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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 30, 2021

 

ATLANTIC COASTAL ACQUISITION CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-40158   85-4178663

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

  (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

 

6 St Johns Lane, Floor 5

New York, New York

  10013
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +1 (248) 890-7200

 

Not Applicable

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Title of each class  

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Units, each consisting of one share of Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value, and one-third of one redeemable warrant   ACAHU   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Shares of Class A common stock included as part of the units   ACAH   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Warrants included as part of the units, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $11.50   ACAHW   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

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

 

Emerging growth company x

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

General

 

On November 30, 2021, Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“ACAH”), Alpha Merger Sub 1, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub”), and Essentium, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), entered into a business combination agreement (the “Business Combination Agreement”). The terms of the Business Combination Agreement, which contains customary representations and warranties, covenants, closing conditions, termination provisions and other terms relating to the Merger (defined below) and the other transactions contemplated thereby, are summarized below. Capitalized terms used in this Current Report on Form 8-K but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings given to them in the Business Combination Agreement.

 

The Business Combination Agreement

 

Structure of the Transaction

 

Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, on the Closing Date (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement), Merger Sub, a newly formed, wholly-owned direct subsidiary of ACAH, will be merged with and into the Company (the “Business Combination,” together with the other transactions related thereto, the “Proposed Transactions”), with the Company surviving the Business Combination as a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of ACAH.

 

Conversion of Securities

 

Immediately prior to the effective time of the Business Combination (the “Effective Time”), the Company will cause (i) all outstanding Company convertible notes to be converted into Company Preferred Shares, (ii) all outstanding Company warrants to acquire equity securities of the Company, excluding the Company warrant issued to Silicon Valley Bank, to be converted into a number of shares of Company Preferred Shares and (iii) each Company Preferred Share (including those shares resulting from the convertible notes conversion and warrant conversion) that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time to be converted into one share of Company Common Share.

 

At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Business Combination and without any action on the part of ACAH, Merger Sub, the Company or the holders of any of the Company’s securities:

 

  (i)

All Company Common Shares issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will be canceled and converted into the right to receive the number of newly issued ACAH Class A Common Stock (as defined below) (the “ACAH New Common Shares”) based on the Exchange Ratio (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement);

 

 

 

  (ii)

All Company Common Shares and Company Preferred Shares held in the treasury of the Company will be canceled without any conversion thereof and no payment or distribution will be made with respect thereto;

 

  (iii)

Each share of capital stock of Merger Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will be converted into and exchanged for one validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Surviving Company; and

 

  (iv)

Each Company option that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, whether vested or unvested, will be converted into an option to purchase a number of ACAH New Common Shares (such option, an “Exchanged Option”) equal to the product (rounded down to the nearest whole number) of (i) the number of Company Common Shares subject to such Company option immediately prior to the Effective Time and (ii) the Exchange Ratio, at an exercise price per share (rounded up to the nearest whole cent) equal to (A) the exercise price per share of such Company option immediately prior to the Effective Time divided by (B) Exchange Ratio. Except as specifically provided in the Business Combination Agreement, following the Effective Time, each Exchanged Option will continue to be governed by the same terms and conditions (including vesting and exercisability terms) as were applicable to the corresponding former Company option immediately prior to the Effective Time; and

     
  (v)

The Company warrant issued to Silicon Valley Bank, to the extent outstanding immediately and not exercised prior to the Effective Time, will be converted into a warrant to purchase a number of ACAH New Common Shares (such warrant, an “Exchanged Warrant”) exercisable on the terms and conditions set forth in such Company warrant for the portion of the Aggregate Share Consideration which such holder would have received if it had exercised such Company warrant immediately prior to the Effective Time (after giving effect to the convertible notes conversion, warrant conversion, and Company Preferred Share conversion.

     

Earnout

 

During Earnout Period, the Earn-Out Pre-Closing Company Shareholders will be entitled to receive Earnout Shares or Earnout RSUs, as applicable, promptly after the occurrence of a Triggering Event in accordance with their respective Earnout Pro Rata Shares. The Earnout Shares and Earnout RSUs will vest in two equal tranches based on the volume-weighted price per ACAH New Common Share for at least 20 trading days in any 30-day trading period during the Earnout Period equaling or exceeding $15.00 or $20.00.

 

Proxy Statement

 

As promptly as reasonably practicable, after the date of the Business Combination Agreement, (i) ACAH and the Company will prepare and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a proxy statement/information statement (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Proxy/Information Statement”) to be sent to the Pre-Closing ACAH Stockholders relating to the ACAH Special Meeting of the Stockholders to be held to consider approval and adoption of (A) the Business Combination Agreement and the Proposed Transactions, (B) the second amended and restated certificate of incorporation of ACAH, (C) an incentive plan, (D) an employee stock purchase plan, (E) each other proposal that either the SEC or The Nasdaq Stock Market indicates is necessary in its comments, (F) any other proposals the parties deem necessary to effectuate the Business Combination, and (G) a proposal for the postponement or adjournment of the ACAH Stockholders Meeting, if necessary, to permit further solicitation of proxies because there are not sufficient votes to approve and adopt any of the foregoing (collectively, the “ACAH Proposals”) and (ii) ACAH will prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Registration Statement”), in which the Proxy/Information Statement will be included as a prospectus, in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), of ACAH New Common Shares to be issued to the Company Stockholders pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement.

 

 

 

Stock Exchange Listing

 

ACAH will use its reasonable best efforts to cause the ACAH New Common Shares to be issued in connection with the Proposed Transactions to be approved for listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) at Closing (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement). Until the Closing, ACAH shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep the ACAH Common Shares and ACAH Warrants listed for trading on Nasdaq.

 

Representations, Warranties and Covenants

 

The Business Combination Agreement contains representations, warranties and covenants of each of the parties thereto that are customary for transactions of this type. ACAH has also agreed to take all action within its power as may be necessary or appropriate such that, effective immediately after the Closing, the ACAH board of directors will be composed of a total of seven directors, which directors shall include two individuals designated by ACAH and five individuals designated by the Company, and a majority of such individuals shall be determined to qualify as “independent directors” under the listing rules of Nasdaq.

 

Conditions to Closing

 

The obligations of ACAH and the Company to consummate the Business Combination are subject to certain closing conditions, including, but not limited to, (i) the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, (ii) the absence of any law or governmental order or other legal restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of the Business Combination, (iii) the Registration Statement being declared effective under the Securities Act, (iv) the ACAH New Common Shares to be issued in connection with the Business Combination having been approved for listing on Nasdaq, (v) the approval of certain of the ACAH Proposals by ACAH’s stockholders, (vi) obtaining the Company’s written consent approving the Business Combination (the “Written Consent”) and (vii) ACAH having at least $5,000,001 of net tangible assets (as determined in accordance with Rule 3a51-1(g)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) remaining after the Closing.

 

Termination

 

The Business Combination Agreement may be terminated under certain circumstances prior to the Closing, including, but not limited to, (i) by mutual written consent of ACAH and the Company, (ii) by the Company if ACAH breaches its representations, warranties or covenants such that the conditions set forth in the Business Combination Agreement would not be satisfied, and such party fails to cure such breach (other than for certain limited exceptions), (iii) by ACAH if the Company breaches its representations, warranties or covenants such that the conditions set forth in the Business Combination Agreement would not be satisfied, and such party fails to cure such breach (other than for certain limited exceptions), (iv) by either ACAH or the Company if the Business Combination is not consummated by May 30, 2022 (subject to extension to June 29, 2022 upon written notice by the Company to ACAH if certain closing conditions are not satisfied by May 30, 2022 and other specified closing conditions have been satisfied) (v) by either ACAH or the Company if any governmental entity issues an order or taken any other action permanently enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting the Business Combination and such order or other action has become final and non-appealable, (vi) by either ACAH or the Company if certain required approvals are not obtained from the ACAH stockholders after the conclusion of a special meeting of ACAH’s stockholders held for such purpose at which such shareholders voted on such approvals, (vii) by ACAH if (A) the Transaction Support Agreement is not executed and delivered to ACAH on the day of the signing date of the Business Combination Agreement, (B) the Company’s stockholders do not deliver, within two business days of the Registration Statement being declared effective under the Securities Act, to ACAH the Written Consent, and (viii) by the Company upon any ACAH Change in Recommendation.

 

 

 

If the Business Combination Agreement is validly terminated, none of the parties to the Business Combination Agreement will have any liability or any further obligation under the Business Combination Agreement, other than customary confidentiality obligations, except in the case of willful Breach or fraud.

 

A copy of the Business Combination Agreement is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 2.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the Business Combination Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Business Combination Agreement filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K. The Business Combination Agreement is included to provide investors and security holders with information regarding its terms. It is not intended to provide any other factual information about ACAH, the Company or the other parties thereto. In particular, the assertions embodied in representations and warranties by ACAH, the Company and Merger Sub contained in the Business Combination Agreement are qualified by information in the disclosure schedules provided by the parties in connection with the signing of the Business Combination Agreement. These disclosure schedules contain information that modifies, qualifies and creates exceptions to the representations and warranties set forth in the Business Combination Agreement. Moreover, certain representations and warranties in the Business Combination Agreement were used for the purpose of allocating risk between the parties, rather than establishing matters as facts. Accordingly, investors and security holders should not rely on the representations and warranties in the Business Combination Agreement as characterizations of the actual state of facts about ACAH, the Company or Merger Sub.

 

Transaction Support Agreement

 

On November 30, 2021, the Supporting Company Stockholders entered into the Transaction Support Agreement pursuant to which such Supporting Company Stockholders agreed to, among other things, vote all of their shares of Company Common Shares and Company convertible notes, whether now owned or hereafter acquired (the “Subject Securities”), (i) in favor of the approval and adoption of the Business Combination Agreement and the Proposed Transactions, (ii) in favor of the conversion of the Company Preferred Shares into shares of Company Common Shares in accordance with the Business Combination Agreement, (iii) against any alternative merger, acquisition, consolidation, proposal or other similar transaction, and (iv) against any proposal, action or agreement that would impede, interfere with, delay, postpone or discourage any provision of the Transaction Support Agreement, the Business Combination Agreement or the Proposed Transactions. Additionally, such Supporting Company Stockholders have agreed, among other things, not to (a) directly or indirectly transfer any of their shares of Subject Securities (or enter into any arrangement with respect thereto) except to an affiliate of such Supporting Company Stockholder or (b) enter into any voting arrangement or other agreement that is inconsistent with the Transaction Support Agreement.

 

The foregoing description of the Transaction Support Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Transaction Support Agreement, a copy of which is included as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Lock-Up Agreement

 

At the closing of the Business Combination, directors and officers of the Company, other equityholders of the Company, Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Management LLC (the “Sponsor”), Atlantic Coastal Finance Company LLC, a special purpose entity created in connection with the loan arrangement describe below and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Sponsor (“ACF”), and current independent directors of ACAH (collectively, the “Lock-Up Securityholders”) will enter into a lock-up agreement (the “Lock-Up Agreement”) with ACAH, pursuant to which, among other things, the Lock-Up Securityholders will be restricted from transferring capital stock of the Company after closing of the Business Combination for:

 

(i) In the case of directors and officers of the Company, one year after the Closing Date;

 

(ii) For certain equityholders of the Company, the earlier of (A) the later of (x) 180 days after the Closing Date and (y) the date upon which the volume weighted average price of shares of the Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of ACAH (or as renamed following the consummation of the Business Combination, the “ACAH Class A Common Stock”) is equal to or greater than $15 per share on 20 trading days in any 30 trading day period and (B) one year after Closing Date;

 

 

 

(iii) In the case of the Sponsor, ACF, the current independent directors of ACAH, and certain other equityholders of the Company, the earlier of (A) the later of (x) 180 days after the Closing Date and (y) the date upon which the volume weighted average price of ACAH Class A Common Stock is equal to or greater than $12 per share on 20 trading days in any 30 trading day period and (B) one year after the Closing Date, subject to certain exceptions, including those in connection with the pledge or transfer of Collateral (as defined below), and as fully described therein.

 

The foregoing description of the Lock-Up Agreement is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the form of Lock-Up Agreement, a copy of which is included as Exhibit B to Exhibit 2.1 hereto, and the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Sponsor Letter Agreement

 

Concurrently with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, ACAH, the Sponsor, ACF, the Company and each of the officers and directors of ACAH, entered into the Sponsor Letter Agreement (the “Sponsor Letter Agreement”) (which amends and restates the Letter Agreement dated March 3, 2021, among ACAH and each of the then current officers and directors of ACAH), pursuant to which, among other things, the Sponsor has agreed to (i) vote in favor of the Business Combination Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby (including the Business Combination), (ii) be bound by certain other covenants and agreements related to the Business Combination and (iii) be bound by certain transfer restrictions with respect to its shares in ACAH prior to the closing of the Business Combination, in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Sponsor Letter Agreement.

 

The foregoing description of the Sponsor Letter Agreement is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Sponsor Letter Agreement, a copy of which is included as Exhibit 10.2 hereto, and the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Registration Rights Agreement

 

At the closing of the Business Combination, the Sponsor, ACF, the current independent directors of ACAH, Lender (as defined below) and certain equityholders of the Company (together, the “Holders”) will enter into a registration rights agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) with ACAH, pursuant to which, among other things, such Holders will be granted certain customary registration rights, subject to applicable lock-up periods. Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, ACAH agreed to file a shelf registration statement with respect to the registrable securities under the Registration Rights Agreement within 60 days of the Closing. Up to twice in any 12-month period, each of the Sponsor, ACF and Lender (to the extent Lender has taken possession of any registrable securities pursuant to the Loan Agreement (as defined below)) on the one hand, and the certain equityholders of the Company on the other hand, may request to sell all or any portion of their registrable securities in an underwritten offering so long as the total offering price is reasonably expected to exceed $50,000,000. ACAH also agreed to provide customary “piggyback” registration rights. The Registration Rights Agreement also provides that ACAH will pay certain expenses relating to such registrations and indemnify the stockholders against certain liabilities.

 

The foregoing description of the Registration Rights Agreement is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the form of Registration Rights Agreement, a copy of which is included as Exhibit A to Exhibit 2.1 hereto, and the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Subscription Agreements

 

Concurrently with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, ACAH entered into separate Subscription Agreements with certain investors, including, ACF, BASF Venture Capital GmbH, J. Goldman Master Fund, L.P, ACM ARRT VII C, LLC, an affiliate of Atalaya Capital Management LP (“ACM”), Jonathan Baliff, Interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company, and Apeiron Investment Group Ltd. (together, the “Subscribers”). Pursuant to the Subscription Agreements, each Subscriber agreed to subscribe for and purchase, and ACAH agreed to issue and sell to such Subscribers, on the Closing Date, an aggregate of 4,185,000 shares of ACAH New Common Shares (as may be decreased by Non-Redeemed Shares (as defined below), the “Subscriber Committed Shares”) for a purchase price of $10.00 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $41.9 million (the “PIPE Financing”), with ACF’s Subscription Agreement accounting for $20.0 million, BASF’s Subscription Agreement accounting for $16.0 million and Mr. Baliff’s Subscription Agreement accounting for approximately $0.3 million of the PIPE Financing.

 

 

 

Each eligible Subscriber (which excludes ACF and its affiliates and shareholders of the Company, including BASF and Mr. Baliff) may, at its option, offset its commitment to purchase Subscriber Committed Shares against shares of ACAH Class A Common Stock that are held by such Subscriber as of five calendar days after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, provided, among other things, such eligible Subscriber does not transfer such shares prior to the Closing Date, does not redeem such shares in connection with the Business Combination, and votes such shares in favor of the ACAH Proposals to be contained in the Registration Statement (any such shares the eligible Subscriber uses to offset its Subscriber Committed Shares, “Non-Redeemed Shares”).

 

The lock up periods described in the Lock-up Agreement will not apply to any shares acquired or issued in connection with the PIPE Financing. Pursuant to the Subscription Agreements, ACAH agreed that, within 60 calendar days after the Closing Date, ACAH will file with the SEC (at its sole cost and expense) a registration statement (the “S-1 Registration Statement”) registering the resale of the Subscriber Committed Shares, together with any Additional Shares that may be issued as described above, and ACAH shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the S-1 Registration Statement declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof.

 

The closing of the PIPE Financing is contingent upon, among other things, the substantially concurrent consummation of the Business Combination. The Subscription Agreements include customary termination provisions, except that, in the case of ACM, if the Forward Purchase Agreement (as defined below) is terminated prior to the Pricing Date (as defined in the Forward Purchase Agreement), then the Subscription Agreement between ACAH and ACM shall also be terminated. The Subscription Agreements provide that ACAH will grant the Subscribers in the PIPE Financing certain customary registration rights.

 

The foregoing description of the Subscription Agreements and the PIPE Financing is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the form of Subscription Agreement, a copy of a form which is attached as Exhibit 10.3 hereto and the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Disclosure On Redemptions Relating to the Subscription Agreements

 

ACM may choose to offset its commitment to purchase Subscriber Committed Shares against shares of ACAH Class A Common Stock that are held by ACM pursuant to the terms described in the Subscription Agreement between ACM and ACAH.

 

Forward Purchase Agreement and Tender Offer

 

On November 30, 2021, ACAH and ACM entered into (i) an agreement (the “Forward Purchase Agreement”) for an OTC Equity Prepaid Forward Transaction (the “Forward Purchase Transaction”) and (ii) an agreement (the “Tender Offer Agreement”) pursuant to which ACM and ACAH will jointly commence a tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) to purchase shares of ACAH Class A Common Stock, which Tender Offer shall commence contemporaneously with the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. The Tender Offer is contemplated to constitute the redemption offer pursuant to the redemption rights set forth in Section 9.2 of ACAH’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “ACAH’s A&R Charter”) in connection with the Business Combination. Under the Tender Offer Agreement, ACM shall purchase the first (a) 10,000,000 shares or (b) such lesser amount as would result in ACM owning 9.9% of the outstanding ACAH Class A Common Stock after giving effect to the Business Combination (the lesser of the two being the “Maximum Share Amount”) that are tendered by stockholders of ACAH. If less than the Maximum Share Amount is tendered to ACM in the Tender Offer, ACAH and ACM shall enter into a Subscription Agreement (the “Tender Offer Subscription Agreement”) pursuant to which ACAH shall sell to ACM the difference between the Maximum Share Amount and the number of shares purchased by ACM in the Tender Offer. The Tender Offer Subscription Agreement includes customary termination provisions, except that, if the Forward Purchase Agreement is terminated prior to the Pricing Date (as defined in the Forward Purchase Agreement), then such Tender Offer Subscription Agreement between ACAH and ACM shall also be terminated. Subject to certain exceptions, the Company, as a third-party beneficiary to the Tender Offer Agreement, shall have the right to unilaterally terminate such agreement if (i) any governmental entity shall have entered, issued, enacted or promulgated an order or taken any other action permanently enjoining, preventing, restraining, making unlawful or otherwise prohibiting the transactions contemplated by the Tender Offer Agreement and such order or other action shall have become final and non-appealable, (ii) the Business Combination Agreement is terminated, (iii) the Registration Statement is not declared effective by the SEC by the date that is 120 days after the date of the Business Combination Agreement, or (iv) the parties to the Tender Offer Agreement do not launch the Tender Offer by the date that is 120 days after the date of the Tender offer Agreement.

 

 

 

Subject to certain termination provisions, the Forward Purchase Agreement provides that on the 2-year anniversary of the closing of the Business Combination (such anniversary, the “Maturity Date”), ACM will sell to ACAH a specified number of shares (up to a maximum of 10,000,000 shares) of ACAH Class A Common Stock at a price (the “Forward Price”) equal to the per share redemption price of shares of ACAH Class A Common Stock calculated pursuant to Section 9.2 of ACAH’s A&R Charter (the “Redemption Price”). Immediately following the closing of the Business Combination, ACAH will pay to ACM, out of funds held in the Trust Account (as defined in ACAH’s A&R Charter), an amount equal to the Forward Price multiplied by the number of shares of ACAH Class A Common Stock underlying the Forward Purchase Transaction (the “Subject Shares”). ACM’s obligations to ACAH under the Forward Purchase Agreement shall be secured by perfected liens on (i) the proceeds of any sale or other disposition of the Subject Shares and (ii) the deposit account (the “Deposit Account”) into which such proceeds are required to be deposited. The Deposit Account will be subject to a customary deposit account control agreement in favor of ACAH. ACM’s obligations to ACAH under the Forward Purchase Agreement are guaranteed, in certain cases, by the owners of ACM in proportion to their equity interests in ACM.

 

The Forward Purchase Agreement also provides that, at any time, and from time to time, after the closing of the Business Combination, ACM may sell Subject Shares (or any other shares of ACAH Class A Common Stock, up to a maximum of 10,000,000 shares) at its sole discretion in one or more transactions, publicly or privately and, in connection with such sales, terminate the Forward Purchase Transaction in whole or in part in an amount corresponding to the number of Shares sold (the “Terminated Shares”) with notice required to ACAH three days prior to any full or partial termination. On the settlement date of any such early termination, ACM will pay to ACAH a price equal to the product of (i) the number of Terminated Shares and (ii) the Reset Price (which is, initially, the Redemption Price, as adjusted on the first scheduled trading day of each month following the month in which the closing of the Business Combination occurs to equal the lesser of (x) the Reset Price, as may have been adjusted prior to such day and (y) the volume weighted average price on the last scheduled trading day of the immediately preceding month, provided that the Reset Price shall not be lower than $8.00 per share); provided, further, however, that, if ACAH offers and sells ACAH Class A Common Stock in a follow-on offering registered under the Securities Act at a price lower than the Reset Price (the “Offering Price”), then the Reset Price shall be further reduced to equal the Offering Price, which may be lower than $8.00 per share. At the Maturity Date, ACM will be obligated to transfer any remaining Shares to ACAH in satisfaction of its obligations under the Forward Purchase Agreement. The effectiveness of the transactions under the Forward Purchase Agreement is subject to the condition that the Tender Offer Agreement shall be in full force and effect.

 

The foregoing description is only a summary of the Forward Purchase Agreement and the Tender Offer Agreement and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of each agreement, which are filed as Exhibits 10.4 and 10.5 hereto, respectively, and incorporated by reference herein. The Forward Purchase Agreement and the Tender Offer Agreement are each included as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K in order to provide investors and security holders with material information regarding their terms and the transaction. They are not intended to provide any other factual information about ACAH or ACM and its affiliates. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in each of the Forward Purchase Agreement and the Tender Offer Agreement were made only for purposes of such agreements; are solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreements; may have been made for the purposes of allocating contractual risk between the parties to such agreements instead of establishing these matters as facts; and may be subject to standards of materiality applicable to the parties that differ from those applicable to investors. Investors should not rely on the representations, warranties or covenants or any description thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of ACAH or ACM and its affiliates.

 

 

 

Disclosure On Redemptions Relating to the Forward Purchase Agreement

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Forward Purchase Agreement, ACM has agreed to waive any redemption rights of certain shares under ACAH’s A&R Charter that would require redemption by ACAH of ACAH Class A Common Stock. Such waiver may reduce the number of shares of ACAH Class A Common Stock redeemed in connection with the Business Combination, which reduction could alter the perception of the potential strength of the Business Combination.

 

The foregoing descriptions of the Forward Purchase Agreement and the Tender Offer Agreement are subject to and qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of such respective agreements, copies of which are included as Exhibit 10.4 and Exhibit 10.5, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Loan and Security Agreement

 

On November 30, 2021, ACF entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, an affiliate of one of the placement agents for the PIPE Financing (the “Lender”), pursuant to which ACF shall obtain a term loan in the amount of $20 million (the “Loan”) to fund the purchase of its subscription of 2,000,000 ACAH New Common Shares (the “ACF Subscription”) under its Subscription Agreement with ACAH immediately prior to the Closing Date. The Loan will mature on the one-year anniversary of the Closing Date and interest will accrue to and is scheduled to be paid on such anniversary. The conditions for funding of the Loan are customary for transactions of this type. At the time of funding of the Loan, ACAH shall pay the Lender a fee of $4,500,000, which fee was approved by ACAH at its sole discretion for the benefit of ACF.

 

The Loan shall be secured by, among other things, (i) 8,425,000 shares of ACAH Class A Common Stock (following the conversion of the 8,425,000 founder shares that are held by Sponsor and the transfer of those shares to ACF in connection with the Loan Agreement prior to the funding of the Loan) and (ii) 2,000,000 of ACAH New Common Shares from the ACF Subscription (the “Collateral”). The Loan is subject to mandatory prepayment, in whole or in part, in the event of any of the following: (i) a suspension of or limitation imposed on trading by Nasdaq on any scheduled trading day (whether by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by Nasdaq or otherwise) relating to the shares of ACAH Class A Common Stock, (ii) if there is a sale or disposition of the Collateral by ACF or (iii) the loan-to-value ratio in connection with the Collateral is greater than 40% (“LTV Ratio”), such that prepayment is required to the extent necessary for continued compliance with the LTV Ratio. Transfers of the Collateral into the open market are permitted under the Lock-Up Agreement, Sponsor Support Agreement and the Loan Agreement and may occur in the following cases, subject to other applicable restrictions: (i) the sale of any of the Collateral, to the extent necessary, for prepayment for continued compliance with the LTV Ratio and (ii) the transfer of the Collateral from ACF to Lender in connection with an event of default under the Loan Agreement (including the failure to pay the Loan at maturity), such that the transfer restrictions applicable to ACF in connection with the Collateral shall not be applicable to Lender. The Loan Agreement contains representations and warranties, covenants and events of default customary for transactions of this type, except that the events of default also include an event of default based on a breach of the Registration Rights Agreement by ACAH, including failure by ACAH to (i) file a resale registration statement covering the Collateral within 90 days of the Closing Date and (ii) have such resale registration statement declared effective within 180 days of the Closing Date.

 

Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

 

The disclosure set forth above in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference herein. The securities of ACAH that may be issued in connection with the Subscription Agreements will not be registered under the Securities Act in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and/or Regulation D promulgated thereunder.

 

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

The information set forth below under this Item 7.01, including the exhibits attached hereto, is intended to be furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

 

 

Press Release

 

Attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report is the press release issued by the parties related to the Proposed Transactions.

 

Investor Meetings

 

Attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Report is the form of investor presentation to be used by ACAH in presentations for certain of ACAH’s stockholders and other persons.

 

Important Information and Where to Find It

 

In connection with the Proposed Transactions, ACAH intends to file the Registration Statement on Form S-4, with the SEC, which will include the Proxy/Information Statement to be distributed to holders of ACAH’s common stock in connection with ACAH’s solicitation of proxies for the vote by ACAH’s stockholders with respect to the Proposed Transactions and other matters as described in the Registration Statement, a prospectus relating to the offer of the securities to be issued to stockholders in connection with the Proposed Transactions, and an information statement to Company’s stockholders regarding the Proposed Transactions. After the Registration Statement has been filed and declared effective, ACAH will mail a definitive proxy statement/prospectus, when available, to its stockholders. Investors and security holders and other interested parties are urged to read the proxy statement/prospectus, any amendments thereto and any other documents filed with the SEC carefully and in their entirety when they become available because they will contain important information about ACAH, the Company and the Proposed Transactions. When available, investors and security holders may obtain free copies of the Proxy/Information Statement and definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other documents filed with the SEC by ACAH through the website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov, or by directing a request to: Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corp., 6 St Johns Lane, Floor 5 New York, NY 10013.

 

Participants in the Solicitation

 

ACAH and the Company and their respective directors and certain of their respective executive officers and other members of management and employees may be considered participants in the solicitation of proxies with respect to the Proposed Transactions. Information about the directors and executive officers of ACAH is set forth in its Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on February 11, 2021, as amended. Additional information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be included in the Registration Statement and other relevant materials to be filed with the SEC regarding the Proposed Transactions when they become available. Stockholders, potential investors and other interested persons should read the Registration Statement carefully when it becomes available before making any voting or investment decisions. When available, these documents can be obtained free of charge from the sources indicated above.

 

No Offer or Solicitation

 

This Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act.

 

 

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Current Report on Form 8-K includes certain statements that are not historical facts but are forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements generally are accompanied by words such as “believe”, “project”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “intend”, “strategy”, “future”, “opportunity”, “plan”, “may”, “should”, “will”, “would”, “will be”, “will continue”, “will likely result” or similar expressions. that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding estimates and forecasts of revenue and other financial and performance metrics and projections of market opportunity and expectations, ACAH’s ability to enter into definitive agreements or consummate a transaction with the Company; ACAH’s ability to obtain the financing necessary consummate the Proposed Transactions; and the expected timing of completion of the Proposed Transactions. These statements are based on various assumptions and on the current expectations of ACAH’s and the Company’s management and are not predictions of actual performance. These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as, and must not be relied on by any investor as, a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction or a definitive statement of fact or probability. Actual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict and will differ from assumptions. Many actual events and circumstances are beyond the control of ACAH and the Company. These forward looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including general economic, financial, legal, political and business conditions and changes in domestic and foreign markets; the outcome of judicial proceedings to which the Company is, or may become a party; the inability of the parties to enter into definitive agreements or successfully or timely consummate the Proposed Transactions or to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the Proposed Transactions, including the risk that any required regulatory approvals are not obtained, are delayed or are subject to unanticipated conditions that could adversely affect the combined company; the risk that the approval of the stockholders of ACAH for the Proposed Transactions is not obtained; failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the Proposed Transactions, including as a result of a delay in consummating the Proposed Transaction or difficulty in, or costs associated with, integrating the businesses of ACAH and the Company; the amount of redemption requests made by ACAH’s stockholders; the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of ACAH and the Company to terminate the Business Combination Agreement; risks related to the rollout of the Company’s business and the timing of expected business milestones; the effects of competition on the Company’s future business; and those factors discussed in ACAH’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on February 11, 2021, as amended, and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2021, June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2021 under the heading “Risk Factors,” and other documents of ACAH filed, or to be filed, with the SEC. If the risks materialize or assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from the results implied by these forward-looking statements. There may be additional risks that neither ACAH nor the Company presently know or that ACAH and the Company currently believe are immaterial that could also cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. In addition, forward-looking statements reflect ACAH’s and the Company’s expectations, plans or forecasts of future events and views as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K. ACAH and the Company anticipate that subsequent events and developments will cause their assessments to change. However, while ACAH and the Company may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, ACAH and the Company specifically disclaim any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing ACAH’s or the Company’s assessments as of any date subsequent to the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed upon the forward-looking statements. Neither ACAH nor the Company gives any assurance that either ACAH or the Company, or the combined company, will achieve its objectives.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.   Description
2.1   Business Combination Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2021, by and among ACAH, Merger Sub and the Company.
10.1   Transaction Support Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2021, by and among ACAH, the Company, and Supporting Company Stockholders.
10.2   Sponsor Letter Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2021, by and among ACAH, the Company, the Sponsor, ACF and directors and officers of ACAH.
10.3   Form of Subscription Agreement.
10.4   Forward Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2021, by and between ACAH and ACM.
10.5   Tender Offer Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2021, by and between ACAH and ACM.
99.1   Press Release, dated December 1, 2021.
99.2   Form of Investor Presentation.
104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

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

 

    ATLANTIC COASTAL ACQUISITION CORP.
       
    By: /s/ Shahraab Ahmad
      Name: Shahraab Ahmad
      Title: Chief Executive Officer
       
Dated: December 1, 2021      

 

 

Exhibit 2.1

 

BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT

 

BY AND AMONG

 

ATLANTIC COASTAL ACQUISITION CORP.,

 

ALPHA MERGER SUB 1, INC.

 

AND

 

ESSENTIUM, INC.

 

DATED AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

    PAGE
       
Article 1. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS 3
Section 1.1. Definitions 3
Article 2. MERGER 27
Section 2.1. The Merger; Effects of the Merger 27
Section 2.2. Treatment of Company Options and Company Warrants 28
Section 2.3. Forfeiture of Shares for Financing 29
Section 2.4. Earnout 30
Section 2.5. Closing of the Transactions Contemplated by this Agreement 32
Section 2.6. Allocation Schedule 33
Section 2.7. Company Stockholder Deliverables 34
Section 2.8. Dissenting Stockholder 37
Section 2.9. Withholding 37
Article 3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES RELATING TO THE COMPANY 37
Section 3.1. Organization and Qualification 37
Section 3.2. Subsidiaries and Equity Investments 38
Section 3.3. Capitalization of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries 39
Section 3.4. Authority 40
Section 3.5. Financial Statements; Undisclosed Liabilities 41
Section 3.6. Consents and Requisite Governmental Approvals; No Violations 42
Section 3.7. Permits 43
Section 3.8. Material Contracts 43
Section 3.9. Government Contracts and Proposals 46
Section 3.10. Absence of Changes 48
Section 3.11. Litigation 49
Section 3.12. Compliance with Applicable Law 49
Section 3.13. Employee Plans 50
Section 3.14. Environmental Matters 52
Section 3.15. Intellectual Property 53
Section 3.16. Labor Matters 56

 

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Section 3.17. Insurance 58
Section 3.18. Tax Matters 59
Section 3.19. Brokers 60
Section 3.20. Real and Personal Property 60
Section 3.21. Transactions with Affiliates 62
Section 3.22. Data Privacy and Security 62
Section 3.23. Compliance with International Trade & Anti-Corruption Laws 63
Section 3.24. Information Supplied 65
Section 3.25. Customers and Suppliers 65
Section 3.26. Product Warranty; Product Liability 65
Section 3.27. Investigation; No Other Representations 66
Section 3.28. EXCLUSIVITY OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 67
Article 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES RELATING TO THE ACAH PARTIES 67
Section 4.1. Organization and Qualification 67
Section 4.2. Authority 67
Section 4.3. Consents and Requisite Governmental Approvals; No Violations 68
Section 4.4. Brokers 68
Section 4.5. Information Supplied 69
Section 4.6. Capitalization of the ACAH Parties 69
Section 4.7. SEC Filings 70
Section 4.8. Trust Account 71
Section 4.9. Transactions with Affiliates 71
Section 4.10. Litigation 72
Section 4.11. Compliance with Applicable Law 72
Section 4.12. Business Activities 72
Section 4.13. Financial Statements; Internal Controls 73
Section 4.14. Listing 73
Section 4.15. Tax Matters 74
Section 4.16. JOBS ACT 75
Section 4.17. Absence of Changes 75
Section 4.18. No Undisclosed Liabilities 76
Section 4.19. Compliance with International Trade & Anti-Corruption Laws 76
       

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Section 4.20. Investigation; No Other Representations 76
Section 4.21. EXCLUSIVITY OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 77
Article 5. COVENANTS 78
Section 5.1. Conduct of Business of the Company 78
Section 5.2. Efforts to Consummate; Litigation 81
Section 5.3. Confidentiality and Access to Information 84
Section 5.4. Public Announcements 85
Section 5.5. Tax Matters 86
Section 5.6. Exclusive Dealing 87
Section 5.7. Preparation of Registration Statement / Proxy Statement; Preparation of Registration Statement 88
Section 5.8. ACAH Stockholder Approval 89
Section 5.9. Conduct of Business of ACAH 91
Section 5.10. Nasdaq Listing 92
Section 5.11. Trust Account 93
Section 5.12. Company Stockholder Approval 93
Section 5.13. ACAH Indemnification; Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance 94
Section 5.14. Company Indemnification; Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance 95
Section 5.15. ACAH Public Filings 96
Section 5.16. PIPE Financing 96
Section 5.17. Section 16 Matters 97
Section 5.18. Cooperation; Consultation 97
Section 5.19. Post-Closing Directors and Officers 98
Section 5.20. Required Financials 98
Section 5.21. ACAH Equity Plan 99
Section 5.22. FIRPTA Certificates 99
Section 5.23. Company Related Party Transactions 100
Article 6. CONDITIONS TO CONSUMMATION OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT 100
Section 6.1. Conditions to the Obligations of the Parties 100
Section 6.2. Other Conditions to the Obligations of the ACAH Parties 101
Section 6.3. Other Conditions to the Obligations of the Company 102
Section 6.4. Frustration of Closing Conditions 103
       

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Article 7. TERMINATION 103
Section 7.1. Termination 103
Section 7.2. Effect of Termination 104
Article 8. MISCELLANEOUS 105
Section 8.1. Non-Survival 105
Section 8.2. Entire Agreement; Assignment 105
Section 8.3. Amendment 105
Section 8.4. Notices 105
Section 8.5. Governing Law 107
Section 8.6. Fees and Expenses 107
Section 8.7. Construction; Interpretation 107
Section 8.8. Exhibits and Schedules 108
Section 8.9. Parties in Interest 108
Section 8.10. Severability 108
Section 8.11. Counterparts; Electronic Signatures 108
Section 8.12. Knowledge of Company; Knowledge of ACAH 109
Section 8.13. No Recourse 109
Section 8.14. Extension; Waiver 109
Section 8.15. Waiver of Jury Trial 109
Section 8.16. Submission to Jurisdiction 110
Section 8.17. Remedies 111
Section 8.18. Trust Account Waiver 111
       

Exhibits:

 

Exhibit A Form of Registration Rights Agreement
Exhibit B Form of Lock-Up Agreement
Exhibit C Form of Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of ACAH
Exhibit D Form of Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of ACAH

 

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BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT

 

This BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of November 30, 2021, is made by and among Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“ACAH”), Alpha Merger Sub 1, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub”), and Essentium, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). ACAH, Merger Sub and the Company shall be referred to herein from time to time individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.” Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings set forth in Section 1.1.

 

WHEREAS, (a) ACAH is a blank check company incorporated as a Delaware corporation on December 7, 2020 for the purpose of effectuating a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more businesses, and (b) Merger Sub is, as of the date of this Agreement, a wholly-owned Subsidiary of ACAH that was formed for purposes of consummating the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the applicable Ancillary Documents;

 

WHEREAS, on the Closing Date (as defined herein), Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company, with the Company as the surviving company in the merger and, after giving effect to such merger, the Company will be a wholly-owned Subsidiary of ACAH;

 

WHEREAS, prior to the Effective Time, (i) the outstanding Company Convertible Notes will be converted into a number of Company Preferred Shares in accordance with their respective terms (the “Company Note Conversion”), (ii) the outstanding Other Company Warrants (if any) will be converted into a number of Company Preferred Shares in accordance with their respective terms (the “Company Warrant Conversion”), and (iii) immediately following the Company Note Conversion and the Company Warrant Conversion, each Company Preferred Share will be converted into one Company Common Share (the “Company Preferred Conversion”);

 

WHEREAS, at the Effective Time, each Company Common Share (including Company Common Shares resulting from the Company Note Conversion and the Company Preferred Conversion) will be automatically converted into the right to receive a portion of the Aggregate Share Consideration, in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and in accordance with Section 251 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”);

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Governing Documents of ACAH, ACAH is required to provide an opportunity for its stockholders to have their outstanding ACAH Class A Shares redeemed on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein in connection with obtaining the ACAH Stockholder Approval;

 

WHEREAS, as of the date of this Agreement, Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ACAH Sponsor”), owns 8,425,000 ACAH Class B Shares and 6,066,667 ACAH Warrants;

 

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WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, the ACAH Sponsor, ACAH, the Company and certain individuals party thereto are entering into a sponsor letter agreement (the “Sponsor Letter Agreement”), pursuant to which the ACAH Sponsor and/or each such other individual, as applicable, has agreed to, among other things, vote in favor of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (including the Merger), on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Sponsor Letter Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, each of the Supporting Company Stockholders is executing and delivering to ACAH a transaction support agreement (collectively, the “Transaction Support Agreements”), pursuant to which each such Supporting Company Stockholder has agreed to, among other things, (a) support and vote in favor of the approval and adoption of this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents to which the Company is or will be a party and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including the Merger), and approve and effect the Company Preferred Conversion, as applicable, and (b) take, or cause to be taken, any actions necessary or advisable to cause certain agreements to be terminated effective as of the Closing;

 

WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, certain investors (the “PIPE Investors”) are entering into subscription agreements (collectively, the “PIPE Subscription Agreements”), pursuant to which, among other things, each PIPE Investor has agreed to subscribe for and purchase on the Closing Date, and ACAH has agreed to issue and sell to each such PIPE Investor on the Closing Date, the number of ACAH New Common Shares set forth in the applicable PIPE Subscription Agreement in exchange for the purchase price set forth therein (the aggregate ACAH Shares issued to the PIPE Investors under all the PIPE Subscription Agreements, collectively, the “PIPE Shares”, and the aggregate purchase price under all PIPE Subscription Agreements, together with the Company Convertible Note Amount, collectively, the “PIPE Financing”), in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the applicable PIPE Subscription Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, at the Closing, each of ACAH, the ACAH Sponsor and certain of the Company Stockholders shall enter into a registration rights agreement, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, each of the ACAH Sponsor and such Company Stockholders will be granted certain registration rights with respect to their respective ACAH Shares, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein;

 

WHEREAS, at the Closing, each of ACAH, the ACAH Sponsor and certain of the Company Stockholders shall enter into a lock-up agreement, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Lock-Up Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, each of the ACAH Sponsor and such Company Stockholders will agree not to effect any sale or distribution of any Equity Securities of ACAH held by any of them during the lock-up period described therein, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein;

 

WHEREAS, the board of directors of ACAH (the “ACAH Board”) has (a) determined that it is fair to and in the best interests of ACAH and the stockholders of ACAH, and declared it advisable, to enter into this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents to which ACAH is or will be a party and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including the Merger), (b) adopted and approved the execution, delivery and performance by ACAH of this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents to which ACAH is or will be a party and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including the Merger), (c) resolved to recommend that the holders of ACAH Shares entitled to vote thereon vote in favor of each Transaction Proposal, and (d) directed that each Transaction Proposal be submitted to the holders of ACAH Shares for approval and adoption;

 

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WHEREAS, the board of directors of Merger Sub has (a) determined that it is fair to and in the best interests of Merger Sub and ACAH (as its sole stockholder), and declared it advisable, to enter into this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents to which Merger Sub is or will be a party and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including the Merger), (b) adopted and approved the execution, delivery and performance by Merger Sub of this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents to which Merger Sub is or will be a party and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including the Merger), (c) resolved to recommend that ACAH (as its sole stockholder) approve and adopt this Agreement, and (d) directed that this Agreement be submitted to ACAH (as its sole stockholder) for approval and adoption;

 

WHEREAS, ACAH, as the sole stockholder of Merger Sub, has approved and adopted this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including the Merger;

 

WHEREAS, the board of directors of the Company (the “Company Board”) has (a) determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and the Company Stockholders, and declared it advisable, to enter into this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents to which the Company is or will be a party and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including the Merger), (b) adopted and approved the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents to which the Company is or will be a party and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including the Merger), (c) resolved to recommend that the Company Stockholders entitled to vote thereon approve and adopt this Agreement, and (d) directed that this Agreement be submitted to the Company Stockholders for approval and adoption; and

 

WHEREAS, it is intended for U.S. federal and applicable state and local income Tax purposes that the Merger will be treated as qualifying as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code (the “Intended Tax Treatment”). By executing this Agreement, the Parties hereby adopt a “plan of reorganization” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Sections 1.368-2(g) and 1.368-3.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual promises set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties, each intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

Article 1.

 

CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

 

Section 1.1.       Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the respective meanings set forth below.

 

ACAH” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

 

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ACAH Acquisition Proposal” means (a) any transaction or series of related transactions under which ACAH or any of its controlled Affiliates, directly or indirectly, (i) acquires or otherwise purchases any other Person(s), (ii) engages in a business combination with any other Person(s) or (iii) acquires or otherwise purchases all or a material portion of the assets, Equity Securities or businesses of any other Person(s) (in the case of each of clause (i), (ii) and (iii), whether by merger, consolidation, recapitalization, purchase or issuance of Equity Securities, purchase of assets, tender offer or otherwise) or (b) any equity or similar investment in ACAH or any of its controlled Affiliates. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary herein, none of this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall constitute an ACAH Acquisition Proposal.

 

ACAH Board” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

ACAH Board Recommendation” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.8(a).

 

ACAH Change in Recommendation” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.8(b).

 

ACAH Class A Shares” means, at all times prior to the Effective Time, shares of ACAH Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share.

 

ACAH Class B Shares” means, at all times prior to the Effective Time, shares of ACAH Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share.

 

ACAH Common Shares” means the ACAH Class A Shares and the ACAH Class B Shares.

 

ACAH D&O Persons” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.13(a).

 

ACAH Disclosure Schedules” means the disclosure schedules to this Agreement delivered to the Company by ACAH on the date of this Agreement.

 

ACAH Expenses” means, as of any determination time, the aggregate amount of fees, expenses, commissions or other amounts incurred by or on behalf of, and that are due and payable (and not otherwise expressly allocated to the Company or any Company Stockholder pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any Ancillary Document) by any ACAH Party in connection with the negotiation, preparation or execution of this Agreement or any Ancillary Documents, the performance of its covenants or agreements in this Agreement or any Ancillary Document or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, including (a) the fees and expenses of outside legal counsel, accountants, advisors, brokers, investment bankers, consultants, placement agents, or other agents or service providers of any ACAH Party and (b) any other fees, expenses, commissions or other amounts that are expressly allocated to an ACAH Party pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Document. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary herein, ACAH Expenses shall not include any Company Expenses.

 

ACAH Financial Statements” means all of the financial statements of ACAH included in the ACAH SEC Reports.

 

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ACAH Fundamental Representations” means the representations and warranties set forth in Section 4.1 (Organization and Qualification), Section 4.2 (Authority), Section 4.4 (Brokers) and Section 4.6 (Capitalization of the ACAH Parties).

 

ACAH Equity Incentive Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.21.

 

ACAH ESPP” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.21.

 

ACAH Liabilities” means, as of any determination time, the aggregate amount of Liabilities that are actually due and payable by the ACAH Parties as of such time. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary herein, ACAH Liabilities shall not include (a) any ACAH Expenses, (b) any Liabilities of the ACAH Parties that have been paid or otherwise satisfied or (c) any Liabilities arising out of, or related to, any Proceeding related to this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, including any shareholder demand or other shareholder Proceedings (including derivative claims) arising out of, or related to, any of the foregoing.

 

ACAH Material Adverse Effect” means any change, event, effect or occurrence that, individually or in the aggregate with any other change, event, effect or occurrence, is reasonably likely to, individually or in the aggregate, prevent or materially delay (or has so prevented or materially delayed) the ability of any ACAH Party to consummate the Merger in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

ACAH New Common Shares” means, at all times at or after the Effective Time, shares of ACAH’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share.

 

ACAH Parties” means, collectively, ACAH and Merger Sub.

 

ACAH Related Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.9.

 

ACAH Related Party Transactions” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.9.

 

ACAH Sale” means the occurrence of any of the following events (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include the transactions contemplated hereby): (a) any Person, or any group of Persons acting together which would constitute a “group” for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act or any successor provision thereto, is or becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of ACAH representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of ACAH’s then outstanding voting securities; (b) the consummation of a merger or consolidation of ACAH with any other corporation or other entity, and, immediately after the consummation of such merger or consolidation, either (x) the members of the ACAH Board immediately prior to such merger or consolidation do not constitute at least a majority of the board of directors of the company surviving the merger or, if the surviving company is a Subsidiary, the ultimate parent thereof, or (y) the voting securities of ACAH immediately prior to such merger or consolidation do not continue to represent or are not converted into more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Person resulting from such merger or consolidation or, if the surviving company is a Subsidiary, the ultimate parent thereof; or (c) the shareholders of ACAH approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of ACAH or there is consummated an agreement or series of related agreements for the sale, lease or other disposition, directly or indirectly, by ACAH of all or substantially all of the assets of ACAH and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, other than such sale or other disposition by ACAH of all or substantially all of the assets of ACAH and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to an entity at least fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the voting securities of which are owned by shareholders of ACAH in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of ACAH immediately prior to such sale.

 

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ACAH SEC Reports” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.7.

 

ACAH Share Value” means $10.00.

 

ACAH Shares” means (a) at all times prior to the Effective Time, collectively, the ACAH Class A Shares and the ACAH Class B Shares and (b) at or at all times at or after the Effective Time, the ACAH New Common Shares. Any reference to ACAH Shares in this Agreement or any Ancillary Document shall be deemed to refer to clause (a) and/or clause (b) of this definition, as the context so requires.

 

ACAH Sponsor” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

ACAH Stockholder Approval” means, collectively, the Required ACAH Stockholder Approval and the Other ACAH Stockholder Approval.

 

ACAH Stockholder Redemption” means the right of the holders of ACAH Class A Shares to redeem all or a portion of their ACAH Class A Shares (in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise) as set forth in the Governing Documents of ACAH.

 

ACAH Stockholders Meeting” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.8.

 

ACAH Warrants” means each warrant to purchase one ACAH Class A Share (or, following the Effective Time, one ACAH New Common Share) at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment.

 

ACM” means ACM ARRT VII C LLC, a Delaware liability company.

 

Additional ACAH SEC Reports” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.7.

 

Adjusted Equity Value” means (a) the Equity Value, plus (b) the Aggregate Company Options Exercise Price, plus (c) the Company Convertible Note Amount, plus (d) the Aggregate SVB Warrant Exercise Price.

 

Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person who directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. The term “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and the terms “controlled” and “controlling” have meanings correlative thereto.

 

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Aggregate Closing PIPE Proceeds” means the aggregate cash proceeds actually received by the ACAH Parties in respect of the PIPE Financing (whether prior to or on the Closing Date). For the avoidance of doubt, any cash proceeds received by ACAH or any of its Affiliates in respect of any amounts funded under a PIPE Subscription Agreement prior to the Closing Date shall constitute, and be taken into account for purposes of determining, the Aggregate Closing PIPE Proceeds (without, for the avoidance of doubt, giving effect to, or otherwise taking into account the use of any such proceeds).

 

Aggregate Company Options Exercise Price” means the aggregate exercise price that would be paid to the Company in respect of all Company Options (whether or not vested) if all such Company Options were exercised in full immediately prior to the Effective Time (without giving effect to any “net” exercise or similar concept). For the avoidance of doubt, all references to the exercise price of Company Options shall be to the exercise price of the applicable Company Option immediately prior to the Effective Time, in accordance with the applicable option agreement.

 

Aggregate SVB Warrant Exercise Price” means the aggregate exercise price that would be paid to the Company in respect of the SVB Warrant (whether vested or unvested) if the SVB Warrant were exercised in full immediately prior to the Effective Time (without giving effect to any “net” exercise or similar concept). For the avoidance of doubt, all references to the exercise price of the SVB Warrant shall be to the exercise price of the SVB Warrant immediately prior to the Effective Time, in accordance with the terms of the SVB Warrant.

 

Aggregate Share Consideration” means an aggregate number of ACAH Shares equal to the quotient of (a) the Adjusted Equity Value, divided by (b) the ACAH Share Value.

 

Aggregate Transaction Proceeds” means an amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate cash proceeds available for release to any ACAH Party (or any designees thereof, including for the avoidance of doubt ACM pursuant to the Forward Purchase Agreement) from the Trust Account in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby (for the avoidance of doubt, after giving effect to the ACAH Stockholder Redemption) and (b) the Aggregate Closing PIPE Proceeds.

 

Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

 

Allocation Schedule” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6(a).

 

Alternative Transaction Structure” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.5(a).

 

Ancillary Documents” means the Registration Rights Agreement, the Lock-Up Agreement, the Sponsor Letter Agreement, the PIPE Subscription Agreements, the Transaction Support Agreements and each other agreement, document, instrument and/or certificate contemplated by this Agreement executed or to be executed in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

Anti-Corruption Laws” means, collectively, (a) the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), (b) the UK Bribery Act 2010 and (c) any other applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption Laws or Orders related to combatting bribery, corruption and money laundering.

 

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Business” means the business of developing and manufacturing three-dimensional printers, filaments and other consumables for use in three-dimensional printers and the development and provision of related software, materials and services for use by customers in various industries and applications.

 

Business Combination Proposal” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.8(a).

 

Business Day” means a day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which commercial banks in New York, New York are open for the general transaction of business.

 

Business Intellectual Property” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.15(c).

 

CARES Act” means the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act and any similar or conforming legislation in any U.S. jurisdiction, and any subsequent legislation relating to COVID-19.

 

CBA” means any collective bargaining agreement or other Contract with any labor union, labor organization, or works council.

 

Certificate of Merger” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b).

 

Certificates” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(h).

 

CFIUS” means the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States or each member agency thereof acting in such capacity.

 

CFIUS Approval” means (a) a determination by CFIUS in writing that none of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement singly or collectively constitutes a “covered transaction” as defined under the DPA and therefore none of them is subject to review under the DPA; (b) receipt by the Parties of a written notice from CFIUS stating that CFIUS has concluded all action under the DPA with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and has determined that there are no unresolved national security concerns; (c) upon CFIUS sending a report to the Office of the President of the United States requesting the President’s decision, the announcement by the Office of the President of the United States not to take any action to suspend or prohibit or place any limitation on the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; or (d) the lapse of the period of time permitted by law for any action to be taken by CFIUS with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

CFIUS Notice” means a joint voluntary notice with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement prepared by the parties and submitted to CFIUS in accordance with the requirements of the DPA.

 

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Change of Control Payment” means (a) any success, change of control, retention, transaction bonus or other similar payment or amount to any Person as a result of or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or any other Change of Control Transaction (including any such payments or similar amounts that may become due and payable based upon the occurrence of one or more additional circumstances, matters or events) or (b) any payments made or required to be made pursuant to or in connection with or upon termination of, or any fees, expenses or other payments owing or that will become owing in respect of, any Company Related Party Transaction (in the case of each of clause (a) and (b), regardless of whether paid or payable prior to, at or after the Closing or in connection with or otherwise related to this Agreement or any Ancillary Document). Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary herein, the ACAH Shares to be issued on the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement shall not constitute Change of Control Payments.

 

Change of Control Transaction” means any transaction or series of related transactions (a) under which any Person(s), directly or indirectly, acquires or otherwise purchases (i) another Person or any of its Affiliates or (ii) all or a material portion of assets, businesses or equity securities of another Person, (b) that results, directly or indirectly, in the shareholders of a Person as of immediately prior to such transaction holding, in the aggregate, less than fifty percent (50%) of the voting shares of such Person (or any successor or parent company of such Person) immediately after the consummation thereof (in the case of each of clauses (a) and (b), whether by merger, consolidation, tender offer, recapitalization, purchase or issuance of equity securities, tender offer or otherwise), or (c) under which any Person(s) makes any equity or similar investment in another Person.

 

Closing” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5.

 

Closing Company Financial Statements” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5(b).

 

Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5.

 

Closing Filing” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.4(b).

 

Closing Press Release” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.4(b).

 

COBRA” means Part 6 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA, Section 4980B of the Code and any similar state Law.

 

Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

Company” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

 

Company Acquisition Proposal” means (a) any transaction or series of related transactions under which any Person(s), directly or indirectly, acquires or otherwise purchases (i) the Company or any of its controlled Affiliates or (ii) all or a material portion of assets, Equity Securities or businesses of the Company or any of its controlled Affiliates (in the case of each of clauses (i) and (ii), whether by merger, consolidation, recapitalization, purchase or issuance of Equity Securities, purchase of assets, tender offer or otherwise), or (b) any equity or similar investment in the Company or any of its controlled Affiliates (other than the issuance of the applicable class of shares of capital stock of the Company upon the exercise or conversion of any Company Options or any Company Restricted Shares outstanding on the date of this Agreement in accordance with the terms of the Company Equity Plan and the underlying grant, award or similar agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary herein, none of this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents, or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall constitute a Company Acquisition Proposal.

 

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Company Board” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

Company Board Recommendation” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.12(a).

 

Company Common Shares” means shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company designated as “Common Stock” pursuant to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as amended (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Company Restricted Shares); provided that, immediately from and after the consummation of the Company Note Conversion, the Company Warrant Conversion and the Company Preferred Conversion, “Company Common Shares” shall be deemed (including for all purposes under Article 2) to include the Company Common Shares issued in connection with the Company Note Conversion, the Company Warrant Conversion and the Company Preferred Conversion.

 

Company Convertible Note Amount” means the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Company Convertible Notes, plus any accrued and unpaid interest and fees due on the Company Convertible Notes, in each case, as of immediately prior to the Effective Time.

 

Company Convertible Note Purchase Agreement” means that certain Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 27, 2021, by and among the Company, QSHGP, Inc., a Texas corporation, as collateral agent, and each of the purchasers party thereto, as amended.

 

Company Convertible Notes” means the Subordinated Secured Convertible Promissory Notes issued pursuant to the Company Convertible Note Purchase Agreement with an aggregate principal amount equal to $34,322,612.

 

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

 

Company Convertible Warrants” means any warrants to acquire Company Preferred Shares issued pursuant to the terms of the Company Convertible Notes.

 

Company D&O Persons” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.14(a).

 

Company Disclosure Schedules” means the disclosure schedules to this Agreement delivered to ACAH by the Company on the date of this Agreement.

 

Company Equity Plan” means the Essentium Inc. 2018 Stock Plan, as amended, and each other plan that provides for the award to any current or former director, manager, officer, employee, individual independent contractor or other service provider of the Company or any Company Subsidiary of rights of any kind to receive Equity Securities of the Company or benefits measured in whole or in part by reference to Equity Securities of the Company.

 

Company Equityholders” means, collectively, the Company Stockholders and the holders of Company Convertible Securities, in each case, as of any determination time prior to the Effective Time.

 

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Company Expenses” means, as of any determination time, the aggregate amount of fees, expenses, commissions or other amounts incurred by or on behalf of, or otherwise payable by, whether or not due, the Company in connection with the negotiation, preparation or execution of this Agreement or any Ancillary Documents, the performance of its covenants or agreements in this Agreement or any Ancillary Document or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, including (a) the fees and expenses of outside legal counsel, accountants, advisors, brokers, investment bankers, consultants, or other agents or service providers of the Company, and (b) any other fees, expenses, commissions or other amounts that are expressly allocated to the Company pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Document. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything herein to the contrary, Company Expenses shall not include any ACAH Expenses.

 

Company Fundamental Representations” means the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.1(a), Section 3.1(b) and Section 3.1(c) (Organization and Qualification), Section 3.2 (Subsidiaries and Equity Investments), Section 3.3(a) and Section 3.3(c) (Capitalization of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries), Section 3.4 (Authority), Section 3.10(a) (Absence of Changes), and Section 3.19 (Brokers).

 

Company IT Systems” means all computer systems, Software and hardware, communication systems, equipment, network equipment, electronic data processing, communication equipment, networks, platforms, peripherals and other systems and related documentation, including any outsourced systems and processes, in each case, used or owned by the Company.

 

Company Licensed Intellectual Property” means Intellectual Property Rights owned by any Person (other than the Company) that is licensed to the Company.

 

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Company Material Adverse Effect” means any change, event, effect, facts, development, circumstance or occurrence that, individually or in the aggregate with any other change, event, effect, fact, development, circumstance or occurrence, has had or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on (a) the business, results of operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company or (b) the ability of the Company to consummate the Merger in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; provided, however, that, in the case of clause (a), none of the following (or the effect of any of the following) shall be deemed to constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there has been or would reasonably be expected to be, a “Company Material Adverse Effect”: any change, event, effect, fact, development, circumstance or occurrence from, or resulting from, (i) general business or economic conditions in or affecting the United States, or changes therein, or the global economy generally, (ii) any national or international political or social conditions in the United States or any other country, including the engagement by the United States or any other country in hostilities, whether or not pursuant to the declaration of a national emergency or war, or the occurrence in any place of any military or terrorist attack, sabotage or cyberterrorism, (iii) changes in conditions of the financial, banking, capital or securities markets generally in the United States or any other country or region in the world, or changes therein, including changes in interest rates in the United States or any other country and changes in exchange rates for the currencies of any countries, (iv) changes in any applicable Laws or GAAP or any interpretation thereof, (v) any change, event, effect or occurrence that is generally applicable to the industries or markets in which the Company primarily operates, (vi) the execution or public announcement of this Agreement or the pendency or consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the impact thereof on the relationships, contractual or otherwise, of the Company with employees, customers, investors, contractors, lenders, suppliers, vendors, partners, licensors, licensees, payors or other third parties related thereto (provided that the exception in this clause (vi) shall not apply to the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.6(b) to the extent that its purpose is to address the consequences resulting from the execution, public announcement or pendency or consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the condition set forth in Section 6.2(a) to the extent it relates to such representations and warranties), (vii) any failure by the Company to meet, or changes to, any internal or published budgets, projections, forecasts, estimates or predictions (provided that the underlying facts and circumstances resulting in such failure may be taken into account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred), or (viii) any hurricane, tornado, flood, earthquake, tsunami, natural disaster, mudslides, wild fires, epidemics, pandemics (including COVID-19 and any COVID-19 Measures) or quarantines, acts of God or other natural disasters or force majeure or other comparable events in the United States or any other country or region in the world, or any escalation of the foregoing; provided, however, that any change, event, effect or occurrence resulting from a matter described in any of the foregoing clauses (i) through (v) or (viii) may be taken into account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred or is reasonably likely to occur to the extent such change, event, effect or occurrence has had or would reasonably be expected to have a disproportionate adverse effect on the Company relative to other participants operating in the industries or markets in which the Company operates.

 

Company Note Conversion” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

Company Option” means, as of any determination time, each option to purchase Company Common Shares that is outstanding and unexercised, whether granted under a Company Equity Plan or otherwise.

 

Company Owned Intellectual Property” means all Intellectual Property Rights that are owned by the Company.

 

Company Preferred Conversion” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

Company Preferred Shares” means, collectively, shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company designated as “Series A Preferred Stock,” “Series A-1 Preferred Stock,” “Series A-2 Preferred Stock,” “Series A-3 Preferred Stock,” “Series B Preferred Stock” and “Series B-1 Preferred Stock” pursuant to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as amended.

 

Company Product” means all products or services, including (a) machines, systems, raw materials and consumable materials, (b) Software products, tools, or applications, in the case of each of clauses (a) and (b), from which the Company has derived within two years preceding the date hereof or is currently deriving revenue from the sale, license, subscription, provision, support or maintenance thereof.

 

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Company Product in Development” means products, services, Software, tools or applications enabling the deployment of HSE, IDEX, Flash Fuse, the component services, systems, software, processes and materials required to satisfy a digital suite offering, proprietary metals printing technologies and metals materials systems, programmable tooling, and data capture.

 

Company Registered Intellectual Property” means all Registered Intellectual Property owned by the Company.

 

Company Related Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.21.

 

Company Related Party Transactions” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.21.

 

Company Requisite Approval” means the adoption of this Agreement by (a) holders of a majority of the voting power of the outstanding Company Shares (treated as Company Common Stock on an as-converted basis) voting together as a single class and (b) holders of a majority of the outstanding Company Preferred Shares (treated as Company Common Shares on an as-converted basis) voting together as a single class.

 

Company Restricted Shares” shall mean outstanding Company Common Shares (including shares acquired by the early exercise of a Company Option) that are unvested or are subject to a repurchase option or a risk of forfeiture.

 

Company Securities” means, collectively, the Company Shares and the Company Convertible Securities outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time.

 

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

 

Company Stockholder Written Consent” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.12(a).

 

Company Stockholder Written Consent Deadline” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.12(a).

 

Company Stockholders” means, collectively, the holders of Company Shares as of any determination time prior to the Effective Time.

 

Company Stockholders Agreements” means, collectively, (a) that certain Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement, dated as of September 25, 2020, by and among the Company and the other parties thereto, as amended, (b) that certain Amended and Restated Right of First Refusal and Co-Sale Agreement, dated as of September 25, 2020, by and among the Company and the other parties thereto, and (c) that certain Amended and Restated Voting Agreement, dated as of September 25, 2020, by and among the Company and the other parties thereto.

 

Company Subsidiary” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a).

 

Company Warrants” means any warrants to acquire Equity Securities of the Company, including (i) the SVB Warrant and (ii) the Company Convertible Warrants.

 

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Confidentiality Agreement” means that certain Confidentiality Agreement, dated June 15, 2021, in effect between the Company and ACAH.

 

Consent” means any notice, authorization, qualification, registration, filing, notification, waiver, order, clearance, consent, approval or waiting period expiration or termination to be obtained from, filed with or delivered to, a Governmental Entity or other Person.

 

Contract” means any legally binding agreement, contract, license, lease, obligation, undertaking or other commitment or arrangement.

 

Copyrights” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Intellectual Property Rights.

 

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

 

COVID-19 Measures” means any quarantine, “shelter in place,” “stay at home,” workforce reduction, social distancing, shut down, closure, sequester or any other Law, or other directive, guidelines or recommendations by any Governmental Entity in connection with or in response to COVID-19, including, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES).

 

Creator” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.15(d).

 

D&O Policy” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.14(c).

 

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

 

Dissenting Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8.

 

Dissenting Stockholder” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8.

 

DPA” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.23(g).

 

Draft CFIUS Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(a).

 

Earnout Escrow Property” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(a).

 

Earnout Exchange Ratio” means, with respect to each Triggering Event, the quotient determined by dividing (a) 15,000,000 ACAH New Common Shares (as adjusted appropriately in light of any stock dividend, share recapitalization, subdivision, reclassification, recapitalization, split, combination, consolidation or exchange of shares, or any similar event related to the ACAH New Common Shares) by (b) the Fully Diluted Shares Outstanding.

 

Earnout Period” means the period beginning on the date that is 150 days after the Closing Date and ending on the date that is three years after the Closing Date.

 

Earnout Pre-Closing Company Securityholders” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(b).

 

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Earnout Pro Rata Share” means, with respect to each Earnout Pre-Closing Company Securityholder, a percentage equal to the quotient of (a) the sum of (i) the aggregate number of Company Common Shares that are held by such Earnout Pre-Closing Company Securityholder immediately prior to the Effective Time (for the avoidance of doubt, following the Company Note Conversion, the Company Warrant Conversion and the Company Preferred Conversion) plus (ii) the aggregate maximum number of Company Common Shares that would otherwise be issuable assuming full exercise and immediate settlement immediately prior to the Effective Time of all Company Options and the SVB Warrant that are held by such Earnout Pre-Closing Company Securityholder (on a net exercise basis, settled in the applicable number of Company Common Shares, rounded down to the nearest whole share) immediately prior to the Effective Time; divided by (b) the Fully Diluted Shares Outstanding.

 

Earnout RSU” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(c).

 

Earnout Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(a).

 

Effective Time” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b).

 

Eligible Holder” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(c)(i).

 

Employee Benefit Plan” means each “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, whether or not subject to ERISA) and each pension, retirement, equity or equity-based compensation, profit sharing, savings, bonus, incentive, commission, employment, consulting, stock option or stock purchase, severance, change in control, retention, deferred compensation, welfare, accident, disability, health, salary continuation, vacation, sick pay or paid time off, and any other benefit or compensatory plan, program, policy, agreement, arrangement, or Contract (whether or not written) that the Company or any Company Subsidiary maintains, sponsors or contributes to, or under or with respect to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary has any potential or actual Liability, excluding any statutory plan, program or arrangement that is both required under applicable Laws and maintained by a Governmental Entity.

 

Environmental Laws” means all Laws concerning (a) pollution, protection of the environment, or public or worker health or safety (to the extent relating to exposure to Hazardous Substances) or (b) concerning the presence of, exposure to, or the management, manufacture, use, containment, storage, recycling, reclamation, reuse, treatment, generation, discharge, transportation, processing, production, disposal, or remediation of any Hazardous Substances. The term “Environmental Laws” includes, without limitation, the following federal statutes, as well as any state or local counterparts: the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601 et seq.; the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended by the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984, 42 U.S.C. §§ 6901 et seq.; the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, as amended by the Clean Water Act of 1977, 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251 et seq.; the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976, as amended, 15 U.S.C. §§ 2601 et seq.; the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. §§ 11001 et seq.; the Clean Air Act of 1966, as amended by the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, 42 U.S.C. §§ 7401 et seq.; and the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended, 29 U.S.C. §§ 651 et seq.

 

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Equity Plans Proposal” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.8(a).

 

Equity Securities” means any share, share capital, capital stock, partnership, membership, joint venture or similar interest in any Person (including any stock appreciation, phantom stock, profit participation or similar rights), and any option, warrant, right or security (including debt securities) convertible, exchangeable or exercisable therefor.

 

Equity Value” means $800,000,000.

 

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

 

ERISA Affiliate” means any Person that, together with the Company or any Company Subsidiary, is (or at any relevant time has been or would be) treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.

 

Escrow Agent” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(a).

 

Escrow Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(a).

 

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

Exchange Agent” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(a).

 

Exchange Agent Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(a).

 

Exchange Documentation” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(d).

 

Exchange Fund” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(b).

 

Exchange Ratio” means the quotient of (a) the Aggregate Share Consideration divided by (b) the Fully Diluted Shares Outstanding.

 

Exchanged Option” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).

 

Exchanged Restricted Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(h).

 

Federal Securities Laws” means the Exchange Act, the Securities Act and the other U.S. federal securities laws and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder or otherwise.

 

Financial Statements” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5(a).

 

Fixtures and Equipment” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.20(c).

 

Forfeiture Ratio” means, with respect to a Company Equityholder, a fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate number of ACAH New Common Shares issuable to such Company Equityholder in accordance with Section 2.2 and as set forth in the Allocation Schedule pursuant to Section 2.6 and the denominator of which is the Aggregate Share Consideration.

 

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Forfeiture Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.

 

Forward Purchase Agreement” means that certain letter agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between ACAH and ACM.

 

Fully Diluted Shares Outstanding” means (a) the aggregate number of Company Common Shares (for clarity, after having given effect to the Company Note Conversion, the Company Warrant Conversion and the Company Preferred Conversion) outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than Company Shares owned by the Company which are to be cancelled and retired in accordance with Section 2.1(i)), plus (b) the aggregate number of Company Common Shares issuable upon the exercise in full of all Company Options (whether vested or unvested) outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, plus (c) the aggregate number of Company Common Shares issuable upon the exercise in full of the SVB Warrant, to the extent not exercised prior to the Effective Time, immediately prior to the Effective Time (whether or not then vested or exercisable). For the avoidance of doubt, any Company Common Shares reserved for issuance pursuant to the Company Stock Plan, but not issued to any Company Equityholder, shall not be deemed to be issued or outstanding for the purposes of the calculation of “Fully Diluted Shares Outstanding.”

 

GAAP” means United States generally accepted accounting principles.

 

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

 

Government Contract” means any Contract (a) between the Company and any Governmental Entity, including under the Small Business Innovative Research (“SBIR”) program or (b) by or between the Company as a subcontractor at any tier and any other Person, including resellers and distributors, in connection with any Contract with a Governmental Entity.

 

Governmental Entity” means any, whether in the United States or otherwise, (a) multinational, national, federal, state, local, municipal or other government, (b) governmental or quasi-governmental entity of any nature (including any governmental agency, branch, department, legislature or entity and any court or other judicial body or tribunal) or (c) body exercising or entitled to exercise any administrative, executive, judicial, legislative, police, regulatory, or taxing authority or power of any nature, including any arbitral tribunal (public or private).

 

Governmental Sponsor” means any (a) Governmental Entity or (b) university, college, other educational institution, research center, nonprofit organization, or private source.

 

Government Proposal” means an application, bid, quote, tender, offer or proposal which, if accepted, would result in a Government Contract, including under the SBIR program.

 

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Hazardous Substance” means (a) any material, substance or waste that is listed, defined, or regulated as a “hazardous substance,” “hazardous waste,” “toxic substance,” “hazardous material,” or word of similar import or regulatory effect under Environmental Laws; (b) petroleum products or byproducts, including derivatives and fraction thereof, asbestos, lead-based paint, polychlorinated biphenyls, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, radiation, radon, and toxic mold; and (c) any material that is otherwise regulated by, or may give rise to Liability pursuant to, any Environmental Law.

 

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

 

Incentive Stock Option” means a Company Option intended to be an “incentive stock option” (as defined in Section 422 of the Code).

 

Indebtedness” means, as of any time, without duplication, with respect to any Person, any obligations, contingent or otherwise (together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon and any prepayment premium or other penalties and any costs, fees and expenses arising thereunder due upon repayment thereof) in respect of (a) the principal of and premium (if any) in respect of all indebtedness for borrowed money (including accrued interest and any per diem interest accruals or cost associated with prepaying any such indebtedness), (b) the principal of and premium (if any) other obligations evidenced by any note, bond, debenture or other debt security, loans, credit agreements and similar instruments (c) payment obligations of a third party secured by (or for which the holder of such payment obligations has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien, other than a Permitted Lien, on assets or properties of such Person, whether or not the obligations secured thereby have been assumed, (d) obligations for the deferred purchase price of property or assets, including “earn-outs” and “seller notes” (but excluding any trade payables arising in the ordinary course of business), (e) reimbursement and other obligations with respect to letters of credit, bank guarantees, bankers’ acceptances or other similar instruments, in each case, solely to the extent drawn, (f) capitalized lease obligations under GAAP, (g) the termination value of derivative, hedging, swap, foreign exchange or similar arrangements, including swaps, caps, collars, hedges or similar arrangements, (h) breakage costs, prepayment or early termination premiums, penalties, or other fees or expenses payable as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby in respect of any of the items in the foregoing clauses (a) through (g), and (h) any of the obligations of any other Person of the type referred to in clauses (a) through (h) above directly or indirectly guaranteed by such Person or secured by any assets of such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness has been assumed by such Person, jointly or severally.

 

Intellectual Property Rights” means all intellectual property rights protected, created or arising under the Laws of the United States or any other jurisdiction, including all (a) patents and patent applications, industrial designs and design patent rights, including any continuations, divisionals, continuations-in-part and provisional applications, and any patents issuing on any of the foregoing and any reissues, reexaminations, substitutes, supplementary protection certificates, extensions of any of the foregoing (collectively, “Patents”); (b) trademarks, service marks, trade names, service names, brand names, trade dress rights, logos, Internet domain names, corporate names and other source or business identifiers, together with the goodwill associated with any of the foregoing, and all applications, registrations, extensions and renewals of any of the foregoing (collectively, “Marks”); (c) copyrights and works of authorship, copyrightable works, database and design rights, mask work rights and moral rights, whether or not registered or published, and all registrations, applications, renewals, extensions and reversions of any of any of the foregoing (collectively, “Copyrights”); (d) trade secrets and confidential information (collectively, “Trade Secrets”); (e) rights in or to Software; and (f) any other intellectual property rights protectable, arising under any of the foregoing.

 

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

 

Investment Company Act” means the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

IPO” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.18.

 

ITAR” means the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (22 CFR 120-130).

 

JOBS Act” means the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012.

 

Latest Balance Sheet” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5(a).

 

Law” means any, whether with respect to the United States or otherwise, federal, state, local, foreign, national or supranational statute, law (including common law and fiduciary duties), act, ordinance, treaty, rule, code, regulation, Order, or other binding directive or guidance issued, promulgated or enforced by, in each case, any Governmental Entity.

 

Leased Real Property” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.20(b).

 

Letter of Transmittal” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(c).

 

Liability” or “liability” means any and all debts, liabilities and obligations, whether accrued or fixed, absolute or contingent, known or unknown, matured or unmatured or determined or determinable, including those arising under any Law (including any Environmental Law), Proceeding and those arising under any Contract, agreement, arrangement, commitment or undertaking.

 

Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, lien, license or sub-license, charge, or other similar encumbrance or interest (including, in the case of any Equity Securities, any voting, transfer or similar restrictions).

 

Lock-Up Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

Marks” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Intellectual Property Rights.

 

Material Contracts” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(a).

 

Material Permits” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7.

 

Merger” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).

 

Merger Sub” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

 

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Multiemployer Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section (3)37 or Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.

 

Nasdaq” means The Nasdaq Stock Market.

 

Newco” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.5(a).

 

Net Option Common Share Amount” means the number of Company Common Shares that would have been issued in respect of Company Options held by the Eligible Holder in the event such Company Options were exercised into shares of Company Common Shares on a net exercise basis as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, rounded down to the nearest whole share and without regard to any tax withholding.

 

OFAC” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Sanctioned Person.

 

Off-the-Shelf Software” means any Software that is made generally available to the public on a commercial basis and is licensed to the Company on a non-exclusive basis under standard terms and conditions.

 

Order” means any writ, order, judgment, injunction, decision, determination, award, ruling, subpoena, verdict or decree entered, issued or rendered by any Governmental Entity.

 

Other ACAH Stockholder Approval” means the approval of each Other Transaction Proposal by the affirmative vote of the holders of the requisite number of ACAH Shares entitled to vote thereon, whether in person or by proxy at the ACAH Stockholders Meeting (or any adjournment or postponement thereof), in accordance with the Governing Documents of ACAH and applicable Law.

 

Other Company Warrants” means any Company Warrants, including the Company Convertible Warrants, but excluding the SVB Warrant.

 

Other Transaction Proposal” means each Transaction Proposal, other than the Required Transaction Proposals.

 

Parties” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

 

Patents” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Intellectual Property Rights.

 

PCAOB” means the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

 

Permits” means any approvals, authorizations, clearances, licenses, registrations, permits, certificates, exemptions, or waivers issued by a Governmental Entity.

 

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Permitted Liens” means (a) mechanic’s, materialmen’s, carriers’, repairers’ and other similar statutory Liens arising or incurred in the ordinary course of business for amounts that are not yet due and payable or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which sufficient reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, (b) Liens for Taxes, assessments or other governmental charges not yet due and payable as of the Closing Date or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which sufficient reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, (c) encumbrances and restrictions on real property (including easements, covenants, conditions, rights of way and similar restrictions) of record affecting title to such real property that do not prohibit or materially interfere with the Company’s use or occupancy of such real property, (d) zoning, building codes and other land use Laws regulating the use or occupancy of real property or the activities conducted thereon which are imposed by any Governmental Entity having jurisdiction over such real property and which are not violated by the current use or occupancy of such real property or the operation of the business of the Company and do not prohibit or materially interfere with the Company’s use or occupancy of such real property, (e) cash deposits or cash pledges to secure the payment of workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance, social security benefits or obligations arising under similar Laws or to secure the performance of public or statutory obligations, surety or appeal bonds, and other obligations of a like nature, in each case in the ordinary course of business and which are not yet due and payable; (f) grants by the Company of non-exclusive rights in Intellectual Property Rights in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; and (g) other Liens that are not, individually or in the aggregate, material to the value, use or operation of the asset subject thereto.

 

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

 

Personal Data” means any data or information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person and/or any such information as may be defined as constituting “personal data,” “personal information,” “nonpublic personal information,” or other similar terms as they are used in or that are otherwise subject to applicable Privacy Laws.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Post-Closing ACAH Certificate of Incorporation” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(e).

 

PPP Lender” means Silicon Valley Bank.

 

PPP Loan” means the loan made to the Company by the PPP Lender pursuant to the PPP Loan Agreement, for the principal amount of $1,087,652, pursuant to the requirements of the Paycheck Protection Program under the CARES Act.

 

PPP Loan Agreement” means the documents signed by the Company related to the PPP Loan which is evidenced by the note dated April 21, 2020 issued by the Company to the PPP Lender.

 

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Pre-Closing ACAH Stockholders” means the holders of ACAH Shares as of any determination time prior to the Effective Time.

 

Privacy and Data Security Policies” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.22(b).

 

Privacy and Security Requirements” means any of the following to the extent relating to the Processing of Personal Data, privacy, data protection, cybersecurity, data security and the security of the information technology systems of the Company and each Company Subsidiary: (a) all applicable Laws related to privacy, data protection, data security or the collection, storage, handling, disclosure, transfer, use or processing of Personal Data (“Privacy Laws”); and (b) applicable provisions of Contracts concerning privacy, data protection, data security, the collection, storage, handling, disclosure, transfer or use of Personal Data to which the Company or a Company Subsidiary is legally bound.

 

Proceeding” means any lawsuit, litigation, action, audit, examination or investigation, claim, complaint, charge, proceeding, suit or arbitration (in each case, whether civil, criminal or administrative and whether public or private) pending in court or arbitration or by, before or otherwise involving any Governmental Entity.

 

Process” (or “Processing” or “Processes”) means the collection, use, storage, processing, recording, distribution, transfer, import, export, protection (including security measures), disposal or disclosure or other activity regarding data (whether electronically or in any other form or medium).

 

Prospectus” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.18.

 

Public Software” means any Software that contains, includes, incorporates, or has instantiated therein, or is derived in any manner (in whole or in part) from, any Software that is distributed as free software, open source software (e.g., Linux) or similar licensing or distribution models, including under any terms or conditions that impose any requirement that any Software using, linked with, incorporating, distributed with or derived from such Public Software (a) be made available or distributed in source code form; (b) be licensed for purposes of making derivative works; or (c) be redistributable at no, or a nominal, charge.

 

Public Stockholders” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.18.

 

Real Property Leases” means all leases, sub-leases, licenses, concessions or other agreements, in each case, pursuant to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary leases, sub-leases or otherwise uses or occupies any Leased Real Property.

 

Registered Intellectual Property” means all issued Patents, pending Patent applications, registered Marks, pending applications for registration of Marks, registered Copyrights, pending applications for registration of Copyrights, and Internet domain name registrations owned by the Company.

 

Registration Rights Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

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Registration Statement / Proxy Statement” means a registration statement on Form S-4 relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents and containing a prospectus and proxy statement of ACAH.

 

Representatives” means (a) with respect to any Party or other Person (in each case, other than the Company prior to the Closing), such Party’s or Person’s, as applicable, Affiliates and its and such Affiliates’ respective directors, officers, employees, members, owners, accountants, consultants, advisors, attorneys, agents and other representatives, and (b) with respect to the Company prior to the Closing, the Company’s Affiliates and the Company’s and its Affiliates’ respective equityholders, directors, officers, employees, members, owners, accountants, consultants, advisors, attorneys, agents and other representatives.

 

Required ACAH Stockholder Approval” means the approval of each Required Transaction Proposal by the affirmative vote of the holders of the requisite number of ACAH Shares entitled to vote thereon, whether in person or by proxy at the ACAH Stockholders Meeting (or any adjournment or postponement thereof), in accordance with the Governing Documents of ACAH and applicable Law.

 

Required Governing Document Proposal” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.8(a).

 

Required Transaction Proposals” means, collectively, the Business Combination Proposal, the Equity Plans Proposal and the Required Governing Document Proposal.

 

Sanctioned Country” means any country or region that is, or in the past five years has been, the subject or target of economic sanctions or a comprehensive embargo under Sanctions and Export Control Laws (including Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Syria, and the Crimea region of Ukraine).

 

Sanctioned Person” means (i) a Person who is on the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons or any other list of Persons who are the subject of U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control or any other U.S. federal agency, including but not limited to OFAC’s Non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Companies List; (ii) OFAC’s Sectoral Sanctions Identifications List, (iii) any legal entity that is, directly or indirectly, 50%-or-more owned by one or more Persons identified in the foregoing subparagraph (i) or (iii); (iv) the government of Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan or Syria or any Person who is a national or resident thereof or domiciled or headquartered therein; or (v) a Person on the Bureau of Industry and Security Denied Persons List, Entity List, Military End Use, or Unverified List; (vi) a Person acting or purporting to act, directly or indirectly, on behalf of, or a legal entity owned or controlled by, any of the Persons identified in any of the foregoing subparagraphs (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), or (v).

 

Sanctions and Export Control Laws” means any applicable U.S. or non-U.S. Law related to (a) import and export controls, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations, the ITAR, the EU Dual-Use Regulation (428/2009), the UK’s Export Control Order 2008, or such other controls administered by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection or the Bureau of Industry and Security of the U.S. Department of Commerce, (b) economic or trade sanctions, including those administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of Defense, Canada, the European Union, any European Union Member State, the United Nations, Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom, or any other relevant Governmental Authority, or (c) anti-boycott measures.

 

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Sarbanes-Oxley Act” means the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

Schedules” means, collectively, the Company Disclosure Schedules and the ACAH Disclosure Schedules.

 

SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Securities Act” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933.

 

Securities Laws” means Federal Securities Laws and other applicable foreign and domestic securities or similar Laws.

