareholders, members of, or owners of similar equity interests in Holder, including, for the avoidance of doubt, where Holder is a partnership, to its general partner or a successor partnership or fund, or any other funds managed by such partnership, and (E) any affiliate of Holder. Holder further agrees to execute such agreements as may be reasonably requested by Purchaser that are consistent with the foregoing or that are necessary to give further effect thereto.

 

(b)                Holder further acknowledges and agrees that it shall not be permitted to engage in any Prohibited Transfer with respect to any Earnout Shares until both (i) the Lock-Up Period has expired and (ii) such Earnout Shares have been disbursed to Holder from the Escrow Account in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement and the Escrow Agreement.

 

(c)                If any Prohibited Transfer is made or attempted contrary to the provisions of this Agreement, such purported Prohibited Transfer shall be null and void ab initio, and Purchaser shall refuse to recognize any such purported transferee of the Restricted Securities as one of its equity holders for any purpose. In order to enforce this Section 1, Purchaser may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to the Restricted Securities of Holder (and Permitted Transferees and assigns thereof) until the end of the Lock-Up Period.

 

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(d)                During the Lock-Up Period (and with respect to any Earnout Shares, during the period, if longer, when such Earnout Shares are held in the Escrow Account), each certificate evidencing any Restricted Securities shall be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form, in addition to any other applicable legends:

 

“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER SET FORTH IN A LOCK-UP AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF [●], 2021, BY AND AMONG THE ISSUER OF SUCH SECURITIES (THE “ISSUER”), A CERTAIN REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ISSUER NAMED THEREIN AND THE ISSUER’S SECURITY HOLDER NAMED THEREIN, AS AMENDED. A COPY OF SUCH LOCK-UP AGREEMENT WILL BE FURNISHED WITHOUT CHARGE BY THE ISSUER TO THE HOLDER HEREOF UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.”

 

(e)                For the avoidance of any doubt, Holder shall retain all of its rights as a stockholder of the Purchaser during the Lock-Up Period, including the right to vote any Restricted Securities, subject to the terms of the Merger Agreement and the Escrow Agreement with respect to Earnout Shares.

 

(f)                 The Purchaser agrees that (i) to the extent the Purchaser has not determined in good faith that Holder is an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (as amended, the “Act”)), the only stock legends that will be placed on each certificate evidencing any Restricted Securities issued pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, including, without limitation, a registration statement on Form S-4 in connection with the Merger, will be as set forth in Section 1(d) of this Agreement (and no other legend, stop transfer or other instruction will be placed on such securities or given to any transfer agent for such securities) (such legend, the “Non-Affiliate Legend”), and, (ii) to the extent the Purchaser determines in good faith that Holder is not an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 405 of the Act) as of the date on which the Lock-Up Period expires in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, (A) the Purchaser will take commercially reasonable steps to cause the Non-Affiliate Legend to be removed from such securities upon expiration of the Lock-Up Period and (B) the Company will not instruct the transfer agent in a manner inconsistent with the foregoing such that the securities will be free from the Non-Affiliate Legend and stop transfer or other instructions from and after the expiration of the Lock-Up Period.

 

(g)                If the Purchaser releases (a “Triggering Release”) any other holder of Restricted Securities from the restrictions contained in a lock-up or similar agreement to which such other holder is bound, then the undersigned shall also be granted a concurrent release from its obligations hereunder, on a pro rata basis with all other holders of Restricted Securities based on the maximum percentage of shares held by any such holder being released from such holder’s lock-up or similar agreement; provided, however, that the undersigned shall not be released from the restrictions set forth herein if the Triggering Release was granted by Purchaser in connection with a financial hardship (as determined in the Purchaser’s sole discretion).

 

2.                   Miscellaneous.

 

(a)                Termination of Merger Agreement. This Agreement shall be binding upon Holder upon Holder’s execution and delivery of this Agreement, but this Agreement shall only become effective upon the Closing. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in the event that the Merger Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms prior to the Closing, this Agreement and all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall automatically terminate and be of no further force or effect.

 

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(b)                Binding Effect; Assignment. This Agreement and all of the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns. This Agreement and all obligations of Holder are personal to Holder and, except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, may not be transferred or delegated by Holder at any time. The Purchaser may freely assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement, in whole or in part, to any successor entity (whether by merger, consolidation, equity sale, asset sale or otherwise) without obtaining the consent or approval of Holder.

 

(c)                Third Parties. Nothing contained in this Agreement or in any instrument or document executed by any party in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby shall create any rights in, or be deemed to have been executed for the benefit of, any person or entity that is not a party hereto or thereto or a successor or permitted assign of such a party.

 

(d)                Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement and any dispute or controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the actions of any party hereto in the negotiation, administration, performance or enforcement hereof shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to the conflict of law principles thereof. All actions, claims, suits or other legal proceedings arising out of or relating to this Agreement, including counterclaims (whether based in contract, tort or otherwise) (“Actions”) shall be heard and determined exclusively in any state or federal court located in New York County, State of New York (or in any appellate courts thereof) (the “Specified Courts”). Each party hereto hereby (i) submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of any Specified Court for the purpose of any Action arising out of or relating to this Agreement brought by any party hereto and (ii) irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert by way of motion, defense or otherwise, in any such Action, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that the Action is brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of the Action is improper, or that this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may not be enforced in or by any Specified Court. Each party agrees that a final judgment in any Action shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law. Each party irrevocably consents to the service of the summons and complaint and any other process in any other action or proceeding relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on behalf of itself, or its property, by personal delivery of copies of such process to such party at the applicable address set forth in Section 2(g). Nothing in this Section 2(d) shall affect the right of any party to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by applicable law.

 

(e)                WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ALL RIGHTS IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THE ACTIONS OF SUCH PARTY IN THE NEGOTIATION, ADMINISTRATION, PERFORMCE OR ENFORCEMENT HEREOF. EACH PARTY HERETO (i) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF ANY ACTION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THAT FOREGOING WAIVER AND (ii) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 2(e).

 

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(f)                 Interpretation. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement. In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires: (i) any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns, pronouns and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa; (ii) “including” (and with correlative meaning “include”) means including without limiting the generality of any description preceding or succeeding such term and shall be deemed in each case to be followed by the words “without limitation”; (iii) the words “herein,” “hereto,” and “hereby” and other words of similar import shall be deemed in each case to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular section or other subdivision of this Agreement; (iv) the term “or” means “and/or” and (v) “affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any specified person, any other person or group of persons acting together that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such specified person (where the term “control” (and any correlative terms) means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise). The parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. Consequently, in the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement.

 

(g)                Notices. All notices, consents, waivers and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered (i) in person, (ii) by facsimile or other electronic means, with affirmative confirmation of receipt, (iii) one Business Day after being sent, if sent by reputable, nationally recognized overnight courier service or (iv) three (3) Business Days after being mailed, if sent by registered or certified mail, pre-paid and return receipt requested, in each case to the applicable party at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):

 

If to the Purchaser, at or prior to the Closing, to:

 

Galileo Acquisition Corp.
1049 Park Ave. 14A
New York, NY 10028
Attn: Alberto Recchi
Telephone No.: (347) 517-1041
Email: alberto.recchi@galileospac.com

 

With a copy (which will not constitute notice) to:

 

Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP
1345 Avenue of the Americas, 11th Floor
New York, New York 10105
Attn: Stuart Neuhauser, Esq.
Attn: Matthew A. Gray, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (212) 370-7889
Telephone No.: (212) 370-1300
Email: sneuhauser@egsllp.com
Email: mgray@egsllp.com

 

 

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If to the Purchaser after the Closing, to:

 

Shapeways Holdings, Inc.
Email: notices@shapeways.com

with copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

and

 

Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP
1250 Broadway, 23rd Floor
New York, NY 10001

Attn: Hozefa M. Botee
Facsimile No.: (877) 881-3007

Phone: (212) 730-8133

Email: hbotee@gunder.com

If to Holder, to:  the address set forth below Holder’s name on the signature page to this Agreement.

 

(h)            Amendments and Waivers. Any term of this Agreement may be amended and the observance of any term of this Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance, and either retroactively or prospectively) only with the written consent of the Purchaser and Holder. No failure or delay by a party in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof. No waivers of or exceptions to any term, condition, or provision of this Agreement, in any one or more instances, shall be deemed to be or construed as a further or continuing waiver of any such term, condition, or provision.

 

(i)             Authorization on Behalf of Purchaser. The parties acknowledge and agree that notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, any and all determinations, actions or other authorizations under this Agreement on behalf of Purchaser after the Closing, including enforcing Purchaser’s rights and remedies under this Agreement, or providing any waivers or amendments with respect to this Agreement or the provisions hereof, shall solely be made, taken and authorized by the vote or consent of Purchaser’s board of directors, including a majority of the Disinterested Directors. For purposes hereof, a “Disinterested Director” will mean an independent director disinterested in the applicable determination, action or other authorization under this Agreement (i.e., such independent director is not (x) directly or indirectly interested in such determination, action or authorization (whether such director is the Holder, an Affiliate of the Holder or an immediate family member of any of the foregoing) or (y) acting in concert with a person that is directly or indirectly interested in such determination, action or authorization).

 

(j)            Severability. In case any provision in this Agreement shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in a jurisdiction, such provision shall be modified or deleted, as to the jurisdiction involved, only to the extent necessary to render the same valid, legal and enforceable, and the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby nor shall the validity, legality or enforceability of such provision be affected thereby in any other jurisdiction. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties will substitute for any invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision a suitable and equitable provision that carries out, so far as may be valid, legal and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision.

 

(k)           Specific Performance. Holder acknowledges that its obligations under this Agreement are unique, recognizes and affirms that in the event of a breach of this Agreement by Holder, money damages will be inadequate and Purchaser will have no adequate remedy at law, and agrees that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed by Holder in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. Accordingly, the Purchaser shall be entitled to an injunction or restraining order to prevent breaches of this Agreement by Holder and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, without the requirement to post any bond or other security or to prove that money damages would be inadequate, this being in addition to any other right or remedy to which such party may be entitled under this Agreement, at law or in equity.

 

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(l)                 Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the full and entire understanding and agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and any other written or oral agreement relating to the subject matter hereof existing between the parties is expressly canceled; provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing shall not affect the rights and obligations of the parties under the Merger Agreement or any Ancillary Document. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall limit any of the rights or remedies of the Purchaser or any of the obligations of Holder under any other agreement between Holder and the Purchaser or any certificate or instrument executed by Holder in favor of the Purchaser, and nothing in any other agreement, certificate or instrument shall limit any of the rights or remedies of the Purchaser or any of the obligations of Holder under this Agreement.

 

(m)              Further Assurances. From time to time, at another party’s request and without further consideration (but at the requesting party’s reasonable cost and expense), each party shall execute and deliver such additional documents and take all such further action as may be reasonably necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(n)                Counterparts; Facsimile.  This Agreement may also be executed and delivered by facsimile signature or by email in portable document format in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

{Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank; Signature Pages Follow}

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Lock-Up Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  Purchaser:
   
  GALILEO ACQUISITION CORP.
   
  By:  
  Name: Luca Giacometti
  Title: Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

 

{Additional Signature on the Following Page}

 

[Signature Page to Lock-Up Agreement] 

 

 

 

 

  

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Lock-Up Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

Holder:  
   
Name of Holder: [                  ]  
   
   
By:          
Name:    
Title:    

 

Number and Type of Shares of Company Stock:  
   
Company Common Stock:    
   
Company Preferred Stock:     

 

Address for Notice:  

 

Address:    

   
   
     
Facsimile No.:    
Telephone No.:      
Email:    

 

[Signature Page to Lock-Up Agreement] 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.3

EXECUTION VERSION

 

FORM OF NON-COMPETITION AND NON-SOLICITATION AGREEMENT

 

THIS NON-COMPETITION AND NON-SOLICITATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is effective as of April 28, 2021, by Gregory Kress (the “Subject Party”) in favor of and for the benefit of Galileo Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (together with its successors, the “Purchaser”), Shapeways, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with its successors, the “Company”), and each of the Purchaser’s and/or the Company’s respective present and future Affiliates, successors and direct and indirect Subsidiaries (collectively with the Purchaser and the Company, the “Covered Parties”). Any capitalized term used but not defined in this Agreement will have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Merger Agreement.

 

WHEREAS, on or about the date hereof, (i) the Purchaser, (ii) Galileo Acquisition Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Purchaser (“Merger Sub”), (iii) Galileo Founders Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, in the capacity as the purchaser representative under the Merger Agreement (as defined below) (the “Purchaser Representative”), (iv) Fortis Advisors LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, in the capacity as the seller representative under the Merger Agreement, and (v) the Company entered into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger (as amended from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other matters, upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby (the “Closing”), Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving entity (the “Merger”), and as a result of which, among other matters, (i) all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company immediately prior to the consummation of the Merger shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be cancelled and shall cease to exist, in exchange for the right for each Company Stockholder to receive its Pro Rata Share of the Stockholder Merger Consideration and (ii) each issued and outstanding Company Option as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than the Company Non-Plan Option) shall be assumed by the Purchaser with the result that (A) each such assumed Company Option shall be replaced with an Purchaser Option exercisable for the number shares of Purchaser Common Stock (as rounded down to the nearest whole number) equal to the product of (1) the number of shares of Company Common Stock that were subject to the Company Option immediately prior the Effective Time, multiplied by (2) 90% of the Conversion Ratio, with an exercise price (as rounded up to the nearest whole cent) equal to the quotient of (I) the exercise price of the Company Option, divided by (II) the Conversion Ratio) and (B) each holder of a Company Option shall receive, with respect to each outstanding share of Company Common Stock underlying such Company Option, an award of restricted stock units of the Purchaser denominated in a number of shares of Purchaser Common Stock equal to the product of (1) the number of shares of Company Common Stock that were subject to such Company Option immediately prior the Effective Time, multiplied by (2) 10% of the Conversion Ratio (rounded down to the nearest whole number of shares of Purchaser Common Stock), in each case subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the of the Delaware General Corporation Law;

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, within 30 days after the Closing, certain Company employees, which, in consideration of services rendered by the Subject Party to the Company in relation to the transactions that are subject of the Merger Agreement, shall include the Subject Party, will be granted restricted stock unit awards denominated in shares of Purchaser Common Stock (the “Transaction Bonus”);

 

WHEREAS, the Company, directly and indirectly through its Subsidiaries, engages in the business of digital manufacturing and 3D printing marketplace and service (collectively, the “Business”);

 

WHEREAS, in connection with, and as a condition to the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement and the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (collectively, the “Transactions”), and to enable the Purchaser to secure more fully the benefits of the Transactions, including the protection and maintenance of the goodwill and confidential information of the Company and its Subsidiaries, the Purchaser has required that the Subject Party enter into this Agreement;

 

 

 

 

WHEREAS, the Subject Party is entering into this Agreement in order to induce the Purchaser to enter into the Merger Agreement and consummate the Transactions, pursuant to which the Subject Party will directly or indirectly receive a material benefit; and

 

WHEREAS, the Subject Party, as a former and/or current holder of Company Options and intended recipient of a Transaction Bonus, director, officer or employee of the Company or its Subsidiaries, has contributed to the value of the Company and its Subsidiaries and has obtained extensive and valuable knowledge and confidential information concerning the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in order to induce the Purchaser to enter into the Merger Agreement and consummate the Transactions, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Subject Party hereby agrees as follows:

 

1.             Restriction on Competition.

 

(a)           Restriction. The Subject Party hereby agrees that during the period from the Closing until the two (2) year anniversary of the Closing Date (the “Restricted Period”) the Subject Party will not, and will cause its Affiliates not to, without the prior written consent of the Purchaser (which may be withheld in its sole discretion), anywhere in the United States or the Netherlands or in any other markets in which the Covered Parties are engaged in the Business as of the Closing Date (the “Territory”), directly or indirectly engage in the Business (other than through a Covered Party) or own, manage, finance or control, or participate in the ownership, management, financing or control of, or become engaged or serve as an officer, director, member, partner, employee, agent, consultant, advisor or representative of, a business or entity (other than a Covered Party) that engages in the Business (a “Competitor”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Subject Party and its Affiliates may own passive investments of no more than two percent (2%) of any class of outstanding equity interests in a Competitor that is publicly traded, so long as the Subject Party and its Affiliates and immediate family members are not involved in the management or control of such Competitor (“Permitted Ownership”). In addition, the provisions of this Agreement shall not be violated by the Subject Party commencing employment with, or providing services, to (A) a private equity or financial sponsor that owns, invests in, or operates a business that engages in the Business or (B) a subsidiary, division or unit of any entity that has a diversified business having not more than twenty percent (20%) of its sales (based on its latest annual consolidated financial statements) attributable to the Business, so long as the Subject Party does not perform services for or in respect of the business that engages in the Business.

 

(b)           Acknowledgment. The Subject Party acknowledges and agrees, based upon the advice of legal counsel and/or the Subject Party’s own education, experience and training, that (i) the Subject Party possesses knowledge of confidential information of the Company and its Subsidiaries and the Business, (ii) the Subject Party’s execution of this Agreement is a material inducement to the Purchaser and the Company to consummate the Transactions and to realize the goodwill of the Company and its Subsidiaries, for which the Subject Party and/or its Affiliates will receive a substantial direct or indirect financial benefit, and that the Purchaser and the Company would not have entered into the Merger Agreement or consummated the Transactions but for the Subject Party’s agreements set forth in this Agreement; (iii) it would impair the goodwill of the Company and its Subsidiaries and reduce the value of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries and cause serious and irreparable injury if the Subject Party were to use its ability and knowledge by engaging in the Business in competition with a Covered Party, and/or to otherwise breach the obligations contained herein and that the Covered Parties would not have an adequate remedy at law because of the unique nature of the Business, (iv) the Subject Party and its Affiliates have no intention of engaging in the Business (other than through the Covered Parties) during the Restricted Period other than through Permitted Ownership, (v) the relevant public policy aspects of restrictive covenants, covenants not to compete and non-solicitation provisions have been discussed, and every effort has been made to limit the restrictions placed upon the Subject Party to those that are reasonable and necessary to protect the Covered Parties’ legitimate interests, (vi) the Covered Parties conduct and intend to conduct the Business everywhere in the Territory and compete with other businesses that are or could be located in any part of the Territory, (vii) the foregoing restrictions on competition are fair and reasonable in type of prohibited activity, geographic area covered, scope and duration, (viii) the consideration provided to the Subject Party under this Agreement and the Merger Agreement is not illusory, and (ix) such provisions do not impose a greater restraint than is necessary to protect the goodwill or other business interests of the Covered Parties.

