Exhibit 2.1

EXECUTION VERSION

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BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT, dated as of July 27, 2021 (this “Agreement”), by and among MCAP Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), GRNT Merger Sub 1 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Merger Sub 1”), GRNT Merger Sub 2 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Merger Sub 2”), GRNT Merger Sub 3 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Merger Sub 3”), GRNT Merger Sub 4 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Merger Sub 4), H.I.G. Growth – AdTheorent Intermediate, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Blocker”), H.I.G. Growth – AdTheorent, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Blocker Member”), and AdTheorent Holding Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”).

WHEREAS, (a) Merger Sub 1 is a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of Parent classified as a corporation for U.S. federal and applicable state and local Tax purposes, (b) Merger Sub 2 is a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of Parent classified as a disregarded entity for U.S. federal and applicable state and local Tax purposes, (c) Merger Sub 3 is a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of Parent classified as a corporation for U.S. federal and applicable state and local Tax purposes and (d) Merger Sub 4 is a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of Parent classified as a disregarded entity for U.S. federal and applicable state and local Tax purposes;

WHEREAS, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement and in accordance with the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the “DLLC Act”), Parent and the Company will consummate a business combination transaction pursuant to which (a) Merger Sub 1 will merge with and into the Blocker, with the Blocker surviving such merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (the “First Blocker Merger”), (b) immediately thereafter and pursuant to an integrated plan, the Blocker, as the surviving company of the First Blocker Merger, will merge with and into Merger Sub 2, with Merger Sub 2 surviving such merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (the “Second Blocker Merger” together with the First Blocker Merger, the “Blocker Mergers”), (c) immediately following the Blocker Mergers, Merger Sub 3 will merge with and into the Company, with the Company surviving such merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (the “First Company Merger”) and (d) immediately thereafter and pursuant to an integrated plan, the Company, as the surviving company of the First Company Merger, will merge with and into Merger Sub 4, with Merger Sub 4 surviving such merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (the “Second Company Merger” together with the First Company Merger, the “Company Mergers”; the Company Mergers together with the Blocker Mergers, the “Mergers”);

WHEREAS, the Operating Board of the Company (the “Company Board”) has unanimously (a) determined that the Company Mergers are fair to, and in the best interests of, the Company and its members and has approved and adopted this Agreement, and declared its advisability and approved the Company Mergers and the other Transactions (as defined below), and (b) recommended the approval and adoption of this Agreement and the Company Mergers by the members of the Company (the “Company Members”);

WHEREAS, the Blocker Member, as the sole member and manager of the Blocker, has determined that the Blocker Mergers are fair to, and in the best interests of, the Blocker and the Blocker Member and has approved and adopted this Agreement, including the Blocker Mergers and the other Transactions;

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Parent (the “Parent Board”) has unanimously (a) approved and adopted this Agreement and declared its advisability and approved the payment of the Aggregate Transaction Consideration (as defined below) to the Blocker Member (as defined below) and the Company Members pursuant to this Agreement and the Transactions, and (b) has recommended the approval and adoption of this Agreement and the Transactions by the stockholders of Parent (the “Parent Stockholders”);

WHEREAS, each of (a) Parent, as the sole member of Merger Sub 1, and (b) the sole manager of Merger Sub 1, has determined that the First Blocker Merger is fair to, and in the best interests of, Merger Sub 1 and has approved and adopted this Agreement and the First Blocker Merger;

WHEREAS, each of (a) Parent, as the sole member of Merger Sub 2, and (b) the sole manager of Merger Sub 2, has determined that the Second Blocker Merger is fair to, and in the best interests of, Merger Sub 2 and has approved and adopted this Agreement and the Second Blocker Merger;

WHEREAS, each of (a) Parent, as the sole member of Merger Sub 3, and (b) the sole manager of Merger Sub 3, has determined that the First Company Merger is fair to, and in the best interests of, Merger Sub 3 and has approved and adopted this Agreement and the First Company Merger;

WHEREAS, each of (a) Parent, as the sole member of Merger Sub 4, and (b) the sole manager of Merger Sub 4, has determined that the Second Company Merger is fair to, and in the best interests of, Merger Sub 4 and has approved and adopted this Agreement and the Second Company Merger;

WHEREAS, immediately following the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Key Company Members (as defined below) will approve and adopt this Agreement;

WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, Parent, the Company and the Key Company Members have entered into the Member Support Agreement (the “Member Support Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, the Key Company Members will vote their Company Interests (as defined below) in favor of this Agreement, the Company Mergers and the other Transactions;

WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, Parent, the Company and the Sponsor (as defined below) have entered into the Sponsor Support Agreement (the “Sponsor Support Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, the Sponsor has agreed to (a) vote all of its shares of Parent Class B Common Stock (as defined below) in favor of this Agreement and the Transactions, (b) take all actions reasonably necessary to consummate the Transactions, (c) not redeem its shares of Parent Class B Common Stock, (d) waive the anti-dilution provisions of the shares of Parent Class B Common Stock set forth in the Parent Certificate of Incorporation (as defined below), (e) forfeit 551,096 of its Parent Warrants and (f) subject certain of its (i) shares of New Parent Common Stock (as defined below) and (ii) Parent Warrants to an “earn-out”;

WHEREAS, immediately following the Second Company Merger Effective Time (as defined below), at the Closing (as defined below), Parent, certain Parent Stockholders (including the Sponsor) and certain Company Members (including the Key Company Members) will enter into an Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A;

WHEREAS, immediately following the Second Company Merger Effective Time, at the Closing, Parent and certain Company Members (including the Key Company Members) will enter into a Lock-Up Agreement (the “Lock-Up Agreement”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B;

WHEREAS, immediately following the Second Company Merger Effective Time, at the Closing, Parent, the Sponsor and certain Company Members (including the Key Company Members) will enter into a Stockholders Agreement (the “Stockholders Agreement”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C;

WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, Parent has entered into subscription agreements (the “Subscription Agreements”) with certain investors pursuant to which such investors, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, will purchase 12,150,000 shares of Parent Class A Common Stock (as defined below) at a purchase price of ten dollars ($10.00) per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $121,500,000 (the “Private Placement Amount”), in a private placement or placements (the “Private Placements”) to be consummated immediately prior to the consummation of the Transactions;

WHEREAS, for United States federal income Tax purposes, it is intended that the Blocker Mergers shall qualify as an integrated transaction characterized as a merger of the Blocker with and into Merger Sub 2 in a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, that the Blocker, Merger Sub 1, Merger Sub 2 and Parent are parties to such reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(b) of the Code and that this Agreement constitutes a plan of reorganization within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.368-2(g); and

WHEREAS, for United States federal income Tax purposes, it is intended that the Company Mergers shall qualify as an integrated transaction characterized as a merger of the Company with and into Merger Sub 4 in a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, that the Company, Merger Sub 3, Merger Sub 4 and Parent are parties to such reorganizations within the meaning of Section 368(b) of the Code and that this Agreement constitutes a plan of reorganization within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.368-2(g).

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

Article I.

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.01      Certain Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement:

“Action” means any claim, action, cause of action, demand, lawsuit, arbitration, inquiry, audit, notice of violation, bid protest, hearing, proceeding (including any civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or appellate or informal proceeding), litigation, citation, summons, subpoena or investigation of any nature, civil, criminal, administrative, regulatory or otherwise, whether at law or in equity.

“affiliate” of a specified person means a person who, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified person.

“Aggregate Cash Consideration” means an amount equal to (a) $162,039,000 plus (b) the Available Cash Excess Amount, if any, minus (c) the amount, if any, by which the Available Cash Shortfall Amount shall exceed $113,211,000, minus (d) the amount, if any, by which cash on the Company’s balance sheet as of the Closing shall be less than $3,500,000, minus (e) the amount, if any, by which any cash distributions to the Company Members following the date hereof shall exceed the amount of the Permitted Distribution, plus (f) that portion (or the entirety) of the Permitted Distribution amount that the Company does not distribute prior to the Closing, minus (g) the amount, if any, by which the aggregate Transaction Expenses of the Company and Parent shall exceed the Transaction Expenses Cap, minus (h) the amount, if any, by which Identified Company Indebtedness shall exceed the Company Indebtedness Cap; provided that if there shall be an Available Cash Shortfall Amount which shall cause the Aggregate Cash Consideration to be reduced below $140,000,000, then Parent shall have the option, in Parent’s sole discretion, to make up such shortfall by (i) raising additional funds in a Qualifying Private Placement and applying such funds to such shortfall, (ii) causing a portion of the Identified Company Indebtedness to remain outstanding and applying any funds which would otherwise have been applied towards paying off such Identified Company Indebtedness to such shortfall, (iii) requiring the Company or any Company Subsidiary to incur additional Indebtedness and applying any such funds to such shortfall, and/or (iv) using a portion of the Balance Sheet Funding Amount and applying any such funds to such shortfall. The Aggregate Cash Consideration shall be allocated to the Blocker Member and the Company Members pursuant to the Payment Spreadsheet.

“Aggregate Stock Consideration” means a number of shares of New Parent Common Stock equal to the quotient of (a) the Company Value minus an amount equal to the Aggregate Cash Consideration, divided by (b) ten dollars ($10.00) (which shares of New Parent Common Stock shall be allocated to the Blocker Member and the Company Members pursuant to the Payment Spreadsheet).

“Aggregate Transaction Consideration” means the Aggregate Cash Consideration and the Aggregate Stock Consideration.

“Ancillary Agreements” means the Stockholders Agreement, the Member Support Agreement, the Sponsor Support Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Lock-Up Agreement and all other agreements, certificates and instruments executed and delivered by Parent, Merger Sub 1, Merger Sub 2, Merger Sub 3, Merger Sub 4, the Blocker, Blocker Member or the Company in connection with the Transactions and specifically contemplated by this Agreement.

“Available Cash” means the aggregate cash held by Parent as of immediately prior to the Closing, whether in or outside of the Trust Account, including the gross amount of the proceeds from the Private Placements and any Qualifying Private Placements, but after deducting the cash in the Trust Account necessary to pay the Parent Stockholders who have exercised their Redemption Rights. For the avoidance of doubt, Available Cash will be calculated net of issued but uncleared checks and drafts and will include checks, other wire transfers and drafts deposited or available for deposit for the account of Parent.

“Available Cash Excess Amount” means the amount, if any, by which Available Cash exceeds $437,750,000. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Available Cash does not exceed $416,250,000, the Available Cash Excess Amount shall be zero dollars ($0).

“Available Cash Shortfall Amount” means the amount, if any, by which Available Cash is less than $437,750,000. For the avoidance of doubt, if (a) Available Cash equals or exceeds $437,750,000, then the Available Cash Shortfall Amount shall be zero dollars ($0), and (b) there is any Available Cash Shortfall Amount, the amount of such shortfall will first reduce the Balance Sheet Funding Amount until the Balance Sheet Funding Amount equals at least an aggregate amount of $100,000,000 (including $3,500,000 of cash on the Company’s balance sheet immediately prior to the Closing after payment of the Permitted Distribution); provided however that the Balance Sheet Funding Amount may be reduced below $100,000,000 at Parent’s option if (i) the Available Cash Shortfall Amount shall cause the Aggregate Cash Consideration to be reduced below $140,000,000 and (ii) Parent shall exercise its option in its sole discretion to apply a portion of the Balance Sheet Funding Amount to such shortfall.

“Balance Sheet Funding Amount” means an amount equal to $213,211,000; provided that if there shall be an Available Cash Shortfall Amount, (a) the Balance Sheet Funding Amount shall be reduced by the amount of the Available Cash Shortfall Amount, with such reduction not to exceed $113,211,000, such that the Balance Sheet Funding Amount shall not be less than an aggregate amount of $100,000,000 (including $3,500,000 of cash on the Company’s balance sheet immediately prior to the Closing after payment of the Permitted Distribution); provided however that the Balance Sheet Funding Amount may be reduced below $100,000,000 at Parent’s option if (i) the Available Cash Shortfall Amount shall cause the Aggregate Cash Consideration to be reduced below $140,000,000 and (ii) Parent shall exercise its option in its sole discretion to apply a portion of the Balance Sheet Funding Amount to such shortfall and (b) any remaining amount of the Available Cash Shortfall Amount shall be applied to reduce the Aggregate Cash Consideration.

“Business Data” means all business information and data, including Personal Information (whether of employees, contractors, consultants, customers, consumers, or other persons and whether in electronic or any other form or medium) that is accessed, collected, used, processed, stored, shared, distributed, transferred, disclosed, destroyed, or disposed of by any of the Business Systems, Products or otherwise in the course of the conduct of the business of the Company or any Company Subsidiary.

“Blocker Certificate of Formation” means the Certificate of Formation of the Blocker, dated as of December 28, 2020, as such may be further amended, supplemented or modified from time to time.

“Blocker Interests” means the membership interests of the Blocker.

“Blocker LLC Agreement” means the Limited Liability Company Agreement of Blocker, dated as of December 28, 2020, between the Blocker and the Blocker Member.

“Blocker Organizational Documents” means the Blocker Certificate of Formation and the Blocker LLC Agreement, in each case as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.

“Business Day” means any day on which the principal offices of the SEC in Washington, D.C. are open to accept filings, or, in the case of determining a date when any payment is due, any day on which banks are not required or authorized to close in New York, New York.

“Business Systems” means all Software, computer hardware (whether general or special purpose), electronic data processing, information, record keeping, communications, telecommunications, networks, interfaces, platforms, servers, peripherals, and computer systems, including any outsourced systems and processes, that are owned by, or used in the conduct of the business of, the Company or any Company Subsidiary.

“Cares Act Unpaid Payroll Taxes Deferred Amount” means the unpaid aggregate amount, as of immediately prior to the Closing, of any payroll Taxes that were deferred by the Company and the Company Subsidiaries under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES).

“Company Acquisition Proposal” means any proposal or offer from any person or “group” (as defined in the Exchange Act) (other than Parent, the Merger Sub Entities or their respective affiliates) relating to, in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, (a) any merger, consolidation or business combination involving the Company or any Company Subsidiary, (b) any transfer, purchase or sale of the beneficial ownership of Company Interests, capital stock or other securities, as applicable, of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, (c) any sale, lease, exchange, transfer or other disposition of the property and assets of the Company and/or any Company Subsidiary, (d) any reorganization, recapitalization, liquidation or dissolution of the Company or any Company Subsidiary or (e) any other transaction having a similar effect to those described in the foregoing clauses (a) – (d); provided, however, that the foregoing clauses (a) – (e) shall not include assets sold in the ordinary course of business, issuances of equity interests to employees of the Company and its subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business or the conversion of Company Options into Exchanged Options or the conversion of Company Units into Exchanged Units pursuant to Article III.

“Company Certificate of Formation” means the Certificate of Formation of the Company, dated as of December 9, 2016, as such may be further amended, supplemented or modified from time to time.

“Company Class A Interests” means the voting Class A membership interests of the Company.

“Company Class B Interests” means the non-voting Class B membership interests of the Company.

“Company Class C Interests” means the non-voting Class C membership interests of the Company.

“Company Equity Plan” means the AdTheorent Holding Company, LLC 2017 Interest Option Plan, as such may have been amended, supplemented or modified from time to time.

“Company Indebtedness Cap” means $26,000,000.

“Company Interests” means, collectively, the Company Class A Interests, the Company Class B Interests and the Company Class C Interests.

“Company IP” means, collectively, all Company-Owned IP and Company-Licensed IP.

“Company-Licensed IP” means all Intellectual Property rights owned or purported to be owned by a third party and licensed to the Company or any Company Subsidiary or to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary otherwise has a right to use.

“Company Management Bonus” means an aggregate amount of $5,000,000 payable to certain management employees of the Company (which such Company Management Bonus shall be allocated to such management employees pursuant to the Payment Spreadsheet).

“Company Material Adverse Effect” means any event, circumstance, change or effect that, individually or in the aggregate with all other events, circumstances, changes and effects, is or would reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided, however, that none of the following shall be deemed to constitute, alone or in combination, or be taken into account in the determination of whether, there has been or will be a Company Material Adverse Effect: (i) any change or proposed change in, or change in the interpretation of, any Law or GAAP; (ii) events or conditions generally affecting the industries or geographic areas in which the Company and the Company Subsidiaries operate; (iii) any downturn in general economic conditions, including changes in the credit, debt, securities, financial or capital markets (including changes in interest or exchange rates, prices of any security or market index or commodity or any disruption of such markets); (iv) acts of war, sabotage, civil unrest or terrorism, or any escalation or worsening of any such acts of war, sabotage, civil unrest or terrorism, or changes in global, national, regional, state or local political or social conditions; (v) any hurricane, tornado, flood, earthquake, natural disaster, epidemic, disease outbreak, pandemic (including the COVID-19 or SARS-CoV-2 virus or any mutation thereof), or acts of God; (vi) any actions taken or not taken by the Company or the Company Subsidiaries as required by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement; (vii) any effect attributable to the announcement or execution, pendency, negotiation or consummation of the Transactions (including the impact thereof on relationships with customers, suppliers, employees or Governmental Authorities); (viii) any failure to meet any projections, forecasts, estimates or financial or operating predictions of revenue, earnings, cash flow or cash position, provided that this clause (viii) shall not prevent a determination that any change, event, or occurrence underlying such failure has resulted in a Company Material Adverse Effect;  or (ix) any actions taken, or failures to take action, or such other changes or events, in each case to which Parent has consented in writing, except in the cases of clauses (i) through (iii), to the extent that the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, are disproportionately affected thereby as compared to other participants in the industries in which the Company and the Company Subsidiaries operate.

“Company Operating Agreement” means the Operating Agreement of the Company, dated as of December 22, 2016, among the Company and the Company Members party thereto.

“Company Option” means each option to purchase a Company Class C Interest, whether or not vested and whether or not granted under the Company Equity Plan.

“Company Organizational Documents” means the Company Certificate of Formation and the Company Operating Agreement, in each case as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.

“Company-Owned IP” means all Intellectual Property rights owned or purported to be owned by the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries.

“Company Unit” means each outstanding restricted interest unit with respect to a Company Class C Interest, whether or not granted under the Company Equity Plan.

“Company Value” means an amount equal to (a) seven hundred seventy five million dollars ($775,000,000), minus (b) an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of the sum of the Company Management Bonus, minus (c) an amount equal to the Monroe Credit Agreement Payoff Amount, minus (d) an amount equal to the SVB Credit Agreement Payoff Amount, minus (e) an amount equal to the Hudson Street Unpaid Sublease Termination Fee Amount, minus (f) an amount equal to the Cares Act Unpaid Payroll Taxes Deferred Amount.

“Company Websites” means all websites owned, operated or hosted by or on behalf of the Company or any Company Subsidiary.

“Confidential Information” means any information, knowledge or data concerning the businesses and affairs of the Company, the Company Subsidiaries, or any Suppliers or customers of the Company or any Company Subsidiary or Parent or its subsidiaries (as applicable) that is not already generally available to the public, including any trade secrets included among the Company-Owned IP.

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

“COVID-19 Measures” means any quarantine, “shelter in place,” “stay at home,” workforce reduction, social distancing, shut down, closure, sequester or any other Law, decree, judgment, injunction or other order, directive, guidelines or recommendations by any Governmental Authority or industry group in connection with or in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, including the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) and any amendments or regulatory guidance relating thereto.

“CST” means Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company.

“Deferred Underwriting Fee” means the deferred underwriting fee owed by Parent to Cowen and Company LLC in connection with Parent’s initial public offering and as disclosed by Parent in its Final Prospectus dated February 25, 2021.

“Disabling Devices” means undisclosed Software viruses, time bombs, logic bombs, trojan horses, trap doors, back doors, or other computer instructions, intentional devices or techniques that are designed to threaten, infect, assault, vandalize, defraud, disrupt, damage, disable, maliciously encumber, hack into, incapacitate, infiltrate or slow or shut down a computer system or any component of such computer system, including any such device affecting system security or compromising or disclosing user data in an unauthorized manner.

“Environmental Laws” means any United States federal, state or local or non-United States laws relating to: (a) releases or threatened releases of Hazardous Substances or materials containing Hazardous Substances; (b) the manufacture, handling, transport, use, treatment, storage or disposal of Hazardous Substances or materials containing Hazardous Substances; or (c) pollution or protection of the environment or natural resources.

“GDPR” means Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation) of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data as currently in effect and as may be amended from time to time.

“Hazardous Substance(s)” means: (a) those substances defined in or regulated under the following United States federal statutes and their state counterparts, as each may be amended from time to time, and all regulations thereunder: the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, the Clean Water Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Atomic Energy Act, the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Clean Air Act; (b) petroleum and petroleum products, including crude oil and any fractions thereof; (c) natural gas, synthetic gas, and any mixtures thereof; (d) polychlorinated biphenyls and asbestos; and (e) any substance, material or waste regulated as hazardous or toxic, or as a pollutant or contaminant, by any Governmental Authority pursuant to any Environmental Law due to its deleterious properties.

“HSR Act” means the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended.

“Hudson Street Sublease” means that certain Sublease Agreement, dated as of August 10, 2017, between Pearson Education Inc. and AdTheorent, Inc., as amended.

“Hudson Street Unpaid Sublease Termination Fee Amount” means the unpaid aggregate amount necessary for the Company to terminate, and discharge in full all of AdTheorent, Inc.’s obligations under, the Hudson Street Sublease as of immediately prior to the Closing.

“Identified Company Indebtedness” means the Indebtedness of the Company set forth in clauses (c) and (d) of Company Value.

“Indebtedness” means for any person on a consolidated basis an amount equal to, without duplication, (a) indebtedness for borrowed money, including indebtedness evidenced by any note, bond, debenture, mortgage or other debt instrument or debt security, (b) net obligations of such person in respect of interest rate swaps, hedges or similar arrangements, including any swaps, hedges or similar arrangements related to foreign exchange, (c) obligations of such person under capitalized leases, (d) any deferred purchase price liabilities such person related to past acquisitions, whether or not represented by a note, earn-out or contingent purchase payment or otherwise, (e) obligations of such person under or in connection with off balance sheet financing arrangements and (f) all amounts (including for the avoidance of doubt, the principal amounts, plus any related accrued and unpaid interest, fees and prepayment premiums or penalties) and obligations of the type referred to in the foregoing clauses of this definition of other persons for the payment of which such person is responsible or liable, as obligor, guarantor, surety or otherwise, including any guarantee of such obligations. For the avoidance of doubt, Indebtedness shall not include any obligations of the Company or its Subsidiaries under any letter of credit to the extent undrawn.

“Intellectual Property” means: (a) patents, patent applications and patent disclosures, together with all reissues, continuations, continuations-in-part, divisionals, revisions, extensions or reexaminations thereof (“Patents”); (b) trademarks and service marks, trade dress, logos, trade names, corporate names, brands, slogans, and other source identifiers together with all translations, adaptations, derivations, combinations and other variants of the foregoing, and all applications, registrations, and renewals in connection therewith, together with all of the goodwill associated with the foregoing (“Trademarks”); (c) copyrights and registrations and applications for registration, renewals and extensions thereof (“Copyrights”) and other works of authorship (whether or not copyrightable) and moral rights; (d) trade secrets and know-how (including ideas, formulas, compositions, inventions (whether or not patentable or reduced to practice)), customer and supplier lists, improvements, protocols, processes, methods and techniques, research and development information, industry analyses, algorithms, architectures, layouts, drawings, specifications, designs, plans, methodologies, proposals, industrial models, technical data, financial and accounting and all other data, databases, database rights, including rights to use any Personal Information, pricing and cost information, business and marketing plans and proposals, and customer and supplier lists (including lists of prospects) and related information; (e) Internet domain names and social media accounts; (f) all other intellectual property or proprietary rights of any kind or description; (g) copies and tangible embodiments of any of the foregoing, in whatever form or medium, including Software and Technology; and (h) all legal rights arising from items (a) through (f), including the right to prosecute and perfect such interests and rights to sue, oppose, cancel, interfere and enjoin based upon such interests, including such rights based on past infringement, if any, in connection with any of the foregoing.

“Key Company Members” means the persons and entities listed on Schedule D.

“knowledge” or “to the knowledge” of a person shall mean in the case of (a) the Company, the actual knowledge of the persons listed on Schedule A after reasonable inquiry, (b) the Blocker, the actual knowledge of the persons listed on Schedule B after reasonable inquiry, and (c) Parent, the actual knowledge of the persons listed on Schedule C after reasonable inquiry.

“Leased Real Property” means the real property leased by the Company or any Company Subsidiary as tenant, together with, to the extent leased by the Company or any Company Subsidiary, all buildings and other structures, facilities or improvements located thereon and all easements, licenses, rights and appurtenances of the Company or any Company Subsidiary relating to the foregoing.

“Lien” means any lien, security interest, mortgage, pledge, adverse claim or other encumbrance of any kind that secures the payment or performance of an obligation (other than those created under applicable securities laws, and not including any license of Intellectual Property).

“Merger Sub Entities” means Merger Sub 1, Merger Sub 2, Merger Sub 3, and Merger Sub 4.

“Merger Sub 1 Organizational Documents” means the certificate of formation and limited liability company agreement of Merger Sub 1, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.

“Merger Sub 2 Organizational Documents” means the certificate of formation and limited liability company agreement of Merger Sub 2, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.

“Merger Sub 3 Organizational Documents” means the certificate of formation and limited liability company agreement of Merger Sub 3, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.

“Merger Sub 4 Organizational Documents” means the certificate of formation and limited liability company agreement of Merger Sub 4, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.

“Monroe Capital” means Monroe Capital Management Advisors, LLC.

“Monroe Credit Agreement” means that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2016, among the Company, Monroe Capital Management Advisors, LLC and the other parties named therein, as such may have been amended, supplemented or modified from time to time.

“Monroe Credit Agreement Payoff Amount” means an aggregate amount necessary to satisfy and discharge in full as of immediately prior to the Closing (a) the outstanding Indebtedness and (b) any other obligations of the loan parties, in each case, under the Monroe Credit Agreement.

“New Parent Common Stock” means the Common Stock of Parent, par value $0.0001 per share, as set forth in the Parent Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.

“Open Source Software” means any Software that is licensed pursuant to: (a) any license that is a license now or in the future approved by the Open Source Initiative and listed at http://www.opensource.org/licenses, which licenses include all versions of the GNU General Public License (GPL), the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), the GNU Affero GPL, the MIT license, the Eclipse Public License, the Common Public License, the CDDL, the Mozilla Public License (MPL), the Artistic License, the Netscape Public License, the Sun Community Source License (SCSL), and the Sun Industry Standards License (SISL); or (b) any license to Software that is considered “free” or “open source software” by the Free Software Foundation.

“Parent Bylaws” means the Bylaws of Parent.

“Parent Certificate of Incorporation” means the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Parent, dated February 25, 2021.

“Parent Class A Common Stock” means the Class A Common Stock of Parent, par value $0.0001 per share.

“Parent Class B Common Stock” means the Class B Common Stock of Parent, par value $0.0001 per share.

“Parent Common Stock” means Parent Class A Common Stock and Parent Class B Common Stock.

“Parent Founders Stock Letter” means that Letter Agreement, dated February 25, 2021, by and among Sponsor, Parent, Theodore L. Koenig, Zia Uddin, Mark A. Solovy, Scott A. Marienau,  Peter Gruszka, Thomas J. Allison, John C. Chrystal and Roger Schoenfeld.

“Parent Material Adverse Effect” means any event, circumstance, change or effect that, individually or in the aggregate with all other events, circumstances, changes and effects would prevent, materially delay or materially impede the performance by Parent or the Merger Sub Entities of their respective obligations under this Agreement or the consummation of the Transactions.

“Parent Organizational Documents” means the Parent Certificate of Incorporation, the Parent Bylaws and the Trust Agreement, in each case as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.

“Parent Units” means units of Parent consisting of one share of Parent Class A Common Stock and one-third of one Parent Warrant.

“Parent Warrant Agreement” means that certain Warrant Agreement, dated as of February 25, 2021 by and between Parent and CST.

“Parent Warrants” means warrants to purchase shares of Parent Class A Common Stock as contemplated under the Parent Warrant Agreement, with each warrant exercisable for one share of Parent Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50.

“PCAOB” means the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and any division or subdivision thereof.

“Permitted Distribution” means a distribution or distributions of cash to the Company Members prior to Closing; provided, however, that (a) the Permitted Distribution shall in no event exceed an aggregate amount of $25,000,000 and (b) after the payment of the Permitted Distribution to the Company Members, the Company shall have at least an aggregate amount of $3,500,000 of cash on its balance sheet immediately prior to the Closing. For the avoidance of doubt, cash used by the Company as collateral for any letter of credit shall be considered cash on its balance sheet immediately prior to the Closing.

“Permitted Liens” means: (a) such imperfections of title, easements, encumbrances, Liens or restrictions that do not materially impair the current use of the Company’s or any Company Subsidiary’s assets that are subject thereto; (b) materialmen’s, mechanics’, carriers’, workmen’s, warehousemen’s, repairmen’s, landlord’s and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business, or deposits to obtain the release of such Liens; (c) Liens for Taxes not yet due and payable, or being contested in good faith; (d) zoning, entitlement, conservation restriction and other land use and environmental regulations promulgated by Governmental Authorities; (e) non-exclusive licenses or sublicenses to Intellectual Property entered in the ordinary course of business; (f) non-monetary Liens, encumbrances and restrictions on real property (including easements, covenants, rights of way and similar restrictions of record) that do not materially interfere with the present uses of such real property and (g) Liens on leases, subleases, easements, licenses, rights of use, rights to access and rights of way arising from the provisions of such agreements or benefiting or created by any superior estate, right or interest.

“Permitted RIU Issuance” means the issuance by the Company of up to 731,625 Company Units pursuant to the form of award agreement previously provided to Parent minus the number of Company Units covered by awards of restricted interest units approved on or after July 19, 2021.

“person” or “Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, syndicate, person (including, without limitation, a “person” as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), trust, association or entity or government, political subdivision, agency or instrumentality of a government.

“Personal Information” means (a) information related to an identified or identifiable individual (e.g., name, address telephone number, email address, financial account number, government-issued identifier), (b) any other data used or intended to be used or which allows one to identify, contact, or precisely locate an individual, including any internet protocol address or other persistent identifier, and (c) any other, similar information or data, each to the extent defined as “personal data,” “personal information,” “personally identifiable information” or similar terms by applicable Privacy/Data Security Laws.