 

Security Incident” means a breach of security that results in the unauthorized access, collection, use, processing, storage, sharing, distribution, transfer, or destruction of, any Company IT Systems, Personal Data, Company Trade Secrets, or any confidential information of the Company.

 

Signing Filing” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.4(b).

 

Signing Press Release” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.4(b).

 

Software” shall mean any and all (a) computer programs, applications and software, including any and all software implementations of algorithms, models and methodologies, whether in source code or object code or executable code; (b) databases and compilations, including any and all data and collections of data, whether machine readable or otherwise; (c) descriptions, flowcharts and other work product used to design, plan, organize and develop any of the foregoing, screens, user interfaces, report formats, firmware, development tools, templates, menus, buttons and icons; and (d) all documentation, including user manuals and other training documentation, related to any of the foregoing.

 

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

 

Stock Price Level” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Triggering Event.

 

Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other legal entity of which (a) if a corporation, a majority of the total voting power of shares of stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such Person or a combination thereof, or (b) if a limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity (other than a corporation), a majority of the partnership or other similar ownership interests thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or a combination thereof and for this purpose, a Person or Persons own a majority ownership interest in such a business entity (other than a corporation) if such Person or Persons shall be allocated a majority of such business entity’s gains or losses or shall be a, or control any, managing director or general partner of such business entity (other than a corporation). The term “Subsidiary” shall include all Subsidiaries of such Subsidiary.

 

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Supporting Company Stockholder” means each Company Stockholder set forth on Section 1.1(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules.

 

Surviving Company” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).

 

SVB Warrant” means the Warrant to Purchase Common Stock dated October 20, 2020, exercisable for up to 29,670 Company Common Shares, issued by the Company to Silicon Valley Bank.

 

Tax” means any United States federal, state, local or non-United States income, gross receipts, franchise, estimated, alternative minimum, sales, use, transfer, value added, excise, stamp, customs, duties, ad valorem, real property, personal property (tangible and intangible), capital stock, social security, unemployment, payroll, wage, employment, severance, occupation, registration, communication, mortgage, profits, license, lease, service, goods and services, withholding, premium, unclaimed property, escheat, turnover, windfall profits or other taxes of any kind whatsoever, whether disputed or not, together with any interest, deficiencies, penalties, additions to tax, or additional amounts imposed by any Governmental Entity with respect thereto.

 

Tax Authority” means any Governmental Entity responsible for the collection or administration of Taxes or Tax Returns.

 

Tax Proceeding” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.18(c).

 

Tax Return” means returns, information returns, statements, declarations, claims for refund, schedules, attachments and reports relating to Taxes filed or required to be filed with any Governmental Entity, including any amendment of any of the foregoing.

 

Termination Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1(d).

 

Trading Day” means any day on which the Trading Market is open for trading.

 

Trading Market” means the national stock exchange on which the ACAH Shares are listed for trading, which shall be Nasdaq.

 

Transaction Financing” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.

 

Transaction Litigation” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(e).

 

Transaction Proposals” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.8(a).

 

Transaction Support Agreements” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

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

 

Triggering Event” means the occurrence of any of the following events:

 

(a)          a $15.00 Stock Price Level is reached during the Earnout Period; or

 

(b)          a $20.00 Stock Price Level is reached during the Earnout Period.

 

Each Stock Price Level described above shall be adjusted appropriately in light of any stock dividend, share capitalization, subdivision, reclassification, recapitalization, split, combination, consolidation or exchange of shares, or any similar event related to the ACAH New Common Shares, and the applicable “Stock Price Level” will be considered achieved when, but only when, the volume-weighted average price of ACAH New Common Shares is greater than or equal to the applicable threshold over any twenty (20) Trading Days within any thirty (30) consecutive Trading Days during the specified time period. For the avoidance of doubt, (i) a Triggering Event may not occur on more than one occasion under each of clause (a) and clause (b) above and (ii) each Triggering Event may be achieved at the same time or over the same overlapping Trading Days.

 

Trust Account” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.18.

 

Trust Account Released Claims” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.18.

 

Trust Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.8.

 

Trustee” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.8.

 

Unpaid ACAH Expenses” means the ACAH Expenses that are unpaid as of immediately prior to the Closing.

 

Unpaid Company Expenses” means the Company Expenses that are unpaid as of immediately prior to the Closing.

 

Unvested Company Option” means each Company Option outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time that is not a Vested Company Option.

 

Vested Company Option” means each Company Option outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time that is vested as of immediately prior to the Effective Time or will vest solely as a result of the consummation of the Merger.

 

WARN” means the Worker Adjustment Retraining and Notification Act of 1988, as well as similar foreign, state or local Laws.

 

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Article 2.

 

MERGER

 

Section 2.1.          The Merger; Effects of the Merger.

 

(a)                           On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and in accordance with the DGCL, at the Effective Time on the Closing Date, Merger Sub shall merge with and into the Company (the “Merger”). Upon consummation of the Merger, the separate existence of Merger Sub shall cease and the Company shall continue as the surviving company of the Merger (the “Surviving Company”) and a wholly-owned subsidiary of ACAH.

 

(b)                           At the Closing, the Parties shall cause a certificate of merger, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company and ACAH (the “Certificate of Merger”), to be executed and filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. The Merger shall become effective on the date and time at which the Certificate of Merger is accepted for filing by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware or at such later date and/or time as is agreed by ACAH and the Company and specified in the Certificate of Merger (the time the Merger becomes effective being referred to herein as the “Effective Time”).

 

(c)                           The Merger shall have the effects set forth in Section 251 of the DGCL. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Effective Time, all of the assets, properties, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Company and Merger Sub shall vest in the Surviving Company and all debts, liabilities, obligations, restrictions, disabilities and duties of each of the Company and Merger Sub shall become the debts, liabilities, obligations and duties of the Surviving Company, in each case, in accordance with the DGCL.

 

(d)                           At the Effective Time, the Governing Documents of Merger Sub (which shall be in the forms mutually agreed to by ACAH and the Company) shall be the Governing Documents of the Surviving Company, in each case, until thereafter changed or amended as provided therein or by applicable Law.

 

(e)                           At the Effective Time, the Governing Documents of ACAH shall, subject to obtaining the Required ACAH Stockholder Approval, be amended and restated substantially to the forms attached hereto as Exhibit C and Exhibit D (with such changes as may be agreed in writing by ACAH and the Company), respectively, and such shall be the certificate of incorporation (“Post-Closing ACAH Certificate of Incorporation”) and bylaws of ACAH until thereafter amended as provided therein and under the DGCL.

 

(f)                            At the Effective Time, the directors and officers of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the initial directors and officers of the Surviving Company, each to hold office in accordance with the Governing Documents of the Surviving Company until such director’s or officer’s successor is duly elected or appointed and qualified, or until the earlier of their death, resignation or removal.

 

(g)                           At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of any Party or any other Person, each share of capital stock of Merger Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be automatically cancelled and extinguished and converted into one share of common stock, par value $0.0001, of the Surviving Company.

 

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(h)                           At the Effective Time (and, for the avoidance of doubt, following the Company Note Conversion, the Company Warrant Conversion and the Company Preferred Conversion), by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of any Party or any other Person or the holders of any Company Securities or the holders of any shares of capital stock of ACAH or Merger Sub, each Company Common Share (including Company Common Shares resulting from the Company Note Conversion, the Company Warrant Conversion and the Company Preferred Conversion, but excluding any Dissenting Shares, the Company Common Shares cancelled and extinguished pursuant to Section 2.1(i)), issued and outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be automatically canceled and extinguished and converted, based on the Exchange Ratio, into the right to receive the number of ACAH New Common Shares. From and after the Effective Time, each Company Stockholder’s certificates (the “Certificates”), if any, evidencing ownership of the Company Common Shares and the Company Common Shares issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall each cease to have any rights with respect to such Company Common Shares except as otherwise expressly provided for herein or under applicable Law. If any Company Common Shares outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time are Company Restricted Shares, then the number of ACAH New Common Shares issued in exchange for such Company Restricted Shares (the “Exchanged Restricted Shares”) will have the same terms and conditions as were applicable to such Company Restricted Shares immediately prior to the Effective Time (including with respect to vesting and termination-related provisions). The Company shall take all actions that may be necessary to ensure that, from and after the Effective Time, ACAH is entitled to exercise any such repurchase option or other right set forth in the applicable agreement governing such Company Restricted Shares.

 

(i)                            At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of any Party or any other Person, each Company Share held immediately prior to the Effective Time by the Company as treasury stock shall be automatically canceled and extinguished, and no consideration shall be paid with respect thereto.

 

Section 2.2.          Treatment of Company Options and Company Warrants.

 

(a)                           At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action of any Party or any other Person (but subject to, in the case of the Company, Section 2.2(d)), each Company Option (whether a Vested Company Option or an Unvested Company Option) shall be converted into an option to purchase a number of shares of ACAH New Common Shares upon substantially the same terms and conditions (but taking into account any accelerated vesting provided for in the Company Equity Plan or in any award agreement by reason of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby) as are in effect with respect to such Company Option immediately prior to the Effective Time, including with respect to vesting and termination-related provisions (such option, an “Exchanged Option”), except that (i) each such Exchanged Option shall represent the right to purchase that whole number of ACAH New Common Shares (rounded down to the nearest whole number) equal to the product of (A) the number of shares of Company Common Shares subject to such Company Option immediately prior to the Effective Time multiplied by (B) the Exchange Ratio, and (ii) the exercise price per share for each such Exchanged Option (rounded up to the nearest whole cent) shall be equal to the quotient of (A) the exercise price per share of such Company Option immediately prior to the Effective Time divided by (B) the Exchange Ratio. The conversion of the Company Options will be made in a manner consistent with Treasury Regulation Section 1.424-1, such that such conversion will not constitute a “modification” of such Company Options for purposes of Section 409A or Section 424 of the Code. As of the Effective Time, all Company Options shall no longer be outstanding and each holder of an Exchanged Option will cease to have any rights with respect to such Company Options except as set forth herein.

 

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(b)                           Following the Effective Time, no new awards will be granted under the Company Equity Plan.

 

(c)                           At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action of any Party or any other Person (but subject to, in the case of the Company, Section 2.2(d)), the SVB Warrant, to the extent not exercised prior to the Effective Time, shall cease to represent a warrant to purchase Company Shares and will be converted automatically into a warrant for ACAH Shares exercisable on the terms and conditions set forth therein for the portion of the Aggregate Share Consideration which such holder would have received if it had exercised such SVB Warrant immediately prior to the Effective Time (after giving effect to the Company Note Conversion, the Company Warrant Conversion and the Company Preferred Conversion).

 

(d)                           Prior to the Closing, the Company shall take, or cause to be taken, all necessary or appropriate actions (including adopting resolutions by the Company Board or a committee thereof) under the Company Equity Plan, or other applicable instruments under the underlying grant, award, warrant or similar agreement and otherwise to give effect to the provisions of this Section 2.2. Prior to such adoption, the Company will provide ACAH with drafts of, and a reasonable opportunity to comment on, all such resolutions.

 

Section 2.3.          Forfeiture of Shares for Financing. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, ACAH and the Company agree that a portion of the Aggregate Share Consideration otherwise issuable at the Closing equal to up to 5% of the Aggregate Share Consideration (the “Forfeiture Shares”) shall be forfeited by, and shall not be issuable to, the Company Equityholders, if and to the extent such Forfeiture Shares are required to be transferred to sources of financing for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including PIPE Investors) (any such financing, “Transaction Financing”) as reasonably and mutually agreed by ACAH and the Company. ACAH and the Company shall each provide commercially reasonable cooperation to each other in implementing terms and conditions that may apply to such Forfeiture Shares as agreed in connection with any such Transaction Financing, including establishing an escrow account for any Forfeiture Shares that will be subject to the achievement of specified conditions following the Closing. Any Forfeiture Shares shall be forfeited by the Company Equityholders in accordance with the Forfeiture Ratio as set forth in the Allocation Schedule. Unless otherwise required by Law, all issuances of Forfeiture Shares to sources of Transaction Financing in accordance with this Section 2.3 shall be treated by the Parties as an adjustment to the Aggregate Share Consideration, with respect to the Company Equityholders and an adjustment to the ACAH Shares to be issued under the respective PIPE Subscription Agreements, with respect to the PIPE Investors.

 

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Section 2.4.          Earnout.

 

(a)                           At or prior to the Closing, ACAH and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (or such other escrow agent mutually acceptable to ACAH and the Company), as escrow agent (the “Escrow Agent”), shall enter into an escrow agreement, effective as of the Effective Time, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to ACAH and the Company (the “Escrow Agreement”), pursuant to which ACAH shall issue in the name of the Earnout Pre-Closing Company Securityholders and deposit with the Escrow Agent 30,000,000 ACAH New Common Shares less the number of ACAH New Common Shares that would otherwise be subject to Earnout RSUs issuable to all Eligible Holders in accordance with Section 2.4(c) (which shall be equitably adjusted on account of any subdivision, stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination, reclassification or similar equity restructuring transaction or any changes in the ACAH New Common Shares as a result of a merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization, business combination or similar transaction involving ACAH) (as adjusted, the “Earnout Shares”) to be held, along with any other dividends, distributions or other income on such Earnout Shares (collectively, the “Earnout Escrow Property”), in a segregated escrow account and disbursed therefrom in accordance with the terms of this Section 2.4 and the Escrow Agreement.

 

(b)                           Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.4(c), as additional consideration for the Merger, within fifteen (15) Business Days after the occurrence of a Triggering Event during the Earnout Period, ACAH shall issue or cause the Escrow Agent to disburse to each Company Equityholder, in each case as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than holders of Dissenting Shares, if any, and Company Options) (collectively, the “Earnout Pre-Closing Company Securityholders”), the number of ACAH New Common Shares (rounded down to the nearest whole ACAH New Common Share) equal to the product of such Earnout Pre-Closing Company Securityholders Earnout Pro Rata Share multiplied by 15,000,000 (which shall be equitably adjusted on account of any subdivision, stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination, reclassification or similar equity restructuring transaction or any changes in the ACAH New Common Shares as a result of a merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization, business combination or similar transaction involving ACAH). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, (i) in no event shall ACAH be required under this Section 2.4 to issue or cause the Escrow Agent to disburse an aggregate number of Earnout Shares and ACAH New Common Shares subject to Earnout RSUs in excess of 30,000,000 ACAH New Common Shares (which shall be equitably adjusted on account of any subdivision, stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination, reclassification or similar equity restructuring transaction or any changes in the ACAH New Common Shares as a result of a merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization, business combination or similar transaction involving ACAH) and (ii) at the end of the Earnout Period, any Earnout Shares that have not been issued by ACAH or disbursed by the Escrow Agent to Earnout Pre-Closing Company Securityholders in accordance with this Section 2.4 shall be released to the Company by the Escrow Agent and cancelled or disposed of by the Company in the Company’s sole discretion and the Earnout Pre-Closing Company Securityholders shall have no further right to receive any portion thereof. To the extent that any portion of the Earnout Shares issued to a Company Equityholder relates to Exchanged Restricted Shares that remain unvested as of the date of issuance of such Earnout Shares, then such Earnout Shares shall be subject to the same vesting conditions applicable to the corresponding Exchanged Restricted Shares over the remaining vesting schedule of such Exchanged Restricted Shares.

 

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(c)                           Earnout RSUs.

 

(i)            Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no holder of a Company Option shall be entitled to receive Earnout Shares. Each holder of an Exchanged Option shall be granted, as soon as reasonably practicable following the Effective Time and ACAH’s filing of a Form S-8 Registration Statement, an award of restricted stock units (an “Earnout RSU”) pursuant to this Section 2.4(c), provided that the holder remains in continuous service to ACAH or an Affiliate as of the grant date of such award (each, an “Eligible Holder”). The number of ACAH New Common Shares subject to each Earnout RSU shall equal the product of (i) the Net Option Common Share Amount, and (ii) the Earnout Exchange Ratio. Each Earnout RSU shall vest on the later to occur of (x) the vesting dates under the remaining vesting schedule applicable to the Exchanged Option in respect of which the Earnout RSU was granted and (y) the occurrence of a Triggering Event (including, for the avoidance of doubt, pursuant to Section 2.4(g)); for the avoidance of doubt, a pro rata portion of ACAH New Common Shares subject to the Earnout RSU shall be allocated to each Triggering Event. The holder of an Earnout RSU shall forfeit any Earnout RSU in the event such holder’s continuous service to ACAH or one of its Affiliates terminates prior to such Earnout RSUs becoming vested. To the extent that any Triggering Event does not occur in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, any Earnout RSUs that would otherwise vest under this Agreement as a result of the occurrence of such Triggering Event shall instead be forfeited and cancelled without the payment of any consideration in respect thereof.

 

(ii)           All Earnout RSUs to be issued hereunder shall be issued under and pursuant to the terms and conditions of the ACAH Equity Incentive Plan and such plan shall cover a number of ACAH New Common Shares in addition to the share reserve approved for all other awards under such ACAH Equity Incentive Plan. Nothing contained in this Section 2.4 or elsewhere in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any holder of Company Options any right as a third party beneficiary of this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, any such Earnout RSUs issued to Eligible Holders shall be granted in addition to, and not in lieu of, any Exchanged Options.

 

(d)                           Any issuances of Earnout Shares shall be treated as an adjustment to the Aggregate Share Consideration for all Tax purposes, except to the extent otherwise required by applicable Law (including, for the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any amounts required to be treated as interest pursuant to Section 483 of the Code).

 

(e)                           The right of the Earnout Pre-Closing Company Securityholders to receive the Earnout Shares or have vest the Earnout RSUs (i) is solely a contractual right, will not be evidenced by a certificate or other instrument and does not constitute a security, (ii) may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, encumbered or in any other manner transferred or disposed of, in whole or in part, other than upon written notice to ACAH pursuant to a Permitted Transfer, and (iii) does not give the Earnout Pre-Closing Company Securityholders any right to receive interest payments. For purposes of this Agreement, “Permitted Transfer” means: (A) a transfer on death by will or intestacy; (B) a transfer by instrument to an inter vivos or testamentary trust for beneficiaries upon the death of the trustee; (C) a transfer made pursuant to a court order of a court of competent jurisdiction (such as in connection with divorce, bankruptcy or liquidation); (D) a transfer by a partnership or limited liability company through a distribution to its partners or members, as applicable, in each case without consideration; (E) a transfer made by operation of Law (including a consolidation or merger) or as pursuant to the dissolution, liquidation or termination of any corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other entity or (F) a transfer by an Earnout Pre-Closing Company Securityholder that is a venture capital or investment fund to an Affiliate.

 

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(f)                            There is no guaranty or other assurance of any kind that any Earnout Shares or Earnout RSUs will be payable hereunder (regardless of any projections, models, forecasts or any other financial data generated by, or provided to, the Company, ACAH or their respective Affiliates or Representatives). ACAH shall have sole discretion with regard to all matters relating to the operation of the Company and its businesses and shall have no express or implied obligation to take any action, or omit to take any action, to seek to maximize the number of Earnout Shares or Earnout RSUs issuable to the Earnout Pre-Closing Company Securityholders or cause the Triggering Events to be satisfied.

 

(g)                           If, during the Earnout Period, ACAH consummates an ACAH Sale that will result in the holders of ACAH New Common Shares receiving a per share price (based on the value of the cash, securities or in-kind consideration being delivered in respect of such ACAH New Common Shares, as determined in good faith by the ACAH Board) equal to or in excess of the applicable Stock Price Level required in connection with any Triggering Event, then immediately prior to the consummation of such ACAH Sale (a) any Triggering Event at such Stock Price Level that has not previously occurred shall be deemed to have occurred and (b) ACAH shall issue the applicable Earnout Shares to the applicable Earnout Pre-Closing Company Securityholders in accordance with their respective Earnout Pro Rata Share, (c) the applicable Earnout RSUs shall vest with respect to the Eligible Holders and (d) such Earnout Pre-Closing Company Securityholders and Eligible Holders shall be eligible to participate in such ACAH Sale. If, during the Earnout Period, there is an ACAH Sale that will result in the holders of ACAH New Common Shares receiving a per share price (based on the value of the cash, securities or in-kind consideration being delivered in respect of such ACAH New Common Shares, as determined in good faith by the ACAH Board) that is less than any applicable Stock Price Level required in connection with any Triggering Event that has not previously occurred, then this Section 2.4 shall terminate and no Earnout Shares shall be issuable (and no Earnout RSUs shall be capable of vesting) hereunder with respect to any such Triggering Event(s) in connection with or following completion of the ACAH Sale.

 

Section 2.5.          Closing of the Transactions Contemplated by this Agreement. The closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Closing”) shall take place electronically by exchange of the closing deliverables by the means provided in Section 8.11 as promptly as reasonably practicable, but in no event later than the third (3rd) Business Day, following the satisfaction (or, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, waiver) of the conditions set forth in Article 6 (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to satisfaction or waiver of such conditions) (the “Closing Date”) or at such other place, date and/or time as ACAH and the Company may agree in writing.

 

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Section 2.6.          Allocation Schedule.

 

(a)                           At least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver to ACAH and the Exchange Agent an allocation schedule (the “Allocation Schedule”) setting forth, as of the date thereof:

 

(i)            (A) the number of Company Common Shares held by each Company Stockholder (after giving effect to the Company Note Conversion, the Company Warrant Conversion and the Company Preferred Conversion), (B) the number of Company Common Shares subject to each Company Warrant held by each holder thereof, and (C) the number of Company Common Shares subject to each Company Option held by each holder thereof;

 

(ii)           in the case of the Company Options and Company Warrants, the exercise (or similar) price and, if applicable, the exercise (or similar) date;

 

(iii)          (A) the Exchange Ratio; (B) the portion of the Aggregate Share Consideration (specifying the number of ACAH New Common Shares) allocated to each Company Common Share pursuant to Section 2.1(h) based on the Exchange Ratio (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the number of ACAH New Common Shares that would be allocated to any such Company Common Shares pursuant to Section 2.1(h) but for such Company Common Shares being Dissenting Shares), (C) the portion of the Aggregate Share Consideration allocated to the SVB Warrant, to the extent not exercised prior to the Effective Time, and (D) the portion of the Aggregate Share Consideration allocated to each Company Option pursuant to Section 2.2(a), as well as, in the case of each of clauses (A) through (D), reasonably detailed calculations with respect to the components and subcomponents thereof (including any exchange (or similar) ratio on which such calculations are based);

 

(iv)          each Company Stockholder that is a Dissenting Stockholder and the number of Company Common Shares held by such Company Stockholder that are Dissenting Shares;

 

(v)           the exercise price of each Exchanged Option at the Effective Time, which shall be based on the same exchange (or similar) ratio used for purposes of determining the number of Exchanged Options for which such Company Option is exchanged in clause (iii) of this Section 2.6(a);

 

(vi)          with respect to each Company Equityholder (after giving effect to the Company Note Conversion, the Company Warrant Conversion and the Company Preferred Conversion), the aggregate number of ACAH New Common Shares issuable to such Company Equityholder based on allocations with respect to each class and type of Company Security held by such Company Equityholder, as set forth in Section 2.6(a)(iii);

 

(vii)         the Forfeiture Ratio for each Company Equityholder;

 

(viii)        the estimated number of Earnout Shares and Earnout RSUs issuable to each Earnout Pre-Closing Company Securityholder (after giving effect to the Company Note Conversion, the Company Warrant Conversion and the Company Preferred Conversion) upon the occurrence of a Triggering Event; and

 

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(ix)           a certification, duly executed by the chief executive officer of the Company, that the information and calculations delivered pursuant to clauses (i) through (viii) of this Section 2.6(a) are, and will be as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, (A) true and correct in all respects, (B) in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement, the Governing Documents of the Company, the Company Stockholders Agreements and applicable Laws, (C) in the case of the Company Options and the Company Restricted Shares, in accordance with the Company Equity Plan and any applicable grant or similar agreement with respect to each Company Option and award of Company Restricted Share, and (D) in the case of the SVB Warrant, to the extent not exercised prior to the Effective Time, in accordance with its terms.

 

The Company will review any comments to the Allocation Schedule provided by ACAH or any of its Representatives and consider in good faith and incorporate any reasonable comments proposed by ACAH or any of its Representatives at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Effective Time.

 

(b)                           Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary herein, the ACAH Parties and the Exchange Agent will be entitled to rely upon the Allocation Schedule for purposes of allocating the transaction consideration to the Company Equityholders under this Agreement or under the Exchange Agent Agreement, as applicable, and upon delivery, payment and issuance of the Aggregate Share Consideration on the Closing Date to the Exchange Agent, ACAH and its respective Affiliates shall be deemed to have satisfied all obligations with respect to the payment of consideration under this Agreement (including with respect to the Aggregate Share Consideration), and none of them shall have (A) any further obligations to the Company, any Company Equityholder or any other Person with respect to the payment of any consideration under this Agreement (including with respect to the Aggregate Share Consideration), or (B) any Liability with respect to the allocation of the consideration under this Agreement, and the Company and the Company Equityholders hereby irrevocably waive and release ACAH and its Affiliates (and, on and after the Closing, the Company and its Affiliates) from any and all claims arising out of or resulting from or related to such Allocation Schedule and the allocation of the Aggregate Share Consideration, as the case may be, among each Company Equityholder as set forth in such Allocation Schedule.

 

Section 2.7.          Company Stockholder Deliverables.

 

(a)                           At least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, ACAH shall appoint an exchange agent reasonably acceptable to the Company (the “Exchange Agent”) (it being understood and agreed, for the avoidance of doubt, that Continental Stock Transfer& Trust Company (or any of its Affiliates) shall be deemed to be acceptable to the Company) and enter into an exchange agent agreement with the Exchange Agent (the “Exchange Agent Agreement”) for the purpose of exchanging Certificates, if any, representing the Company Common Shares and each Company Common Share held in book-entry form on the stock transfer books of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time, in either case, for the portion of the Aggregate Share Consideration issuable in respect of such Company Common Shares pursuant to Section 2.1(h) and on the terms and subject to the other conditions set forth in this Agreement. The Company shall reasonably cooperate with ACAH and the Exchange Agent in connection with the appointment of the Exchange Agent, the entry into the Exchange Agent Agreement (including, if necessary or advisable, as determined in good faith by ACAH, by also entering into the Exchange Agent Agreement in the form agreed to by ACAH and the Exchange Agent) and the covenants and agreements in this Section 2.7 (including the provision of any information, or the entry into any agreements or documentation, necessary or advisable, as determined in good faith by ACAH, or otherwise required by the Exchange Agent Agreement for the Exchange Agent to fulfill its duties as the Exchange Agent in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby).

 

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(b)                           At the Effective Time, ACAH shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, with the Exchange Agent, for the benefit of the Company Stockholders and for exchange in accordance with this Section 2.7 through the Exchange Agent, evidence of ACAH New Common Shares in book-entry form representing the portion of the Aggregate Share Consideration issuable pursuant to Section 2.1(h) in exchange for the Company Common Shares outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time. All shares in book-entry form representing the portion of the Aggregate Share Consideration issuable pursuant to Section 2.1(h) deposited with the Exchange Agent shall be referred to in this Agreement as the “Exchange Fund.”

 

(c)                           Reasonably promptly after the Effective Time (and in any event within two (2) Business Days thereafter), ACAH shall send or shall cause the Exchange Agent to send, to each record holder of Company Common Shares as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, whose Company Common Shares were converted pursuant to Section 2.1(h) into the right to receive a portion of the Aggregate Share Consideration as determined pursuant to Section 2.1(h), (i) a letter of transmittal and instructions (which letter of transmittal will be in customary form) for use in such exchange (each, a “Letter of Transmittal”); provided, however, that the Exchange Agent shall not be required to deliver a Letter of Transmittal to any holder of Company Common Shares that has delivered a Letter of Transmittal with respect to such Company Stockholder’s Company Common Shares to the Exchange Agent at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date.

 

(d)                           Each holder of Company Common Shares that has been converted into the right to receive a portion of the Aggregate Share Consideration pursuant to Section 2.1(h) shall be entitled to receive such portion of the Aggregate Share Consideration as determined pursuant to Section 2.1(h) and as set forth in the Allocation Schedule and upon receipt of a duly completed and validly executed Letter of Transmittal with respect to such holder’s Company Common Shares and such other documents as may reasonably be requested by the Exchange Agent (collectively, the “Exchange Documentation”). Promptly following delivery of such holder’s Exchange Documentation, the Exchange Agent will deliver to the holder of such Company Common Shares in exchange therefor such holder’s portion of the Aggregate Share Consideration as determined pursuant to Section 2.1(h) and as set forth in the Allocation Schedule, in each case; provided, however, that if the holder of such Company Common Shares delivers to the Exchange Agent the Exchange Documentation with respect to such holder’s Company Common Shares at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, the Exchange Agent shall deliver to the holder of such Company Common Shares in exchange therefor such holder’s portion of the Aggregate Share Consideration as determined pursuant to Section 2.1(h) and as set forth in the Allocation Schedule covered by such Exchange Documentation on the Closing Date or as promptly as practicable thereafter. Such Company Common Shares shall forthwith be cancelled.

 

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(e)            If any portion of the Aggregate Share Consideration is to be issued to a Person other than the Company Stockholder in whose name the surrendered Certificate or the transferred Company Common Share in book-entry form is registered, it shall be a condition to the issuance of the applicable portion of the Aggregate Share Consideration that, in addition to any other requirements set forth in the Exchange Agent Agreement, (i) either such Certificate shall be properly endorsed or shall otherwise be in proper form for transfer or such Company Common Share in book-entry form shall be properly transferred and (ii) the Person requesting such consideration pay to the Exchange Agent any transfer or similar Taxes required as a result of such consideration being issued to a Person other than the registered holder of such Certificate or Company Common Share in book-entry form or establish to the satisfaction of the Exchange Agent that such transfer or similar Taxes have been paid or are not payable.

 

(f)            No interest will be paid or accrued on the Aggregate Share Consideration (or any portion thereof). From and after the Effective Time, until surrendered or transferred, as applicable, in accordance with this Section 2.7, each Company Common Share (excluding any Dissenting Shares and the Company Shares cancelled and extinguished pursuant to Section 2.1(i)) shall solely represent the right to receive a portion of the Aggregate Share Consideration to which such Company Common Share is entitled to receive pursuant to Section 2.1(h).

 

(g)           At the Effective Time, the stock transfer books of the Company shall be closed and there shall be no transfers of Company Common Shares that were outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time.

 

(h)           Any portion of the Exchange Fund that remains unclaimed by the Company Stockholders twelve (12) months following the Closing Date shall be delivered to ACAH or as otherwise instructed by ACAH, and any Company Stockholder who has not exchanged his, her or its Company Common Shares for the applicable portion of the Aggregate Share Consideration in accordance with this Section 2.7 prior to that time shall thereafter look only to ACAH for the issuance of the applicable portion of the Aggregate Share Consideration, without any interest thereon. None of ACAH, the Surviving Company or any of their respective Affiliates shall be liable to any Person in respect of any consideration delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, unclaimed property, escheat, or similar Law. Any portion of the Aggregate Share Consideration remaining unclaimed by the Company Stockholders immediately prior to such time when the amounts would otherwise escheat to or become property of any Governmental Entity shall become, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, the property of ACAH free and clear of any claims or interest of any Person previously entitled thereto.

 

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Section 2.8.           Dissenting Stockholder. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any Company Share for which any Company Stockholder (such Company Stockholder, a “Dissenting Stockholder”) (a) has not voted in favor of the Merger or consented to it in writing and (b) has demanded the appraisal of such Company Shares in accordance with, and has complied in all respects with, Section 262 of the DGCL (collectively, the “Dissenting Shares”) shall not be converted into the right to receive the applicable portion of Aggregate Share Consideration pursuant to Section 2.1(h). From and after the Effective Time, (i) the Dissenting Shares shall be cancelled and extinguished and shall cease to exist and (ii) the Dissenting Stockholders shall be entitled only to such rights as may be granted to them under Section 262 of the DGCL and shall not be entitled to exercise any of the voting rights or other rights of a stockholder of the Surviving Company or any of its Affiliates (including ACAH); provided, however, that if any Dissenting Stockholder effectively withdraws or loses such appraisal rights (through failure to perfect such appraisal rights or otherwise), then the Company Shares held by such Dissenting Stockholder (A) shall no longer be deemed to be Dissenting Shares and (B) shall be treated as if they had been converted automatically at the Effective Time into the right to receive the applicable portion of Aggregate Share Consideration pursuant to Section 2.1(h). Each Dissenting Stockholder who becomes entitled to payment for his, her or its Dissenting Shares pursuant to the DGCL shall receive payment thereof from the Company in accordance with the DGCL. The Company shall give ACAH prompt notice of any written demands for appraisal of any Company Share, attempted withdrawals of such demands and any other documents or instruments served pursuant to the DGCL and received by the Company relating to stockholders’ rights of appraisal in accordance with the provisions of Section 262 of the DGCL, and ACAH shall have the opportunity to participate in all negotiations and proceedings with respect to all such demands. The Company shall not, except with the prior written consent of ACAH (prior to the Closing) (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), make any payment or deliver any consideration (including Company Shares or ACAH New Common Shares) with respect to, settle or offer or agree to settle any such demands.

 

Section 2.9.           Withholding. ACAH, the Company, the Exchange Agent and any other applicable withholding agent shall be entitled to deduct and withhold (or cause to be deducted and withheld) from any consideration payable pursuant to this Agreement such amounts as are required to be deducted and withheld under applicable Tax Law. To the extent that amounts are so withheld and remitted to the applicable Tax Authority in accordance with applicable Tax Law, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Person in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made. Prior to the Effective Time, ACAH, the Exchange Agent or any other applicable withholding agent, as appropriate, shall provide commercially reasonable notice to the Company upon becoming aware of any such withholding obligation. The Parties shall cooperate in good faith to eliminate or reduce any such deduction or withholding (including through the request and provision of any statements, forms or other documents to reduce or eliminate any such deduction or withholding).

 

Article 3.

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES RELATING TO THE COMPANY

 

Subject to Section 8.8, except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedules, the Company hereby represents and warrants to the ACAH Parties as follows with respect to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries:

 

Section 3.1.           Organization and Qualification.

 

(a)                           The Company is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its businesses as presently conducted, except where the failure to have such power or authority would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

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                (b)                            True and complete copies of the Governing Documents of the Company and the Company Stockholders Agreements have been made available to ACAH, in each case, as amended and in effect as of the date of this Agreement. The Governing Documents of the Company and the Company Stockholders Agreements are in full force and effect, and the Company is not in breach or violation of any provision set forth in its Governing Documents or in breach in any material respect of the Company Stockholders Agreements.

 

(c)                            The Company is duly qualified or licensed to transact business and is in good standing (or the equivalent thereof, if applicable, in each case, with respect to the jurisdictions that recognize the concept of good standing or any equivalent thereof) in each jurisdiction in which the property and assets owned, leased or operated by it, or the nature of the business conducted by it, makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except where the failure to be so duly qualified or licensed and in good standing would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 3.2.           Subsidiaries and Equity Investments.

 

(a)                            Except for the Subsidiaries of the Company set forth in Section 3.2(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules (collectively, the “Company Subsidiaries” and each individually a “Company Subsidiary”), the Company does not own, directly or indirectly, have the right to acquire, or have the power to vote, the shares of any capital stock or other Equity Interests of any Person.

 

(b)                            Each Company Subsidiary is a corporation or other entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of organization or incorporation, except where the failure to be in good standing would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Each Company Subsidiary has the requisite corporate or other legal entity power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its businesses as presently conducted, except where the failure to have such power or authority would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

(c)                            True and complete copies of the Governing Documents of each Company Subsidiary have been made available to ACAH, in each case, as amended and in effect as of the date of this Agreement. The Governing Documents of each Company Subsidiary are in full force and effect, and no Company Subsidiary is in breach or violation of any provision set forth in its Governing Documents.

 

(d)                            Each Company Subsidiary is duly qualified or licensed to transact business and is in good standing (or the equivalent thereof, if applicable, in each case, with respect to the jurisdictions that recognize the concept of good standing or any equivalent thereof) in each jurisdiction in which the property and assets owned, leased or operated by it, or the nature of the business conducted by it, makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except where the failure to be so duly qualified or licensed and in good standing would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

(e)                            All of the outstanding capital stock of, or other voting securities (including voting shares) or equity interests in, each Company Subsidiary, is owned by the Company free and clear of any Liens (including any restriction on the right to vote, sell or otherwise dispose of such capital stock or other voting securities or equity interests). All of the capital stock or equity interests of each Company Subsidiary has been issued in material compliance with all applicable Laws.

 

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(f)            There are no outstanding subscriptions, warrants, options, convertible securities or other rights (contingent or otherwise) issued by the Company or any Company Subsidiary or other agreements or commitments of any character relating to the issued or unissued capital stock or other securities of any Company Subsidiary, including any agreement or commitment obligating the Company or any Company Subsidiary to issue, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or sold, shares of capital stock or other securities of any Company Subsidiary or obligating the Company or any Company Subsidiary to grant, extent or enter into any subscription, warrant, option, convertible security or other right (contingent or otherwise) or other similar agreement or commitment with respect to any Company Subsidiary, or obligating any Company Subsidiary to make any payments pursuant to any stock based or stock related plan or award. No Company Subsidiary is subject to any obligation or requirement to provide funds for or to make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) to or in any Person.

 

Section 3.3.           Capitalization of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries.

 

(a)            Section 3.3(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth a true and complete statement as of the date of this Agreement of (i) the number and class or series (as applicable) of all of the Equity Securities of the Company issued and outstanding, (ii) the identity of the Persons that are the record and beneficial owners thereof, (iii) with respect to each award of Company Restricted Shares, each Company Option and each Company Warrant, (A) the date of grant or issuance, as applicable, (B) any applicable exercise (or similar) price, (C) any applicable expiration (or similar) date, and (D) any applicable vesting schedule (including acceleration provisions) and (iv) with respect to each Company Option, whether such Company Option is an Incentive Stock Option. All of the Equity Securities of the Company have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable. The Equity Securities of the Company (1) were not issued in violation of the Governing Documents of the Company, the Company Stockholders Agreements or any other Contract to which the Company is party or bound, (2) were not issued in violation of any preemptive rights, call option, right of first refusal or first offer, subscription rights, transfer restrictions or similar rights of any Person, (3) have been offered, sold and issued in compliance with applicable Law, including Securities Laws and (4) are free and clear of all Liens (other than transfer restrictions under applicable Securities Law or under the Company Stockholders Agreements). Except for the Company Restricted Shares, the Company Options and the Company Warrants set forth on Section 3.3(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules and those either permitted by Section 5.1(b) or issued, granted or entered into in accordance with Section 5.1(b), the Company has no outstanding (x) equity appreciation, phantom equity or profit participation rights or (y) options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, phantom stock, warrants, purchase rights, subscription rights, conversion rights, exchange rights, calls, puts, rights of first refusal or first offer or other Contracts that could require the Company to issue, sell or otherwise cause to become outstanding or to acquire, repurchase or redeem any Equity Securities or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Equity Securities of the Company. Except for the Company Stockholders Agreements, there are no voting trusts, proxies or other Contracts with respect to the voting or transfer of the Company’s Equity Securities.

 

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(b)           (i) Each Company Option has an exercise price at least equal to the fair market value of a Company Common Share on the date such Company Option was granted, (ii) no Company Option has had its exercise date or grant date “back-dated” or materially delayed, and (iii) all Company Options and awards of Company Restricted Shares have been issued in all material respects in compliance with the Company Equity Plan and all applicable Laws and properly accounted for in all material respects in accordance with GAAP.

 

(c)           Section 3.3(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth a list of all Indebtedness of the Company as of the date of this Agreement, including the principal amount of such Indebtedness, the outstanding balance as of the date of this Agreement, and the debtor and the creditor thereof.

 

Section 3.4.           Authority. The Company and each Company Subsidiary has the requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each Ancillary Document to which it is or will be a party, as applicable, to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. Subject to the receipt of the Company Stockholder Written Consent, the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents to which the Company and each Company Subsidiary is or will be a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been (or, in the case of any Ancillary Document entered into after the date of this Agreement, will be upon execution thereof) duly authorized by all necessary corporate (or other similar) action on the part of the Company. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each Ancillary Document and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly and validly authorized and approved by the Company Board and upon receipt of the Company Requisite Approval, no other corporate proceeding on the part of the Company is necessary to authorize this Agreement or such Ancillary Document or the Company’s performance hereunder or thereunder. This Agreement and each Ancillary Document to which the Company is or will be a party has been or will be, upon execution thereof, as applicable, duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes or will constitute, upon execution and delivery thereof, as applicable, a valid, legal and binding agreement of the Company (assuming that this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents to which the Company is or will be a party are or will be upon execution thereof, as applicable, duly authorized, executed and delivered by the other Persons party thereto), enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other Laws generally affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights and subject to general principles of equity). The Company Requisite Approval constitutes the minimum number of issued and outstanding Company Shares required to approve and adopt this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents to which the Company is or will be a party and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including the Merger), in each case in accordance with the DGCL, the Company’s Governing Documents and the Company Stockholders Agreements.

 

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Section 3.5.           Financial Statements; Undisclosed Liabilities.

 

(a)            The Company has made available to ACAH a true and complete copy of (i) the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2020 and the related unaudited condensed consolidated income statement of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries for the year then ended, (ii) the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2019 and the related audited consolidated statement of operations, changes in redeemable convertible preferred stock and stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries for the year then ended and (iii) the unaudited balance sheet of the Company as of June 30, 2021 (the “Latest Balance Sheet”) and the related unaudited consolidated statements of operations of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries for the six-month period then ended (the financial statements described in clauses (i) , (ii) and (iii), the “Financial Statements”), which Financial Statements are attached as Section 3.5(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules. The Financial Statements (including the notes thereto) (A) were prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated (except as may be specifically indicated in the notes thereto), (B) fairly present, in all material respects, the financial position and results of operations of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as at the date thereof and for the period indicated therein and (C) were derived from, and accurately reflect in all material respects, the books and records of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries.

 

(b)           Each of the financial statements or similar reports required to be included in the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement or any other filings to be made by the Company with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Document (the financial statements described in this sentence, which the Parties acknowledge shall, with respect to historical financial statements, solely consist of the audited financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2020, along with unaudited financial statements as of and for the applicable quarterly interim periods thereafter, the “Closing Company Financial Statements”) when delivered following the date of this Agreement in accordance with Section 5.20, (i) will be prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated (except, in the case of any audited financial statements, as may be specifically indicated in the notes thereto and subject to, in the case of any unaudited financial statements, normal year end audit adjustments (none of which is expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material) and the absence of notes thereto), (ii) will fairly present, in all material respects, the financial position, results of operations, stockholders’ deficit and cash flows of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as at the date thereof and for the period indicated therein (subject to, in the case of any unaudited financial statements, normal year end audit adjustments (none of which is expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material)), (iii) in the case of any audited financial statements, will be audited in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB and will contain an unqualified report of the Company’s auditors and (iv) will comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act in effect as of the date of such delivery (including Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K, as applicable).

 

(c)            Except (i) as set forth on the face of the Latest Balance Sheet, (ii) for Liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business since the date of the Latest Balance Sheet (none of which are Liabilities related to a breach of Contract, breach of warranty, tort, infringement, Proceeding or violation of applicable Law), (iii) for Liabilities incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation or execution of this Agreement or any Ancillary Documents, the performance by the Company or any Company Subsidiary of its covenants or agreements in this Agreement or any Ancillary Document to which it is or will be a party or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Liabilities arising out of, or related to, any Proceeding related to this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, including any stockholder demand or other stockholder Proceedings (including derivative claims) arising out of, or related to, any of the foregoing), and (iv) for Liabilities that are not and would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary have any Liabilities of the type required to be set forth on a balance sheet in accordance with GAAP.

 

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(d)           The Company has established and maintains systems of internal accounting controls that are designed to provide, in all material respects, reasonable assurance that (i) all transactions are executed in accordance with management’s authorization and (ii) all transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of proper and accurate financial statements in accordance with GAAP and to maintain accountability for the Company’s assets. The Company maintains and, for all periods covered by the Financial Statements and the Closing Company Financial Statements, has maintained books and records of the Company in the ordinary course of business that are accurate and complete and reflect the revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, in each case, in all material respects.

 

(e)            Since the Company’s incorporation, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has received any written complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that there is (i) “significant deficiency” in the internal controls over financial reporting of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, (ii) a “material weakness” in the internal controls over financial reporting of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries or (iii) fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees of the Company or any Company Subsidiary who have a significant role in the internal controls over financial reporting of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries.

 

Section 3.6.           Consents and Requisite Governmental Approvals; No Violations.

 

(a)            No consent, approval or authorization of, or designation, declaration or filing with, any Governmental Entity is required on the part of the Company or any Company Subsidiary with respect to the Company’s or any such Company Subsidiary’s execution, delivery or performance of its obligations under this Agreement or the Ancillary Documents to which the Company or such Subsidiary is or will be party or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, except for (i) compliance with and Consents under the HSR Act, (ii) the filing with the SEC of (A) the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement and the declaration of the effectiveness thereof by the SEC and (B) such reports under Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act as may be required in connection with this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, (iii) the filing of the Certificate of Merger or (iv) any other consents, approvals, authorizations, designations, declarations, waivers or filings, the absence of which, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b)           None of the execution or delivery by the Company or any Company Subsidiary, to the extent applicable, of this Agreement or any Ancillary Documents to which it is or will be a party, the performance by the Company or any Company Subsidiary of its obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby will, directly or indirectly (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) (i) result in a violation or breach of any provision of the Company’s or such Company Subsidiary’s Governing Documents, (ii) result in a violation or breach of, or constitute a default or give rise to any right of termination, Consent, cancellation, amendment, modification, suspension, revocation or acceleration under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of (A) any Material Contract to which the Company or such Company Subsidiary is a party or (B) any Material Permits, (iii) violate, or constitute a breach under, any Order or applicable Law to which the Company, any Company Subsidiary or any of their respective properties or assets are subject or bound or (iv) result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the assets or properties (other than any Permitted Liens) or Equity Securities of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, except, in the case of any of clauses (i) and (iv) above, as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 3.7.           Permits. The Company and each Company Subsidiary has all Permits that are required to own, lease or operate its properties and assets and to conduct its business as currently conducted, except where the failure to hold the same would not result in a Company Material Adverse Effect (the “Material Permits”). Except as is not and would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company or any Company Subsidiary, (i) each Material Permit is in full force and effect in accordance with its terms and (ii) no written notice of revocation, cancellation or termination of any Material Permit has been received by the Company or such Company Subsidiary. The Company and each Company Subsidiary is, and since the date of their incorporation has been, in compliance in all material respects with the terms of all the Material Permits. To the Company’s knowledge, no event, circumstance, or state of facts has occurred which (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) would reasonably be expected to result in the failure of the Company or any Company Subsidiary to be in compliance with the terms of the Material Permits.

 

Section 3.8.           Material Contracts.

 

(a)            Section 3.8(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth a list of the following Contracts to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is, as of the date of this Agreement, a party (each Contract required to be set forth on Section 3.8(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, together with each Contract entered into after the date of this Agreement that would be required to be set forth on Section 3.8(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules if entered into prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and each Government Contract required to be set forth on Section 3.8(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules collectively, the “Material Contracts”):

 

(i)            any Contract with a Material Supplier;

 

(ii)           any Contract relating to Indebtedness of the Company or any Company Subsidiary or to the placing of a Lien (other than a Permitted Lien) on any material assets or properties of the Company or any Company Subsidiary;

 

(iii)          any Contract under which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is lessee of or holds or operates, in each case, any tangible property (other than real property), owned by any other Person, except for any lease or agreement under which the aggregate annual rental payments do not exceed $250,000;

 

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(iv)          any Contract under which the Company is lessor of or permits any third party to hold or operate, in each case, any tangible property (other than real property), owned or controlled by the Company, except for any lease or agreement under which the aggregate annual rental payments do not exceed $250,000;

 

(v)           any joint venture, strategic alliance, profit-sharing, partnership, collaboration, co-promotion, commercialization, research and development or other similar Contract;

 

(vi)          any (A) Contract with suppliers and/or technical consultants (including those relating to the design, development, manufacture or sale of Company Products or Company Products in Development) for expenditures paid or payable by the Company in excess of $500,000, in the aggregate, over the 12-month period ending December 31, 2020, or (B) material advertising, agency, original equipment manufacturer, dealer, distributors, joint marketing or channel partner Contract;

 

(vii)         any Contract that, in any material respect, (A) limits or purports to limit the freedom of the Company or any Company Subsidiary to engage or compete in any line of business or with any Person or in any area or that would so limit or purport to limit, in any material respect, the operations of ACAH or any of its Affiliates after the Closing, (B) contains any exclusivity, “most favored nation” or similar provisions, obligations or restrictions or (C) contains any other provisions restricting or purporting to restrict the ability of the Company or any Company Subsidiary to sell, manufacture, develop or commercialize products, directly or indirectly through third parties, or to solicit any potential employee or customer or that would so limit or purports to limit ACAH or any of its Affiliates after the Closing;

 

(viii)        any Contract requiring any future capital commitment or capital expenditure (or series of capital expenditures) by the Company or any Company Subsidiary in an amount in excess of $500,000 over the term of the agreement;

 

(ix)           any Contract requiring the Company or any Company Subsidiary to guarantee the Liabilities of any Person (other than the Company or such Company Subsidiary) or pursuant to which any Person (other than the Company or any Company Subsidiary) has guaranteed the Liabilities of the Company, in each case in excess of $250,000;

 

(x)            any Contract under which the Company or any Company Subsidiary has, directly or indirectly, made or agreed to make any loan, advance, or assignment of payment to any Person or made any capital contribution to, or other investment in, any Person;

 

(xi)           any Contract required to be disclosed on Section 3.21 of the Company Disclosure Schedules;

 

(xii)          any Contract with any Person (A) pursuant to which the Company (or ACAH or any of its Affiliates after the Closing) or any Company Subsidiary may be required to achieve milestones, or to pay “earn-out,” royalties or other contingent payments in excess of $500,000 or (B) under which the Company or any Company Subsidiary grants to any Person any right of first refusal, right of first negotiation, option to purchase, option to exclusively license or any other similar rights with respect to any Company Product or any Intellectual Property Rights;

 

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(xiii)         any Contract with any Person (A) relating to the licensing of any material Intellectual Property Rights to the Company or any Company Subsidiary from a third party, including all material Company Licensed Intellectual Property, other than licenses granted in connection with or implied by the sale of a product or service or licenses or subscriptions for Off-the-Shelf Software or Public Software, (B) relating to the licensing of any Company Owned Intellectual Property to a third party from the Company or any Company Subsidiary, other than nonexclusive licenses granted in connection with or implied by the sale of a Company Product in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (C) relating to the acquisition, ownership or development of any Company Owned Intellectual Property (other than non-exclusive licenses granted to employees, consultants or contractors of the Company or its Subsidiaries for the purpose of providing services to the Company or such Subsidiary), (D) that materially affects the Company’s or any Company Subsidiary’s ability to use any material Company Owned Intellectual Property, or (E) requires the Company or any Company Subsidiary to escrow Software owned by it, (A)-(E) in each case, other than non-disclosure agreements;

 

(xiv)        any Contract (A) governing the terms of, or otherwise related to, the employment, engagement or services of any current director, manager, officer, employee, individual independent contractor or other service provider of the Company or any Company Subsidiary whose annual base salary (or, in the case of an independent contractor, annual base compensation) is in excess of $200,000 (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Contract providing for severance payments or benefits) that requires prior notice of termination of thirty (30) days or longer, (B) providing for any Change of Control Payment, (C) that could result in material Liability to the Company or any Company Subsidiary if terminated or (D) that requires prior notice of termination of thirty (30) days or longer;

 

(xv)         any Contract for the disposition of any portion of the equity interests, assets or business of the Company or any Company Subsidiary or for the acquisition by the Company of the equity interests, assets or business of any other Person (other than acquisitions or dispositions made in the ordinary course of business), or under which the Company or any Company Subsidiary has any continuing obligation with respect to an “earn-out,” contingent purchase price or other contingent or deferred payment obligation;

 

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

 

(xvii)       any settlement, conciliation or similar Contract (A) the performance of which would be reasonably likely to involve any payments after the date of this Agreement, (B) with a Governmental Entity or (C) that imposes or is reasonably likely to impose, at any time in the future, any material non-monetary obligations on the Company or any Company Subsidiary (or ACAH or any of its Affiliates after the Closing);

 

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(xviii)      any material CBA;

 

(xix)         any Contract between the Company or any Company Subsidiary, on the one hand, and any of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries’ present or former directors, officers, contractors or employees (other than at-will employment or consulting arrangements or intellectual property assignment agreements with employees and contractors entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice), including all non-competition, severance and indemnification agreements, or any Company Related Person;

 

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

 

(xxi)         any other Contract the performance of which requires either aggregate payments to or from the Company or any Company Subsidiary in excess of $250,000 over the term of the agreement and, in each case, that is not terminable by the Company or such Company Subsidiary without penalty upon less than thirty (30) days’ prior written notice.

 

(b)           (i) Each Material Contract is valid and binding on the Company or the Company Subsidiary party thereto, and, to the Company’s knowledge, the counterparties thereto, and is in full force and effect and enforceable in accordance with its terms against the Company or such Company Subsidiary and, to the Company’s knowledge, the counterparties thereto (subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other Laws generally affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights and subject to general principles of equity), (ii) the Company or the Company Subsidiary party thereto and, to the Company’s knowledge, the counterparties thereto are not in material breach of, or default under, any Material Contract and (iii) no event has occurred that (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) would result in a material breach of, or default under, any Material Contract by the Company or any Company Subsidiary or, to the Company’s knowledge, the counterparties thereto. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has received written notice of the intention of any counterparty to any Material Contract to cancel, terminate or modify in any material respect the terms of any such Material Contract, or materially accelerate the obligations of the Company or any Company Subsidiary thereunder. The Company has made available to ACAH true, correct and complete copies of all Material Contracts in effect as of the date of this Agreement.

 

Section 3.9.           Government Contracts and Proposals.

 

(a)           Section 3.9(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists each Government Contract the period of performance of which has not expired or been terminated, which remains subject to audit, or under which the Company developed material Company Owned Intellectual Property, including the Government Contract’s name and number; the name of the other party; the Governmental Entity that is providing the funding (if different from the other contracting party); the total estimated value of the Government Contract; whether the Company represented itself as a small business under the Government Contract; any other special eligibility for the award: the date the Government Contract was awarded; and the scheduled end date of the Government Contract.

 

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(b)           Section 3.9(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists each Government Proposal pending as of the date of this Agreement, including the solicitation number and name; the Governmental Entity that will provide the funding if the Government Proposal were selected for award; the total estimated value of the proposal; whether the Company represented itself as a small business in submitting the Government Proposal; any other special eligibility for the award; and the date of the submission of the Government Proposal. If a Government Proposal results in an award before the Closing date, then the resulting award shall be a Government Contract.

 

(c)           The Company has made available to ACAH correct and complete copies of all Government Contracts and Government Proposals listed on Section 3.9(a) or Section 3.9(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule. All Government Contracts listed in Section 3.9(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule the period of performance of which has not expired, and which has not been otherwise terminated, constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, the other party or parties thereto, and are fully enforceable against the Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, the other party or parties thereto, in accordance with their respective terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other Laws generally affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights and subject to general principles of equity).

 

(d)           Since the Company’s date of incorporation, with respect to each Government Contract (i) the Company has complied with all contract terms and conditions, (ii) all applicable Laws pertaining to each Government Contract, including, but not limited to, the following Laws to the extent applicable: the False Claims Act, the Contract Disputes Act, the Procurement Integrity Act, the Truthful Cost or Pricing Data Act, the Service Contract Act, the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulation, the Cost Accounting Standards, or any other applicable Law; (iii) all proposal representations and certifications were complete and correct as of their effective date, (iv) the Company has not submitted any inaccurate information or document to any person, (v) the Company has no information that any option will not be exercised or that any Government Contract will be terminated or that the scope of any Government Contract is likely to be reduced, (vi) all amounts previously charged to or presently carried as chargeable to each Government Contract are allowable under its terms, (vii) the Company is operating in accordance with each Government Contract’s budget, and there are no projected cost overruns, (viii) the Company has made available to ACAH all written past performance evaluations, comments or reviews by any person that were received by or made available to the Company since the Company’s date of incorporation in connection with any Government Contract, (ix) the Company has made available to ACAH each draft and final audit report received by the Company since the Company’s date of incorporation with respect to an audit by the Government of any Government Contract or of any indirect cost, other cost or cost accounting practice of the Company, affecting any Government Contract, (x) to the knowledge of the Company, no Company employee working under any Government Contract is currently disqualified from bidding for Government Contracts, nor are there are any facts or circumstances that would warrant the institution of suspension or debarment proceedings against any such employee, (xi) there are no outstanding disputes or claims arising under or relating to any Government Contract, (xii) all technical data, computer software and computer software documentation (as those terms are defined under applicable Law and the terms of the Government Contract) developed, delivered, or used under or in connection with the Government Contract have been properly and sufficiently marked and protected so that no more than the minimum rights or licenses required under applicable regulations and Government Contract terms, if any, have been afforded to the Governmental Entity and any third parties, (xiii) the Company has maintained records sufficient to justify the validity of any markings that assert restrictions on the Governmental Entity’s rights with respect to all such technical data, computer software and computer software documentation, and (xiv) all disclosures, elections, and notices required by applicable regulations and contract terms to protect ownership of inventions developed, conceived or first actually reduced to practice under Government Contracts have been made and provided.

 

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(e)            Since the Company’s date of incorporation, with respect to each Government Proposal, (i) the Company has complied with all solicitation terms and conditions and applicable Law, (ii) all proposal representations and certifications were complete and correct as of their effective date, and (iii) the Company has not submitted any inaccurate information or document to any person.

 

(f)            Since the Company’s date of incorporation, neither any Governmental Entity nor the Company has conducted or initiated any internal investigation with respect to any alleged act or omission arising under or relating to a Government Contract or Government Proposal, nor has the Company made a voluntary disclosure to the Government with respect to any such alleged act or omission.

 

(g)           Since the Company’s date of incorporation, neither the Company nor any Affiliates, officers, managers or any “Principal” (as defined in FAR 2.101), nor to the knowledge of the Company, any employees, have been debarred, proposed for debarment or suspended from participation in the award of Government Contracts (it being understood that debarment and suspension do not include ineligibility to bid for certain contracts due to generally applicable bidding requirements); nor have any of the foregoing parties been subject to any indictment, lawsuit, subpoena, civil investigative demand, discovery request, search warrant, document request, administrative proceeding, voluntary disclosure, consent decree, judgment, deferred prosecution agreement, Claim, dispute, mediation, arbitration or settlement concerning any material violation of any requirement pertaining to a Government Contract or Government Proposal; nor are any of them listed on the List of Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement and Nonprocurement Programs.

 

Section 3.10.        Absence of Changes. Since December 31, 2020, (a) no Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred, and (b) except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, any Ancillary Document or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, (i) the Company has conducted its business in the ordinary course in all material respects, and (ii) the Company has not taken any action that would require the consent of ACAH if taken during the period from the date of this Agreement until the Closing pursuant to Section 5.1(b).

 

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Section 3.11.         Litigation. Except as set forth on Section 3.11 of the Company Disclosure Schedules, as of the date of this Agreement, and since the Company’s date of incorporation, there is no material Proceeding pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened against or involving (a) the Company or any Company Subsidiary, (b) any of the Company’s or any Company Subsidiary’s material assets or properties, (c) any of the Company’s or any Company Subsidiary’s managers, officers or directors or, to the Company’s knowledge, any of the Company’s or any Company Subsidiary’s employees, or (d) any of the foregoing in such capacity in a criminal Proceeding. Except as set forth on Section 3.11 of the Company Disclosure Schedules, none of the Company, the Company Subsidiaries, or any of their respective properties or assets is subject to any outstanding Order that would reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries. As of the date of this Agreement, there are (and since the Company’s incorporation and each Company Subsidiary’s organization there have been) no material Proceedings by the Company or any Company Subsidiary pending against any other Person. To the knowledge of the Company, as of the date of this Agreement, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has any cause of action, nor is the Company aware of any set of facts, that would require the Company or any Company Subsidiary to institute, or consider instituting, any Proceeding against any other Person. Except as set forth on Section 3.11 of the Company Disclosure Schedules, there is no unsatisfied judgment or any open injunction binding upon the Company or any Company Subsidiary which would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries to consummate the Transactions.

 

Section 3.12.         Compliance with Applicable Law.

 

(a)            The Company and each Company Subsidiary (i) conducts (and since the Company’s incorporation and each Company Subsidiary’s incorporation or organization, as applicable, has conducted) its business in accordance in all material respects with all Laws applicable to the Company or such Company Subsidiary and is not in violation in any material respect of any such Law and (ii) has not received any written communications or, to the Company’s knowledge, any other communications from a Governmental Entity that alleges that the Company or such Company Subsidiary is not in compliance in all material respects with any such Law.

 

(b)           The Company’s application for the PPP Loan, including all representations and certifications contained therein, was true, correct and complete in all respects when made and was otherwise completed in accordance with all guidance issued in respect of the CARES Act and Payroll Protection Program and no misleading statements were made in connection with, nor material information omitted from, such application. The Company has used the proceeds of the PPP Loan solely for the purposes permitted by the CARES Act and Payroll Protection Program and has complied in all respects with all requirements of the CARES Act and Payroll Protection Program in connection therewith. Section 3.12(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth (i) the original amount of the PPP Loan received by the Company, (ii) the name of the PPP Lender, (iii) the outstanding amount of the PPP Loan as of the date hereof, and (iv) and the portion (if any) of the PPP Loan that has been forgiven as of the date hereof.

 

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Section 3.13.         Employee Plans.

 

(a)            Section 3.13(a)(i) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth a true and complete list of all material Employee Benefit Plans. With respect to each material Employee Benefit Plan, the Company has provided or made available to ACAH true and complete copies of the following documents, to the extent applicable: (i) the most recent favorable determination or opinion letter issued by the Internal Revenue Service with respect to each Employee Benefit Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code; (ii) the current plan and trust documents and all amendments thereto (and for any unwritten plan, a summary of the material terms); (iii) the most recent summary plan description and all summaries of material modifications thereto; (iv) the most recent IRS Form 5500 annual report (with all schedules and attachments thereto); and (v) any non-routine and material correspondence with any Governmental Entity since December 31, 2018. Except as set forth in Section 3.13(a)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary currently has, nor has the Company or any Company Subsidiary had, the obligation to maintain, establish, sponsor, participate in or contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan or similar arrangement that is subject to any Law or applicable custom or rule of any jurisdiction outside of the United States.

 

(b)           Neither the Company or any Company Subsidiary nor an ERISA Affiliate maintains, sponsors, contributes to or has any obligation to contribute to or has any Liability with respect to or under, or at any time in the six (6) years preceding the date hereof has maintained, sponsored, contributed to, or had any Liability with respect to or under: (i) a Multiemployer Plan; (ii) a “defined benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(35) of ERISA, whether or not subject to ERISA) or a plan that is or was subject to Section 302 or Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 or 430 of the Code; (iii) a “multiple employer plan” within the meaning of Section of 413(c) of the Code or Section 210 of ERISA; or (iv) a “multiple employer welfare arrangement” (as defined in Section 3(40) of ERISA). No Employee Benefit Plan provides and neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has any Liabilities or potential obligation to provide any retiree or post-termination or post-ownership health or life insurance or other welfare-type benefits to any Person, except (i) health continuation coverage pursuant to COBRA or similar Law, for which the recipient pays the full premium cost of coverage, (ii) coverage through the end of the calendar month in which a termination of employment occurs, or (iii) pursuant to an Employee Benefit Plan listed on Section 3.13(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules requiring the Company or any Company Subsidiary to pay or subsidize COBRA premiums for a terminated employee following the employee’s termination. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has or is reasonably expected to have any material Liability by reason of at any time being considered a single employer under Section 414 of the Code with any other Person.

 

(c)            Each Employee Benefit Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a current favorable determination or opinion or advisory letter from the Internal Revenue Service as to its qualification and, to the Company’s knowledge, no events have occurred or circumstances exist that could reasonably be expected to adversely affect such qualified status. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has incurred (whether or not assessed) or is reasonably expected to incur or to be subject to any material penalty or Tax under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 and including any guidance issued thereunder, including under Sections 4980H, 4980B, 4980D, 6055, 6056, 6721 or 6722 of the Code.

 

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(d)           Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in material liability to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, each Employee Benefit Plan that constitutes in any part a “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” (as defined under Section 409A(d)(1) of the Code) subject to Section 409A of the Code has been operated and administered in operational compliance with, and is in documentary compliance with, Section 409A of the Code. Each Company Option intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option so qualifies.

 

(e)            Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in material liability to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (i) each Employee Benefit Plan (and each related trust, insurance Contract, or fund) has been maintained, funded and administered in accordance with its terms and in compliance with the applicable requirements of ERISA, the Code, and other applicable Laws, (ii) all contributions (including all employer contributions and employee salary reduction contributions), distributions, reimbursements and premium payments that are due have been timely made in accordance with the terms of the Employee Benefit Plan and in compliance with the requirements of applicable Law, and, to the extent not yet due, have been properly accrued in accordance with GAAP, and (iii) no unfunded Liability exists with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan.

 

(f)            (i) No event has occurred and no condition exists with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan that could result in a material Tax, penalty or other Liability or obligation of the Company; (ii) there are no pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened claims or Proceedings with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan (other than routine claims for benefits), and there is no fact or circumstance that would reasonably be expected to give rise to any such claim or Proceeding; (iii) there have been no “prohibited transactions” within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code or Sections 406 or 407 of ERISA and not otherwise exempt under Section 408 of ERISA; and (iv) no breaches of fiduciary duty (as determined under ERISA) by the Company with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan have occurred that, in the case of clauses (i) through (iv), either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in material liability to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

 

(g)           Except as set forth in Section 3.13(g) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (either alone or in combination with any other event) could (i) result in any payment or benefit becoming due to or result in the forgiveness of any indebtedness of any current or former director, manager, officer, employee, individual independent contractor or other service providers of the Company or any Company Subsidiary under any Employee Benefit Plan, (ii) increase the amount of any compensation or benefits payable to any current or former director, manager, officer, employee, individual independent contractor or other service providers of the Company or any Company Subsidiary under any Employee Benefit Plan, (iii) result in the acceleration of the time of payment or vesting, or trigger any payment or funding (through a grantor trust or otherwise) of any compensation or benefits to any current or former director, manager, officer, employee, individual independent contractor or other service providers of the Company or any Company Subsidiary under any Employee Benefit Plan, or (iv) limit or restrict the right of any of the Company or any Company Subsidiary to merge, amend or terminate any Employee Benefit Plan.

 

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(h)           No amount that could be received (whether in cash or property or the vesting of property) by any “disqualified individual” (as defined in Section 280G of the Code and the regulations thereunder) of any of the Company or any Company Subsidiary under any Employee Benefit Plan or otherwise as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (either alone or in combination with any other event) could, separately or in the aggregate, be nondeductible under Section 280G of the Code or subjected to an excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code.

 

(i)            The Company has no obligation to make a “gross-up” or similar payment in respect of any taxes that may become payable under Section 4999 or 409A of the Code.

 

Section 3.14.         Environmental Matters. Except as set forth in Section 3.14 of the Company Disclosure Schedule:

 

(a)           The Company and each Company Subsidiary is, and since the Company’s incorporation and each Company Subsidiary’s organization has been, operating in compliance in all material respects with all Environmental Laws.

 

(b)           The Company has obtained all material Permits required under applicable Environmental Laws for the operation of the Business, is in compliance in all material respects with the terms and provisions of such Permits, and, to the Company’s knowledge, there are no facts or circumstances, including pending or threatened Proceedings, which would reasonably be expected to give rise to the rescission, cancellation, or early termination of any such material Permit.

 

(c)           There has been no release of, contamination by, or exposure of any Person to, any Hazardous Substances at the Leased Property or, to the Company’s knowledge, at any property formerly owned, operated, or leased by the Company or any property to which materials generated or used by the Company at the Leased Property or any other property formerly owned, operated, or leased by the Company have been sent for disposal, recycling, or reuse, which has resulted or could result in a material Liability of the Company under Environmental Law.

 

(d)           Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has received any written communication or notice from any Governmental Entity or any other Person regarding any actual, alleged, or potential material violation of, or material Liability under, any Environmental Laws;

 

(e)           There is no Proceeding or Order pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened against the Company or any Company Subsidiary in respect to any material violation of Environmental Law;

 

(f)            The Company has not assumed by contract or, to the Company’s knowledge, by operation of Law, any material Liabilities arising under Environmental Laws of any other Person; and

 

(g)           The Company has made available to ACAH true, correct, and complete copies of all material environmental assessments, audits and reports and all other material environmental, health and safety documents that are in the Company’s possession or control relating to the current or former operations, properties or facilities of the Company and each Company Subsidiary, actual or potential liabilities under Environmental Laws, and Hazardous Substances at the Leased Real Property and any other real property formerly owned, leased, or operated by the Company or any Company Subsidiary.

 

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Section 3.15.         Intellectual Property.

 

(a)            Section 3.15(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth a true and complete list of (i) all currently issued or pending Company Registered Intellectual Property, (ii) material unregistered Marks, and (iii) material Company Products, in each case, as of the date of this Agreement. Section 3.15(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules lists, for each item of Company Registered Intellectual Property as of the date of this Agreement (A) the record owner of such item, (B) the jurisdictions in which such item has been issued or registered or filed, (C) the issuance, registration or application date, as applicable, for such item and (D) the issuance, registration or application number, as applicable, for such item.

 

(b)           As of the date of this Agreement, (i) all necessary fees and filings with respect to any Company Registered Intellectual Property have been timely submitted to the relevant intellectual property office or Governmental Entity and Internet domain name registrars to maintain such Company Registered Intellectual Property in full force and effect, except as would not be reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect. To the Company’s knowledge, as of the date of this Agreement, no issuance or registration obtained and no application filed by the Company for any Intellectual Property Rights has been cancelled, abandoned, allowed to lapse or not renewed, except where the Company has, in its reasonable business judgment, decided to cancel, abandon, allow to lapse or not renew such issuance, registration or application. As of the date of this Agreement, there are no Proceedings pending, including litigations, interference, re-examination, inter parties review, reissue, opposition, nullity, or cancellation proceedings involving the Company and that relate to any of the Company Registered Intellectual Property and, to the Company’s knowledge, no such Proceedings are threatened in writing by any Governmental Entity or any other Person, except in each case as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

(c)           The Company exclusively owns all right, title and interest in and to all material Company Owned Intellectual Property, free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens). For all material Patents owned by the Company, each inventor of the Patent has assigned their rights to the Company. The Company exclusively owns or has a valid and enforceable right to use all Intellectual Property Rights that are used in, material to or necessary for the operation of the Business and the Company as presently conducted, free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens) (together with the Company Owned Intellectual Property, the “Business Intellectual Property”). Immediately following the Closing, the material Business Intellectual Property will be owned by, licensed to or available for use by the Company on the terms and conditions substantially similar to those immediately prior to the Closing. Except as set forth on Section 3.15(c), the Company has not (i) transferred ownership of, or granted any exclusive license with respect to, any Company Owned Intellectual Property to any other Person or (ii) granted any customer the right to use any material Company Product on anything other than a non-exclusive basis in the ordinary course of business. The Company has valid rights under all Contracts for Company Licensed Intellectual Property to use, sell, license and otherwise exploit, as the case may be, all Company Licensed Intellectual Property licensed pursuant to such Contracts as the same is currently used, sold, licensed and otherwise exploited by the Company in connection with the Company’s business, except as would not be reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect. The Company Registered Intellectual Property is subsisting and, to the Company’s knowledge, all of the Company’s rights in and to the Company Owned Intellectual Property and the Company Licensed Intellectual Property, are valid and enforceable (in each case, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other Laws generally affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights and subject to general principles of equity).

 

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(d)           Pursuant to valid and, to the knowledge of the Company, enforceable written agreements, the Company’s employees and independent contractors who independently or jointly contributed to or otherwise participated in the authorship, invention, creation, improvement, modification or development of any material Company Owned Intellectual Property (each such person, a “Creator”) have agreed to maintain and protect the confidential information of the Company. Pursuant to valid and, to the knowledge of the Company, enforceable written agreements, each of the Creators have assigned or have agreed to a present tense assignment to the Company of all Intellectual Property Rights authored, invented, created, improved, modified or developed by such person in the course of such Creator’s employment or other engagement with the Company with respect to such Company Owned Intellectual Property.

 

(e)            No material Company Owned Intellectual Property was (in whole or in part) authored, created, conceived, developed, or reduced to practice by or on behalf of, or with or using any personnel, grants, funds, facilities, Intellectual Property Rights or other resources of, a Governmental Sponsor, and, to the knowledge of the Company, no Person who created or developed any such Company Owned Intellectual Property was employed by or under contract to perform services for any Governmental Sponsor during a period of time during which such Person was also employed by the Company related to the development of such Company Owned Intellectual Property. No Governmental Sponsor has any claim of ownership in or to any Company Owned Intellectual Property.

 

(f)            The Company has taken commercially reasonable steps to safeguard and maintain the secrecy of any material Trade Secrets, know-how and other confidential information owned by the Company. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company has not disclosed any such material Trade Secrets, know-how or confidential information to any other Person unless such disclosure was under a written non-disclosure agreement containing limitations on use and disclosure. To the Company’s knowledge, there has been no unauthorized access to or disclosure of any Trade Secrets, know- how or confidential information of the Company, or of violation or breach of any written obligations with respect to such, except, in each case, as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

(g)           None of the Company Owned Intellectual Property and, to the Company’s knowledge, none of the Company Licensed Intellectual Property is subject to any outstanding Order that restricts in any manner the use, sale, transfer, licensing or exploitation thereof by the Company or affects the validity, use or enforceability of any such Company Owned Intellectual Property, except as is not and would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(h)           To the Company’s knowledge, neither the conduct of the business of the Company nor any of the Company Products offered, marketed, licensed, provided, sold, distributed or otherwise exploited by the Company, nor any of the Company Products in Development that are currently under development by the Company, infringes, constitutes or results from an unauthorized use or misappropriation of, dilutes or otherwise violates, or has, since the Company’s date of incorporation, infringed, constituted or resulted from an unauthorized use or misappropriation of, diluted or otherwise violated any Intellectual Property Rights of any other Person, except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

(i)            Since the Company’s date of incorporation, there have been no and there are not currently any Proceedings pending nor has the Company received any written communications (i) alleging that the Company has infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated any Intellectual Property Rights of any other Person, or (ii) challenging the validity, enforceability, use or exclusive ownership of any Company Owned Intellectual Property, except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

(j)            To the Company’s knowledge, no Person is infringing, misappropriating, misusing, diluting or otherwise violating, or has, since the Company’s date of incorporation, infringed, misappropriated, misused, diluted or otherwise violated, any Company Owned Intellectual Property. Since the Company’s date of incorporation, the Company has not made any written claim against any Person alleging any infringement, misappropriation, dilution or other violation of any Company Owned Intellectual Property, except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

(k)           The Company has a valid right to use all of the Company IT Systems that are used by the Company in connection with the Business, except as is not and would not reasonably be expected have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect. The Company has not disclosed or delivered to any escrow agent or any other Person, other than employees or contractors who are subject to confidentiality obligations, any of the source code that is material Company Owned Intellectual Property, and no other Person has the right, contingent or otherwise, to obtain access to or use any such source code. To the knowledge of the Company, no event has occurred, and no circumstance or condition exists, that (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) will, or could reasonably be expected to, result in the delivery, license or disclosure of any material source code that is owned by the Company or otherwise constitutes Company Owned Intellectual Property to any Person who is not, as of the date the event occurs or circumstance or condition comes into existence, currently subject to confidentiality obligations with respect thereto.

 

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(l)            The Company has not used, modified, linked to, created derivative works from or incorporated any Public Software into any Company Product that is ready to be commercialized, or into other Company Owned Intellectual Property, in each case in a manner that (i) requires any Company Owned Intellectual Property to be licensed, sold, disclosed, distributed, hosted or otherwise made available, including in source code form and/or for the purpose of making derivative works, for any reason, (ii) grants, or requires the Company to grant, the right to decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer or otherwise derive the source code or underlying structure of any Company Owned Intellectual Property, (iii) limits in any manner the ability to charge license fees or otherwise seek compensation in connection with marketing, licensing or distribution of any Company Owned Intellectual Property or (iv) otherwise imposes any limitation, restriction or condition on the right or ability of the Company to use, hold for use, license, host, distribute or otherwise dispose of any Company Owned Intellectual Property, other than compliance with notice and attribution requirements, (i)-(iv), in each case, except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 3.16.         Labor Matters.

 

(a)           Since the Company’s date of incorporation, except as is not and would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, (i) neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary (A) has had any Liability for any failure to pay or delinquency in paying wages or other compensation for services (including all wages and salaries, wage premiums, commissions, severance, termination payments, fees, bonuses, and any other compensation that has come due and payable to any current or former employees and independent contractors under applicable Law, Contract or Company policy), or any penalties, fines, interest, or other sums, and (B) has not had any Liability for any payment to any trust or other fund governed by or maintained by or on behalf of any Governmental Entity with respect to unemployment compensation benefits, social security, social insurances or other benefits or obligations for any employees of the Company (other than routine payments to be made in the normal course of business and consistent with past practice); and (ii) the Company and each Company Subsidiary has withheld all amounts required by applicable Law or by agreement to be withheld from wages, salaries and other payments to employees, individual independent contractors or other service providers of the Company and each Company Subsidiary.

 

(b)           Since the Company’s date of incorporation, there has been no “mass layoff” or “plant closing” as defined by WARN related to the Company or any Company Subsidiary where any material Liability remains outstanding, and neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has incurred any material Liability under WARN.

 

(c)           There are no material Proceedings pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened, against the Company or any Company Subsidiary, by or on behalf of any current or former director, manager, officer, employee, individual independent contractor or other service providers or government or administrative authority relating to employment or employment practices, including any claims relating to actual or alleged harassment, discrimination, or retaliation, or similar tortious conduct, wage and hour law violations, breach of contract, interference with contract, aiding and abetting breach of contract, including any contract related to any trade secret, confidentiality or nondisclosure obligation, noncompetition obligation, nonsolicitation obligation, noninterference obligation, or other restrictive covenant obligation, wrongful termination, defamation, intentional or negligent infliction of emotional distress, interference with actual or prospective economic disadvantage, salary differences, and social security contributions and taxes. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is bound by any consent decree with, or citation by, any Governmental Entity relating to any employment practices.

 

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(d)           Except as set forth on Section 3.16(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, to the Company’s knowledge, (i) since the Company’s date of incorporation, no allegations of sexual harassment, other harassment or discrimination, or retaliation have been reported in accordance with the Company’s reporting policies and procedures with respect to any officer of the Company at the level of vice president or higher, (ii) since the Company’s date of incorporation, the Company has reasonably investigated all sexual harassment, or other harassment or discrimination, retaliation or policy violation allegations raised in accordance with the Company’s reporting policies and procedures, and (iii) there are no allegations relating to officers, directors, employees, contractors, or agents of the Company or any Company Subsidiary that, if known to the public, would reasonably be expected to bring the Company or any Company Subsidiary into material disrepute. With respect to clauses (i) and (ii), for any such allegation with potential merit, the Company has taken prompt corrective action that is reasonably calculated to prevent further potentially improper action or reasonably determined with the advice of counsel that the allegation was without merit or basis such that no corrective action is possible or warranted.

 

(e)           Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is a party to or bound by any CBA and no employees of the Company or any Company Subsidiary are represented by any labor union, labor organization, works council, employee delegate, representative or other employee collective group with respect to their employment. There is no duty on the part of the Company or any Company Subsidiary to bargain with any labor union, labor organization, works council, employee delegate, representative or other employee collective group, including in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. Since the Company’s incorporation, there has been no actual or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened unfair labor practice charges, material grievances, arbitrations, strikes, lockouts, work stoppages, slowdowns, picketing, handbilling or other material labor disputes against or affecting the Company or any Company Subsidiary. Since the Company’s incorporation, no labor union, works council, other labor organization, or group of employees of the Company or any Company Subsidiary has made a demand for recognition or certification with respect to the employees of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, and there are no representation or certification proceedings presently pending or threatened to be brought or filed with the National Labor Relations Board or any other labor relations tribunal or authority with respect to the employees of the Company or any Company Subsidiary. To the Company’s knowledge, since the Company’s incorporation, there have been no labor organizing activities with respect to any employees of the Company or any Company Subsidiary.

 

(f)            No material employee layoff, facility closure or shutdown (whether voluntary or by Order), reduction-in-force, furlough, temporary layoff, material work schedule change or reduction in hours, or reduction in salary or wages, or other workforce changes affecting employees of the Company or any Company Subsidiary has occurred since January 1, 2020, or is currently contemplated, planned or announced, including as a result of COVID-19 or any Law, Order, directive, guideline or recommendation by any Governmental Entity in connection with or in response to COVID-19. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has otherwise experienced any material employment-related liability with respect to or arising out of COVID-19 or any Law, Order, directive, guideline or recommendation by any Governmental Entity in connection with or in response to COVID-19.

 

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(g)           No current or former employee of the Company or any Company Subsidiary with annualized compensation at or above $250,000 is in any material respect in violation of any term of any employment agreement, nondisclosure agreement, common law nondisclosure obligation, fiduciary duty, noncompetition agreement, nonsolicitation agreement, noninterference agreement, restrictive covenant or other obligation: (i) owed to the Company or any Company Subsidiary; or (ii) owed to any third party with respect to such person’s right to be employed or engaged by the Company or any Company Subsidiary.

 

(h)           (i) To the Company’s knowledge, no current employee of the Company or any Company Subsidiary with annualized compensation at or above $250,000 intends to terminate his or her employment prior to the one (1) year anniversary of the Closing and (ii) neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has a present intention to terminate the employment of any such employee. The employment of all employees of the Company and each Company Subsidiary who provide services in the United States is “at will” and may be terminated by the Company or any Company Subsidiary at any time, for any reason or no reason, in accordance with applicable Law.

 

(i)             Except where the failure to be, or to have been, in compliance with such Laws has not, and would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in material liability to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, since the Company’s incorporation, the Company has been in compliance with all applicable Laws respecting labor, employment and employment practices, including, without limitation, all Laws respecting terms and conditions of employment, health and safety, wages and hours (including the classification of independent contractors and exempt and non-exempt employees), immigration (including the completion of Forms I-9 for all employees and the proper confirmation of employee visas), employment harassment, discrimination or retaliation, whistleblowing, disability rights or benefits, equal opportunity, plant closures and layoffs (including WARN), employee trainings and notices, workers’ compensation, labor relations, employee leave issues, COVID-19, affirmative action and unemployment insurance.

 

Section 3.17.         Insurance. Section 3.17 of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth a list of all policies of fire, liability, workers’ compensation, property, cyber, casualty and other forms of insurance owned or held by the Company and each Company Subsidiary as of the date of this Agreement. All such policies are in full force and effect, all premiums due and payable thereon as of the date of this Agreement have been paid in full as of the date of this Agreement, and true and complete copies of all such policies have been made available to ACAH. As of the date of this Agreement, no claim by the Company or any Company Subsidiary is pending under any such policies as to which coverage has been denied or disputed, or rights reserved to do so, by the underwriters thereof, except as is not and would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company.

 

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Section 3.18.        Tax Matters.

 

(a)           The Company has prepared and filed all income and other material Tax Returns required to have been filed by it, all such Tax Returns are true, correct and complete in all material respects, and the Company has paid all income and other material Taxes required to have been paid by it (whether or not shown on a Tax Return).

 

(b)           The Company has withheld and paid to the appropriate Tax Authority all material amounts required to have been withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee, individual independent contractor, other service providers, equity interest holder, or other third-party.