 

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2.             No Solicitation; No Disparagement.

 

(a)           No Solicitation of Employees and Consultants. The Subject Party agrees that, during the Restricted Period, the Subject Party and its Affiliates will not, without the prior written consent of the Purchaser (which may be withheld in its sole discretion), either on its own behalf or on behalf of any other Person (other than, if applicable, a Covered Party in the performance of the Subject Party’s duties on behalf of the Covered Parties), directly or indirectly: (i) hire or engage as an employee, independent contractor, consultant or otherwise any Covered Personnel (as defined below); (ii) solicit, induce, encourage or otherwise knowingly cause (or attempt to do any of the foregoing) any Covered Personnel to leave the service (whether as an employee, consultant or independent contractor) of any Covered Party; or (iii) in any way knowingly interfere with or attempt to interfere with the relationship between any Covered Personnel and any Covered Party; provided, however, the Subject Party and its Affiliates will not be deemed to have violated this Section 2(a) if (A) any Covered Personnel voluntarily and independently solicits an offer of employment from the Subject Party or its Affiliate (or other Person whom any of them is acting on behalf of) by responding to a general advertisement or solicitation program conducted by or on behalf of the Subject Party or its Affiliate (or such other Person whom any of them is acting on behalf of) that is not targeted at such Covered Personnel or Covered Personnel generally, (B) the Subject Party serves as a reference, upon request, for any Covered Personnel, or (C) actions taken by any person or entity with which the Subject Party is associated if the Subject Party is not personally involved in any manner in the matter and has not identified such Covered Personnel for soliciting or hiring. For purposes of this Agreement, “Covered Personnel” shall mean any Person who is or was an employee, consultant or independent contractor of the Covered Parties, as of such date of the relevant act prohibited by this Section 2(a) or during the one (1) year period preceding such date.

 

(b)           Non-Solicitation of Customers and Suppliers. The Subject Party agrees that, during the Restricted Period, the Subject Party and its Affiliates will not, without the prior written consent of the Purchaser (which may be withheld in its sole discretion), individually or on behalf of any other Person (other than, if applicable, a Covered Party in the performance of the Subject Party’s duties on behalf of the Covered Parties), directly or indirectly: (i) solicit, induce, encourage or otherwise knowingly cause (or attempt to do any of the foregoing) any Covered Customer (as defined below) to (A) cease being, or not become, a client or customer of any Covered Party with respect to the Business or (B) reduce the amount of business of such Covered Customer with any Covered Party, or otherwise alter such business relationship in a manner adverse to any Covered Party, in either case, with respect to or relating to the Business; (ii) knowingly interfere with or disrupt (or attempt to interfere with or disrupt) the contractual relationship between any Covered Party and any Covered Customer; (iii) knowingly divert any business with any Covered Customer relating to the Business from a Covered Party; (iv) solicit for business any Covered Customer for products or services that are part of the Business; or (v) knowingly interfere with or disrupt (or attempt to interfere with or disrupt), any Person that was a vendor, supplier, distributor, agent or other service provider of a Covered Party at the time of such interference or disruption, for a purpose competitive with a Covered Party as it relates to the Business. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Covered Customer” shall mean any Person who is or was an actual customer or client (or prospective customer or client with whom a Covered Party actively marketed or made or taken specific action to make a proposal) of a Covered Party, as of such date of the relevant act prohibited by this Section 2(b) or during the one (1) year period preceding such date.

 

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(c)            Non-Disparagement. The Subject Party agrees that, during the Restricted Period, the Subject Party and its Affiliates will not, directly or indirectly engage in any conduct that involves the making or publishing (including through electronic mail distribution or online social media) of any written or oral statements or remarks (including the repetition or distribution of derogatory rumors, allegations, negative reports or comments) that are disparaging, deleterious or damaging to the reputation or good will of one or more Covered Parties or their respective management, officers, employees, independent contractors or consultants. Notwithstanding the foregoing, subject to Section 3 below, the provisions of this Section 2(c) shall not restrict the Subject Party or its Affiliates from providing truthful testimony or information in response to a subpoena or investigation by a Governmental Authority or in connection with any legal action by the Subject Party or its Affiliate against any Covered Party under this Agreement, the Merger Agreement or any other Ancillary Document that is asserted by the Subject Party or its Affiliate in good faith or from making statements that the Subject Party of its Affiliate in good faith believes are necessary or appropriate to make in connection with performing the Subject Party’s duties and obligations to the Company or its Affiliates.

 

3.             Confidentiality. From and after the Closing Date, the Subject Party will, and will cause its Representatives to, keep confidential and not (except, if applicable, in the performance of the Subject Party’s duties on behalf of the Covered Parties) directly or indirectly use, disclose, reveal, publish, transfer or provide access to, any and all Covered Party Information without the prior written consent of the Purchaser (which may be withheld in its sole discretion). As used in this Agreement, “Covered Party Information” means all material and information relating to the business, affairs and assets of any Covered Party, including material and information that concerns or relates to such Covered Party’s bidding and proposal, technical information, computer hardware or software, administrative, management, operational, data processing, financial, marketing, customers, sales, human resources, employees, vendors, business development, planning and/or other business activities, regardless of whether such material and information is maintained in physical, electronic, or other form, that is: (A) gathered, compiled, generated, produced or maintained by such Covered Party through its Representatives, or provided to such Covered Party by its suppliers, service providers or customers; and (B) intended and maintained by such Covered Party or its Representatives, suppliers, service providers or customers to be kept in confidence. Covered Party Information also includes information disclosed to any Covered Party by a third party to the extent that a Covered Party has an obligation of confidentiality in connection therewith. The obligations set forth in this Section 3 will not apply to any Covered Party Information that: (i) is known or available through other lawful sources not bound by a confidentiality agreement or other confidentiality obligation with respect to such material or information; (ii) is or becomes publicly known through no violation of this Agreement or other non-disclosure obligation of the Subject Party or any of its Representatives; (iii) is already in the possession of the Subject Party at the time of disclosure through lawful sources not bound by a confidentiality agreement or other confidentiality obligation as evidenced by the Subject Party’s documents and records; (iv) is the product of the Subject Party’s general knowledge, education, training and/or experience obtained prior to the Subject Party’s association with the Company or without the benefit of any non-public information about the Company; (v) the Subject Party has the legally protected right to disclose to any federal, state or local government agency under any whistleblower or similar statute; or (vi) is required to be disclosed pursuant to an order of any administrative body or court of competent jurisdiction (provided that (A) the applicable Covered Party is given reasonable prior written notice, if applicable, (B) the Subject Party reasonably cooperates (and causes its Representatives to cooperate) with any reasonable request of any Covered Party to seek to prevent or narrow such disclosure and (C) if after reasonable compliance with clauses (A) and (B) such disclosure is still required, the Subject Party and its Representatives only disclose such portion of the Covered Party Information that is expressly required by such order). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3, the Subject Party may use, deliver or disclose Covered Party Information to (x) the Subject Party’s legal, financial, tax and other advisors who are bound by obligations of confidentiality, (y) any federal or state regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the Subject Party to the extent required to effect compliance with any applicable law or in connection with any audit or other proceeding by such authority, or (z) any other person to which such delivery or disclosure is necessary (1) to effect compliance with any applicable law, (2) in respect to any subpoena or other legal process or (3) in the enforcement of the Subject Party’s rights against the Company or its Affiliates.

 

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4.             Representations and Warranties. The Subject Party hereby represents and warrants, to and for the benefit of the Covered Parties as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date, that: (a) the Subject Party has full power and capacity to execute and deliver, and to perform all of the Subject Party’s obligations under, this Agreement; and (b) neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the performance of the Subject Party’s obligations hereunder will result directly or indirectly in a violation or breach of any agreement or obligation by which the Subject Party is a party or otherwise bound. By entering into this Agreement, the Subject Party certifies and acknowledges that the Subject Party has carefully read all of the provisions of this Agreement, and that the Subject Party voluntarily and knowingly enters into this Agreement.

 

5.            Remedies. The covenants and undertakings of the Subject Party contained in this Agreement relate to matters which are of a special, unique and extraordinary character and a violation of any of the terms of this Agreement may cause irreparable injury to the Covered Parties, the amount of which may be impossible to estimate or determine and which cannot be adequately compensated. The Subject Party agrees that, in the event of any breach or threatened breach by the Subject Party of any covenant or obligation contained in this Agreement, each applicable Covered Party will be entitled to seek the following remedies (in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other remedy at law or in equity or pursuant to the Merger Agreement or the other Ancillary Documents that may be available to the Covered Parties, including monetary damages), and a court of competent jurisdiction may award: (i) an injunction, restraining order or other equitable relief restraining or preventing such breach or threatened breach, without the necessity of proving actual damages or that monetary damages would be insufficient or posting bond or security, which the Subject Party expressly waives; and (ii) recovery of damages from the Subject Party. The Subject Party hereby consents to the award of any of the above remedies to the applicable Covered Party in connection with any such breach or threatened breach. The Subject Party hereby acknowledges and agrees that in the event of any breach of this Agreement, any value attributed or allocated to this Agreement (or any other non-competition agreement with the Subject Party) under or in connection with the Merger Agreement shall not be considered a measure of, or a limit on, the damages of the Covered Parties.

 

6.            Survival of Obligations. The expiration of the Restricted Period will not relieve the Subject Party of any obligation or liability arising from any breach by the Subject Party of this Agreement during the Restricted Period. The Subject Party further agrees that the time period during which the covenants contained in Section 1 and Section 2 of this Agreement will be effective will be computed by excluding from such computation any time during which the Subject Party is in violation of any provision of such Sections.

 

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7.            Miscellaneous.

 

(a)           Notices. All notices, consents, waivers and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered (i) in person, (ii) by facsimile or other electronic means (including email), with affirmative confirmation of receipt, (iii) one Business Day after being sent, if sent by reputable, nationally recognized overnight courier service or (iv) three (3) Business Days after being mailed, if sent by registered or certified mail, pre-paid and return receipt requested, in each case to the applicable party at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):

 

If to the Purchaser Representative, the Purchaser or the Company (or any other Covered Party), to:

 

Galileo Founders Holdings, L.P.
1049 Park Ave. 14A
New York, NY 10028
Attn: Alberto Recchi
Telephone No.: (347) 517-1041
Email: alberto.recchi@galileospac.com

 

and

 

Shapeways, Inc.
Attn: Greg Kress, Chief Executive Officer
Email: notices@shapeways.com

 

 

 

with a copy (that will not constitute notice) to:

 

Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP
1345 Avenue of the Americas, 11th Floor
New York, New York 10105
Attn: Stuart Neuhauser, Esq.
Attn: Matthew A. Gray, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (212) 370-7889
Telephone No.: (212) 370-1300
Email: sneuhauser@egsllp.com
Email: mgray@egsllp.com

 

and

 

Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP
1250 Broadway, 23rd Floor
New York, NY 10001

Attn: Hozefa M. Botee
Attn: John H. Olson

Facsimile No: 212-659-4960

Phone: 212-430-3145

Email: hbotee@gunder.com
Email: jolson@gunder.com

 

If to the Subject Party, to:
the address below the Subject Party’s name on the signature page to this Agreement.

 

(b)          Integration and Non-Exclusivity. This Agreement, the Merger Agreement and the other Ancillary Documents contain the entire agreement between the Subject Party and the Covered Parties concerning the subject matter hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the rights and remedies of the Covered Parties under this Agreement are not exclusive of or limited by any other rights or remedies which they may have, whether at law, in equity, by contract or otherwise, all of which will be cumulative (and not alternative). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the rights and remedies of the Covered Parties, and the obligations and liabilities of the Subject Party and its Affiliates, under this Agreement, are in addition to their respective rights, remedies, obligations and liabilities (i) under the laws of unfair competition, misappropriation of trade secrets, or other requirements of statutory or common law, or any applicable rules and regulations and (ii) otherwise conferred by contract, including the Merger Agreement and any other written agreement between the Subject Party or its Affiliate and any of the Covered Parties. Nothing in the Merger Agreement will limit any of the obligations, liabilities, rights or remedies of the Subject Party or the Covered Parties under this Agreement, nor will any breach of the Merger Agreement or any other agreement between the Subject Party or its Affiliate and any of the Covered Parties limit or otherwise affect any right or remedy of the Covered Parties under this Agreement. If any term or condition of any other agreement between the Subject Party or its Affiliate and any of the Covered Parties conflicts or is inconsistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the more restrictive terms will control as to the Subject Party or its Affiliate, as applicable.

 

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(c)           Severability; Reformation. 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. The Subject Party and the Covered Parties will substitute for any invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision a suitable and equitable provision that carries out, so far as may be valid, legal and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision. Without limiting the foregoing, if any court of competent jurisdiction determines that any part hereof is unenforceable because of the duration, geographic area covered, scope of such provision, or otherwise, such court will have the power to reduce the duration, geographic area covered or scope of such provision, as the case may be, and, in its reduced form, such provision will then be enforceable. The Subject Party will, upon a Covered Party’s reasonable request, join such Covered Party in requesting that such court take such action.

 

(d)           Amendment; Waiver. This Agreement may not be amended or modified in any respect, except by a written agreement executed by the Subject Party, the Purchaser and the Purchaser Representative (or their respective permitted successors or assigns). No waiver will be effective unless it is expressly set forth in a written instrument executed by the waiving party (and if such waiving party is a Covered Party, the Purchaser Representative) and any such waiver will have no effect except in the specific instance in which it is given. Any delay or omission by a party in exercising its rights under this Agreement, or failure to insist upon strict compliance with any term, covenant, or condition of this Agreement will not be deemed a waiver of such term, covenant, condition or right, nor will any waiver or relinquishment of any right or power under this Agreement at any time or times be deemed a waiver or relinquishment of such right or power at any other time or times.

 

(e)           Dispute Resolution. Any dispute, difference, controversy or claim arising in connection with or related or incidental to, or question occurring under, this Agreement or the subject matter hereof (other than applications for a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, permanent injunction or other equitable relief or application for enforcement of a resolution under this Section 7(e)) (a “Dispute”) shall be governed by this Section 7(e). A party must, in the first instance, provide written notice of any Disputes to the other parties subject to such Dispute, which notice must provide a reasonably detailed description of the matters subject to the Dispute. Any Dispute that is not resolved may at any time after the delivery of such notice immediately be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration pursuant to the then-existing Expedited Procedures of the Commercial Arbitration Rules (the “AAA Procedures”) of the American Arbitration Association (the “AAA”). Any party involved in such Dispute may submit the Dispute to the AAA to commence the proceedings after the Resolution Period. To the extent that the AAA Procedures and this Agreement are in conflict, the terms of this Agreement shall control. The arbitration shall be conducted by one arbitrator nominated by the AAA promptly (but in any event within five (5) Business Days) after the submission of the Dispute to the AAA and reasonably acceptable to each party subject to the Dispute, which arbitrator shall be a commercial lawyer with substantial experience arbitrating disputes under acquisition agreements. The arbitrator shall accept his or her appointment and begin the arbitration process promptly (but in any event within five (5) Business Days) after his or her nomination and acceptance by the parties subject to the Dispute. The proceedings shall be streamlined and efficient. The arbitrator shall decide the Dispute in accordance with the substantive law of the State of New York. Time is of the essence. Each party shall submit a proposal for resolution of the Dispute to the arbitrator within twenty (20) days after confirmation of the appointment of the arbitrator. The arbitrator shall have the power to order any party to do, or to refrain from doing, anything consistent with this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents and applicable Law, including to perform its contractual obligation(s); provided, that the arbitrator shall be limited to ordering pursuant to the foregoing power (and, for the avoidance of doubt, shall order) the relevant party (or parties, as applicable) to comply with only one or the other of the proposals. The arbitrator's award shall be in writing and shall include a reasonable explanation of the arbitrator's reason(s) for selecting one or the other proposal. The seat of arbitration shall be in New York County, State of New York. The language of the arbitration shall be English.

 

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(f)           Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the Laws of the State of New York without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof. Subject to Section 7(e), all Actions arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be heard and determined exclusively in any state or federal court located in New York, New York (or in any appellate courts thereof) (the “Specified Courts”). Subject to Section 7(e), each party hereto hereby (a) submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of any Specified Court for the purpose of any Action arising out of or relating to this Agreement brought by any party hereto, (b) irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert by way of motion, defense or otherwise, in any such Action, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that the Action is brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of the Action is improper, or that this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may not be enforced in or by any Specified Court and (c) waives any bond, surety or other security that might be required of any other party with respect thereto. Each party agrees that a final judgment in any Action shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law or in equity. Each party irrevocably consents to the service of the summons and complaint and any other process in any other action or proceeding relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on behalf of itself, or its property, by personal delivery of copies of such process to such party at the applicable address set forth in Section 7(a). Nothing in this Section 7(f) shall affect the right of any party to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by Law.

 

(g)          WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF ANY ACTION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THAT FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 7(g). ANY PARTY HERETO MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS SECTION 7(g) WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF EACH SUCH PARTY TO THE WAIVER OF ITS RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.

