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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 8, 2022

 

SILVER CREST ACQUISITION CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Cayman Islands   001-39890   98-1559547
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation   (Commission   (I.R.S. Employer
or organization)   File Number)   Identification No.)

 

Suite 3501, 35/F, Jardine House    
1 Connaught Place, Central    
Hong Kong    
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

+852 2165-9000

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

 

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:

 

xWritten communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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

 

Title of each class   Trading
Symbol(s)
  Name of each exchange on
which registered
Units, each consisting of one Class A Ordinary Share, $0.0001 par value, and one-half of one redeemable warrant   SLCRU   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class A Ordinary Shares included as part of the units   SLCR   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Redeemable warrants included as part of the units, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A Ordinary Share at an exercise price of $11.50   SLCRW   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 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

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

 

On March 9, 2022, Silver Crest Acquisition Corporation, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Silver Crest”), entered into Amendment No. 2 (the “Merger Agreement Amendment”) to the previously disclosed Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated August 13, 2021, by and among Silver Crest, TH International Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“THIL”), and Miami Swan Ltd, a Cayman Islands exempted company and wholly owned subsidiary of THIL (“Merger Sub”), as amended on January 30, 2022, pursuant to which, among other transactions, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, (i) Merger Sub is to merge with and into Silver Crest (the “First Merger”), with Silver Crest surviving the First Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of THIL, and (ii) Silver Crest is to merge with and into THIL (the “Second Merger” and together with the First Merger, the “Mergers”), with THIL surviving the Second Merger, as described in the Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed by Silver Crest with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on August 19, 2021, and attached thereto as Exhibit 2.1.

 

On March 9, 2022, Silver Crest Management LLC, a Cayman Islands limited liability company (“Sponsor”), entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Voting and Support Agreement (the “Sponsor Agreement Amendment”, together with the Merger Agreement Amendment, the “Amendments”) (the “Sponsor Voting and Support Agreement”), dated August 13, 2021, by and among THIL, Silver Crest and Sponsor, as described in the Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed by Silver Crest with the SEC on August 19, 2021, and attached thereto as Exhibit 10.1.

 

The Merger Agreement Amendment amended the terms of the Merger Agreement to, among other things:

 

·reduce the pre-transaction equity value of THIL from $1,688,000,000 to $1,400,000,000;
·remove the minimum cash condition;
·extend the Termination Date (as defined in the Merger Agreement) to June 30, 2022;
·shorten the exclusivity period applicable to Silver Crest to May 1, 2022; and
·simplify the structure of the board of directors to a single class of directors each elected annually.

 

The Sponsor Agreement Amendment amended the terms of the Sponsor Voting and Support Agreement to provide that, among other things, Sponsor shall contribute to the capital of Silver Crest for no consideration 4,312,500 Class B ordinary shares of Silver Crest and 4,450,000 warrants to purchase Class A ordinary shares of Silver Crest at an exercise price of $11.50 per share.

 

This description of the Amendments is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Merger Agreement and the Sponsor Voting and Support Agreement, which were filed as Exhibit 2.1 and Exhibit 10.1, respectively, to the Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed by Silver Crest with the SEC on August 19, 2021, and the Amendments, which are filed as Exhibit 2.1 and Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 8.01 Other Events

 

Subscription Agreements

 

On March 9, 2022, THIL entered into agreements (the “Subscription Agreements”) with several institutional investors (the “PIPE Investors”), pursuant to which, among other things, the PIPE Investors agreed to subscribe for and purchase, and THIL agreed to issue and sell to the PIPE Investors, up to an aggregate of 9,450,000 ordinary shares of THIL (the “PIPE Shares”) at a price of $10.00 per PIPE Share (the “PIPE Financing”). In connection with and as part of these subscriptions, THIL will issue to certain PIPE Investors in the aggregate, an additional 600,000 ordinary shares of THIL and 1,200,000 warrants to purchase ordinary shares of THIL at an exercise price of $11.50 per share. Up to 5,000,000 of such PIPE Shares are subject to an Equity Support Agreement (the “ESA”) which, among other terms, provides that the proceeds from such subscription shall fund a trust account and be released to THIL at such time and in such amounts as is further described in the ESA. The closing of the PIPE subscriptions is contingent upon, among other things, the substantially concurrent consummation of the Mergers. The Subscription Agreements also provide that THIL is obligated to, within 15 calendar days (in the case of the PIPE Shares subject to the ESA) or 45 calendar days after consummation of the Mergers, file with the SEC a registration statement to register the resale of the PIPE Shares.

 

 

 

 

The foregoing description of the Subscription Agreements and the ESA does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the form of Subscription Agreement and the ESA filed as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Committed Share Facility

 

In addition, THIL has executed a letter of intent for a committed share facility (“CSF”) with a global financial services firm (“Investor”). The CSF comprises an Ordinary Share Purchase Agreement and a Registration Rights Agreement, pursuant to which THIL would have, in its discretion, the option to sell up to $100 million of its ordinary shares to Investor over a 36-month period.

 

Press Release

 

On March 9, 2022, THIL and Silver Crest each published a joint press release announcing the Amendments and Other Events. A copy of the joint press release is filed as Exhibit 99.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

This Current Report on Form 8-K will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information of the information contained in this Item 8.01.

 

Additional Information and Where to Find It

 

This Current Report on Form 8-K does not contain all the information that should be considered concerning the proposed business combination between Silver Crest, THIL, and Merger Sub. It does not constitute an offer to sell or exchange, or the solicitation of an offer to buy or exchange, any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, sale or exchange would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. It is not intended to form the basis of any investment decision or any other decision in respect of the proposed business combination. In connection with the proposed business combination, THIL has filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form F-4 (the “Registration Statement”), as amended, which includes a preliminary proxy statement/prospectus with respect to the business combination. The definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant documentation will be mailed to Silver Crest’s shareholders as of a record date to be established for purposes of voting on the business combination. Silver Crest’s shareholders and other interested persons are advised to read the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus and any amendments thereto, and the definitive proxy statement/prospectus in connection with the solicitation of proxies for the extraordinary general meeting to be held to approve the transactions contemplated by the proposed business combination because these materials contain, or will contain, important information about THIL, Silver Crest and the proposed transactions. Shareholders will also be able to obtain a copy of the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus and the definitive proxy statement/prospectus once available, without charge, at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov or by directing a request to: Silver Crest Acquisition Corporation, Suite 3501, 35/F, Jardine House, 1 Connaught Place, Central, Hong Kong.

 

INVESTMENT IN ANY SECURITIES DESCRIBED HEREIN HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SEC OR ANY OTHER REGULATORY AUTHORITY NOR HAS ANY AUTHORITY PASSED UPON OR ENDORSED THE MERITS OF THE OFFERING OR THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

 

Participants in the Solicitation

 

Silver Crest, THIL and their respective directors and executive officers, other members of management and employees may be considered participants in the solicitation of proxies with respect to the potential transaction described in this communication under the rules of the SEC. Information about the directors and executive officers of Silver Crest is set forth in Silver Crestʼs IPO prospectus dated January 13, 2021 filed with the SEC on January 15, 2021. Information regarding other persons who may, under the rules of the SEC, be deemed participants in the solicitation of the shareholders in connection with the potential transaction and a description of their interests is set forth in the Registration Statement. These documents can be obtained free of charge from the sources indicated above.

 

 

 

 

No Offer or Solicitation

 

This Current Report on Form 8-K is not a proxy statement or solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the potential transaction and shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities of THIL or Silver Crest, nor shall there be any sale of any such 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 such state or jurisdiction. No offer 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.

 

Forward-Looking Statements Legend

 

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws with respect to the proposed transaction between THIL and Silver Crest. 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. Many factors could cause actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this document, including but not limited to: (i) the risk that the transaction may not be completed in a timely manner or at all, which may adversely affect the price of Silver Crest’s securities, (ii) the risk that the transaction may not be completed by Silver Crest’s business combination deadline and the potential failure to obtain an extension of the business combination deadline if sought by Silver Crest, (iii) the failure to satisfy the conditions to the consummation of the transaction, including the adoption of the Merger Agreement by the shareholders of Silver Crest, the satisfaction of the minimum trust account amount following redemptions by Silver Crest's public shareholders and the receipt of certain governmental and regulatory approvals, (iv) the lack of a third party valuation in determining whether or not to pursue the proposed transaction, (v) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement, (vi) the effect of the announcement or pendency of the transaction on THIL’s business relationships, operating results, and business generally, (vii) risks that the proposed transaction disrupts current plans and operations of THIL and potential difficulties in THIL employee retention as a result of the transaction, (viii) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against THIL or against Silver Crest related to the Merger Agreement or the proposed transaction, (ix) the ability to obtain approval for listing or maintain the listing of THIL’s securities on a national securities exchange, (x) the price of Silver Crest’s securities may be volatile due to a variety of factors, including changes in the competitive and regulated industries in which THIL operates, variations in operating performance across competitors, changes in laws and regulations affecting THIL’s business, THIL’s inability to implement its business plan or meet or exceed its financial projections and changes in the combined capital structure, (xi) the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations after the completion of the proposed transaction, and identify and realize additional opportunities, and (xii) the effects of natural disasters, terrorist attacks and the spread and/or abatement of infectious diseases, such as COVID-19, on the proposed transactions or on the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations after the completion of the proposed transactions. The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described in the “Risk Factors” section of Silver Crest’s registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-251655), the joint proxy statement/prospectus on Form F-4 discussed above and other documents filed by Silver Crest from time to time with the SEC, including but not limited to in the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in Silver Crestʼs annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,2020 as updated by Silver Crestʼs quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2021, June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2021, as amended. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and THIL and Silver Crest assume no obligation and do not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Neither THIL nor Silver Crest gives any assurance that either THIL or Silver Crest, or the combined company, will achieve its expectations.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

2.1 Amendment No. 2 to Agreement and Plan of Merger*, dated as of March 9, 2022.
10.1 Amendment No. 1 to Voting and Support Agreement**, dated as of March 9, 2022.
99.1 Form of Subscription Agreement.
99.2 Equity Support Agreement, dated as of March 8, 2022.
99.3 Joint Press Release, dated as of March 9, 2022.
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

*Attached as Exhibit 2.1 to Form 8-K/A filed by Silver Crest with the SEC on August 19, 2021.

**Attached as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K/A filed by Silver Crest with the SEC on August 19, 2021.

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

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.

 

Date: March 9, 2022 SILVER CREST ACQUISITION CORPORATION
     
  By: /s/ Ho Cheung
  Name: Ho Cheung
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 2.1

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

 

This AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Amendment”) is made and entered into as of March 9, 2022 by and among TH International Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), Miami Swan Ltd, a Cayman Islands exempted company and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), and Silver Crest Acquisition Corporation, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“SPAC”). Unless otherwise specifically defined herein, all capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them under the Agreement (as defined below).

 

WHEREAS, the parties hereto entered into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 13, 2021 (as may be amended and modified from time to time, including by Amendment No. 1, dated as of January 30, 2022, and this Amendment, the “Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, concurrent with the execution and delivery of this Amendment, certain PIPE Investors have entered into Subscription Agreements (the “Current Subscription Agreements”) pursuant to which the PIPE Investors have agreed to subscribe for and the Company has agreed to issue Company Ordinary Shares at the Closing, in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the applicable Current Subscription Agreement (the “Current PIPE Financing”);

 

WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend the Agreement as set forth below;

 

WHEREAS, Section 11.09 of the Agreement provides that the Agreement may be amended or modified in whole or in part, by an agreement in writing executed by each of the Company, Merger Sub and SPAC in the same manner as the Agreement and which makes reference to the Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, the Company Board has unanimously: (a) determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and the Company Shareholders, and declared it advisable, for the Company to enter into this Amendment, (b) approved this Amendment and the Transactions, including the Mergers, the First Plan of Merger and the Second Plan of Merger, contemplated under the Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, and (c) adopted a resolution recommending to the Company Shareholders the approval of the Company Transaction Proposals;

 

WHEREAS, the SPAC Board has unanimously: (a) determined that it is in the best interests of SPAC and the SPAC Shareholders, and declared it advisable, for SPAC to enter into this Amendment, (b) approved this Amendment and the Transactions, including the Mergers, the First Plan of Merger and the Second Plan of Merger, contemplated under the Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, and (c) adopted a resolution recommending to the SPAC Shareholders the approval of the SPAC Transaction Proposals, as amended by this Amendment; and

 

WHEREAS, the board of directors of Merger Sub has approved the execution and delivery of this Amendment by Merger Sub.

 

 

 

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

 

1.             Amendments to the Agreement.

 

1.1           Amendment to Base Equity Value. The definition of “Base Equity Value” in Section 1.01 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

““Base Equity Value” means US$1,400,000,000.”

 

1.2           Amendment to the Post-Closing Directors of the Company. Section 6.09 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

“Subject to the terms of the Company’s Organizational Documents, the Company shall take all such action within its power as may be necessary or appropriate such that immediately following the Closing, (a) the Company Board shall consist of at least nine (9) directors, which shall initially include (i) one (1) director designated by the Sponsor and (ii) eight (8) directors designated by the Company, and (b) the Company Board may be increased to have such additional number of directors, designated by such Parties, as may be mutually agreed between the Company and the Sponsor. The director nominated by the Sponsor, who shall initially be Derek Cheung, pursuant to this Section 6.09 shall also be appointed as a member of each of the compensation committee, the nominating and corporate governance committee, and the audit committee to be set up by the Company Board following the Closing. It is understood and agreed that Sponsor shall be permitted to replace its nominated director and then designate the individual to fill the vacancy created thereby.”

 

1.3           Amendment to the Closing Condition in relation to Available SPAC Cash.

 

(a)              Section 7.03(a) of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

“[Reserved].”

 

(b)              Section 7.03(b) of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

“[Reserved].”

 

(c)              Section 9.03(d) of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

“[Reserved].”

 

1.4           Amendment to Section 8.03.

 

(a)              The introductory clause of the first sentence of Section 8.03(b) of the Agreement reading “During the Interim Period” is hereby amended and replaced by “From the date hereof until May 1, 2022”.

 

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(b)              The second sentence of Section 8.03(b) of the Agreement is hereby amended by adding “From the date hereof until May 1, 2022,” to the beginning of such sentence prior to “SPAC agrees”.

 

1.5          Amendment to the Termination Date. The reference to “March 1, 2022” in Section 10.01(c) of the Agreement is hereby amended and replaced by “June 30, 2022”.

 

1.6           Amendment to Termination.

 

(a)              Section 10.01 of the Agreement is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following Sections 10.01(h) and (i):

 

“(h) by written notice by the Company to the other Parties, if (i) all of the conditions set forth in Section 9.01 and Section 9.02 have been satisfied or waived (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied by actions taken at the Closing; provided that those conditions could be satisfied if the Closing were to occur), (ii) the Company has delivered to SPAC an irrevocable written notice confirming that all of the conditions set forth in Section 9.03 have been satisfied (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied by actions taken at the Closing), or that the Company is willing to waive any unsatisfied conditions in Section 9.03 and that it is ready, willing and able to consummate the Closing and (iii) SPAC fails to complete the Closing within two (2) Business Days following the later of (x) the date on which the Closing should have occurred pursuant to Section 3.02(a) and (y) the date on which the foregoing notice is delivered to SPAC; or

 

(i) by written notice by SPAC to the other Parties, if (i) all of the conditions set forth in Section 9.01 and Section 9.03 have been satisfied or waived (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied by actions taken at the Closing; provided that those conditions could be satisfied if the Closing were to occur), (ii) SPAC has delivered to the Company an irrevocable written notice confirming that all of the conditions set forth Section 9.02 have been satisfied (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied by actions taken at the Closing), or that SPAC is willing to waive any unsatisfied conditions in Section 9.02 and that it is ready, willing and able to consummate the Closing and (iii) the Company and/or Merger Sub fails to complete the Closing within two (2) Business Days following the later of (x) the date on which the Closing should have occurred pursuant to Section 3.02(a) and (y) the date on which the foregoing notice is delivered to the Company.”

 

(b)              Section 10.02 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

“In the event of the valid termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.01, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and have no effect, without any liability on the part of any Party or its Affiliates, or its and Affiliates’ Representatives, except that (i) no such termination shall relieve any Party for liability for such Party’s Fraud or any intentional and willful breach of this Agreement by such Party occurring prior to such termination, and (ii) the provisions of Section 6.03 (No Claim Against the Trust Account), Section 8.05 (Confidentiality; Publicity), this Section 10.02 (Effect of Termination), Section 10.03 (Termination Fee) and Article XI (Miscellaneous) (collectively, the “Surviving Provisions”) and any other Section or Article of this Agreement referenced in the Surviving Provisions to the extent required to survive in order to give effect to the Surviving Provisions, and the Confidentiality Agreement, shall in each case survive any termination of this Agreement pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Confidentiality Agreement, respectively.”

 

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(c)              Article X of the Agreement is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following Sections 10.03:

 

“Section 10.03 Termination Fee.

 

(a)               In the event that this Agreement is terminated by the Company pursuant to Section 10.01(e) or Section 10.01(h), then SPAC shall pay, or cause to be paid, to the Company or its designees an amount equal to US$10,000,000 (the “SPAC Termination Fee”) by wire transfer of same day funds as promptly as possible within ten (10) Business Days after such termination; it being understood that in no event shall SPAC be required to pay the SPAC Termination Fee on more than one occasion.

 

(b)              In the event that this Agreement is terminated by SPAC pursuant to Section 10.01(d) or Section 10.01(i), then the Company shall pay, or cause to be paid, to SPAC or its designees an amount equal to US$10,000,000 (the “Company Termination Fee”) by wire transfer of same day funds as promptly as possible within ten (10) Business Days after such termination; it being understood that in no event shall the Company be required to pay the Company Termination Fee on more than one occasion.

 

(c)               Except in the event of Fraud or intentional and willful breach of this Agreement by SPAC prior to such termination, the Company’s right to terminate this Agreement and receive payment from SPAC of the SPAC Termination Fee pursuant to Section 10.03(a) shall be the sole and exclusive remedy (whether at law, in equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise) of the Company Group in the event of the valid termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.01(e) or 10.01(h) against SPAC or any former, current and future direct or indirect holders of any equity, general or limited partnership or liability company interest, controlling persons, management companies, portfolio companies, incorporators, directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors, attorneys, representatives, Affiliates, members, managers, general or limited partners, shareholders, stockholders, successors or assignees of SPAC and its Affiliates (collectively, the “SPAC Group”) for any loss or damage suffered in respect of this Agreement or as a result of any breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement or failure to perform hereunder or other failure of the Mergers to be consummated (whether willfully, intentionally, unintentionally or otherwise), and upon payment of the SPAC Termination Fee pursuant to Section 10.03(a), (x) neither SPAC nor any other member of the SPAC Group shall have any liability for damages of any kind or nature or arising in any circumstance in connection with this Agreement or any of the Transactions, and (y) in no event shall any of the Company nor any other member of the Company Group seek, or permit to be sought, on behalf of any member of the Company Group, any damages from any member of the SPAC Group in connection with this Agreement or any of the Transactions.

 

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(d)              Except in the event of Fraud or intentional and willful breach of this Agreement by the Company or Merger Sub prior to such termination, SPAC’s right to terminate this Agreement and receive payment from the Company of the Company Termination Fee pursuant to Section 10.03(b) shall be the sole and exclusive remedy (whether at law, in equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise) of the SPAC Group in the event of the valid termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.01(d) or 10.01(i) against the Company or any former, current and future direct or indirect holders of any equity, general or limited partnership or liability company interest, controlling persons, management companies, portfolio companies, incorporators, directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors, attorneys, representatives, Affiliates, members, managers, general or limited partners, shareholders, stockholders, successors or assignees of the Company and its Affiliates (collectively, the “Company Group”) for any loss or damage suffered in respect of this Agreement or as a result of any breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement or failure to perform hereunder or other failure of the Mergers to be consummated (whether willfully, intentionally, unintentionally or otherwise), and upon payment of the Company Termination Fee pursuant to Section 10.03(b), (x) neither the Company nor any other member of the Company Group shall have any liability for damages of any kind or nature or arising in any circumstance in connection with this Agreement or any of the Transactions, and (y) in no event shall any of SPAC nor any other member of the SPAC Group seek, or permit to be sought, on behalf of any member of the SPAC Group, any damages from any member of the Company Group in connection with this Agreement or any of the Transactions.”

 

1.7           Amendment to A&R AoA. The A&R AoA in the form attached as Exhibit A of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety by the form attached as Exhibit A of this Amendment.

 

2.             Miscellaneous.

 

2.1          No Further Amendment. The Parties hereto agree that all other provisions of the Agreement shall, subject to the amendments set forth in Section 1 of this Amendment, continue unmodified, in full force and effect and constitute legal and binding obligations of the parties in accordance with their terms. This Amendment is limited precisely as written and shall not be deemed to be an amendment to any other term or condition of the Agreement or any of the documents referred to therein. This Amendment forms an integral and inseparable part of the Agreement.

 

2.2          Representations and Warranties.

 

Each of the Company, Merger Sub and SPAC hereby represents and warrants to each other Party that:

 

(a)              Such Party has the requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Amendment and to perform its obligations hereunder. The execution and delivery by such Party of this Amendment have been duly and validly authorized by its board of directors and no other corporate action on the part of such Party (including any approval of its direct or indirect equityholders) is necessary to authorize the execution and delivery by such Party of this Amendment.

 

(b)              This Amendment has been duly and validly executed and delivered by such Party and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by each other Party, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Party, enforceable against such Party in accordance with its terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions.

 

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2.3           Acknowledgement. SPAC, Company and Merger Sub acknowledge and agree that (i) the minimum cash condition that had been set forth in Section 9.03(d) of the Agreement prior to the entry into of this Amendment is hereby irrevocably waived, (ii) following the date of this Amendment, in addition to any issuances as may be separately consented to by SPAC, the Company may issue equity or equity-related securities for cash proceeds in an amount not exceeding US$50,000,000 in the aggregate so long as (a) any such equity or equity-related securities issued in reliance on this clause (ii) shall be included in the calculation (without duplication) of “Aggregate Fully Diluted Company Shares” for purposes of the Agreement and (b), if such securities are not in the form of Company Ordinary Shares, such securities shall be converted into or exchanged for Company Ordinary Shares at or prior to Closing, and (iii) in addition to any equity or equity-related securities issued pursuant to clause (ii) above, with the consent of SPAC, for PIPE Financing in excess of the Current PIPE Financing in accordance with Section 8.07 of the Agreement following the date of this Amendment, or for Current PIPE Financing pursuant to the Current Subscription Agreements, the Company may issue up to (x) an additional 4,312,500 Company Ordinary Shares, (y) 4,450,000 Company Warrants, and (z) an additional 4,450,000 Company Ordinary Shares upon exercise of such Company Warrants as the Company determines is necessary and advisable in furtherance of the consummation of the PIPE Financing, the transactions contemplated in clause (ii) above, such other financings as are separately consented to by SPAC, or the Transactions, and SPAC agrees to such modifications to the form of Current Subscription Agreement as may be needed to facilitate such issuances (but only for such issuances). The Company shall not be deemed to be in violation of Section 8.03(a) of the Agreement by taking any action contemplated by the prior sentence. In addition, the Company and Merger Sub acknowledge and agree that obtaining a six year “tail” or “runoff” directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy on terms with respect to coverage, deductibles and amounts no less favorable than those of SPAC’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy in effect on the date of this Amendment shall satisfy the obligations set forth in Section 7.01(b) of the Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, all fees, costs and expenses incurred by SPAC, the Company or Merger Sub, or any affiliate of SPAC, the Company or Merger Sub, as a result of the transactions contemplated by clause (ii) above shall not be included in the SPAC Transaction Expenses.

 

2.4           References. Each reference to “this Agreement,” “hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder,” “hereby” and each other similar reference contained in the Agreement shall, effective from the date of this Amendment, refer to the Agreement as amended by this Amendment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, references to the date of the Agreement and references in the Agreement, as amended hereby, to “the date hereof,” “the date of this Agreement” and other similar references shall in all instances continue to refer to August 13, 2021 and references to the date of this Amendment and “as of the date of this Amendment” shall refer to March 9, 2022.

 

2.5            Effect of Amendment. This Amendment shall form a part of the Agreement for all purposes, and each party thereto and hereto shall be bound hereby. From and after the execution of this Amendment by the parties hereto, any reference to the Agreement shall be deemed a reference to the Agreement as amended hereby and any reference to the Transactions shall be deemed a reference to the Transactions as amended hereby. This Amendment shall be deemed to be in full force and effect from and after the execution of this Amendment by the parties hereto.

 

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2.6           Other Miscellaneous Terms. The provisions of Article XI (Miscellaneous) of the Agreement shall apply mutatis mutandis to this Amendment, and to the Agreement as amended by this Amendment, taken together as a single agreement, reflecting the terms therein as amended by this Amendment.

 

[Signature pages follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have hereunto caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the date first set forth above.

 

  TH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
   
  By: /s/ Paul Hong
  Name: Paul Hong
  Title: Director

 

  MIAMI SWAN LTD
   
  By: /s/ Gregory Armstrong
  Name: Gregory Armstrong
  Title: Director

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 to Agreement and Plan of Merger]

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have hereunto caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the date first set forth above.

 

  SILVER CREST ACQUISITION CORPORATION
   
  By: /s/ Liang Meng
  Name: Liang Meng
  Title: Director

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 to Agreement and Plan of Merger]

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

Form of A&R AoA

 

[See attached.]

 

 

 

THE COMPANIES ACT (AS AMENDED)

 

COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

 

Memorandum and articles OF association

 

of

 

TH International Limited

 

(adopted by a Special Resolution passed on [●] 2022 and effective [●]) 

 

 

 

THE COMPANIES ACT (AS AMENDED)

 

COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

 

MEMORANDUM of ASSOCIATION

 

OF

 

TH International Limited

 

(adopted by a Special Resolution passed on [●] 2022 and effective [●])

 

1.The name of the company is TH International Limited.

 

2.The registered office of the Company is situated at the offices of Maples Corporate Services Limited, PO Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104, Cayman Islands, or at such other location within the Cayman Islands as the Directors may from time to time determine.

 

3.The objects for which the Company is established are unrestricted and the Company shall have full power and authority to carry out any object not prohibited by the laws of the Cayman Islands. 

 

4.The Company shall have and be capable of exercising all the functions of a natural person of full capacity irrespective of any question of corporate benefit as provided by Section 27(2) of the Companies Act (As Amended) of the Cayman Islands.

 

5.The liability of the shareholders of the Company is limited to the amount, if any, unpaid on the shares respectively held by them.

 

6.The authorised share capital of the Company is US$5,000.00 divided into [*] ordinary shares with a nominal or par value of US$[*] each and [*] shares with a nominal or par value of US$[*] each of such Class or Classes (however designated) as the Board may determine in accordance with Articles 8 and 9 of the Articles of Association of the Company.

 

7.The Company may exercise the power contained in Section 206 of the Companies Act to deregister in the Cayman Islands and be registered by way of continuation in some other jurisdiction.

 

8.Capitalised terms that are not defined in this Memorandum of Association bear the respective meanings given to them in the Articles of Association of the Company.

 

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COMPANIES ACT (AS AMENDED)

 

Company Limited by Shares

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

 

ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

 

OF

 

TH International Limited

(adopted by a Special Resolution passed on [●] 2022 and effective [●])

 

TABLE A

 

The Regulations contained or incorporated in Table ‘A’ in the First Schedule of the Companies Act shall not apply to TH International Limited (the “Company”) and the following Articles shall comprise the Articles of Association of the Company.

 

Interpretation

 

1.In these Articles the following defined terms will have the meanings ascribed to them, if not inconsistent with the subject or context:

 

Affiliate” means in respect of a Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly (including through one or more intermediaries), controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person, and (i) in the case of a natural person, shall include, without limitation, such Person’s spouse, parents, children, siblings, mother-in-law and father-in-law and brothers and sisters-in-law, a trust solely for the benefit of any of the foregoing, or a corporation, a company, a partnership or other entity wholly owned by one or more of the foregoing, and (ii) in the case of an entity, shall include any natural person or a corporation, a company, a partnership or other entity which directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such entity. The term “control” in this definition shall mean the ownership, directly or indirectly, of securities possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting power of the corporation, or the company, or the partnership or other entity (other than, in the case of corporation or company, securities having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency not within the reasonable control of such Person), or having the power to control the management or elect a majority of members to the board of directors or equivalent decision-making body of such corporation, partnership or other entity, and the term “controlled” has a meaning correlative to the foregoing.

 

Applicable Law” means, with respect to any Person, all provisions of laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, permits, certificates, judgments, decisions, decrees or orders of any governmental authority applicable to such Person.

 

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Articles” means these articles of association of the Company.

 

Audit Committee” means the audit committee of the Board formed pursuant to these Articles.

 

Board” means the board of Directors.

 

Branch Register” means any branch Register of such category or categories of Members as the Company may from time to time determine.

 

Cause” means any of the following grounds: (i) any act of dishonesty, gross misconduct, wilful default or wilful neglect in the discharge of such Person’s duties as a Director; (ii) without prejudice to the generality of (i) above, being proven to have carried out any fraudulent activity or fraudulently to have failed to carry out any activity whether or not in connection with the affairs of the Company; (iii) conviction of any offence which in the reasonable opinion of the Board will seriously prejudice the performance of the Director’s duties; (iv) improper divulgence of any confidential information of the Company; or (v) conviction of any felony, any crime involving moral turpitude, any crime involving fraud or misrepresentation or violation of applicable securities laws.

 

Class” or “Classes” means any class or classes of Shares as may from time to time be issued by the Company.

 

Companies Act” means the Companies Act (As Amended) of the Cayman Islands.

 

Compensation Committee” means the compensation committee of the Board established pursuant to these Articles.

 

Directors” means the directors of the Company for the time being, or as the case may be, the directors assembled as a board or as a committee thereof.

 

electronic communication” means a communication sent by electronic means, including electronic posting to the Company’s website, transmission to any number, address or internet website (including the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission) or other electronic delivery methods as otherwise decided and approved by the Directors.

 

Electronic Transactions Act” means the Electronic Transactions Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands.

 

Memorandum of Association” means the memorandum of association of the Company.

 

Nasdaq” means The Nasdaq Capital Market;

 

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee” means the nominating and corporate governance committee of the Board established pursuant to these Articles.

 

Office” means the registered office of the Company as required by the Companies Act.

 

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Officers” means the officers for the time being and from time to time of the Company.

 

Ordinary Resolution” means a resolution:

 

(a)passed by a simple majority of the Shareholders as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy at a general meeting of the Company and where a poll is taken regard shall be had in computing a majority to the number of votes to which each Shareholder is entitled; or

 

(b)approved in writing by all the Shareholders entitled to vote at a general meeting of the Company in one or more instruments each signed by one or more of the Shareholders and the effective date of the resolution so adopted shall be the date on which the instrument or the last of such instruments, if more than one, is executed.

 

Ordinary Share” means an ordinary share with a par value of US$[●] in the share capital of the Company having the rights, benefits and privileges set out in these Articles.

 

paid up” means paid up as to the par value in respect of the issue of any Shares and includes credited as paid up.

 

Person” means any natural person, firm, company, joint venture, partnership, corporation, association or other entity (whether or not having a separate legal personality) or any of them as the context so requires, other than in respect of a Director or Officer in which circumstances Person shall mean any natural person or entity permitted to act as such in accordance with the laws of the Cayman Islands.

 

Principal Register”, where the Company has established one or more Branch Registers pursuant to the Companies Act and these Articles, means the Register maintained by the Company pursuant to the Companies Act and these Articles that is not designated by the Directors as a Branch Register.

 

Register” means the register of Members of the Company required to be kept pursuant to the Companies Act and includes any Branch Register(s) established by the Company in accordance with the Companies Act.

 

Seal” means the common seal of the Company (if adopted) including any facsimile thereof.

 

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933 of the United States of America, as amended, or any similar federal statute and the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the time.

 

Secretary” means any Person appointed by the Directors to perform any of the duties of the secretary of the Company.

 

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Share” means a share in the capital of the Company. All references to “Shares” herein shall be deemed to be Shares of any or all Classes as the context may require. For the avoidance of doubt in these Articles the expression “Share” shall include a fraction of a Share.

 

Shareholder” or “Member” means a Person who is registered as the holder of one or more Shares in the Register and includes each subscriber to the Memorandum of Association pending entry in the Register of such subscriber.

 

Share Premium Account” means the share premium account established in accordance with these Articles and the Companies Act.

 

signed” means a signature or representation of a signature affixed by mechanical means or an electronic symbol or process attached to or logically associated with an electronic communication and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the electronic communication.

 

Special Resolution” means a special resolution of the Company passed in accordance with the Companies Act, being a resolution:

 

(a)passed by a majority of not less than two-thirds of such Shareholders as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy at a general meeting of the Company of which notice specifying the intention to propose the resolution as a special resolution has been duly given and where a poll is taken regard shall be had in computing a majority to the number of votes to which each Shareholder is entitled; or

 

(b)approved in writing by all the Shareholders entitled to vote at a general meeting of the Company in one or more instruments each signed by one or more of the Shareholders and the effective date of the resolution so adopted shall be the date on which the instrument or the last of such instruments, if more than one, is executed.

 

Treasury Shares” means Shares that were previously issued but were purchased, redeemed, surrendered to or otherwise acquired by the Company in accordance with the Companies Act and not cancelled.

 

2.In these Articles, save where the context requires otherwise:

 

(a)words importing the singular number shall include the plural number and vice versa;

 

(b)words importing the masculine gender only shall include the feminine gender and any Person as the context may require;

 

(c)words importing persons include corporations as well as any other legal or natural person;

 

(d)the word “may” shall be construed as permissive and the word “shall” shall be construed as imperative;

 

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(e)reference to a dollar or dollars or USD (or $) and to a cent or cents is reference to dollars and cents of the United States of America;

 

(f)reference to a statutory enactment shall include reference to any amendment or re-enactment thereof for the time being in force;

 

(g)reference to any determination by the Directors shall be construed as a determination by the Directors in their sole and absolute discretion and shall be applicable either generally or in any particular case;

 

(h)reference to “in writing” shall be construed as written or represented by any means reproducible in writing, including any form of print, lithograph, email, facsimile, photograph or telex or represented by any other substitute or format for storage or transmission for writing or partly one and partly another;

 

(i)any requirements as to delivery under these Articles include delivery in the form of an Electronic Record;

 

(j)any requirements as to execution or signature under these Articles including the execution of these Articles themselves can be satisfied in the form of an electronic signature as defined in the Electronic Transactions Act;

 

(k)sections 8 and 19(3) of the Electronic Transactions Act shall not apply;

 

(l)headings are inserted for reference only and shall be ignored in construing these Articles;

 

(m)the term "clear days" in relation to the period of a notice means that period excluding the day when the notice is received or deemed to be received and the day for which it is given or on which it is to take effect; and

 

(n)the term "holder" in relation to a Share means a Person whose name is entered in the Register as the holder of such Share.