 

(c)            The Company is not currently the subject of a Tax audit, examination, claim, proceeding, or investigation with respect to a material amount of Taxes (a “Tax Proceeding”), and the Company has not received written notice from any Tax Authority of the commencement or anticipated commencement of any Tax Proceeding that has not been resolved or completed. No deficiency for any Tax has been asserted or assessed by a Governmental Entity in writing against the Company that has not been satisfied by payment, settled, or withdrawn.

 

(d)           The Company has not consented to extend or waive any statute of limitations in respect of Taxes or extend the time in which any material Tax may be assessed or collected by any Tax Authority, other than pursuant to any such extensions or waivers that are no longer in effect or that were extensions of time to file Tax Returns obtained in the ordinary course of business, and no request for any such waiver or extension is pending.

 

(e)            The Company is not and has not been a party to any “listed transaction” as defined in Section 6707A of the Code and Treasury Regulations Section 1.6011-4 (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. income Tax Law).

 

(f)            There are no Liens for material Taxes on any assets of the Company other than Liens for Taxes not yet due and delinquent.

 

(g)           During the two (2)-year period ending on the date of this Agreement, the Company was not a distributing corporation or a controlled corporation in a transaction purported or intended to be governed in whole or in part by Section 355 or 361 of the Code.

 

(h)           The Company (i) is not a party to any Tax allocation, Tax sharing or Tax indemnity or similar agreements (other than one that is included in a Contract entered into in the ordinary course of business that is not primarily related to Taxes), (ii) has not been a member of an affiliated group filing a consolidated federal income Tax Return (other than a group the common parent of which was the Company or any of its current Affiliates) or (iii) does not have any Liability for the Taxes of any Person (other than the Company or any of its current Affiliates) under Section 1.1502-6 of the Treasury Regulations (or any similar provision of state, local or non-United States Law), as a transferee or successor, by Contract (other than any Contract entered into in the ordinary course of business and the principal purpose of which does not relate to Taxes), or otherwise by operation of Law.

 

(i)            The Company has not received a written claim from any Tax Authority in a jurisdiction where the Company does not file Tax Returns that the Company is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction, which claims have not been resolved or withdrawn.

 

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(j)            The Company does not have a permanent establishment (within the meaning of an applicable Tax treaty) or otherwise have an office or fixed place of business in a country other than the country in which it is organized.

 

(k)           The Company 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) change in, or use of an improper, method of accounting for a taxable period ending on or prior to the Closing Date, (ii) intercompany transactions or any 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 Law), (iii) “closing agreement” as described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or non-United States Law) executed on or prior to the Closing Date, (iv) installment sale or open transaction disposition made on or prior to the Closing Date, or (v) prepaid amount received or deferred revenue accrued on or prior to the Closing Date outside the ordinary course of business. The Company will not be required to make any payment after the Closing Date as a result of an election under Section 965 of the Code.

 

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

 

(m)          The Company has not taken or agreed to take any action, nor is it (subject to the representations of the ACAH Parties in Section 4.15(m) being true as of the date of this Agreement) aware of any facts or circumstances (other than any facts or circumstances to the extent that such facts or circumstances exist or arise as a result of or related to any act or omission occurring after the signing date by any ACAH Party or any of their respective Affiliates not contemplated by this Agreement and/or any of the Ancillary Documents), in each case, that would reasonably be likely to prevent or impede, the Merger (or, if applicable, the Alternative Transaction Structure) from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment.

 

Section 3.19.         Brokers. Except for fees (including a good faith estimate of the amounts due and payable assuming the Closing occurs) set forth on Section 3.19 of the Company Disclosure Schedules (which fees shall be the sole responsibility of the Company), no broker, finder, financial advisor, investment banker or other Person is entitled to any brokerage fee, finders’ fee or other commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Affiliates for which the Company has any obligation.

 

Section 3.20.         Real and Personal Property.

 

(a)           Owned Real Property. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary owns any real property. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is a party to any purchase and sale agreement, letter of intent, or option with respect to the purchase of any real property.

 

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(b)                             Leased Real Property. Section 3.20(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth a true and complete list (including street addresses) of all material real property leased, subleased, licensed or similarly used or occupied by the Company (the “Leased Real Property”) and all material Real Property Leases pursuant to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is either a tenant or landlord as of the date of this Agreement. True and complete copies of all Real Property Leases (including all material amendments, extensions, renewals and guaranties with respect thereto) have been made available to ACAH. Each Real Property Lease is in full force and effect and is a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Company or such Company Subsidiary, enforceable in accordance with its terms against the Company and, to the Company’s knowledge, each other party thereto (subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other Laws generally affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights and subject to general principles of equity). There is no material breach or default by the Company, any Company Subsidiary or, to the Company’s knowledge, any counterparty under any Real Property Lease, and, to the Company’s knowledge, no event has occurred which (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) would constitute a material breach or default under any Real Property Lease (by any party under any such Real Property Lease) or would permit termination of, or a material modification or acceleration thereof, by any counterparty to any Real Property Lease. The Company’s or such Company Subsidiary’s possession and quiet enjoyment of the Leased Real Property under any Real Property Lease has not been materially disturbed, and to the Company’s knowledge, there are no material disputes with respect to any Real Property Lease. With respect to each of the Real Property Leases, except as set forth in Section 3.20(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedules: (i) the Company (or the applicable Company Subsidiary party thereto) has not subleased, licensed or otherwise granted any Person the right to use or occupy any Leased Real Property or any portion thereof; (ii) the Company (or the applicable Company Subsidiary party thereto) has not collaterally assigned or granted any other security interest in any real Property Lease or any interest therein; and (iii) the Company (or the applicable Company Subsidiary party thereto) is not performing any work or tenant improvements at the applicable demised premises. The Leased Real Property comprises all of the real property used or intended to be used in, or otherwise related to, the Business. To the extent that any Real Property Lease requires that the Company (or the applicable Company Subsidiary party thereto) obtain the consent of its landlord to consummate the Transactions, then such consent has been, or prior to Closing will be, obtained.

 

(c)                             Personal Property. The Company has good, marketable and indefeasible title to, or a valid leasehold interest in or license or right to use, all of the material assets and properties of the Company reflected in the Financial Statements or thereafter acquired by the Company, except for assets disposed of in the ordinary course of business. Each of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries (as applicable) has good title to, or a valid leasehold interest in, the material tangible personal property, equipment, improvements, fixtures, and other personal property and appurtenances that are used by the Company or the Company Subsidiaries in connection with the conduct of its business (the “Fixtures and Equipment”). The Fixtures and Equipment are structurally sound, are in good operating condition and repair, are adequate for the uses to which they are being put, are not in need of maintenance or repairs except for ordinary, routine maintenance and repairs and are sufficient for the conduct of the Company’s and/or the Company Subsidiaries’ businesses (as applicable) in the manner as conducted prior to the Closing, in each case, in all material respects. Each of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries owns all of its Fixtures and Equipment free and clear of all material Liens except for (a) Liens for current taxes not yet due and (b) zoning laws and other land use restrictions that do not impair the present or anticipated use of the property subject thereto.

 

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(d)                             Assets. Immediately after the Effective Time, the assets (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include any assets held pursuant to a valid leasehold interest, license or other similar interests or right to use any assets) of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries will constitute all of the assets necessary for the continued conduct of the Business after the Closing in all material respects as it is conducted on the date of this Agreement.

 

Section 3.21.       Transactions with Affiliates. Section 3.21 of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth all Contracts between (a) the Company and each Company Subsidiary, on the one hand, and (b) any officer, director, employee, partner, member, manager, direct or indirect equityholder or Affiliate of the Company or any family member of the foregoing Persons, on the other hand (each Person identified in this clause (b), a “Company Related Party”), other than (i) Contracts with respect to a Company Related Party’s employment with (including benefit plans and other ordinary course compensation from) the Company or such Company Subsidiary entered into in the ordinary course of business, (ii) the Company Stockholders Agreements and (iii) Contracts entered into after the date of this Agreement that are either permitted pursuant to Section 5.1(b) or entered into in accordance with Section 5.1(b). No Company Related Party (A) owns any interest in any material asset or property used in the Company’s or any Company Subsidiary’s business, (B) possesses, directly or indirectly, any material financial interest in, or is a director or executive officer of, any Person which is a supplier, vendor, partner, customer, lessor or other material business relation of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, (C) is a supplier, vendor, partner, customer, lessor, or other material business relation of the Company or any Company Subsidiary or (D) owes any material amount to, or is owed any material amount by, the Company or any Company Subsidiary (other than accrued compensation, employee benefits, employee or director expense reimbursement, in each case, in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to any transaction entered into after the date of this Agreement that is either permitted pursuant to Section 5.1(b) or entered into in accordance with Section 5.1(b)). All Contracts, arrangements, understandings, interests and other matters that are required to be disclosed pursuant to this Section 3.21 (including, for the avoidance of doubt, pursuant to the second sentence of this Section 3.21) are referred to herein as “Company Related Party Transactions.”

 

Section 3.22.        Data Privacy and Security.

 

(a)                             Except as would not be reasonably be expected to be material to the Company, taken as a whole, the Company and each Company Subsidiary are, and since the Company’s date of incorporation has been, in compliance with all applicable Privacy and Security Requirements. The transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not result in any liabilities in connection with any Privacy and Security Requirements, except where any such liability would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b)                             The Company and each Company Subsidiary has implemented policies relating to the Processing of Personal Data, privacy, data protection, cybersecurity, data security and the security of the Company’s and each Company Subsidiaries’ information technology systems, as and to the extent required by applicable Privacy Law (“Privacy and Data Security Policies”).

 

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(c)                             Since the Company’s incorporation and each Company Subsidiary’s organization, there has been no Proceeding, there is no Proceeding pending and there is no Proceeding threatened in writing against the Company or any Company Subsidiary initiated by any Person (including (i) the United States Federal Trade Commission, any state attorney general or similar state official, or (ii) any other Governmental Entity, foreign or domestic) that, in each case, alleged that any Processing of Personal Data by or on behalf of the Company or any Company Subsidiary is or was in violation of any Privacy and Security Requirements or any Privacy and Data Security Policies.

 

(d)                             To the Company’s knowledge, since the Company’s date of incorporation, (i) there have been no Security Incidents that have adversely affected the business or operations of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, and (ii) neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has notified, or has been required to notify, any Person of any (A) loss, theft or damage of, or (B) other unauthorized access to, or use, disclosure, or other Processing of Personal Data, except with respect to (i) and (ii) as would not be reasonably be expected to be material to the Company or any Subsidiary, taken as a whole. The Company and each Company Subsidiary takes reasonable action to protect the security of the software, databases, systems, networks, Internet sites and confidential information under their control from any unauthorized use, interruption, access or modification and comply with all Privacy and Security Requirements with regard to the transmission and storage of such information. The Company and each Company Subsidiary maintains reasonable disaster recovery, data breach and security plans, procedures and facilities consistent in all material respects with industry standards and practices.

 

(e)                             The Company owns or has a valid right to use the Company IT Systems as necessary to operate the business of the Company and each Company Subsidiary as currently conducted. To the knowledge of the Company, the Company IT Systems owned by the Company are:

 

(i)            free from any material defect, bug, virus or programming, design or documentation error; and

 

(ii)           in good working condition to perform all material information technology operations necessary for the operation of the Business (except for ordinary wear and tear) as currently conducted in all material respects. The Company has taken commercially reasonable steps designed to protect the confidentiality, integrity and security of the Company IT Systems and all material information stored or contained therein or transmitted thereby from any theft, corruption, loss or unauthorized use, access, interruption or modification by any Person. To the Company’s knowledge, since the Company’s date of incorporation, there have not been any material failures or continued substandard performance of any Company IT Systems that have caused a material failure of the Company IT Systems.

 

Section 3.23.        Compliance with International Trade & Anti-Corruption Laws.

 

(a)                              None of the Company, its subsidiaries, any of its officers, directors, managers, or employees or, to the Company’s knowledge, its other Representatives, or any other Persons acting for or on behalf of any of the foregoing, is, or has been, within the past five (5) years, (i) a Sanctioned Person; (ii) located, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country; (iii) an entity owned, directly or indirectly, by one or more Sanctioned Persons or a Person described in clause (ii); (iv) otherwise engaging in dealings with or for the benefit of any Person described in clauses (i) through (iii); or (v) otherwise in violation of any applicable Sanctions and Export Control Laws.

 

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(b)                              Neither the Company, its subsidiaries, nor any of its officers, directors, managers, or employees, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any agents or third party representatives is in violation of the Sanctions and Export Control Laws, or in the last five (5) years has violated the Sanctions and Export Control Laws.

 

(c)                              None of the Company, its subsidiaries, any of its officers, directors, managers, or employees or, to the Company’s knowledge, any of its other Representatives, or any other Persons acting for or on behalf of any of the foregoing has within the past five (5) years, (i) made, offered, promised, paid or received any unlawful bribes, kickbacks or other similar payments to or from any Person, (ii) made, authorized, solicited, promised, or paid any contributions, payment of money, or other thing of value (including any fee, gift, sample, travel expense, or entertainment), bribe, unlawful rebate, payoff, influence payment, or kickback, directly or indirectly, to a domestic or foreign political party or candidate or (iii) otherwise made, offered, received, authorized, promised or paid gifts, entertainment, hospitality, travel, unlawful expenses, or any improper payment under any Anti-Corruption Laws.

 

(d)                              There are not now, nor have there been in the past five (5) years, any Proceedings, filings, notices, Orders, inquiries or governmental investigations alleging any violations of Anti-Corruption Laws or Sanctions and Export Control Laws by the Company or, to the Company’s knowledge, any of its Representatives or any other Persons in each case to the extent acting for or on behalf of any of the Company, and, to the Company’s knowledge, no such Proceedings, filings, Orders, inquiries or governmental investigations have been threatened or are pending.

 

(e)                              The Company currently maintains, and within the past five (5) years has maintained, proper internal controls and record keeping in reasonable detail in compliance with all applicable Anti-Corruption Laws.

 

(f)                               The Company has maintained compliance with and proper registration under the ITAR. Neither the Company, nor its Subsidiaries, officers, directors, managers, or employees have taken any action that would jeopardize the Company’s ITAR registration status.

 

(g)                              Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary engages in (a) the design, fabrication, development, testing, production or manufacture of one or more “critical technologies” within the meaning of Section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, including all implementing regulations thereof (the “DPA”), other than critical technology classified under export control classification number 1C010; (b) the ownership, operation, maintenance, supply, manufacture, or servicing of “covered investment critical infrastructure” within the meaning of the DPA (where such activities are covered by column 2 of Appendix A to 31 C.F.R. Part 800); or (c) the maintenance or collection, directly or indirectly, of “sensitive personal data” of U.S. citizens within the meaning of the DPA. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has any intention to engage in the above activities in the future.

 

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Section 3.24.        Information Supplied. None of the information supplied or to be supplied by, or on behalf of, the Company or any Company Subsidiary for inclusion or incorporation by reference prior to the Closing in the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement will, when the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement is declared effective or when the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement is mailed to the Pre-Closing ACAH Stockholders or at the time of the ACAH Stockholders Meeting, and in the case of any amendment or supplement thereto, at the time of such amendment or supplement, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.

 

Section 3.25.        Customers and Suppliers. (a) Section 3.25(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth a true, correct and complete list of the top ten (10) customers (the “Material Customers”) of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries (based on the revenue from such customer during the 12-month period ended June 30, 2021) and (b) Section 3.25(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth a true, correct and complete list of the top ten (10) suppliers (the “Material Suppliers”) of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries (based on the amounts paid to such suppliers during the 12-month period ended June 30, 2021). The relationships of the Company and each Company Subsidiary with the Material Customers and the Material Suppliers are good commercial working relationships and as of the date of this Agreement and no Material Customer or Material Supplier (a) has cancelled or otherwise terminated any contract with the Company or any Company Subsidiary prior to the expiration of the contract term, (b) has returned, or threatened in writing to return, a substantial amount of any of the Company Products, equipment, goods and services purchased from the Company or any Company Subsidiary, or (c) to the Company’s knowledge, has threatened or intends to cancel or otherwise terminate its relationship with the Company or its Company Subsidiaries or to reduce substantially its purchase from or sale to the Company or to any Company Subsidiary any Company Products, equipment, goods or services, as applicable. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has (i) breached, in any material respect, any Material Contract with or (ii) engaged in any fraudulent conduct with respect to, any Material Customer or Material Supplier. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has been engaged in any material dispute with any Material Customer or Material Supplier, and, to the Company’s knowledge, the consummation of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents will not adversely affect the relationship of the Company or any Company Subsidiary with any Material Customer or Material Supplier.

 

Section 3.26.        Product Warranty; Product Liability.

 

(a)                             To the knowledge of the Company:

 

(i)            each Company Product that has been made commercially available by the Company or the Company Subsidiaries since the Company’s incorporation and each Company Subsidiary’s organization conforms in all material respects with applicable express and implied warranties;

 

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(ii)           there are no material design or manufacturing defects with respect to any Company Product that may materially affect the performance of such Company Product; and

 

(iii)         each Company Product made commercially available since the Company’s incorporation and each Company Subsidiary’s organization contains warnings in compliance with all Laws applicable at the time such Company Product was made commercially available.

 

(b)                             To the knowledge of the Company, there are no claims alleging bodily injury, breach of express or implied warranty, or a failure to warn, which seek the recovery of damages, injunctive relief, or penalties or indemnification in excess of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) in the aggregate as a result of any Company Product.

 

Section 3.27.        Investigation; No Other Representations.

 

(a)                             The Company, on its own behalf and on behalf of its Representatives, acknowledges, represents, warrants and agrees that (i) it has conducted its own independent review and analysis of, and, based thereon, has formed an independent judgment concerning, the business, assets, condition, operations and prospects of, the ACAH Parties and (ii) it has been furnished with or given access to such documents and information about the ACAH Parties and their respective businesses and operations as it and its Representatives have deemed necessary to enable it to make an informed decision with respect to the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

 

(b)                              In entering into this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents to which it is or will be a party, the Company has relied solely on its own investigation and analysis and the representations and warranties expressly set forth in Article 4 and in the Ancillary Documents to which it is or will be a party and no other representations or warranties of any ACAH Party or any other Person, either express or implied, and the Company, on its own behalf and on behalf of its Representatives, acknowledges, represents, warrants and agrees that, except for the representations and warranties expressly set forth in Article 4 and in the Ancillary Documents to which it is or will be a party, none of the ACAH Parties or any other Person makes or has made any representation or warranty, either express or implied, in connection with or related to this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.

 

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Section 3.28.         EXCLUSIVITY OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. NOTWITHSTANDING THE DELIVERY OR DISCLOSURE TO ANY ACAH PARTY OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE REPRESENTATIVES OF ANY DOCUMENTATION OR OTHER INFORMATION (INCLUDING ANY FINANCIAL PROJECTIONS OR OTHER SUPPLEMENTAL DATA), EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE 3 OR THE ANCILLARY DOCUMENTS, NEITHER THE COMPANY NOR ANY OTHER PERSON MAKES, AND THE COMPANY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS, ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND OR NATURE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, THE ANCILLARY DOCUMENTS OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY, INCLUDING AS TO THE MATERIALS RELATING TO THE BUSINESS AND AFFAIRS OR HOLDINGS OF THE COMPANY THAT HAVE BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO ANY ACAH PARTY OR ANY OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES OR IN ANY PRESENTATION OF THE BUSINESS AND AFFAIRS OF THE COMPANY BY THE MANAGEMENT OR ON BEHALF OF THE COMPANY OR OTHERS IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR BY THE ANCILLARY DOCUMENTS, AND NO STATEMENT CONTAINED IN ANY OF SUCH MATERIALS OR MADE IN ANY SUCH PRESENTATION SHALL BE DEEMED A REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY HEREUNDER OR OTHERWISE OR DEEMED TO BE RELIED UPON BY ANY ACAH PARTY IN EXECUTING, DELIVERING OR PERFORMING THIS AGREEMENT, THE ANCILLARY DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY. EXCEPT FOR THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN ARTICLE 3 OR THE ANCILLARY DOCUMENTS, IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT ANY COST ESTIMATES, PROJECTIONS OR OTHER PREDICTIONS, ANY DATA, ANY FINANCIAL INFORMATION OR ANY MEMORANDA OR OFFERING MATERIALS OR PRESENTATIONS, INCLUDING ANY OFFERING MEMORANDUM OR SIMILAR MATERIALS MADE AVAILABLE BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE COMPANY ARE NOT AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE OR TO INCLUDE REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY OR ANY OTHER PERSON, AND ARE NOT AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE RELIED UPON BY ANY ACAH PARTY IN EXECUTING, DELIVERING OR PERFORMING THIS AGREEMENT, THE ANCILLARY DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.

 

Article 4.

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES RELATING TO THE ACAH PARTIES

 

(a)                              Subject to Section 8.8, except as set forth on the ACAH Disclosure Schedules, or (b) except as set forth in the Prospectus (or in any exhibits and schedules thereto, as they have been supplemented, modified or amended since the time of filing, or any other information incorporated therein), or any ACAH SEC Reports, each ACAH Party hereby represents and warrants to the Company, in each case, as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date, as follows:

 

Section 4.1.           Organization and Qualification. Each ACAH Party is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware.

 

Section 4.2.           Authority. Each ACAH Party has the requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each Ancillary Document to which it is or will be a party, to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder, and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. Subject to the receipt of the ACAH Stockholder Approval, the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents to which an ACAH Party is or will be a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been (or, in the case of any Ancillary Document entered into after the date of this Agreement, will be upon execution thereof) duly authorized by all necessary corporate, limited liability company or other similar action on the part of such ACAH Party. This Agreement has been and each Ancillary Document to which an ACAH Party is or will be a party will be, upon execution thereof, duly and validly executed and delivered by such ACAH Party and constitutes or will constitute, upon execution thereof, as applicable, a valid, legal and binding agreement of such ACAH Party (assuming this Agreement has been and the Ancillary Documents to which such ACAH Party is or will be a party are or will be, upon execution thereof, as applicable, duly authorized, executed and delivered by the other Persons party hereto or thereto), enforceable against such ACAH Party in accordance with their terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other Laws generally affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights and subject to general principles of equity).

 

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Section 4.3.          Consents and Requisite Governmental Approvals; No Violations.

 

(a)                              No consent, approval or authorization of, or designation, declaration or filing with, any Governmental Entity is required on the part of an ACAH Party with respect to such ACAH Party’s execution, delivery or performance of its obligations under this Agreement or the Ancillary Documents to which it is or will be party or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, except for (i) compliance with and Consents under the HSR Act, (ii) the filing with the SEC of (A) the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement and the declaration of the effectiveness thereof by the SEC and (B) such reports under Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act as may be required in connection with this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, (iii) such filings with and approvals of Nasdaq to permit the ACAH New Common Shares to be issued in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Ancillary Documents to be listed on Nasdaq, (iv) the filing of the Certificate of Merger, (v) the filing of the Post-Closing ACAH Certificate of Incorporation, (vi) the ACAH Stockholder Approval or (vii) any other consents, approvals, authorizations, designations, declarations, waivers or filings, the absence of which would not have an ACAH Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b)                              None of the execution or delivery by an ACAH Party of this Agreement or any Ancillary Document to which it is or will be a party, the performance by an ACAH Party of its obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation by an ACAH Party of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby will, directly or indirectly (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) (i) result in a violation or breach of any provision of the Governing Documents of an ACAH Party, (ii) result in a violation or breach of, or constitute a default or give rise to any right of termination, Consent, cancellation, amendment, modification, suspension, revocation or acceleration under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any Contract to which an ACAH Party is a party, (iii) violate, or constitute a breach under, any Order or applicable Law to which any such ACAH Party or any of its properties or assets are subject or bound or (iv) result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the assets or properties (other than any Permitted Liens) of an ACAH Party, except in the case of any of clauses (ii) through (iv) above, as would not have an ACAH Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 4.4.          Brokers. Except for fees (including a good faith estimate of the amounts due and payable assuming the Closing occurs) set forth on Section 4.4 of the ACAH Disclosure Schedules (which fees shall be the sole responsibility of the ACAH, except as otherwise provided in Section 8.6), no broker, finder, investment banker or other Person is entitled to any brokerage fee, finders’ fee or other commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of any ACAH Party for which an ACAH Party has any obligation.

 

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Section 4.5.          Information Supplied. None of the information supplied or to be supplied by, or on behalf of, any ACAH Party expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference prior to the Closing in the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement will, when the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement is declared effective or when the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement is mailed to the Pre-Closing ACAH Stockholders or at the time of the ACAH Stockholders Meeting, and in the case of any amendment or supplement thereto, at the time of such amendment or supplement, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.

 

Section 4.6.          Capitalization of the ACAH Parties.

 

(a)                              Section 4.6(a) of the ACAH Disclosure Schedules sets forth a true and complete statement, as of the date of this Agreement, of the number and class or series (as applicable) of the issued and outstanding ACAH Shares and ACAH Warrants. All outstanding Equity Securities of ACAH have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable. Such Equity Securities (i) were not issued in violation of the Governing Documents of ACAH and (ii) are not subject to any preemptive rights, call option, right of first refusal, subscription rights, transfer restrictions or similar rights of any Person (other than transfer restrictions under applicable Securities Laws or under the Governing Documents of ACAH) and were not issued in violation of any preemptive rights, call option, right of first refusal, subscription rights, transfer restrictions or similar rights of any Person. Except for the ACAH Shares and the ACAH Warrants set forth on Section 4.6(a) of the ACAH Disclosure Schedules (assuming that no ACAH Stockholder Redemptions are effected), and, immediately prior to Closing and before giving effect to the Transactions, there shall be no other Equity Securities of ACAH issued and outstanding.

 

(b)                              Immediately after the Effective Time, (i) the authorized capital stock of ACAH will consist of such number of ACAH New Common Shares, par value $0.0001 per share as set forth in the Post-Closing ACAH Certificate of Incorporation, and (ii) any and all of the issued and outstanding ACAH New Common Shares, including for the avoidance of doubt, the Aggregate Share Consideration, (A) will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, (B) will have been issued in compliance in all material respects with applicable Law and (C) will not have been issued in breach or violation of any, and not subject to any Lien, purchase option, call option, right of first refusal, preemptive right, subscription right or any similar right under ACAH’s Governing Documents, or any Contract to which ACAH is a party or otherwise bound.

 

(c)                              Except (i) for the ACAH Warrants or (ii) as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or as otherwise mutually agreed to by ACAH and the Company or either permitted pursuant to Section 5.9 or issued, granted or entered into, as applicable, in accordance with Section 5.9, there are no outstanding (A) equity appreciation, phantom equity or profit participation rights or (B) options, restricted stock, phantom stock, warrants, purchase rights, subscription rights, conversion rights, exchange rights, calls, puts, rights of first refusal or first offer or other Contracts that could require ACAH to issue, sell or otherwise cause to become outstanding or to acquire, repurchase or redeem any Equity Securities or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Equity Securities of ACAH.

 

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(d)                              The Equity Securities of Merger Sub outstanding as of the date of this Agreement (i) have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable, (ii) were issued in compliance in all material respects with applicable Law, and (iii) were not issued in breach or violation of any preemptive rights or Contract to which Merger Sub is a party or bound. All of the outstanding Equity Securities of Merger Sub are owned directly by ACAH free and clear of all Liens (other than transfer restrictions under applicable Securities Law). As of the date of this Agreement, ACAH has no Subsidiaries other than Merger Sub and does not own, directly or indirectly, any Equity Securities in any Person other than Merger Sub.

 

Section 4.7.          SEC Filings. ACAH has timely filed (subject to extensions to filing deadlines, as applicable) or furnished all statements, forms, reports and documents required to be filed or furnished by it prior to the date of this Agreement with the SEC pursuant to Federal Securities Laws since its initial public offering (collectively, and together with any exhibits and schedules thereto and other information incorporated therein, and as they have been supplemented, modified or amended since the time of filing, the “ACAH SEC Reports”), and, as of the Closing, will have filed or furnished all other statements, forms, reports and other documents required to be filed or furnished by it subsequent to the date of this Agreement with the SEC pursuant to Federal Securities Laws through the Closing (collectively, and together with any exhibits and schedules thereto and other information incorporated therein, and as they have been supplemented, modified or amended since the time of filing, but excluding the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement, the “Additional ACAH SEC Reports”). Each of the ACAH SEC Reports, as of their respective dates of filing, and as of the date of any amendment or filing that superseded the initial filing, complied and each of the Additional ACAH SEC Reports, as of their respective dates of filing, and as of the date of any amendment or filing that superseded the initial filing, will comply, in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Federal Securities Laws (including, as applicable, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) applicable to the ACAH SEC Reports or the Additional ACAH SEC Reports (for purposes of the Additional ACAH SEC Reports, assuming that the representation and warranty set forth in Section 3.24 is true and correct in all respects with respect to all information supplied by or on behalf of the Company expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference therein). As of their respective dates of filing, the ACAH SEC Reports did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made or will be made, as applicable, not misleading (for the purposes of the Additional ACAH SEC Reports, assuming that the representation and warranty set forth in Section 3.24 is true and correct in all respects with respect to all information supplied by or on behalf of the Company expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference therein). As of the date of this Agreement, there are no outstanding or unresolved comments in comment letters received from the SEC with respect to the ACAH SEC Reports.

 

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Section 4.8.           Trust Account. As of the date of this Agreement, ACAH has an amount in cash in the Trust Account equal to at least $345,000,000. The funds held in the Trust Account are (a) invested in United States “government securities” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act, having a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations and (b) held in trust pursuant to that certain Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated March 3, 2021 (the “Trust Agreement”), between ACAH and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as trustee (the “Trustee”). The Trust Agreement is valid and in full force and effect and enforceable against ACAH in accordance with its terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other Laws generally affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights and subject to general principles of equity) and has not been amended or modified. There are no separate agreements, side letters or other agreements or understandings (whether written or unwritten, express or implied) that would cause the description of the Trust Agreement in the ACAH SEC Reports to be inaccurate in any material respect or, to ACAH’s knowledge, that would entitle any Person to any portion of the funds in the Trust Account (other than (i) in respect of deferred underwriting commissions or Taxes, (ii) the Pre-Closing ACAH Stockholders who shall have elected to redeem their ACAH Class A Shares pursuant to the Governing Documents of ACAH or (iii) if ACAH fails to complete a business combination within the allotted time period set forth in the Governing Documents of ACAH and liquidates the Trust Account, subject to the terms of the Trust Agreement, ACAH (in limited amounts to permit ACAH to pay the expenses of the Trust Account’s liquidation, dissolution and winding up of ACAH) and then the Pre-Closing ACAH Stockholders). Prior to the Closing, none of the funds held in the Trust Account are permitted to be released, except in the circumstances described in the Governing Documents of ACAH and the Trust Agreement. As of the date of this Agreement, ACAH has performed all material obligations required to be performed by it, and is not in material default or delinquent in performance or any other respect (claimed or actual) in connection with the Trust Agreement, and, to ACAH’s knowledge, no event has occurred which (with due notice or lapse of time or both) would constitute a material default under the Trust Agreement. As of the date of this Agreement, there are no Proceedings pending with respect to the Trust Account. Since March 3, 2021, until the date of this Agreement, ACAH has not released any money from the Trust Account (other than interest income earned on the funds held in the Trust Account as permitted by the Trust Agreement). Upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (including the distribution of assets from the Trust Account (A) in respect of deferred underwriting commissions or Taxes or (B) to the Pre-Closing ACAH Stockholders who have elected to redeem their ACAH Class A Shares pursuant to the Governing Documents of ACAH, each in accordance with the terms of and as set forth in the Trust Agreement), ACAH shall have no further obligation under either the Trust Agreement or the Governing Documents of ACAH to liquidate or distribute any assets held in the Trust Account, and the Trust Agreement shall terminate in accordance with its terms.

 

Section 4.9.           Transactions with Affiliates. Section 4.9 of the ACAH Disclosure Schedules sets forth all Contracts between (a) ACAH, on the one hand, and (b) any officer, director, employee, partner, member, manager, direct or indirect equityholder or Affiliate of ACAH or the ACAH Sponsor, on the other hand (each Person identified in this clause (b), an “ACAH Related Party”), other than (i) Contracts with respect to an ACAH Related Party’s employment with, or the provision of services to, ACAH entered into in the ordinary course of business (including benefit plans, indemnification arrangements and other ordinary course compensation) and (ii) Contracts entered into after the date of this Agreement that are either permitted pursuant to Section 5.9 or entered into in accordance with Section 5.9. Except as otherwise set forth in Section 4.9 of the ACAH Disclosure Schedules, no ACAH Related Party (A) owns any interest in any material asset or property used in the business of ACAH, (B) possesses, directly or indirectly, any material financial interest in, or is a director or executive officer of, any Person which is a material client, supplier, vendor, partner, customer, lessor or other material business relation of ACAH or (C) owes any material amount to, or is owed any material amount by, ACAH (other than accrued compensation, employee benefits, employee or director expense reimbursement, in each case, in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to a transaction entered into after the date of this Agreement that is either permitted pursuant to Section 5.9 or entered into in accordance with Section 5.9). All Contracts, arrangements, understandings, interests and other matters that are required to be disclosed pursuant to this Section 4.9 (including, for the avoidance of doubt, pursuant to the second sentence of this Section 4.9) are referred to herein as “ACAH Related Party Transactions.”

 

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Section 4.10.        Litigation. As of the date of this Agreement, there is (and since its incorporation there has been) no Proceeding pending or, to ACAH’s knowledge, threatened against or involving any ACAH Party that, if adversely decided or resolved, would have an ACAH Material Adverse Effect. As of the date of this Agreement, none of the ACAH Parties nor any of their respective properties or assets is subject to any material Order. As of the date of this Agreement, there are no material Proceedings by any ACAH Party pending against any other Person.

 

Section 4.11.        Compliance with Applicable Law. Each ACAH Party is (and since its incorporation, has been) in compliance with all applicable Laws, except as would not have an ACAH Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 4.12.        Business Activities.

 

(a)                              Since its incorporation through the date of this Agreement, ACAH has not conducted any business activities other than activities (i) in connection with or incident or related to its incorporation or continuing corporate (or similar) existence, (ii) directed toward the accomplishment of a business combination, including those incident or related to or incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation or execution of this Agreement or any Ancillary Documents, the performance of its covenants or agreements in this Agreement or any Ancillary Document or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or (iii) those that are administrative, ministerial or otherwise immaterial in nature. Except as set forth in ACAH’s Governing Documents, there is no Contract binding upon any ACAH Party or to which any ACAH Party is a party which has or would reasonably be expected to have the effect of prohibiting or materially impairing any business practice of it or its Subsidiaries, any acquisition of property by it or its Subsidiaries or the conduct of business by it or its Subsidiaries (including, in each case, following the Closing), other than such effects, individually or in the aggregate, which have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have an ACAH Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b)                              Since its incorporation, Merger Sub has not conducted any business activities other than activities directed toward the accomplishment of the Merger. Except as set forth in Merger Sub’s organizational documents, there is no agreement, commitment or Order binding upon Merger Sub or to which Merger Sub is a party which has had or would reasonably be expected to have the effect of prohibiting or impairing any business practice of Merger Sub or any acquisition of property by Merger Sub or the conduct of business by Merger Sub as currently conducted or as contemplated to be conducted as of the Closing other than such effects, individually or in the aggregate, which have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of Merger Sub to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

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Section 4.13.        Financial Statements; Internal Controls.

 

(a)                              The ACAH SEC Reports contain true and complete copies of the applicable ACAH Financial Statements. The ACAH Financial Statements (i) fairly present in all material respects the financial position of ACAH as at the respective dates thereof, and the results of its operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the respective periods then ended (subject, in the case of any unaudited interim financial statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments (none of which is expected to be material) and the absence of notes thereto), (ii) were prepared in conformity with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the periods indicated (except, in the case of any audited financial statements, as may be indicated in the notes thereto and subject, in the case of any unaudited financial statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments (none of which is expected to be material) and the absence of notes thereto), (iii) in the case of the audited ACAH Financial Statements, were audited in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB and (iv) comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act in effect as of the respective dates thereof (including Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K, as applicable).

 

(b)                              Each director and executive officer of ACAH has filed with the SEC on a timely basis all statements required by Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. ACAH has not taken any action prohibited by Section 402 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

 

(c)                              ACAH has established and maintains systems of internal accounting controls. Such internal controls are sufficient to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of ACAH’s financial reporting and the preparation of ACAH’s financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP.

 

(d)                              Except as set forth in ACAH SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, ACAH has not identified or been made aware of, and has not received from any independent auditor of ACAH any written notification of, (i) any significant deficiency or material weakness in the system of internal accounting controls utilized by ACAH, (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves ACAH’s management or other employees who have a role in the preparation of financial statements or the internal accounting controls utilized by ACAH or (iii) any written claim or allegation regarding any of the foregoing.

 

Section 4.14.         Listing. Since March 3, 2021, ACAH has complied in all material respects with the applicable listing and corporate governance rules and regulations of the Nasdaq Capital Market (“NASDAQ”). The ACAH Class A Common Shares, the public ACAH Warrants, and the ACAH units sold in ACAH’s initial public offering are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and are listed for trading on NASDAQ. There is no Proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of ACAH, threatened against ACAH by NASDAQ or the SEC with respect to any intention by such entity to delist or to deregister the ACAH Class A Common Shares, the public ACAH Warrants or the ACAH units sold in ACAH’s initial public offering. None of the ACAH Parties or their respective Affiliates has taken any action in an attempt to terminate the registration or listing of the ACAH Class A Common Shares, the public ACAH Warrants or the ACAH units sold in ACAH’s initial public offering under the Exchange Act or on NASDAQ, as applicable, except as contemplated by this Agreement.

 

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Section 4.15.        Tax Matters.

 

(a)                              Each of the ACAH Parties has prepared and filed all income and other material Tax Returns required to have been filed by it, all such Tax Returns are true, correct and complete in all material respects, and each of the ACAH Parties has paid all income and other material Taxes required to have been paid by it (whether or not shown on a Tax Return).

 

(b)                              Each of the ACAH Parties has withheld and paid to the appropriate Tax Authority all material amounts required to have been withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee, individual independent contractor, other service providers, equity interest holder, or other third- party.

 

(c)                              None of the ACAH Parties is currently the subject of a Tax Proceeding, and no ACAH Party has received written notice from any Tax Authority of the commencement or anticipated commencement of any Tax Proceeding that has not been resolved or completed. No deficiency for any Tax has been asserted or assessed by a Governmental Entity in writing against the ACAH Parties that has not been satisfied by payment, settled, or withdrawn.

 

(d)                              None of the ACAH Parties has consented to extend or waive any statute of limitations in respect of Taxes or extend the time in which any material Tax may be assessed or collected by any Tax Authority, other than pursuant to any such extensions or waivers that are no longer in effect or that were extensions of time to file Tax Returns obtained in the ordinary course of business, and no request for any such waiver or extension is pending.

 

(e)                              None of the ACAH Parties is nor has been a party to any “listed transaction” as defined in Section 6707A of the Code and Treasury Regulations Section 1.6011-4 (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. income Tax Law).

 

(f)                              There are no Liens for material Taxes on any assets of the ACAH Parties other than Liens for Taxes not yet due and delinquent.

 

(g)                             During the two (2)-year period ending on the date of this Agreement, none of the ACAH Parties was a distributing corporation or a controlled corporation in a transaction purported or intended to be governed in whole or in part by Section 355 or 361 of the Code.

 

(h)                             None of the ACAH Parties (i) is a party to any Tax allocation, Tax sharing or Tax indemnity or similar agreements (other than one that is included in a Contract entered into in the ordinary course of business that is not primarily related to Taxes), (ii) has been a member of an affiliated group filing a consolidated federal income Tax Return (other than a group the common parent of which was ACAH or any of its current Affiliates) or (iii) has any Liability for the Taxes of any Person (other than ACAH or any of its current Affiliates) under Section 1.1502-6 of the Treasury Regulations (or any similar provision of state, local or non-United States Law), as a transferee or successor, by Contract (other than any Contract entered into in the ordinary course of business and the principal purpose of which does not relate to Taxes), or otherwise by operation of Law.

 

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(i)                              None of the ACAH Parties has received a written claim from any Tax Authority in a jurisdiction where such ACAH Party does not file Tax Returns that an ACAH Party is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction, which claims have not been resolved or withdrawn.

 

(j)                              None of the ACAH Parties has a permanent establishment (within the meaning of an applicable Tax treaty) or otherwise have an office or fixed place of business in a country other than the country in which it is organized.

 

(k)                              None of the ACAH Parties 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) change in, or use of an improper, method of accounting for a taxable period ending on or prior to the Closing Date, (ii) intercompany transactions or any 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 Law), (iii) “closing agreement” as described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or non-United States Law) executed on or prior to the Closing Date, (iv) installment sale or open transaction disposition made on or prior to the Closing Date, or (v) prepaid amount received or deferred revenue accrued on or prior to the Closing Date outside the ordinary course of business. None of the ACAH Parties will be required to make any payment after the Closing Date as a result of an election under Section 965 of the Code.

 

(l)                              ACAH is, and at all times since its formation has been, a corporation for U.S. federal and all applicable state and local income Tax purposes.

 

(m)                             None of the ACAH Parties has taken or agreed to take any action, nor, to the knowledge of the ACAH Parties, is any of the ACAH Parties (subject to the representations of the Company in Section 3.18(m) being true as of the date of this Agreement) aware of any facts or circumstances (other than any facts or circumstances to the extent that such facts or circumstances exist or arise as a result of or related to any act or omission occurring after the signing date by the Company or a Company Stockholder or any of their respective Affiliates not contemplated by this Agreement and/or any of the Ancillary Documents), in each case, that would reasonably be likely to prevent or impede, the Merger (or, if applicable, the Alternative Transaction Structure) from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment.

 

Section 4.16.         JOBS ACT. ACAH constitutes an “emerging growth company” within the meaning of the JOBS Act.

 

Section 4.17.         Absence of Changes. Except as set forth in ACAH SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, and except as contemplated by this Agreement, any Ancillary Document or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, since March 3, 2021 to the date of this Agreement, (a) ACAH has conducted its business in all material respects in the ordinary course, (b) there has not occurred any ACAH Material Adverse Effect and (c) there has not been any action taken or agreed upon by any ACAH Party that would be prohibited by Section 5.9 if such action were taken on or after the date hereof without the consent of the Company.

 

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Section 4.18.        No Undisclosed Liabilities. Except for any fees and expenses payable by any ACAH Party as a result of or in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, there is no other liability, debt (including Indebtedness) or obligation of, or claim or judgment against, any ACAH Party (whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, accrued or unaccrued, known or unknown, liquidated or unliquidated, or due or to become due) required by GAAP to be included on a consolidated balance sheet of any ACAH Party, except for liabilities, debts (including Indebtedness), obligations, claims or judgement (a) reflected or reserved for on the ACAH Financial Statements or expressly disclosed in the notes thereto or otherwise in the ACAH SEC Reports, (b) that have arisen since the date of the most recent balance sheet included in the ACAH Financial Statements in the ordinary course of business of the ACAH Parties, or (c) which would not be, or would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to ACAH.

 

Section 4.19.        Compliance with International Trade & Anti-Corruption Laws.

 

(a)                              In the past five (5) years, none of ACAH, any of its officers, directors, or employees or, to the ACAH’s knowledge, its other Representative, or any other Persons acting for or on behalf of any of the foregoing, is or has been; (i) a Sanctioned Person, (ii) located, organized, or resident in a Sanctioned Country; (iii) an entity owned, directly or indirectly, 50% or more, by one or more Sanctioned Persons or a Person described in clause (ii); (iv) otherwise engaging in dealings with or for the benefit of any Person described in clauses (i) through (iii); or (v) otherwise in violation of any applicable Sanctions and Export Control Laws.

 

(b)                              In the past five (5) years, none of ACAH, any of its officers, directors or employees or, to ACAH’s knowledge, its other Representatives or any other Persons acting for or on behalf of any of the foregoing has (i) made, offered, promised, paid or received any unlawful bribes, kickbacks or other similar payments to or from any Person, (ii) made or paid any contributions, directly or indirectly, to a domestic or foreign political party or candidate or (iii) otherwise made, offered, received, authorized, promised or paid any improper payment under any Anti-Corruption Laws.

 

Section 4.20.        Investigation; No Other Representations.

 

(a)                              Each ACAH Party, on its own behalf and on behalf of its Representatives, acknowledges, represents, warrants and agrees that (i) it has conducted its own independent review and analysis of, and, based thereon, has formed an independent judgment concerning, the business, assets, condition, operations and prospects, of the Company and (ii) it has been furnished with or given access to such documents and information about the Company and their respective businesses and operations as it and its Representatives have deemed necessary to enable it to make an informed decision with respect to the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

 

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(b)                              In entering into this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents to which it is or will be a party, each ACAH Party has relied solely on its own investigation and analysis and the representations and warranties expressly set forth in Article 3 and the Ancillary Documents to which it is or will be a party and no other representations or warranties of the Company or any other Person, either express or implied, and each ACAH Party, on its own behalf and on behalf of its Representatives, acknowledges, represents, warrants and agrees that, except for the representations and warranties expressly set forth in Article 3 and in the Ancillary Documents to which it is or will be a party, neither the Company nor any other Person makes or has made any representation or warranty, either express or implied, in connection with or related to this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.

 

Section 4.21.        EXCLUSIVITY OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. NOTWITHSTANDING THE DELIVERY OR DISCLOSURE TO THE COMPANY OR ANY OF ITS REPRESENTATIVES OF ANY DOCUMENTATION OR OTHER INFORMATION (INCLUDING ANY FINANCIAL PROJECTIONS OR OTHER SUPPLEMENTAL DATA), EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE 4 OR THE ANCILLARY DOCUMENTS, NONE OF THE ACAH PARTIES OR ANY OTHER PERSON MAKES, AND EACH ACAH PARTY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS, ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND OR NATURE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, THE ANCILLARY DOCUMENTS OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY, INCLUDING AS TO THE MATERIALS RELATING TO THE BUSINESS AND AFFAIRS OR HOLDINGS OF THE ACAH PARTIES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO THE COMPANY OR ANY OF ITS REPRESENTATIVES OR IN ANY PRESENTATION OF THE BUSINESS AND AFFAIRS OF THE ACAH PARTIES BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE MANAGEMENT OF ANY ACAH PARTY OR OTHERS IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR BY THE ANCILLARY DOCUMENTS, AND NO STATEMENT CONTAINED IN ANY OF SUCH MATERIALS OR MADE IN ANY SUCH PRESENTATION SHALL BE DEEMED A REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY HEREUNDER OR OTHERWISE OR DEEMED TO BE RELIED UPON BY THE COMPANY OR ANY OF ITS REPRESENTATIVES IN EXECUTING, DELIVERING OR PERFORMING THIS AGREEMENT, THE ANCILLARY DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY. EXCEPT FOR THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN ARTICLE 4 OR THE ANCILLARY DOCUMENTS, IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT ANY COST ESTIMATES, PROJECTIONS OR OTHER PREDICTIONS, ANY DATA, ANY FINANCIAL INFORMATION OR ANY MEMORANDA OR OFFERING MATERIALS OR PRESENTATIONS, INCLUDING ANY OFFERING MEMORANDUM OR SIMILAR MATERIALS MADE AVAILABLE BY OR ON BEHALF OF ANY ACAH PARTY ARE NOT AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE OR TO INCLUDE REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY ACAH PARTY, AND ARE NOT AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE RELIED UPON BY THE COMPANY OR ANY OF ITS REPRESENTATIVES IN EXECUTING, DELIVERING OR PERFORMING THIS AGREEMENT, THE ANCILLARY DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.

 

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Article 5.

 

COVENANTS

 

Section 5.1.           Conduct of Business of the Company.

 

(a)                              From and after the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, the Company shall, and the Company shall cause its Subsidiaries to, except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Document, as required by applicable Law (including COVID-19 Measures), as set forth on Section 5.1(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, or as consented to in writing by ACAH (which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld, delayed or denied) use commercially reasonable efforts (i) to operate the business of the Company in the ordinary course in all material respects and (ii) to maintain and preserve intact the business organization, assets, properties and business relations of the Company in all material respects.

 

(b)                              Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, from and after the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, the Company shall, and the Company shall cause its Subsidiaries to, except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Document, as required by applicable Law (including COVID-19 Measures), as set forth on Section 5.1(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedules or as consented to in writing by ACAH (which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld, delayed or denied), not do any of the following:

 

(i)            declare, set aside, make or pay a dividend on, or make any other distribution or payment in respect of, any Equity Securities of any Company or repurchase or redeem any outstanding Equity Securities of the Company;

 

(ii)           (A) merge, consolidate, combine or amalgamate the Company with any Person or (B) purchase or otherwise acquire (whether by merging or consolidating with, purchasing any Equity Security in or a substantial portion of the assets of, or by any other manner) any corporation, partnership, association or other business entity or organization or division thereof;

 

(iii)          adopt any amendments, supplements, restatements or modifications to the Company’s Governing Documents or the Company Stockholders Agreements;

 

(iv)          (A) sell, assign, abandon, lease, license or otherwise dispose of any material assets or properties of the Company or inventory or obsolete equipment not in the ordinary course of business, or (B) create, subject or incur any Lien on any material assets or properties of the Company (other than any Permitted Liens);

 

(v)            (A) sell, assign, abandon, let lapse, lease, license, let expire (other than expiration of material Intellectual Property Rights in accordance with its maximum statutory term), other than non-exclusive licenses granted in the ordinary course of business, (B) disclose any material Trade Secrets (other than pursuant to a written confidentiality agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business), or (C) make any material adverse change to the operation or security of any material Company IT Systems with respect to the Privacy and Security Requirements or Personal Data, (A)-(C) in each case, that would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect;

 

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(vi)          (A) transfer, issue, sell, grant or otherwise directly or indirectly dispose of, or subject to a Lien, (1) any Equity Securities of the Company or (2) any options, warrants, rights of conversion or other rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments obligating the Company to issue, deliver or sell any Equity Securities of the Company, other (x) than the issuance of Company Common Shares upon the exercise of any Company Options outstanding as of the date of this Agreement in accordance with the terms of the Company Equity Plan and the underlying grant, award or similar agreement and (y) the issuance of Company Options under the Company Stock Plan, as amended, in effect on the date hereof in connection with the hiring of any employee of the Company or any Company Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business whose annual compensation opportunities are less than or equal to $250,000 or (B) adjust, split, combine or reclassify any Equity Securities of the Company or other rights exercisable therefor or convertible into;

 

(vii)         incur, create or assume any Indebtedness, other than ordinary course trade payables, in an amount not to exceed $30,000,000 in the aggregate;

 

(viii)        (A) amend, modify or terminate any Real Property Lease or any Material Contract (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any expiration or automatic extension or renewal of any Material Contract pursuant to its terms or entering into additional work or purchase orders pursuant to, and in accordance with the terms of, any Material Contract), (B) waive any material benefit or right under any Material Contract or (C) enter into any Contract that would constitute a Material Contract;

 

(ix)           make any loans, advances or capital contributions to, or guarantees for the benefit of, or any investments in, any Person, other than the reimbursement of expenses of employees in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

 

(x)            except as required under the terms of any Employee Benefit Plan in effect on the date hereof or as required by applicable Law, (A) amend, modify, adopt, enter into or terminate any Employee Benefit Plan or any benefit or compensation plan, policy, program or Contract that would be an Employee Benefit Plan if in effect as of the date of this Agreement, except amendments or modifications in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (B) increase or decrease, or agree to increase or decrease, the compensation or benefits payable to any current or former director, manager, officer, employee, individual independent contractor or other service provider of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice for any employee of the Company or any Company Subsidiary whose annual compensation opportunities does not exceed $200,000, (C) take any action to accelerate any payment, right to payment or benefit, vesting of any right to payment of benefit, or the funding of any payment, right to payment or benefit, payable or to become payable to any current or former director, manager, officer, employee, individual independent contractor or other service provider of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, (D) hire or engage any director, manager, officer or employee of the Company or any Company Subsidiary whose annual compensation opportunities exceeds or would exceed $250,000, or terminate (other than for cause, death or disability), furlough or temporarily layoff any director, manager, officer or employee of the Company or any Company Subsidiary whose annual compensation opportunities exceeds or would exceed $200,000, (E) amend, modify, negotiate, adopt, enter into, extend, renew or terminate any CBA or other Contract with any labor organization, works council or labor union, employee delegate, representative or other employee collective group that is representing any employee of the Company any Company Subsidiary, (F) recognize or certify any labor organization, works council, labor union or group of employees of the Company or any Company Subsidiary as the bargaining representative for any employees of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, (G) with respect to the Company or any Company Subsidiary or any employees of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, engage in or announce any employee layoffs, furloughs, reductions in force, reductions in compensation, hours or benefits, work schedule changes or similar actions that could implicate WARN, or (H) waive or release any noncompetition, non-solicitation, no-hire, nondisclosure, or other restrictive covenant obligation of any current employee of the Company or any Company Subsidiary with annualized compensation at or above $250,000;

 

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(xi)           make, change or revoke any Tax election, amend any Tax Return, change any method of accounting, enter into any closing agreement with respect to Taxes, settle any Tax claim or assessment, affirmatively surrender any right to claim a refund of Taxes or consent to any extension or waiver of the limitation period applicable to any Tax claim or assessment (other than any such extension of time to file Tax Returns that is obtained in the ordinary course of business);

 

(xii)          (A) enter into any settlement, conciliation or similar Contract the performance of which would involve the payment by the Company in excess of $250,000, in the aggregate, or that imposes, or by its terms will impose at any point in the future, any material, non-monetary obligations on the Company (or ACAH or any of its Affiliates after the Closing), or (B) commence any lawsuit, litigation, action, demand, examination, hearing, claim, charge, complaint, suit or arbitration;

 

(xiii)        authorize, recommend, propose or announce an intention to adopt, or otherwise effect, a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, restructuring, recapitalization, reorganization or similar transaction;

 

(xiv)        change the Company’s methods of accounting in any material respect, other than changes that are made in accordance with PCAOB standards;

 

(xv)         enter into any Contract with any broker, finder, investment banker, advisor or other Person under which such Person is or will be entitled to any brokerage fee, finders’ fee or other commission or fees in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Document;

 

(xvi)        make any Change of Control Payment that is not set forth on Section 5.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedules;

 

(xvii)       enter into, conduct, engage in or otherwise operate any new line of business, change its operating policies in any material respect or discontinue or make any material change to the business of the Company; or

 

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(xvii)        enter into any Contract to take, or cause to be taken, any of the actions set forth in this Section 5.1.

 

Notwithstanding anything in this Section 5.1 or this Agreement to the contrary, (a) nothing set forth in this Agreement shall give ACAH, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct the operations of the Company prior to the Closing and (b) any actions taken (or omitted to be taken) in good faith by the Company or any Company Subsidiary to the extent reasonably believed to be necessary to (x) comply with Law (including Orders) related to COVID-19 or (y) maintain and preserve in all material respects the business organization, assets, properties and material business relations of the Company shall be deemed not to constitute a breach of the requirements set forth in this Section 5.1. The Company shall notify ACAH in writing of any such actions taken in accordance with the foregoing proviso and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to mitigate any negative effects of such actions on the business of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, in consultation with ACAH whenever reasonably practicable.

 

Section 5.2.          Efforts to Consummate; Litigation.

 

(a)                             Subject to the terms and conditions herein provided, each of the Parties shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, use its reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary or advisable to consummate and make effective as promptly as reasonably practicable the Transactions (including (i) the satisfaction, but not waiver, of the closing conditions set forth in Article 6 and, in the case of any Ancillary Document to which such Party will be a party after the date of this Agreement, to execute and deliver such Ancillary Document when required pursuant to this Agreement and (ii) using reasonable best efforts to obtain the Transaction Financing on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the PIPE Subscription Agreement or applicable Transaction Financing agreement). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of the Parties shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, use reasonable best efforts to obtain, file with or deliver to, as applicable, any Consents of any Governmental Entities or other Persons necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the Transactions. Each of the Company and ACAH shall bear 50% of all filing fees in connection with (i) filings under the HSR Act, (ii) obtaining CFIUS Approval and (iii) unless waived by ACAH, submitting a notice of the transaction with details on the Company's post-Closing ownership pursuant to the requirements of ITAR§ 122.4(b) to the U.S. Department of State Directorate of Defense Trade Controls sixty (60) days prior to Closing, with input from ACAH. The Company and ACAH shall use best efforts to (i) provide promptly as practicable to each other’s counsel and to CFIUS any additional or supplemental information and documentary material as may be necessary, proper, or advisable in connection with preparation and submission of a declaration or notice, and thereafter to achieve CFIUS Approval; (ii) permit the other party to review reasonably in advance any communication (subject to mutually acceptable appropriate redactions to maintain confidentiality of business information) proposed to be given by it to CFIUS, and consult with each other in advance of any meeting or conference with CFIUS, and, to the extent permitted by CFIUS, give the other party reasonable opportunity to attend and participate in any such meeting or conference; and (iii) keep each other timely apprised of the status of any communications with, and any inquiries or requests for additional information or documentary material from, CFIUS, in each case (i) – (iii), to the extent permitted by applicable law and subject to customary and mutually acceptable confidentiality practices and all applicable privileges (including the attorney-client privilege). Without limiting the foregoing, the Company and ACAH shall cooperate to submit a draft joint voluntary notice to CFIUS with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Draft CFIUS Notice”) as soon as practicable after the date of this Agreement. After receipt of confirmation that CFIUS has no further comments or inquiries related to the Draft CFIUS Notice, the Company and ACAH shall submit the CFIUS Notice as soon as practicable. Each Party shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, (x) make all required filings pursuant to the HSR Act with respect to the Transactions promptly (and in any event within ten (10) Business Days) following the date of this Agreement, (y) make all required filings to obtain CFIUS Approval promptly following the date of this Agreement and (z) respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to any requests by any Governmental Entity for additional information and documentary material that may be requested pursuant to the HSR Act or in connection with obtaining CFIUS Approval. ACAH shall promptly inform the Company of any communication between any ACAH Party or its Affiliates, on the one hand, and any Governmental Entity, on the other hand, and the Company shall promptly inform ACAH of any communication between the Company or its Affiliates, on the one hand, and any Governmental Entity, on the other hand, in either case, regarding the Transactions. Without limiting the foregoing, (1) the Parties agree to request early termination of the applicable waiting period under the HSR Act, and (2) each Party and its Affiliates shall not extend any waiting period, review period or comparable period under the HSR Act or enter into any agreement with any Governmental Entity not to consummate the Transactions, except with the prior written consent of ACAH and the Company. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, ACAH shall have no obligation to, and ACAH shall not, without the Company’s prior written consent, propose, negotiate, commit to or effect, by consent decree, hold separate order or otherwise, the sale, divestiture, disposition or license (or similar arrangement) of, or limit ACAH’s freedom of action with respect to, any of the businesses, product lines or assets of ACAH or the Company, or otherwise propose, proffer or agree to any other requirement, obligation, condition, limitation or restriction on any of the businesses, product lines or assets of ACAH or the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, ACAH shall not be required to take any action which would have a material impact on the value of the Company.

 

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(b)                            From and after the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing or termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, the ACAH Parties, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, shall, and shall cause their Affiliates to, give counsel for the Company (in the case of any ACAH Party) or ACAH (in the case of the Company), a reasonable opportunity to review in advance, and consider in good faith the views of the other in connection with, any proposed written communication to any Governmental Entity relating to the Transactions. Each of the Parties agrees not to, and shall cause its Affiliates not to, participate in any substantive meeting or discussion, either in person or by telephone with any Governmental Entity in connection with the Transactions unless it consults with, in the case of any ACAH Party, the Company, or, in the case of the Company, ACAH in advance and, to the extent not prohibited by such Governmental Entity, gives, in the case of any ACAH Party, the Company, or, in the case of the Company, ACAH, the opportunity to attend and participate in such meeting or discussion. Materials required to be provided pursuant to this Section 5.2 may be restricted to outside counsel and redacted (i) to remove references concerning the valuation of the Company, (ii) as necessary to comply with contractual arrangements (iii) and as necessary to address attorney-client or other privilege concerns.

 

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(c)                            Prior to the Closing, the ACAH Parties shall not acquire or agree to acquire by merging or consolidating with, or by purchasing a substantial portion of the assets of or equity in, or by any other manner, any Person or portion thereof, or otherwise acquire or agree to acquire any assets or entity, if such acquisition or agreement would reasonably be expected to delay obtaining or increase the risk of not obtaining, any Consents of any Governmental Entity necessary to consummate the Transactions or the expiration or termination of any applicable waiting period.

 

(d)                            Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in the event that this Section 5.2 conflicts with any other covenant or agreement in this Article 5 that is intended to specifically address any subject matter, then such other covenant or agreement shall govern and control solely to the extent of such conflict.

 

(e)                            From and after the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing or termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, ACAH, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, shall each notify the other in writing promptly after learning of any stockholder demands or other stockholder Proceedings (including derivative claims) relating to this Agreement, any Ancillary Document or any matters relating thereto (collectively, the “Transaction Litigation”) commenced against, in the case of ACAH, any of the ACAH Parties or any of their respective Representatives (in their capacity as a representative of an ACAH Party) or, in the case of the Company, the Company or any of its Representatives (in their capacity as a representative of the Company). ACAH and the Company shall each (i) keep the other reasonably informed regarding any Transaction Litigation, (ii) give the other the opportunity to, at its own cost and expense, participate in the defense, settlement and compromise of any such Transaction Litigation and reasonably cooperate with the other in connection with the defense, settlement and compromise of any such Transaction Litigation, (iii) consider in good faith the other’s advice with respect to any such Transaction Litigation and (iv) reasonably cooperate with each other with respect to any such Transaction Litigation. Subject to the Company’s compliance with, and the rights of ACAH set forth in, the immediately preceding sentence, the Company shall control the negotiation, defense and settlement of any such Transaction Litigation commenced against the Company or any of its Representatives (in their capacity as a representative of the Company); provided, however, that in no event shall the Company or any of its Representatives settle or compromise any Transaction Litigation without the prior written consent of ACAH (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). Subject to ACAH’s compliance with, and the rights of the Company set forth in, the second preceding sentence, ACAH shall control the negotiation, defense and settlement of any such Transaction Litigation commenced against any ACAH Party or any of their respective Representatives (in their capacity as a representative of such ACAH Party); provided, however, that in no event shall ACAH or any of its Representatives settle or compromise any Transaction Litigation without the prior written consent of the Company (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), unless such settlement (other than immaterial, procedural or ministerial matters or matters ancillary to the following clauses (A) and (B)) is limited to (A) supplemental disclosures furnished to or filed with the SEC and related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and/or the Ancillary Documents or (B) monetary payments that are not materially in excess of the amounts otherwise covered under the insurance policies of ACAH Parties (for this purpose ignoring any deductible, retention or similar amounts thereunder), in which case, the prior written consent of the Company shall not be required.

 

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Section 5.3.          Confidentiality and Access to Information.

 

(a)                             The Parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the information being provided in connection with this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby is subject to the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in the event that this Section 5.3(a) or the Confidentiality Agreement conflicts with any other covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or any Ancillary Document that contemplates the disclosure, use or provision of information or otherwise, then such other covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or such Ancillary Document, as applicable, shall govern and control to the extent of such conflict.

 

(b)                             From and after the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing Date or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, upon reasonable advance written notice, the Company shall provide, or cause to be provided, to ACAH and its Representatives during normal business hours reasonable access to the directors, officers, books and records and properties of the Company (in a manner so as to not interfere with the normal business operations of the Company); provided that the Company shall not be required to provide such access if the Company in good faith determines that such access would violate any COVID-19 Measures. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to provide to ACAH or any of its Representatives any information (i) if and to the extent doing so would (A) violate any Law to which the Company is subject, (B) result in the disclosure of any trade secrets of third parties in breach of any Contract with such third party, (C) violate any legally-binding obligation of the Company with respect to confidentiality, non-disclosure or privacy or (D) jeopardize protections afforded to the Company under the attorney-client privilege or the attorney work product doctrine (provided that, in the case of each of clauses (A) through (D), the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to (x) provide such access as can be provided (or otherwise convey such information regarding the applicable matter as can be conveyed) without violating such privilege, doctrine, Contract, obligation or Law and (y) provide such information in a manner without violating such privilege, doctrine, Contract, obligation or Law), or (ii) if the Company, on the one hand, and any ACAH Party or any of its Representatives, on the other hand, are adverse parties in a litigation and such information is reasonably pertinent thereto; provided that the Company shall, in the case of clause (i) or (ii), provide prompt written notice of the withholding of access or information on any such basis unless such written notice is prohibited by applicable Law. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company shall not be obligated under this Section 5.3(b) to permit ACAH or any of its Representatives to conduct any invasive, intrusive or subsurface sampling or testing of any media at the Company’s properties.

 

(c)                             From and after the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing Date or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, upon reasonable advance written notice, ACAH shall provide, or cause to be provided, to the Company and its Representatives during normal business hours reasonable access to the directors, officers, books and records of the ACAH Parties (in a manner so as to not interfere with the normal business operations of the ACAH Parties). Notwithstanding the foregoing, ACAH shall not be required to provide, or cause to be provided to, the Company or any of its Representatives any information (i) if and to the extent doing so would (A) violate any Law to which any ACAH Party is subject, (B) result in the disclosure of any trade secrets of third parties in breach of any Contract with such third party, (C) violate any legally-binding obligation of any ACAH Party with respect to confidentiality, non-disclosure or privacy or (D) jeopardize protections afforded to any ACAH Party under the attorney-client privilege or the attorney work product doctrine (provided that, in the case of each of clauses (A) through (D), ACAH shall use, and shall cause the other ACAH Parties to use, reasonable best efforts to (x) provide such access as can be provided (or otherwise convey such information regarding the applicable matter as can be conveyed) without violating such privilege, doctrine, Contract, obligation or Law and (y) provide such information in a manner without violating such privilege, doctrine, Contract, obligation or Law), or (ii) if an ACAH Party or the ACAH Sponsor, on the one hand, and the Company or any of its Representatives, on the other hand, are adverse parties in a litigation and such information is reasonably pertinent thereto; provided that ACAH shall, in the case of clause (i) or (ii), provide prompt written notice of the withholding of access or information on any such basis unless such written notice is prohibited by applicable Law.

 

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(d)                             The Parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the Confidentiality Agreement shall be automatically terminated effective as of the Closing without any further action by any Party or any other Person.

 

Section 5.4.          Public Announcements.

 

(a)                             Subject to Section 5.4(b), Section 5.7 and Section 5.8, none of the Parties or any of their respective Representatives shall issue any press releases or make any public announcements with respect to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby without the prior written consent of, prior to the Closing, the Company and ACAH or, after the Closing, ACAH and the ACAH Sponsor; provided, however, that each Party, the ACAH Sponsor and their respective Representatives may issue or make, as applicable, any such press release, public announcement or other communication (i) if such press release, public announcement or other communication is required by applicable Law, in which case (A) prior to the Closing, the disclosing Party or its applicable Representatives shall, unless and to the extent prohibited by such applicable Law, (x) if the disclosing Person is an ACAH Party or a Representative of an ACAH Party, reasonably consult with the Company in connection therewith and provide the Company with an opportunity to review and comment on such press release, public announcement or communication and shall consider any such comments in good faith, or (y) if the disclosing Party is the Company or a Representative of the Company, reasonably consult with ACAH in connection therewith and provide ACAH with an opportunity to review and comment on such press release, public announcement or communication and shall consider any such comments in good faith, or (B) after the Closing, the disclosing Party or its applicable Representatives shall, unless and to the extent prohibited by such applicable Law, (x) if the disclosing Person is the ACAH Sponsor or a Representative of the ACAH Sponsor, reasonably consult with ACAH in connection therewith and provide ACAH with an opportunity to review and comment on such press release, public announcement or communication and consider any such comments in good faith, (y) if the disclosing Person is the Company or a Representative of the Company, reasonably consult with ACAH and the ACAH Sponsor in connection therewith and provide ACAH and the ACAH Sponsor with an opportunity to review and comment on such press release, public announcement or communication and consider any such comments in good faith, and (z) if the disclosing Person is ACAH or a Representative of ACAH, reasonably consult with the ACAH Sponsor in connection therewith and provide the ACAH Sponsor with an opportunity to review and comment on such press release, public announcement or communication and consider any such comments in good faith, (ii) to the extent such press release, public announcements or other communications contain only information previously disclosed in a press release, public announcement or other communication previously made in accordance with this Section 5.4 and (iii) to Governmental Entities in connection with any Consents required to be made under this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.4 or otherwise in this Agreement, the Parties agree that the ACAH Parties, the ACAH Sponsor and their respective Representatives may provide general information about the subject matter of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby to any direct or indirect current or prospective investor (including in connection with any Transaction Financing) or in connection with normal fund raising or related marketing or informational or reporting activities, provided the recipients of such information are subject to customary confidentiality obligations prior to the receipt of such information..

 

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(b)                         The initial press release concerning this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be a joint press release in the form agreed by the Company and ACAH prior to the execution of this Agreement and such initial press release (the “Signing Press Release”) shall be released as promptly as reasonably practicable after the execution of this Agreement. Promptly after the execution of this Agreement, ACAH shall file a current report on Form 8-K (the “Signing Filing”) with the Signing Press Release and a description of this Agreement as required by, and in compliance with, the Securities Laws, which the Company shall have the opportunity to review and comment upon prior to filing and ACAH shall consider such comments in good faith. The Company, on the one hand, and ACAH, on the other hand, shall mutually agree upon (such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed by either the Company or ACAH, as applicable) a press release announcing the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Closing Press Release”) prior to the Closing, and, on the Closing Date (or such other date as may be mutually agreed to in writing by ACAH and the Company prior to the Closing), the Parties shall cause the Closing Press Release to be released. Promptly after the Closing (but in any event within four (4) Business Days after the Closing), ACAH shall file a current report on Form 8-K (the “Closing Filing”) with the Closing Press Release and a description of the Closing as required by Securities Laws, which Closing Filing shall be mutually agreed upon by the Company and ACAH prior to the Closing (such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed by either the Company or ACAH, as applicable). In connection with the preparation of each of the Signing Press Release, the Signing Filing, the Closing Press Release and the Closing Filing, each Party shall, upon written request by any other Party, furnish such other Party with all information concerning itself, its directors, officers and equityholders, and such other matters as may be reasonably necessary for such press release or filing.

 

Section 5.5.         Tax Matters.

 

(a)                         Tax Treatment. The Parties hereby adopt this Agreement as a “plan of reorganization” within the meaning of Sections 354, 361 and the 368 of the Code and Treasury Regulations Section 1.368-2(g), and agree (i) to file all Tax Returns on a basis consistent with the Intended Tax Treatment (including attaching the statement described in Treasury Regulations Section 1.368-3(a) on or with the U.S. federal income Tax Returns of the Company and ACAH for the taxable year that includes the Merger) and retain such information as shall be required under Treasury Regulations Section 1.368-3, (ii) to take no position inconsistent with the Intended Tax Treatment (whether in audits, Tax Returns or otherwise), in the case of each of clauses (i) and (ii), unless otherwise required by a Governmental Entity as a result of a “determination” within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code, (iii) to use reasonable best efforts to cause the Merger to qualify for the Intended Tax Treatment (including if ACAH and the Company mutually determine in good faith that the Merger is not reasonably expected to qualify for the Intended Tax Treatment, using commercially reasonable efforts to restructure the transactions contemplated hereby (such restructured transactions, the “Alternative Transaction Structure”) in a manner that is reasonably expected to cause the Alternative Transaction Structure to so qualify, including by adding a second step merger to take place immediately after the Merger whereby the surviving company would merge with an into a new limited liability company that is a wholly-owned Subsidiary of ACAH (“Newco”), with Newco being the surviving company in such Merger), (iv) not to take any action or knowingly fail to take any action where such action or failure to act would reasonably be expected to prevent or impede the Merger from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment, and (v) to reasonably cooperate in good faith with each other and their respective counsel to document and support the Intended Tax Treatment, including customary tax representation letters. Each Party shall use reasonable best efforts to promptly notify the other Party in writing if, before the Closing Date, such Party knows or has reason to believe that the Merger may not qualify for the Intended Tax Treatment.

 

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(b)                         Tax Matters Cooperation. Each of the Parties shall (and shall cause their respective Affiliates to) cooperate fully, as and to the extent reasonably requested by another Party, in connection with the filing of relevant Tax Returns, and any audit or Tax proceeding. Such cooperation shall include the retention and (upon the other Party’s request) the provision (with the right to make copies) of records and information reasonably relevant to any Tax proceeding or audit, making employees available on a mutually convenient basis to provide additional information and explanation of any material provided hereunder.

 

Section 5.6.         Exclusive Dealing.

 

(a)                          From the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, the Company shall not, and shall cause its Representatives not to, directly or indirectly: (i) solicit, initiate, knowingly encourage (including by means of furnishing or disclosing information), knowingly facilitate, discuss or negotiate, directly or indirectly, any inquiry, proposal or offer (written or oral) with respect to a Company Acquisition Proposal; (ii) furnish or disclose any non-public information to any Person in connection with, or that could reasonably be expected to lead to, a Company Acquisition Proposal; (iii) enter into any Contract or other arrangement or understanding regarding a Company Acquisition Proposal; (iv) make any filings with the SEC in connection with a public offering of any Equity Securities or other securities of the Company (or any Affiliate or successor of the Company); or (v) otherwise cooperate in any way with, or assist or participate in, or knowingly facilitate or encourage any effort or attempt by any Person (other than the ACAH Parties) to do or seek to do any of the foregoing. The Company agrees to (A) notify ACAH promptly upon receipt of any Company Acquisition Proposal by the Company, and to describe the material terms and conditions of any such Company Acquisition Proposal in reasonable detail (including the identity of the Persons making such Company Acquisition Proposal) and (B) keep ACAH reasonably informed on a current basis of any modifications to such offer or information.

 

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(b)                         From the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, the ACAH Parties shall not, and each of them shall cause their Representatives not to, directly or indirectly: (i) solicit, initiate, knowingly encourage (including by means of furnishing or disclosing information), knowingly facilitate, discuss or negotiate, directly or indirectly, any inquiry, proposal or offer (written or oral) with respect to an ACAH Acquisition Proposal; (ii) furnish or disclose any non-public information to any Person in connection with, or that could reasonably be expected to lead to, an ACAH Acquisition Proposal; (iii) enter into any Contract or other arrangement or understanding regarding an ACAH Acquisition Proposal; or (iv) otherwise cooperate in any way with, or assist or participate in, or knowingly facilitate or encourage any effort or attempt by any Person (other than the Company) to do or seek to do any of the foregoing. ACAH agrees to (A) notify the Company promptly upon receipt of any ACAH Acquisition Proposal by any ACAH Party, and to describe the material terms and conditions of any such ACAH Acquisition Proposal in reasonable detail (including the identity of any person or entity making such ACAH Acquisition Proposal) and (B) keep the Company reasonably informed on a current basis of any modifications to such offer or information.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood and agreed that the covenants and agreements contained in this Section 5.6 shall not prohibit the Company, any ACAH Party or any of their respective Representatives from taking any actions in the ordinary course that are not otherwise in violation of this Section 5.6 (such as answering phone calls) or informing any Person inquiring about a possible Company Acquisition Proposal or ACAH Acquisition Proposal, as applicable, of the existence of the covenants and agreements contained in this Section 5.6.

 

Section 5.7.         Preparation of Registration Statement / Proxy Statement; Preparation of Registration Statement. As promptly as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, ACAH and the Company shall prepare and mutually agree upon (such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed by either of ACAH or the Company, as applicable), and, following delivery of the Closing Company Financial Statements to ACAH pursuant to Section 5.20(a), ACAH shall file with the SEC, the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement (it being understood that the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement shall include a proxy statement / prospectus of ACAH, which will be included therein and which will be used for the ACAH Stockholders Meeting to adopt and approve the Transaction Proposals and other matters reasonably related to the Transaction Proposals, all in accordance with and as required by ACAH’s Governing Documents, applicable Law, and any applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and Nasdaq). Each of ACAH and the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to (a) cause the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement to comply in all material respects with the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC (including, with respect to the Company, the provision of financial statements of, and any other information with respect to, the Company for all periods, and in the form, required to be included in the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement under Securities Laws (after giving effect to any waivers received) or in response to any comments from the SEC); (b) promptly notify the others of, reasonably cooperate with each other with respect to and respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff; (c) have the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as reasonably practicable after it is filed with the SEC; and (d) keep the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement effective through the Closing in order to permit the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Company and its legal counsel shall be given reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement, including all amendments and supplements thereto, prior to the filing thereof with the SEC, and on the response to any comments of the SEC prior to the filing thereof with the SEC. ACAH, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, shall promptly furnish, or cause to be furnished, to the other all information concerning such Party and its Representatives that may be required or reasonably requested in connection with any action contemplated by this Section 5.7 or for inclusion in any other statement, filing, notice or application made by or on behalf of ACAH to the SEC or Nasdaq in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Ancillary Documents. In the event the SEC requests or requires a tax opinion with respect to the Intended Tax Treatment in connection with the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement, each Party shall use reasonable best efforts to execute and deliver customary tax representation letters to the applicable counsel delivering such a tax opinion (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the counsel). If any Party becomes aware of any information that should be disclosed in an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement, then (i) such Party shall promptly inform, in the case of any ACAH Party, the Company, or, in the case of the Company, ACAH, thereof; (ii) such Party shall prepare and mutually agree upon with, in the case of ACAH, the Company, or, in the case of the Company, ACAH (in either case, such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement; (iii) ACAH shall file such mutually agreed upon amendment or supplement with the SEC; and (iv) the Parties shall reasonably cooperate, if appropriate, in mailing such amendment or supplement to the Pre-Closing ACAH Stockholders. ACAH shall as promptly as reasonably practicable advise the Company of the time of effectiveness of the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement, the issuance of any stop order relating thereto or the suspension of the qualification of ACAH New Common Shares for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, and ACAH and the Company shall each use its reasonable best efforts to have any such stop order or suspension lifted, reversed or otherwise terminated. Each of the Parties shall use reasonable best efforts to ensure that none of the information related to him, her or it or any of his, her or its Representatives, supplied by or on his, her or its behalf for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement will, at the time the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement is initially filed with the SEC, at each time at which it is amended, or at the time it becomes effective under the Securities Act contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.

 

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Section 5.8.         ACAH Stockholder Approval.

 

(a)                         As promptly as reasonably practicable following the time at which the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act (and in any event within three (3) Business Days after such date), ACAH shall (i) duly give notice of and duly convene and hold a meeting of its stockholders (the “ACAH Stockholders Meeting”) in accordance with the Governing Documents of ACAH, for the purposes of obtaining the ACAH Stockholder Approval and, if applicable, any approvals related thereto and providing its applicable stockholders with the opportunity to elect to effect an ACAH Stockholder Redemption, (ii) cause the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement to be disseminated to the ACAH Stockholders in compliance with applicable Law and (iii) solicit proxies from the ACAH Stockholders to vote in favor of each of the Transaction Proposals. Subject to the further provisions of this Section 5.8, (i) ACAH shall, through the ACAH Board, recommend to its stockholders (the “ACAH Board Recommendation”), (A) the adoption and approval of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (including the Merger) (the “Business Combination Proposal”); (B) the adoption and approval of the Post-Closing ACAH Certificate of Incorporation (the “Required Governing Document Proposal”); (C) the adoption and approval of the ACAH Equity Incentive Plan and the ACAH ESPP (the “Equity Plans Proposal”); (D) the adoption and approval of each other proposal that either the SEC or Nasdaq (or the respective staff members thereof) indicates is necessary in its comments to the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement or in correspondence related thereto; (E) the adoption and approval of each other proposal reasonably agreed to by ACAH and the Company as necessary or appropriate in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Ancillary Documents; and (F) the adoption and approval of a proposal for the postponement or adjournment of the ACAH Stockholders Meeting, if necessary, to permit further solicitation of proxies because there are not sufficient votes to approve and adopt any of the foregoing (such proposals in clauses (A) through (F), collectively, the “Transaction Proposals”), and (ii) ACAH shall include such recommendation contemplated by clause (i) in the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary herein, ACAH may postpone or adjourn the ACAH Stockholders Meeting (1) to solicit additional proxies for the purpose of obtaining the ACAH Stockholder Approval, (2) for the absence of a quorum, (3) to allow reasonable additional time for the filing or mailing of any supplemental or amended disclosures that ACAH has determined, based on the advice of outside legal counsel, is reasonably likely to be required under applicable Law and for such supplemental or amended disclosure to be disseminated and reviewed by the Pre-Closing ACAH Stockholders prior to the ACAH Stockholders Meeting or (4) if the holders of ACAH Class A Shares have elected to redeem a number of ACAH Class A Shares as of such time that would reasonably be expected to result in the condition set forth in Section 6.3(c) not being satisfied; provided that, without the consent of the Company, in no event shall ACAH adjourn the ACAH Stockholders Meeting for more than fifteen (15) Business Days later than the most recently adjourned meeting or to a date that is beyond the Termination Date. Upon request by the Company, ACAH, acting through the ACAH Board (or a committee thereof), will postpone or adjourn the ACAH Stockholders Meeting one or more times until the date on which ACAH has received proxies and votes representing a sufficient number of shares to obtain the ACAH Stockholder Approval; provided that, in no event shall ACAH be required to adjourn the ACAH Stockholders Meeting to a date that is beyond the Termination Date.

 

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(b)                         Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, at any time prior to obtaining approval of the Transaction Proposals, the ACAH Board may amend, change, withdraw, modify, withhold, qualify or fail to make the ACAH Board Recommendation (any such action an “ACAH Change in Recommendation”) if the ACAH Board shall have concluded in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal advisors and financial advisors, that the failure to make an ACAH Change in Recommendation would constitute a breach of its fiduciary duties under applicable Law; provided, that: (A) ACAH shall have delivered written notice to the Company of its intention to make an ACAH Change in Recommendation at least five (5) Business Days prior to the taking of such action by ACAH, (B) during such period and prior to making an ACAH Change in Recommendation, if requested by the Company, ACAH and its Representatives shall have negotiated in good faith with the Company and its Representatives regarding any revisions or adjustments proposed by the Company to the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would enable the ACAH Board to reaffirm the ACAH Board Recommendation and not make such ACAH Change in Recommendation and (C) if the Company requested negotiations in accordance with clause (B), ACAH may make an ACAH Change in Recommendation only if the ACAH Board, after considering in good faith any revisions or adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement that the Company shall have, prior to the expiration of the five (5) Business Day period, offered in writing to ACAH, continues to determine in good faith that failure to make an ACAH Change in Recommendation would constitute a breach of its fiduciary duties to the ACAH Stockholders under applicable Law. ACAH agrees that, unless the Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, its obligation to establish a record date for, duly call, give notice of, convene and hold the ACAH Stockholders’ Meeting for the purpose of voting on the Transaction Proposals shall not be affected by any ACAH Change in Recommendation.

 

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Section 5.9.        Conduct of Business of ACAH.

 

(a)                         From and after the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, ACAH shall, except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Document, as required by applicable Law (including COVID-19 Measures), as set forth on Section 5.9 of the ACAH Disclosure Schedules, or as consented to in writing by the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld, delayed or denied), use commercially reasonable efforts (i) to operate the business of ACAH in the ordinary course in all material respects and (ii) to maintain and preserve intact the business organization, assets, properties and business relations of ACAH in all material respects.