 

(h)           Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement will be binding upon the Subject Party and the Subject Party’s estate, successors and assigns, and will inure to the benefit of the Covered Parties, and their respective successors and assigns, including any successor by merger or consolidation. Each Covered Party may freely assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement, at any time, in whole or in part, to any Person which acquires, in one or more transactions, at least a majority of the equity securities (whether by equity sale, merger or otherwise) of such Covered Party or all or substantially all of the assets of such Covered Party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, without obtaining the consent or approval of the Subject Party. The Subject Party agrees that the obligations of the Subject Party under this Agreement are personal and will not be assigned by the Subject Party. Each of the Covered Parties are express third party beneficiaries of this Agreement and will be considered parties under and for purposes of this Agreement.

 

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(i)            Purchaser Representative Authorized to Act on Behalf of Covered Parties. The parties acknowledge and agree that the Purchaser Representative is authorized and shall have the sole right to act on behalf of Purchaser and the other Covered Parties under this Agreement, including the right to enforce the Purchaser’s rights and remedies under this Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, in the event that the Subject Party serves as a director, officer, employee or other authorized agent of a Covered Party, the Subject Party shall have no authority, express or implied, to act or make any determination on behalf of a Covered Party in connection with this Agreement or any dispute or Action with respect hereto.

  

(j)             Construction. The Subject Party acknowledges that the Subject Party has been represented, or had the opportunity to be represented by, counsel of the Subject Party’s choice. Any rule of construction to the effect that ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party will not be applied in the construction or interpretation of this Agreement. Neither the drafting history nor the negotiating history of this Agreement will be used or referred to in connection with the construction or interpretation of this Agreement. The headings and subheadings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. In this Agreement: (i) the words “include,” “includes” and “including” when used herein shall be deemed in each case to be followed by the words “without limitation”; (ii) the definitions contained herein are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms; (iii) whenever required by the context, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns, pronouns and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa; (iv) the words “herein,” “hereto,” and “hereby” and other words of similar import shall be deemed in each case to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Section or other subdivision of this Agreement; (v) the word “if” and other words of similar import when used herein shall be deemed in each case to be followed by the phrase “and only if”; (vi) the term “or” means “and/or”; and (vii) any agreement or instrument defined or referred to herein or in any agreement or instrument that is referred to herein means such agreement or instrument as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, including by waiver or consent and references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein.

 

(k)          Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. A photocopy, faxed, scanned and/or emailed copy of this Agreement or any signature page to this Agreement, shall have the same validity and enforceability as an originally signed copy.

 

(l)            Effectiveness. This Agreement shall be binding upon the Subject Party upon the Subject Party’s execution and delivery of this Agreement, but this Agreement shall only become effective upon the consummation of the Transactions. In the event that the Merger Agreement is validly terminated in accordance with its terms prior to the consummation of the Transactions, this Agreement shall automatically terminate and become null and void, and the parties shall have no obligations hereunder.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered this Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  Subject Party:  
     
     
  Gregory Kress  
     
     
  /s/ Gregory Kress  
     
     
  Address for Notice:  
     
  Address:  
     
     
     
     
  Facsimile No.:  
     
  Telephone No.:  
     
  Email:  
     

 

[Signature Page to Non-Competition Agreement]

 

 

 

 

Acknowledged and accepted as of the date first written above:

 

The Purchaser:

 

GALILEO ACQUISITION CORP.

 

 

By: /s/ Luca Giacometti                               
Name: Luca Giacometti
Title: Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

 

 

[Signature Page to Non-Competition Agreement]

 

 

 

 

The Company:

 

SHAPEWAYS, INC.

 

 

By: /s/ Gregory Kress                                  
Name: Gregory Kress
Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

[Signature Page to Non-Competition Agreement]

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.4

 

Galileo Acquisition Corp.
1049 Park Ave. 14A
New York, NY 10028

 

April 28, 2021

 

Sponsor:
Galileo Founders Holdings, L.P.
1049 Park Ave. 14A
New York, NY 10028
 

Re:       Sponsor Forfeiture Letter Agreement

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

Reference is hereby made to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated on or about the date hereof (as amended from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Galileo Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (together with its successors, the “Purchaser”), Shapeways, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), Galileo Acquisition Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Purchaser (“Merger Sub”), and the other parties named therein. Any capitalized terms used but not defined in this letter agreement (this “Agreement”) will have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Merger Agreement.

 

In connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including the PIPE Investment, Galileo Founders Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Sponsor”), has agreed to enter into this Agreement with the Purchaser relating to Purchaser Ordinary Shares held by the Sponsor that were initially purchased by the Sponsor in a private placement prior to the IPO (the “Founder Shares”). This transactions contemplated by this Agreement are contingent upon, and will be effective only upon, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (the “Closing”).

 

For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Sponsor and the Purchaser hereby agree as follows:

 

1. The Sponsor hereby agrees that, conditioned upon and subject to the Closing, the Sponsor will forfeit to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser will cancel at the Closing six hundred ninety thousand (690,000) Founder Shares (the “Shares”).

 

2. The Sponsor hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date of this Agreement, the Sponsor owns the Shares, which Shares are, as of the date hereof, being held in escrow pursuant to the terms of the Share Escrow Agreement (the “Share Escrow Agreement”), dated as of October 17, 2019, by and among the Company, the Sponsor and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, in its capacity as escrow agent thereunder (the “Escrow Agent”).

 

3. In order to give effect to the forfeiture of Shares contemplated hereby, on or prior to the Closing, the Sponsor and the Purchaser hereby agree to instruct the Escrow Agent, contingent upon the occurrence of the Closing, to release the Shares from escrow in accordance with the terms of the Share Escrow Agreement, for cancellation by the Purchaser in connection with the consummation of the Merger.

 

 

 

4. This Agreement (including the Merger Agreement, to the extent incorporated herein) constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior understandings, agreements, or representations by or among the parties hereto, written or oral, to the extent they relate in any way to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may not be changed, amended, modified or waived as to any particular provision, except by a written instrument executed by all parties hereto. No failure or delay by a party in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise of any other right hereunder.

 

5. No party hereto may assign either this Agreement or any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other parties. Any purported assignment in violation of this Section 5 shall be null and void ab initio and of no force or effect. This Agreement shall be binding on the undersigned parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

6. Any notice, consent or request to be given in connection with any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be sent in the same manner as provided in Section 9.2 of the Merger Agreement, with any notice to the Sponsor being to the same address as the Purchaser Representative therein.

 

7. This Agreement shall be construed, interpreted and enforced in a manner consistent with the provisions of the Merger Agreement. The provisions set forth in Sections 9.4 through 9.10, 9.12, 9.13 and 9.16 of the Merger Agreement, as in effect as of the date hereof, are hereby incorporated by reference into, and shall be deemed to apply to, this Agreement as if all references to the “Agreement” in such sections were instead references to this Agreement, and the references therein to the “Parties” were instead to the parties to this Agreement.

 

8. This Agreement shall terminate at such time, if any, as the Merger Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms prior to the Closing, and upon such termination this Agreement shall be null and void and of no effect whatsoever, and the parties hereto shall have no obligations under this Agreement.

 

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Please indicate your agreement to the foregoing by signing in the space provided below.

 

  Purchaser:
   
  GALILEO ACQUISITION CORP.
   
  By: /s/ Luca Giacometti
    Name: Luca Giacometti
    Title: Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

 

Accepted and agreed, effective as of the date first set forth above:

 

Sponsor:

 

GALILEO FOUNDERS HOLDINGS, L.P.

 

By: GALILEO FOUNDERS GP CORP.,

its General Partner

 

By: /s/ Alberto Recchi  
  Name: Alberto Recchi  
  Title: President  

 

[Signature Page to Sponsor Forfeiture Letter]

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.5

 

SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

 

April 28, 2021

 

Galileo Acquisition Corp.
1049 Park Ave. 14A

New York, NY 10028

 

Shapeways, Inc.

44 West 28th St.

New York, NY 10001

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

In connection with the proposed business combination (the “Transaction”) between Galileo Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (together with any successor thereto, including after the Domestication (defined below), the “Company”), and Shapeways, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Target”), pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 28, 2021 (as it may be amended, the “Transaction Agreement”), by and among, the Company, Target and certain other parties named therein, the Company is seeking commitments to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Common Shares”) (after giving effect to the Domestication), for a purchase price of $10.00 per share (the “Purchase Price”), in a private placement to be conducted by the Company (the “Offering”). In connection therewith, the undersigned subscriber (“Subscriber”) and the Company agree in this subscription agreement (this “Subscription Agreement”) as follows:

 

1.                   Subscription. As of the date written above (the “Subscription Date”), the Subscriber hereby irrevocably subscribes for and agrees to purchase from the Company such number of Common Shares as is set forth on the signature page of this Subscription Agreement (the “Shares”) at the Purchase Price per Share and on the terms provided for herein.

 

2.                   Closing; Delivery of Shares.

 

(a)                The closing of the sale of Shares contemplated hereby (the “Closing”, and the date that the Closing actually occurs, the “Closing Date”) is contingent upon the substantially concurrent consummation of the Transaction (the “Transaction Closing”). The Closing shall occur on the date of, and immediately prior to, the Transaction Closing, but after the Company’s transfer by way of continuation out of the Cayman Islands and domestication into the State of Delaware pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Cayman Islands Companies Act (As Revised) and the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “Domestication”).

 

(b)                The Company shall provide written notice (which may be via email) to the Subscriber (the “Closing Notice”) that the Company reasonably expects the Transaction Closing to occur on a date specified in the notice (the “Scheduled Closing Date”) that is not less than three (3) business days from the date of the Closing Notice, which Closing Notice shall contain the Company’s wire instructions (and, to the extent requested by the Subscriber in writing within three (3) business days after the date hereof, an executed Form W-9) for an escrow account (the “Escrow Account”) established by the Company with a third party escrow agent (the “Escrow Agent”) to be identified in the Closing Notice. The failure of the Closing to occur on the Scheduled Closing Date shall not terminate this Subscription Agreement or otherwise relieve either party of any of its obligations hereunder. At least two (2) business days prior to the Scheduled Closing Date, the Subscriber shall deliver to the Escrow Account the aggregate Purchase Price for the Shares subscribed (the “Aggregate Purchase Price”) by wire transfer of United States dollars in immediately available funds. The wire transfer shall identify the Subscriber, and unless otherwise agreed by the Company, the funds shall be wired from an account in the Subscriber’s name. Upon the Closing, the Company shall provide instructions to the Escrow Agent to release the funds in the Escrow Account to the Company against delivery to the Subscriber of the Shares, free and clear of any liens or other restrictions whatsoever (other than those arising under state or federal securities laws), in book-entry form as set forth in Section 2(c) below. If this Subscription Agreement is terminated prior to the Closing and any funds have already been sent by the Subscriber to the Escrow Account or the Closing Date does not occur within three (3) business days after the anticipated Closing Date specified in the Closing Notice, the Company shall or shall cause the Escrow Agent to promptly (but not later than five (5) business days after the anticipated Closing Date specified in the Closing Notice), return the funds delivered by the Subscriber for payment of the Subscription Amount by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account specified in writing by the Subscriber.

 

 

 

(c)                On the Closing Date, promptly after the Closing, the Company shall deliver (or cause the delivery of) the Shares to the Subscriber (or its permitted assignee) in book-entry form with restrictive legends for the number of Shares as set forth on the signature page to the Subscriber as indicated on the signature page or to a custodian designated by the Subscriber, as applicable, as indicated below.

 

3.                   Closing Conditions. In addition to the condition set forth in the first sentence of Section 2(a) above:

 

(a)                The Closing is also subject to the satisfaction or valid waiver by each party of the conditions that, on the Closing Date:

 

(i)                 no suspension of the qualification of the 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)               no applicable 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

 

(iii)             all conditions precedent to the Transaction Closing set forth in the Transaction Agreement shall have been satisfied (as determined by the parties to the Transaction Agreement) or waived by the parties thereto (other than those conditions which, by their nature, are to be satisfied at the Transaction Closing).

 

(b)                The obligations of the Company to consummate the Closing are also 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 the 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 Material Adverse Effect (as defined herein), which representations and warranties shall be true in all respects) at and as of the Closing Date (except for representations and warranties made as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect, which representations and warranties shall be true in all respects) as of such date), and consummation of the Closing, shall constitute a reaffirmation by the Subscriber of each of the representations, warranties and agreements of the Subscriber contained in this Subscription Agreement as of the Closing Date; and

 

 

 

(ii)               the 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 Closing.

 

(c)                The obligations of the Subscriber to consummate the Closing are also subject to the satisfaction or valid waiver by the 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 representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect (as defined herein), which representations and warranties shall be true in all respects) at and as of the Closing Date (except for representations and warranties made as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect, which representations and warranties shall be true in all respects) as of such date), and consummation of the Closing, shall constitute a reaffirmation by the Company of each of the representations, warranties and agreements of the Company contained in this Subscription Agreement as of the Closing Date;

 

(ii)               The terms of the Transaction Agreement (including the conditions thereto) shall not have been amended or waived in a manner that would reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the economic benefits Subscriber reasonably expects to receive under this Subscription Agreement;

 

(iii)             There shall have been no amendment, waiver or modification to any other subscription agreements entered into in connection with the Offering contemplated hereby (the “Other Subscription Agreements”) that materially benefits the subscriber thereunder unless Subscriber has been offered the substantially similar benefits; provided, however, that the foregoing shall exclude (A) any commercial arrangements entered into by the Company or the Target with other subscribers that have executed Other Subscription Agreements and that the Company or the Target has determined are strategic investors (“Strategic Arrangements”) and (B) any arrangements that the Target has entered into prior to or as of the date hereof with other subscribers that have executed Other Subscription Agreements which subscribers, as of the date hereof, are stockholders of the Target (“Current Target Stockholders”) who have entered into such arrangements in their capacity as stockholders of the Target (“Target Stockholder Arrangements”) (including, for the avoidance of doubt, agreements or other arrangements entered into by other subscribers that are Current Target Stockholders, in their capacities as stockholders of Target, simultaneously with and pursuant to the Transaction Agreement but excluding any Other Subscription Agreements with Current Target Stockholders, which shall be entered into on terms substantially similar to those set forth in this Subscription Agreement and, in no event on terms materially more favorable than those set forth herein);

 

(iv)              the Company’s listing application with the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) in connection with the Transaction shall have been conditionally approved and, immediately following the Transaction Closing, the Company shall satisfy any applicable initial and continued listing requirements of the NYSE and the Company shall not have received any notice of noncompliance therewith, and (ii) the Shares shall have been approved for listing on the NYSE, subject to official notice of issuance; and

 

(v)                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 Closing.

 

 

 

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

  

(a)                As of the date hereof, the Company is duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Cayman Islands, and as of the Closing, after giving effect to the Domestication, the Company will be a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Company has the corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and conduct its business as presently conducted and to enter into, deliver and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement.

 

(b)                As of the date hereof, the Company is authorized to issue (i) 200,000,000 ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (“Ordinary Shares”), and (ii) 2,000,000 preference shares, par value $0.0001 per share (“Preference Shares”), each having the rights and preferences set forth in the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (the “Current Charter”) as in effect as of the date hereof. As of the date of this Agreement, there are (A) 17,400,000 issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares, (B) no issued or outstanding Preference Shares, (C) 13,800,000 redeemable public warrants to purchase Ordinary Shares are issued and outstanding, and (D) 4,110,000 private placement warrants to purchase Ordinary Shares are issued and outstanding. All of the Company’s outstanding Ordinary Shares are, and after giving effect to the Domestication all of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock will be, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and are not (and, after giving effect to the Domestication will not be) subject to or issued in violation of any purchase option, right of first refusal, preemptive right, subscription right or any similar right under any applicable provisions of the law of the Cayman Islands, the Current Charter or any contract or agreement to which the Company is a party. None of the outstanding Ordinary Shares has been (and, after giving effect to the Domestication, none of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company will be) issued in violation of any applicable securities laws. Except as set forth above in this Subscription Agreement and pursuant to the Other Subscription Agreements, the Transaction Agreement and the other agreements and arrangements referred to therein or in the SEC Reports, as of the date hereof, there are no outstanding options, warrants or other rights to subscribe for, purchase or acquire from the Company any Ordinary Shares, common shares or other equity interests in the Company or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such equity interests. As of the date hereof, there are no stockholder 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 securities of the Company other than (1) as set forth in the SEC Reports and (2) as contemplated by the Transaction Agreement.

 

(c)                This Subscription Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and is enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited or otherwise affected by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally, and (ii) principles of equity, whether considered at law or equity.

 

(d)                The Shares have been duly authorized and, when issued and delivered to the Subscriber against full payment therefor in accordance with the terms of this Subscription Agreement, the Shares will be free and clear of any liens or other restrictions whatsoever [(including, for the avoidance of doubt, the lock-up restrictions contained in the Lock-Up Agreement (the “Lock-Up Agreement”) entered into by the Subscriber, the Company and the Sponsor (defined below) prior to or simultaneously with the Transaction Agreement or to the restrictions or other terms of any other Target Stockholder Arrangement)]1 (other than any liens or restrictions created by the Subscriber or imposed by applicable securities laws) in accordance with the terms of this Subscription Agreement and registered with the Company’s transfer agent, the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and will not have been issued in violation of or subject to any preemptive or similar rights created under the Company’s organizational documents or applicable law.

 

 

 

1 Applies only to Subscribers that are stockholders of the Target who entered into a Lock-Up Agreement in connection with the Transaction.