 

3.Subject to the preceding Articles, any words defined in the Companies Act shall, if not inconsistent with the subject or context, bear the same meaning in these Articles.

 

Preliminary

 

4.The business of the Company may be commenced at any time after incorporation.

 

5.The Office shall be at such address in the Cayman Islands as the Directors may from time to time determine. The Company may in addition establish and maintain such other offices and places of business and agencies in such places as the Directors may from time to time determine, subject to applicable law.

 

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6.The expenses incurred in the formation of the Company and in connection with the offer for subscription and issue of Shares shall be paid by the Company.  Such expenses may be amortised over such period as the Directors may determine and the amount so paid shall be charged against income and/or capital in the accounts of the Company as the Directors shall determine.

 

7.The Directors shall keep, or cause to be kept, the Register at such place or (subject to compliance with the Companies Act and these Articles) places as the Directors may from time to time determine. In the absence of any such determination, the Register shall be kept at the Office. The Directors may keep, or cause to be kept, one or more Branch Registers as well as the Principal Register in accordance with the Companies Act, provided always that a duplicate of such Branch Register(s) shall be maintained with the Principal Register in accordance with the Companies Act. Title to Shares may be evidenced and transferred in accordance with the laws applicable to and the rules and regulations of the Nasdaq.

 

Shares

 

8.Subject to these Articles, and without prejudice to any rights attached to any existing Shares, all Shares for the time being unissued shall be under the control of the Directors who may:

 

(a)issue, allot and dispose of Shares with or without preferred, deferred or other rights or restrictions, whether in regard to dividends or other distributions, voting, return of capital or otherwise and to such Persons, in such manner, as they may from time to time determine; and

 

(b)grant options with respect to such Shares and issue warrants or similar instruments with respect thereto;

 

and, for such purposes, the Directors may reserve an appropriate number of Shares for the time being unissued. For the avoidance of doubt, the Directors may in their absolute, discretion and without approval of the existing Members, issue Shares, grant rights over existing Shares or issue other securities in one or more series as they deem necessary and appropriate and determine the designations, powers, preferences, privileges and other rights, including dividend rights, conversion rights, terms of redemption and liquidation preferences, any or all of which may be greater than the powers and rights associated with the Shares held by existing Members, at such times and on such other terms as they think proper.

 

9.The Directors may provide, out of the unissued Shares (other than unissued Ordinary Shares), for series of preferred shares in their absolute discretion and without approval of the existing Members. Before any preferred shares of any such series are issued, the Directors shall fix, by resolution or resolutions of the Board, the following provisions of such series:

 

(a)the designation of such series and the number of preferred shares to constitute such series;

 

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(b)whether the preferred shares of such series shall have voting rights, in addition to any voting rights provided by law, and, if so, the terms of such voting rights, which may be general or limited;

 

(c)the dividends, if any, payable on such series, whether any such dividends shall be cumulative, and, if so, from what dates, the conditions and dates upon which such dividends shall be payable, and the preference or relation which such dividends shall bear to the dividends payable on any Shares of any other Class or any other series of preferred shares;

 

(d)whether the preferred shares of such series shall be subject to redemption by the Company, and, if so, the times, prices and other conditions of such redemption;

 

(e)the amount or amounts payable upon preferred shares of such series upon, and the rights of the holders of such series in, a voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up, or upon any distribution of the assets, of the Company;

 

(f)whether the preferred shares of such series shall be subject to the operation of a retirement or sinking fund and, if so, the extent to and manner in which any such retirement or sinking fund shall be applied to the purchase or redemption of the preferred shares of such series for retirement or other corporate purposes and the terms and provisions relative to the operation of the retirement or sinking fund;

 

(g)whether the preferred shares of such series shall be convertible into, or exchangeable for, Shares of any other Class or any other series of preferred shares or any other securities and, if so, the price or prices or the rate or rates of conversion or exchange and the method, if any, of adjusting the same, and any other terms and conditions of conversion or exchange;

 

(h)the limitations and restrictions, if any, to be effective while any preferred shares of such series are outstanding upon the payment of dividends or the making of other distributions on, and upon the purchase, redemption or other acquisition by the Company of, the existing Shares or Shares of any other Class or any other series of preferred shares;

 

(i)the conditions or restrictions, if any, upon the creation of indebtedness of the Company or upon the issue of any additional Shares, including additional preferred shares of such series or Shares of any other Class or any other series of preferred shares; and

 

(j)any other powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights, and any qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof.

 

10.The powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights of each series of preferred shares, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, if any, may differ from those of any and all other series at any time outstanding. All Shares of any one series of preferred shares shall be identical in all respects with all other Shares of such series, except that Shares of any one series issued at different times may differ as to the dates from which dividends on Shares of that series shall be cumulative.

 

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11.The Company may insofar as may be permitted by law, pay a commission to any Person in consideration of his subscribing or agreeing to subscribe whether absolutely or conditionally for any Shares. Such commissions may be satisfied by the payment of cash or the lodgement of fully or partly paid-up Shares or partly in one way and partly in the other.  The Company may also pay such brokerage as may be lawful on any issue of Shares.

 

12.The Directors may refuse to accept any application for Shares, and may accept any application in whole or in part, for any reason or for no reason.

 

13.The Company shall not issue Shares to bearer.

 

share Rights

 

14.If at any time the share capital of the Company is divided into different Classes of Shares, all or any of the rights attached to any Class (unless otherwise provided by the terms of issue of the Shares of that Class) may, whether or not the Company is being wound up, be varied without the consent of the holders of the issued Shares of that Class where such variation is considered by the Directors not to have a material adverse effect upon such rights; otherwise, any such variation shall be made only with the consent in writing of the holders of not less than two-thirds of the issued Shares of that Class, or with the approval of a resolution passed by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the votes cast at a separate meeting of the holders of the Shares of that Class. For the avoidance of doubt, the Directors reserve the right, notwithstanding that any such variation may not have a material adverse effect, to obtain consent from the holders of Shares of the relevant Class. To any such meeting all the provisions of these Articles relating to general meetings shall apply mutatis mutandis, except that the necessary quorum shall be one or more Persons holding or representing by proxy at least one-third of the issued Shares of the Class (but so that if at any adjourned meeting of such holders a quorum as above defined is not present, those Members who are present shall form a quorum) and that any holder of Shares of the Class present in person or by proxy may demand a poll.

 

15.For the purposes of a separate Class meeting, the Directors may treat two or more or all the Classes of Shares as forming one Class of Shares if the Directors consider that such Class of Shares would be affected in the same way by the proposals under consideration, but in any other case shall treat them as separate Classes of Shares.

 

16.The rights conferred upon the holders of the Shares of any Class issued with preferred or other rights shall not, unless otherwise expressly provided by the terms of issue of the Shares of that Class, be deemed to be varied by the creation or issue of further Shares ranking pari passu therewith or Shares issued with preferred or other rights, any variation of the rights conferred upon the holders of Shares of any other Class, or the redemption or purchase of any Shares of any Class by the Company.

 

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Shareholder Rights Plan

 

17.The Board is authorised to establish a Shareholder rights plan including approving the execution of any document relating to the adoption and/or implementation of a rights plan. A rights plan may be in such form and may be subject to such terms and conditions as the Board shall determine in its absolute discretion.

 

18.The Board is authorised to grant rights to subscribe for Shares of the Company in accordance with a rights plan.

 

19.The Board may, in accordance with a rights plan, exercise any power under such rights plan (including a power relating to the issuance, redemption or exchange of rights or Shares) on a basis that excludes one or more Members, including a Member who has acquired or may acquire a significant interest in or control of the Company, subject to applicable law.

 

20.The Board is authorised to exercise the powers under these Articles relating to a rights plan for any purpose that the Board, in its discretion, deems reasonable and appropriate, including to ensure that:

 

(a)any process which may result in an acquisition of a significant interest or change of control of the Company is conducted in an orderly manner;

 

(b)any potential acquisition of a significant interest or change of control of the Company which would be unlikely to treat all Members fairly and in a similar manner would be prevented;

 

(c)the use of abusive tactics by any Person in connection with any potential acquisition of a significant interest or change of control of the Company would be prevented;

 

(d)an optimum price for Shares would be received by or on behalf of all Members of the Company;

 

(e)the success of the Company would be promoted for the benefit of its Members as a whole;

 

(f)the long-term interests of the Company, its employees, its Members and its business would be safeguarded;

 

(g)the Company would not suffer serious economic harm;

 

(h)the Board has additional time to gather relevant information or pursue appropriate strategies; or

 

(i)all or any of the above.

 

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Certificates

 

21.No Person shall be entitled to a certificate for any or all of his Shares, unless the Directors shall determine otherwise. Share certificates representing Shares, if any, shall be in such form as the Directors may determine. Share certificates shall be signed by one or more Directors or other person authorised by the Directors. The Directors may authorise certificates to be issued with the authorised signature(s) affixed by mechanical process. All certificates for Shares shall be consecutively numbered or otherwise identified and shall specify the Shares to which they relate. All certificates surrendered to the Company for transfer shall be cancelled and, subject to Article 23, no new certificate shall be issued until the former certificate representing a like number of relevant Shares shall have been surrendered and cancelled.

 

22.Every share certificate of the Company shall bear legends required under the applicable laws, including the Securities Act.

 

23.If a share certificate shall be damaged or defaced or alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, a new certificate representing the same Shares may be issued to the relevant Member upon request subject to delivery up of the old certificate or (if alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed) compliance with such conditions as to evidence and indemnity and the payment of out-of-pocket expenses of the Company in connection with the request as the Directors may think fit.

 

24.In the event that Shares are held jointly by several Persons, any request may be made by any one of the joint holders and if so made shall be binding on all of the joint holders.

 

Fractional Shares

 

25.The Directors may issue fractions of a Share and, if so issued, a fraction of a Share shall be subject to and carry the corresponding fraction of liabilities (whether with respect to nominal or par value, premium, contributions, calls or otherwise), limitations, preferences, privileges, qualifications, restrictions, rights (including, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, voting and participation rights) and other attributes of a whole Share. If more than one fraction of a Share of the same Class is issued to or acquired by the same Shareholder such fractions shall be accumulated.

 

Lien

 

26.The Company has a first and paramount lien on every Share (whether or not fully paid) for all amounts (whether presently payable or not) payable at a fixed time or called in respect of that Share.  The Company also has a first and paramount lien on every Share (whether or not fully paid) registered in the name of a Person indebted or under liability to the Company (whether he is the sole registered holder of a Share or one of two or more joint holders) for all amounts owing by him or his estate to the Company (whether or not presently payable).  The Directors may at any time declare a Share to be wholly or in part exempt from the provisions of this Article.  The Company’s lien on a Share extends to any amount payable in respect of it.

 

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27.The Company may sell, in such manner as the Directors may determine, any Share on which the Company has a lien, but no sale shall be made unless an amount in respect of which the lien exists is presently payable nor until the expiration of fourteen days after a notice in writing, demanding payment of such part of the amount in respect of which the lien exists as is presently payable, has been given to the registered holder for the time being of the Share, or the Persons entitled thereto by reason of his death or bankruptcy.

 

28.For giving effect to any such sale the Directors may authorise some Person to transfer the Shares sold to the purchaser thereof.  The purchaser shall be registered as the holder of the Shares comprised in any such transfer and he shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, nor shall his title to the Shares be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the proceedings in reference to the sale.

 

29.The proceeds of the sale after deduction of expenses, fees and commission incurred by the Company shall be received by the Company and applied in payment of such part of the amount in respect of which the lien exists as is presently payable, and the residue shall (subject to a like lien for sums not presently payable as existed upon the Shares prior to the sale) be paid to the Person entitled to the Shares immediately prior to the sale.

 

Calls On Shares

 

30.The Directors may from time to time make calls upon the Shareholders in respect of any moneys unpaid on their Shares, and each Shareholder shall (subject to receiving at least fourteen days’ notice specifying the time or times of payment) pay to the Company at the time or times so specified the amount called on such Shares.

 

31.The joint holders of a Share shall be jointly and severally liable to pay calls in respect thereof.

 

32.If a sum called in respect of a Share is not paid before or on the day appointed for payment thereof, the Person from whom the sum is due shall pay interest upon the sum at the rate of eight percent per annum from the day appointed for the payment thereof to the time of the actual payment, but the Directors shall be at liberty to waive payment of that interest wholly or in part.

 

33.The provisions of these Articles as to the liability of joint holders and as to payment of interest shall apply in the case of non-payment of any sum which, by the terms of issue of a Share, becomes payable at a fixed time, whether on account of the par value of the Share, or by way of premium, as if the same had become payable by virtue of a call duly made and notified.

 

34.The Directors may make arrangements on the issue of partly paid Shares for a difference between the Shareholders, or the particular Shares, in the amount of calls to be paid and in the times of payment.

 

35.The Directors may, if they think fit, receive from any Shareholder willing to advance the same all or any part of the moneys uncalled and unpaid upon any partly paid Shares held by him, and upon all or any of the moneys so advanced may (until the same would, but for such advance, become presently payable) pay interest at such rate (not exceeding without the sanction of an Ordinary Resolution, eight percent per annum) as may be agreed upon between the Shareholder paying the sum in advance and the Directors. No such amount paid in advance of calls shall entitle the Shareholder paying such amount to any portion of a dividend or other distribution payable in respect of any period prior to the date upon which such amount would, but for such payment, become payable.

 

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Forfeiture Of Shares

 

36.If a Shareholder fails to pay any call or instalment of a call in respect of any Shares on the day appointed for payment, the Directors may, at any time thereafter during such time as any part of such call or instalment remains unpaid, serve a notice on him requiring payment of so much of the call or instalment as is unpaid, together with any interest which may have accrued.

 

37.The notice shall name a further day (not earlier than the expiration of fourteen days from the date of the notice) on or before which the payment required by the notice is to be made, and shall state that in the event of non-payment at or before the time appointed the Shares in respect of which the call was made will be liable to be forfeited.

 

38.If the requirements of any such notice as aforesaid are not complied with, any Share in respect of which the notice has been given may at any time thereafter, before the payment required by notice has been made, be forfeited by a resolution of the Directors to that effect.

 

39.A forfeited Share may be sold or otherwise disposed of on such terms and in such manner as the Directors think fit, and at any time before a sale or disposition the forfeiture may be cancelled on such terms as the Directors think fit.

 

40.A Person whose Shares have been forfeited shall cease to be a Shareholder in respect of the forfeited Shares, but shall, notwithstanding, remain liable to pay to the Company all moneys which at the date of forfeiture were payable by him to the Company in respect of the Shares forfeited, but his liability shall cease if and when the Company receives payment in full of the amount unpaid on the Shares forfeited.

 

41.A statutory declaration in writing that the declarant is a Director, and that a Share has been duly forfeited on a date stated in the declaration, shall be conclusive evidence of the facts in the declaration as against all Persons claiming to be entitled to the Share. 

 

42.The Company may receive the consideration, if any, given for a Share on any sale or disposition thereof pursuant to the provisions of these Articles as to forfeiture and may execute a transfer of the Share in favour of the Person to whom the Share is sold or disposed of and that Person shall be registered as the holder of the Share, and shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, if any, nor shall his title to the Shares be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the proceedings in reference to the disposition or sale.

 

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43.The provisions of these Articles as to forfeiture shall apply in the case of non-payment of any sum which by the terms of issue of a Share becomes due and payable, whether on account of the par value of the Share, or by way of premium, as if the same had been payable by virtue of a call duly made and notified.

 

Transfer Of Shares

 

44.The instrument of transfer of any Share shall be in writing and in any usual or common form or such other form as the Directors may determine, or in such form so as to comply with the rules and regulations of the Nasdaq, the Securities and Exchange Commission and/or any other competent regulatory authority, and shall be executed by or on behalf of the transferor and if in respect of a nil or partly paid up Share, or if so required by the Directors, shall also be executed on behalf of the transferee and shall be accompanied by the certificate (if any) of the Shares to which it relates and such other evidence as the Directors may reasonably require to show the right of the transferor to make the transfer. The transferor shall be deemed to remain the holder of a Share until the name of the transferee is entered in the Register in respect of the relevant Shares.

 

45.Subject to the terms of issue thereof and the rules and regulations of the Nasdaq, the Securities and Exchange Commission and/or any other competent regulatory authority, the Directors may determine to decline to register any transfer of Shares without assigning any reason therefor.

 

46.The registration of transfers may be suspended at such times and for such periods as the Directors may from time to time determine, after notice has been given by advertisement in an appointed newspaper or any other newspaper or by any other means in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Nasdaq, the Securities and Exchange Commission and/or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law, provide that the Register shall be closed for transfers for a stated period which shall not in any case exceed forty days in any calendar year.

 

47.All instruments of transfer that are registered shall be retained by the Company, but any instrument of transfer that the Directors decline to register shall (except in any case of fraud) be returned to the Person depositing the same.

 

Transmission Of Shares

 

48.The legal personal representative of a deceased sole holder of a Share shall be the only Person recognised by the Company as having any title to the Share.  In the case of a Share registered in the name of two or more holders, the survivors or survivor, or the legal personal representatives of the deceased holder of the Share, shall be the only Person recognised by the Company as having any title to the Share.

 

49.Any Person becoming entitled to a Share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a Shareholder shall upon such evidence being produced as may from time to time be required by the Directors, have the right either to be registered as a Shareholder in respect of the Share or, instead of being registered himself, to make such transfer of the Share as the deceased or bankrupt Person could have made; but the Directors shall, in either case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as they would have had in the case of a transfer of the Share by the deceased or bankrupt Shareholder before the death or bankruptcy.

 

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50.A Person becoming entitled to a Share by reason of the death or bankruptcy of a Shareholder shall be entitled to the same dividends and other advantages to which he would be entitled if he were the registered Shareholder, except that he shall not, before being registered as a Shareholder in respect of the Share, be entitled in respect of it to exercise any right conferred by membership in relation to meetings of the Company and the Directors may at any time give notice requiring any such Person to elect either to be registered himself or to have some Person nominated by him be registered as the holder of the Share (but the Directors shall, in either case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as they would have had in the case of a transfer of the Share by the deceased or bankrupt Shareholder before the death or bankruptcy). If the notice is not complied with within ninety days of being received or deemed to be received (as determined pursuant to these Articles) the Directors may thereafter withhold payment of all dividends, other distributions, bonuses or other monies payable in respect of the Share until the requirements of the notice have been complied with.

 

Alteration Of SHARE Capital AND AMENDMENTS TO MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

 

51.The Company may by Ordinary Resolution:

 

(a)increase the share capital by such sum, to be divided into Shares of such Classes and amount, as the Ordinary Resolution shall prescribe;

 

(b)consolidate and divide all or any of its share capital into Shares of a larger amount than its existing Shares;

 

(c)convert all or any of its paid up Shares into stock and reconvert that stock into paid up Shares of any denomination;

 

(d)subdivide its existing Shares, or any of them into Shares of a smaller amount provided that in the subdivision the proportion between the amount paid and the amount, if any, unpaid on each reduced Share shall be the same as it was in case of the Share from which the reduced Share is derived; and

 

(e)cancel any Shares that, at the date of the passing of the resolution, have not been taken or agreed to be taken by any Person and diminish the amount of its share capital by the amount of the Shares so cancelled.

 

52.All new Shares created in accordance with the provisions of the preceding Article shall be subject to the same provisions of these Articles with reference to the payment of calls, liens, transfer, transmission, forfeiture and otherwise as the Shares in the original share capital.

 

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53.Subject to the provisions of the Companies Act and the provisions of these Articles as regards the matters to be dealt with by Ordinary Resolution, the Company may by Special Resolution:

 

(a)change its name;

 

(b)alter or add to these Articles;

 

(c)alter or add to the Memorandum with respect to any objects, powers or other matters specified therein; and

 

(d)reduce its share capital or any capital redemption reserve fund.

 

Redemption, Purchase and Surrender Of Shares

 

54.Subject to the Companies Act, the Company may:

 

(a)issue Shares on terms that they are to be redeemed or are liable to be redeemed at the option of the Company or the Shareholder on such terms and in such manner as the Directors may determine before the issue of such Shares;

 

(b)purchase its own Shares (including any redeemable Shares) on such terms and in such manner as the Directors may determine and agree with the Shareholder;

 

(c)make a payment in respect of the redemption or purchase of its own Shares in any manner authorised by the Companies Act, including out of its capital; and

 

(d)accept the surrender for no consideration of any paid up Share (including any redeemable Share) on such terms and in such manner as the Directors may determine.

 

55.Any Share in respect of which notice of redemption has been given shall not be entitled to participate in the profits of the Company in respect of the period after the date specified as the date of redemption in the notice of redemption.

 

56.The redemption, purchase or surrender of any Share shall not be deemed to give rise to the redemption, purchase or surrender of any other Share.

 

57.The Directors may when making payments in respect of redemption or purchase of Shares, if authorised by the terms of issue of the Shares being redeemed or purchased or with the agreement of the holder of such Shares, make such payment either in cash or in specie including, without limitation, interests in a special purpose vehicle holding assets of the Company or holding entitlement to the proceeds of assets held by the Company or in a liquidating structure.

 

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Treasury Shares

 

58.Shares that the Company purchases, redeems or acquires (by way of surrender or otherwise) may, at the option of the Company, be cancelled immediately or held as Treasury Shares in accordance with the Companies Act. In the event that the Directors do not specify that the relevant Shares are to be held as Treasury Shares, such Shares shall be cancelled.

 

59.No dividend may be declared or paid, and no other distribution (whether in cash or otherwise) of the Company’s assets (including any distribution of assets to Members on a winding up) may be declared or paid in respect of a Treasury Share.

 

60.The Company shall be entered in the Register as the holder of the Treasury Shares provided that:

 

(a)the Company shall not be treated as a Member for any purpose and shall not exercise any right in respect of the Treasury Shares, and any purported exercise of such a right shall be void;

 

(b)a Treasury Share shall not be voted, directly or indirectly, at any meeting of the Company and shall not be counted in determining the total number of issued Shares at any given time, whether for the purposes of these Articles or the Companies Act, save that an allotment of Shares as fully paid bonus shares in respect of a Treasury Share is permitted and Shares allotted as fully paid bonus shares in respect of a Treasury Share shall be treated as Treasury Shares.

 

61.The Directors may determine to cancel a Treasury Share or transfer a Treasury Share on such terms as they think proper (including, without limitation, for nil consideration).

 

General Meetings

 

62.All general meetings other than annual general meetings shall be called extraordinary general meetings.

 

63.The Directors may, whenever they think fit, convene a general meeting of the Company. The Company may, but shall not (unless required by the Companies Act or, for so long as any Shares are traded on the Nasdaq, the rules and regulations of the Nasdaq) be obliged to, in each year hold a general meeting as its annual general meeting, and shall specify the meeting as such in the notices calling it. Any annual general meeting shall be held at such time and place as the Directors shall appoint. At these meetings the report of the Directors (if any) shall be presented.

 

64.The Directors may cancel or postpone any duly convened general meeting at any time prior to such meeting, except for general meetings requisitioned by the Shareholders in accordance with these Articles, for any reason or for no reason at any time prior to the time for holding such meeting or, if the meeting is adjourned, the time for holding such adjourned meeting. The Directors shall give Shareholders notice in writing of any cancellation or postponement. A postponement may be for a stated period of any length or indefinitely as the Directors may determine.

 

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65.General meetings shall also be convened on the requisition in writing of any Shareholder or Shareholders entitled to attend and vote at general meetings of the Company holding at least ten percent of the paid up voting share capital of the Company deposited at the Office specifying the objects of the meeting by notice given no later than 21 days from the date of deposit of the requisition signed by the requisitionists, and if the Directors do not convene such meeting for a date not later than 45 days after the date of such deposit, the requisitionists themselves may convene the general meeting in the same manner, as nearly as possible, as that in which general meetings may be convened by the Directors, and all reasonable expenses incurred by the requisitionists as a result of the failure of the Directors to convene the general meeting shall be reimbursed to them by the Company.

 

66.If at any time there are no Directors, any two Shareholders (or if there is only one Shareholder then that Shareholder) entitled to vote at general meetings of the Company may convene a general meeting in the same manner as nearly as possible as that in which general meetings may be convened by the Directors.

 

Notice Of General Meetings

 

67.At least seven clear days’ notice in writing shall be given of any general meeting. Every notice shall specify the place, the day and the hour of the meeting and the general nature of the business to be conducted at the general meeting and shall be given in the manner hereinafter provided or in such other manner (if any) as may be prescribed by the Company by Ordinary Resolution to such Persons as are, under these Articles, entitled to receive such notices from the Company, provided that a general meeting of the Company shall, whether or not the notice specified in this Article has been given and whether or not the provisions of these Articles regarding general meetings have been complied with, be deemed to have been duly convened if it is so agreed:

 

(a)in the case of an annual general meeting, by all of the Members entitled to attend and vote thereat; and

 

(b)in the case of an extraordinary general meeting, by a majority in number of the Members having a right to attend and vote at the meeting, together holding not less than ninety-five per cent in par value of the Shares giving that right.

 

68.The accidental omission to give notice of a general meeting to, or the non-receipt of a notice of a general meeting by, any Person entitled to receive such notice shall not invalidate the proceedings at that general meeting.

 

Proceedings At General Meetings

 

69.All business carried out at a general meeting shall be deemed special with the exception of sanctioning a dividend, the consideration of the accounts, balance sheets, any report of the Directors or of the Company’s auditors, and the fixing of the remuneration of the Company’s auditors.  No special business shall be transacted at any general meeting without the consent of all Shareholders entitled to receive notice of that meeting unless notice of such special business has been given in the notice convening that meeting.

 

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70.No business shall be transacted at any general meeting unless a quorum of Shareholders is present at the time when the meeting proceeds to business.  Save as otherwise provided by these Articles, one or more Shareholders holding at least a majority of the paid up voting share capital of the Company present in person or by proxy or if a corporation or other non-natural person by its duly authorised representative or proxy and entitled to vote at that meeting shall form a quorum.

 

71.If within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting a quorum is not present, the meeting, if convened upon the requisition of Shareholders, shall be dissolved.  In any other case it shall stand adjourned to the same day in the next week, at the same time and place, and if at the adjourned meeting a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting the Shareholder or Shareholders present and entitled to vote shall form a quorum.

 

72.If the Directors wish to make this facility available for a specific general meeting or all general meetings of the Company, participation in any general meeting of the Company may be by means of a telephone, electronic, web-based or similar communication equipment by way of which all Persons participating in such meeting can communicate with each other and such participation shall be deemed to constitute presence in person at the meeting.

 

73.The chairman, if any, of the Board shall preside as chairman at every general meeting of the Company.

 

74.If there is no such chairman of the Board, or if at any general meeting he is not present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for holding the meeting or is unwilling to act as chairman, any Director or Person nominated by the Directors shall preside as chairman, failing which the Shareholders present in person or by proxy shall choose any Person present to be chairman of that meeting.

 

75.The chairman may adjourn a meeting from time to time and from place to place either:

 

(a)with the consent of any general meeting at which a quorum is present (and shall if so directed by the meeting by Ordinary Resolution); or

 

(b)without the consent of such meeting if, in his sole opinion, he considers it necessary to do so to:

 

(i)secure the orderly conduct or proceedings of the meeting; or

 

(ii)give all Persons present in person or by proxy and having the right to speak and / or vote at such meeting, the ability to do so,

 

but no business shall be transacted at any adjourned meeting other than the business left unfinished at the meeting from which the adjournment took place. When a meeting, or adjourned meeting, is adjourned for fourteen days or more, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given in the manner provided for the original meeting. Save as aforesaid, it shall not be necessary to give any notice of an adjournment or of the business to be transacted at an adjourned meeting.

 

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76.Save where a Special Resolution or other greater majority is required by the Companies Act or these Articles, any question proposed for consideration at any general meeting shall be decided by an Ordinary Resolution.

 

77.At any general meeting a resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided on a show of hands, unless a poll is (before or on the declaration of the result of the show of hands, or on the withdrawal of any other demand for a poll) demanded by the chairman or one or more Shareholders who together hold not less than ten percent (10%) in nominal value of the total issued voting shares in the Company present in person or by proxy entitled to vote, and unless a poll is so demanded and the demand is not withdrawn, a declaration by the chairman that a resolution has, on a show of hands, been carried, or carried unanimously, or by a particular majority, or lost, and an entry to that effect in the book of the proceedings of the Company, shall be conclusive evidence of the fact, without proof of the number or proportion of the votes recorded in favour of, or against, that resolution. Where a poll is taken regard shall be had in computing a majority to the number of votes to which each Shareholder is entitled.

 

78.If a poll is duly demanded it shall be taken in such manner as the chairman directs, and the result of the poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the meeting at which the poll was demanded.

 

79.In the case of an equality of votes at a general meeting, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, the chairman of the meeting at which the show of hands takes place or at which the poll is demanded, shall be entitled to a second or casting vote.

 

80.A poll demanded on the election of a chairman of the meeting or on a question of adjournment shall be taken forthwith.  A poll demanded on any other question shall be taken at such time as the chairman of the meeting directs.

 

81.The demand for a poll shall not prevent the continuance of a meeting for the transaction of any business other than the question on which the poll has been demanded and the demand for a poll may be withdrawn by the Person or any Persons making it at any time prior to the declaration of the result of the poll.

 

82.A resolution (including a Special Resolution) in writing (in one or more counterparts) signed by or on behalf of all of the Members for the time being entitled to receive notice of and to attend and vote at general meetings (or, being corporations or other non-natural persons, signed by their duly authorised representatives) shall be as valid and effective as if the resolution had been passed at a general meeting of the Company duly convened and held.

 

Votes Of shareholders

 

83.Subject to any rights and restrictions for the time being attached to any Share, on a show of hands every Member who being a natural person is present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote, or if a corporation or other non-natural person is present by its duly authorised representative or by proxy and entitled to vote, shall have one vote. Subject to any rights and restrictions for the time being attached to any Share, on a poll every Member who being a natural person is present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote, or if a corporation or other non-natural person is present by its duly authorised representative or by proxy and entitled to vote, shall have one vote for each Share of which he is the registered holder.

 

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84.Notwithstanding anything contained in these Articles, where more than one proxy is appointed by a Member which is a clearing house or a central depository house (or its nominee(s)), each such proxy shall have one vote on a show of hands.

 

85.In the case of joint holders the vote of the senior who tenders a vote whether in person or by proxy (or, in the case of a corporation or other non-natural person, by its duly authorised representative or proxy) shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holders and for this purpose seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names stand in the Register.

 

86.A Shareholder of unsound mind, or in respect of whom an order has been made by any court having jurisdiction in lunacy, may vote in respect of Shares carrying the right to vote held by him, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, by his committee, or other Person in the nature of a committee appointed by that court, and any such committee or other Person, may vote in respect of such Shares by proxy.

 

87.No Shareholder shall be entitled to vote at any general meeting of the Company unless all calls, if any, or other sums presently payable by him in respect of Shares carrying the right to vote held by him have been paid.

 

88.On a poll votes may be given either personally or by proxy (or in the case of a corporation or other non-natural person by its duly authorised representative or proxy). A Member may appoint more than one proxy or the same proxy under one or more instruments to attend and vote at a meeting. Where a Member appoints more than one proxy the instrument of proxy shall specify the number of Shares in respect of which each proxy is entitled to exercise the related votes.

 

89.A Member holding more than one Share need not cast the votes in respect of his Shares in the same way on any resolution and therefore may vote a Share or some or all such Shares either for or against a resolution and/or abstain from voting a Share or some or all of the Shares and, subject to the terms of the instrument appointing him, a proxy appointed under one or more instruments may vote a Share or some or all of the Shares in respect of which he is appointed either for or against a resolution and/or abstain from voting a Share or some or all of the Shares in respect of which he is appointed.

 

PROXIES

 

90.The instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing under the hand of the appointor or of his attorney duly authorised in writing or, if the appointor is a corporation or other non-natural person, either under seal or under the hand of its duly authorised representative or attorney duly authorised.  A proxy need not be a Shareholder.

 

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91.An instrument appointing a proxy may be in any usual or common form or such other form as the Directors may approve.

 

92.The Directors may, in the notice convening any meeting or adjourned meeting, or in an instrument of proxy sent out by the Company, specify the manner by which the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deposited and the place and the time (being not later than the time appointed for the commencement of the meeting or adjourned meeting to which the proxy relates) at which the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deposited. In the absence of any such direction from the Directors in the notice convening any meeting or adjourned meeting or in an instrument of proxy sent out by the Company, the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deposited physically at the Office not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for the meeting or adjourned meeting to commence at which the Person named in the instrument proposes to vote. The chairman may in any event at his discretion declare that an instrument of proxy shall be deemed to have been duly deposited. An instrument of proxy that is not deposited in the manner permitted, or which has not been declared to have been duly deposited by the chairman, shall be invalid.

 

93.The instrument appointing a proxy shall be deemed to confer authority to demand or join in demanding a poll.

 

94.Votes given in accordance with the terms of an instrument of proxy shall be valid notwithstanding the previous death or insanity of the principal or revocation of the proxy or of the authority under which the proxy was executed, or the transfer of the Share in respect of which the proxy is given unless notice in writing of such death, insanity, revocation or transfer was received by the Company at the Office before the commencement of the general meeting, or adjourned meeting at which it is sought to use the proxy.

 

Corporations Acting By Representatives At Meetings

 

95.Any corporation or other non-natural person which is a Shareholder or a Director may by resolution of its directors or other governing body authorise such Person as it thinks fit to act as its representative at any meeting of the Company or of any meeting of holders of a Class or of the Directors or of a committee of Directors, and the Person so authorised shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of the corporation or other non-natural person which he represents as that corporation or other non-natural person could exercise if it were an individual Shareholder or Director.