“Privacy/Data Security Laws” means all laws governing the receipt, collection, use, storage, processing, sharing, security, disclosure, or transfer of Personal Information or the security of Personal Information or Business Data.

“Privacy and Data Security Requirements” means all (a) applicable Laws governing Personal Information used, stored, transferred, or processed by or on behalf of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, including the GDPR (and any European Union member states’ laws and regulations implementing it), the Federal Trade Commission Act and any Laws promulgated under the foregoing Laws, to the extent applicable; (b) rules or other requirements of industry self-regulatory programs or standards; (c) industry requirements, including the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) and all other applicable security rules and requirements as promulgated by the PCI Security Standards Council, by any member thereof, or by any entity that functions as a card brand, card association, card network, payment processor, acquiring bank, payment services provider, merchant bank or issuing bank, and all audit, scanning and filing requirements, to the extent applicable; (d) provisions of any contracts to which any the Company or any Company Subsidiary is bound imposing obligations with respect to the collection, use, security, or transfer of Personal Information or Business Data held or processed by or on behalf of the Company or any Company Subsidiary; or (e) privacy or data security policies (including statements on Company Websites) with which the Company or any Company Subsidiary has been or is contractually obligated to comply, whether policies of Company, any Company Subsidiary or any other Person.

“Products” means any products (including Software programs, mobile and web applications) or services (including interactive or hosted services) licensed, sold, distributed or otherwise made available on a commercial basis by or on behalf of the Company or any Company Subsidiary (including any Software or Technology owned by the Company or any Company Subsidiary that interoperates with or is bundled or made available as part of such product or service) from which the Company or any Company Subsidiary has derived revenue in the past one (1) year or is currently deriving or expects to derive revenue from the provision thereof.

“Qualifying Private Placement” means a private placement or placements of shares of Parent Class A Common Stock, on substantially the same terms as the Private Placements (including using subscription agreements substantially the same as the Subscription Agreements), in which no shares of Parent Class A Common Stock are sold to investors at a price of less than ten dollars ($10.00) per share.

“Redemption Rights” means the redemption rights provided for in Section 9.2 of the Parent Certificate of Incorporation.

“Regulation S-K” means Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act.

“Regulation S-X” means Regulation S-X promulgated under the Exchange Act.

“Software” means all computer software (in object code or source code format), data and databases.

“Sponsor” means MCAP Acquisition, LLC.

“subsidiary” or “subsidiaries” of the Company, the Surviving Company, Parent or any other person means an affiliate controlled by such person, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries.

“Supplier” means any person that supplies inventory or other materials or personal property, components, or other goods or services that are utilized in or comprise the Products of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries.

“SVB” means Silicon Valley Bank.

“SVB Credit Agreement” means that certain Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of September 21, 2017, among SVB, AdTheorent, Inc. and AdTheorent Acquisition Corporation, as such may have been amended, supplemented or modified from time to time.

“SVB Credit Agreement Payoff Amount” means an aggregate amount necessary to satisfy and discharge in full as of immediately prior to the Closing (a) the outstanding Indebtedness and (b) any other obligations of the loan parties, in each case, under the SVB Credit Agreement.

“Tax” or “Taxes” means any federal, state, provincial, local and foreign income, profits, franchise, gross receipts, environmental, capital stock, severances, stamp, payroll, sales, employment, unemployment, disability, use, real property, personal property, escheat, unclaimed property, withholding, excise, production, value added, occupancy and any other taxes, duties or assessments of any nature whatsoever, together with all interest, penalties and additions imposed with respect to such amounts imposed by a Tax authority and any interest in respect of such penalties and additions.

“Tax Return” means any returns and reports (including elections, declarations, disclosures, schedules, estimates and information returns, as well as attachments thereto and amendments thereof) required to be supplied to a Tax authority relating to Taxes.

“Technology” means all designs, formulas, algorithms, procedures, techniques, methods, processes, concepts, ideas, know-how, programs, firmware or otherwise, assemblers, applets, compilers, user interfaces, application programming interfaces, protocols, architectures, annotations, comments, files, records, schematics, test methodologies, test vectors, emulation and simulation tools models, routines, data, databases, tools, inventions, creations, improvements and all recordings, graphs, drawings, reports, documentation, analyses, other writings, and any other embodiment of the above, in any form, whether or not specifically listed herein.

“Trading Day” means any day on which shares of New Parent Common Stock are actually traded on Nasdaq Capital Market.

“Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, including all Schedules and Exhibits hereto, the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Ancillary Agreements, and all other agreements, certificates and instruments executed and delivered by Parent, Merger Sub 1, Merger Sub 2, Merger Sub 3, Merger Sub 4, the Blocker, Blocker Member or the Company in connection with the Transactions and specifically contemplated by this Agreement.

“Transaction Expenses” means, to the extent not paid prior to Closing, all out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses of counsel, accountants, investment bankers, experts and consultants to a party hereto incurred by such party or on its behalf in connection with the consummation of the Transactions or related to the authorization, preparation, negotiation, execution and performance of this Agreement, including the preparation, printing and mailing of the Proxy Statement and Registration Statement, the solicitation of stockholder approvals, preparation of the Notification and Report Forms filed under the HSR Act, the Deferred Underwriting Fees and the Company Management Bonus.

“Transaction Expenses Cap” means an aggregate amount equal to $40,000,000.

“Transactions” means the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Transaction Documents, including the Mergers and the Private Placements.

“Treasury Regulations” means the United States Treasury regulations issued pursuant to the Code.

“VWAP” means, for shares of New Parent Common Stock as of any Trading Day, the dollar volume-weighted average price for such shares traded on Nasdaq Capital Market during the period beginning at 9:30:01 a.m., New York time on such Trading day and ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time on such Trading Day, as reported by Bloomberg through its “HP” function (set to weighted average).

Section 1.03         Construction.

(a)            Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise requires, (i) words of any gender include each other gender, (ii) words using the singular or plural number also include the plural or singular number, respectively, (iii) the terms “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby,” “hereto” and derivative or similar words refer to this entire Agreement, (iv) the terms “Article,” “Section,” “Schedule” and “Exhibit” refer to the specified Article, Section, Schedule or Exhibit of or to this Agreement, (v) the word “including” means “including without limitation,” (vi) the word “or” shall be disjunctive but not exclusive (and, unless the context otherwise requires, shall be “and/or”), (vii) the word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” shall mean the degree to which a subject or other thing extends, and such phrase shall not mean simply “if”, (viii) references to agreements and other documents shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments and other modifications thereto, (ix) references to statutes shall include all regulations promulgated thereunder and references to statutes or regulations shall be construed as including all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending or replacing the statute or regulation, (x) the word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall” and (xi) references to “dollar”, “dollars” or “$” shall be to the lawful currency of the United States.

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

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

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

(e)            Whenever this Agreement states that documents or other information have been “made available” or “provided to” Parent (including words of similar import), such words shall mean that such documents or information referenced shall have been posted in the virtual data room hosted by Datasite, at least one (1) Business Day prior to the execution of this Agreement.

Article II.

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGERS

Section 2.01        The Mergers.

(a)            Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in Article X, and in accordance with the DLLC Act, on the Closing Date, Merger Sub 1 shall be merged with and into the Blocker. As a result of the First Blocker Merger, the separate company existence of Merger Sub 1 shall cease and the Blocker shall continue as the surviving company of the First Blocker Merger (the “First Blocker Merger Surviving Company”) and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent.

(b)            On the Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, immediately following the First Blocker Merger, First Blocker Merger Surviving Company shall be merged with and into Merger Sub 2 in accordance with the DLLC Act. As a result of the Second Blocker Merger, First Blocker Merger Surviving Company shall cease to exist and Merger Sub 2 shall continue as the surviving company of the Second Blocker Merger (the “Second Blocker Merger Surviving Company”) and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent.

(c)            On the Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, immediately following the Second Blocker Merger, Merger Sub 3 shall be merged with and into the Company in accordance with the DLLC Act. As a result of the First Company Merger, the separate company existence of Merger Sub 3 shall cease and the Company shall continue as the surviving company of the First Company Merger (the “First Company Merger Surviving Company”) and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent.

(d)            On the Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, immediately following the First Company Merger, First Company Merger Surviving Company shall be merged with and into Merger Sub 4 in accordance with the DLLC Act. As a result of the Second Company Merger, First Company Merger Surviving Company shall cease to exist and Merger Sub 4 shall continue as the surviving company of the Second Company Merger (the “Surviving Company”) and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent.

Section 2.02        First Blocker Merger Effective Time; Second Blocker Merger Effective Time; First Company Merger Effective Time; Second Company Merger Effective Time; Closing.

(a)            As promptly as practicable, but in no event later than three (3) Business Days after the satisfaction or, if permissible, waiver of the conditions set forth in Article X (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at a closing, it being understood that the occurrence of the Closing shall remain subject to the satisfaction or, if permissible, waiver of such conditions at the Closing), a closing (the “Closing”) shall take place remotely by electronic exchange of executed documents and for the purpose of confirming the satisfaction or waiver, as the case may be, of the conditions set forth in Article X. The date on which the Closing shall occur is referred to herein as the “Closing Date.”

(b)            On the Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, the parties hereto shall cause the First Blocker Merger to be consummated by the filing of a certificate of merger (the “Certificate of First Blocker Merger”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, in such form as is required by, and executed and acknowledged in accordance with, the relevant provisions of the DLLC Act and mutually agreed by the parties hereto (the date and time of the filing of such Certificate of First Blocker Merger (or such later time as may be agreed by each of the parties hereto and specified in such Certificate of First Blocker Merger) being the “First Blocker Merger Effective Time”).

(c)            On the Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, immediately following the First Blocker Merger Effective Time, the parties hereto shall cause the Second Blocker Merger to be consummated by filing a certificate of merger (the “Certificate of Second Blocker Merger”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, in such form as is required by, and executed in accordance with, the relevant provisions of the DLLC Act and mutually agreed by the parties hereto (the date and time of the filing of such Certificate of Second Blocker Merger (or such later time as may be agreed by each of the parties hereto and specified in such Certificate of Second Blocker Merger) being the “Second Blocker Merger Effective Time”). The Second Blocker Merger Effective Time shall occur following the First Blocker Merger Effective Time.

(d)            On the Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, immediately following the Second Blocker Merger Effective Time, the parties hereto shall cause the First Company Merger to be consummated by filing a certificate of merger (the “Certificate of First Company Merger”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, in such form as is required by, and executed in accordance with, the relevant provisions of the DLLC Act and mutually agreed by the parties hereto (the date and time of the filing of such Certificate of First Company Merger (or such later time as may be agreed by each of the parties hereto and specified in such Certificate of First Company Merger) being the “First Company Merger Effective Time”). The First Company Merger Effective Time shall occur following the Second Blocker Merger Effective Time.

(e)            On the Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, immediately following the First Company Merger Effective Time, the parties hereto shall cause the Second Company Merger to be consummated by filing a certificate of merger (the “Certificate of Second Company Merger”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, in such form as is required by, and executed in accordance with, the relevant provisions of the DLLC Act and mutually agreed by the parties hereto (the date and time of the filing of such Certificate of Second Company Merger (or such later time as may be agreed by each of the parties hereto and specified in such Certificate of Second Company Merger) being the “Second Company Merger Effective Time”). The Second Company Merger Effective Time shall occur following the First Company Merger Effective Time.

Section 2.03        Effect of the Mergers.

(a)            At the First Blocker Merger Effective Time, the effects of the First Blocker Merger shall be as provided in the applicable provisions of the DLLC Act. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the First Blocker Merger Effective Time, all the rights, privileges, powers, and franchises of and all property, real, personal and mixed, and all debts due to each of the Blocker and Merger Sub 1 shall be vested in the First Blocker Merger Surviving Company.

(b)            At the Second Blocker Merger Effective Time, the effects of the Second Blocker Merger shall be as provided in the applicable provisions of the DLLC Act. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Second Blocker Merger Effective Time, all the rights, privileges, powers, and franchises of and all property, real, personal and mixed, and all debts due to each of First Blocker Merger Surviving Company and Merger Sub 2 shall be vested in the Second Blocker Merger Surviving Company.

(c)            At the First Company Merger Effective Time, the effects of the First Company Merger shall be as provided in the applicable provisions of the DLLC Act. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the First Company Merger Effective Time, all the rights, privileges, powers, and franchises of and all property, real, personal and mixed, and all debts due to each of Company and Merger Sub 3 shall be vested in the First Company Merger Surviving Company.

(d)            At the Second Company Merger Effective Time, the effects of the Second Company Merger shall be as provided in the applicable provisions of the DLLC Act. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Second Company Merger Effective Time, all the rights, privileges, powers, and franchises of and all property, real, personal and mixed, and all debts due to each of the First Company Merger Surviving Company and Merger Sub 4 shall be vested in the Surviving Company.

Section 2.04        Certificates of Formation; Limited Liability Company Agreements.

(a)            The Blocker Certificate of Formation in effect at the First Blocker Merger Effective Time shall be the certificate of formation of the First Blocker Merger Surviving Company, until thereafter amended as provided by applicable Law and such certificate of formation. The limited liability company agreement of Merger Sub 1 in effect at the First Blocker Merger Effective Time shall be the limited liability company agreement of the First Blocker Merger Surviving Company until thereafter amended as provided by applicable Law and in accordance with the provisions of such limited liability company agreement.

(b)            The certificate of formation of Merger Sub 2 in effect at the Second Blocker Merger Effective Time shall be the certificate of formation of the First Blocker Merger Surviving Company, until thereafter amended as provided by applicable Law and such certificate of formation. The limited liability company agreement of Merger Sub 2 in effect at the Second Blocker Merger Effective Time shall be the limited liability company agreement of the Second Blocker Merger Surviving Company until thereafter amended as provided by applicable Law and in accordance with the provisions of such limited liability company agreement.

(c)            The Company Certificate of Formation in effect at the First Company Merger Effective Time shall be the certificate of formation of the First Company Merger Surviving Company, until thereafter amended as provided by applicable Law and such certificate of formation. The limited liability company agreement of Merger Sub 3 in effect at the First Company Merger Effective Time shall be the limited liability company agreement of the First Company Merger Surviving Company until thereafter amended as provided by applicable Law and in accordance with the provisions of such limited liability company agreement.

(d)            The certificate of formation of Merger Sub 4 in effect at the Second Company Merger Effective Time shall be the certificate of formation of the Surviving Company, except such certificate of formation shall be amended to change the name of the Surviving Company to the name of the Company, until thereafter amended as provided by applicable Law and such certificate of formation. The limited liability company agreement of Merger Sub 4 in effect at the Second Company Merger Effective Time shall be the limited liability company agreement of the Surviving Company until thereafter amended as provided by applicable Law and in accordance with the provisions of such limited liability company agreement.

(e)            At the Closing, Parent shall amend and restate, effective as of immediately prior to the First Blocker Merger Effective Time, the (i) Parent Certificate of Incorporation to be as set forth on Exhibit D (the “Parent Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation”) and (ii) Parent Bylaws to be as set forth on Exhibit E (the “Parent Amended and Restated Bylaws”).

Section 2.05        Directors and Officers.

(a)            The Company shall take all requisite lawful action so that the initial managing member of the Surviving Company and the initial officers of the Surviving Company as of immediately following the Second Company Merger Effective Time shall be the individuals set forth on Exhibit F hereto, each to hold office in accordance with the certificate of formation and the limited liability company agreement of the Surviving Company.

(b)            Parent shall take all requisite lawful action so that the Parent Board as of immediately following the Second Company Merger Effective Time shall be comprised of individuals designated as provided in the Stockholders Agreement, each to hold office in accordance with the Parent Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the Parent Amended and Restated Bylaws. Parent shall take all requisite lawful action so that the officers of Parent as of immediately following the Second Company Merger Effective Time shall be comprised of individuals designated as provided in the Parent Amended and Restated Bylaws, each to hold office in accordance with the Parent Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the Parent Amended and Restated Bylaws.

Article III.

CONVERSION OF SECURITIES; Earn-Out; exchange of certificates

Section 3.01        Closing Statement and Payment Spreadsheet. Promptly following delivery by (i) the Company of the Company Certificate pursuant to Section 3.08(a) and (ii) Parent of the Parent Certificate pursuant to Section 3.08(b) and, in any event, not less than three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date and based upon the Company Certificate and the Parent Certificate, Parent and the Company shall collectively calculate the Company Value, Aggregate Cash Consideration and Aggregate Stock Consideration and, based upon such calculations, the Company shall deliver to Parent a schedule (the “Payment Spreadsheet”) setting forth (i) the portion of the Aggregate Transaction Consideration payable to the Blocker Member and each Company Member (including the allocation of shares of New Parent Common Stock and the Aggregate Cash Consideration) and (ii) the portion of the Aggregate Transaction Consideration that can be purchased pursuant to the Exchanged Options or acquired pursuant to the Exchanged Units. As promptly as practicable following the Company’s delivery of the Payment Spreadsheet, the parties hereto shall work together in good faith to finalize the Payment Spreadsheet. The allocation of the Aggregate Transaction Consideration and the information with respect to the exchange of Company Options into Exchanged Options and Company Units into Exchanged Units set forth in the Payment Spreadsheet shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, be final and binding on all parties and shall be used by Parent and the Merger Sub Entities for purposes of issuing the Aggregate Transaction Consideration to the Blocker Member and the Company Members and the conversion of Company Options into Exchanged Options and the Company Units into Exchanged Units pursuant to this Article III, absent manifest error. In issuing the Aggregate Transaction Consideration and converting the Company Options into the Exchanged Options pursuant to this Article III, Parent and the Merger Sub Entities shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, be entitled to rely fully on the information set forth in the Payment Spreadsheet, absent manifest error.

Section 3.02        First Blocker Merger. At the First Blocker Merger Effective Time, by virtue of the First Blocker Merger and without any action on the part of Parent, Merger Sub 1, the Blocker, Blocker Member or the holders of any of the following securities:

(a)            the Blocker Interests issued and outstanding immediately prior to the First Blocker Merger Effective Time shall automatically be converted into and become the right to receive, in accordance with the Payment Spreadsheet, the number of shares of New Parent Common Stock, the Blocker Member’s portion of the Aggregate Cash Consideration and the Blocker Member’s portion of the Earn-Out Consideration, in each case, set forth in the Payment Spreadsheet (with the Blocker Member to receive the right to receive the number of shares of New Parent Common Stock, the Blocker Member’s portion of the Aggregate Cash Consideration and the Blocker Member’s portion of the Earn-Out Consideration set forth opposite the Blocker Member on the Payment Spreadsheet); and

(b)            the limited liability company interests of Merger Sub 1 (“Merger Sub 1 Interest”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the First Blocker Merger Effective Time shall be automatically converted into and exchanged for all of the limited liability company interests of First Blocker Merger Surviving Company (“First Blocker Merger Surviving Company Interest”).

Section 3.03        Second Blocker Merger. At the Second Blocker Merger Effective Time, by virtue of the Second Blocker Merger and without any action on the part of Parent, Merger Sub 2, First Blocker Merger Surviving Company or the holders of any of the following securities:

(a)            the First Blocker Merger Surviving Company Interest shall be canceled without any consideration payable thereon; and

(b)            the limited liability company interests of Merger Sub 2 (“Merger Sub 2 Interest”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Second Blocker Merger Effective Time shall automatically be converted into and exchanged for all of the limited liability company interests of Second Blocker Merger Surviving Company.

Section 3.04        First Company Merger. At the First Company Merger Effective Time, by virtue of the First Company Merger and without any action on the part of Parent, Merger Sub 3, the Company or the holders of any of the following securities:

(a)            all of the Company Class A Interests held by Second Blocker Merger Surviving Company shall be canceled without any consideration payable thereon;

(b)            the Company Class A Interests issued and outstanding immediately prior to the First Company Merger Effective Time and not cancelled pursuant to Section 3.04(a), shall automatically be converted into and become the right to receive, in accordance with the Payment Spreadsheet, the number of shares of New Parent Common Stock, such holder’s portion of the Aggregate Cash Consideration and such holder’s portion of the Earn-Out Consideration, in each case, set forth in the Payment Spreadsheet (with each such holder of Company Class A Interests to receive the right to receive the number of shares of New Parent Common Stock, such holder’s portion of the Aggregate Cash Consideration and such holder’s portion of the Earn-Out Consideration set forth opposite such holder’s name on the Payment Spreadsheet);

(c)            the Company Class B Interests issued and outstanding immediately prior to the First Company Merger Effective Time shall automatically be converted into and become the right to receive, in accordance with the Payment Spreadsheet, the number of shares of New Parent Common Stock, such holder’s portion of the Aggregate Cash Consideration and such holder’s portion of the Earn-Out Consideration, in each case, set forth in the Payment Spreadsheet (with each such holder of Company Class B Interests to receive the right to receive the number of shares of New Parent Common Stock, such holder’s portion of the Aggregate Cash Consideration and such holder’s portion of the Earn-Out Consideration set forth opposite such holder’s name on the Payment Spreadsheet);

(d)            the Company Class C Interests issued and outstanding immediately prior to the First Company Merger Effective Time shall automatically be converted into and become the right to receive, in accordance with the Payment Spreadsheet, the number of shares of New Parent Common Stock, such holder’s portion of the Aggregate Cash Consideration and such holder’s portion of the Earn-Out Consideration, in each case, set forth in the Payment Spreadsheet (with each such holder of Company Class C Interests to receive the right to receive the number of shares of New Parent Common Stock, such holder’s portion of the Aggregate Cash Consideration and such holder’s portion of the Earn-Out Consideration set forth opposite such holder’s name on the Payment Spreadsheet);

(e)            the limited liability company interests of Merger Sub 3 (“Merger Sub 3 Interest”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the First Company Merger Effective Time shall be automatically converted into and exchanged for all of the limited liability company interests of First Company Merger Surviving Company (“First Company Merger Surviving Company Interest”); and

(f)             the Company Options that are outstanding immediately prior to the First Company Merger Effective Time, whether vested or unvested, shall be converted into options to purchase shares of New Parent Common Stock (such options, the “Exchanged Options”) and such holder’s portion of the Earn-Out Consideration, in each case in accordance with the Payment Spreadsheet, with each holder of Company Options to receive options to purchase the number of shares of New Parent Common Stock, at the per share exercise price, and such holder’s portion of the Earn-Out Consideration set forth opposite such holder’s name on the Payment Spreadsheet; provided that the exercise price and the number of shares of New Parent Common Stock purchasable pursuant to the Exchanged Options shall be determined in a manner consistent with the requirements of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(5)(v)(D). Following the Second Company Merger Effective Time, the Exchanged Options shall continue to be governed by the same terms and conditions (including vesting and exercisability terms) as were applicable to the corresponding former Company Option(s) immediately prior to the Second Company Merger Effective Time except that references to the Company shall instead be interpreted to be Parent, and references to the Company’s board of directors shall be interpreted to be Parent’s board of directors. At or prior to the Second Company Merger Effective Time, the Company shall take all requisite lawful action and the Company Board shall adopt any resolutions and take any lawful actions that are necessary to effectuate the treatment of the Company Options pursuant to this subsection.

(g)            The Company Units that are outstanding immediately prior to the First Company Merger Effective Time, whether vested or unvested, shall be converted into restricted stock units with respect to shares of New Parent Common Stock (such options, the “Exchanged Units”) and such holder’s portion of the Earn-Out Consideration, in each case in accordance with the Payment Spreadsheet, with each holder of Company Units to receive restricted stock units with respect to the number of shares of New Parent Common Stock and such holder’s portion of the Earn-Out Consideration set forth opposite such holder’s name on the Payment Spreadsheet. Following the Second Company Merger Effective Time, the Exchanged Units shall continue to be governed by the same terms and conditions (including vesting and exercisability terms) as were applicable to the corresponding former Company Units immediately prior to the Second Company Merger Effective Time except that references to the Company shall instead be interpreted to be Parent, and references to the Company’s board of directors shall be interpreted to be Parent’s board of directors. At or prior to the Second Company Merger Effective Time, the Company shall take all requisite lawful action and the Company Board shall adopt any resolutions and take any lawful actions that are necessary to effectuate the treatment of the Company Units pursuant to this subsection.

Section 3.05        Second Company Merger. At the Second Company Merger Effective Time, by virtue of the Second Company Merger and without any action on the part of Parent, Merger Sub 4, First Company Merger Surviving Company or the holders of any of the following securities:

(a)            the First Company Merger Surviving Company Interest shall be canceled without any consideration payable thereon; and

(b)            the limited liability company interests of Merger Sub 4 (“Merger Sub 4 Interest”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Second Company Merger Effective Time shall automatically be converted into and exchanged for all of the limited liability company interest of Surviving Company.

Section 3.06        Earn-Out.

(a)            Following the Closing, in addition to the consideration to be received pursuant to Section 3.02 and Section 3.04 and as part of the overall Aggregate Transaction Consideration, if, at any time during the period following the Closing and expiring on the third anniversary of the Closing Date, (i) the VWAP of New Parent Common Stock shall be greater than or equal to $14.00 for any twenty (20) Trading Days within a period of thirty (30) consecutive Trading Days or (ii) Parent completes a liquidation, merger, stock exchange, reorganization or similar transaction that results in all Parent Stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of New Parent Common Stock for cash, securities or other property pursuant to which the valuation of such shares of New Parent Common Stock equals or exceeds $14.00 per share (the “Earn-Out Target”), then within ten (10) Business Days following the achievement of the Earn-Out Target, Parent shall pay or issue, as applicable, to the Blocker Member, each Company Member and holder of an Exchanged Option or Exchanged Unit, in accordance with the Payment Spreadsheet an aggregate amount equal to $95,000,000, which such Earn-Out Consideration shall be paid, at the sole and absolute discretion of Parent Board, in the form of (1) the issuance to the Blocker Member and each such Company Member or holder of an Exchanged Option or Exchanged Unit of validly issued, fully-paid and nonassessable shares of New Parent Common Stock valued at $14.00 per share, (2) a payment in cash to the Blocker Member and each such Company Member or holder of an Exchanged Option or Exchanged Unit or (3) a combination of (1) and (2) (the “Earn-Out Consideration”); provided, however, that (x) no Earn-Out Consideration will be paid with respect to unvested Exchanged Options or Exchanged Units that expired or terminated prior to the date that Parent pays the Earn-Out Consideration to the Blocker Member and the Company Members and (y) with respect to outstanding Exchanged Options or Exchanged Units that are unvested as of the date that Parent pays the Earn-Out Consideration to the Blocker Member and the Company Members, Parent shall pay the Earn-Out Consideration to the applicable holder of an Exchanged Option or Exchanged Unit within thirty (30) days following the date on which the unvested Exchanged Option or Exchanged Unit vests, subject to the holder’s continued employment or service with Parent or its Affiliates through such vesting date (provided that such payments must be made prior to the date that is five (5) years following the Closing Date and otherwise in accordance with Treasury Regulation §1.409A-3(i)(5)(iv)(A)).

(b)            If the Earn-Out Target shall not be not reached after the Closing and prior to or as of the third anniversary of the Closing Date, the obligations in this Section 3.06 shall terminate and no longer apply.

(c)            The Earn-Out Consideration and the Earn-Out Target shall be adjusted to reflect appropriately the effect of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend (including any dividend or distribution of securities convertible into New Parent Common Stock), reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, combination, exchange of shares or other like change with respect to New Parent Common Stock, occurring on or after the date hereof and prior to the time any such Earn-Out Consideration is delivered to the Blocker Member, the Company Members and the holders of Exchanged Options or Exchanged Units, if any.

Section 3.07        Surrender and Payment.

(a)            Exchange Agent. On the Closing Date, Parent shall deposit, or shall cause to be deposited, with a bank or trust company that shall be designated by Parent and is reasonably satisfactory to the Company (the “Exchange Agent”), it being agreed that CST is satisfactory to all parties, for the benefit of the Blocker Member and the Company Members, for exchange in accordance with this Article III, the (i) number of shares of New Parent Common Stock sufficient to deliver the Aggregate Stock Consideration (such shares of New Parent Common Stock, together with any dividends or distributions with respect thereto pursuant to Section 3.07(c), being hereinafter referred to as the “Securities Exchange Fund”) and (ii) cash sufficient to deliver the Aggregate Cash Consideration (the “Cash Exchange Fund” and together with the Securities Exchange Funds, the “Exchange Fund”). Parent shall cause the Exchange Agent pursuant to irrevocable instructions, to pay the (A) Aggregate Stock Consideration out of the Securities Exchange Fund and (B) the Aggregate Cash Consideration out of the Cash Exchange Fund, in each case, in accordance with this Agreement and the Payment Spreadsheet. Except as contemplated by Section 3.07(c) hereof, the Securities Exchange Fund and the Cash Exchange Fund shall not be used for any other purpose.

(b)            Exchange Procedures. As promptly as practicable after the Second Company Merger Effective Time, Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Exchange Agent to mail to the Blocker Member and the Company Members entitled to receive the Aggregate Transaction Consideration pursuant to Section 3.01 a letter of transmittal, which shall be in a form reasonably acceptable to Parent and the Company (the “Letter of Transmittal”), and shall specify, if applicable to the Blocker Interests and the Company Interests: (i) that delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the certificates evidencing such Blocker Interests or Company Interests, if any (the “Certificates”), shall pass, only upon proper delivery of the Certificates to the Exchange Agent or confirmation of cancellation of such Certificates from the transfer agent; and (ii) instructions for use in effecting the surrender of the Certificates pursuant to the Letter of Transmittal. Within two (2) Business Days (but in no event prior to the Second Company Merger Effective Time) after the surrender to the Exchange Agent of all Certificates held by such holder for cancellation, together with a Letter of Transmittal, duly completed and validly executed in accordance with the instructions thereto and such other documents as may be required pursuant to such instructions, the holder of such Certificates shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefore, and Parent shall cause the Exchange Agent to deliver, the applicable Aggregate Transaction Consideration in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.02, and the Certificate so surrendered shall forthwith be cancelled. Until surrendered as contemplated by this Section 3.07(b), each Certificate entitled to receive the applicable Aggregate Transaction Consideration in accordance with Section 3.01 shall be deemed at all times after the Second Company Merger Effective Time to represent only the right to receive upon such surrender the applicable Aggregate Transaction Consideration that such holder is entitled to receive in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.01.