 

 

 

(e)                The consummation by the Company of the Transaction, and of the transactions that are the subject of this Subscription Agreement (including the issuance and sale of the Shares) in compliance herewith, will be done in accordance with the NYSE marketplace rules and none of the foregoing will result in (i) a material breach or material violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a material 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 or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, license, lease or any other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company is subject, which would have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, financial condition, stockholders’ equity or results of operations of the Company (a “Material Adverse Effect”) or materially affect the validity of the Shares or the legal authority of the Company to comply in all material respects with the terms of this Subscription Agreement; (ii) any material violation of the provisions of the organizational documents of the Company; or (iii) any violation of any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its properties that would have a Material Adverse Effect or materially affect the validity of the Shares or the legal authority of the Company to comply with this Subscription Agreement; subject, in the case of the foregoing clauses (i) and (iii) with respect to the consummation of the transactions therein contemplated.

 

(f)                 The Company has not entered into any agreement or arrangement entitling any agent, broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other person to any broker’s or finder’s fee or any other commission or similar fee in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement for which the Subscriber could become liable (it being understood that the Subscriber will effectively bear its pro rata share of any such expense indirectly as a result of its investment in the Company). Other than Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated (the “Placement Agent”), the Company is not aware of any person that has been or will be paid (directly or indirectly) remuneration for solicitation of purchasers in connection with the sale of any Common Shares in the Offering.

 

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

 

(h)                Assuming the accuracy of the Subscriber’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 5, in connection with the offer, sale and delivery of the Shares in the manner contemplated by this Subscription Agreement, it is not necessary to register the Shares under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Shares (i) were not offered to Subscriber by any form of general solicitation or general advertising, including methods described in section 502(c) of Regulation D under the Securities Act and (ii) are not being offered in a manner involving a public offering under, or in a distribution in violation of, the Securities Act, or any state securities laws.

 

(i)                 Except for or in respect of any changes (including any required restatements of reports or of financial statements contained therein) to the Company’s historical accounting of the Company’s warrants as equity rather than as liabilities (“Warrant Accounting Treatment Changes”) that may be required as a result of the Staff Statement on Accounting and Reporting Considerations for Warrants Issued by Special Purpose Acquisition Companies that was issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 12, 2021, and related guidance by the SEC (the “SEC April Warrant Statement”), as of their respective dates, all reports (the “SEC Reports”) required to be filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder, 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. Except for any Warrant Accounting Treatment Changes, 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 SEC 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 and the absence of complete footnotes. The Company has timely filed with the SEC each SEC Report that the Company was required to file with the SEC. A copy of each SEC Report is available to the Subscriber via the SEC’s EDGAR system.

 

 

 

(j)                 Other than the Other Subscription Agreements, the Transaction Agreement, the Strategic Arrangements and the Target Stockholder Arrangements, the Company has not entered into any side letter or similar agreement with any other subscriber or any other investor in connection with such other subscriber’s or investor’s direct or indirect investment in the Company. The Other Subscription Agreements reflect the same price per share as this Subscription Agreement.

 

(k)                Other than the Strategic Arrangements and the Target Stockholder Arrangements, no Other Subscription Agreement includes terms and conditions that are materially more advantageous to any such other subscriber or other person than the Subscriber hereunder, and such other agreements have not been amended or modified in any material respect following the date of this Subscription Agreement.

 

(l)                 Except for such matters as have not had and would not be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, as of the date hereof, there is no (i) action, suit, claim or other proceeding by or before any governmental or other regulatory or self-regulatory agency, entity or body with authority or jurisdiction over the Company, 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 entity or arbitrator outstanding against the Company;

 

(m)              As of the date hereof, the Company’s ordinary shares are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and are listed for trading on the NYSE. As of the date hereof, there is no suit, action, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing against the Company by the NYSE or the SEC (and the Company has not received any written notification of any intention by the NYSE or the SEC) to deregister such shares or prohibit or terminate the listing of the ordinary shares on the NYSE. Other than as contemplated by the Transaction Agreement, the Company has taken no action intended to result in, or that would reasonably be expected to result in, the termination of the registration of such shares under the Exchange Act;

 

(n)                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 or other person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Subscription Agreement or the Transaction Agreement (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Shares) (other than (i) filings with the SEC, (ii) filings required by applicable state securities laws, (iii) the filings required in accordance with Section 6, (iv) those required by the NYSE, including with respect to obtaining approval of the Company’s stockholders, (v) filings pursuant to applicable antitrust laws, (vi) consents or other approvals, waivers or authorizations required for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreement that the Company reasonably expects to receive on or prior to the Closing), in each case the failure of which to obtain would not be reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a 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 Shares.

 

 

 

(o)                The Company acknowledges and agrees that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, after the Closing the Shares [(which, for the avoidance of doubt, are not subject to the lock-up restrictions in the Lock-Up Agreement)]2 may be pledged by the Subscriber in connection with a bona fide margin agreement, which shall not be deemed to be a transfer, sale or assignment of the Shares hereunder to the extent permitted by applicable securities laws, and the Subscriber effecting a pledge of Shares shall not be required to provide the Company with any notice thereof or otherwise make any delivery to the Company pursuant to this Subscription Agreement. The Company hereby agrees to execute and deliver such customary and reasonable documentation as a pledgee of the Shares may reasonably request in connection with a pledge of the Shares to such pledgee by the Subscriber.

 

(p)                The Company understands that the foregoing representations and warranties shall be deemed material to and have been relied upon by the Subscriber.

 

5.                   Subscriber Representations, Warranties and Covenants. The Subscriber represents and warrants to the Company that:

 

(a)                The Subscriber is either a U.S. investor or non-U.S. investor as set forth under its name on the signature page hereto, and accordingly represents the applicable additional matters under clause (i) or (ii) below:

 

(i)                 Applicable to U.S. investors: At the time the Subscriber was offered the Shares, it was, and as of the date hereof, the Subscriber is (i) a “qualified institutional buyer” (within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act) or an “accredited investor” (within the meaning of Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act) as indicated in the questionnaire attached as Exhibit A hereto, and (ii) is acquiring the Shares only for its own account and (iii) not for the account of others, and not on behalf of any other account or person or with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution thereof in violation of the Securities Act. The Subscriber is not an entity formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Shares.

 

(ii)               Applicable to non-U.S. investors: The Subscriber understands that the sale of the Shares is made pursuant to and in reliance upon Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act (“Regulation S”). The Subscriber is not a U.S. Person (as defined in Regulation S), it is acquiring the Shares in an offshore transaction in reliance on Regulation S, and it has received all the information that it considers necessary and appropriate to decide whether to acquire the Shares hereunder outside of the United States. The Subscriber is not relying on any statements or representations made in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby other than representations contained in this Subscription Agreement. The Subscriber understands and agrees that Securities sold pursuant to Regulation S may be subject to restrictions thereunder, including compliance with the distribution compliance period provisions therein.

 

(b)                The Subscriber understands that the Shares are being offered in a transaction not involving any public offering within the meaning of the Securities Act and that the Shares delivered at the Closing have not been registered under the Securities Act. The Subscriber understands that the Shares may not be resold, transferred, pledged (except in ordinary course prime brokerage relationships to the extent permitted by applicable law) or otherwise disposed of by the Subscriber absent an effective registration statement under the Securities Act except (i) to the Company or a subsidiary thereof, (ii) to non-U.S. persons pursuant to offers and sales that occur outside the United States within the meaning of Regulation S or (iii) pursuant to another applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, and in each of cases (i) and (iii) in accordance with any applicable securities laws of the states and other jurisdictions of the United States, and that any certificates (if any) or any book-entry shares representing the Shares delivered at the Closing shall contain a legend or restrictive notation to such effect. The Subscriber acknowledges that the Shares will not immediately be eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act. The Subscriber understands and agrees that the Shares, until registered under an effective registration statement, will be subject to transfer restrictions and, as a result of these transfer restrictions, the Subscriber may not be able to readily resell the Shares and may be required to bear the financial risk of an investment in the Shares for an indefinite period of time. The Subscriber understands that it has been advised to consult legal counsel prior to making any offer, resale, pledge or transfer of any of the Shares.

 

 

 

2 Applies only to subscribers that are existing Target company stockholders.

 

 

 

(c)                The Subscriber understands and agrees that the Subscriber is purchasing Shares directly from the Company. The Subscriber further acknowledges that there have been no representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made to the Subscriber by the Company, or any of its officers or directors or other Representatives, expressly (other than those representations, warranties, covenants and agreements included in this Subscription Agreement) or by implication.

 

(d)                The Subscriber’s acquisition and holding of the Shares will not constitute or result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 406 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any applicable similar law.

 

(e)                The Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that the Subscriber has received such information as the Subscriber deems necessary in order to make an investment decision with respect to the Shares. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Subscriber acknowledges that, as the Subscriber deems necessary, it has reviewed (i) the SEC Reports, (ii) the investor presentation by the Company and the Target (the “Investor Presentation”), a copy of which will be furnished by the Company to the SEC and (iii) the Transaction Agreement, a copy of which will be filed by the Company with the SEC (the “Disclosure Documents”). The Subscriber represents and agrees that the Subscriber and the Subscriber’s professional advisor(s), if any, have had the full opportunity to ask the Company’s management questions, receive such answers and obtain such information as the Subscriber and such Subscriber’s professional advisor(s), if any, have deemed necessary to make an investment decision with respect to the Shares. The Subscriber has conducted its own investigation of the Company, the Target and the Shares and the Subscriber has made its own assessment and have satisfied itself concerning the relevant tax and other economic considerations relevant to its investment in the Shares. The Subscriber acknowledges that it has reviewed the documents made available to the Subscriber by the Company and Target. The Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that (i) it has not relied on any statements or other information provided by the Placement Agent or any of the Placement Agent’s affiliates with respect to its decision to invest in the Shares, including information related to the Company, the Target, the Shares and the offer and sale of the Shares, (ii) neither the Placement Agent, nor any affiliate of the Placement Agent, has provided the Subscriber with any information or advice with respect to the Shares, nor is such information or advice necessary or desired, and (iii) neither the Placement Agent nor any of its affiliates has prepared any disclosure or offering document in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares. Neither the Placement Agent nor any of its affiliates has made or makes any representation as to the Company, the Target or the quality or value of the Shares and the Placement Agent and its affiliates may have acquired non-public information with respect to the Company which the Subscriber agrees need not be provided to it. In connection with the issuance of the Shares to the Subscriber, neither the Placement Agent nor any of its affiliates has acted as a financial advisor or fiduciary to the Subscriber. The Subscriber agrees the Placement Agent shall not be liable to any Subscriber for any action heretofore or hereafter taken or omitted to be taken by any of them in connection with the Subscriber’s purchase of the Shares.

 

 

 

(f)                 The Subscriber became aware of this Offering of the Shares solely by means of direct contact between the Subscriber and the Company, the Placement Agent or a representative of the Company or the Placement Agent, and the Shares were offered to the Subscriber solely by direct contact between the Subscriber and the Company, the Placement Agent or a representative of the Company or the Placement Agent. The Subscriber acknowledges that the Company represents and warrants that the Shares (i) were not offered by any form of general solicitation or general advertising and (ii) to its knowledge, 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. The Subscriber has a substantive pre-existing relationship with the Company, Target or their respective affiliates or the Placement Agent for this Offering of the Shares. Neither the Subscriber, nor any of its directors, officers, employees, agents, stockholders or partners has either directly or indirectly, including through a broker or finder, (i) to its knowledge, engaged in any general solicitation, or (ii) published any advertisement in connection with the Offering.

 

(g)                The Subscriber acknowledges that it is aware that there are substantial risks incident to the purchase and ownership of the Shares, including those set forth in the SEC Reports. The Subscriber is able to fend for itself in the transactions contemplated herein and has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Shares, and the Subscriber has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as the Subscriber has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision. [Subscriber (i) is an institutional account as defined in FINRA Rule 4512(c), (ii) is a sophisticated investor, experienced in investing in private placement transactions and capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to all transactions and investment strategies involving a security or securities, and (iii) has exercised independent judgment in evaluating its participation in the purchase of the Shares. Subscriber understands and acknowledges that the purchase and sale of the Shares hereunder meets (i) the exemptions from filing under FINRA Rule 5123(b)(1)(A) and (ii) the institutional customer exemption under FINRA Rule 2111(b).]3 [Subscriber (i) is a sophisticated investor, experienced in investing in private placement transactions and capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to all transactions and investment strategies involving a security or securities, and (ii) has exercised independent judgment in evaluating its participation in the purchase of the Shares.]4

 

(h)                Alone, or together with any professional advisor(s), the Subscriber has adequately analyzed and fully considered the risks of an investment in the Shares and determined that the Shares are a suitable investment for the Subscriber and that the Subscriber is able at this time and in the foreseeable future to bear the economic risk of a total loss of the Subscriber’s investment in the Company. The Subscriber acknowledges specifically that a possibility of total loss exists.

 

(i)                 In making its decision to purchase the Shares, the Subscriber has relied solely upon independent investigation made by the Subscriber and the representations and warranties of the Company set forth herein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Subscriber has not relied on any statements or other information provided by the Placement Agent concerning the Company, Target or the Shares or the offer and sale of the Shares. The Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that the Subscriber had access to, and an adequate opportunity to review, financial and other information as the Subscriber deems necessary in order to make an investment decision with respect to the Shares.

 

 

 

3 Delete for individual Subscribers

4 Delete for entity Subscribers

 

 

 

(j)                 The Subscriber understands and agrees that no federal or state agency has passed upon or endorsed the merits of this Offering of the Shares or made any findings or determination as to the fairness of this investment or the accuracy or adequacy of the SEC Reports.

 

(k)                If an entity, the Subscriber has been duly formed or incorporated and is validly existing in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation. The Subscriber has the power and authority to enter into, deliver and perform the Subscriber’s obligations under this Subscription Agreement.

 

(l)                 The execution, delivery and performance by the Subscriber of this Subscription Agreement are within the powers of the Subscriber, have been duly authorized and will not constitute or result in a breach or default under or conflict with any law, statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Subscriber, any order, ruling or regulation of any court or other tribunal or of any governmental commission or agency, or any agreement or other undertaking, to which the Subscriber is a party or by which the Subscriber is bound, and, if the Subscriber is not an individual, will not violate any provisions of the Subscriber’s organizational documents. The signature on this Subscription Agreement is genuine, and the signatory, if the Subscriber is an individual, has legal competence and capacity to execute the same or, if the Subscriber is not an individual the signatory has been duly authorized to execute the same, and this Subscription Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Subscriber, enforceable against the Subscriber in accordance with its terms.

 

(m)              Neither the due diligence investigation conducted by the Subscriber in connection with making its decision to acquire the Shares nor any representations and warranties made by the Subscriber herein shall modify, amend or affect the Subscriber’s right to rely on the truth, accuracy and completeness of the Company’s representations and warranties contained herein.

 

(n)                The Subscriber is not (i) a person 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”), owned or controlled by, or acting on behalf of, a person, that is named on an OFAC List, or a person prohibited by any OFAC sanctions program, (ii) a Designated National as defined in the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 515, (iii) a non-U.S. shell bank or providing banking services indirectly to a non-U.S. shell bank or (iv) organized, incorporated, established, located, resident or born in, or a citizen, national, or the government, including any political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality thereof, of, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, the Crimea region of Ukraine, or any other country or territory embargoed or subject to substantial trade restrictions by the United States (collectively, a “Prohibited Investor”). The Subscriber agrees to provide law enforcement agencies, if requested thereby, such records as required by applicable law, provided that the Subscriber is permitted to do so under applicable law. If the Subscriber 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”), the Subscriber maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to comply with applicable obligations under the BSA/PATRIOT Act. 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. To the extent required, it maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure that the funds held by the Subscriber and used to purchase the Shares were legally derived.

 

(o)                Neither the Subscriber, nor, to the extent it has them, any of its equity holders, managers, general or limited partners, directors, affiliates or executive officers (collectively with the Subscriber, the “Covered Persons”), are subject to any of the “Bad Actor” disqualifications described in Rule 506(d) under the Securities Act (a “Disqualification Event”), except for a Disqualification Event covered by Rule 506(d)(2) or (d)(3). The Subscriber has exercised reasonable care to determine whether any Covered Person is subject to a Disqualification Event. The acquisition of Shares by the Subscriber will not subject the Company to any Disqualification Event.

 

 

 

(p)                No disclosure or offering document has been prepared by the Placement Agent in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares. The Subscriber agrees that the Placement Agent and each of its members, directors, officers, employees, representatives and controlling persons have made no independent investigation with respect to the Company or the Shares or the accuracy, completeness or adequacy of any information supplied to the Subscriber by the Company. In connection with the issue and purchase of the Shares, the Placement Agent has not acted as the Subscriber’s financial advisor or fiduciary. The Subscriber acknowledges that such information was prepared without the participation of the Placement Agent, and the Placement Agent does not assume any responsibility for independent verification of, or the accuracy or completeness of, such information.

 

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

 

(r)                 The Subscriber has, and on each date any portion of the Aggregate Purchase Price would be required to be funded to the Company pursuant to this Subscription Agreement will have, sufficient immediately available funds to pay the Aggregate Purchase Price.

 

(s)                 The Subscriber hereby acknowledges that it has read and understands the disclosure with respect to the Placement Agent set forth on Exhibit B hereto. The Subscriber further acknowledges that it has made any inquiries that it desires to make to the Placement Agent with respect thereto, and that the Placement Agent has responded to such inquiries to the satisfaction of the Subscriber.

 

(t)                 The Subscriber is not currently (and at all times through Closing will refrain from being or becoming) a member of a “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act or any successor provision) acting for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of equity securities of the Company (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act).