 

Clearing Houses

 

96.If a clearing house or a central depository house (or its nominee(s)), being a corporation, is a Member it may authorise such Person or Persons as it thinks fit to act as its representative or representatives at any general meeting of the Company or at any meeting of any Class of Members provided that, if more than one Person is so authorised, the authorisation shall specify the number and Class of Shares in respect of which each such Person is so authorised. A Person so authorised pursuant to this Article shall be deemed to have been duly authorised without further evidence of the facts and be entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of the clearing house or central depository house (or its nominee(s)) which he represents as if such Person was the registered holder of such Shares held by the clearing house (or its nominee(s)).

 

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Directors

 

97.Subject to Articles 98 and 120, the Company may by Ordinary Resolution appoint any Person to be a Director or may by Ordinary Resolution remove any Director.

 

98.The term of office of each Director shall expire at the first annual general meeting of Members following the last appointment of such Director, save that the term of office of the Directors in office at the date of the effectiveness of these Articles shall expire at the first annual general meeting of Members following the effectiveness of these Articles. No decrease in the number of Directors constituting the Board shall shorten the term of any incumbent Director. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article, each Director shall hold office until the expiration of his term or until his earlier death, resignation or removal in accordance with Article 120.

 

99.Commencing at the first annual general meeting of Members following the effectiveness of these Articles, and at each annual general meeting thereafter, Directors elected to succeed those Directors whose terms expire thereat shall be elected for a term of office to expire at the next succeeding annual general meeting after their election. Directors whose terms expire shall be eligible for re-election.

 

100.Subject to these Articles, the Company may by Ordinary Resolution from time to time fix the maximum and minimum number of Directors to be appointed but unless such numbers are fixed as aforesaid the minimum number of Directors shall be one and the maximum number of Directors shall be unlimited.

 

101.The remuneration of the Directors may be determined by the Directors or by the Company by Ordinary Resolution.

 

102.There shall be no shareholding qualification for Directors unless determined otherwise by the Company by Ordinary Resolution.

 

103.The Directors shall have power at any time and from time to time to appoint any Person to be a Director, either as a result of a casual vacancy or as an additional Director, subject to the maximum number (if any) imposed by Ordinary Resolution.

 

Alternate Director

 

104.Any Director (but not an alternate Director) may in writing appoint another Person to be his alternate and revoke the appointment of an alternate appointed by him. Such appointment or removal shall be by notice to the Office signed by the Director making or revoking the appointment or in any other manner approved by the Directors, and shall be effective on the date the notice is served. Subject to the removal by the appointing Director, the alternate shall continue in office until the date on which the Director who appointed him ceases to be a Director. Save to the extent provided otherwise in the form of appointment, such alternate shall have authority to sign written resolutions on behalf of the appointing Director, but shall not be authorised to sign such written resolutions where they have been signed by the appointing Director, and to act in such Director’s place at any meeting of the Directors and any meetings of committees of Directors of which his appointor is a member.  Every such alternate shall be entitled to attend and vote at meetings of the Directors and meetings of committees of Directors of which his appointor is a member as the alternate of the Director appointing him and where he is a Director to have a separate vote in addition to his own vote.  Subject to the provisions of these Articles, an alternate Director shall be deemed for all purposes to be a Director and shall alone be responsible for his own acts and defaults and shall not be deemed to be the agent of the Director appointing him. The remuneration of such alternate shall be payable out of the remuneration of the Director appointing him and the proportion thereof shall be agreed between them.

 

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Powers And Duties Of Directors

 

105.Subject to the Companies Act, these Articles and to any resolutions passed in a general meeting, the business of the Company shall be managed by the Directors, who may pay all expenses incurred in setting up and registering the Company and may exercise all powers of the Company.  No resolution passed by the Company in general meeting shall invalidate any prior act of the Directors that would have been valid if that resolution had not been passed.

 

106.The Directors may from time to time appoint any Person, whether or not a Director, to hold such office in the Company as the Directors may think necessary for the administration of the Company, including but not limited to, the office of president, one or more vice-presidents, chief financial officer, treasurer, assistant treasurer, manager or controller, and for such term and at such remuneration (whether by way of salary or commission or participation in profits or partly in one way and partly in another), and with such powers and duties as the Directors may think fit. Any Person so appointed by the Directors may be removed by the Directors or by the Company by Ordinary Resolution. An Officer may vacate his office at any time if he gives notice in writing to the Company that he resigns his office. The Directors may also appoint one or more of their number to the office of managing director upon like terms, but any such appointment shall ipso facto terminate if any managing director ceases from any cause to be a Director, or if the Company by Ordinary Resolution resolves that his tenure of office be terminated.

 

107.The Directors may appoint any Person to be a Secretary (and if need be an assistant Secretary or assistant Secretaries) who shall hold office for such term, at such remuneration and upon such conditions and with such powers as the Directors may think fit.  Any Secretary or assistant Secretary so appointed by the Directors may be removed by the Directors or by the Company by Ordinary Resolution.

 

108.The Board may establish and delegate any of their powers to committees consisting of such member or members of their body as they think fit including, without limitation, the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee; any committee so formed shall in the exercise of the powers so delegated conform to any regulations that may be imposed on it by the Directors. Subject to any such regulations that may be imposed by the Directors, the proceedings of a committee of Directors shall be governed by the Articles regulating the proceedings of Directors, so far as they are capable of applying. The Directors may adopt formal written charters for committees.

 

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109.The Directors may from time to time and at any time by power of attorney (whether under Seal or under hand) or otherwise appoint any Person or body of Persons, whether nominated directly or indirectly by the Directors, to be the attorney or attorneys or authorised signatory (any such Person being an “Attorney” or “Authorised Signatory”, respectively) of the Company for such purposes and with such powers, authorities and discretion (not exceeding those vested in or exercisable by the Directors under these Articles) and for such period and subject to such conditions as they may think fit, and any such power of attorney or other appointment may contain such provisions for the protection and convenience of Persons dealing with any such Attorney or Authorised Signatory as the Directors may think fit, and may also authorise any such Attorney or Authorised Signatory to delegate all or any of the powers, authorities and discretion vested in him.

 

110.The Directors may from time to time provide for the management of the affairs of the Company in such manner as they shall think fit and the provisions contained in the three next following Articles shall not limit the general powers conferred by this Article.

 

111.The Directors from time to time and at any time may establish any other committees, local boards or agencies for managing any of the affairs of the Company and may appoint any Person to be a member of such committees or local boards and may appoint any managers or agents of the Company and may fix the remuneration of any such Person.

 

112.The Directors from time to time and at any time may delegate to any such committee, local board, manager or agent any of the powers, authorities and discretions for the time being vested in the Directors and may authorise the members for the time being of any such local board, or any of them to fill any vacancies therein and to act notwithstanding vacancies and any such appointment or delegation may be made on such terms and subject to such conditions as the Directors may think fit and the Directors may at any time remove any Person so appointed and may annul or vary any such delegation, but no Person dealing in good faith and without notice of any such annulment or variation shall be affected thereby.

 

113.Any such delegates as aforesaid may be authorised by the Directors to sub-delegate all or any of the powers, authorities, and discretion for the time being vested in them.

 

114.The Directors may agree with a Shareholder to waive or modify the terms applicable to such Shareholder’s subscription for Shares without obtaining the consent of any other Shareholder; provided that such waiver or modification does not amount to a variation or abrogation of the rights attaching to the Shares of such other Shareholders.

 

Borrowing Powers Of Directors

 

115.The Directors may exercise all the powers of the Company to borrow money and to mortgage or charge its undertaking, property and uncalled capital or any part thereof, or to otherwise provide for a security interest to be taken in such undertaking, property or uncalled capital, and to issue debentures, debenture stock and other securities whenever money is borrowed or as security for any debt, liability or obligation of the Company or of any third party.

 

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The Seal

 

116.The Seal (if any) shall not be affixed to any instrument except by the authority of a resolution of the Directors provided always that such authority may be given prior to or after the affixing of the Seal and if given after may be in general form confirming a number of affixings of the Seal. The Seal shall be affixed in the presence of a Director or a Secretary (or an assistant Secretary) or in the presence of any one or more Persons as the Directors may appoint for the purpose and every Person as aforesaid shall sign every instrument to which the Seal is so affixed in their presence.

 

117.The Company may maintain a facsimile of the Seal in such countries or places as the Directors may appoint and such facsimile Seal shall not be affixed to any instrument except by the authority of a resolution of the Directors provided always that such authority may be given prior to or after the affixing of such facsimile Seal and if given after may be in general form confirming a number of affixings of such facsimile Seal.  The facsimile Seal shall be affixed in the presence of such Person or Persons as the Directors shall for this purpose appoint and such Person or Persons as aforesaid shall sign every instrument to which the facsimile Seal is so affixed in their presence and such affixing of the facsimile Seal and signing as aforesaid shall have the same meaning and effect as if the Seal had been affixed in the presence of and the instrument signed by a Director or a Secretary (or an assistant Secretary) or in the presence of any one or more Persons as the Directors may appoint for the purpose.

 

118.Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Secretary or any assistant Secretary shall have the authority to affix the Seal, or the facsimile Seal, to any instrument for the purposes of attesting authenticity of the matter contained therein but which does not create any obligation binding on the Company.

 

RETIREMENT OF DIRECTORS

 

119.A retiring Director shall be eligible for re-election and shall continue to act as a Director throughout the meeting at which he retires.

 

Disqualification Of Directors

 

120.The office of Director shall be vacated, if the Director:

 

(a)becomes bankrupt or makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors;

 

(b)dies or is found to be or becomes of unsound mind;

 

(c)resigns his office by notice in writing to the Company;

 

(d)is removed from office by Ordinary Resolution;

 

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(e)is removed from office by notice addressed to him at his last known address and signed by all of his co-Directors (not being less than two in number); or

 

(f)retires, resigns or is removed from office pursuant to any other provision of these Articles;

 

provided that in the case of clauses (d) and (e) above, no Director may be removed without Cause.

 

Proceedings Of Directors

 

121.The Directors may meet together (either within or outside the Cayman Islands) for the despatch of business, adjourn, and otherwise regulate their meetings and proceedings as they think fit.  Questions arising at any meeting of the Directors shall be decided by a majority of votes and each Director present in person or represented by his alternate or proxy shall be entitled to one vote.  In case of an equality of votes the chairman of the meeting shall have a second or casting vote.  A Director may, and a Secretary or assistant Secretary on the requisition of a Director shall, at any time summon a meeting of the Directors by at least two days’ notice in writing to every Director and alternate Director which notice shall set forth the general nature of the business to be considered unless notice is waived by all the Directors (or their alternates) either at, before or after the meeting is held.

 

122.A Director may participate in any meeting of the Directors, or of any committee appointed by the Directors of which such Director is a member, by means of telephone, electronic, web-based or similar communication equipment by way of which all Persons participating in such meeting can communicate with each other and such participation shall be deemed to constitute presence in person at the meeting. Unless otherwise determined by the Directors the meeting shall be deemed to be held at the place where the chairman of the meeting is located at the start of the meeting.

 

123.The quorum necessary for the transaction of the business of the Directors may be fixed by the Directors, and unless so fixed, if there be two or more Directors the quorum shall be two, and if there be one Director the quorum shall be one.  A Director represented by an alternate Director at any meeting shall be deemed to be present for the purposes of determining whether or not a quorum is present.

 

124.A Director (or his alternate Director in his absence) may vote in respect of any contract or proposed contract or arrangement notwithstanding that he may be interested therein and if he does so his vote shall be counted and he may be counted in the quorum at any meeting of the Directors at which any such contract or proposed contract or arrangement shall come before the meeting for consideration, provided that the nature of the interest of any Director or alternate Director in any such contract or proposed contract or arrangement shall be disclosed by him at or prior to its consideration and any vote thereon. A general notice that a Director or alternate Director is a shareholder, director, officer or employee of any specified Person and is to be regarded as interested in any transaction with such Person shall be sufficient disclosure for the purposes of voting on a resolution in respect of a contract, proposed contract or arrangement in which he has an interest, and after such general notice it shall not be necessary to give special notice relating to any particular transaction.

 

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125.A Director may hold any other office or place of profit under the Company (other than the office of auditor) in conjunction with his office of Director for such period and on such terms (as to remuneration and otherwise) as the Directors may determine and no Director or intending Director shall be disqualified by his office from contracting with the Company either with regard to his tenure of any such other office or place of profit or as vendor, purchaser or otherwise, nor shall any such contract or arrangement entered into by or on behalf of the Company in which any Director is in any way interested, be liable to be avoided, nor shall any Director so contracting or being so interested be liable to account to the Company for any profit realised by any such contract or arrangement by reason of such Director holding that office or of the fiduciary relation thereby established.  A Director, notwithstanding his interest, may be counted in the quorum present at any meeting of the Directors whereat he or any other Director is appointed to hold any such office or place of profit under the Company or whereat the terms of any such appointment are arranged and he may vote on any such appointment or arrangement.

 

126.Any Director may act by himself or his firm in a professional capacity for the Company, and he or his firm shall be entitled to remuneration for professional services as if he were not a Director; provided that nothing herein contained shall authorise a Director or his firm to act as auditor to the Company.

 

127.The Directors shall cause minutes to be made in books or loose-leaf folders provided for the purpose of recording:

 

(a)all appointments of Officers made by the Directors;

 

(b)the names of the Directors present at each meeting of the Directors and of any committee of the Directors; and

 

(c)all resolutions and proceedings at all meetings of the Company, and of the Directors and of committees of Directors.

 

128.When the chairman of a meeting of the Directors signs the minutes of such meeting the same shall be deemed to have been duly held notwithstanding that all the Directors have not actually come together or that there may have been a technical defect in the proceedings.

 

129.A resolution in writing signed by all the Directors or all the members of a committee of Directors, as the case may be (an alternate Director, subject as provided otherwise in the terms of appointment of the alternate Director, being entitled to sign such a resolution on behalf of his appointer), shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a duly called and constituted meeting of Directors or committee of Directors, as the case may be.  When signed a resolution may consist of several documents each signed by one or more of the Directors or his duly appointed alternate.

 

130.The continuing Directors (or a sole continuing Director, as the case may be) may act notwithstanding any vacancy in their body but if and for so long as their number is reduced below the number fixed by or pursuant to these Articles as the necessary quorum of Directors, the continuing Directors or Director may act for the purpose of increasing the number, or of summoning a general meeting of the Company, but for no other purpose.

 

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131.The Directors may elect a chairman of their board and determine the period for which he is to hold office. If no such chairman is elected, or if at any meeting the chairman is not present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for holding the meeting, the Directors present may choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting.

 

132.Subject to any regulations imposed on it by the Directors, a committee appointed by the Directors may elect a chairman of its meetings.  If no such chairman is elected, or if at any meeting the chairman is not present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for holding the meeting, the committee members present may choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting.

 

133.A committee appointed by the Directors may meet and adjourn as it thinks proper.  Subject to any regulations imposed on it by the Directors, questions arising at any meeting shall be determined by a majority of votes of the committee members present and in case of an equality of votes the chairman shall have a second or casting vote.

 

134.All acts done by any meeting of the Directors or of a committee of Directors, or by any Person acting as a Director, shall notwithstanding that it be afterwards discovered that there was some defect in the appointment of any such Director or Person acting as aforesaid, or that they or any of them were disqualified, be as valid as if every such Person had been duly appointed and was qualified to be a Director.

 

135.A Director or alternate Director who is present at a meeting of the Board or committee of the Board at which action on any Company matter is taken shall be presumed to have assented to the action taken unless his dissent shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless he shall file his written dissent from such action with the Person acting as the chairman or secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof or shall forward such dissent by registered post to such Person immediately after the adjournment of the meeting. Such right to dissent shall not apply to a Director or alternate Director who voted in favour of such action.

 

136.A Director but not an alternate Director may be represented at any meetings of the Directors by a proxy appointed in writing by him. The proxy shall count towards the quorum and the vote of the proxy shall for all purposes be deemed to be that of the appointing Director.

 

Dividends

 

137.Subject to any rights and restrictions for the time being attached to any Shares, or as otherwise provided for in the Companies Act and these Articles, the Directors may from time to time declare dividends (including interim dividends) and other distributions on Shares in issue and authorise payment of the same out of the funds of the Company lawfully available therefor.

 

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138.Subject to any rights and restrictions for the time being attached to any Shares, the Company by Ordinary Resolution may declare dividends out of the funds of the Company lawfully available therefor, but no dividend shall exceed the amount recommended by the Directors.

 

139.The Directors may determine, before recommending or declaring any dividend, to set aside out of the funds legally available for distribution such sums as they think proper as a reserve or reserves which shall be applicable for meeting contingencies, or for equalising dividends or for any other purpose to which those funds may be properly applied and pending such application may, at the determination of the Directors, either be employed in the business of the Company or be invested in such investments as the Directors may from time to time think fit.

 

140.Any dividend may be paid in any manner as the Directors may determine.  If paid by cheque it will be sent through the post to the registered address of the Shareholder or Person entitled thereto, or in the case of joint holders, to any one of such joint holders at his registered address or to such Person and such address as the Shareholder or Person entitled, or such joint holders as the case may be, may direct.  Every such cheque shall be made payable to the order of the Shareholder to whom it is sent or to the order of such other Person as the Shareholder or Person entitled, or such joint holders as the case may be, may direct.

 

141.The Directors when paying dividends to the Shareholders in accordance with the foregoing provisions of these Articles may make such payment either in cash or in specie and may determine the extent to which amounts may be withheld therefrom (including, without limitation, any taxes, fees, expenses or other liabilities for which a Shareholder (or the Company, as a result of any action or inaction of the Shareholder) is liable).

 

142.Subject to any rights and restrictions for the time being attached to any Shares, all dividends shall be declared and paid according to the amounts paid up on the Shares, but if and for so long as nothing is paid up on any of the Shares dividends may be declared and paid according to the par value of the Shares.

 

143.If several Persons are registered as joint holders of any Share, any of them may give effectual receipts for any dividend or other moneys payable on or in respect of the Share.

 

144.No dividend shall bear interest against the Company.

 

145.Any dividend or other distribution which cannot be paid to a Member and/or which remains unclaimed after six months from the date on which such dividend or other distribution becomes payable may, in the discretion of the Directors, be paid into a separate account in the Company's name, provided that the Company shall not be constituted as a trustee in respect of that account and the dividend or other distribution shall remain as a debt due to the Member. Any dividend or other distribution which remains unclaimed after a period of six years from the date on which such dividend or other distribution becomes payable shall be forfeited and shall revert to the Company.

 

146.The Directors may deduct from any dividend or other distribution payable to any Member all sums of money (if any) then payable by him to the Company on account of calls or otherwise.

 

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Accounts, Audit and annual return and declaration

 

147.The books of account (including, where applicable, material underlying documentation including contracts and invoices) relating to the Company’s affairs shall be kept in such manner as may be determined from time to time by the Directors. Such books of account must be retained for a minimum period of five years from the date on which they are prepared. Proper books shall not be deemed to be kept if there are not kept such books of account as are necessary to give a true and fair view of the state of the Company's affairs and to explain its transactions.

 

148.The books of account shall be kept at the Office, or at such other place or places as the Directors think fit, and shall always be open to the inspection of the Directors.

 

149.The Directors may from time to time determine whether and to what extent and at what times and places and under what conditions or regulations the accounts and books of the Company or any of them shall be open to the inspection of Shareholders not being Directors, and no Shareholder (not being a Director) shall have any right of inspecting any account or book or document of the Company except as conferred by law or authorised by the Directors or by the Company by Ordinary Resolution. The remuneration of the Auditor shall be fixed by the Audit Committee (if one exists) or otherwise by the Directors.

 

150.The accounts relating to the Company’s affairs shall only be audited if the Directors so determine, in which case the financial year end and the accounting principles will be determined by the Directors. The Directors may appoint an auditor of the Company who shall hold office on such terms as the Directors determine. Every auditor of the Company shall have a right of access at all times to the books and accounts and vouchers of the Company and shall be entitled to require from the Directors and Officers such information and explanation as may be necessary for the performance of the duties of the auditor.

 

151.Auditors shall, if so required by the Directors, make a report on the accounts of the Company during their tenure of office at the next general meeting following their appointment, and at any other time during their term of office, upon request of the Directors or any general meeting of the Members.

 

152.The Directors in each year shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, an annual return and declaration setting forth the particulars required by the Companies Act and deliver a copy thereof to the Registrar of Companies in the Cayman Islands.

 

Capitalisation Of reserves

 

153.Subject to the Companies Act and any rights and restrictions for the time being attached to any Shares, the Directors may:

 

(a)resolve to capitalise an amount standing to the credit of reserves (including a Share Premium Account, capital redemption reserve and profit and loss account), whether or not available for distribution;

 

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(b)appropriate the sum resolved to be capitalised to the Shareholders in proportion to the nominal amount of Shares (whether or not fully paid) held by them respectively and apply that sum on their behalf in or towards:

 

(i)paying up the amounts (if any) for the time being unpaid on Shares held by them respectively, or

 

(ii)paying up in full unissued Shares or debentures of a nominal amount equal to that sum,

 

and allot the Shares or debentures, credited as fully paid, to the Shareholders (or as they may direct) in those proportions, or partly in one way and partly in the other, but the Share Premium Account, the capital redemption reserve and profits which are not available for distribution may, for the purposes of this Article, only be applied in paying up unissued Shares to be allotted to Shareholders credited as fully paid;

 

(c)make any arrangements they think fit to resolve a difficulty arising in the distribution of a capitalised reserve and in particular, without limitation, where Shares or debentures become distributable in fractions the Directors may deal with the fractions as they think fit;

 

(d)authorise a Person to enter (on behalf of all the Shareholders concerned) into an agreement with the Company providing for either:

 

(i)the allotment to the Shareholders respectively, credited as fully paid, of Shares or debentures to which they may be entitled on the capitalisation, or

 

(ii)the payment by the Company on behalf of the Shareholders (by the application of their respective proportions of the reserves resolved to be capitalised) of the amounts or part of the amounts remaining unpaid on their existing Shares,

 

and any such agreement made under this authority being effective and binding on all those Shareholders; and

 

(e)generally do all acts and things required to give effect to any of the actions contemplated by this Article.

 

Share Premium Account

 

154.The Directors shall in accordance with the Companies Act establish a Share Premium Account and shall carry to the credit of such account from time to time a sum equal to the amount or value of the premium paid on the issue of any Share.

 

155.There shall be debited to any Share Premium Account on the redemption or purchase of a Share the difference between the nominal value of such Share and the redemption or purchase price provided always that at the determination of the Directors such sum may be paid out of the profits of the Company or, if permitted by the Companies Act, out of capital.

 

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Notices

 

156.Any notice or document may be served by the Company or by the Person entitled to give notice to any Shareholder either personally, or by post in a prepaid letter or via a recognised courier service, fees prepaid, addressed to such Shareholder at his address as appearing in the Register, or by electronic mail to any electronic mail address such Shareholder may have specified in writing for the purpose of such service of notices, or by facsimile to any facsimile number such Shareholder may have specified in writing for the purpose of such service of notices. Notice may also be served by electronic communication in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Nasdaq, the Securities and Exchange Commission and/or any other competent regulatory authority. In the case of joint holders of a Share, all notices shall be given to that one of the joint holders whose name stands first in the Register in respect of the joint holding, and notice so given shall be sufficient notice to all the joint holders.

 

157.Any Shareholder present, either personally or by proxy, at any meeting of the Company shall for all purposes be deemed to have received due notice of such meeting and, where requisite, of the purposes for which such meeting was convened.

 

158.Any notice or other document, if served by:

 

(a)post, shall be deemed to have been served five calendar days after the time when the letter containing the same is posted;

 

(b)facsimile, shall be deemed to have been served upon production by the transmitting facsimile machine of a report confirming transmission of the facsimile in full to the facsimile number of the recipient;

 

(c)recognised courier service, shall be deemed to have been served 48 hours after the time when the letter containing the same is delivered to the courier service; or

 

(d)electronic mail or other electronic communication, shall be deemed to have been served immediately upon the time of the transmission by electronic mail and it shall not be necessary for the receipt of the e-mail or electronic communication to be acknowledged by the recipient.

 

In proving service by post or courier service it shall be sufficient to prove that the letter containing the notice or documents was properly addressed and duly posted or delivered to the courier service.

 

159.Any notice or document delivered or sent in accordance with the terms of these Articles shall notwithstanding that such Shareholder be then dead or bankrupt, and whether or not the Company has notice of his death or bankruptcy, be deemed to have been duly served in respect of any Share registered in the name of such Shareholder as sole or joint holder, unless his name shall at the time of the service of the notice or document, have been removed from the Register as the holder of the Share, and such service shall for all purposes be deemed a sufficient service of such notice or document on all Persons interested (whether jointly with or as claiming through or under him) in the Share.

 

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160.Notice of every general meeting of the Company shall be given in any manner authorised by these Articles to:

 

(a)all Shareholders holding Shares with the right to receive notice and who have supplied to the Company an address for the giving of notices to them; and

 

(b)every Person entitled to a Share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a Shareholder, who but for his death or bankruptcy would be entitled to receive notice of the meeting.

 

No other Person shall be entitled to receive notices of general meetings.

 

Indemnity

 

161.Every Director (including for the purposes of this Article any alternate Director appointed pursuant to the provisions of these Articles) and Officer (which for the avoidance of doubt shall not include the Company’s auditors) together with every former Director and former Officer and the personal representatives of the same (each an Indemnified Person) shall be indemnified and secured harmless out of the assets of the Company against all actions, proceedings, costs, charges, expenses, losses, damages or liabilities incurred or sustained by such Indemnified Person, other than by reason of such Indemnified Person’s own actual fraud or wilful default as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction, in or about the conduct of the Company’s business or affairs (including as a result of any mistake of judgment) or in the execution or discharge of his duties, powers, authorities or discretions, including without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, any costs, expenses, losses or liabilities incurred by such Indemnified Person in defending (whether successfully or otherwise) any civil proceedings concerning the Company or its affairs in any court whether in the Cayman Islands or elsewhere.

 

162.No Indemnified Person shall be liable:

 

(a)for the acts, receipts, neglects, defaults or omissions of any other Director or Officer or agent of the Company; or

 

(b)for any loss on account of defect of title to any property of the Company; or

 

(c)on account of the insufficiency of any security in or upon which any money of the Company shall be invested; or

 

(d)for any loss incurred through any bank, broker or other similar Person; or

 

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(e)for any loss occasioned by any negligence, default, breach of duty, breach of trust, error of judgement or oversight on such Indemnified Person’s part; or

 

(f)for any loss, damage or misfortune whatsoever which may happen in or arise from the execution or discharge of the duties, powers, authorities, or discretions of such Indemnified Person’s office or in relation thereto;

 

unless the same shall happen through such Indemnified Person’s own actual fraud or wilful default as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction.

 

163.The Company shall advance to each Indemnified Person reasonable attorneys' fees and other costs and expenses incurred in connection with the defence of any action, suit, proceeding or investigation involving such Indemnified Person for which indemnity will or could be sought. In connection with any advance of any expenses hereunder, the Indemnified Person shall execute an undertaking to repay the advanced amount to the Company if it shall be determined by final judgment or other final adjudication that such Indemnified Person was not entitled to indemnification pursuant to these Articles. If it shall be determined by a final judgment or other final adjudication that such Indemnified Person was not entitled to indemnification with respect to such judgment, costs or expenses, then such party shall not be indemnified with respect to such judgment, costs or expenses and any advancement shall be returned to the Company (without interest) by the Indemnified Person.

 

164.The Directors, on behalf of the Company, may purchase and maintain insurance for the benefit of any Director or Officer against any liability which, by virtue of any rule of law, would otherwise attach to such person in respect of any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust of which such person may be guilty in relation to the Company.

 

Non-Recognition Of Trusts

 

165.Subject to the proviso hereto, no Person shall be recognised by the Company as holding any Share upon any trust and the Company shall not, unless required by law, be bound by or be compelled in any way to recognise (even when having notice thereof) any equitable, contingent, future or partial interest in any Share or (except only as otherwise provided by these Articles or as the Companies Act requires) any other right in respect of any Share except an absolute right to the entirety thereof in each Shareholder registered in the Register, provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to recognise any such interests as shall be determined by the Directors.

 

Winding Up

 

166.If the Company shall be wound up the liquidator shall apply the assets of the Company in such manner and order as he thinks fit in satisfaction of creditors’ claims.

 

167.If the Company shall be wound up, the liquidator may, subject to the rights attaching to any Shares and with the sanction of an Ordinary Resolution, divide amongst the Shareholders in specie or kind the whole or any part of the assets of the Company (whether they shall consist of property of the same kind or not) and may, for such purpose set such value as he deems fair upon any property to be divided as aforesaid and may determine how such division shall be carried out as between the Shareholders or different Classes of Shareholders.  The liquidator may, with the like sanction, vest the whole or any part of such assets in trustees upon such trusts for the benefit of the Shareholders as the liquidator, with the like sanction shall think fit, but so that no Shareholder shall be compelled to accept any assets whereon there is any liability.

 

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Closing of register or fixing record date

 

168.For the purpose of determining those Shareholders that are entitled to receive notice of, attend or vote at any meeting of Shareholders or any adjournment thereof, or those Shareholders that are entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution, or in order to make a determination as to who is a Shareholder for any other purpose, the Directors may, after notice has been given by advertisement in an appointed newspaper or any other newspaper or by any other means in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Nasdaq, the Securities and Exchange Commission and/or any other competent regulatory authority, provide that the Register shall be closed for transfers for a stated period which shall not exceed in any case forty days in any calendar year.  If the Register shall be so closed for the purpose of determining those Shareholders that are entitled to receive notice of, attend or vote at a meeting of Shareholders the Register shall be so closed for at least ten days immediately preceding such meeting and the record date for such determination shall be the date of the closure of the Register.

 

169.In lieu of, or apart from, closing the Register, the Directors may fix in advance or arrears a date as the record date for any such determination of Shareholders entitled to notice of, attend or vote at any meeting of Shareholders or any adjournment thereof, or for the purpose of determining the Shareholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution, or in order to make a determination of Shareholders for any other purpose.

 

170.If the Register is not so closed and no record date is fixed for the determination of those Shareholders entitled to receive notice of, attend or vote at a meeting of Shareholders or those Shareholders that are entitled to receive payment of a dividend or other distribution, the date on which notice of the meeting is sent or the date on which the resolution of the Directors declaring such dividend or other distribution is adopted, as the case may be, shall be the record date for such determination of Shareholders. When a determination of those Shareholders that are entitled to receive notice of, attend or vote at a meeting of Shareholders has been made as provided in this Article, such determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof.

 

Registration By Way Of Continuation

 

171.The Company may by Special Resolution resolve to be registered by way of continuation in a jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands or such other jurisdiction in which it is for the time being incorporated, registered or existing. In furtherance of a resolution adopted pursuant to this Article, the Directors may cause an application to be made to the Registrar of Companies to deregister the Company in the Cayman Islands or such other jurisdiction in which it is for the time being incorporated, registered or existing and may cause all such further steps as they consider appropriate to be taken to effect the transfer by way of continuation of the Company.

 

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Mergers and Consolidation

 

172.The Company shall have the power to merge or consolidate with one or more other constituent companies (as defined in the Companies Act) upon such terms as the Directors may determine and (to the extent required by the Companies Act) with the approval of a Special Resolution.

 

disclosure

 

173.The Directors, Secretary, assistant Secretary, or other Officer or any authorised service providers (including the registered office agent of the Company), shall be entitled to disclose to any regulatory or judicial authority, or to any stock exchange on which the Shares may from time to time be listed, any information regarding the affairs of the Company including, without limitation, information contained in the Register and books of the Company.

 

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Exhibit 10.1 

 

EXECUTION VERSION 

 

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO VOTING AND SUPPORT AGREEMENT

 

 

This AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO VOTING AND SUPPORT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is entered into as of March 9, 2022, by and among TH International Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), Silver Crest Acquisition Corporation, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“SPAC”), and Silver Crest Management LLC, Cayman Islands limited liability company (“Sponsor”). Unless otherwise specifically defined herein, all capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them under the Agreement (as defined below).

 

WHEREAS, the parties hereto entered into that certain Voting and Support Agreement, dated as of August 13, 2021 (as may be amended and modified from time to time, including by this Amendment, the “Agreement”) in connection with that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 13, 2021 (as may be amended and modified from time to time, including by its Amendment No. 1, dated as of January 30, 2022, and Amendment No. 2, dated as of the date hereof, the “Merger Agreement”)) entered into by and among the Company, Miami Swan Ltd, a Cayman Islands exempted company and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), and SPAC, pursuant to which, among other things, (i) Merger Sub will be merged with and into SPAC (the “First Merger”), with SPAC surviving the First Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and (ii) SPAC will be merged with and into the Company (the “Second Merger” and together with the First Merger, the “Mergers”), with the Company surviving the Second Merger;

 

WHEREAS, Section 5.3 of the Agreement provides that the provisions of Article XI (other than Section 11.06) of the Merger Agreement are incorporated therein by reference, mutatis mutandis, as if set forth in full therein, and pursuant to Section 11.09 of the Merger Agreement, the Merger Agreement may be amended or modified in whole or in part, only by an agreement in writing executed by each of the Parties to the Merger Agreement in the same manner as the Merger Agreement and which makes reference to the Merger Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, by analogy to Section 11.06 of the Merger Agreement, the Agreement may be amended or modified in whole or in part, only by an agreement in writing executed by each of the Company, SPAC and Sponsor in the same manner as the Agreement and which makes reference to the Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, the parties hereto, consisting of the Company, SPAC and Sponsor, expressly making reference to the Agreement, now desire to amend the Agreement as set forth below.

 

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

 

1.            Amendment to the Agreement.

 

1.1            Amendment to Article IV. Article IV of the Agreement is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following Section 4.13:

 

“4.13      Contribution by Sponsor. Immediately prior to, and contingent upon, the First Effective Time, Sponsor hereby agrees to contribute to the capital of SPAC for no consideration (i) 4,312,500 SPAC Shares and (ii) 4,450,000 SPAC Private Placement Warrants, each beneficially owned by Sponsor as of the date hereof (the “Contribution”). For U.S. federal and applicable state and local income tax purposes, each of Sponsor and SPAC intends for the Contribution to be treated as a contribution to the capital of SPAC within the meaning of Section 118 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.”

 

 

 

2.            Miscellaneous

 

2.1            No Further Amendment. The parties hereto agree that all other provisions of the Agreement shall, subject to the amendments set forth in Section 1 of this Amendment, continue unmodified, in full force and effect and constitute legal and binding obligations of the parties in accordance with their terms. This Amendment is limited precisely as written and shall not be deemed to be an amendment to any other term or condition of the Agreement or any of the documents referred to therein. This Amendment forms an integral and inseparable part of the Agreement.

 

2.2            Representations and Warranties.

 

Each party hereto hereby represents and warrants to each other party that:

 

(a)            It has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Amendment and to perform its obligations hereunder. The execution and delivery of this Amendment by it have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and no other corporate proceedings on its part are necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this Amendment.

 

(b)            This Amendment has been duly and validly executed and delivered by it and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by each other party, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such party, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions.

 

2.3            Acknowledgment. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that Sponsor has no obligation to donate or transfer SPAC Warrants to a charitable foundation, and any obligation that existed prior to the date hereof is irrevocably waived.

 

2.4            References. Each reference to “this Agreement,” “hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder,” “hereby” and each other similar reference contained in the Agreement shall, effective from the date of this Amendment, refer to the Agreement as amended by this Amendment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, references to the date of the Agreement and references in the Agreement, as amended hereby, to “the date hereof,” “the date of this Agreement” and other similar references shall in all instances continue to refer to August 13, 2021 and references to the date of this Amendment and “as of the date of this Amendment” shall refer to March 9, 2022.

 

2.5            Effect of Amendment. This Amendment shall form a part of the Agreement for all purposes, and each party thereto and hereto shall be bound hereby. From and after the execution of this Amendment by the parties hereto, any reference to the Agreement shall be deemed a reference to the Agreement as amended hereby. This Amendment shall be deemed to be in full force and effect from and after the execution of this Amendment by the parties hereto.

 

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2.6            Other Miscellaneous Terms. The provisions of Article V (General Provision) of the Agreement shall apply mutatis mutandis to this Amendment, and to the Agreement as amended by this Amendment, taken together as a single agreement, reflecting the terms therein as amended by this Amendment.

 

[Signature pages follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each party has duly executed and delivered this Amendment as a deed, all as of the date first written above.

 

EXECUTED AND DELIVERED AS A DEED BY:
  
 TH International Limited

 

Signature: /s/ Paul Hong

 

Name: Paul Hong

 

 Title: Director

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to Sponsor Voting and Support Agreement]

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each party has duly executed and delivered this Amendment as a deed, all as of the date first written above.

 

  EXECUTED AND DELIVERED AS A DEED BY:
   
  SILVER CREST ACQUISITION CORPORATION

 

Signature:/s/ Liang Meng

 

  Name: Liang Meng
   
  Title: Director

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to Sponsor Voting and Support Agreement]

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each party has duly executed and delivered this Amendment as a deed, all as of the date first written above.

 

  EXECUTED AND DELIVERED AS A DEED BY:
   
  Silver Crest Management LLC

 

Signature:/s/ Liang Meng

 

  Name: Liang Meng
   
  Title: Director

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to Sponsor Voting and Support Agreement]

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

CONFIDENTIAL

 

SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

 

This Subscription Agreement (this “Subscription Agreement”) is entered into this [●] day of March, 2022, by and among TH International Limited, an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands with the registered address at the office of Maples Corporate Services Limited, PO Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104, Cayman Islands (the “Issuer”), and the undersigned subscriber (“Subscriber”).

 

Whereas, on August 13, 2021, the Issuer entered into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger (as may be amended or supplemented from time to time, and including all schedules and exhibits thereto, the “Merger Agreement”), among the Issuer, Silver Crest Acquisition Corporation, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“SPAC”), and Miami Swan Ltd, a Cayman Islands exempted company and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Issuer (“Merger Sub”), pursuant to which, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, Merger Sub will merge with and into SPAC, with SPAC surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Issuer (the “First Merger”), and immediately following the consummation of the First Merger and as part of the same overall transaction, the surviving entity of the First Merger will merge with and into the Issuer (the “Second Merger” and, together with the First Merger, the “Mergers”), with the Issuer surviving the Second Merger. All capitalized terms used but not defined in this Subscription Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Merger Agreement;

 

Whereas, prior to the consummation of the Mergers, the Issuer shall effect the Recapitalization;

 

Whereas, in connection with, and contingent on the closing of, the Mergers, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Subscription Agreement, Subscriber desires to subscribe for and purchase, following the Recapitalization, from the Issuer that number of Company Ordinary Shares (the “Company Shares”), set forth on the signature page hereto (the “Acquired Shares”) for a purchase price of $10.00 per share (the “Share Purchase Price”), and an aggregate purchase price set forth on the signature page hereto (the “Purchase Price”), and the Issuer desires to issue and sell to Subscriber on the Closing Date (defined below) the Acquired Shares in consideration of the payment of the Purchase Price by or on behalf of Subscriber to the Issuer at or prior to the Closing Date;

 

Whereas, Issuer and Subscriber are executing and delivering this Subscription Agreement in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 (codified at 15 U.S.C. Sec. 77a et seq., and hereinafter the “Securities Act”);

 

Whereas, in connection with the Mergers, certain other “qualified institutional buyers” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act) and “accredited investors” (within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act) have entered into or may enter into subscription agreements (the “Other Subscription Agreements”) with the Issuer from time to time prior to the closing of the Mergers, contingent on the closing of the Mergers, with substantially similar terms to this Subscription Agreement, pursuant to which such other investors have agreed or will agree to subscribe for and purchase, and the Issuer has agreed or will agree to issue and sell to such other investors (the “Other Subscribers” and, together with Subscriber, the “Aggregate Subscribers”), on the Closing Date, Company Shares at the Share Purchase Price; and

 

Whereas, in order to induce the Subscriber to enter into this Agreement, the Issuer agrees that it will, substantially concurrently with and contingent upon the Closing (as defined below), issue to each of such Subscribers who agrees to pay the Purchase Price of at least $10,000,000 such number of Company Shares and Company Warrants additionally as set forth on the signature page of such Subscriber to its Subscription Agreement, and, for the avoidance of doubt, such additional Company Shares and Company Warrants shall be deemed to constitute a portion of the Acquired Shares but shall not result in any adjustment to the Share Purchase Price.

 

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

 

1.                   Subscription. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, at the Closing (defined below), Subscriber hereby agrees to subscribe for and purchase, and the Issuer hereby agrees to issue and sell to Subscriber, upon the payment of the Purchase Price, the Acquired Shares (including that number of Company Shares and Company Warrants as set forth on the signature page of such Subscriber) (such subscription and issuance, the “Subscription”).

 

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2.                   Closing.

 

(a)                Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Section 2(e) and contingent upon the subsequent occurrence of the closing of the Mergers, the closing of the Subscription contemplated hereby (the “Closing”) shall occur on the date (the “Closing Date”) of, and immediately prior to or substantially concurrent with (and subject to), the closing of the Mergers. For the avoidance of doubt, once the Closing occurs, if the closing of the Mergers does not occur on or about the timing of the Closing, the Closing shall be deemed as never have occurred ab initio.

 

(b)                Not less than five (5) business days prior to the scheduled Closing Date (the “Scheduled Closing Date”), the Issuer shall provide or cause to be delivered written notice to the Subscriber (the “Closing Notice”) of the Scheduled Closing Date. Subscriber shall deliver to the Issuer (A) at least three (3) business days prior to the Scheduled Closing Date, to be held on behalf of Subscriber until the Closing in an escrow account by an escrow agent selected by the Company prior to the date hereof, the Purchase Price for the Acquired Shares by wire transfer of United States dollars in immediately available funds to the account specified by the Issuer in the Closing Notice and (B) such information as is reasonably requested in the Closing Notice in order for the Issuer to issue the Acquired Shares to Subscriber at the Closing, including, without limitation, the legal name of the person in whose name such Acquired Shares are to be issued and a duly executed Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or W-8, as applicable. On the Closing Date, the Issuer shall issue the Acquired Shares to Subscriber and cause the Acquired Shares to be delivered in book entry form and registered in its share register or register of members (as applicable) in the name of Subscriber or the name of such other person notified by Subscriber to the Issuer prior to Closing, as applicable, and the Purchase Price shall be released from escrow automatically and without further action by the Issuer or Subscriber; provided, however, that the Issuer’s obligation to issue the Acquired Shares to the Subscriber is contingent upon the Issuer having received the Purchase Price in full accordance with this Section 2.

 

[In place of 2(b) above, the below will be included for mutual funds:

 

(b)                 Not less than five (5) business days prior to the scheduled Closing Date (the “Scheduled Closing Date”), the Issuer shall provide or cause to be delivered written notice to the Subscriber (the “Closing Notice”) of the Scheduled Closing Date. On the Scheduled Closing Date, Subscriber shall deliver to Issuer (A) the Purchase Price by wire transfer of United States dollars in immediately available funds to the account specified by the Issuer in the Closing Notice and (B) such information as is reasonably requested in the Closing Notice in order for the Issuer to issue the Acquired Shares to Subscriber at the Closing, including, without limitation, the legal name of the person in whose name such Acquired Shares are to be issued and a duly executed Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or W-8, as applicable. On the Closing Date, and prior to the release of its Purchase Price by Subscriber, the Issuer shall issue the Acquired Shares to Subscriber against payment of the Purchase Price and cause the Acquired Shares to be delivered in book entry form and registered in its share register or register of members (as applicable) in the name of Subscriber or the name of such other person notified by Subscriber to the Issuer prior to Closing, as applicable, and will provide to Subscriber evidence of such issuance from the Issuer’s transfer agent (the “Transfer Agent”); provided that, if Subscriber fails to deliver the Purchase Price within one (1) business day after the Closing Date, such Acquired Shares shall be repurchased for nil consideration, and book-entries for the Acquired Shares shall be made in the Issuer’s share register or register of members (as applicable) to record the repurchase and cancellation of the Acquired Shares for nil consideration.]

 

(c)                 In the event (i) the Closing does not occur within three (3) business days of the Scheduled Closing Date; or (ii) the Closing occurs but the closing of the Mergers does not occur on or about the timing of the Closing, the Issuer shall promptly (but not later than two (2) business days thereafter) return the Purchase Price so delivered by Subscriber to the Issuer by wire transfer of United States dollars in immediately available funds to the account specified by Subscriber, and, to the extent that any Acquired Shares have been delivered to Subscriber, such Acquired Shares shall be deemed repurchased, and book-entries for the Acquired Shares shall be deemed cancelled and the Issuer’s share register or register of members (as applicable) shall be updated to record the repurchase and cancellation of the Acquired Shares; provided that, unless this Subscription Agreement has been terminated pursuant to Section 7 hereof, such return of funds shall not terminate this Subscription Agreement or relieve the Subscriber of its obligation to purchase the Acquired Shares at the Closing following the Issuer’s delivery to Subscriber of a new Closing Notice advising of a new Scheduled Closing Date. For purposes of this Subscription Agreement, “business day” shall mean a day, other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City, the Cayman Islands, Hong Kong or the PRC are authorized or required by law to close.

 

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(d)                The Issuer shall issue to Subscriber the Acquired Shares against and upon payment by the Subscriber pursuant to Section 2(b), free and clear of any liens or other restrictions whatsoever (other than those arising under this Subscription Agreement or applicable state or federal securities laws), in the name of Subscriber or the name of such other person notified by Subscriber to the Issuer prior to the Closing, as applicable. Each book entry for the Acquired Shares shall contain a notation in substantially the following form:

 

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM.

 

(e)                 The Closing shall be subject to the satisfaction on the Closing Date, or the waiver by the party or parties hereto that are entitled to waive such condition pursuant to Section 2(f) below, of each of the following conditions:

 

(i)                  solely with respect to Subscriber’s obligation to close, the representations and warranties made by the Issuer in this Subscription Agreement (taking into account the complete legal effect to all the qualifications as to “materiality,” “in all material respects,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar qualifiers contained in such representations and warranties) shall be true and correct in all respects at and as of the Closing Date (other than representations and warranties that speak as of an earlier date, in which case they shall have been true and correct in all respects as of such earlier date);

 

(ii)                solely with respect to the Issuer’s obligation to close, the representations and warranties made by Subscriber in this Subscription Agreement (without giving effect to any qualification as to “materiality,” “in all material respects,” “material adverse effect” or similar qualifiers contained in such representations and warranties) shall be true and correct in all respects at and as of the Closing Date (other than representations and warranties that speak as of an earlier date, in which case they shall have been true and correct in all respects as of such earlier date), except to the extent that the failure of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct would not reasonably be expected to prevent, materially delay, or materially impair the ability of Subscriber to consummate the Closing;

 

(iii)              the Issuer shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Subscription Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by it at or prior to the Closing, except where the failure of such performance, satisfaction or compliance would not or would not reasonably be expected to prevent, materially delay, or materially impair the ability of the Issuer to consummate the Closing;

 

(iv)               the Subscriber shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Subscription Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by it at or prior to the Closing, except where the failure of such performance, satisfaction or compliance would not or would not reasonably be expected to prevent, materially delay, or materially impair the ability of the Subscriber to consummate the Closing;

 

(v)                the closing of the Mergers shall occur pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement immediately after or substantially concurrent with the Closing; and

 

(vi)               no government authorities of competent jurisdiction shall have issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any law, regulations, judgment, decree, injunction, ruling or order that enjoins or prohibits the consummation of the Subscription, or initiated or threatened in writing any investigation, action, suit, claim or other proceeding aimed at enjoining or prohibiting the consummation of the Subscription.

 

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(f)                 The conditions provided in Sections 2(e)(i) and 2(e)(iii) may be waived entirely or partly by the Subscriber in its sole discretion; the conditions provided in Sections 2(e)(ii) and 2(e)(iv) may be waived entirely or partly by the Issuer in its sole discretion; and the conditions provided in Sections 2(e)(v) and 2(e)(vi) may be waived only by both the Subscriber and the Issuer by mutual agreement in writing.

 

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

 

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

 

(a)                The Issuer is an exempted company duly incorporated, is validly existing and is in good standing under the laws of the Cayman Islands, with corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and conduct its business as presently conducted and to enter into, deliver and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement.

 

(b)                As of the Closing Date, the Acquired Shares have been duly authorized by the Issuer and, when issued and delivered to the Subscriber against full payment for the Acquired Shares in accordance with the terms of this Subscription Agreement and registered in the Issuer’s share register or register of members (as applicable), the Acquired Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free and clear of any liens or other restrictions whatsoever (other than those arising under this Subscription Agreement or applicable state or federal securities laws) and will not have been issued in violation of or subject to any preemptive or similar rights created under the Issuer’s memorandum and articles of association or under the laws of the Cayman Islands.

 

(c)                This Subscription Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Issuer and, assuming that this Subscription Agreement constitutes the valid and binding agreement of the Subscriber, this Subscription Agreement is enforceable against the Issuer in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting or relating to creditors’ rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity, whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

 

(d)                The issuance and sale of the Acquired Shares and the compliance by the Issuer with all of the provisions of this Subscription Agreement and the consummation of the transactions herein will be done in accordance with The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) marketplace rules, and the consummation of the other transactions contemplated herein, do not and will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of the Issuer pursuant to the terms of (i) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which the Issuer is a party or by which the Issuer is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Issuer is subject; (ii) the organizational documents of the Issuer; or (iii) any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency, taxing authority or regulatory body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Issuer or any of its properties that, in the cases of clauses (i) and (iii), would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the business, properties, financial condition or results of operations of the Issuer and its subsidiaries taken as a whole (a “Material Adverse Effect”) or materially affect the validity or enforceability of the Acquired Shares or the ability or legal authority of the Issuer to comply in all material respects with this Subscription Agreement.

 

(e)                The Issuer is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other United States federal, state, local or other governmental authority, self-regulatory organization or other person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Issuer of this Subscription Agreement (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Acquired Shares), other than (i) the filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) of the Registration Statement (as defined below), (ii) the filings required by applicable state or federal securities laws, (iii) the filings required in accordance with Section 10(n), (iv) those required by Nasdaq, including with respect to obtaining shareholder approval, and (v) any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, notice to, or filing or registration, the failure of which to obtain would not be reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(f)                 There is no (i) investigation, action, suit, claim or other proceeding, in each case by or before any governmental authority pending, or, to the knowledge of the Issuer as of the date of this Subscription Agreement, threatened in writing against the Issuer that affects or would reasonably be expected to affect the Issuer’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement, or (ii) judgment, decree, injunction, ruling or order of any governmental entity or arbitrator outstanding against the Issuer  that affects or would be reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the validity of the Acquired Shares or the legal authority of the Issuer to enter into and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement.

 

(g)               The Issuer is in compliance with all applicable laws, except where such non-compliance would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the validity of the Acquired Shares or the legal authority of the Issuer to enter into and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement. The Issuer has not received any written communication from a governmental authority that alleges that the Issuer is not in compliance with or is in default or violation of any applicable law, except where such non-compliance, default or violation would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the validity of the Acquired Shares or the legal authority of the Issuer to enter into and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement.

 

(h)                Assuming the accuracy of Subscriber’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 4, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Acquired Shares by the Issuer to Subscriber in the manner contemplated by this Subscription Agreement.

 

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

 

(j)                 Neither the Issuer, nor any person acting on its behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any Issuer security or solicited any offers to buy any security under circumstances that would adversely affect reliance by the Issuer on Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act for the exemption from registration for the transactions contemplated hereby or would require registration of the issuance of the Acquired Shares.

 

(k)                Except as provided in this Subscription Agreement, the Other Subscription Agreements, and the agreements in relation to the investment of $55,000,000 by a certain asset management fund and/or its Affiliates in the Company by way of subscribing for certain convertible debentures of the Company and Company Ordinary Shares, none of the Issuer, its subsidiaries or any of their affiliates, nor any person acting on their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would require registration of the issuance of any of the Acquired Shares under the Securities Act, whether through integration with prior offerings pursuant to Rule 502(a) of the Securities Act or otherwise.

 

(l)                 Except for placement fees payable to UBS Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch (Asia Pacific) Limited and Inte Securities LLC, in their capacities as placement agents for the offer and sale of the Acquired Shares (in such capacities, the “Placement Agents”), the Issuer has not paid, and is not obligated to pay, any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with its issuance and sale of the Acquired Shares, including, for the avoidance of doubt, any fee or commission payable to any shareholder or affiliate, as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act (“Affiliate”), of the Issuer.

 

(m)              No “bad actor” disqualifying event described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i)-(viii) of the Securities Act (a “Disqualification Event”) is applicable to the Issuer or, to the Issuer’s knowledge, any Issuer Covered Person, except for a Disqualification Event as to which Rule 506(d)(2)(ii-iv) or (d)(3), is applicable. “Issuer Covered Person” means, with respect to the Issuer as an “issuer” for purposes of Rule 506 promulgated under the Securities Act, any person listed in the first paragraph of Rule 506(d)(1). The Issuer represents that it has exercised reasonable care to determine the accuracy of the representation made by the Issuer in this paragraph.

 

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(n)                The Other Subscription Agreements have not been and shall not be amended in any material respect following the date of such Other Subscription Agreement and reflects or shall reflect the same Share Purchase Price and other material terms and conditions with respect to the purchase of the Acquired Shares that are no more favorable to such subscriber thereunder in any material respect than the terms of this Subscription Agreement, other than terms particular to the regulatory requirements applicable to such investor or its affiliates or related funds or are otherwise subject to regulations related to the timing of funding and the issuance of the related Acquired Shares.

 

(o)                The Issuer’s and the SPAC’s public reports filed with the Commission (collectively, the “Exchange Act Reports”) did not when filed, and taken as a whole and as amended to the date hereof, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and such Exchange Act Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder. Each of the Issuer and the SPAC has timely filed each report, statement, schedule, prospectus, and registration statement that it was required to file with the Commission since its inception. There are no material outstanding or unresolved comments in comment letters from the Commission Staff with respect to any of the Issuer’s or the SPAC’s filings with the Commission. The financial statements of each of the Issuer and the SPAC included in the Exchange Act Reports comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Issuer and the SPAC (as the case may be) as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, year-end audit adjustments. A copy of each Exchange Act Report is available to the Subscriber via the Commission’s EDGAR system.

 

4.                   Subscriber Representations And Warranties. Subscriber represents and warrants that:

 

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

 

(b)               This Subscription Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Subscriber, and assuming that this Subscription Agreement constitutes the valid and binding agreement of the Issuer, this Subscription Agreement is the valid and binding obligation of Subscriber, enforceable against Subscriber in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting or relating to creditors’ rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity, whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

 

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

 

(d)                Subscriber, or each of the funds managed by or affiliated with Subscriber for which Subscriber is acting as nominee, as applicable, (i) is a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act), an “accredited investor” (within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act), in each case, satisfying the applicable requirements set forth on Schedule A, or an “institutional account” (as defined in FINRA Rule 4512(c)) of an investment adviser to which Subscriber has delegated investment decision making authority, (ii) is acquiring the Acquired Shares only for its own account and not for the account of others, or if Subscriber is subscribing for the Acquired Shares as a fiduciary or agent for one or more investor accounts, each owner of such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined above) and Subscriber has full investment discretion with respect to each such account, and the full power and authority to make the acknowledgements, representations and agreements herein on behalf of each owner of each such account, and (iii) is not acquiring the Acquired Shares with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution thereof in violation of the Securities Act. Subscriber has not taken any of the actions set forth in, and is not subject to, the disqualification provisions of Rule 506(d)(1) of the Securities Act. Subscriber has completed Schedule A following the signature page hereto and the information contained therein is accurate and complete. Subscriber is not an entity formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Acquired Shares, unless such newly formed entity is an entity in which all of the equity owners are “accredited investors” (within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act).

 

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(e)                Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that the Acquired Shares are being offered in a transaction not involving any public offering within the meaning of the Securities Act and that the Acquired Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that the Acquired Shares may not be offered, resold, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of by Subscriber absent an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, except (i) to the Issuer 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 under the Securities Act, (iii) pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, provided that all of the applicable conditions thereof have been met or (iv) pursuant to another applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, and that any certificates or book-entry records representing the Acquired Shares shall contain a legend to such effect. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that it may be required to bear the financial risk of an investment in the Acquired Shares for an indefinite period of time. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that it has been advised to consult legal counsel prior to making any offer, resale, pledge or transfer of any of the Acquired Shares.

 

(f)                 Subscriber understands and agrees that Subscriber is purchasing the Acquired Shares directly from the Issuer. Subscriber further acknowledges that there have been no representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made to Subscriber by the Issuer or any of its officers or directors, SPAC, the Placement Agents or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or representatives, or any other party to the transaction, expressly or by implication, other than those representations, warranties, covenants and agreements included in this Subscription Agreement.

 

(g)                Subscriber’s acquisition and holding of the Acquired 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 (“ERISA”), section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or any applicable similar law.

 

(h)                In making its decision to subscribe for and purchase the Acquired Shares, Subscriber represents that it has relied solely upon its own independent investigation and the Issuer’s representations, warranties and covenants contained herein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Subscriber has not relied on any statements or other information provided by or on behalf of the Placement Agents or any of their respective Affiliates, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or representatives concerning the Issuer, the Mergers or the Acquired Shares or the offer and sale of the Acquired Shares.

 

(i)                 Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that Subscriber has received and has had an adequate opportunity to review such financial and other information as Subscriber deems necessary in order to make an investment decision with respect to the Acquired Shares, including with respect to the Issuer and the Mergers and made its own assessment and is satisfied concerning the relevant tax and other economic considerations relevant to the Subscriber’s investment in the Acquired Shares. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that it has reviewed the Investor Presentation that will be filed with the Commission promptly after the execution of this Subscription Agreement. Subscriber represents and agrees that Subscriber and Subscriber’s professional advisor(s), if any, have had the full opportunity to ask such questions, receive such answers and obtain such information as Subscriber and such Subscriber’s professional advisor(s), if any, have deemed necessary to make an investment decision with respect to the Acquired Shares. Subscriber has been furnished with all materials that it considers relevant to an investment in the Acquired Shares, has had a full opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from the Issuer or any person or persons acting on behalf of the Issuer concerning the terms and conditions of the offering of the Acquired Shares to Subscriber; and that Subscriber is not relying upon, and has not relied upon, any statement, representation or warranty made by any person, including, without limitation, the Placement Agents, except for the statements, representations and warranties contained in this Subscription Agreement.

 

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(j)                  In making its decision to purchase the Acquired Shares, the Subscriber has relied solely upon independent investigation made by Subscriber. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Subscriber acknowledges that it has not relied on the Placement Agents in connection with its determination as to the legality of its acquisition of the Acquired Shares or as to the other matters referred to herein and the Subscriber has not relied on any investigation that the Placement Agents, any of their respective Affiliates or any person acting on their behalf have conducted with respect to the Acquired Shares, the Issuer or SPAC. Subscriber further acknowledges that it has not relied on any information contained in any research reports prepared by the Placement Agents or any of their respective Affiliates.

 

(k)               Subscriber became aware of this offering of the Acquired Shares solely by means of direct contact between Subscriber and the Issuer, SPAC, or any of the Placement Agents, and the Acquired Shares were offered to Subscriber solely by direct contact between Subscriber and the Issuer or one of the Placement Agents. Subscriber did not become aware of this offering of the Acquired Shares, nor were the Acquired Shares offered to Subscriber, by any other means. Subscriber acknowledges that the Issuer represents and warrants that the Acquired Shares (i) were not offered to Subscriber by any form of general solicitation or general advertising and (ii) are not being offered in a manner involving a public offering under, or in a distribution in violation of, the Securities Act, or any state securities laws. Subscriber acknowledges that it is not relying upon, and has not relied upon, any statement, representation or warranty made by any person, firm or corporation (including, without limitation, the Issuer, SPAC, the Placement Agents, 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 Issuer contained in Section 3 of this Subscription Agreement, in making its investment or decision to invest in the Issuer.

 

(l)                 The Placement Agents shall have no liability or obligation (including, without limitation, for or with respect to any losses, claims, damages, obligations, penalties, judgments, awards, liabilities, costs, expenses or disbursements incurred by Subscriber, the Issuer, SPAC or any other person or entity), whether in contract, tort or otherwise, to Subscriber, or to any person claiming through Subscriber, in respect of the Subscription, except in each case, to the extent resulting from such Placement Agent’s own gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct.

 

(m)              Subscriber understands, acknowledges and agrees that (i) no disclosure or offering document has been prepared by the Placement Agents or any of their respective affiliates in connection with the offer and sale of the Acquired Shares; (ii) the Placement Agents and their respective directors, officers, employees, representatives and controlling persons have made no independent investigation with respect to the Issuer, SPAC, the transactions contemplated herein or the Acquired Shares or the accuracy, completeness or adequacy of any information supplied to Subscriber by the Issuer and/or SPAC; (iii) the Placement Agents are not participating in any manner in the Subscription, including but not limited to the negotiation between the Issuer and the Subscriber with respect to the Subscription, the execution by the Subscriber of this Subscription Agreement or the issuance or sale of Acquired Shares by the Issuer to the Subscriber as contemplated herein; and (iv) the Acquired Shares were not offered to Subscriber by any form of advertising or, to Subscriber’s knowledge, general solicitation (within the meaning of Regulation D), and, to Subscriber’s knowledge, are not being offered in a manner involving a public offering under, or in a distribution in violation of, the Securities Act, or any state securities laws.

 

(n)                Subscriber acknowledges that it is aware that there are substantial risks incident to the purchase and ownership of the Acquired Shares. Subscriber has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Acquired Shares, and Subscriber has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as Subscriber has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision. Subscriber will not look to the Placement Agents for all or part of any such loss or losses the Subscriber may suffer and is able to sustain a complete loss on its investment in the Acquired Shares.

 

(o)                Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that none of the Placement Agents nor any Affiliate of any of the Placement Agents (or any officer, director, employee or representative of any of the Placement Agents or any Affiliate thereof) has provided Subscriber with any information or advice with respect to the Acquired Shares nor is such information or advice necessary or desired. Subscriber acknowledges that the Placement Agents, any Affiliate of any of the Placement Agents (or any officer, director, employee or representative of any of the Placement Agents or any Affiliate thereof) (i) have not made any representation as to the Issuer, Issuer’s credit quality, SPAC, or the quality of the Acquired Shares, (ii) may have acquired non-public information with respect to the Issuer which Subscriber agrees need not be provided to it, (iii) have made no independent investigation with respect to the Issuer or the Acquired Shares or the accuracy, completeness or adequacy of any information supplied to Subscriber by the Issuer, (iv) have not acted as Subscriber’s financial advisor, tax advisor, or fiduciary in connection with the issue and purchase of the Acquired Shares, (v) have not prepared a disclosure or offering document in connection with the offer and sale of the Acquired Shares and (vi) may have existing or future business relationships with the Issuer and SPAC (including, but not limited to, lending, depository, risk management, advisory and banking relationships) and will pursue actions and take steps that it deems or they deem necessary or appropriate to protect its or their interests arising therefrom without regard to the consequences for a holder of Acquired Shares, and that certain of these actions may have material and adverse consequences for a holder of Acquired Shares.

 

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

 

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

 

(r)                 Subscriber is not (i) a person or entity named on the List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons, the Executive Order 13599 List, the Foreign Sanctions Evaders List, or the Sectoral Sanctions Identification List, each of which is administered by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) (collectively “OFAC Lists”), (ii) owned or controlled by, or acting on behalf of, a person, that is named on an 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 (collectively, a “Prohibited Investor”). Subscriber agrees to provide law enforcement agencies, if requested thereby, such records as required by applicable law, provided that Subscriber is permitted to do so under applicable law. Subscriber represents that if it is a financial institution subject to the Bank Secrecy Act (31 U.S.C. section 5311 et seq.) (the “BSA”), as amended by the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 (the “PATRIOT Act”), and its implementing regulations (collectively, the “BSA/PATRIOT Act”), Subscriber maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to comply with applicable obligations under the BSA/PATRIOT Act. Subscriber also represents that, to the extent required, it maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure compliance with OFAC-administered sanctions programs, including for the screening of its investors against the OFAC Lists. Subscriber further represents and warrants that, to the extent required, it maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure that the funds held by Subscriber and used to purchase the Acquired Shares were legally derived.

 

(s)                 Subscriber does not have, as of the date hereof, and during the 30-day period immediately prior to the date hereof, Subscriber has not entered into, any “put equivalent position” as such term is defined in Rule 16a-1 under the Exchange Act or end of day short sale positions with respect to the securities of the SPAC or the Issuer.

 

(t)                  If Subscriber is an employee benefit plan that is subject to Title I of ERISA, a plan, an individual retirement account or other arrangement that is subject to section 4975 of the Code or an employee benefit plan that is a governmental plan (as defined in section 3(32) of ERISA), a church plan (as defined in section 3(33) of ERISA), a non-U.S. plan (as described in section 4(b)(4) of ERISA) or other plan that is not subject to the foregoing but may be subject to provisions under any other federal, state, local, non-U.S. or other laws or regulations that are similar to such provisions of ERISA or the 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, Subscriber represents and warrants that (i) to its knowledge, neither Issuer, SPAC, nor any of its respective Affiliates that the Issuer has disclosed to Subscriber for purposes of determining compliance with this section (the “Transaction Parties”) has acted as the Plan’s fiduciary, or has been relied on for advice, with respect to its decision to acquire and hold the Acquired Shares, and none of the Transaction Parties shall at any time be relied upon as the Plan’s fiduciary with respect to any decision to acquire, continue to hold or transfer the Acquired Shares; (ii) the decision to invest in the Acquired Shares has been made at the recommendation or direction of an “independent fiduciary” (“Independent Fiduciary”) within the meaning of US Code of Federal Regulations 29 C.F.R. section 2510.3 21(c), as amended from time to time (the “Fiduciary Rule”) who is (A) independent of the Transaction Parties; (B) is capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with respect to particular transactions and investment strategies (within the meaning of the Fiduciary Rule); (C) is a fiduciary (under ERISA and/or section 4975 of the Code) with respect to Subscriber’s investment in the Acquired Shares and is responsible for exercising independent judgment in evaluating the investment in the Acquired Shares; and (D) is aware of and acknowledges that (I) none of the Transaction Parties is undertaking to provide impartial investment advice, or to give advice in a fiduciary capacity, in connection with the purchaser’s or transferee’s investment in the Acquired Shares, and (II) the Transaction Parties have a financial interest in the purchaser’s investment in the Acquired Shares on account of the fees and other remuneration they expect to receive in connection with transactions contemplated hereunder.

 

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(u)                Subscriber has or has commitments to have and, when required to deliver payment to the Issuer pursuant to Section 2 above, will have, sufficient funds to pay the Purchase Price and consummate the purchase and sale of the Acquired Shares pursuant to this Subscription Agreement.

 

(v)                Subscriber acknowledges and agrees, and unconditionally waives any conflicts of interest with respect to, the fact that UBS Securities LLC is acting as one of the Issuer’s Placement Agent and also acted as sole bookrunning manager for the SPAC’s initial public offering for which UBS Securities LLC will receive $12,075,000 of deferred underwriting commission upon the consummation of the Merger.

 

(w)               Subscriber acknowledges that certain information provided to it was based on projections, and such projections were prepared based on assumptions and estimates that are inherently uncertain and are subject to a wide variety of significant business, economic and competitive risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the projections. Subscriber further acknowledges that such information and projections were prepared without the participation of the Placement Agents and that the Placement Agents do not assume responsibility for independent verification of, or the accuracy or completeness of, such information or projections.

 

5.                   Additional Subscriber Agreement. Subscriber hereby agrees that neither Subscriber nor any person or entity acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it will engage in any Short Sales with respect to the SPAC Shares during the period from the date of this Subscription Agreement until the Closing (or such earlier termination of this Subscription Agreement pursuant to its terms). For purposes of this Section 5, “Short Sales” shall include, without limitation, all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 promulgated under Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act, and all types of direct and indirect stock pledges (other than pledges in the ordinary course of business as part of prime brokerage arrangements), forward sale contracts, options, puts, calls, swaps and similar arrangements (including on a total return basis), and sales and other transactions through non-U.S. broker dealers or foreign regulated brokers. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) nothing herein shall prohibit other entities under common management with Subscriber that have no knowledge of this Subscription Agreement or of Subscriber’s participation in the transactions contemplated hereby (including Subscriber’s controlled affiliates and/or affiliates) from entering into any Short Sales and (ii) in the case of a Subscriber that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Subscriber’s assets and the portfolio managers have no knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Subscriber’s assets, 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 Acquired Shares covered by this Subscription Agreement.

 

6.                   Registration Rights.

 

(a)                The Issuer agrees that, within forty-five (45) calendar days after the Closing Date (the “Filing Date”), the Issuer will file with the Commission (at the Issuer’s sole cost and expense) a registration statement registering the resale of the Acquired Shares (the “Registration Statement”), and the Issuer shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof; provided, however, that the Issuer’s obligations to include the Acquired Shares in the Registration Statement are contingent upon Subscriber furnishing in writing to the Issuer such information regarding Subscriber, the securities of the Issuer held by Subscriber and the intended method of disposition of the Acquired Shares as shall be reasonably requested by the Issuer to effect the registration of the Acquired Shares, and Subscriber shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Issuer may reasonably request that are customary of a selling shareholder in similar situations, including providing that the Issuer shall be entitled to postpone and suspend the effectiveness or use of the Registration Statement during any customary blackout or similar period or as permitted hereunder. For purposes of clarification, any failure by the Issuer to file the Registration Statement by the Filing Date or to effect such Registration Statement by the date the Issuer 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 shall not otherwise relieve the Issuer of its obligations to file or effect the Registration Statement as set forth above in this Section 6. The Issuer will provide a draft of the Registration Statement to Subscriber for review at least five (5) business days in advance of filing the Registration Statement. In no event shall Subscriber be identified as a statutory underwriter in the Registration Statement unless requested by the Commission; provided, that if the Commission requests that a Subscriber be identified as a statutory underwriter in the Registration Statement, Subscriber will have the opportunity to withdraw from the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Commission prevents the Issuer from including any or all of the Company Shares proposed to be registered under the Registration Statement due to limitations on the use of Rule 415 of the Securities Act for the resale of the Company Shares by Subscriber and the relevant Other Subscribers or otherwise, such Registration Statement shall register for resale such number of Company Shares which is equal to the maximum number of Company Shares as is permitted by the Commission. In such event, the number of Company Shares to be registered for each selling shareholder named in the Registration Statement shall be reduced pro rata among all such selling shareholders. In the event the Commission informs the Issuer that all of such Company Shares cannot, as a result of the application of Rule 415 of the Securities Act, be registered for resale on the Registration Statement, the Issuer agrees to promptly inform Subscriber thereof and use its commercially reasonable efforts to file amendments to the Registration Statement as required by the Commission, covering the maximum number of Company Shares permitted to be registered by the Commission, on Form F-1 or such other form available to register for resale such shares as a secondary offering.

 

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(b)               In the case of the registration, qualification, exemption or compliance effected by the Issuer pursuant to this Subscription Agreement, the Issuer shall, upon reasonable request, inform Subscriber as to the status of such registration, qualification, exemption and compliance. At its expense the Issuer shall:

 

(i)                  except for such times as the Issuer is permitted hereunder to suspend the use of the prospectus forming part of a Registration Statement, use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such registration, and any qualification, exemption or compliance under state securities laws which the Issuer determines to obtain, continuously effective with respect to Subscriber, and to keep the applicable Registration Statement or any subsequent shelf registration statement free of any material misstatements or omissions, until the earliest of the following: (i) Subscriber ceases to hold any Acquired Shares; and (ii) the date all Acquired Shares held by Subscriber may be sold without restriction under Rule 144, including without limitation, any volume and manner of sale restrictions which may be applicable to Affiliates under Rule 144 and without the requirement for the Issuer to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144(c)(1) or Rule 144(i)(2), as applicable.

 

(ii)                advise Subscriber as soon as practicable within five (5) business days:

 

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

 

(2)                after it shall receive notice or obtain knowledge thereof, of any request by the Commission for amendments or supplements to any Registration Statement or the prospectus included therein or for additional information;

 

(3)                of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for such purpose;

 

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

 

(5)                subject to the provisions in this Subscription Agreement, of the occurrence of any event that requires the making of any changes in any Registration Statement or prospectus so that, as of such date, the statements therein are not misleading and do not omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading.

 

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(iii)              use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement as soon as reasonably practicable;

 

(iv)               upon the occurrence of any event contemplated above, except for such times as the Issuer is permitted hereunder to suspend, and has suspended, the use of a prospectus forming part of a Registration Statement, the Issuer shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to as soon as reasonably practicable prepare a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement or a supplement to the related prospectus, or file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to purchasers of the Acquired Shares included therein, such prospectus will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

 

(v)                use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause all Acquired Shares to be listed on each securities exchange or market, if any, on which the Company Shares issued by the Issuer have been listed;

 

(vi)               use its commercially reasonable efforts (i) to take all other steps necessary to effect the registration of the Acquired Shares contemplated hereby and (ii) to file all reports and other materials required to be filed by the Exchange Act so long as the Issuer is subject to such requirements and the filing of such reports and other documents is required for the applicable provisions of Rule 144 to enable Subscriber to sell the Acquired Shares under Rule 144 for so long as the Subscriber holds Acquired Shares; and

 

(vii)             cause the Transfer Agent to remove the legend set forth above in Section 2(d), at Subscriber’s request, when the Acquired Shares are sold pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act or the Registration Statement or may be sold without restriction under Rule 144. In connection therewith, if required by the Transfer Agent, the Issuer will promptly cause an opinion of counsel to be delivered to and maintained with the Transfer Agent, together with any other authorizations, certificates and directions required by the Transfer Agent that authorize and direct the Transfer Agent to transfer such Acquired Shares without any such legend.

 

(c)                 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Subscription Agreement, the Issuer shall be entitled to delay or postpone the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, and from time to time to require Subscriber not to sell under the Registration Statement or to suspend the effectiveness thereof, if (x) the use of the Registration Statement would require the inclusion of financial statements that are unavailable for reasons beyond the Issuer’s control, (y) the Issuer determines that in order for the Registration Statement to not contain a material misstatement or omission, an amendment thereto would be needed to include information that would at that time not otherwise be required in a current, quarterly, or annual report under the Exchange Act, or if (z) such filing or use could materially affect a bona fide business or financing transaction of the Issuer or its subsidiaries or would require additional disclosure by the Issuer in the Registration Statement of material information that the Issuer has a bona fide business purpose for keeping confidential (each such circumstance, a “Suspension Event”); provided, however, that the Issuer may not delay or suspend the Registration Statement on more than three occasions or for more than ninety (90) total calendar days, in each case during any twelve-month period. Upon receipt of any written notice from the Issuer of the happening of any Suspension Event during the period that the Registration Statement is effective or if as a result of a Suspension Event the Registration Statement or related prospectus contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made (in the case of the prospectus) not misleading, Subscriber agrees that it will immediately discontinue offers and sales of the Acquired Shares under the Registration Statement (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, sales conducted pursuant to Rule 144) until Subscriber receives copies of a supplemental or amended prospectus (which the Issuer agrees to promptly prepare) that corrects the misstatement(s) or omission(s) referred to above and receives notice that any post-effective amendment has become effective or unless otherwise notified by the Issuer that it may resume such offers and sales; provided, for the avoidance of doubt, that the Issuer shall not include any material non-public information in any such written notice. If so directed by the Issuer, Subscriber will deliver to the Issuer or, in Subscriber’s sole discretion destroy, all copies of the prospectus covering the Acquired Shares in Subscriber’s possession; provided, however, that this obligation to deliver or destroy all copies of the prospectus covering the Acquired Shares shall not apply (i) to the extent Subscriber is required to retain a copy of such prospectus (a) in order to comply with applicable legal, regulatory, self-regulatory or professional requirements or (b) in accordance with a bona fide pre-existing document retention policy or (ii) to copies stored electronically on archival servers as a result of automatic data back-up.

 

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(d)                Subscriber may deliver written notice (an “Opt-Out Notice”) to the Issuer requesting that Subscriber not receive notices from the Issuer otherwise required by this Section 6; provided, however, that Subscriber may later revoke any such Opt-Out Notice in writing. Following receipt of an Opt-Out Notice from Subscriber (unless subsequently revoked), (i) the Issuer shall not deliver any such notices to Subscriber and Subscriber shall no longer be entitled to the rights associated with any such notice and (ii) each time prior to Subscriber’s intended use of an effective Registration Statement, Subscriber will notify the Issuer in writing at least two (2) business days in advance of such intended use, and if a notice of a Suspension Event was previously delivered (or would have been delivered but for the provisions of this Section 6(d) and the related suspension period remains in effect, the Issuer will so notify Subscriber, within one (1) business day of Subscriber’s notification to the Issuer, by delivering to Subscriber a copy of such previous notice of Suspension Event, and thereafter will provide Subscriber with the related notice of the conclusion of such Suspension Event immediately upon its availability.

 

(e)                 For purposes of this Section 6, “Acquired Shares” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the Acquired Shares purchased by Subscriber pursuant to this Subscription Agreement (including any Company Shares issuable upon exercise of any Acquired Shares) and any other equity security issued or issuable with respect to such Acquired Shares by way of share split, dividend, distribution, recapitalization, merger, exchange, replacement or similar event, and “Subscriber” shall include any person to whom the rights under this Section 6 shall have been duly assigned, which shall be deemed to include any person to whom any Acquired Share has been duly transferred after the Closing.

 

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

 

(g)                Subscriber shall indemnify and hold harmless the Issuer, its directors, officers, agents and employees, and each person who controls the Issuer (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Losses, as incurred, that arise out of or are based upon any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, any prospectus included in the Registration Statement, or any form of prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any prospectus, or any form of prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statements or alleged untrue statements, or omissions, or alleged omissions, are based upon information regarding Subscriber furnished in writing to the Issuer by Subscriber expressly for use therein. In no event shall the liability of Subscriber exceed the net proceeds received by Subscriber upon the sale of the Acquired Shares giving rise to such indemnification obligation. Subscriber shall notify the Issuer promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any proceeding arising from or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Section 6 of which Subscriber is aware.

 

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(h)                If the indemnification provided under this Section 6 from the indemnifying party is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses referred to herein, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying the indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, was made by, or relates to information supplied by, such indemnifying party or indemnified party, and the indemnifying party’s and indemnified party’s relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses or other liabilities referred to above shall be subject to the limitations set forth in this Section 6 and deemed to include any legal or other fees, charges or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or proceeding. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution pursuant to this Section 6 from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. Each indemnifying party’s obligation to make a contribution pursuant to this Section 6(h) shall be individual, not joint and several, and in no event shall the liability of Subscriber hereunder exceed the net proceeds received by Subscriber upon the sale of the Acquired Shares giving rise to such indemnification obligation.

 

7.                   Termination. This Subscription Agreement shall terminate and be void and of no further force and effect, and all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall terminate without any further liability on the part of any party in respect thereof, upon the earlier to occur of (a) such date and time as the Merger Agreement is validly terminated in accordance with the terms therein, (b) upon the mutual written agreement of the Issuer, Subscriber and SPAC to terminate this Subscription Agreement, (c) thirty (30) days after the Termination Date (as may be amended from time to time), if the Closing has not occurred by such date other than as a result of a breach of the obligations of Subscriber hereunder, or (d) if, on the closing date of the Mergers, any of the conditions to Closing set forth in Section 2 of this Subscription Agreement have not been satisfied as of the time required hereunder to be so satisfied or waived by the party entitled to grant such waiver and, as a result thereof, the Subscription contemplated by this Subscription Agreement are not consummated (each of (a), (b), (c) and (d), a “Termination Event”); 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 Issuer shall promptly notify Subscriber in writing of the termination of the Merger Agreement promptly after the termination of such agreement. Upon the occurrence of any Termination Event, any monies paid by the Subscriber to the Issuer in connection herewith shall promptly following the Termination Event be returned to the Subscriber in accordance with the escrow agreement to be agreed and signed after the date of this Subscription Agreement, which obligation to return such monies and remedies for losses, liabilities and damages arising from willful breach shall survive termination of this Subscription Agreement.

 

8.                   Trust Account Waiver. Subscriber acknowledges that SPAC is a blank check company with the powers and privileges to effect a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination involving SPAC and one or more businesses or entities. Subscriber further acknowledges that, as described in SPAC’s final prospectus, dated January 15, 2021 (the “Prospectus”), available at www.sec.gov, substantially all of SPAC’s assets consist of the cash proceeds of SPAC’s initial public offering and private placements of its securities, and substantially all of those proceeds have been deposited in a trust account (the “Trust Account”) for the benefit of SPAC, its public shareholders and the underwriters of SPAC’s initial public offering. Except with respect to interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account that may be released to SPAC to pay its tax obligations, if any, the cash in the Trust Account may be disbursed only for the purposes set forth in the Prospectus. Subscriber, on behalf of itself and its representatives, hereby irrevocably waives any and all right, title and interest, or any claim of any kind they have or may have in the future, in or to any monies held in the Trust Account, and agrees not to seek recourse against the Trust Account as a result of, or arising out of, this Subscription Agreement; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 8 shall be deemed to limit Subscriber’s right, title, interest or claim to the Trust Account by virtue of Subscriber’s record or beneficial ownership of shares in SPAC, pursuant to a validly exercised redemption right with respect to any such shares in SPAC, except to the extent that Subscriber has otherwise agreed with SPAC to not exercise such redemption right.

 

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9.                   Exculpation of Placement Agents. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees for the express benefit of the Placement Agents, and their Affiliates and their and their Affiliates’ respective officers, directors, employees or representatives that neither the Placement Agents, nor any of their Affiliates or any of their or their Affiliates’ officers, directors, employees or representatives shall be liable to Subscriber, pursuant to this Subscription Agreement or any other subscription agreement related to the private placement of the Acquired Shares, the negotiation hereof or thereof or the subject matter hereof or thereof, or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, for any action heretofore or hereafter taken or omitted to be taken by any of them in connection with the purchase of the Acquired Shares by Subscriber.

 

10.                Miscellaneous.

 

(a)                Each party hereto acknowledges that the other party hereto, the Placement Agents and others will rely on the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties contained in this Subscription Agreement. Prior to the Closing, each party hereto agrees to promptly notify the other party hereto and SPAC if any of the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties made by such party as set forth herein are no longer accurate in all material respects. Subscriber further acknowledges and agrees that each of the Placement Agents is a third-party beneficiary of the representations and warranties of the Issuer and Subscriber contained in Section 3 and Section 4, respectively. The Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that the purchase by Subscriber of the Acquired Shares from the Issuer will constitute a reaffirmation of the acknowledgements, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties herein (as modified by any such notice) by Subscriber as of the time of such subscription.

 

(b)                Each of the Issuer, Subscriber and SPAC is entitled to rely upon this Subscription Agreement and is irrevocably authorized to produce this Subscription Agreement or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceeding or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby. Each of the Placement Agents is entitled to rely upon the representations and warranties made by Subscriber in this Subscription Agreement.

 

(c)                 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Subscription Agreement, prior to the Closing, Subscriber may transfer or assign all or a portion of its rights under this Subscription Agreement; provided, that, such transferee or assignee agrees in writing to be bound by and subject to the terms and conditions of this Subscription Agreement, makes the representations and warranties in Section 4 and completes Schedule A hereto. In the event of such a transfer or assignment, Subscriber shall update Schedule B to provide the information required therein.

 

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

 

(e)                 The Issuer may request from Subscriber such additional information as the Issuer may reasonably deem necessary to evaluate the eligibility of Subscriber to acquire the Acquired Shares, and Subscriber shall promptly provide such information as may be reasonably requested, to the extent readily available and to the extent consistent with its internal policies and procedures; provided, that the Issuer agrees to keep any such information provided by Subscriber confidential, except (i) as necessary to include in any registration statement the Issuer 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 law, at the request of the staff of the Commission or regulatory agency or under the regulations of any national securities exchange on which the Issuer’s securities are listed for trading. The Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that if it does not provide the Issuer with such requested information, the Issuer may not be able to register the Acquired Shares for resale pursuant to Section 6 hereof. The Subscriber acknowledges that the Issuer may file a copy of this Subscription Agreement (or a form of this Subscription Agreement) with the Commission as an exhibit to a periodic report or a registration statement of the Issuer. Upon written request, the Issuer shall provide such additional information delivered pursuant to this Section 10(e) to each Placement Agent, provided, that the Placement Agents shall keep such information confidential, except as may be required by applicable law, rule, regulation or in connection with any legal proceeding or regulatory request.

 

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(f)                  This Subscription Agreement may not be modified, waived or terminated (other than pursuant to the terms of Section 7 above) except by an instrument in writing, signed by (i) each of the parties hereto and (ii) SPAC. For the avoidance of doubt, the Issuer may not provide any consent to any proposed modification, wavier or termination (other than pursuant to the terms of Section 7 above) to this Subscription Agreement without the prior written approval of SPAC.

 

(g)                This Subscription Agreement constitutes the entire agreement, and supersedes all other prior agreements, understandings, representations and warranties, both written and oral, among the parties, with respect to the subject matter hereof. Except as set forth in Section 10(a) with respect to the persons referenced therein (who shall be express third party beneficiaries of and entitled to enforce such provision) and as set forth in the immediately following sentence, this Subscription Agreement shall not confer any rights or remedies upon any person other than the parties hereto, and their respective successor and assigns. SPAC is an express third-party beneficiary of this Subscription Agreement and entitled to enforce specifically the respective obligations, acknowledgements and waivers of the Issuer and Subscriber hereunder directly against the Issuer and Subscriber, including pursuant to Section 10(o) (including enforcing Subscriber’s obligations hereunder to purchase the Acquired Shares and deliver the Purchase Price).

 

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

 

(i)                  If any provision of this Subscription Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Subscription Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall continue in full force and effect. The parties hereto shall execute and deliver all such further instruments and documents and take all such other actions as may reasonably be required to carry out the transactions contemplated hereby and to evidence the fulfillment of the agreements herein contained.

 

(j)                  This Subscription Agreement may be executed in two (2) or more counterparts (including by facsimile transmission, by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file or by other electronic means), all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective only when signed by a duly authorized person by or on behalf of each party and delivered to the other parties, it being understood that all parties need not sign the same counterpart. For the avoidance of doubt, the Issuer reserves the right to accept or reject the Subscriber’s subscription for the Acquired Shares for any reason or for no reason, in whole or in part, any time until the point when this Subscription Agreement is signed by a duly authorized person by or on behalf of the Issuer.

 

(k)                Each party shall pay all of its own expenses in connection with this Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein except as otherwise provided in the Subscription Agreement.

 

(l)                  Notices. Any notice or communication required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and either delivered personally, emailed or telecopied, sent by overnight mail via a reputable overnight carrier, or sent by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, and shall be deemed to be given and received (a) when so delivered personally, (b) upon receipt of an appropriate electronic answerback or confirmation when so delivered by telecopy (to such number specified below or another number or numbers as such person may subsequently designate by notice given hereunder), (c) when sent, if sent on a business day prior to 5:00 p.m. local time of the recipient, with no mail undeliverable or other rejection notice, if sent by email, or on the business day following the day when sent, if sent on a day that is not a business day or after 5:00 p.m. local time of the recipient on a business day, with no mail undeliverable or other rejection notice, if sent by email, or (d) five (5) business days after the date of mailing to the address below or to such other address or addresses as such person may hereafter designate by notice given hereunder:

 

(i)                  if to Subscriber, to such address or addresses set forth on the signature page hereto;

 

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(ii)          if to the Issuer, to:

 

TH International Limited

c/o Cartesian Capital Group LLC

505 5th Avenue, 15th Floor

New York, NY 10017

Attn: Gregory Armstrong; Peter Yu

Email: Gregory.armstrong@cartesiangroup.com; peter.yu@cartesiangroup.com

 

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

 

Kirkland & Ellis

26th Floor, Gloucester Tower, The Landmark

15 Queens Road Central Hong Kong

Attn: Daniel Dusek, Esq.

Email: daniel.dusek@kirkland.com

 

(iii)         if to the Placement Agents, to:

 

Merrill Lynch (Asia Pacific) Limited,

55/F Cheung Kong Centre,

2 Queen’s Road Central Hong Kong,

Attn: Tucker Highfield
Email: tucker.highfield@bofa.com

 

and

 

UBS Securities LLC

1285 Avenue of Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attn: John Delgado-McCollum and Alex Cahail

Email: john.delgado@ubs.com and alex.cahail@ubs.com

 

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

 

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

18th Floor, The Hong Kong Club Building

3A Chater Road, Central Hong Kong

Attn: James C. Lin, Esq.

Email: james.lin@davispolk.com

 

(m)              This Subscription Agreement, and any claim or cause of action hereunder based upon, arising out of or related to this Subscription Agreement (whether based on law, in equity, in contract, in tort or any other theory) or the negotiation, execution, performance or enforcement of this Subscription Agreement, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of law thereof.

 

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THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA LOCATED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK IN NEW YORK COUNTY SOLELY IN RESPECT OF THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT AND THE DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT AND IN RESPECT OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, AND HEREBY WAIVE, AND AGREE NOT TO ASSERT, AS A DEFENSE IN ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING FOR INTERPRETATION OR ENFORCEMENT HEREOF OR SUCH DOCUMENTS THAT SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING MAY NOT BE BROUGHT OR IS NOT MAINTAINABLE IN SAID COURTS OR THAT VENUE THEREOF MAY NOT BE APPROPRIATE OR THAT THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR ANY SUCH DOCUMENT MAY NOT BE ENFORCED IN OR BY SUCH COURTS, AND THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AGREE THAT ALL CLAIMS WITH RESPECT TO SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE HEARD AND DETERMINED BY SUCH A NEW YORK STATE OR FEDERAL COURT. THE PARTIES HEREBY CONSENT TO AND GRANT ANY SUCH COURT JURISDICTION OVER THE PERSON OF SUCH PARTIES AND OVER THE SUBJECT MATTER OF SUCH DISPUTE AND AGREE THAT MAILING OF PROCESS OR OTHER PAPERS IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING IN THE MANNER PROVIDED IN SECTION 10(l) OR IN SUCH OTHER MANNER AS MAY BE PERMITTED BY LAW SHALL BE VALID AND SUFFICIENT SERVICE THEREOF.

 

EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (I) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT (INCLUDING THE PLACEMENT AGENTS) 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; (II) SUCH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE FOREGOING WAIVER; (III) SUCH PARTY MAKES THE FOREGOING WAIVER VOLUNTARILY AND (IV) SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVER AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 10(m).

 

(n)                The SPAC shall, and the Issuer shall procure that the SPAC shall, by 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the first (1st) business day immediately following the date of this Subscription Agreement, issue one or more press releases or file with the Commission a Current Report on Form 8-K (collectively, the “Disclosure Document”) disclosing all material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby, the Mergers, and any other material, nonpublic information with respect to the Mergers that the Issuer has provided to Subscriber at any time prior to the filing of the Disclosure Document. Notwithstanding anything in this Subscription Agreement to the contrary, the Issuer shall not publicly disclose or use the name or brand of Subscriber or any of its Affiliates or investment advisers, or include the name or brand of Subscriber or any of its Affiliates or investment advisers in any press release or in any filing with the Commission or any regulatory agency or trading market, without the prior written consent of Subscriber, except (i) as required by the federal securities law in connection with the Registration Statement, (ii) the filing of this Subscription Agreement (or a form of this Subscription Agreement) with the Commission, (iii) the filing of the Schedule 14A, F-4 and related proxy materials to be filed by the Issuer with respect to the Transaction and (iv) to the extent such disclosure is required by law, at the request of the Staff of the Commission or regulatory agency or under the regulations of Nasdaq, in which case the Issuer shall provide Subscriber with prior written notice of such disclosure permitted under this subclause (iv).

 

(o)                Remedies. The parties agree that irreparable damage would occur if any provision of this Subscription Agreement were not performed in accordance with the terms hereof, and accordingly, that the parties hereto shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Subscription Agreement or to enforce specifically the performance of the terms and provisions of this Subscription Agreement in an appropriate court of competent jurisdiction as set forth in Section 10(m), in addition to any other remedy to which any party is entitled at law or in equity.

 

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(p)                Non-Reliance and Exculpation. Subscriber acknowledges that it is not relying upon, and has not relied upon, any statement, representation or warranty made by any person, firm or corporation (including, without limitation, the Placement Agents, any of their respective affiliates or any control persons, officers, directors, employees, partners, agents or representatives of any of the foregoing), other than the statements, representations and warranties of the Issuer expressly contained in Section 3 of this Subscription Agreement, in making its investment or decision to invest in the Issuer. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that none of (i) any Other Subscriber pursuant to this Subscription Agreement or any Other Subscription Agreement (including any such Other Subscriber’s affiliates or any control persons, officers, directors, employees, partners, agents or representatives of any of the foregoing), (ii) the Placement Agents, their respective affiliates or any control persons, officers, directors, employees, partners, agents or representatives of any of the foregoing, (iii) any other party to this Subscription Agreement, the Other Subscription Agreements and the Merger Agreement (collectively, the “Transaction Documents” (other than the Issuer), and (iv) any affiliates, or any control persons, officers, directors, employees, partners, agents or representatives of any of the Issuer, SPAC or any other party to the Transaction Documents shall be liable to Subscriber, or to any Other Subscriber, pursuant to this Subscription Agreement or any Other Subscription Agreement, the negotiation hereof or thereof or the subject matter hereof or thereof, or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, including, without limitation, for any action heretofore or hereafter taken or omitted to be taken by any of them in connection with the purchase of the Company Shares or with respect to any claim (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) for breach of this Subscription 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 in connection with the Subscription.

 

(q)                If any change in the number or type of equity securities of the Issuer shall occur between the date hereof and immediately prior to the Closing by reason of any share dividend, share split, share combination, recapitalization or similar event (in each case, other than the Recapitalization), then the number of Company Shares purchased by Subscriber and the price per share paid therefor shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect such change.

 

[Signature page follows.]

 

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

 

    TH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Date: ____________________, 2022

 

SUBSCRIBER:

 

Signature of Subscriber:

 

By:  
Name:  
Title:  

 

Date: ____________________, 2022

 

Name of Subscriber:

(Please print. Please indicate name and capacity of person signing above)

 

Name in which securities are to be registered (if different):

 

Email Address:

 

   

 

Subscriber’s EIN:

 

   

 

Address:    

 

Attn:    

 

Telephone No.:

 

   

 

Facsimile No.:

 

   

 

Aggregate Number of Acquired Shares
subscribed for: _____________________ (including _______________Company Shares and __________________ Company Warrants issued pursuant to the sixth recital of this Subscription Agreement)
 
   

 

[Signature Page to Subscription Agreement]

 

 

 

 

Aggregate Purchase Price:

$_________________________________

 

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

 

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SCHEDULE A
ELIGIBILITY REPRESENTATIONS OF SUBSCRIBER

 

This Schedule must be completed by Subscriber and forms a part of the Subscription Agreement to which it is attached. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined in this Schedule have the meanings given to them in the Subscription Agreement. Subscriber must check the applicable box in either Part A or Part B below and the applicable box in Part C below.

 

A. QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS

 

(Please check the applicable subparagraphs):

 

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

 

*** OR ***

 

¨ Subscriber is subscribing for the Acquired Shares as a fiduciary or agent for one or more investor accounts, and each owner of such accounts is a QIB.
   
B. ACCREDITED INVESTOR STATUS

 

(Please check the applicable subparagraphs):

 

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

 

¨ Any bank, registered broker or dealer, insurance company, registered investment company, business development company, or small business investment company;
   
¨ Any plan established and maintained by a state, its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or its political subdivisions for the benefit of its employees, if such plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000;
   
¨ Any employee benefit plan, within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, if a bank, insurance company, or registered investment adviser makes the investment decisions, or if the plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000;
   
¨ Any corporation, similar business trust, partnership or any organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000; or
   
¨ Any trust with assets in excess of $5,000,000, not formed to acquire the securities offered, whose purchase is directed by a sophisticated person.
   
¨ Any entity in which all of the equity owners are accredited investors.
   
¨ Any entity or natural person that is otherwise qualified as an accredited investor under Rule 501(a).

 

*** AND ***

 

C. AFFILIATE STATUS

 

(Please check the applicable box)

 

SUBSCRIBER:

 

¨ is:

 

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

 

¨ is not:

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE B
SCHEDULE OF TRANSFERS

 

Subscriber’s Subscription was in the amount of ____ Company Shares. The following transfers of a portion of the Subscription have been made:

 

Date of Transfer or Reduction Transferee   Number of Transferee
Acquired
Shares Transferred or
Reduced
Subscriber Revised Subscription
Amount
         

Schedule B as of ______________, 20__, accepted and agreed to as of this ____ day of ____________, 20__ by:

     

TH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED  
     
By:  
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

Signature of Subscriber:

 

[SUBSCRIBER]

 

 

By:  
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.2

 

EQUITY SUPPORT AGREEMENT

 

This EQUITY SUPPORT AGREEMENT (this “Equity Support Agreement”) is entered into on March 8, 2022, by and between the subscribers set forth on Schedule B hereto (individually, a “Subscriber” and collectively, the “Subscribers”) and TH International Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Issuer”, which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include the entity surviving the Transaction Closing (as defined below)).

 

WHEREAS, this Equity Support Agreement is being entered into in connection with the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 13, 2021 (as may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Transaction Agreement”), by and among Silver Crest Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “SPAC”), the Issuer, Miami Swan Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company and wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer (“Merger Sub”), and the other parties thereto, pursuant to which, among other things, (i) Merger Sub will merge with and into the SPAC, with the SPAC surviving such merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer, and (ii) the SPAC will merge with and into the a subsidiary of the Issuer (collectively, the “Transaction”), and the closing of the Transaction is referred to as the “Transaction Closing”);

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Transaction, the Issuer (i) has entered into a private placement that will occur at or prior to the Transaction Closing (the “PIPE Investment”) with certain investors pursuant to which, and on the terms and subject to the conditions of which, such investors have agreed to purchase from the Issuer an aggregate of 5,500,000 PIPE Shares (as defined below) for a purchase price of $10.00 per PIPE Share, such purchases to be consummated prior to or substantially concurrently with the Transaction Closing, (ii) has received $50.0 million in the form of a promissory note, convertible into shares of the Issuer’s ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Shares”), and (iii) has entered into that certain Ordinary Share Purchase Agreement entered into as of March 8, 2022 by and between CF Principal Investments LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the Issuer (the “ATM Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Transaction, and subject to the limitations set forth in Section 1 hereof, the Issuer is seeking the commitment from each Subscriber to purchase, substantially concurrently with the Transaction Closing, a certain number of Shares (the Shares purchased by each Subscriber from the Issuer pursuant hereto, the “Equity Support Shares”) determined as set forth in Section 1(ii) hereof, in a private placement for a purchase price of $10.00 per share (the “Per Share Subscription Price”);

 

WHEREAS, the maximum purchase price to be paid by each Subscriber for its subscribed Equity Support Shares pursuant to Section 1 hereof is referred to herein as the “Maximum Subscription Amount” (and, collectively for all Subscribers, the “Total Maximum Subscription Amount”) and is set forth across from each Subscriber’s name on Schedule B;

 

WHEREAS, prior to closing, the Issuer and each Subscriber will execute a Pledge and Security Agreement (the “Pledge Agreement”) whereby the Issuer will grant to each Subscriber a first priority security interest in the applicable securities accounts (each account, as set out in the Pledge and Security Agreement in respect of the relevant Subscriber who exercises control over such account, the “Collateral Account” and all such accounts collectively, the “Collateral Accounts”), which grant will survive the Transaction Closing, as hereby confirmed and ratified by the Issuer; and

 

WHEREAS, prior to closing, the Issuer, each Subscriber (in respect of its applicable Collateral Account) and U.S. Bank, National Association or another nationally recognized intermediary reasonably acceptable to the Subscribers and not affiliated with the Issuer or the SPAC (the “Securities Intermediary”) will execute a Securities Account Control Agreement (the “Control Agreement”) governing the Collateral Accounts;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, 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 Subscribers and the Issuer acknowledges and agrees as follows:

 

 

 

1.             Subscription and Collateral Account.

 

(i) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Equity Support Agreement, by the earlier of (A) five (5) business days after the Redemption Election Deadline and (B) two (2) business days before the anticipated Closing (as defined below), the Issuer will notify each Subscriber in writing of the number of the Equity Support Shares that it requires such Subscriber to purchase immediately prior to the Transaction Closing. In no event will the Total Shaolin Shares (as defined below) be greater than the number of Shares that would result in all the Subscribers, together with each person subject to aggregation of Issuer Ordinary Shares (as defined in the Transaction Agreement) (for the purposes of this Equity Support Agreement, the “Issuer Ordinary Shares”) with any of the Subscribers under Section 13 or Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and rules promulgated thereunder, including any “group” of which any of the Subscribers or their affiliates are a part, directly or indirectly beneficially owning (as such term is defined for purposes of Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act and rules promulgated thereunder) in excess of 9.9% of the outstanding Issuer Ordinary Shares immediately following the Transaction Closing (such excess, the “Maximum Ownership Adjustment”), and the Total Shaolin Shares will be reduced by the Maximum Ownership Adjustment pro rata across the Equity Support Shares of each Subscriber.

 

(ii) Each Subscriber hereby irrevocably subscribes for and agrees to purchase from the Issuer, at the Per Share Subscription Price, the number of the Equity Support Shares determined pursuant to this Section 1(ii), and the Issuer agrees to sell such Equity Support Shares to such Subscriber at the Per Share Subscription Price. The aggregate number of the Equity Support Shares for all Subscribers (the “Total Shaolin Shares”) shall be a number of Shares determined by the Issuer, not to exceed the lesser of (1) 5,000,000 and (2) the sum of (y) the number of Shares actually purchased or funded for purchase pursuant to the PIPE Investment (such Shares subscribed in the PIPE Investment, the “PIPE Shares”); and (z) fifty percent (50%) of any outstanding Shares that are not Redeeming SPAC Shares (as defined in the Transaction Agreement), provided that such Shares that are not Redeeming SPAC Shares are not the result of an Excluded Financing. For each Subscriber the number of its Equity Support Shares shall be a pro rata portion of the Total Shaolin Shares, based on the ratio that the Maximum Subscription Amount of such Subscriber bears to the Total Maximum Subscription Amount.

 

(iii) Substantially concurrently with the consummation of the Transaction, the Issuer shall deposit or cause to be deposited directly into the Collateral Account of each relevant Subscriber an amount of cash in USD equal to (1) the sum of (x) USD 10.40 multiplied by the number of First Period Subscriber Shares (as defined below), plus (y) USD 10.60 multiplied by the number of Second Period Subscriber Shares (as defined below), plus (z) USD 10.90 multiplied by the number of Third Period Subscriber Shares (as defined below) (items (x), (y) and (z) collectively, for each relevant Subscriber, the “Collateral Account Deposit”), minus (2) the Subscription Amount (as defined below).

 

2.             Closing. The closing of the sale of the Equity Support Shares contemplated hereby (the “Closing”) shall occur on the closing date (the “Closing Date”) and is expected to occur substantially concurrently with the Transaction Closing. Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in this Section 2 and in Section 3 below, upon delivery of written notice from (or on behalf of) the Issuer to each Subscriber (the “Closing Notice”), that the Issuer reasonably expects all conditions to the Transaction Closing to be satisfied or waived on an expected Closing Date that is not less than ten (10) business days from the date on which the Closing Notice is delivered to the Subscribers, each Subscriber shall deliver to the Collateral Account, on the expected Closing Date specified in the Closing Notice, the amount equal to (x) the number of its Equity Support Shares, multiplied by (y) the Per Share Subscription Price (as applicable to such Subscriber, the “Subscription Amount”) by wire transfer of United States dollars in immediately available funds to the Collateral Account; provided, that, as a condition to each Subscriber’s obligation to deliver the Subscription Amount to the Collateral Account, the Issuer shall have made (i) the Collateral Account Deposit minus the Subscription Amount (as evidenced by a statement from the Collateral Account issued by the Securities Intermediary) and (ii) have paid or caused to be paid to each Subscriber an amount in USD (the “Option Premium”) equal to the product of (x) USD 0.10 multiplied by (y) a pro rata portion of 5,000,000, based on the ratio that the Maximum Subscription Amount of such Subscriber bears to the Total Maximum Subscription Amount, as set forth in Schedule B (the “Option Premium Payment”). On the Closing Date and prior to the release of the Subscription Amount by each Subscriber, the Issuer shall (i) issue the Equity Support Shares against payment of the Subscription Amount to each Subscriber and cause the Equity Support Shares to be registered in book entry form in the name of such Subscriber on the Issuer’s share register (which book entry records shall contain an appropriate notation concerning transfer restrictions of the Equity Support Shares, in accordance with applicable securities laws of the states of the United States and other applicable jurisdictions), and will provide to such Subscriber evidence of such issuance from the Issuer’s transfer agent (the “Transfer Agent”), (ii) deposit or cause to be deposited each Collateral Account Deposit directly to the Collateral Account (less, for the avoidance of doubt, the Subscription Amount) , and (iii) pay or cause to be paid to each Subscriber the Option Premium Payment. For purposes of this Equity Support Agreement, “business day” shall mean a day, other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by law to close. Prior to or at the Closing, each Subscriber shall deliver to the Issuer a duly completed and executed Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or appropriate Form W-8. In the event the consummation of the Transaction does not occur within two (2) business days after the Closing Date under this Equity Support Agreement, the Issuer shall promptly (but not later than two (2) business days thereafter) return the Subscription Amount to each Subscriber by wire transfer of U.S. dollars in immediately available funds to the account specified by such Subscriber, and any book entries for the Equity Support Shares shall be deemed repurchased and cancelled; provided that, unless this Equity Support Agreement has been terminated pursuant to Section 8 hereof, such return of funds shall not terminate this Equity Support Agreement or relieve any Subscriber of its obligation to purchase the Equity Support Shares at the Closing.

 

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3.             Closing Conditions. The obligation of the parties hereto to consummate the purchase and sale of the Equity Support Shares pursuant to this Equity Support Agreement is subject to the following conditions: (a) there shall not be in force any injunction or order from an entity having jurisdiction that enjoins or prohibits the issuance and sale of the Equity Support Shares under this Equity Support Agreement; (b) all conditions precedent to the Transaction Closing under the Transaction Agreement shall have been satisfied or waived (as determined by the parties to the Transaction Agreement and other than those conditions under the Transaction Agreement which, by their nature, are to be fulfilled at or substantially contemporaneously with the Transaction Closing); (c) (i) solely with respect to each Subscriber’s obligation to close, the representations and warranties made by the Issuer, and (ii) solely with respect to the Issuer’s obligation to close, the representations and warranties made by the applicable Subscriber in this Equity Support Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date other than (x) those representations and warranties which are qualified by materiality, Material Adverse Effect or similar qualification, which shall be true and correct in all respects as of the Closing Date, and (y) those representations and warranties expressly made as of an earlier date, which shall be true and correct in all material respects (or, if qualified by materiality, Material Adverse Effect or similar qualification, all respects) as of such date, in each case without giving effect to the consummation of the Transactions; (d) solely with respect to each Subscriber’s obligation to close, at or prior to the Transaction Closing, Issuer shall have received cash proceeds from the PIPE Investment of at least $45.0 million in an aggregate amount, all of which shall be immediately available to Issuer upon the Transaction Closing (the “PIPE Cash”); (e) solely with respect to each Subscriber’s obligation to close, there shall have been no notice of default delivered pursuant to, an event of default occurring or be continuing under, and no acceleration of amounts outstanding under the indenture dated December 30, 2021, between the Issuer and Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as trustee governing the Issuer’s $50 million aggregate principal amount of convertible notes; (f) solely with respect to each Subscriber’s obligation to close, the applicable Collateral Account Deposit and the Option Premium Payment shall have been completed and each Subscriber shall have a valid and perfected first priority security interest in their applicable Collateral Accounts and shall have control (within the meaning of Section 8-106 and 9-106 of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York) of the Collateral Accounts pursuant to the Control Agreement, such Control Agreement and the Pledge Agreement to be in the form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Subscriber and such Pledge Agreement has been ratified by the Issuer and the Issuer shall have paid to the Securities Intermediary or deposited into the Collateral Account the maximum amount of the Securities Intermediary’s fees and expenses payable pursuant to the Control Agreement; (g) solely with respect to each Subscriber’s obligation to close, on the Closing Date the Issuer shall have delivered to the Subscribers a solvency certificate (the “Solvency Certificate”) with respect to the Issuer signed by a director, the chief executive officer or the chief financial officer of the Issuer certifying as to the solvency of the Issuer as of the date hereof, (if different) the date of each Pledge Agreement and as of and immediately after the Closing Date within the same certificate, which Solvency Certificate is reasonably satisfactory to the Subscribers; (h) solely with respect to each Subscriber’s obligation to close, the forms of representation letters and certificates required from such Subscriber and its broker (nominee) have been agreed to by the parties, and such representation letters and certificates shall have been executed by such Subscriber’s broker (nominee) and delivered to the Issuer and its counsel prior to the Transaction Closing so that the Equity Support Shares will be delivered to each Subscriber or such Subscriber’s nominee through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company (the “DTC”), maintained in the form of book entries on the books of the DTC and allowed to be settled through the DTC’s regular book-entry settlement services without any restrictive legend within five (5) business days after the Effectiveness Deadline (as defined below); (i) solely with respect to each Subscriber’s obligation to close, the Issuer shall have caused its Cayman Islands counsel to deliver to the Subscribers at the Transaction Closing an opinion regarding the validity of this Equity Support Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, such opinion to be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Subscribers; (j) (A) solely with respect to each Subscriber’s obligation to close, the Issuer shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Equity Support Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by it at or prior to the Closing, and (B) solely with respect to the Issuer’s obligation to close, the applicable Subscriber shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Equity Support Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by it at or prior to the Closing. For the avoidance of doubt, PIPE Cash excludes (1) any proceeds raised pursuant to an Excluded Financing (as defined below) and (2) proceeds from the Trust Account (as defined below); and (k) solely with respect to each Subscriber's obligation to close, on or before the Closing Date the Issuer shall have delivered to the Subscribers certified copies of resolutions of the board of directors and the Shaolin transaction committee passed expressly authorizing this Equity Support Agreement, each Pledge Agreement and each Control Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Subscribers.

 

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4.             Further Assurances. At the Closing, the parties hereto shall execute and deliver such additional documents and take such additional actions as the parties reasonably may deem to be practical and necessary in order to consummate the subscription as contemplated by this Equity Support Agreement.

 

5.             Issuer Representations and Warranties. The Issuer represents and warrants to each Subscribers that:

 

(a)           The Issuer is an exempted company duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Cayman Islands. The Issuer has all power (corporate or otherwise) and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and conduct its business as presently conducted and to enter into, deliver and perform its obligations under this Equity Support Agreement. As of the Closing Date, the Issuer will be duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Cayman Islands.

 

(b)          As of the Closing Date, all the Equity Support Shares will be duly authorized and, when issued and delivered to each Subscriber against full payment therefor in accordance with the terms of this Equity Support Agreement, the Equity Support 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 Issuer’s memorandum and articles of association (as in effect at such time of issuance) or under the Companies Act, as amended, of the Cayman Islands.

 

(c)           This Equity Support Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Issuer and, assuming that this Equity Support Agreement constitutes the valid and binding agreement of each Subscriber, this Equity Support Agreement is enforceable against the Issuer in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited or otherwise affected by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally, or (ii) principles of equity, whether considered at law or equity.

 

(d)           The issuance and sale by the Issuer of all the Equity Support Shares pursuant to this Equity Support Agreement, and the performance of its obligations hereunder and under each Pledge Agreement and Control Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of (i) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries is a party (including without limitation the Transaction Agreement) or by which the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Issuer is subject that would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Issuer and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole (a “Material Adverse Effect”), or materially affect the validity of the Equity Support Shares or the legal authority of the Issuer to comply in all material respects with its obligations under this Equity Support Agreement; (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of the organizational documents of the Issuer; or (iii) result in any violation of any law, statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Issuer or any of its properties that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or materially affect the validity of the Equity Support Shares or the legal authority of the Issuer to comply in all material respects with its obligations under this Equity Support Agreement.

 

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(e)           As of their respective filing dates, all reports required to be filed by the Issuer with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) since January 13, 2021 (the “SEC Reports”) complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder. As of the date hereof, there are no material outstanding or unresolved comments in comment letters received by the Issuer from the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the SEC with respect to any of the SEC Reports.

 

(f)           The Issuer is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority, domestic or foreign, self-regulatory organization or other person in connection with the issuance of the Equity Support Shares pursuant to this Equity Support Agreement, other than (i) filings with the SEC, (ii) filings required by applicable state securities laws, (iii) the filings required in accordance with Section 16 of this Equity Support Agreement; (iv) those required by The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, including with respect to obtaining approval of the Issuer’s stockholders, and (v) those the failure of which to obtain would not be reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(g)          As of the date hereof, the Issuer has not received any written communication from a governmental authority that alleges that the Issuer is not in compliance with or is in default or violation of any applicable law, except where such non-compliance, default or violation would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(h)           Assuming the accuracy of each Subscriber’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 6 of this Equity Support Agreement, no registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), is required for the offer and sale of the Equity Support Shares by the Issuer to each Subscribers.

 

(i)            Neither the Issuer nor any person acting on its behalf has offered or sold the Equity Support Shares by any form of general solicitation or general advertising in violation of the Securities Act.

 

(j)            Following the Transaction Closing, the issued and outstanding Shares of the Issuer will be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act. Following the Closing, the Equity Support Shares are expected to be registered under the Exchange Act.

 

(k)           The Issuer is not under any obligation to pay any broker’s fee or commission in connection with the sale of the Equity Support Shares.

 

(l)            The Issuer is not, and the Issuer after the consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby, will not be required to register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

(m)          The Issuer is, and the Issuer after the consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby will be, an “eligible contract participant” (as such term is defined in Section 1a(18) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended, other than a person that is an eligible contract participant under Section 1a(18)(C) of the Commodity Exchange Act).

 

(n)           Neither the Issuer nor the Issuer after the consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby (as applicable, following the Collateral Account Deposit, the Option Premium Payment and any payment pursuant to Section 13(a) hereof) (i) is, or shall be, “insolvent” (as such term is defined in Section 101(32) of the Bankruptcy Code (Title 11 of the United States Code)) and (ii) for the purposes of Cayman Islands law, is and will be unable to pay its debts.

 

(o)           The Issuer, the SPAC, Cartesian Capital Group, LLC, the indirect controlling person of the Issuer (the “Issuer Shareholder ”) and/or their respective advisors (collectively, the “Project Maple Parties”) have not, directly or indirectly, negotiated or entered into an Excluded Financing with any other parties for the benefit of the Issuer, the SPAC, the shareholders of the Issuer or the shareholders of the SPAC. For the avoidance of doubt, the ATM Agreement is expressly permitted and discussing, negotiating, and closing such a facility shall not be a breach of this Section 5(o).

 

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(p)           As of the date hereof, each of the Issuer and the Issuer Shareholder are not a party to any agreement with any third parties containing “most favored nation” clauses that (i) could be reasonably expected to be breached by this Equity Support Agreement and/or (ii) could be reasonably expected to create “tag-along” rights in favor of any third parties.

 

(q)           The Issuer (i) is capable of evaluating independently the risks and benefits to it that may arise in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Equity Support Agreement; (ii) has determined based on its own independent review and such professional advice as it deems appropriate that this Equity Support Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby are (A) are fully consistent with its financial needs, objectives and condition, (B) comply and are fully consistent with all investment policies, guidelines and other restrictions applicable to it, and (C) are a fit, proper and suitable for it (including as to any legal, regulatory, tax, accounting or economic consequences arising from such transaction), notwithstanding the substantial risks inherent therein, including in particular but without limitation, the provisions of Sections 7, 13 and 15.

 

(r)            (i) The directors of the Issuer have concluded that (A) the this Equity Support Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby are suitable for it, for its commercial benefit and in its best interests, in light of its own business objectives, financial condition and expertise and (B) this Equity Support Agreement has been duly approved and authorized by directors of the Issuer after due consideration by them of the foregoing matters and those referred to in Section 5(q) above.

 

6.             Subscribers Representations and Warranties. Each Subscriber represents and warrants to the Issuer that:

 

(a)           Such Subscriber (i) is a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act) or an institutional “accredited investor” (within the meaning of 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act), in each case, satisfying the applicable requirements set forth on Schedule A, (ii) is an “institutional account” (as defined in FINRA Rule 4512(c)), (iii) is not an underwriter (as defined in Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act) and is aware that the sale of the Equity Support Shares is being made in reliance on a private placement exemption from registration under the Securities Act and is acquiring the Equity Support Shares only for its own account and not for the account of others, or if such Subscriber is subscribing for the Equity Support Shares as a fiduciary or agent for one or more investor accounts, such Subscriber has full investment discretion with respect to each such account, and the full power and authority to make the acknowledgements, representations and agreements herein on behalf of each owner of each such account, and (iv) is not acquiring the Equity Support Shares with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution thereof in violation of the Securities Act. Such Subscriber has completed Schedule A following the signature page hereto and the information contained therein is accurate and complete.

 

(b)           Such Subscriber is a sophisticated investor, experienced in investing in private equity 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, including its participation in the Transaction and has exercised independent judgment in evaluating its participation in the purchase of the Equity Support Shares. Such Subscriber has determined based on its own independent review and such professional advice as it deems appropriate that such Subscriber’s purchase of the Equity Support 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 it, (iii) have been duly authorized and approved by all necessary action, (iv) do not and will not violate or constitute a default under such Subscriber’s charter, by-laws or other constituent document or under any law, rule, regulation, agreement or other obligation by which it is bound and (v) are a fit, proper and suitable investment for such Subscriber, notwithstanding the substantial risks inherent in investing in or holding the Equity Support Shares. Such Subscriber is able to bear the substantial risks associated with its purchase of the Equity Support Shares, including but not limited to loss of its entire investment therein.

 

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(c)           Such Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that the Equity Support Shares are being offered in a transaction not involving any public offering within the meaning of the Securities Act, that the Equity Support Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act and the Issuer is not required to register the Equity Support Shares except as set forth in Section 7 of this Equity Support Agreement. Such Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that the Equity Support Shares may not be offered, resold, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of by the Subscribers absent an effective registration statement under the Securities Act except (i) to the Issuer 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 under the Securities Act or (iii) pursuant to another applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, and, in each case, in accordance with any applicable securities laws of the states of the United States and other applicable jurisdictions, and that any certificates or book entry records representing the Equity Support Shares shall contain a restrictive legend to such effect. Such Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that the Equity Support Shares will be subject to these securities law transfer restrictions and, as a result of these transfer restrictions, the Subscribers may not be able to readily offer, resell, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of the Equity Support Shares and may be required to bear the financial risk of an investment in the Equity Support Shares for an indefinite period of time. Such Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that the Equity Support Shares will not be eligible for offer, resale, transfer, pledge or disposition pursuant to Rule 144 (“Rule 144”) promulgated under the Securities Act until at least one year from the date that the Issuer files a Current Report on Form 8-K following the Closing Date that includes the “Form 10” information required under applicable SEC rules and regulations, subject to Section 10 hereof. The Subscribers shall not engage in hedging transactions with regard to the Equity Support Shares unless in compliance with the Securities Act. Such Subscriber 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 or disposition of any of the Equity Support Shares.

 

(d)           Such Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that such Subscriber is purchasing the Equity Support Shares from the Issuer. Such Subscriber further acknowledges that there have been no representations and warranties, made to such Subscriber by or on behalf of the Issuer or any of its respective affiliates or any control persons, officers, directors, employees, agents or representatives of any of the foregoing or any other person or entity, expressly or by implication, other than those representations and warranties of the Issuer expressly set forth in Section 5 of this Equity Support Agreement.

 

(e)           Such Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that such Subscriber has received, reviewed and understood the offering materials made available to it in connection with the Transaction, and has received and has had an adequate opportunity to review, such financial and other information as such Subscriber deems necessary in order to make an investment decision with respect to the Equity Support Shares, including, with respect to the Issuer, the Transaction and the business of the Issuer and its subsidiaries. Such Subscriber acknowledges that certain information received was based on projections, and such projections were prepared based on assumptions and estimates that are inherently uncertain and subject to a wide variety of significant business, economic and competitive risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in such projections. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, such Subscriber acknowledges that it has reviewed the Issuer’s filings with the SEC. Such Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that such Subscriber and such Subscriber’s professional advisor(s), if any: (i) has conducted its own investigation of the Issuer and the Equity Support Shares; (ii) has had access to, and an adequate opportunity to review, financial and other information as it deems necessary to make a decision to purchase the Equity Support Shares; (iii) has been offered the opportunity to ask questions of the Issuer and received answers thereto, including on the financial information, as it deemed necessary in connection with its decision to purchase the Equity Support Shares; and (iv) has made its own assessment and has satisfied itself concerning the relevant tax and other economic considerations relevant to its investment in the Equity Support Shares. Such Subscriber further acknowledges that the information provided to it is preliminary and subject to change, and that any changes to such information, including, without limitation, any changes based on updated information or changes in terms of the Transaction, shall in no way affect such Subscriber’s obligation to purchase the Equity Support Shares hereunder.

 

(f)           Such Subscriber became aware of this offering of the Equity Support Shares solely by means of direct contact between such Subscriber and the Issuer or a representative of the Issuer, and the Equity Support Shares were offered to such Subscriber solely by direct contact between such Subscriber and the Issuer or a representative of the Issuer. Such Subscriber did not become aware of this offering of the Equity Support Shares, nor were the Equity Support Shares offered to such Subscriber, by any other means. Such Subscriber acknowledges that the Equity Support 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. Such Subscriber acknowledges that it is not relying upon, and has not relied upon, any statement, representation or warranty made by any person, firm or corporation (including, without limitation, the Issuer, any of its 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 Issuer contained in Section 5 of this Equity Support Agreement, in making its investment or decision to invest in the Issuer. Such Subscriber is relying exclusively on its own sources of information, investment analysis and due diligence (including professional advice that it deems appropriate) with respect to the Transaction, the Equity Support Shares and the business, condition (financial and otherwise), management, operations, properties and prospects of the Issuer, including but not limited to all business, legal, regulatory, accounting, credit and tax matters. Based on such information as such Subscriber has deemed appropriate, such Subscriber has independently made its own analysis and decision to enter into this Equity Support Agreement.

 

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(g)           Such Subscriber acknowledges that it is aware that there are substantial risks incident to the purchase and ownership of the Equity Support Shares, including those set forth in the Issuer’s filings with the SEC. Such Subscriber has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Equity Support Shares, and such Subscriber has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as such Subscriber has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision. Such Subscriber is able to fend for itself in the transactions contemplated herein, has exercised its independent judgment in evaluating its investment in the Equity Support Shares, is a sophisticated investor, experienced in investing in private equity 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 such Subscriber has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as such Subscriber has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision. Such Subscriber acknowledges that the Subscribers shall be responsible for any of the Subscribers’ tax liabilities that may arise as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Equity Support Agreement, and that the Issuer has not provided any tax advice or any other representation or guarantee regarding the tax consequences of the transactions contemplated by the Equity Support Agreement.

 

(h)           Alone, or together with any professional advisor(s), such Subscriber has been furnished with all materials that it considers relevant to an investment in the Equity Support Shares, has had a full opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from the Issuer or any person or persons acting on behalf of the Issuer concerning the terms and conditions of an investment in the Equity Support Shares, has adequately analyzed and fully considered the risks of an investment in the Equity Support Shares and determined that the Equity Support Shares are a suitable investment for such Subscriber and that such Subscriber is able at this time and in the foreseeable future to bear the economic risk of a total loss of such Subscriber’s investment in the Equity Support Shares. Such Subscriber acknowledges specifically that a possibility of total loss exists.

 

(i)            In making its decision to purchase the Equity Support Shares, such Subscriber has relied solely upon independent investigation made by such Subscriber and the representations and warranties of the Issuer in Section 5.

 

(j)            Such Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that no federal or state agency has passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Equity Support Shares or made any findings or determination as to the fairness of this investment.

 

(k)           Such Subscriber 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, with power and authority to enter into, deliver and perform its obligations under this Equity Support Agreement.

 

(l)             The execution, delivery and performance by such Subscriber of this Equity Support Agreement are within the powers of such Subscriber, have been duly authorized and will not constitute or result in a breach or default under or conflict with any order, ruling or regulation of any court or other tribunal or of any governmental commission or agency, or any agreement or other undertaking, to which such Subscriber is a party or by which such Subscriber is bound, and will not violate any provisions of such Subscriber’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 of such Subscriber on this Equity Support Agreement is genuine, and the signatory has legal competence and capacity to execute the same or the signatory has been duly authorized to execute the same, and, assuming that this Equity Support Agreement constitutes the valid and binding agreement of the Issuer, this Equity Support Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Subscriber, enforceable against such Subscriber in accordance with its terms except as may be limited or otherwise affected by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally, and (ii) principles of equity, whether considered at law or equity.

 

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(m)          Neither the Subscribers nor any of their officers, directors, managers, managing members, general partners or any other person acting in a similar capacity or carrying out a similar function, is: (i) a person named on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List, the Foreign Sanctions Evaders List, the Sectoral Sanctions Identification List, or any other similar list of sanctioned persons administered by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), or any similar list of sanctioned persons administered by the European Union or any individual European Union member state, including the United Kingdom (collectively, “Sanctions Lists”); (ii) directly or indirectly owned or controlled by, or acting on behalf of, one or more persons on a Sanctions List; (iii) organized, incorporated, established, located in, or a citizen, national, or the government, including any political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality thereof, of, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Venezuela, the Crimea region of Ukraine, or any other country or territory embargoed or subject to substantial trade restrictions by the United States, the European Union or any individual European Union member state, including the United Kingdom; (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 (collectively, a “Prohibited Investor”). Such Subscriber represents that if it is a financial institution subject to the Bank Secrecy Act (31 U.S.C. Section 5311 et seq.) (the “BSA”), as amended by the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 (the “PATRIOT Act”), and its implementing regulations (collectively, the “BSA/PATRIOT Act”), that such Subscriber maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to comply with applicable obligations under the BSA/PATRIOT Act. Such Subscriber also represents that it maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure compliance with sanctions administered by the United States, the European Union, or any individual European Union member state, including the United Kingdom, to the extent applicable to it. Such Subscriber further represents that the funds held by such Subscriber and used to purchase the Equity Support Shares were legally derived and were not obtained, directly or indirectly, from a Prohibited Investor.

 

(n)          If any Subscriber is or is acting on behalf of (i) an employee benefit plan that is subject to Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), (ii) 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”), (iii) an entity whose underlying assets are considered to include “plan assets” of any such plan, account or arrangement described in clauses (i) and (ii) (each, an “ERISA Plan”), or (iv) 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 clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) 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 (collectively, “Similar Laws”, and together with ERISA Plans, “Plans”), such Subscriber represents and warrants that (A) neither the Issuer nor any of its affiliates has provided investment advice or has otherwise acted as the Plan’s fiduciary, with respect to its decision to acquire and hold the Equity Support Shares, and none of the parties to the Transaction is or shall at any time be the Plan’s fiduciary with respect to any decision in connection with such Subscriber’s investment in the Equity Support Shares; and (B) its purchase of the Equity Support Shares will not result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, or any applicable Similar Law.

 

(o)           Such Subscriber has or has commitments to have and, when required to deliver payment to the Issuer pursuant to Section 2 above, reasonably believes it will have, sufficient funds to pay the Subscription Amount and consummate the purchase and sale of the Equity Support Shares pursuant to this Equity Support Agreement.

 

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7.             Registration Rights.

 

(a)           The Issuer agrees that, within fifteen (15) calendar days following the Closing Date (such deadline, the “Filing Deadline”), the Issuer will submit to or file with the SEC a registration statement for a shelf registration on Form F-1 or Form F-3 (if the Issuer is then eligible to use a Form F-3 shelf registration) (the “Registration Statement”), in each case, covering the resale of the Total Shaolin Shares acquired by each Subscriber pursuant to this Equity Support Agreement (all such Issuer Ordinary Shares, the “Registrable Equity Support Shares”) on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. The Issuer shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof, but no later than the earlier of (i) thirty (30) calendar days following the Filing Deadline if the SEC notifies the Issuer that it will “review” the Registration Statement (including a limited review) and (ii) the third (3rd) business day after the date the Issuer is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the SEC that the Registration Statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review (such earlier date, the “Effectiveness Deadline”). The Issuer’s obligations to include the Registrable Equity Support Shares of a Subscriber in the Registration Statement are contingent upon such Subscriber furnishing in writing to the Issuer such information regarding such Subscriber or its permitted assigns, the securities of the Issuer held by such Subscriber and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Equity Support Shares (which shall be limited to non-underwritten public offerings) as shall be reasonably requested by the Issuer to effect the registration of the Registrable Equity Support Shares at least five (5) business days in advance of the expected filing date of the Registration Statement. Each Subscriber shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Issuer may reasonably request that are customary of a selling stockholder in similar situations, including providing that the Issuer shall be entitled to postpone the effectiveness or use of the Registration Statement, and all deadlines pertaining to the Issuer pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 7(a) shall be delayed, but not excused, by the number of business days following such deadline until each Subscriber provides such information and will be deemed the applicable “Filing Deadline” and the “Effectiveness Deadline”; further provided that the Subscribers shall not in connection with the foregoing be required to execute any lock-up or similar agreement or otherwise be subject to any contractual restriction on the ability to transfer the Registrable Equity Support Shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the SEC prevents the Issuer from including any or all of the shares proposed to be registered under a Registration Statement due to limitations on the use of Rule 415 under the Securities Act for the resale of the Shares pursuant to this Section 7 by the applicable stockholders or otherwise, such Registration Statement shall register for resale such number of Shares which is equal to the maximum number of Shares as is permitted to be registered by the SEC. In such event, the number of Shares to be registered for each other selling stockholder named in such Registration Statement shall be reduced pro rata among all such other selling stockholders first and fully, before the number of all Registrable Equity Support Shares to be registered shall be reduced (in which case, it shall be reduced pro rata among the Subscribers). In the event the Issuer amends the Registration Statement in accordance with the foregoing, the Issuer will use its commercially reasonable efforts to file with the SEC, as promptly as allowed by the SEC, one or more registration statements to register the resale of those Registrable Equity Support Shares that were not registered on the initial Registration Statement, as so amended. For as long as any Subscriber holds Equity Support Shares, the Issuer will use commercially reasonable efforts to file all reports for so long as the condition in Rule 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable) is required to be satisfied, and provide all customary and reasonable cooperation, necessary to enable the Subscribers to resell the Equity Support Shares pursuant to Rule 144 of the Securities Act (in each case, when Rule 144 of the Securities Act becomes available to the Subscribers). Any failure by the Issuer to file the Registration Statement by the Filing Deadline or to effect such Registration Statement by the Effectiveness Deadline shall not otherwise relieve the Issuer of its obligations to file or effect the Registration Statement as set forth above in this Section 7. The Issuer agrees to file a Registration Statement with respect to the PIPE Shares pursuant to the PIPE Investment and the other common equity shares for resale with the SEC within the same time period described above (which, for the avoidance of doubt, will not alter the Issuer’s obligation to comply with the remainder of this Section 7.) Upon a Registration Statement covering the Registrable Equity Support Shares becoming effective, the Issuer shall promptly notify in writing each Subscriber and each broker (nominee) that signed an acknowledgement pursuant to Section 3(h) that such Registration Statement has become effective.

 

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(b)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Equity Support Agreement, the Issuer shall be entitled to delay or postpone the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, and from time to time to require the Subscribers not to sell under the Registration Statement or to suspend the effectiveness thereof, if (x) the use of the Registration Statement would require the inclusion of financial statements that are unavailable for reasons beyond the Issuer’s control, (y) the Issuer’s board of directors determines that in order for the Registration Statement to not contain a material misstatement or omission, an amendment thereto would be needed to include information that would at that time not otherwise be required in a current, quarterly, or annual report under the Exchange Act, or if (z) such filing or use could materially affect a the negotiation or consummation of a bona fide business or financing transaction of the Issuer or its subsidiaries or would require additional disclosure by the Issuer in the Registration Statement of material information that the Issuer has a bona fide business purpose for keeping confidential and the non-disclosure of which in the Registration Statement would be expected, in the reasonable determination of Issuer’s board of directors to cause the Registration Statement to fail to comply with applicable disclosure requirements (each such circumstance, a “Suspension Event”); provided, however, that the Issuer may not delay or suspend the Registration Statement (i) on more than two occasions or for more than forty-five (45) total calendar days, in each case during any three-month period, or (ii) on more than three occasions or for more than ninety (90) total calendar days, in each case during any twelve-month period. Upon receipt of any written notice from the Issuer of the happening of any Suspension Event during the period that the Registration Statement is effective or if as a result of a Suspension Event the Registration Statement or related prospectus contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made (in the case of the prospectus) not misleading, each Subscriber agrees that it will immediately discontinue offers and sales of the Registrable Equity Support Shares under the Registration Statement (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, sales conducted pursuant to Rule 144) until such Subscriber receives copies of a supplemental or amended prospectus (which the Issuer agrees to promptly prepare) that corrects the misstatement(s) or omission(s) referred to above and receives notice that any post-effective amendment has become effective or unless otherwise notified by the Issuer that it may resume such offers and sales; provided, for the avoidance of doubt, that the Issuer shall not include any material non-public information in any such written notice. If so directed by the Issuer, each Subscriber will deliver to the Issuer or, in such Subscriber’s sole discretion destroy, all copies of the prospectus covering the Registrable Equity Support Shares in such Subscriber’s possession; provided, however, that this obligation to deliver or destroy all copies of the prospectus covering the Registrable Equity Support Shares shall not apply (i) to the extent such Subscriber is required to retain a copy of such prospectus (a) in order to comply with applicable legal, regulatory, self-regulatory or professional requirements or (b) in accordance with a bona fide pre-existing document retention policy or (ii) to copies stored electronically on archival servers as a result of automatic data back-up. Upon the occurrence of (y) a Suspension Event or (z) a post-effective amendment to a suspended Registration Statement becoming effective (a “Suspension Cure”), the Issuer shall promptly notify in writing each Subscriber and each broker (nominee) that signed an acknowledgement pursuant to Section 3(h) of the Suspension Event and/or Suspension Cure.

 

(c)           Piggyback Registration.

 

(i)             In the event that (A) there is not an effective Registration Statement covering the total number of Registrable Equity Support Shares that is on file with the SEC and (B) the Issuer or any shareholder of the Issuer proposes to conduct a registered offering of, or if the Issuer 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 (including pursuant to the ATM Agreement), for its own account or for the account of shareholders of the Issuer, 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 F-4 (or similar form that relates to a transaction subject to Rule 145 under the Securities Act or any successor rule thereto), or (iii) filed in connection with a confidentially marketed public offering by the Issuer of primary shares, then the Issuer shall give written notice of such proposed offering to each Subscriber (a “Piggyback Notice”) 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 a registration in which securities of the Issuer are sold to an underwriter in a firm commitment underwriting for distribution to the public (an “Underwritten Offering”) pursuant to a shelf registration, the applicable “red herring” prospectus or prospectus supplement used for marketing such offering, which Piggyback Notice shall (A) describe the amount and type of securities to be included in such offering, the proposed filing date, the intended method(s) of distribution, the name of the proposed managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, in such offering and to the extent then known a good faith estimate of the proposed minimum offering price, and (B) offer to each Subscriber the opportunity to include in such registered offering such number of Registrable Equity Support Shares as such Subscriber may request in writing within five (5) days after receipt of such Piggyback Notice (such registered offering, a “Piggyback Registration”). The Issuer shall, in good faith, cause such Registrable Equity Support Shares 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 Equity Support Shares requested by each Subscriber pursuant to this Section 7(c) to be included therein on the same terms and conditions as any similar securities of the Issuer included in such registered offering and to permit the sale or other disposition of such Registrable Equity Support Shares in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof. The inclusion of Registrable Equity Support Shares in a Piggyback Registration shall be subject to each Subscriber’s agreement to enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the underwriter(s) selected for such Underwritten Offering, if applicable.

 

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(d)           Registration Priority.

 

(i)            The Issuer shall include in any Registration Statement, including but not limited to any Piggyback Registration, before including any shares of Issuer Ordinary Shares or other equity securities proposed to be sold by the Issuer or by other holders of Issuer stock or other equity securities, the Registrable Equity Support Shares held by each Subscriber (if any) that such Subscriber has requested be included in such Registration Statement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Equity Support Agreement, (A) the Issuer hereby agrees and covenants that it will not grant, or enter into an agreement or arrangement pursuant to which the Issuer agrees to grant, rights to register any Issuer Ordinary Shares (or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Issuer Ordinary Shares) pursuant to the Securities Act in a manner that has the purpose or effect of circumventing, or on terms that contradict, the priority right of each Subscriber set forth in this Section 7(d)(i), and (B) the Issuer represents and warrants that, to the knowledge of the Issuer, SPAC has not granted, or agreed to grant, any registration rights that will survive the Transaction Closing.

 

(ii)           If the SEC prevents the Issuer from including any or all of the shares proposed to be registered under any Registration Statement in which Registrable Equity Support Shares are included, including but not limited to any Piggyback Registration where each Subscriber (if any) has requested to be included in such Registration Statement, due to limitations on the use of Rule 415 under the Securities Act for the resale of the Shares pursuant to this Section 7 by the applicable stockholders or otherwise, such Registration Statement shall register for resale such number of Shares which is equal to the maximum number of Shares as is permitted to be registered by the SEC. In such event, the number of Shares to be registered for each other selling stockholder named in such Registration Statement shall be reduced pro rata among all such other selling stockholders first and fully, before the number of all Registrable Equity Support Shares to be registered shall be reduced (in which case, it shall be reduced pro rata among the Subscribers).

 

(iii)          The Issuer represents and warrants that the priority rights afforded to each Subscriber pursuant to Section 7(d) of this Equity Support Agreement supersedes any other registration rights agreement or agreement with similar terms and conditions and in the event of a conflict between any such agreement or agreements and Section 7(d) of this Equity Support Agreement, the terms of Section 7(d) of this Equity Support Agreement shall prevail.

 

(e)           Private Placement Procedure.

 

(i)             In the event that there is not an effective Registration Statement covering the total number of Registrable Equity Support Shares that is on file with the SEC for each VWAP Trading Day during any Reference Period (including an Accelerated Reference Period) (any such event, a “Registration Unavailability Event”), upon a written request of any Subscriber, the Issuer shall facilitate the resale of such number of Registrable Equity Support Shares as will be requested by such Subscriber (in its sole discretion) up to the lesser of (y) the number of the applicable Period Subscriber Shares and (z) the number of Registrable Equity Support Shares held by such Subscriber as of the date of such request in a private placement to be completed on or prior to the last VWAP Trading Day of such Reference Period and satisfactory to such Subscriber in form and substance, including, without limitation, by providing customary representations, covenants, blue sky and other governmental filings and/or registrations, indemnities to such Subscriber and/or any designated purchaser of the Registrable Equity Support Shares from such Subscriber, due diligence rights (for such Subscriber and/or any designated purchaser of the Registrable Equity Support Shares from such Subscriber), opinions and certificates and such other documentation as is customary for private placements of equity securities, as is acceptable to such Subscriber (in which case, the Calculation Agent shall make any adjustments to the terms of this Equity Support Agreement that are necessary, in its good faith and commercially reasonable judgment, to compensate such Subscriber for any customary liquidity discount from the public market price of the Shares incurred on the sale of the Registrable Equity Support Shares in a private placement) (collectively, the “Private Placement Procedure”); provided, that if the Issuer complies with the Private Placement Procedure, the requesting Subscriber shall use commercially reasonable efforts to sell such applicable Registrable Equity Support Shares that are subject to the request for the Private Placement Procedures; provided, further that no Subscriber shall be obligated to sell any Registrable Equity Support Shares to (i) any Affiliate (as defined in Rule 144 as of the date hereof) of the Issuer or of the SPAC or (ii) any person that is the direct or indirect “beneficial owner” (determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of Issuer Ordinary Shares exceeding 9.9% of the voting power of the Issuer Ordinary Shares, in each case, at a price lower than the arithmetic averages of the Daily VWAPs for each VWAP Trading Day during the applicable Reference Period up to the date of any such proposed sale.

 

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(f)            Reference Price

 

(i)             Notwithstanding the definition of the “Reference Price”, upon the occurrence of a Registration Unavailability Event on any VWAP Trading Day during any Reference Period, the Reference Price (the “Adjusted Reference Price”) for such Reference Period in respect of a Subscriber will be a weighted average amount calculated by the Calculation Agent as follows:

 

ARP = (A + B) / C, where:

 

ARP –     Adjusted Reference Price

 

A –        (x) the arithmetic average of the Daily VWAPs for the full VWAP Trading Days, if any, within the applicable Reference Period, starting from the first VWAP Trading Day thereof, that preceded the first (if applicable) Registration Unavailability Event within the Reference Period (excluding the VWAP Trading Day on which the Registration Unavailability Event has occurred) multiplied by (y) the number of such full VWAP Trading Days, if any;

 

B –        (x) if upon the occurrence of a Registration Unavailability Event such Subscriber has requested the Private Placement Procedure pursuant to Section 7(e), the net aggregate proceeds actually received on or prior to 5 p.m. US Eastern Time on the Business Day immediately following the final VWAP Trading Day of each Reference Period (after any brokerage, underwriting, legal or other fees related to the Private Placement that are not reimbursed by Issuer) by such Subscriber divided by the number of Issuer Ordinary Shares offered by such Subscriber pursuant to the Private Placement Procedure or (y) if upon the occurrence of a Registration Unavailability Event and until the end of the applicable Reference Period such Subscriber has not requested the Private Placement Procedure pursuant to Section 7(e), starting from (and including) the VWAP Trading Day on which such Registration Unavailability Event has occurred, the arithmetic average of the Daily VWAPs for the full VWAP Trading Days remaining in the applicable Reference Period, in each case (x) and (y), multiplied by (z) such number of the full VWAP Trading Days remaining in the applicable Reference Period; and

 

C –          the total number of the VWAP Trading Days in the applicable Reference Period;

 

it being understood that the component “A” will be deemed “0” and the Adjusted Reference Price will be determined based on the components “B” and “C” of the formula above, if (1) the Registration Unavailability Event ceases to exist during such Reference Period if it commenced prior to the start of such Reference Period, or (2) if the Registration Unavailability Event exists as of the first VWAP Trading Day of a Reference Period.

 

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The provisions of this clause (e) will apply mutatis mutandis to any Accelerated Reference Period(s).

 

The parties agree and acknowledge that the provisions of this Section 7(f) are explicitly subject to Section 15.

 

(g)           At its expense the Issuer shall:

 

(i)            use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such registration, and any qualification, exemption or compliance under state securities laws which the Issuer determines to obtain, continuously effective with respect to Total Shaolin Shares, and to keep the applicable Registration Statement or any subsequent shelf registration statement free of any material misstatements or omissions, until the earlier of the following: (A) the date all Total Shaolin Shares held by the Subscribers may be sold without restriction under Rule 144, including, without limitation, any volume and manner of sale restrictions which may be applicable to affiliates under Rule 144 and without the requirement for the Issuer to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable), and (B) two (2) years from the date of effectiveness of the Registration Statement (the period of time during which the Issuer is required hereunder to keep a Registration Statement effective is referred to herein as the “Registration Period”);

 

(ii)            during the Registration Period, advise the Subscribers, as expeditiously as practicable:

 

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

 

(2)               after it shall receive notice or obtain knowledge thereof, of any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to any Registration Statement or the prospectus included therein (“Prospectus”) or for additional information;

 

(3)                of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for such purpose;

 

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

 

(5)               subject to the provisions in this Equity Support Agreement, of the occurrence of any event that requires the making of any changes in any Registration Statement or Prospectus so that, as of such date, the statements therein are not misleading and do not omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading.

 

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, the Issuer shall not, when so advising the Subscribers of such events, provide the Subscribers with any material, nonpublic information regarding the Issuer other than to the extent that providing notice to the Subscribers of the occurrence of the events listed in (1) through (5) above in itself constitutes material, nonpublic information regarding the Issuer, in which case such Subscriber may use and disclose such material non-public information publicly and/or to any potential purchaser of the Issuer Ordinary Shares from such Subscriber, as applicable;

 

(iii)           use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement as soon as reasonably practicable;

 

(iv)           upon the occurrence of any event contemplated above, except for such times as the Issuer is permitted hereunder to suspend, and has suspended, the use of a Prospectus forming a part of a Registration Statement, the Issuer shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to as soon as reasonably practicable prepare a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement or a supplement to the related Prospectus, or file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to purchasers of the Registrable Equity Support Shares included therein, such Prospectus will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

 

(v)            use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause all Registrable Equity Support Shares to be listed on each securities exchange or market, if any, on which the Issuer Ordinary Shares have been listed;

 

(vi)           use its commercially reasonable efforts (1) to take all other steps necessary to effect the registration of the Registrable Equity Support Shares contemplated hereby and (2) to file all reports and other materials required to be filed by the Exchange Act so long as the Issuer is subject to such requirements and the filing of such reports and other documents is required for the applicable provisions of Rule 144 to enable Subscriber to sell the Registrable Equity Support Shares under Rule 144 for so long as the Subscriber holds Registrable Equity Support Shares;

 

(vii)          (1) cause the Transfer Agent to remove the notation concerning transfer restrictions of the Equity Support Shares referenced in Section 2, at each Subscriber’s request and reasonably promptly upon such request, when the Registrable Equity Support Shares are sold pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act or the Registration Statement or may be sold without restriction under Rule 144; and

 

(2) within five (5) business days after the Effectiveness Deadline, cause the Transfer Agent to deliver the Equity Support Shares to each Subscriber or such Subscriber’s nominee through the facilities of the DTC maintained in the form of book entries on the books of the DTC and allowed to be settled through the DTC’s regular book-entry settlement services without any restrictive legend; provided, in the case of clause (2), the Issuer has received such representation letters and certificates from such Subscriber and its broker (nominee) as may be reasonably requested by the Issuer (it being understood and agreed between the parties that representation letters and certificates delivered in the form agreed to as a condition precedent to this Equity Support Agreement pursuant to Section 3(h) shall be deemed sufficient for purposes of this clause). In connection therewith, if required by the Transfer Agent, the Issuer will promptly cause an opinion of counsel to be delivered to and maintained with the Transfer Agent, together with any other authorizations, certificates and directions required by the Transfer Agent that authorize and direct the Transfer Agent to transfer such Registrable Equity Support Shares without any such legend;

 

(viii)         promptly notify in writing, or cause its counsel to promptly notify in writing, each broker (nominee) that signed an acknowledgement pursuant to Section 3(h) in the event that (1) a Registration Statement covering the Registrable Equity Support Shares is effective, (2) a Registration Statement covering the Registrable Equity Support Shares ceases to be effective and (3) in the case of clause (2), such Registration Statement has become effective;

 

(ix)            use its commercially reasonable efforts to allow the Subscribers to review disclosure regarding the Subscribers in the Registration Statement; and

 

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(x)             otherwise, in good faith, cooperate reasonably with, and take such customary actions as may reasonably be requested by any Subscriber, consistent with the terms of this Equity Support Agreement, in connection with the registration of the Registrable Equity Support Shares.

 

(h)           Indemnification.

 

(i)             The Issuer agrees to indemnify, to the extent permitted by law, each Subscriber (to the extent a seller under the Registration Statement), its officers, directors, partners, members, managers, employees, stockholders, advisers and agents, and each person who controls such Subscriber (within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act), to the extent permitted by law, against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and reasonable and documented out of pocket expenses (including reasonable and documented outside attorneys’ fees of one law firm (and one firm of local counsel)) caused by any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in any Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, except insofar as the same are caused by or contained in any information or affidavit so furnished in writing to the Issuer by or on behalf of such Subscriber expressly for use therein and except with respect to sales made during a Suspension Event.

 

(ii)            In connection with any Registration Statement in which any Subscriber is participating, such Subscriber shall furnish (or cause to be furnished) to the Issuer in writing such information and affidavits as the Issuer reasonably requests for use in connection with any such Registration Statement or Prospectus and, to the extent permitted by law, shall indemnify the Issuer, its directors and officers and each person or entity who controls the Issuer (within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act) against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable 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 (in the case of a Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, but only to the extent that such untrue statement or omission is contained (or not contained in, in the case of an omission) in any information or affidavit so furnished in writing by on behalf of such Subscriber expressly for use therein; provided, however, that the liability of each Subscriber shall be several and not joint with any other investor whose securities are covered by the same Registration Statement and shall be in proportion to and limited to the net proceeds received by such Subscriber from the sale of Registrable Equity Support Shares giving rise to such indemnification obligation.

 

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

 

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(iv)               The indemnification provided for under this Equity Support 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. 

 

(v)               If the indemnification provided under this Section 7(h) from the indemnifying party is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses referred to herein, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying the indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations; provided, however, that the liability of each Subscriber shall be limited to the net proceeds received by such Subscriber from the sale of Registrable Equity Support Shares giving rise to such indemnification obligation. 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. 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 7(h)(i), (ii) and (iii) above, any legal or other fees, charges or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or proceeding. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution pursuant to this Section 7(h)(v) from any person or entity who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

 

(i)                Registration and Private Placement Procedure Expenses. The Registration and Private Placement Procedure Expenses incurred in connection with any registration or Private Placement Procedure shall be borne by the Issuer. For purposes of this Equity Support Agreement, “Registration and Private Placement Procedure Expenses” shall mean the documented, out-of-pocket expenses of any registration or Private Placement Procedure, including, without limitation, the following (but not including and underwriter or brokerage fees):

 

(i)                all registration, listing 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 Issuer shares are then listed;

 

(ii)              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 the Registrable Equity Support Shares and the fees and expenses of any “qualified independent underwriter” as such term is defined in FINRA Rule 5121);

 

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

 

(iv)               fees and disbursements of counsel for the Issuer;

 

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(v)                fees and disbursements of all independent registered public accountants of the Issuer and any other persons, including special experts, retained by the Issuer, incurred in connection with such registration;

 

(vi)             all expenses in connection with the preparation, printing and filing of a Registration Statement, any Prospectus and amendments and supplements thereto and the mailing and delivering of copies thereof to any Subscribers, underwriters and dealers and all expenses incidental to delivery of the Registrable Equity Support Shares;

 

(vii)           the expenses incurred in connection with making “road show” presentations and holding meetings with potential investors to facilitate the sale of the Registrable Equity Support Shares in an Underwritten Offering; and

 

(viii)         all fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Private Placement Procedure (including each Subscriber’s documented legal fees not to exceed $75,000 in the aggregate).

 

8.               Termination. This Equity Support 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 except for the provisions of this Section 8 and Section 7(h) (a) upon the termination of the Transaction under the Transaction Agreement, (b) upon the mutual written agreement of each of the parties hereto to terminate this Equity Support Agreement, (c) if the conditions to Closing set forth in Section 3 of this Equity Support Agreement are not satisfied, or capable of being satisfied, on or prior to the Closing and, as a result thereof, the transactions contemplated by this Equity Support Agreement will not be or are not consummated at the Closing or (d) if the Transaction Closing has not occurred by the earlier of August 31, 2022 or five (5) calendar days from the Termination Date (as defined in the Transaction Agreement); provided that nothing herein will relieve any party from liability for any 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 Issuer shall notify the Subscribers of the termination of the Transaction Agreement promptly after the termination of such agreement. Immediately upon the termination of this Equity Support Agreement in accordance with this Section 8 (and in any event within one (1) business day after such termination), (x) any monies paid by each Subscriber in connection herewith shall be returned to such Subscriber and (y) the Issuer shall be obligated to pay the Option Premium to each Subscriber, notwithstanding such termination.

 

9.              No Transfer Restrictions. The Total Shaolin Shares shall not be subject to any Transfer Restriction other than (x) the restriction on Short Sales (as defined below) set forth in Section 10 and (y) restrictions on transfer under applicable securities laws. “Transfer Restriction” shall mean any direct or indirect limitation, condition to or restriction on the ability of the Subscribers to offer, sale, lease, assign, encumber, loan, pledge, grant a security interest with respect to, hypothecate, dispose of or otherwise transfer (by operation of law or otherwise), either voluntary or involuntary, or enter into any contract, option or other arrangement or understanding with respect to any of the foregoing, any Total Shaolin Shares (whether owned beneficially or of record).

 

10.           Subscribers Covenant. Each Subscriber hereby agrees that, from and after the date hereof, none of such Subscriber, its controlled affiliates, or any person or entity acting on behalf of such Subscriber or any of its controlled affiliates or pursuant to any understanding with such Subscriber or any of its controlled affiliates shall enter into any Short Sales with respect to the equity or equity-linked securities of the Issuer, if applicable, at a price per Share (or, if such Short Sale is in the form of a derivative, at the strike price per Share) less than $10.40. For purposes of this Section 10, “Short Sales” shall include (i) all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 promulgated under Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act, including transactions through non-U.S. broker dealers or foreign regulated brokers, and (ii) all types of direct and indirect stock pledges, forward sale contracts, options, puts, calls, swaps and similar arrangements (including on a total return basis), but excluding this Equity Support Agreement and bona fide margin agreements to which such Subscriber may be or may become a party (collectively, “Restricted Short Sales”). For the avoidance of doubt, the parties agree that (A) this Equity Support Agreement shall not, in whole or in part, constitute a Short Sale, (B) each Subscriber shall be permitted to effect a Short Sale of Equity Support Shares to the extent such Short Sale is necessary or appropriate for such Subscriber to facilitate a delivery of the corresponding number of the Issuer Ordinary Shares in freely transferable form without any restrictive legends through the facilities of the DTC from the Issuer or the Transfer Agent, as applicable, (C) the purchase of put options, sale of call options or delta negative trades in other equity-linked derivatives or securities with strike prices or the functional equivalent that are equal to or greater than the USD 10.40 shall not be deemed to be Short Sales, and (D) Short Sales, to the extent such Short Sale is a substitute or a replacement of a Short Sale that was not a Restricted Short Shale when entered into and is made by an affiliate of any Subscriber in connection with any novation of this Equity Support Agreement permitted hereunder shall not be prohibited by this Section 10. Further, the parties agree that the Total Shaolin Shares, or any portion thereof, may be pledged by the Subscribers in connection with bona fide margin agreements, which shall not be deemed to be a transfer, sale or assignment of such shares restricted by the provisions of this Section 10. The restrictions provided in this Section 10 shall cease to be binding upon the Subscribers (x) upon the occurrence of, and immediately from the date of, any Acceleration Event, if (A) a Registration Effectiveness Adjustment Event has occurred and is continuing or (B) the Registration Statement covering the resale of the Total Shaolin Shares is not effective for any other reason, in each case, as of the date of such Acceleration Event and (y) if any Acceleration Event has occurred and continuing, immediately from the date of any Registration Effectiveness Adjustment Event or if the Registration Statement covering the resale of the Total Shaolin Shares is not, or ceases to be effective, for any other reason, in each case, during the pendency of such Acceleration Event. For every Share for which each Subscriber directly or indirectly enters into a Restricted Short Sale at a Share price below $10.40, the Reference Price for an equal number of the Shares that are the Total Shaolin Shares shall be deemed to be $10.40.

 

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12.                Voting. Prior to the earlier to occur of the Termination Date and the Transaction Closing, each Subscriber irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that it shall, at any meeting of the stockholders of the SPAC (whether annual or special and whether or not an adjourned or postponed meeting), however called, appear at such meeting or otherwise cause the Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (the “SPAC Shares”) held by such Subscriber at the record date of such meeting, if any, to be counted as present thereat for the purpose of establishing a quorum and vote, or cause to be voted at such meeting, and consent to any written consent of the stockholders of the SPAC, all SPAC Shares held by such Subscriber consistent with the recommendation of the Board of Directors of the SPAC with respect to the matters presented at such meeting or in connection with such written consent. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Section 12 shall not require any Subscriber to be present (in person or by proxy) or vote (or cause to be voted), any of the SPAC Shares held by such Subscriber, if any, to (i) amend, modify or waive any provision of the Transaction Agreement and the other transaction documents related thereto in a manner that adversely affects such Subscriber in its capacity as a stockholder of the SPAC in any material respect, and such Subscriber shall not be obligated to vote in favor of the adoption of the Transaction Agreement if it is amended in any such respect; or (ii) amend the SPAC’s memorandum and articles of association to extend the time period in which the SPAC must consummate an initial business combination.

 

13.               Release of Collateral Account

 

(a)             Collateral Account Releases.

 

(i)                 On or prior to 5 p.m. US Eastern Time on the Business Day immediately following the final VWAP Trading Day of each Reference Period, the Issuer shall pay to each Subscriber in immediately available funds in USD the applicable Reference Period Payment. Following such payment, each Subscriber shall instruct the Securities Intermediary to release the applicable Issuer Release Amount from the Collateral Account to the Issuer at the wire instructions to be provided by the Issuer to such Subscriber prior to the First Reference Period. If such Reference Period Payment is not made by the Issuer in full and on time, then each Subscriber shall instruct Securities Intermediary to (i) release the applicable Reference Period Payment from the Collateral Account to such Subscriber at the following wire instructions as in Annex A, and (ii) release the applicable Issuer Release Amount from the Collateral Account to the Issuer at the wire instructions to be provided by the Issuer to such Subscriber prior to the First Reference Period. The parties agree that payments under this Section 13(a) shall be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as termination payments under Section 1234A of the Code.

 

(ii)                Following the conclusion of, as applicable, the Third Reference Period or the final Accelerated Reference Period and the payment or release of the Reference Period Payment for the Third Reference Period or for the final Accelerated Reference Period pursuant to the immediately preceding subsection, each Subscriber shall reasonably promptly instruct the Securities Intermediary to release the outstanding balance of the Collateral Account to the Issuer.

 

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(iii)             Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the event of a Delisting or Insolvency Filing, the Reference Price shall immediately be deemed to be USD 0 (the “Delisted/Insolvent Price”) for the applicable Reference Period and all succeeding Reference Periods (if any), the start (if a Reference Period has not yet started) of each Reference Period and the end of each Reference Period shall be deemed to be accelerated to the date of such Delisting or Insolvency Filing, and each Subscriber shall instruct the Securities Intermediary to release the outstanding balance of the Collateral Account to such Subscriber. The parties agree and acknowledged that the provisions of this Section 13(a)(iii) are explicitly subject to Section 15.

 

(iv)               Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if at any time the Calculation Agent determines that the amount in any Collateral Account is insufficient to fund the maximum amount of the remaining Reference Period Payment(s) (assuming, for purposes of such calculation, that the Daily VWAP for each remaining VWAP Trading Day is USD 0), it shall notify the applicable Subscriber and the Issuer of such deficiency and the Issuer shall be obligated, within two (2) Business Days, to deliver an amount in cash in USD to such Collateral Account to cure such deficiency.

 

(b)                Dispute Resolution.

 

(i)                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, by delivering notice within one (1) Business Day of such determination, to require that the Calculation Agent have such determination reviewed by a disinterested third party that is a leading dealer in the U.S. corporate equity derivatives market 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 (1) 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 Third Party Dealer by the end of the subsequent Business Day. Such third 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 first (1st) 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 a manifest error and shall be made as soon as possible but no later than the second (2nd) Business Day following the Substitute Calculation Agent’s appointment. The costs of such Substitute Calculation Agent and, if applicable, nominating Third Party Dealers 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.

 

(ii)              Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the event that the Issuer disputes any determination in good faith made by the Calculation Agent, the Issuer shall not be entitled to the release of any funds from the Collateral Account, including pursuant to Section 13(a)(i) or (a)(ii), during the pendency of the dispute and the utilization of the dispute resolution procedures set forth in Section 13(b)(i).

 

(c)                 Acceleration Events.

 

(i)                 The Issuer hereby covenants and agrees to notify each Subscriber of the occurrence of any Acceleration Event that it is, or reasonably should be aware of as promptly as practicable thereafter and, to the extent that the occurrence of such Acceleration Event would constitute material non-public information with respect to the Issuer or the Issuer Ordinary Shares, simultaneously with such notice to file a Form 8-K with the SEC disclosing the occurrence of such Acceleration Event. In addition to the foregoing, to the extent any Subscriber reasonably believes any information related to such Acceleration Event received from the Issuer constitutes material non-public information with respect to the Issuer or the Issuer Ordinary Shares that has not been disclosed to the market generally by the Issuer, such Subscriber may use and disclose such material non-public information publicly and/or to any potential purchaser of Issuer Ordinary Shares from such Subscriber.

 

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(ii)                Following the occurrence of an Acceleration Event, each Subscriber shall have the right, exercisable on or prior to the fifth (5th) Business Day following the date when such Subscriber has received a notice from such Acceleration Event from the Issuer, to accelerate any and all the remaining Reference Periods, at the election of such Subscriber, pursuant to the proviso set forth in the definition of the “Reference Period” (and each such new Reference Period, as accelerated, shall be deemed to be an “Accelerated Reference Period”). For the avoidance of doubt, such right may, at the sole discretion of each Subscriber, be exercised prior to the receipt of such notice from the Issuer. If any Subscriber makes such election, it shall reasonably promptly notify the Issuer of such acceleration in reasonable detail, including (i) the applicable Acceleration Event, (ii) the number of Total Shaolin Shares that such acceleration is being applied to, (iii) the applicable Reference Period Commencement Date(s) and (iv) the length of the applicable Reference Period(s).

 

Definitions: For purposes of the preceding Section 13, the following definitions shall apply:

 

Acceleration Event” shall mean, as determined by the Calculation Agent:

 

(a)That the Daily VWAP of the Issuer Ordinary Shares shall be less than USD 5.00 for any 10 VWAP Trading Days (whether or not consecutive) during any consecutive 15 VWAP Trading Day period, as determined by the Calculation Agent;

 

(b)That if, on any Trading Day, the closing price for the Issuer Ordinary Shares is more than 40% lower than the closing price on the immediately preceding Trading Day (the “Prior Closing Price”) and the Prior Closing Price was less than USD 10.40;

 

(c)The Issuer Ordinary Shares cease to be listed on any of The New York Stock Exchange, The Nasdaq Global Market or The Nasdaq Global Select Market (or any of their respective successors) and are not listed on The New York Stock Exchange, The Nasdaq Global Market or The Nasdaq Global Select Market on the immediately following Trading Day (a “Delisting”);

 

(d)The receipt by the Issuer or any of their respective directors or officers solely with respect to their positions as officers and directors of the Issuer, of a “Wells Notice” from the SEC that the SEC intends to recommend or commence a civil or criminal enforcement action against such Person with respect to their positions with the Issuer;

 

(e)On any VWAP Trading Day (“Day 1”) in which there has been any announcement or disclosure between 4pm ET on the immediately prior VWAP Trading Day (“Day 0”) and 9:30am ET on Day 1 that the Issuer’s financial statements for any reporting period contain a material misstatement or omission, the Daily VWAP of Day 1 decreases by at least 20% from the Daily VWAP of Day 0; provided, that if such announcement or disclosure is released during the regular trading hours on Day 1, an “Acceleration Event” shall mean that the Closing Price for Day 1 decreased by at least 20% from the Closing Price on Day 0;

 

(f)The receipt by the Issuer of a negative going concern opinion from the Issuer’s auditor;

 

(g)The resignation of the Issuer’s auditor; provided that such resignation does not result from a reorganization of such auditor or from any disputes, as determined by the Calculation Agent, regarding the Issuer’s financial statements;

 

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(h)A default by the Issuer or any of its Significant Subsidiaries with respect to any one or more mortgages, agreements or other instruments under which there is outstanding, or by which there is secured or evidenced, any indebtedness for money borrowed of at least USD 30.0 million dollars (or its foreign currency equivalent) in the aggregate, whether such indebtedness exists as of the date hereof or is thereafter created, where such default results in such indebtedness becoming or being declared due and payable before its stated maturity;

 

(i)Any Insolvency Filing;

 

(j)The occurrence of any Announcement Event; or

 

(k)The Daily Unrestricted Liquidity is less than (x) if the Issuer has not made or announced any cash dividends, distributions, Spin-Outs, share buybacks or transfers, in each instance, to the holders of the Issuer Ordinary Shares on or after the Transaction Closing, USD 10.0 million for a period of any ten (10) consecutive Business Days, or (y) if the Issuer has made or announced any cash dividends, distributions, Spin-Outs, share buybacks or transfers, in each instance, to the holders of the Issuer Ordinary Shares on or after the Transaction Closing, USD 20.0 million for a period of any two (2) consecutive Business Days.

 

Acquisition Transaction” shall mean any transaction or event that the Calculation Agent determines is reasonably likely to be consummated or completed and, if consummated or completed, would constitute a Merger Event or the occurrence of any Merger Event.

 

Announcement Event” shall mean (i) the announcement by the Issuer, any of its subsidiaries or a Valid Third Party Entity of an Acquisition Transaction, and (ii) an announcement by the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries that the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries has entered into an agreement or a letter of intent to enter into an Acquisition Transaction.

 

Business Day” shall mean, solely for purposes of this Section 13, any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or any day on which the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is authorized or required by law or executive order to close or be closed.

 

Calculation Agent” shall mean, initially (and in respect of its portion of this Equity Support Agreement), the Subscriber, subject to Section 13(b) hereof. Following any determination or calculation by the Calculation Agent hereunder, upon a written request by the Issuer, the Calculation Agent shall promptly (but in any event within three Trading Days) provide to the Issuer by e- mail to the e-mail address provided by the Issuer in such 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 determination or calculation (including any assumptions used in making such determination or calculation), it being understood that the Calculation Agent shall not be obligated to disclose any proprietary models used by it for such determination or calculation or any information that may be proprietary or confidential or subject to an obligation not to disclose such information. Whenever the Calculation Agent is required to act or to exercise judgment in any way, it will do so in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner.

 

Daily Unrestricted Liquidity” shall mean the unrestricted cash held by the Issuer and its subsidiaries and availability of any amounts to be borrowed under any revolving credit facilities. For the avoidance of doubt, such amount shall not include any restricted cash, customer cash or any amounts held in the Collateral Account.

 

Daily VWAP” shall mean, for any Trading Day or VWAP Trading Day (as applicable), the per share volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page “SLCR US <equity> AQR”, it being understood that immediately following the Transaction Closing, such page is expected to be replaced with “THCH US <equity> AQR” (or its equivalent successor if such page is not available) in respect of the period from the scheduled open of trading until the scheduled close of trading of the primary trading session on such Trading Day or VWAP Trading Day (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable, the market value of one Issuer Ordinary Share on such Trading Day or VWAP Trading Day determined, using a volume weighted average method, by the Calculation Agent). The “Daily VWAP” shall be determined without regard to after-hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular trading session trading hours or, for the avoidance of doubt, any sales pursuant to the ATM Agreement.

 

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First Period Subscriber Shares” shall be a number of Issuer Ordinary Shares equal to one-third of the Equity Support Shares, rounded down.

 

First Reference Price Commencement Date” shall mean the 85th calendar day immediately following the date of the Closing (as defined in the Transaction Agreement.

 

First Reference Period” shall mean, subject to the proviso to the definition of the “Reference Period”, the 25 consecutive VWAP Trading Days beginning on, and including, the First Reference Period Commencement Date.

 

First Reference Period Payment” shall mean an amount equal to the number of First Period Subscriber Shares multiplied by (i) if the Reference Price for the First Reference Period is less than USD 10.40, an amount equal to USD 10.40 minus the Reference Price (including, if applicable, an Adjusted Reference Price or Delisted/Insolvent Price) for the First Reference Period, or (ii) if the Reference Price (including, if applicable, an Adjusted Reference Price) for the First Reference Period is greater than or equal to USD 10.40, zero.

 

Insolvency Filing” shall mean that the Issuer or any of the Issuer’s Significant Subsidiaries is unable or admits in writing its inability to pay its debts as they fall due, institutes or has instituted against it by a regulator, supervisor or any similar official with primary insolvency, rehabilitative or regulatory jurisdiction over it in the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization or the jurisdiction of its head or home office, or it consents to a proceeding seeking a judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or any other relief (including, without limitation, provisional liquidation, restructuring, an application for the appointment of a liquidator, provisional liquidator or restructuring officer or an application for an order for a meeting of its creditors, shareholders or any class of either in respect of a compromise or arrangement in respect of it) under any bankruptcy or insolvency law or other similar law affecting creditors' rights, or a petition is presented for its winding-up or liquidation by it or such regulator, supervisor or similar official or any other person or it consents in writing via an authorized representative to such a petition or its voluntary liquidation or voluntary winding-up commences.

 

Issuer Release Amount” shall mean (i) with respect to the First Reference Period, an amount equal to (x) the First Period Subscriber Shares multiplied by (y) the lesser of USD 10.40 and the Reference Price for the First Reference Period; (ii) with respect to the Second Reference Period, an amount equal to (x) the Second Period Subscriber Shares multiplied by (y) the lesser of USD 10.60 and the Reference Price for the Second Reference Period; and (iii) with respect to the Third Reference Period, an amount equal to (x) the Third Period Subscriber Shares multiplied by (y) the lesser of USD 10.90 and the Reference Price for the Third Reference Period; provided that in no event shall the Issuer Release Amount cause the principal balance of the Collateral Account to be less than the maximum possible amount of the remaining Reference Period Payments and, if the Issuer Release Amount at any point will do so, the Issuer Release Amount shall be deemed to be reduced to the maximum amount that would not cause any such deficiency.

 

Merger Event” shall mean any transaction or event, or series of related transaction(s) and/or event(s), that is, or results in, or would, if consummated, result in, (a) a reclassification or change of the Issuer Ordinary Shares that results in a transfer of or an irrevocable commitment to transfer all of the Issuer Ordinary Shares outstanding to another Person; (b) (i) a consolidation, amalgamation, merger or binding share exchange of the Issuer with or into, or a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Issuer’s consolidated assets to, another Person, or any transaction similar to the foregoing (other than, in each case, a consolidation, amalgamation, merger or binding share exchange in which the Issuer is the continuing Person and the Issuer Ordinary Shares are not exchanged for, or converted into, any other securities or property), or (ii) any acquisition or similar transaction (including pursuant to a consolidation, amalgamation, merger or binding share exchange) by the Issuer or any Subsidiary thereof, excluding (A) any transaction between the Issuer and any of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries or among any such wholly-owned Subsidiaries and (B) any transaction for which (x) the Issuer or the relevant Subsidiary is the continuing Person and the Issuer Ordinary Shares are not exchanged for, or converted into, any other securities or property, and (y) either (1) the enterprise value of the Person or Persons being acquired (or, in the case of an acquisition of assets, the fair market value thereof) is less than 50% of the enterprise value of the Issuer or (2) such transaction will not have a material effect on the volatility, liquidity, trading volume or borrowing cost of the Issuer Ordinary Shares or the credit quality of the Issuer or the relevant Subsidiary, in each case, as of the date on which the transaction is announced, as reasonably determined by the Calculation Agent or (c) a takeover offer, tender offer, exchange offer, solicitation, proposal or other event by any Person in which such Person purchases or obtains, or, if such transaction or event were consummated, would purchase or obtain, 100% of the outstanding Issuer Ordinary Shares (other than such Issuer Ordinary Shares owned or controlled by such other Person), in each case, as reasonably determined by the Calculation Agent.

 

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Period Subscriber Shares” shall mean the First Period Subscriber Shares, the Second Period Subscriber Shares or the Third Period Subscriber Shares (as applicable in context).

 

Potential Adjustment Event” shall mean (i) the issuance by the Issuer of Issuer Ordinary Shares as a dividend on substantially all Issuer Ordinary Shares, or if the Issuer effects a split or a combination of the Issuer Ordinary Shares, (ii) the distribution by the Issuer to all or substantially all holders of Issuer Ordinary Shares rights, options or warrants entitling such holders, for a period of not more than sixty (60) calendar days after the date such distribution is announced, to subscribe for or purchase Issuer Ordinary Shares at a price per share that is less than the average of the closing price per Issuer Ordinary Shares for the ten consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately before the date such distribution is announced, (iii) any distribution by the Issuer of Issuer Ordinary Shares, evidences of its indebtedness or other assets or property of the Issuer, or rights, options or warrants to acquire Issuer Ordinary Shares or other securities, to all or substantially all holders of the Issuer Ordinary Shares, other than cash dividends, (iv) a Spin-Off, (v) a Split-Off or (vi) a Tender Offer. Following the occurrence of a Potential Adjustment Event, the Calculation Agent shall make commercially reasonable adjustments to this Section 13 to account for the dilutive or concentrative effect of such Potential Adjustment Event. Promptly, but in any event within five (5) Trading Days following such determination, the Calculation Agent shall notify the Issuer of any such adjustment.

 

Reference Period” shall mean the First Reference Period, the Second Reference Period, or the Third Reference Period, as the case may be, including any Accelerated Reference Period; provided that upon the occurrence of an Acceleration Event, each Subscriber shall have the right to adjust, in its sole discretion, (i) the applicable Reference Period Commencement Date and any and all succeeding Reference Period Commencement Dates to fall on any Trading Day from (and including) the date on which the Acceleration Event has occurred until (and including) the fifth (5th) Business Day following the later of (x) the date on which the Acceleration Event has occurred and (y) the date on which such Subscriber received notice from the Issuer of such Acceleration Event (provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the remaining Reference Periods may, in whole or in part, overlap at the election of any Subscriber), and (ii) the length of the applicable Reference Period and any and all succeeding Reference Periods, and in no event shall any Accelerated Reference Period consist of less than fifteen (15) VWAP Trading Days. Any Reference Period (other than an Accelerated Reference Period) shall be extended by no more than six (6) VWAP Trading Days a maximum of one (1) time in any Reference Period, as determined by the Calculation Agent, if (a) across such Reference Period the aggregate volume of Issuer Ordinary Shares is fewer than 2,500,000 in total, as determined by the Calculation Agent by reference to the Bloomberg Page “SLCR US <equity> HP”, it being understood that immediately following the Transaction Closing, such page is expected to be replaced with “THCH US <equity> HP” (or its equivalent successor if such page is not available) and (b) the Issuer has fulfilled its obligations in Section 7. For the avoidance of doubt, the maximum length of any Reference Period, following an extension pursuant to the provisions in the immediately prior sentence, shall never be greater than thirty-one (31) VWAP Trading Days, and during such extension, the provisions of Section 7 shall remain in force.

 

Reference Period Commencement Date” shall mean the First Reference Period Commencement Date, the Second Reference Period Commencement Date, or the Third Reference Period Commencement Date, as applicable.

 

Reference Period Payment” shall mean (i) with respect to the First Reference Period, the First Reference Period Payment, (ii) with respect to the Second Reference Period, the Second Reference Period Payment, and (iii) with respect to the Third Reference Period, the Third Reference Period Payment.

 

Reference Price” shall mean, subject to Section 7(f) and Section 13(a)(iii) and with respect to any Reference Period, the arithmetic averages of the Daily VWAPs for each VWAP Trading Day in such Reference Period, as determined by the Calculation Agent.

 

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Registration Effectiveness Adjustment Event” shall mean (i) the Registration Statement, covering the resale of the Total Shaolin Shares is not declared effective by the SEC (or otherwise does not become effective) for any reason on or subsequent to the Effectiveness Deadline or (ii) after its effective date, such Registration Statement ceases for any reason to remain continuously effective as to the Total Shaolin Shares thereunder.

 

Registration Filing Adjustment Event” shall mean a Registration Statement is not submitted to or filed with the SEC on or prior to the Filing Deadline; provided that such event shall cease to continue if a Registration Statement is declared effective by the Effectiveness Deadline, immediately upon such effectiveness.

 

Regulatory Disruption” shall mean an event any Subscriber concludes, upon consultation with external counsel, that it is reasonably appropriate with respect to any legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements or related policies and procedures (in the case of any self-regulatory requirements or related policies and procedures, solely to the extent such self-regulatory requirements or related policies and procedures are consistently applied in good faith to all similarly situated counterparties in all similar contexts) for it to refrain from effecting transactions with respect to Issuer Ordinary Shares on any Scheduled Trading Day or Days, as notified reasonably promptly to the Issuer.

 

Relevant Stock Exchange” shall mean the Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”), or, if the Issuer Ordinary Shares are not then listed on Nasdaq, the principal other U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Issuer Ordinary Shares are then listed.

 

Scheduled Trading Day” means any day on which the Relevant Stock Exchange is scheduled to be open for reading for its regular trading session.

 

Second Period Subscriber Shares” shall be a number of Issuer Ordinary Shares equal to one-third of the Equity Support Shares, rounded down.

 

Second Reference Price Commencement Date” shall mean the 145th calendar day immediately following the date of the Closing (as defined in the Transaction Agreement).

 

Second Reference Period” shall mean, subject to the proviso in the definition of the “Reference Period”, the 25 consecutive VWAP Trading Days beginning on, and including, the Second Reference Price Commencement Date.

 

Second Reference Period Payment” shall mean an amount equal to the Second Period Subscriber Shares multiplied by (i) if the Reference Price for the Second Reference Period is less than USD 10.60, an amount equal to USD 10.60 minus the Reference Price (including, if applicable, an Adjusted Reference Price or Delisted/Insolvent Price) for the Second Reference Period, or (ii) if the Reference Price (including, if applicable, an Adjusted Reference Price) for the Second Reference Period is greater than or equal to USD 10.60, zero.

 

Significant Subsidiary” shall mean with respect to any Person, any Subsidiary of such Person that constitutes a “significant subsidiary” (as defined in Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X under the Exchange Act) of such Person.

 

Spin-Off” shall mean any distribution, issuance or dividend to holders of the Issuer Ordinary Shares of any capital stock or other securities of another issuer owned (directly or indirectly) by the Issuer or any Subsidiary thereof.

 

Split-Off” shall mean any exchange offer by the Issuer or any Subsidiary thereof for Issuer Ordinary Shares in which the consideration to be delivered to exchanging holders of the Issuer Ordinary Shares is capital stock or other securities of another issuer owned (directly or indirectly) by the Issuer.

 

Tender Offer” shall mean a takeover offer, tender offer, exchange offer, solicitation, proposal or other event that results, or would result if consummated, in any Person purchasing, or having beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) of more than 10% of the outstanding voting units of the Issuer, as reasonably determined by the Calculation Agent, based upon the making of filings with governmental or self-regulatory agencies or such other information as any Calculation Agent deems relevant.

 

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Third Period Subscriber Shares” shall be a number of Issuer Ordinary Shares equal to the Equity Support Shares minus the sum of (i) the First Period Subscriber Shares and (ii) the Second Period Subscriber Shares.

 

Third Reference Price Commencement Date” shall mean the 235th calendar day immediately following the date of the Closing (as defined in the Transaction Agreement).

 

Third Reference Period” shall mean, subject to the proviso in the definition of the “Reference Period”, the 25 consecutive VWAP Trading Days beginning on, and including, the Third Reference Price Commencement Date.

 

Third Reference Period Payment” shall mean an amount equal to the Third Period Subscriber Shares multiplied by (i) if the Reference Price for the Third Reference Period is less than USD 10.90, an amount equal to USD 10.90 minus the Reference Price (including, if applicable, an Adjusted Reference Price or Delisted/Insolvent Price) for the Third Reference Period, or (ii) if the Reference Price (including, if applicable, an Adjusted Reference Price) for the Third Reference Period is greater than or equal to USD 10.90, zero.

 

Trading Day” shall mean any day on which trading in the Issuer Ordinary Shares generally occurs on the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Issuer Ordinary Shares are then listed. If the Issuer Ordinary Shares are not so listed or traded, then “Trading Day” means a Business Day.

 

Valid Third Party Entity” shall mean in respect of any transaction, any third party (or its affiliate, agent or representative) that has a bona fide intent to enter into or consummate such transaction (it being understood and agreed that in determining whether such third party has such a bona fide intent, the Calculation Agent may take into consideration the effect of the relevant announcement by such third party (or its affiliate, agent or representative) on the Issuer Ordinary Shares and/or options relating to the Issuer Ordinary Shares).

 

VWAP Market Disruption Event” shall mean, with respect to any date, (A) the failure by the Relevant Stock Exchange to open for trading during its regular trading session on such date; or (B) the occurrence or existence of a Regulatory Disruption which the Calculation Agent determines is material.

 

VWAP Trading Day” means a Scheduled Trading Day on which (A) there is no VWAP Market Disruption Event or Regulatory Disruption; and (B) trading in the Issuer Ordinary Shares generally occurs on the Relevant Stock Exchange; provided that, if a VWAP Market Disruption Event or Regulatory Disruption occurs, the Calculation Agent shall determine if such VWAP Trading Day is (i) a disrupted day in full, in which case such day shall not be a VWAP Trading Day, or (ii) a disrupted day in part, in which case the Calculation Agent shall determine the VWAP for such VWAP Trading Day based on the volume-weighted average price of trades in the Issuer Ordinary Shares on such VWAP Trading Day effected before the applicable Regulatory Disruption based on the <VAP> screen on Bloomberg or similar, as determined by the Calculation Agent if the Issuer Ordinary Shares are not so listed or traded on a Relevant Stock Exchange, then “VWAP Trading Day” means a Business Day.

 

14.            Miscellaneous.

 

(a)                 At the Transaction Closing, the Issuer and the Issuer Shareholder, as applicable and on a joint and several basis, shall reimburse each Subscriber for all of such Subscriber’s reasonable and documented legal expenses (including the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of such Subscriber’s external legal counsel) incurred in connection with the Transaction; provided that such amount shall not exceed $150,000 in the aggregate without the prior written consent of the Issuer (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned).

 

(b)                In the event that a Company Termination Fee (as defined in the Transaction Agreement) is payable to the SPAC or its designees, or a SPAC Termination Fee (as defined in the Transaction Agreement) is payable to the Company or its designees, the Issuer shall be liable to each Subscriber for the reimbursement of legal expenses in Section 14(a).

 

(c)                In the event that a Company Termination Fee is payable to SPAC or its designees, or a SPAC Termination Fee (as defined in the Transaction Agreement) is payable to the Issuer or its designees, the Issuer shall pay to each Subscriber the Option Premium.

 

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(d)               Following the execution of this Equity Support Agreement, none of the Project Maple Parties shall, directly or indirectly, negotiate or enter into an Excluded Financing with any other parties for the benefit of the Issuer, the SPAC, the shareholders of the Issuer or the shareholders of the SPAC. “Excluded Financing” shall mean any non-redemption or investment agreement, arrangement, contract or similar that (i) does not provide cash proceeds that are immediately available to the Issuer and/or the SPAC upon the Transaction Closing; (ii) includes a share buyback obligation or (iii) provides a valuation period that would precede, overlap with or follow, in whole or in part, any Reference Periods in this Agreement. An Excluded Financing shall include, but not be limited to, a financing that is a “backstop”, equity support, contingent capital, standby equity purchase, redemption recapture or similar agreement, arrangement, contract or similar. For the avoidance of doubt, the ATM Agreement is expressly permitted and discussing, negotiating, and closing such a facility shall not be a breach of this Section 14(d).

 

(e)                Neither this Equity Support Agreement nor any rights that may accrue to the Subscribers hereunder (other than the Equity Support Shares acquired hereunder, if any) may be transferred or assigned; provided that any Subscriber may transfer and assign its rights and obligations under this Equity Support Agreement to one or more of its affiliates and other investment funds, co-investors or accounts managed or advised by the investment manager who acts on behalf of such Subscriber or an affiliate thereof, including the rights pursuant to Section 7 hereunder.

 

(f)                  The Issuer may request from the Subscribers such additional information as the Issuer may deem necessary in connection with the inclusion of the Equity Support Shares in the Registration Statement, and each Subscriber shall provide such information as may reasonably be requested. Each Subscriber acknowledges that the Issuer may file a copy of this Equity Support Agreement with the SEC as an exhibit to a current or periodic report or a registration statement of the Issuer.

 

(g)                Each Subscriber acknowledges that the Issuer will rely on the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties of such Subscriber contained in this Equity Support Agreement. Prior to the Closing, each Subscriber agrees to promptly notify the Issuer if any of the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties of such Subscriber set forth herein are no longer accurate. Each Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that each purchase by such Subscriber of Equity Support Shares from the Issuer will constitute a reaffirmation of the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties herein (as modified by any such notification) by such Subscriber as of the time of such purchase.

 

(h)                The Issuer and each Subscriber are each entitled to rely upon this Equity Support Agreement and each is irrevocably authorized to produce this Equity Support 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.

 

(i)                All of the representations and warranties contained in this Equity Support Agreement shall survive the Closing. All of the covenants and agreements made by each party hereto in this Equity Support Agreement shall survive the Closing until the applicable statute of limitations or in accordance with their respective terms, if a shorter period.

 

(j)               This Equity Support Agreement may not be modified, waived or terminated (other than pursuant to the terms of Section 8 above) except by an instrument in writing, signed by each of the parties hereto. 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. The rights and remedies of the parties and third-party beneficiaries hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have hereunder.

 

(k)             This Equity Support Agreement (including the schedules, annexes and exhibits hereto) constitutes the entire agreement, and supersedes all other prior term sheets, agreements, understandings, representations and warranties, both written and oral, among the parties, with respect to the subject matter hereof; provided, however, that the parties acknowledge and agree that this Equity Support Agreement shall not terminate, release or otherwise supersede the exclusivity obligation of the SPAC set forth in any term sheet among the SPAC, an affiliate of the Subscribers and the other parties thereto related to the matters set forth herein. This Equity Support Agreement shall not confer any rights or remedies upon any person other than the parties hereto, and their respective successor and assigns.

 

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(l)               Except as otherwise provided herein, this Equity Support 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.

 

(m)               If any provision of this Equity Support Agreement shall be adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Equity Support Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall continue in full force and effect.

 

(n)              This Equity Support Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts (including by 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.

 

(o)              The Issuer acknowledges that in the event of a breach of this Equity Support Agreement by the Issuer, the SPAC, or their advisors, substantial injury could result to the Subscribers and monetary damages may not be a sufficient remedy for such breach. Therefore, in the event that the Issuer or the SPAC engage in, or threaten to engage in any act which violates any provision of this Equity Support Agreement, the Subscribers shall be entitled, in addition to all other remedies which may be available to it under law or in equity, to injunctive relief (including, without limitation, temporary restraining orders, or preliminary or permanent injunctions) and specific enforcement of the terms of this Agreement. The Subscribers shall not be required to post a bond or other security in connection with the granting of any such relief.

 

(p)                Section headings and titles contained herein are intended for convenience and reference only and are not intended to define, limit or describe the scope or intent of any provision of this Equity Support Agreement.

 

(q)              THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (OR, TO THE EXTENT SUCH COURT DOES NOT HAVE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION, THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, OR THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW YORK) SOLELY IN RESPECT OF THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS EQUITY SUPPORT AGREEMENT AND THE DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THIS EQUITY SUPPORT AGREEMENT AND IN RESPECT OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, AND HEREBY WAIVE, AND AGREE NOT TO ASSERT, AS A DEFENSE IN ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING FOR INTERPRETATION OR ENFORCEMENT HEREOF OR ANY SUCH DOCUMENT THAT IS NOT SUBJECT THERETO OR THAT SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING MAY NOT BE BROUGHT OR IS NOT MAINTAINABLE IN SAID COURTS OR THAT VENUE THEREOF MAY NOT BE APPROPRIATE OR THAT THIS EQUITY SUPPORT AGREEMENT OR ANY SUCH DOCUMENT MAY NOT BE ENFORCED IN OR BY SUCH COURTS, AND THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AGREE THAT ALL CLAIMS WITH RESPECT TO SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE HEARD AND DETERMINED BY SUCH A NEW YORK STATE OR FEDERAL COURT. THE PARTIES HEREBY CONSENT TO AND GRANT ANY SUCH COURT JURISDICTION OVER THE PERSON OF SUCH PARTIES AND OVER THE SUBJECT MATTER OF SUCH DISPUTE AND AGREE THAT MAILING OF PROCESS OR OTHER PAPERS IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING IN THE MANNER PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION 14(q) OF THIS EQUITY SUPPORT AGREEMENT OR IN SUCH OTHER MANNER AS MAY BE PERMITTED BY LAW SHALL BE VALID AND SUFFICIENT SERVICE THEREOF. THIS EQUITY SUPPORT AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE REQUIRED THE APPLICATION OF THE LAW OF ANY OTHER STATE.

 

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(r)              EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS EQUITY SUPPORT AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS EQUITY SUPPORT AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS EQUITY SUPPORT AGREEMENT (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, STATUTE OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (I) 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; (II) SUCH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE FOREGOING WAIVER; (III) SUCH PARTY MAKES THE FOREGOING WAIVER VOLUNTARILY; AND (IV) SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS EQUITY SUPPORT AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVER AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 14(r).

 

15.              Parties’ Acknowledgements. The parties agree that (i) the Issuer’s obligations to register the Total Shaolin Shares by the Effectiveness Deadline and maintain the effectiveness of a Registration Statement covering the Total Shaolin Shares during the Registration Period, as contemplated by Section 7 and (ii) the Issuer’s continued solvency and its listing on any of The New York Stock Exchange, The Nasdaq Global Market or the Nasdaq Global Select Market (or any of their respective successors) are each an integral part of this Equity Support Agreement and, in view of the uncertainty, impracticability and extreme difficulty (if not impossibility) of estimating damages that may result from an the Issuer’s breach of such registration obligations or from a Delisting or Insolvency Filing, including because of the parties’ inability to predict future share prices, interest and stock borrow rates, future trading volumes and other relevant market-based factors, the parties mutually agree that the terms of the Adjusted Reference Price and the Delisted/Insolvent Price represent, and are intended by the parties to be, a reasonable estimate of each Subscriber’s anticipated damages as a result of such the Issuer’s breach, and not penalties. The Adjusted Reference Price and the Delisted/Insolvent Price shall be deemed to be the liquidated damages sustained by each Subscriber, and the Issuer agrees that the terms of the Adjusted Reference Price and the Delisted/Insolvent Price are reasonable under the circumstances currently existing. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE ISSUER EXPRESSLY WAIVES THE PROVISIONS OF ANY PRESENT OR FUTURE STATUTE OR LAW THAT PROHIBITS OR MAY PROHIBIT THE ADJUSTED REFERENCE PRICE AND/OR THE DELISTED/INSOLVENT PRICE OR ANY PAYMENTS REQUIRED BY SECTION 13 IN CONNECTION WITH A BREACH OF THE ISSUER’S OBLIGATIONS UNDER SECTION 7 OR A DELISTING OR INSOLVENCY EVENT. The Issuer expressly agrees that (i) the terms of the Adjusted Reference Price and Delisted/Insolvent Price are reasonable and are the product of an arm’s length negotiated transaction between sophisticated business people, ably represented by counsel, (ii) the Adjusted Reference Price and Delisted/Insolvent Price shall be accounted for in the payments contemplated by this Equity Support Agreement notwithstanding the then prevailing market rates for registered the Issuer Ordinary Shares or any other securities at the time payment is made, (iii) there has been a course of conduct between the Subscribers and the Issuer giving specific consideration in this Equity Support Agreement for such agreement to include the Adjusted Reference Price and Delisted/Insolvent Price, and (iv) the Issuer shall be estopped hereafter from claiming differently than as agreed to in this paragraph. the Issuer expressly acknowledges that its agreement to include the Adjusted Reference Price and Delisted/Insolvent Price for the benefit of the Subscribers as herein described is a material inducement to the Subscribers to purchase the Equity Support Shares hereunder.

 

16.                Press Releases. All press releases or other public communications relating to the transactions contemplated hereby between the Issuer and the Subscribers, and the method of the release for publication thereof, shall prior to the Closing be subject to the prior approval of (i) the Issuer, and (ii) to the extent such press release or public communication references the any Subscriber or its affiliates or investment advisers by name, such Subscriber, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or conditioned; provided, that neither the Issuer nor the Subscribers shall be required to obtain consent pursuant to this Section 16 to the extent any proposed release or statement is substantially equivalent to the information that has previously been made public without breach of the obligation under this Section 16. The restriction in this Section 16 shall not apply to the extent the public announcement is required by applicable securities law, any governmental authority or stock exchange rule; provided, that in such an event, the applicable party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to consult with the other party in advance as to its form, content and timing.

 

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17.                Notices. All notices and other communications among the parties shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (i) when delivered in person, (ii) when delivered after posting in the United States mail having been sent registered or certified mail return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii) when delivered by FedEx or other nationally recognized overnight delivery service, or (iv) when delivered by email (in each case in this clause (iv), solely if receipt is confirmed, but excluding any automated reply, such as an out-of-office notification), addressed as follows:

 

If to the Subscribers, to:

 

Shaolin Capital Management
7620 NE 4th Court, Miami, FL 33138
Attn: Rahul Singhal, Anthony Giraulo
E-mail:
rahul.singhal@shaolincapital.com;
anthony.giraulo@shaolincapital.com;
pipes@shaolincapital.com;
shaolinoperations@shaolincapital.com

 

If to the Issuer, to:

 

TH International Limited
c/o Cartesian Capital Group LLC
505 5th Avenue, 15th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Attn: Peter Yu, Gregory Armstrong
E-mail:
peter.yu@cartesiangroup.com;

gregory.armstrong@cartesiangroup.com

 

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

 

[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Subscriber has executed or caused this Equity Support Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized representative as of the date set forth below.

 

Name of Subscriber:
Shaolin Capital Management LLC
State/Country of Formation or Domicile:
Delaware

 

By: /s/ David Puritz Date: March 8, 2022

Name: David Puritz  
Title:   Managing Partner  

 

Subscriber’s EIN:  83-2760736  
   

Name in which Shares are to be registered:
Shaolin Capital Partners Master Fund Ltd

 

Business Address:
DMS Corporate Services Ltd PO Box 1344,
DMS House,
George Town, KY1-1108 Cayman Islands

 

 

 

 

Mailing Address-Street (if different):
7620 NE 4th Court, Miami, FL 33138

 

Telephone No.: (212) 433-4310

 

 

Maximum Number of Equity Support Shares

Subscribed For: 5,000,000

 
   

Maximum Subscription Amount: $50,000,000

 

 

[Signature Page to Equity Support Agreement]

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has accepted this Equity Support Agreement as of the date set forth below.

 

 TH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
  

By:/s/ Paul Hong
Name:Paul Hong
Title:Director

 

Date: March 8, 2022

 

[Signature Page to Equity Support Agreement]

 

 

 

SCHEDULE A

 

ELIGIBILITY REPRESENTATIONS OF THE SUBSCRIBERS

 

A.QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS
(Please check the applicable subparagraphs):

 

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

 

B.INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR STATUS
(Please check the applicable subparagraphs):

 

1.x We are an “accredited investor” (within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act) or an entity in which all of the equity holders are accredited investors within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act, and have marked and initialed the appropriate box on the following page indicating the provision under which we qualify as an “accredited investor.”

 

2.x We are not a natural person.

 

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

 

¨Any bank, registered broker or dealer, insurance company, registered investment company, business development company, or small business investment company;

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

xAny entity in which all of the equity owners are accredited investors meeting one or more of the above tests.

 

This page should be completed by each Subscriber
and constitutes a part of this Equity Support Agreement.

 

[Schedule A to Equity Support Agreement]

 

 

 

SCHEDULE B

 

Subscriber  Maximum Subscription
Amount
   Equity Support Shares
(maximum)
   Option Premium 
Shaolin Capital Management LLC  $50,000,000    5,000,000   $500,000 

 

[Schedule B to Equity Support Agreement]

 

 

 

ANNEX A

 

Subscriber wire instructions

 

[Annex A to Equity Support Agreement]

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.3 

 

 

 

Tims China Announces Additional Financing

and

Investor-Friendly Changes to Merger Agreement

 

Additional financings of up to $194.5 million from institutional investors
to fully fund Tims China’s 5-year business plan

 

Adjustments to the Merger Agreement, including lower entry valuation of $1.4 billion

 

SHANGHAI, March 9, 2022 – TH International Limited (“Tims China” or the “Company”) and Silver Crest Acquisition Corporation (“Silver Crest”) announced today several important developments in support of their previously announced business combination and future growth, including additional financing commitments for Tims China and material changes to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”).

 

Specifically:

 

-Tims China has received commitments from institutional investors, including affiliates of Cartesian Capital Group, LLC, Restaurant Brands International (“RBI”), and Silver Crest Management LLC (“Sponsor”), to invest up to $94.5 million in a Private Investment in Public Equity (“PIPE”) to be completed in conjunction with the business combination, with a portion of the PIPE complemented by an equity support agreement from Shaolin Capital Management, LLC;

-Tims China has executed a letter of intent for a $100 million committed share facility (“CSF”) with a global financial services firm (“Investor”). The facility will be governed by an Ordinary Share Purchase Agreement, under which the Company will have, in its discretion, the option to sell up to $100 million of its ordinary shares to Investor over a 36-month period;

-Tims China and Silver Crest have amended the Merger Agreement to:

Reduce the entry valuation of Tims China from $1.688 billion to $1.400 billion;

Contribute 50% of the Sponsor’s shares and warrants to Silver Crest, thereby increasing the post-closing ownership of Silver Crest’s non-redeeming shareholders;

Deem the minimum cash requirement satisfied by the financings agreed to date; and

Extend the Termination Date of the Merger Agreement to June 30, 2022, in order to permit ample time for the SEC to complete its review of the proposed combination.

 

All of these agreements are subject to certain terms and conditions, which are set forth in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Silver Crest with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 9, 2022.

 

Peter Yu, Chairman of Tims China, commented, “These agreements, which follow the recent opening of our 410th store, mark another important milestone for Tims China. We expect that the PIPE and the CSF, combined with the convertible financing closed in December, will provide more than sufficient capital to fully fund our 5-year business plan. We are grateful for the additional investments by our existing shareholders, notably our partners at RBI. We are fortunate as well to partner with Shaolin Capital and other world-class stakeholders as we continue to build Tims China into China’s premier coffee and bake shop.”

 

Derek Cheung, Chief Executive Officer of Silver Crest, stated, “Tims China continues to expand its market presence in the high-growth coffee industry in China. Affiliates of Silver Crest are committing to the PIPE, underscoring our continued commitment to the success of Tims China and the merger.”

 

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David Shear, President, International of RBI, added, “China is one of Tim Hortons’s most important international markets. We couldn’t be more pleased that Tims China is securing committed financing and access to capital to fuel its continued growth. Congratulations to all parties on these important agreements.”

 

Overview of the Transactions Contemplated by the Merger Agreement

 

THIL and Silver Crest Acquisition Corporation (“Silver Crest”), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, have signed a definitive agreement related to a proposed business combination that would result in THIL becoming a public company. As a result of the business combination, THIL will continue as the parent/public company and will retain the name “TH International Limited”. THIL intends to apply for listing of its ordinary shares on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the proposed symbol “THCH” to be effective at the consummation of the business combination.

 

Important Information and Where to Find It

 

This press release does not contain all the information that should be considered concerning the proposed business combination. It does not constitute an offer to sell or exchange, or the solicitation of an offer to buy or exchange, any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, sale or exchange would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. It is not intended to form the basis of any investment decision or any other decision in respect of the proposed business combination. In connection with the proposed business combination, THIL has filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form F-4 (the “Registration Statement”), as amended, which includes a preliminary proxy statement/prospectus with respect to the business combination. The definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant documentation will be mailed to Silver Crest’s shareholders as of a record date to be established for purposes of voting on the business combination. Silver Crest’s shareholders and other interested persons are advised to read the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus and any amendments thereto, and the definitive proxy statement/prospectus in connection with the solicitation of proxies for the extraordinary general meeting to be held to approve the transactions contemplated by the proposed business combination because these materials contain, or will contain, important information about THIL, Silver Crest and the proposed transactions. Shareholders will also be able to obtain a copy of the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus and the definitive proxy statement/prospectus once available, without charge, at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov or by directing a request to: Silver Crest Acquisition Corporation, Suite 3501, 35/F, Jardine House, 1 Connaught Place, Central, Hong Kong.

 

INVESTMENT IN ANY SECURITIES DESCRIBED HEREIN HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SEC OR ANY OTHER REGULATORY AUTHORITY NOR HAS ANY AUTHORITY PASSED UPON OR ENDORSED THE MERITS OF THE OFFERING OR THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

 

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Participants in the Solicitation

 

Silver Crest, THIL and their respective directors and executive officers, other members of management and employees may be considered participants in the solicitation of proxies with respect to the potential transaction described in this press release under the rules of the SEC. Information about the directors and executive officers of Silver Crest is set forth in Silver Crestʼs IPO prospectus dated January 13, 2021 and filed with the SEC on January 15, 2021. Information regarding other persons who may, under the rules of the SEC, be deemed participants in the solicitation of the shareholders in connection with the potential transaction and a description of their interests is set forth in the Registration Statement. These documents can be obtained free of charge from the sources indicated above.

 

No Offer or Solicitation

 

This press release is for informational purpose only and not a proxy statement or solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the potential transaction and shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities of THIL or Silver Crest, nor shall there be any sale of any such 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 such state or jurisdiction. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

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Forward-Looking Statements

 

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws with respect to the proposed transaction between THIL and Silver Crest. 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. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the forward-looking statements in this press release include THIL’s future market position, the growth of China’s coffee market, and THIL’s ability to secure financing through the PIPE and the CSF. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this document, including but not limited to: (i) the risk that the transaction may not be completed in a timely manner or at all, which may adversely affect the price of Silver Crest’s securities, (ii) the risk that the transaction may not be completed by Silver Crest’s business combination deadline and the potential failure to obtain an extension of the business combination deadline if sought by Silver Crest, (iii) the failure to satisfy the conditions to the consummation of the transaction, including the adoption of the Merger Agreement by the shareholders of Silver Crest, the satisfaction of the minimum trust account amount following redemptions by Silver Crest's public shareholders and the receipt of certain governmental and regulatory approvals, (iv) the lack of a third party valuation in determining whether or not to pursue the proposed transaction, (v) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement, (vi) the effect of the announcement or pendency of the transaction on THIL’s business relationships, operating results, and business generally, (vii) risks that the proposed transaction disrupts current plans and operations of THIL and potential difficulties in THIL employee retention as a result of the transaction, (viii) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against THIL or against Silver Crest related to the Merger Agreement or the proposed transaction, (ix) the ability to obtain approval for listing or maintain the listing of THIL’s securities on a national securities exchange, (x) the price of Silver Crest’s securities may be volatile due to a variety of factors, including changes in the competitive and regulated industries in which THIL operates, variations in operating performance across competitors, changes in laws and regulations affecting THIL’s business, THIL’s inability to implement its business plan or meet or exceed its financial projections and changes in the combined capital structure, (xi) the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations after the completion of the proposed transaction, and identify and realize additional opportunities, and (xii) the effects of natural disasters, terrorist attacks and the spread and/or abatement of infectious diseases, such as COVID-19, on the proposed transactions or on the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations after the completion of the proposed transactions. The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described in the “Risk Factors” section of Silver Crest’s registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-251655), the joint proxy statement/prospectus on Form F-4 discussed above and other documents filed by Silver Crest from time to time with the SEC, including but not limited to in the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in Silver Crestʼs annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,2020 as updated by Silver Crestʼs quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2021, June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2021, as amended. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and THIL and Silver Crest assume no obligation and do not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Neither THIL nor Silver Crest gives any assurance that either THIL or Silver Crest, or the combined company, will achieve its expectations.

 

About TH International Limited

 

TH International Limited is the parent company of the exclusive master franchise of Tim Hortons coffee shops for Restaurant Brands International Inc. (TSX: QSR) (NYSE: QSR) in China, including Hong Kong and Macau. TH International Limited was founded by Cartesian Capital Group and Tim Hortons Restaurants International, a subsidiary of Restaurant Brands International.

 

Tims China offers freshly brewed coffee, tea and other beverages, bakery & sides, and sandwiches and is an emerging coffee champion in China. The brand’s philosophy is rooted in world-class execution and data-driven decision making and centered on true local relevance, continuous innovation, genuine community, and absolute convenience. For more information, please visit www.timhortons.com.cn.

 

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About Silver Crest Acquisition Corporation

 

Silver Crest Acquisition Corporation is a special purpose acquisition company incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. For more information, please see www.silvercrestacq.com.

 

About Restaurant Brands International Inc.

 

Restaurant Brands International Inc. is one of the world's largest quick-service restaurant companies with more than $35 billion in annual system-wide sales and over 28,000 restaurants in more than 100 countries. RBI owns four of the world's most prominent and iconic quick-service restaurant brands – TIM HORTONS®, BURGER KING®, POPEYES®, and FIREHOUSE SUBS®. These independently operated brands have been serving their respective guests, franchisees, and communities for decades. Through its Restaurant Brands for Good framework, RBI is improving sustainable outcomes related to its food, the planet, and people and communities. To learn more about RBI, please visit the company's website at www.rbi.com.

 

About Cartesian Capital Group, LLC

 

Cartesian Capital Group, LLC is a leading global private equity firm with a demonstrated ability to grow companies internationally. With funds comprising more than $3 billion in capital commitments, Cartesian's team has helped to build 60 companies operating across 40 different countries. For more information, please see www.cartesiangroup.com.

 

Contacts

 

Investor Relations

Tims China Investor Relations:

IR@timschina.com

 

ICR, LLC

TimsChinaIR@icrinc.com

 

Public Relations

ICR, LLC

TimsChinaPR@icrinc.com

 

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