(c)            Distributions with Respect to Unexchanged Shares of New Parent Common Stock. No dividends or other distributions declared or made after the Second Company Merger Effective Time with respect to the New Parent Common Stock with a record date after the Second Company Merger Effective Time shall be paid to the holder of any unsurrendered Certificate with respect to any shares of New Parent Common Stock represented thereby until the holder of such Certificate shall surrender such Certificate in accordance with Section 3.07(b)(i). Subject to the effect of escheat, Tax or other applicable Laws, following surrender of any such Certificate, Parent shall pay or cause to be paid to the holder of the certificates representing any shares of New Parent Common Stock issued in exchange therefore, without interest, (i) promptly, but in any event within five (5) Business Days of such surrender, the amount of dividends or other distributions with a record date after the Second Company Merger Effective Time and theretofore paid with respect to such shares of New Parent Common Stock, and (ii) at the appropriate payment date, the amount of dividends or other distributions, with a record date after the Second Company Merger Effective Time but prior to surrender and a payment date occurring after surrender, payable with respect to such shares of New Parent Common Stock.

(d)            No Further Rights. The applicable Aggregate Transaction Consideration payable upon conversion of the Blocker Interests and the Company Interests in accordance with the terms hereof shall be deemed to have been paid and issued in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to such Blocker Interests and Company Interests.

(e)            Adjustments to Aggregate Stock Consideration. The Aggregate Stock Consideration shall be adjusted to reflect appropriately the effect of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, combination, exchange of shares or other like change with respect to New Parent Common Stock occurring on or after the date hereof and prior to the Second Company Merger Effective Time.

(f)            Termination of Exchange Fund. Any portion of the Exchange Fund that remains undistributed to the former Blocker Member or Company Members for six (6) months after the Second Company Merger Effective Time shall be delivered to Parent, upon demand, and the former Blocker Member or Company Members who have not theretofore complied with this Section 3.07 shall thereafter look only to Parent for the applicable Aggregate Transaction Consideration. Any portion of the Exchange Fund remaining unclaimed by the former Blocker Member or Company Members as of a date which is immediately prior to such time as such amounts would otherwise escheat to or become property of any government entity shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, become the property of Parent free and clear of any claims or interest of any person previously entitled thereto.

(g)            No Liability. None of the Exchange Agent, Parent or the Surviving Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, be liable to any former holder of the Blocker Interests for any such Blocker Interests or Company Interests for any such Company Interests (or dividends or distributions with respect thereto) or cash delivered to a public official pursuant to any abandoned property, escheat or similar Law in accordance with Section 3.07.

(h)            Withholding Rights. Each of the Surviving Company and Parent shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the consideration otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement to any former holder of Blocker Interests or Company Interests such amounts as it is required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of such payment under the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) or any provision of state, local or foreign Tax Law. Prior to making any such deduction or withholding (excluding for this purpose, any payments of a compensatory nature made in connection with the performance of services or any deduction or withholding attributable to a failure to comply with Section 10.02(i))), the Surviving Company or Parent shall provide written notice at least five (5) days prior to the date of the payment giving rise to such deduction or withholding, and each of the Surviving Company and Parent will cooperate with any reasonable request from such party to obtain reduction of or relief from such deduction or withholding. To the extent that amounts are so withheld by the Surviving Company or Parent and paid over, as the case may be, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the former Blocker Member or Company Members (or intended recipients of compensatory payments) in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made by the Surviving Company or Parent, as the case may be.

(i)             Lost Certificates. If any Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming such Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed, the Exchange Agent will issue in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate, the applicable Aggregate Transaction Consideration that such holder is otherwise entitled to receive pursuant to, and in accordance with, the provisions of Section 3.01.

Section 3.08          Company Certificate; Parent Certificate.

(a)            No later than three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver to Parent written notice (the “Company Certificate”) setting forth: (i) the Monroe Credit Agreement Payoff Amount; (ii) the SVB Credit Agreement Payoff Amount; (iii) the Hudson Street Unpaid Sublease Termination Fee Amount; (iv) the Cares Act Unpaid Payroll Taxes Deferred Amount; (v) the aggregate amount of the Company Management Bonus; (vi) the aggregate amount of the Permitted Distribution; (vii) the aggregate amount of cash that shall be on the Company’s balance sheet as of the Closing Date; and (viii) a written report setting forth a list of all of the Transaction Expenses of the Company (together with written invoices and wire transfer instructions for the payment thereof).

(b)            No later than three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, Parent shall deliver to the Company written notice (the “Parent Certificate”) setting forth: (i) the aggregate amount of cash proceeds that will be required to satisfy any exercise of Redemption Rights; (ii) a written report setting forth a list of all of the Transaction Expenses of Parent (together with written invoices for the payment thereof); and (iii) the aggregate amount of the funds raised pursuant to the Private Placements and any Qualifying Private Placement.

Section 3.09         Closing Transactions. On the Closing Date, the parties hereto shall cause the consummation of the following transactions in the following order, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement:

(a)            Parent shall file the Parent Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and adopt the Parent Amended and Restated Bylaws.

(b)            Parent shall file the Certificate of First Blocker Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with Section 2.02(b).

(c)            Parent shall file the Certificate of Second Blocker Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with Section 2.02(c).

(d)            Parent shall file the Certificate of First Company Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with Section 2.02(d).

(e)            Parent shall file the Certificate of Second Company Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with Section 2.02(e).

(f)             Parent shall pay, or cause to be paid, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, all Transaction Expenses of Parent and the Company, to the extent not paid prior to the Closing.

(g)            Parent shall pay and discharge, or shall cause to be paid and discharged, to (i) Monroe Capital by wire transfer of immediately available funds, the Monroe Credit Agreement Payoff Amount pursuant to, and in accordance with, the provisions of the payoff letter delivered by the Company to Monroe Capital, which such payoff letter shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Parent (the “Monroe Payoff Letter”), and (ii) SVB by wire transfer of immediately available funds, the SVB Credit Agreement Payoff Amount pursuant to, and in accordance with, the provisions of the payoff letter delivered by the Company to SVB, which such payoff letter shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Parent (the “SVB Payoff Letter”).

(h)            Parent shall pay, or cause to be paid, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, the Company Management Bonus to the Company for further payment through the Company’s payroll processing system to the applicable management employees as set forth on the Payment Spreadsheet.

(i)             Parent shall pay, or cause to be paid, to the Company by wire transfer of immediately available funds, the Balance Sheet Funding Amount.

(j)             Parent shall deposit, or shall cause to be deposited, with the Exchange Agent, the (i) number of shares of New Parent Common Stock sufficient to deliver the Aggregate Stock Consideration and (ii) cash sufficient to deliver the Aggregate Cash Consideration.

(k)            Parent shall cause CST to make payments in the aggregate amount of cash proceeds that will be required to satisfy any exercise of the Redemption Rights.

Article IV.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

Except as set forth in the Company’s disclosure schedule delivered by Company in connection with this Agreement (the “Company Disclosure Schedule”), the Company hereby represents and warrants to Parent and the Merger Sub Entities as follows:

Section 4.01         Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries.

(a)            The Company and each subsidiary of the Company (each a “Company Subsidiary”), is duly formed or organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and has the requisite corporate or other organizational power and authority and all necessary governmental approvals to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted. The Company and each Company Subsidiary is duly qualified or licensed as a foreign entity to do business, and is in good standing, in each jurisdiction where the character of the properties owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of its business makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except for such failures to be so qualified or licensed and in good standing that would not have or reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

(b)            A true and complete list of all the Company Subsidiaries, together with the jurisdiction of formation or other organization of each Company Subsidiary and the percentage of the outstanding equity interest of each Company Subsidiary owned by the Company and each other Company Subsidiary, is set forth in Section 4.01(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule. The Company does not directly or indirectly own any equity or similar interest in, or any interest convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any equity or similar interest in, any other corporation, partnership, joint venture or business association or other entity.

Section 4.02          Organizational Documents. The Company has prior to the date of this Agreement made available complete and correct copies of the Company Organizational Documents (in the case of the Company) or equivalent organizational documents (in the case of the Company Subsidiaries), each as amended to date. The Company Organizational Documents (in the case of the Company) or equivalent organizational documents (in the case of the Company Subsidiaries) are in full force and effect. The Company is not in violation of any of the provisions of the Certificate of Formation and Company Operating Agreement and the Company Subsidiaries are not in violation of any of the provisions of any equivalent organizational documents.

Section 4.03          Capitalization.

(a)            As of the date hereof, (i) forty three million three hundred thirty three thousand three hundred thirty three and thirty three one hundredths (43,333,333.33) Company Interests are issued and outstanding, of which (A) twenty six million (26,000,000) Company Class A Interests are issued and outstanding, (B) seventeen million three hundred thirty three thousand three hundred thirty three and thirty three one hundredths (17,333,333.33) Company Class B Interests are issued and outstanding and (C) one hundred seventy five thousand (175,500) Company Class C Interests are issued and outstanding, (ii) four million nine hundred forty two thousand eight hundred seventy five (4,942,875) Company Interests are reserved for issuance upon the exercise of the outstanding Company Options, and (iii) seven hundred thirty one thousand six hundred twenty five (731,625) Company Interests are reserved for future grants under the Company Equity Plan.

(b)            Other than the Member Support Agreement and Company Options set forth on Section 4.03(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, (i) there are no options, warrants, preemptive rights, calls, convertible securities, conversion rights or other rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments of any character relating to the issued or unissued membership interests, or other equity interests, in the Company or any Company Subsidiary or obligating the Company or any Company Subsidiary to issue or sell any membership interests, or other equity interests, in the Company or any Company Subsidiary, (ii) neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is a party to, or otherwise bound by, and neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has granted, any equity appreciation rights, participations, phantom equity or similar rights, and (iii) there are no voting trusts, voting agreements, proxies, shareholder agreements or other agreements with respect to the voting or transfer of the Company Interests or any of the equity interests or other securities of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries. The Company does not own any equity interests in any person, other than the Company Subsidiaries.

(c)            The Company has furnished or made available to Parent the following information with respect to each outstanding Company Option: (i) the name of the Company Option recipient; (ii) the number of Company Interests subject to such Company Option; (iii) the exercise price of such Company Option; (iv) the date on which such Company Option was granted; (v) the vesting schedule applicable to such Company Option; and (vi) the date on which such Company Option expires, if applicable. The Company has made available to Parent accurate and complete copies of the Company Equity Plan pursuant to which Company has granted the Company Options that are currently outstanding and all forms of award agreements evidencing such Company Options. No Company Option was granted with an exercise price per interest less than the fair market value of the underlying Company Interest, as of the date such Company Option or has any feature for the deferral of compensation within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code. All Company Interests subject to issuance as aforesaid, upon issuance on the terms and conditions specified in the instruments pursuant to which they are issuable, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

(d)            There are no outstanding contractual obligations of the Company or any Company Subsidiary to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any membership interest of the Company or any equity interest of any Company Subsidiary or to provide funds to or make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in any person other than a Company Subsidiary.

(e)            (i) There are no commitments or agreements of any character to which the Company is bound obligating the Company to accelerate the vesting of any Company Option as a result of the Transactions herein, and (ii) all outstanding Company Interests and all outstanding Company Options under the Company Equity Plan, and all outstanding equity interests of each Company Subsidiary, have been issued and granted in compliance with (A) all applicable securities laws and other applicable Laws and (B) all pre-emptive rights and other requirements set forth in applicable contracts to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party.

(f)            Each outstanding equity interest of each Company Subsidiary is owned by the Company or another Company Subsidiary free and clear of all Liens, options, rights of first refusal and limitations on the Company’s or any Company Subsidiary’s voting rights, other than transfer restrictions under applicable securities laws and their respective organizational documents.

(g)            The Company Members collectively own directly and beneficially, all of the equity of the Company (which are represented by the issued and outstanding Company Interests). Except for the Company Interests held by the Company Members and Company Options granted under the Company Equity Plan, no other equity or voting interest of the Company, or options, warrants or other rights to acquire any such equity or voting interest, of the Company is authorized or issued and outstanding.

(h)            All outstanding Company Interests and all outstanding equity securities of each Company Subsidiary have been issued and granted in compliance with (i) applicable securities laws and other applicable Laws and (ii) any pre-emptive rights and other similar requirements set forth in applicable contracts to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party.

Section 4.04         Authority Relative to this Agreement. The Company has all necessary power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the Transactions. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the Transactions have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and no other corporate proceedings on the part of the Company are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the Transactions (other than the filing of the Certificate of First Blocker Merger, the Certificate of Second Blocker Merger, the Certificate of First Company Merger and the Certificate of Second Company Merger, in each case, with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with the DLLC Act). This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by Parent and the Merger Sub Entities constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, by general equitable principles (the “Remedies Exceptions”).

Section 4.05         No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents.

(a)            The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company does not and, subject to receipt of the filing of the Certificate of First Blocker Merger, the Certificate of Second Blocker Merger, the Certificate of First Company Merger and the Certificate of Second Company Merger, in each case, with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with the DLLC Act with respect to the Company and the receipt of the consents, approvals, authorizations or permits, filings and notifications contemplated by Section 4.05(b), the performance of this Agreement by the Company will not (i) conflict with or violate the Company Organizational Documents (in the case of the Company) or equivalent organizational documents (in the case of the Company Subsidiaries), (ii) conflict with or violate any United States or non-United States statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, code, executive order, injunction, judgment, decree or other order (“Law”) applicable to the Company or any Company Subsidiary or by which any property or asset of the Company or any Company Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (iii) result in any breach of or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would become a default) under, result in any material payment or penalty under, or give to others any right of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of a Lien (other than any Permitted Lien) on any material property or asset of the Company or any Company Subsidiary pursuant to, any Material Contract, except, with respect to clauses (ii) and (iii), for any such conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults or other occurrences which would not have or reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect

(b)            The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company does not, and the performance of this Agreement by the Company will not, require any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or notification to, any United States federal, state, county or local or non-United States government, governmental, supra-national, regulatory or administrative authority, agency, instrumentality or commission or any court, tribunal, or judicial or arbitral body (a “Governmental Authority”), except (i) for applicable requirements, if any, of the Exchange Act, Securities Act, state securities or “blue sky” laws (“Blue Sky Laws”),the pre-merger notification requirements of the HSR Act, and the filing of the Certificate of First Blocker Merger, the Certificate Second Blocker Merger, the Certificate of First Company Merger and the Certificate of Second Company Merger, in each case, with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with the DLLC Act, or (ii) where the failure to obtain such consents, approvals, authorizations or permits, or to make such filings or notifications, would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

Section 4.06          Permits; Compliance. Section 4.06 of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, correct and complete list, as of the date of this Agreement, of all of the material franchises, grants, authorizations, licenses, permits, easements, variances, exceptions, consents, certificates, approvals and orders of any Governmental Authority held by the Company or any Company Subsidiary and necessary for the Company or any applicable Company Subsidiary to own, lease and operate its or their properties or to carry on its or their business as it is now being conducted (the “Company Permits”). The Company or any applicable Company Subsidiary is in possession of all of the Company Permits, except where the failure to have such Company Permits would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. No suspension or cancellation of any of the Company Permits is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is in conflict with, or in default, breach or violation of, (a) any Law applicable to the Company or any Company Subsidiary or by which any property or asset of the Company or any Company Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (b) any Material Contract or Company Permit, except, in each case, for any such conflicts, defaults, breaches or violations that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

Section 4.07         Financial Statements.

(a)            The Company has made available to Parent true and complete copies of the (i) audited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2018, December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2020 and the related audited consolidated statements of operations and cash flows of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries for each of the years then ended (collectively, the “Audited Financial Statements”), which are attached as Section 4.07(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, and which contain an unqualified report of the Company’s auditors. Each of the Audited Financial Statements (including the notes thereto) (i) was prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto), and (ii) fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as at the date thereof and for the period indicated therein, except as otherwise noted therein.

(b)            The Company has made available to Parent a true and complete copy of the consolidated unaudited balance sheet of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as of March 31, 2021 (the “2021 Balance Sheet”), and the related unaudited consolidated statements of operations and cash flows of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries for the three (3)-month period then ended, which are attached as Section 4.07(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule (collectively, the “Unaudited Financial Statements”). The Unaudited Financial Statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated, and fairly present, in all material respects, the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as at the date thereof and for the period indicated therein, except as otherwise noted therein and subject to normal and recurring year-end adjustments and the absence of notes.

(c)            The PCAOB Audited Financials, when delivered by the Company, shall (i) subject, in the case of unaudited interim period financial statements, to the absence of footnotes and normal recurring year-end audit adjustments, and except as may be indicated in the notes thereto, be prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated, (ii) be audited in accordance with the auditing standards of the PCAOB, and (iii) fairly present, in all material respects, the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as at the dates thereof and for the periods indicated therein.

(d)            Except as and to the extent set forth on the Audited Financial Statements or the 2021 Balance Sheet, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has any liability or obligation of a nature (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise) required to be reflected on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, except for: (i) liabilities that were incurred in the ordinary course of business since the date of such 2021 Balance Sheet, (ii) obligations for future performance under any contract to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party or (iii) liabilities and obligations which are not individually or in the aggregate reasonably expected to be material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

(e)            Since January 1, 2018 (i) neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any director, officer, employee, auditor, accountant or Representative of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, has received or otherwise had or obtained knowledge of any complaint, allegation, assertion or claim, whether written or, to the knowledge of the Company, oral, regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of the Company or any Company Subsidiary or their respective internal accounting controls, including any such complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that the Company or any Company Subsidiary has engaged in questionable accounting or auditing practices and (ii) there have been no internal investigations regarding accounting or revenue recognition discussed with, reviewed by or initiated at the direction of the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, general counsel, the Company Board or any committee thereof.

Section 4.08          Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Since the date of the 2021 Balance Sheet and through the date of this Agreement, except as otherwise reflected in the Audited Financial Statements, or as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, the Company and the Company Subsidiaries have conducted their respective businesses in all material respects in the ordinary course and in a manner consistent with past practice. Since the date of the 2021 Balance Sheet, (a) there has not been any Company Material Adverse Effect and (b) the Company and the Company Subsidiaries have not sold, assigned or otherwise transferred any right, title, or interest in or to any of their material assets (including Intellectual Property and Business Systems) other than non-exclusive licenses or assignments or transfers in the ordinary course of business.

Section 4.09         Absence of Litigation. There is no material Action pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any Company Subsidiary, or any property or asset of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, before any Governmental Authority. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary nor any material property or asset of the Company or any Company Subsidiary is, subject to any continuing order of, consent decree, settlement agreement or other similar written agreement with, or, to the knowledge of the Company, continuing investigation by, any Governmental Authority, or any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award of any Governmental Authority.

Section 4.10         Employee Benefit Plans.

(a)            All non-standard employment and consulting contracts or agreements to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party, with respect to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary has any severance and/or change in control obligations (and, for the avoidance of doubt, excluding standard form agreements for employees outside of the United States and contracts or agreements that can be terminated at any time without severance or termination pay in excess of the minimum severance or termination pay required under applicable Law or upon notice of not more than sixty (60) days or, if greater, the minimum notice that is required under applicable Law), have been made available to Parent (collectively, the “Service Agreements”) and all material Service Agreements are set forth on Section 4.10(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule. In addition, Section 4.10(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists, as of the date of this Agreement, all material Plans. For purposes of this Agreement, “Plans” means all employee benefit plans (as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”)) and all bonus, equity compensation, incentive, deferred compensation, retiree medical or life insurance, supplemental retirement, severance, change in control, fringe benefit, sick paid and vacation and other material employee benefit plans, programs or arrangements, in each case, which are maintained, contributed to or sponsored by the Company or any Company Subsidiary for the benefit of any current or former employee, officer, director or consultant, or under which the Company or any Company Subsidiary has or could reasonably be expected to incur any material liability (contingent or otherwise).

(b)            With respect to each Plan, the Company has made available to Parent, if applicable (i) a true and complete copy of the current plan document and all material amendments thereto and each trust or other funding arrangement, (ii) copies of the most recent summary plan description and any summaries of material modifications, (iii) copies of the most recent Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) Form 5500 annual report and accompanying schedules, and (iv) nondiscrimination testing results for the two (2) most recent plan years, (v) copies of the most recently received IRS determination, opinion or advisory letter for each such Plan, and (vi) any material non-routine correspondence from any Governmental Authority with respect to any Plan within the past three (3) years with respect to which any material liability remains outstanding. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has any express commitment to modify, change or terminate any Plan, other than with respect to a modification, change or termination required by ERISA or the Code, or other applicable Law.

(c)            Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate currently sponsors, maintains or contributes to, nor has, within the past six (6) years, sponsored, maintained or been required to contribute to, nor has any liability or obligation (contingent or otherwise) under (i) a multiemployer plan (within the meaning of Section 3(37) or 4001(a)(3) of ERISA), (ii) a single employer pension plan (within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA) subject to Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA, (iii) a multiple employer plan subject to Section 413(c) of the Code, or (iv) a multiple employer welfare arrangement under ERISA as defined under Section 3(40) of ERISA. For purposes of this Agreement, “ERISA Affiliate” shall mean any entity that together with the Company would be deemed a “single employer” for purposes of Section 4001(b)(1) of ERISA or Sections 414(b), (c) or (m) of the Code.

(d)            Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is nor will be obligated, whether under any Plan, Service Agreement or otherwise, to pay separation, severance or termination to any current or former employee, director or independent contractor directly as a result of any Transaction contemplated by this Agreement, nor will any such Transaction accelerate the time of payment or vesting, or increase the amount, of any material benefit or other compensation due to any individual. The Transactions shall not be the direct or indirect cause of any amount paid or payable by the Company or any Company Subsidiary being classified as an “excess parachute payment” under Section 280G of the Code.

(e)            None of the Plans nor Service Agreements provides, nor does the Company nor any Company Subsidiary have or reasonably expect to have any obligation to provide retiree medical benefits to any current or former employee, officer, director or consultant of the Company or any Company Subsidiary after termination of employment or service except as may be required under Section 4980B of the Code and Parts 6 and 7 of Title I of ERISA and the regulations thereunder.

(f)             Each Plan and each Service Agreement is in compliance, in all material respects, in accordance with its terms and the requirements of all applicable Laws including, without limitation, ERISA and the Code. No material Action is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened with respect to any Plan (other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course) or Service Agreement and, to the knowledge of the Company, no fact or event exists that could reasonably be expected to give rise to any such Action.

(g)            Each Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code or Section 401(k) of the Code has (i) timely received a favorable determination letter from the IRS covering all of the provisions applicable to the Plan for which determination letters are currently available that the Plan is so qualified and each trust established in connection with such Plan is exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(a) of the Code or (ii) is entitled to rely on a favorable opinion letter from the IRS, and to the knowledge of Company, no fact or event has occurred since the date of such determination or opinion letter or letters from the IRS that could reasonably be expected to result in the loss of the qualified status of any such Plan or the exempt status of any such trust.

(h)            There has not been any prohibited transaction (within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) nor any reportable events (within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA) with respect to any Plan that could reasonably be expected to result in material liability to the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries. There have been no acts or omissions by the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries that have given or could reasonably be expected to give rise to any material fines, penalties, Taxes or related charges under Sections 502 or 4071 of ERISA or Section 511 or Chapter 43 of the Code for which the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries may be liable.

(i)             All contributions, premiums or payments required to be made with respect to any Plan have been timely made to the extent due or properly accrued on the consolidated financial statements of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, except as would not result in material liability to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries.

(j)             The Company and each ERISA Affiliate have each complied in all material respects with the notice and continuation coverage requirements, and all other requirements, of Section 4980B of the Code and Parts 6 and 7 of Title I of ERISA, and the regulations thereunder, with respect to each Plan that is, or was during any taxable year for which the statute of limitations on the assessment of federal income Taxes remains open, by consent or otherwise, a group health plan within the meaning of Section 5000(b)(1) of the Code.

(k)            The Company and each Plan that is a “group health plan” as defined in Section 733(a)(1) of ERISA (each, a “Health Plan”) is and has been in compliance, in all material respects, with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (“PPACA”), and no event has occurred, and no condition or circumstance exists, that could reasonably be expected to subject the Company, any ERISA Affiliate or any Health Plan to any material liability for penalties or excise taxes under Code Section 4980D or 4980H or any other provision of the PPACA.

(l)            Each Plan and each Service Agreement that constitutes a nonqualified deferred compensation plan subject to Section 409A of the Code has been administered and operated, in all material respects, in compliance with the provisions of Section 409A of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder. No Plan or Service Agreement provides for any gross ups for any taxes imposed under Sections 409A and/or 4999 of the Code.

Section 4.11         Labor and Employment Matters.

(a)            As of the date hereof, except as would not be material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries taken as a whole, all compensation, including wages, commissions, bonuses, fees and other compensation due and payable to all employees, independent contractors or consultants of the Company or any Company Subsidiary for services performed on or prior to the date hereof have been paid in full (or accrued in full in the Company’s financial statements).

(b)            (i) There are no material Actions pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any Company Subsidiary by any of their respective current or former employees, which Actions would be material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (ii) neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is, nor has been for the past three (3) years, a party to, bound by, or negotiating any collective bargaining agreement, work rules or practices, or any other labor-related agreement, arrangement or contract with a labor union, trade union, works council or labor organization applicable to persons employed by the Company or any Company Subsidiary, nor, has any labor union, trade union, labor organization or group of employees of the Company or any Company Subsidiary made a pending demand (in writing) for recognition or certification, and there are no representation or certification proceedings or petitions seeking a representation proceeding presently pending or threatened in writing to be brought or filed with the National Labor Relations Board or any other labor relations tribunal or authority; (iii) to the knowledge of the Company, there are not any activities or proceedings of any labor union to organize any such employees; (iv) there are no unfair labor practice complaints pending against the Company or any Company Subsidiary before the National Labor Relations Board; and (v) during the past three (3) years, there has not been any strike, slowdown, work stoppage, lockout, concerted refusal to work overtime or other similar labor disruption or dispute affecting, or, to the knowledge of the Company, threat thereof, by or with respect to any employees of the Company or any Company Subsidiary.

(c)            The Company and the Company Subsidiaries are and during the past three (3) years have been in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws relating to the employment of labor, including all contractual commitments and all such laws relating to employment practices, employment discrimination or harassment in employment, terms and conditions of employment, termination of employment, employee whistle-blowing, employee privacy, defamation, background checks and other consumer reports regarding employees and applicants, negligent hiring or retention, affirmative action and other employment-related obligations on federal contractors and subcontractors, labor relations, mass layoffs and plant closings (including the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988, as amended, or any similar state or local Laws), immigration and employment eligibility verification, meal and rest breaks, pay equity, workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance, family and medical leave, and occupational safety and health requirements, including those related to wages, hours, overtime pay, classification of employees, consultants and independent contractors, pension benefits, severance, collective bargaining and the payment and withholding of Taxes (collectively “Employment Matters”).

(d)            Except as would not be material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries taken as a whole, there are no, and in the past three (3) years there have been no, pending, or to the knowledge of the Company, threatened lawsuits, arbitrations, administrative charges, controversies, grievances or claims by any employee, independent contractor, former employee, or former independent contractor of the Company or any Company Subsidiary before the National Labor Relations Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or any other Governmental Authority or arbitration board or panel relating to any Employment Matters.

(e)            Each of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries: (i) has taken reasonable steps to properly classify and treat all of their employees as “employees” and independent contractors as “independent contractors”; (ii) has taken reasonable steps to properly classify and treat all of their employees as “exempt” or “nonexempt” from overtime requirements under applicable Law; (iii) has maintained legally adequate records regarding the service of all of their employees, including, where required by applicable Law, records of hours worked; (iv) is not delinquent in any material payments to, or on behalf of, any current or former employees or independent contractors for any services or amounts required to be reimbursed or otherwise paid; (v) has withheld, remitted, and reported all material amounts required by Law or by agreement to be withheld, remitted, and reported with respect to wages, salaries, end of service and retirement funds, superannuation and social security benefits and other payments to any current or former independent contractors or employees; and (vi) is not liable for any material payment to any trust or other fund governed by or maintained by or on behalf of any Governmental Authority with respect to unemployment compensation benefits, social security or other benefits or obligations for any current or former independent contractors or employees (other than routine payments to be made in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice).

(f)             To the knowledge of the Company, (i) no employee or independent contractor of the Company or any Company Subsidiary is in violation of any term of any employment contract, consulting contract, non-disclosure agreement, common law non-disclosure obligation, non-competition agreement, non-solicitation agreement, proprietary information agreement or any other agreement relating to confidential or proprietary information, intellectual property, competition, or related matters with any third party due to such person’s employment or engagement with the Company or any Company Subsidiary; and (ii) the continued employment by the Company and the Company Subsidiaries of their respective employees, and the performance of the contracts with the Company and the Company Subsidiaries by their respective independent contractors, will not result in any such violation. Neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has received any notice alleging that any such violation has occurred within the past three (3) years.

Section 4.12         Real Property; Title to Assets.

(a)            None of the Company or any Company Subsidiary owns any real property.

(b)            Section 4.12(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists the street address of each parcel of Leased Real Property, and sets forth a list of each lease, sublease, and license pursuant to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary leases, subleases or licenses and real property (each, a “Lease”), with the name of the lessor and the date of the Lease in connection therewith and each material amendment to any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Lease Documents”). True, correct and complete copies of all Lease Documents have been made available to Parent. There are no leases, subleases, concessions or other contracts granting to any person other than the Company or the Company Subsidiaries the right to use or occupy any real property, and all such Leases are in full force and effect, are valid and enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, subject to the Remedies Exceptions, and there is not, under any of such Leases, any existing material default or event of default (or event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) by the Company or any Company Subsidiary or, to the Company’s knowledge, by the other party to such Leases, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has subleased, sublicensed or otherwise granted to any person any right to use, occupy or possess any portion of the Leased Real Property.

(c)            There are no contractual or legal restrictions that preclude or restrict the ability of the Company or any Company Subsidiary to use any Leased Real Property by such party for the purposes for which it is currently being used, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, be material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

(d)            Each of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries has legal and valid title to, or, in the case of Leased Real Property and assets, valid leasehold or subleasehold interests in, all of its properties and assets, tangible and intangible, real, personal and mixed, used or held for use in its business, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, be material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

Section 4.13         Intellectual Property.