 

(u)                If the Subscriber is an employee benefit plan that is subject to Title I of the U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), a plan, an individual retirement account or other arrangement that is subject to section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or an employee benefit plan that is a governmental plan (as defined in section 3(32) of ERISA), a church plan (as defined in section 3(33) of ERISA), a non-U.S. plan (as described in section 4(b)(4) of ERISA) or other plan that is not subject to the foregoing but may be subject to provisions under any other federal, state, local, non-U.S. or other laws or regulations that are similar to such provisions of ERISA or the Code, 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, The Subscriber represents and warrants that (i) neither the Company, nor any of its respective affiliates has acted as the Plan’s fiduciary, or has been relied on for advice, with respect to its decision to acquire and hold the Shares, and none of the Company or any of its respective affiliates shall at any time be relied upon as the Plan’s fiduciary with respect to any decision to acquire, continue to hold or transfer the Shares and (ii) the acquisition and holding of the Shares.

 

6.                   Registration Rights.

 

(a)                The Company agrees that, within thirty (30) calendar days after the Transaction Closing (the “Filing Deadline”), the Company will file with the SEC (at the Company’s sole cost and expense) a registration statement registering the resale of the Shares (the “Registration Statement”), and the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof, but no later than the earlier of (i) ninety (90) calendar days after the Closing (or, in the event the SEC reviews and has written comments to the Registration Statement, the one hundred and twentieth (120th) calendar day following the Closing) and (ii) the tenth (10th) business day after the date the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the SEC that the Registration Statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review ((i) and (ii) collectively, the “Effectiveness Deadline”). The Company agrees that the Company will cause such Registration Statement or another registration statement (which may be a “shelf” registration statement) to remain effective with respect to the Shares until the earlier of (i) two years from the issuance of the Shares or (ii) the date on which the Subscriber ceases to hold the Shares covered by such Registration Statement. The Subscriber agrees to disclose its beneficial ownership, as determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), of the 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 Shares in the Registration Statement are contingent upon the Subscriber furnishing in writing to the Company such information regarding the Subscriber, the securities of the Company held by the Subscriber and the intended method of disposition of the Shares as shall be reasonably requested by the Company to effect the registration of the Shares, and shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request that are customary of a selling stockholder in similar situations; provided, however, that, unless otherwise agreed in writing, the 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 Shares. If the SEC prevents the Company from including any or all of the Shares proposed to be registered for resale under the Registration Statement due to limitations on the use of Rule 415 of the Securities Act for the resale of the Company’s securities by the applicable shareholders or otherwise, (i) such Registration Statement shall register for resale such number of Company securities which is equal to the maximum number of Company securities as is permitted by the SEC and (ii) the number of Company securities to be registered for each selling shareholder named in the Registration Statement shall be reduced pro rata among all such selling shareholders and as promptly as practicable after being permitted to register additional Shares under Rule 415 under the Securities Act, the Company shall file a new Registration Statement to register such Shares not included in the initial Registration Statement and cause such Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as practicable consistent with the terms of this Section 6. The Company will provide a draft of the Registration Statement to the Subscriber for review reasonably in advance of filing the Registration Statement. In no event shall the Subscriber be identified as a statutory underwriter in the Registration Statement unless requested by the SEC; provided, that if the SEC requests that the Subscriber be identified as a statutory underwriter in the Registration Statement, the Subscriber will have an opportunity to withdraw from the Registration Statement. For purposes of clarification, any failure by the Company to file the Registration Statement by the Filing Deadline or to effect such Registration Statement by the Effectiveness Deadline shall not otherwise relieve the Company of its obligations to file the Registration Statement or effect the registration of the Shares set forth in this Section 6. For as long as the Registration Statement shall remain effective pursuant to this Section 6(a), the Company will (1) qualify the Shares for listing on the NYSE or another national securities exchange, and (2) update or amend the Registration Statement as necessary to include the Shares. For as long as the Subscriber holds the Shares issued pursuant to this Subscription Agreement, the Company will (A) make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144, (B) file in a timely manner all reports and other documents with the SEC required under the Exchange Act, as long as the Company remains subject to such requirements, and (C) provide all customary and reasonable cooperation necessary, in each case, to enable the undersigned to resell the Shares pursuant to the Registration Statement or Rule 144 of the Securities Act (when Rule 144 of the Securities Act becomes available to the Subscriber), as applicable.

 

 

 

(b)                The Company shall, at its sole expense, advise the Subscriber within five (5) business days:

 

(i)                 when a Registration Statement or any amendment thereto has been filed with the SEC and when a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto has become effective;

 

(ii)               after it shall have received notice or obtained knowledge thereof, of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for such purpose;

 

(iii)             of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Shares included therein for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; and

 

(iv)              subject to the provisions in this Subscription Agreement, of the occurrence of any event that requires the making of any changes in any Registration Statement or prospectus so that, as of such date, the statements therein do not include any untrue statements of a material fact 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.

 

(c)                Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated in Section 6(b)(iv) above, except for such times as the Company is permitted hereunder to suspend, and has suspended, the use of a prospectus forming part of a Registration Statement, 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 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 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 6(b), without the prior written approval of the Subscriber, the Company shall not, when so advising Subscriber of such events, provide Subscriber with any material, nonpublic information regarding the Company other than to the extent that providing notice to Subscriber of the occurrence of the events listed in (i) through (iv) above may constitute material, nonpublic information regarding the Company. The Company may delay filing or suspend the use 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, or if 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, that the Company may not delay or suspend the Registration Statement on more than two (2) occasions or for more than sixty (60) consecutive calendar days, or more than one hundred twenty (120) total calendar days, in each case during any twelve-month period. Upon receipt of any 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 Subscriber agrees that it will (i) immediately discontinue offers and sales of the Shares under the Registration Statement until the Subscriber receives (A) (x) copies of a supplemental or amended prospectus that corrects the misstatement(s) or omission(s) referred to above and (y) notice that any post-effective amendment has become effective or (B) notice from the Company that it may resume such offers and sales, and (ii) maintain the confidentiality of any information included in such written notice delivered by the Company unless otherwise required by applicable law. If so directed by the Company, the Subscriber will deliver to the Company or destroy all copies of the prospectus covering the Shares in the Subscriber’s possession; provided, however, that this obligation to deliver or destroy all copies of the prospectus covering the Shares shall not apply to (i) the extent the Subscriber is required to retain a copy of such prospectus (A) in order to comply with applicable legal, regulatory, self-regulatory or professional requirements or (B) in accordance with a bona fide pre-existing document retention policy or (ii) copies stored electronically on archival servers as a result of automatic data back-up.

 

 

 

(d)                From and after the Closing, the Company agrees to indemnify and hold Subscriber, each person, if any, who controls Subscriber within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, and each affiliate of Subscriber within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act, and each broker, placement agent or sales agent to or through which Subscriber effects or executes the resale of any Shares (collectively, the “Subscriber Indemnified Parties”), harmless against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including any out-of-pocket legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with defending or investigating any such action or claim) (collectively, “Losses”) incurred by the Subscriber Indemnified Parties directly that are (i) caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or any other registration statement which covers the Shares (including, in each case, the prospectus contained therein) or any amendment thereof (including the prospectus contained therein) or (ii) caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein (in the case of a prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made), not misleading, except, in the cases of both (i) and (ii), to the extent insofar as the same are caused by or contained in any information or affidavit so furnished in writing to the Company by Subscriber for use therein. Notwithstanding the forgoing, the Company’s indemnification obligations shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Losses if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned).

 

(e)                From and after the Closing, the Subscriber agrees to, severally and not jointly with any other Subscriber in the Offering contemplated hereby or any other selling shareholders using the applicable registration statement, indemnify and hold the Company, and the officers, employees, directors, partners, members, attorneys and agents of the Company, each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, and each affiliate of the Company within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act (collectively, the “Company Indemnified Parties”), harmless against any and all Losses incurred by the Company Indemnified Parties directly that are caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or any other registration statement which covers the Shares (including, in each case, the prospectus contained therein) or any amendment thereof (including the prospectus contained therein) or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein (in the case of a prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made), not misleading, to the extent insofar as the same are caused by or contained in any information or affidavit so 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 Shares giving rise to such indemnification obligation. Notwithstanding the forgoing, the Subscriber’s indemnification obligations shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Losses if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Subscriber (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned).

 

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 earlier to occur of: (a) the mutual written agreement of each of the parties hereto and the Target to terminate this Subscription Agreement; (b) such date and time as the Transaction Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms; (c) if any of the conditions to the Closing set forth in Section 3 of this Subscription Agreement are not satisfied or waived, or are not capable of being satisfied (other than as a result of a material breach of this Subscription Agreement by the party seeking to enforce such termination hereunder), on or prior to the Transaction Closing and, as a result thereof, the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement will not be and are not consummated at the Transaction Closing, or (d) upon written notice by either party to the other party to terminate this Subscription Agreement if the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement are not consummated on or prior to the Outside Date (as defined in the Transaction Agreement); provided that (i) nothing herein will relieve any party from liability for any willful breach hereof prior to the time of termination, and each party will be entitled to any remedies at law or in equity to recover losses, liabilities or damages arising from such breach, and (ii) the provisions of Sections 7 through 10 of this Subscription Agreement will survive any termination of this Subscription Agreement and continue indefinitely. The Company shall notify the Subscriber of the termination of the Transaction Agreement promptly (and in any event within three (3) business days) after the termination of such agreement. Upon the termination of this Subscription Agreement in accordance with this Section 7, any monies paid by the Investor to the Company in connection herewith shall be promptly (and in any event within one (1) business day after such termination) returned to the Subscriber.

 

 

 

8.                   Trust Account Waiver. The Subscriber hereby represents and warrants that it has read the final prospectus of the Company, dated as of October 17, 2019 and filed with the SEC (File No. 333-234049) on October 21, 2019 (the “Prospectus”),and understands that the Company has established a trust account (the “Trust Account”) containing the proceeds of its initial public offering (the “IPO”) and the overallotment shares acquired by its underwriters 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 Shareholders (including overallotment shares acquired by the Company’s underwriters, the “Public Shareholders”), and that, except as otherwise described in the Prospectus, the Company may disburse monies from the Trust Account only: (a) to the Public Shareholders in the event they elect to redeem their Company shares in connection with the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination (as such term is used in the Prospectus) (the “Business Combination”) or in connection with an extension of its deadline to consummate a Business Combination, (b) to the Public Shareholders if the Company fails to consummate a Business Combination within 21 months (or up to 24 months if a definitive agreement with respect to a Business Combination has been executed within 21 months) after the closing of the IPO, and is subject to further extension by amendment to the Company’s organizational documents, (c) with respect to any interest earned on the amounts held in the Trust Account, amounts necessary to pay for any taxes and up to $50,000 in dissolution expenses, or (d) to the Company after or concurrently with the consummation of a Business Combination. 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 is hereby acknowledged, the Subscriber hereby agrees on behalf of itself and its affiliates that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Subscription Agreement, neither the Subscriber nor any of its affiliates do now or shall at any time hereafter have any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies in the Trust Account or distributions therefrom, or make any claim against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom), regardless of whether such claim arises as a result of, in connection with or relating in any way to, this Subscription Agreement or any proposed or actual business relationship between the Company or its Representatives, on the one hand, and the Subscriber or its Representatives, on the other hand, or any other matter, and regardless of whether such claim arises based on contract, tort, equity or any other theory of legal liability (collectively, the “Released Claims”). The Subscriber on behalf of itself and its affiliates hereby irrevocably waives any Released Claims that the Subscriber or any of its affiliates may have against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom) now or in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any negotiations, contracts or agreements with the Company or its Representatives and will not seek recourse against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom) for any reason whatsoever (including for an alleged breach of this Subscription Agreement or any other agreement with the Company or its affiliates). The Subscriber agrees and acknowledges that such irrevocable waiver is material to this Subscription Agreement and specifically relied upon by the Company and its affiliates to induce the Company to enter in this Subscription Agreement, and the Subscriber further intends and understands such waiver to be valid, binding and enforceable against the Subscriber and each of its affiliates under applicable law. To the extent the Subscriber or any of its affiliates commences any action or proceeding based upon, in connection with, relating to or arising out of any matter relating to the Company or its Representatives, which proceeding seeks, in whole or in part, monetary relief against the Company or its Representatives, the Subscriber hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Subscriber’s and its affiliates’ sole remedy shall be against funds held outside of the Trust Account and that such claim shall not permit the Subscriber or its affiliates (or any person claiming on any of their behalves or in lieu of any of them) to have any claim against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom) or any amounts contained therein. In the event the Subscriber or any of its affiliates commences any action or proceeding based upon, in connection with, relating to or arising out of any matter relating to the Company or its Representatives, which proceeding seeks, in whole or in part, relief against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom) or the Public Shareholders, whether in the form of money damages or injunctive relief, the Company and its Representatives, as applicable, shall be entitled to recover from the Subscriber and its affiliates the associated legal fees and costs in connection with any such action in the event the Company or its Representatives, as applicable, prevails in such action or proceeding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 8 shall not affect any rights of the Subscriber or its affiliates to receive distributions from the Trust Account in their capacities as Public Shareholders upon the redemption of their shares or the liquidation of the Company if it does not consummate a Business Combination prior to its deadline to do so. For purposes of this Subscription Agreement, “Representatives” with respect to any person shall mean such person’s affiliates and its and its affiliate’s respective directors, officers, employees, consultants, advisors, agents and other representatives. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Subscription Agreement, the provisions of this Section 8 shall survive the Closing or any termination of this Subscription Agreement and last indefinitely.

 

 

 

9.                   Miscellaneous.

 

(a)                Neither this Subscription Agreement nor any rights that may accrue to the Subscriber hereunder (other than the Shares acquired hereunder, if any, subject to applicable securities laws) may be transferred or assigned by the Subscriber without the prior written consent of the Company, and any purported transfer or assignment without such consent shall be null and void ab initio.

 

(b)                The Company may request from the Subscriber such additional information as the Company may reasonably deem necessary to evaluate the eligibility of the Subscriber to acquire the Shares, and the Subscriber shall provide such information to the Company as may be reasonably requested, it being understood by the Subscriber that the Company may without any liability hereunder reject the Subscriber’s subscription prior to the Closing Date in the event the Subscriber fails to provide such additional information requested by the Company to evaluate the Subscriber’s eligibility or the Company determines that the Subscriber is not eligible. On or prior to the Closing Date, the Company and the 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 by this Subscription Agreement.

 

(c)                The Subscriber acknowledges that the Company, the Placement Agent, the Target and others will rely on the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties of the Subscriber contained in this Subscription Agreement as if they were made directly to them. Prior to the Closing, the Subscriber agrees to promptly notify the Company and the Placement Agent if any of the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties set forth herein are no longer accurate. The Subscriber agrees that the purchase by the Subscriber of Shares from the Company will constitute a reaffirmation of the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties herein (as modified by any such notice) by the Subscriber as of the time of such purchase. The Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that each of the Placement Agent and the Target is a third-party beneficiary of the representations, warranties and covenants of the Subscriber contained in Section 5 of this Subscription Agreement, and that the Target is otherwise an express third party beneficiary of this Subscription Agreement, entitled to enforce the terms hereof against Subscriber as if it were an original party hereto. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Subscription Agreement shall not confer any rights or remedies upon any person other than the parties hereto, and their respective successor and assigns.

 

 

 

(d)                Each of the Company, the Target and the Placement Agent is entitled to rely upon this Subscription Agreement and is irrevocably authorized to produce this Subscription Agreement or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceeding or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby. The Subscriber shall not issue any press release or make any other similar public statement with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby without the prior written consent of the Company (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

 

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

 

(f)                 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; provided, however, that no modification or waiver by the Company of the provisions of this Subscription Agreement shall be effective without the prior written consent of the Target (other than modifications or waivers that are solely ministerial in nature or otherwise immaterial and do not affect any economic or any other material term of this Subscription Agreement). No failure or delay in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder will operate as a waiver thereof, nor will any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or other exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder.

 

(g)                This Subscription Agreement constitutes the entire agreement, and supersedes all other prior agreements, understandings, representations and warranties, both written and oral, among the parties, with respect to the subject matter hereof (other than any confidentiality agreement entered into by the Company and the Subscriber in connection with the Offering).

 

(h)                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.

 

(i)                 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. Upon such determination that any provision is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the parties will substitute for any invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision a suitable and equitable provision that carries out so far as may be valid, legal and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision.

 

(j)                 This Subscription Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts (including by facsimile or electronic mail or in .pdf) and by different parties in separate counterparts, with the same effect as if all parties hereto had signed the same document. All counterparts so executed and delivered shall be construed together and shall constitute one and the same agreement.

 

 

 

(k)                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 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.

 

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

 

(m)              Subscriber hereby consents to the publication and disclosure in any press release issued by the Company or Form 8-K filed by the Company with the SEC in connection with the execution and delivery of the Transaction Agreement or this Subscription Agreement and the filing of any related documentation with the SEC (and, as and to the extent otherwise required by the federal securities laws or the SEC or any other securities authorities, any other documents or communications provided by the Company to any governmental authority or to security holders of the Company) of Subscriber’s identity and beneficial ownership of Shares and the nature of Subscriber’s commitments, arrangements and understandings under and relating to this Subscription Agreement and, if deemed appropriate by the Company, a copy of this Subscription Agreement or the form hereof. Subscriber will promptly provide any information reasonably requested by the Company for any regulatory application or filing made or approval sought in connection with the Transaction (including filings with the SEC).