 

(b)                         From and after the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, ACAH shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to, as applicable, except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Document (including, for the avoidance of doubt, in connection with any Transaction Financing), as required by applicable Law, as set forth on Section 5.9 of the ACAH Disclosure Schedules or as consented to in writing by the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld, delayed or denied), do any of the following:

 

(i)           adopt any amendments, supplements, restatements or modifications to the Trust Agreement or the Governing Documents of any ACAH Party;

 

(ii)         declare, set aside, make or pay a dividend on, or make any other distribution or payment in respect of, its Equity Securities, or repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, or offer to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, any of its outstanding Equity Securities, other than, for the avoidance of doubt, for the ACAH Stockholder Redemption;

 

(iii)        split, combine or reclassify any of its capital stock or other Equity Securities or issue any other security in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for shares of its capital stock;

 

(iv)        incur, create or assume any Indebtedness, except for Indebtedness for borrowed money in an amount not to exceed $250,000 in the aggregate;

 

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(v)         make any loans or advances to, or capital contributions in, any other Person, other than to, or in, ACAH or any of its Subsidiaries;

 

(vi)        issue any Equity Securities or grant any additional options, warrants or stock appreciation rights with respect to its Equity Securities, other than the issuance of ACAH Class A Shares in connection with the exercise of any ACAH Warrant outstanding as of the date of this Agreement;

 

(vii)       (i) amend, modify or renew any ACAH Related Party Transaction, other than (A) the entry into any Contract with an ACAH Related Party with respect to the incurrence of Indebtedness permitted by Section 5.9(b)(iv) or (B) for the avoidance of doubt, any expiration or automatic extension or renewal of any Contract pursuant to its terms, or (ii) enter into any Contract that would constitute an ACAH Related Party Transaction;

 

(viii)      engage in any activities or business, or incur any material ACAH Liabilities, other than any activities, businesses or ACAH Liabilities that are either permitted under this Section 5.9 (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any activities, businesses or ACAH Liabilities contemplated by, incurred in connection with or that are otherwise incidental or attendant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Document, the performance of any covenants or agreements hereunder or thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby) or in accordance with this Section 5.9;

 

(ix)         authorize, recommend, propose or announce an intention to adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation or dissolution;

 

(x)          enter into any Contract with any broker, finder, investment banker, advisor or other Person under which such Person is or will be entitled to any brokerage fee, finders’ fee or other commission or fees in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

 

(xi)         make, change or revoke any Tax election, amend any Tax Return, change any method of accounting, enter into any closing agreement with respect to Taxes, settle any Tax claim or assessment, affirmatively surrender any right to claim a refund of Taxes, or consent to any extension or waiver of the limitation period applicable to any Tax claim or assessment (other than any such extension of time to file Tax Returns that is obtained in the ordinary course of business); or

 

(xii)        enter into any Contract to take, or cause to be taken, any of the actions set forth in this Section 5.9.

 

Notwithstanding anything in this Section 5.9 or this Agreement to the contrary, nothing set forth in this Agreement shall give the Company, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct the operations of any ACAH Party.

 

Section 5.10.       Nasdaq Listing. ACAH shall satisfy all applicable initial and continuing listing requirements of Nasdaq, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to (a) remain listed as a public company on the Nasdaq from the date hereof through the Closing and (b) cause the ACAH New Common Shares issuable in accordance with this Agreement to be approved for listing on Nasdaq, in each case as promptly as reasonably practicable after the date of this Agreement, and in any event prior to the Effective Time. The Company shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, reasonably cooperate with ACAH and its Representatives in connection with the foregoing.

 

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Section 5.11.       Trust Account. Upon satisfaction or, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, waiver of the conditions set forth in Article 6 and provision of notice thereof to the Trustee, (a) at the Closing, ACAH shall (i) cause the documents, certificates and notices required to be delivered to the Trustee pursuant to the Trust Agreement to be so delivered, and (ii) make all appropriate arrangements to cause the Trustee to (A) pay as and when due all amounts, if any, payable to the Public Stockholders of ACAH pursuant to the ACAH Stockholder Redemption, (B) pay the amounts due to the underwriters of ACAH’s initial public offering for their deferred underwriting commissions as set forth in the Trust Agreement and (C) immediately thereafter, pay all remaining amounts then available in the Trust Account to ACAH in accordance with the Trust Agreement, and (b) thereafter, the Trust Account shall terminate, except as otherwise provided therein.

 

Section 5.12.      Company Stockholder Approval.

 

(a)                         As promptly as reasonably practicable (and in any event within two (2) Business Days) following the time at which the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act (the “Company Stockholder Written Consent Deadline”), the Company shall obtain and deliver to ACAH a true and correct copy of a written consent (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to ACAH) approving and adopting this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents to which the Company is or will be a party and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including the Merger) that is duly executed by the Company Stockholders constituting the Company Requisite Approval (the “Company Stockholder Written Consent”). The Company, through the Company Board, shall recommend to the holders of Company Shares the approval and adoption of this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents to which the Company is or will be a party and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including the Merger) (the “Company Board Recommendation”).

 

(b)                         Promptly following the receipt of the Company Stockholder Written Consent, the Company shall prepare and deliver to each Company Stockholder who has not executed and delivered the Company Stockholder Written Consent an information statement, in form and substance required under the DGCL in connection with the Merger and otherwise reasonably satisfactory to ACAH, which information statement shall include (i) copies of this Agreement and the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement, (ii) the Company Board Recommendation, (iii) a description of any dissenters’ rights of the Company Stockholders available under Section 262 of the DGCL and any other disclosure with respect to dissenters’ rights required by applicable Law and (iv) in accordance with the requirements of Section 228(e) of the DGCL, notice to any Company Stockholder who has not executed and delivered the Company Stockholder Written Consent of the corporate action by those Company Stockholders who did execute the Company Stockholder Written Consent.

 

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Section 5.13.       ACAH Indemnification; Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance.

 

(a)                          Each Party agrees that (i) all rights to indemnification or exculpation now existing in favor of the directors and officers of each ACAH Party, as provided in the applicable ACAH Party’s Governing Documents or otherwise in effect as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, in either case, solely with respect to any matters occurring on or prior to the Effective Time, shall survive the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and shall continue in full force and effect from and after the Effective Time for a period of six (6) years and (ii) ACAH will perform and discharge, or cause to be performed and discharged, all obligations to provide such indemnity and exculpation during such six (6)-year period. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable Law, during such six (6)-year period, ACAH shall advance, or caused to be advanced, expenses in connection with such indemnification as provided in the applicable ACAH Party’s Governing Documents or other applicable agreements as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time. The indemnification and liability limitation or exculpation provisions of the ACAH Parties’ Governing Documents shall not, during such six (6)-year period, be amended, repealed or otherwise modified following the Effective Time in any manner that would materially and adversely affect the rights thereunder of individuals who, as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, or at any time prior to such time, were directors or officers of any ACAH Party (the “ACAH D&O Persons”) entitled to be so indemnified, have their liability limited or be exculpated with respect to any matters occurring on or prior to the Effective Time and relating to the fact that such ACAH D&O Person was a director or officer of any ACAH Party on or prior to the Effective Time, unless such amendment, repeal or other modification is required by applicable Law.

 

(b)                         ACAH shall not have any obligation under this Section 5.13 to any ACAH D&O Person when and if a court of competent jurisdiction shall ultimately determine (and such determination shall have become final and non-appealable) that the indemnification of such ACAH D&O Person in the manner contemplated hereby is prohibited by applicable Law.

 

(c)                         For a period of six (6) years following the Effective Time, ACAH shall maintain, without any lapses in coverage, directors’ and officers’ liability insurance for the benefit of those Persons who are covered by any comparable insurance policies of the ACAH Parties in effect as of the date of this Agreement with respect to wrongful acts allegedly occurring on or prior to the Effective Time. Such insurance policies shall provide coverage on terms (with respect to coverage and amount) that are substantially the same as (and no less favorable in the aggregate to the Persons covered thereby than) the coverage provided under ACAH’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date of this Agreement; provided that the premium to be paid under this Section 5.13(c) for such “tail” insurance policies shall not exceed three hundred percent (300%) of the full premium paid by ACAH prior to the date of this Agreement and the premium for such “tail” insurance policies shall be paid by the Company.

 

(d)                         If ACAH or any of its successors or assigns (i) shall merge or consolidate with or merge into any other corporation or entity and shall not be the surviving or continuing corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) shall transfer all or substantially all of their respective properties and assets as an entity in one or a series of related transactions to any Person, then in each such case, proper provisions shall be made so that the successors or assigns of ACAH shall assume all of the obligations set forth in this Section 5.13.

 

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(e)                          The Persons entitled to the indemnification, liability limitation, exculpation or insurance coverage set forth in this Section 5.13 are intended to be third-party beneficiaries of this Section 5.13. This Section 5.13 shall survive the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of ACAH.

  

Section 5.14.      Company Indemnification; Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance.

 

(a)                         Each Party agrees that (i) all rights to indemnification or exculpation now existing in favor of the directors and officers of the Company, as provided in the Company’s Governing Documents or otherwise in effect as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, in either case, solely with respect to any matters occurring on or prior to the Effective Time, shall survive the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and shall continue in full force and effect from and after the Effective Time for a period of six (6) years and (ii) ACAH will cause the applicable Company to perform and discharge all obligations to provide such indemnity and exculpation during such six (6)-year period. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable Law, during such six (6)-year period, ACAH shall cause the applicable Company to advance expenses in connection with such indemnification as provided in the Company’s Governing Documents or other applicable agreements in effect as of immediately prior to the Effective Time. The indemnification and liability limitation or exculpation provisions of the Company’s Governing Documents shall not, during such six (6)- year period, be amended, repealed or otherwise modified following the Effective Time in any manner that would materially and adversely affect the rights thereunder of individuals who, as of the Effective Time or at any time prior to the Effective Time, were directors or officers of the Company (the “Company D&O Persons”) entitled to be so indemnified, have their liability limited or be exculpated with respect to any matters occurring prior to Closing and relating to the fact that such Company D&O Person was a director or officer of the Company on or prior to the Effective Time, unless such amendment, repeal or other modification is required by applicable Law.

 

(b)                         None of ACAH or the Company shall have any obligation under this Section 5.14 to any Company D&O Person when and if a court of competent jurisdiction shall ultimately determine (and such determination shall have become final and non-appealable) that the indemnification of such Company D&O Person in the manner contemplated hereby is prohibited by applicable Law.

 

(c)                         The Company shall, as promptly as practicable from the date hereof, in consultation with ACAH, and with ACAH’s reasonable cooperation and assistance, obtain customary directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage for the benefit of the Company and its directors and officers (the “D&O Policy”), to be effective on the Closing Date. The Company shall purchase, at or prior to the Closing, and shall maintain, or cause to be maintained, in effect for a period of six (6) years following the Effective Time, without lapses in coverage, a “tail” policy or policies providing directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage for the benefit of those Persons covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date of this Agreement with respect to wrongful acts allegedly occurring on or prior to the Effective Time. Such “tail” policy shall provide coverage on terms (with respect to coverage and amount) that are substantially the same as (and no less favorable in the aggregate to the Persons covered thereby) the coverage provided under the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date of this Agreement; provided that the premium for such “tail” insurance policies to be paid under this Section 5.14(c) shall not exceed three hundred percent (300%) of the full premium paid by the Company prior to the date of this Agreement and the premium for such “tail” insurance policies shall be paid by the Company.

 

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(d)                         If ACAH or any of its successors or assigns (i) shall merge or consolidate with or merge into any other corporation or entity and shall not be the surviving or continuing corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) shall transfer all or substantially all of their respective properties and assets as an entity in one or a series of related transactions to any Person, then in each such case, proper provisions shall be made so that the successors or assigns of ACAH shall assume all of the obligations set forth in this Section 5.14.

 

(e)                         The Persons entitled to the indemnification, liability limitation, exculpation or insurance coverage set forth in this Section 5.14 are intended to be third-party beneficiaries of this Section 5.14. This Section 5.14 shall survive the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of ACAH.

 

Section 5.15.      ACAH Public Filings. From the date hereof through the Effective Time, ACAH will keep current and timely file all reports required to be filed or furnished with the SEC and otherwise comply in all material respects with its reporting obligations under applicable Securities Laws; provided that the Company has (i) notified ACAH about any information, action or event involving the Company that would trigger any such filing or reporting obligations and (ii) provided any information or statements in a reasonably timely manner as reasonably requested by ACAH to be included in any such reports or otherwise required to comply with ACAH’s reporting obligations under applicable Securities Laws.

 

Section 5.16.      PIPE Financing. Unless otherwise approved in writing by the Company (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), ACAH shall not permit any amendment or modification to be made to, any waiver (in whole or in part) of, or provide consent to modify (including consent to terminate), any provision or remedy under, or any replacements of, any of the PIPE Subscription Agreements other than any assignment or transfer contemplated therein or expressly permitted thereby (without any further amendment, modification or waiver to such assignment or transfer provision); provided, that, in the case of any such permitted assignment or transfer, the initial party to such PIPE Subscription Agreement remains bound by its obligations with respect thereto in the event that the transferee or assignee, as applicable, does not comply with its obligations to consummate the purchase the ACAH New Common Shares contemplated thereby. Subject to the immediately preceding sentence and in the event that all conditions in the PIPE Subscription Agreements have been satisfied, ACAH shall use its reasonable best efforts to take, or to cause to be taken, all actions required or necessary or that it otherwise deems to be proper or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by the PIPE Subscription Agreements on the terms described therein, including using its reasonable best efforts to enforce its rights under the PIPE Subscription Agreements to cause the PIPE Investors to pay to (or as directed by) ACAH the applicable purchase price under each PIPE Investor’s applicable PIPE Subscription Agreement in accordance with its terms. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, ACAH shall give the Company prompt written notice: (i) of the receipt of any request from a PIPE Investor for an amendment to any PIPE Subscription Agreement; (ii) of any breach or default to the knowledge of ACAH (or any event or circumstance that, to the knowledge of ACAH, with or without notice, lapse of time or both, would give rise to any breach or default) by any party to any PIPE Subscription Agreement; (iii) of the receipt by ACAH of any written notice or other written communication with respect to any actual or potential threatened or claimed expiration, lapse, withdrawal, breach, default, termination or repudiation of a PIPE Subscription Agreement by a PIPE Investor; and (iv) if ACAH does not expect to receive all or any portion of the applicable purchase price under any PIPE Subscription Agreement in accordance with its terms.

 

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Section 5.17.      Section 16 Matters. Prior to the Effective Time, each of the Company and ACAH shall take all such steps as may be required (to the extent permitted under applicable Law) to cause any dispositions of Company Common Shares or acquisitions of ACAH Common Shares (including, in each case, securities deliverable upon exercise, vesting or settlement of any derivative securities) resulting from the transactions contemplated hereby by each individual who may become subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby to be exempt under Rule B-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.

 

Section 5.18.      Cooperation; Consultation.

 

(a)                         Prior to Closing, each of the Company and ACAH shall, and each of them shall cause its respective Subsidiaries (as applicable) and its and their officers, directors, managers, employees, consultants, counsel, accounts, agents and other representatives to, reasonably cooperate in a timely manner in connection with any financing arrangement the parties mutually agree to seek in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (it being understood and agreed that the consummation of any such financing by the Company or ACAH shall be subject to the parties’ mutual agreement), including (if mutually agreed by the parties) (a) by providing such information and assistance as the other party may reasonably request (including the Company providing such financial statements and other financial data relating to the Company and its Subsidiaries as would be required if ACAH were filing a general form for registration of securities under Form 10 following the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and a registration statement on Form S-1 for the resale of the securities issued in any Transaction Financing, as applicable, following the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), (b) granting such access to the other party and its representatives as may be reasonably necessary for their due diligence, and (c) participating in a reasonable number of meetings, presentations, road shows, drafting sessions, due diligence sessions with respect to such financing efforts (including direct contact between senior management and other representatives of the Company and its Subsidiaries at reasonable times and locations). All such cooperation, assistance and access shall be granted during normal business hours and shall be granted under conditions that shall not unreasonably interfere with the business and operations of the Company, ACAH or their respective auditors.

 

(b)                         From the date of the announcement of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (pursuant to any applicable public communication made in compliance with Section 5.4(b)), until the Closing Date, ACAH shall use its reasonable best efforts to, and shall instruct its financial advisors to, keep the Company and its financial advisors reasonably informed with respect to any Transaction Financing during such period, including by (i) providing regular updates and (ii) consulting and cooperating with, and considering in good faith any reasonable feedback from, the Company or its financial advisors with respect to such matters; provided that, except as otherwise set forth in Section 5.18(b) of the ACAH Disclosure Schedule, each of ACAH and the Company acknowledges and agrees that none of their respective financial advisors (whether currently engaged or engaged in the future) shall be entitled to any fees with respect to any Transaction Financing unless otherwise mutually agreed by the Company and ACAH in writing.

 

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Section 5.19.      Post-Closing Directors and Officers.

 

(a)                         Subject to the terms of ACAH’s Governing Documents, ACAH shall take all such action within its power as may be necessary or appropriate such that immediately following the Effective Time:

 

(i)          the ACAH Board shall consist of (A) five (5) directors selected by the Company and (B) two (2) directors selected by the officers of ACAH set forth in Section 5.19 of the ACAH Disclosure Schedules;

 

(ii)         the ACAH Board shall have a majority of “independent” directors for the purposes of Nasdaq, each of whom shall serve in such capacity in accordance with the terms of ACAH’s Governing Documents following the Effective Time

 

(b)                         The individuals identified on Section 5.19(a)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Schedules shall be the officers of ACAH immediately after the Effective Time, with each such individual holding the title set forth opposite his or her name. In the event that any such individual identified on Section 5.19(a)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Schedules is unwilling or unable (whether due to death, disability or otherwise) to serve as an officer of ACAH then, prior to the time at which the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act, the Company may (in consultation with ACAH) replace such individual with another individual to serve as such officer of ACAH and, in such case, Section 5.19(a)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Schedules shall automatically be deemed amended to include such replacement individual as an officer of ACAH in lieu of, and to serve with the same title as, the individual so replaced.

 

Section 5.20.      Required Financials.

 

(a)                         The Company shall deliver to ACAH, as promptly as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement the Closing Company Financial Statements, as applicable. The Closing Company Financial Statements (i) will be prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated (except, in the case of any audited financial statements, as may be specifically indicated in the notes thereto and subject, in the case of any unaudited financial statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments (none of which is expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material) and the absence of notes thereto), (ii) will fairly present in all material respects the financial position, results of operation, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Company as at the date thereof and for the period indicated therein, (iii) will be prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated (except, in the case of any audited financial statements, as may be specifically indicated in the notes thereto and subject, in the case of any unaudited financial statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments (none of which is expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material) and the absence of notes thereto), (iv) in the case of any audited financial statements, will be audited in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB and will contain an unqualified report of the Company’s auditor and (v) will comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act in effect as of the respective dates of delivery (including Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K, as applicable).

 

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(b)                         In the event the Closing Company Financial Statements go stale prior to the Closing Date under the Securities Laws, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver as promptly as practicable such further historical financial statements of the Company that would be required to be included in the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement and any other filings to be made by ACAH with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Document.

 

(c)                         The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts (i) to assist, upon advance written notice, during normal business hours and in a manner such as to not unreasonably interfere with the normal operation of the Company, ACAH in causing to be prepared in a timely manner any other financial information or statements (including customary pro forma financial statements) that are required to be included in the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement and any other filings to be made by ACAH with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Document and (ii) to obtain the consents of its auditors with respect thereto as may be required by applicable Law or requested by the SEC.

 

Section 5.21.      ACAH Equity Plan. Prior to the Closing Date, the ACAH Board shall approve and adopt an equity incentive plan (the “ACAH Equity Incentive Plan”) and an employee stock purchase plan (the “ACAH ESPP”), each in a form to be mutually agreed upon between the Company and ACAH subject to the terms set forth in Section 5.21 of the Company Disclosure Schedule. Within two (2) Business Days following the expiration of the 60 day period following the date on which ACAH has filed current Form 10 information with the SEC reflecting its status as an entity that is not a shell company (or such longer period as may be required by rule or regulation of the SEC), ACAH shall file an effective registration statement on Form S-8 (or other applicable form) with respect to the ACAH New Common Shares issuable under the ACAH Equity Incentive Plan and ACAH ESPP and the ACAH New Common Shares issuable upon exercise of the Exchanged Options, and ACAH shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement(s) (and maintain the current status of the prospectus or prospectuses contained therein) for so long as awards granted pursuant to the ACAH Equity Incentive Plan and ACAH ESPP and the Exchanged Options remain outstanding.

 

Section 5.22.      FIRPTA Certificates. At or prior to the Closing, the Company shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to ACAH a certificate, duly executed by the Company, complying with Treasury Regulations Section 1.1445-2(c)(3), together with evidence that the Company has provided notice to the Internal Revenue Service in accordance with the provisions of Treasury Regulations Section 1.897-2(h)(2), in each case, in a form and substance reasonably acceptable to ACAH.

 

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Section 5.23.      Company Related Party Transactions. The Company shall take, or cause to be taken, all actions necessary or advisable to terminate at or prior to the Closing all Company Related Party Transactions (other than those set forth on Section 5.23 of the Company Disclosure Schedules) without any further obligations or Liabilities to the Company or any of its Affiliates (including, from and after the Effective Time, ACAH and its Affiliates). On or prior to the Closing, each of the Company Equityholders and the Company shall, and shall cause their respective Affiliates to, repay or cause to be repaid in full, or otherwise satisfy and settle, all Indebtedness, receivables, payables and other similar arrangements between the Company, on the one hand, and any Company Equityholder or any of its Affiliates, on the other hand, in each case, other than those set forth on Section 5.23 of the Company Disclosure Schedules.

 

Article 6.

 

CONDITIONS TO CONSUMMATION OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT

 

Section 6.1.         Conditions to the Obligations of the Parties. The obligations of the Parties to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction or, if permitted by applicable Law, waiver by the Party for whose benefit such condition exists of the following conditions:

 

(a)                         all HSR Act waiting periods (and any extensions thereof) applicable to the Transactions, and any commitments by the Parties not to consummate the Transactions before a certain date under a timing agreement entered into with a Governmental Entity, shall have expired or been terminated;

 

(b)                         no Order or Law entered, issued, enacted or promulgated by any court of competent jurisdiction or other Governmental Entity, or other legal restraint or prohibition, preventing, making unlawful, restraining or prohibiting the consummation of the Transactions shall be in effect;

 

(c)                         the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement shall have become effective in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act, no stop order shall have been issued by the SEC and shall remain in effect with respect to the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement, and no proceeding seeking such a stop order shall have been threatened or initiated by the SEC and remain pending;

 

(d)                         the ACAH New Common Shares shall have been approved for listing on Nasdaq;

 

(e)                         the Company Stockholder Written Consent shall have been obtained;

 

(f)                          the Required ACAH Stockholder Approval shall have been obtained; and

 

(g)                         after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby (including any Transaction Financing), ACAH shall have at least $5,000,001 of net tangible assets (as determined in accordance with Rule 3a51-1(g)(1) of the Exchange Act) immediately after the Effective Time.

 

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Section 6.2.         Other Conditions to the Obligations of the ACAH Parties. The obligations of the ACAH Parties to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction or, if permitted by applicable Law, waiver by ACAH (on behalf of itself and the other ACAH Parties) of the following further conditions:

 

(a)                         (i) the Company Fundamental Representations (other than the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.3(a) and Section 3.10(a)) shall be true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation as to “materiality” or “Company Material Adverse Effect” or any similar limitation set forth herein) in all material respects as of the Closing Date, as though made on and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty is made as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date), (ii) the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.3(a) shall be true and correct in all respects (except for de minimis inaccuracies) as of the Closing Date, as though made on and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty is made as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all respects (except for de minimis inaccuracies) as of such earlier date), (iii) the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.10(a) shall be true and correct in all respects as of the Closing Date, as though made on and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty is made as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all respects as of such earlier date), provided, however, that this clause (iii) shall be deemed to be satisfied if no Company Material Adverse Effect is continuing and (iv) the representations and warranties of the of the Company set forth in Article 3 (other than the Company Fundamental Representations) shall be true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation as to “materiality” or “Company Material Adverse Effect” or any similar limitation set forth herein) in all respects as of the Closing Date, as though made on and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty is made as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all respects 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 cause a Company Material Adverse Effect;

 

(b)                         the Company shall have performed and complied in all material respects with the covenants and agreements required to be performed or complied with by the Company under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing;

 

(c)                         since the date of this Agreement, no Company Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred;

 

(d)                         the Company Note Conversion, the Company Warrant Conversion and the Company Preferred Conversion shall have occurred; and

 

(e)                         at or prior to the Closing, the Company shall have delivered, or caused to be delivered, to ACAH the following documents:

 

(i)           a certificate duly executed by an authorized officer of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect that the conditions specified in Section 6.2(a), Section 6.2(b) and Section 6.2(c) are satisfied, in a form and substance reasonably satisfactory to ACAH;

 

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(ii)         the Registration Rights Agreement duly executed by the applicable Company Stockholders party thereto; and

 

(iii)        the Lock-Up Agreement duly executed by the applicable Company Stockholders party thereto.

 

Section 6.3.         Other Conditions to the Obligations of the Company. The obligations of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction or, if permitted by applicable Law, waiver by the Company of the following further conditions:

 

(a)                         (i) the ACAH Fundamental Representations (other than the representations and warranties set forth in Section 4.6(a)) shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date, as though made on and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty is made as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date), (ii) the representations and warranties set forth in Section 4.6(a) shall be true and correct in all respects (except for de minimis inaccuracies) as of the Closing Date, as though made on and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty is made as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all respects (except for de minimis inaccuracies) as of such earlier date) and (iii) the representations and warranties of the ACAH Parties (other than the ACAH Fundamental Representations) contained in Article 4 of this Agreement shall be true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation as to “materiality” or “ACAH Material Adverse Effect” or any similar limitation set forth herein) in all respects as of the Closing Date, as though made on and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty is made as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all respects 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 cause an ACAH Material Adverse Effect;

 

(b)                         the ACAH Parties shall have performed and complied in all material respects with the covenants and agreements required to be performed or complied with by them under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing;

 

(c)                        ACAH shall have satisfied all applicable initial and continuing listing requirements of Nasdaq, and ACAH shall not have received any notice of non-compliance therewith that has not been cured prior to, or would not be cured at or immediately following, the Effective Time;

 

(d)                         the Aggregate Transaction Proceeds shall be equal to or greater than $170,000,000; and

 

(e)                         at or prior to the Closing, ACAH shall have delivered, or caused to be delivered, the following documents to the Company:

 

(i)          a certificate duly executed by an authorized officer of ACAH, dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect that the conditions specified in Section 6.3(a) and Section 6.3(b) are satisfied, in a form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company;

 

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(ii)         the Registration Rights Agreement duly executed by ACAH and the ACAH Sponsor; and

 

(iii)        the Lock-Up Agreement duly executed by ACAH and the ACAH Sponsor.

 

Section 6.4.        Frustration of Closing Conditions. The Company may not rely on the failure of any condition set forth in this Article 6 to be satisfied if such failure was proximately caused by the Company’s failure to use reasonable best efforts to cause the Closing to occur, as required by Section 5.2, or a breach of this Agreement. None of the ACAH Parties may rely on the failure of any condition set forth in this Article 6 to be satisfied if such failure was proximately caused by an ACAH Party’s failure to use reasonable best efforts to cause the Closing to occur, as required by Section 5.2, or a breach of this Agreement.

 

Article 7.

 

TERMINATION

 

Section 7.1.        Termination. This Agreement may be terminated and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement may be abandoned at any time prior to the Closing:

 

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

 

(b)                         by ACAH, if any of the representations or warranties set forth in Article 3 shall not be true and correct or if the Company has failed to perform any covenant or agreement on the part of the Company set forth in this Agreement (including an obligation to consummate the Closing) such that the condition to Closing set forth in either Section 6.2(a) or Section 6.2(b) could not be satisfied and the breach or breaches causing such representations or warranties not to be true and correct, or the failures to perform any covenant or agreement, as applicable, is (or are) not cured or cannot be cured within the earlier of (i) thirty (30) days after written notice thereof is delivered to the Company by ACAH, and (ii) the Termination Date; provided, however, that none of the ACAH Parties is then in breach of this Agreement so as to prevent the condition to Closing set forth in either Section 6.3(a) or Section 6.3(b) from being satisfied;

 

(c)                         by the Company, if any of the representations or warranties set forth in Article 4 shall not be true and correct or if any ACAH Party has failed to perform any covenant or agreement on the part of such applicable ACAH Party set forth in this Agreement (including an obligation to consummate the Closing) such that the condition to Closing set forth in either Section 6.3(a) or Section 6.3(b) could not be satisfied and the breach or breaches causing such representations or warranties not to be true and correct, or the failures to perform any covenant or agreement, as applicable, is (or are) not cured or cannot be cured within the earlier of (i) thirty (30) days after written notice thereof is delivered to ACAH by the Company and (ii) the Termination Date; provided, however, the Company is not then in breach of this Agreement so as to prevent the condition to Closing set forth in Section 6.2(a) or Section 6.2(b) from being satisfied;

 

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(d)                         by either ACAH or the Company, if the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall not have been consummated on or prior to May 30, 2022 (the “Termination Date”); provided, that, if any of the conditions to Closing set forth in Section 6.1(a), Section 6.1(b), Section 6.1(c) or Section 6.1(f) have not been satisfied by the Termination Date, the Company may, upon written notice to ACAH prior to the Termination Date, extend the Termination Date for an additional 30 days; provided, further, that (i) the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.1(d) shall not be available to ACAH if any ACAH Party’s breach of any of its covenants or obligations under this Agreement shall have proximately caused the failure to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement on or before the Termination Date, and (ii) the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.1(d) shall not be available to the Company if the Company’s breach of its covenants or obligations under this Agreement shall have proximately caused the failure to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement on or before the Termination Date;

 

(e)                         by either ACAH or the Company, if any Governmental Entity shall have entered, issued, enacted or promulgated an Order or Law or taken any other action permanently enjoining, preventing, restraining, making unlawful or otherwise prohibiting the Transactions and such Order, Law or other action shall have become final and nonappealable; provided, that (i) the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.1(d) shall not be available to ACAH if any ACAH Party’s breach of any of its covenants or obligations under this Agreement shall have proximately caused the entry, issuance, enactment or promulgation of such Order or Law or the occurrence of such other action, and (ii) the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.1(d) shall not be available to the Company if the Company’s breach of its covenants or obligations under this Agreement shall have proximately caused the entry, issuance, enactment or promulgation of such Order or Law or the occurrence of such other action;

 

(f)                          by either ACAH or the Company, if the ACAH Stockholders Meeting has been held (including any adjournment or postponement thereof), has concluded, ACAH’s stockholders have duly voted and the Required ACAH Stockholder Approval was not obtained;

 

(g)                         by ACAH, (i) if the Company does not deliver, or cause to be delivered to ACAH a Transaction Support Agreement duly executed by each Supporting Company Stockholder in accordance with Section 5.12(a) on the date of this Agreement or (ii) if the Company does not deliver, or cause to be delivered to ACAH the Company Stockholder Written Consent in accordance with Section 5.12(a) on or prior to the Company Stockholder Written Consent Deadline, or if the Company Stockholder Written Consent is, at any time, no longer valid or is otherwise revoked or rescinded at any time; or

 

(h)                         by the Company upon any ACAH Change in Recommendation.

 

Section 7.2.         Effect of Termination. In the event of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1, (a) this entire Agreement shall forthwith become void (and there shall be no Liability or obligation on the part of the Parties and their respective Representatives) with the exception of Section 5.3(a), this Section 7.2, Article 8 and Article 1 (to the extent related to the foregoing), each of which shall survive such termination and remain valid and binding obligations of the Parties and (b) the Confidentiality Agreement, which shall survive such termination and remain valid and binding obligations of the parties thereto in accordance with its terms. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary herein, the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1 shall not affect (i) any Liability on the part of any Party for any willful breach of any covenant or agreement set forth in this Agreement prior to such termination or fraud or (ii) any Person’s Liability under any Ancillary Document to which such Person is a party to the extent arising from a claim against such Person by another Person party to such agreement on the terms and subject to the conditions thereunder.

 

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Article 8.

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 8.1.         Non-Survival. Other than those representations, warranties and covenants set forth in Section 2.1, Section 2.2, Section 2.3, Section 2.4, Section 3.27 and Section 3.28, each of which shall survive following the Effective Time, or as otherwise provided in the last sentence of this Section 8.1, each of the representations and warranties, and each of the agreements and covenants (to the extent such agreement or covenant contemplates or requires performance at or prior to the Effective Time), of the Parties set forth in this Agreement, shall terminate at the Effective Time, such that no claim for breach of any such representation, warranty, agreement or covenant, detrimental reliance or other right or remedy (whether in contract, in tort, at law, in equity or otherwise) may be brought with respect thereto after the Effective Time against any Party. Each covenant and agreement contained herein that, by its terms, expressly contemplates performance after the Effective Time shall so survive the Effective Time in accordance with its terms, and each covenant and agreement contained in any Ancillary Document that, by its terms, expressly contemplates performance after the Effective Time shall so survive the Effective Time in accordance with its terms and any other provision in any Ancillary Document that expressly survives the Effective Time shall so survive the Effective Time in accordance with the terms of such Ancillary Document.

 

Section 8.2.         Entire Agreement; Assignment. This Agreement (together with the Ancillary Documents) constitutes the entire agreement among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may not be assigned by any Party (whether by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of (a) ACAH and the Company prior to Closing and (b) ACAH and the ACAH Sponsor after the Closing. Any attempted assignment of this Agreement not in accordance with the terms of this Section 8.2 shall be void.

 

Section 8.3.         Amendment. This Agreement may be amended or modified only by a written agreement executed and delivered by (a) ACAH and the Company prior to the Closing and (b) ACAH and the ACAH Sponsor after the Closing. This Agreement may not be modified or amended except as provided in the immediately preceding sentence and any purported amendment by any Party or Parties effected in a manner which does not comply with this Section 8.3 shall be void, ab initio.

 

Section 8.4.         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) by delivery in person, by e-mail (having obtained electronic delivery confirmation thereof (i.e., an electronic record of the sender that the e-mail was sent to the intended recipient thereof without an “error” or similar message that such e-mail was not received by such intended recipient)), or by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) (upon receipt thereof) to the other Parties as follows:

 

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(a)            If to any ACAH Party, to:

 

Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corp.

6 St Johns Lane 

New York, NY 10013

 

Attention: Shahraab Ahmad

 

E-mail: shahraab@atlanticcoastalacqusition.com

 

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

 

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP 

31 West 52nd Street

New York, NY 10019

 


Attention:
Stephen B. Amdur
Bianca K. Bowen

 

E-mail:

stephen.amdur@pillsburylaw.com

bianca.bowen@pillsburylaw.com

 

(b)            If to the Company, to:

 

Essentium, Inc.

19025 N Heatherwilde Blvd, Suite 100 

Pflugerville, TX 78660

 

Attention: Blake Teipel, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer

 

E-mail: blake.teipel@essentium.com

 

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

 

Latham & Watkins LLP

301 Congress Avenue, Suite 900
Austin, TX 78701

 


Attention:
Jenifer Smith
Nick S. Dhesi

 

E-mail:

jen.smith@lw.com

nick.dhesi@lw.com

 

or to such other address as the Party to whom notice is given may have previously furnished to the others in writing in the manner set forth above.

 

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Section 8.5.         Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the law of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware.

 

Section 8.6.         Fees and Expenses. Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, all fees and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including the fees and disbursements of counsel, financial advisors and accountants, shall be paid by the Party incurring such fees or expenses; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, (a) if this Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, the Company shall pay, or cause to be paid, all Unpaid Company Expenses and the Company shall not be responsible for any Unpaid ACAH Expenses and (b) if the Closing occurs, then ACAH shall pay, or cause to be paid, all Unpaid Company Expenses and all Unpaid ACAH Expenses.

 

Section 8.7.         Construction; Interpretation. The term “this Agreement” means this Business Combination Agreement together with the Schedules and Exhibits hereto, as the same may from time to time be amended, modified, supplemented or restated in accordance with the terms hereof. The headings set forth in this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. No Party, nor its respective counsel, shall be deemed the drafter of this Agreement for purposes of construing the provisions hereof, and all provisions of this Agreement shall be construed according to their fair meaning and not strictly for or against any Party. Unless otherwise indicated to the contrary herein by the context or use thereof: (a) the words, “herein,” “hereto,” “hereof” and words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole, including the Schedules and Exhibits, and not to any particular section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph or clause set forth in this Agreement; (b) masculine gender shall also include the feminine and neutral genders, and vice versa; (c) words importing the singular shall also include the plural, and vice versa; (d) the words “include,” “includes” or “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; (e) references to “$” or “dollar” or “US$” shall be references to United States dollars; (f) the word “or” is disjunctive but not necessarily exclusive; (g) the words “writing”, “written” and comparable terms refer to printing, typing and other means of reproducing words (including electronic media) in a visible form; (h) the word “day” means calendar day unless Business Day is expressly specified; (i) the word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” means the degree to which a subject or other thing extends, and such phrase shall not mean simply “if”; (j) all references to Articles, Sections, Exhibits or Schedules are to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules of this Agreement; (k) the words “provided” or “made available” or words of similar import (regardless of whether capitalized or not) shall mean, when used with reference to documents or other materials required to be provided or made available to ACAH, any documents or other materials posted to the electronic data room located at https://services.intralinks.com under the project name “Project Excelsior” as of 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, at least three (3) days prior to the date of this Agreement; (l) all references to any Law will be to such Law as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified or re-enacted from time to time; and (m) unless the context requires otherwise, any reference to the “Company” in this Agreement shall mean and refer to the “Surviving Company” from and after the Effective Time. If any action under this Agreement is required to be done or taken on a day that is not a Business Day, then such action shall be required to be done or taken not on such day but on the first succeeding Business Day thereafter.

 

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Section 8.8.         Exhibits and Schedules. All Exhibits and Schedules, or documents expressly incorporated into this Agreement, are hereby incorporated into this Agreement and are hereby made a part hereof as if set out in full in this Agreement. The Schedules shall be arranged in sections and subsections corresponding to the numbered and lettered Sections and subsections set forth in this Agreement. Any item disclosed in the Company Disclosure Schedules or in the ACAH Disclosure Schedules corresponding to any Section or subsection of Article 3 (in the case of the Company Disclosure Schedules) or Article 4 (in the case of the ACAH Disclosure Schedules) shall be deemed to have been disclosed with respect to every other section and subsection of Article 3 (in the case of the Company Disclosure Schedules) or Article 4 (in the case of the ACAH Disclosure Schedules), as applicable, where the relevance of such disclosure to such other Section or subsection is reasonably apparent on the face of the disclosure. The information and disclosures set forth in the Schedules that correspond to the section or subsections of Article 3 or Article 4 may not be limited to matters required to be disclosed in the Schedules, and any such additional information or disclosure is for informational purposes only and does not necessarily include other matters of a similar nature.

 

Section 8.9.         Parties in Interest. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of each Party and its successors and permitted assigns and, except as provided in Section 5.13, Section 5.14, the last sentence of this Section 8.9 and Section 8.13, nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person any rights, benefits or remedies of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement. The ACAH Sponsor shall be an express third-party beneficiary of Section 5.4, Section 5.19, Section 8.2, Section 8.3, this Section 8.9 and Section 8.14.

 

Section 8.10.      Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable Law, but if any term or other provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable under applicable Law, all other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any Party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or unenforceable under applicable Law, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible.

 

Section 8.11.      Counterparts; Electronic Signatures. This Agreement and each Ancillary Document (including any of the closing deliverables contemplated hereby) may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement or any Ancillary Document (including any of the closing deliverables contemplated hereby) by e-mail, scanned pages or other electronic imaging (including “pdf,” “tif,” “jpg,” DocuSign, AdobeSign or other similar electronic transmission) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterparty to this Agreement or any such Ancillary Document.

 

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Section 8.12.      Knowledge of Company; Knowledge of ACAH. For all purposes of this Agreement, the phrase “to the Company’s knowledge” and “known by the Company” and any derivations thereof shall mean as of the applicable date, the actual knowledge of the individuals set forth on Section 8.12 of the Company Disclosure Schedules, assuming reasonable due inquiry of his or her direct reports. For all purposes of this Agreement, the phrase “to ACAH’s knowledge” and “to the knowledge of ACAH” and any derivations thereof shall mean as of the applicable date, the actual knowledge of the individuals set forth on Section 8.12 of the ACAH Disclosure Schedules, assuming reasonable due inquiry of his or her direct reports. For the avoidance of doubt, none of the individuals set forth on Section 8.12 of the Company Disclosure Schedules or Section 8.12 of the ACAH Disclosure Schedules shall have any personal Liability or obligations regarding such knowledge.

 

Section 8.13.      No Recourse. This Agreement may only be enforced against, and any action for breach of this Agreement may only be made against, the Parties, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, none of the Representatives of ACAH or the Company shall have any Liability arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the negotiation thereof or its subject matter, or the transactions contemplated hereby, including with respect to any claim (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) for breach of this Agreement or in respect of any written or oral representations made or alleged to be made in connection herewith (except as expressly provided herein) or for any actual or alleged inaccuracies, misstatements or omissions with respect to any information or materials of any kind furnished by the Company or ACAH concerning the Company, any ACAH Party, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

Section 8.14.       Extension; Waiver. The Company prior to the Closing and the ACAH Sponsor after the Closing may (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the ACAH Parties set forth herein, (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties of the ACAH Parties set forth herein or (c) waive compliance by the ACAH Parties with any of the agreements or conditions set forth herein. ACAH (prior to the Closing Date) and the ACAH Sponsor (after the Closing Date), may (i) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the Company set forth herein, (ii) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties of the Company set forth herein or (iii) waive compliance by the Company with any of the agreements or conditions set forth herein. Any agreement on the part of any such Party to any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in a written instrument signed on behalf of such Party. Any waiver of any term or condition shall not be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach or a subsequent waiver of the same term or condition, or a waiver of any other term or condition of this Agreement. The failure of any Party to assert any of its rights hereunder shall not constitute a waiver of such rights.

 

Section 8.15.      Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY PROCEEDING, CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION, OR CAUSE OF ACTION (I) ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR UNDER ANY ANCILLARY DOCUMENT OR (II) IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES IN RESPECT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY ANCILLARY DOCUMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED HERETO OR THERETO OR ANY FINANCING IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY, IN EACH CASE, WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, EQUITY, OR OTHERWISE. EACH PARTY HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH PROCEEDING, CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY AND THAT THE PARTIES MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OF A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE PARTIES HERETO TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (A) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (B) EACH SUCH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (C) EACH SUCH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY AND (D) EACH SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 8.15.

 

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Section 8.16.      Submission to Jurisdiction. Each of the Parties irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware (or, if the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware declines to accept jurisdiction, any state or federal court within State of New York, New York County), for the purposes of any Proceeding, claim, demand, action or cause of action (a) arising under this Agreement or under any Ancillary Document or (b) in any way connected with or related or incidental to the dealings of the Parties in respect of this Agreement or any Ancillary Document or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or any of the transactions contemplated thereby, and irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such Proceeding in any such court, and further irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such Proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each Party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion or as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any Proceeding claim, demand, action or cause of action against such Party (i) arising under this Agreement or under any Ancillary Document or (ii) in any way connected with or related or incidental to the dealings of the Parties in respect of this Agreement or any Ancillary Document or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or any of the transactions contemplated thereby, (A) any claim that such Party is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the courts as described in this Section 8.16 for any reason, (B) that such Party or such Party’s property is exempt or immune from the jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise) and (C) that (x) the Proceeding, claim, demand, action or cause of action in any such court is brought against such Party in an inconvenient forum, (y) the venue of such Proceeding, claim, demand, action or cause of action against such Party is improper or (z) this Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, may not be enforced against such Party in or by such courts. Each Party agrees that service of any process, summons, notice or document by registered mail to such party’s respective address set forth in Section 8.4 shall be effective service of process for any such Proceeding, claim, demand, action or cause of action.

 

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Section 8.17.         Remedies. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, any and all remedies provided herein will be deemed cumulative with and not exclusive of any other remedy conferred hereby, or by law or equity upon such Party, and the exercise by a Party of any one remedy will not preclude the exercise of any other remedy. The Parties agree that irreparable damage for which monetary damages, even if available, would not be an adequate remedy, would occur in the event that the Parties do not perform their respective obligations under the provisions of this Agreement (including failing to take such actions as are required of them hereunder to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) in accordance with their specific terms or otherwise breach such provisions. It is accordingly agreed that the Parties shall be entitled to seek an injunction or injunctions, specific performance and other equitable relief to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement, in each case, without posting a bond or undertaking and without proof of damages and this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity. Each of the Parties agrees that it will not oppose the granting of an injunction, specific performance and other equitable relief when expressly available pursuant to the terms of this Agreement on the basis that the other parties have an adequate remedy at law or an award of specific performance is not an appropriate remedy for any reason at law or equity.

 

Section 8.18.         Trust Account Waiver. Reference is made to the final prospectus of ACAH, filed with the SEC (File No. 333-253003) on March 5, 2021 (the “Prospectus”). The Company acknowledges and agrees and understands that ACAH has established a trust account (the “Trust Account”) containing the proceeds of its initial public offering (the “IPO”) and from certain private placements occurring simultaneously with the IPO (including interest accrued from time to time thereon) for the benefit of ACAH’s public stockholders (including overallotment shares acquired by ACAH’s underwriters, the “Public Stockholders”), and ACAH may disburse monies from the Trust Account only in the express circumstances described in the Prospectus. For and in consideration of ACAH entering into this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company hereby agrees on behalf of itself and its Representatives that, notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary in this Agreement, neither the Company nor any of its Representatives does now or shall at any time hereafter have any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies in the Trust Account or distributions therefrom, or make any claim against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom), regardless of whether such claim arises as a result of, in connection with or relating in any way to, this Agreement or any proposed or actual business relationship between ACAH or any of its Representatives, on the one hand, and, the Company or any of its Representatives, on the other hand, or any other matter, and regardless of whether such claim arises based on contract, tort, equity or any other theory of legal liability (any and all such claims are collectively referred to hereafter as the “Trust Account Released Claims”). The Company on its own behalf and on behalf of its Representatives, hereby irrevocably waives any Trust Account Released Claims that it or any of its Representatives may have against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom) now or in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any negotiations, or Contracts with ACAH or its Representatives and will not seek recourse against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom) for any reason whatsoever (including for an alleged breach of any agreement with ACAH or its Affiliates).

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Parties has caused this Business Combination Agreement to be duly executed on its behalf as of the day and year first above written.

 

  ATLANTIC COASTAL ACQUISITION CORP.
     
  By:  
    /s/ Shahraab Ahmad
    Name: Shahraab Ahmad
     
    Title: Chief Executive Officer
     
  ALPHA MERGER SUB 1, INC.
     
  By:  
    /s/ Shahraab Ahmad
    Name: Shahraab Ahmad
     
    Title: President
     
  ESSENTIUM, INC.
     
  By:  
    /s/ Blake Teipel
    Name: Blake Teipel
     
    Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

[Signature Page to Business Combination Agreement]

 

 

 

 

Exhibit A

 

Form of Registration Rights Agreement

 

[See attached.]

 

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FORM OF AMENDED AND RESTATED
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

This Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated as of [●], is made and entered into by and among Essentium, Inc., a Delaware corporation (formerly known as Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“ACAH”)) (the “Company”), Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Sponsor Parent”), and Atlantic Coastal Finance Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Sponsor SPE” and, collectively with Sponsor Parent, “Sponsor Holdco”), Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, a New York general partnership (“Lender”), and the persons set forth on Schedule I hereto (together with Sponsor Holdco and Lender, each, a “Sponsor” and, together, the “Sponsors”), and certain former stockholders of the Company set forth on Schedule II hereto (such stockholders, the “Legacy Company Holders,” and, collectively with the Sponsors, the Legacy Company Holders and any person or entity who hereafter becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 5.2 or Section 5.10 of this Agreement, the “Holders” and each, a “Holder”).

 

Recitals

 

Whereas, the Company and certain of the Sponsors are party to that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2021 (the “Original RRA”);

 

Whereas, the Company has entered into that certain Business Combination Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2021, (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Business Combination Agreement”), by and among the Company, Alpha Merger Sub 1, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and ACAH;

 

Whereas, on the date hereof, pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, the Legacy Company Holders received shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), of the Company;

 

Whereas, certain investors (the “Investor Stockholders”) purchased an aggregate of [●] shares of Common Stock (the “Investor Shares”) in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act pursuant to the respective Subscription Agreements, each dated as of November 22, 2021, entered into by and between the Company and each of the Investor Stockholders (each, a “Subscription Agreement” and, collectively, the “Subscription Agreements”);

 

Whereas, Sponsor SPE has entered into that certain Loan and Security Agreement between Sponsor and Lender, dated as of November 30, 2021 (as may be amended or modified from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”), pursuant to which Sponsor SPE has pledged all shares of Common Stock of the Company held by it (which constitutes all shares of Common Stock formerly held by Sponsor Parent and all shares acquired by Sponsor SPE pursuant to that certain Subscription Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2021, between the Company and Sponsor SPE);

 

Whereas, pursuant to Section 6.05 of the Original RRA, the provisions, covenants and conditions set forth therein may be amended or modified upon the written consent of the Company and the Holders (as defined in the Original RRA) of at least a majority-in-interest of the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Original RRA) at the time in question, and the Sponsors are Holders (as defined in the Original RRA) in the aggregate of at least a majority-in-interest of the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Original RRA) as of the date hereof; and

 

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Whereas, the Company and the applicable Sponsors desire to amend and restate the Original RRA in its entirety and enter into this Agreement, pursuant to which the Company shall grant the 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

 

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

 

Additional Holder” shall have the meaning given in Section 5.10.

 

Additional Holder Common Stock” shall have the meaning given in Section 5.10.

 

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 the 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 a Misstatement, (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.

 

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

 

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

 

Business Combination Agreement” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

Closing” shall have the meaning given in the Business Combination Agreement.

 

Closing Date” shall have the meaning given in the Business Combination Agreement.

 

Commission” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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

 

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

 

Competing Registration Rights” shall have the meaning given in Section 5.7.

 

Demanding Holder” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.1.4.

 

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

 

Form S-1 Shelf” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.1.1.

 

Form S-3 Shelf” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.1.1.

 

Holders” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble hereto, for so long as such person or entity holds any Registrable Securities.

 

Investor Shares” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

Investor Stockholders” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

Joinder” shall have the meaning given in Section 5.10.

 

Legacy Company Holders” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble hereto.

 

Legacy Essentium” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble hereto.

 

Lender” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble hereto.

 

Loan Agreement” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

Maximum Number of Securities” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.1.5.

 

Minimum Takedown Threshold” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.1.4.

 

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

 

Original RRA” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

Permitted Transferees” shall mean any person or entity to whom such Holder is permitted to transfer such Registrable Securities, subject to and in accordance with any applicable agreement between such Holder and/or their respective Permitted Transferees and the Company and any transferee thereafter, including, for the avoidance of doubt, (i) pursuant to Section 5.2 of this Agreement and (ii) solely with respect to Lender, pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement.

 

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Piggyback Registration” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.2.1.

 

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) any outstanding shares of Common Stock or any other equity security (including warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock and shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of any other equity security of the Company) held by a Holder immediately following the Closing (including any securities distributable pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement and any Investor Shares); (b) any Additional Holder Common Stock; and (c) any other equity security of the Company issued or issuable with respect to any securities referenced in clause (a) and (b) above by way of a stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a recapitalization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, reorganization or similar transaction; 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 by the applicable Holder; (B)(i) such securities shall have been otherwise transferred, (ii) new certificates for such securities not bearing (or book-entry positions not subject to) a legend restricting further transfer shall have been delivered by the Company and (iii) subsequent public distribution of such securities shall not require registration under the Securities Act; (C) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding; (D) such securities may be sold without registration pursuant to Rule 144 or any successor rule promulgated under the Securities Act (but with no limitation as to volume, timing or manner of sale); and (E) such securities have been sold to, or through, a broker, dealer or underwriter in a public distribution or other public securities transaction.

 

Registration” shall mean a registration, including any related Shelf Takedown, effected by preparing and filing a registration statement, Prospectus 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 documented, out-of-pocket expenses of a Registration, including, without limitation, the following:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(F)            in the case of an Underwritten Offering, reasonable fees and expenses of one (1) legal counsel (and one local or foreign counsel in each applicable jurisdiction) selected by a majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders initiating such Underwritten Offering.

 

Registration Statement” shall mean any registration statement that covers 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 2.1.5.

 

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 Statement, 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.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Subscription Agreement” shall have the meaning given in the recitals hereto.

 

Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.1.2.

 

Transfer” shall mean the (a) sale or assignment of, offer to sell, contract or agreement to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant of any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or agreement to dispose of, directly or indirectly, or establishment or increase of a put equivalent position or liquidation with respect to or decrease of a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act with respect to, any security, (b) entry into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any security, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of such securities, in cash or otherwise, or (c) public announcement of any intention to effect any transaction specified in clause (a) or (b).

 

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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 2.1.4.

 

Withdrawal Notice” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.1.6.

 

ARTICLE II

 

REGISTRATIONS AND OFFERINGS

 

2.1           Shelf Registration.

 

2.1.1           Filing. Within sixty (60) days following the Closing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement for a Shelf Registration on Form S-1 (the “Form S-1 Shelf”) or a Registration Statement for a Shelf Registration on Form S-3 (the “Form S-3 Shelf”), if the Company is then eligible to use a Form S-3 Shelf, in each case, covering the resale of all the Registrable Securities (determined as of two (2) business days prior to such submission or 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, but no later than the earlier of (a) the sixtieth (60th) calendar day (or ninetieth (90th) calendar day if the Commission notifies the Company that it will “review” the Registration Statement) following the filing date thereof and (b) the tenth (10th) business day after the date the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the Commission that the Registration Statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review. Such 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 the Holders named therein to, subject to any lock-up period applicable to such Holder, 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 Statement) to a Form S-3 Shelf as soon as practicable after the Company is eligible to use Form S-3. The Company’s obligation under this Section 2.1.1, shall, for the avoidance of doubt, be subject to Section 3.4.

 

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2.1.2           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 3.4, 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 Statement”) 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 Statement is filed, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to (i) cause such Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement 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 Statement 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 Statement continuously effective, available for use to permit the Holders named therein to, subject to any lock-up period applicable to such Holder, 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 Statement shall be on Form S-3 to the extent that the Company is eligible to use such form. Otherwise, such Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement shall be on another appropriate form. The Company’s obligation under this Section 2.1.2, shall, for the avoidance of doubt, be subject to Section 3.4.

 

2.1.3           Additional Registrable Securities. Subject to Section 3.4, in the event that any Holder holds Registrable Securities that are not registered for resale on a delayed or continuous basis, the Company, upon written request of Sponsor Holdco or a Legacy Company Holder, shall promptly use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the resale of such Registrable Securities to be covered by either, at the Company’s option, any then available Shelf or by filing a Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement and cause the same to become effective as soon as practicable after such filing and such Shelf or Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement shall be subject to the terms hereof; provided, however, that the Company shall only be required to cause such Registrable Securities to be so covered twice per calendar year for each of the Sponsor Holdco, on the one hand, and the Legacy Company Holders, on the other hand.

 

2.1.4           Requests for Underwritten Shelf Takedowns. Subject to Section 3.4 and any lock-up period applicable to such Holder, at any time and from time to time when an effective Shelf is on file with the Commission, the Sponsor Holdco or a Legacy Company Holder (the Sponsor Holdco or a Legacy Company Holder 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 Registrable Securities proposed to be sold by the Demanding Holder, either individually or together with other Demanding Holders, with a total offering price (including piggyback securities and before deduction of underwriting discounts) reasonably expected to exceed, in the aggregate, $50 million (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 Company 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 initial Demanding Holder’s prior approval (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). The Sponsor Holdco, on the one hand, and the Legacy Company Holders, on the other hand, may each demand not more than two (2) Underwritten Shelf Takedowns pursuant to this Section 2.1.4 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.

 

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2.1.5           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 piggy back 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 piggy-back 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, the Registrable Securities of the Demanding Holders and the Requesting Holders (if any) (pro rata (as nearly as practicable) based on the respective number of Registrable Securities that each Demanding Holder and Requesting Holder (if any) has requested be included in such Underwritten Shelf Takedown and the aggregate number of Registrable Securities that the Demanding Holders and Requesting Holders have requested be included in such Underwritten Shelf Takedown) that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities. To facilitate the allocation of Registrable Securities in accordance with the above provisions, the Company or the Underwriters may round the number of shares allocated to any Holder to the nearest 100 Registrable Securities.

 

2.1.6           Withdrawal. Prior to the effective date of an Underwritten Shelf Takedown, a Demanding Holder or Requesting Holder 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 its intention to withdraw from such Underwritten Shelf Takedown; provided that the Sponsor Holdco or a Legacy Company Holder 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 the Sponsor Holdco, the Legacy Company Holders or any of their respective Permitted Transferees, 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 2.1.4, unless 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 the Sponsor Holdco or a Legacy Company Holder 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 demand by the Sponsor Holdco or such Legacy Company Holder, as applicable, for purposes of Section 2.1.4. 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 2.1.6, other than if a Demanding Holder elects to pay such Registration Expenses pursuant to the second sentence of this Section 2.1.6.

 

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2.2           Piggyback Registration.

 

2.2.1           Piggyback Rights. Subject to Section 2.4.3 and any lock-up period applicable to such Holder, if the Company or any Holder proposes to conduct a registered offering of, or 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, an Underwritten Shelf Takedown pursuant to Section 2.1), 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, (iv) for a dividend reinvestment plan, (v) for a rights offering, (vi) for a Block Trade, or (vii) for an Other Coordinated Offering then the Company shall give written notice of such proposed offering 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 include in such registered offering such number of Registrable Securities as such Holders may request in writing within five (5) days after receipt of such written notice (such registered offering, a “Piggyback Registration”). Subject to Section 2.2.2, the Company shall, in good faith, cause such Registrable Securities to be included in such Piggyback Registration and, if applicable, shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the managing Underwriter or Underwriters of such Piggyback Registration to permit the Registrable Securities requested by the Holders pursuant to this Section 2.2.1 to be included therein on the same terms and conditions as any similar securities of the Company included in such registered offering and to permit the sale or other disposition of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof. The inclusion of any Holder’s Registrable Securities in a Piggyback Registration shall be subject to such Holder agreement to enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter(s) selected for such Underwritten Offering.

 

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2.2.2        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 2.2 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 piggy-back registration rights of persons or entities other than the Holders of Registrable Securities hereunder, exceeds the Maximum Number of Securities, then

 

(a)           if the Registration is undertaken for the Company’s account, the Company shall include in any such Registration (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 2.2.1, pro rata (as nearly as practicable), 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 piggy-back 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;

 

(b)           if the Registration 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 (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 2.2.1, pro rata (as nearly as practicable), 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 that the Company desires to sell, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (D) fourth, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A), (B) and (C), 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 piggy-back 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; and

 

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(c)           if the Registration and Underwritten Shelf Takedown is pursuant to a request by Holder(s) of Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof, then the Company shall include in any such Registration securities in the priority set forth in Section 2.1.5.

 

2.2.3        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 2.1.6) 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, prior to the effectiveness of such Shelf Registration. The Company (whether on its own good faith determination or as the result of a request for withdrawal by persons or entities pursuant to separate written contractual obligations) may withdraw a Registration Statement filed with the Commission in connection with a Piggyback Registration at any time prior to the effectiveness of such Registration Statement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement (other than Section 2.1.6), the Company shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred in connection with the Piggyback Registration prior to its withdrawal under this Section 2.2.3.

 

2.2.4        Unlimited Piggyback Registration Rights. For purposes of clarity, subject to Section 2.1.6, any Piggyback Registration effected pursuant to Section 2.2 hereof shall not be counted as a demand for an Underwritten Shelf Takedown under Section 2.1.4 hereof.

 

2.3            Market Stand-off. In connection with any Underwritten Offering of equity securities of the Company (other than a Block Trade (as defined herein) or Other Coordinated Offering (as defined herein)), if requested by the managing Underwriter or Underwriters, each Holder agrees that it shall not Transfer any shares of Common Stock or other equity securities of the Company (other than those included in such offering pursuant to this Agreement), without the prior written consent of the Company, during the ninety (90)-day period (or such shorter time agreed to by the managing Underwriter or Underwriters) 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. Each such Holder agrees to execute a customary lock-up agreement in favor of the Underwriters to such effect (in each case on substantially the same terms and conditions as all such Holders). Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 2.3 shall not be applicable to Lender and, with respect to Sponsor Parent and Sponsor SPE, this Section 2.3 shall not apply to sales or transfers required by or made pursuant to the Loan Agreement.

 

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2.4           Block Trades; Other Coordinated Offerings.

 

2.4.1           Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time and from time to time when an effective Shelf is on file with the Commission and effective, subject to any lock-up period applicable to such Holder, if a Demanding Holder or Demanding Holders wish to engage in an underwritten block trade or similar transaction or other transaction with a two (2)-day or less marketing period (a “Block Trade”) or an otherwise coordinated registered offering through a broker, sales agent or distribution agent, whether as agent or principal (an “Other Coordinated Offering”), in each case, either (x) with an anticipated aggregate offering price reasonably expected to exceed $50 million or (y) of all remaining Registrable Securities held by the Demanding Holder or Demanding Holders, then such Demanding Holder needs to notify the Company of the Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering at least five (5) business days prior to the day such offering is to commence and the Company shall as expeditiously as possible use its commercially reasonable efforts to facilitate such Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering; provided that the Demanding Holders representing a majority of the Registrable Securities wishing to engage in the Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering shall use commercially reasonable efforts to work with the Company and any Underwriters, brokers, sales agents or placement agents prior to making such request in order to facilitate preparation of the prospectus and other offering documentation related to the Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering.

 

2.4.2           Prior to the filing of the applicable “red herring” prospectus or prospectus supplement used in connection with a Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering, a majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders initiating such Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering shall have the right to submit a Withdrawal Notice to the Company and the Underwriter or Underwriters (if any) and any brokers, sale agents or placement agents (if any) of their intention to withdraw from such Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred in connection with a Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering prior to its withdrawal under this Section 2.4.2.

 

2.4.3           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Section 2.2 hereof shall not apply to a Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering initiated by a Demanding Holder pursuant to this Agreement.

 

2.4.4           The Demanding Holder in a Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering shall have the right to select the Underwriters and any brokers, sale agents or placement agents (if any) for such Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering (in each case, which shall consist of one or more reputable nationally recognized investment banks).

 

2.4.5           A Holder in the aggregate may demand no more than two (2) Block Trades or Other Coordinated Offerings pursuant to this Section 2.4 in any twelve (12) month period. For purposes of clarity, any Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering effected pursuant to this Section 2.4 hereof shall not be counted as a demand for an Underwritten Shelf Takedown under Section 2.1.4.

 

ARTICLE III

 

COMPANY PROCEDURES

 

3.1           General Procedures. In connection with any Registration of Registrable Securities, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable 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:

 

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3.1.1           prepare and file with the Commission as soon as practicable a Registration Statement with respect to such Registrable Securities and use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold or have ceased to be Registrable Securities;

 

3.1.2           prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and post-effective amendments to the Registration Statement, and such supplements to the Prospectus, as may be reasonably requested by any Holder or group of Holders that holds at least five percent (5%) of the Registrable Securities registered on such Registration Statement or any Underwriter of Registrable Securities or as may be required by the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used by the Company or by the Securities Act or rules and regulations thereunder to keep the Registration Statement effective until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement are sold in accordance with the intended plan of distribution set forth in such Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus;

 

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

 

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

 

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3.1.5           use reasonable best efforts to cause all such Registrable Securities to be listed on each national securities exchange on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed;

 

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

 

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

 

3.1.8           prior to the filing of any Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement or Prospectus (or such shorter period of time as may be (a) necessary in order to comply with the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated under the Securities Act or Exchange Act, as applicable or (b) advisable in order to reduce the number of days that sales are suspended pursuant to Section 3.4), furnish a copy thereof to each seller of such Registrable Securities or its counsel (excluding any exhibits thereto and any filing made under the Exchange Act that is to be incorporated by reference therein);

 

3.1.9           notify the Holders at any time when a Prospectus relating to such Registration Statement is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, of the happening of any event as a result of which the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes a Misstatement, and then to correct such Misstatement as set forth in Section 3.4;

 

3.1.10         in the event of an Underwritten Offering, a Block Trade, an Other Coordinated Offering or sale by a broker, placement agent or sales agent pursuant to such Registration, permit a representative of the Holders, the Underwriters or other financial institutions facilitating such Underwritten Offering, Block Trade, Other Coordinated Offering or other sale pursuant to such Registration, if any, and any attorney, consultant or accountant retained by such Holders or Underwriter to participate, at each such person’s or entity’s own expense, in the preparation of the Registration Statement, and cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees to supply all information reasonably requested by any such representative, Underwriter, financial institution, attorney, consultant or accountant in connection with the Registration; provided, however, that such representatives, Underwriters or financial institutions agree to confidentiality arrangements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company, prior to the release or disclosure of any such information;

 

3.1.11         use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain a “comfort” letter (including a bring-down letter dated as of the date the Registrable Securities are delivered for sale pursuant to such Registration) from the Company’s independent registered public accountants in the event of an Underwritten Offering, Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering that is registered or sale by a broker, placement agent or sales agent pursuant to such Registration (subject to such broker, placement agent or sales agent providing such certification or representation reasonably requested by the Company’s independent registered public accountings and the Company’s counsel) in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by “comfort” letters as the managing Underwriter may reasonably request, and reasonably satisfactory to a majority-in-interest of the participating Holders;

 

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3.1.12         in the event of an Underwritten Offering, Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering that is registered or sale by a broker, placement agent or sales agent pursuant to such Registration, on the date the Registrable Securities are delivered for sale pursuant to such Registration, use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain an opinion, dated such date, of counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such Registration, addressed to the participating Holders, the broker, placement agents or sales agent, if any and the Underwriters, if any, covering such legal matters with respect to the Registration in respect of which such opinion is being given as the participating Holders, broker, placement agent, sales agent or Underwriter may reasonably request and as are customarily included in such opinions, provided such participating Holders provide such information to such counsel as is customarily required for purpose of such opinions;

 

3.1.13         in the event of any Underwritten Offering, a Block Trade, an Other Coordinated Offering or sale by a broker, placement agent or sales agent pursuant to such Registration, enter into and perform its obligations under an underwriting or other purchase or sales agreement, in usual and customary form, with the managing Underwriter or the broker, placement agent or sales agent of such offering or sale;

 

3.1.14         make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement covering the period of at least twelve (12) months beginning with the first day of the Company’s first full calendar quarter after the effective date of the Registration Statement which satisfies the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder (or any successor rule then in effect), and which requirement will be deemed to be satisfied if the Company timely files complete and accurate information on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K under the Exchange Act and otherwise complies with Rule 158 under the Securities Act;

 

3.1.15         with respect to an Underwritten Offering pursuant to Section 2.1.4, use its commercially reasonable efforts to make available senior executives of the Company to participate in customary “road show” presentations that may be reasonably requested by the Underwriter in such Underwritten Offering; and

 

3.1.16         otherwise, in good faith, cooperate reasonably with, and take such customary actions as may reasonably be requested by the participating Holders, consistent with the terms of this Agreement, in connection with such Registration.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to provide any documents or information to an Underwriter or broker, sales agent or placement agent if such Underwriter or broker, sales agent or placement agent has not then been named with respect to the applicable Underwritten Offering or other offering involving a registration as an Underwriter or broker, sales agent or placement agent, as applicable.

 

3.2            Registration Expenses. The Registration Expenses of all Registrations shall be borne by the Company. It is acknowledged by the Holders that the Holders shall bear all incremental selling expenses relating to the sale of Registrable Securities, such as Underwriters’ commissions and discounts, brokerage fees, Underwriter marketing costs and, other than as set forth in the definition of “Registration Expenses,” all fees and expenses of any legal counsel representing the Holders.

 

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3.3            Requirements for Registration and Participation in Underwritten Offerings. The Holders of Registrable Securities shall provide such information as may reasonably be requested by the Company, or the managing Underwriter or placement agent or sales agent, if any, in connection with the preparation of any Registration Statement or Prospectus, including amendments and supplements thereto, in order to effect the registration of any Registrable Securities under the Securities Act pursuant to ARTICLE II and in connection with the Company’s obligation to comply with federal and applicable state securities laws. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if any Holder does not provide the Company with such requested information, the Company may exclude such Holder’s Registrable Securities from the applicable Registration Statement or Prospectus if the Company determines, based on the advice of counsel and in good faith, that such information is necessary to effect the registration and such Holder continues thereafter to withhold such information. No person or entity may participate in any Underwritten Offering or other offering for equity securities of the Company pursuant to a Registration initiated by the Company hereunder unless such person or entity (i) agrees to sell such person’s or entity’s securities on the basis provided in any underwriting, sales, distribution or placement arrangements approved by the Company and (ii) completes and executes all customary questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, lock-up agreements, underwriting or other agreements and other customary documents as may be reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting, sales, distribution or placement arrangements. The exclusion of a Holder’s Registrable Securities as a result of this Section 3.3 shall not affect the registration of the other Registrable Securities to be included in such Registration.

 

3.4           Suspension of Sales; Adverse Disclosure; Restrictions on Registration Rights.

 

3.4.1           Upon receipt of written notice from the Company that a Registration Statement or Prospectus contains a Misstatement, each of the Holders shall forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities until it has received copies of a supplemented or amended Prospectus correcting the Misstatement (it being understood that the Company hereby covenants to prepare and file such supplement or amendment as soon as practicable after the time of such notice), or until it is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed.

 

3.4.2           Subject to Section 3.4.3, if the filing, initial effectiveness or continued use of a Registration Statement in respect of any Registration at any time would (a) require the Company to make an Adverse Disclosure, (b) require the inclusion in such Registration Statement of financial statements that are unavailable to the Company for reasons beyond the Company’s control, or (c) in the good faith judgment of the majority of the Board such Registration, be materially detrimental to the Company and the majority of the Board concludes as a result that it is essential to defer such filing, initial effectiveness or continued use at such time because such action would (i) materially interfere with a significant acquisition, corporate reorganization, or other similar transaction involving the Company or (ii) render the Company unable to comply with the requirements under the Securities Act or Exchange Act, the Company may, upon giving prompt written notice of such action to the Holders (which notice shall not specify the nature of the event giving rise to such delay or suspension), delay the filing or initial effectiveness of, or suspend use of, such Registration Statement for the shortest period of time determined in good faith by the Company to be necessary for such purpose. In the event the Company exercises its rights under this Section 3.4.2, the Holders agree to suspend, immediately upon their receipt of the notice referred to above, their use of the Prospectus relating to any Registration in connection with any sale or offer to sell Registrable Securities until such Holder receives written notice from the Company that such sales or offers of Registrable Securities may be resumed, and in each case maintain the confidentiality of such notice and its contents.

 

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3.4.3           The right to delay or suspend any filing, initial effectiveness or continued use of a Registration Statement pursuant to Section 3.4.2 shall be exercised by the Company, in the aggregate, for not more than sixty (60) consecutive calendar days or more than one hundred and twenty (120) total calendar days in each case, during any twelve (12)-month period.

 

3.5            Reporting Obligations. As long as any Holder shall own Registrable Securities, the Company, at all times while it shall be a reporting company under the Exchange Act, covenants to use commercially reasonable efforts to file timely (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and to promptly furnish the Holders with true and complete copies of all such filings; provided that any documents publicly filed or furnished with the Commission pursuant to the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System shall be deemed to have been furnished or delivered to the Holders pursuant to this Section 3.5. The Company further covenants that it shall take such further action as any Holder may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Holder to sell shares of Common Stock held by such Holder without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and/or Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor rule then in effect), including providing any legal opinions. Upon the request of any Holder, the Company shall deliver to such Holder a written certification of a duly authorized officer as to whether it has complied with such requirements.

 

ARTICLE IV

 

INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION

 

4.1            Indemnification.

 

4.1.1           The Company agrees to indemnify, to the extent permitted by law, each Holder of Registrable Securities, its officers, directors and agents and each person or entity who controls such Holder (within the meaning of the Securities Act), against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable and documented outside attorneys’ fees) resulting from any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in or incorporated by reference in any Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto filed pursuant to this Agreement or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, except insofar as the same are caused by or contained in any information or affidavit so furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder expressly for use therein. The Company shall indemnify the Underwriters, their officers and directors and each person or entity who controls such Underwriters (within the meaning of the Securities Act) to the same extent as provided in the foregoing with respect to the indemnification of the Holder.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

ARTICLE V

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

5.1           Notices. Any notice or communication under this Agreement must be in writing and given by (i) deposit in the United States mail, addressed to the party to be notified, postage prepaid and registered or certified with return receipt requested, (ii) delivery in person or by courier service providing evidence of delivery, or (iii) transmission by hand delivery, electronic mail or facsimile. Each notice or communication that is mailed, delivered, or transmitted in the manner described above shall be deemed sufficiently given, served, sent, and received, in the case of mailed notices, on the third business day following the date on which it is mailed and, in the case of notices delivered by courier service, hand delivery, electronic mail or facsimile, at such time as it is delivered to the addressee (with the delivery receipt or the affidavit of messenger) or at such time as delivery is refused by the addressee upon presentation. Any notice or communication under this Agreement must be addressed, if to the Company, to: Essentium, Inc., 19025 N Heatherwilde Blvd Suite 100, Pflugerville, TX 78660, Attention: Blake Teipel, Email: blake.teipel@essentium.com, and, if to any Holder, at such Holder’s address, electronic mail address or facsimile number as set forth in the Company’s books and records. Any party may change its address for notice at any time and from time to time by written notice to the other parties hereto, and such change of address shall become effective thirty (30) days after delivery of such notice as provided in this Section 5.1.

 

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5.2           Assignment; No Third-Party Beneficiaries.

 

5.2.1           This Agreement and the rights, duties and obligations of the Company hereunder may not be assigned or delegated by the Company in whole or in part.

 

5.2.2           Subject to Section 5.2.4 and Section 5.2.5, this Agreement and the rights, duties and obligations of a Holder hereunder may be assigned in whole or in part to such Holder’s Permitted Transferees; provided that, with respect to the Legacy Company Holders and the Sponsors, the rights hereunder that are personal to such Holders may not be assigned or delegated in whole or in part, except that (x) each of the Legacy Company Holders shall be permitted to transfer its rights hereunder as the Legacy Company Holders to one or more affiliates or any direct or indirect partners, members or equity holders of such Legacy Company Holder (it being understood that no such transfer shall reduce any rights of such Legacy Company Holder or such transferees) and (y) each of the Sponsors shall be permitted to transfer its rights hereunder as the Sponsor Holdco to one or more affiliates or any direct or indirect partners, members or equity holders of the Sponsor Holdco (it being understood that no such transfer shall reduce any rights of the Sponsor Holdco or such transferees).

 

5.2.3           This Agreement and the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of each of the parties and its successors and the permitted assigns of the Holders, which shall include Permitted Transferees.

 

5.2.4           This Agreement shall not confer any rights or benefits on any persons or entities that are not parties hereto, other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement and Section 5.2.

 

5.2.5           No assignment by any party hereto of such party’s rights, duties and obligations hereunder shall be binding upon or obligate the Company unless it is permitted under Section 5.2.2 and until the Company shall have received (i) written notice of such assignment as provided in Section 5.1 hereof and (ii) the written agreement of the assignee, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement (which may be accomplished by an addendum or certificate of joinder to this Agreement). Any transfer or assignment made other than as provided in this Section 5.2 shall be null and void.

 

5.3           Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts (including facsimile or PDF counterparts), each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute the same instrument, but only one of which need be produced. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail (including any electronic signature complying with the New York Electronic Signatures and Records Act (N.Y. State Tech. §§ 301-309), as amended from time to time, or other applicable law) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.

 

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5.4            Governing Law; Venue. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PLACE WHERE THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE EXECUTED BY ANY OF THE PARTIES HERETO, THE PARTIES EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT (1) THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS, AND (2) THE VENUE FOR ANY ACTION TAKEN WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT IN NEW YORK COUNTY IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

5.5            TRIAL BY JURY. EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND, THEREFORE, EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT TO ANY ACTION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT.

 

5.6           Amendments and Modifications. Upon the written consent of (a) the Company and (b) the Holders of a majority of the total Registrable Securities then held, compliance with any of the provisions, covenants and conditions set forth in this Agreement may be waived, or any of such provisions, covenants or conditions may be amended or modified; provided, however, that any amendment hereto or waiver hereof that adversely affects one Holder, solely in its capacity as a holder of the shares of capital stock of the Company, in a manner that is materially different from the other Holders (in such capacity) shall require the consent of the Holder so affected. No course of dealing between any Holder or the Company and any other party hereto or any failure or delay on the part of a Holder or the Company in exercising any rights or remedies under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of any rights or remedies of any Holder or the Company. No single or partial exercise of any rights or remedies under this Agreement by a party shall operate as a waiver or preclude the exercise of any other rights or remedies hereunder or thereunder by such party.

 

5.7           Other Registration Rights. Other than (i) the Investor Stockholders who have registration rights with respect to their Investor Shares pursuant to their respective Subscription Agreements and (ii) as provided in the Warrant Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2021, between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the Company represents and warrants that no person or entity, other than a Holder of Registrable Securities, has any right to require the Company to register any securities of the Company for sale or to include such securities of the Company in any Registration Statement filed by the Company for the sale of securities for its own account or for the account of any other person or entity. The registration rights granted under this Agreement shall supersede any registration, qualification or similar rights of the Holders with respect to any shares or securities of the Company granted under any other agreement, including, but not limited to, the Original RRA, any of such preexisting registration, qualification or similar rights and such agreements shall be terminated and of no further force and effect.

 

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5.8            Term. This Agreement shall terminate on the earlier of (a) the seventh anniversary of the date of this Agreement and (b) with respect to any Holder, on the date that such Holder no longer holds any Registrable Securities. The provisions of Section 3.5 and Article IV shall survive any termination.

 

5.9            Holder Information. Each Holder agrees, if reasonably requested in writing, to represent to the Company the total number of Registrable Securities held by such Holder in order for the Company to make determinations hereunder.

 

5.10         Additional Holders; Joinder. In addition to persons or entities who may become Holders pursuant to Section 5.2 hereof, subject to the prior written consent of the Sponsor Holdco and each Legacy Company Holder, the Company may make any person or entity who has or acquires Common Stock or rights to acquire Common Stock after the date hereof a party to this Agreement (each such person or entity, an “Additional Holder”) by obtaining an executed joinder to this Agreement from such Additional Holder in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto (a “Joinder”). Such Joinder shall specify the rights and obligations of the applicable Additional Holder under this Agreement. Upon the execution and delivery and subject to the terms of a Joinder by such Additional Holder, the Common Stock then owned (including shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of any equity security of the Company), or underlying any rights then owned, by such Additional Holder (the “Additional Holder Common Stock”) shall be Registrable Securities to the extent provided herein and therein and such Additional Holder shall be a Holder under this Agreement with respect to such Additional Holder Common Stock.

 

5.11         Lender as Holder. In the event that Sponsor Parent or Sponsor SPE transfers any or all of its Registrable Securities to Lender or any of its affiliates, or Lender or any of its affiliates otherwise hold such Common Stock, in each case pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement, in addition to Lender’s rights set forth herein as a Sponsor, Lender shall also have the same rights as Sponsor Holdco as set forth herein.

 

5.12         Severability. It is the desire and intent of the parties that the provisions of this Agreement be enforced to the fullest extent permissible under the laws and public policies applied in each jurisdiction in which enforcement is sought. Accordingly, if any particular provision of this Agreement shall be adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, prohibited or unenforceable for any reason, such provision, as to such jurisdiction, shall be ineffective, without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if such provision could be more narrowly drawn so as not to be invalid, prohibited or unenforceable in such jurisdiction, it shall, as to such jurisdiction, be so narrowly drawn, without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

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5.13         Entire Agreement; Restatement. This Agreement constitutes the full and entire agreement and understanding between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings relating to such subject matter. Upon the Closing, the Original RRA shall no longer be of any force or effect.

 

[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]

 

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In Witness Whereof, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.

 

  COMPANY:
   
  ESSENTIUM, INC.
  (formerly known as Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corp.)

 

  By:  

 

  Name:  

 

  Title:  

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]

 

 

 

In Witness Whereof, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.

 

  SPONSORS:
   
  Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Management LLC
  a Delaware limited liability company

 

  By:  

 

  Name: Shahraab Ahmad
   
  Title: Authorized Signatory

 

  Atlantic Coastal Finance Company LLC
  a Delaware limited liability company

 

  By:  

 

  Name: Shahraab Ahmad
   
  Title: Authorized Signatory

 

 

   
  Name: Joanna Lord
   
   
   
  Name: Bryan Dove
   
   
   
  Name: Iqbaljit Kahlon
   
   
   
  Name: Daniel M. Tapiero

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]

 

 

 

  Cantor Fitzgerald Securities
  a New York general partnership

 

  By:  

 

  Name:
   
  Title:

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]

 

 

 

In Witness Whereof, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.

 

  LEGACY COMPANY HOLDERS:
   
   

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]

 

 

 

Exhibit A

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT JOINDER

 

The undersigned is executing and delivering this joinder (this “Joinder”) pursuant to the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of [●], 2022 (as the same may hereafter be amended, the “Registration Rights Agreement”), among Essentium, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the other persons or entities named as parties therein. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings provided in the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

By executing and delivering this Joinder to the Company, and upon acceptance hereof by the Company upon the execution of a counterpart hereof, the undersigned hereby agrees to become a party to, to be bound by, and to comply with the Registration Rights Agreement as a Holder of Registrable Securities in the same manner as if the undersigned were an original signatory to the Registration Rights Agreement, and the undersigned’s shares of Common Stock shall be included as Registrable Securities under the Registration Rights Agreement to the extent provided therein; provided, however, that the undersigned and its permitted assigns (if any) shall not have any rights as Holders, and the undersigned’s (and its transferees’) shares of Common Stock shall not be included as Registrable Securities, for purposes of the Excluded Sections.

 

For purposes of this Joinder, “Excluded Sections” shall mean [_____________].

 

Accordingly, the undersigned has executed and delivered this Joinder as of the ___ day of ________________, 20_________.

 

   
  Signature of Stockholder
   
   
  Print Name of Stockholder
   
   
  Its:

 

  Address:  
     

 

Agreed and Accepted as of

 

_____________________, 20___

 

Essentium, Inc.

 

By:    

 

Name:    

 

Its:    

 

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Schedule I

Schedule of Sponsors

 

Sponsors
Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Management LLC(1)
Atlantic Coastal Finance Company LLC
Joanna Lord
Bryan Dove
Iqbaljit Kahlon
Daniel M. Tapiero

(1) Mr. Ahmad may be deemed to beneficially own securities held by Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Management LLC by virtue of his control over Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Management LLC. Mr. Ahmad disclaims beneficial ownership of securities held by Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Management LLC except to the extent of his pecuniary interests therein.

 

 

 

Schedule II

Schedule of Legacy Company Holders

 

G. & A. Birdwell Family Limited Partnership

BASF Venture Capital GMBH

Robert Vanman

Vanman Charitable Trust

Erik Gjovik

William Jack MacNeish III

Lars Uffhausen

Blake Ryland Teipel

Elisa Marina Teipel

Ryan Joseph Vano

Charles Brandon Sweeney

 

 

 

Exhibit B

 

Form of Lock-Up Agreement

 

[See attached.]