(a)            Section 4.13(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a true, correct and complete list of all of the following: (i) registered Patents, Trademarks, domain names and Copyrights and applications for any of the foregoing that have been filed with the applicable Governmental Authority that are owned or purported to be owned, used or held for use by the Company or any Company Subsidiary (“Registered IP”) (showing in each, as applicable, the filing date, date of issuance, expiration date and registration or application number, and registrar), (ii) all contracts or agreements pursuant to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is granted a right to use any Company-Licensed IP, including for the Software, Technology, or Business Systems of any other persons, in each case, that are material to the Products or manufacture thereof and/or business of the Company or any Company Subsidiary as currently conducted (other than (x) unmodified, commercially available, “off-the-shelf” Software or (y) Software, Technology or Business Systems with a replacement cost or aggregate annual license and maintenance fees of less than $75,000); and (iii) any Software or Technology owned or purported to be owned by the Company or any Company Subsidiary that is material to the business of, the Company or any Company Subsidiary as currently conducted and would have a replacement cost of more than $200,000. The Company IP, including the Intellectual Property specified on Section 4.13(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, constitutes all material Intellectual Property rights used in the operation of the business of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, including the design, development, hosting, manufacturing, reproduction, marketing, licensing, sale, offer for sale, importation, distribution, publication, provision and/or use of any Products, and is sufficient for the conduct of such business as currently conducted in all material respects other than with respect to third party owned Patents.

(b)            The Company or a Company Subsidiary solely and exclusively owns and possesses, free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens), all right, title and interest in and to the Company-Owned IP and has a valid and enforceable license or other right to all Company-Licensed IP. All Company-Owned IP is subsisting and, to the knowledge of the Company, valid and enforceable. No loss or expiration of any material Company-Owned IP is threatened or pending, except for patents expiring at the end of their natural term.

(c)            The Company and each of its applicable Company Subsidiaries have taken and take commercially reasonable actions to maintain, protect and enforce Intellectual Property rights in the trade secrets and other Confidential Information in its possession or control, including the secrecy, confidentiality and value of its trade secrets and other Confidential Information. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has disclosed any such trade secrets or Confidential Information that is material to the business of the Company and any applicable Company Subsidiaries to any other person other than pursuant to a written confidentiality agreement under which such other person agrees to maintain the confidentiality and protect such Confidential Information.

(d)            (i) There have been no claims properly filed with a Governmental Authority and served on the Company or any Company Subsidiary, or threatened in writing (including email) to be filed, against the Company or any Company Subsidiary with any Governmental Authority, by any person (A) contesting the validity, use, ownership, enforceability, patentability or registrability of any of the Registered IP, or (B) alleging any infringement or misappropriation of, or other conflict with, any Intellectual Property rights of other persons (including any material demands or offers to license any Intellectual Property rights from any other person); (ii) the operation of the business of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries (including the including (x) the design, development, hosting, manufacturing, reproduction, marketing, licensing, sale, offer for sale, importation, distribution, publication, provision and/or use of any Products and/or Company-Owned Intellectual Property and (y) the Company’s or any of the Company Subsidiaries’ use of any product, device, process or service used in such business as previously conducted, currently conducted and as proposed to be conducted) (1) has not and does not infringe, misappropriate or violate, any Intellectual Property rights (other than Patents) of other Persons, including any Person’s right of publicity, (2) to the Company’s knowledge, has not and does not infringe or violate any Patents of other Persons, and (3) does not constitute unfair competition or unfair trade practices under the applicable Law of any jurisdiction in which the Company or any Company Subsidiary conducts business or in which Products are hosted, manufactured, marketed, distributed, published, licensed or sold and there is no basis for any such claims; (iii) to the Company’s knowledge, no other person has infringed, misappropriated or violated any of the Company-Owned IP; and (iv) neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has received any formal written opinions of counsel regarding any of the foregoing.

(e)            All current and past founders, officers, management employees and contractors who have contributed, developed or conceived any material Company-Owned IP have executed valid, written agreements with the Company or one of the Company Subsidiaries, and pursuant to which such persons (a) agreed to maintain in confidence all confidential or proprietary information acquired by them in the course of their relationship with the Company or the applicable Company Subsidiary, and (b) have assigned to the Company or the applicable Company Subsidiary any Intellectual Property created, conceived or otherwise developed by such person in the course of and related to his, her or its relationship with the Company or the applicable Company Subsidiary (and, with respect to founders, created for or on behalf or in contemplation of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries (i) prior to the inception of the Company or any Company Subsidiaries or (ii) prior to their commencement of employment or engagement of any such founder as a consultant with the Company or any Company Subsidiaries), or such Intellectual Property is owned by the Company or such Company Subsidiary by operation of law.

(f)            The Company and the Company Subsidiaries do not use and have not used any Open Source Software or any modification or derivative thereof (i) in a manner that would grant or purport to grant to any other person any rights to or immunities under any of the Company-Owned IP, or (ii) under any license requiring the Company or any Company Subsidiary to disclose or distribute the source code to any Product components or Business Systems owned or purported to be owned by the Company or any Company Subsidiary which are incorporated in or necessary for the use of the Products, to license or provide the source code to any such Business Systems or Product components for the purpose of making derivative works, or to make available for redistribution to any person the source code to any of the Product components at no or minimal charge.

(g)            The Company or one of the Company Subsidiaries owns, leases, licenses, or otherwise has the legal right to use all Business Systems, and such Business Systems are sufficient for the immediate and anticipated future needs of the business of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries as currently conducted. The Company and the Company Subsidiaries maintain commercially reasonable disaster recovery and business continuity plans, procedures and facilities, and since January 1, 2018, there has not been any material failure with respect to any of the Products or other Business Systems that has not been remedied or replaced in all material respects. The Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries have purchased a sufficient number of seat licenses for their Business Systems.

(h)            The Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries currently, and since January 1, 2018, have complied in all material respects with all applicable Privacy and Data Security Requirements. The Company and the Company Subsidiaries have each implemented reasonable data security safeguards designed to protect the security and integrity of its Business Systems and any Personal Information or Business Data held or processed by, via contractual commitments, or on behalf of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, including implementing industry standard procedures designed to prevent unauthorized access and the introduction of Disabling Devices. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has inserted and, to the knowledge of the Company, no other person has inserted or alleged to have inserted any Disabling Device in any of the Business Systems or Product components. Since January 1, 2018, except as would not be material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries taken as a whole, neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has (x) experienced any data security breaches that were required to be reported under applicable Privacy/Data Security Laws or contracts entered into by the Company or any Company Subsidiary; or (y) been subject to or received written notice of any Action by any Governmental Authority or any customer, or received any material claims or complaints regarding the collection, dissemination, storage or use of Personal Information, or the material violation of any applicable Privacy and Data Security Requirements, and, to the Company’s knowledge, there is no reasonable basis for the same.

(i)             The Company or one of the Company Subsidiaries (i) exclusively owns and possesses all right, title and interest in and to the Business Data free and clear of any restrictions of any nature or (ii) has all rights to use, exploit, publish, reproduce, distribute, license, sell, and create derivative works of the Business Data, in whole or in part, in the manner in which the Company and the Company Subsidiaries receive and use such Business Data prior to the Closing Date. The Company and the Company Subsidiaries are not subject to any contractual requirements, privacy policies, or other legal obligations, including based on the Transactions, that would prohibit the Merger Sub Entities or Parent from receiving or using Personal Information or other Business Data, in the manner in which the Company and the Company Subsidiaries receive and use such Personal Information and other Business Data prior to the Closing Date or result in material liabilities in connection with Privacy and Data Security Requirements.

(j)             The Company and the Company Subsidiaries are not and have never been a member of, a contributor to, or affiliated with, any industry standards organization, body, working group, or similar organization, and none of the Company, any of the Company Subsidiaries or any Company-Owned Intellectual Property is subject to any licensing, assignment, contribution, disclosure or other requirement or restriction of any industry standards organization, body, working group, or similar organization.

(k)            No employee, consultant or independent contractor of the Company or any Company Subsidiary who was involved in, or who contributed to, the creation or development of any Company IP owed or owes any duty or rights to any Governmental Authority, or any university, college or other educational institution or for a research center, in any such case which may materially affect Company’s or any Company Subsidiary’s ownership or its right to use any Company IP or that may impose any restrictions or obligations on the Company in respect thereof. There are no facilities, funding or property of any university, college, other educational institution or research center or other Governmental Authority were received by or provided to the Company or any Company Subsidiary or used in the development of any Company IP, nor does any Governmental Authority or any university, college, other academic institution or research center own, purport to own, have any other rights in or to (including through any Company IP Agreement) or have any option to obtain any rights in or to, any Company IP.

Section 4.14         Taxes.

(a)            The Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries: (i) have duly and timely filed (taking into account any extension of time within which to file) all material Tax Returns required to be filed by any of them as of the date hereof and all such filed Tax Returns are complete and accurate in all material respects; (ii) have timely paid all Taxes that are shown as due on such filed Tax Returns and any other material Taxes that the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries are otherwise obligated to pay, except with respect to Taxes that are being contested in good faith and are disclosed in Section 4.14(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule and no material Taxes are due with respect to the late filing of any Tax Return required to be filed by the Company or any Company Subsidiary; (iii) with respect to all material Tax Returns filed by or with respect to any of them, have not waived any statute of limitations with respect to Taxes or agreed to any extension of time with respect to a Tax assessment or deficiency other than as a result of extending the due date of a Tax Return, which extensions remain in effect; and (iv) do not have any unpaid deficiency, audit, examination or other Action in respect of Taxes or Tax matters pending before a Tax authority or proposed or threatened in writing by a Tax authority, for a Tax period which the statute of limitations for assessments remains open.

(b)            Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is a party to, is bound by or has an obligation under any Tax sharing agreement, Tax indemnification agreement, Tax allocation agreement or similar contract or arrangement (including any agreement, contract or arrangement providing for the sharing or ceding of credits or losses) or has a potential liability or obligation to any person (other than the Company or any Company Subsidiary) as a result of or pursuant to any such agreement, contract, arrangement or commitment other than an agreement, contract, arrangement or commitment the primary purpose of which does not relate to Taxes.

(c)            None of the Company nor any Company Subsidiary will be required to include any material item of income in, or exclude any material item of deduction from, taxable income for any taxable period (or portion thereof) beginning after the Closing Date as a result of any: (i) adjustment under Code Section 481(c) (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign income Tax Law) or other similar provisions of applicable Law as a result of a change in method of accounting made by the Company or Company Subsidiary prior to the Closing Date; (ii) “closing agreement” as described in Code Section 7121 (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign income Tax Law) executed by the Company or Company Subsidiary prior to the Closing; or (iii) installment sale or open transaction made outside the ordinary course of business by the Company or Company Subsidiaries on or prior to the Closing Date; (iv) prepaid amount received or deferred revenue accrued on or prior to the Closing Date outside the ordinary course of business by the Company or Company Subsidiaries on or prior to the Closing Date; (v) income includable after the Closing under Sections 951 or 951A of the Code for the portion of the taxable year of the Company or any Company Subsidiary that ends on the Closing Date and assuming for this purpose that the taxable year of any “controlled foreign corporation” giving rise to such income ends on the Closing Date or prior to the Closing; or (vi) the forgiveness pursuant to COVID-19 Measures of liabilities incurred prior to the Closing. The Company and the Company Subsidiaries are not and shall not be required to include any amount in income or pay any installment of any “net tax liability” or other Tax pursuant to Section 965 of the Code. The Company and the Company Subsidiaries have not, pursuant to COVID-19 Measures, deferred to any taxable period (or portion thereof) beginning after the Closing Date the payment of any payroll Taxes the due date for the original payment of which was at or prior to the Closing Date.

(d)            Each of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries has withheld and paid to the appropriate Tax authority all material Taxes required to have been withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or owing to any current or former employee, independent contractor, creditor, member, shareholder or other third party and has complied in all material respects with all applicable Laws, rules and regulations relating to the payment and withholding of Taxes.

(e)            Neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has been a member of an affiliated group filing a consolidated, combined or unitary U.S. federal, state, local or foreign income Tax Return (other than a group of which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is or was the common parent).

(f)             Neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has any material liability for the Taxes of any person (other than the Company and the Company Subsidiaries) under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Law), as a transferee or successor, by contract, or otherwise (other than pursuant to agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business the principal purposes of which do not relate to Taxes).

(g)            Neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has any request for a ruling in respect of Taxes pending between the Company or any Company Subsidiary and any Tax authority.

(h)            Neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has within the last three (3) years distributed stock of another person, or has had its stock distributed by another person, in a transaction that was purported or intended to be governed in whole or in part by Section 355 or Section 361 of the Code.

(i)             Neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has engaged in or entered into a “listed transaction” within the meaning of Code Section 6707A(c) or Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(2).

(j)             Neither the IRS nor any other United States or non-United States taxing authority or agency has asserted in writing or, to the knowledge of the Company, has threatened to assert against the Company or any Company Subsidiary any deficiency or claim for any Taxes or interest thereon or penalties in connection therewith that have not been paid or otherwise resolved.

(k)            There are no Tax Liens upon any assets of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries except for Permitted Liens.

(l)             The Company is, and has been at all times since its date of formation, classified as a corporation for U.S. federal and applicable state and local income Tax purposes.

(m)            Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has received a written notice from a Tax authority that it has a permanent establishment (within the meaning of an applicable Tax treaty) or otherwise has an office or fixed place of business in a country other than the country in which it is organized.

(n)            Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has been or is treated as an “investment company” within the meaning of Section 368(a)(2)(F) of the Code.

(o)            To the knowledge of the Company, there are no facts, circumstances or plans that, either alone or in combination, could reasonably be expected to prevent the Company Mergers from qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.

Section 4.15          Environmental Matters. (a) None of the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has materially violated since January 1, 2018 or is in material violation of applicable Environmental Law; (b) to the knowledge of the Company, none of the properties currently or formerly owned, leased or operated by the Company or any Company Subsidiary (including, without limitation, soils and surface and ground waters) are contaminated with any Hazardous Substance in violation of applicable Environmental Laws which requires reporting, investigation, remediation, monitoring or other response action by the Company or any Company Subsidiary pursuant to applicable Environmental Laws; (c) to the Company’s knowledge, none of the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries is, in any material respect, actually, potentially or allegedly liable pursuant to applicable Environmental Laws for any off-site contamination by Hazardous Substances; (d) each of the Company and each Company Subsidiary has all material permits, licenses and other authorizations required of each of the Company and each Company Subsidiary under applicable Environmental Law (“Environmental Permits”); (e) each of the Company and each Company Subsidiary is in material compliance with its Environmental Permits; and (f) the Company has delivered to Parent true and complete copies of all environmental Phase I reports and other material investigations, studies, audits, tests, reviews or other analyses commenced or conducted by or on behalf of the Company or any Company Subsidiary (or by a third party of which the Company has knowledge) in relation to the current or prior business of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries or any real property presently or formerly owned, leased, or operated by the Company or any Company Subsidiary (or its or their predecessors) that are in possession, custody or control of the Company or any Company Subsidiary.

Section 4.16          Material Contracts.

(a)            Section 4.16(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists, as of the date of this Agreement, the following types of contracts and agreements to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party, excluding for this purpose, any purchase orders and insertion orders submitted by customers (such contracts and agreements as are required to be set forth on Section 4.16(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule being the “Material Contracts”):

(i)            each contract and agreement with consideration paid or payable to the Company or any Company Subsidiary of more than $500,000, in the aggregate, over the twelve (12)-month period ending December 31, 2020;

(ii)           each contract and agreement with Suppliers to the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries for expenditures paid or payable by the Company or any Company Subsidiary of more than $500,000, in the aggregate, over the twelve (12)-month period ending December 31, 2020;

(iii)           all broker, distributor, dealer, manufacturer’s representative, franchise, agency, sales promotion, market research, marketing consulting and advertising contracts and agreements to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party that are material to the business of the Company;

(iv)          all contracts providing for the development of any Software Technology or Intellectual Property, independently or jointly, either by or for the Company or any Company Subsidiary (other than employee invention assignment agreements and consulting agreements with authors entered into in the ordinary course of business);

(v)           all contracts and agreements evidencing Indebtedness;

(vi)          all partnership, joint venture or similar agreements;

(vii)         all contracts and agreements with any Governmental Authority to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party, other than any Company Permits;

(viii)        all contracts and agreements that limit, or purport to limit, the ability of the Company or any Company Subsidiary to compete in any line of business or with any person or entity or in any geographic area or during any period of time or to hire or retain any person;

(ix)           all contracts or arrangements that result in any person or entity holding a power of attorney from the Company or any Company Subsidiary that relates to the Company, any Company Subsidiary or their respective businesses;

(x)            all contracts involving use of any Company-Licensed IP required to be listed in Section 4.13(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule; and

(xi)           all contracts which involve the license or grant of rights to material Company-Owned IP by the Company or any Company Subsidiary to any other Person, but excluding any nonexclusive licenses (or sublicenses) of Company-Owned IP granted to customers, employees, contractors, consultants, vendors and service providers in the ordinary course of business.

(b)            (i) each Material Contract is a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company or the Company Subsidiary party thereto and, to the knowledge of the Company, is enforceable in accordance with its terms against the other parties thereto, and neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is in material breach or violation of, or material default under, any Material Contract nor has any Material Contract been canceled by the other party; (ii) to the Company’s knowledge, no other party is in material breach or violation of, or material default under, any Material Contract; and (iii) the Company and the Company Subsidiaries have not received any written, or to the knowledge of the Company, oral claim of default under any such Material Contract. The Company has furnished or made available to Parent true and complete copies of all Material Contracts.

Section 4.17          Insurance.

(a)            Section 4.17(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth, with respect to each material insurance policy under which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is an insured, a named insured or otherwise the principal beneficiary of coverage as of the date of this Agreement (i) the names of the insurer, (ii) the policy number, (iii) the period and amount of coverage and (iv) the premium most recently charged.

(b)            With respect to each such insurance policy, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole: (i) the policy is legal, valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with its terms (subject to the Remedies Exceptions) and, except for policies that have expired under their terms in the ordinary course, is in full force and effect and (ii) neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is in material breach or default (including any such breach or default with respect to the payment of premiums or the giving of notice), and no event has occurred which, with notice or the lapse of time, would constitute such a breach or default, or permit termination or modification, under the policy.

Section 4.18          Board Approval; Vote Required. The Company Board, by resolutions duly adopted by unanimous vote of those voting at a meeting duly called and held and not subsequently rescinded or modified in any way, or by unanimous written consent, has duly (a) determined that this Agreement, the Company Mergers and the other Transactions are fair to and in the best interests of the Company and the Company Members, (b) approved and adopted this Agreement, the Company Mergers and the other Transactions and declared their advisability, and (c) recommended that the Company Members approve and adopt this Agreement and approve the Company Mergers and the other Transactions and directed that this Agreement and the Transactions (including the Company Mergers) be submitted for consideration by the Company Members. The Company Written Consent, if executed and delivered to Parent, would qualify as the necessary approval to adopt this Agreement and approve the Company Mergers and the other Transactions and no additional approval or vote from any Company Members would then be necessary to adopt this Agreement and consummate the Company Mergers and the other Transactions.

Section 4.19       Certain Business Practices. Since January 1, 2018, none of the Company, any Company Subsidiary nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any directors or officers, agents or employees of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, has: (a) used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to political activity; (b) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns or violated any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or any other applicable anti-corruption or anti-bribery Law; or (c) made any payment in the nature of criminal bribery.

Section 4.20       Sanctions Laws. Since January 1, 2018, the Company, the Company Subsidiaries and to the knowledge of the Company, each of their respective directors, officers, agents and employees, has been in compliance with all applicable sanctions Laws, including the U.S. economic sanctions Laws administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control and the U.S. Department of State. Without limiting the foregoing: (i) neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has, since January 1, 2018, made any voluntary or involuntary disclosure or received written notice that it or they are subject to any civil or criminal Action, audit or any other inquiry, or has conducted any internal investigation, or is aware of any allegation involving or otherwise relating to any alleged or actual material violation of applicable sanctions Laws and (ii) there are no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, Actions by a Governmental Authority of the Company, the Company Subsidiaries and to the knowledge of the Company, each of their respective directors, officers, agents and employees in connection with any allegation involving or otherwise relating to any alleged or actual violation of any applicable sanctions Laws.

Section 4.21      Interested Party Transactions. Except for employment relationships and the payment of compensation, benefits and expense reimbursements and advances in the ordinary course of business, no director, officer or other affiliate of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, to the Company’s knowledge, has or has had, directly or indirectly: (a) an economic interest in any person that has furnished or sold, or furnishes or sells, services or Products that the Company or any Company Subsidiary furnishes or sells, or proposes to furnish or sell; (b) an economic interest in any person that purchases from or sells or furnishes to, the Company or any Company Subsidiary, any goods or services; (c) a beneficial interest in any contract or agreement disclosed in Section 4.16(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule; or (d) any contractual or other arrangement with the Company or any Company Subsidiary, other than customary indemnity arrangements; provided, however, that ownership of no more than five percent (5%) of the outstanding voting stock of a publicly traded corporation shall not be deemed an “economic interest in any person” for purposes of this Section 4.21. The Company and the Company Subsidiaries have not, since January 1, 2018, (i) extended or maintained credit, arranged for the extension of credit or renewed an extension of credit in the form of a personal loan to or for any director or executive officer (or equivalent thereof) of the Company, or (ii) materially modified any term of any such extension or maintenance of credit.

Section 4.22       Exchange Act. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is currently (or has previously been) subject to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).

Section 4.23       Brokers. Except for Canaccord Genuity LLC and Union Square Advisors LLC, no broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the Transactions based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Company or any Company Subsidiary.

Section 4.24      Exclusivity of Representations and Warranties. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Article IV (as modified by the Company Disclosure Schedule), the Company hereby expressly disclaims and negates, any other express or implied representation or warranty whatsoever (whether at Law or in equity) with respect to the Company, the Company Subsidiaries, their affiliates, and any matter relating to any of them, including their affairs, the condition, value or quality of the assets, liabilities, financial condition or results of operations, or with respect to the accuracy or completeness of any other information made available to Parent, its affiliates or any of their respective Representatives by, or on behalf of, the Company or the Company Subsidiaries, and any such representations or warranties are expressly disclaimed. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, neither Company, the Company Subsidiaries nor any other person on behalf of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries has made or makes, any representation or warranty, whether express or implied, with respect to any projections, forecasts, estimates or budgets made available (orally or in writing) to Parent, their affiliates or any of their respective Representatives of future revenues, future results of operations (or any component thereof), future cash flows or future financial condition (or any component thereof) of the Company (including the reasonableness of the assumptions underlying any of the foregoing), whether or not included in any management presentation or in any other information made available to Parent, its affiliates or any of their respective Representatives or any other person, and that any such representations or warranties are expressly disclaimed.

Article V.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE blocker

The Blocker hereby represents and warrants to Parent and the Merger Sub Entities as follows:

Section 5.01      Organization. The Blocker is a limited liability company, duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of Delaware and has the requisite limited liability company power and authority and all necessary governmental approvals to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted. Other than the Company Class A Interests held by it, the Blocker does not own any equity or similar interest in, or any interest convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any equity or similar interest in, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture or business association or other entity.

Section 5.02      Authority Relative to This Agreement. The Blocker has all necessary power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the Transactions. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Blocker, and the consummation by the Blocker of the Transactions, have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary action, and no other proceedings on the part of the Blocker are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the Transactions (other than the filing of the Certificate of First Blocker Merger, the Certificate of Second Blocker Merger, the Certificate of First Company Merger and the Certificate of Second Company Merger, in each case, with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with the DLLC Act). This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Blocker and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by each other party, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Blocker, enforceable against the Blocker in accordance with its terms, subject to the Remedies Exceptions.

Section 5.03      Capitalization. All of the Blocker Interests are held by the Blocker Member free and clear of all liens, other than transfer restrictions under applicable securities laws and the Blocker Organizational Documents.

Section 5.04      No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents.

(a)         The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Blocker does not, and the performance of this Agreement by the Blocker will not, (i) conflict with or violate the Blocker Organizational Documents; (ii) assuming that all consents, approvals, authorizations and other actions described in Section 5.04(b) have been obtained and all filings and obligations described in Section 5.04(b) have been made, conflict with or violate any Law applicable to the Blocker or by which any of its property or assets is bound or affected; or (iii) result in any breach of, or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would become a default) under, or give to others any right of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of a lien or other encumbrance on any property or asset of the Blocker pursuant to, any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement, lease, license, permit, franchise or other instrument or obligation binding on the Blocker, except, with respect to clauses (ii) and (iii), for any such conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults or other occurrences which would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Blocker.

(b)         The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Blocker does not, and the performance of this Agreement by the Blocker will not, require any material consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or notification to, any Governmental Authority, except (i) for applicable requirements, if any, of the Exchange Act, Securities Act, Blue Sky Laws, the pre-merger notification requirements of the HSR Act, and the filing of the Certificate of First Blocker Merger, the Certificate of Second Blocker Merger, the Certificate of First Company Merger and the Certificate of Second Company Merger, in each case, with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with the DLLC Act, and (ii) such consents, approvals, authorizations, permissions, filings or notifications, which, if not made or obtained, would not, individually or in the aggregate, materially impair or delay Blocker’s ability to consummate the Transactions. The Blocker Written Consent, if executed and delivered to Parent, would qualify as the necessary approval to adopt this Agreement and approve the Blocker Mergers and the other Transactions and no additional approval or vote from the Blocker Member would then be necessary to adopt this Agreement and consummate the Blocker Mergers and the other Transactions.

(c)         Blocker Member, as the sole member and manager of the Blocker, by resolutions duly adopted by written consent (the “Blocker Written Consent”) and not subsequently rescinded or modified in any way, has duly (i) determined that this Agreement and the First Blocker Merger are fair to and in the best interests of the Blocker and the Blocker Member and (ii) approved and adopted this Agreement and the First Blocker Merger.

Section 5.05      Compliance. The Blocker is not in conflict with, or in default, breach or violation of, (a) any Law applicable to the Blocker or by which any property or asset of the Blocker is bound or affected, or (b) any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement, lease, license, permit, franchise or other instrument or obligation to which the Blocker is a party or by which the Blocker or any property or asset of the Blocker is bound, except, in each case, for any such conflicts, defaults, breaches or violations that would not have a material adverse effect on the Blocker. The Blocker is in possession of all material franchises, grants, authorizations, licenses, permits, easements, variances, exceptions, consents, certificates, approvals and orders of any Governmental Authority necessary for the Blocker to own, lease and operate its properties or to carry on its business as it is now being conducted.

Section 5.06      Absence of Litigation. There is no Action pending or, to the knowledge of the Blocker, threatened in writing against the Blocker, or any property or asset of the Blocker, before any Governmental Authority, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, be material to the Blocker. Neither the Blocker nor any material property or asset of the Blocker is subject to any continuing order of, consent decree, settlement agreement or other similar written agreement with, or, to the knowledge of the Blocker, continuing investigation by, any Governmental Authority, or any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award of any Governmental Authority.

Section 5.07      No Other Activities. The Blocker (a) was formed solely for the purpose of holding the Company Class A Interests held by it, (b) has not conducted any business or engaged in any activities other than those directly related to holding the Company Class A Interests held by it, (c) has no assets other than the Company Class A Interests held by it, (iv) other than non-material ordinary course administrative expenses and obligations, has no liabilities or obligations whatsoever, and (d) is not a party to any contract other than the Company Organizational Documents and this Agreement.

Section 5.08      Employees. The Blocker does not have and has never had any employees.

Section 5.09      Brokers. No broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the Transactions based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Blocker.

Section 5.10      Taxes.

(a)         The Blocker is currently, and has been at all times since December 31, 2020, treated as a corporation for U.S. federal and state income tax purposes.

(b)         The Blocker: (i) has duly and timely filed (taking into account any extension of time within which to file) all material Tax Returns required to be filed by the Blocker as of the date hereof and all such filed Tax Returns are complete and accurate in all material respects; (ii) has timely paid all Taxes that are shown as due on such filed Tax Returns and any other material Taxes that the Blocker is otherwise obligated to pay, except with respect to Taxes that are being contested in good faith and no material Taxes are due with respect to the late filing of any Tax Return required to be filed by the Blocker; (iii) with respect to all material Tax Returns filed by or with respect to the Blocker, has not waived any statute of limitations with respect to Taxes or agreed to any extension of time with respect to a Tax assessment or deficiency other than as a result of extending the due date of a Tax Return, which extensions remain in effect; and (iv) does not have any unpaid deficiency, audit, examination, investigation or other proceeding or other Action in respect of Taxes or Tax matters pending before a Tax authority or proposed or threatened in writing by a Tax authority, for a Tax period which the statute of limitations for assessments remains open.

(c)         The Blocker is not a party to, bound by or obligated under any Tax sharing agreement, Tax indemnification agreement, Tax allocation agreement or similar contract or arrangement (including any agreement, contract or arrangement providing for the sharing or ceding of credits or losses) nor has a potential liability or obligation to any Person as a result of or pursuant to any such agreement, contract, arrangement or commitment other than an agreement, contract, arrangement or commitment the primary purpose of which does not relate to Taxes.

(d)         The Blocker will not be required to include any material item of income in, or exclude any material item of deduction from, taxable income for any taxable period (or portion thereof) beginning after the Closing Date as a result of any: (i) adjustment under Code Section 481(c) (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign income Tax Law) or other similar provisions of applicable Law as a result of a change in method of accounting made by the Blocker prior to the Closing Date; (ii) “closing agreement” as described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign income Tax Law) executed by the Blocker prior to the Closing; (iii) installment sale, open transaction made outside the ordinary course of business by the Blocker on or prior to the Closing Date; (iv) prepaid amount received or deferred revenue accrued on or prior to the Closing Date outside the ordinary course of business; (v) intercompany transaction or excess loss account described in Treasury Regulations under Section 1502 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local, or non-United States income Tax Law); (vi) income includable after the Closing under Sections 951 or 951A of the Code for the portion of the taxable year of the Company or any Company Subsidiary that ends on the Closing Date and assuming for this purpose that the taxable year of any “controlled foreign corporation” giving rise to such income ends on the Closing Date or prior to the Closing; or (vii) the forgiveness pursuant to COVID-19 Measures of liabilities incurred prior to the Closing by the Blocker on or prior to the Closing Date. The Blocker is not and shall not be required to include any amount in income or pay any installment of any “net tax liability” or other Tax pursuant to Section 965 of the Code. The Blocker has not, pursuant to COVID-19 Measures, deferred to any taxable period (or portion thereof) beginning after the Closing Date the payment of any payroll Taxes the due date for the original payment of which was at or prior to the Closing Date.