 

(n)                [The Company shall, prior to the end of the second (2nd) business day, New York City time, immediately following the date of this Subscription Agreement (the time of such filing, “Disclosure Time”), issue one or more press releases or file with the SEC a Current Report on Form 8-K disclosing, to the extent not previously publicly disclosed, all material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby and by any Other Subscription Agreements executed and delivered at such time and the Transaction. From and after the Disclosure Time, the Company represents to the Subscriber that it shall have publicly disclosed all material, non-public information delivered to the Subscriber by the Company or the Target or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreement and the Transaction Agreement, and the Subscriber shall no longer be subject to any confidentiality or similar obligations under any current agreement, whether written or oral with the Company, Placement Agents or any of their affiliates, relating to the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement.][reserved]5

 

(o)                This Subscription Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without regard to principles relating to conflict of laws. Each party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts seated in New York County, New York (and any appellate courts thereof) in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Subscription Agreement, and each of the parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (a) agrees not to commence any such action or proceeding except in such courts, (b) agrees that any claim in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such court, (c) waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such action or proceeding in any such court, and (d) waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court. Each party agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Each party irrevocably consents to the service of the summons and complaint and any other process in any other Proceeding relating to the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement, on behalf of itself, or its property, by personal delivery of copies of such process to such party at the applicable address set forth in Section 9(p). Nothing in this Section 9(o) shall affect the right of any party to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by law. Each party hereby knowingly, voluntarily and intentionally irrevocably waives the right to a trial by jury in respect to any litigation, dispute, claim, legal action or other legal proceeding based hereon, or arising out of, under, or in connection with, this Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

 

 

5 To be deleted for strategic PIPE investors or to any PIPE investors that are existing Target stockholders.

 

 

 

(p)                All notices, consents, waivers and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (i) when delivered in person, (ii) when delivered by facsimile or email, with affirmative confirmation of receipt, (iii) one business day after being sent, if sent by reputable, internationally recognized overnight courier service or (iv) three (3) business days after being mailed, if sent by registered or certified mail, prepaid and return receipt requested, in each case to the applicable party at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):

 

If to the Company, to:

 

Galileo Acquisition Corp.
1049 Park Ave. 14A
New York, NY 10028
Attn: Alberto Recchi
Telephone No.: (347) 517-1041
Email: alberto.recchi@galileospac.com

 

with copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP
1345 Avenue of the Americas, 11th Floor
New York, New York 10105
Attn: Matthew A. Gray, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (212) 370-7889
Telephone No.: (212) 370-1300
Email: mgray@egsllp.com

 

and

 

Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated
950 Tower Lane, Suite 1950
Foster City, CA 94404
Attn: Bryan Dow, Managing Director
Telephone No.: (650) 330-3788
Email: bdow@stifel.com

 

Notice to the Subscriber shall be given to the address underneath the Subscriber’s name on the signature page hereto.

 

(q)                The headings set forth in this Subscription Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not be used in interpreting this Subscription Agreement. In this Subscription Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires: (i) whenever required by the context, any pronoun used in this Subscription Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns, pronouns and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa; (ii) “including” (and with correlative meaning “include”) means including without limiting the generality of any description preceding or succeeding such term and shall be deemed in each case to be followed by the words “without limitation”; and (iii) the words “herein”, “hereto” and “hereby” and other words of similar import in this Subscription Agreement shall be deemed in each case to refer to this Subscription Agreement as a whole and not to any particular portion of this Subscription Agreement. As used in this Subscription Agreement, the term: (x) “business day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday on which commercial banking institutions in New York, New York are authorized to close for business (excluding as a result of “stay at home”, “shelter-in-place”, “non-essential employee” or any other similar orders or restrictions or the closure of any physical branch locations at the direction of any governmental authority so long as the electronic funds transfer systems, including for wire transfers, of commercially banking institutions in New York, New York are generally open for use by customers on such day); (y) “person” shall refer to any individual, corporation, partnership, trust, limited liability company or other entity or association, including any governmental or regulatory body, whether acting in an individual, fiduciary or any other capacity; and (z) “affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any specified person, any other person or group of persons acting together that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such specified person (where the term “control” (and any correlative terms) means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise). For the avoidance of doubt, any reference in this Subscription Agreement to an affiliate of the Company will include the Company’s sponsor, Galileo Founders Holdings, L.P (the “Sponsor”).

 

 

 

(r)                 At Closing, the parties hereto shall execute and deliver such additional documents and take such additional actions as the parties may reasonably deem practical and necessary in order to consummate the Offering as contemplated by this Subscription Agreement.

 

(s)                 The legend described herein shall be removed and the Company shall issue a certificate (or cause book-entries to be reflected) without such legend to the holder of the Shares upon which it is stamped or issue to such holder by electronic delivery at the applicable balance account at The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), within two (2) business days of request by the Subscriber (i) if such Shares are registered for resale under the Securities Act, and the holder has sold or proposes to sell such Shares pursuant to such registration, (ii) in connection with a sale, assignment or other transfer, such holder provides the Company with an opinion of counsel, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Company, to the effect that such sale, assignment or transfer of the Shares may be made without registration under the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, or (iii) the Shares can be sold, assigned or transferred without restriction or current public information requirements pursuant to Rule 144, including any volume and manner of sale restrictions which may be applicable to affiliates under Rule 144 and any requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144(c) or Rule 144(i), as applicable, and in each case, the holder provides the Company with an undertaking to effect any sales or other transfers in accordance with the Securities Act. The Company shall be responsible for the fees of the applicable transfer agent, its legal counsel and all DTC fees associated with such issuance, including, without limitation, the fees for causing its counsel to deliver a legal opinion to the transfer agent in connection with transfers under Rule 144 by the Subscriber and the Subscriber shall be responsible for all other fees and expenses (including, without limitation, any applicable broker fees, any applicable transfer taxes). 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 the Subscriber as reasonably requested by the Company’s transfer agent.

 

10.               Non-Reliance and Exculpation. The Subscriber acknowledges that it is not relying upon, and has not relied upon, any statement, representation or warranty made by any person other than the statements, representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Subscription Agreement in making its investment or decision to invest in the Company. The Subscriber further acknowledges and agrees that neither (i) any other purchaser pursuant to other subscription agreements entered into in connection with the Offering (including the controlling persons, members, officers, directors, partners, agents, employees or other Representatives of any such other purchaser) nor (ii) the Placement Agent, its affiliates or any of its or its affiliates’ respective control persons, officers, directors, employees or other Representatives, shall be liable to the Subscriber pursuant to this Subscription Agreement for any action heretofore or hereafter taken or omitted to be taken by any of them in connection with the purchase of the Shares. The Subscriber acknowledges that neither the Placement Agent, nor its Representatives: (a) shall be liable to the Subscriber for any improper payment made in accordance with the information provided by the Company; (b) makes any representation or warranty, or has any responsibilities as to the validity, accuracy, value or genuineness of any information, certificates or documentation delivered by or on behalf of the Company pursuant to this Subscription Agreement or the Transaction Agreement (together with any related documents, the “Transaction Documents”); or (c) shall be liable to the Subscriber (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) (x) for any action taken, suffered or omitted by any of them in good faith and reasonably believed to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Subscription Agreement or any Transaction Document or (y) for anything which any of them may do or refrain from doing in connection with this Subscription Agreement or any Transaction Document, except for their gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith.

 

{SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW}

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Subscription Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.

 

  Galileo Acquisition Corp.
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

 

 

{SUBSCRIBER SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT}

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Subscription Agreement to be duly executed by its authorized signatory as of the date first indicated above.

 

 

Name(s) of Subscriber:                                                                                                                                                                          

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Subscriber:                                                                                                                                 

 

Name of Authorized Signatory:                                                                                                                                                             

 

Title of Authorized Signatory:                                                                                                                                                              

 

Address for Notice to Subscriber:

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                  

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                    

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                   

 

Attention:                                                                                                                                                                                 

 

Email:                                                                                                                                                                                        

 

Facsimile No.:                                                                                                                                                                          

 

Telephone No.:                                                                                                                                                                       

 

Address for Delivery of Shares to Subscriber (if not same as address for notice):

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                    

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                     

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                    

 

Subscription Amount: $                                                  

 

Number of Shares                                                          

 

Subscriber status (mark one): ¨ U.S. investor    ¨ Non-U.S. investor

 

EIN Number:                                                                      

 

 

 

Exhibit A

Accredited Investor Questionnaire

 

Capitalized terms used and not defined in this Exhibit A shall have the meanings given in the Subscription Agreement to which this Exhibit A is attached.

 

The undersigned represents and warrants that the undersigned is an “accredited investor” (an “Accredited Investor”) as such term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), for one or more of the reasons specified below (please check all boxes that apply):

 

_______ (i) A natural person whose net worth, either individually or jointly with such person’s spouse or spousal equivalent, at the time of the Subscriber’s purchase, exceeds $1,000,000;

 

The term “net worth” means the excess of total assets over total liabilities (including personal and real property, but excluding the estimated fair market value of the Subscriber’s primary home). For the purposes of calculating joint net worth with the person’s spouse or spousal equivalent, joint net worth can be the aggregate net worth of the Subscriber and spouse or spousal equivalent; assets need not be held jointly to be included in the calculation. There is no requirement that securities be purchased jointly. A spousal equivalent means a cohabitant occupying a relationship generally equivalent to a spouse.

 

_______ (ii) A natural person who had an individual income in excess of $200,000, or joint income with the Subscriber’s spouse or spousal equivalent in excess of $300,000, in each of the two most recent years and reasonably expects to reach the same income level in the current year;

 

In determining individual “income,” the Subscriber should add to the Subscriber’s individual taxable adjusted gross income (exclusive of any spousal or spousal equivalent income) any amounts attributable to tax exempt income received, losses claimed as a limited partner in any limited partnership, deductions claimed for depletion, contributions to an IRA or Keogh retirement plan, alimony payments, and any amount by which income from long-term capital gains has been reduced in arriving at adjusted gross income.

 

_______ (iii) A director or executive officer of the Company;

 

_______ (iv) A natural person holding in good standing with one or more professional certifications or designations or other credentials from an accredited educational institution that the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has designated as qualifying an individual for accredited investor status;

 

The SEC has designated the General Securities Representative license (Series 7), the Private Securities Offering Representative license (Series 82) and the Licensed Investment Adviser Representative (Series 65) as the initial certifications that qualify for accredited investor status.

 

_______ (v) A natural person who is a “knowledgeable employee” as defined in Rule 3c-5(a)(4) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Investment Company Act”), of the issuer of the securities being offered or sold where the issuer would be an investment company, as defined in section 3 of the Investment Company Act, but for the exclusion provided by either section 3(c)(1) or section 3(c)(7) of the Investment Company Act;

 

_______ (vi) A bank as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act, or any savings and loan association or other institution as defined in Section 3(a)(5)(A) of the Securities Act, whether acting in its individual or fiduciary capacity;

 

_______ (vii) A broker or dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”);

 

 

 

_______ (viii) An investment adviser registered pursuant to section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Investment Advisers Act”) or registered pursuant to the laws of a state, or an investment adviser relying on the exemption from registering with the SEC under the section 203(l) or (m) of the Investment Advisers Act;

 

_______ (ix) An insurance company as defined in section 2(13) of the Exchange Act;

 

_______ (x) An investment company registered under the Investment Company Act or a business development company as defined in Section 2(a)(48) of that Act;

 

_______ (xi) A Small Business Investment Company licensed by the U.S. Small Business Administration under Section 301(c) or (d) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958;

 

_______ (xii) A Rural Business Investment Company as defined in section 384A of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act;

 

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

 

_______ (xiv) An employee benefit plan within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, if the investment decision is made by a plan fiduciary, as defined in Section 3(21) of such act, which is either a bank, savings and loan association, insurance company, or registered investment adviser, or if the employee benefit plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000 or, if a self-directed plan, with investment decisions made solely by persons that are accredited investors;

 

_______ (xv) A private business development company as defined in Section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940;

 

_______ (xvi) An organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or a corporation, business trust, partnership, or limited liability company, or any other entity not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Securities, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000;

 

_______ (xvii) A trust, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Securities, whose purchase is directed by a sophisticated person who has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that such person is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of investing in the Company;

 

_______ (xviii) A “family office” as defined in Rule 202(a)(11)(G)-1 under the Investment Advisers Act with assets under management in excess of $5,000,000 that is not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered 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;

 

_______ (xix) A “family client” as defined in Rule 202(a)(11)(G)-1 under the Investment Advisers Act, of a family office meeting the requirements set forth in (xviii) and whose prospective investment in the issuer is directed by a person from a family office that is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment;

 

 

 

_______ (xx) A “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act;

 

_______ (xxi) An entity, of a type not listed above, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, owning investments in excess of $5,000,000; and/or

 

_______ (xxii) An entity in which all of the equity owners qualify as an accredited investor under any of the above subparagraphs.

 

_______ (xxiii) The Subscriber does not qualify under any of the investor categories set forth in (i) through (xxi) above.

 

2.1 Type of the Subscriber. Indicate the form of entity of the Subscriber:

 

¨     Individual              ¨     Limited Partnership

 

¨   Corporation            ¨     General Partnership

 

¨    Revocable Trust    ¨  Limited Liability Company

 

¨    Other Type of Trust (indicate type):     ________________________________

 

¨    Other (indicate form of organization):    ________________________________

 

2.2.1 If the Subscriber is not an individual, indicate the approximate date the Subscriber entity was formed: _____________________.

 

2.2.2 If the Subscriber is not an individual, initial the line below which correctly describes the application of the following statement to the Subscriber’s situation: the Subscriber (x) was not organized or reorganized for the specific purpose of acquiring the Securities and (y) has made investments prior to the date hereof, and each beneficial owner thereof has and will share in the investment in proportion to his or her ownership interest in the Subscriber.

 

__________   True

 

__________   False

 

If the “False” line is initialed, each person participating in the entity will be required to fill out a Subscription Agreement.

 

Subscriber:

 

Subscriber Name:                                                                                                                

 

  By:  
  Signatory Name:
  Signatory Title:  
   
   
  Date:

 

 

 

Exhibit B
Required Waiver Disclosure

 

On December 6, 2016, a final judgment (the “Judgment”) was entered against Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated (“Stifel”) by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin (Civil Action No. 2:11-cv-00755) resolving a civil lawsuit filed by the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in 2011 involving violations of several antifraud provisions of the federal securities laws in connection with the sale of synthetic collateralized debt obligations to five Wisconsin school districts in 2006. As a result of the Judgment: (i) Stifel is required to cease and desist from committing or causing any violations and any future violations of Section 17(a)(2) and 17(a)(3) of the Securities Act; and (ii) Stifel and a former employee were jointly liable to pay disgorgement and prejudgment interest of $2.5 million. Stifel was also required to pay a civil penalty of $22.0 million, of which disgorgement and civil penalty Stifel was required to pay $12.5 million to the school districts involved in this matter.

 

Simultaneously with the entry of the Judgment, the SEC issued an Order granting Stifel a waiver from, among other things, the application of the disqualification provisions of Rule 506(d)(1)(iv) of Regulation D under the Securities Act.

 

A copy of the Judgment is available on the SEC’s website at:

https://www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/2016/lr23700-final-judgment.pdf.

 

Stifel is required to make the foregoing disclosure as a result of the SEC Order referred to above (which may be viewed at https://www.sec.gov/rules/other/2016/33-10263.pdf), and related Application for Securities Act Waivers (which may be viewed at https://www.sec.gov/divisions/corpfin/cf-noaction/2016/stifel-nicolaus-120616-506d.pdf), each of which are dated December 6, 2016.

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

Shapeways Investor Presentation April 2021

 
 

DISCLAIMER 2 This Presentation (the "Presentation") is for informational purposes only to assist interested parties in making an evaluatio n w ith respect to a proposed business combination between Galileo Acquisition Corp. (“Galileo”) and Shapeways Inc. (the "Company" or “Shapeways”) and is being furnished through Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated ("Stifel") solely for use b y p rospective investors in connection with their consideration of an in Galileo. This Presentation does not constitute (i) a solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the proposed Business Combination or (ii) an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendat ion to purchase any security of Galileo, the Company, or any of their respective affiliates. You should not construe the contents of th is Presentation as legal, tax, accounting or investment advice or a recommendation. You should consult your own counsel and tax and financial advisors as to legal and related matters concerning the matters described herein, and, by accepting this Pr ese ntation, you confirm that you are not relying upon the information contained herein to make any decision. The distribution of this Presentation may also be restricted by law and persons into whose possession this Presentation comes sh ould inform themselves about and observe any such restrictions. The recipient acknowledges that it is (a) aware that the United States securities laws prohibit any person who has material, non - public information concerning a company from purchasing or selling securities of such company or from communicating such information to any other person under circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable that such person is likely to purchase or sell such securities, and (b) familiar with t he Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (collectively, the "Exchang e Act"), and that the recipient will neither use, nor cause any third party to use, this Presentation or any information contai ned herein in contravention of the Exchange Act, including, without limitation, Rule 10b - 5 thereunder. Neither Stifel nor the Company nor any of their respective affiliates, employees or representatives makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of any of the information contained in this Presentation or any other information (whether communicated in written or oral form) transmitted or made available to prospective acquirers o r i nvestors and each of such persons expressly disclaims any and all liability relating to or resulting from the use of this Presentation or such other information by a prospective acquirer or investor or any of their affiliates or representatives. Sti fel has not independently investigated or verified the information contained herein. Prospective investors are not entitled to rely on the accuracy or completeness of the Presentation and are entitled to rely solely on only those particular representations and wa rranties, if any, which may be made by the Company to an investor in a subscription agreement, when, as and if executed, and subject to such limitations and restrictions as may be specified therein. Each recipient agrees, and the receipt of this Presentation serves as an acknowledgment thereof, that the subject matter here of and all of the information contained herein is of a confidential nature and that the recipient will treat such information in a confidential manner and will not, directly or indirectly, disclose or permit its affiliates or representatives to disclose an y i nformation regarding its receipt hereof or any information contained herein to any other person or reproduce, disseminate, qu ote or refer to this Presentation, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of Stifel or the Company. Projections - The financial projections presented in this Presentation represent management's current estimates of future perfor mance based on various assumptions, which may or may not prove to be correct. The Company’s independent registered public accounting firm has not audited, reviewed, compiled or performed any procedures with respect to the projections and ac cor dingly they did not express an opinion or provide any other form of assurance with respect thereto. These projections should not be relied upon as being necessarily indicative of future results. The assumptions and estimates underlying these pro jections are inherently uncertain and are subject to a wide variety of significant business, economic and competitive risk th at could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in these projections. Accordingly, there can be no assu ran ce that these projections will be realized. Further, industry experts may disagree with these assumptions and with management's view of the market and the prospects for the Company. . This Presentation does not purport to contain all information which may be material to an acquirer or investor, and recipient s o f this Presentation should conduct their own independent evaluation and due diligence of the Company. Each recipient agrees, and the receipt of this Presentation serves as an acknowledgment thereof, that if such recipient determines to engage in a tr ans action with the Company, its determination will be based solely on the terms of the definitive agreement relating to such transaction and on the recipient’s own investigation, analysis and assessment of the Company and the transaction. The Company does not intend to update or otherwise revise this Presentation following its distribution and neither the Compan y n or Stifel makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of any of the information contained in this Presentation after the date of the Presentation. References herein to “Stifel” collectively refer to Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated and other affiliated broker - dealer subsidiaries of Stifel Financial Corp. References herein to “Stifel Financial” refer to Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF), t he parent holding company of Stifel and such other affiliated broker - dealer subsidiaries. Neither the Company nor any of its employees or representatives may be contacted directly without the prior written consent o f S tifel. All communications, inquiries and requests for information should be directed to Bryan Dow at Stifel. Use of Data - The data contained herein is derived from various internal and external sources. No representation is made as to t he reasonableness of the assumptions made within or the accuracy or completeness of any projections or modeling or any other information contained herein. Any data on past performance or modeling contained herein is not an indication as to futu re performance. Galileo and the Company assume no obligation to update the information in this presentation. Further, the financial statements contained herein were prepared by the Company in accordance with private company AICPA standards. The Co mpa ny is currently in the process of conforming its financials to comply with public company and SEC requirements. Trademarks - Galileo and the Company own or have rights to various trademarks, service marks and trade names that they use in co nnection with the operation of their respective businesses. This presentation may also contain trademarks, service marks, trade names and copyrights of third parties, which are the property of their respective owners. The use or display of third p art ies’ trademarks, service marks, trade names or products in this presentation is not intended to, and does not imply, a relati ons hip with Galileo or the Company, or an endorsement or sponsorship by or of Galileo or the Company. Solely for convenience, the tr ade marks, service marks, trade names and copyrights referred to in this presentation may appear without the TM, SM, ® or © symbols, but such references are not intended to indicate, in any way, that Galileo or the Company will not assert, to the fu lle st extent under applicable law, their rights or the right of the applicable licensor to these trademarks, service marks, trad e n ames and copyrights.