 

 

 

FORM OF LOCK-UP AGREEMENT

 

THIS LOCK-UP AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of [●], is made and entered into by and between Essentium, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) (formerly known as Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation), and the undersigned (the “Securityholder”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company, Alpha Merger Sub 1, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), and Essentium, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Legacy Essentium”), entered into that certain Business Combination Agreement (as amended or modified from time to time, the “Business Combination Agreement”; capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Business Combination Agreement), dated as of November 22, 2021, pursuant to which, among other things, on the date hereof Merger Sub will merge with and into Legacy Essentium, with Legacy Essentium continuing on as the surviving entity (the “Surviving Corporation”) and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, on the terms and conditions set forth therein (the “Merger”);

 

WHEREAS, upon closing of the Merger, the Securityholder will own equity interests in the Company;

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Merger, the parties hereto wish to set forth herein certain understandings between such parties with respect to restrictions on transfer of equity interests in the Company; and

 

WHEREAS, each of the Persons set forth on Schedule I hereto is concurrently entering into a Lock-Up Agreement (collectively with this Agreement, the “Lock-Up Agreements”), on substantially the same terms as the Securityholder (other than certain lock-up terms as set forth in the form of Lock-Up Agreement attached as an exhibit to the Business Combination Agreement) (such Persons, together with any person or entity who hereafter becomes a party to the Lock-Up Agreements pursuant to Section 2 or Section 7 hereof or thereof, the “Securityholders”)

 

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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein and in the Business Combination Agreement, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

 

1.              Subject to the exceptions set forth herein, each Securityholder agrees not to (i) sell, offer to sell, contract or agree to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase or otherwise transfer, dispose of or agree to transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, or establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder, any shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (“Company Common Stock”) held by it immediately after the effective time of the Merger, any shares of Company Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of options to purchase shares of Company Common Stock held by it immediately after the effective time of the Merger, or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Company Common Stock held by it immediately after the effective time of the Merger (the “Lock-up Shares”), (ii) enter into any swap, hedge, or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any of the Lock-up Shares, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of such securities, in cash or otherwise or (iii) publicly announce any intention to effect any transaction specified in clause (i) or (ii) (the actions specified in clauses (i)-(iii), collectively, “Transfer”) until [one year after the date hereof]1 [the earlier of (A) the later of (x) 180 days after the date hereof and (y) the date upon which the volume-weighted average price of the Company Common Stock is greater than or equal to $15 per share over any 20 Trading Days within any 30 consecutive Trading Day period and (B) one year after the date hereof]2 [the earlier of (A) the later of (x) 180 days after the date hereof and (y) the date upon which the volume-weighted average price of the Company Common Stock is greater than or equal to $12 per share over any 20 Trading Days within any 30 consecutive Trading Day period (the “Early Release”) and (B) one year after the date hereof; provided, that if the Early Release occurs, prior to one year after the date hereof, the Securityholder may not Transfer Lock-Up Shares in excess of 5% of the Lock-Up Shares held by such Securityholder upon the closing of the Merger per Trading Day]3 (the “Lock-Up Period”), subject to the early release provisions set forth in Section 3 below. [For purposes of this Section 1, a “Trading Day” means any day on which The Nasdaq Stock Market is open for trading.]4 In furtherance of the foregoing during the Lock-Up Period, the Company will (i) place a stop order on all the Lock-up Shares, including those which may be covered by a registration statement, and (ii) notify the Company’s transfer agent in writing of the stop order and the restrictions on the Lock-up Shares under this Agreement and direct the Company’s transfer agent not to process any attempts by the Securityholder to resell or transfer any Lock-up Shares, except in compliance with this Agreement.

 

2.              The restrictions set forth in Section 1 shall not apply to:

 

(i) in the case of an entity, Transfers (A) to another entity that is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) of the undersigned, or to any investment fund or other entity controlling, controlled by, managing or managed by or under common control with the undersigned or affiliates of the undersigned or who shares a common investment advisor with the undersigned or (B) as part of a distribution to members, partners, shareholders or equity holders of the undersigned;

 

(ii) in the case of an individual, Transfers by gift to members of the individual’s immediate family (as defined below) or to a trust, the beneficiary of which is a member of one of the individual’s immediate family, an affiliate of such person or to a charitable organization;

 

 

 

1   Note to Draft: To be included for executive officers and directors of the Surviving Corporation.

2    Note to Draft: To be included for equityholders of pre-closing Essentium who are not officers or directors of the Surviving Corporation (other than carved out equityholders).

3    Note to Draft: To be included for ACAH sponsor, ACAH sponsor directors, and carved out equityholders which are (i) PM Operating, Ltd., (ii) PSH Investments, LTD, (iii) Brass Advisors, LLC, (iv) George E. Seay III Separate Property, (v) F16 Partners I, LLC, (vi) KPG3 Holdings, LLC, (vii) Cohn-Huggins, LLC, (viii) Red Rock Interests, Ltd., (ix) Teidi Holdings, LLC, (x) James Rootes, (xi) Marc Boom, (xii) ED and DB Sheffield Family Partners, LP, (xiii) Tadd Tellepsen 2007 Children’s Trust, (xiv) Tellepsen Holdings, LLC, (xv) Genesis Park II L.P (only with respect to 20% of its Lockup Shares; remaining 80% to be locked up on terms applicable to equityholders of the Company who are not officers or directors of the Surviving Corporation).

4    Note to Draft: To be included for equityholders of the Company who are not officers or directors of the Surviving Corporation, including carved out equityholders.

 

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(iii) in the case of an individual, Transfers by virtue of laws of descent and distribution upon death of the individual;

 

(iv) in the case of an individual, Transfers by operation of law or pursuant to a court order, such as a qualified domestic relations order, divorce decree or separation agreement;

 

(v) in the case of an individual, Transfers to a partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which the undersigned and/or the immediate family (as defined below) of the undersigned are the legal and beneficial owner of all of the outstanding equity securities or similar interests;

 

(vi) in the case of an entity that is a trust, Transfers to a trustor or beneficiary of the trust or to the estate of a beneficiary of such trust;

 

(vii) in the case of an entity, Transfers by virtue of the laws of the state of the entity’s organization and the entity’s organizational documents upon dissolution of the entity;

 

(viii) transfers of any shares of Company Common Stock or other securities acquired as part of the PIPE Financing or issued in exchange for, or on conversion or exercise of, any securities issued as part of the PIPE Financing;

 

(ix) transfers relating to Company Common Stock or other securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Company Common Stock acquired in open market transactions after the Closing; provided that no such transaction is required to be, or is, publicly announced (whether on Form 4, Form 5 or otherwise, other than a required filing on Schedule 13F, 13G or 13G/A) during the Lock-Up Period;

 

(x) the exercise of stock options or warrants to purchase shares of Company Common Stock or the vesting of stock awards of Company Common Stock and any related transfer of shares of Company Common Stock in connection therewith (x) deemed to occur upon the “cashless” or “net” exercise of such options or warrants or (y) for the purpose of paying the exercise price of such options or warrants or for paying taxes due as a result of the exercise of such options or warrants, the vesting of such options, warrants or stock awards, or as a result of the vesting of such shares of Company Common Stock, it being understood that all shares of Company Common Stock received upon such exercise, vesting or transfer will remain subject to the restrictions of this Agreement during the Lock-Up Period;

 

(xi) transfers to the Company pursuant to any contractual arrangement in effect at the effective time of the Merger that provides for the repurchase by the Company or forfeiture of Company Common Stock or other securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Company Common Stock in connection with the termination of the Securityholder’s service to the Company;

 

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(xii) the entry, by a Securityholder, at any time after the effective time of the Merger, of any trading plan providing for the sale of shares of Company Common Stock by a Securityholder, which trading plan meets the requirements of Rule 10b5-1(c) under the Exchange Act; provided, however, that such plan does not provide for, or permit, the sale of any shares of Company Common Stock during the Lock-Up Period and no public announcement or filing is voluntarily made or required regarding such plan during the Lock-Up Period (whether on Form 4, Form 5 or otherwise, other than a required filing on Schedule 13F, 13G or 13G/A);

 

(xiii) transfers in the event of completion of a liquidation, merger, stock exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in all of the Company’s securityholders having the right to exchange their shares of Company Common Stock for cash, securities or other property;

 

(xiv) transfers to satisfy any U.S. federal, state, or local income tax obligations of a Securityholder (or its direct or indirect owners) arising from a change in the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or the U.S. Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Regulations”) after the date on which the Business Combination Agreement was executed by the parties, and such change prevents the Merger from qualifying as a “reorganization” pursuant to Section 368 of the Code (and the Merger does not qualify for similar tax-free treatment pursuant to any successor or other provision of the Code or Regulations taking into account such changes), in each case solely and to the extent necessary to cover any tax liability as a direct result of the transaction; and

 

(xv) in the case of Company Common Stock held by Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Management LLC (“Sponsor”) or Atlantic Coastal Finance Company LLC (“Borrower”), the pledge of such Company Common Stock to Lender (as defined in that certain Loan and Security Agreement between Borrower and Lender, dated as of November 30, 2021, as amended or modified from time to time (the “Loan Agreement”)), the sale or transfer (including, without limitation, Transfers) of such Company Common Stock to any third party as required by the Loan Agreement, and transfers of such Company Common Stock to Lender;

 

provided, however, that (A) in the case of clauses (i) through (vii), these permitted transferees must enter into a written agreement, in substantially the form of this Agreement (it being understood that any references to “immediate family” in the agreement executed by such transferee shall expressly refer only to the immediate family of the applicable Securityholder and not to the immediate family of the transferee), agreeing to be bound by these Transfer restrictions and (B) in the case of clause (xv), if Lender takes possession of such Company Common Stock being used as Collateral (as defined in the Loan Agreement) pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement or any third party acquires or receives such Company Common Stock, the parties hereto agree that neither the Lender nor any such third party shall be subject to any restrictions on transfer set forth in this Agreement and this Agreement shall have no force or effect with respect to such Company Common Stock, provided, further, however, that in the case of clause (B) above, if Sponsor or Borrower takes back possession of any or all such Company Common Stock pursuant to the Loan Agreement, the restrictions on transfer set forth herein shall continue to be applicable for any Company Common Stock held by Sponsor or Borrower. For purposes of this paragraph, “immediate family” shall mean a spouse, domestic partner, child (including by adoption), father, mother, brother or sister of the undersigned, and lineal descendant (including by adoption) of the undersigned or of any of the foregoing persons; and “affiliate” shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

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3.              This Agreement shall terminate upon the earlier of (i) the expiration of the Lock-Up Period, (ii) the closing of a merger, liquidation, stock exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction after the Closing date of the Merger that results in all of the public stockholders of the Company having the right to exchange their shares of Company Common Stock for cash, securities or other property or (iii) the liquidation of the Company.

 

4.              In furtherance of the foregoing, the Company, and any duly appointed transfer agent for the registration or transfer of the securities described therein, are hereby authorized to decline to make any transfer of securities if such transfer would constitute a violation or breach of this Agreement.

 

5.              The Lock-Up Agreements may be amended or modified, or any provision hereof waived, in whole or in part, only by a duly authorized agreement in writing, unanimously approved by the Company’s board of directors and executed by the Company and the Securityholders holding a majority of the shares then held by the Securityholders in the aggregate as to which the Lock-Up Agreements have not been terminated, executed in the same manner as the Lock-Up Agreements and which makes reference to the Lock-Up Agreements; provided, however, that no amendment, modification or waiver that is adverse to Lender (as determined by Lender) shall be made or become effective without the written consent of Lender. The Lock-Up Agreements may not be modified or amended or any provision hereof waived except as provided in the immediately preceding sentence and any purported amendment, modification or waiver by any party or parties hereto effected in a manner which does not comply with this Section 6 shall be null and void, ab initio.

 

6.              Except as set forth herein, this Agreement and the obligations of the Securityholder pursuant hereto are personal to the Securityholder and may not be transferred by the Securityholder at any time. Any purported assignment in violation of this paragraph shall be void and ineffectual and shall not operate to transfer or assign any interest or title to the purported assignee. This Agreement shall be binding on the Securityholder and each of its respective successors, heirs and assigns and permitted transferees.

 

7.              This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of the substantive laws of another jurisdiction. The parties hereto (i) all agree that any action, proceeding, claim or dispute arising out of, or relating in any way to, this Agreement shall be brought and enforced in the Delaware Chancery Court, and irrevocably submit to such jurisdiction and venue, which jurisdiction and venue shall be exclusive and (ii) waive any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and venue or that such courts represent an inconvenient forum.

 

8.              This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement or any joinder to this Agreement by electronic means, including DocuSign, e-mail, or scanned pages shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart to this Agreement.

 

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9.              Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any term or other provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable under applicable law, all other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby are not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party hereto. Upon such determination that any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or unenforceable under applicable law, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible.

 

10.             The liability of any Securityholder under the Lock-Up Agreements is several (and not joint). Notwithstanding any other provision of the Lock-Up Agreements, in no event will any Securityholder be liable for any other Securityholder’s breach of such other Securityholder’s obligations under the Lock-Up Agreements.

 

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

 

  ESSENTIUM, INC.

 

  By:  
  Name:
  Title:

 

[Signature Page to Lock-Up Agreement]

 

 

 

  STOCKHOLDERS:
   
  [●]

 

  By:  
  Name:
  Title:

 

[Signature Page to Lock-Up Agreement]

 

 

 

SCHEDULE I

SECURITYHOLDERS

 

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5   Note to Draft: To be entered into by sponsor (and affiliates), the SPE party to the Loan Agreement with Lender, insider equityholders of the company and all other equityholders of the company.

 

 

 

Exhibit C

 

Form of Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of ACAH

 

[See attached.]

 

 

 

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

ATLANTIC COASTAL ACQUISITION CORP.

 

Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corp. (the “Corporation”), a corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), does hereby certify as follows:

 

1.              The name of the Corporation is Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corp. The Corporation was incorporated under the name Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corp. by the filing of its original Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on December 7, 2020 (the “Original Certificate”).

 

2.              An Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, which amended and restated the Original Certificate in its entirety, was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on March 5, 2021 (as amended from time to time, the “Existing Certificate”).

 

3.              This Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Second Amended and Restated Certificate”), which amends and restates the Existing Certificate in its entirety, has been approved by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”) in accordance with Sections 242 and 245 of the DGCL and has been adopted by the stockholders of the Corporation at a meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation in accordance with the provisions of Section 211 of the DGCL.

 

4.              The text of the Existing Certificate is hereby amended and restated by this Second Amended and Restated Certificate to read in its entirety as set forth in EXHIBIT A attached hereto.

 

5.              This Second Amended and Restated Certificate shall become effective on the date of filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

 

6.              IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corp. has caused this Second Amended and Restated Certificate to be signed by a duly authorized officer of the Corporation, on [ l ], 2022.

 

  ATLANTIC COASTAL ACQUISITION CORP.
     
  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

ARTICLE I
NAME

 

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

 

ARTICLE II
REGISTERED OFFICE AND AGENT

 

The address of the Corporation’s registered office in the State of Delaware is 1209 Orange Street, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, 19801, and the name of its registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.

 

ARTICLE III
PURPOSE

 

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

 

ARTICLE IV
CAPITAL STOCK

 

The Corporation is authorized to issue two classes of stock to be designated, respectively, “Common Stock” and “Preferred Stock.” The total number of shares of capital stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 1,100,000,000. The total number of shares of Common Stock that the Corporation is authorized to issue is 1,000,000,000, having a par value of $0.0001 per share, and the total number of shares of Preferred Stock that the Corporation is authorized to issue is 100,000,000, having a par value of $0.0001 per share.

 

The Corporation has the authority to create and issue rights, warrants and options entitling the holders thereof to acquire from the Corporation any shares of its capital stock of any class or classes, with such rights, warrants and options to be evidenced by or in instrument(s) approved by the Board. The Board is empowered to set the exercise price, duration, times for exercise and other terms and conditions of such rights, warrants or options; provided, however, that the consideration to be received for any shares of capital stock issuable upon exercise thereof may not be less than the par value thereof.

 

 

 

The designations and the powers, privileges and rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof in respect of each class of capital stock of the Corporation are as follows:

 

(a)            COMMON STOCK.

 

1.      General.          The voting, dividend, liquidation, and other rights and powers of the Common Stock are subject to and qualified by the rights, powers and preferences of any series of Preferred Stock as may be designated by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”) and outstanding from time to time.

 

2. Voting.

 

a. Except as otherwise provided herein (including any Certificate of Designation) or otherwise required by law, the holders of the shares of Common Stock shall exclusively possess all voting power with respect to the Corporation.

 

b. Except as otherwise provided herein or expressly required by law, each holder of Common Stock, as such, shall be entitled to vote on each matter submitted to a vote of stockholders and shall be entitled to one (1) vote for each share of Common Stock held of record by such holder as of the record date for determining stockholders entitled to vote on such matter.

 

c. Except as otherwise provided herein (including any Certificate of Designation) or otherwise required by law, at any annual or special meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation, holders of the Common Stock shall have the exclusive right to vote for the election of directors and on all other matters properly submitted to a vote of the stockholders.

 

d. Except as otherwise required by law, holders of Common Stock, as such, shall not be entitled to vote on any amendment to this Second Amended and Restated Certificate (including any Certificate of Designation (as defined below)) that relates solely to the rights, powers, preferences (or the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof) or other terms of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock if the holders of such affected series are entitled, either separately or together with the holders of one or more other such series, to vote thereon pursuant to this Second Amended and Restated Certificate (including any Certificate of Designation) or pursuant to the DGCL.

 

Subject to the rights of any holders of any outstanding series of Preferred Stock, the number of authorized shares of Common Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the stock of the Corporation entitled to vote, irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the DGCL.

 

3.      Dividends. Subject to applicable law and the rights and preferences of any holders of any outstanding series of Preferred Stock, the holders of Common Stock, as such, shall be entitled to the payment of dividends on the Common Stock when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors in accordance with applicable law.

 

4.      Liquidation. Subject to the rights and preferences of any holders of any shares of any outstanding series of Preferred Stock, in the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, the funds and assets of the Corporation that may be legally distributed to the Corporation’s stockholders shall be distributed among the holders of the then outstanding Common Stock pro rata in accordance with the number of shares of Common Stock held by each such holder.

 

 

 

(b) PREFERRED STOCK

 

Shares of Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series, each of such series to have such terms as stated or expressed herein and in the resolution or resolutions providing for the creation and issuance of such series adopted by the Board of Directors as hereinafter provided.

 

Authority is hereby expressly granted to the Board of Directors from time to time to issue the Preferred Stock in one or more series, and in connection with the creation of any such series, by adopting a resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance of the shares thereof and by filing a certificate of designation relating thereto in accordance with the DGCL (a “Certificate of Designation”), to determine and fix the number of shares of such series and such voting powers, full or limited, or no voting powers, and such designations, preferences and relative participating, optional or other special rights, and qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, including without limitation thereof, dividend rights, conversion rights, redemption privileges and liquidation preferences, and to increase or decrease (but not below the number of shares of such series then outstanding) the number of shares of any series as shall be stated and expressed in such resolutions, all to the fullest extent now or hereafter permitted by the DGCL. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the resolution or resolutions providing for the creation and issuance of any series of Preferred Stock may provide that such series shall be superior or rank equally or be junior to any other series of Preferred Stock to the extent permitted by law and this Second Amended and Restated Certificate (including any Certificate of Designation). Except as otherwise required by law, holders of any series of Preferred Stock shall be entitled only to such voting rights, if any, as shall expressly be granted thereto by this Second Amended and Restated Certificate (including any Certificate of Designation).

 

The number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the stock of the Corporation entitled to vote, irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the DGCL.

 

ARTICLE V
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

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

 

A. Subject to the special rights of the holders of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock to elect directors, the directors of the Corporation shall be classified with respect to the time for which they severally hold office into three classes, as nearly equal in number as possible and designated as Class I, Class II and Class III. The initial Class I directors shall serve for a term expiring at the first annual meeting of the stockholders following the date of this Second Amended and Restated Certificate; the initial Class II directors shall serve for a term expiring at the second annual meeting of the stockholders following the date of this Second Amended and Restated Certificate; and the initial Class III directors shall serve for a term expiring at the third annual meeting following the date of this Second Amended and Restated Certificate. At each annual meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation beginning with the first annual meeting of the stockholders following the date of this Second Amended and Restated Certificate, subject to the special rights of the holders of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock to elect directors, the successors of the class of directors whose term expires at that meeting shall be elected to hold office for a term expiring at the annual meeting of the stockholders held in the third year following the year of their election. Each director shall hold office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation, disqualification or removal. No decrease in the number of directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director. The Board of Directors is authorized to assign members of the Board of Directors already in office to Class I, Class II and Class III.

 

 

 

B. Except as otherwise expressly provided by the DGCL or this Second Amended and Restated Certificate, the business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors. The number of directors which shall constitute the whole Board of Directors shall be fixed exclusively by one or more resolutions adopted from time to time by the Board of Directors. Directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the stockholders present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote thereon.

 

C. Subject to the special rights of the holders of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock to elect directors, the Board of Directors or any individual director may be removed from office at any time, but only for cause and only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds (66 and 2/3%) of the voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of voting stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at an election of directors.

 

D. Subject to the special rights of the holders of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock to elect directors, except as otherwise provided by law, any vacancies on the Board of Directors resulting from death, resignation, disqualification, retirement, removal or other causes and any newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the number of directors shall be filled exclusively by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then in office, even though less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director (other than any directors elected by the separate vote of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock), and shall not be filled by the stockholders. Any director appointed in accordance with the preceding sentence shall hold office until the expiration of the term of the class to which such director shall have been appointed or until his or her earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, or removal.

 

E. Whenever the holders of any one or more series of Preferred Stock issued by the Corporation shall have the right, voting separately as a series or separately as a class with one or more such other series, to elect directors at an annual or special meeting of stockholders, the election, term of office, removal and other features of such directorships shall be governed by the terms of this Second Amended and Restated Certificate (including any Certificate of Designation). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article V, the number of directors that may be elected by the holders of any such series of Preferred Stock shall be in addition to the number fixed pursuant to paragraph B of this Article V, and the total number of directors constituting the whole Board of Directors shall be automatically adjusted accordingly. Except as otherwise provided in the Certificate of Designation(s) in respect of one or more series of Preferred Stock, whenever the holders of any series of Preferred Stock having such right to elect additional directors are divested of such right pursuant to the provisions of such Certificate of Designation(s), the terms of office of all such additional directors elected by the holders of such series of Preferred Stock, or elected to fill any vacancies resulting from the death, resignation, disqualification or removal of such additional directors, shall forthwith terminate (in which case each such director thereupon shall cease to be qualified as, and shall cease to be, a director) and the total authorized number of directors of the Corporation shall automatically be reduced accordingly.

 

 

 

F. In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by statute, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized to adopt, amend or repeal the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Corporation (as amended and/or restated from time to time, the “Bylaws”). In addition to any vote of the holders of any class or series of stock of the Corporation required by applicable law or by this Second Amended and Restated Certificate (including any Certificate of Designation in respect of one or more series of Preferred Stock) or the Bylaws of the Corporation, the adoption, amendment or repeal of the Bylaws of the Corporation by the stockholders of the Corporation shall require the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds (66 and 2/3%) of the voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of voting stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in an election of directors.

 

G. The directors of the Corporation need not be elected by written ballot unless the Bylaws so provide.

 

ARTICLE VI
STOCKHOLDERS

 

A. Any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation must be effected at an annual or special meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation, and shall not be taken by written consent in lieu of a meeting. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any action required or permitted to be taken by the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, voting separately as a series or separately as a class with one or more other such series, may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, to the extent expressly so provided by the applicable Certificate of Designation relating to such series of Preferred Stock, if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding shares of the relevant series of Preferred Stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted and shall be delivered to the Corporation in accordance with the applicable provisions of the DGCL.

 

B. Subject to the special rights of the holders of one or more series of Preferred Stock, special meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation may be called, for any purpose or purposes, at any time only by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the President, and shall not be called by any other person or persons.

 

C. Advance notice of stockholder nominations for the election of directors and of other business proposed to be brought by stockholders before any meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation shall be given in the manner provided in the Bylaws of the Corporation.

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE VII

LIABILITY

 

No director of the Corporation shall have any personal liability to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except to the extent such exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under the DGCL as the same exists or hereafter may be amended. Any amendment, repeal or modification of this Article VII, or the adoption of any provision of the Second Amended and Restated Certificate inconsistent with this Article VII, shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation with respect to any act or omission occurring prior to such amendment, repeal, modification or adoption. If the DGCL is amended after approval by the stockholders of this Article VII to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL as so amended.

 

ARTICLE VIII

INDEMNIFICATION

 

A. To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL or any other applicable law, as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended, the Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless each person who is or was made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a “proceeding”) by reason of the fact that he or she or a person for whom he or she is the legal representative is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, while serving as a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (an “indemnitee”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a director, officer, employee or agent, or in any other capacity while serving as a director, officer, employee or agent, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred by such indemnitee in connection with such proceeding; provided that such indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner such indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful. The Corporation shall to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law pay the expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by an indemnitee in defending or otherwise participating in any proceeding in advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that, to the extent required by applicable law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking, by or on behalf of the indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Article VIII or otherwise. The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred by this Article VIII shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of his or her heirs, executors and administrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article VIII, except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, the Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to an indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board.

 

 

B. The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred on any indemnitee by this Article VIII shall not be exclusive of any other rights that any indemnitee may have or hereafter acquire under law, this Second Amended and Restated Certificate, the Bylaws, an agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.

 

C. Any repeal or amendment of this Article VIII by the stockholders of the Corporation or by changes in law, or the adoption of any other provision of this Second Amended and Restated Certificate inconsistent with this Article VIII, shall, unless otherwise required by law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights on a retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto), and shall not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing at the time of such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision in respect of any proceeding (regardless of when such proceeding is first threatened, commenced or completed) arising out of, or related to, any act or omission occurring prior to such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision.

 

D. This Article VIII shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner authorized or permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses to persons other than indemnitees.

 

ARTICLE IX
FORUM SELECTION

 

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

 

 

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

 

ARTICLE X
AMENDMENTS

 

A. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Second Amended and Restated Certificate to the contrary, in addition to any vote required by applicable law, the following provisions in this Second Amended and Restated Certificate may be amended, altered, repealed or rescinded, in whole or in part, or any provision inconsistent therewith or herewith may be adopted, only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds (66 and 2/3%) of the total voting power of all the then outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single class: Part B of Article IV, Article V, Article VI, Article VII, Article VIII, Article IX, and this Article X.

 

B. If any provision or provisions of this Second Amended and Restated Certificate shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable as applied to any person, entity, or circumstance for any reason whatsoever: (i) the validity, legality and enforceability of such provisions in any other circumstance and of the remaining provisions of this Second Amended and Restated Certificate (including, without limitation, each portion of any paragraph of this Second Amended and Restated Certificate containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, in any way be affected or impaired thereby and (ii) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the provisions of this Second Amended and Restated Certificate (including, without limitation, each such portion of any paragraph of this Second Amended and Restated Certificate containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to permit the Corporation to protect its directors, officers, employees and agents from personal liability in respect of their good faith service to or for the benefit of the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by law. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the provisions of this Second Amended and Restated Certificate.

 

 

Exhibit D

 

Form of Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of ACAH

 

[See attached.]

 

 

Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of

 

Essentium, Inc.

 

(a Delaware corporation)

 

 

Table of Contents

 

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Article I - Corporate Offices 1
     
1.1 Registered Office 1
1.2 Other Offices 1
     
Article II - Meetings of Stockholders 1
     
2.1 Place of Meetings 1
2.2 Annual Meeting 1
2.3 Special Meeting 1
2.4 Notice of Business to be Brought before a Meeting 2
2.5 Notice of Nominations for Election to the Board 5
2.6 Notice of Stockholders’ Meetings 9
2.7 Quorum 9
2.8 Adjourned Meeting; Notice 10
2.9 Conduct of Business 10
2.10 Voting 11
2.11 Record Date for Stockholder Meetings and Other Purposes 11
2.12 Proxies 12
2.13 List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote 12
2.14 Inspectors of Election 12
2.15 Delivery to the Corporation 13
     
Article III - Directors 13
     
3.1 Powers 13
3.2 Number of Directors 13
3.3 Election, Qualification and Term of Office of Directors 13
3.4 Resignation and Vacancies 14
3.5 Place of Meetings; Meetings by Telephone 14
3.6 Regular Meetings 14
3.7 Special Meetings; Notice 14
3.8 Quorum 15
3.9 Board Action without a Meeting 15
3.10 Fees and Compensation of Directors 15

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

(continued)

 

  Page
   
Article IV - Committees 15
     
4.1 Committees of Directors 15
4.2 Committee Minutes 16
4.3 Meetings and Actions of Committees 16
4.4 Subcommittees 16
     
Article V - Officers 17
     
5.1 Officers 17
5.2 Appointment of Officers 17
5.3 Subordinate Officers 17
5.4 Removal and Resignation of Officers 17
5.5 Vacancies in Offices 17
5.6 Representation of Shares of Other Corporations 17
5.7 Authority and Duties of Officers 17
5.8 Compensation 18
     
Article VI - Records 18
     
Article VII - General Matters 18
     
7.1 Execution of Corporate Contracts and Instruments 18
7.2 Stock Certificates 18
7.3 Special Designation of Certificates 19
7.4 Lost Certificates 19
7.5 Shares Without Certificates 19
7.6 Construction; Definitions 19
7.7 Dividends 20
7.8 Fiscal Year 20
7.9 Seal 20
7.10 Transfer of Stock 20
7.11 Stock Transfer Agreements 20
7.12 Registered Stockholders 20
7.13 Waiver of Notice 21

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

(continued)

 

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Article VIII - Notice 21
     
8.1 Delivery of Notice; Notice by Electronic Transmission 21
     
Article IX - Indemnification 22
     
9.1 Indemnification of Directors and Officers 22
9.2 Indemnification of Others 22
9.3 Prepayment of Expenses 23
9.4 Determination; Claim 23
9.5 Non-Exclusivity of Rights 23
9.6 Insurance 23
9.7 Other Indemnification 23
9.8 Continuation of Indemnification 24
9.9 Amendment or Repeal; Interpretation 24

 

Article X - Amendments 24
Article XI - Forum Selection 25
Article XII - Definitions 25

 

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Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of

 

Essentium, Inc.

 

 

Article I - Corporate Offices

 

1.1 Registered Office.

 

The address of the registered office of Essentium, Inc. (the “Corporation”) in the State of Delaware, and the name of its registered agent at such address, shall be as set forth in the Corporation’s certificate of incorporation, as the same may be amended and/or restated from time to time (the “Certificate of Incorporation”).

 

1.2          Other Offices.

 

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

 

Article II - Meetings of Stockholders

 

2.1          Place of Meetings.

 

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

 

2.2          Annual Meeting.

 

The Board shall designate the date and time of the annual meeting. At the annual meeting, the stockholders entitled to vote on such matters shall elect those directors of the Corporation to fill any term of a directorship that expires on the date of such annual meeting and may transact any other business as may properly be brought before the meeting in accordance with Section 2.4. The Board may postpone, reschedule or cancel any previously scheduled annual meeting of stockholders.

 

2.3          Special Meeting.

 

Special meetings of the stockholders may be called only by such persons and only in such manner as set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation.

 

No business may be transacted at any special meeting of stockholders other than the business specified in the notice of such meeting. The Board may postpone, reschedule or cancel any previously scheduled special meeting of stockholders.

 

 

 

2.4          Notice of Business to be Brought before a Meeting.

 

(a)          At an annual meeting of the stockholders, only such business shall be conducted as shall have been properly brought before the meeting. To be properly brought before an annual meeting, business must be (i) specified in the Corporation’s notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board, (ii) if not specified in a notice of meeting, otherwise brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the Board or the Chairman of the Board or (iii) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by a stockholder present in person who (A) (1) was a record owner of shares of the Corporation both at the time of giving the notice provided for in this Section 2.4 and at the time of the meeting, (2) is entitled to vote at the meeting and (3) has complied with this Section 2.4 in all applicable respects or (B) properly made such proposal in accordance with Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (as so amended and inclusive of such rules and regulations, the “Exchange Act”). The foregoing clause (iii) shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to propose business to be brought before an annual meeting of the stockholders. The only matters that may be brought before a special meeting are the matters specified in the notice of meeting given by or at the direction of the person calling the meeting pursuant to Section 2.3, and stockholders shall not be permitted to propose business to be brought before a special meeting of the stockholders. For purposes of this Section 2.4, “present in person” shall mean that the stockholder proposing that the business be brought before the annual meeting of the Corporation, or a qualified representative of such proposing stockholder, appear at such annual meeting. A “qualified representative” of such proposing stockholder shall be a duly authorized officer, manager or partner of such stockholder or any other person authorized by a writing executed by such stockholder or an electronic transmission delivered by such stockholder to act for such stockholder as proxy at the meeting of stockholders and such person must produce such writing or electronic transmission, or a reliable reproduction of the writing or electronic transmission, at the meeting of stockholders. Stockholders seeking to nominate persons for election to the Board must comply with Section 2.5, and this Section 2.4 shall not be applicable to nominations except as expressly provided in Section 2.5.

 

(b)          For business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder, the stockholder must (i) provide Timely Notice (as defined below) thereof in writing and in proper form to the Secretary of the Corporation and (ii) provide any updates or supplements to such notice at the times and in the forms required by this Section 2.4. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice must be delivered to, or mailed and received at, the principal executive offices of the Corporation not less than ninety (90) days nor more than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the one-year anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting; provided, however, that if no annual meeting was held in the preceding year, to be timely, a stockholder’s notice must be so delivered, or mailed and received, not earlier than the close of business on the one hundred and twentieth (120th) day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the ninetieth (90th) day prior to such annual meeting or, if later, the tenth (10th) day following the day on which public disclosure of the date of such annual meeting was first made by the Corporation; provided, further, that if the date of the annual meeting is more than thirty (30) days before or more than sixty (60) days after such anniversary date, to be timely, a stockholder’s notice must be so delivered, or mailed and received, not later than the ninetieth (90th) day prior to such annual meeting or, if later, the tenth (10th) day following the day on which public disclosure of the date of such annual meeting was first made by the Corporation (such notice within such time periods, “Timely Notice”). In no event shall any adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting or the announcement thereof commence a new time period for the giving of Timely Notice as described above.

 

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(c)          To be in proper form for purposes of this Section 2.4, a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary of the Corporation shall set forth:

 

(i)                    As to each Proposing Person (as defined below), (A) the name and address of such Proposing Person (including, if applicable, the name and address that appear on the Corporation’s books and records); and (B) the class or series and number of shares of the Corporation that are, directly or indirectly, owned of record or beneficially owned (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) by such Proposing Person, except that such Proposing Person shall in all events be deemed to beneficially own any shares of any class or series of the Corporation as to which such Proposing Person has a right to acquire beneficial ownership at any time in the future (the disclosures to be made pursuant to the foregoing clauses (A) and (B) are referred to as “Stockholder Information”);

 

(ii)                    As to each Proposing Person, (A) the full notional amount of any securities that, directly or indirectly, underlie any “derivative security” (as such term is defined in Rule 16a-1(c) under the Exchange Act) that constitutes a “call equivalent position” (as such term is defined in Rule 16a-1(b) under the Exchange Act) (“Synthetic Equity Position”) and that is, directly or indirectly, held or maintained by such Proposing Person with respect to any shares of any class or series of shares of the Corporation; provided that, for the purposes of the definition of “Synthetic Equity Position,” the term “derivative security” shall also include any security or instrument that would not otherwise constitute a “derivative security” as a result of any feature that would make any conversion, exercise or similar right or privilege of such security or instrument becoming determinable only at some future date or upon the happening of a future occurrence, in which case the determination of the amount of securities into which such security or instrument would be convertible or exercisable shall be made assuming that such security or instrument is immediately convertible or exercisable at the time of such determination; and, provided, further, that any Proposing Person satisfying the requirements of Rule 13d-1(b)(1) under the Exchange Act (other than a Proposing Person that so satisfies Rule 13d-1(b)(1) under the Exchange Act solely by reason of Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E)) shall not be deemed to hold or maintain the notional amount of any securities that underlie a Synthetic Equity Position held by such Proposing Person as a hedge with respect to a bona fide derivatives trade or position of such Proposing Person arising in the ordinary course of such Proposing Person’s business as a derivatives dealer, (B) any rights to dividends on the shares of any class or series of shares of the Corporation owned beneficially by such Proposing Person that are separated or separable from the underlying shares of the Corporation, (C) any material pending or threatened legal proceeding in which such Proposing Person is a party or material participant involving the Corporation or any of its officers or directors, or any affiliate of the Corporation, (D) any other material relationship between such Proposing Person, on the one hand, and the Corporation or any affiliate of the Corporation, on the other hand, (E) any direct or indirect material interest in any material contract or agreement of such Proposing Person with the Corporation or any affiliate of the Corporation (including, in any such case, any employment agreement, collective bargaining agreement or consulting agreement), (F) a representation that such Proposing Person intends or is part of a group that intends to deliver a proxy statement or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the Corporation’s outstanding capital stock required to approve or adopt the proposal or otherwise solicit proxies from stockholders in support of such proposal and (G) any other information relating to such Proposing Person that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filing required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies or consents by such Proposing Person in support of the business proposed to be brought before the meeting pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act (the disclosures to be made pursuant to the foregoing clauses (A) through (G) are referred to as “Disclosable Interests”); provided, however, that Disclosable Interests shall not include any such disclosures with respect to the ordinary course business activities of any broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee who is a Proposing Person solely as a result of being the stockholder directed to prepare and submit the notice required by these bylaws on behalf of a beneficial owner; and

 

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(iii)                    As to each item of business that the stockholder proposes to bring before the annual meeting, (A) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the annual meeting, the reasons for conducting such business at the annual meeting and any material interest in such business of each Proposing Person, (B) the text of the proposal or business (including the text of any resolutions proposed for consideration and in the event that such business includes a proposal to amend these bylaws, the language of the proposed amendment), and (C) a reasonably detailed description of all agreements, arrangements and understandings (x) between or among any of the Proposing Persons or (y) between or among any Proposing Person and any other person or entity (including their names) in connection with the proposal of such business by such stockholder; and (D) any other information relating to such item of business that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filing required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies in support of the business proposed to be brought before the meeting pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act; provided, however, that the disclosures required by this Section 2.4(c)(iii) shall not include any disclosures with respect to any broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee who is a Proposing Person solely as a result of being the stockholder directed to prepare and submit the notice required by these bylaws on behalf of a beneficial owner.

 

For purposes of this Section 2.4, the term “Proposing Personshall mean (i) the stockholder providing the notice of business proposed to be brought before an annual meeting, (ii) the beneficial owner or beneficial owners, if different, on whose behalf the notice of the business proposed to be brought before the annual meeting is made, and (iii) any participant (as defined in paragraphs (a)(ii)-(vi) of Instruction 3 to Item 4 of Schedule 14A) with such stockholder in such solicitation.

 

(d)          A Proposing Person shall update and supplement its notice to the Corporation of its intent to propose business at an annual meeting, if necessary, so that the information provided or required to be provided in such notice pursuant to this Section 2.4 shall be true and correct as of the record date for stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting and as of the date that is ten (10) business days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof, and such update and supplement shall be delivered to, or mailed and received by, the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than five (5) business days after the record date for stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting (in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of such record date), and not later than eight (8) business days prior to the date for the meeting or, if practicable, any adjournment or postponement thereof (and, if not practicable, on the first practicable date prior to the date to which the meeting has been adjourned or postponed) (in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of ten (10) business days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof). For the avoidance of doubt, the obligation to update and supplement as set forth in this paragraph or any other Section of these bylaws shall not limit the Corporation’s rights with respect to any deficiencies in any notice provided by a stockholder, extend any applicable deadlines hereunder or enable or be deemed to permit a stockholder who has previously submitted notice hereunder to amend or update any proposal or to submit any new proposal, including by changing or adding matters, business or resolutions proposed to be brought before a meeting of the stockholders.

 

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(e)          Notwithstanding anything in these bylaws to the contrary, no business shall be conducted at an annual meeting that is not properly brought before the meeting in accordance with this Section 2.4. The presiding officer of the meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine that the business was not properly brought before the meeting in accordance with this Section 2.4, and if he or she should so determine, he or she shall so declare to the meeting and any such business not properly brought before the meeting shall not be transacted.

 

(f)          This Section 2.4 is expressly intended to apply to any business proposed to be brought before an annual meeting of stockholders other than any proposal made in accordance with Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act and included in the Corporation’s proxy statement. In addition to the requirements of this Section 2.4 with respect to any business proposed to be brought before an annual meeting, each Proposing Person shall comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act with respect to any such business. Nothing in this Section 2.4 shall be deemed to affect the rights of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act.

 

(g)          For purposes of these bylaws, “public disclosure” shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by a national news service or in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Sections 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

 

2.5          Notice of Nominations for Election to the Board.

 

(a)          Nominations of any person for election to the Board at an annual meeting or at a special meeting (but only if the election of directors is a matter specified in the notice of meeting given by or at the direction of the person calling such special meeting) may be made at such meeting only (i) by or at the direction of the Board, including by any committee or persons authorized to do so by the Board or these bylaws, or (ii) by a stockholder present in person (A) who was a record owner of shares of the Corporation both at the time of giving the notice provided for in this Section 2.5 and at the time of the meeting, (B) is entitled to vote at the meeting, and (C) has complied with this Section 2.5 as to such notice and nomination. For purposes of this Section 2.5, “present in person” shall mean that the stockholder proposing that the business be brought before the meeting of the Corporation, or a qualified representative of such stockholder, appear at such meeting. A “qualified representative” of such proposing stockholder shall be a duly authorized officer, manager or partner of such stockholder or any other person authorized by a writing executed by such stockholder or an electronic transmission delivered by such stockholder to act for such stockholder as proxy at the meeting of stockholders and such person must produce such writing or electronic transmission, or a reliable reproduction of the writing or electronic transmission, at the meeting of stockholders. The foregoing clause (ii) shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to make any nomination of a person or persons for election to the Board at an annual meeting or special meeting.

 

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(b)          (i) Without qualification, for a stockholder to make any nomination of a person or persons for election to the Board at an annual meeting, the stockholder must (1) provide Timely Notice (as defined in Section 2.4) thereof in writing and in proper form to the Secretary of the Corporation, (2) provide the information, agreements and questionnaires with respect to such stockholder and its candidate for nomination as required to be set forth by this Section 2.5 and (3) provide any updates or supplements to such notice at the times and in the forms required by this Section 2.5.

 

(ii) Without qualification, if the election of directors is a matter specified in the notice of meeting given by or at the direction of the person calling a special meeting, then for a stockholder to make any nomination of a person or persons for election to the Board at a special meeting, the stockholder must (i) provide Timely Notice thereof in writing and in proper form to the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive offices of the Corporation, (ii) provide the information with respect to such stockholder and its candidate for nomination as required by this Section 2.5 and (iii) provide any updates or supplements to such notice at the times and in the forms required by this Section 2.5. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice for nominations to be made at a special meeting must be delivered to, or mailed and received at, the principal executive offices of the Corporation not earlier than the one hundred twentieth (120th) day prior to such special meeting and not later than the ninetieth (90th) day prior to such special meeting or, if later, the tenth (10th) day following the day on which public disclosure (as defined in Section 2.4) of the date of such special meeting was first made.

 

(iii) In no event shall any adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting or special meeting or the announcement thereof commence a new time period for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above.

 

(iv) In no event may a Nominating Person provide Timely Notice with respect to a greater number of director candidates than are subject to election by shareholders at the applicable meeting. If the Corporation shall, subsequent to such notice, increase the number of directors subject to election at the meeting, such notice as to any additional nominees shall be due on the later of (i) the conclusion of the time period for Timely Notice, (ii) the date set forth in Section 2.5(b)(ii) or (iii) the tenth day following the date of public disclosure (as defined in Section 2.4) of such increase.

 

(c)            To be in proper form for purposes of this Section 2.5, a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary of the Corporation shall set forth:

 

(i)  As to each Nominating Person (as defined below), the Stockholder Information (as defined in Section 2.4(c)(i), except that for purposes of this Section 2.5, the term “Nominating Person” shall be substituted for the term “Proposing Person” in all places it appears in Section 2.4(c)(i));

 

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(ii)  As to each Nominating Person, any Disclosable Interests (as defined in Section 2.4(c)(ii), except that for purposes of this Section 2.5, the term “Nominating Person” shall be substituted for the term “Proposing Person” in all places it appears in Section 2.4(c)(ii) and the disclosure with respect to the business to be brought before the meeting in Section 2.4(c)(ii) shall be made with respect to the election of directors at the meeting); and

 

(iii)  As to each candidate whom a Nominating Person proposes to nominate for election as a director, (A) all information with respect to such candidate for nomination that would be required to be set forth in a stockholder’s notice pursuant to this Section 2.5 if such candidate for nomination were a Nominating Person, (B) all information relating to such candidate for nomination that is required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for election of directors in a contested election pursuant to Section 14(a) under the Exchange Act (including such candidate’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected), (C) a description of any direct or indirect material interest in any material contract or agreement between or among any Nominating Person, on the one hand, and each candidate for nomination or his or her respective associates or any other participants in such solicitation, on the other hand, including, without limitation, all information that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 under Regulation S-K if such Nominating Person were the “registrant” for purposes of such rule and the candidate for nomination were a director or executive officer of such registrant and (D) a completed and signed questionnaire, representation and agreement as provided in Section 2.5(f).

 

For purposes of this Section 2.5, the term “Nominating Person” shall mean (i) the stockholder providing the notice of the nomination proposed to be made at the meeting, (ii) the beneficial owner or beneficial owners, if different, on whose behalf the notice of the nomination proposed to be made at the meeting is made, and (iii) any other participant in such solicitation.

 

(d)          A stockholder providing notice of any nomination proposed to be made at a meeting shall further update and supplement such notice, if necessary, so that the information provided or required to be provided in such notice pursuant to this Section 2.5 shall be true and correct as of the record date for stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting and as of the date that is ten (10) business days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof, and such update and supplement shall be delivered to, or mailed and received by, the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than five (5) business days after the record date for stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting (in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of such record date), and not later than eight (8) business days prior to the date for the meeting or, if practicable, any adjournment or postponement thereof (and, if not practicable, on the first practicable date prior to the date to which the meeting has been adjourned or postponed) (in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of ten (10) business days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof). For the avoidance of doubt, the obligation to update and supplement as set forth in this paragraph or any other Section of these bylaws shall not limit the Corporation’s rights with respect to any deficiencies in any notice provided by a stockholder, extend any applicable deadlines hereunder or enable or be deemed to permit a stockholder who has previously submitted notice hereunder to amend or update any nomination or to submit any new nomination.

 

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(e)          In addition to the requirements of this Section 2.5 with respect to any nomination proposed to be made at a meeting, each Nominating Person shall comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act with respect to any such nominations.

 

(f)          To be eligible to be a candidate for election as a director of the Corporation at an annual or special meeting, a candidate must be nominated in the manner prescribed in Section 2.5 and the candidate for nomination, whether nominated by the Board or by a stockholder of record, must have previously delivered (in accordance with the time period prescribed for delivery in a notice to such candidate given by or on behalf of the Board), to the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive offices of the Corporation, (i) a completed written questionnaire (in a form provided by the Corporation) with respect to the background, qualifications, stock ownership and independence of such proposed nominee and (ii) a written representation and agreement (in form provided by the Corporation) that such candidate for nomination (A) is not and, if elected as a director during his or her term of office, will not become a party to (1) any agreement, arrangement or understanding with, and has not given and will not give any commitment or assurance to, any person or entity as to how such proposed nominee, if elected as a director of the Corporation, will act or vote on any issue or question (a “Voting Commitment”) or (2) any Voting Commitment that could limit or interfere with such proposed nominee’s ability to comply, if elected as a director of the Corporation, with such proposed nominee’s fiduciary duties under applicable law, (B) is not, and will not become a party to, any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any person or entity other than the Corporation with respect to any direct or indirect compensation or reimbursement for service as a director that has not been disclosed to the Corporation and (C) if elected as a director of the Corporation, will comply with all applicable corporate governance, conflict of interest, confidentiality, stock ownership and trading and other policies and guidelines of the Corporation applicable to directors and in effect during such person’s term in office as a director (and, if requested by any candidate for nomination, the Secretary of the Corporation shall provide to such candidate for nomination all such policies and guidelines then in effect).

 

(g)          The Board may also require any proposed candidate for nomination as a Director to furnish such other information as may reasonably be requested by the Board in writing prior to the meeting of stockholders at which such candidate’s nomination is to be acted upon in order for the Board to determine the eligibility of such candidate for nomination to be an independent director of the Corporation in accordance with the Corporation’s corporate governance guidelines.

 

(h)          A candidate for nomination as a director shall further update and supplement the materials delivered pursuant to this Section 2.5, if necessary, so that the information provided or required to be provided pursuant to this Section 2.5 shall be true and correct as of the record date for stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting and as of the date that is ten (10) business days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof, and such update and supplement shall be delivered to, or mailed and received by, the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive offices of the Corporation (or any other office specified by the Corporation in any public announcement) not later than five (5) business days after the record date for stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting (in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of such record date), and not later than eight (8) business days prior to the date for the meeting or, if practicable, any adjournment or postponement thereof (and, if not practicable, on the first practicable date prior to the date to which the meeting has been adjourned or postponed) (in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of ten (10) business days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof). For the avoidance of doubt, the obligation to update and supplement as set forth in this paragraph or any other Section of these bylaws shall not limit the Corporation’s rights with respect to any deficiencies in any notice provided by a stockholder, extend any applicable deadlines hereunder or enable or be deemed to permit a stockholder who has previously submitted notice hereunder to amend or update any proposal or to submit any new proposal, including by changing or adding nominees, matters, business or resolutions proposed to be brought before a meeting of the stockholders.

 

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(i)          No candidate shall be eligible for nomination as a director of the Corporation unless such candidate for nomination and the Nominating Person seeking to place such candidate’s name in nomination has complied with this Section 2.5. The presiding officer at the meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine that a nomination was not properly made in accordance with Section 2.5, and if he or she should so determine, he or she shall so declare such determination to the meeting, the defective nomination shall be disregarded and any ballots cast for the candidate in question (but in the case of any form of ballot listing other qualified nominees, only the ballots cast for the nominee in question) shall be void and of no force or effect.

 

(j)          Notwithstanding anything in these bylaws to the contrary, no candidate for nomination shall be eligible to be seated as a director of the Corporation unless nominated and elected in accordance with Section 2.5.

 

2.6          Notice of Stockholders’ Meetings.

 

Unless otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws, the notice of any meeting of stockholders shall be sent or otherwise given in accordance with Section 8.1 not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting. The notice shall specify the place, if any, date and time of the meeting, the means of remote communication, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting, and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called.

 

2.7          Quorum.

 

Unless otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws, the holders of a majority in voting power of the stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote, present in person, or by remote communication, if applicable, or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at all meetings of the stockholders. A quorum, once established at a meeting, shall not be broken by the withdrawal of enough votes to leave less than a quorum. If, however, a quorum is not present or represented at any meeting of the stockholders, then either (i) the person presiding over the meeting or (ii) a majority in voting power of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, present in person, or by remote communication, if applicable, or represented by proxy, shall have power to recess the meeting or adjourn the meeting from time to time in the manner provided in Section 2.8 until a quorum is present or represented. At any recessed or adjourned meeting at which a quorum is present or represented, any business may be transacted that might have been transacted at the meeting as originally noticed.

 

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2.8           Adjourned Meeting; Notice.

 

When a meeting is adjourned to another time or place, unless these bylaws otherwise require, notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time, place, if any, thereof, and the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such adjourned meeting are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. At any adjourned meeting, the Corporation may transact any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment is for more than thirty (30) days, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting. If after the adjournment a new record date for determination of stockholders entitled to vote is fixed for the adjourned meeting, the Board shall fix as the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of such adjourned meeting the same or an earlier date as that fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting, and shall give notice of the adjourned meeting to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting as of the record date so fixed for notice of such adjourned meeting.

 

2.9           Conduct of Business.

 

The date and time of the opening and the closing of the polls for each matter upon which the stockholders will vote at a meeting shall be announced at the meeting by the person presiding over the meeting. The Board may adopt by resolution such rules and regulations for the conduct of the meeting of stockholders as it shall deem appropriate. Except to the extent inconsistent with such rules and regulations as adopted by the Board, the person presiding over any meeting of stockholders shall have the right and authority to convene and (for any or no reason) to recess and/or adjourn the meeting, to prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures (which need not be in writing) and to do all such acts as, in the judgment of such presiding person, are appropriate for the proper conduct of the meeting. Such rules, regulations or procedures, whether adopted by the Board or prescribed by the person presiding over the meeting, may include, without limitation, the following: (i) the establishment of an agenda or order of business for the meeting; (ii) rules and procedures for maintaining order at the meeting and the safety of those present (including, without limitation, rules and procedures for removal of disruptive persons from the meeting); (iii) limitations on attendance at or participation in the meeting to stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, their duly authorized and constituted proxies or such other persons as the person presiding over the meeting shall determine; (iv) restrictions on entry to the meeting after the time fixed for the commencement thereof; and (v) limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments by participants. The presiding person at any meeting of stockholders, in addition to making any other determinations that may be appropriate to the conduct of the meeting (including, without limitation, determinations with respect to the administration and/or interpretation of any of the rules, regulations or procedures of the meeting, whether adopted by the Board or prescribed by the person presiding over the meeting), shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare to the meeting that a matter of business was not properly brought before the meeting and if such presiding person should so determine, such presiding person shall so declare to the meeting and any such matter or business not properly brought before the meeting shall not be transacted or considered. Unless and to the extent determined by the Board or the person presiding over the meeting, meetings of stockholders shall not be required to be held in accordance with the rules of parliamentary procedure.

 

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2.10         Voting.

 

Except as may be otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, these bylaws or the DGCL, each stockholder shall be entitled to one (1) vote for each share of capital stock held by such stockholder.

 

Except as otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation, at all duly called or convened meetings of stockholders at which a quorum is present, for the election of directors, a plurality of the votes cast shall be sufficient to elect a director. Except as otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation, these bylaws, the rules or regulations of any stock exchange applicable to the Corporation, or applicable law or pursuant to any regulation applicable to the Corporation or its securities, each other matter presented to the stockholders at a duly called or convened meeting at which a quorum is present shall be decided by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority in voting power of the votes cast (excluding abstentions and broker non-votes) on such matter.

 

2.11         Record Date for Stockholder Meetings and Other Purposes.

 

In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the Board may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board, and which record date shall, unless otherwise required by law, not be more than sixty (60) days nor less than ten (10) days before the date of such meeting. If the Board so fixes a date, such date shall also be the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting unless the Board determines, at the time it fixes such record date, that a later date on or before the date of the meeting shall be the date for making such determination. If no record date is fixed by the Board, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be the close of business on the next day preceding the day on which notice is first given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board may fix a new record date for determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting; and in such case shall also fix as the record date for stockholders entitled to notice of such adjourned meeting the same or an earlier date as that fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to vote in accordance herewith at the adjourned meeting.

 

In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment or any rights or the stockholders entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of capital stock, or for the purposes of any other lawful action, the Board may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted, and which record date shall be not more than sixty (60) days prior to such action. If no record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders for any such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board adopts the resolution relating thereto.

 

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2.12         Proxies.

 

Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders may authorize another person or persons to act for such stockholder by proxy authorized by an instrument in writing or by a transmission permitted by law filed in accordance with the procedure established for the meeting, but no such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three (3) years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. The revocability of a proxy that states on its face that it is irrevocable shall be governed by the provisions of Section 212 of the DGCL. A proxy may be in the form of an electronic transmission which sets forth or is submitted with information from which it can be determined that the transmission was authorized by the stockholder.

 

2.13         List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote.

 

The Corporation shall prepare, at least ten (10) days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting (provided, however, that if the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote is less than ten (10) days before the date of the meeting, the list shall reflect the stockholders entitled to vote as of the tenth (10th) day before the meeting date), arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. The Corporation shall not be required to include electronic mail addresses or other electronic contact information on such list. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting for a period of at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting: (i) on a reasonably accessible electronic network, provided that the information required to gain access to such list is provided with the notice of the meeting, or (ii) during ordinary business hours, at the Corporation’s principal executive office. In the event that the Corporation determines to make the list available on an electronic network, the Corporation may take reasonable steps to ensure that such information is available only to stockholders of the Corporation. If the meeting is to be held at a place, then the list shall be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present. If the meeting is to be held solely by means of remote communication, then the list shall also be open to the examination of any stockholder during the whole time of the meeting on a reasonably accessible electronic network, and the information required to access such list shall be provided with the notice of the meeting. Such list shall presumptively determine the identity of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting and the number of shares held by each of them. Except as otherwise provided by law, the stock ledger shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to examine the list of stockholders required by this Section 2.13 or to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of stockholders.

 

2.14         Inspectors of Election.

 

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

 

Such inspectors shall:

 

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

 

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(ii) count all votes or ballots;

 

(iii) count and tabulate all votes;

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

2.15         Delivery to the Corporation.

 

Whenever this Article II requires one or more persons (including a record or beneficial owner of stock) to deliver a document or information to the Corporation or any officer, employee or agent thereof (including any notice, request, questionnaire, revocation, representation or other document or agreement), such document or information shall be in writing exclusively (and not in an electronic transmission) and shall be delivered exclusively by hand (including, without limitation, overnight courier service) or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, and the Corporation shall not be required to accept delivery of any document not in such written form or so delivered. For the avoidance of doubt, the Corporation expressly opts out of Section 116 of the DGCL with respect to the delivery of information and documents to the Corporation required by this Article II.

 

Article III - Directors

 

3.1           Powers.

 

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

 

3.2           Number of Directors.

 

Subject to the Certificate of Incorporation, the total number of directors constituting the Board shall be determined from time to time by resolution of the Board. No reduction of the authorized number of directors shall have the effect of removing any director before that director’s term of office expires.

 

3.3           Election, Qualification and Term of Office of Directors.

 

Except as provided in Section 3.4, and subject to the Certificate of Incorporation, each director, including a director elected to fill a vacancy or newly created directorship, shall hold office until the expiration of the term of the class, if any, for which elected and until such director’s successor is elected and qualified or until such director’s earlier death, resignation, disqualification or removal. Directors need not be stockholders or residents of the State of Delaware. The Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws may prescribe qualifications for directors.

 

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3.4           Resignation and Vacancies.

 

Any director may resign at any time upon notice given in writing or by electronic transmission to the Corporation. The resignation shall take effect at the time specified therein or upon the happening of an event specified therein, and if no time or event is specified, at the time of its receipt. When one or more directors so resigns and the resignation is effective at a future date or upon the happening of an event to occur on a future date, a majority of the directors then in office, including those who have so resigned, shall have power to fill such vacancy or vacancies, the vote thereon to take effect when such resignation or resignations shall become effective, and each director so chosen shall hold office as provided in Section 3.3.

 

Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws, vacancies resulting from the death, resignation, disqualification or removal of any director, and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors shall be filled only by a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director.

 

3.5           Place of Meetings; Meetings by Telephone.

 

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

 

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

 

3.6           Regular Meetings.

 

Regular meetings of the Board may be held within or outside the State of Delaware and at such time and at such place as which has been designated by the Board and publicized among all directors, either orally or in writing, by telephone, including a voice-messaging system or other system designed to record and communicate messages, facsimile, telegraph or telex, or by electronic mail or other means of electronic transmission. No further notice shall be required for regular meetings of the Board.

 

3.7           Special Meetings; Notice.

 

Special meetings of the Board for any purpose or purposes may be called at any time by the chairperson of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or the Secretary of the Corporation or a majority of the total number of directors constituting the Board.

 

Notice of the time and place of special meetings shall be:

 

(i) delivered personally by hand, by courier or by telephone;

 

(ii) sent by United States first-class mail, postage prepaid;

 

(iii) sent by facsimile or electronic mail; or

 

(iv) sent by other means of electronic transmission,

 

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directed to each director at that director’s address, telephone number, facsimile number or electronic mail address, or other address for electronic transmission, as the case may be, as shown on the Corporation’s records.

 

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

 

3.8           Quorum.

 

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

 

3.9           Board Action without a Meeting.

 

Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board, or of any committee thereof, may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission. After an action is taken, the consent or consents relating thereto shall be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the Board, or the committee thereof, in the same paper or electronic form as the minutes are maintained. Such action by written consent or consent by electronic transmission shall have the same force and effect as a unanimous vote of the Board.

 

3.10         Fees and Compensation of Directors.

 

Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws, the Board shall have the authority to fix the compensation, including fees and reimbursement of expenses, of directors for services to the Corporation in any capacity.

 

Article IV - Committees

 

4.1           Committees of Directors.

 

The Board may designate one (1) or more committees, each committee to consist, of one (1) or more of the directors of the Corporation. The Board may designate one (1) or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not such member or members constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member. Any such committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board or in these bylaws, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers that may require it; but no such committee shall have the power or authority to (i) approve or adopt, or recommend to the stockholders, any action or matter expressly required by the DGCL to be submitted to stockholders for approval, or (ii) adopt, amend or repeal any bylaw of the Corporation.

 

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4.2           Committee Minutes.

 

Each committee shall keep regular minutes of its meetings and report the same to the Board when required.

 

4.3           Meetings and Actions of Committees.

 

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

 

(i) Section 3.5 (place of meetings; meetings by telephone);

 

(ii) Section 3.6 (regular meetings);

 

(iii) Section 3.7 (special meetings; notice);

 

(iv) Section 3.9 (board action without a meeting); and

 

(v) Section 7.13 (waiver of notice),

 

with such changes in the context of these bylaws as are necessary to substitute the committee and its members for the Board and its members; provided, however, that:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

4.4           Subcommittees.

 

Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, these bylaws or the resolutions of the Board designating the committee, a committee may create one (1) or more subcommittees, each subcommittee to consist of one (1) or more members of the committee, and delegate to a subcommittee any or all of the powers and authority of the committee.

 

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Article V - Officers

 

5.1           Officers.

 

The officers of the Corporation shall include a Chief Executive Officer, a President and a Secretary. The Corporation may also have, at the discretion of the Board, a Chairperson of the Board, a Vice Chairperson of the Board, a Chief Financial Officer, a Chief Operating Officer, a Treasurer, one (1) or more Vice Presidents, one (1) or more Assistant Vice Presidents, one (1) or more Assistant Treasurers, one (1) or more Assistant Secretaries, and any such other officers as may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of these bylaws. Any number of offices may be held by the same person. No officer need be a stockholder or director of the Corporation.

 

5.2           Appointment of Officers.

 

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

 

5.3           Subordinate Officers.

 

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

 

5.4           Removal and Resignation of Officers.

 

Subject to the rights, if any, of an officer under any contract of employment, any officer may be removed, either with or without cause, by the Board or, except in the case of an officer chosen by the Board, by any officer upon whom such power of removal may be conferred by the Board.

 

Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Corporation. Any resignation shall take effect at the date of the receipt of that notice or at any later time specified in that notice. Unless otherwise specified in the notice of resignation, the acceptance of the resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. Any resignation is without prejudice to the rights, if any, of the Corporation under any contract to which the officer is a party.

 

5.5           Vacancies in Offices.

 

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

 

5.6           Representation of Shares of Other Corporations.

 

The Chairperson of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, or the President of this Corporation, or any other person authorized by the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the President, is authorized to vote, represent and exercise on behalf of this Corporation all rights incident to any and all shares or voting securities of any other corporation or other person standing in the name of this Corporation. The authority granted herein may be exercised either by such person directly or by any other person authorized to do so by proxy or power of attorney duly executed by such person having the authority.

 

5.7           Authority and Duties of Officers.

 

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

 

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5.8           Compensation.

 

The compensation of the officers of the Corporation for their services as such shall be fixed from time to time by or at the direction of the Board. An officer of the Corporation shall not be prevented from receiving compensation by reason of the fact that he or she is also a director of the Corporation.

 

Article VI - Records

 

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

 

Article VII - General Matters

 

7.1           Execution of Corporate Contracts and Instruments.

 

The Board, except as otherwise provided in these bylaws, may authorize any officer or officers, or agent or agents, to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation; such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

7.2           Stock Certificates.

 

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

 

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The Corporation may issue the whole or any part of its shares as partly paid and subject to call for the remainder of the consideration to be paid therefor. Upon the face or back of each stock certificate issued to represent any such partly paid shares, or upon the books and records of the Corporation in the case of uncertificated partly paid shares, the total amount of the consideration to be paid therefor and the amount paid thereon shall be stated. Upon the declaration of any dividend on fully paid shares, the Corporation shall declare a dividend upon partly paid shares of the same class, but only upon the basis of the percentage of the consideration actually paid thereon.

 

7.3           Special Designation of Certificates.

 

If the Corporation is authorized to issue more than one class of stock or more than one series of any class, then the powers, the designations, the preferences and the relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights shall be set forth in full or summarized on the face or on the back of the certificate that the Corporation shall issue to represent such class or series of stock (or, in the case of uncertificated shares, set forth in a notice provided pursuant to Section 151 of the DGCL); provided, however, that except as otherwise provided in Section 202 of the DGCL, in lieu of the foregoing requirements, there may be set forth on the face of back of the certificate that the Corporation shall issue to represent such class or series of stock (or, in the case of any uncertificated shares, included in the aforementioned notice) a statement that the Corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests the powers, the designations, the preferences and the relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights.

 

7.4           Lost Certificates.

 

Except as provided in this Section 7.4, no new certificates for shares shall be issued to replace a previously issued certificate unless the latter is surrendered to the Corporation and cancelled at the same time. The Corporation may issue a new certificate of stock or uncertificated shares in the place of any certificate theretofore issued by it, alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, and the Corporation may require the owner of the lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or such owner’s legal representative, to give the Corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify it against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of such new certificate or uncertificated shares.

 

7.5           Shares Without Certificates

 

The Corporation may adopt a system of issuance, recordation and transfer of its shares of stock by electronic or other means not involving the issuance of certificates, provided the use of such system by the Corporation is permitted in accordance with applicable law.

 

7.6           Construction; Definitions.

 

Unless the context requires otherwise, the general provisions, rules of construction and definitions in the DGCL shall govern the construction of these bylaws. Without limiting the generality of this provision, the singular number includes the plural and the plural number includes the singular.

 

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7.7           Dividends.

 

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

 

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

 

7.8           Fiscal Year.

 

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

 

7.9           Seal.

 

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

 

7.10         Transfer of Stock.

 

Shares of the stock of the Corporation shall be transferable in the manner prescribed by law and in these bylaws. Shares of stock of the Corporation shall be transferred on the books of the Corporation only by the holder of record thereof or by such holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, upon surrender to the Corporation of the certificate or certificates representing such shares endorsed by the appropriate person or persons (or by delivery of duly executed instructions with respect to uncertificated shares), with such evidence of the authenticity of such endorsement or execution, transfer, authorization and other matters as the Corporation may reasonably require, and accompanied by all necessary stock transfer stamps. No transfer of stock shall be valid as against the Corporation for any purpose until it shall have been entered in the stock records of the Corporation by an entry showing the names of the persons from and to whom it was transferred.

 

7.11         Stock Transfer Agreements.

 

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

 

7.12         Registered Stockholders.

 

The Corporation:

 

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

 

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

 

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7.13         Waiver of Notice.

 

Whenever notice is required to be given under any provision of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws, a written waiver, signed by the person entitled to notice, or a waiver by electronic transmission by the person entitled to notice, whether before or after the time of the event for which notice is to be given, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the stockholders need be specified in any written waiver of notice or any waiver by electronic transmission unless so required by the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws.

 

Article VIII - Notice

 

8.1           Delivery of Notice; Notice by Electronic Transmission.

 

Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to stockholders, any notice to stockholders given by the Corporation under any provisions of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation, or these bylaws may be given in writing directed to the stockholder’s mailing address (or by electronic transmission directed to the stockholder’s electronic mail address, as applicable) as it appears on the records of the Corporation and shall be given (1) if mailed, when the notice is deposited in the U.S. mail, postage prepaid, (2) if delivered by courier service, the earlier of when the notice is received or left at such stockholder’s address or (3) if given by electronic mail, when directed to such stockholder’s electronic mail address unless the stockholder has notified the Corporation in writing or by electronic transmission of an objection to receiving notice by electronic mail. A notice by electronic mail must include a prominent legend that the communication is an important notice regarding the Corporation.

 

Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to stockholders, any notice to stockholders given by the Corporation under any provision of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws shall be effective if given by a form of electronic transmission consented to by the stockholder to whom the notice is given. Any such consent shall be revocable by the stockholder by written notice or electronic transmission to the Corporation. Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph, the Corporation may give a notice by electronic mail in accordance with the first paragraph of this section without obtaining the consent required by this paragraph.

 

Any notice given pursuant to the preceding paragraph shall be deemed given:

 

(i) if by facsimile telecommunication, when directed to a number at which the stockholder has consented to receive notice;

 

(ii) if by a posting on an electronic network together with separate notice to the stockholder of such specific posting, upon the later of (A) such posting and (B) the giving of such separate notice; and

 

(iii) if by any other form of electronic transmission, when directed to the stockholder.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, a notice may not be given by an electronic transmission from and after the time that (1) the Corporation is unable to deliver by such electronic transmission two (2) consecutive notices given by the Corporation and (2) such inability becomes known to the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation or to the transfer agent, or other person responsible for the giving of notice; provided, however, that the inadvertent failure to discover such inability shall not invalidate any meeting or other action.

 

An affidavit of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation or of the transfer agent or other agent of the Corporation that the notice has been given shall, in the absence of fraud, be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.

 

Article IX - Indemnification

 

9.1 Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

 

The Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL or any other applicable law, as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended, any person who was or is made or is threatened to be made a party or is otherwise involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a “Proceeding”) by reason of the fact that he or she, or a person for whom he or she is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, while serving as a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or non-profit entity, including service with respect to employee benefit plans (hereinafter, an “indemnitee”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as director, officer, employee, or agent, or in any other capacity while serving as director, officer, employee or agent, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred by such indemnitee in connection with any such Proceeding; provided that such indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner such indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, except as otherwise provided in Section 9.4, the Corporation shall be required to indemnify a person in connection with a Proceeding initiated by such indemnitee only if the Proceeding was authorized in the specific case by the Board.

 

9.2           Indemnification of Others.

 

The Corporation shall have the power to indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL or any other applicable law, as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended, any employee or agent of the Corporation who was or is made or is threatened to be made a party or is otherwise involved in any Proceeding by reason of the fact that he or she, or a person for whom he or she is the legal representative, is or was an employee or agent of the Corporation or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or non-profit entity, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses reasonably incurred by such person in connection with any such Proceeding.

 

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9.3           Prepayment of Expenses.

 

In addition to the obligation to indemnify conferred in Section 9.1, the Corporation shall to the fullest extent not prohibited by the DGCL or any other applicable law pay the expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by any indemnitee, and may pay the expenses incurred by any employee or agent of the Corporation, in defending any Proceeding in advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the Proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the person to repay all amounts advanced if it should be ultimately determined that the person is not entitled to be indemnified under this Article IX or otherwise.

 

9.4           Determination; Claim.

 

If a claim for indemnification (following the final disposition of such Proceeding) under this Article IX is not paid in full within sixty (60) days, or a claim for advancement of expenses under this Article IX is not paid in full within thirty (30) days, after a written claim therefor has been received by the Corporation the indemnitee may thereafter (but not before) file suit to recover the unpaid amount of such claim and, if successful in whole or in part, shall be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such claim to the fullest extent permitted by law. In any such action the Corporation shall have the burden of proving that the claimant was not entitled to the requested indemnification or payment of expenses under applicable law.

 

9.5           Non-Exclusivity of Rights.

 

The rights conferred on any person by this Article IX shall not be exclusive of any other rights which such person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, these bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.

 

9.6           Insurance.

 

The Corporation shall purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust enterprise or non-profit entity against any liability asserted against him or her and incurred by him or her in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify him or her against such liability under the provisions of the DGCL.

 

9.7           Other Indemnification.

 

The Corporation’s obligation, if any, to indemnify or advance expenses to any person who was or is serving at its request as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or non-profit entity shall be reduced by any amount such person may collect as indemnification or advancement of expenses from such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or non-profit enterprise.

 

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9.8           Continuation of Indemnification.

 

The rights to indemnification and to prepayment of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article IX shall continue notwithstanding that the person has ceased to be a director or officer of the Corporation and shall inure to the benefit of the estate, heirs, executors, administrators, legatees and distributees of such person.

 

9.9           Amendment or Repeal; Interpretation.

 

The provisions of this Article IX shall constitute a contract between the Corporation, on the one hand, and, on the other hand, each individual who serves or has served as a director or officer of the Corporation (whether before or after the adoption of these bylaws), in consideration of such person’s performance of such services, and pursuant to this Article IX the Corporation intends to be legally bound to each such current or former director or officer of the Corporation. With respect to current and former directors and officers of the Corporation, the rights conferred under this Article IX are present contractual rights and such rights are fully vested, and shall be deemed to have vested fully, immediately upon adoption of theses bylaws. With respect to any directors or officers of the Corporation who commence service following adoption of these bylaws, the rights conferred under this provision shall be present contractual rights and such rights shall fully vest, and be deemed to have vested fully, immediately upon such director or officer commencing service as a director or officer of the Corporation. Any repeal or modification of the foregoing provisions of this Article IX shall not adversely affect any right or protection (i) hereunder of any person in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such repeal or modification or (ii) under any agreement providing for indemnification or advancement of expenses to an officer or director of the Corporation in effect prior to the time of such repeal or modification.

 

Any reference to an officer of the Corporation in this Article IX shall be deemed to refer exclusively to the Chief Executive Officer, the President and the Secretary of the Corporation, or other officer of the Corporation appointed by (x) the Board pursuant to Article V or (y) an officer to whom the Board has delegated the power to appoint officers pursuant to Article V, and any reference to an officer of any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise shall be deemed to refer exclusively to an officer appointed by the board of directors (or equivalent governing body) of such other entity pursuant to the certificate of incorporation and bylaws (or equivalent organizational documents) of such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise. The fact that any person who is or was an employee of the Corporation or an employee of any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise has been given or has used the title of “Vice President” or any other title that could be construed to suggest or imply that such person is or may be an officer of the Corporation or of such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise shall not result in such person being constituted as, or being deemed to be, an officer of the Corporation or of such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise for purposes of this Article IX.

 

Article X - Amendments

 

The Board is expressly empowered to adopt, amend or repeal the bylaws of the Corporation. The stockholders also shall have power to adopt, amend or repeal the bylaws of the Corporation; provided, however, that such action by stockholders shall require, in addition to any other vote required by the Certificate of Incorporation or applicable law, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the voting power of all the then-outstanding shares of voting stock of the Corporation with the power to vote generally in an election of directors, voting together as a single class.

 

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Article XI - Forum Selection

 

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

 

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

 

Article XII - Definitions

 

As used in these bylaws, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

An “electronic transmission” means any form of communication, not directly involving the physical transmission of paper, including the use of, or participation in, one or more electronic networks or databases (including one or more distributed electronic networks or databases), that creates a record that may be retained, retrieved and reviewed by a recipient thereof, and that may be directly reproduced in paper form by such a recipient through an automated process.

 

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An “electronic mail” means an electronic transmission directed to a unique electronic mail address (which electronic mail shall be deemed to include any files attached thereto and any information hyperlinked to a website if such electronic mail includes the contact information of an officer or agent of the Corporation who is available to assist with accessing such files and information).

 

An “electronic mail address” means a destination, commonly expressed as a string of characters, consisting of a unique user name or mailbox (commonly referred to as the “local part” of the address) and a reference to an internet domain (commonly referred to as the “domain part” of the address), whether or not displayed, to which electronic mail can be sent or delivered.

 

The term “person” means any individual, general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, corporation, trust, business trust, joint stock company, joint venture, unincorporated association, cooperative or association or any other legal entity or organization of whatever nature, and shall include any successor (by merger or otherwise) of such entity.

 

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Essentium, Inc.

 

Certificate of Amendment and Restatement of Bylaws

 

     

 

The undersigned hereby certifies that he is the duly elected, qualified, and acting Secretary of Essentium, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), and that the attached Bylaws are a true and correct copy of the Bylaws of the Corporation in effect as of the date of this certificate.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this [ l ], 2022.

 

   
Name:  
   
Title:  

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

STOCKHOLDER SUPPORT AGREEMENT

 

This Stockholder Support Agreement (this “Agreement”) is dated as of November 30, 2021, by and among Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“ACAH”), the Persons set forth on Schedule I attached hereto (each, a “Company Stockholder” and, collectively, the “Company Stockholders”), and Essentium, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Business Combination Agreement (as defined below).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, each Company Stockholder is the holder of record and the Beneficial Owner of, and has voting power (including, without limitation, by proxy or power of attorney) and dispositive power over, such number of Company Shares and Company Convertible Securities as are indicated opposite such Company Stockholder’s name on Schedule I attached hereto (such Company Shares, the “Existing Subject Shares” and such Company Convertible Securities, the “Existing Subject Securities”);

 

WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, ACAH, Alpha Merger Sub 1, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned Subsidiary of ACAH (“Merger Sub”), and the Company entered into a Business Combination Agreement (as amended or modified from time to time, the “Business Combination Agreement”) pursuant to which, Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company (the “Merger” and, together with the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, the “Transactions”), with the Company surviving the Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of ACAH; and

 

WHEREAS, as a material condition and inducement to ACAH and the Company to enter into the Business Combination Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated therein, the Company Stockholders have agreed to enter into this Agreement with respect to all of the Subject Securities and the parties hereto desire to agree to certain matters as set forth herein.

 

AGREEMENT

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual promises set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, each intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE I
General

 

Section 1.1            Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the respective meanings set forth below.

 

Beneficial Owner” shall be interpreted in accordance with the term “beneficial owner” as defined in Rule 13d-3 adopted by the SEC under the Exchange Act; provided that, notwithstanding the generality of the foregoing, for purposes of determining Beneficial Ownership, a Person shall be deemed to be the Beneficial Owner of any securities which such Person has the right to acquire pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding or upon the exercise of conversion rights, exchange rights, warrants or options, or otherwise (irrespective of whether the right to acquire such securities is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time, including the passage of time in excess of sixty (60) days, the satisfaction of any conditions, the occurrence of any event or any combination of the foregoing). The terms “Beneficial Ownership,” “Beneficially Own” and “Beneficially Owned” shall have a correlative meaning.

 

Company Shares” shall have the meaning set forth in the Business Combination Agreement.

 

Company Convertible Securities” shall have the meaning set forth in the Business Combination Agreement.

 

Subject Securities” means, with respect to a Company Stockholder, (a) the Subject Shares, and (b) the Existing Subject Securities of such Company Stockholder, together with any Company Convertible Securities of which ownership of (i) record and Beneficial Ownership, or (ii) any dispositive power, is hereafter acquired by such Company Stockholder during the Term.

 

“Subject Shares” means, with respect to a Company Stockholder, the Existing Subject Shares of such Company Stockholder, together with any Company Shares of which ownership of (i) record and Beneficial Ownership, (ii) the power to vote (including, without limitation, by proxy or power of attorney) or (iii) any dispositive power, is hereafter acquired by such Company Stockholder during the Term.

 

Term” shall mean the period commencing on the date of this Agreement and ending on the Expiration Time.

 

Transfer” means, directly or indirectly, to (i) sell, offer to sell, contract or otherwise agree to sell, transfer, convey, exchange, assign, deposit, hypothecate, loan, pledge, encumber (including creating or incurring any Lien upon), grant any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or agree to dispose of (including by gift, merger, consolidation by operation of Law or otherwise (including by conversion into securities or other consideration), either voluntarily or involuntarily, or by tendering into any tender or exchange offer), file (or participate in the filing of) a registration statement with the SEC (other than the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement) or establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, with respect to any Subject Securities (or any security convertible or exchangeable into Subject Shares), (ii) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any Subject Securities (or any security convertible or exchangeable into Subject Shares), or (iii) enter into any contract, option or other arrangement or understanding, directly or indirectly, to take any of the foregoing actions.

 

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ARTICLE II
stockholder SUPPORT AGREEMENT; COVENANTS

 

Section 2.1            No Transfer. During the Term, each Company Stockholder shall not, and shall cause each of its Affiliates not to, (a) Transfer any of the Subject Securities or any other interest specifically therein (including by tendering into any tender or exchange offer by any Person other than ACAH or any of its Subsidiaries), (b) publicly announce any intention to effect any Transfer, (c) enter into any agreement, arrangement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any Person (other than ACAH or Merger Sub), or take any other action that would prevent or disable such Company Stockholder from performing his, her or its obligations under this Agreement, (d) deposit any of the Subject Securities into a voting trust, enter into any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any Person to vote or give instructions inconsistent with this Agreement, enter into any voting agreement or arrangement with respect to such Company Stockholder’s Subject Securities, or grant any proxy (except as otherwise provided herein) or power of attorney with respect thereto, or (e) commit or agree, directly or indirectly, to take any of the foregoing actions. Nothing herein shall prohibit a Transfer to an Affiliate of a Company Stockholder (a “Permitted Transfer”); provided, that any Permitted Transfer shall be permitted only if, as a precondition to such Transfer, the transferee also agrees in writing to assume all of the obligations of such Company Stockholder under, and be bound by all of the terms of, this Agreement; provided, further, that any Transfer permitted under this Section 2.1 shall not relieve a Company Stockholder of its obligations under this Agreement. Any Transfer in violation of this Section 2.1 with respect to a Company Stockholder’s Subject Securities shall be null and void ab initio. Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit direct or indirect transfers of equity or other interests in a Company Stockholder.

 

Section 2.2            New Securities. In the event that, during the Term, (a) any Subject Securities are issued to a Company Stockholder after the date of this Agreement pursuant to any stock dividend or distribution, stock split, recapitalization, reclassification, combination or exchange of Subject Securities or otherwise, (b) a Company Stockholder purchases or otherwise acquires Beneficial Ownership of any Subject Securities or (c) a Company Stockholder acquires the right to vote or share in the voting of any Subject Securities (clauses (a), (b) and (c), collectively, the “New Securities”), then such New Securities acquired or purchased by such Company Stockholder shall be subject to the terms of this Agreement to the same extent as if they constituted the Subject Securities owned by such Company Stockholder as of the date hereof. Each Company Stockholder hereby agrees to notify ACAH and the Company in writing as promptly as practicable of any acquisition of New Securities.

 

Section 2.3            Agreement to Vote. During the Term of this Agreement, each Company Stockholder hereby unconditionally and irrevocably agrees that (a) at any meeting of the stockholders of the Company (including any adjournment or postponement thereof), however called, (b) in any action by written consent of the stockholders of the Company requested by the Board of Directors of the Company or otherwise undertaken in connection with the Transactions (which written consent shall be delivered promptly, and in any event within two (2) Business Days, after the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement (as contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement) has been declared effective and has been delivered or otherwise made available to the stockholders of ACAH and the Company), and (c) in any other circumstance upon which a vote, consent or other approval of the stockholders of the Company is sought, such Company Stockholder shall, if a meeting is held, appear at the meeting, in person or by proxy, or otherwise cause its Subject Shares to be counted as present thereat for purposes of establishing a quorum, and such Company Stockholder shall vote or provide consent or approval (or cause to be voted or consented or approved), in person or by proxy, all of its Subject Shares:

 

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(a)          to approve and adopt the Business Combination Agreement and the Transactions;

 

(b)          to convert each Company Preferred Share into one Company Common Share prior to the Effective Time in accordance with the Business Combination Agreement (after giving effect to the conversion of all Company Convertible Securities held by such Company Stockholder);

 

(c)          in any other circumstances upon which a consent or other approval is required under the Company’s Governing Documents or the Company Stockholders Agreements or otherwise sought with respect to the Business Combination Agreement or the Transactions, to vote, consent or approve (or cause to be voted, consented or approved) all of such Company Stockholder’s Subject Shares held at such time in favor thereof;

 

(d)          to approve and adopt any proposal to adjourn or postpone such meeting of the stockholders of the Company to a later date if there are not sufficient votes to adopt the Merger Agreement and/or if there are not sufficient shares present in person or by proxy at such meeting of the stockholders of the Company to constitute a quorum;

 

(e)          against and withhold consent with respect to any merger, consolidation, tender or exchange offer, reorganization, recapitalization, liquidation, purchase, sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ assets or securities, or other business combination transaction or acquisition proposal (other than the Business Combination Agreement and the Transactions); and

 

(f)           against any proposal, action or agreement that would (A) impede, interfere with, delay, postpone, discourage, frustrate, adversely affect, prevent or nullify any provision of this Agreement, the Business Combination Agreement, the Merger or the other Transactions (including the economic benefits to ACAH and Merger Sub of the Merger and the other Transactions), (B) result in a breach in any respect of any covenant, representation, warranty or any other obligation or agreement of the Company under the Business Combination Agreement, (C) result in any of the conditions set forth in Article 6 of the Business Combination Agreement not being fulfilled, (D) result in a breach of (i) any covenant, representation or warranty or other obligation or agreement of such Company Stockholder contained in this Agreement, or (ii) the Company contained in the Business Combination Agreement, or (E) that is otherwise inconsistent with this Agreement, the Business Combination Agreement or the Transactions.

 

Any such vote shall be cast, or consent shall be given, for purposes of this Section 2.3, in accordance with such procedures relating thereto as shall ensure that it is duly counted for purposes of determining that a quorum is present and for purposes of recording in accordance herewith the results of such vote or consent. Each Company Stockholder hereby agrees that it shall not commit or agree to take any action inconsistent with the foregoing

 

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Section 2.4            No Challenges. Each Company Stockholder agrees (and shall cause each of its Affiliates to agree) not to bring, commence, institute, join in, maintain, voluntarily aid, finance, facilitate, assist, encourage or prosecute, and agrees to take all actions necessary to opt out of any class in any class action with respect to, any claim, appeal, litigation, arbitration, derivative, proceeding or otherwise, against ACAH, Merger Sub, the Company or any of their respective successors or directors (a) challenging the validity of, or seeking to enjoin the operation of, any provision of this Agreement, or (b) alleging a breach of any fiduciary duty of any Person (including the Board of Directors of the Company or any member or committee thereof) in connection with the evaluation, negotiation or entry into the Business Combination Agreement or the Transactions contemplated thereby.

 

Section 2.5            Closing Date Deliverables. Each Company Stockholder shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, substantially simultaneously with the Effective Time, (a) a duly-executed copy of that certain Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, by and among ACAH, the Company and the other parties thereto, in substantially the form attached as Exhibit A to the Business Combination Agreement, (b) a duly-executed copy of that certain Restrictive Covenant Agreement, in favor of ACAH and the Company, in substantially the form attached as Exhibit B to the Business Combination Agreement, and (c) a duly-executed copy of that certain Lock-up Agreement, in favor of ACAH, in substantially the form attached as Exhibit B to the Business Combination Agreement.

 

Section 2.6            Further Assurances. From time to time, and without further consideration, each Company Stockholder shall execute and deliver, or cause to be delivered, such additional documents, and take, or cause to be taken, all such further actions and do, or cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary (including under applicable Laws), or reasonably requested by ACAH or the Company, to effect the actions and consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Business Combination Agreement, in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein and herein, as applicable.

 

Section 2.7            No Inconsistent Agreement. Each Company Stockholder hereby represents and covenants that, other than this Agreement, such Company Stockholder has not entered into, and shall not enter into at any time during the Term, (a) any voting arrangement, whether by proxy, consent, power of attorney, voting agreement, voting trust or otherwise, with respect to the Subject Securities with respect to any matters set forth in Section 2.3, (b) any grant of a proxy, consent or power of attorney with respect to the Subject Securities, or (c) any agreement that would restrict, limit, prevent, disable or interfere with the performance of such Company Stockholder’s obligations hereunder.

 

Section 2.8            Consent to Disclosure. Each Company Stockholder hereby consents to and authorizes the publication and disclosure in the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement and in any press release or disclosure document required in connection with the Merger and the Transactions (including, as and to the extent otherwise required by applicable securities Laws or the SEC or any other securities authorities, any other documents or communications provided by ACAH or the Company to any Governmental Entity or to securityholders of ACAH) of such Company Stockholder’s identity and beneficial ownership of Subject Securities and the nature of such Company Stockholder’s commitments, arrangements and understandings under and relating to this Agreement and, if deemed appropriate by ACAH or the Company, a copy of this Agreement. Each Company Stockholder shall promptly provide any information reasonably requested by ACAH or the Company for any regulatory application or filing made or approval sought in connection with the Transactions (including filings with the SEC), and shall promptly notify ACAH and the Company, as applicable, of any required corrections with respect to any written information supplied by such Company Stockholder specifically for use in any such regulatory application, filing or disclosure document, if and to the extent such Company Stockholder becomes aware that any have become false or misleading in any material respect.

 

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Section 2.9            Termination of Company Stockholders Agreements, Related Agreements. Each Company Stockholder, by this Agreement with respect to its Subject Securities, severally and not jointly, hereby agrees to take, or cause to be taken, all actions necessary or advisable to terminate, subject to the Closing and effective as of the Effective Time, (a) all Company Stockholders Agreements, if applicable to such Company Stockholder, (b) all Company Related Party Transactions, if applicable to such Company Stockholder, and (c) any rights under any letter or agreement providing for redemption rights, put rights, purchase rights, preemptive rights, rights of first refusal, drag-along rights, anti-dilution protections or other similar rights not generally available to stockholders of the Company (clauses (a), (b) and (c), collectively, the “Terminating Rights”) between such Company Stockholder and the Company, in each case, without any further obligations or Liabilities to the Company or any of its Affiliates (including, from and after the Effective Time, ACAH and its Affiliates); provided, that the Terminating Rights shall exclude, (i) for the avoidance of doubt, any rights such Company Stockholder may have that relate to any commercial agreements or arrangements (to the extent such agreements or arrangements do not constitute Company Related Party Transactions) or employment agreements or arrangements between such Company Stockholder and the Company or any Subsidiary thereof, which shall survive the Closing in accordance with their terms, and (ii) any indemnification, advancement of expenses and exculpation rights of any Company Stockholder or any of its Affiliates set forth in the foregoing documents, which shall survive the Closing in accordance with their terms; provided, further, that all Terminating Rights between the Company and any other holder of Company Convertible Securities shall also terminate at such time.

 

Section 2.10     Waiver of Appraisal Rights. Each Company Stockholder hereby unconditionally waives, and agrees not to exercise, assert or perfect, any rights of appraisal or any dissenters’ rights that such Company Stockholder may have (whether under applicable Law or otherwise) or could potentially have or acquire in connection with the Merger.

 

ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

Section 3.1         Representations and Warranties of the Company Stockholders. Each Company Stockholder represents and warrants as of the date hereof to ACAH and the Company (solely with respect to itself, himself or herself and not with respect to any other Company Stockholder) as follows:

 

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(a)          Organization; Due Authorization. If such Company Stockholder is not an individual, it is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated, formed, organized or constituted, and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby are within such Company Stockholder’s corporate, limited liability company or organizational powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, limited liability company or organizational actions on the part of such Company Stockholder and no other corporate, limited liability company or organizational actions on the part of such Company Stockholder are necessary to approve this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. If such Company Stockholder is an individual, such Company Stockholder has full legal capacity, right and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform his or her obligations hereunder. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Company Stockholder and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties to this Agreement, this Agreement constitutes a legally valid and binding obligation of such Company Stockholder, enforceable against such Company Stockholder in accordance with the terms hereof (except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy Laws, other similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights and general principles of equity affecting the availability of specific performance and other equitable remedies). If this Agreement is being executed in a representative or fiduciary capacity, the Person signing this Agreement has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement on behalf of the applicable Company Stockholder.

 

(b)               Ownership. Such Company Stockholder is the sole record and Beneficial Owner of, has dispositive power over, good title to, and, in the case of the Subject Shares has voting power (including, without limitation, by proxy or power of attorney) over, all of such Company Stockholder’s Subject Securities indicated opposite such Company Stockholder’s name on Schedule I attached hereto, and there exist no Liens or any other limitation or restriction (including any restriction on the right to vote, sell or otherwise dispose of such Subject Securities (other than transfer restrictions under the Securities Act)) affecting any such Subject Securities, other than Liens pursuant to (i) this Agreement, (ii) the Company’s Governing Documents, (iii) the Business Combination Agreement, (iv) the Company Stockholders Agreements or (v) any applicable securities Laws. Such Company Stockholder’s Subject Securities are the only equity securities in the Company owned of record or Beneficially Owned by such Company Stockholder on the date of this Agreement, and none of such Company Stockholder’s Subject Securities are subject to any proxy, voting trust or other agreement or arrangement restricting or otherwise relating to the voting or Transfer of such Subject Securities, except as provided hereunder and under the Company Stockholders Agreements. Other than the Existing Subject Securities and Company Options set forth opposite such Company Stockholder’s name on Schedule I, such Company Stockholder does not hold or own any rights to acquire (directly or indirectly) any equity securities of the Company or any equity securities convertible into, which can be exchanged for, or which will affect the Beneficial Ownership of the Company Stockholder’s interest in, equity securities of the Company. Such Company Stockholder has not appointed or granted any proxy or power of attorney that is still in effect with respect to any Subject Securities.

 

(c)               No Conflicts. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Company Stockholder does not, and the performance by such Company Stockholder of his, her or its obligations hereunder will not, (i) if such Company Stockholder is not an individual, conflict with or result in a violation of the Governing Documents of such Company Stockholder, (ii) conflict with or violate any Law applicable to such Company Stockholder or by which any of such Company Stockholder’s assets or properties is bound, (iii) breach, violate, result in the loss of any benefit under, constitute a default under (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default), result in the termination of or a right of termination, vesting, cancellation, amendment, notification, purchase or sale under, or result in the creation, acceleration or change of any rights or obligations of any party or the creation of any Lien upon any of the Subject Securities under, any Contract that is binding on the Company Stockholder or any of his assets or properties, or (iv) require any consent, approval, authorization, or permit that has not been given or other action that has not been taken by any Person (including under any Contract binding upon such Company Stockholder or such Company Stockholder’s Subject Securities) to the extent such consent, approval, authorization, permit or other action would prevent, enjoin or materially delay the performance by such Company Stockholder of its, his or her obligations under this Agreement.

 

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(d)               Litigation. There are no Proceedings or Orders pending against, or to the knowledge of such Company Stockholder threatened against or affecting, such Company Stockholder, which (i) in any manner challenges or seeks to prevent, enjoin or materially delay the performance by such Company Stockholder of its, his or her obligations under this Agreement , or (ii) could reasonably be expected to impair or adversely affect the ability of such Company Stockholder to perform its, his or her obligations under this Agreement.

 

(e)               Adequate Information. Such Company Stockholder is a sophisticated stockholder and has adequate information concerning the business and financial condition of ACAH and the Company to make an informed decision regarding this Agreement and the Transactions and has independently and without reliance upon ACAH or the Company and based on such information as such Company Stockholder has deemed appropriate, made its own analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Such Company Stockholder acknowledges that ACAH and the Company have not made and do not make any representation or warranty, whether express or implied, of any kind or character except as expressly set forth in this Agreement. Such Company Stockholder acknowledges that the agreements contained herein with respect to the Subject Securities held by such Company Stockholder are irrevocable.

 

(f)                Brokerage Fees. No broker, finder, investment banker or other Person is entitled to any brokerage fee, finders’ fee or other commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement based upon arrangements made by such Company Stockholder in his, her or its capacity as a stockholder or, to the knowledge of such Company Stockholder, on behalf of such Company Stockholder in his, her or its capacity as a stockholder, for which the Company or any of its Affiliates may become liable.

 

(g)               Acknowledgment. Such Company Stockholder understands and acknowledges that each of ACAH and the Company is entering into the Business Combination Agreement in reliance upon such Company Stockholder’s execution and delivery of this Agreement and the representations and warranties, covenants and other agreements of the Company Stockholder contained herein.

 

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ARTICLE IV
MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 4.1            Termination. This Agreement and all of its provisions shall terminate and be of no further force or effect upon the earliest to occur of (a) the Effective Time, (b) such date and time as the Business Combination Agreement shall be terminated in accordance with Section 7.1 thereof (the earlier of (a) and (b), the “Expiration Time”) and (c) as to each Company Stockholder, upon the written agreement of ACAH, the Company and such Company Stockholder. Upon such termination of this Agreement, all obligations of the parties under this Agreement will terminate, without any liability or other obligation on the part of any party hereto to any Person in respect hereof or the transactions contemplated hereby, and no party hereto shall have any claim against another (and no Person shall have any rights against such party), whether under contract, tort or otherwise, with respect to the subject matter hereof; provided, however, that the termination of this Agreement shall not relieve any party hereto from liability arising in respect of any breach of this Agreement prior to such termination. This ARTICLE IV shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

 

Section 4.2            Expenses. All fees and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be allocated in accordance with Section 8.6 of the Business Combination Agreement.

 

Section 4.3            Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the law of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware.

 

Section 4.4            WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY PROCEEDING, CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION, OR CAUSE OF ACTION (I) ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR (II) IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES IN RESPECT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED HERETO, IN EACH CASE, WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, EQUITY, OR OTHERWISE. EACH PARTY HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH PROCEEDING, CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY AND THAT THE PARTIES MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OF A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE PARTIES HERETO TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (A) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (B) EACH SUCH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (C) EACH SUCH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY AND (D) EACH SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 4.4.

 

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Section 4.5            Submission to Jurisdiction. Each of the parties irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware (or, if the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware declines to accept jurisdiction, any state or federal court within State of New York, New York County), for the purposes of any Proceeding, claim, demand, action or cause of action (a) arising under this Agreement or (b) in any way connected with or related or incidental to the dealings of the parties in respect of this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, and irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such Proceeding in any such court, and further irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such Proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion or as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any Proceeding claim, demand, action or cause of action against such party (i) arising under this Agreement or (ii) in any way connected with or related or incidental to the dealings of the parties in respect of this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, (A) any claim that such party is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the courts as described in this Section 4.5 for any reason, (B) that such party or such party’s property is exempt or immune from the jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise) and (C) that (x) the Proceeding, claim, demand, action or cause of action in any such court is brought against such party in an inconvenient forum, (y) the venue of such Proceeding, claim, demand, action or cause of action against such party is improper or (z) this Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, may not be enforced against such party in or by such courts. Each party agrees that service of any process, summons, notice or document by registered mail to such party’s respective address set forth in Section 4.10 shall be effective service of process for any such Proceeding, claim, demand, action or cause of action.

 

Section 4.6            Assignment. This Agreement and all of the provisions hereof will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, successors and permitted assigns. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder will be assigned (including by operation of law) without the prior written consent of the parties hereto. Any attempted assignment of this Agreement not in accordance with the terms of this Section 4.6 shall be void.

 

Section 4.7            Remedies. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, any and all remedies provided herein will be deemed cumulative with and not exclusive of any other remedy conferred hereby, or by law or equity upon such party, and the exercise by a party of any one remedy will not preclude the exercise of any other remedy. The parties agree that irreparable damage for which monetary damages, even if available, would not be an adequate remedy, would occur in the event that the parties do not perform their respective obligations under the provisions of this Agreement (including failing to take such actions as are required of them hereunder to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) in accordance with their specific terms or otherwise breach such provisions. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to seek an injunction or injunctions, specific performance and other equitable relief to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement, in each case, without posting a bond or undertaking and without proof of damages and this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity. Each of the parties agrees that it will not oppose the granting of an injunction, specific performance and other equitable relief when expressly available pursuant to the terms of this Agreement on the basis that the other parties have an adequate remedy at law or an award of specific performance is not an appropriate remedy for any reason at law or equity.

 

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Section 4.8            Amendment; Waiver. This Agreement may not be amended, changed, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified or terminated, except upon the execution and delivery of a written agreement executed by ACAH, the Company and the Company Stockholders.

 

Section 4.9            Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable Law, but if any term or other provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable under applicable Law, all other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or unenforceable under applicable Law, the parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible.

 

Section 4.10        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) by delivery in person, by e-mail (having obtained electronic delivery confirmation thereof (i.e., an electronic record of the sender that the e-mail was sent to the intended recipient thereof without an “error” or similar message that such e-mail was not received by such intended recipient)), or by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) (upon receipt thereof) to the other parties as follows:

 

If to ACAH:

 

Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corp.

6 St Johns Lane, Floor 5

New York, New York 10013

Attention:   Shahraab Ahmad

Email:         shahraab@atlanticcoastalacquisition.com

 

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

 

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

31 West 52nd Street

New York, NY 10019

Attention:  Stephen B Amdur

                       Bianca K. Bowen

Email:         stephen.amdur@pillsburylaw.com

                       bianca.bowen@pillsburylaw.com

 

If to the Company:

 

Essentium, Inc.

19025 N. Heatherwilde Blvd Suite 100

Pflugerville, TX 78660

Attention:   Blake Teipel, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer

Email:          blake.teipel@essentium.com

 

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

 

Latham & Watkins LLP

301 Congress Avenue, Suite 900

Austin, TX 78701

Attention:  Jenifer Smith

                      Nick Dhesi

Email:        jen.smith@lw.com

                      nick.dhesi@lw.com

 

If to a Company Stockholder:

 

To such Company Stockholder’s address set forth in Schedule I.

 

or to such other address as the Party to whom notice is given may have previously furnished to the others in writing in the manner set forth above.

 

Section 4.11        Counterparts; Electronic Signatures. This Agreement (including any of the closing deliverables contemplated hereby) may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement (including any of the closing deliverables contemplated hereby) by e-mail, scanned pages or other electronic imaging (including “pdf”, “tif”, “jpg”, DocuSign, AdobeSign or other similar electronic transmission) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterparty to this Agreement.

 

Section 4.12        Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof; provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing shall not affect the rights and obligations of the parties under the Business Combination Agreement or any Ancillary Document.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company Stockholders, ACAH, and the Company have each caused this Stockholder Support Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

COMPANY STOCKHOLDERS:
   
  G. & A. Birdwell Family Limited Partnership
     
  By: /s/ Gene R. Birdwell
    Name: Gene R. Birdwell
    Title: President

 

BASF Venture Capital GmbH
     
  By: /s/ Markus Solibieda
    Name: Markus Solibieda
    Title: Managing Director

 

Robert Vanman
     
  By: /s/ Robert Vanman

 

Vanman Charitable Trust
     
  By: /s/ Robert Vanman
    Name: Robert Vanman

 

[Signature Page to Stockholder Support Agreement]

 

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Erik Gjovik
     
  By: /s/ Erik Gjovik

 

  William Jack MacNeish III
     
  By: /s/ William Jack Macneish III

 

  Lars Uffhausen
     
  By: /s/ Lars Uffhausen

 

  Blake Ryland Teipel
     
  By: /s/ Blake Ryland Teipel

 

  Elisa Marina Teipel
     
  By: /s/ Elisa Marina Teipel

 

  Ryan Joseph Vano
     
  By: /s/ Ryan Joseph Vano

 

  Charles Brandon Sweeney
     
  By: /s/ Charles Brandon Sweeney

 

[Signature Page to Stockholder Support Agreement]

 

 

 

 

ACAH:
     
  atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corp.
     
  By: /s/ Shahraab Ahmad
    Name: Shahraab Ahmad
    Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

[Signature Page to Stockholder Support Agreement]

 

 

 

 

COMPANY:
     
  Essentium, Inc.
     
  By: /s/ Blake Teipel
    Name: Blake Teipel
    Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

[Signature Page to Stockholder Support Agreement]

 

 

 

 

Schedule I

Beneficial Ownership of Company Stockholders

 

Company Stockholder   Shares of Common Stock     Shares of Series A Preferred Stock     Shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock     Shares of Series A-2 Preferred Stock     Shares of Series A-3 Preferred Stock     Shares of Series B Preferred Stock     Shares of Series B-1 Preferred Stock     Company Options     Convertible Notes1     Notice Information
G. & A. Birdwell Family Limited Partnership     100               2,420,002               1,072,961               779,746               1,473,151     13111 Paradise Valley Drive
Houston, TX 77069
BASF Venture Capital GmbH     3,787,347       1,890,200                       295,824       279,331                       469,814    

BE01, Benckiserplatz 1
 67059 Ludwigshafen am

Rhein
Germany

Robert Vanman                                             3,054,127                       399,934     1844 San Jacinto Drive
Allen, TX 75013
Vanman Charitable Trust                                             1,396,655                       422,052     1844 San Jacinto Drive
Allen, TX 75013
Erik Gjovik     548,437                                                       159,000             c/o Essentium, Inc.
19025 N. Heatherwilde Blvd
Suite 100
Pflugerville, TX 78660
William Jack MacNeish III     548,437                                                       159,000             c/o Essentium, Inc.
19025 N. Heatherwilde Blvd
Suite 100
Pflugerville, TX 78660
Lars Uffhausen     548,437                                                       164,000             c/o Essentium, Inc.
19025 N. Heatherwilde Blvd
Suite 100
Pflugerville, TX 78660
Blake Ryland Teipel     543,280                                                       174,157             c/o Essentium, Inc.
19025 N. Heatherwilde Blvd
Suite 100
Pflugerville, TX 78660
Elisa Marina Teipel     543,280                                                       164,157             c/o Essentium, Inc.
19025 N. Heatherwilde Blvd
Suite 100
Pflugerville, TX 78660
Ryan Joseph Vano     543,280                                                       159,157             c/o Essentium, Inc.
19025 N. Heatherwilde Blvd
Suite 100
Pflugerville, TX 78660
Charles Brandon Sweeney     271,872                                                       72,000             c/o Essentium, Inc.
19025 N. Heatherwilde Blvd
Suite 100
Pflugerville, TX 78660
Total:     7,334,470       1,890,200       2,420,002       -       1,368,785       4,730,113       779,746       1,051,471       2,764,951      

 

 

 

1 This column displays the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock that the respective Company Stockholder will receive upon a full conversion at $9 per share of the Company Convertible Notes held by such Company Stockholder.

 

[Schedule I to Stockholder Support Agreement]

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.2

 

November 30, 2021

 

Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corp.
6 St Johns Lane, Floor 5
New York, New York 10013

 

Essentium, Inc.
19025 N Heatherwilde Blvd, Suite 100
Pflugerville, TX 78660

 

BTIG, LLC
65 E 55th Street
New York, New York 10022

 

Re: Sponsor Letter Agreement

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This letter (this “Letter Agreement”) is being delivered to you in accordance with that certain Business Combination Agreement (the “Business Combination Agreement”), dated as of November 30, 2021, by and among Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “ACAH”), Essentium, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Alpha Merger Sub 1, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of ACAH (“Merger Sub”) and hereby amends an restates in its entirety that certain letter (the “Prior Letter Agreement”), dated as of March 3, 2021, by and among Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Management, LLC (the “Sponsor”) and each of Shahraab Ahmad, Burt Jordan, Anthony D. Eisenberg, Ronald C. Warrington, Ned Sizer, Joanna Lord, Bryan Dove, Iqbaljit Kahlon, and Daniel M. Tapiero, who are members of the board of directors and/or management team of ACAH (collectively, the “Insiders”). Capitalized terms used herein are defined in paragraph 15. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have their respective meanings set forth in the Business Combination Agreement.

 

In order to induce the Company and ACAH to enter into the Business Combination Agreement and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each of the Sponsor, the Insiders, and Atlantic Coastal Finance Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ACF” and collectively, the “ACAH Insiders”), hereby agrees with ACAH, BTIG, LLC (“BTIG”) and, at all times prior to any termination of the Business Combination Agreement, the Company as follows:

 

1. From the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time or such date and time as the Business Combination Agreement shall be terminated in accordance with its terms (the “Term”) each ACAH Insider hereby unconditionally and irrevocably agrees that (a) at any meeting of the stockholders of ACAH (including any adjournment or postponement thereof), however called, (b) in any action by written consent of the stockholders of ACAH requested by the board of directors of ACAH or otherwise undertaken in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement (the “Transactions”) (which written consent shall be delivered promptly), and (c) in any other circumstance upon which a vote, consent or other approval of the stockholders of ACAH is sought, such ACAH Insider shall, if a meeting is held, appear at the meeting, in person or by proxy, or otherwise cause its Subject Shares to be counted as present thereat for purposes of establishing a quorum, and such ACAH Insider shall vote or provide consent or approval (or cause to be voted or consented or approved), in person or by proxy, all of its Subject Shares:

 

 

 

 

(a) to approve and adopt the Business Combination Agreement and the Transactions;

 

(b) in any other circumstances upon which a consent or other approval is required under the Governing Documents of ACAH or otherwise sought with respect to the Business Combination Agreement or the Transactions, to vote, consent or approve (or cause to be voted, consented or approved) all of such ACAH Insiders’ Subject Shares held at such time in favor thereof;

 

(c) to approve and adopt any proposal to adjourn or postpone such meeting of the stockholders of ACAH to a later date if there are not sufficient votes to adopt the Business Combination Agreement and/or if there are not sufficient shares present in person or by proxy at such meeting of the stockholders of ACAH to constitute a quorum; provided that, in no event shall the ACAH Insiders be required to adjourn a meeting of the stockholders of ACAH to a date that is beyond the Termination Date;

 

(d) against and withhold consent with respect to any merger, consolidation, tender or exchange offer, reorganization, recapitalization, liquidation, purchase, sale or transfer of all or substantially all of ACAH’s or its Subsidiaries’ assets or securities, or other business combination transaction or acquisition proposal (other than the Business Combination Agreement and the Transactions); and

 

(e) against any proposal, action or agreement that would (A) impede, interfere with, delay, postpone, discourage, frustrate, adversely affect, prevent or nullify any provision of this Letter Agreement, the Business Combination Agreement, or the Transactions (including the economic benefits to the Company, ACAH and Merger Sub of the Transactions), (B) result in a breach in any respect of any covenant, representation, warranty or any other obligation or agreement of ACAH under the Business Combination Agreement, (C) result in any of the conditions set forth in Article 6 of the Business Combination Agreement not being fulfilled, (D) result in a breach of (i) any covenant, representation or warranty or other obligation or agreement of such ACAH Insider contained in this Agreement, or (ii) ACAH contained in the Business Combination Agreement, or (E) that is otherwise inconsistent with this Agreement, the Business Combination Agreement or the Transactions.

 

Any vote cast pursuant to this paragraph 1 shall be cast, or consent shall be given, in accordance with such procedures relating thereto as shall ensure that it is duly counted for purposes of determining that a quorum is present and for purposes of recording in accordance herewith the results of such vote or consent. Each ACAH Insider hereby agrees that it shall not commit or agree to take any action inconsistent with the foregoing.

 

2. Each ACAH Insider agrees (and shall cause each of its Affiliates to agree) not to bring, commence, institute, join in, maintain, voluntarily aid, finance, facilitate, assist, encourage or prosecute, and agrees to take all actions necessary to opt out of any class in any class action with respect to, any claim, appeal, litigation, arbitration, derivative, proceeding or otherwise, against ACAH, Merger Sub, the Company or any of their respective successors or directors (a) challenging the validity of, or seeking to enjoin the operation of, any provision of this Letter Agreement, or (b) alleging a breach of any fiduciary duty of any Person (including the board of directors of ACAH or any member or committee thereof) in connection with the evaluation, negotiation or entry into the Business Combination Agreement or the Transactions.

 

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3. During the Term and except as otherwise contemplated under that certain Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between ACF and Cantor Fitzgerald Securities (the “Loan Agreement”), each ACAH Insider agrees not, and shall cause each of its Affiliates not to, (a) Transfer any of the Subject Shares or any other interest specifically therein (including by tendering into any tender or exchange offer by any Person other than ACAH or any of its Subsidiaries), (b) publicly announce any intention to effect any Transfer prior to Closing, (c) enter into any agreement, arrangement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any Person, or take any other action that would prevent or disable such ACAH Insider from performing his, her or its obligations under this Agreement, (d) deposit any of the Subject Shares into a voting trust, enter into any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any Person to vote or give instructions inconsistent with this Letter Agreement with respect to the Subject Shares, or grant any proxy or power of attorney with respect thereto, or (e) commit or agree, directly or indirectly, to take any of the foregoing actions. Any Transfer in violation of this paragraph 3 with respect to an ACAH Insider’s Subject Shares shall be null and void ab initio.

 

4. In the event that, during the Term, (a) any Subject Shares are issued to an ACAH Insider after the date of this Letter Agreement pursuant to any stock dividend or distribution, stock split, recapitalization, reclassification, combination or exchange of Subject Shares or otherwise, (b) an ACAH Insider purchases or otherwise acquires Beneficial Ownership of any Subject Shares or (c) an ACAH Insider acquires the right to vote or share in the voting of any Subject Shares (clauses (a), (b) and (c), collectively, the “New Securities”), then such New Securities acquired or purchased by such ACAH Insider shall be subject to the terms of this Letter Agreement to the same extent as if they constituted the Subject Shares owned by such ACAH Insider as of the date hereof. Other than Transfers pursuant to the Loan Agreement, each ACAH Insider hereby agrees to notify ACAH and the Company in writing as promptly as practicable of any acquisition of New Securities.

 

5. From time to time, and without further consideration, each ACAH Insider shall execute and deliver, or cause to be delivered, such additional documents, and take, or cause to be taken, all such further actions and do, or cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary (including under applicable Laws), or reasonably requested by ACAH or the Company, to effect the actions and consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Business Combination Agreement, in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein and herein, as applicable.

 

6. Each ACAH Insider hereby represents and covenants that, other than this Letter Agreement, such ACAH Insider has not entered into, and shall not enter into at any time during the Term, (a) any voting arrangement, whether by proxy, consent, power of attorney, voting agreement, voting trust or otherwise, with respect to the Subject Shares, (b) any grant of a proxy, consent or power of attorney with respect to the Subject Shares, or (c) any agreement that would restrict, limit, prevent, disable or interfere with the performance of such ACAH Insider’s obligations hereunder.

 

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7. Each ACAH Insider hereby consents to and authorizes the publication and disclosure in the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement and in any press release or disclosure document required in connection with the Merger and the Transactions (including, as and to the extent otherwise required by applicable securities Laws or the SEC or any other securities authorities, any other documents or communications provided by ACAH or the Company to any Governmental Entity or to securityholders of ACAH) of such ACAH Insider’s identity and beneficial ownership of Subject Shares and the nature of such ACAH Insider’s commitments, arrangements and understandings under and relating to this Letter Agreement and, if deemed appropriate by ACAH or the Company, a copy of this Letter Agreement. Each ACAH Insider shall promptly provide any information reasonably requested by ACAH or the Company for any regulatory application or filing made or approval sought in connection with the Transactions (including filings with the SEC), and shall promptly notify ACAH and the Company, as applicable, of any required corrections with respect to any written information supplied by such ACAH Insider specifically for use in any such regulatory application, filing or disclosure document, if and to the extent such ACAH Insider becomes aware that any have become false or misleading in any material respect.

 

8. Each ACAH Insider hereby unconditionally waives, and agrees not to exercise, assert or perfect, any rights of appraisal or any dissenters’ rights that such ACAH Insider may have (whether under applicable Law or otherwise) or could potentially have or acquire in connection with the Merger.

 

9. Subject to, and in connection with, the consummation of the Transactions, the ACAH Insiders each agree to enter into a lock-up agreement, a form of which is attached as Exhibit A hereto (each, a “Lock-Up Agreement”), and a registration rights agreement, a form of which is attached to the Business Combination Agreement as an exhibit thereto.

 

10. Each ACAH Insider represents and warrants as of the date hereof to ACAH and the Company (solely with respect to itself, himself or herself and not with respect to any other ACAH Insider) as follows:

 

(a) If such ACAH Insider is not an individual, it is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated, formed, organized or constituted, and the execution, delivery and performance of this Letter Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby are within such ACAH Insider’s corporate, limited liability company or organizational powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, limited liability company or organizational actions on the part of such ACAH Insider and no other corporate, limited liability company or organizational actions on the part of such ACAH Insider are necessary to approve this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. If such ACAH Insider is an individual, such ACAH Insider has full legal capacity, right and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform his or her obligations hereunder. This Letter Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such ACAH Insider and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties to this Agreement, this Letter Agreement constitutes a legally valid and binding obligation of such ACAH Insider, enforceable against such ACAH Insider in accordance with the terms hereof (except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy Laws, other similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights and general principles of equity affecting the availability of specific performance and other equitable remedies). If this Letter Agreement is being executed in a representative or fiduciary capacity, the Person signing this Agreement has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement on behalf of the applicable ACAH Insider.

 

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(b) Except as otherwise set forth on Schedule I, such ACAH Insider is the sole record and Beneficial Owner of, has dispositive power over, good title to, and, in the case of the Subject Shares has voting power (including, without limitation, by proxy or power of attorney) over, all of such ACAH Insider’s Subject Shares indicated opposite such ACAH Insider’s name on Schedule I attached hereto, and there exist no Liens or any other limitation or restriction (including any restriction on the right to vote, sell or otherwise dispose of such Subject Shares (other than transfer restrictions under the Securities Act)) affecting any such Subject Shares, other than Liens pursuant to (i) this Letter Agreement, (ii) ACAH’s Governing Documents, (iii) the Business Combination Agreement and any other agreements contemplated thereunder, (iv) the Loan Agreement, or (v) any applicable securities Laws. Except as set forth in the Loan Agreement, such ACAH Insider’s Subject Shares are the only equity securities in ACAH owned of record or Beneficially Owned by such ACAH Insider on the date of this Letter Agreement, and none of such ACAH Insider’s Subject Shares are subject to any proxy, voting trust or other agreement or arrangement restricting or otherwise relating to the voting or Transfer of such Subject Shares. Except as listed on Schedule I and the Loan Agreement, such ACAH Insider does not hold or own any rights to acquire (directly or indirectly) any equity securities of ACAH or any equity securities convertible into, which can be exchanged for, or which will affect the Beneficial Ownership of the ACAH Insider’s interest in, equity securities of ACAH. Such ACAH Insider has not appointed or granted any proxy or power of attorney that is still in effect with respect to any Subject Shares.

 

(c) The execution and delivery of this Letter Agreement by such ACAH Insider does not, and the performance by such ACAH Insider of his, her or its obligations hereunder will not, (i) if such ACAH Insider is not an individual, conflict with or result in a violation of the Governing Documents of such ACAH Insider, (ii) conflict with or violate any Law applicable to such ACAH Insider or by which any of such ACAH Insider’s assets or properties is bound, (iii) breach, violate, result in the loss of any benefit under, constitute a default under (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default), result in the termination of or a right of termination, vesting, cancellation, amendment, notification, purchase or sale under, or result in the creation, acceleration or change of any rights or obligations of any party or the creation of any Lien upon any of the Subject Shares under, any Contract that is binding on the ACAH Insider or any of his assets or properties, or (iv) require any consent, approval, authorization, or permit that has not been given or other action that has not been taken by any Person (including under any Contract binding upon such ACAH Insider or such ACAH Insider’s Subject Shares) to the extent such consent, approval, authorization, permit or other action would prevent, enjoin or materially delay the performance by such ACAH Insider of its, his or her obligations under this Agreement.

 

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(d) There are no Proceedings or Orders pending against, or to the knowledge of such ACAH Insider threatened against or affecting, such ACAH Insider, which (i) in any manner challenges or seeks to prevent, enjoin or materially delay the performance by such ACAH Insider of its, his or her obligations under this Letter Agreement, or (ii) could reasonably be expected to impair or adversely affect the ability of such ACAH Insider to perform its, his or her obligations under this Letter Agreement.

 

(e) Such ACAH Insider is a sophisticated stockholder and has adequate information concerning the business and financial condition of ACAH and the Company to make an informed decision regarding this Letter Agreement and the Transactions and has independently and without reliance upon ACAH or the Company and based on such information as such ACAH Insider has deemed appropriate, made its own analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Such ACAH Insider acknowledges that ACAH and the Company have not made and do not make any representation or warranty, whether express or implied, of any kind or character except as expressly set forth in this Agreement. Such ACAH Insider acknowledges that the agreements contained herein with respect to the Subject Shares held by such ACAH Insider are irrevocable.

 

(f) Except as set forth in the Business Combination Agreement, including any schedule thereto, no broker, finder, investment banker or other Person is entitled to any brokerage fee, finders’ fee or other commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement based upon arrangements made by such ACAH Insider in his, her or its capacity as a stockholder or, to the knowledge of such ACAH Insider, on behalf of such ACAH Insider in his, her or its capacity as a stockholder, for which the ACAH Insider or any of its Affiliates may become liable.

 

(g) Such ACAH Insider understands and acknowledges that each of ACAH and the Company is entering into the Business Combination Agreement in reliance upon such ACAH Insider’s execution and delivery of this Agreement and the representations and warranties, covenants and other agreements of the ACAH Insider contained herein.

 

11. Each ACAH Insider hereby agrees and acknowledges that: (i) ACAH and, prior to termination of the Business Combination Agreement, the Company would be irreparably injured in the event of a breach by such ACAH Insider of its, his or her obligations under this paragraph 12 or paragraphs 1, 2 or 13(a) as applicable, of this Letter Agreement, (ii) monetary damages may not be an adequate remedy for such breach and (iii) the non-breaching party shall be entitled to injunctive relief, in addition to any other remedy that such party may have in law or in equity, in the event of such breach.

 

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(a) The Sponsor and each ACAH Insider agrees that it, he or she shall not Transfer any Private Placement Warrants (or shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants), until 30 days after the completion of the Transactions (the “Private Placement Warrants Lock-up Period”).

 

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions set forth in paragraph 13(a), Transfers of the Private Placement Warrants and shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise or conversion of the Private Placement Warrants and that are held by the Sponsor, any ACAH Insider or any of their permitted transferees (that have complied with this paragraph 13(b)), are permitted (a) to any persons (including their affiliates and members) participating in the private placement of the Private Placement Warrants; (b) to the Company’s founders, or to the Company’s officers, directors and employees; (c) in the case of an entity, as a distribution to its, partners, stockholders or members upon its liquidation; (d) by bona fide gift to a member of the holder’s immediate family or to a trust, the beneficiary of which is a member of the holder’s immediate family, for estate planning purposes; (e) by virtue of the laws of descent and distribution upon death; (f) pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order; (g) by certain pledges to secure obligations incurred in connection with purchases of the Company’s securities; (h) by private sales or transfers at prices no greater than the price at which the securities were originally purchased; or (i) to the Company for no value for cancellation in connection with the completion of the Transactions; provided, that, in the case of clauses (a) through (h), any such transferees enter into a written agreement with the Company agreeing to be bound by the transfer restrictions in this Letter Agreement.

 

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13. Each ACAH Insider has full right and power, without violating any agreement to which it is bound (including, without limitation, any non-competition or non-solicitation agreement with any employer or former employer), to enter into this Letter Agreement.

 

14. As used herein:

 

(a) Beneficial Ownership” shall be interpreted in accordance with the term “beneficial owner” as defined in Rule 13d-3 adopted by the SEC under the Exchange Act; provided that, notwithstanding the generality of the foregoing, for purposes of determining Beneficial Ownership, a Person shall be deemed to be the Beneficial Owner of any securities which such Person has the right to acquire pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding or upon the exercise of conversion rights, exchange rights, warrants or options, or otherwise (irrespective of whether the right to acquire such securities is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time, including the passage of time in excess of sixty (60) days, the satisfaction of any conditions, the occurrence of any event or any combination of the foregoing). The terms “Beneficial Ownership,” “Beneficially Own” and “Beneficially Owned” shall have a correlative meaning.

 

(b) Common Stock” means the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share.

 

(c) Founder Shares” means the 8,625,000 shares of the Company’s Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, initially issued to the Sponsor.

 

(d) Parties” means the ACAH Insiders, ACAH, BTIG, and the Company.

 

(e) Private Placement Warrants” means the warrants to purchase up to 6,066,667 shares of Common Stock that the Sponsor purchased for an aggregate purchase price of $9,100,000, or $1.50 per warrant, in a private placement that occurred simultaneously with the consummation of the underwritten initial public offering of the Company’s units.

 

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(f) Subject Shares” means, with respect to an ACAH Insider, the ACAH Common Shares and ACAH Warrants as are indicated opposite such ACAH Insider’s name on Schedule I attached hereto, together with any ACAH Common Shares of which ownership of (i) record and Beneficial Ownership, (ii) the power to vote (including, without limitation, by proxy or power of attorney) or (iii) any dispositive power, is hereafter acquired by such ACAH Insider during the Term.

 

(g) Transfer” means means, directly or indirectly, to (i) sell, offer to sell, contract or otherwise agree to sell, transfer, convey, exchange, assign, deposit, hypothecate, loan, pledge, encumber (including creating or incurring any Lien upon), grant any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or agree to dispose of (including by gift, merger, consolidation by operation of Law or otherwise (including by conversion into securities or other consideration), either voluntarily or involuntarily, or by tendering into any tender or exchange offer), file (or participate in the filing of) a registration statement with the SEC (other than the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement) or establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, with respect to any Subject Shares (or any security convertible or exchangeable into Subject Shares), (ii) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any Subject Shares (or any security convertible or exchangeable into Subject Shares), or (iii) enter into any contract, option or other arrangement or understanding, directly or indirectly, to take any of the foregoing actions.

 

15. This Letter Agreement and the other agreements referenced herein constitute the entire agreement and understanding of the ACAH Insiders in respect of the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior understandings, agreements, or representations by or among the ACAH Insiders, written or oral, to the extent they relate in any way to the subject matter hereof or the transactions contemplated hereby. This Letter Agreement may not be changed, amended, modified or waived (other than to correct a typographical error) as to any particular provision, except by a written instrument executed by each of the Parties; provided, that the Company’s execution of such an instrument will not be required after any termination of the Business Combination Agreement.

 

16. No ACAH Insider may assign either this Letter Agreement or any of its rights, interests, or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each of the other Parties (except that, following any termination of the Business Combination Agreement, no consent from the Company shall be required). Any purported assignment in violation of this paragraph 17 shall be void and ineffectual and shall not operate to transfer or assign any interest or title to the purported assignee. This Letter Agreement shall be binding on each ACAH Insider and their respective successors, heirs and assigns and permitted transferees.

 

17. Nothing in this Letter Agreement shall be construed to confer upon, or give to, any person or corporation other than the parties hereto any right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Letter Agreement or of any covenant, condition, stipulation, promise or agreement hereof. All covenants, conditions, stipulations, promises and agreements contained in this Letter Agreement shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Parties and their successors, heirs, personal representatives and assigns and permitted transferees.

 

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18. This Letter Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Letter Agreement by e-mail, scanned pages or other electronic imaging (including “pdf,” “tif,” “jpg,” DocuSign, AdobeSign or other similar electronic transmission) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterparty to this Letter Agreement.

 

19. Whenever possible, each provision of this Letter Agreement will be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable Law, but if any term or other provision of this Letter Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable under applicable Law, all other provisions of this Letter Agreement shall remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision of this Letter Agreement is invalid, illegal or unenforceable under applicable Law, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Letter Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible.

 

20. Each of the Parties irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware (or, if the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware declines to accept jurisdiction, any state or federal court within State of New York, New York County), for the purposes of any Proceeding, claim, demand, action or cause of action (a) arising under this Letter Agreement or (b) in any way connected with or related or incidental to the dealings of the Parties in respect of this Letter Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, and irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such Proceeding in any such court, and further irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such Proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each Party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion or as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any Proceeding claim, demand, action or cause of action against such Party (i) arising under this Letter Agreement or (ii) in any way connected with or related or incidental to the dealings of the Parties in respect of this Letter Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or any of the transactions contemplated thereby, (A) any claim that such Party is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the courts as described in this paragraph 21 for any reason, (B) that such Party or such Party’s property is exempt or immune from the jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise) and (C) that (x) the Proceeding, claim, demand, action or cause of action in any such court is brought against such Party in an inconvenient forum, (y) the venue of such Proceeding, claim, demand, action or cause of action against such Party is improper or (z) this Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, may not be enforced against such Party in or by such courts. Each Party agrees that service of any process, summons, notice or document by registered mail as set forth in paragraph 22 shall be effective service of process for any such Proceeding, claim, demand, action or cause of action

 

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21. 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) by delivery in person, by e-mail (having obtained electronic delivery confirmation thereof (i.e., an electronic record of the sender that the e-mail was sent to the intended recipient thereof without an “error” or similar message that such e-mail was not received by such intended recipient)), or by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) (upon receipt thereof) to the other Parties as follows:

 

If to ACAH or any ACAH Insider, to:

 

Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corp.
6 St Johns Lane
New York, NY 10013

 

If to BTIG, to:

 

BTIG, LLC
65 E 55th Street
New York, New York 10022

 

If to the Company:

 

Essentium, Inc.
19025 N Heatherwilde Blvd, Suite 100
Pflugerville, TX 78660

 

22. This Letter Agreement shall terminate on the Closing. In the event of any termination of the Business Combination Agreement prior to the Closing, this Letter Agreement shall be of no force and effect and shall revert to the Prior Letter Agreement, which the Parties agree shall be in full force and effect upon such termination. No such termination or reversion shall relieve the Parties from any liability resulting from a breach of this Letter Agreement occurring prior to such termination or reversion.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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  Sincerely,
   
  Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Management LLC
   
  By: /s/ Shahraab Ahmad
    Name: Shahraab Ahmad
    Title: Authorized Signatory

 

  /s/ Shahraab Ahmad
  Shahraab Ahmad
   
  /s/ Burt Jordan
  Burt Jordan
   
  /s/ Anthony D. Eisenberg
  Anthony D. Eisenberg
   
  /s/ Ronald C. Warrington
  Ronald C. Warrington
   
  /s/ Ned Sizer
  Ned Sizer
   
  /s/ Joanna Lord
  Joanna Lord
   
  /s/ Bryan Dove
  Bryan Dove
   
  /s/ Iqbaljit Kahlon
  Iqbaljit Kahlon
   
  /s/ Daniel M. Tapiero
  Daniel M. Tapiero

 

  Atlantic Coastal Finance Company LLC
   
  By: /s/ Shahraab Ahmad
    Name: Shahraab Ahmad
    Title: Authorized Signatory

 

[Signature Page to Letter Agreement]

 

 

 

 

Acknowledged and Agreed:  
   
Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corp.  
   
By: /s/ Shahraab Ahmad  
  Name: Shahraab Ahmad  
  Title: Chief Executive Officer  
   
BTIG, LLC  
   
By: /s/ Gil Ottensoser  
  Name: Gil Ottensoser  
  Title: Managing Director  
   
Essentium, Inc.  
   
By: /s/ Blake Teipel  
  Name: Blake Teipel  
  Title: Chief Executive Officer  

 

[Signature Page to Letter Agreement]

 

 

 

 

Schedule I
Beneficial Ownership

 

ACAH Insider   ACAH Class B
Shares
    ACAH
Private
Placement
Warrants
 
Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Management LLC     8,425,000       6,066,667  
Shahraab Ahmad(1)     8,425,000       6,066,667  
Burt Jordan     -       -  
Anthony D. Eisenberg     -       -  
Ronald C. Warrington     -       -  
Ned Sizer     -       -  
Joanna Lord     50,000       -  
Bryan Dove     50,000       -  
Iqbaljit Kahlon     50,000       -  
Daniel M. Tapiero     50,000       -  
Atlantic Coastal Finance Company LLC     -       -  
Total:   8,625,000     6,066,667  
     
(1) Represents shares held by Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Management LLC. Shahraab Ahmad is the manager and the majority owner of Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Management LLC. Accordingly, Mr. Ahmad may be deemed to beneficially own all of the shares held by Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Management LLC. Mr. Ahmad disclaims beneficial ownership of any securities held by Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Management LLC except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

 

 

 

 

Exhibit A
Form of Lock-Up Agreement

 

(attached hereto)

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.3

 

FORM OF SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

 

November 30, 2021

 

Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corp.

6 St Johns Lane, Floor 5

New York, NY 10013

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This Subscription Agreement (this “Subscription Agreement”) is being entered into as of the date set forth above by and between Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (together with any successor thereto the “Company”), and the undersigned Investor (the “Investor”), in connection with the proposed business combination (the “Transaction”) between the Company and Essentium, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Target”) pursuant to that certain Business Combination Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2021, by and among the Company, Alpha Merger Sub 1, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), and the Target (as it may be amended from time to time, the “Transaction Agreement”). In connection with the Transaction, the Company is seeking commitments from interested investors to purchase, contingent upon, and substantially concurrently with the closing of the Transaction (the “Transaction Closing”), shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Shares”), for a purchase price of $10.00 per share (the “Per Share Purchase Price”) in a private placement to be conducted by the Company (the “Offering”). On or about or following the date of this Subscription Agreement, the Company is entering into subscription agreements with certain other investors (the “Other Investors,” and together with the Investor, the “Investors”), pursuant to which the Other Investors and the Investor have agreed or will agree to purchase Common Shares, on date of the Transaction Closing, at the Per Share Purchase Price (the “Other Subscription Agreements” and together with the Subscription Agreement, the “Subscription Agreements”). The aggregate purchase price to be paid by the Investor for the subscribed Shares (as defined below) is referred to herein as the “Subscription Amount.”

 

In connection therewith, and in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual representations, warranties and covenants, and subject to the conditions, set forth herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, each of the Investor and the Company acknowledges and agrees as follows:

 

1. Subscription.

 

a.             As of the date written above, the Investor hereby irrevocably subscribes for and agrees to purchase from the Company the number of Common Shares set forth on the signature page of this Subscription Agreement (the “Investor Committed Shares”, as may be decreased by any Non-Redeemed Shares (as defined below) pursuant to Section 1(b), collectively, the “Shares”) on the terms and subject to the conditions provided for herein. The Investor acknowledges and agrees that the Company reserves the right to accept or reject the Investor’s subscription for the Investor Committed Shares for any reason or for no reason, in whole or in part, at any time prior to its acceptance, and the same shall be deemed to be accepted by the Company only when this Subscription Agreement is signed by a duly authorized person by or on behalf of the Company; the Company may do so in counterpart form. The Company or Placement Agents (defined below) shall notify the Investor in writing at least two (2) business days in advance of the Closing (as defined below) if the Company elects to reduce the number of Investor Committed Shares to be issued and sold to the Investor hereunder.

 

 

 

 

b.             Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Subscription Agreement, if (i) the Investor is not a beneficial or record owner of the Target’s equity or an affiliate of the Company prior to the Closing (as defined below); (ii) the Investor holds any Common Shares (including Common Shares acquired prior to the date of this Subscription Agreement), along with any related Redemption Rights (as defined below) (such Investor Committed Shares, the “Eligible Shares”) as of the fifth calendar day after the effectiveness of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 (the “S-4 Registration Statement”); and (iii) the Investor (1) does not exercise any right to redeem or convert Common Shares in connection with the redemption conducted by the Company in accordance with the Company’s organizational documents and final IPO prospectus in conjunction with the Transaction Closing (“Redemption Rights”) with respect to such Eligible Shares (including revoking any prior redemption or conversion elections made with respect to such Eligible Shares), (2) does not Transfer such Eligible Shares prior to the Closing Date (as defined below), and (3) votes such Eligible Shares in favor of each proposal contained in the Company’s proxy statement seeking shareholder approval of the Transaction (the “Proxy Statement”), then such Eligible Shares shall be “Non-Redeemed Shares”, and the number of Investor Committed Shares the Investor is obligated to purchase under this Subscription Agreement may be reduced by the number of Non-Redeemed Shares. In order to decrease the Investor Committed Shares, the Investor must, at least five (5) business days prior to the date of the Company’s special shareholders meeting to be held pursuant to the Proxy Statement seeking shareholder approval of the Transaction, deliver to the Company a certificate in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, and shall further, upon the Company’s request, promptly provide such additional documents reasonably requested by the Company relating to the Eligible Shares. “Transfer” means any (i) sale, offer to sell, contract or agreement to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or agree to dispose of, directly or indirectly, or establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) with respect to any relevant securities, (ii) entry into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any relevant securities, or (iii) public announcement of any intention to effect any transaction specified in clause (i) or (ii).

 

2.             Closing. The closing of the sale of the Investor Committed Shares contemplated hereby (the “Closing,” to occur on the “Closing Date”) is contingent upon the substantially concurrent consummation of the Transaction Closing. The Closing shall occur on the date of, and immediately prior to the Transaction Closing. The Company shall provide written notice (which may be via email) to the Investor (the “Closing Notice”), which Closing Notice shall contain wire instructions for an escrow account (the “Escrow Account”) established by the Company with a third party escrow agent (the “Escrow Agent”), to be identified in the Closing Notice, that the Company reasonably expects the Transaction Closing to occur on a date specified in the notice (the “Scheduled Closing Date”) that is not less than three (3) business days from the date of the Closing Notice and the Investor shall deliver, at least two (2) business days prior to the Scheduled Closing Date, (i) to the Escrow Account, the Subscription Amount by wire transfer of United States dollars in immediately available funds and (ii) to the Escrow Agent, any information that is reasonably requested by the Company or the Escrow Agent in order for the Company to issue the Investor Committed Shares to the Investor, including, without limitation, a duly executed Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or W-8, as applicable. The wire transfer shall identify the Investor and, unless otherwise agreed by the Company, the funds shall be wired from an account in the Investor’s name. Upon the Closing, the Company shall provide instructions to the Escrow Agent to release the funds in the Escrow Account to the Company against delivery to the Investor of the Investor Committed Shares. On the Closing Date, promptly after the Closing, the Company shall deliver (or cause delivery of) the number of Investor Committed Shares set forth on the signature page to this Subscription Agreement in book entry form with restrictive legends to the Investor as indicated on the signature page or to a custodian designated by the Investor, as applicable, as indicated below; provided, however, that the Company’s obligation to issue the Investor Committed Shares to the Investor is contingent upon the Company having received the Subscription Amount in full accordance with this Section 2. If this Subscription Agreement is terminated prior to the Closing and any funds have already been sent by the Investor to the Escrow Account, then, promptly after such termination, the Company will instruct the Escrow Agent to promptly return the Subscription Amount in full to the Investor to the account specified in writing by the Investor. For purposes of this Subscription Agreement, (x) “business day” shall mean a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday on which commercial banking institutions in New York, New York are authorized or required by law to close (excluding as a result of “stay at home”, “shelter-in-place”, “non-essential employee” or any other similar orders or restrictions or the closure of any physical branch locations at the direction of any governmental authority so long as the electronic funds transfer systems, including for wire transfers, of commercially banking institutions in New York, New York are generally open for use by customers on such day); (y) “person” shall refer to any individual, corporation, partnership, trust, limited liability company or other entity or association, including any governmental or regulatory body, whether acting in an individual, fiduciary or any other capacity; and (z) “affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any specified person, any other person or group of persons acting together that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such specified person (where the term “control” (and any correlative terms) means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise). For the avoidance of doubt, any reference in this Subscription Agreement to an affiliate of the Company will include the Company’s sponsor, Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Management LLC.

 

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3.             Closing Conditions.

 

a.             In addition to the conditions to the Closing set forth in Section 2, the obligation of the parties hereto to consummate the Closing is subject to the satisfaction or valid waiver by each party of the conditions that, on the Closing Date:

 

(i)            no suspension of the offering or sale of the Shares shall have been initiated or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”);

 

(ii)           no applicable governmental authority shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any judgment, order, law, rule or regulation (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) which is then in effect and has the effect of making the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby illegal or otherwise restraining or prohibiting consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby; and

 

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

 

b.             The obligation of the Company to consummate the Closing is also subject to the satisfaction or waiver by the Company of the conditions that:

 

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

 

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(ii)           all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Investor required by this Subscription Agreement to be performed by it at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed in all material respects.

 

c.             The obligation of the Investor to consummate the Closing is also subject to the satisfaction or waiver by the Investor of the conditions that:

 

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

 

(ii)           all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company required by this Subscription Agreement to be performed by it at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed in all material respects; and

 

(iii)          the Transaction Agreement (as it exists on the date of this Subscription Agreement) shall not have been amended, modified or waived by the Company in a manner that would reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect the economic benefits that Investor would reasonably expect to receive under this Subscription Agreement without having received Investor’s prior written consent; provided, however, that neither of the following shall be deemed to materially adversely affect the economic benefits of Investor: (x) waiver of the condition to closing set forth in Section 6.3(d) of the Transaction Agreement or (y) the forfeiture by an affiliate of the Company, and/or subsequent issuance by the Company to an affiliate of the Company, of Class B shares of the Company as prohibited by Section 5.9(b) of the Transaction Agreement.

 

4.             Further Assurances. At or prior to the Closing Date, the parties hereto shall execute and deliver or cause to be executed and delivered such additional documents and take such additional actions as the parties reasonably may deem to be practical and necessary in order to consummate the Offering as contemplated by this Subscription Agreement.

 

5.             Company Representations and Warranties. The Company represents and warrants to the Investor that:

 

a.             As of the date hereof, the Company is duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Delaware, and has the corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as presently conducted and to enter into, deliver and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement.

 

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b.             As of the Closing Date, the Shares will be duly authorized and, when issued and delivered to the Investor against full payment therefor in accordance with the terms of this Subscription Agreement, the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and will not have been issued in violation of or subject to any preemptive or similar rights created under the Company’s organizational documents or applicable law.

 

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

 

d.             The issuance and sale of the Shares and the compliance by the Company with all of the provisions of this Subscription Agreement and the consummation of the transactions herein will be done in accordance with the rules of The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) and will not result in (i)  a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company is subject that would have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole (a “Material Adverse Effect”) or affect the validity of the Shares or the legal authority of the Company to comply in all material respects with the terms of this Subscription Agreement; (ii) any violation of the provisions of the organizational documents of the Company; or (iii) any violation of any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its properties that would have a Material Adverse Effect or affect the validity of the Shares or the legal authority of the Company to comply in all material respects with its obligations under this Subscription Agreement.

 

e.             Except for or in respect of any changes (including any restatements of reports or of financial statements contained therein) to the Company’s historical accounting (i) of the Company’s warrants as equity rather than as liabilities as a result of the Staff Statement on Accounting and Reporting Considerations for Warrants Issued by Special Purpose Acquisition Companies that was issued by the SEC on April 12, 2021, and related guidance by the SEC, (ii) of the Company’s equity as a result of discussions between the SEC and various audit firms and (iii) in any other respect as a result of accounting positions taken by the SEC with respect to “special purpose acquisition companies” that are not consistent with recent market practice (collectively, “SEC Accounting Changes”) and except for any delays in the filing of the periodic reports as they come due, as of their respective dates, all reports (the “SEC Reports”) required to be filed by the Company with the SEC complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

f.             The Company has not entered into any agreement or arrangement entitling any agent, broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other person to any broker’s or finder’s fee or any other commission or similar fee in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement for which the Investor could become liable. Other than Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., Needham & Company, LLC and BTIG, LLC (collectively, the “Placement Agents”), the Company is not aware of any person that has been or will be paid (directly or indirectly) remuneration for solicitation of purchasers in connection with the sale of any Common Shares in the Offering.

 

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

 

h.            Assuming the accuracy of the Investor’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 6, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer, sale and delivery of the Shares in the manner contemplated by this Subscription Agreement. The Shares (i) were not offered by any form of general solicitation or general advertising, including methods described in Section 502(c) of Regulation D under the Securities Act, and (ii) are not being offered in a manner involving a public offering under, or in a distribution in violation of, the Securities Act, or any state securities laws.

 

i.              As of the date hereof, the authorized share capital of the Company consists of (i) 110,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and (ii) 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value of $0.0001 per share. As of the date of this Agreement, (A) 43,125,000 shares of common stock of the Company are issued and outstanding, (B) 11,500,000 redeemable public warrants to purchase shares of common stock are issued and outstanding and (C) 6,066,667 private placement warrants to purchase shares of common stock of the Company are issued and outstanding and (D) no preference shares are issued and outstanding. All issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Company are, and, after giving effect to the Domestication (as defined in the Transaction Agreement), will be duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and are non-assessable. None of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company has been (and, after giving effect to the Domestication, none of the outstanding Common Shares will be) issued in violation of any applicable securities laws. Except as set forth above in this Subscription Agreement and pursuant to the Other Subscription Agreements, the Transaction Agreement and the other agreements and arrangements referred to herein or therein or in the SEC Reports, as of the date hereof, there are no outstanding options, warrants or other rights to subscribe for, purchase or acquire from the Company any shares of common stock or other equity interests in the Company, or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such equity interests. As of the date hereof, there are no shareholder agreements, voting trusts or other agreements or understandings to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound relating to the voting of any securities of the Company other than as set forth in the SEC Reports and as contemplated by the Transaction Agreement. As of the date hereof, the Company has no direct or indirect subsidiaries except Merger Sub.

 

j.              As of the date hereof, the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and are listed for trading on Nasdaq under the symbol “ACAH” (it being understood that the trading symbol will be changed in connection with the Transaction). Except as disclosed in the Company’s filings with the SEC, as of the date hereof, there is no suit, action, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company by Nasdaq or the SEC, respectively, to prohibit or terminate the listing of such shares on Nasdaq, or to deregister the Shares under the Exchange Act. Other than as contemplated by the Transaction, the Company has taken no action that is intended to, or would reasonably be expected to result in, termination of the registration of such shares under the Exchange Act.

 

k.             The Company has timely prepared and filed all material tax returns required to have been filed by them with all appropriate governmental agencies and timely paid all material taxes shown thereon or otherwise owed by them. There are no material unpaid assessments against the Company nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any audits by any federal, state or local taxing authority. All material taxes that the Company is required to withhold or to collect for payment have been duly withheld and collected and paid to the proper governmental entity or third party when due. There are no tax liens pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened against the Company or any of its assets or property. With the exception of agreements or other arrangements that are not primarily related to taxes entered into in the ordinary course of business, there are no outstanding tax sharing agreements or other such arrangements between the Company and any other corporation or entity (other than a subsidiary of the Company).

 

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l.              The Company possesses adequate certificates, authorities or permits issued by appropriate Governmental Authorities necessary to conduct the business now operated by it, except where failure to so possess would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has not received any written notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authority or permit that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, individually or in the aggregate, on the Company.

 

m.            There are no legal, governmental or regulatory investigations, actions, suits or proceedings pending to which the Company is are or may reasonably be expected to become a party or to which any property of the Company is or may reasonably be expected to become the subject that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

n.             The financial statements included in each SEC Filing comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing (or, to the extent corrected by a subsequent restatement, at the time of such subsequent restatement) and present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company as of the dates shown and its consolidated results of operations and cash flows for the periods shown, subject in the case of unaudited financial statements to normal year-end audit adjustments, and such consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (“GAAP”) (except as may be disclosed therein or in the notes thereto, and except that the unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and, in the case of quarterly financial statements, except as permitted by Form 10-Q under the 1934 Act). Except as set forth in the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Filings filed prior to the date hereof, the Company has not incurred any liabilities, contingent or otherwise, except those incurred in the ordinary course of business, consistent (as to amount and nature) with past practices since the date of such financial statements, none of which, individually or in the aggregate, have had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

o.             No “bad actor” disqualifying event described in Rule 506(d)(1) of the 1933 Act (a “Disqualification Event”) is applicable to the Company or, to the Company’s knowledge, any Company Covered Person, except for a Disqualification Event as to which Rule 506(d)(2)(ii–iv) or (d)(3) is applicable.

 

p.             Neither the Company nor to the Company’s knowledge, any of their respective officers, directors, managers, agents, employees, or affiliates has (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity; (ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds; (iii) made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment; or (iv) violated (A) anti-bribery laws, including but not limited to, any applicable law, rule, or regulation of any locality, including but not limited to any law, rule, or regulation promulgated to implement the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, signed December 17, 1997, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, the U.K. Bribery Act 2010, or any other law, rule or regulation of similar purposes and scope, or (B) anti-money laundering laws, including, but not limited to, applicable federal, state, international, foreign or other laws, regulations or government guidance regarding anti-money laundering, including, without limitation, Title 18 US. Code sections 1956 and 1957, the Patriot Act, the Bank Secrecy Act, and international anti-money laundering principles or procedures by an intergovernmental group or organization, such as the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering, of which the United States is a member and with which designation the United States representative to the group or organization continues to concur, all as amended, and any Executive order, directive, or regulation pursuant to the authority of any of the foregoing, or any orders or licenses issued thereunder. The Company and each of its subsidiaries is in compliance in all material respects with all U.S. economic sanctions laws, all executive orders and implementing regulations (“Sanctions”) as administered by the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control and the U.S. State Department. None of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (A) is a Person on the list of the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (the "SDN List"), (B) is a Person who is otherwise the target of U.S. economic sanctions laws such that a U.S. Person cannot deal or otherwise engage in business transactions with such Person, (C) is a Person organized or resident in a country or territory subject to comprehensive Sanctions (a “Sanctioned Country”), or (D) is owned or controlled by (including by virtue of such Person being a director or owning voting shares or interests), or acts, directly or indirectly, for or on behalf of, any Person on the SDN List or a government of a Sanctioned Country such that the entry into, or performance under, this Agreement would be prohibited by applicable U.S. law.

 

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q.            The Company is in all material respects in compliance with applicable provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (“Sarbanes-Oxley”). Neither the Company nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any director, officer or employee of the Company, has received or otherwise obtained any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim, whether written or oral, regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of the Company or its internal accounting controls, including any complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that the Company has engaged in questionable accounting or auditing practices. No attorney representing the Company, whether or not employed by the Company has reported evidence of a material violation of securities laws, breach of fiduciary duty or similar violation by the Company or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents to the Company’s board of directors or any committee thereof or to any director or officer of the Company pursuant to Section 307 of Sarbanes-Oxley, and the SEC’s rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. There have been no internal or SEC investigations regarding accounting or financial reporting discussed with, reviewed by or initiated at the direction of any of the Company’s executive officers, the Company’s board of directors or any committee thereof.

 

r.              None of the Company, or to the Company's knowledge, any of their respective officers, directors or Affiliates and, to the Company's knowledge, no one acting on any such Person's behalf has, (A) taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any securities of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Shares, (B) sold, bid for, purchased, or paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the Shares, or (C) paid or agreed to pay to any Person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Company in connection with the sale of the Shares.

 

6.             Investor Representations and Warranties. The Investor represents and warrants to the Company that:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

c.             The Investor acknowledges and agrees that the Investor is purchasing the Shares directly from the Company. The Investor further acknowledges that there have been no representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made to the Investor by or on behalf of the Company, the Target or any of their respective affiliates or any control persons, shareholders, officers, directors, employees, partners, agents or representatives of any of the foregoing or any other person or entity, expressly or by implication, other than those representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the Company expressly set forth in this Subscription Agreement.

 

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

 

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e.             The Investor acknowledges and agrees that the Investor has (i) received, reviewed and understood the Disclosure Documents (defined below) made available to the Investor in connection with the Transaction and (ii) conducted and completed its own independent due diligence with respect to the Transaction. Based on such information as the Investor deems appropriate and necessary in order to make an investment decision with respect to the Shares, including, without limitation, with respect to the Company, the Transaction and the business of the Target and its subsidiaries, the Investor has relied solely upon independent investigation made by the Investor and the representations and warranties of the Company expressly set forth in Section 5 hereof, and not on the Placement Agents, or any statement or action by the Placement Agents, to decide to enter into the transactions contemplated hereby. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Investor acknowledges that he, she or it has carefully reviewed the following items (collectively, the “Disclosure Documents”): (i) the final prospectus of the Company, dated as of March 3, 2021 and filed with the SEC (File No. 333-253003) on March 5, 2021 (the “Prospectus”), (ii) each of the other SEC Reports, from the date of the Prospectus through the date of this Agreement, (iii) the Transaction Agreement and (iv) the investor presentation by the Company and the Target (the “Investor Presentation”), a copy of which will be furnished by the Company to the SEC. The Investor acknowledges the significant extent to which certain of the disclosures contained in items (i) and (ii) above shall not apply following the Transaction Closing. Investor acknowledges and agrees that the Investor and the Investor’s professional advisor(s), if any, have had the full opportunity to ask such questions, receive such answers and obtain such information as the Investor and such Investor’s professional advisor(s), if any, have deemed necessary to make an investment decision with respect to the Shares. The Investor further acknowledges that the information contained in the Disclosure Documents is subject to change, and that any changes to the information contained in the Disclosure Documents, including any changes based on updated information or changes in terms of the Transaction, shall in no way affect the Investor’s obligation to purchase the Shares hereunder, except as otherwise provided herein, and that, in purchasing the Shares, the Investor is not relying upon any projections contained in the Investor Presentation. The Investor acknowledges and agrees that the Company continues to review the SEC Accounting Changes and its implications, including on the financial statements and other information included in its filings with the SEC, and any restatement, revision or other modification of such filings relating to or arising from such review, any subsequent related agreements or other guidance from the SEC staff shall be deemed not material for purposes of this Subscription Agreement. Except for the representations, warranties and agreements of the Company expressly set forth in this Subscription Agreement, the Investor is relying exclusively on its own sources of information, investment analysis and due diligence (including professional advice it deems appropriate) with respect to the Transaction, the Shares and the business, condition (financial and otherwise), management, operations, properties and prospects of the Company and the Target, including but not limited to all business, legal, regulatory, accounting, credit and tax matters.

 

f.             The Investor hereby acknowledges and agrees that (i) the Placement Agents are acting solely as placement agents and capital markets advisors, to the Company in connection with the Transaction, and are not acting as underwriters or in any other capacity, and are not and shall not be construed as fiduciaries or financial advisors for the Investor in connection with subscription for Shares hereunder or the Transaction, (ii) the Placement Agents have not made and will not make any representation or warranty, express or implied, to the Investor with regard to this Offering, the Shares, the Company or the Target and have not provided any advice or recommendation to the Investor in connection with the transactions herein, (iii) the Placement Agents will have no responsibility for the representations, warranties or agreements made by the Company or the Investor, or between them, hereunder; (iv) neither the Placement Agents, nor any of their respective representatives or affiliates, have made any independent investigation with respect to the Company, the Shares or the Target or the accuracy, completeness or adequacy of any information supplied to the Investor by or on behalf of the Company or the Target, and (v) the Placement Agents shall not bear responsibility or liability to the Investor for any losses or damages the Investor may incur as a result of or in connection with its purchase of the Shares or any transaction contemplated hereby and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Investor hereby waives any claims or causes of action that the Investor may have, now or in the future, against the Placement Agents in connection with any matter set forth herein. The Investor understands and acknowledges that, in light of the Placement Agents’ role as capital markets advisors to the SPAC in addition to other roles as a financial intermediary, the matters described in any Subscription Agreement and the fees in connection therewith may give rise to potential conflicts of interest or the appearance thereof. The Investor consents to (and agrees, to the extent applicable and permitted by applicable law, on behalf of its equity holders, to waive any claims the Investor or its equity holders may have based on any actual or potential conflicts of interest that may arise or result from) the Placement Agents acting as a financial and equity capital markets advisors to the SPAC in addition to other roles as a financial intermediary, and the Placement Agents or one or more of their affiliates engaging in, and receiving any compensation in connection with, any of the activities described in any Subscription Agreement.

 

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g.            The Investor became aware of this Offering of the Shares solely by means of direct contact between the Investor and the Company or the Placement Agents or a representative of the Company or the Placement Agents, and the Shares were offered to the Investor solely by direct contact between the Investor and the Company, the Placement Agents or a representative of the Company or the Placement Agents. The Investor did not become aware of this Offering of the Shares, nor were the Shares offered to the Investor, by any other means. The Investor acknowledges that the Shares (i) were not offered by any form of general solicitation or general advertising and (ii) are not being offered in a manner involving a public offering under, or in a distribution in violation of, the Securities Act, or any state securities laws. The Investor has a substantive pre-existing relationship with the Company, the Target or their respective affiliates or the Placement Agents or their respective affiliates for this Offering of the Shares. The Investor acknowledges that it is not relying upon, and has not relied upon, any statement, representation or warranty made by any person (including, without limitation, the Company, the Target or any of their respective affiliates or any control persons, officers, directors, employees, partners, agents or representatives of any of the foregoing), other than the representations and warranties of the Company contained in Section 5 of this Subscription Agreement, in making its decision to subscribe in the Offering. Neither the Investor, nor any of its directors, officers, employees, agents, members or partners has either directly or indirectly, including through a broker or finder, (i) to its knowledge, engaged in any general solicitation, or (ii) published any advertisement in connection with the Offering.

 

h.            The Investor acknowledges that it is aware that there are substantial risks incident to the purchase and ownership of the Shares, including those set forth in the Disclosure Documents and in the SEC Reports. The Investor is (i) an institutional account as defined in FINRA Rule 4512(c), (ii) is a sophisticated investor, experienced in investing in private placement transactions and capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to all transactions and investment strategies involving a security or securities and (iii) has exercised independent judgment in evaluation its participation in the purchase of the Shares. The Investor understands and acknowledges that the purchase and sale of the Shares hereunder meets (i) the exemptions from filing under FINRA Rule 5123(b)(1)(A) and (ii) the institutional customer exemption under FINRA Rule 2111(b). The Investor has determined based on its own independent review, and has sought such professional advice as it deems appropriate, that its purchase of the Shares and participation in the Transaction (i) are fully consistent with its financial needs, objectives and condition, (ii) comply and are fully consistent with all investment policies, guidelines and other restrictions applicable to the Investor, (iii) have been duly authorized and approved by all necessary action, (iv) do not and will not violate or constitute a default under its charter, by-laws or other constituent document or under any law, rule, regulation, agreement or other obligation by which the Investor is bound and (v) are a fit, proper and suitable investment for the Investor, notwithstanding the substantial risks inherent in investing in or holding the Shares. The Investor is able to bear the substantial risks associated with its purchase of the Shares, including but not limited to loss of its entire investment therein.

 

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i.              The Investor has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as the Investor considered necessary to make an informed investment decision regarding its purchase of Shares and participation in the Transaction and the Investor has made its own assessment and has satisfied itself concerning relevant tax and other economic considerations relative to its purchase of the Shares. The Investor acknowledges that Investor shall be responsible for any of the Investor’s tax liabilities that may arise as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement, and that none of the Company, the Target or the Placement Agents have provided any tax advice or any other representations or guarantee regarding the tax consequence of the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement.

 

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

 

k.             The Investor acknowledges and agrees that no federal or state agency has passed upon or endorsed the merits of this Offering or made any findings or determination as to the fairness of this investment or the accuracy or adequacy of the SEC Reports.

 

l.              The Investor has been duly formed or incorporated and is validly existing and is in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation or incorporation. The Investor has the power and authority to enter into, deliver and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement.

 

m.            The execution, delivery and performance by the Investor of this Subscription Agreement are within the powers of the Investor, have been duly authorized and will not constitute or result in a breach or default under or conflict with any law, statute, rule, order, subpoena, judgment, ruling or regulation of any court or other tribunal or the rules of any governmental commission or agency or regulatory or self-regulatory body, including the SEC or any applicable securities exchange, or any agreement or other undertaking to which the Investor is a party or by which the Investor is bound, and will not violate any provisions of the Investor’s organizational documents, including, without limitation, its incorporation or formation papers, bylaws, indenture of trust or partnership or operating agreement, as may be applicable. The signature on this Subscription Agreement is genuine and the signatory has been duly authorized to execute the same and this Subscription Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Investor, enforceable against the Investor in accordance with its terms.

 

n.             Neither the due diligence investigation conducted by the Investor in connection with making its decision to acquire the Shares nor any representation and warranty made by the Investor hereunder shall modify, amend or affect the Investor’s right to rely on the truth, accuracy and completeness of the Company’s representations and warranties hereunder.

 

o.             The Investor is not (i) a person named on the List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons administered by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) or in any Executive Order issued by the President of the United States and administered by OFAC (“OFAC List”), or a person or entity prohibited by any OFAC sanctions program, (ii) owned, directly or indirectly, or controlled by, or acting on behalf of, one or more persons that are named on the OFAC List; (iii) organized, incorporated, established, located, resident or born in, or a citizen, national or the government, including any political subdivision, agency or instrumentality thereof, of, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, the Crimea region of Ukraine or any other country or territory embargoed or subject to substantial trade restrictions by the United States, (iv) a Designated National as defined in the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 515, or (v) a non-U.S. shell bank or providing banking services indirectly to a non-U.S. shell bank (each, a “Prohibited Investor”). The Investor agrees to provide law enforcement agencies, if requested thereby, such records as required by applicable law, provided that the Investor is permitted to do so under applicable law. If the Investor is a financial institution subject to the Bank Secrecy Act (31 U.S.C. Section 5311 et seq.), as amended by the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, and its implementing regulations (collectively, the “BSA/PATRIOT Act”), the Investor maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to comply with applicable obligations under the BSA/PATRIOT Act. To the extent required, it maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure compliance with OFAC-administered sanctions programs, including for the screening of its investors against the OFAC sanctions programs, including the OFAC List. The Investor represents that to the extent required by applicable law, the Investor maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure that the funds held by the Investor and used to purchase the Shares were legally derived and were not obtained, directly or indirectly, from a Prohibited Investor.

 

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p.             No disclosure or offering document has been prepared by the Placement Agents in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares. The Investor agrees that each Placement Agent and each of their respective members, directors, officers, employees, representatives and controlling persons have made no independent investigation with respect to the Company, the Target or the Shares or the accuracy, completeness or adequacy of any information supplied to the Investor by the Company. In connection with the issue and purchase of the Shares, neither Placement Agent has acted as the Investor’s financial advisor or fiduciary. The Investor acknowledges that neither Placement Agent assumes any responsibility for independent verification of, or the accuracy or completeness of, any information or projections provided to the Investor hereunder.

 

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

 

r.              The Investor acknowledges its obligations under applicable securities laws with respect to the treatment of non-public information relating to the Company.

 

s.             No foreign person (as defined in 31 C.F.R. Part 800.224) in which the national or subnational governments of a single foreign state have a substantial interest (as defined in 31 C.F.R. Part 800.244) will acquire a substantial interest in the Company as a result of the purchase and sale of the Shares hereunder such that a declaration to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States would be mandatory under 31 C.F.R. Part 800.401, and no foreign person will have control (as defined in 31 C.F.R. Part 800.208) over the Company from and after the Closing as a result of the purchase and sale of the Shares hereunder.

 

t.              The Investor has and, when required to deliver payment to the Escrow Agent pursuant to Section 2 above, will have, sufficient immediately available funds to pay the Subscription Amount and consummate the purchase and sale of the Shares pursuant to this Subscription Agreement.

 

u.             The Investor does not have, as of the date hereof, any “put equivalent position” as such term is defined in Rule 16a-1 under the Exchange Act or short sale positions with respect to the securities of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an Investor that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Investor’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Investor’s assets, the representation set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Shares covered by this Subscription Agreement.

 

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

 

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

 

7.             Registration Rights.

 

 

a.             The Company agrees that, within sixty (60) days after the Transaction Closing, it will file with the SEC (at the Company’s sole cost and expense) a registration statement registering the resale of the Shares (the “Registration Statement”), and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof (the “Effectiveness Date”). The Company agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement, or another shelf registration statement that includes the Shares to be sold pursuant to this Subscription Agreement, to remain effective until the earliest of (i) the second anniversary of the Closing, (ii) the date on which the Investor ceases to hold any Shares covered by such Registration Statement, or (iii) on the first date on which the Investor is able to sell all of its Shares issued pursuant to this Subscription Agreement (or shares received in exchange therefor) under Rule 144 without limitation as to the manner of sale or the amount of such securities that may be sold. Prior to the Effectiveness Date of the Registration Statement, the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to qualify the Shares for listing on the applicable stock exchange. The Investor agrees to disclose its beneficial ownership, as determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act, of the Shares to the Company (or its successor) upon request to assist the Company in making the determination described above. The Company’s obligations to include the Shares issued pursuant to this Subscription Agreement (or shares issued in exchange therefor) for resale in the Registration Statement are contingent upon the Investor furnishing in writing to the Company such information regarding the Investor, the securities of the Company held by the Investor and the intended method of disposition of such Shares as shall be reasonably requested by the Company to effect the registration of such Shares at least five (5) business days in advance of the expected filing date of the Registration Statement, and the execution of such documents in connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request that are customary of a selling stockholder in similar situations. If the SEC prevents the Company from including any or all of the Shares proposed to be registered for resale under the Registration Statement due to limitations on the use of Rule 415 of the Securities Act for the resale of the Company’s securities by the applicable shareholders or otherwise, (i) such Registration Statement shall register for resale such number of Company securities which is equal to the maximum number of Company securities as is permitted by the SEC and (ii) the number of Company securities to be registered for each selling shareholder named in the Registration Statement shall be reduced pro rata among all such selling shareholders. The Company will provide a draft of the Registration Statement to the Investor for review prior to filing the Registration Statement. In no event shall the Investor be identified as a statutory underwriter in the Registration Statement unless requested by the SEC; provided, that if the SEC requests that the Investor be identified as a statutory underwriter in the Registration Statement, the Investor will have an opportunity to withdraw from the Registration Statement.

 

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b.             The Company may amend the Registration Statement so as to convert the Registration Statement to a Registration Statement on Form S-3 at such time after the Company becomes eligible to use such Form S-3. Further, the Investor acknowledges and agrees that the Company may delay filing or suspend the use of any such registration statement if it determines that in order for such registration statement not to contain a material misstatement or omission, an amendment thereto would be needed, if such filing or use could materially affect a bona fide business or financing transaction of the Company or in the event that filing such registration statement would require premature disclosure of information that could materially adversely affect the Company or would require premature disclosure of information that could materially adversely affect the Company (each such circumstance, a “Suspension Event”), provided, that the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to make such Registration Statement available for the sale by the Investor of such securities as soon as practicable thereafter.

 

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

 

d.             Indemnification. From and after the Closing,

 

(i)            The Company agrees to indemnify and hold Investor, each person, if any, who controls Investor within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, and each affiliate of Investor within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act, and each broker, placement agent or sales agent to or through which Investor effects or executes the resale of any Shares (collectively, the “Investor Indemnified Parties”), harmless against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including any out-of-pocket legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with defending or investigating any such action or claim) (collectively, “Losses”) incurred by the Investor Indemnified Parties directly that are caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or any other registration statement which covers the Shares (including, in each case, the prospectus contained therein) or any amendment thereof (including the prospectus contained therein) or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein (in the case of a prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made), not misleading, except to the extent insofar as the same are caused by or contained in any information or affidavit so furnished in writing to the Company by Investor expressly for use therein. Notwithstanding the forgoing, in no event shall the liability of the Company hereunder be greater in amount than the Subscription Amount and the Company’s indemnification obligations shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Losses if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned).

 

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(ii)           The Investor agrees to, severally and not jointly with any other selling shareholders using the applicable registration statement, indemnify and hold the Company, and the officers, employees, directors, partners, members, attorneys and agents of the Company, each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, and each affiliate of the Company within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act (collectively, the “Company Indemnified Parties”), harmless against any and all Losses incurred by the Company Indemnified Parties directly that are caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or any other registration statement which covers the Shares (including, in each case, the prospectus contained therein) or any amendment thereof (including the prospectus contained therein) or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein (in the case of a prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made), not misleading, to the extent insofar as the same are caused by or contained in any information or affidavit so furnished in writing to the Company by Investor expressly for use therein. Notwithstanding the forgoing, in no event shall the liability of the Investor be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by the Investor upon the sale of the Shares purchased pursuant to this Subscription Agreement giving rise to such indemnification obligation and the Investor’s indemnification obligations shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Losses if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Investor (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned).

 

8.             Investor’s Covenant(i). The Investor agrees that, from the date of this Subscription Agreement, none of the Investor or any person acting on behalf of the Investor or pursuant to any understanding with the Investor will engage in any hedging or other transactions or arrangements (including, without limitation, any short sale or the purchase or sale of, or entry into, any put or call option, or combination thereof, forward, swap or any other derivative transaction or similar instrument, including without limitation equity repurchase agreements and securities lending arrangements, however, described or defined) designed or intended, or which could reasonably be expected to lead to or result in, a sale, loan, pledge or other disposition or transfer (whether by the Investor or any other person) of any economic consequences of ownership, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, physically or synthetically, of any Shares, any securities of the Company or any instrument exchangeable for or convertible into any securities of the Company prior to the Closing, whether any such transaction or arrangement (or instrument provided for thereunder) would be settled by delivery of securities of the Company, in cash or otherwise, or to publicly disclose the intention to undertake any of the foregoing; provided further that the provisions of this Section 8 shall not apply to long sales (including sales of securities held by the Investor prior to the date of this Subscription Agreement and securities purchased by the Investor in the open market after the date of this Subscription Agreement) other than those effectuated through derivatives transactions and similar instruments. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 8 shall prohibit any entities under common management with the Investor that have no knowledge (constructive or otherwise) of this Subscription Agreement or of Investor’s participation in the transactions contemplated hereby from entering into any such transactions; and in the case of an Investor that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Investor’s assets and the portfolio managers have no knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Investor’s assets, this Section 8 shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Shares hereunder.

 

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9.             Termination. This Subscription Agreement shall terminate and be void and of no further force and effect, and all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall terminate without any further liability on the part of any party in respect thereof, upon the earlier to occur of (a) such date and time as the Transaction Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, (b) upon the mutual written agreement of each of the parties hereto to terminate this Subscription Agreement, or (c) written notice by either party to the other party to terminate this Subscription Agreement if the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement are not consummated on or prior to the Outside Date (as defined in the Transaction Agreement) (any of (a) through (c), collectively, “Termination Events”); provided that nothing herein will relieve any party from liability for any willful breach hereof prior to the time of termination, and each party will be entitled to any remedies at law or in equity to recover losses, liabilities or damages arising from any such willful breach. The Company or a Placement Agent shall notify the Investor of the termination of the Transaction Agreement promptly after the termination of such agreement. Upon the occurrence of any Termination Event, this Subscription Agreement shall be void and of no further effect (except that the provisions of Sections 9 through 13 of this Subscription Agreement will survive any termination of this Subscription Agreement and continue indefinitely) and, promptly after any such Termination Event, the Company shall instruct the Escrow Agent to promptly return any monies paid by the Investor to the Escrow Account in connection herewith to the Investor.

 

10.           Trust Account Waiver. Reference is made to the final prospectus of the Company, dated as of March 3, 2021 and filed with the SEC (File No. 333-253003) on the Prospectus. The Investor understands that the Company has established a trust account (the “Trust Account”) containing the proceeds of its initial public offering (the “IPO”) and the overallotment shares acquired by its underwriters and from certain private placements occurring simultaneously with the IPO (including interest accrued from time to time thereon) for the benefit of the Company’s public shareholders (including overallotment shares acquired by the Company’s underwriters, the “Public Shareholders”), and that, except as otherwise described in the Prospectus, the Company may disburse monies from the Trust Account only: (a) to the Public Shareholders in the event they elect to redeem their the Company shares in connection with the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination (as such term is used in the Prospectus) (the “Business Combination”) or in connection with an extension of its deadline to consummate a Business Combination, (b) to the Public Shareholders if the Company fails to consummate a Business Combination within twelve (12) months after the closing of the IPO, (c) with respect to any interest earned on the amounts held in the Trust Account, amounts necessary to pay for any taxes and up to $100,000 in dissolution expenses or (d) to the Company after or concurrently with the consummation of a Business Combination. For and in consideration of the Company entering into this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Investor hereby agrees on behalf of itself and its affiliates that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, neither the Investor nor any of its affiliates do now or shall at any time hereafter have any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies in the Trust Account or distributions therefrom, or make any claim against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom), regardless of whether such claim arises as a result of, in connection with or relating in any way to, this Agreement or any proposed or actual business relationship between the Company or its Representatives, on the one hand, and the Investor or its Representatives, on the other hand, or any other matter, and regardless of whether such claim arises based on contract, tort, equity or any other theory of legal liability (collectively, the “Released Claims”). The Investor on behalf of itself and its affiliates hereby irrevocably waives any Released Claims that the Investor or any of its affiliates may have against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom) now or in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any negotiations, contracts or agreements with the Company or its Representatives and will not seek recourse against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom) for any reason whatsoever (including for an alleged breach of this Agreement or any other agreement with the Company or its affiliates). The Investor agrees and acknowledges that such irrevocable waiver is material to this Agreement and specifically relied upon by the Company and its affiliates to induce the Company to enter into this Agreement, and the Investor further intends and understands such waiver to be valid, binding and enforceable against the Investor and each of its affiliates under applicable law. To the extent the Investor or any of its affiliates commences any action or proceeding based upon, in connection with, relating to or arising out of any matter relating to the Company or its Representatives, which proceeding seeks, in whole or in part, monetary relief against the Company or its Representatives, the Investor hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Investor’s and its affiliates’ sole remedy shall be against funds held outside of the Trust Account and that such claim shall not permit the Investor or its affiliates (or any person claiming on any of their behalves or in lieu of any of them) to have any claim against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom) or any amounts contained therein. In the event the Investor or any of its affiliates commences any action or proceeding based upon, in connection with, relating to or arising out of any matter relating to the Company or its Representatives, which proceeding seeks, in whole or in part, relief against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom) or the Public Shareholders, whether in the form of money damages or injunctive relief, the Company and its Representatives, as applicable, shall be entitled to recover from the Investor and its affiliates the associated legal fees and costs in connection with any such action, in the event the Company or its Representatives, as applicable, prevails in such action or proceeding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 10 shall not affect any rights of the Investor or its affiliates to receive distributions from the Trust Account in their capacities as Public Shareholders upon the redemption of their shares or the liquidation of the Investor if it does not consummate a Business Combination prior to its deadline to do so. For purposes of this Subscription Agreement, “representatives” with respect to any person shall mean such person’s affiliates and its and its affiliate’s respective directors, officers, employees, consultants, advisors, agents and other representatives. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Subscription Agreement, the provisions of this Section 10 shall survive the Closing or any termination of this Subscription Agreement and last indefinitely.

 

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11.           Miscellaneous.

 

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

 

b.            The Company may request from the Investor such additional information as the Company may deem reasonably necessary to evaluate the eligibility of the Investor to acquire the Shares, and the Investor shall promptly provide such information as may reasonably be requested; provided that, the Company agrees to keep any such information provided by Investor confidential except (i) as necessary to include in any registration statement the Company is required to file hereunder, (ii) as required by the federal securities law or pursuant to other routine proceedings of regulatory authorities or (iii) to the extent such disclosure is required by legal requirement. The Investor acknowledges and agrees that if it does not provide the Company with such requested information, the Company may without any liability hereunder reject the Investor’s subscription prior to the Closing Date in the event the Investor fails to provide such additional information requested by the Company to evaluate the Investor’s eligibility or the Company determines that the Investor is not eligible.

 

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c.             The Investor acknowledges that the Company, the Placement Agents, the Target and others will rely on the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties of the Investor contained in this Subscription Agreement, including Exhibit A hereto, as if they were made directly to them. Prior to the Closing, the Investor agrees to promptly notify the Company if any of the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties set forth in Section 6 above are no longer accurate. The Investor acknowledges and agrees that each purchase by the Investor of Shares from the Company will constitute a reaffirmation of the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties herein (as modified by any such notice) by the Investor as of the time of such purchase. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Subscription Agreement shall not confer any rights or remedies upon any person other than the parties hereto, and their respective successor and assigns.

 

d.             The Company, the Placement Agents and the Target, and their respective counsel, are entitled to rely upon this Subscription Agreement and is irrevocably authorized to produce this Subscription Agreement or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceeding or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby. The Investor shall not issue any press release or make any other similar public statement with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby without the prior written consent of the Company (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), except as such release or announcement may be required by law or applicable rules or regulations of any securities exchange or securities market, in which case the Investors shall allow the Company reasonable time to comment on such release or announcement in advance of such issuance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Investor may identify the Company and the value of such Investor’s security holdings in the Company in accordance with applicable investment reporting and disclosure regulations or internal policies without prior notice to or consent from the Company (including, for the avoidance of doubt, filings pursuant to Sections 13 and 16 of the 1934 Act). The Company shall, within one (1) Business Day of the date on which this Agreement is executed, file a Current Report on Form 8-K disclosing all material terms of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any other material nonpublic information that the Company may have provided any Investor at any time prior to the filing of such Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Current Report”). The Company acknowledges and agrees that from and after the filing of the Current Report, no Investor shall be in possession of any material nonpublic information received from or on behalf of the Company, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives or agents. In addition, the Company will make such other filings and notices in the manner and time required by the SEC or Nasdaq. The Company shall not, and shall cause each of its officers, directors, employees and agents not to provide any Investor with any such material nonpublic information regarding the Company from and after the filing of the Current Report without the express prior written consent of such Investor.

 

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

 

f.              This Subscription Agreement may not be amended, modified, waived or terminated (other than pursuant to the terms of Section 9 above) except by an instrument in writing, signed by each party against whom enforcement of such amendment, modification, waiver or termination is sought. No failure or delay of either party in exercising any right or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such right or power, or any course of conduct, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power.

 

g.             This Subscription Agreement (including the schedule hereto) constitutes the entire agreement, and supersedes all other prior agreements, understandings, representations and warranties, both written and oral, among the parties, with respect to the subject matter hereof (other than any confidentiality agreement entered into by the Company and the Investor in connection with the Offering). This Subscription Agreement shall not confer any rights or remedies upon any person other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns; provided, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Target and the Placement Agents are each intended third party beneficiaries of the representations, warranties and agreements of the Investor contained in Section 6 hereof, with rights of enforcement only with respect to the waivers or obligations set forth therein that are specific to the Target or to the Placement Agents, respectively.

 

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h.            This Subscription Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives, and permitted assigns, and the agreements, representations, warranties, covenants and acknowledgments contained herein shall be deemed to be made by, and be binding upon, such heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns.

 

i.              If any provision of this Subscription Agreement is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Subscription Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall continue in full force and effect. Upon such determination that any provision is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the parties will substitute for any invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision a suitable and equitable provision that carries out so far as may be valid, legal and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision.

 

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

 

k.             The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Subscription Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Subscription Agreement, without posting a bond or undertaking and without proof of damages, to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Subscription Agreement, this being in addition to any other remedy to which such party is entitled at law, in equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise.

 

l.              If any change in the number, type or classes of authorized shares of the Company (including the Shares), other than as contemplated by the Transaction Agreement or any agreement contemplated by the Transaction, shall occur between the date hereof and immediately prior to the Closing by reason of reclassification, recapitalization, stock split (including reverse stock split) or combination, exchange or readjustment of shares, or any stock dividend, the number of Shares issued to the Investor shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect such change.

 

m.            The Investor shall pay all of its own expenses in connection with this Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein.

 

n.             This Subscription Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without regard to principles relating to conflict of laws. Each party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts seated in New York County, New York (and any appellate courts thereof) in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Subscription Agreement, and each of the parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (a) agrees not to commence any such action or proceeding except in such courts, (b) agrees that any claim in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such court, (c) waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such action or proceeding in any such court, and (d) waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court. Each party agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Each party irrevocably consents to the service of the summons and complaint and any other process in any other proceeding relating to the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement, on behalf of itself, or its property, by personal delivery of copies of such process to such party at the applicable address set forth in Section 11(o). Nothing in this Section 11(n) shall affect the right of any party to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by law. EACH PARTY HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT TO ANY LITIGATION, DISPUTE, CLAIM, LEGAL ACTION OR OTHER LEGAL PROCEEDING BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR ENFORCEMENT HEREOF.

 

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o.            Any notice or communication required or permitted hereunder to be given to the Investor shall be in writing and either delivered personally, emailed or sent by overnight mail via a reputable overnight carrier, or sent by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, to such address(es) or email address(es) set forth on the signature page hereto, and shall be deemed to be given and received (i) when so delivered personally, (ii) when sent, with no mail undeliverable or other rejection notice, if sent by email, or (iii) three (3) business days after the date of mailing to the following address or to such other address or addresses as such party may hereinafter provide to the other parties in writing.

 

If to the Company, to:

 

Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corp.

6 St Johns Lane, Floor 5

New York, NY 10013

Attn:         Shahraab Ahmad

Email:      shahraab@atlanticcoastalacquisition.com

 

with copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

31 W. 52nd Street

New York, NY 10019

Attention: Stephen Ashley

Email:        stephen.ashley@pillsburylaw.com

 

and

 

Essentium, Inc.

19025 N Heatherwilde Blvd Suite 100

Pflugerville, TX 78660

Attention: Blake Teipel, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer

E-mail:      blake.teipel@essentium.com

 

and

 

Latham & Watkins LLP

301 Congress Avenue, Suite 900

Austin, TX 78701

Attention: Jenifer Smith

                    Nick Dhesi

E-mail:     jen.smith@lw.com

  nick.dhesi@lw.com

 

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

 

p.             The headings set forth in this Subscription Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not be used in interpreting this Subscription Agreement. In this Subscription Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires: (i) whenever required by the context, any pronoun used in this Subscription Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns, pronouns and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa; (ii) “including” (and with correlative meaning “include”) means including without limiting the generality of any description preceding or succeeding such term and shall be deemed in each case to be followed by the words “without limitation”; and (iii) the words “herein”, “hereto” and “hereby” and other words of similar import in this Subscription Agreement shall be deemed in each case to refer to this Subscription Agreement as a whole and not to any particular portion of this Subscription Agreement.

 

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

 

13.           Disclosure. Notwithstanding anything in this Subscription Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall not publicly disclose the name of the Investor or any of its affiliates or advisers, or include the name of the Investor or any of its affiliates or advisers in any press release or in any filing with the SEC or any regulatory agency or trading market, without the prior written consent of the Investor, except (i) as required by the federal securities law or pursuant to other routine proceedings of regulatory authorities, (ii) to the extent such disclosure is required by law, at the request of the staff of the SEC or regulatory agency or under the regulations of any national securities exchange on which the Company’s securities are listed for trading or (iii) 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 13; provided, however, that the Investor hereby consents to the publication and disclosure in any press release issued by the Company or Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the SEC in connection with the execution and delivery of the Transaction Agreement or this Subscription Agreement and the filing of any related documentation with the SEC (and, as and to the extent otherwise required by the federal securities laws or the SEC or any other securities authorities, any other documents or communications provided by the Company to any governmental authority or to security holders of the Company) of Investor’s identity and beneficial ownership of Shares and the nature of Investor’s commitments, arrangements and understandings under and relating to this Subscription Agreement and, if deemed appropriate by the Company, a copy of this Subscription Agreement or the form hereof. Investor will promptly provide any information reasonably requested by the Company for any regulatory application or filing made or approval sought in connection with the Transaction (including filings with the SEC).

 

 

[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]

 

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

 

  ATLANTIC COASTAL Acquisition Corp.
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

 

 

 

{INVESTOR SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT}

 

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

 

 

Name(s) of Investor:  

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investor:  

 

Name of Authorized Signatory:  

 

Title of Authorized Signatory:  

 

Address for Notice to Investor:  

 

   
   
   

  Attention:  

  Email:  

  Facsimile No.:  

  Telephone No.:  

 

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

 

 
 
   

 

Subscription Amount:

 

Number of Investor Committed Shares:

 

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

 

EIN Number:    

 

 

 

Exhibit A

 

Accredited Investor Questionnaire

 

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

 

The undersigned represents and warrants that the undersigned is not a natural person and is an “accredited investor” (an “Accredited Investor”) as such term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), for one or more of the reasons specified below (please check all boxes that apply):

 

_______ (i) A bank as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act, or any savings and loan association or other institution as defined in Section 3(a)(5)(A) of the Securities Act, whether acting in its individual or fiduciary capacity;

 

_______ (ii) A broker or dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”);

 

_______ (iii) An investment adviser registered pursuant to section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Investment Advisers Act”) or registered pursuant to the laws of a state, or an investment adviser relying on the exemption from registering with the SEC under the section 203(l) or (m) of the Investment Advisers Act;

 

_______ (iv) An insurance company as defined in section 2(13) of the Exchange Act;

 

_______ (v) An investment company registered under the Investment Company Act or a business development company as defined in Section 2(a)(48) of that Act;

 

_______ (vi) A Small Business Investment Company licensed by the U.S. Small Business Administration under Section 301(c) or (d) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958;

 

_______ (vii) A Rural Business Investment Company as defined in section 384A of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act;

 

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

 

_______ (ix) An employee benefit plan within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, if the investment decision is made by a plan fiduciary, as defined in Section 3(21) of such act, which is either a bank, savings and loan association, insurance company, or registered investment adviser, or if the employee benefit plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000 or, if a self-directed plan, with investment decisions made solely by persons that are accredited investors;

 

_______ (x) A private business development company as defined in Section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940;

 

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

 

 

 

_______ (xii) A trust, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities, whose purchase is directed by a sophisticated person who has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that such person is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of investing in the Company;

 

_______ (xiii) A “family office” as defined in Rule 202(a)(11)(G)-1 under the Investment Advisers Act with assets under management in excess of $5,000,000 that is not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered and whose prospective investment is directed by a person who has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that such family office is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment;

 

_______ (xiv) A “family client” as defined in Rule 202(a)(11)(G)-1 under the Investment Advisers Act, of a family office meeting the requirements set forth in (xiii) above and whose prospective investment in the issuer is directed by a person from a family office that is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment;

 

_______ (xv) A “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act;

 

_______ (xvi) An entity, of a type not listed above, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, owning investments in excess of $5,000,000; and/or

 

_______ (xvii) An entity in which all of the equity owners qualify as an accredited investor under any of the above subparagraphs.

 

  Investor:
     
  Investor Name:
     
    By:             
    Signatory Name:
    Signatory Title:
     
    Date:

 

 

 

Exhibit B

 

Investor Certificate – Non-Redeemed Shares

 

Pursuant to Section 1(b) of the Subscription Agreement, dated November 30, 2021 (the “Subscription Agreement”), between Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corp. and the Investor named below, the undersigned (“Investor”) hereby certifies as follows:

 

  (i) The Investor wishes to decrease the number of Investor Committed Shares which it is obligated to purchase under the Subscription Agreement by ____________ Non-Redeemed Shares.
  (ii) The Investor hereby represents and warrants that the shares listed in clause (i) qualify as Non-Redeemed Shares. In connection therewith, the Investor agrees and acknowledges that in order to qualify as Non-Redeemed Shares, (a) such shares (along with any related Redemption Rights) must have been held by the Investor as of fifth calendar day after the effectiveness of the S-4 Registration Statement, (b) the Investor shall not exercise any Redemption Rights with respect to such shares (and shall revoke any prior redemption or conversion election made with respect to such shares), (c) the Investor may not Transfer such shares prior to the Closing Date, and (d) such shares must be voted in favor of each proposal contained in the Proxy Statement. The Investor further agrees and acknowledges that it shall not take any action in breach of any of the foregoing clauses (b) – (d).
     

  

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Subscription Agreement.

 

 

Date: ___________________, 2022

    [                 ]
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

 

Exhibit 10.4

 

Date: November 30, 2021

 

To: Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corp. (“Counterparty”)

 

Address: 6 St Johns Lane, Floor 5

New York, New York 10013

 

From: ACM ARRT VII C LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Seller”)

 

Re: OTC Equity Prepaid Forward Transaction

 

The purpose of this agreement (this “Confirmation”) is to confirm the terms and conditions of the transaction (the “Transaction”) entered into between Seller and Counterparty on the Trade Date specified below. Certain terms of the Transaction shall be as set forth in this Confirmation, with additional terms as set forth in a Pricing Date Notice (the “Pricing Date Notice”) in the form of Schedule A hereto. This Confirmation, together with the Pricing Date Notice, constitutes a “Confirmation” and the Transaction constitutes a separate “Transaction” as referred to in the ISDA Form (as defined below).

 

This Confirmation, together with the Pricing Date Notice, evidences a complete binding agreement between Seller and Counterparty as to the subject matter and terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates and shall supersede all prior or contemporaneous written or oral communications with respect thereto. Concurrently with entering into this Confirmation, Seller and Counterparty are entering into a Tender Offer Agreement (the “Tender Offer Agreement”) pursuant to which Seller and Counterparty have indicated an intention to commence a tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) in accordance with Section 9.2(b) of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, dated March 5, 2021 (the “Counterparty Charter”) to purchase up to a maximum of 10,000,000 Shares in the aggregate at a price equal to the Redemption Price. The effectiveness of this Transaction is subject to the condition that the Tender Offer Agreement shall be in full force and effect. Counterparty and Essentium, Inc. (the “Target”) are entering into the Business Combination Agreement by and among the Target, Counterparty and Alpha Merger Sub 1, Inc., dated as of the date hereof (the “Business Combination Agreement”), in the form provided to the Seller on the date hereof. The effectiveness of this Transaction is subject to the condition that the Business Combination Agreement is entered into on the date hereof and shall not have been amended, modified or waived at any time prior to the consummation of the Tender Offer without the Seller’s prior written consent which shall not have been unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

 

The 2006 ISDA Definitions (the “Swap Definitions”) and the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the “Equity Definitions”, and with the Swap Definitions, the “Definitions”), each as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., are incorporated into this Confirmation. If there is any inconsistency between the Definitions and this Confirmation, this Confirmation governs. If, in relation to the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates, there is any inconsistency between the ISDA Form, this Confirmation (including the Pricing Date Notice), the Swap Definitions and the Equity Definitions, the following will prevail for purposes of such Transaction in the order of precedence indicated: (i) this Confirmation (including the Pricing Date Notice); (ii) the Equity Definitions; (iii) the Swap Definitions, and (iv) the ISDA Form.

 

This Confirmation, together with the Pricing Date Notice, shall supplement, form a part of, and be subject to an agreement in the form of the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement (the “ISDA Form”) as if Seller and Counterparty had executed an agreement in such form (but without any Schedule except as set forth herein under “Schedule Provisions”) on the Trade Date of the Transaction.

 

The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:

 

 

 

General Terms

 

Type of Transaction: Share Forward Transaction
   
Trade Date: November 30, 2021
   
Pricing Date: As specified in the Pricing Date Notice, but, in any case, no later than the day prior to the closing of the Business Combination.
   
Effective Date: One (1) Settlement Cycle following the Pricing Date.
   
Valuation Date: The earlier to occur of (a) the second anniversary of the closing of the business combination (the “Business Combination”) between Counterparty and Essentium, Inc. (the “Target”) pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement and (b) upon the occurrence of a Trigger Event, if any, such date as elected by the Seller pursuant to its acceleration right in connection therewith and as described below.
   
Trigger Event: Seller shall have the right to accelerate the Valuation Date to the Exchange Business Day that the VWAP (as defined below) is equal to or less than $5.00 per Share on each of twenty (20) out of the preceding consecutive thirty (30) Exchange Business Days.
   
Pricing Date Notice: Seller shall deliver to Counterparty a Pricing Date Notice no later than one (1) Exchange Business Day prior to the closing of the Business Combination.
   
Seller: Seller
   
Buyer: Counterparty, to be renamed Essentium, Inc.
   
Shares: Shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Counterparty (Ticker Symbol: ACAH (anticipated: ADTV)).
   
Number of Shares: As specified in the Pricing Date Notice, equal to the sum of the Number of Redemption Shares and the Additional Shares, provided that the Number of Shares shall not exceed the Maximum Number of Shares. The Number of Shares is subject to reduction as described below under “Optional Early Termination.”
   
Maximum Number of Shares: The lesser of 10,000,000 and such number of Shares such that the Section 16 Percentage (as defined below) as of the Pricing Date is equal to 9.9%.
   
Forward Price: The Redemption Price
   
Redemption Price: The “Redemption Price” as defined in Section 9.2(b) of the Counterparty Charter.
   
Reset Price: Initially, the Redemption Price, as adjusted on the first Scheduled Trading Day of each month following the month in which the closing of the Business Combination occurs to equal the lesser of (i) the Reset Price, as may have been adjusted prior to such day and (ii) the VWAP on the last Scheduled Trading Day of the immediately preceding month, provided that the Reset Price shall not be lower than $8.00 per share; provided, however, that, if the Counterparty offers and sells Shares in a follow-on offering registered under the Securities Act at a price lower than the Reset Price (the “Offering Price”), then the Reset Price shall be further reduced to modified to equal the Offering Price, which may be lower than $8.00 per share.
   
VWAP: On any day, the per Share volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page ADTV (or its equivalent if such page is not available) in respect of the period from the scheduled opening time of the Exchange to the Scheduled Closing Time of the Exchange on such day (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable at such time, the market value of one Share on such day, as determined by the Counterparty in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner using, if practicable, a volume-weighted average method).

 

 

 

Low Redemption Event: If the Seller purchases fewer than the Maximum Number of Shares (a “Low Redemption Event”) pursuant to the Tender Offer, then the Seller shall purchase from Counterparty a number of additional Shares (the “Additional Shares”) equal to the difference of (x) the Maximum Number of Shares minus (y) the number of Shares purchased by the Seller from third parties other than Counterparty or its affiliates in the Tender Offer (such Shares, the “Redemption Shares”) pursuant to that certain Subscription Agreement attached as Exhibit A to the Tender Offer Agreement (the “Subscription Agreement”). Seller shall specify the number of Redemption Shares (the “Number of Redemption Shares”) in the Pricing Date Notice.
   
Prepayment: Applicable
   
Prepayment Amount: An amount equal to 100% of the Redemption Price multiplied by the Number of Shares as of the Prepayment Date, which the Counterparty shall to the extent feasible cause to be paid out of the funds held in the Counterparty’s trust account as part of the flow of funds upon closing of the Business Combination.
   
Prepayment Date: The closing date of the Business Combination
   
Variable Obligation: Not applicable
   
Exchange(s): Nasdaq Global Market
   
Related Exchange(s): All Exchanges
   
Counterparty Payment Amounts: Counterparty shall (a) reimburse Seller for its reasonable and documented out-of-pocket legal fees incurred in connection with the Transaction up to $150,000 and (b) pay Seller (or its designated affiliate) a quarterly fee of $2,500 (due on the date hereof and each quarterly anniversary thereafter) in consideration of certain ongoing legal costs and expenses in connection with the Transaction.
   
Payment Dates: Counterparty shall pay to Seller the Counterparty Payment Amounts on the last day of each calendar quarter or, if such date is not a Local Business Day, the next following Local Business Day, except that the final Payment Date shall be the Settlement Date.
   
Calculation Period: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 4.13 of the Swap Definitions, each period from, and including, one Period End Date to, but excluding, the next following applicable Period End Date during the term of the Transaction, except that (a) the initial Calculation Period will commence on, and include the date of the closing of the Business Combination and (b) the final Calculation Period will end on, but exclude the Settlement Date.

 

Settlement Terms

 

Settlement Method Election: Not Applicable
   
Settlement Method: Physical Settlement
   
Settlement Currency: USD
   
Settlement Date: Two (2) Exchange Business Days following the Valuation Date.

 

 

 

Market Disruption Events: Section 6.3(a) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the words “during the one-hour period that ends at the relevant Valuation Time, Latest Exercise Time, Knock-in Valuation Time or Knock-out Valuation Time, as the case may be” in clause (ii) thereof.
   
  Section 6.3(d) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the remainder of the provision following the term “Scheduled Closing Time” in the fourth line thereof.
   
Optional Early Termination:  
  From time to time and on any Exchange Business Day following the date of the closing of the Business Combination (any such date, an “OET Settlement Date”), Seller may, in its absolute discretion, terminate the Transaction in whole or in part upon no less than three (3) days prior written notice to Counterparty (the “OET Notice”), the effect of such termination shall be to reduce the Number of Shares for such Transaction (the reduction being “Terminated Shares”). Each OET Notice shall specify the OET Settlement Date and the number of Terminated Shares with respect to such termination. On each OET Settlement Date, Seller shall pay to the Counterparty an amount equal to the product of (x) the number of Terminated Shares and (y) the Reset Price. The remainder of the Transaction, if any, shall continue in accordance with its terms; provided that if the OET Settlement Date is also the stated Valuation Date, the remainder of the Transaction shall be settled in accordance with the other provisions of “Settlement Terms.”

 

Share Adjustments:

 

Method of Adjustment: Calculation Agent Adjustment

 

Extraordinary Events:

 

Consequences of Merger Events:  
   
Share-for-Share: Calculation Agent Adjustment
   
Share-for-Other: Cancellation and Payment
   
Share-for-Combined: Component Adjustment
   
Tender Offer: Applicable; provided, however, that Section 12.1(d) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by adding “, or of the outstanding Shares,” before “of the Issuer” in the fourth line thereof and replacing the reference to “10%” therein with “20%”. Sections 12.1(e) and 12.1(l)(ii) of the Equity Definitions are hereby amended by adding “or Shares, as applicable,” after “voting Shares”.

 

Consequences of Tender Offers:

 

Share-for-Share: Calculation Agent Adjustment
   
Share-for-Other: Calculation Agent Adjustment
   
Share-for-Combined: Calculation Agent Adjustment
   
Composition of Combined Consideration: Not Applicable

 

 

 

Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting: Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that in addition to the provisions of Section 12.6(a)(iii) of the Equity Definitions, it shall also constitute a Delisting if the Exchange is located in the United States and the Shares are not immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Global Select Market or the Nasdaq Global Market (or their respective successors) or such other exchange or quotation system which, in the determination of the Calculation Agent, has liquidity comparable to the aforementioned exchanges; if the Shares are immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any such exchange or quotation system, such exchange or quotation system shall be deemed to be the Exchange.
   
Business Combination Exclusion: Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision herein, the parties agree that the Business Combination shall not constitute a Merger Event, Tender Offer, Delisting or any other Extraordinary Event hereunder.

Additional Disruption Events:

 

(a)  Change in Law: Applicable; provided that Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by adding the words “(including, for the avoidance of doubt and without limitation, adoption or promulgation of new regulations authorized or mandated by existing statute)” after the word “regulation” in the second line thereof.
     
(b)   Failure to Deliver: Not Applicable
     
(c)   Insolvency Filing: Applicable
     
(d)   Hedging Disruption: Not Applicable
     
(e)   Increased Cost of Hedging: Not Applicable
     
(f)   Loss of Stock Borrow: Not Applicable
     
(g)  Increased Cost of Stock Borrow: Not Applicable
     
  Determining Party: For all applicable events, Counterparty, unless (i) an Event of Default, Potential Event of Default or Termination Event has occurred and is continuing with respect to Seller, or (ii) if Seller fails to perform its obligations as Determining Party, in which case a Third Party Dealer (as defined below) in the relevant market selected by Counterparty will be the Determining Party. When making any determination or calculation as “Determining Party,” Counterparty shall be bound by the same obligations relating to required acts of the Calculation Agent as set forth in Section 1.40 of the Equity Definitions and this Confirmation as if Determining Party were the Calculation Agent.

 

Additional Provisions:

 

Calculation Agent: Counterparty, unless (i) an Event of Default, Potential Event of Default or Termination Event has occurred and is continuing with respect to Seller, or (ii) if Seller fails to perform its obligations as Calculation Agent, in which case an unaffiliated leading dealer in the relevant market selected by Counterparty will be the Calculation Agent.
   
  In the event that a party (the “Disputing Party”) does not agree with any determination made (or the failure to make any determination) by the Calculation Agent, the Disputing Party shall have the right to require that the Calculation Agent have such determination reviewed by a disinterested third party that is a dealer in derivatives of the type that is the subject of the dispute and that is not an Affiliate of either party (a “Third Party Dealer”). Such Third Party Dealer shall be jointly selected by the parties within one Business Day after the Disputing Party’s exercise of its rights hereunder (once selected, such Third Party Dealer shall be the “Substitute Calculation Agent”). If the parties are unable to agree on a Substitute Calculation Agent within the prescribed time, each of the parties shall elect a Third Party Dealer and such two dealers shall agree on a third Party Dealer by the end of the subsequent Business Day. Such third Party Dealer shall be deemed to be the Substitute Calculation Agent. Any exercise by the Disputing Party of its rights hereunder must be in writing and shall be delivered to the Calculation Agent not later than the third Business Day following the Business Day on which the Calculation Agent notifies the Disputing Party of any determination made (or of the failure to make any determination). Any determination by the Substitute Calculation Agent shall be binding in the absence of manifest error and shall be made as soon as possible but no later than the second Business Day following the Substitute Calculation Agent’s appointment. The costs of such Substitute Calculation Agent shall be borne by (a) the Disputing Party if the Substitute Calculation Agent substantially agrees with the Calculation Agent or (b) the non-Disputing Party if the Substitute Calculation Agent does not substantially agree with the Calculation Agent. If, after following the procedures and within the specified time frames set forth above, a binding determination is not achieved, the original determination of the Calculation Agent shall apply.

 

  Following any adjustment, determination or calculation by the Calculation Agent hereunder, upon a written request by Seller (which may be by email), the Calculation Agent will promptly (but in any event within five (5) Exchange Business Days) provide to Seller by email to the email address provided by Seller in such written request a report (in a commonly used file format for the storage and manipulation of financial data) displaying in reasonable detail the basis for such adjustment, determination or calculation (including any quotations, market data or information from internal or external sources, and any assumptions used in making such adjustment, determination or calculation), it being understood that in no event will the Calculation Agent be obligated to share with Seller any proprietary or confidential data or information or any proprietary or confidential models used by it in making such adjustment, determination or calculation or any information that is subject to an obligation not to disclose such information.
   
  All calculations and determinations by the Calculation Agent shall be made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner.
   
Non-Reliance: Applicable
   
Agreements and Acknowledgements Regarding Hedging Activities: Applicable
   
Additional Acknowledgements: Applicable

 

Collateral Provisions:

 

Grant of Security Interest: Seller hereby grants a security interest in the Collateral to Counterparty to secure the payment or performance of all of Seller’s present and future obligations to Counterparty with respect to this Transaction.

 

 

 

Collateral: All of the following personal property of Seller, wherever located, and now owned, held or existing, or hereafter acquired or arising:
   
  (i) all cash proceeds of the sale, transfer or other disposition of Shares standing to the credit of the Securities Account;
   
  (ii) the deposit account of Seller at First Republic Bank in which such cash proceeds will be deposited; and
   
  (iii) to the extent not listed above as original collateral, proceeds and products of the foregoing.
   
Securities Account: The securities account opened or to be opened in the name of Seller and maintained at the Securities Intermediary, and any renumbering of that account and any permitted account in replacement thereof. Seller will immediately upon establishment of the Securities Account furnish to Counterparty information identifying the Securities Account. Seller will instruct the Securities Intermediary to deposit all cash proceeds of any sale or other disposition of the Shares into a deposit account in the name of Seller at First Republic Bank.
   
Securities Intermediary: Cantor Fitzgerald, a nationally recognized “securities intermediary” (as defined in Article 8 of the UCC) that will maintain the Securities Account.
   
Perfection: Seller authorizes Counterparty to file one or more financing statements, in the standard form for a UCC-1 filing or other appropriate form, describing the Collateral to perfect the security interest created hereby and otherwise make it effective against third parties. Seller hereby authorizes Counterparty at any time and from time to time to amend any financing statements naming Seller as “debtor” to include the Collateral. In addition, Seller, Counterparty and First Republic Bank shall enter into a customary deposit account control agreement in form and substance acceptable to such Bank, Seller and Counterparty.

 

Schedule Provisions:

 

Specified Entity: In relation to Counterparty for the purpose of:
   
  Section 5(a)(v), Not Applicable
  Section 5(a)(vi), Not Applicable
  Section 5(a)(vii), Not Applicable
  Section 5(b)(v), Not Applicable
   
  In relation to Seller for the purpose of:
   
  Section 5(a)(v), Not Applicable
  Section 5(a)(vi), Not Applicable
  Section 5(a)(vii), Not Applicable
  Section 5(b)(v), Not Applicable
   
Cross-Default The “Cross-Default” provisions of Section 5(a)(vi) of the ISDA Form will not apply to Counterparty and shall apply to Seller.
   
  “Specified Indebtedness” will have the meaning specified in Section 14.
   
  “Threshold Amount” means with respect to Seller $1,000,000.

 

 

 

Credit Event Upon Merger The “Credit Event Upon Merger” provisions of Section 5(b)(v) of the ISDA Form will not apply to either party.
   
Automatic Early Termination: The “Automatic Early Termination” of Section 6(a) of the ISDA Form will not apply to either party.
   
Termination Currency: United States Dollars
   
Additional Termination Event: Will apply to Seller and will apply to Counterparty. The occurrence of either of the following events shall constitute an Additional Termination Event in respect of which Seller and Counterparty shall both be Affected Parties:
   
  (a) The Business Combination fails to close on or before the “Termination Date” as defined in the Business Combination Agreement (as such Termination Date may be amended or extended from time to time).
   
  (b) The Business Combination Agreement is terminated prior to the closing of the Business Combination.
   
  If this Transaction terminates due to the occurrence of the foregoing Additional Termination Event, then, subject to the immediately following sentence, no further payments or deliveries shall be due by either Seller to Counterparty or Counterparty to Seller in respect of the Transaction, including without limitation in respect of any settlement amount, breakage costs or any amounts representing the future value of the Transaction, and neither party shall have any further obligation under the Transaction and, for the avoidance of doubt and without limitation, no payments will have accrued or be due under Sections 2, 6 or 11 of the ISDA Form. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Counterparty’s obligations set forth under the captions, “Counterparty Payment Amounts”, “Representations, Warranties and Covenants – 2(h) Waiver by Counterparty” and “Other Provisions — (d) Indemnification” shall survive any termination due to the occurrence of the foregoing Additional Termination Event.

 

Governing Law: New York law (without reference to choice of law doctrine)
   
Credit Support Document: With respect to Seller, each of (i) the undertakings of Seller set forth under Collateral Provisions above, (ii) the obligations of Seller set forth under “Representations, Warranties and Covenants – (f) Perfected Security Interest; Other Agreements” below; (iii) the deposit account control agreement referred to under “Perfection” above; and (iv) the obligations of Guarantors set forth under "Other Provisions -- (e) Guaranteed Obligations." With respect to Counterparty, None.
   
Credit Support Provider: With respect to Seller, Guarantors. With respect to Counterparty, None.
   
Local Business Days: Seller specifies the following places for the purposes of the definition of Local Business Day as it applies to it: New York.
   
  Counterparty specifies the following places for the purposes of the definition of Local Business Day as it applies to it: New York.

 

Representations, Warranties and Covenants

 

1. Each of Counterparty and Seller represents and warrants to, and covenants and agrees with, the other as of the date on which it enters into the Transaction that (in the absence of any written agreement between the parties that expressly imposes affirmative obligations to the contrary for the Transaction):

 

 

 

(a) Non-Reliance. It is acting for its own account, and it has made its own independent decisions to enter into the Transaction and as to whether the Transaction is appropriate or proper for it based upon its own judgment and upon advice from such advisers as it has deemed necessary. It is not relying on any communication (written or oral) of the other party as investment advice or as a recommendation to enter into the Transaction, it being understood that information and explanations related to the terms and conditions of the Transaction will not be considered investment advice or a recommendation to enter into the Transaction. No communication (written or oral) received from the other party will be deemed to be an assurance or guarantee as to the expected results of the Transaction.

 

(b) Assessment and Understanding. It is capable of assessing the merits of and understanding (on its own behalf or through independent professional advice), and understands and accepts, the terms, conditions and risks of the Transaction. It is also capable of assuming, and assumes, the risks of the Transaction.

 

(c) Non-Public Information. It is in compliance with Section 10(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).

 

(d) Eligible Contract Participant. It is an “eligible contract participant” under, and as defined in, the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1a(18)) and CFTC regulations (17 CFR § 1.3).

 

(e) Tax Characterization. It shall treat the Transaction as a derivative financial contract for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and it shall not take any action or tax return filing position contrary to this characterization.

 

(f) Private Placement. It (i) is an “accredited investor” as such term is defined in Regulation D as promulgated under the Securities Act, (ii) is entering into the Transaction for its own account without a view to the distribution or resale thereof and (iii) understands that the assignment, transfer or other disposition of the Transaction has not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act.

 

(g) Investment Company Act. It is not and, after giving effect to the Transaction, will not be required to register as an “investment company” under, and as such term is defined in, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

(h) Authorization. The Transaction has been entered into pursuant to authority granted by its board of directors or other governing authority. It has no internal policy, whether written or oral, that would prohibit it from entering into any aspect of the Transaction, including, but not limited to, the purchase of Shares to be made in connection therewith.

 

2. Counterparty represents and warrants to, and covenants and agrees with Seller as of the date on which it enters into the Transaction that (in the absence of any written agreement between the parties that expressly imposes affirmative obligations to the contrary for the Transaction):

 

(a) Total Assets. It has total assets of at least USD 50,000,000 as of the date hereof.

 

(b) Non-Reliance. Without limiting the generality of Section 13.1 of the Equity Definitions, Counterparty acknowledges that Seller is not making any representations or warranties or taking any position or expressing any view with respect to the treatment of the Transaction under any accounting standards.

 

(c) Solvency. Counterparty is, and shall be as of the date of any payment or delivery by Counterparty under the Transaction, solvent and able to pay its debts as they come due, with assets having a fair value greater than liabilities and with capital sufficient to carry on the businesses in which it engages. Counterparty: (i) has not engaged in and will not engage in any business or transaction after which the property remaining with it will be unreasonably small in relation to its business, (ii) has not incurred and does not intend to incur debts beyond its ability to pay as they mature, and (iii) as a result of entering into and performing its obligations under the Transaction, (a) it has not violated and will not violate any relevant state law provision applicable to the acquisition or redemption by an issuer of its own securities and (b) it would not be nor would it be rendered “insolvent” (as such term is defined under Section 101(32) of the Bankruptcy Code). If on any Exchange Business Day Counterparty has liquidity, including cash and amounts available for borrowing under any applicable credit facility, of less than $20 million, Counterparty shall promptly provide written notice of such condition to Seller.

 

 

 

(d) Public Reports. As of the Trade Date, Counterparty is in compliance with its reporting obligations under the Exchange Act, and all reports and other documents filed by Counterparty with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act, when considered as a whole (with the most recent such reports and documents deemed to amend inconsistent statements contained in any earlier such reports and documents), do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

(e) Certain Actions Under the Business Combination Agreement. If Seller shall enter into the Subscription Agreement, prior to the closing of the Business Combination, Counterparty agrees that it shall not consent to (i) any action of the Target requiring such consent pursuant to Section 5.1(b) of the Business Combination Agreement if such action would reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect the economic benefits that Seller or an affiliate of Seller would expect to receive under the Subscription Agreement or (ii) take any action prohibited by Section 5.9(b) of the Business Combination Agreement, in each case without having received Seller’s prior written consent.

 

(f) No Distribution. Counterparty is not entering into the Transaction to facilitate a distribution of the Shares (or any security that may be converted into or exercised or exchanged for Shares, or whose value under its terms may in whole or in significant part be determined by the value of the Shares) or in connection with any future issuance of securities

 

(g) Form 8-K. The Counterparty will not file with the Securities and Exchange Commission any Form 8-K or other document that includes any disclosure regarding this Confirmation or the Transaction without consulting with and reasonably considering any comments received from Seller, provided that, no consultation shall be required with respect to any subsequent disclosures that are substantially similar to prior disclosures by Counterparty that were reviewed by Seller.

 

(h) No Affiliation. To the best of Counterparty’s knowledge, Counterparty and each other person that is directly or indirectly through one or more intermediates controlling or controlled by or under common control with Counterparty is not an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act) of Seller at any time during the term of the Transaction.

 

(i) Waiver by Counterparty. Counterparty shall (i) provide any consent of its board of directors required under Section 9.2(c) of the Counterparty Charter in order to enable the Seller to exercise its redemption rights with respect to all of the Shares held thereby if (a) the Business Combination fails to close on or before the “Termination Date” as defined in the Business Combination Agreement (as such Termination Date may be amended or extended from time to time) or (b) if the Business Combination Agreement is terminated at any time prior to the closing of the Business Combination, and (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to provide any consent, waiver or amendment reasonably requested by the Seller with respect to any other rights that may prohibit or materially restrict or limit Seller from entering into or maintaining the Transaction or transactions contemplated herein.

 

3. Seller represents and warrants to, and covenants and agrees with Counterparty as of the date on which it enters into the Transaction and each other date specified that (in the absence of any written agreement between the parties that expressly imposes affirmative obligations to the contrary for the Transaction):

 

(a) Regulatory Filings. It together with each other person in the Seller Group (as defined in “Other Provisions” below) is in compliance with all material regulatory filings relating to the Counterparty and the Transaction. Counterparty covenants that it will make all regulatory filings that it is required by law or regulation to make with respect to the Transaction including, without limitation, as may be required by Section 13 or Section 16 under the Exchange Act and, assuming the accuracy of Counterparty’s Repurchase Notices (as described under “Repurchase Notices” below) any sales of Shares will be in compliance therewith.

 

(b) Net Long Position. For the avoidance of doubt, but subject to compliance with applicable law, nothing during the term of this Transaction, it together with each other person (other than the acquisition of Redemption Shares and Additional Shares pursuant to this Confirmation) in the Seller Group (i) will not, directly or indirectly, effect or enter into any short sale or hedging transaction, with respect to the Shares subject to this Transaction, including without limitation writing or selling call options on such Shares and (ii) will maintain on an aggregated basis a net long position at least equal to the Number of Shares then subject to this Transaction. In computing the net long position it shall aggregate all cash transactions in the Shares as well as the notional amount of all derivatives or other instruments that directly or indirectly give economic exposure to the Shares. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this paragraph (b) shall prohibit Seller from acquiring Shares (other than Redemption Shares or Additional Shares) in open market purchases at prices equal to or below the Redemption Price.

 

 

 

(c) Compliance with SPV Provisions. During the term of this Transaction it will comply with all provisions of Section 7 and Section 9(d) of the Limited Liability Company Agreement of Seller and shall not amend or permit the amendment of such provisions without the written consent of Counterparty. Failure to comply with the foregoing covenant shall constitute an Event of Default hereunder.

 

(d) No Affiliation. Seller and each other person that is directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controlling or controlled by or under common control with Seller is not and shall not become an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act) of Counterparty at any time during the term of the Transaction.

 

(e) Compliance with Law. Seller will comply with applicable law in all material respects in connection with its purchases or sales of any Shares or Shares in connection with the Transaction.

 

(f) Perfected Security Interest; Other Agreements. (i) Counterparty shall have a first and prior perfected security interest in the Deposit Account during the term of this Transaction. (ii) Without limiting the foregoing, Seller shall not (a) transfer any cash from the Deposit Account except as contemplated by this Confirmation, (b) pledge or otherwise grant a security interest in the Deposit Account in favor of any third party or (c) incur any indebtedness or other obligations other than as are incidental to Seller's performance of its obligations under this Confirmation.

 

(g) No Amendment or Waiver. Seller agrees that it shall not amend or modify, or waive any provision of any, operating documents (including, but not limited to, any certificate of formation or operating agreement of the Seller or its equivalent) without the prior written consent of Counterparty, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

 

Transactions by Seller in the Shares

 

(a) Seller hereby waives the redemption rights (“Redemption Rights”) set forth in Section 9.2 of the Counterparty Charter, in connection with the Business Combination with respect to the Redemption Shares and the Additional Shares. For the avoidance of doubt, subject to Paragraph 3(b) under “Representations, Warranties and Covenants,” Seller may sell or otherwise transfer or dispose of any of the Redemption Shares, Additional Shares or any other shares or securities of the Counterparty in one or more public or private transactions at any time; provided that if such Shares are transferred prior to the closing of the Business Combination, such transferee also agrees to waive Redemption Rights with respect to such Shares (in each case with Counterparty as the third party beneficiary of such waiver).

 

(b) Within five (5) Local Business Days of receipt of a written request from Counterparty, Seller will provide the Counterparty with a written report of the sale of Shares by Seller during the period from the Pricing Date to and including the date of such written request, such report to include the date of the sale and the number of Shares sold.

 

No Arrangements

 

Seller and Counterparty each acknowledge and agree that: (i) there are no voting, hedging or settlement arrangements between Seller and Counterparty with respect to any Shares, other than those set forth herein or the Tender Offer Agreement; (ii) Counterparty will not be entitled to any voting rights in respect of any of the Shares underlying the Transaction; and (iii) Counterparty will not seek to influence Seller with respect to the voting of any Hedge Positions of Seller consisting of Shares.

 

 

 

Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act

 

In connection with Section 739 of the Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010 (“WSTAA”), the parties hereby agree that neither the enactment of WSTAA or any regulation under WSTAA, nor any requirement under WSTAA or an amendment made by WSTAA, nor any similar legal certainty provision in any legislation enacted, or rule or regulation promulgated, on or after the date of this Confirmation, shall limit or otherwise impair either party’s otherwise applicable rights to terminate, renegotiate, modify, amend or supplement this Confirmation or the ISDA Form, as applicable, arising from a termination event, force majeure, illegality, increased costs, regulatory change or similar event under this Confirmation, the Equity Definitions incorporated herein, or the ISDA Form.

 

Address for Notices

 

Notice to Seller:

ACM ARRT VII C LLC

c/o Atalaya Capital Management LP

One Rockefeller Center 32nd Floor

New York, NY 10020

 

Notice to Counterparty:

Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corp.

6 St Johns Lane, Floor 5

New York, NY 100143

 

Following the Closing of the Business Combination:

 

Essentium, Inc.

19025 N Heatherwilde Blvd, Suite 100

Pflugerville, TX 78660

 

Account Details

 

Account details for Seller: To be advised.

 

Account details for Counterparty: To be advised.

 

Other Provisions.

 

(a)    Rule 10b5-1.

 

 

(i) Counterparty represents and warrants to Seller that Counterparty is not entering into the Transaction to create actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or to raise or depress or otherwise manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) for the purpose of inducing the purchase or sale of such securities or otherwise in violation of the Exchange Act, and Counterparty represents and warrants to Seller that Counterparty has not entered into or altered, and agrees that Counterparty will not enter into or alter, any corresponding or hedging transaction or position with respect to the Shares. Counterparty acknowledges that it is the intent of the parties that the Transaction comply with the requirements of paragraphs (c)(1)(i)(A) and (B) of Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act (“Rule 10b5-1”) and the Transaction shall be interpreted to comply with the requirements of Rule 10b5-1(c).

 

(ii) Counterparty agrees that it will not seek to control or influence Seller’s decision to make any “purchases or sales” (within the meaning of Rule 10b5-1(c)(1)(i)(B)(3)) under the Transaction, including, without limitation, Seller’s decision to enter into any hedging transactions. Counterparty represents and warrants that it has consulted with its own advisors as to the legal aspects of its adoption and implementation of this Confirmation and the Transaction under Rule 10b5-1.

 

 

 

(iii) Counterparty acknowledges and agrees that any amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Confirmation must be effected in accordance with the requirements for the amendment or termination of a “plan” as defined in Rule 10b5-1(c). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Counterparty acknowledges and agrees that any such amendment, modification, waiver or termination shall be made in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade the prohibitions of Rule 10b-5, and no such amendment, modification or waiver shall be made at any time at which Counterparty or any officer, director, manager or similar person of Counterparty is aware of any material non-public information regarding Counterparty or the Shares.

 

(b) Repurchase Notices. Counterparty shall, on any day on which Counterparty effects any repurchase of Shares, promptly give Seller a written notice of such repurchase (a “Repurchase Notice”) on such day if following such repurchase, the number of outstanding Shares as determined on such day is (i) less than the number of Shares outstanding that would result in the percentage of total Shares outstanding represented by the number of Shares underlying the Transaction increasing by 0.50% (in the case of the first such notice) or (ii) thereafter more than the number of Shares that would need to be repurchased to result in the percentage of total Shares outstanding represented by the number of Shares underlying the Transaction increasing by a further 0.50% less than the number of Shares included in the immediately preceding Repurchase Notice. Counterparty agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Seller and its affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, affiliates, advisors, agents and controlling persons (each, an “Indemnified Person”) from and against any and all losses (including losses relating to Seller’s hedging activities as a consequence of remaining or becoming a Section 16 “insider” following the closing of the Business Combination, including without limitation, any forbearance from hedging activities or cessation of hedging activities and any losses in connection therewith with respect to the Transaction), claims, damages, judgments, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), joint or several, which an Indemnified Person may become subject to, as a result of Counterparty’s failure to provide Seller with a Repurchase Notice on the day and in the manner specified in this paragraph, and to reimburse, within thirty (30) days, upon written request, each of such Indemnified Persons for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred in connection with investigating, preparing for, providing testimony or other evidence in connection with or defending any of the foregoing; provided, however, for the avoidance of doubt, Counterparty has no indemnification or other obligations with respect to Seller becoming a Section 16 “insider” prior to the closing of the Business Combination or as a result of Seller’s purchases of Shares in excess of the Number of Shares. If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against the Indemnified Person as a result of Counterparty’s failure to provide Seller with a Repurchase Notice in accordance with this paragraph, such Indemnified Person shall promptly notify Counterparty in writing, and Counterparty, upon request of the Indemnified Person, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person to represent the Indemnified Person and any others Counterparty may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding. Counterparty shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding contemplated by this paragraph that is effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, Counterparty agrees to indemnify any Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Counterparty shall not, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding contemplated by this paragraph that is in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding on terms reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person. If the indemnification provided for in this paragraph is unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then Counterparty hereunder, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities. The remedies provided for in this paragraph are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person at law or in equity. The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this paragraph shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the termination of the Transaction.

 

 

 

(c) Transfer or Assignment. The rights and duties under this Confirmation may not be transferred or assigned by any party hereto without the prior written consent of the other party, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld. If at any time following the closing of the Business Combination at which (A) the Section 16 Percentage exceeds 9.9%, or (B) the Share Amount exceeds the Applicable Share Limit (if any applies) (any such condition described in clause (A) or (B), an “Excess Ownership Position”), Seller is unable after using its commercially reasonable efforts to effect a transfer or assignment of a portion of the Transaction to a third party on pricing terms reasonably acceptable to Seller and within a time period reasonably acceptable to Seller such that no Excess Ownership Position exists, then Seller may designate any Exchange Business Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of the Transaction (the “Terminated Portion”), such that following such partial termination no Excess Ownership Position exists. In the event that Seller so designates an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of the Transaction, a portion of the Shares with respect to the Transaction shall be delivered to Counterparty as if the Early Termination Date was the Valuation Date in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to the Transaction and a Number of Shares equal to the number of Shares underlying the Terminated Portion. The “Section 16 Percentage” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, as determined by Seller, (A) the numerator of which is the number of Shares that Seller and each person subject to aggregation of Shares with Seller under Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act and rules promulgated thereunder and all persons who may form a “group” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) of the Exchange Act) with Seller directly or indirectly beneficially own (as defined under Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act and rules promulgated thereunder) (the “Seller Group” ) and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding.

 

The “Share Amount” as of any day is the number of Shares that Seller and any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of Seller and any group (however designated) of which Seller is a member (Seller or any such person or group, a “Seller Person”) under any law, rule, regulation, regulatory order or organizational documents or contracts of Counterparty that are, in each case, applicable to ownership of Shares (“Applicable Restrictions”), owns, beneficially owns, constructively owns, controls, holds the power to vote or otherwise meets a relevant definition of ownership under any Applicable Restriction, as determined by Seller in its sole discretion.

 

The “Applicable Share Limit” means a number of Shares equal to (A) the minimum number of Shares that could give rise to reporting or registration obligations or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval from any person or entity) of a Seller Person, or could result in an adverse effect on a Seller Person, under any Applicable Restriction, as determined by Seller in its sole discretion, minus (B) 0.1% of the number of Shares outstanding.

 

(d) Indemnification. Counterparty agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Seller, its affiliates and its assignees and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and controlling persons (each such person being an “Indemnified Party”) from and against any and all losses (but not including financial losses to an Indemnified Party relating to the economic terms of the Transaction provided that Counterparty performs its obligations under this Confirmation in accordance with its terms), claims, damages and liabilities (or actions in respect thereof), joint or several, incurred by or asserted against such Indemnified Party arising out of, in connection with, or relating to, the execution or delivery of this Confirmation, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations under the Transaction, any breach of any covenant or representation made by Counterparty in this Confirmation or the ISDA Form or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, however, Counterparty has no indemnification obligations with respect to any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense related to the manner in which Seller sells any Shares owned by Seller. Counterparty will not be liable under the foregoing indemnification provision to the extent that any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense is found in a nonappealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from Seller’s material breach of any covenant, representation or other obligation in this Confirmation or the ISDA Form or from Seller’s willful misconduct, gross negligence or bad faith in performing the services that are subject of the Transaction. If for any reason the foregoing indemnification is unavailable to any Indemnified Party or insufficient to hold harmless any Indemnified Party, then Counterparty shall contribute, to the maximum extent permitted by law, to the amount paid or payable by the Indemnified Party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability. In addition (and in addition to any other reimbursement of legal fees and expenses contemplated by this Confirmation), Counterparty will reimburse any Indemnified Party for all expenses (including reasonable counsel fees and expenses) as they are incurred in connection with the investigation of, preparation for or defense or settlement of any pending or threatened claim or any action, suit or proceeding arising therefrom, whether or not such Indemnified Party is a party thereto and whether or not such claim, action, suit or proceeding is initiated or brought by or on behalf of Counterparty. Counterparty also agrees that no Indemnified Party shall have any liability to Counterparty or any person asserting claims on behalf of or in right of Counterparty in connection with or as a result of any matter referred to in this Confirmation except to the extent that any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses incurred by Counterparty result from such Indemnified Party’s breach of any covenant, representation or other obligation in this Confirmation or the ISDA Form or from the gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith of the Indemnified Party. The provisions of this paragraph shall survive the completion of the Transaction contemplated by this Confirmation and any assignment and/or delegation of the Transaction made pursuant to the ISDA Form or this Confirmation shall inure to the benefit of any permitted assignee of Seller.

 

 

 

(e) Guaranteed Obligations.

 

(i) Each holder of equity interests in Seller as of the date hereof (a “Guarantor”) shall severally, and not jointly, in proportion to its equity interest, if any, in the Seller as of the date hereof (its “Pro Rata Share”) assume liability for, guarantee payment to Counterparty of, agree to pay, protect, defend and save Counterparty harmless from and against, and indemnify Counterparty from and against, any and all Costs which may at any time be imposed upon, incurred by or awarded against Counterparty as a result of any of the following (collectively, the “Guaranteed Obligations”), in each case, solely with respect to its Pro Rata Share of any such Guaranteed Obligations:

 

a. the misapplication, misappropriation or conversion by Seller of any Shares or monies to the extent such was or is to be delivered to Counterparty pursuant to the terms of this Transaction but were not;

 

b. any intentional misrepresentation, intentional miscertification or intentional breach of a warranty by Seller with respect to any representation, warranty or certification contained in this Confirmation or in any document, certificate or report pursuant to this transaction or in connection therewith, whether or not the same constitutes fraud; and

 

c. any transfer of any interest or change in control, direct or indirect, in the Seller.

 

(ii) Seller represents and warrants that each holder of equity interests in Seller as of the date hereof shall become a Guarantor by executing and delivering concurrently herewith a separate agreement to reflect the guarantees set forth above (a “Guarantee”). Seller further covenants that each person who becomes a holder of equity interests in Seller on the Prepayment Date shall become a Guarantor promptly after becoming such a holder by executing and delivering a Guarantee.

 

(iii) Each Guarantor absolutely, unconditionally, and irrevocably shall guarantee, severally and not jointly, and only with respect to its Pro Rata Share of such obligations, the full and prompt payment and/or performance of the Guaranteed Obligations and direct tender by Guarantor to Counterparty of such payment or performance. Each Guarantor’s Pro Rata Share shall be reduced to reflect any transfer of such Guarantor’s equity interest in Seller, provided that (i) the transferee of such equity interest promptly executes and delivers a Guarantee and either (i) is one of the entities set forth on a list of potential members previously provided to the Counterparty or (ii) is an entity approved by the Counterparty after the date hereof.

 

Costs” means, collectively, but without duplication, any and all losses, actual damages, costs, fees, expenses, claims, suits, judgments, awards, liens, liabilities (excluding special, consequential or punitive damages), obligations, debts, fines, penalties, charges, amounts paid in settlement, litigation costs, reasonable attorneys' fees, and assessments, whether or not incurred in connection with any judicial or administrative proceedings, actions, claims, suits, judgments or awards.

 

(f) Amendments to Equity Definitions.

 

(i) Section 11.2(a) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) replacing the words “a diluting or concentrative” with the word “an” and adding the phrase “or such Transaction” at the end thereof;

 

 

 

(ii) The first sentence of Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions, prior to clause (A) thereof, is hereby amended to read as follows: ‘(c) If “Calculation Agent Adjustment” is specified as the Method of Adjustment in the related Confirmation of a Share Option Transaction or Share Forward Transaction, then, following the announcement or occurrence of any Potential Adjustment Event, the Calculation Agent will determine whether such Potential Adjustment Event has an economic effect on the Transaction and, if so, will (i) make appropriate adjustment(s), if any, to any one or more of:’ and the portion of such sentence immediately preceding clause (ii) thereof is hereby amended by deleting the words “diluting or concentrative”.

 

(iii) Section 11.2(e)(vii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) replacing the words “a diluting or concentrative” with the word “an” and (ii) adding the phrase “or the relevant Transaction” at the end thereof;

 

(iv) Section 12.6(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) deleting from the fourth line thereof the word “or” after the word “official” and inserting a comma therefor, and (ii) deleting the semi-colon at the end of subsection (B) thereof and inserting the following words therefor “or (C) the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 5(a)(vii)(1) through (9) of the ISDA Form with respect to that Issuer.”;

 

(v) Section 12.6(c)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by replacing the words “the Transaction will be cancelled,” in the first line with the words “Seller will have the right, which it must exercise or refrain from exercising, as applicable, in good faith acting in a commercially reasonable manner, to cancel the Transaction,”; and

 

(vi) Section 12.9(b)(i) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) replacing “either party may elect” with “Seller may elect” and (ii) replacing “notice to the other party” with “notice to Counterparty” in the first sentence of such section.

 

(g) Waiver of Jury Trial. Each party waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any suit, action or proceeding relating to the Transaction. Each party (i) certifies that no representative, agent or attorney of either party has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other party would not, in the event of such a suit, action or proceeding, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver and (ii) acknowledges that it and the other party have been induced to enter into the Transaction, as applicable, by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications provided herein.

 

(h) Tax Disclosure. Effective from the date of commencement of discussions concerning the Transaction, Counterparty and each of its employees, representatives, or other agents may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the Transaction and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to Counterparty relating to such tax treatment and tax structure.

 

(i) Securities Contract; Swap Agreement. The parties hereto intend for (i) the Transaction to be (a) a “securities contract” as defined in the Bankruptcy Code, in which case each payment and delivery made pursuant to the Transaction is a “termination value,” “payment amount” or “other transfer obligation” within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a “settlement payment,” within the meaning of Section 546 of the Bankruptcy Code, and (b) a “swap agreement” as defined in the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a “termination value,” “payment amount” or “other transfer obligation” within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a “transfer,” as such term is defined in Section 101(54) of the Bankruptcy Code and a “payment or other transfer of property” within the meaning of Sections 362 and 546 of the Bankruptcy Code, and the parties hereto to be entitled to the protections afforded by, among other Sections, Sections 362(b)(6), 362(b)(17), 546(e), 546(g), 555 and 560 of the Bankruptcy Code, (ii) a party’s right to liquidate, terminate and accelerate the Transaction and to exercise any other remedies upon the occurrence of any Event of Default under the ISDA Form with respect to the other party to constitute a “contractual right” as described in the Bankruptcy Code, and (iii) each payment and delivery of cash, securities or other property hereunder to otherwise constitute a “margin payment” or “settlement payment” and a “transfer” as defined in the Bankruptcy Code.

 

(j) Process Agent. For the purposes of Section 13(c) of the ISDA Form:

 

Seller appoints as its Process Agent: None

 

Counterparty appoints as its Process Agent: None.

 

[Signature page follows]

 

 

 

Please confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the terms of our agreement by executing a copy of this Confirmation and returning it to us at your earliest convenience.

 

  Very truly yours,
   
  ACM ARRT VII C LLC
   
   
  By: /s/ Ivan Zinn
  Name: Ivan Zinn
  Title: Authorized Signatory

 

Agreed and accepted by:  
   
ATLANTIC COASTAL ACQUISITION CORP.  
   
   
By: /s/ Shahraab Ahmad  
Name: Shahraab Ahmad  
Title: Chief Executive Officer  

 

 

 

SCHEDULE A

 

FORM OF PRICING DATE NOTICE

 

Date: [ ], 20[_]
   
To: Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corp. (“Counterparty”)
   
Address: Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corp.
6 St Johns Lane, Floor 5
New York, NY 100143
   
Phone: (248) 890-7200
   
From: ACM ARRT VII C LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Seller”)
   
Re: OTC Equity Prepaid Forward Transaction

 

1.        This Pricing Date Notice supplements, forms part of, and is subject to the Confirmation Re: OTC Equity Prepaid Forward Transaction dated as of November 30, 2021 (the “Confirmation”) between Counterparty and Seller, as amended and supplemented from time to time. All provisions contained in the Confirmation govern this Pricing Date Notice except as expressly modified below.

 

2.        The purpose of this Pricing Date Notice is to confirm certain terms and conditions of the Transaction entered into between Seller and Counterparty pursuant to the Confirmation.

 

Pricing Date: [_________], 20[_]
   
Number of Shares: [____]

 

Number of Redemption Shares: [____]

 

 

Exhibit 10.5

 

TENDER OFFER AGREEMENT

 

This TENDER OFFER AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of November 30, 2021, by and between Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and ACM ARRT VII C LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ACM”). The Company and ACM are at times referred to herein individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.”

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.2 of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, dated March 5, 2021 (the “Charter”), prior to the consummation of a Business Combination (as defined in Article III of the Charter), the Company must either (i) submit any Business Combination to its holders of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (the “Common Stock”) for approval pursuant to the proxy rules promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or (ii) provide its holders of Offering Shares (as defined in the Charter) with the opportunity to sell their shares to the Company by means of a tender offer;

 

WHEREAS, prior to, and in contemplation of, the consummation of a Business Combination in which Alpha Merger Sub 1, Inc., a subsidiary of the Company, will acquire Essentium, Inc. (“Essentium”) as detailed in the Business Combination Agreement dated November 30, 2021 between Alpha Merger Sub 1, Inc. and Essentium (the “Business Combination Agreement”), the Company and ACM intend to commence a tender offer in accordance with Section 9.2(b) of the Charter (the “Tender Offer”), pursuant to an Offer to Purchase and related Letter of Transmittal and other documentation (together with the Schedule TO (as defined below), as such documentation may be amended and supplemented, the “Offer Documents”), to purchase up to a maximum of 34,500,000 shares of Common Stock in the aggregate, at a price equal to the Redemption Price (as defined in the Charter) per share of Common Stock, in cash, on the terms and subject to the conditions to be set forth in the Offer Documents;

 

WHEREAS, in consideration of ACM’s willingness to assist in the Tender Offer, the Company and ACM are entering into that certain forward purchase confirmation, dated as of the date hereof, with respect to a share forward transaction (the “FPA”);

 

WHEREAS, in connection with this Agreement, the Parties will enter into a dealer-manager agreement with a dealer manager that is mutually acceptable between the Parties;

 

WHEREAS, the offerors in the Tender Offer will be the Company and ACM;

 

WHEREAS, the Tender Offer is intended to be structured such that ACM shall purchase the first (i) 10,000,000 shares of Common Stock tendered by stockholders in the Tender Offer or (ii) such lesser amount as would result in ACM (or any group of persons, as defined under Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act, that includes ACM) beneficially owning a maximum of 9.9% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock after giving effect to the Business Combination (the lesser of (i) and (ii), the “Maximum Share Amount”) and the Company will purchase all other shares of Common Stock so tendered, all upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Tender Offer, as set forth in the Offer Documents; and

 

WHEREAS, the Company and ACM have agreed to commence the Tender Offer upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and the mutual promises and covenants hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:

 

 

 

 

AGREEMENT

 

1.               TENDER OFFER.

 

1.1               Commencement of Tender Offer. On the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, the Company and ACM shall commence the Tender Offer as soon as reasonably practicable on or after the date of effectiveness of the Company’s proxy statement filed in connection with the Business Combination.

 

1.2               Conduct of Tender Offer. The obligations of the Company and ACM to accept for payment and pay for shares of Common Stock tendered pursuant to the Tender Offer shall be subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Offer Documents, and such obligations shall be several, not joint, obligations of each of the Company and ACM; provided that, in the event ACM is for any reason unable to consummate its obligations under the Tender Offer, the Company shall acquire all shares tendered in accordance with the Tender Offer, which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not relieve ACM of its obligation to purchase the Maximum Share Amount hereunder. Neither Party may effect any amendment, extension, termination, waiver, or other change to the terms and conditions of the Tender Offer, or announce that it is taking any such action, without the prior written consent of the other Party.

 

1.3               SEC Filings. As soon as reasonably practicable on or after the date of filing of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Registration Statement on Form S-4”) containing its preliminary proxy statement in connection with the Business Combination, the Company shall file with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a joint Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (together with all amendments thereto, the “Schedule TO”). As soon as reasonably practicable on or after the date of effectiveness of the Registration Statement on Form S-4 containing the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed in connection with the Business Combination, the Company and ACM shall file with the SEC any further amendments to the Schedule TO as then necessary or appropriate to reflect the finalization of the terms and timing of the Tender Offer and commence the Tender Offer on the date of such filing. Each of the Company and ACM agrees that their respective portions of the Schedule TO and the other Offer Documents, on the date filed with the SEC and on the date first published, sent, or given to the Company’s stockholders, will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except that no representation is made by ACM with respect to written information supplied by the Company or any of its Affiliates specifically for inclusion in the Offer Documents (or any document incorporated by reference in the Offer Documents) and no representation is made by the Company with respect to written information supplied by ACM or any of its Affiliates specifically for inclusion in the Offer Documents (or any document incorporated by reference in the Offer Documents). The Company further agrees to take all steps necessary (and ACM shall cooperate with the Company) to cause the Offer Documents to be filed with the SEC and to be disseminated to the Company’s stockholders, in each case, as and to the extent required by applicable federal securities laws. Each of the Company and ACM agrees promptly to correct or supplement any information provided by it for use in the Schedule TO and in the other Offer Documents if and to the extent that it shall have become false and misleading in any material respect, and the Company further agrees to take all steps necessary (and ACM shall cooperate with the Company) to cause the Offer Documents as so corrected to be filed with the SEC and to be disseminated to the Company’s stockholders, in each case, as and to the extent required by applicable federal securities laws. Each of the Company and ACM and their respective counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Schedule TO and the other Offer Documents prior to their filing with the SEC or dissemination to stockholders of the Company. In addition, each Party agrees to provide the other Party and its respective counsel with any comments or other communications that such Party or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Tender Offer or the Offer Documents promptly after the receipt of such comments or other communications. Subject to Section 9.3, each of the Company and ACM agree to use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with each other to amend this Agreement, the Offer Documents or any other agreements entered into in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (collectively, the “Transaction Documents”) as a result of any comments or other communications received from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Tender Offer as may be required; provided that any such amendment shall include those terms that come closest to expressing the intention of the Parties as set forth in the Transaction Documents then in effect.

 

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1.4               Offer Documents. The Offer Documents shall provide that the Company shall direct its transfer agent to credit shares of Common Stock purchased by ACM to ACM’s or its designated broker-dealer account or accounts without any legends restricting further transfers of such shares of Common Stock by ACM.

 

2.                 AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE MAXIMUM SHARE AMOUNT. If, upon completion of the Tender Offer, ACM has not purchased the Maximum Share Amount pursuant to the Tender Offer, then ACM and the Company shall enter into a subscription agreement, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, to purchase an amount of shares of Common Stock equal to the difference of the Maximum Share Amount less the amount of shares of Common Stock purchased by ACM pursuant to the Tender Offer.

 

3.                AVAILABLE FUNDS; SOLVENCY.

 

3.1               Available Funds. ACM has, and upon consummation of the Tender Offer will have, available cash resources in amounts sufficient (i) to purchase the Maximum Share Amount tendered in the Tender Offer and to satisfy all other payments required by the Transaction Documents (whether payable before, at, or after consummation of the Tender Offer), and (ii) to otherwise consummate the Tender Offer. ACM has not incurred any obligation, commitment, restriction, or other liability of any kind, and is not contemplating or aware of any obligation, commitment, restriction, or other liability of any kind, in either case which would impair or adversely affect such resources, funds, or capabilities.

 

3.2               Solvency. Upon consummation of the Tender Offer, ACM will (i) be solvent, (ii) be able to pay its debts as such debts become due, (iii) have capital sufficient to carry out its business as now contemplated, and (iv) own assets and properties having a value both at fair market valuation and at fair saleable value in the ordinary course of business greater than the amount required to pay its indebtedness and other obligations as the same mature and become due.

 

4.                EXPENSES. The Company shall bear all expenses incurred thereby in connection with this Agreement and the Tender Offer, including all legal and accounting fees, SEC filing fees, and expenses and fees of financial printers, information agents and depositaries. The Company shall also bear (or reimburse ACM, as the case may be) all reasonable, documented out-of-pocket expenses (including, but not limited to, legal fees) in connection with this Agreement and the Tender Offer incurred by ACM not to exceed $50,000 in the aggregate. For the avoidance of duplication, the Company shall not bear or reimburse ACM hereunder for any expenses born or reimbursed by the Company in connection with the FPA.

 

5.                 INDEMNIFICATION.

 

5.1               Company Indemnification. To the extent permitted by law, the Company will indemnify and hold harmless ACM and its Affiliates and each Person, if any, who controls (within the meaning of the Securities Act, as defined below) ACM or any of its Affiliates against any Losses to which any of the foregoing Persons may become subject:

 

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(a)                under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the Exchange Act, or other federal or state law, insofar as such Losses arise out of or are based upon any of the following statements, omissions, or violations: (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Schedule TO or the other Offer Documents or any exhibits or any amendments or supplements thereto, or any document incorporated by reference therein; (ii) the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact (other than any fact pertaining to ACM or any of its Affiliates) required to be stated in the Schedule TO or the other Offer Documents or any exhibits or any amendments or supplements thereto, or any document incorporated by reference therein, or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; and/or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any state securities law, or any rule or regulation promulgated under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or any state securities law; and the Company will pay to ACM and its Affiliates and each Person, if any, who controls ACM (or any of its Affiliates) within the meaning of the Securities Act any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Losses; provided, however, that the Company shall not be liable in any such case for any such Losses to the extent that they arise out of or are based upon a violation that occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by or on behalf of ACM or any of its Affiliates expressly for use in connection with the Tender Offer (including information incorporated by reference to any filings made by ACM or its Affiliates with the SEC); and

 

(b)                arising from or relating to ACM being an offeror in the Tender Offer with respect to any liability to purchase more than the Maximum Share Amount (the “ACM Share Indemnity”).

 

5.2               ACM Indemnification. To the extent permitted by law, ACM will indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its Affiliates against any Losses to which any of the foregoing Persons may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or other federal or state law, insofar as such Losses arise out of or are based upon any of the following statements, omissions, or violations: (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Schedule TO or the other Offer Documents or any exhibits or any amendments or supplements thereto, or any document incorporated by reference therein that occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by ACM or any of its Affiliates expressly for use in connection with the Tender Offer (including information incorporated by reference to any filings made by ACM or its Affiliates with the SEC); (ii) the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact pertaining to ACM or any of its Affiliates required to be stated in the Schedule TO or the other Offer Documents or any exhibits or any amendments or supplements thereto, or any document incorporated by reference therein, or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; and/or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by ACM of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any state securities law, or any rule or regulation promulgated under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or any state securities law; and ACM will pay to the Company and its Affiliates any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Losses; provided, however, that ACM shall not be liable in any such case for any such Losses to the extent that they arise out of or are based upon a violation that occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Affiliates expressly for use in connection with the Tender Offer (including information incorporated by reference to any filings made by the Company or its Affiliates with the SEC).

 

5.3               Indemnification Notice. Promptly after receipt by any Person entitled to seek indemnification pursuant to Section 6.1 or 6.2 (an “Indemnified Party”) of notice of the commencement of any action (including any governmental action), such Indemnified Party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against any Party required to provide indemnification pursuant to Section 6.1 or 6.2 (an “Indemnifying Party”), deliver to the Indemnifying Party a written notice of the commencement thereof and the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to participate in and, to the extent the Indemnifying Party so desires, jointly with any other Indemnifying Party similarly noticed, to assume the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the Parties; provided, however, that an Indemnified Party (together with all other Indemnified Parties that may be represented without conflict by one counsel) shall have the right to retain one separate counsel, with the fees and expenses to be paid by the Indemnifying Party, if representation of such Indemnified Party by the counsel retained by the Indemnifying Party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such Indemnified Party and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding. The failure to deliver written notice to the Indemnifying Party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action, if prejudicial to its ability to defend such action, shall relieve such Indemnifying Party of any liability to the Indemnified Party under this Section 6, but the omission to deliver written notice to the Indemnifying Party will not relieve it of any liability that it may have to any Indemnified Party otherwise than under this Section 6.

 

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5.4               Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in this Section 5 is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to an Indemnified Party with respect to any Losses referred to therein, then the Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party hereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such Losses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party, on the one hand, and of the Indemnified Party, on the other hand, in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and of the Indemnified Party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Indemnifying Party or by the Indemnified Party and the Parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information, and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by an Indemnified Party as a result of the Losses or action in respect thereof, referred to above in this Section 5.4 shall be deemed to include, for purposes of this Section 5.4, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Section 5.4 shall not be applicable to the ACM Share Indemnity.

 

5.5               Survival. The obligations of the Company and ACM under this Section 5 shall survive the completion of the Tender Offer.

 

6.                   CONDITIONS. The obligations of the Parties to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are subject to each of the Parties having executed and entered into the FPA concurrently with this Agreement. The obligations of ACM are subject to (i) the execution and delivery of the Business Combination Agreement, in the form set forth as Exhibit B hereto, on the date hereof and (ii) neither the Business Combination Agreement nor any other material agreement to which the Company is a party, which agreement relates to the Business Combination, shall have been amended, modified or waived at any time prior to the completion of the Tender Offer without the prior written consent of ACM (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).

 

7.                   TERMINATION. This Agreement may be terminated by (i) the mutual written consent of the Company and ACM, (ii) either the Company, ACM or Essentium if any Governmental Entity shall have entered, issued, enacted or promulgated an Order or taken any other action permanently enjoining, preventing, restraining, making unlawful or otherwise prohibiting the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and such Order or other action shall have become final and non-appealable, (iii) either the Company, ACM or Essentium if the Business Combination Agreement is terminated prior to the closing of the Business Combination or (iv) either the Company, ACM or Essentium, if (a) the Registration Statement on Form S-4 is not declared effective by the SEC by the date that is 120 days after the date of the Business Combination Agreement, or (b) the Parties do not launch the Tender Offer by the date that is 120 days after the date of this Agreement; provided, that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7 shall not be available to a Party if such Party’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement or the Business Combination Agreement shall have proximately caused the entry, issuance, enactment or promulgation of such Order or the occurrence of such other action or delay.

 

8.                   MISCELLANEOUS.

 

8.1               Successors and Assigns. Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Parties and their respective successors and assigns. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party, other than the Parties and their respective successors and assigns, any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided in this Agreement. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests, or obligations hereunder shall be assigned by any of the Parties (whether by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other Party, except that ACM may (a) assign, in its sole discretion, all (but not less than all) of its rights and interests hereunder to any of its Affiliates and (b) grant a security interest in or otherwise pledge any or all of its rights and interests hereunder in favor of one or more institutional financing sources.

 

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8.2               Notices. Unless otherwise provided herein, any notice, request, waiver, claim, demand, instruction, consent, or other communication required or permitted to be given by this Agreement shall be effective only if it is in writing and (a) delivered by hand or sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, (b) sent by a nationally-recognized overnight delivery service with delivery confirmed, or (c) emailed or faxed, with receipt confirmed, as follows:

 

If to the Company to:   Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corp.
6 St Johns Lane, Floor 5
New York, NY 10013
Attn: Shahraab Ahmad
Email: shahraab@deccacap.com
     
with a copy to:   Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
31 W 52nd Street
New York, New York 10019
Attn: Stephen B. Amdur
Email: stephen.amdur@pillsburylaw.com
     
If to ACM to:  

ACM ARRT VII C LLC

c/o ACM Capital Management LP

One Rockefeller Center 32nd Floor

New York, NY 10020

Attn: Steven Segaloff and Andrew Weksler

Email: ssegaloff@atalayacap.com; aweksler@atalayacap.com

 

With a copy to:  

Goodwin Procter LLP
100 Northern Avenue

Boston, MA 02110
Attn: Jocelyn M. Arel and Jeffrey A. Letalien
Email: jarel@goodwinlaw.com; jletalien@goodwinlaw.com

 

or to such other address or individual as the Party to whom notice is given may have previously furnished to the other in writing in the manner set forth above. All such notices, requests, and other communications shall be deemed duly given and received by the recipient thereof on the date of delivery, if received prior to 5:00 p.m. New York time on a Business Day. Otherwise, any such notice, request, or communication shall be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day.

 

8.3               Amendments and Waivers. This Agreement may not be amended or supplemented, unless set forth in a writing signed by each Party. Except as otherwise permitted in this Agreement, the terms or conditions of this Agreement may not be waived, unless set forth in a writing signed by the Party entitled to the benefits thereof. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of such provision at any time in the future or a waiver of any other provision hereof. The rights and remedies of the Parties are cumulative and not alternative. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, neither the failure nor any delay by a Party in exercising any right, power, or privilege under this Agreement will operate as a waiver of such right, power, or privilege, and no single or partial exercise of any such right, power, or privilege will preclude any other or further exercise of such right, power, or privilege or the exercise of any other right, power, or privilege.

 

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8.4               Severability. Any term or provision of this Agreement that is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other authority to be invalid, void, or unenforceable in any situation in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions hereof or the validity or enforceability of the offending term or provision in any other situation or in any other jurisdiction. If the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction or other authority declares that any term or provision hereof is invalid, void, or unenforceable, the Parties agree that the court making such determination shall have the power to reduce the scope, duration, area, or applicability of the term or provision, to delete specific words or phrases, or to replace any invalid, void, or unenforceable term or provision with a term or provision that is valid and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the invalid or unenforceable term or provision.

 

8.5               Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to conflict of laws principles.

 

8.6               Choice of Venue. Any action, suit, or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement may be brought in the state or federal courts of the State of Delaware, and each Party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of each such court in any such action, suit, or proceeding, waives any objection it may now or hereafter have to venue or to convenience of forum, agrees that all claims in respect of such action, suit, or proceeding shall be heard and determined only in such court, and agrees not to bring any action, suit, or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in any other court. The Parties agree that either or both of them may file a copy of this paragraph with any court as written evidence of the knowing, voluntary, and bargained agreement between the Parties irrevocably to waive any objections to venue or convenience of forum.

 

8.7               Entire Agreement. This Agreement and any documents related hereto constitute the full and entire understanding and agreement between the Parties with regard to the subject matter hereof.

 

8.8               Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts (including by facsimile, .pdf, or similar means of electronic communication), each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

8.9               Specific Performance. ACM and the Company each agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed by them in accordance with the terms hereof and that each Party shall be entitled to seek specific performance of the terms hereof, in addition to any other remedy at law or equity. Each Party expressly waives any requirement that the other Party obtain any bond or provide any indemnity in connection with any action seeking injunctive relief or specific enforcement of the provisions of this Agreement.

 

8.10           Third Party Beneficiary. This Agreement shall inure solely to the benefit of and be binding upon the Parties hereto; provided, that Essentium shall be a third party beneficiary hereof and may enforce the provisions in Section 7 and Section 8.3 to the extent provided herein as if it were a Party hereto.

 

8.11          Certain Actions Under the Business Combination Agreement. If ACM shall enter into a subscription agreement pursuant to Section 2, prior to the closing of the Business Combination, the Company agrees that it shall not consent to (i) any action of Essentium requiring such consent pursuant to Section 5.1(b) of the Business Combination Agreement if such action would reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect the economic benefits that ACM would expect to receive under the Subscription Agreement or (ii) take any action prohibited by Section 5.9(b) of the Business Combination Agreement, in each case without having received ACM’s prior written consent.

 

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8.12           Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement:

 

Affiliate” means a Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Person specified. For purposes of this definition, “control” means possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other governing body of an entity (whether through ownership of securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise) and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (x) a Person who possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to control the general partner of a limited partnership shall be deemed to control such limited partnership and (y) a Person who possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to control the manager or managing member of a limited liability company shall be deemed to control such limited liability company. None of ACM or any Affiliate thereof shall be considered an Affiliate of the Company for purposes of this Agreement.

 

Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday, or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to remain closed; provided, however, that, for clarification, commercial banks shall not be deemed to be authorized or required by law to remain closed due to “stay at home”, “shelter-in-place”, “non-essential employee” or any other similar orders or restrictions or the closure of any physical branch locations at the direction of any governmental authority, so long as the electronic funds transfer systems (including for wire transfers) of commercial banks in New York City are generally are open for use by customers on such day.

 

Governmental Entity” means any United States or non-United States (a) multinational, national, federal, state, local, municipal or other government, (b) governmental or quasi-governmental entity of any nature (including any governmental agency, branch, department, legislature or entity and any court or other judicial body or tribunal) or (c) body exercising or entitled to exercise any administrative, executive, judicial, legislative, police, regulatory, or taxing authority or power of any nature, including any arbitral tribunal (public or private).

 

Losses” means liabilities, losses, costs, damages, deficiencies, claims, actions, judgments, settlements, proceedings, causes of action, obligations, interest, awards, penalties, fines, demands, assessments, fees, costs, or expenses of whatever kind (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements); provided that Losses shall not include any consequential, exemplary or punitive damages or any multiple of damages.

 

Order” means any law, writ, order, judgment, injunction, decision, determination, award, ruling, subpoena, verdict or decree entered, issued or rendered by any Governmental Entity.

 

Person” means a natural person, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, governmental entity, or other entity or organization.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this TENDER OFFER AGREEMENT as of the date first written above.

 

ATLANTIC COASTAL ACQUISITION CORP.  
     
By: /s/ Shahraab Ahmad  
Name: Shahraab Ahmad  
Title: Chief Executive Officer  

 

ACM ARRT VII C LLC  
     
By: /s/ Ivan Zinn  
Name: Ivan Zinn  
Title: Authorized Signatory  

 

[Signature Page to Tender Offer Agreement] 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A
FORM OF SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

 

(attached hereto)

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT

 

(attached hereto)

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

Essentium, A Disruptive Advanced Manufacturing Ecosystem Provider, to Become A Public
Company Through Merger with Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corporation

 

· Essentium is transforming the future landscape of both supply chains and manufacturing through sustainable solutions across multiple global industries

· Essentium’s sustainable manufacturing solution eliminates over 70% of waste versus traditional manufacturing; on-site printing reduces heavy logistics requirement and limits carbon footprint

· Marquee global customer base includes the U.S. Department of Defense (“DoD”), which offers a $20 billion revenue opportunity alone1 out of an immediate total addressable market (“TAM”) of $209 billion

· Essentium’s growing pipeline of more than 280 customers comprises approximately $3.4 billion in revenue opportunity

· Highly advanced technology backed by an extensive intellectual property (“IP”) portfolio of more than 150 patents to date

· Existing Essentium shareholders, including BASF SE (“BASF”), the world's largest chemical producer, are rolling over 100% of their equity into the combined company

· The combined company is expected to have an implied pro forma enterprise value of $974 million, including $346 million in cash on the balance sheet following the transaction, assuming no redemptions and net of transaction expenses. All proceeds are expected to primarily fund organic growth initiatives

· The transaction includes $345 million cash held in trust by Atlantic Coastal as well as a fully committed common stock PIPE of over $40 million anchored by strategic and institutional investors including BASF, Atalaya Capital Management LP (“Atalaya”) and Apeiron Investment Group (“Apeiron”), the private investment firm of entrepreneur and investor Christian Angermayer

· The transaction also includes a commitment by an affiliate of Atalaya to co-tender for up to 10 million shares from redeeming stockholders at closing, and a forward purchase agreement by Atlantic Coastal for the same amount of shares

· Transaction is expected to close around the end of the first quarter of 2022 and the combined company anticipates being listed on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “ADTV”

· An investor webcast is scheduled for Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at 8:00 am EST

 

AUSTIN, Texas and NEW YORK, New York – December 1, 2021 – Essentium, Inc. (“Essentium” or the “Company”), a leading innovator of industrial additive manufacturing solutions, announced today that it has entered into a definitive business combination agreement with Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ: ACAH) (“Atlantic Coastal”). Upon completion of the transaction, which is expected to occur around the end of the first quarter of 2022, the combined company will retain the Essentium name and is expected to be traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC (“Nasdaq”) under the new ticker symbol “ADTV”.

 

Founded in 2013, Essentium is an advanced manufacturing ecosystem provider that develops industrial 3D printing solutions across systems, materials, software, and services to enable a new distributed and sustainable manufacturing footprint. The Company’s ecosystem cost-effectively addresses full-scale production runs, producing parts that can match the strength of injection molding at a very low total cost of ownership (“TCO”) compared to industry peers. Essentium’s ability to create high quality parts using best-in-class printing speeds, all while maintaining a disruptive TCO, has enabled the Company to unlock substantial value for additive manufacturing applications.

 

 

 

1 United States Department of Defense FY 2022 Budget Request and management estimates; Military Strategic Readiness budget defined as the portion of the overall DoD budget allocated to fund Joint Force strategic military readiness and preparedness through investments in modernizing capabilities across all branches of the Armed Forces.

 

 

 

“Essentium is transforming the future landscape of supply chains by delivering truly distributed, sustainable manufacturing and operating solutions within all contexts including the ability to operate successfully in contested logistics environments,” Blake Teipel, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of Essentium, said. “Fundamental deficits in our existing global supply chain models are being exacerbated by escalating obstacles such as trade imbalances and the global pandemic – all leading to protracted distribution bottlenecks. Today’s announcement represents a major milestone in our efforts to provide long-term, sustainable solutions for a new manufacturing paradigm that can meet these global challenges head-on. Essentium’s solution deploys regional, distributed production capabilities to enable supply chain transparency, and flexible inventory management at a highly competitive TCO, all while reducing waste and supporting a limited carbon footprint through on-site printing.”

 

“We launched Atlantic Coastal with an ESG-centric focus and a mandate to partner with a company that will transform the nature of international commerce, and we believe that Essentium, with its potential to change the global supply chain, is exactly that partner,” said Shahraab Ahmad, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Atlantic Coastal. “Blake and his experienced team have developed a deep technology moat, a product ecosystem validated by the DoD, and a razor/razor-blade model that delivers significant recurring revenue, supporting gross margin expansion and highly attractive unit economics.”

 

“We believe that following this transaction, Essentium will be extremely well-positioned for rapid growth as it further expands its ecosystem offerings, capitalizes on its line-of-sight sales pipeline, and executes on its M&A strategy as it continues to advance additive manufacturing as a public company,” said Tony Eisenberg, Chief Strategy Officer of Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corp.

 

Christian Angermayer, advisor to Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corp, added, “I am excited to be an investor in Essentium which will revolutionize additive manufacturing through its proprietary platform. They are driving transformative changes to the global supply chain and I look forward to seeing their growth as a public company.”

 

Essentium Investment Highlights

 

· Highly advanced technology includes Essentium’s line of High Speed Extrusion (HSE™) 3D Printing Platforms, which are 5 to 15 times faster compared to incumbent extrusion additive manufacturing systems; Essentium’s transformational data capture abilities enable real-time capture of critical parameters via high-fidelity data streams at a rate that is on average 14 times faster per variable than traditional additive manufacturing

 

· Currently serves a $209 billion TAM by meeting a range of commercial and mission critical use cases for its global machine tooling, jigs, fixtures, and thermoplastics offering, as well as relevant DoD applications

 

 

 

· Marquee customer base that includes the U.S. DoD, Lockheed Martin Corporation and Ford Motor Company (“Ford”), among other aerospace and defense, government, and blue-chip industrial customers

 

· Extensive IP portfolio across polymer and metal systems, processes, and materials, with more than 150 patents to date

 

· Highly experienced management team with deep material science and supply chain backgrounds

 

Continuing to innovate beyond its lineup of polymer- and polymer-composite solutions, including its FlashFuse™ technology, Essentium is developing a suite of metal-additive systems designed to offer unique metallurgies and advanced microstructures for applications with demanding structural integrity. Essentium’s investment in metal additive solutions and new investment in digital manufacturing initiatives is expected to carve out incremental market opportunities for an all-in estimated $318 billion TAM.

 

Following the closing of the proposed transaction, Essentium will continue to be led by its existing management team including Dr. Blake Teipel, Chief Operating Officer Lars Uffhausen, and Interim Chief Financial Officer Jonathan Bailiff, and by an experienced Board of Directors including Burt Jordan, President of Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corp. and a former executive at Ford.

 

Transaction Overview

 

The proposed business combination values the combined company at a $974 million pro forma enterprise value, at a price of $10.00 per share and assuming no redemptions by Atlantic Coastal shareholders, offering an attractive valuation of 4.6x Essentium’s projected 2023E Revenue of $212 million. The proposed transaction is expected to deliver up to $346 million of net proceeds to the Company, assuming no redemptions and net of transaction expenses, including a fully committed common stock PIPE of over $40 million at $10.00 per share led by institutional and strategic investors including BASF, Atalaya and Apeiron. Atlantic Coastal’s management team is also contributing $20 million to the PIPE.

 

Existing Essentium shareholders will roll over 100% of their equity into the combined company. Following the closing of the transaction, these shareholders are expected to hold approximately 64% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock.

 

Atlantic Coastal and ACM ARRT VII C LLC, an affiliate of Atalaya, have agreed to conduct a joint tender offer for the shares held by Atlantic Coastal stockholders seeking to exercise redemption rights in connection with the closing of the proposed transaction. Subject to certain limitations, Atalaya has agreed to purchase the first 10 million shares tendered by stockholders exercising such redemption rights, while Atlantic Coastal will purchase any shares in excess of 10 million shares tendered for redemption. To the extent that the number of shares tendered by stockholders exercising redemption rights is fewer than 10 million shares, then (a) Atalaya will purchase any shares tendered by stockholders exercising redemption rights plus (b) Atalaya will purchase shares in a PIPE at $10.00 per share in an amount equal to the difference between 10 million shares minus the number of shares purchased by Atalaya in the tender offer. Subject to early settlement or termination under certain circumstances, Atlantic Coastal has agreed to purchase all of the shares acquired by Atalaya in the joint tender offer or PIPE at the redemption price pursuant to a forward purchase agreement, which provides for the purchase of such shares by Atlantic Coastal along with the related settlement of such forward purchase in cash or shares, at Atalaya’s election, occurring two years thereafter.

 

 

 

The boards of directors of both Essentium and Atlantic Coastal have each unanimously approved the proposed business combination, which is expected to be completed around the end of the first quarter of 2022, subject to, among other things, the approval by Atlantic Coastal’s shareholders of the proposed business combination, the concurrent PIPE transaction, satisfaction of the conditions stated in the definitive agreement and other customary closing conditions, including a registration statement on Form S-4 being declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), the receipt of certain regulatory approvals, and approval by Nasdaq to list the securities of the combined company.

 

Advisors

 

Jefferies is serving as exclusive financial advisor and capital markets advisor to Essentium and Latham & Watkins LLP is serving as legal advisor to Essentium. Moelis & Company LLC is serving as exclusive financial advisor to Atlantic Coastal, Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. is serving as lead capital markets advisor and private placement agent to Atlantic Coastal, BTIG, LLC and Needham & Company are serving as additional capital markets advisors and private placement agents to Atlantic Coastal, Farvahar Capital is serving as additional capital markets advisor to Atlantic Coastal, and Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pitman LLP is serving as legal advisor to Atlantic Coastal.

 

Webcast Information

 

An investor webcast with slides regarding the proposed merger can be accessed at 8:00 a.m. ET today, December 1, 2021 by visiting https://www.netroadshow.com/nrs/home/#!/?show=79077d65 or by visiting www.netroadshow.com and entering the deal entry code: Essentium7263 (not case-sensitive). This webcast, along with this press release and the investor presentation are available at www.essentium.com.

 

About Essentium, Inc.

 

Essentium, Inc. provides industrial 3D printing solutions that are disrupting traditional manufacturing processes by bringing product strength and production speed together, at scale, with a no-compromise engineering material set. Essentium manufactures and delivers innovative industrial 3D printers, materials, software, and services, enabling the world’s top manufacturers to bridge the gap between 3D printing and machining and embrace the future of advanced manufacturing. Essentium is AS9100D certified and ITAR registered. For more information, visit www.essentium.com.

 

About Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corp.

 

Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: ACAH) is a $345 million special purpose acquisition company focusing on the businesses in the mobility sector. For more information, please visit www.atlanticcoastalacquisition.com.

 

 

 

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws with respect to the proposed business combination (the “Proposed Business Combination”) between Essentium and Atlantic Coastal, including statements regarding the benefits of the Proposed Business Combination, the anticipated timing of the Proposed Business Combination, the services offered by Essentium and the markets in which it operates, and Essentium’s projected future results. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words “believe,” “project,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “strategy,” “future,” “opportunity,” “plan,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result,” and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from the expected results. Many factors could cause actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this document, including but not limited to: (i) the risk that the Proposed Business Combination may not be completed in a timely manner or at all, which may adversely affect the price of Atlantic Coastal’s securities, (ii) the risk that the acquisition by Essentium, Inc. of each of Compass AC Holdings, Inc. and Whizz Systems, Inc. may not be completed in a timely manner or at all, (iii) the risk that the Proposed Business Combination may not be completed by Atlantic Coastal’s business combination deadline and the potential failure to obtain an extension of the business combination deadline if sought by Atlantic Coastal, (iv) the failure to satisfy the conditions to the consummation of the Proposed Business Combination, including the receipt of the requisite approvals of Atlantic Coastal’s shareholders and Essentium’s stockholders, respectively, the satisfaction of the minimum trust account amount following redemptions by Atlantic Coastal’s public shareholders and the receipt of certain governmental and regulatory approvals, (v) the lack of a third party valuation in determining whether or not to pursue the Proposed Business Combination, (vi) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the agreement and plan of merger, (vii) the effect of the announcement or pendency of the Proposed Business Combination on Essentium’s business relationships, performance, and business generally, (viii) risks that the Proposed Business Combination disrupts current plans of Essentium and potential difficulties in Essentium employee retention as a result of the Proposed Business Combination, (ix) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Essentium or against Atlantic Coastal related to the agreement and plan of merger or the Proposed Business Combination, (x) the ability to maintain the listing of Atlantic Coastal’s securities on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, (xi) the price of Atlantic Coastal’s securities may be volatile due to a variety of factors, including changes in the competitive and highly regulated industries in which Essentium plans to operate, variations in performance across competitors, changes in laws and regulations affecting Essentium’s business and changes in the combined capital structure, (xii) the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations after the completion of the Proposed Business Combination, and identify and realize additional opportunities, (xiii) the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic, (xiv) the enforceability of Essentium’s intellectual property, including its patents, and the potential infringement on the intellectual property rights of others, cyber security risks or potential breaches of data security, (xv) the ability of Essentium to protect the intellectual property and confidential information of its customers, (xvi) the risk of downturns in the highly competitive additive manufacturing industry, and (xviii) other risks and uncertainties described in Atlantic Coastal’s registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-253003), which was originally filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 11, 2021 (the “Form S-1”), and its subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as, and must not be relied on by an investors as, a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction or a definitive statement of fact or probability. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described in the “Risk Factors” section of the Form S-1, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, the Registration Statement (as defined below), the proxy statement/prospectus contained therein, and the other documents filed by Atlantic Coastal from time to time with the SEC. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties may be amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has caused significant economic uncertainty. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and Essentium and Atlantic Coastal assume no obligation and do not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by securities and other applicable laws. Neither Essentium nor Atlantic Coastal gives any assurance that either Essentium or Atlantic Coastal, respectively, will achieve its expectations.

 

 

 

Additional Information and Where to Find It

 

In connection with the Potential Business Combination, Atlantic Coastal will file a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Registration Statement”) with the SEC, which will include a preliminary proxy statement to be distributed to holders of Atlantic Coastal’s ordinary shares in connection with Atlantic Coastal’s solicitation of proxies for the vote by Atlantic Coastal’s shareholders with respect to the Proposed Business Combination and other matters as described in the Registration Statement, as well as the prospectus relating to the offer of securities to be issued to Essentium stockholders in connection with the Proposed Business Combination. After the Registration Statement has been filed and declared effective, Atlantic Coastal will mail a definitive proxy statement, when available, to its shareholders. The Registration Statement will include information regarding the persons who may, under SEC rules, be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies to Atlantic Coastal’s shareholders in connection with the Potential Business Combination. Atlantic Coastal will also file other documents regarding the Proposed Business Combination with the SEC. Before making any voting decision, investors and security holders of Atlantic Coastal and Essentium are urged to read the Registration Statement, the proxy statement/prospectus contained therein, and all other relevant documents filed or that will be filed with the SEC in connection with the Proposed Business Combination as they become available because they will contain important information about the Proposed Business Combination.

 

Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the proxy statement/prospectus and all other relevant documents filed or that will be filed with the SEC by Atlantic Coastal through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. In addition, the documents filed by Atlantic Coastal may be obtained free of charge from Atlantic Coastal’s website at www.Atlantic Coastalv.io or by written request to Atlantic Coastal at Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corp., 6 St Johns Lane, Floor 5, New York, NY 10013.

 

Participants in the Solicitation

 

Atlantic Coastal and Essentium and their respective directors and officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from Atlantic Coastal’s shareholders in connection with the Proposed Business Combination. Information about Atlantic Coastal’s directors and executive officers and their ownership of Atlantic Coastal’s securities is set forth in Atlantic Coastal’s filings with the SEC. To the extent that holdings of Atlantic Coastal’s securities have changed since the amounts printed in the Form S-1, such changes have been or will be reflected on Statements of Change in Ownership on Form 4 filed with the SEC. Additional information regarding the interests of those persons and other persons who may be deemed participants in the Proposed Business Combination may be obtained by reading the proxy statement/prospectus regarding the Proposed Business Combination when it becomes available. You may obtain free copies of these documents as described in the preceding paragraph.

 

Non-Solicitation

 

This press release shall not constitute a proxy statement or solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the Proposed Business Combination. This press release shall also not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities of Atlantic Coastal, Essentium or the combined company, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

 

 

Contacts

 

Essentium Investor Relations

IR@Essentium.com

 

Essentium Media Relations

PR@Essentium.com

 

Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corp.

Tony Eisenberg

Tony@atlanticcoastalacquisition.com

 

 

Exhibit 99.2

 

The Future of Manufacturing DISRUPTIVE ADVANCED MANUFACTURING ECOSYSTEMS © Essentium 2021 – Confidential

 

This presentation (this “Presentation”) is provided for informational purposes only and has been prepared to assist intereste d p arties in making their own evaluation with respect to a potential business combination between Essentium, Inc. (“Essentium”) and Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corp. (“ACAH”) and related transactions (the “Proposed Business Combination”) and for no other purpose. No representations or warranties, express or implied are given in, or respect of, this Presentation. To the fullest extent pe rmi tted by law, in no circumstances will Essentium, ACAH, or any of their respective subsidiaries, stockholders, affiliates, representatives, partners, directors, officers, employees, advisers or agents be responsible or liable for any direct, indire ct or consequential loss or loss of profit arising from use of this Presentation, its contents, its omissions, reliance on the information contained within it, or on opinions communicated in relation thereto or otherwise arising in connection therewith . T his Presentation does not purport to be all - inclusive or to contain all of the information that may be required to make a full analysis of Essentium or the Proposed Business Combination. Viewers of this Presentation should each make their own evaluatio n o f Essentium and of the relevance and adequacy of the information and should make such other investigations as they deem necessary. Forward - Looking Statements This document contains certain forward - looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws with respect to the Proposed Business Combination, including statements regarding the benefits of the Proposed Business Combination, the anticipated timing of the Proposed Business Combination, the services offered by Essentium and the markets in which it operat es, and Essentium’s projected future results. These forward - looking statements generally are identified by the words “believe,” “project,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “strategy,” “future,” “opportunity,” “plan,” “may,” “shou ld, ” “will,” “would,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result,” and similar expressions. Forward - looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause actual future events to differ materially from the forward - looking statements in this document, including but not limited to: ( i ) the risk that the Proposed Business Combination may not be completed in a timely manner or at all, which may adversely affe ct the price of ACAH’s securities, (ii) the risk that the Proposed Business Combination may not be completed by ACAH’s business combination deadline and the potential fa ilu re to obtain an extension of the business combination deadline if sought by ACAH, (iii) the failure to satisfy the conditions to the consummation of the Proposed Business Combination, including the receipt of the requisite approvals of ACAH ’s and Essentium’s stockholders, the satisfaction of the minimum trust account amount following redemptions by ACAH’s public shareholders and the receipt of certain governmental and regulatory approvals, (iv) the lack of a third party valuatio n i n determining whether or not to pursue the Proposed Business Combination, (v) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the agreement and plan of merger, (vi) the effect of the announ cem ent or pendency of the Proposed Business Combination on Essentium’s business relationships, performance, and business generally, (vii) risks that the Proposed Business Combination disrupts current plans of Essentium and potential diff icu lties in Essentium employee retention as a result of the Proposed Business Combination, (viii) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Essentium or against ACAH related to the agreement and plan of merger or the Propo sed Business Combination, (ix) the ability to maintain the listing of ACAH’s securities on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, (x) the price of ACAH’s securities may be volatile due to a variety of factors, including changes in the competitive and regu lat ed industries in which Essentium plans to operate, variations in performance across competitors, changes in laws and regulations affecting Essentium’s business and changes in the combined capital structure, (xi) the ability to implement busin ess plans, forecasts, and other expectations after the completion of the Proposed Business Combination, and identify and realize additional opportunities, (xii) the enforceability of Essentium’s intellectual property rights, including its copyrig hts , patents, trademarks and trade secrets, and the potential infringement on the intellectual property rights of others, (xiii) ri sks related to Essentium’s ability to achieve and maintain profitability and generate cash, (xiv) costs related to the Proposed B usi ness Combination and the failure to realize anticipated benefits of the Proposed Business Combination or to realize estimated pro forma results and underlying assumptions, including with respect to estimated stockholder redemptions, (xv) the potential in ability of Essentium to manage growth effectively, (xvi) Essentium’s dependence on senior management and other key employees and (xvii) the risk of downturns in the highly competitive additive manufacturing industry. The foregoing list of f act ors is not exhaustive. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described in the “Risk Factors” section of ACAH’s Registration Statement on Form S - 1, Quarterly Reports on Form 10 - Q, the Registration Statem ent (as defined below), the proxy statement/consent solicitation statement/prospectus to be contained therein, and the other documents filed by ACAH from time to time with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). These filings i den tify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward - looking statements. Forward - looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Read ers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward - looking statements, and Essentium and ACAH assume no obligation and do not intend to update or revise these forward - looking statements, whether as a result of new information, futur e events, or otherwise. Neither Essentium nor ACAH gives any assurance that either Essentium or ACAH, respectively, will achieve its expectations. Additional Information and Where to Find It This document relates to the Proposed Business Combination between Essentium and ACAH. ACAH intends to file a registration st ate ment on Form S - 4 relating to the Proposed Business Combination (the “Registration Statement”), which will include a proxy statement/prospectus of ACAH and a consent solicitation statement of Essentium. The proxy statement/consent solicitatio n s tatement/prospectus will be sent to all ACAH and Essentium stockholders. ACAH will also file other documents regarding the Proposed Business Combination with the SEC. Before making any voting decision, investors and security holders o f A CAH and Essentium are urged to read the Registration Statement, the proxy statement/consent solicitation statement/prospectus contained therein, and all other relevant documents filed or that will be filed with the SEC in connecti on with the Proposed Business Combination as they become available because they will contain important information about the Proposed Business Combination. Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the proxy statement/consent solicitation statement/prosp ect us and all other relevant documents filed or that will be filed with the SEC by ACAH through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. In addition, the documents filed by ACAH may be obtained free of charge from ACAH’s website at www.atlant icc oastalacquisition.com or by written request to ACAH at Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corp., 6 St Johns Lane, Floor 5, New York, New York 10013. Disclaimer and Risk Factors © Essentium 2021 – Confidential 2

 

Participants in Solicitation ACAH and Essentium and their respective directors and officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxie s f rom ACAH’s stockholders in connection with the Proposed Business Combination. Information about ACAH’s directors and executive officers and their ownership of ACAH’s securities is set forth in ACAH’s filings with the SEC, including ACAH’s Reg ist ration Statement on Form S - 1 filed with the SEC on March 2, 2021. To the extent that holdings of ACAH’s securities have changed since the amounts printed in ACAH’s Registration Statement on Form S - 1, such changes have been or will be reflected on S tatements of Change in Ownership on Form 4 filed with the SEC. Additional information regarding the interests of those persons and other persons who may be deemed participants in the Proposed Business Combination may be obtained by readin g t he proxy statement/consent solicitation statement/prospectus regarding the Proposed Business Combination when it becomes available. You may obtain free copies of these documents as described in the preceding paragraph. Industry and Market Data This presentation has been prepared by Essentium and ACAH and includes market data and other statistical information from sou rce s believed by Essentium and ACAH to be reliable, including independent industry publications, governmental publications or other published independent sources. Some data is also based on the good faith estimates of Essentium or ACAH , w hich in each case are derived from its review of internal sources as well as the independent sources described above. Although Essentium and ACAH believe these sources are reliable, Essentium and ACAH have not independently verified the inform ati on and cannot guarantee its accuracy and completeness. Financial Information; Non - GAAP Financial Measures The financial information and data contained in this Presentation is unaudited and does not conform to Regulation S - X. According ly, such information and data may not be included in, may be adjusted in or may be presented differently in the Registration Statement to be filed by ACAH with the SEC and the proxy statement/consent solicitation statement/prospectus con tai ned therein. Some of the financial information and data contained in this Presentation, such as EBITDA, EBITDA Margin, Operating Free Cash Flow and Operating Free Cash Flow Margin, has not been prepared in accordance with United States gen erally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Essentium and ACAH believe these non - GAAP measures of financial results provide useful information to management and investors regarding certain financial and business trends relating to Es sen tium’s financial condition and results of operations. Essentium’s management uses these non - GAAP measure for trend analyses and for budgeting and planning purposes. Essentium and ACAH believe that the use of these non - GAAP financial measures provides an additional tool for investors to use in comparing Essentium’s financial condition and results of operations with other similar companies, many of which present similar non - GAAP financial measures to investors. Management does not consider these non - GAAP measures in isolation or a s an alternative to financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP. The principal limitation of these non - GAAP financial measures is that they exclude significant expenses and income that are required by GAAP to be recorded in Esse nti um’s financial statements. In addition, they are subject to inherent limitations as they reflect the exercise of judgments by management about which expenses and income are excluded and included in determining these non - GAAP financial measures. In ord er to compensate for these limitations, management presents non - GAAP financial measures in connection with GAAP results. You should review Essentium’s audited financial statements, which will be included in the Registration Statemen t. No Offer or Solicitation This Presentation shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall ther e b e any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registratio n o r qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a p rospectus meeting the requirements of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Use of Projections This Presentation contains projected financial information with respect to Essentium and ACAH. Such projected financial infor mat ion constitutes forward - looking information, and is for illustrative purposes only and should not be relied upon as necessarily being indicative of future results. The assumptions and estimates underlying such financial forecast information are inherently uncertain and are subject to a wide variety of significant business, economic, competitive and other risks and uncertainties. See “Forward - Looking Statements” above. Actual results may differ materially from the results contemplated by the financial forecast information contained in this Presentation, and the inclusion of such information in this Presentation should not be regarded as a representation by any person that the results reflected in such forecasts are achieved. Trademarks This Presentation contains trademarks, service marks, trade names and copyrights of ACAH, Essentium and other companies, whic h a re the property of their respective owners. Disclaimer and Risk Factors (Cont’d) © Essentium 2021 – Confidential 3

 

Today’s Speakers Blake Teipel, Ph.D . CEO Jonathan Baliff Interim CFO Shahraab Ahmad Chairman and CEO Burt Jordan President © Essentium 2021 – Confidential 4

 

• Founded Decca Capital in 2014 and served as CIO through 2018 • Early - stage technology investor since 2012 • Managed multiple $1bn+ portfolios from 2005 – 2018 • Managing Director of Tappan Street, a multi - strategy family office with an ESG orientation • Board member at Komma, an urban mobility vehicle company • Co - founder of Palo Santo VC • Executive at Ford from July 1999 until July 2020 • Named the 2020 CPO of the Year by the National Minority Supplier Development Council • 10 years in leadership capacity at GM, Toyota, and United Technologies © Essentium 2021 – Confidential 5 Who We Are What We Offer $345mm Equity Capital to Fuel Growth Initiatives Extensive Track Record of Fundraising Strong Institutional Investor Relationships Supply Chain and Procurement Expertise Focus on ESG - Centric Opportunities Shahraab Ahmad | Chairman and CEO Burt Jordan | President Tony Eisenberg | CSO Overview of Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corp. Management Team

 

• Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: ACAH) is a publicly listed Special Purpose Acquisition Company with $345mm in cash in trust 1 • $42mm in PIPE commitments Transaction Structure © Essentium 2021 – Confidential Transaction Summary • $974mm enterprise value • Projected 4.6x 2023E Revenue of ~$212mm offers an attractive valuation relative to peers • $300mm earn - out subject to share appreciation 2 • 50% earned at $15.00 • 50% earned at $20.00 Valuation • $346mm in cash on the balance sheet post - transaction 1 • Cash to fund organic growth initiatives and execute on existing M&A pipeline Capital Structure • Essentium existing shareholders along with convertible note holders are rolling over 100% of their equity • 64.0% Existing Essentium Shareholders and Convertible Note Holders; 32.8% SPAC and Founder shares; 3.2% PIPE investors 3 Ownership 1) Assumes no redemptions by Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corp.’s existing shareholders and transaction expenses of approximately $50mm 2) 50% of the earn - out shares to be released on the date on which the closing price of the surviving company’s common stock equals or exceeds $15.00 per share for any 20 trading days within a 30 - trading day period following the closing of the acquisition, and the remaining 50% of the earn - out shares to be released on the date on which the closing price of the surviving company’s common stock equals or exceeds $20.00 per share for any 20 trading days within a 30 - trading day period following the closing of the acquisition 3) See page 46 for detailed transaction overview for key assumptions and other details 6

 

Why Essentium? © Essentium 2021 – Confidential 7

 

150+ Patents 1 © Essentium 2021 – Confidential Overview of Essentium 1) Includes both pending and awarded patents 2) Includes both pending and awarded contracts as of 9/1/2021, DOD maintains the ability to terminate any contracts 3) As assessed by Essentium management, total revenue opportunity includes lifetime value of machine including initial machine purchase, yearly materials purchase and software over a 10 - year machine life 4) TAM defined in detail on page 21 ~ $30 mm DoD Contracts 2 $3.4 bn Lifetime Value of Total Revenue Opportunity 3 ~ $318bn TAM 4 • Leading developer of advanced additive manufacturing systems, addressing high - reliability and high - velocity applications • Creates new bespoke market opportunities by matching strength of injection molding and metal casting while maintaining a lower total cost of ownership (“TCO”) • Broad materials portfolio across polymer, composite, and metals • Technology validated by marquee customer base, including the Department of Defense (“DoD”) Select Customers Speed, Strength, and Low TCO Unlocks Groundbreaking Value for Additive Manufacturing Applications 8

 

• Essentium Materials launched • Developed Essentium’s first 3D printer extrusion hardware • Won numerous industry awards • Initial FlashFuse Œ technology translated from bench to system • ~$27mm DoD STRATFi contract awarded, with 17 units shipped • Won c ritical customers / partnerships with Bu r loak , Flex , Reebok , and numerous others • Shipped first units internationally • Emphasis on systems and materials go - to - market and commercialization • Essentium selected for incremental contract from U.S. Air Force to develop disruptive metals additive technology • Continue developing new materials and systems capabilities including 5G integration , military - grade encryption, and edge computing for truly distributed manufacturing and operations within a challenged logistics environment • Develop highly secure end - to - end data security / custody chain generated from smart machines, a robust user network, and holistic factory floor ecosystem • Built prototype systems • First commercial product launch ed • Launched industrial filament line in partnership with BASF • Launched numerous, multi - layered materials 2017 - 2018 2013 - 2016 2019 - 2020 Proven Innovation Platform Poised To Disrupt Traditional Manufacturing Product Development and Pipeline Cultivation Rapid Commercialization Eight years of successful product development and pipeline cultivation has prepared Essentium for the next phase of rapid commercialization 2021 - 2023+ © Essentium 2021 – Confidential 9

 

Advanced Manufacturing Ecosystem Provider That Scales Like Subtractive Manufacturing © Essentium 2021 – Confidential Disruptive Advanced Manufacturing Ecosystem Provider with Proven Technology 1 ) Denotes Aerospace and Defense 2 ) TAM defined in detail on page 21 3 ) TAM defined in detail on page 21 10 • End - to - end offerings across systems, materials, software, and services that enable a new distributed and sustainable manufacturing paradigm • One of the only platforms capable of producing parts that match the strength of injection molding and metal casting at a disruptive total cost of ownership (“TCO”) Global Marquee Customer and Partner Base • Serves very demanding A&D 1 and government customers including the DoD, the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Navy, Lockheed Martin, L3Harris, and Rolls Royce • Blue - chip relationships include other high - reliability, high - velocity customers, and industry - leading materials and technology p artners Large Addressable Market Opportunity • Addresses a $209bn TAM derived from relevant DoD applications, global machine tooling, jigs & fixtures, and thermoplastics markets 2 • Clear path to unlocking incremental $109bn metal printing and engineering software market opportunities, addressing a long - term TAM of ~$318bn 3 Highly - Advanced Technology • Essentium’s printing speeds are 5x - 15x faster compared to traditional additive manufacturing players 4 • Supported by 150+ 5 patents across polymer and metal systems, processes, and materials Comprehensive Industrial Materials • Materials - first heritage has led to a robust offering of proprietary materials including differentiated multi - layered 3D filaments • Provides a unique, third party systems - compatible portfolio of 50+ materials allowing for the production of the widest range of end - use parts Compelling Financial Combination of Significant Revenue Growth with Outstanding Unit Economics • Significant growth pipeline of 280+ customers, comprising ~$3.4 billion 6 in addressable revenue opportunities • “Razor / Razor - blade” model with a long tail of recurring revenue from materials, software and services (~4.8x of initial sale), supporting gross margin expansion and outstanding system economics Transaction with Compelling Near - Term Valuation and Long - Term Upside • Essentium has near - term revenue growth that is over 10.8x 7 the median of the selected peers • Compelling valuation upside compared to both Additive Manufacturing companies that have recently announced de - SPACs and well - established publicly traded high - growth peers that have lower growth and higher EV / EBITDA multiples Premier Management Team • Founder - led management team with deep scientific background spanning material science, semiconductor robotics, chemistry, and engineering • Bolstered by industry veterans who are supply chain experts and skilled manufacturing operators 6) As assessed by Essentium management. Active pipeline includes lifetime value of machine including initial machine purchase, yearly materials purchase and software over a 10 - year machine life 7) Near - term growth rate defined as 2021E - 2023E per consensus estimates 4) As compared using the Essentium HSE 280i vs. next closest industrial extrusion polymer printer 5) Includes awarded and pending patents

 

Advanced Manufacturing Ecosystem Provider That Scales Like Subtractive Manufacturing © Essentium 2021 – Confidential 11

 

© Essentium 2021 – Confidential 12 Supply chain transparency On - time / real - time manufacturing High - cost manufacturing footprint Limited access to scale Essentium Enables the Realization of a Truly Distributed and Sustainable Manufacturing Paradigm FREQUENT GLOBAL DISRUPTIONS LEAVE EXISTING SUPPLY CHAIN MODELS INSUFFICIENT Supply chain difficulties are escalating Existing global supply chain models are deficient Trade Wars Distribution Bottlenecks Extreme Weather Pandemic Outsourced Reshore ESSENTIUM ENABLES A SUPERIOR SOLUTION Waste Reduction: Eliminates >70% waste vs. subtractive machining 1 Supply chain transparency On - time / real - time manufacturing Flexible inventory management Highly competitive TCO Regional Distributed Production Clear Sustainability Advantage Limits Carbon Footprint: On - site printing reduces heavy logistics requirements 1 ) Company estimates of ~ 30 % retained mass for typical Computerized Numerical Control (CNC) machined parts

 

© Essentium 2021 – Confidential 13 Full Stack Advanced Manufacturing Ecosystem Provider Polymer Additive Systems • 5 - 15x faster than traditional additive manufacturing • Rapid - response extrusion system improves data accuracy throughout the build • DoD actively qualifying Advanced Polymers and Composites • 50+ materials • 30+ material patents 1 • Heat and chemical resistant Holistic Service Offering • Part development support • Installation, maintenance, and repair • In - depth training platform Cloud and Edge Computing • On - board data analysis capabilities will facilitate machine - based decisioning • Closed - loop analysis provides real - time feedback • Locally - enabled repositories Software, Security, and Digital Thread • Digital suite combines build - prep, workflow, and data analytics for additive manufacturing (“AM”) and subtractive • Tailored for manufacturing floors • Platform agnostic Metal Additive Systems and Consumables • Parts produced are comparable to castings and forgings • Minimal post - processing required • R&D in partnership with the U.S. Air Force Solutions Currently Offered Solutions in Near - Term Development Comprehensive Ecosystem Enabling Advanced Manufacturing 1) Includes both pending and awarded patents

 

$0 $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 $120 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 © Essentium 2021 – Confidential 14 Other Advanced Additive Manufacturing Injection Molding (End - use parts) Essentium Has Achieved Groundbreaking Value for Additive Manufacturing… Traditional Additive Manufacturing … by combining the strength and uniformity of injection molding… …with an operating cost profile of large batch production ESSENTIUM’S SOLUTIONS CAN ADDRESS FULL SCALE PRODUCTION RUNS COST - EFFECTIVELY ~1,700 parts Cost Per Part Total Job Size (in thousands) ~10,000 parts Injection Molding Essentium HSE Traditional Extrusion AM Essentium is cost competitive with injection molding to production runs of ~10,000 parts, addressing a significantly broader spectrum than traditional extrusion AM ZX Tensile Strength

 

Global Marquee Customer and Partner Base © Essentium 2021 – Confidential

 

16 Cumulative Essentium System Sales to the DoD PROVEN ABILITY TO CROSS - SELL TO OTHER BRANCHES AND WIN FOLLOW - ON INNOVATION AWARDS DUE TO DEMONSTRATED SUCCESS 17 1 31 2022E 2023E 78 122 Tremendous Momentum with a Demanding Partner 26 Systems Delivered 7 Existing Department of Defense Customers ~$30mm Total Value of Contracts to Date 1 2021E 2020A 2019A 1) Includes both pending and awarded contracts as of 9/1/2021 2) 2021 AFRL & AFWERX award © Essentium 2021 – Confidential Metals Contract Win With US Air Force, which includes applications for US Space Force 2

 

Source: United States Department of Defense FY 2022 Budget Request and management estimates 1) Military Strategic Readiness budget defined as the portion of the overall DoD budget allocated to fund Joint Force strategic military readiness and preparedness through investments in modernizing capabilities across all branches of the Armed Forces DoD Represents a $20bn TAM Opportunity for Essentium Modernization and readiness of Armed Forces is a top priority to ensure the U.S. military remains the best trained and most well - equipped force in the world • Aviation and ground vehicles communicate real - time health status to the DoD secure cloud • Operational status queried against repository of qualified part profiles • Suitable matches to be sent to deployed AM assets to begin production of critical service parts – even when an aircraft is still in flight 1 2 3 4 5 Critical contributing factor for sustaining readiness is reliable, predictable, and on - time funding Military is committed to heavily fund the armed forces for sustainability and readiness Essentium’s deep history with the DoD and best - in - class materials capabilities creates opportunities to address many of the DoD’s needs Essentium’s distributed model and key partnerships with market - leading software companies are positioned to create military - grade digital capabilities to the manufacturing floor ~$100bn Military Strategic Readiness Budget 1 ~$65bn Sustainment & Readiness Budget ~$20bn DoD Spend Available to Essentium DoD Vision for Additive - enabled Transformation of Supply Chain, Sustainment, and Distributed Manufacturing Cloud - Connected Repository Distributed Manufacturing Sites © Essentium 2021 – Confidential 17 In - Flight Need

 

Government / Military © Essentium 2021 – Confidential Customers and Partners Have Validated Essentium’s Solutions 18 Aerospace and Defense Industrial Biomedical Automotive and Mobility Contract and Electronics Mfg. Services Selected Corporate Partnerships

 

Large Addressable Market Opportunity

 

© Essentium 2021 – Confidential 20 Opportunity Addressed by Additive Manufacturers Including Essentium Additional Opportunity Unlocked by Essentium Essentium’s Advanced Additive Offering Unlocks a Significant Commercial Opportunity Today Concep t Models Functional Pro t o t y p e s Spare Parts Production Production Tools Visual Prototypes Production Ramp Up Low Volume / Specialized Products In the Office During Ramp In Production End of Life SUPERIOR PRODUCT STRENGTH AND UNIFORMITY ALLOW ESSENTIUM TO ADDRESS A RANGE OF COMMERCIAL USE CASES TODAY Mass Production Production Ramp Off $209bn 1 TAM Today: Relevant DoD applications and Global Machine Tooling, Jigs & Fixtures, and Thermoplastics 1) TAM defined in detail on page 21

 

© Essentium 2021 – Confidential 21 1) 2020 Technavio Global Machine Tools, 2020 The Business Research Company Global Special Die and Tool, Die Set, Jig and Fixture Manufacturing and 2019 IHS Thermoplastics 2) United States Department of Defense FY 2022 Budget Request 3) 2020 The Business Research Company Global Forging and Stamping. Estimated TAM value for 2021 4) IDC 2020 market data Essentium’s Metal Additive and Digital Manufacturing Initiatives Significantly Expand the Company’s Initial TAM $209bn TAM Today $85bn Global Metal Forging, Plastic Machinery, and Engineered Thermoplastics TAM $318bn Overall TA M 3 Evolution of Essentium’s Advanced Manufacturing Platform $189bn Global Machine Tooling, Jigs & Fixtures, and Thermoplastics TAM 1 $23bn 4 Global Engineering Software and Digital Thread TAM Third Phase • Launch of build - prep and workflow software and the next - generation network protocol will mark the beginning of the Third Phase • Essentium expects to facilitate broad - based connected additive and subtractive machine network through development of standardized communication protocols • TAM penetration strategy will focus on deploying software solution across Essentium’s installed base Second Phase • Expected launch of HSE M280i in 2023 will mark the beginning of the Second Phase • Anticipated to unlock the metal tooling market with high - quality targeted metallurgies • TAM expected to be rapidly penetrated by cross - selling Essentium metal systems to existing blue - chip customers Evolution of TAM $20bn DoD TAM 2 $189bn Global Machine Tooling, Jigs & Fixtures, and Thermoplastics TAM 1 $20bn DoD TAM 2 ~$209BN INITIAL TAM TO EXPAND TO ~$318BN WITH THE LAUNCH OF THE SECOND AND THIRD PHASES

 

© Essentium 2021 – Confidential 22 Premier Management Team

 

Irvine Austin Detroit HQ New York © Essentium 2021 – Confidential 23 Premier Management Team with Global Presence to Capture Essentium’s Large and Growing Customer Demand Elisa Teipel, Ph.D. C hief D evelopment O fficer Blake Teipel, Ph.D. CEO Lars Uffhausen COO Erik Gjovik C hief S upply Chain O fficer Blake Mosher C hief C ommercial O fficer Jeff Lumetta CTO MORE THAN 180 YEARS COMBINED OF RELEVANT EXPERIENCE Jonathan Baliff Interim CFO Querétaro, Mexico Lyon, France Barcelona, Spain Heidelberg, Germany Singapore Shanghai, China 1) Built T1 companies serving OEMs in multiple verticals 1 1

 

Highly Advanced Technology

 

© Essentium 2021 – Confidential 25 Proprietary Advanced Systems Technology Ti - 64 Heated Nozzle Durability: High wear resistance and one of the sharpest heat breaks; provides rapid response and high - temperature capabilities IDEX Dual - Head Speed: One of the only independent dual - head extrusion systems with multiple modes, advancing speed 5 - 15x faster than the closest industrial extrusion polymer printer FlashFuse TM, 2 Strength: Provides uniform mechanical properties, unlocking functional end - use parts X - Y All Linear Motion System Speed and Precision: Utilizes linear, servo - driven X - Y stage. Achieves 3G acceleration and 1m / sec speed at 1 μ precision (vs. leading incumbents’ 150 μ ) 1 1) Technical data as provided in publicly available documentation 2) Anticipated shipping Q4 ’21 3) Expected to be launched in 2022 4) Company estimates Advanced Metal Printing 3 Speed / Strength: Significant strength and end - to - end process speed advantages over binder jetting and powder bed fusion 4

 

© Essentium 2021 – Confidential 26 61 Minutes Time to Part VS 560 Minutes Time to Part ~ 295X Parts P rinted in 30 D ays 3 2 X Parts P rinted in 30 D ays Fast and Cost - Effective Scale Solution 1) Based on independent third - party analysis Essentium’s Disruptive Approach: High Speed Extrusion (HSE) Leading Incumbent Approach: Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) Part Type Average Cost Savings with Essentium’s HSE Technology Tow Bar Bolt Carriage Inspection Tool Ground Support Split Cooling Duct 80% 81% 79% Cost Savings Over Incumbent Air Force FDM Solution 1

 

© Essentium 2021 – Confidential 27 Metal printing method supported by growing patent portfolio (five patents to date, with three more in process 1 ) Essentium metals provide increased ductility, broad - based metallurgies, and micro - structures on par with castings and forgings Technology provides energy - efficient deposition, eliminating porosity, and minimizing warpage during build Method has solved metal manufacturing challenges and has gained support and funding from the U.S. Air Force to commercialize the process Enables the production of safety - critical end - use parts in aerospace applications Unique Metal Additive Manufacturing Method Microstructure and metallurgy advantages enabling broad - scale uses in every major industrial vertical Our material format alleviates the EHS 2 and explosivity risk prevalent in other material formats 1) Includes pending patents 2) Environmental, Health, and Safety

 

Transformational Data - Capture © Essentium 2021 – Confidential 28 Nominal Representation of Competitor​ HSE 280i Log File​ (14x faster sampling rate)​ • Super fast data streams (16,000Hz) 14x faster per variable 1 than traditional AM • Enables real - time capture of critical parameters • Built for ecosystem integration • Data can be mined for in - process QC and QA • Build code can be post - processed to correct for machine - to - machine variation, providing uniform manufacturing across a fleet of machines • Data from Essentium HSE installations separated by time and space can be compared, optimizing throughput and value return TRANSFORMATIONAL RESOLUTION DATA CAPTURE RESULTS IN HIGHER YIELDS AND LOWER DEFECTS, ENABLING DISTRIBUTED AND HIGHLY AGILE MA NUF ACTURING 1) Estimates based on publicly available information from competitor technical data sheets

 

Comprehensive Industrial Materials

 

PURPOSE - BUILT MATERIALS ADDRESS WIDE SPECTRUM OF MECHANICAL PROPERTIES © Essentium 2021 – Confidential 30 Tough polymer casing High - volume fraction fiber - filled core Surface - enriched MWNT 3 filament Non - marking, non - marring, and non - sloughing Highly Distinguished Mechanical Properties Materials Span Across the Spectrum of Electrical Conductivity Ω Ω • Significant range of aerospace and biomedical grade super - plastics • Broad industry line - up of extrusion elastomers • Engineering - and commodity - grades that service many manufacturing applications • C omprehensive carbon fiber line available for light - weighting applications 2 • Proprietary portfolio of patent ed nanomaterial blends • Cleanroom - safe materials for circuit boards and electronic device manufacturing • High - quality metallurgies at the heart of Essentium’s strategy • Strong pull through from aerospace and government partnerships • Leveraging world’s established metal supply chain in lieu of expensive / volatile metal powder solutions Comprehensive Industrial Materials 50 + Materials 30 + Materials Patents 1 20 + Trademarks 10 Material Scientists + + Polymer Composite Metal Extensive patented materials portfolio… …with highly unique properties 1) Includes pending and awarded patents 2) Company estimates comparing Essentium product line against others in the marketplace 3) Multi - walled Nano Tube

 

HSE Proprietary Multilayered Materials – PCBA Applications

 

HSE Proprietary Multilayered Materials – EMS Applications

 

33 Upper Case Assembly ~9,200 Fixtures • Machining — 3,600 • Finishing — 1,200 • Anodizing — 200 • Post Anodize Machining — 170 • Inspection — 4,250 Screen Assembly ~4,200 Fixtures • Machining — 1,500 • Finishing — 800 • Anodizing — 200 • Inspection — 1,700 Aluminum Chassis ~3,200 Fixtures • Stamping — 80 • Trimming — 320 • Machining — 900 • Anodizing — 170 • Inspection — 1,700 Motherboard ~1,500 Fixtures • SMT — 1,500 • Testing — 40 ESSENTIUM’S HSE ECOSYSTEM CAN CREATE THE 15,000+ FIXTURES THAT ARE REQUIRED TO MANUFACTURE AND ASSEMBLE A SINGLE LAPTOP MODEL © Essentium 2021 – Confidential

 

HSE Proprietary ESD - Safe Materials Relevant for functional applications across the EV landscape such as: • Power electronics • Energy storage • Autonomous - and connected - vehicle sensor packaging

 

O rthotic and prosthetic parts are difficult to mass produce due to a variety of customization requirements and geometric complexity Essentium manufactures parts at scale that meet each customer’s specific needs, measurement, and use Enables customers’ access to custom designed and comfortable orthotics and prosthetics, instantaneously improving comfort, fit, and speed Problem Solution Impact ESSENTIUM PRINTED PROSTHETIC DEVICES IN CONJUNCTION WITH PARTNERS © Essentium 2021 – Confidential 35 Case Study: Advancing Orthotics and Prosthetics

 

© Essentium 2021 – Confidential 36 Capable of Producing Solutions for Mission - Critical Applications Indirect and Direct Solutions… Tooling Injection Molding, Composite Layup, Electronics Encapsulation, Resin Molding, Blow Molding Jigs and Fixtures CNC Clamps, Welding Fixtures, Press Tooling, PCB routing, Wave Solder, Conformal Coating Masking Surface Preparation, Surface Treatment End - Use Parts Aerospace: Wing supports, Landing Gear, Window Covers, Wind Supports, Cooling Ducts Automotive: Battery Covers, Connectors, Fuel Lines Energy and Alternatives: Gaskets and Seals Aerospace End - Use Airworthy Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul Ground Support Automotive Electric Vehicles Internal Combustion Engines Energy and Alternatives Oil and Gas Electric Grid Infrastructure Hydrogen Energy Storage …Servicing Mission Critical Verticals… …with Demonstrated Customer Impact • 80% cost reduction per unit 1 • Parts completed up to 8x faster on average than incumbent solution 1 • 70% savings in both cost per unit and manufacturing time 1 • 95% cost reduction per unit 1 • 85% lead time reduction from 12 weeks to one day 1 1) Data provided in collaboration with Customer

 

Compelling Financial Combination of Significant Revenue Growth with Outstanding Unit Economics

 

Clear Organic Growth Vision © Essentium 2021 – Confidential 38 • Expand presence with existing installed base • Leverage existing customer wins and reseller network to win new logos • Execute on $ 3.4b n in line - of - sight sales addressable revenue opportunities 1 • Accelerate competitive advantage through innovation roadmap • Advance metal capabilitie s • Develop multi - modal (metal and polymer) printers • Deliver industry - leading build preparation SaaS suite • Unlock digital thread solution for additive manufacturing Land and Expand 1 2 4 3 5 S y s t em s Digital Suite Focused and Complimentary M&A • Expand suite of innovative application - centric novel polymers, composites , and metals • Continue to drive materials attachment with growing systems installed base M a t e r ia l s • Highly actionable pipeline of transformative target candidates • Emphasis on acquisitions to accelerate systems, software , and channel access 1) Sales pipeline represents total lifetime value of identifiable custome r opportunities over the next three to five years

 

1 31 Systems Demonstrated Ability to Deliver Tangible Value to Customer © Essentium 2021 – Confidential 39 K e y A pp l i c at io n • Service Tools • Flight - safe Parts 80% Cost Reduction per Unit ~ 5x Average Time Saved for Printed Parts 1 9 Systems K e y A pp l i c at io n • Personal Protective Equipment ~ 96% Average Daily Utilization Rate 1 25 Days Average Runtime Days per Month 1 1 3 Systems K e y A pp l i c at io n • Polymer Aerospace Parts • Personal Protective Equipment ~ 71% Lifetime Utilization Rate 2 25 Days Average Runtime Days per Month 1 1) When used in production. Based on client data and management estimates 2) Based on materials sales data 3) Includes three systems that are expected to be delivered by December 31, 2021 3

 

1) Recurring revenue defined as ARR less digital suite subscription; ARR defined as annual materials, training and services reve nu e 2) Data as of Q2 2021; Revenue opportunity assumes initial machine sale and ARR at mid - year convention to account for sales made t hroughout the year. Includes existing systems and materials customers revenue opportunity assuming initial machine sale and ARR at mid - year convent ion 3) Includes key target accounts, reseller accounts, and new revenue opportunities and is based on Essentium management projectio ns SIGNIFICANT TOTAL PIPELINE OF ~280 CUSTOMERS COMPRISING ~$3.4 BILLION IN LIFETIME VALUE REVENUE OPPORTUNITIES High - Visibility Enabled by Robust Organic Revenue Opportunity © Essentium 2021 – Confidential 40 Recurring Revenue from Installed Base 1 Total Revenue Opportunity Projected Sales in 2021 2 Additional Pipeline Opportunity 3 $3.4 $20.1 $6.7 $30.3 CY2021E Revenue: $19.4mm Recurring Revenue from Installed Base and Backlog 1 Total Revenue Opportunity Projected Sales in 2022 2 Additional Pipeline Opportunity 3 $9.9 $40.2 $103.0 $153.1 CY2022E Revenue: $72.8mm Launch of HSE 280i in 2021 and HSE 240 in 2022 expected to expedite sales cycle CY2021E Revenue Opportunity ($ in Millions) CY2022E Revenue Opportunity ($ in Millions)

 

Cumulative Installed Base of Systems Revenue Gross Profit Gross Margin $ 169.8 $ 236.3 $ 819.3 $ 84.7 $ 124.7 $ 476 Y1 System Y1 Total 10-Year Cumulative Highly Attractive Projected System Economics Illustrative Recurring Revenue Model (1,2,3) PROJECTED GROWTH OF INSTALLED BASE DRIVES STICKY AFTERMARKET REVENUES AND PROFITABILITY Year 1 upfront revenue from sale of system Estimated Cumulative 10 - year system and recurring consumables sales Total revenue opportunity is 4.8x 5 of initial sale (# in Units) ($ in Thousands) 85 535 1,855 4,235 7,555 2021E 2022E 2023E 2024E 2025E 49.9% 52.8% 58.1% Upfront revenue from sale of system and Year 1 revenue from consumables 4 1) Per unit system, materials, services , and software revenue and gross profit calculated based on average per machine figures for HSE 180, HSE 240 and HSE 280 Metal units ; excludes revenue and gross profit per unit from the sale of Collider systems. On 7/20/2021, Essentium announced its proposed acquisition of Collider; the transaction is expected to close in 1 st quarter of 2022, subject to applicable board / regulatory approvals 2) Average initial machine sales price includes potential reseller discount 41 © Essentium 2021 – Confidential 3) Assumes no HSE 240 Machine revenue or gross profit generation after year 8 4) Includes materials, services and software 5) $819 (in thousands) in 10 - Year revenue divided by $170 (in thousands) in revenue from upfront machine sale. Figure is based on Essentium management projections/estimates

 

2021E 2022E 2023E 2024E 2025E 1) Total number of customers as of Sep 2021 2) Excludes one time DoD services revenue (%) 3) Includes one time DoD services revenue Positioned for Rapid Organic Growth Over the Next 5 Years 545 Total Number of Customers 51% Gross Margin Expected in 2021E $3.4bn Total Addressable Revenue Opportunities FURTHER EXPANSION OF ECOSYSTEM OFFERINGS, EXECUTION AGAINST LINE - OF - SIGHT SALES ADDRESSABLE REVENUE OPPORTUNITIES, AND COMPOUNDING RECURRING REVENUE DRIVE STRONG ORGANIC GROWTH AND PROFITABILITY FORECASTS 85 450 1,320 2,380 3,320 ($Millions) Revenue Systems Sold ARR % of Total Revenue © Essentium 2021 – Confidential 42 1 55% Recurring Revenue Expected in 2025E 13.7% 2 37.5% 47.2% 54.9% 49.8% $19.4 3 $72.8 $212.4 $399.4 $688.3

 

Adjacent M&A Strategy Complementary to the Core Essentium Organic Competitive Advantage Software M&A Criteria Hardware M&A Criteria Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning • Expands software capabilities and maximizes manufacturing efficiency • Accelerates adoption of additive manufacturing across the factory floor • Improves digital thread management CAM 1 and Other Engineering Software • Enhances software offerings in the Essentium ecosystem • Bolstering third party CAD 2 suppliers’ capabilities Voxel - Level Printing • Greater design freedom • Enhanced material gradient control • Ability to optimize lattice structure and topology Macroscale Printing • Expands industrial materials into functional composites and composite structures • Levels - up the mechanical property profile to that of continuous - and non - woven fiber composites • Achieves long - term cyclic - fatigue performance for motorsport and related high - performance applications CLEARLY DEFINED M&A STRATEGY FOCUSED ON SYNERGISTIC TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITIONS Key Criteria: Assets that augment Essentium’s build - prep and workflow software and digital thread Key Criteria: Complementary hardware technology enabling Essentium to address a larger array of applications © Essentium 2021 – Confidential 43 1) Computer aided manufacturing 2) Computer aided design

 

Rapid Revenue Growth and Strong Margins 2020A 2021E 2022 E 2023 E 2024 E 2025 E ARR 1 $ 1.3 $ 2.7 $ 27.3 $ 100.2 $ 198.8 $ 378.0 % of Total Revenue 8.3% 13.7 % 37.5 % 47.2% 49 . 8 % 5 4.9 % Revenue $ 15.1 $ 19.4 $ 72.8 $ 212.4 $ 399.4 $ 688.3 % Growth 526.0% 58.8 % 274.6% 191.6% 88.0% 72.3% Cost of Goods Sold (7.9) (9.7) (35.5) (96.8) (177.7) (297.4) Gross Profit $ 7.2 $ 9.8 $ 37.4 $ 115 . 6 $ 221 . 7 $ 3 90.8 % Gross Margin 47.6% 5 0.3 % 51.3% 5 4 . 4 % 5 5.5 % 5 6 . 8 % Operating Expenses (19.8) (48.8) (111.9) (155.9) (206.0) (247.3) Adjusted EBITDA 3 $ (11.7) $ (36.6) $ (71.7) $ (36.7) $ 20.9 $ 152.8 % Adjusted EBITDA Margin N.M. N.M. N.M. N.M. 5.2% 22.2% Capital Expenditures 4.0 2.2 3.6 6.9 19.5 29.3 % of Total Revenue 26.4% 11.3% 4.9% 3.3% 4.9% 4.3% Free Cash Flow 4 (15.5) (38.8) (75.3) (43.6) 1.3 123.5 % FCF Margin N.M. N.M. N.M. N.M. 0.3% 17.9% Fiscal Year Ending December 31 Note: N.M. denotes non - meaningful information 1) ARR calculated as sum of Materials, Services and Software revenue, and excludes one - time DoD Services revenue in 2020A and 20 21E 2) Represents growth rate after adjusting for $2.9mm of COVID - related revenue in 2020A 3) Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income (loss), calculated in accordance with GAAP, plus interest expense, interest and o the r income, other expenses, income tax expense, net and depreciation and amortization expense. Adjusted EBITDA Margin is defined as is defined as net income (loss), calculated in accordance with GAAP, plus interest expense, interest and other income, other expenses, income tax expe ns e, net and depreciation and amortization expense as a percentage of revenue. For a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to its most directl y comparable GAAP measure, please see the appendix 44 4) Free Cash Flow is defined as GAAP operating income, plus depreciation and amortization, less capital expenditure. Free Cash Flow Margin is defined as operating income, plus depreciation and amortization less capital expenditure as a percentage of revenue. For a reconciliation of Free Cash Flow to its most directly comparable GAAP measure, please see the appendix © Essentium 2021 – Confidential 2 2

 

Transaction with Compelling Near - Term Valuation and Long - Term Upside © Essentium 2021 – Confidential 45

 

• Essentium to merge with Atlantic Coastal at a Pro Forma enterprise value of $974mm (~4.6x ’23E revenue) • 100% primary proceeds, with existing Essentium shareholders rolling 100% of their equity; along with convertible note holders, will own ~64% 1,3 of the Pro Forma company • 30mm earn - out shares to sellers with 50% earned at $15.00 and 50% earned at $20.00 5,6 • Transaction will fully fund Essentium’s business plan Detailed Transaction Overview Transaction Summary Illustrative Pro Forma Valuation Pro Forma Capitalization Amount Share Price at Merger $10.00 Total Shares Outstanding 1,3 131.5 Pro Forma Equity Value ($mm) $1,315 ( - ) Pro Forma Cash 4 (346) (+) Pro Forma Debt 4 6 Pro Forma Implied Enterprise Value ($mm) $974 Multiples CY2023E Revenue $212 Implied Multiple 4.6x CY2023E Gross Margin $116 Implied Multiple 8.4x © Essentium 2021 – Confidential 1) Assumes no redemptions 2) Includes proceeds received from outstanding Essentium convertible notes with outstanding principal amount of $34.3mm as of 11 /28 /2021 3) Includes shares issued from conversion of convertible note, which has an estimated closing balance (including accumulated PIK in terest and commitment fee) of $40.5mm, $9.00 per share conversion price and closing date of 03/15/2022 4) Existing Cash on Balance Sheet and Debt as of 12/31/2021; Pro Forma Cash includes existing Cash on Balance Sheet and assumes no redemptions by ACAH existing shareholders 5) Assumes a nominal share price of $10.00 per share; Pro Forma ownership excludes impact of ACAH warrants and earn - out 6) 50% of the earn - out shares to be released on the date on which the closing price of the surviving company’s common stock equals or exceeds $15.00 per share for any 20 trading days within a 30 - trading day period following the closing of the acquisition, and the remaining 50% of the earn - out shares to be released on the date on which the closing price o f the surviving company’s common stock equals or exceeds $20.00 per share for any 20 trading days within a 30 - trading day period following the closing of the acquisition Sources and Uses Sources ($mm) Amount % Essentium Rollover Equity & Convertible Note Holders $841 68.0% ACAH Cash in Trust 1 345 27.9% PIPE Proceeds 42 3.4% Cash on Balance Sheet 2 10 0.8% Total Sources $1,237 100.0% Uses ($mm) Amount % Essentium Rollover Equity & Convertible Note Holders $841 68.0% Estimated Transaction Expenses 50 4.0% Cash to Balance Sheet 1,2 346 28.0% Total Uses $1,237 100.0% Illustrative Post - Transaction Ownership 1,3,4,5 3.2% 6.6% 64.0% 26.2% Existing Essentium Shareholders and Convertible Note Holders 3 SPAC Investors PIPE Investors ACAH Sponsor 46

 

Traditional Additive Manufacturing 1 • Traditional additive manufacturing players • Mature and lower growth businesses • Predominantly levered to additive 1.0, prototyping, and legacy capabilities © Essentium 2021 – Confidential Advanced Additive Manufacturing Industry 4.0 3D Design & Simulation Peers Commentary • Advanced additive manufacturing systems and materials providers • Accelerated growth and comparable margin trajectories similar to Essentium • Recent SPAC transactions • Digitizing manufacturing to optimize supply chains and create intelligent, autonomous systems • High - growth businesses levered to robust macro trends including IoT, big data, cybersecurity, cloud computing, and AI • Industry leaders with broad design and engineering software platforms • Mature high - growth businesses with majority of revenue from software subscriptions • Digital solutions transforming the ways physical products are engineered, manufactured, and serviced; increasingly levered to Industry 4.0 Understanding the Universe of Additive and Digital Manufacturing Technologies 47 1) Considered but not included in the comp set

 

© Essentium 2021 – Confidential Essentium is a Unique Investment in the Additive Manufacturing Industry 48 • The $974 million Pro Forma enterprise value is underpinned by proven, market - leading technology and clear line - of - sight into $3.4bn+ 1 of addressable revenue opportunities o High visibility into near - term financial performance backed by proven results from the world’s most demanding customers o Highly selective technology acquisitions in key adjacent areas drive future upside to the financial plan • Compelling valuation upside for an additive manufacturing company: Essentium’s 4.6x 2023 EV / Revenue is lower than the selected peers which are valued at a median of 10.4x 4 2023 EV / Revenue 2 o Essentium has near - term revenue growth that is over 10.8x 3 the median of the selected peers o Relative valuation analysis shows a discount to its selected peers 1) As assessed by Essentium management, total revenue opportunity includes lifetime value of machine including initial machine purchase, yearly materials purchase and software over a 10 - year machine life 2) Source: Capital IQ, Company Presentations, Wall Street Research; market data as of 11/29/2021; Pro Forma valuation excludes impact of warrants and earn - out 3) Near - term growth rate defined as 2021E - 2023E per consensus estimates 4) Only core comps, excludes traditional additive

 

Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4 Category 5 Category 6 Category 7 Category 8 Category 9 Category 10 Category 12 Selected Peers Valuation Benchmarking EV / NTM Revenue 1,4 © Essentium 2021 – Confidential 49 Overall Median: 13.3x 2 Advanced Additive Mfg. Industry 4.0 3D Design & Simulation Traditional Additive Mfg. Core Comparable Companies Traditional Additive Mfg. Median 3 38.7x 31.5x 17.8x 21.5x 19.9x 17.2x 13.9x 12.7x 12.1x 7.5x 4.5x 7.6x 10.5x 15.2x 32.3x Note: Dashed box represents EV / NTM revenue multiples at time of transaction announcement 1) Source: Capital IQ, Company Filings, Company Presentations, Wall Street Research; market data as of 11/29/2021; Pro Forma val uat ion excludes impact of warrants and earn - out 2) Excludes Traditional Additive Manufacturing peer set 3) Represents median multiples of the Traditional Additive Manufacturing peer set (3D Systems, Materialise and Stratasys ) 4) Desktop Metal‘s EV adjusted for impact of Brewer Dental and May Dental acquisitions; 3D Systems’ TEV adjusted for impact of V olu metric acquisition with expected completion in Q4 of 2021

 

Transaction Priced at a Discount to Peers 58% Discount Implied Future Enterprise Value Implied Discounted Enterprise Value Pro Forma Enterprise Value EV / CY2023E Revenue (Discount rate: 20%) $212mm 3 12.0x – 14.0x CY2023E Revenue 12.0x – 14.0x CY2023E Revenue 4.6x CY2023E Revenue Summary of Valuation Approach • Applies a range of 12.0x – 14.0x to Essentium’s CY2023E revenue to reach an implied enterprise value. The implied enterprise val ue is discounted back 1 year at a 20% discount rate to reach the implied discounted enterprise value ‒ The multiples range is centered around the EV / NTM Revenue median (+~1.0x / - ~1.0x) of Essentium’s broad manufacturing peers 1 1) Source: Capital IQ, Company Filings, Company Presentations, Wall Street Research; market data as of 11/29/2021; Pro Forma valuation excludes impact of warrants and earn - out 2) Assumes no redemptions by Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corp.’s existing shareholders and transaction expenses of approximatel y $50mm 3) Denotes Essentium management estimates Implied Enterprise Value Based on Broad Manufacturing Peer Companies’ Current Trading Valuations 1 Transaction Valuation Comparable Companies Discounted Value of Comparable Companies Pro Forma Valuation $974 $2,549 $2,974 $2,124 $2,478 2 © Essentium 2021 – Confidential 50

 

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4.6x 18.7x 14.8x 12.5x 10.7x 10.1x 10.0x 5.0x 7.1x Traditional Additive Mfg. Median 3 6.6x 5.6x 4.0x Summary Valuation Benchmarking EV / CY24E Revenue 1,4,5 Peer Median: 10.4x 2 EV / CY23E Revenue 1,5 Advanced Additive Mfg. Industry 4.0 3D Design & Simulation Traditional Additive Mfg. Core Comparable Companies 52 © Essentium 2021 – Confidential 12.8x 7.4x 2.4x 17.2x 11.4x 11.2x 9.7x 9.1x 6.1x 4.2x Traditional Additive Mfg. Median 3 3.7x 4.0x 4.0x 5.5x Peer Median: 8.0x 2 2.8x 6.9x 7.0x 4.7x 3.6x 3.1x Note: Dashed box represents EV / CY23E & EV / CY24E revenue multiples at time of transaction announcement 1) Source: Capital IQ, Company Filings, Company Presentations, Wall Street Research; market data as of 11/29/2021; Pro Forma val uat ion excludes impact of warrants and earn - out 2) Excludes Traditional Additive Manufacturing peer set 3) Represents median multiples of the Traditional Additive Manufacturing peer set (3D Systems, Materialise and Stratasys ) 4) CY24E revenue data unavailable for 3D Systems and Stratasys 5) Desktop Metal‘s EV adjusted for impact of Brewer Dental and May Dental acquisitions; 3D Systems’ TEV adjusted for impact of V olu metric acquisition with expected completion in Q4 of 2021

 

8.4x 28.7x 24.6x 31.1x 14.7x 14.3x 10.9x Traditional Additive Mfg. Median 3 8.1x 7.6x 12.5x 11.7x 4.4x 21.8x 14.6x 9.7x 9.2x 7.4x 8.0x Traditional Additive Mfg. Median 3 N/A N/A 6.7x 7.0x EV / CY24E Gross Profit 1,4,5 Peer Median: 9.5x 2 Peer Median: 14.3x 2 EV / CY23E Gross Profit 1,4,5 53 Summary Valuation Benchmarking Advanced Additive Mfg. Industry 4.0 3D Design & Simulation Traditional Additive Mfg. Core Comparable Companies N/A 13.1x 6.0x 24.4x 21.2x 11.4x 8.4x 11.2x 9.1x 4.6x Note: Dashed box represents EV / CY23E & EV / CY24E gross profit multiples at time of transaction announcement 1) Source: Capital IQ, Company Filings, Company Presentations, Wall Street Research; market data as of 11/29/2021; Pro Forma val uat ion excludes impact of warrants and earn - out 2) Excludes Traditional Additive Manufacturing peer set 3) Represents median multiples of the Traditional Additive Manufacturing peer set (3D Systems, Materialise and Stratasys ) 4) CY23E gross profit data unavailable for Keyence; CY24E gross profit Data unavailable for 3D Systems, Dassault Systems, Keyence and Stratasys 5) Desktop Metal‘s EV adjusted for impact of Brewer Dental and May Dental acquisitions; 3D Systems’ TEV adjusted for impact of V olu metric acquisition with expected completion in Q4 of 2021 © Essentium 2021 – Confidential

 

Long - Term TAM ($bn) $318 $146 $115 $180 Patents 1 150+ 300+ 170+ 48+ Applications Production of high - value parts for both high - reliability and high - velocity sectors Mass production of low - cost parts for consumer and automotive Production of low - cost parts for industrial, aerospace, defense, medical, and automotive Production of high - value parts for aerospace, energy, and industrial Materials Strategy Thermoplastic Polymers, Photopolymers, Composites, and Metals 2 Composites, Metals, and Photopolymers 3 Composites and Metals Metals Select Customers Essentium Provides Compelling Value Against the Advanced Additive Manufacturing Peers BUSINESS OVERVIEW © Essentium 2021 – Confidential 54 1) TAM defined in detail on page 21 for Essentium; Peer stats are as presented in company materials 2) In development 3) Photopolymers added per recent acquisition of Adaptive3D

 

$ in millions 2020A 2021E 2022 E 2023 E 2024 E 2025 E Net Income Plus (Less): Interest Expense Interest and Other Income Other Expenses Income Tax Expense, Net Depreciation & Amortization Adjusted EBITDA Fiscal Year Ending December 31 55 Reconciliation of Non - GAAP Metrics ($12.4) $0.2 (0.4) 0.0 - 1.1 ($11.5) ($47.1) $0.1 (0.0) 7.9 - 2.4 ($36.6) ($74.6) $0.1 - - - 2.8 ($71.7) ($40.3) $0.0 - - - 3.6 ($36.7) $15.7 $0.0 - - - 5.2 $20.9 $143.5 $0.0 - - - 9.3 $152.8 $ in millions 2020A 2021E 2022 E 2023 E 2024 E 2025 E Operating Income Plus (Less): Depreciation & Amortization Capital Expenditures Free Cash Flow ($12.6) 1.1 (4.0) ($15.5) ($39.0) 2.4 (2.2) ($38.8) ($74.5) 2.8 (3.6) ($75.3) ($40.3) 3.6 (6.9) ($43.6) $15.7 5.2 (19.5) $1.3 $143.5 9.3 (29.3) $123.5 Fiscal Year Ending December 31 © Essentium 2021 – Confidential

 

Risk Factors © Essentium 2021 – Confidential 56 Risks Relating to Essentium’s Business and Industry • We are an early - stage company with a history of losses. We have not been profitable historically and may not achieve or maintain profitability in the future. • Our limited operating history and rapid growth makes evaluating our current business and future prospects difficult and may increase the risk of your investment. • We may not timely and effectively scale and adapt our existing technology, processes, and infrastructure to meet the needs of our business. • Our operating results and financial condition may fluctuate from period to period and may fall below expectations in any particular period, which could adversely affect the market price of our common stock. • The additive manufacturing industry in which we operate is characterized by rapid technological change, which requires us to continue to develop new products and innovations to meet constantly evolving customer demands and which could adversely affect market adoption of our products. • The additive manufacturing industry is competitive. We expect to face increasing competition in many aspects of our business, which could cause our operating results to suffer. • Increased consolidation among our customers, suppliers and competitors in the advanced manufacturing industry may have an adverse effect on our business and results of operations. • We have generated substantially all of our revenues to date from the sale of a limited number of products. • We may experience significant delays in the design, production, and launch of additional additive manufacturing products, and we may be unable to successfully commercialize products on our planned timelines. • Changes in our product mix may impact our gross margins and financial performance. • Our failure to meet our customers’ price expectations would adversely affect our business and results of operations. • Declines in the prices of our products and services, or in our volume of sales, together with our relatively inflexible cost structure, may adversely affect our financial results. • Our business model is predicated, in part, on building a customer base that will generate a recurring stream of revenues through the sale of our hardware, consumables and service contracts. If that recurring stream of revenues does not develop as expected, or if our business model changes as the industry evolves, our operating results may be adversely affected. • If demand for our products does not grow as expected, or if market adoption of additive manufacturing does not continue to develop, or develops more slowly than expected, our revenues may stagnate or decline, and our business may be adversely affected. • Defects in new products or in enhancements to our existing products that give rise to product returns or warranty or other claims could result in material expenses, diversion of management time and attention, and damage to our reputation. • We are, and have been in the recent past, subject to litigation. • [We depend on our network of resellers and our business could be adversely affected if they do not perform as expected.] • Our operations could suffer if we are unable to attract and retain key management or other key employees. • We depend on a limited number of third - party contract manufacturers for substantially all of our manufacturing needs. If these third - party manufacturers experience any delay, disruption or quality control problems in their operations, including due to the COVID - 19 pandemic, we could lose market share and our brand may suffer. • If our suppliers become unavailable or inadequate, our customer relationships, results of operations, and financial condition may be adversely affected. • Our third - party contract manufacturers’ facilities, and our suppliers’ and our customers’ facilities, are vulnerable to disruption due to natural or other disasters, strikes, and other events beyond our control. • If we fail to grow our business as anticipated, our net sales, gross margin, and operating margin will be adversely affected. If we grow as anticipated but fail to manage our growth and expand our operations accordingly, our business may be harmed and our results of operation may suffer. • Our existing and planned global operations subject us to a variety of risks and uncertainties that could adversely affect our business and operating results. Our business is subject to risks associated with selling machines and other products in non - United States locations. • As part of our growth strategy, we intend to acquire or make investments in other businesses, patents, technologies, products, or services. Our failure to do so successfully could disrupt our business and have an adverse impact on our financial condition. • As we acquire and invest in companies or technologies, we may not realize expected business, technological or financial benefits and the acquisitions or investments could prove difficult to integrate, disrupt our business, dilute stockholder value and adversely affect our business, results of operations, and financial condition. • We may require additional capital to support business growth, and this capital might not be available on acceptable terms, if at all. • We may be unable to consistently manufacture our products to the necessary specifications or in quantities necessary to meet demand at an acceptable cost or at an acceptable performance level. • [In the future, some of our arrangements for additive manufacturing products may contain customer - specific provisions that may impact the period in which we recognize the related revenues under GAAP.] • We could be subject to personal injury, property damage, product liability, warranty and other claims involving allegedly defective products that we supply. • We could face liability if our additive manufacturing products are used by our customers to print dangerous objects. • Failure of our global operations to comply with anti - corruption laws and various trade restrictions, such as sanctions and export controls, could have an adverse effect on our business. • We are subject to environmental, health and safety laws and regulations related to our operations and the use of our additive manufacturing systems and consumable materials, which could subject us to compliance costs and/or potential liability in the event of non - compliance. • Aspects of our business are subject to privacy, data use, and data security regulations, which could increase our costs. • If we experience a significant cybersecurity breach or disruption in our information systems or any of our partners’ information systems, our business could be adversely affected. • We rely on our information technology systems to manage numerous aspects of our business and a disruption of these systems could adversely affect our business. • Our current levels of insurance may not be adequate for our potential liabilities. • Because the additive manufacturing market is rapidly evolving, forecasts of market growth in this proxy statement/consent solicitation statement/prospectus may not be accurate, and even if the markets in which we compete achieve the forecasted growth, there can be no assurance that our business will grow at similar rates, or at all. • Our business activities may be disrupted due to the outbreak of the COVID - 19 pandemic. • Global economic, political and social conditions and uncertainties in the market that we serve may adversely impact our business. • Third - party lawsuits and assertions to which we are subject alleging our infringement of patents, trade secrets, or other intellectual property rights may have a significant adverse effect on our financial condition.

 

Risk Factors (Cont’d) © Essentium 2021 – Confidential 57 • We may incur substantial costs enforcing and defending our intellectual property rights. • If we are unable to adequately protect or enforce our intellectual property rights, such information may be used by others to compete against us, in particular in developing consumables that could be used with our printing systems in place of our proprietary consumables. • Our internal controls over financial reporting currently do not meet all of the standards contemplated by Section 404 of Sarbanes - Oxley Act of 2002 (the "Sarbanes - Oxley Act"), and failure to achieve and maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act could impair our ability to produce timely and accurate financial statements or comply with applicable regulations and have a material adverse effect on our business. • Fluctuations in the cost and availability of raw materials, equipment, labor, and transportation could cause manufacturing delays or increase our costs. • [Our additive manufacturing software contains third - party open - source software components, and failure to comply with the terms of the underlying open - source software licenses could restrict our ability to sell our products.] Risks Related to Sales of Products to U.S. and Foreign Governments • A significant portion of our business depends on sales to the public sector, and our failure to receive and maintain government contracts or changes in the contracting or fiscal policies of the public sector could have a material adverse effect on our business. • Government programs are limited by budgetary constraints and political considerations and are subject to uncertain future funding levels that could result in the termination of programs. • We are subject to audits by the U.S. government which could adversely affect our business. • Our business is subject to laws and regulations that are more restrictive because we are a contractor and subcontractor to the U.S. government. • Our contracts with governments may impose requirements that may be unfavorable to us and that may have a material adverse effect on our growth prospects and operating results. Risks Related to Becoming a Public Company • We will incur increased costs as a result of operating as a public company, and our management will be required to devote substantial time to new compliance initiatives. • We are an “emerging growth company” and a “smaller reporting company” and the reduced disclosure requirements applicable to emerging growth companies and smaller reporting companies may make our common stock less attractive to investors. • If securities or industry analysts do not publish research or reports or publish unfavorable research or reports about our business, our stock price and trading volume could decline. • If we fail to maintain proper and effective internal control over financial reporting, our ability to produce accurate and timely financial statements could be impaired, investors may lose confidence in our financial reporting, and the trading price of our common stock may decline. • Our disclosure controls and procedures may not prevent or detect all errors or acts of fraud. • Changes in accounting rules and regulations, or interpretations thereof, could result in unfavorable accounting charges or require us to change our compensation policies. • Provisions in our proposed charter documents and under Delaware law could discourage a takeover that stockholders may consider favorable and may lead to entrenchment of management. • Our proposed certificate of incorporation will provide that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware will be the exclusive forum for substantially all disputes between us and our stockholders and that the federal district courts shall be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which could limit our stockholders’ ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us or our directors, officers or employees. Risks Related to the Business Combination • Each of ACAH and Essentium will incur significant transaction costs in connection with the Business Combination. • The consummation of the Business Combination is subject to a number of conditions and if those conditions are not satisfied or waived, the merger agreement may be terminated in accordance with its terms and the Business Combination may not be completed. • The ability to successfully effect the Business Combination and the combined company’s ability to successfully operate the business thereafter will be largely dependent upon the efforts of certain key personnel of Essentium. The loss of such key personnel could negatively impact the operations and financial results of the combined business. • There is no assurance that a stockholder’s decision whether to redeem its shares for a pro rata portion of ACAH’s trust account will put the stockholder in a better future economic position. • If the Business Combination’s benefits do not meet the expectations of investors or securities analysts, the market price of ACAH’s securities or, following the consummation of the Business Combination, the combined company’s securities, may decline. • A market for the combined company’s securities may not develop, which would adversely affect the liquidity and price of such securities. • There can be no assurance that the combined company’s securities will be approved for listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) or that the combined company will be able to comply with the continued listing standards of Nasdaq. • Directors of ACAH have potential conflicts of interest in recommending that ACAH’s stockholders vote in favor of the adoption of the Business Combination. • ACAH may redeem unexpired warrants prior to their exercise at a time that is disadvantageous to the holders of ACAH warrants, thereby making such warrants worthless. • Further, even if the Business Combination is completed, there can be no assurance that ACAH’s warrants will be in the money during their exercise period, and they may expire worthless. • If ACAH seeks stockholder approval of the Business Combination, its sponsor, directors, officers, advisors and their affiliates may elect to purchase shares or warrants from public stockholders, which may influence a vote on the Business Combination and reduce the public “float” of ACAH’s Class A common stock or warrants. • If ACAH seeks stockholder approval of the Business Combination, its sponsor, officers and directors have agreed to vote in favor of such Business Combination, regardless of how its public stockholders vote. • The ability of ACAH’s public stockholders to exercise redemption rights with respect to a large number of its shares could increase the probability that the Business Combination would be unsuccessful. • ACAH is not required to obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm or from an independent accounting firm, and consequently, its stockholders may have no assurance from an independent source that the price it is paying for the business is fair to ACAH from a financial point of view. • Legal proceedings in connection with the Business Combination, the outcomes of which are uncertain, could delay or prevent the completion of the Business Combination. • The Business Combination or combined company may be materially adversely affected by the recent COVID - 19 outbreak. • Changes in laws or regulations, or a failure to comply with any laws and regulations, may adversely affect ACAH’s and the combined company’s business, including ACAH’s and the combined company’s ability to consummate the Business Combination, and results of operations.

 

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