(e)         The Blocker has withheld and paid to the appropriate Tax authority all material Taxes required to have been withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or owing to any current or former employee, independent contractor, creditor, member, shareholder or other third party and has complied in all material respects with all applicable Laws, rules and regulations relating to the payment and withholding of Taxes.

(f)         The Blocker has not been a member of an affiliated group filing a consolidated, combined or unitary U.S. federal, state, local or foreign income Tax Return.

(g)         The Blocker does not have any material liability for the Taxes of any Person under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Law), as a transferee or successor, by contract, or otherwise (other than pursuant to agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business the principal purposes of which do not relate to Taxes).

(h)         The Blocker does not have any request for a ruling in respect of Taxes pending between the Blocker, on the one hand, and any Tax authority, on the other hand.

(i)          The Blocker has not within the last three (3) years distributed stock of another Person, or has had its stock distributed by another Person, in a transaction that was purported or intended to be governed in whole or in part by Section 355 or Section 361 of the Code.

(j)         The Blocker has not engaged in or entered into a “listed transaction” within the meaning of Code Section 6707A(c)(2) or Treasury Regulation Sections 1.6011-4(b)(2).

(k)         Neither the IRS nor any other United States or non-United States taxing authority or agency has asserted in writing or, to the knowledge of the Blocker or the Company, has threatened to assert against the Blocker any deficiency or claim for any Taxes or interest thereon or penalties in connection therewith that have not been paid or otherwise resolved.

(l)          There are no Tax liens upon any assets of the Blocker except liens for current Taxes not yet due Tax Liens upon any assets of the Blocker except for Permitted Liens.

(m)         The Blocker has never (i) held any assets other than Company Class A Interests held by it or cash and its state law facilities, or (ii) had any operations or otherwise engaged in any business other than holding such Company Class A Interests.

(n)         The Blocker is currently classified as a corporation for U.S. federal and applicable state and local income Tax purposes and has been classified at all times since its formation as a corporation or disregarded entity for U.S. federal and applicable state and local income Tax purposes.

(o)         The Blocker has never received a written notice from a Tax authority that it has a permanent establishment (within the meaning of an applicable Tax treaty) or otherwise has an office or fixed place of business in a country other than the country in which it is organized.

(p)         The Blocker has never been nor is treated as an “investment company” within the meaning of Section 368(a)(2)(F) of the Code.

(q)         To the knowledge of the Blocker, there are no facts, circumstances or plans that, either alone or in combination, could reasonably be expected to prevent the Company Mergers from qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.

Article VI.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BLOCKER MEMBER

The Blocker Member hereby represents and warrants to Parent and the Merger Sub Entities as follows:

Section 6.01      Organization. The Blocker Member is a limited liability company, duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of Delaware and has the requisite limited liability company power and authority and all necessary governmental approvals to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted.

Section 6.02      Authority Relative to This Agreement. The Blocker Member has all necessary power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the Transactions. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Blocker Member, and the consummation by it of the Transactions, have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary action, and no other proceedings on the part of the Blocker Member are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the Transactions. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Blocker Member and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by Parent and the Merger Sub Entities constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Blocker Member, enforceable against the Blocker Member in accordance with its terms, subject to the Remedies Exceptions.

Section 6.03      No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents.

(a)         The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Blocker Member does not, and the performance of this Agreement by the Blocker Member will not, (i) conflict with or violate the organizational documents of the Blocker Member; (ii) assuming that all consents, approvals, authorizations and other actions described in Section 6.03(b) have been obtained and all filings and obligations described in Section 6.03(b) have been made, conflict with or violate any Law applicable to the Blocker Member or by which any of its property or assets is bound or affected; or (iii) result in any breach of, or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would become a default) under, or give to others any right of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of a lien or other encumbrance on any property or asset of the Blocker Member pursuant to, any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement, lease, license, permit, franchise or other instrument or obligation binding on the Blocker Member, except, with respect to clauses (ii) and (iii), for any such conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults or other occurrences which would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Blocker Member.

(b)         The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Blocker Member does not, and the performance of this Agreement by the Blocker Member will not, require any material consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or notification to, any Governmental Authority, except (i) for applicable requirements, if any, of the Exchange Act, Securities Act, Blue Sky Laws, the pre-merger notification requirements of the HSR Act, and the filing of the Certificate of First Blocker Merger, the Certificate of Second Blocker Merger, the Certificate of First Company Merger and the Certificate of Second Company Merger, in each case, with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with the DLLC Act, and (ii) such consents, approvals, authorizations, permissions, filings or notifications, which, if not made or obtained, would not, individually or in the aggregate, materially impair or delay Blocker Member’s ability to consummate the Transactions.

Section 6.04      Brokers. No broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the Transactions based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Blocker Member.

Article VII.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT and the Merger Sub Entities

Except as set forth in the Parent SEC Reports (to the extent the qualifying nature of such disclosure is readily apparent from the content of such Parent SEC Reports, but excluding disclosures referred to in “Forward-Looking Statements”, “Risk Factors” and any other disclosures therein to the extent they are of a predictive or cautionary nature or related to forward-looking statements) (it being acknowledged that nothing disclosed in such a Parent SEC Report will be deemed to modify or qualify the representations and warranties set forth in Section 7.01 (Corporate Organization), Section 7.03 (Capitalization) and Section 7.04 (Authority Relative to This Agreement)), Parent hereby represents and warrants to the Company and the Blocker as follows:

Section 7.01      Corporate Organization.

(a)         Parent is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware and has the requisite corporate power and authority and all necessary governmental approvals to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted.

(b)         Each of the Merger Sub Entities is a limited liability company duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware and has the requisite corporate power and authority and all necessary governmental approvals to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted.

(c)         The Merger Sub Entities are the only subsidiaries of Parent. Except for the Merger Sub Entities, Parent does not directly or indirectly own any equity or similar interest in, or any interest convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any equity or similar interest in, any corporation, partnership, joint venture or business association or other person.

Section 7.02      Organizational Documents. Each of Parent and the Merger Sub Entities has heretofore furnished to the Company complete and correct copies of the Parent Organizational Documents, Merger Sub 1 Organizational Documents, Merger Sub 2 Organizational Documents, Merger Sub 3 Organizational Documents and Merger Sub 4 Organization Documents, respectively. The Parent Organizational Documents, Merger Sub 1 Organizational Documents, Merger Sub 2 Organizational Documents, Merger Sub 3 Organization Documents and Merger Sub 4 Organizational Documents are in full force and effect. Neither Parent nor any of the Merger Sub Entities is in violation of any of the provisions of the Parent Organizational Documents, Merger Sub 1 Organizational Documents, Merger Sub 2 Organizational Documents, Merger Sub 3 Organization Documents and Merger Sub 4 Organizational Documents, respectively.

Section 7.03      Capitalization.

(a)         The authorized capital stock of Parent consists of (i) two hundred million (200,000,000) shares of Parent Class A Common Stock, (ii)  twenty million (20,000,000) shares of Parent Class B Common Stock and (iii) one million (1,000,000) shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Parent Preferred Stock”). As of the date of this Agreement, (i) thirty one million six hundred twenty five thousand (31,625,000) shares of Parent Class A Common Stock are issued and outstanding (all of which are subject to Redemption Rights) and seven million nine hundred six thousand two hundred fifty (7,906,250) shares of Parent Class B Common Stock are issued and outstanding, all of which are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and not subject to any preemptive rights, (ii) no shares of Parent Common Stock are held in the treasury of Parent, (iii) five million nine hundred eighty three thousand three hundred thirty three (5,983,333) Parent Warrants are issued and outstanding, and (iv) five million nine hundred eighty three thousand three hundred thirty three (5,983,333) shares of Parent Class A Common Stock are reserved for future issuance pursuant to the Parent Warrants. As of the date of this Agreement, there are no shares of Parent Preferred Stock issued and outstanding. Each Parent Warrant is exercisable for one share of Parent Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50.

(b)         All of the issued and outstanding Merger Sub 1 Interests are held by Parent free and clear of all Liens, other than transfer restrictions under applicable securities laws and the Merger Sub 1 Organizational Documents.

(c)         All of the issued and outstanding Merger Sub 2 Interests are held by Parent free and clear of all Liens, other than transfer restrictions under applicable securities laws and the Merger Sub 2 Organizational Documents.

(d)         All of the issued and outstanding Merger Sub 3 Interests are held by Parent free and clear of all Liens, other than transfer restrictions under applicable securities laws and the Merger Sub 3 Organizational Documents.

(e)         All of the issued and outstanding Merger Sub 4 Interests are held by Parent free and clear of all Liens, other than transfer restrictions under applicable securities laws and the Merger Sub 4 Organizational Documents.

(f)         All outstanding Parent Units, shares of Parent Common Stock and Parent Warrants have been issued and granted in compliance with all applicable securities laws and other applicable Laws and were issued free and clear of all Liens other than transfer restrictions under applicable securities laws and the Parent Organizational Documents.

(g)         The Aggregate Stock Consideration being delivered by Parent hereunder shall be, when issued pursuant to the terms hereof, duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and each such share or other security shall, when issued pursuant to the terms hereof, be issued free and clear of preemptive rights and all Liens, other than transfer restrictions under applicable securities laws, the Parent Organizational Documents and, as to certain holders, the Lock-Up Agreement and the Stockholders Agreement. The Aggregate Stock Consideration shall be issued in compliance with all applicable securities Laws and other applicable Laws and without contravention of any other person’s rights therein or with respect thereto.

(h)         Except for securities issued pursuant to the Subscription Agreements, securities issued by Parent as permitted by this Agreement and the Parent Warrants, Parent has not issued any options, warrants, preemptive rights, calls, convertible securities or other rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments of any character relating to the issued or unissued capital stock of Parent or obligating Parent to issue or sell any shares of capital stock of, or other equity interests in, Parent. All shares of Parent Common Stock subject to issuance as aforesaid, upon issuance on the terms and conditions specified in the instruments pursuant to which they are issuable, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. Neither Parent nor any subsidiary of Parent is a party to, or otherwise bound by, and neither Parent nor any subsidiary of Parent has granted, any equity appreciation rights, participations, phantom equity or similar rights. Other than the Sponsor Support Agreement, Parent is not a party to any voting trusts, voting agreements, proxies, shareholder agreements or other agreements with respect to the voting or transfer of Parent Common Stock or any of the equity interests or other securities of Parent or any of its subsidiaries. There are no outstanding contractual obligations of Parent to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of Parent Common Stock. There are no outstanding contractual obligations of Parent to make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in, any person.

Section 7.04      Authority Relative to This Agreement. Each of Parent and the Merger Sub Entities have all necessary power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and, after the execution hereof and the approval and adoption of the Parent Proposals by Parent Stockholders at the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting and the filing of the Certificate of First Blocker Merger, the Certificate of Second Blocker Merger, the Certificate of First Company Merger and the Certificate of Second Company Merger, in each case, with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with the DLLC Act, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the Transactions. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by each of Parent and the Merger Sub Entities and the consummation by each of Parent and the Merger Sub Entities of the Transactions, have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and no other corporate proceedings on the part of Parent and the Merger Sub Entities are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the Transactions (other than the approval and adoption of the Parent Proposals by Parent Stockholders at the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting and the filing of the Certificate of First Blocker Merger, the Certificate of Second Blocker Merger, the Certificate of First Company Merger and the Certificate of Second Company Merger, in each case, with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with the DLLC Act). This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Parent and the Merger Sub Entities and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Company, the Blocker and the Blocker Member, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Parent and the Merger Sub Entities enforceable against Parent or the Merger Sub Entities in accordance with its terms subject to the Remedies Exceptions.

Section 7.05      No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents.

(a)         The execution and delivery of this Agreement by each of Parent and the Merger Sub Entities do not, and, subject to Parent’s adoption of this Agreement (as the sole member of each of the Merger Sub Entities) after the execution hereof and the approval and adoption of the Parent Proposals by Parent Stockholders at the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting and the filing of the Certificate of First Blocker Merger, the Certificate of Second Blocker Merger, the Certificate of First Company Merger and the Certificate of Second Company Merger, in each case, with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with the DLLC Act, the performance of this Agreement by each of Parent and the Merger Sub Entities will not, (i) conflict with or violate the Parent Organizational Documents, Merger Sub 1 Organizational Documents, Merger Sub 2 Organizational Documents, Merger Sub 3 Organizational Documents and Merger Sub 4 Organizational Documents (ii) assuming that all consents, approvals, authorizations and other actions described in Section 7.05(b) have been obtained and all filings and obligations described in Section 7.05(b) have been made, conflict with or violate any Law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree applicable to each of Parent or the Merger Sub Entities or by which any of their property or assets is bound or affected, or (iii) result in any breach of, or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of a Lien on any property or asset of each of Parent or the Merger Sub Entities pursuant to, any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement, lease, license, permit, franchise or other instrument or obligation to which each of Parent or the Merger Sub Entities is a party or by which each of Parent or the Merger Sub Entities or any of their property or assets is bound or affected, except, with respect to clauses (ii) and (iii), for any such conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults or other occurrences which would not have or reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

(b)         The execution and delivery of this Agreement by each of Parent and the Merger Sub Entities do not, and the performance of this Agreement by each of Parent and the Merger Sub Entities will not, require any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or notification to, any Governmental Authority, except (i) for applicable requirements, if any, of the Exchange Act, Securities Act, Blue Sky Laws and state takeover laws, the pre-merger notification requirements of the HSR Act, and filing of the Certificate of First Blocker Merger, the Certificate of Second Blocker Merger, the Certificate of First Company Merger and the Certificate of Second Company Merger, in each case, with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with the DLLC Act and (ii) where the failure to obtain such consents, approvals, authorizations or permits, or to make such filings or notifications, would not have or reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

Section 7.06      Compliance. None of Parent or the Merger Sub Entities is or has been in conflict with, or in default, breach or violation of, (a) any Law applicable to Parent or the Merger Sub Entities or by which any property or asset of Parent and the Merger Sub Entities is bound or affected, or (b) any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement, lease, license, permit, franchise or other instrument or obligation to which Parent or the Merger Sub Entities is a party or by which Parent or the Merger Sub Entities or any property or asset of Parent or the Merger Sub Entities is bound, except, in each case, for any such conflicts, defaults, breaches or violations that would not have or reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect. Each of Parent and the Merger Sub Entities is in possession of all material franchises, grants, authorizations, licenses, permits, easements, variances, exceptions, consents, certificates, approvals and orders of any Governmental Authority necessary for Parent or the Merger Sub Entities to own, lease and operate its properties or to carry on its business as it is now being conducted.

Section 7.07      SEC Filings; Financial Statements; Sarbanes-Oxley.

(a)         Parent has filed all forms, reports, schedules, statements and other documents, including any exhibits thereto, required to be filed by it with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) since February 25, 2021 together with any amendments, restatements or supplements thereto (collectively, the “Parent SEC Reports”). Parent has heretofore furnished to the Company true and correct copies of all amendments and modifications that have not been filed by Parent with the SEC to all agreements, documents and other instruments that previously had been filed by Parent with the SEC and are currently in effect. As of their respective dates, the Parent SEC Reports (i) complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the Exchange Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and (ii) did not, at the time they were filed, or, if amended, as of the date of such amendment, 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. Each director and executive officer of Parent has filed with the SEC on a timely basis all documents required with respect to Parent by Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder.

(b)         Each of the financial statements (including, in each case, any notes thereto) contained in the Parent SEC Reports was prepared in accordance with GAAP and Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K, as applicable, applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto or, in the case of unaudited statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q of the SEC) and each fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of Parent as at the respective dates thereof and for the respective periods indicated therein, except as otherwise noted therein (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal and recurring year-end adjustments which have not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect). Parent has no off-balance sheet arrangements that are not disclosed in the Parent SEC Reports. No financial statements other than those of Parent are required by U.S. GAAP to be included in the consolidated financial statements of Parent.

(c)         Except as and to the extent set forth in the Parent SEC Reports, none of Parent or the Merger Sub Entities has any liability or obligation of a nature (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise) required to be reflected on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, except for liabilities and obligations arising in the ordinary course of Parent’s and the Merger Sub Entities’ businesses.

(d)         Parent is in compliance in all material respects with the applicable listing and corporate governance rules and regulations of the Nasdaq Capital Market.

(e)         Parent has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act). Such disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that material information relating to Parent and other material information required to be disclosed by Parent in the reports and other documents that it files or furnishes under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and that all such material information is accumulated and communicated to Parent’s principal executive officer and its principal financial officer as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and to make the certifications required pursuant to Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Such disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting Parent’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer to material information required to be included in Parent’s periodic reports required under the Exchange Act.

(f)         Parent maintains systems of internal control over financial reporting that are sufficient to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP, including policies and procedures sufficient to provide reasonable assurance: (i) that Parent maintains records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect, in all material respects, its transactions and dispositions of assets; (ii) that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit the preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP; (iii) that receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and its board of directors; and (iv) regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of its assets that could have a material effect on its financial statements. Parent has delivered to the Company a true and complete copy of any disclosure (or, if unwritten, a summary thereof) by any Representative of Parent to Parent’s independent auditors relating to any material weaknesses in internal controls and any significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls that would adversely affect the ability of Parent to record, process, summarize and report financial data. Parent has no knowledge of any fraud or whistle-blower allegations, whether or not material, that involve management or other employees or consultants who have or had a significant role in the internal control over financial reporting of Parent. Since February 25, 2021, there have been no material changes in Parent internal control over financial reporting.

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

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

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

Section 7.08      Absence of Certain Changes or Events.

(a)         Since February 25, 2021, except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, (i) Parent has conducted its business in the ordinary course and in a manner consistent with past practice, and (ii) there has not been any Parent Material Adverse Effect.

(b)         Since its incorporation, Parent has not conducted any business activities other than activities directed toward the accomplishment of a business combination transaction. Except as set forth in the Parent Organizational Documents, there is no agreement, commitment or any ruling, order, judgment, injunction, edict, decree, writ, stipulation, determination or award, in each case, entered by or with any Governmental Authority binding upon Parent or to which Parent is a party which has had or would reasonably be expected to have the effect of prohibiting or impairing any business practice of Parent or any acquisition of property by Parent or the conduct of business by Parent as currently conducted or as contemplated to be conducted as of the Closing other than such effects which have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

(c)         Except for this Agreement and the Transactions, Parent does not own or have a right to acquire, directly or indirectly, any interest or investment (whether equity or debt) in any corporation, partnership, joint venture, business, trust or other entity. Except for this Agreement and the Transactions, Parent has no interests, rights, obligations or liabilities with respect to, and is not party to, bound by or have its assets or property subject to, in each case whether directly or indirectly, any contract or transaction which is, or could reasonably be interpreted as constituting, a business combination transaction.

Section 7.09      Absence of Litigation. There is no Action pending or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened against Parent, or any property or asset of Parent, before any Governmental Authority. Neither Parent nor any material property or asset of Parent is subject to any continuing order of, consent decree, settlement agreement or other similar written agreement with, or, to the knowledge of Parent, continuing investigation by, any Governmental Authority.

Section 7.10      Board Approval; Vote Required.

(a)         The Parent Board, by resolutions duly adopted by all of the directors voting at a meeting duly called and held and not subsequently rescinded or modified in any way, has duly (i) approved and adopted this Agreement and the Parent Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and declared their advisability and approved the payment of the Aggregate Transaction Consideration to the Blocker Member and the Company Members and (ii) recommended that the Parent Stockholders approve and adopt this Agreement and the Transactions, and directed that this Agreement, the Transactions and the Parent Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation be submitted for consideration by the Parent Stockholders at the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting.

(b)         The approval and adoption of the Parent Proposals by the Parent Stockholders at the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting is the only vote of the holders of any class or series of capital stock of Parent necessary to adopt this Agreement and approve the Transactions.

(c)         Parent, as the sole member and manager of Merger Sub 1, by resolutions duly adopted by written consent and not subsequently rescinded or modified in any way, has duly (i) determined that this Agreement and the First Blocker Merger are fair to and in the best interests of Merger Sub 1 and Parent and (ii) approved and adopted this Agreement and the First Blocker Merger.

(d)         Parent, as the sole member and manager of Merger Sub 2, by resolutions duly adopted by written consent and not subsequently rescinded or modified in any way, has duly (i) determined that this Agreement and the Second Blocker Merger are fair to and in the best interests of Merger Sub 2 and Parent and (ii) approved and adopted this Agreement and the Second Blocker Merger.

(e)         Parent, as the sole member and manager of Merger Sub 3, by resolutions duly adopted by written consent and not subsequently rescinded or modified in any way, has duly (i) determined that this Agreement and the First Company Merger are fair to and in the best interests of Merger Sub 3 and Parent and (ii) approved and adopted this Agreement and the First Company Merger.

(f)         Parent, as the sole member and manager of Merger Sub 4, by resolutions duly adopted by written consent and not subsequently rescinded or modified in any way, has duly (i) determined that this Agreement and the Second Company Merger are fair to and in the best interests of Merger Sub 4 and Parent and (ii) approved and adopted this Agreement and the Second Company Merger.

Section 7.11     No Prior Operations. The Merger Sub Entities were formed solely for the purpose of engaging in the Transactions and have not engaged in any business activities or conducted any operations or incurred any obligation or liability, other than as contemplated by this Agreement.

Section 7.12     Brokers. Except for Cowen and Company LLC and BofA Securities, Inc., no broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the Transactions based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Parent and the Merger Sub Entities.

Section 7.13      Parent Trust Fund. As of the date of this Agreement, Parent has no less than three hundred sixteen million two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($316,250,000) in the trust fund established by Parent for the benefit of its public stockholders (the “Trust Fund”) maintained in a trust account at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (the “Trust Account”). The monies of such Trust Account are invested in United States Government securities or money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and held in trust by CST, as trustee, pursuant to the Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated as of February 25, 2021, between Parent and CST (the “Trust Agreement”). The Trust Agreement has not been amended or modified and is valid and in full force and effect and is enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to the Remedies Exceptions. Parent has complied in all material respects with the terms of the Trust Agreement and is not in breach thereof or default thereunder and there does not exist under the Trust Agreement any event which, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time, would constitute such a breach or default by Parent or CST. There are no separate contracts, agreements, side letters or other understandings (whether written or unwritten, express or implied): (i) between Parent and CST that would cause the description of the Trust Agreement in the Parent SEC Reports to be inaccurate in any material respect; or (ii) to the knowledge of Parent, that would entitle any person (other than Parent Stockholders who shall have elected to redeem their shares of Parent Common Stock pursuant to the Parent Organizational Documents) to any portion of the proceeds in the Trust Account. Prior to the Closing, none of the funds held in the Trust Account may be released except: (A) to pay income and franchise Taxes from any interest income earned in the Trust Account; and (B) upon the exercise of Redemption Rights in accordance with the provisions of the Parent Organizational Documents. As of the date hereof, there are no Actions pending or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened in writing with respect to the Trust Account. Upon consummation of the Merger and notice thereof to CST pursuant to the Trust Agreement, Parent shall cause CST to, and CST shall thereupon be obligated to, release to Parent as promptly as practicable, the Trust Funds in accordance with the Trust Agreement at which point the Trust Account shall terminate; provided, however, that the liabilities and obligations of Parent due and owing or incurred at or prior to the Second Company Merger Effective Time shall be paid as and when due, including all amounts payable (a) to Parent Stockholders who shall have exercised their Redemption Rights, (b) with respect to filings, applications or other actions taken pursuant to this Agreement required under Law, (c) to CST for fees and costs incurred in accordance with the Trust Agreement and (d) to third parties (e.g., professionals, printers, etc.) who have rendered services to Parent in connection with its efforts to effect the Transactions (including the Deferred Underwriting Fee). As of the date hereof, assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company herein and the compliance by the Company with its respective obligations hereunder, Parent has no reason to believe that any of the conditions to the use of funds in the Trust Account will not be satisfied or funds available in the Trust Account will not be available to Parent at the Second Company Merger Effective Time.

Section 7.14      Employees. Other than any officers as described in the Parent SEC Reports, Parent and the Merger Sub Entities have never employed any employees or retained any contractors. Other than reimbursement of any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Parent’s officers and directors in connection with activities on Parent’s behalf in an aggregate amount not in excess of the amount of cash held by Parent outside of the Trust Account, Parent has no unsatisfied material liability with respect to any employee, officer or director. Parent and the Merger Sub Entities have never and do not currently maintain, sponsor, contribute to or have any direct liability under any employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA), nonqualified deferred compensation plan subject to Section 409A of the Code, bonus, stock option, stock purchase, restricted stock, incentive, deferred compensation, retiree medical or life insurance, supplemental retirement, severance, change in control, fringe benefit, sick pay and vacation plans or arrangements or other employee benefit plans, programs or arrangements. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the other Ancillary Agreements nor the consummation of the Transactions will (a) result in any payment (including severance, unemployment compensation, golden parachute, bonus or otherwise) becoming due to any director, officer or employee of Parent, or (b) result in the acceleration of the time of payment or vesting of any such benefits. The Transactions shall not be the direct or indirect cause of any amount paid or payable by the Parent, the Merger Sub Entities or any affiliate being classified as an “excess parachute payment” under Section 280G of the Code or the imposition of any additional Tax under Section 409A(a)(1)(B) of the Code. There is no contract, agreement, plan or arrangement to which Parent or the Merger Sub Entities is a party which requires payment by any party of a Tax gross-up or Tax reimbursement payment to any person.

Section 7.15      Taxes.

(a)         Parent and the Merger Sub Entities (i) have duly and timely filed (taking into account any extension of time within which to file) all material Tax Returns required to be filed by any of them as of the date hereof and all such filed Tax Returns are complete and accurate in all material respects; (ii) have timely paid all Taxes that are shown as due on such filed Tax Returns and any other material Taxes that Parent or the Merger Sub Entities are otherwise obligated to pay, except with respect to Taxes that are being contested in good faith and no material Taxes are due with respect to the late filing of any Tax Return required to be filed by the Parent or the Merger Sub Entities; (iii) with respect to all material Tax Returns filed by or with respect to any of them, have not waived any statute of limitations with respect to Taxes or agreed to any extension of time with respect to a Tax assessment or deficiency other than as a result of extending the due date of a Tax Return, which extensions remain in effect; and (iv) do not have any unpaid deficiency, audit, examination or other Action in respect of Taxes or Tax matters pending before a Tax authority or proposed or threatened in writing by a Tax authority, for a Tax period which the statute of limitations for assessments remains open.

(b)         None of Parent or the Merger Sub Entities is a party to, is bound by or has an obligation under any Tax sharing agreement, Tax indemnification agreement, Tax allocation agreement or similar contract or arrangement (including any agreement, contract or arrangement providing for the sharing or ceding of credits or losses) or has a potential liability or obligation to any person (other than Parent or the Merger Sub Entities) as a result of or pursuant to any such agreement, contract, arrangement or commitment other than an agreement, contract, arrangement or commitment the primary purpose of which does not relate to Taxes.

(c)         None of Parent or the Merger Sub Entities will be required to include any material item of income in, or exclude any material item of deduction from, taxable income for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of any: (i) change in method of accounting (including an improper method of accounting) for a taxable period ending on or prior to the Closing Date adjustment under Section 481(c) of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign income Tax Law) or other similar provisions of applicable Law as a result of a change in method of accounting made by Parent or the Merger Sub Entities prior to the Closing Date; (ii) “closing agreement” as described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign income Tax Law) executed by Parent or the Merger Sub Entities on or prior to the Closing Date; or (iii) installment sale or open transaction made on or prior to the Closing Date.

(d)         None of Parent or the Merger Sub Entities has been a member of an affiliated group filing a consolidated, combined or unitary U.S. federal, state, local or foreign income Tax Return (other than a group of which the Parent is or was the common parent).

(e)         None of Parent or the Merger Sub Entities has any material liability for the Taxes of any person (other than Parent or the Merger Sub Entities) under Treasury Regulation section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Law), as a transferee or successor, by contract, or otherwise (other than pursuant to agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business the principal purposes of which do not relate to Taxes).

(f)          None of Parent or the Merger Sub Entities has any request for a ruling in respect of Taxes pending between Parent or the Merger Sub Entities, on the one hand, and any Tax authority, on the other hand.

(g)         None of Parent or the Merger Sub Entities has within the last three (3) years or in any year for which the applicable statute of limitations remains open distributed stock of another person, or has had its stock distributed by another person, in a transaction that was purported or intended to be governed in whole or in part by Section 355 or Section 361 of the Code.

(h)         None of Parent or the Merger Sub Entities has engaged in or entered into a “listed transaction” within the meaning of Code Section 6707A(c) or Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(2).

(i)          Each of Parent, Merger Sub 1 and Merger Sub 3 is, and has been at all times since its date of formation, classified as a corporation for U.S. federal and applicable state and local income Tax purposes. Each of Merger Sub 2 and Merger Sub 4 is, and has been at all times since its date of formation, classified as a disregarded entity for U.S. federal and applicable state and local income Tax purposes.

(j)          None of Parent or the Merger Sub Entities has received a written notice from a Tax authority that it has a permanent establishment (within the meaning of an applicable Tax treaty) or otherwise has an office or fixed place of business in a country other than the country in which it is organized.

(k)         None of Parent or the Merger Sub Entities has been or is treated as an “investment company” within the meaning of Section 368(a)(2)(F) of the Code.

(l)         To the knowledge of Parent, there are no facts, circumstances or plans that, either alone or in combination, could reasonably be expected to prevent the Company Mergers from qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.

Section 7.16      Listing. The issued and outstanding Parent Units are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and are listed for trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “MACQU”. The issued and outstanding shares of Parent Class A Common Stock are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and are listed for trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “MACQ”. The issued and outstanding Parent Warrants are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and are listed for trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “MACQW”. As of the date of this Agreement, there is no Action pending or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened in writing against Parent by the Nasdaq Capital Market or the SEC with respect to any intention by such entity to deregister the Parent Units, the shares of Parent Class A Common Stock, or Parent Warrants or terminate the listing of Parent on the Nasdaq Capital Market. None of Parent or any of its affiliates has taken any action in an attempt to terminate the registration of the Parent Units, the shares of Parent Class A Common Stock, or the Parent Warrants under the Exchange Act.

Section 7.17      Insurance. Except for directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, Parent does not maintain any insurance policies.

Section 7.18     Intellectual Property. Neither Parent nor any Merger Sub Entity owns, licenses or otherwise has any right, title or interest in any material Intellectual Property. To the knowledge of Parent, neither Parent nor any of the Merger Sub Entities infringes, misappropriates or violates any Intellectual Property of any other Person.