 
 

DISCLAIMER, CONT. 3 Forward Looking Statements - Certain statements included in this Presentation are not historical facts but are forward - looking s tatements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward - looking statements generally are accompanied by words such as “believe,” “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “continue,” “a nticipate,” “intend,” “expect,” “should,” “would,” “plan,” “predict,” “potential,” “seem,” “seek,” “future,” “outlook,” and s imi lar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters, but the absenc e o f these words does not mean that a statement is not forward - looking. These forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding estimates and forecasts of other financial and performance metrics and projections of market op portunity. These statements are based on various assumptions, whether or not identified in this Presentation, and on the current expectations of the Company’s management and are not predictions of actual performance. These forward - looking statem ents 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 prediction or a definitive statement of fact or probability. Actual events and circ ums tances are difficult or impossible to predict and will differ from assumptions. Many actual events and circumstances are beyond the control of the Company. Some important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in any forward - looking statements could include changes in domestic and foreign business, market, financial, political and legal conditions. These forward - looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties; the inability of the part ies to successfully or timely consummate the Potential Business Combination, including the risk that any required regulatory approvals are not obtained, are delayed or are subject to unanticipated conditions that could adversely affect the combined c omp any or the expected benefits of the Potential Business Combination is not obtained; failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the Potential Business Combination; risks relating to the uncertainty of the projected financial information with re spect to the Company; the risk that the Company’s target markets may not increase at projected rates; the size of the Company’s market opportunity may not materialize; the Company may not be able to successfully scale its business to attract l arg er, and repeat customers; customers may not continue to use the Company’s services; supply chain interruptions; the Company’s ability to scale its manufacturing capabilities; the Company many not be able to turn pipeline customers into custo mer s that will provide significant revenues; defects in products the Company manufactures; the Company’s ability to successfully expand its product lines and channel distribution; competition; the uncertain effects of the COVID - 19 pandemic; and those factors discussed in documents of Galileo filed, or to be filed, with SEC. If any of these risks materialize or our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from the results implied by these forward - looking statements . There may be additional risks that neither Galileo nor the Company presently know or that Galileo and the Company currently believe are immaterial that could also cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward - looking stat ements. In addition, forward - looking statements reflect Galileo’s and the Company’s current expectations, plans or forecasts of future events and views as of the date of this Presentation. Galileo and the Company anticipate that subsequent eve nts and developments will cause Galileo’s and the Company’s assessments to change. However, while Galileo and the Company may elect to update these forward - looking statements at some point in the future, Galileo and the Company specifically d isclaim any obligation to do so. These forward - looking statements should not be relied upon as representing Galileo’s or the Company’s assessments as of any date subsequent to the date of this Presentation. Accordingly, undue reliance should n ot be placed upon the forward - looking statements. Financial Information; Non - GAAP Financial Measures - The financial information and data for the year ended 2018 are audited. The financial information and data for the years ended 2019 and 2020 are actual unaudited and do not conform to Regulation S - X. Accordingly, such information and data may not be included in, may be adjusted in or may be presented differentl y in, any proxy statement or registration statement to be filed by Galileo or Shapeways with the SEC. Some of the financial information and data contained in this Presentation, such as Adjusted EBITDA are non - GAAP metrics. These non - GAAP fin ancial metrics have not been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). These non - GAAP measures, and other measures that are calculated using such non - GAAP measures, are an addition, and no t a substitute for or superior to measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to operating income, net income or any other performance measures derived in accordance w ith GAAP. A reconciliation of the projected Non - GAAP financial measures has not been provided because certain items excluded from these Non - GAAP financial measures such as charges related to stock - based compensation expenses and related tax eff ects, including non - recurring income tax adjustments, cannot be reasonably calculated or predicted at this time. Galileo and Shapeways believe these non - GAAP measures of financial results including on a forward - looking basis provide useful i nformation to management and investors regarding certain financial and business trends relating to Shapeways’ financial condition and results of operations. Shapeways’ management uses these non - GAAP measures for trend analyses, for purpos es of determining management incentive compensation, and for budgeting and planning purposes. Galileo and Shapeways believe that the use of these non - GAAP financial measures provides an additional tool for investors to use in evaluati ng projected operating results and trends in and in comparing Shapeways’ financial measures with other similar companies, many of which present similar non - GAAP financial measures to investors. Management of Galileo does not consider these non - GAAP measures in isolation or as an alternative to financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP. However, there are a number of limitations related to the use of these non - GAAP measures and their nearest GAAP equivalents. For example other companies may calculate non - GAAP measures differently, or may use other measures to calculate their financial performance, and therefore Shapeways’ non - GAAP measures may not be directly comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. See the footnotes on the slides where these measures are discussed and the Appendix for definitions of these non - GAAP financial measures and reconciliations of these non - GAAP financial measures to the most directly c omparable GAAP measures. Important Information for Investors and Stockholders - Galileo and Shapeways and their respective directors and executive office rs, under SEC rules, may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies of Galileo’s stockholders in connection with the Potential Business Combination. Investors and security holders may obtain more detailed information regar din g the names and interests in the Potential Business Combination of Galileo’s directors and officers in Galileo’s filings with the SEC, including Galileo’s registration statement on Form S - 1, to be filed with the SEC. Information regarding the person s who may, under SEC rules, be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies to Galileo’s shareholders in connection with the Potential Business Combination is set forth in the proxy statement/ prospectus on Form S - 4 for the Potential Business C ombination, which is expected to be filed by Galileo with the SEC. This Presentation is not a substitute for the registration statement or for any other document that Galileo may file with the SE C in connection with the Potential Business Combination. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY B ECO ME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Investors and security holders may obtain free copies of other documents filed with the SEC by Galileo through the website ma int ained by the SEC at http:// 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 OF FEN SE

 
 

4 TRANSACTION SUMMARY SHAPEWAYS Greg Kress CEO Jennifer Walsh CFO GALILEO Luca Giacometti Co - founder, Chairman & CEO Alberto Recchi Co - founder, CFO Alberto Pontonio Co - founder, Director HIGHLIGHTS TRANSACTION STRUCTURE ● Galileo Acquisition Corp. has proposed to enter into a business combination with Shapeways ● Target transaction close expected Q3 2021 ● Proceeds from the transaction expected to fund growth of Shapeways’ end - to - end software platform and further expand offerings to a wide range of manufacturing technologies VALUATION ● Transaction implies a pro forma enterprise value of $410M ● 4.8X 2022E revenue of $86M CAPITAL STRUCTURE ● The transaction will be funded by a combination of SPAC cash held in trust of $139M and $75M proceeds from the PIPE ● Transaction is expected to result in $195M net proceeds to the company, assuming no redemption of SPAC public shareholders PRO FORMA OWNERSHIP ● 60% existing shareholders of Shapeways, 28% SPAC & founders shares, 12% PIPE investors Galileo Acquisition Corp identified Shapeways as a unique and compelling opportunity in the large, fast growing digital manufacturing market, where Shapeways is a leader, has proven high quality, flexible on demand manufacturing and proprietary, purpose built software.

 
 

5 Serial SPAC team having successfully completed four business combinations, plus Shapeways in process. Seasoned dealmakers with diverse nationalities, M&A, principal investing and public company operating experience in both the North American and Western European markets. Uniquely qualified to support Shapeways’ domestic and international growth strategy given a combination of experience, language and culture, and local network of professionals and investors on both sides of the Atlantic. GALILEO ACQUISITION CORP

 
 

6 1. Unique and compelling opportunity in large, fast growing digital manufacturing market 2. High quality, flexible on demand manufacturing with proprietary purpose built software 3. Agnostic to hardware and materials allows quick adaptability to market shifts 4. Broad use across customer types and industries with global delivery to end customers in 160 countries 5. Experienced management team with strong investor support 6. Scalable financial model with opportunity to consolidate fragmented market to create significant shareholder value SHAPEWAYS IS A LEADER IN DIGITAL MANUFACTURING

 
 

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8 SHAPEWAYS’ DIGITAL MANUFACTURING PLATFORM OFFERS CUSTOMERS ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY MANUFACTURING FROM START TO FINISH SHAPEWAYS Digital Manufacturing Leader Offering high quality, flexible on demand manufacturing With expansive capabilities Enabled by purpose built, proprietary software

 
 

9 SHAPEWAYS IS A LEADER IN DIGITAL MANUFACTURING Combining high quality, flexible on demand manufacturing with purpose built proprietary software enables any customers to rapidly transform digital designs to physical products. AT A GLANCE 21M+ Parts Manufactured 1 88% Repeat Revenue 3 1M+ Global Customers 1 11 Additive Technologies 1 90+ Materials & Finishes 1 54% Internal Manufacturing GM% 4 (1) Company metric as of December 31, 2020 (2) Forecasted revenue CAGR from 2020 through 2025 (3) Repeat Revenue is defined as 2020 revenue from pre - 2020 customer cohorts (4) Internal Manufacturing GM% is defined as non outsourced manufacturing GM for Q4 2020 2 Manufacturing Sites 1 160+ Countries Delivered 1 66% Forecasted Revenue CAGR 2

 
 

EXPERIENCED MANAGEMENT TEAM + COMMITTED, LONG TERM INVESTORS 10 SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM KEY INVESTORS Greg Kress Chief Executive Officer Jennifer Walsh Chief Financial Officer Miko Levy Chief Revenue Officer Josh Wolfe Co - Founder, Managing Partner Albert Wenger Managing Partner Robert Jan Galema Managing Partner Chris Dixon General Partner Ben Holmes Venture Partner Phillip Jung Chief Strategy Officer

 
 

11 INDUSTRY 4.0 THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION CONTINUES Industry 1.0 Mechanization Industry 2.0 Electrification Industry 3.0 Automation Industry 4.0 Digitization Industry 5.0 Personalization TIMELINE INDUSTRY 4.0 Digitizing end - to - end manufacturing (1) CapGemini - based on companies at advanced stage of digitization With the end - to - end digitization of manufacturing. But it is just getting started, with less than 6% 1 of existing manufacturers starting the digital transformation.

 
 

DISRUPTING THE MASSIVE GLOBAL MANUFACTURING MARKET 12 2020E $39B 2030E $120B DIGITAL MANUFACTURING MARKET SIZE 1 Includes low volume manufacturing in both traditional & additive technologies (1) Wohlers 2020, Grandview Research, Transparency Market Research, ORC, Bero Inc Market is slow, manual, and rigid. Focused on mass production and unable to meet changing customer needs. Digitizing the end to end manufacturing process enables increased speed, lower costs, and higher flexibility. Accelerated by Additive Manufacturing.

 
 

13 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING 1 INNOVATION ACCELERATES SHIFT TO FINISHED PART PRODUCTION INCREASED HARDWARE INNOVATION Legacy patent expiration enabling new hardware innovation, embracing open material model and delivering improved speed, accuracy, and quality. INCREASED MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT Open source model, driving significant investment from large material manufacturers, creating 1,000s of new materials 2 . CREATING NEW END PART APPLICATIONS Enabling market innovation and accelerating adoption of finished, end use production parts. HARDWARE 27% MATERIALS 15% OTHER SERVICES 22% PART PRODUCTION 36% (1) Additive Manufacturing is defined as the manufacturing process that produces 3D objects by adding material vs removing materi als (2) Management projections based on industry knowledge (3) Wohlers Report 2020 Market Segmentation (4) Shapeways offers products and services that are included in both the “Part Production” and “Other Services” market segments ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING MARKET SEGMENTATION 3,4

 
 

14 THE SHIFT TO DIGITAL MANUFACTURING ENABLES SIGNIFICANT VALUE CREATION (1) McKinsey - Industry 4.0, How to navigate digitization of the manufacturing sector 20 - 50% Faster Speed to Market 45 - 55% Improved Labor Efficiency 30 - 50% Increased Asset Utilization 10 - 20% Reduced Cost of Quality 20 - 50% Reduced Inventory Costs DIGITAL MANUFACTURING VALUE CREATION 1 This shift solves the market challenges and provides significant benefits to the end customer and the manufacturer.

 
 

BUSINESS OVERVIEW 15

 
 

16 SHAPEWAYS PLATFORM TRANSFORMS DIGITAL DESIGNS TO PHYSICAL PRODUCTS Digital File File Upload Digital Inventory Integration Product Configuration Technology Material + finish Delivery Speed File Analysis, Manufacturability Auto Correction File Optimization Supply Chain Readiness SC flexibility Smart Allocation Pre Production Custom Routing Tray Planning Machine Integration Complex Manufacturing One - part flow 100% traceability High quality Post Production Finishing Testing Certification Global Delivery Custom Packaging End Customer Delivery CAD Software Agnostic DAE, OBJ, STL, X3D, X3DB, X3DV, WRL, 3MF, STEP, STP, + Hardware Agnostic EOS, HP, 3D Systems, Stratasys, Prodways, ExOne, SLM Solutions, EnvisionTec, Origin, Carbon, Formlabs, + Material Agnostic BASF, DSM, Henkel, Arkema, + Supply Chain Network 50+ high quality manufacturing partners to support long tail product offering Internal Capabilities US & EU Manufacturing Sites

 
 

17 OFFERING HIGH QUALITY, FLEXIBLE ON DEMAND MANUFACTURING SHAPEWAYS MANUFACTURING Proven high quality, low volume production. 138 Global Employees 1 21M Parts Manufactured 1 99% On Time Delivery 3 <1% Complaint Rate 2 1M Global Customers 1 160 Countries Delivered 1 2 Manufacturing Sites 1 (1) Company metric as of December 31, 2020 (2) 0.89% Q4 2020 customer complaint rate (3) 98.7% 30 day average on time delivery to customer as of February 19, 2021

 
 

18 WITH EXPANSIVE MANUFACTURING CAPABILITIES AGNOSTIC TO HARDWARE + MATERIALS ALLOWS QUICK ADAPTABILITY TO MARKET SHIFTS Shapeways currently offers 11 hardware technologies and over 90 materials and finishes, with ability to scale new innovation easily.

 
 

19 ENABLED BY PURPOSE BUILT, PROPRIETARY DIGITAL MANUFACTURING SOFTWARE DIGITIZING END TO END MANUFACTURING Giving customers the ability to realize the potential of Digital Manufacturing. Providing high quality, low volume, complex one part production.

 
 

20 THAT DIGITIZES THE END TO END MANUFACTURING PROCESS ORDERING File upload, configuration, instant pricing, digital inventory ANALYSIS FIle analysis, printability tools, file optimization workflows PLANNING Supply chain management & smart demand allocation PRE PRODUCTION Manufacturing prep, tray planning, machine integration MANUFACTURING Complex one - part workflow, real time tracking, & traceability MAKING COMPLEX MANUFACTURING SIMPLE Through end - to - end digitization and automation, removing unnecessary risk and costs.

 
 

AND DOES IT AT SCALE + 100’s More SOFTWARE BUILT WITH INTEGRATIONS IN MIND. Enabling deep integrations with our customers, connecting systems, apps, people, & infrastructure to become a mission critical component of their business. 21

 
 

22 FAST Receive physical products in days, from upload to delivery LOW COST No upfront investment to get started & no minimum order quantity FLEXIBLE Switch between technology & materials based on customer needs HIGH QUALITY Proven high quality production to meet finished end product standards SCALABLE Easily scale up and down based on your business needs SUSTAINABLE Additive Manufacturing offers eco - friendly, sustainable manufacturing MAKING MANUFACTURING ACCESSIBLE, OFFERING FRICTIONLESS CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE

 
 

23 Individual Engineer Focused on project based needs to support product design through production. Small Business Focused on manufacturing with ongoing flexibility, supply chain agility, & ability to scale. Large Enterprise Focused on production, supply chain development, and software to manage internal production. Manufacturer Focused on software to manage internal production, supply chain development, and overflow. BROAD USE ACROSS CUSTOMER TYPES + INDUSTRIES INDIVIDUAL ENGINEERS TO LARGE ENTERPRISE CUSTOMERS Broad use across customer types and industries. Enabling support from design, prototyping, optimization, and finished part production.

 
 

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25 GROWING CUSTOMER ECONOMICS Ability to drive consistent improvement in GM per customer 1 , forecasting 30%+ CAGR from 2020 through 2025 PRE 2020, REPEAT CUSTOMER REVENUE 88% NEW CUSTOMER REVENUE 12% 45% Growth 34% Growth 30%+ CAGR 2020 CORE REVENUE LOYAL CUSTOMER BASE WITH GROWING CUSTOMER ECONOMICS HIGH REPEAT REVENUE Historic customer base drives high repeat revenue, driving 88% of 2020 revenue (1) GM per Customer is defined as total gross margin divided by total customer count

 
 

GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES 26

 
 

27 SCALABLE PLATFORM, POSITIONED FOR EXPANSION EXPANDED POLYMER OFFERING INDUSTRIAL METALS COMPOSITES CERAMICS ASIA INDUSTRIAL MEDICAL AUTOMOTIVE AEROSPACE EXPANDED AM CNC INJECTION MOLDING SHEET METAL NEW MATERIAL OFFERING Platform Investment: $$ Investment NEW MARKET EXPANSION Platform Investment: $$ Investment NEW MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY Platform Investment: $$$ Investment SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE Platform Investment: $ Investment Shapeways’ platform is positioned to scale across materials, markets, technologies, and software as a service. SOFTWARE

 
 

28 AM HARDWARE + MATERIAL CAPABILITY EXPANSION UNLOCKS NEW INDUSTRIES Enabling acceleration of adoption in key markets including Industrial, Medical, Automotive, and Aerospace. ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING CAPABILITY EXPANSION 1 Forecasted new material expansion driven by customer applications and new hardware, material innovation OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING CAPABILITIES (1) Wohlers 2020, Management Projections EXISTING CAPABILITY Polymer Focused ADDITIONAL POLYMERS Capability Expansion COMPOSITES, CERAMICS Capability Expansion FUTURE MATERIAL INNOVATION Capability Expansion INDUSTRIAL METALS Capability Expansion

 
 

29 OPPORTUNITY FOR FURTHER MARKET EXPANSION BEYOND US + EU ANNUAL MANUFACTURING OUTPUT 1 JAPAN $1,000B CHINA $2,000B TAIWAN $200B INDIA $300B SOUTH KOREA $400B (1) Brookings Global Manufacturing Scorecard, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, 2015

 
 

30 OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND PART ENVELOPE BEYOND ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING ESTIMATED PART ENVELOPE, MARKET BREAKDOWN 1 Complex, low volume part production (1) Based on public comparable 2020 revenue breakdown SHEET METAL CNC INJECTION MOLDING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING To include CNC, Injection Molding, & Sheet Metal through supply chain partners to expand customer share of wallet

 
 

31 6% DIGITIZED 2 10M+ MANUFACTURERS GLOBALLY 1 (1) SCMO - Supply Chain Management Outsource 2019 estimate (2) CapGemini - based on companies at advanced stage of digitization Enabling manufacturer’s digital transformation provides Shapeways with an enormous market opportunity. Creating additional growth channels through ongoing software revenue and additional manufacturing in support of expanded capabilities. OFFER SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE, CREATING THE MANUFACTURING OPERATING SYSTEM FOR THE INDUSTRY

 
 

32 In 2020 Shapeways deployed “Powered by Shapeways”, gray - labeled software that enables partners to leverage Shapeways end - to - end manufacturing software platform for their business and make the digital shift. STRENGTH OF SHAPEWAYS PLATFORM ENABLES TRANSFORMATION OF GREATER MARKET IMPROVED ACCESSIBILITY Shift online, improve customer accessibility INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY Efficiency from end - to - end software platform EXPANDED CAPABILITIES Leverage greater Shapeways capabilities to expand offering SHAPEWAYS SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE

 
 

33 SHAPEWAYS ACCELERATES METAL ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING CAPABILITIES Shapeways & Desktop Metal have entered into a MOU to establish a multi - year strategic partnership to accelerate the adoption of industrial metal additive manufacturing STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP The Shapeways & Desktop Metal Strategic Partnership expects to: ● Expand upon the long standing EnvisionTec relationship ● Accelerates industrial metal manufacturing roadmap and drives alignment with leading hardware manufacturer ● Expand material + technology offerings to extend market reach and grow customer share of wallet

 
 

FINANCIALS AND TRANSACTION OVERVIEW 34

 
 

ACCELERATING FINANCIAL PROFILE 35 SHAPEWAYS FINANCIAL SUMMARY 1 ($ in Millions) KEY HIGHLIGHTS ● Shapeways 2025E revenue is <1% of addressable market ● $62B+ market in 2025E driven by accelerating adoption of digital manufacturing solutions ● Shapeways has a clear path to >12X revenue as its software and manufacturing capabilities show growth ● Efficient growth is driven from significant platform leverage ● 100% organic growth in forecast with potential upside from M&A 66% CAGR $32M $400M 36% 44% 46% 49% 50% 51% 52% Revenue Adjusted EBITDA GM% (1) Adjusted EBITDA in the Financial Model does not reflect the additional costs we will incur as a public company such as the ad dit ional legal, accounting, compliance and other similar costs.

 
 

DIVERSIFIED REVENUE PROFILE, POSITIONED FOR GROWTH 36 SHAPEWAYS REVENUE ($ in Millions) OBSERVATIONS ● Shapeways’ current revenue is comprised of the “core 1 ” customer segment, steadily increasing by year ● By 2025E the core customer segment shifts to be ~25% of total revenue ● A significant portion of 2025E Revenue will include revenue from Powered by Shapeways Software and Manufacturing ● Further top line growth is comprised from expanded capabilities beyond Additive Manufacturing including other digital manufacturing technologies including CNC, Injection Molding, & Sheet Metal Core New Additive Manufacturing Software CNC, Injection Molding, Sheet Metal (1) “Core” is defined as existing Shapeways products, services, and capabilities

 
 

37 CREATING MULTIPLE PATHS FOR GROWTH CORE NEW ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SOFTWARE TRADITIONAL MANUFACTURING CAPABILITIES MARKETS + +++ Broad Narrow Continued installed base performance improvements New additive hardware & material capabilities & market expansion Extended software customer capabilities, software growth, & market expansion Extended manufacturing capabilities, extend customer wallet share

 
 

OPPORTUNITY TO ACCELERATE EXPANSION, $150M REVENUE OPPORTUNITIES IDENTIFIED 38 1 2 3 100’s of Companies 50+ Opportunities 10+ Large universe of small, niche additive manufacturing companies Over 50 actionable targets that could accelerate growth strategy Over 10 opportunities that could drive over $150M in near term revenue KEY HIGHLIGHTS ● $150M in near term revenue opportunities identified ● Inorganic growth is not included in plan ● Multiple actionable acquisition targets identified across various manufacturing technologies, geographies, industry focused verticals, and consolidate peers ● The industry is fragmented with 100s of smaller players with non integrated software and manufacturing solutions, making them opportunities for consolidation

 
 

ABILITY TO DRIVE EFFICIENT SCALE + PROFITABILITY 39 Take advantage of the fragmented, diverse digital manufacturing landscape to accelerate industry, material, technology, and software expansion through inorganic growth. Creating an efficient way to scale and drive profitability by solidifying market leadership, driving operational improvements of targets, and realizing cost synergies. ACCELERATE STRATEGY THROUGH CONSOLIDATION INORGANIC GROWTH BENEFITS Diversified Products Market Leadership Faster Scale Global Expansion Leverage Software Cost Synergies

 
 

DETAILED TRANSACTION OVERVIEW 40 KEY TRANSACTION TERMS ● $195M cash proceeds to Balance Sheet inclusive of PIPE proceeds and expected transaction expenses (1) ● $75M of PIPE commitments ● Seller earnout shares are issued, but held in escrow and subject to a vesting period and release ILLUSTRATIVE PRO FORMA VALUATION ($M) ILLUSTRATIVE SOURCES & USES ($M, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA) PRO FORMA OWNERSHIP @ $10.00 PER SHARE Note 1: Figures may not sum to 100% due to rounding Note 2: Excludes the impact of 18.410 million out - of - the - money Galileo warrants (strike price of $11.50 or 15% out - of - the - money) which is reflective of 13.800 million Galileo warrants, 0.548 million EarlyBird Capital warrants and 4.062 million sponsor wa rr ants. Excludes potential earnout as noted in footnotes (2) and (6). Half of the earnout shares are released if the VWAP exceeds $14 .00 for 30 consecutive trading days and the second half are released if the VWAP exceeds $16.00 for 30 consecutive trading days. E arnout is subject to a three year term following the transaction closing. (1) Assumes no redemptions by Galileo Acquisition Corp’s existing shareholders (2) Does not include 4.0m rollover shares subject to an earnout (3) Pro forma equity calculation excludes any awards that may be issued pursuant to a new equity plan after the closing of the transaction (4) Pro forma net cash is calculated as transaction proceeds of $215m less estimated fees and expenses of $20m (5) Calculated using a redemption share price of $10.09 (6) Does not include an additional 4.0m rollover shares to be held in escrow, subject to an earnout (7) Assumes PIPE shares are sold at $10.00 per share (8) 0.69m of 3.45m total sponsor shares have been forfeited

 
 

SHAPEWAYS IS WELL POSITIONED AGAINST PEERS 41 Source: Thomson Reuters, Capital IQ; as of April 27, 2021 Note: Markforged data from SPAC announcement presentation as of February 24, 2021 Note: Velo3D data from SPAC announcement presentation as of March 23, 2021 Note: Desktop Metal data includes impact of EnvisionTEC acquisition Additive 2.0 Legacy Digital Manufacturing 49% CY’22E Gross Margin 65% CY’20A - CY’22E Revenue CAGR $0.6M Pro Forma Equity Value 4.8x EV / CY’22E Revenue 246% CY’20A - CY’22E Revenue CAGR 39% CY’22E Gross Margin $3.7B Current Market Capitalization 16.0x EV / CY’22E Revenue 116% CY’20A - CY’22E Revenue CAGR 34% CY’22E Gross Margin $2.1B Pro Forma Equity Value 18.1x EV / CY’22E Revenue 15% CY’20A - CY’22E Revenue CAGR 57% CY’22E Gross Margin $1.8B Current Market Capitalization 6.7x EV / CY’22E Revenue 10% CY’20A - CY’22E Revenue CAGR 49% CY’22E Gross Margin $3.2B Current Market Capitalization 5.9x EV / CY’22E Revenue 32% CY’20E - CY’22E Revenue CAGR 59% CY’22E Gross Margin $2.1B Pro Forma Equity Value 13.6x EV / CY’22E Revenue

 
 

TRANSACTION PROVIDES SIGNIFICANT UPSIDE TO INVESTORS 42 Note: (1) Discounted as of March 31, 2021 using mid - year discount convention Source: Shapeways projections based on management estimates; comparable company projections based on company filings and Thom son Reuters as of April 27, 2021 Comparable companies include Desktop Metal, Markforged, Materialise, Protolabs, SLM Solutions, Kornit Digital, ExOne, Stratas ys, 3D Systems, Autodesk, PTC, Dassault Systemes, Altair, Faro, Renshaw, Cognex, Teradyne, Ametek Implied EV based on comparable companies current trading valuations ($M) Transaction value ($M) Comparable companies Discounted value of comparable companies (1) Post - money valuation ▪ Based on Shapeways 100% organic growth strategy ▪ Opportunity for rapid scaling through vertical, technology and materials expansion as the digital manufacturing industry continues to grow ▪ Potential upside case of strategic technology and geography M&A ▪ A $410M transaction value is priced at a significant discount to company comparables (Discount rate: 20%) 5.5x – 7.5x 2025E Revenue 2.5x – 3.5x 2025E Revenue 1.0x 2025E Revenue 20.5x – 28.0x 2025E EBITDA 9.4x – 12.9x 2025E EBITDA 3.8x 2025E EBITDA Shapeways Metric ($M) 2025E Revenue $400.0M 2025E EBITDA $107.3M Implied future enterprise value Implied discounted enterprise value Post - money enterprise value Summary of Approach ▪ Applies a range of 5.5x – 7.5x revenue multiples based to Shapeways’ 2025E revenue to arrive to an implied enterprise value. The future enterprise value is discounted 4.25 years back to March 31, 2021 at a 20% rate to arrive at an implied discounted enterprise value ▪ Basing valuation on Shapeways’ 2025E projected financials allows for an apples - apples comparison with its already scaled peers

 
 

43 1. Unique and compelling opportunity in large, fast growing digital manufacturing market 2. High quality, flexible on demand manufacturing with proprietary purpose built software 3. Agnostic to hardware and materials allows quick adaptability to market shifts 4. Broad use across customer types and industries with global delivery to end customers in 160 countries 5. Experienced management team with strong investor support 6. Scalable financial model with opportunity to consolidate fragmented market to create significant shareholder value SHAPEWAYS IS A LEADER IN DIGITAL MANUFACTURING

 
 

APPENDIX 44

 
 

SHAPEWAYS ANNUAL INCOME STATEMENT 45 ($, Millions) 2019A 2020A 2021E 2022E 2023E 2024E 2025E Revenue $33.5 $31.8 $44.0 $86.0 $150.0 $250.0 $400.0 % YoY Growth (5%) 38% 95% 74% 67% 60% Gross Profit $12.2 $13.9 $21.4 $42.0 $75.9 $127.7 $209.6 Gross Margin 36% 44% 46% 49% 50% 51% 52% Adj.EBITDA 1 ($6.1) ($2.4) ($6.0) $(0.4) $16.3 $50.0 $107.3 Adj. EBITDA Margin NM NM NM 0% 11% 20% 27% Capital Expenditures ($0.3) ($0.1) ($6.3) ($21.4) ($17.8) ($27.5) ($42.9) (1) 2021E - 2025E Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect the additional costs we will incur as a public company such as the additional legal , accounting, compliance and other similar costs.

 
 

RECONCILIATION OF NON - GAAP FINANCIALS 46 (1) 2021E - 2025E Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect the additional costs we will incur as a public company such as the additional legal , accounting, compliance and other similar costs. ($, Millions) 2019A 2020A 2021E 2022E 2023E 2024E 2025E Operating Income / (Loss) ($7.0) ($3.2) ($6.5) ($1.1) $15.3 $49.1 $74.1 Interest & Taxes $0.6 $0.6 $0.3 $0 $0 $0 $32.2 Depreciation & Amortization $0.3 $0.1 $0.2 $0.7 $1.0 $1.0 $1.0 Other Non Cash ($0.1) $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Adj.EBITDA 1 ($6.1) ($2.4) ($6.0) ($0.4) $16.3 $50.0 $107.3 ($, Millions) 2019A 2020A 2021E 2022E 2023E 2024E 2025E Cash Flow from Operations ($6.8) ($1.5) ($6.7) ($0.3) $16.5 $50.0 $76.8 Capital Expenditures ($0.3) ($0.1) ($6.3) ($21.4) ($17.8) ($27.5) ($42.9) Principal Payments ($1.0) ($1.3) ($5.4) ($0) ($0) ($0) ($0) Free Cash Flow ($8.1) ($3.0) ($18.4) ($21.8) ($1.3) $22.5 $33.9

 
 

SHAPEWAYS FORECASTS RAPID GROWTH 47 Source: Thomson Reuters, Capital IQ; as of April 27, 2021 Note: “NM” denotes not meaningful Note: Desktop Metal data includes impact of EnvisionTEC acquisition Note: Markforged data from SPAC announcement presentation as of February 24, 2021 Note: Velo3D data from SPAC announcement presentation as of March 23, 2021 Shapeways is forecasting more rapid growth than its comparables are forecasting Shapeways expects to achieve a similar gross margin profile as its closest comparables Shapeways expects to achieve positive EBITDA by 2023 with margins superior to comparables on a 2025E basis

 
 

BENCHMARKING VS COMPARABLES 48 Source: Thomson Reuters, Capital IQ; as of April 27, 2021 Note: “NM” denotes not meaningful Note: Desktop Metal data includes impact of EnvisionTEC acquisition Note: Markforged data from SPAC announcement presentation as of February 24, 2021 Note: Velo3D data from SPAC announcement presentation as of March 23, 2021 Shapeways provides upside to investors compared to its comparables on a 2022E revenue basis Shapeways provides upside to investors compared to its comparables on a 2022E gross profit basis Shapeways expects to achieve positive EBITDA by 2023 with margins superior to comparables on a 2025E basis

 
 

AUDITED INCOME STATEMENT DETAIL (2019 - 2020) 49 Note: As of December 31, 2020, the Company had federal net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $90,684, of which $7 1,9 21 will expire by 2038 if not utilized.

 
 

AUDITED BALANCE SHEET DETAIL (2019 - 2020) 50 Note: As of December 31, 2020, the Company had federal net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $90,684, of which $7 1,9 21 will expire by 2038 if not utilized.

 
 

AUDITED CASH FLOW STATEMENT DETAIL (2019 - 2020) 51 Note: As of December 31, 2020, the Company had federal net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $90,684, of which $7 1,9 21 will expire by 2038 if not utilized.