Section 7.19      Contracts.

(a)         Schedule E sets forth a true, correct and complete list of each “material contract” (as such term is defined in Regulation S-K) to which Parent or any Merger Sub Entity is party, including contracts by and among Parent and any Merger Sub Entity, on the one hand, and any director, officer, stockholder or affiliate of such parties (the “Parent Material Contracts”), on the other hand, other than any such Parent Material Contract that is listed as an exhibit to any Parent SEC Report.

(b)         Neither Parent nor, to the knowledge of Parent, any other party thereto, is in breach of or in default under, and no event has occurred which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a breach of or default under, any Parent Material Contract.

Section 7.20      Title to Property. Neither Parent nor any Merger Sub Entity owns or leases any real property or personal property. There are no options or other contracts under which Parent or any Merger Sub Entity has a right or obligation to acquire or lease any interest in real property or personal property.

Section 7.21      Investment Company Act. Neither Parent nor any Merger Sub Entity is an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

Section 7.22      Private Placements.

(a)         As of the date hereof, (i) Parent has delivered to the Company true, correct and complete copies of each of the Subscription Agreements entered into by Parent with the applicable investors named therein, pursuant to which the investors have committed to provide the Private Placement Amount; (ii) to the knowledge of Parent, with respect to each investor, the Subscription Agreement with such investor is in full force and effect and has not been withdrawn or terminated, or otherwise amended, modified or waived, in any material respect (it being understood that a change of or to one or more entities or individuals with respect to a investor shall not be deemed a violation of the foregoing), and no withdrawal, termination, amendment or modification is contemplated by Parent; (iii) each Subscription Agreement is a legal, valid and binding obligation of Parent and, to the knowledge of Parent, each investor, and neither the execution or delivery by Parent thereto nor the performance of Parent’s obligations under any such Subscription Agreement violates any Laws; (iv) there are no other agreements, side letters, or arrangements between Parent and any investor relating to any Subscription Agreement that would affect the obligation of such investor to contribute to Parent the applicable portion of the Private Placement Amount set forth in the Subscription Agreement of such investor, and Parent does not know of any facts or circumstances that would result in any of the conditions set forth in any Subscription Agreement not being satisfied, or the Private Placement Amount not being available to Parent, on the Closing Date and (v) no event has occurred that, with or without notice, lapse of time or both, would constitute a material default or breach on the part of Parent under any term or condition of any Subscription Agreement and Parent has no reason to believe that it will be unable to satisfy in all material respects on a timely basis any term or condition of closing to be satisfied by it contained in any Subscription Agreement.

(b)         No fees, consideration (other than Parent Class A Common Stock issued in connection with the Private Placement) or other discounts are payable or have been agreed by Parent (including, from and after the Closing, the Company and any Merger Sub Entity) to any investor in respect of its portion of the Private Placement Amount.

Section 7.23     Parent Founders Stock Letter. No withdrawal, termination, amendment or modification of the Parent Founders Stock Letter is contemplated by Parent and, to the knowledge of Parent, the Parent Founders Stock Letter is in full force and effect and has not been withdrawn or terminated, or otherwise amended or modified, in any material respect. The Parent Founders Stock Letter is a legal, valid and binding obligation of Parent and, to the knowledge of Parent, the other parties thereto. To the knowledge of Parent, neither the execution nor delivery by the other parties to the Parent Founders Stock Letter of, nor the performance of any of such party’s obligations under, the Parent Founders Stock Letter violates any provision of, or results in the breach of or default under, or requires any filing, registration or qualification under, any applicable Law (other than as required under applicable securities laws and as otherwise contemplated herein or in the other Transaction Documents). No event has occurred that, with or without notice, lapse of time or both, would constitute a default or breach on the part of Parent under any material term or condition of the Parent Founders Stock Letter.

Section 7.24      Investigation and Reliance. Each of Parent and the Merger Sub Entities is a sophisticated purchaser and has made its own independent investigation, review and analysis regarding the Company, the Company Subsidiaries and the Transactions, which investigation, review and analysis were conducted by Parent and the Merger Sub Entities together with expert advisors, including legal counsel, that they have engaged for such purpose. Parent and the Merger Sub Entities and their Representatives have been provided with full and complete access to the Representatives, properties, offices, plants and other facilities, books and records of the Company, the Company Subsidiaries and other information that they have requested in connection with their investigation of the Company, the Company Subsidiaries and the Transactions. None of Parent or the Merger Sub Entities is relying on any statement, representation or warranty, oral or written, express or implied, made by the Company, the Company Subsidiaries or any of their Representatives, except as expressly set forth in Article IV (as modified by the Company Disclosure Schedule). Neither the Company, the Company Subsidiaries nor any of their respective members, affiliates or Representatives shall have any liability to Parent, the Merger Sub Entities or any of their respective stockholders, members, affiliates or Representatives resulting from the use of any information, documents or materials made available to Parent, the Merger Sub Entities or any of their Representatives, whether orally or in writing, in any confidential information memoranda, “data rooms,” management presentations, due diligence discussions or in any other form in expectation of the Transactions. Neither the Company, the Company Subsidiaries nor any of their stockholders, affiliates or Representatives is making, directly or indirectly, any representation or warranty with respect to any estimates, projections or forecasts involving the Company or the Company Subsidiaries.

Article VIII.

CONDUCT OF BUSINESS PENDING THE MERGERS

Section 8.01      Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Mergers.

(a)           The Company agrees that, between the date of this Agreement and the Second Company Merger Effective Time or the earlier termination of this Agreement, except (1) as expressly contemplated by any other provision of this Agreement, including Section 8.01(b), or any Ancillary Agreement, (2) as set forth in Section 8.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, (3) as required by applicable Law (including (x) as may be requested or compelled by any Governmental Authority and (y) COVID-19 Measures) or (4) for actions taken in good faith in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that are (x) consistent with such past actions by the Company or (y) taken after consultation with Parent, unless Parent shall otherwise consent in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed):

(i)            the Company shall, and shall cause the Company Subsidiaries to use commercially reasonable efforts to conduct their business in the ordinary course of business; provided that the Company may pay the Permitted Distribution to the Company Members, subject to the Company having complied with this Section 8.01(a)(i), including with respect to working capital; and

(ii)           the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to preserve substantially intact the business organization of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, to keep available the services of the current officers, key employees and consultants of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries and to preserve in all material respects the current relationships of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries with customers, Suppliers and other persons with which the Company or any Company Subsidiary has significant business relations.

(b)           Except (1) as expressly contemplated by any other provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, (2) as set forth in Section 8.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, (3) as required by applicable Law (including (x) as may be requested or compelled by any Governmental Authority and (y) COVID-19 Measures) or (4) for actions taken in good faith in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that are (x) consistent with such past actions by the Company or (y) taken after consultation with Parent, the Company shall not, and shall cause each Company Subsidiary not to, between the date of this Agreement and the Second Company Merger Effective Time or the earlier termination of this Agreement, directly or indirectly, do any of the following without the prior written consent of Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed):

(i)            amend or otherwise change the Company Organizational Documents (in the case of the Company) or equivalent organizational documents (in the case of the Company Subsidiaries);

(ii)           form or create any subsidiaries;

(iii)          issue, sell, pledge, dispose of, grant or encumber, or authorize the issuance, sale, pledge, disposition, grant or encumbrance of, any Company Interests (in the case of the Company) (other than the issuance of Company Interests upon the exercise of any Company Options outstanding on the date of this Agreement) or other equity interests (in the case of the Company Subsidiaries), or any options, warrants, convertible securities or other rights of any kind to acquire any Company Interests (in the case of the Company) or other equity interests (in the case of the Company Subsidiaries), including, without limitation, any phantom interests, but excluding Permitted RIU Issuances;

(iv)          other than payment of the Permitted Distribution in the manner provided in Section 8.01(a)(i), declare, set aside, make or pay any dividend, other distribution or any other amounts, payable in cash, stock, property or otherwise, with respect to any of the Company Interests (in the case of the Company) or other equity interests (in the case of the Company Subsidiaries);

(v)           reclassify, combine, split, subdivide or redeem, or purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any Company Interests (in the case of the Company) or other equity interests (in the case of the Company Subsidiaries), other than redemptions of equity securities from former employees upon the terms set forth in the underlying agreements governing such equity securities;

(vi)          acquire (including, without limitation, by merger, consolidation, or acquisition of stock or assets or any other business combination) any corporation, partnership, other business organization or any division;

(vii)         incur any Indebtedness;

(viii)        except as required by the terms of any Plan, (A) grant any increase in the compensation, incentives or benefits payable or to become payable to any current or former director, officer, employee or consultant of the Company as of the date of this Agreement whose annual compensation exceeds $175,000, other than increases in base compensation of employees in the ordinary course of business and the Permitted RIU Issuances, (B) enter into any new, or materially amend any existing Service Agreement or severance or termination agreement with any current or former director, officer, employee or consultant, (C) accelerate or commit to accelerate the funding, payment, or vesting of any compensation or benefits to any current or former director, officer, employee or consultant or (D) hire or otherwise enter into any new Service Agreement or similar arrangement with any person or terminate without cause any current or former director, officer, employee or consultant provider whose compensation would exceed, on an annualized basis, $175,000;

(ix)          other than as required by applicable Law or pursuant to the terms of an agreement entered into prior to the date of this Agreement and reflected on Section 4.10(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, grant any severance or termination pay to, any director or officer of the Company or of any Company Subsidiary;

(x)           adopt, amend in any material respect or terminate any Plan except (A) as may be required by applicable Law or as necessary in order to consummate the Transactions, (B) in the event of annual renewals of health and welfare programs or (C) to the extent reasonably determined by the Company to support the Permitted RIU Issuances;

(xi)          make or change any material Tax election, change any Tax accounting method, amend a material Tax Return or settle or compromise any material United States federal, state, local or non-United States income Tax liability or Tax credits;

(xii)         take any action, or knowingly fail to take any action, which action or failure to act would reasonably be expected to prevent or impede the Company Mergers from qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code;

(xiii)        materially amend, or modify or consent to the termination (excluding any expiration in accordance with its terms) of any Material Contract or amend, waive, modify or consent to the termination (excluding any expiration in accordance with its terms) of the Company’s or any Company Subsidiary’s material rights thereunder, in each case in a manner that is adverse to the Company or any Company Subsidiary, taken as a whole, except in the ordinary course of business;

(xiv)        intentionally permit any material item of Company IP to lapse or to be abandoned, invalidated, dedicated to the public, or disclaimed, or otherwise become unenforceable or intentionally fail to perform or make any applicable filings, recordings or other similar actions or filings with respect to such Company IP, or intentionally fail to pay all required fees and taxes required or advisable to maintain and protect its interest in each and every material item of Company IP; or

(xv)         enter into any agreement or otherwise make a binding commitment to do any of the foregoing.

Section 8.02      Conduct of Business by the Blocker Pending the Blocker Mergers. Each of Blocker Member and the Blocker agrees that, between the date of this Agreement and the Second Company Merger Effective Time or the earlier termination of this Agreement, except as (1) expressly contemplated by any other provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, or (2) required by applicable Law, unless Parent shall otherwise consent in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed), the Blocker shall not (and Blocker Member shall cause the Blocker not to):

(a)           (i) acquire, or dispose of, any property or assets or (ii) mortgage or encumber any property or assets;

(b)           enter into any contract or agreement;

(c)           incur any liabilities or Indebtedness;

(d)           make any amendment to the Blocker Organizational Documents;

(e)           issue or sell any equity interests or options, warrants or other rights to purchase any Blocker Interest or split, combine or subdivide the Blocker Interests;

(f)            fail to remain a holding company whose sole asset is the Company Class A Interests currently held by the Blocker or undertake any operations or actions, except for actions as are reasonable and appropriate in furtherance of the Transactions;

(g)           take any action, other than reasonable and usual actions in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice, with respect to accounting policies or procedures, other than as required by GAAP;

(h)           make any material tax election or settle or compromise any material United States federal, state, local or non-United States income tax liability;

(i)            liquidate, dissolve, reorganize; or

(j)            enter into any agreement or otherwise make a binding commitment to do any of the foregoing.

Section 8.03      Conduct of Business by Parent and the Merger Sub Entities Pending the Mergers. Except (1) as expressly contemplated by any other provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (including entering into various Subscription Agreements and consummating the Private Placements), (2) as set forth on Section 8.03 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, (3) as required by applicable Law (including (x) as may be requested or compelled by any Governmental Authority and (y) COVID-19 Measures) or (4) for actions taken in good faith in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that are (x) consistent with such past actions by Parent or (y) taken after consultation with the Company, Parent agrees that from the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement and the Second Company Merger Effective Time, unless the Company shall otherwise consent in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), the businesses of Parent and the Merger Sub Entities shall be conducted in the ordinary course of business. Except (A) as expressly contemplated by any other provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (including entering into various Subscription Agreements and consummating the Private Placements), or in connection with the terms and conditions of, any Subscription Agreement, (B) as set forth on Section 8.03 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, or (C) as required by applicable Law (including (x) as may be requested or compelled by any Governmental Authority and (y) COVID-19 Measures), none of Parent or the Merger Sub Entities shall, between the date of this Agreement and the Second Company Merger Effective Time or the earlier termination of this Agreement, directly or indirectly, do any of the following without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned:

(a)           amend or otherwise change the Parent Organizational Documents, the Merger Sub 1 Organizational Documents, the Merger Sub 2 Organizational Documents, the Merger Sub 3 Organizational Documents, or the Merger Sub 4 Organizational Documents or form any subsidiary of Parent other than the Merger Sub Entities;

(b)          declare, set aside, make or pay any dividend or other distribution, payable in cash, stock, property or otherwise, with respect to any of its capital stock or equity interests, other than redemptions from the Trust Fund that are required pursuant to the Parent Organizational Documents;

(c)           reclassify, combine, split, subdivide or redeem, or purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any of the Parent Common Stock or Parent Warrants except for redemptions from the Trust Fund that are required pursuant to the Parent Organizational Documents;

(d)           issue, sell, pledge, dispose of, grant or encumber, or authorize the issuance, sale, pledge, disposition, grant or encumbrance of, any shares of any class of capital stock, equity interests or other securities of Parent or the Merger Sub Entities, or any options, warrants, convertible securities or other rights of any kind to acquire any shares of such capital stock, equity interests, or any other ownership interest (including, without limitation, any phantom interest), of Parent or the Merger Sub Entities;

(e)           acquire (including, without limitation, by merger, consolidation, or acquisition of stock or assets or any other business combination) any corporation, partnership, other business organization or enter into any strategic joint ventures, partnerships or alliances with any other person;

(f)            incur Indebtedness or guarantee any Indebtedness of another Person;

(g)           make any change in any method of financial accounting or financial accounting principles, policies, procedures or practices, except as required by a concurrent amendment in GAAP or applicable Law made subsequent to the date hereof, as agreed to by its independent accountants;

(h)           make or change any material Tax election, change any Tax accounting method, amend a material Tax Return or settle or compromise any material United States federal, state, local or non-United States income Tax liability or Tax credits;

(i)            take any action, or knowingly fail to take any action, which action or failure to act would reasonably be expected to prevent or impede the Company Mergers from qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code;

(j)            liquidate, dissolve, reorganize or otherwise wind up the business and operations of Parent or the Merger Sub Entities;

(k)           amend the Trust Agreement or any other agreement related to the Trust Account;

(l)            hire any employee or adopt or enter into any employee benefit plan (including grant or establish any form of compensation or benefits to any current or former employee, officer, director or other individual service provider of Parent (for the avoidance of doubt, other than consultants, advisors, including legal counsel or institutional service providers engaged by Parent)); or

(m)          enter into any agreement or otherwise make a binding commitment to do any of the foregoing.

Section 8.04      Claims Against Trust Account. The Company, the Blocker, Blocker Member and each of their respective Representatives (collectively, the “Company Parties”) agree that, notwithstanding any other provision contained in this Agreement, the Company Parties do not now have, and shall not at any time prior to the Second Company Merger Effective Time have, any claim to, or make any claim against, the Trust Fund, regardless of whether such claim arises as a result of, in connection with or relating in any way to, the business relationship between any of the Company Parties on the one hand, and Parent on the other hand, this Agreement, or any other agreement or any other matter, and regardless of whether such claim arises based on contract, tort, equity or any other theory of legal liability (any and all such claims are collectively referred to in this Section 8.04 as the “Claims”). Notwithstanding any other provision contained in this Agreement, the Company Parties hereby irrevocably waive any Claim they may have, now or in the future and will not seek recourse against the Trust Fund for any reason whatsoever in respect thereof; provided, however, that the foregoing waiver will not limit or prohibit the Company Parties from pursuing a claim against Parent or the Merger Sub Entities or any other person (a) for legal relief against monies or other assets of Parent or the Merger Sub Entities held outside of the Trust Account or for specific performance or other equitable relief in connection with the Transactions or (b) for damages for breach of this Agreement against Parent (or any successor entity), or the Merger Sub Entities in the event this Agreement is terminated for any reason and Parent consummates a business combination transaction with another party. In the event that any Company Party commences any Action against or involving the Trust Fund in violation of the foregoing, Parent shall be entitled to recover from such Company Party the associated reasonable legal fees and costs in connection with any such Action, in the event Parent prevails in such Action.

Article IX.

ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS

Section 9.01      Proxy Statement; Registration Statement.

(a)           As promptly as practicable after the delivery of the PCAOB Audited Financials by the Company to Parent, (i) Parent and the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC a joint consent solicitation/proxy statement (as amended or supplemented, the “Proxy Statement”) to be sent to Parent Stockholders soliciting proxies in favor of the Parent Proposals from such stockholders in connection with the special meeting of Parent’s stockholders (the “Parent Stockholders’ Meeting”) to be held to consider approval and adoption of (A) this Agreement and the Transactions and any separate or unbundled proposals as are required to implement the foregoing, (B) the issuance of New Parent Common Stock as contemplated by this Agreement and the Subscription Agreements, (C) the Parent Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, (D) the Stock Incentive Plan and the ESPP, (E) the appointment of the directors of Parent in accordance with Section 2.05(b), (F) any other proposals as the SEC (or staff member thereof) may indicate are necessary in its comments to the Registration Statement or correspondence related thereto and (G) any other proposals the parties hereto deem necessary or appropriate to effectuate the Transactions (collectively, the “Parent Proposals”) and (ii) Parent shall prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 (together with all amendments thereto, the “Registration Statement”) in which the Proxy Statement shall be included as a prospectus, in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of (A) the shares of New Parent Common Stock constituting the Aggregate Stock Consideration to be issued to the Company Members pursuant to this Agreement (other than the Key Company Members) and (B) the shares of New Parent Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Exchanged Options or upon settlement of the Exchanged Units. The Company shall furnish all information concerning the Company as Parent may reasonably request in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Proxy Statement and Registration Statement. Parent and the Company each shall use their reasonable best efforts to (1) cause the Registration Statement when filed with the SEC to comply in all material respects with all legal requirements applicable thereto, (2) respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to and resolve all comments received from the SEC concerning the Proxy Statement and the Registration Statement, (3) cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after filing with the SEC and (4) to keep the Registration Statement effective as long as is necessary to consummate the Transactions. Prior to the effective date of the Registration Statement, Parent shall take all or any action required under any applicable federal or state securities Laws in connection with the issuance of shares of New Parent Common Stock, the Exchanged Options and or Exchanged Units, in each case to be issued or issuable to the Blocker Member and the Company Members pursuant to this Agreement. As promptly as practicable after the effective time of the Registration Statement, Parent shall mail the Proxy Statement to the Parent Stockholders and the Company shall mail the Proxy Statement to the Company Members. Each of Parent and the Company shall furnish all information concerning it as may reasonably be requested by the other party in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement. If, in connection with the preparation and filing of the Proxy Statement and Registration Statement, the SEC requires that a tax opinion or opinions be prepared and submitted by the respective tax counsel of the Company and/or Parent with respect to the Company Mergers (each, a “Company Merger Tax Opinion”) and/or with respect to the Blocker Mergers (each, a “Blocker Merger Tax Opinion”), (a) Parent, the Blocker, Blocker Member and the Company shall deliver to Greenberg Traurig, LLP and Paul Hastings LLP, respectively, customary Tax representation letters satisfactory to its tax counsel, dated and executed as of the date the Proxy Statement and Registration Statement shall have been declared effective by the SEC and such other date(s) as determined reasonably necessary by such tax counsel in connection with the preparation and filing of the Proxy Statement and Registration Statement, and (b) the Company and/or Parent, as applicable, shall cause its respective tax counsel to render a Company Merger Tax Opinion and (c) the Company and/or Parent, as applicable, shall cause its respective tax counsel to render a Blocker Merger Tax Opinion; provided, however, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, none of Parent, Blocker Member, the Blocker or the Company shall be required to furnish, or caused to be furnished by its respective tax counsel, any opinion regarding the qualification of the Blocker Mergers as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.

(b)           No filing of, or amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement will be made by Parent or the Company without the approval of the other party (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), except as required by applicable Law. Parent and the Company each will advise the other, promptly after they receive notice thereof, of the time when the Registration Statement has become effective or any supplement or amendment has been filed, of the issuance of any stop order, of the suspension of the qualification of the New Parent Common Stock to be issued or issuable to the Blocker Member and the Company Members in connection with this Agreement for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or of any request by the SEC for amendment of the Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement or comments thereon and responses thereto or requests by the SEC for additional information. Each of Parent and the Company shall cooperate and mutually agree upon (such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), any response to comments of the SEC or its staff with respect to the Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement and any amendment to the Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement filed in response thereto.

(c)           Parent represents that the information supplied by Parent for inclusion in the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement shall not, at (i) the time the Registration Statement is declared effective, (ii) the time the Proxy Statement (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) is first mailed to Parent Stockholders and Company Members, (iii) the time of the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting, and (iv) the Second Company Merger Effective Time, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or fail 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 were made, not misleading. If, at any time prior to the Second Company Merger Effective Time, any event or circumstance relating to Parent, the Merger Sub Entities or their respective officers or directors, should be discovered by Parent which should be set forth in an amendment or a supplement to the Registration Statement or the Proxy Statement, Parent shall promptly inform the Company. All documents that Parent is responsible for filing with the SEC in connection with the Mergers or the other Transactions will comply as to form and substance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder.

(d)           The Company represents that the information supplied by the Company for inclusion in the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement shall not, at (i) the time the Registration Statement is declared effective, (ii) the time the Proxy Statement (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) is first mailed to Parent Stockholders and Company Members, (iii) the time of the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting, and (iv) the Second Company Merger Effective Time, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or fail 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 were made, not misleading. If, at any time prior to the Second Company Merger Effective Time, any event or circumstance relating to the Company or any Company Subsidiary, or their respective officers or directors, should be discovered by the Company which should be set forth in an amendment or a supplement to the Registration Statement or the Proxy Statement, the Company shall promptly inform Parent. All documents that the Company is responsible for causing Parent to file with the SEC in connection with the Mergers or the other Transactions will comply as to form and substance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder.

Section 9.02      Parent Stockholders’ Meetings; Merger Sub Entities’ Sole Member Approval.

(a)           Parent shall call and hold the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting as promptly as practicable after the date on which the Registration Statement becomes effective for the purpose of voting solely upon the Parent Proposals, and Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to hold the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting as soon as practicable after the date on which the Registration Statement becomes effective (but in any event no later than thirty (30) days after the date on which the Proxy Statement is mailed to Parent Stockholders). Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the approval of the Parent Proposals at the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting, including by soliciting from its stockholders proxies as promptly as possible in favor of the Parent Proposals, and shall take all other lawful action necessary or advisable to secure the required vote or consent of its stockholders. The Parent Board shall recommend to its stockholders that they approve the Parent Proposals and shall include such recommendation in the Proxy Statement.

(b)           Promptly following the execution of this Agreement, Parent shall adopt this Agreement, as the sole member of each Merger Sub Entity.

Section 9.03      Blocker Consent. Blocker Member, as the sole member and manager of the Blocker, hereby consents to, and approves and adopts this Agreement and the Blocker Mergers. In addition, the Blocker Member shall cause the Blocker to perform and comply with all of the Blocker’s obligations under this Agreement.

Section 9.04      Company Written Consent. Immediately following the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company shall cause the Key Company Members to deliver to it, and the Company shall deliver to Parent, a written consent (which shall be irrevocable and in such form and substance as shall be reasonably acceptable to Parent) approving and adopting this Agreement and approving the Company Mergers and the other Transactions (the “Company Written Consent”).

Section 9.05      Access to Information; Confidentiality.

(a)           From the date of this Agreement until the Second Company Merger Effective Time or the earlier termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article XI, the Company and Parent shall (and shall cause their respective subsidiaries and instruct their respective Representatives to): (i) provide to the other party (and the other party’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, legal counsel, agents and other representatives, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access during normal business hours and upon reasonable prior notice to the officers, employees, agents, properties, offices and other facilities of such party and its subsidiaries and to the books and records thereof; and (ii) furnish promptly to the other party such information concerning the business, properties, contracts, assets, liabilities, personnel and other aspects of such party and its subsidiaries as the other party or its Representatives may reasonably request. Notwithstanding the foregoing, but without limiting the Company’s obligations under Section 9.05, neither the Company nor Parent shall be required to provide access to or disclose information to the extent such party has been advised by legal counsel that the access or disclosure would jeopardize the protection of attorney-client, work product or similar privilege or protection or contravene applicable Law (it being agreed that the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause such information to be provided in a manner that would not result in such jeopardy or contravention).

(b)           All information obtained by the parties hereto pursuant to this Section 9.05 shall be kept confidential in accordance with the Mutual Nondisclosure Agreement, dated as of April 6, 2021 (the “Confidentiality Agreement”), between Parent and the Company.

(c)           Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, each party (and its Representatives) may consult any tax advisor regarding the tax treatment and tax structure of the Transactions and may disclose to any other person, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the Transactions and all materials (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided relating to such treatment or structure, in each case in accordance with the Confidentiality Agreement.

Section 9.06      Exclusivity.

(a)           From and after the date hereof until the Second Company Merger Effective Time or, if earlier, the valid termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article XI, the Company Parties shall not, and shall direct each Company Subsidiary not to, and shall not authorize or knowingly permit any Representative of the Company or Company Subsidiaries to, (i) initiate, solicit, facilitate or encourage (including by way of furnishing non-public information), directly or indirectly, whether publicly or otherwise, any inquiries, offers or proposals with respect to, or the making of, any Company Acquisition Proposal, (ii) engage in any negotiations or discussions concerning, or provide access to or furnish non-public information regarding, the Company’s or any Company Subsidiary’s properties, assets, personnel, books or records or any Confidential Information or data to, any person relating to a Company Acquisition Proposal, (iii) enter into, engage in and maintain discussions or negotiations with respect to any Company Acquisition Proposal (or inquiries, proposals or offers or other communications that would reasonably be expected to lead to any Company Acquisition Proposal) or otherwise cooperate with or assist or participate in, or facilitate any such inquiries, proposals, offers, efforts, discussions or negotiations, (iv) amend or grant any waiver or release under any standstill or similar agreement with respect to any class of equity securities of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, (v) approve, endorse or recommend, or propose publicly to approve, endorse or recommend, any Company Acquisition Proposal, (vi) approve, endorse, recommend, execute or enter into any agreement, arrangement or understanding, letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, term sheet, acquisition agreement, merger agreement, business combination agreement, transaction agreement, option agreement, joint venture agreement, partnership agreement or other written arrangement relating to any Company Acquisition Proposal or any proposal or offer that could reasonably be expected to lead to a Company Acquisition Proposal, or (vii) resolve or agree to do any of the foregoing actions. The Company Parties shall and shall instruct and cause each Company Subsidiary to immediately cease any solicitations, discussions or negotiations with any person (other than the parties hereto and their respective Representatives) in connection with a Company Acquisition Proposal.

(b)           From and after the date of this Agreement until the Second Company Merger Effective Time or, if earlier, the valid termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article XI, Parent shall not, and shall direct each Merger Sub Entity not to, and shall not authorize or knowingly permit any Representative of Parent or any Merger Sub Entity to, (i) initiate, solicit, facilitate or encourage (including by way of furnishing non-public information), directly or indirectly, whether publicly or otherwise, any inquiries, offers or proposals with respect to, or the making of, any merger, purchase of ownership interests or assets of Parent, recapitalization or similar business combination transaction (each such transaction involving Parent other than with the Company, the Company Members and their respective affiliates, a “Business Combination Proposal”), (ii) engage in any negotiations or discussions concerning, or provide access to or furnish non-public information regarding Parent’s or the Merger Sub Entities’ properties, assets, personnel, books or records or any Confidential Information or data to, any person relating to a Business Combination Proposal, (iii) enter into, engage in and maintain discussions or negotiations with respect to any Business Combination Proposal (or inquiries, proposals or offers or other communications that would reasonably be expected to lead to any Business Combination Proposal) or otherwise cooperate with or assist or participate in, or facilitate any such inquiries, proposals, offers, efforts, discussions or negotiations, (iv) amend or grant any waiver or release under any standstill or similar agreement with respect to any class of capital stock of Parent or equity interests of the Merger Sub Entities, (v) approve, endorse or recommend, or propose publicly to approve, endorse or recommend, any Business Combination Proposal, (vi) approve, endorse, recommend, execute or enter into any agreement, arrangement or understanding, letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, term sheet, acquisition agreement, merger agreement, business combination agreement, transaction agreement, option agreement, joint venture agreement, partnership agreement or other written arrangement relating to any Business Combination Proposal, or (vii) resolve or agree to do any of the foregoing actions or otherwise authorize or permit any of its Representatives to take any such action. Parent shall and shall instruct and cause the Merger Sub Entities and the Representatives of Parent and the Merger Sub Entities to immediately cease any solicitations, discussions or negotiations with any person (other than the parties hereto and their respective Representatives) in connection with a Business Combination Proposal.

Section 9.07      Employee Benefits Matters.

(a)           During the period commencing as of the Second Company Merger Effective Time and ending on the first (1st) anniversary thereof, Parent shall, or shall cause the Surviving Company to, provide (i) each employee of the Company or one of the Company Subsidiaries who remains employed immediately after the Second Company Merger Effective Time (the “Continuing Employees”) with a base salary or wage rate and an annual target cash bonus opportunity at least equal to the base salary or wage rate and annual target cash bonus opportunity in effect as of immediately prior to the Second Company Merger Effective Time, and (ii) Continuing Employees other employee benefits that are substantially similar in the aggregate to those provided to employees of the Company and its subsidiaries immediately prior to the Second Company Merger Effective Time.

(b)           From and after the Second Company Merger Effective Time, Parent shall, or shall cause the Surviving Company to, honor, pay, perform and satisfy any and all liabilities, obligations and responsibilities under any Plan or Service Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof.

(c)           Parent shall, or shall cause the Surviving Company and each of its subsidiaries, as applicable, to provide the Continuing Employees credit for purposes of eligibility to participate, vesting and determining the level of benefits, as applicable, under any employee benefit plan, program or arrangement established or maintained by the Surviving Company or any of its subsidiaries (including, without limitation, any employee benefit plan as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA and any vacation or other paid time-off program or policy) for service accrued or deemed accrued prior to the Second Company Merger Effective Time with the Company or any Company Subsidiary; provided, however, that such crediting of service shall not operate to duplicate any benefit or the funding of any such benefit. In addition, Parent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) cause to be waived any eligibility waiting periods, any evidence of insurability requirements and the application of any pre-existing condition limitations under each of the employee benefit plans established or maintained by the Surviving Company or any of its subsidiaries that cover the Continuing Employees or their dependents, and (ii) cause any eligible expenses incurred by any Continuing Employee and his or her covered dependents, during the portion of the plan year in which the Closing occurs, under those health and welfare benefit plans in which such Continuing Employee currently participates to be taken into account under those health and welfare benefit plans in which such Continuing Employee participates subsequent to the Closing Date for purposes of satisfying all deductible, coinsurance, and maximum out-of-pocket requirements applicable to such Continuing Employee and his or her covered dependents for the applicable plan year. Following the Closing, Surviving Company will honor all accrued but unused vacation and other paid time off of the Continuing Employees that existed immediately prior to the Closing.

(d)           The provisions of this Section 9.07 are solely for the benefit of the parties to the Agreement, and nothing contained in this Agreement, express or implied, shall confer upon any Continuing Employee or legal representative or beneficiary or dependent thereof, or any other person, any rights or remedies of any nature or kind whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement, whether as a third-party beneficiary or otherwise, including, without limitation, any right to employment or continued employment for any specified period, or level of compensation or benefits. Nothing contained in this Agreement, express or implied, shall constitute an amendment or modification of any employee benefit plan of the Company or shall require the Company, Parent, the Surviving Company and each of its subsidiaries to continue any Plan or other employee benefit arrangements, or prevent their amendment, modification or termination.

Section 9.08      Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification.

(a)           The certificate of formation and the limited liability company agreement of the Surviving Company shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect to indemnification, advancement or expense reimbursement of the current or former directors, officers, employees or agents of the Company and its subsidiaries than are set forth in the Company Organizational Documents as in effect as of the date hereof, and the Surviving Company shall cause the organizational documents of the Company Subsidiaries to contain provisions no less favorable with respect to indemnification, advancement or expense reimbursement of the current and former directors, officers, employees or agents of the Company Subsidiaries than are set forth in the organizational documents of the Company Subsidiaries as in effect as of the date hereof, which provisions shall, in each case, not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Second Company Merger Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Second Company Merger Effective Time, were directors, officers, employees, or agents of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries (the “D&O Indemnitees”) covered thereby, unless such modification shall be required by applicable Law.

(b)           Each of Parent and the Surviving Company shall purchase (which shall be paid for in full by the Surviving Company) and have in place at the Closing a “tail” or “runoff” policy (the “D&O Tail Policies”) providing directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage for the benefit of those persons who are covered by the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by Parent or the Company, respectively, as of the Closing with respect to matters occurring prior to the Second Company Merger Effective Time. The D&O Tail Policies shall provide for terms with respect to coverage, deductibles and amounts that are no less favorable than those of the applicable policy in effect immediately prior to the Second Company Merger Effective Time for the benefit of Parent’s and the Company’s directors and officers, and shall remain in effect for the six (6) year period following the Closing.

(c)           The provisions of this Section 9.08 are intended to be for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each D&O Indemnitee, his or her heirs, and his or her Representatives and are in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other rights to indemnification or contribution that any such person may have by contract, agreement, or otherwise.

(d)           In the event that the Surviving Company, the Company Subsidiaries, Parent, or any of their respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then, and in either such case, the Surviving Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the successors and assigns of the Surviving Company or such Company Subsidiary or Parent, as the case may be, shall assume, at and as of the closing of the applicable transaction referred to in this Section 9.08(d), all of the obligations set forth in this Section 9.08.

(e)           The obligations of the Surviving Company under this Section 9.08 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to materially and adversely affect and D&O Indemnitee to whom this Section 9.08 applies without the consent of the affected D&O Indemnitee (it being expressly agreed that the D&O Indemnitee to whom this Section 9.08 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 9.08.

Section 9.09      Notification of Certain Matters. The Company shall give prompt notice to Parent, and Parent shall give prompt notice to the Company, of any event which a party becomes aware of between the date of this Agreement and the Closing (or the earlier termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article XI), the occurrence, or non-occurrence of which causes or would reasonably be expected to cause any of the conditions set forth in Article X to fail. No notification given by the Company under this Section 9.10 shall limit or otherwise affect any of the representations, warranties, covenants or obligations of the Company contained in this Agreement.

Section 9.10      Further Action; Reasonable Best Efforts.

(a)            Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, each of the parties hereto shall use its reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, appropriate action, and to do, or cause to be done, such things as are necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Laws or otherwise to consummate and make effective the Transactions, including using its reasonable best efforts to obtain all permits, consents, approvals, authorizations, qualifications and orders of Governmental Authorities and parties to contracts with the Company and the Company Subsidiaries necessary for the consummation of the Transactions and to fulfill the conditions to the Mergers; provided, however, that in no event shall the Company or the Company Subsidiaries be obligated to bear any material expense or pay any material fee with obtaining any consents, approvals or authorizations from any parties to contracts with the Company and the Company Subsidiary necessary for the consummation for the Transactions and to fulfill the conditions to the Mergers. In case, at any time after the Second Company Merger Effective Time, any further action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement, the proper officers and directors of each party shall use their reasonable best efforts to take all such lawful action.

(b)           Each of the parties hereto shall keep each other apprised of the status of matters relating to the Transactions, including promptly notifying the other parties of any communication it or any of its affiliates receives from any Governmental Authority relating to the matters that are the subject of this Agreement and permitting the other parties to review in advance, and to the fullest extent practicable consult about, any proposed communication by such party to any Governmental Authority in connection with the Transactions. No party to this Agreement shall agree to participate in any meeting with any Governmental Authority in respect of any filings, investigation or other inquiry unless it consults with the other parties in advance and, to the extent permitted by such Governmental Authority, gives the other parties the opportunity to attend and participate at such meeting. Subject to the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement, the parties hereto will coordinate and cooperate fully with each other in exchanging such information and providing such assistance as the other parties may reasonably request in connection with the foregoing. Subject to the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement, the parties hereto will provide each other with copies of all material correspondence, filings or communications, including any documents, information and data contained therewith, between them or any of their Representatives, on the one hand, and any Governmental Authority or members of its staff, on the other hand, with respect to this Agreement and the Transactions. No party shall take or cause to be taken any action before any Governmental Authority that is inconsistent with or intended to delay its action on requests for a consent or the consummation of the Transactions.

Section 9.11      Public Announcements. The initial press release relating to this Agreement shall be a joint press release the text of which has been agreed to by each of Parent and the Company. Thereafter, between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date (or the earlier termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article XI) unless otherwise prohibited by applicable Law or the requirements of the Nasdaq Capital Market, each of Parent and the Company shall each use its reasonable best efforts to consult with each other before issuing any press release or otherwise making any public statements with respect to this Agreement, the Mergers or any of the other Transactions, and shall not issue any such press release or make any such public statement without the prior written consent of the other party (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); provided, however, that each of Parent and the Company may make any such announcement or other communication (a) if such announcement or other communication is required by applicable Law or the rules of any stock exchange, in which case the disclosing party shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, first allow the other party to review such announcement or communication and the opportunity to comment thereon and the disclosing party shall consider such comments in good faith, (b) to the extent such announcements or other communications contain only information previously disclosed in a public statement, press release or other communication previously approved in accordance with this Section 9.12, and (c) to Governmental Authorities in connection with any consents, approvals and authorizations required to be made under this Agreement or in connection with the Transactions. Furthermore, nothing contained in this Section 9.12 shall prevent Parent or the Company or their respective affiliates from furnishing customary or other reasonable information concerning the Transactions to their investors and prospective investors.

Section 9.12      PCAOB Audited Financials. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver true and complete copies of (a) the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2020, and the related audited consolidated statements of income and cash flows of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries for such years and (b) the reviewed consolidated balance sheet of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as of June 30, 2021, and the related unaudited consolidated statements of income and cash flows of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries for the six (6) month period then ended, in each case, (i) prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the covered periods and (ii) audited in accordance with the auditing standards of the PCAOB, together with separate audited financial statements of any Company Subsidiaries required to be included in the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement (collectively, the “PCAOB Audited Financials”) not later than August 26, 2021.

Section 9.13      Tax Matters. Parent, Blocker Member, the Blocker and the Company intend that, for United States federal income Tax purposes, the Mergers will qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations to which each of Parent and the Company are to be parties under Section 368(b) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations and this Agreement is intended to be, and is adopted as, a plan of reorganization for purposes of Sections 354, 361 and the 368 of the Code and within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.368-2(g). The Mergers shall be reported by the parties hereto for all Tax purposes in accordance with the foregoing, unless otherwise required by a Governmental Authority as a result of a “determination” within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code. The parties hereto shall cooperate with each other and their respective counsel to document and support the Tax treatment of the Mergers as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, including providing factual support letters. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, none of Parent, Blocker Member, the Blocker or the Company shall be required to furnish, or caused to be furnished by its respective tax counsel, any opinion regarding the qualification of the Blocker Mergers as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.

Section 9.14      Stock Exchange Listing.

(a)           Parent will use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Aggregate Stock Consideration and shares of New Parent Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Exchanged Options and settlement of the Exchanged Units issued in connection with the Transactions to be approved for listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market at Closing. During the period from the date hereof until the Closing, Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep the Parent Units, Parent Class A Common Stock and Parent Warrants listed for trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market.

(b)           Prior to the Closing, Parent shall apply for “ADTH” as a new ticker symbol with the Nasdaq Capital Market or, if “ADTH” is not available, then another mutually agreed upon new ticker symbol reflecting the name “AdTheorent” contingent upon the Parent Proposals having been approved and adopted by the requisite affirmative vote of the Parent Stockholders in accordance with the Proxy Statement, the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (“DGCL”), the Parent Organizational Documents and the rules and regulations of the Nasdaq Capital Market.

Section 9.15      Antitrust.

(a)           To the extent required under any Laws that are designed to prohibit, restrict or regulate actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization or restraint of trade, including the HSR Act (“Antitrust Laws”), each party hereto agrees to promptly (and in connection with any required filings under the HSR Act, no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date of this Agreement) make any required filing or application under Antitrust Laws, as applicable. The parties hereto agree to supply as promptly as reasonably practicable any additional information and documentary material that may be requested pursuant to Antitrust Laws and to take all other actions necessary, proper or advisable to cause the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting periods or obtain required approvals, as applicable under Antitrust Laws as soon as practicable, including by requesting early termination of the waiting period provided for under the HSR Act.

(b)           Each party shall, in connection with its efforts to obtain all requisite approvals and authorizations for the Transactions under any Antitrust Law, use its reasonable best 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 Action 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 Action by a private person, in each case regarding any of the Transactions; (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 Action 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 reasonable best efforts to cooperate in the filing of any memoranda, white papers, filings, correspondence or other written communications explaining or defending the Transactions, articulating any regulatory or competitive argument or responding to requests or objections made by any Governmental Authority.

(c)           No party hereto shall take any action that could reasonably be expected to adversely affect or materially delay the approval of any Governmental Authority of any required filings or applications under Antitrust Laws. The parties hereto further covenant and agree, with respect to a threatened or pending preliminary or permanent injunction or other order, decree or ruling or statute, rule, regulation or executive order that would adversely affect the ability of the parties hereto to consummate the Transactions, to use reasonable best efforts to prevent or lift the entry, enactment or promulgation thereof, as the case may be.

Section 9.16      Trust Account. As of the Second Company Merger Effective Time, the obligations of Parent to dissolve or liquidate within a specified time period as contained in Parent’s Certificate of Incorporation will be terminated and Parent shall have no obligation whatsoever to dissolve and liquidate the assets of Parent by reason of the consummation of the Mergers or otherwise, and no stockholder of Parent shall be entitled to receive any amount from the Trust Account. Parent shall provide notice to CST in accordance with the Trust Agreement and shall deliver any other documents, opinions or notices required to be delivered to CST pursuant to the Trust Agreement and cause CST, prior to the Second Company Merger Effective Time, and CST shall thereupon be obligated, to transfer the funds held in the Trust Account (other than such funds as are necessary to pay Parent Stockholders who have exercised their Redemption Rights) as directed by Parent and thereafter shall cause the Trust Account and the Trust Agreement to terminate.

Section 9.17      Stock Incentive Plan. Parent shall, prior to the effectiveness of the Proxy Statement, adopt a new equity incentive plan (the “Stock Incentive Plan”) in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G and include a proposal in the Proxy Statement to approve the Stock Incentive Plan, to be effective as of the Second Company Merger Effective Time, which shall be in such form as the Company and Parent shall mutually determine and which shall provide for an aggregate reserve of shares of New Parent Common Stock thereunder equal to the sum of (a) ten percent (10%) of the issued and outstanding shares of New Parent Common Stock, on a fully diluted basis, as of the Second Company Merger Effective Time, and (b) an annual increase on the first day of each calendar year during the term of the Stock Incentive Plan equal to the lesser of (i) a number equal to five percent (5%) of the aggregate number of shares of New Parent Common Stock outstanding on the final day of the immediately preceding calendar year and (ii) such smaller number of shares of New Parent Common Stock as is determined by the Parent Board.

Section 9.18      Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Parent shall, prior to the effectiveness of the Proxy Statement, adopt a new employee stock purchase plan (the “ESPP”) in the form attached hereto as Exhibit H and include a proposal in the Proxy Statement to approve the ESPP, to be effective as soon as administratively practicable after the Second Company Merger Effective Time, which shall be in such form as the Company and Parent shall mutually determine and which shall provide for an aggregate reserve of shares of New Parent Common Stock thereunder equal to the sum of (a) two percent (2%) of the issued and outstanding shares of New Parent Common Stock, on a fully diluted basis, as of the Second Company Merger Effective Time, and (b) an annual increase on the first day of each calendar year during the term of the Stock Incentive Plan equal to the lesser of (i) a number equal to one percent (1%) of the aggregate number of shares of New Parent Common Stock outstanding on the final day of the immediately preceding calendar year and (ii) such smaller number of shares of New Parent Common Stock as is determined by the Parent Board.

Section 9.19      Qualifying Private Placements.

(a)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Parent shall be permitted to enter into subscription agreements with a financing source or sources relating to a Qualifying Private Placement transaction and such subscription agreements shall, upon execution, be deemed Subscription Agreements.

(b)           In addition to the Qualifying Private Placements pursuant to Section 9.20(a), subject to the prior written consent of the Company (which shall be in its sole discretion), Parent shall be permitted to enter into additional subscription agreements with a financing source or sources relating to a Private Placement transaction, which such subscription agreements shall, upon execution, be deemed Subscription Agreements.

Section 9.20      Additional Indebtedness. If there is an Available Cash Shortfall Amount which shall cause the Aggregate Cash Consideration to be reduced below $140,000,000, and Parent shall exercise its option, in its sole discretion, to make up such shortfall by requiring the Company or any Company Subsidiary to incur additional Indebtedness in order to apply such funds to such shortfall, the Company shall, or shall cause the applicable Company Subsidiary to, incur such additional Indebtedness upon commercially reasonable terms mutually agreed upon by the Company and Parent, each acting in good faith (and in no event shall the amount of such additional Indebtedness be more than such shortfall).

Article X.

CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER

Section 10.01      Conditions to the Obligations of Each Party. The obligations of each party hereto to consummate the Transactions, including the Mergers, are subject to the satisfaction or waiver (where permissible) at or prior to the Closing of the following conditions:

(a)           Parent Stockholders’ Approval. The Parent Proposals shall have been approved and adopted by the requisite affirmative vote of Parent Stockholders in accordance with the Proxy Statement, the DGCL, the Parent Organizational Documents and the rules and regulations of the Nasdaq Capital Market.

(b)           No Order. No Governmental Authority shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any Law, rule, regulation, judgment, decree, executive order or award which is then in effect and has the effect of making the Transactions, including the Mergers, illegal or otherwise prohibiting consummation of the Transactions, including the Mergers.

(c)           Antitrust Approvals and Waiting Periods. All required filings under the HSR Act shall have been completed and any applicable waiting period (and any extension thereof) applicable to the consummation of the Transactions under the HSR Act shall have expired or been terminated, and any pre-Closing approvals or clearances reasonably required thereunder shall have been obtained.

(d)           Registration Statement. The Registration Statement shall have been declared effective under the Securities Act. No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall be in effect, and no proceedings for purposes of suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been initiated or be threatened by the SEC.

(e)           Stock Exchange Listing. The shares of New Parent Common Stock constituting the Aggregate Stock Consideration and shares of New Parent Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Exchanged Options or the settlement of the Exchanged Units shall have been approved for listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market subject to notice of official issuance.

Section 10.02      Conditions to the Obligations of Parent and the Merger Sub Entities. The obligations of Parent and the Merger Sub Entities to consummate the Transactions, including the Mergers, are subject to the satisfaction or waiver (where permissible) at or prior to the Closing of the following additional conditions:

(a)           Representations and Warranties of the Company. The representations and warranties of the Company contained in Section 4.01 (Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries), Section 4.03 (Capitalization), Section 4.04 (Authority Relative to this Agreement), and Section 4.23 (Brokers) shall each be true and correct in all respects as of the Closing Date as though made on the Closing Date (without giving effect to any limitation as to “materiality” or “Company Material Adverse Effect” or any similar limitation set forth therein), except to the extent that any such representation and warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct as of such earlier date. The representations and warranties of the Company contained in Section 4.08 (Absence of Certain Changes or Events) shall each be true and correct in all respects as of the Closing Date as though made on the Closing Date, except to the extent that any such representation and warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct as of such earlier date. All other representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct (without giving any effect to any limitation as to “materiality” or “Company Material Adverse Effect” or any similar limitation set forth therein) in all respects as of the Closing Date, as though made on and as of the Closing Date, except (i) to the extent that any such representation and warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct as of such earlier date and (ii) where the failure of such representations and warranties to be true and correct (whether as of the Closing Date or such earlier date), taken as a whole, does not result in a Company Material Adverse Effect.

(b)           Representations and Warranties of the Blocker. The (i) representations and warranties of the Blocker contained in Section 5.01 (Organization), Section 5.02 (Authority Relative to This Agreement), Section 5.03 (Capitalization) and Section 5.09 (Brokers) shall be true and correct in all respects as of the Closing Date as though made on the Closing Date (without giving effect to any limitation as to “materiality” or “material adverse effect” or any similar limitation set forth therein), except to the extent that any such representation and warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct as of such earlier date. All other representations and warranties of the Blocker contained in in this Agreement shall be true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation as to “materiality” or “material adverse effect” or any similar limitation set forth herein) in all respects as of the Closing Date, as though made at and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty is expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct as of such earlier date), except where the failure of such representations and warranties to be true and correct, taken as a whole, does not, and would not reasonably be expected to, cause a material adverse effect on the Blocker.

(c)           Representations and Warranties of the Blocker Member. The (i) representations and warranties of the Blocker Member contained in Section 6.01 (Organization), Section 6.02 (Authority Relative to This Agreement), and Section 6.04 (Brokers) shall be true and correct in all respects as of the Closing Date as though made on the Closing Date (without giving effect to any limitation as to “materiality” or “material adverse effect” or any similar limitation set forth therein), except to the extent that any such representation and warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct as of such earlier date. All other representations and warranties of the Blocker Member contained in in this Agreement shall be true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation as to “materiality” or “material adverse effect” or any similar limitation set forth herein) in all respects as of the Closing Date, as though made at and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty is expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct as of such earlier date), except where the failure of such representations and warranties to be true and correct, taken as a whole, does not, and would not reasonably be expected to, cause a material adverse effect on the Blocker Member.

(d)           Agreements and Covenants. The Company, the Blocker and Blocker Member, respectively, shall have performed or complied in all material respects with all agreements and covenants required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to the Second Company Merger Effective Time.

(e)           Officer Certificate.

(i)            The Company shall have delivered to Parent a certificate, dated the date of the Closing, signed by an officer of the Company, certifying as to the satisfaction of the conditions specified in Section 10.02(a) and Section 10.02(d).

(ii)           The Blocker and Blocker Member shall have delivered to Parent a certificate, dated the date of the Closing, signed by an officer of the Blocker and the Blocker Member, certifying as to the satisfaction of the conditions specified in Section 10.02(b) and Section 10.02(c), in each case, with respect to the Blocker and the Blocker Member.

(f)            Resignation. All members of the Company Board shall have executed written resignations effective as of the Second Company Merger Effective Time.

(g)           Registration Rights Agreement. All parties to the Registration Rights Agreement (other than Parent, the Sponsor and the other Parent Stockholders prior to the Second Company Merger Effective Time contemplated to be party thereto) shall have delivered, or cause to be delivered, to Parent a copy of the Registration Rights Agreement duly executed by all such parties.

(h)           Lock-Up Agreement. All parties to the Lock-Up Agreement (other than Parent) shall have delivered, or cause to be delivered, to Parent a copy of the Lock-Up Agreement duly executed by all such parties.

(i)            Stockholders Agreement. All parties to the Stockholders Agreement (other than Parent and Sponsor) shall have delivered, or cause to be delivered, to Parent a copy of the Stockholders Agreement duly executed by all such parties.

(j)            FIRPTA Tax Certificate and Form W-9.

(i)            The Company shall have delivered to Parent a properly executed certification that the Company Interests are not “U.S. real property interests” in accordance with the Treasury Regulations under Sections 897 and 1445 of the Code, together with a notice to the IRS (which shall be filed by Parent with the IRS following the Closing) in accordance with the provisions of Section 1.897-2(h)(2) of the Treasury Regulations.

(ii)           The Blocker Member shall have delivered to Parent an IRS Form W-9.

(k)           Company Equity Plan. The Company shall have adopted such Company Board or committee resolutions as may be required to provide that no new awards shall be granted under the Company Equity Plan on or after the Closing Date.

(l)             Payment Spreadsheet. The Company shall have delivered to Parent the Payment Spreadsheet in accordance with Section 3.01.

(m)           Payoff Letters. The Company shall have delivered to Parent a copy of the (i) Monroe Payoff Letter and (ii) SVB Payoff Letter, in each case, contemplated by Section 3.09(g).

(n)            Company Written Consent. The Company Written Consent shall have been delivered to Parent.

Section 10.03      Conditions to the Obligations of the Company, the Blocker and the Blocker Member. The obligations of the Company, the Blocker and the Blocker Member to consummate the Transactions, including the Mergers, are subject to the satisfaction or waiver (where permissible) at or prior to Closing of the following additional conditions:

(a)            Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of Parent, and the Merger Sub Entities contained in Section 7.01 (Corporate Organization), Section 7.04 (Authority Relative to this Agreement), and Section 7.12 (Brokers) shall each be true and correct in all respects as of the Closing Date as though made on the Closing Date (without giving effect to any limitation as to “materiality” or “Parent Material Adverse Effect” or any similar limitation set forth therein), except to the extent that any such representation and warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct as of such earlier date. The representations and warranties of Parent and the Merger Sub Entities contained in Section 7.03 (Capitalization) shall each be true and correct in all respects other than de minimis inaccuracies as of the Closing Date as though made on the Closing Date, except to the extent that any such representation and warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct as of such earlier date. All other representations and warranties of Parent and the Merger Sub Entities contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct (without giving any effect to any limitation as to “materiality” or “Parent Material Adverse Effect” or any similar limitation set forth therein) in all respects as of the Closing Date, as though made on and as of the Closing Date, except (i) to the extent that any such representation and warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct as of such earlier date and (ii) where the failure of such representations and warranties to be true and correct (whether as of the Closing Date or such earlier date), taken as a whole, does not result in a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

(b)            Agreements and Covenants. Parent and the Merger Sub Entities shall have performed or complied in all material respects with all agreements and covenants required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to the Second Company Merger Effective Time.

(c)            Officer Certificate. Parent shall have delivered to the Company a certificate, dated the date of the Closing, signed by the President of Parent, certifying as to the satisfaction of the conditions specified in Section 10.03(a), Section 10.03(b) and Section 10.03(d).

(d)            Parent Material Adverse Effect. No Parent Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred and no event or circumstance that may result in or cause a Parent Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred.

(e)            Registration Rights Agreement. Parent, the Sponsor and the other Parent Stockholders prior to the Second Company Merger Effective Time contemplated to be party thereto shall have delivered a copy of the Registration Rights Agreement duly executed by Parent, the Sponsor and such other Parent Stockholders.

(f)             Lock-Up Agreement. Parent shall have delivered a copy of the Lock-Up Agreement duly executed by Parent.

(g)            Stockholders Agreement. Parent and Sponsor shall have delivered, or cause to be delivered, to the Company a copy of the Stockholders Agreement duly executed by Parent and Sponsor.

(h)            Escrow Agreement. Parent, Sponsor and the escrow agent contemplated by the Sponsor Support Agreement shall have entered into the escrow agreement contemplated by the Sponsor Support Agreement and Sponsor shall have delivered the Escrow Securities (as defined in the Sponsor Support Agreement) to the escrow agent.

(i)             Resignations. The officers of Parent and the members of the Parent Board set forth on Schedule F shall have executed written resignations effective as of the Second Company Merger Effective Time.

(j)             Aggregate Cash Consideration. The amount available for the Aggregate Cash Consideration shall be equal to at least one hundred forty million dollars ($140,000,000).

(k)            Available Cash. The Available Cash shall be equal to at least two hundred fifty eight million one hundred twenty five thousand dollars ($258,125,000).

Article XI.

TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER

Section 11.01      Termination. This Agreement may be terminated and the Mergers and the other Transactions may be abandoned at any time prior to the Second Company Merger Effective Time, notwithstanding any requisite approval and adoption of this Agreement and the Transactions by the Blocker Member, Company Members or Parent Stockholders, as follows:

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

(b)            by either Parent or the Company if the Second Company Merger Effective Time shall not have occurred prior to the six (6) month anniversary of the date of this Agreement (the “Outside Date”); provided, however, that this Agreement may not be terminated under this Section 11.01(b) by or on behalf of any party that either directly or indirectly through its affiliates is in breach or violation of any representation, warranty, covenant, agreement or obligation contained herein and such breach or violation is the principal cause of the failure of a condition set forth in Article X on or prior to the Outside Date;

(c)            by either Parent or the Company if any Governmental Authority in the United States shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any injunction, order, decree or ruling (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) which has become final and nonappealable and has the effect of making consummation of the Transactions, including the Mergers, illegal or otherwise preventing or prohibiting consummation of the Transactions, the Mergers;

(d)            by either Parent or the Company if any of the Parent Proposals shall fail to receive the requisite Parent stockholder approval at the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof;

(e)            by Parent if the Company shall have failed to deliver to Parent the Company Written Consent immediately following execution and delivery of this Agreement;

(f)            by Parent if the PCAOB Audited Financials shall not have been delivered to Parent by the Company on or before September 26, 2021; or

(g)           by Parent upon a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of the Company, the Blocker or the Blocker Member set forth in this Agreement, or if any representation or warranty of the Company, the Blocker or the Blocker Member shall have become untrue, in either case such that the conditions set forth in Section 10.02(a), Section 10.02(b), Section 10.02(c) or Section 10.02(d) would not be satisfied (“Terminating Company Breach”); provided that Parent has not waived such Terminating Company Breach; provided further that, if such Terminating Company Breach is curable by the Company, Parent may not terminate this Agreement under this Section 11.01(g) for so long as the Company continues to exercise its reasonable efforts to cure such breach, unless such breach is not cured within thirty (30) days after notice of such breach is provided by Parent to the Company; or

(h)            by the Company upon a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of Parent and the Merger Sub Entities set forth in this Agreement, or if any representation or warranty of Parent and the Merger Sub Entities shall have become untrue, in either case such that the conditions set forth in Section 10.03(a) or Section 10.03(b) would not be satisfied (“Terminating Parent Breach”); provided that the Company has not waived such Terminating Parent Breach; provided, however, that, if such Terminating Parent Breach is curable by Parent and the Merger Sub Entities, the Company may not terminate this Agreement under this Section 11.01(h) for so long as Parent and the Merger Sub Entities continue to exercise their reasonable efforts to cure such breach, unless such breach is not cured within thirty (30) days after notice of such breach is provided by the Company to Parent.

Section 11.02      Effect of Termination. In the event of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 11.01, this Agreement shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, forthwith become void, and there shall be no liability under this Agreement on the part of any party hereto, except as set forth in this Section 11.02, Section 11.03, Article XII and any corresponding definitions set forth in Article I, or in the case of termination subsequent to a willful material breach of this Agreement by a party hereto.

Section 11.03      Expenses. Except as set forth in this Section 11.03 or elsewhere in this Agreement, including Section 3.09(f), all Transaction Expenses shall be paid by the party incurring such expenses, whether or not the Mergers or any other Transactions is consummated, except that Parent and the Company shall each pay one half of all expenses when due and payable relating to all SEC and other regulatory filing fees incurred in connection with the Transactions, including the filing fee(s) for the Notification and Report Forms filed under the HSR Act.

Section 11.04      Amendment. This Agreement may be amended in writing by the parties hereto (by their respective boards of directors) at any time prior to the Second Company Merger Effective Time, so long as no amendment that requires stockholder or member approval under applicable Law shall be made without the requisite approval of those stockholders or members, as applicable. This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed by each of the parties hereto.

Section 11.05      Waiver. At any time prior to the Second Company Merger Effective Time, (a) Parent may (i) extend the time for the performance of any obligation or other act of the Company, the Blocker or the Blocker Member, (ii) waive any inaccuracy in the representations and warranties of the Company, the Blocker or the Blocker Member contained herein or in any document delivered by the Company, the Blocker or the Blocker Member pursuant hereto and (iii) waive compliance with any agreement of the Company, the Blocker or the Blocker Member or any condition to its own obligations contained herein, and (b) the Company may (i) extend the time for the performance of any obligation or other act of Parent or the Merger Sub Entities, (ii) waive any inaccuracy in the representations and warranties of Parent or the Merger Sub Entities contained herein or in any document delivered by Parent or the Merger Sub Entities pursuant hereto and (iii) waive compliance with any agreement of Parent or the Merger Sub Entities or any condition to its own obligations contained herein. Any such extension or waiver shall be valid if set forth in an instrument in writing signed by the party or parties to be bound thereby.

Article XII.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 12.01      Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given (and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon receipt) by delivery in person, by email or by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) to the respective parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 12.01):

if to Parent or the Merger Sub Entities prior to the Closing:

MCAP Acquisition Corporation
311 South Wacker Drive, Suite 6400
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Attention: Peter Gruszka
Email: pgruszka@monroecap.com

with a copy to:

Greenberg Traurig, P.A.
333 SE 2nd Avenue
Suite 4400
Miami, FL 33131
Attention: Alan I. Annex, Esq.
Email: annexa@gtlaw.com

if to the Company prior to the Closing:

AdTheorent Holding Company, LLC
c/o H.I.G. Capital, L.L.C.
500 Boylston Street, 20th Floor
Boston, MA 02116
Attention: Eric Tencer
Email: etencer@higgrowth.com

with a copy to:

Paul Hastings LLP
71 South Wacker Drive, 45th Floor
Chicago, IL 60606
Attention: Amit Mehta
Email: amitmehta@paulhastings.com

and

Paul Hastings LLP
101 California, 48th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Attention: Steve Camahort
Email: stevecamahort@paulhastings.com

if to the Blocker or Blocker Member:

H.I.G. Growth – AdTheorent Intermediate, LLC,
H.I.G. Growth – AdTheorent, LLC
c/o H.I.G. Capital, L.L.C.
500 Boylston Street, 20th Floor
Boston, MA 02116
Attention: Eric Tencer
Email: etencer@higgrowth.com

with a copy to:

Paul Hastings LLP
71 South Wacker Drive, 45th Floor
Chicago, IL 60606
Attention: Amit Mehta
Email: amitmehta@paulhastings.com

and

Paul Hastings LLP
101 California, 48th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Attention: Steve Camahort
Email: stevecamahort@paulhastings.com

if to the Surviving Company after Closing:

AdTheorent Holding Company, LLC
330 Hudson Street, 13th Floor
New York, NY 10013
Attention: James Lawson
Email:      jim@adtheorent.com

with a copy to:

H.I.G. Capital, L.L.C.
500 Boylston Street, 20th Floor
Boston, MA 02116
Attention: Eric Tencer
Email: etencer@higgrowth.com

and

Paul Hastings LLP
71 South Wacker Drive, 45th Floor
Chicago, IL 60606
Attention: Amit Mehta
Email: amitmehta@paulhastings.com

and

Paul Hastings LLP
101 California, 48th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Attention: Steve Camahort
Email: stevecamahort@paulhastings.com

Section 12.02        Nonsurvival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants. Except as set forth in Section 9.09, none of the representations, warranties, covenants, obligations or other agreements in this Agreement or in any certificate, statement or instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement, including any rights arising out of any breach of such representations, warranties, covenants, obligations, agreements and other provisions, shall survive the Closing and all such representations, warranties, covenants, obligations or other agreements shall terminate and expire upon the occurrence of the Closing (and there shall be no liability after the Closing in respect thereof), except for (a) those covenants and agreements contained herein that by their terms expressly apply in whole or in part after the Closing (including Section 9.09) and then only with respect to any breaches occurring after the Closing, (b) Section 9.09, (c) this Article XII and (d) any corresponding definitions set forth in Article I.

Section 12.03      Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law, or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the Transactions is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties hereto as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the Transactions be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.

Section 12.04      Entire Agreement; Assignment. This Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede, except as set forth in Section 9.05(b), all prior agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, among the parties hereto, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof, except for the Confidentiality Agreement. This Agreement shall not be assigned (whether pursuant to a merger, by operation of law or otherwise) by any party without the prior express written consent of the other parties hereto.

Section 12.05      Parties in Interest. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of each party hereto, and nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other person any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement, other than Section 9.08 (which is intended to be for the benefit of the natural persons covered thereby and may be enforced by such natural persons).

Section 12.06      Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed in that State. Any Action arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Transactions shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, be heard and determined exclusively in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware; provided that if jurisdiction is not available in such court, then any such Action may be brought in any federal court located in the State of Delaware or any other Delaware state court. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, the parties hereto hereby (a) irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts for themselves and with respect to their respective properties for the purpose of any Action arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Transactions brought by any party hereto, and (b) agree not to commence any such Action except in the courts described above in Delaware, other than any Action in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce any judgment, decree or award rendered by any such court in Delaware as described herein. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, each of the parties hereto further agrees that notice as provided herein shall constitute sufficient service of process and the parties hereto further waive any argument that such service is insufficient. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion or as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any Action arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Transactions, (i) any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the courts in Delaware as described herein for any reason, (ii) that it or its property is exempt or immune from jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise) and (iii) that (A) the Action in any such court is brought in an inconvenient forum, (B) the venue of such Action is improper or (C) this Agreement or the Transactions, or the subject matter hereof, may not be enforced in or by such courts.

Section 12.07      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 or relating to this Agreement or the Transactions. Each of the parties hereto (a) certifies that no Representative, agent or attorney of any other party has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other party would not, in the event of any Action, seek to enforce that foregoing waiver and (b) acknowledges that it and the other party hereto have been induced to enter into this Agreement and the Transactions, as applicable, by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications in this Section 12.07.

Section 12.08        Headings. The descriptive headings contained in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect in any  way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

Section 12.09      Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed and delivered (including by facsimile or portable document format (pdf) 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.

Section 12.10         Specific Performance. The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur if any provision of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with the terms hereof, and, accordingly, that the parties hereto shall, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement or to enforce specifically the performance of the terms and provisions hereof (including such parties’ obligation to consummate the Transactions) in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or, if that court does not have jurisdiction, any federal court located in the State of Delaware or any other Delaware state court without proof of actual damages or otherwise, in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity as expressly permitted in this Agreement. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, each of the parties hereto hereby further waives (a) any defense in any Action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate and (b) any requirement under any Law to post security or a bond as a prerequisite to obtaining equitable relief.

[Signature Page Follows.]

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

[Signature Page to Business Combination Agreement] 

[Signature Page to Business Combination Agreement]

EXHIBIT A

Registration Rights Agreement

AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of ___, 2021, is made and entered into by and among [Pubco] (formerly known as MCAP Acquisition Corporation), a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), MCAP Acquisition, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Sponsor”), and the undersigned parties listed as an Existing Holder on the signature pages hereto (each such party, together with Sponsor and any other person deemed an “Existing Holder” who hereafter becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 5.02 hereof, an “Existing Holder” and collectively, the “Existing Holders”), H.I.G. Growth – AdTheorent, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“H.I.G.”), and the undersigned parties listed as a New Holder on the signature pages hereto (each such party, together with any other person deemed a “New Holder” who hereafter becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 5.02 hereof, a “New Holder” and collectively, the “New Holders”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Business Combination Agreement (as defined below).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Company, Sponsor, and certain Existing Holders entered into that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of February 25, 2021 (the “Existing Registration Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company granted to the Existing Holders certain registration rights with respect to certain securities of the Company;

WHEREAS, H.I.G. and the Company entered into that certain Business Combination Agreement, dated as of July 27, 2021 (as may be amended from time to time, the “Business Combination Agreement”), by and among H.I.G. Growth – AdTheorent Intermediate, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“H.I.G. Intermediate”), GRNT Merger Sub 1 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Merger Sub I”), GRNT Merger Sub 2 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Merger Sub II”), GRNT Merger Sub 3 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Merger Sub III”), GRNT Merger Sub 4 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Merger Sub IV”), and AdTheorent Holding Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“AdTheorent”), pursuant to which, among other transactions, (i) Merger Sub I is merging with and into H.I.G. Intermediate, with H.I.G. Intermediate surviving the merger (the “Merger Sub I Merger”), (ii) as part of an integrated transaction with the Merger Sub I Merger, H.I.G. Intermediate is merging with and into Merger Sub II, with Merger Sub II surviving such merger, (iii) Merger Sub III is merging with and into AdTheorent, with AdTheorent surviving the merger (the “AdTheorent Merger”), and (iv) as part of an integrated transaction with the AdTheorent Merger, AdTheorent is merging with and into Merger Sub IV, with Merger Sub IV surviving the merger;

WHEREAS, upon the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement and subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, the Existing Holders and the New Holders will hold shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (“Common Stock”), in each case, in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions as set forth in the Business Combination Agreement;

WHEREAS, the Company has entered into Subscription Agreements, each dated July 27, 2021 (collectively, the “PIPE Investors Subscription Agreements”), with certain investors (collectively, the “PIPE Investors”) for the subscription of shares of Common Stock;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 5.8 of the Existing Registration Rights Agreement, the provisions, covenants and conditions set forth in the Existing Registration Rights Agreement may be amended or modified upon the written consent of the Company and the holders of a majority-in-interest of the “Registrable Securities” (as such term was defined in the Existing Registration Rights Agreement) at the time in question; and

WHEREAS, in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, the Company and the Existing Holders desire to amend and restate the Existing Registration Rights Agreement in its entirety and enter into this Agreement, pursuant to which the Company shall grant the Existing Holders and the New Holders certain registration rights with respect to certain securities of the Company, as set forth in this Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the representations, covenants and agreements contained herein, and certain other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

Article I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.01 Definitions. The terms defined in this Article I shall, for all purposes of this Agreement, have the respective meanings set forth below:

“Adverse Disclosure” shall mean any public disclosure of material non-public information, which disclosure, in the good faith judgment of the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company, after consultation with counsel to the Company, (i) would be required to be made in any Registration Statement or Prospectus in order for the applicable Registration Statement or Prospectus not to contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein (in the case of any prospectus and any preliminary prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, (ii) would not be required to be made at such time if the Registration Statement were not being filed, declared effective or used, as the case may be, and (iii) the Company has a bona fide business purpose for not making such information public.

“AdTheorent Holder Lock-up Period” shall mean, with respect to the AdTheorent Holder Shares that are held by New Holders or their Permitted Transferees, the period ending six months after the date hereof.

“AdTheorent Holder Shares” shall mean, with respect to the New Holders or their respective Permitted Transferees, (A) the shares of Common Stock received pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement; (B) any outstanding share of Common Stock or any other equity security of the Company (including the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of any other equity security) received in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement (other than any shares of Common Stock or any other equity security issued or issuable in respect of the PIPE Investors Subscription Agreement); and (C) any other equity security of the Company issued or issuable with respect to any such share of Common Stock by way of a stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or reorganization.

“Affiliate” shall mean with respect to a specified person, each other person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the person specified; provided that no Holder shall be deemed an Affiliate of any other Holder by reason of an investment in, or holding of Common Stock (or securities convertible, exercisable or exchangeable for share of Common Stock) of, the Company. As used in this definition, “control” (including with correlative meanings, “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means possession, directly or indirectly, of power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies (whether through ownership of voting securities or by contract or other agreement).

“Agreement” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

“Commission” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.

“Common Stock” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

“Company” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble and includes the Company’s successors by recapitalization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, reorganization or similar transaction.

“Demanding Holder” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.01(c).

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

“Existing Holder” or “Existing Holders” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

“Filing Date” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.01(a).

“Form S-1 Shelf” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.01(a).

“Form S-3 Shelf” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.01(a).

“Founder Shares” shall mean the shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company and shall be deemed to include the shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion thereof.

“Founder Shares Lock-up Period” shall mean, with respect to the Founder Shares held by certain of the Existing Holders or their respective Permitted Transferees, the period ending on the earlier of (A) one (1) year after the date hereof or (B) (x) if the last reported sale price of the Common Stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after the date hereof or (y) the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange or other similar transaction after the date hereof that results in all of the Company’s stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of Common Stock for cash, securities or other property.

“H.I.G. Investor” shall mean H.I.G. and certain Affiliates of H.I.G. that are New Holders hereunder.

“Holder” or “Holders” shall mean the Existing Holders and the New Holders and any person who hereafter becomes a party of this Agreement pursuant to Section 5.02.

“Lock-up Period” shall mean the Founder Shares Lock-up Period, the Private Placement Lock-up Period and the AdTheorent Holder Lock-up Period, as applicable.

“Maximum Number of Securities” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.01(d).

“Minimum Takedown Threshold” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.01(c).

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

“New Holder” or “New Holders” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

“Permitted Transferees” shall mean any person or entity (i) to whom a Holder of Registrable Securities is permitted to transfer such Registrable Securities prior to the expiration of the applicable Lock-up Period under any applicable agreement between such Holder and the Company, and to any transferee thereafter and (ii) who agrees to become bound by the transfer restrictions set forth in this Agreement.

“Piggyback Registration” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.02(a).

“Private Placement Lock-up Period” shall mean, with respect to Private Placement Warrants that are held by the initial purchasers of such Private Placement Warrants or their Permitted Transferees, and any shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants and that are held by the initial purchasers of the Private Placement Warrants or their Permitted Transferees, the period ending thirty (30) days after the date hereof.

“Private Placement Warrants” shall mean the private placement warrants issued pursuant to that certain Private Placement Warrants Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 25, 2021, by and between the Company and Sponsor.

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

“Registrable Security” shall mean (a) the shares of Common Stock issued upon the conversion of any Founder Shares, (b) the Private Placement Warrants (including any shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of any such Private Placement Warrants), (c) any issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock or any other equity security (including the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of any other equity security) of the Company held by an Existing Holder as of the date of this Agreement, (d) any issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock or any other equity security (including the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of any such other equity security) of the Company held by a New Holder (including shares transferred to a Permitted Transferee) (i) as of the date of this Agreement or (ii) that are otherwise issued in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, and (e) any other equity security of the Company issued or issuable with respect to any such share of Common Stock described in the foregoing clauses (a) through (d) by way of a stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or reorganization or other similar event; provided, however, that, as to any particular Registrable Security, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities upon the earliest to occur of: (A) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such securities shall have become effective under the Securities Act and such securities shall have been sold, transferred, disposed of or exchanged in accordance with such Registration Statement; (B) such securities shall have been otherwise transferred, new certificates or book-entry positions for such securities not bearing a legend restricting further transfer shall have been delivered by the Company and subsequent public distribution of such securities shall not require registration under the Securities Act; (C) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding; or (D) such securities have been sold to, or through, a broker, dealer or underwriter in a public distribution or other public securities transaction.

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

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

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

“Requesting Holders” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.01(d).

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

“Shelf” shall mean the Form S-1 Shelf, the Form S-3 Shelf or any Subsequent Shelf Registration, as the case may be.

“Shelf Registration” shall mean a registration of securities pursuant to a registration statement filed with the Commission in accordance with and pursuant to Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor rule then in effect).

“Shelf Takedown” shall mean an Underwritten Shelf Takedown or any proposed transfer or sale using a Registration Statement, including a Piggyback Registration.

“Sponsor” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble hereto.

“Subsequent Shelf Registration” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.01(b).

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

“Underwritten Offering” shall mean a Registration in which securities of the Company are sold to an Underwriter in a firm commitment underwriting for distribution to the public.

“Underwritten Shelf Takedown” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.01(c).

Article II
REGISTRATIONS

Section 2.01 Shelf Registration.

(a) Filing. As soon as practicable but no later than the earlier of (i) forty-five (45) calendar days following the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement and (ii) ninety (90) calendar days following the Company’s most recent fiscal year end (in either case, the “Filing Date”), the Company shall file a Registration Statement for a Shelf Registration on Form S-3 (the “Form S-3 Shelf”) or, if the Company is ineligible to use a Form S-3 Shelf, a Registration Statement for a Shelf Registration on Form S-1 (the “Form S-1 Shelf”), in each case, covering the resale of all the Registrable Securities (determined as of two business days prior to such filing) on a delayed or continuous basis and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have such Shelf declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof and no later than the earlier of (x) the ninetieth (90th) calendar day following the Filing Date if the Commission notifies the Company that it will “review” the Shelf and (y) the tenth (10th) business day after the date the Company is notified in writing by the Commission that such Shelf will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review. Such Shelf shall provide for the resale of the Registrable Securities included therein pursuant to any method or combination of methods legally available to, and requested by, any Holder named therein. The Company shall maintain a Shelf in accordance with the terms hereof, and shall prepare and file with the Commission such amendments, including post-effective amendments, and supplements as may be necessary to keep a Shelf continuously effective, available for use to permit all Holders named therein to sell their Registrable Securities included therein and in compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act until such time as there are no longer any Registrable Securities. In the event the Company files a Form S-1 Shelf, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to convert the Form S-1 Shelf (and any Subsequent Shelf Registration) to a Form S-3 Shelf as soon as practicable after the Company is eligible to use Form S-3.

(b) Subsequent Shelf Registration. If any Shelf ceases to be effective under the Securities Act for any reason at any time while Registrable Securities are still outstanding, the Company shall, subject to Section 3.04, use its commercially reasonable efforts to as promptly as is reasonably practicable cause such Shelf to again become effective under the Securities Act (including using its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the prompt withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of such Shelf), and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to as promptly as is reasonably practicable amend such Shelf in a manner reasonably expected to result in the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of such Shelf or file an additional registration statement as a Shelf Registration (a “Subsequent Shelf Registration”) registering the resale of all Registrable Securities (determined as of two (2) business days prior to such filing), and pursuant to any method or combination of methods legally available to, and requested by, any Holder named therein. If a Subsequent Shelf Registration is filed, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to (i) cause such Subsequent Shelf Registration to become effective under the Securities Act as promptly as is reasonably practicable after the filing thereof (it being agreed that the Subsequent Shelf Registration shall be an automatic shelf registration statement (as defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act) if the Company is a well-known seasoned issuer (as defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act) at the most recent applicable eligibility determination date) and (ii) keep such Subsequent Shelf Registration continuously effective, available for use to permit all Holders named therein to sell their Registrable Securities included therein and in compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act until such time as there are no longer any Registrable Securities. Any such Subsequent Shelf Registration shall be on Form S-3 to the extent that the Company is eligible to use such form. Otherwise, such Subsequent Shelf Registration shall be on another appropriate form.

(c) Requests for Underwritten Shelf Takedowns. Subject to Section 3.04, at any time and from time to time when an effective Shelf is on file with the Commission, Sponsor and any H.I.G. Investor, (being in such case a “Demanding Holder”) may request to sell all or any portion of its Registrable Securities in an Underwritten Offering that is registered pursuant to the Shelf (each, an “Underwritten Shelf Takedown”); provided that the Company shall only be obligated to effect an Underwritten Shelf Takedown if such offering shall include either (x) Registrable Securities proposed to be sold by the Demanding Holder, either individually or together with other Demanding Holders, with a total offering price reasonably expected to exceed, in the aggregate, $50 million, or (y) all remaining Registrable Securities held by the Demanding Holder ((x) or (y), as applicable, the “Minimum Takedown Threshold”). All requests for Underwritten Shelf Takedowns shall be made by giving written notice to the Company, which shall specify the approximate number of Registrable Securities proposed to be sold in the Underwritten Shelf Takedown. The initial Demanding Holder shall have the right to select the Underwriters for such offering (which shall consist of one or more reputable nationally recognized investment banks), subject to the Company’s prior approval (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). Sponsor and any H.I.G. Investor may each demand not more than one (1) Underwritten Shelf Takedown pursuant to this Section 2.01(c) in any twelve (12) month period. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company may effect any Underwritten Offering pursuant to any then effective Registration Statement, including a Form S-3, that is then available for such offering.

(d) Reduction of Underwritten Offering. If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters in an Underwritten Shelf Takedown, in good faith, advises the Company, the Demanding Holders and the Holders requesting piggyback rights pursuant to this Agreement with respect to such Underwritten Shelf Takedown (the “Requesting Holders”) (if any) in writing that the dollar amount or number of Registrable Securities that the Demanding Holders and the Requesting Holders (if any) desire to sell, taken together with all other shares of Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell and all other shares of Common Stock or other equity securities, if any, that have been requested to be sold in such Underwritten Offering pursuant to separate written contractual piggyback registration rights held by any other stockholders, exceeds the maximum dollar amount or maximum number of equity securities that can be sold in the Underwritten Offering without adversely affecting the proposed offering price, the timing, the distribution method, or the probability of success of such offering (such maximum dollar amount or maximum number of such securities, as applicable, the “Maximum Number of Securities”), then the Company shall include in such Underwritten Offering, before including any shares of Common Stock or other equity securities proposed to be sold by Company or by other holders of Common Stock or other equity securities, (i) first, the Registrable Securities of the Demanding Holders (pro rata based on the respective number of Registrable Securities that each Demanding Holder has requested be included in such Underwritten Shelf Takedown and the aggregate number of Registrable Securities that the Demanding Holders have requested be included in such Underwritten Shelf Takedown), and (ii) second, the Registrable Securities of the Requesting Holders (if any) (pro rata based on the respective number of Registrable Securities that each Requesting Holder (if any) has requested be included in such Underwritten Shelf Takedown and the aggregate number of Registrable Securities that the Requesting Holders have requested be included in such Underwritten Shelf Takedown) that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities.

(e) Withdrawal. Prior to the filing of the applicable “red herring” prospectus or prospectus supplement used for marketing such Underwritten Shelf Takedown, any Demanding Holder initiating an Underwritten Shelf Takedown shall have the right to withdraw from such Underwritten Shelf Takedown for any or no reason whatsoever upon written notification (a “Withdrawal Notice”) to the Company and the Underwriter or Underwriters (if any) of their intention to withdraw from such Underwritten Shelf Takedown; provided that Sponsor and any H.I.G. Investor may elect to have the Company continue an Underwritten Shelf Takedown if the Minimum Takedown Threshold would still be satisfied by the Registrable Securities proposed to be sold in the Underwritten Shelf Takedown by Sponsor or any H.I.G. Investor or any of their respective Affiliates, as applicable. If withdrawn, a demand for an Underwritten Shelf Takedown shall constitute a demand for an Underwritten Shelf Takedown by the withdrawing Demanding Holder for purposes of Section 2.01(c), unless either (i) such Demanding Holder has not previously withdrawn any Underwritten Shelf Takedown or (ii) such Demanding Holder reimburses the Company for all Registration Expenses with respect to such Underwritten Shelf Takedown (or, if there is more than one Demanding Holder, a pro rata portion of such Registration Expenses based on the respective number of Registrable Securities that each Demanding Holder has requested be included in such Underwritten Shelf Takedown); provided that, if Sponsor or any H.I.G. Investor elects to continue an Underwritten Shelf Takedown pursuant to the proviso in the immediately preceding sentence, such Underwritten Shelf Takedown shall instead count as an Underwritten Shelf Takedown demanded by one of Sponsor or any H.I.G. Investor, as applicable, for purposes of Section 2.01(c). Following the receipt of any Withdrawal Notice, the Company shall promptly forward such Withdrawal Notice to any other Holders that had elected to participate in such Shelf Takedown. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred in connection with a Shelf Takedown prior to its withdrawal under this Section 2.01(e), other than if a Demanding Holder elects to pay such Registration Expenses pursuant to clause (ii) of the second sentence of this Section 2.01(e).

Section 2.02 Piggyback Registration.

(a) Piggyback Rights. If the Company proposes to file a Registration Statement under the Securities Act with respect to the Registration of equity securities, or securities or other obligations exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into equity securities, for its own account or for the account of stockholders of the Company (or by the Company and by the stockholders of the Company including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 2.01 hereof), other than a Registration Statement (or any registered offering with respect thereto) (i) filed in connection with any employee stock option or other benefit plan, (ii) pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (or similar form that relates to a transaction subject to Rule 145 under the Securities Act or any successor rule thereto), (iii) for an offering of debt that is convertible into equity securities of the Company, or (iv) for a dividend reinvestment plan, then the Company shall give written notice of such proposed filing to all of the Holders of Registrable Securities as soon as practicable but not less than ten (10) days before the anticipated filing date of such Registration Statement or, in the case of an Underwritten Offering pursuant to a Shelf Registration, the applicable “red herring” prospectus or prospectus supplement used for marketing such offering, which notice shall (A) describe the amount and type of securities to be included in such offering, the intended method(s) of distribution, and the name of the proposed managing Underwriter or Underwriters, if any, in such offering, and (B) offer to all of the Holders of Registrable Securities the opportunity to register the sale of such number of Registrable Securities as such Holders may request in writing within five (5) days after receipt of such written notice (such Registration a “Piggyback Registration”). The Company shall, in good faith, cause such Registrable Securities to be included in such Piggyback Registration and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the managing Underwriter or Underwriters of a proposed Underwritten Offering to permit the Registrable Securities requested by the Holders pursuant to this Section 2.02(a) to be included in a Piggyback Registration on the same terms and conditions as any similar securities of the Company included in such Registration and to permit the sale or other disposition of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof. All such Holders proposing to distribute their Registrable Securities through an Underwritten Offering under this Section 2.02(a) shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter(s) selected for such Underwritten Offering by the Company.

(b) Reduction of Piggyback Registration. If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters in an Underwritten Offering that is to be a Piggyback Registration, in good faith, advises the Company and the Holders of Registrable Securities participating in the Piggyback Registration in writing that the dollar amount or number of shares of Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell, taken together with (i) the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities, if any, as to which Registration or a registered offering has been demanded pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with persons or entities other than the Holders of Registrable Securities hereunder, (ii) the Registrable Securities as to which registration has been requested pursuant to Section 2.02 hereof, and (iii) the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities, if any, as to which Registration or a registered offering has been requested pursuant to separate written contractual piggyback registration rights of persons or entities other than the Holders of Registrable Securities hereunder, exceeds the Maximum Number of Securities, then:

(i) If the Registration or registered offering is undertaken for the Company’s account, the Company shall include in any such Registration or registered offering (A) first, the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (B) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (A), the Registrable Securities of Holders exercising their rights to register their Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2.02(a), pro rata, based on the respective number of Registrable Securities that each Holder has requested be included in such Underwritten Offering and the aggregate number of Registrable Securities that the Holders have requested to be included in such Underwritten Offering, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (C) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities, if any, as to which Registration or a registered offering has been requested pursuant to separate written contractual piggyback registration rights of persons or entities other than the Holders of Registrable Securities hereunder, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities;

(ii) If the Registration or registered offering is pursuant to a demand by persons or entities other than the Holders of Registrable Securities, then the Company shall include in any such Registration or registered offering (A) first, the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities, if any, of such requesting persons or entities, other than the Holders of Registrable Securities, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (B) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (A), the Registrable Securities of Holders exercising their rights to register their Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2.02(a), pro rata, based on the respective number of Registrable Securities that each Holder has requested be included in such Underwritten Offering and the aggregate number of Registrable Securities that the Holders have requested to be included in such Underwritten Offering, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (C) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities, if any, as to which Registration or a registered offering has been requested pursuant to the piggyback registration rights, if any, of the PIPE Investors set forth in the PIPE Investors Subscription Agreements, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (D) fourth, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A), (B) and (C), the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (E) fifth, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A), (B), (C) and (D), the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities, if any, as to which Registration or a registered offering has been requested pursuant to separate written contractual piggyback registration rights of persons or entities other than the Holders of Registrable Securities hereunder or the PIPE Investors, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and

(iii) If the Registration or registered offering and Underwritten Shelf Takedown is pursuant to a request by Holder(s) of Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2.01(c) hereof, then the Company shall include in any such Registration or registered offering securities in the priority set forth in Section 2.01(d).

(c) Piggyback Registration Withdrawal. Any Holder of Registrable Securities (other than a Demanding Holder, whose right to withdraw from an Underwritten Shelf Takedown, and related obligations, shall be governed by Section 2.01(e)) shall have the right to withdraw from a Piggyback Registration for any or no reason whatsoever upon written notification to the Company and the Underwriter or Underwriters (if any) of his, her or its intention to withdraw from such Piggyback Registration prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to such Piggyback Registration or, in the case of a Piggyback Registration pursuant to a Shelf Registration, the filing of the applicable “red herring” prospectus or prospectus supplement with respect to such Piggyback Registration used for marketing such transaction. The Company (whether on its own good faith determination or as the result of a request for withdrawal by persons pursuant to separate written contractual obligations) may withdraw a Registration Statement filed with the Commission in connection with a Piggyback Registration (which, in no circumstance, shall include a Shelf) at any time prior to the effectiveness of such Registration Statement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement (other than Section 2.01(e)), the Company shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred in connection with the Piggyback Registration prior to its withdrawal under this Section 2.02(c).

(d) Unlimited Piggyback Registration Rights. For purposes of clarity, any Piggyback Registration effected pursuant to Section 2.02 hereof shall not be counted as a demand for an Underwritten Shelf Takedown under Section 2.01(e) hereof.

Section 2.03 Market Stand-off. In connection with any Underwritten Offering of Common Stock of the Company, if requested by the Underwriters managing the offering, each Holder (i) that is an executive officer or director of the Company or (ii) that is a beneficial owner of more than five percent (5%) of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company and either (A) whose Registrable Securities are included in such offering or (B) whose nominees are then serving on the board of directors of the Company, and any other Holder reasonably requested by the managing Underwriter, agrees not to, and to execute a customary lock-up agreement (in each case on substantially the same terms and conditions as all such Holders, including customary waiver of “MFN” provisions) in favor of the managing Underwriters to not, sell or dispose of any shares of Common Stock of the Company (other than those included in such offering pursuant to this Agreement), without the prior written consent of the managing Underwriters, during the ninety (90)-day period (or such shorter time agreed to by the managing Underwriters with respect to the officers and directors of the Company) beginning on the date of pricing of such offering, except as expressly permitted by such lock-up agreement or in the event the managing Underwriters otherwise agree by written consent.

Article III
COMPANY PROCEDURES

Section 3.01 General Procedures. In connection with any Shelf and/or Shelf Takedown, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to effect such Registration to permit the sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended plan of distribution thereof, and pursuant thereto the Company shall, as expeditiously as possible: