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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

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

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 18, 2022

 

 

MONDEE HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware   001-39943   88-3292448
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

10800 Pecan Park Blvd.

Suite 315

Austin, Texas 78750

(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code) 

 

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code): (650) 646-3320

 

ITHAX Acquisition Corp.

555 Madison Avenue

Suite 11A

New York, NY

(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:

 

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

 

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

 

Title of each class   Trading
Symbol(s)
  Name of each exchange
on which registered
         
Class A common stock, $0.001 par value per share   MOND   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
         
Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share   MONDW   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

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

 

Emerging growth company x

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTRODUCTORY NOTE

 

Unless the context otherwise requires, “we,” “us,” “our,” “New Mondee” and the “Company” refer to Mondee Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (f/k/a ITHAX Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company), and its consolidated subsidiaries following the Closing (as defined below). Unless the context otherwise requires, references to “ITHAX” refer to ITHAX Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company, prior to the Closing. All references herein to the “Board” refer to the board of directors of the Company.

 

Terms used in this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Report”) but not defined herein, or for which definitions are not otherwise incorporated by reference herein, shall have the meaning given to such terms in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus (as defined below) in the section titled “Selected Definitions” beginning on page 3 thereof, and such definitions are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Domestication and Mergers

 

As previously announced, ITHAX Acquisition Corp. (“ITHAX” and, after the Domestication as described below, “New Mondee” or the “Company”), a Cayman Islands exempted company, previously entered into that certain Business Combination Agreement, dated as of December 20, 2021 (as may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Business Combination Agreement”), by and among ITHAX, Ithax Merger Sub I, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of ITHAX (“First Merger Sub”), Ithax Merger Sub II, LLC a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of ITHAX (“Second Merger Sub”) and Mondee Holdings II, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Mondee”).

 

On July 18, 2022, the parties to the Business Combination Agreement entered into a waiver, pursuant to which they agreed to waive the following closing conditions under the Business Combination Agreement: (i) that the Ithax Class A Ordinary Shares shall continue to be listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market as of the Closing Date; and (ii) ITHAX is required to maintain a minimum cash balance of $150.0 million at Closing (the “Minimum Cash Condition”).

 

On July 18, 2022, as contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement and described in the section titled “Domestication Proposal” beginning on page 183 of the final prospectus and definitive proxy statement, dated June 27, 2022 (the “Proxy Statement/Prospectus”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and following approval by ITHAX’s shareholders at an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders held on July 15, 2022 (the “Extraordinary General Meeting”), ITHAX filed a notice of deregistration with the Cayman Islands Registrar of Companies, together with the necessary accompanying documents, and filed a certificate of incorporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”) and a certificate of corporate domestication with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, under which ITHAX was domesticated and continues as a Delaware corporation, changing its name to “Mondee Holdings, Inc.” (the “Domestication”).

 

As a result of and upon the effective time of the Domestication, among other things: (i) immediately prior to the PIPE Financing (as defined below), each issued and outstanding Class A ordinary share, par value $0.001 per share, of ITHAX (the “Class A ordinary shares”), converted into one share of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of New Mondee (the “New Mondee Common Stock”); (ii) upon the First Effective Time (as defined below), each issued and outstanding Class B ordinary share, par value $0.001 per share, of ITHAX (the “Class B ordinary shares”) converted into one share of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of New Mondee (the “New Mondee B Common Stock”); (iii) pursuant to the Domestication, each issued and outstanding whole warrant representing the right to purchase Class A ordinary shares of ITHAX automatically converted into the right to purchase one share of New Mondee Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share on substantially the same terms and conditions set forth in the Amended and Restated Warrant Agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (“Continental”) and New Mondee, dated July 18, 2022 (the “Amended and Restated Warrant Agreement”), a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.3; (iv) pursuant to the Domestication, the governing documents of ITHAX were replaced with the Certificate of Incorporation of New Mondee (the “Interim Charter”), and upon the First Effective Time (as defined below), the Interim Charter was replaced with the amended and restated certificate of incorporation of New Mondee (f/k/a ITHAX Acquisition Corp.) (the “New Mondee Certificate of Incorporation”) and the bylaws of New Mondee (the “New Mondee Bylaws”) as described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus; and (v) pursuant to the First Effective Time, New Mondee’s name changed to “Mondee Holdings, Inc.” In connection with clauses (i) through (iii) of this paragraph, each issued and outstanding unit of ITHAX that had not been previously separated into the underlying Class A ordinary shares of ITHAX and the underlying warrants of ITHAX prior to the Domestication were cancelled and the holder thereof was entitled to receive one share of New Mondee Common Stock and one-half of one warrant, with each whole warrant representing the right to purchase one share of New Mondee Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Amended and Restated Warrant Agreement.

 

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On July 18, 2022 (the “Closing Date”), following the Domestication, First Merger Sub merged with and into Mondee, with Mondee surviving such merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of New Mondee (the “First Merger”, and the time at which the First Merger became effective, the “First Effective Time”), and immediately following the First Merger, Mondee merged with and into Second Merger Sub, with Second Merger Sub surviving such merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of New Mondee (the “Second Merger”, together with the First Merger, the “Mergers”, and the time that the Second Merger became effective being referred to as the “Second Effective Time”).

 

In accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of the Business Combination Agreement, at the First Effective Time, (i) all shares of common stock of Mondee outstanding as of immediately prior to the First Effective Time were cancelled and automatically converted into the right to receive an aggregate of 60,800,000 shares of New Mondee Common Stock (the “Merger Consideration”), (ii) all shares of common stock of Mondee held in treasury of Mondee and all shares of Mondee common stock owned by any direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Mondee immediately prior to the First Effective Time were cancelled without any conversion thereof, (iii) each issued and outstanding unit of First Merger Sub immediately prior to the First Effective Time were converted into and exchanged for one validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of common stock of the first surviving company (the “First Surviving Company Common Stock”), (iv) pursuant to the New Mondee Certificate of Incorporation, each share of New Mondee Class B Common Stock was converted into one share (subject to adjustment) of New Mondee Common Stock and New Mondee will change its name to “Mondee Holdings, Inc.”, and (v) New Mondee and Continental will enter into the Amended and Restated Warrant Agreement.

 

In accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of the Business Combination Agreement, at the Second Effective Time, (a) each issued and outstanding share of First Surviving Company Common Stock was automatically cancelled and ceased to exist as of the Second Effective Time; and (b) each issued and outstanding unit of Second Merger Sub immediately prior to the Second Effective Time was automatically converted into and exchanged for one validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable interest of the second surviving company.

 

As a result of the First Merger, among other things, (i) all outstanding Class A ordinary shares of ITHAX as of immediately prior to the Closing were exchanged at an exchange ratio of 1:1 (the “Exchange Ratio”) for an aggregate of 6,247,218 shares of New Mondee Common Stock, (ii) each warrant to purchase Class A ordinary shares of ITHAX converted into a warrant to purchase shares of New Mondee Common Stock (the “New Mondee Assumed Warrant”) for an aggregate of 12,412,500 New Mondee Assumed Warrants, with each New Mondee Assumed Warrant subject to the same terms and conditions as were applicable to the original ITHAX warrant and having an exercise price and number of shares of New Mondee Common Stock purchasable based on the Exchange Ratio and other terms contained in the Business Combination Agreement, (iii) each option to purchase Class A ordinary shares of ITHAX converted into an option to purchase shares of New Mondee Common Stock (the “New Mondee Assumed Option”), with each New Mondee Assumed Option subject to the same terms and conditions as were applicable to the original ITHAX option and with an exercise price and number of shares of New Mondee Common Stock purchasable based on the Exchange Ratio and other terms contained in the Business Combination Agreement and (iv) each unit of ITHAX converted into an option to purchase New Mondee Common Stock.

 

The foregoing description of the Business Combination Agreement is a summary only and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Business Combination Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

PIPE Investment

 

Concurrently with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, ITHAX entered into Subscription Agreements (the “Subscription Agreements”) with certain “qualified institutional buyers” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)) and accredited investors (together, the “Initial PIPE Investors”), pursuant to which the Initial PIPE Investors have agreed to subscribe for and purchase, and ITHAX has agreed to issue and sell to the Initial PIPE Investors, an aggregate of 5,000,000 shares of New Mondee Common Stock at a price of $10.00 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of $50,000,000 (the “Initial PIPE Investment”). Subsequently, on April 21, 2022, ITHAX entered into a Subscription Agreement with an additional investor (the “Additional PIPE Investor” together with the Initial PIPE Investors the “PIPE Investors”) pursuant to which the Additional PIPE Investor agreed to subscribe for and purchase, and ITHAX has agreed to issue and sell to the Additional PIPE Investor, 2,000,000 shares of New Mondee Common Stock at a price of $10.00 per share, for gross proceeds of $20,000,000 (the “Additional PIPE Investment”). The aggregate gross proceeds to New Mondee from the Initial PIPE Investment and the Additional PIPE Investment of 7,000,000 shares (the “PIPE Shares”) are expected to equal $70,000,000 (the “PIPE Financing”). The offer and sale of the shares of New Mondee Common Stock issued in the PIPE Financing pursuant to the Subscription Agreements have not been registered under the Securities Act in reliance upon the exemption provided in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. ITHAX granted the PIPE Investors certain registration rights in connection with the PIPE Financing. The PIPE Financing was consummated immediately prior to the First Effective Time.

 

A description of the Subscription Agreements is included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section titled “Business Combination Proposal⸺Related Agreements” beginning on page 152 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus. The foregoing description of the Subscription Agreements is a summary only and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the form of Subscription Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

TCW Agreement

 

On July 8, 2022, the Company entered into a seventh amendment to the financing agreement (the “TCW Agreement”) with TCW Asset Management Company LLC (“TCW”), pursuant to which, among other things, (i) TCW consented to the Business Combination, the change of name of the Company from “ITHAX Acquisition Corp.” to “Mondee Holdings, Inc.”, and a further extension of the loan repayment schedule, and (ii) the Company agreed to execute joinders for Mondee Holdings, Inc. and Mondee Holdings II, Inc. to become borrowers under the TCW Agreement. The seventh amendment further provides that Mondee Holdings LLC will issue up to 3,000,000 Class G units to TCW instead of the 3,600,000 Class G units agreed to under the fourth amendment, the exact amount of which will be dependent on the aggregate amount of loans outstanding following prepayment of such loans out of proceeds of the Transactions. On July 18, 2022, based on the prepayment of $41,200,000 aggregate amount of the loans, Mondee Holdings LLC issued 3,000,000 Class G units to TCW. On July 17, 2022, the Company entered into an amendment to the seventh amendment to the TCW Agreement, pursuant to which, among other things, TCW consented to reduce the amount of the loans required to be prepaid at closing to $40,000,000.

 

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

Amended and Restated Warrant Agreement

 

On July 18, 2022, New Mondee and Continental entered into the Amended and Restated Warrant Agreement, pursuant to which (i) all references to ITHAX warrants were revised to become references to warrants of New Mondee; and (ii) the outstanding warrants were adjusted pursuant to the terms of the existing warrant agreement, such that the warrants became exercisable for New Mondee Common Stock, in lieu of the ITHAX Class A ordinary shares previously issuable and receivable upon the exercise of rights under the existing warrant agreement.

 

The foregoing description of the Amended and Restated Warrant Agreement is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Amended and Restated Warrant Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.3 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Earn-Out Agreement

 

Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, ITHAX entered into an earn-out agreement (the “Earn-Out Agreement”) with certain signatories thereto (the “Members”), pursuant to which ITHAX has agreed, among other things that in connection with and upon the First Merger, New Mondee may issue to the Members an aggregate of up to 9,000,000 shares of New Mondee Common Stock (the “Earn-Out Shares”), with the Earn-Out Shares vesting over the four-year period following Closing based on the achievement of certain milestones related to the trading price of New Mondee Common Stock set forth in the Earn-Out Agreement. Upon the closing of the Business Combination, Prasad Gundumogula, who is the Chief Executive Officer of New Mondee, will receive 6,000,000 of the aggregate amount of Earn-Out Shares. The terms of the Earn-Out Agreement are described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section entitled “Business Combination Proposal-Related Agreements⸺Earn-Out Agreement” on page 153 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus.

 

The foregoing description of the Earn-Out Agreement is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Earn-Out Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Registration Rights Agreement

 

On July 18, 2022, New Mondee, the Sponsor, certain former stockholders of Mondee, and the other parties thereto entered into the Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, the parties thereto have been granted certain customary registration rights with respect to their respective shares of New Mondee Common Stock. An aggregate of 74,300,000 shares of New Mondee Common Stock are subject to resale registration rights. Such shares include (i) the 7,000,000 PIPE Shares; (ii) up to 60,800,000 Merger Consideration shares; and (iii) an aggregate of up to 6,500,000 Earn-Out Shares. Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, New Mondee agreed that, within thirty (30) calendar days after the Closing, it will file with the SEC a registration statement registering the resale of the Registrable Securities (the “Resale Registration Statement”), and New Mondee will use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the Resale Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable after the filing thereof. In certain circumstances, the holders party to the Registration Rights Agreement can request to sell in an underwritten offering that is registered pursuant to a Shelf available at such time (an “Underwritten Shelf Takedown”). The Sponsor may not demand more than one (1) Underwritten Shelf Takedown and the other Holders (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) may demand not more than two (2) Underwritten Shelf Takedowns. Both the Sponsor and the other Holders will be entitled to piggyback registration rights, in each case subject to certain limitations set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

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Under the Registration Rights Agreement, New Mondee agreed to indemnify the holders against any losses or damages resulting from any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission of a material fact in any registration statement, prospectus, or preliminary prospectus or any amendment thereof, pursuant to which the holders sell their equity securities, unless such liability arose from the holders’ misstatement or omission, and each of the holders, severally and individually, will agree to indemnify New Mondee against any losses or damages caused by such holder’s material misstatements or omissions in those documents.

 

A description of the Registration Rights Agreement is included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section titled “Business Combination Proposal⸺Related Agreements⸺Registration Rights Agreement” beginning on page 153 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus. The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by the full text and form of the Registration Rights Agreement, a copy of which is included as Exhibit 10.3 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Indemnification Agreements

 

On July 18, 2022, in connection with the Closing, New Mondee entered into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and executive officers. These indemnification agreements, among other things, require New Mondee to indemnify its directors and executive officers for certain expenses, including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and settlement amounts incurred by a director or executive officer in any action or proceeding arising out of their services as one of its directors or executive officers or any other company or enterprise to which the person provides services at its request.

 

The foregoing description of the indemnification agreements is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Form of Director Indemnification Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.4 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Sponsor Support Agreement

 

In connection with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, ITHAX entered into a sponsor support agreement with the Sponsor and Mondee (the “Sponsor Support Agreement”), pursuant to which the Sponsor agreed to, among other things, vote all of the 6,472,500 ordinary shares of ITHAX in favor of the approval of the Transactions and to waive any redemption rights with respect to any ordinary shares held by it. The Sponsor did not receive separate consideration for its waiver of redemption rights in the Sponsor Support Agreement. In addition, the Sponsor agreed that 603,750 Class B ordinary shares issued in connection with ITHAX’s initial public offering (which were converted to 603,750 shares of New Mondee Class B Common Stock in connection with the Domestication) would be forfeited if the Minimum Cash Condition contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement was not satisfied as of the Closing. Since the Minimum Cash Condition was waived and not satisfied, the Sponsor forfeited 603,750 shares of New Mondee Class B Common Stock at Closing in accordance with the terms of the Sponsor Support Agreement.

 

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The foregoing description of the Sponsor Support Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the terms and conditions of the Sponsor Support Agreement, the form of which is attached as Exhibit 10.5 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Stockholder Support Agreement

 

Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, Mondee and Mondee Holdings, LLC entered into a Support Agreement (the “Stockholder Support Agreement”) with ITHAX, pursuant to which Mondee Holdings, LLC, among other things, agreed to vote to adopt and approve, upon the registration statement on Form S-4 being declared effective, the Business Combination Agreement and all other documents and transactions contemplated thereby.

 

The foregoing description of the Stockholder Support Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the terms and conditions of the Stockholder Support Agreement, the form of which is attached as Exhibit 10.6 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

 

The disclosure set forth in the “Introductory Note” above is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.01 of this Report. The material terms and conditions of the Business Combination Agreement described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section titled “Business Combination Proposal” beginning on page 140 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Prior to and in connection with the Extraordinary General Meeting, holders of 23,311,532 out of 24,150,000 shares of the ITHAX’s Class A ordinary shares exercised their right to redeem those shares for cash at a price of approximately $10.02 per share, for an aggregate of approximately $233,586,053.50, which was paid out of the Trust Account following the Closing.

 

Immediately after the Closing and following the redemptions described above and the issuance of the PIPE Shares, New Mondee had the following outstanding securities:

 

  80,547,218 shares of New Mondee Common Stock; and
  12,075,000 public warrants and 337,500 private placement warrants, each exercisable for one share of New Mondee Common Stock at a price of $11.50 per share.

  

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FORM 10 INFORMATION

 

Prior to the Closing, ITHAX was a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) with no operations and was formed as a vehicle to effect a business combination with one or more operating businesses. Item 2.01(f) of Form 8-K states that if the registrant was a shell company, as ITHAX was immediately before the Closing, then the registrant must disclose the information that would be required if the registrant were filing a general form for registration of securities on Form 10. Accordingly, New Mondee is providing below the information that would be included in a Form 10 if it were to file a Form 10. Please note that the information provided below relates to New Mondee after the consummation of the Business Combination, unless otherwise specifically indicated or the context otherwise requires.

 

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Report, or some of the information incorporated herein by reference, contains statements that are forward-looking and as such are not historical facts. This includes, without limitation, statements regarding the financial position, business strategy and the plans and objectives of management for future operations of New Mondee. These statements constitute projections, forecasts and forward-looking statements, and are not guarantees of performance. Such statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. When used in this Report, words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “future,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “opportunity,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “propose,” “seek,” “should,” “strategy,” “strive,” “target,” “will,” “ will be,” “will continue,” “would,” “will likely result” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. When New Mondee discusses its strategies or plans, it is making projections, forecasts or forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on the beliefs of, as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to, New Mondee’s management. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond New Mondee’s control) or other assumptions that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of New Mondee’s assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in these forward-looking statements.

 

As a result of a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties, the Company’s actual results or performance may be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Some factors that could cause actual results to differ include:

 

    changes in domestic and foreign business, market, financial, political, regulatory and legal conditions;

 

    the Company’s ability to ability to execute its business strategy, including monetization of its products;

 

    the Company’s ability to remediate its material weaknesses and maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting;

 

    the Company’s ability to implement its strategic initiatives and continue to innovate its existing services;

 

    the Company’s projected financial information, growth rate and market opportunity;

 

    the ability to maintain the listing of the New Mondee Common Stock and the Warrants on the Nasdaq Capital Market, and the potential liquidity and trading of such securities;

 

    the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the Business Combination, which may be affected by, among other things, competition, the ability of the Company to grow and retain its key employees;

 

    costs related to the Business Combination;

 

    changes in applicable laws or regulations;

 

    the Company’s ability to raise financing in the future and ability to continue as a going concern;

 

    the Company’s success in retaining or recruiting, or changes required in, our officers, key employees or directors after the Business Combination;

 

    the Company’s ability to maintain relationships with customers and suppliers;

 

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    the Company’s officers and directors allocating their time to other businesses and potentially having conflicts of interest with the Company’s business;

 

    the Company’s estimates regarding expenses, future revenue, capital requirements and needs for additional financing;

 

    the Company’s financial performance;

 

    the Company’s ability to expand or maintain its existing customer base;

 

    the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against the Company;

 

   

other risks and uncertainties set forth in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section titled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 73 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and are incorporated herein by reference;

 

    the effect of COVID-19 on the foregoing; and

 

    unfavorable conditions in the Company’s industry, the global economy or global supply chain, including financial and credit market fluctuations, international trade relations, pandemics (such as the COVID-19 pandemic), political turmoil, natural catastrophes, warfare (such as the conflict involving Russia and Ukraine), and terrorist attacks.

 

These forward-looking statements are based on information available as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K, and current expectations, forecasts and assumptions, and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, forward-looking statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K and in any document incorporated herein by reference should not be relied upon as representing the Company’s views as of any subsequent date, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.

 

Business

 

The business of ITHAX and Mondee prior to the Business Combination is described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the sections titled “Information About ITHAX” beginning on page 262 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and “Information About Mondee” beginning on page 281 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Risk Factors

 

The risks associated with New Mondee’s business are described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section titled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 73 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Financial Information

 

The information set forth in Item 9.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K concerning the financial information of ITHAX and Mondee is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Information

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information of ITHAX and Mondee as of the three months ended March 31, 2022 and for year ended December 31, 2021 is set forth in Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

Reference is made to the disclosure contained in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus beginning on page 293 in the section titled “Mondee’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” which is incorporated herein by reference. The disclosure set forth in the “Introductory Note” above is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.01 of this Report. Reference is further made to the disclosure contained in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus beginning on page 274 in the section titled “ITHAX’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

Reference is made to the disclosures contained in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus beginning on page 293 in the section titled “Mondee’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” which is incorporated herein by reference. Reference is further made to the disclosure contained in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus beginning on page 274 in the section titled “ITHAX’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Properties

 

The Company’s facilities and office space are described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus beginning on page 289 in the section titled “Information About Mondee⸺Properties,” which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

 

The following table sets forth beneficial ownership of New Mondee Common Stock as of the Closing Date (the “Ownership Date”), after giving effect to the consummation of the Business Combination, the PIPE Financing and actual redemptions from the Trust Account by:

 

    each person who is known to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of issued and outstanding New Mondee Common Stock;

 

    each of the Company’s named executive officers and directors; and

 

    all current executive officers and directors of the Company as a group.

 

Beneficial ownership is determined according to the rules of the SEC, which generally provide that a person has beneficial ownership of a security if he, she or it possesses sole or shared voting or investment power over that security, including options and warrants that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of the Ownership Date.

 

The beneficial ownership of New Mondee Common Stock is based on 80,547,218 shares of New Mondee Common Stock outstanding as of the Ownership Date.

 

This table is based upon information supplied by officers, directors and principal stockholders and Schedules 13G or 13D filed with the SEC. Unless otherwise indicated, the Company believes that all persons named in the table below have sole voting and investment power with respect to the voting securities beneficially owned by them.

 

    Amount and
Nature of
Beneficial
Ownership
    Percentage of
Outstanding
Shares
 
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner                
Directors and Executive Officers Post-Business Combination(1)                
Prasad Gundumogula(2)(3)     66,900,000 (6)     

83.1

%
Dan Figenshu     119,600       *  
Venkat Pasupuleti            
Jim Dullum     112,000       *  
Orestes Fintiklis(4)     5,922,200       7.3 %
Asi Ginio     *       *  
Mona Aboelnaga Kanaan(5)     19,000       *  
Roopa Purushothaman            
Noor Sweid            
Pradeep Udhas            
All Executive Officers and Directors as a group (10 individuals)     73,072,800       90.5 %
Greater than Five Percent Holders                
ITHAX Acquisition Sponsor LLC(4)     5,197,200       6.4 %
Dimitrios Athanasopoulos     5,922,200       7.3 %
Mondee Holdings LLC(2)     60,800,000      

75.5

%

 

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* Less than 1%.
(1)Unless otherwise indicated, the business address of each of the individuals is 10800 Pecan Park Blvd., Suite 315, Austin, Texas 78750.
   
(2)Prasad Gundumogula and his wife are the only directors of Mondee Holdings LLC. In addition, Mr. Gundumogula beneficially owns the requisite number of units of Mondee Holdings LLC required to approve transactions other than related party transactions between Mr. Gundumogula and Mondee Holdings LLC. As such, Mr. Gundumogula has voting and investment discretion with respect to the shares of New Mondee Common Stock held of record by Mondee Holdings LLC and may be deemed to have shared beneficial ownership of the shares of New Mondee Common Stock held directly by Mondee Holdings LLC.
   
(3)Includes 2,018,100 shares of New Mondee Common Stock that were transferred to Mondee, Inc. (a subsidiary of the Company) by Prasad Gundumogula in partial satisfaction of the Mondee Group Note, as amended.
   
(4)Includes (i) 6,472,500 ordinary shares held by Sponsor, of which 6,007,500 are Class B ordinary shares (including the 603,750 Class B ordinary shares, which were converted to 603,750 shares of New Mondee Class B Common Stock in connection with the Domestication, subject to forfeiture pursuant to the Sponsor Support Agreement) and 465,000 Class A ordinary shares underlying the private placement units issued in the private placement in connection with ITHAX’s initial public offering, (ii) 260,000 shares of New Mondee Common Stock that the Sponsor or its affiliates or designees purchased in the PIPE Financing and (iii) 232,500 private placement warrants held by the Sponsor, which will be exercisable for shares of New Mondee Common Stock commencing 30 days after the Closing of the Transactions, pursuant to the Amended and Restated Warrant Agreement. Ithaca Capital Partners 6 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Ithaca Capital”), and GMDA Capital Opportunities Ltd, an entity organized under the laws of Cyprus (“GMDA”), are the managing members of the Sponsor. Each director has one vote, and the approval of a majority of the directors is required to approve any action of the Sponsor. Mr. Fintiklis is the sole director of Ithaca Capital. As such, Mr. Fintiklis has voting and investment discretion with respect to the ordinary shares held of record by the Sponsor and may be deemed to have shared beneficial ownership of the ordinary shares held directly by the Sponsor. Mr. Fintiklis disclaims beneficial ownership of any ordinary shares other than to the extent he may have a pecuniary interest therein, directly or indirectly. Mr. Athanasopoulos, together with Antonios Achilleoudis, Georgios Linatsas, each of whom is a director of AXIA, and Alexandros Argyros are the shareholders of GMDA. As such, each of Messrs. Athanasopoulos, Achilleoudis, Linatsas and Argyros has voting and investment discretion with respect to the ordinary shares held of record by the Sponsor and may be deemed to have shared beneficial ownership of the ordinary shares held directly by the Sponsor. Each of Messrs. Athanasopoulos, Achilleoudis, Linatsas and Argyros disclaims beneficial ownership of any ordinary shares other than to the extent he may have a pecuniary interest therein, directly or indirectly.
   
(5)Consists of 19,000 shares of New Mondee Common Stock owned directly by Ms. Aboelnaga Kanaan’s spouse. As such, Ms. Aboelnaga Kanaan may be deemed to have shared beneficial ownership of such shares of New Mondee Common Stock owned directly by her spouse. Ms. Aboelnaga Kanaan disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares of New Mondee Common Stock other than to the extent she may have a pecuniary interest therein, directly or indirectly, by virtue of her inability to exercise voting or investment power over such shares of New Mondee Common Stock.
   
(6)Includes 2,018,100 shares of New Mondee Common Stock that were transferred to Mondee, Inc. (a subsidiary of the Company) by Prasad Gundumogula in partial satisfaction of the Mondee Group Note, as amended.

 

Directors and Executive Officers

 

Other than as disclosed below in Item 5.02 below, the Company’s directors and executive officers are described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section entitled “Management of New Mondee Following the Business Combination” beginning on page 319 thereof and to Item 5.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, which are incorporated herein by reference.

 

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Director Independence

 

Reference is made to the disclosures contained in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus beginning on page 323 in the section titled “Management of New Mondee Following the Business Combination⸺Director Independence,” which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Executive Compensation

 

The executive compensation of the Company’s named executive officers is described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section titled “Mondee’s Executive and Director Compensation” beginning on page 315 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and that information is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Director Compensation

 

The compensation of the Company’s directors is described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section titled “Mondee’s Executive and Director Compensation” beginning on page 315 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and that information is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

 

Certain relationships and related party transactions of the Company are described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the sections titled “Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions⸺ITHAX” and “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions⸺Mondee” beginning on page 330 and 333, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference. The disclosure set forth in the “Introductory Note” above is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.01 of this Report.

 

Legal Proceedings

 

Reference is made to the disclosure regarding legal proceedings in the section of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus titled “Information About Mondee⸺Legal Proceedings” beginning on page 290 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Market Price of and Dividends on the Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters

 

Market Information and Holders

 

Prior to the Business Combination, ITHAX’s units, Class A ordinary shares and ITHAX Public Warrants were historically quoted on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbols “ITHXU,” “ITHX” and “ITHXW,” respectively. On July 18, 2022, the New Mondee Common Stock and the Warrants began trading on the Nasdaq Global Market under the new trading symbols “MOND” and “MONDW”, respectively. On the Closing Date, the CUSIP numbers relating to the New Mondee Common Stock and Warrants changed to 465712 107 and 465712 115, respectively.

 

As a result of the Domestication, all of ITHAX’s Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares automatically converted into shares of New Mondee Common Stock on a one-for-one basis. The ITHAX Public Warrants and the private warrants held by ITHAX Acquisition Sponsor LLC became warrants for New Mondee Common Stock.

 

As of the Closing Date and following the consummation of the Business Combination, the Company had 80,547,218 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding and 12,075,000 Public Warrants outstanding. As of the Closing Date and following the consummation of the Business Combination, ITHAX’s units ceased trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market and were separated into their component securities upon consummation of the Business Combination and no fractional warrants were issued upon the separation.

 

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Dividends

 

The Company has not paid any cash dividends on ITHAX’s Class A ordinary shares, ITHAX’s Class B ordinary shares or New Mondee Common Stock to date. Subject to the rights of holders of preferred stock of New Mondee (if any) and the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, as it may be amended from time to time, holders of New Mondee Common Stock will be entitled to receive such dividends and other distributions in cash, stock or property of New Mondee when, as and if declared thereon by the Board, in its discretion, from time to time out of assets or funds of New Mondee legally available therefor. The Company does not anticipate declaring any cash dividends to holders of New Mondee Common Stock in the foreseeable future.

 

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

 

Reference is made to the disclosure set forth below under Item 3.02 of this Report concerning the issuance and sale by New Mondee of certain unregistered securities, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered

 

The description of the Company’s securities is contained in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section titled “Description of New Mondee Securities” beginning on page 337 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Indemnification of Directors and Officers

 

The disclosure set forth in Item 1.01 of this Report under the section titled “Indemnification Agreements” is incorporated herein by reference into this Item 2.01.

 

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

 

The information set forth in Item 9.01 of this Report is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.01.

 

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

 

The information set forth in Item 4.01 of this Report is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.01.

 

Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

The information set forth in Item 9.01 of this Report is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.01.

 

Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

 

The disclosure set forth in the “Introductory Note” above with respect to the PIPE Financing is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02.

 

The Company issued the foregoing shares of common stock in transactions not involving an underwriter and not requiring registration under Section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in reliance on the exemption from registration afforded by Section 4(a)(2) thereof.

 

Item 3.03. Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

 

At the Extraordinary General Meeting, the ITHAX shareholders considered and approved, among other things, the proposals set forth in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the sections titled “Proposed Charter and Bylaws Proposal” and “Advisory Governing Documents Proposal” beginning on pages 193 and 197, respectively, of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which are incorporated by reference herein. The New Mondee Certificate of Incorporation, which became effective upon filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on July 18, 2022, includes the amendments proposed by the Proposed Charter and Bylaws Proposal and the Advisory Governing Documents Proposal.

 

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On July 18, 2022, the Board approved and adopted the New Mondee Bylaws, which became effective as of the Effective Time. The description of the New Mondee Certificate of Incorporation and the general effect of the New Mondee Certificate of Incorporation and the New Mondee Bylaws upon the rights of holders of New Mondee’s capital stock are included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus under the sections titled “Proposed Charter and Bylaws Proposal,” “Advisory Governing Documents Proposal,” and “Description of New Mondee Securities” beginning on pages 193, 197 and 337, respectively, of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which are incorporated herein by reference.

 

The disclosures set forth under the “Introductory Note” and in Item 2.01 of this Report are also incorporated herein by reference. Copies of the New Mondee Certificate of Incorporation and the New Mondee Bylaws are attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and Exhibit 3.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 4.01. Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.

 

(a) Dismissal of independent registered public accounting firm.

 

On July 18, 2022, the audit committee of the Board (the “Audit Committee”) approved the dismissal of Marcum LLP (“Marcum”), ITHAX’s independent registered public accounting firm prior to the Business Combination, which dismissal will become effective following its completion of its review of the Company’s financial statements for the second quarter of 2022, which consist only of the accounts of the pre-Business Combination special purpose acquisition company, ITHAX.

 

The report of Marcum on ITHAX’s, the Company’s legal predecessor, consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, and for the year ended December 31, 2021, and for the period from October 2, 2020 (inception) through December 31, 2020, did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainties, audit scope or accounting principles.

 

During the period from October 2, 2020 (ITHAX’s inception) to December 31, 2021 and subsequent interim periods, there were no disagreements (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K) between ITHAX and Marcum on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedures, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Marcum, would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in its reports on ITHAX’s financial statements for such period.

 

During the period from October 2, 2020 (ITHAX’s inception) to December 31, 2021 and subsequent interim period through July 18, 2022, there were no “reportable events” (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act), except that for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, based upon an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of ITHAX concluded that its disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) were not effective, due solely to the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting related to the Company’s accounting for complex financial instruments as a result of the change in classification of all of ITHAX’s redeemable Class A ordinary shares as temporary equity and the classification of ITHAX’s warrants as liabilities. Based on the foregoing, it was determined that ITHAX had a material weakness relating to its internal controls over financial reporting, and such material weakness had not yet been remediated as of June 30, 2021.

 

The Company provided Marcum with a copy of the foregoing disclosures and requested that Marcum furnish the Company with a letter addressed to the SEC stating whether it agrees with the statements made by the Company set forth above. A copy of Marcum’s letter, dated July 18, 2022, is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this Report.

 

(b) Disclosures regarding the new independent auditor.

 

On July 18, 2022, the Board approved the engagement of KNAV P.A. (“KNAV”) and appointed KNAV as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm to audit the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2022. KNAV served as independent registered public accounting firm of Mondee Holdings II, Inc. and its subsidiaries prior to the Business Combination. During the period from October 2, 2020 (ITHAX’s inception) to December 31, 2021 and subsequent interim period through July 18, 2022, neither the Company nor anyone on the Company’s behalf consulted with KNAV with respect to (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on our financial statements, and neither a written report nor oral advice was provided to us that KNAV concluded was an important factor considered by us in reaching a decision as to any accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue, or (ii) any other matter that was the subject of a disagreement or a reportable event (each as defined above).

 

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Item 5.01. Changes in Control of the Registrant.

 

The information set forth in the section titled “Introductory Note” and in the section titled “Beneficial Ownership of Securities” in Item 2.01 of this Report is incorporated by reference herein. The information set forth in the section of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus titled “Business Combination Proposal” beginning on page 140 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus is incorporated herein by reference.

 

As a result of the completion of the Business Combination pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, a change of control of ITHAX has occurred. Immediately following the Closing, the Public Stockholders owned 838,468 shares of New Mondee Common Stock, representing approximately 1.0% of the total shares outstanding of New Mondee, (ii) the Sponsor and its affiliates and advisors owned 5,197,200 shares of New Mondee Common Stock, representing approximately 6.5% of the total shares outstanding of New Mondee and (iii) the PIPE Investors owned 7,000,000 shares of New Mondee Common Stock, representing approximately 8.7% of the total shares outstanding of New Mondee, which percentages excludes the Earn-Out Shares that will be held in escrow and vest over the four-year period following the Closing.

 

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

Upon the Closing, each executive officer of ITHAX ceased serving in such capacities, and Dimitrios Athanasopoulos, Carlos N. Guimarães, George Syllantavos and Rahul Vir ceased serving on the Company’s board of directors.

 

Additionally, effective upon the Closing, (i) Prasad Gundumogula was appointed Chief Executive Officer, Dan Figenshu was appointed Chief Financial Officer, Venkat Pasupuleti was appointed Chief Technology Officer, and Jim Dullum was appointed Chief Operating Officer and (ii) Prasad Gundumogula, Asi Ginio, Mona Aboelnaga Kanaan, Roopa Purushothaman, Noor Sweid and Pradeep Udhas were appointed to the Company’s board of directors. In addition, Orestes Fintiklis will continue as a director of the Company.

 

The information set forth in Item 2.01 of this Report in the sections titled “Directors and Executive Officers,” “Executive Compensation,” “Director Compensation” and “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions” are incorporated herein by reference.

 

2022 Equity Incentive Plan

 

At the Extraordinary General Meeting, the ITHAX shareholders considered and approved the New Mondee 2022 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2022 EIP”). The 2022 EIP was previously approved, subject to shareholder approval, by ITHAX’s board of directors on July 18, 2022. The 2022 EIP became effective upon the Closing.

 

A summary of the terms of the 2022 EIP is set forth in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section titled “The Equity Incentive Plan Proposal” beginning on page 216 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by reference. Such summary and the foregoing description are qualified in their entirety by reference to the text of the 2022 EIP, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.7 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

2022 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

 

At the Extraordinary General Meeting, the ITHAX shareholders considered and approved the New Mondee 2022 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “2022 ESPP”). The 2022 ESPP was previously approved, subject to stockholder approval, by ITHAX’s board of directors on July 18, 2022. The 2022 ESPP became effective upon the Closing.

 

A summary of the terms of the 2022 ESPP is set forth in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section titled “The Employee Stock Purchase Plan Proposal” beginning on page 222 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by reference. Such summary and the foregoing description are qualified in their entirety by reference to the text of the 2022 ESPP, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.8 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

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Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

 

The disclosure set forth in Item 3.03 of this Report is incorporated in this Item 5.03 by reference.

 

Item 5.05 Amendments to the Registrant’s Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a Provision of the Code of Ethics.

 

In connection with the Closing, on July 18, 2022, the Board approved and adopted the Code of Ethics (the “Code of Ethics”) applicable to all employees, officers and directors of New Mondee. The foregoing description of the Code of Ethics is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Code of Ethics, which is available on the investor relations page of the Company’s website.

 

Item 5.06. Change in Shell Company Status.

 

As a result of the Business Combination, the Company ceased being a shell company. Reference is made to the disclosure in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section titled “Business Combination Proposal” beginning on page 140, which is incorporated herein by reference. Further, the information set forth in the “Introductory Note” and under Item 2.01 of this Report is incorporated herein by reference.  

 

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On July 18, 2022, the Company issued a press release announcing the completion of the Business Combination, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

The information in this Item 7.01, is furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to liabilities under that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of the registrant under the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings. This Report will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information contained in this Item 7.01.

 

Item 8.01 Other Events.

 

Holders of 23,311,532 shares of ITHAX Class A ordinary shares exercised their right to have their shares redeemed for cash at a redemption price of approximately $10.00 per share, totaling approximately $233,586,053.50. As a result, upon Closing, the Company received approximately $78.4 million in gross cash proceeds, consisting of approximately $8.4 million from the Company’s trust account and approximately $70 million from the PIPE Financing.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.

 

The audited consolidated financial statements of Mondee Holdings II, Inc. as of and for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 and the related notes are included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus beginning on page F-66 of the Registration Statement and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Mondee Holdings II, Inc. as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 and for the year ended December 31, 2021 and the related notes are included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus beginning on page F-47 of the Registration Statement and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

The consolidated financial statements of ITHAX as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, and for the year ended December 31, 2021, and for the period from October 2, 2020 (inception) through December 31, 2020 and the related notes, are included in the Registration Statement beginning on page F-24 of the Registration Statement and are incorporated herein by reference. The historical unaudited condensed financial statements of ITHAX as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 and the related notes are included in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed by ITHAX on May 9, 2022, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of ITHAX as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 and for the year ended December 31, 2021 and the related notes are included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus beginning on page F-2 of the Registration Statement and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information of the Company as of the three months ended March 31, 2022 and for the year ended December 31, 2021 is set forth in Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.  Description  Form  File No.  Incorporated by reference Exhibit No.  Filing Date
2.1†  Business Combination Agreement, dated December 20, 2021, by and among ITHAX Acquisition Corp., ITHAX Merger Sub I, LLC, ITHAX Merger Sub II, LLC, and Mondee Holdings II, Inc.  8-K  001-39943  2.1  December 20, 2021
                
3.1*  Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of ITHAX Acquisition Corp.            
                
3.2*  Bylaws of New Mondee.            
                
4.1*  Specimen Common Stock Certificate.            
                
4.2*  Specimen Warrant Certificate.            
                
4.3*  Amended and Restated Warrant Agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and Mondee Holdings, Inc.            
                
10.1  Form of PIPE Subscription Agreement.  8-K  001- 39943  001- 39943  December 20, 2021
                
10.2  Earn-Out Agreement, dated as of December 20, 2021, by and among ITHAX Acquisition Corp., and certain other parties thereto  8-K  001- 39943  10.5  December 20, 2021
                
10.3*  Registration Rights Agreement, dated July 18, 2022, among Mondee Holdings, Inc. ITHAX Acquisition Sponsor LLC, Mondee Holdings, LLC, and the other holders party thereto.            
                
10.4*  Form of Director Indemnification Agreement of Mondee Holdings, Inc.            
                
10.5  Sponsor Support Agreement, dated as of December 20, 2021, by and among ITHAX Acquisition Corp., Mondee Holdings II, Inc., and ITHAX Acquisition Sponsor LLC.  8-K  001- 39943  10.3  December 20, 2021
                
10.6  Stockholder Support Agreement, dated as of December 20, 2021, by and among ITHAX Acquisition Corp., and Mondee Holdings, LLC.  8-K  001- 39943  10.4  December 20, 2021
                
10.7#  Mondee Holdings, Inc. 2022 Equity Incentive Plan  S-4  333- 263727  Annex D  March 21, 2022
                
10.8*  Mondee Holdings, Inc. 2022 Employee Stock Purchase Plan            

 

 

 

 

10.9#  Employment Agreement between Mondee Holdings II, Inc. and Prasad Gundumogula  S-4-A  333- 263727     May 20, 2022
                
10.10#  Employment Agreement between Mondee Holdings II, Inc. and Dan Figenshu  S-4-A  333- 263727     May 20, 2022
                
10.11#  Employment Agreement between Mondee Holdings II, Inc. and Venkat Pasupuletti  S-4-A  333- 263727     May 20, 2022
                
10.12#  Employment Agreement between Mondee Holdings II, Inc. and Jim Dullum  S-4-A  333- 263727     May 20, 2022
                
10.13*  Form of Board Services Agreement            
                
10.14*  Consent and Amendment No. 7, dated as of July 8, 2022, by and among Mondee Holdings, LLC, TCW Asset Management Company LLC and the other parties thereto            
                
10.15*  Amended and Restated Unit Issuance Agreement, dated of July 8, 2022, by and among Mondee Holdings, LLC and the lenders party thereto            
                
10.16*  Amendment to Consent and Amendment No. 7 to Financing Agreement, dated as of July 17, 2022 by and among Mondee Holdings, LLC and the lenders party thereto            
                
16.1*  Letter from Marcum LLP to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as to the change in certifying accountant, dated as of July 18, 2022.            
                
21.1*  Subsidiaries of the Company            
                
99.1*  Unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements of Mondee Holdings, Inc. as of the three months ended March 31, 2022 and for the year ended December 31, 2021.            
                
99.2*  Press Release dated July 18, 2022            
                
104*  Cover Page Interactive Data File, formatted in Inline XBRL (included within the Exhibit 101 attachments).            

 

* Filed herewith.

 

Schedules and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Registrant agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted schedule or exhibit to the SEC upon request.

 

# Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan, contract or arrangement.

 

 

 

 

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.

 

  MONDEE HOLDINGS, INC.
Dated: July 20, 2022  
  By: /s/ Prasad Gundumogula
    Name: Prasad Gundumogula
    Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

Exhibit 3.1

 

AMENDED & RESTATED

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

ITHAX ACQUISITION CORP.

 

Reference is hereby made to Sections 242 and 245 of the DGCL (as defined below). ITHAX Acquisition Corp. was incorporated in the State of Delaware on July 18, 2022. The purpose of this Amended & Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”) is, among other things, to change the name of the Corporation to Mondee Holdings, Inc.

 

 

ARTICLE I

 

NAME

 

The name of the corporation is Mondee Holdings, Inc. (the “Corporation”).

 

ARTICLE II

 

REGISTERED OFFICE AND AGENT

 

The address of the Corporation’s registered office in the State of Delaware is 1209 Orange Street, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, State of Delaware 19801, and the name of its registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.

 

ARTICLE III

 

PURPOSE

 

The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”) as it now exists or may hereafter be amended and supplemented.

 

ARTICLE IV

 

AUTHORIZED CAPITAL

 

The Corporation is authorized to issue two classes of stock to be designated, respectively, “Common Stock” and “Preferred Stock.” The total number of shares of all classes of capital stock that the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 1,000,000,000. The total number of shares of Common Stock that the Corporation is authorized to issue is 750,000,000, having a par value of $0.0001 per share, and the total number of shares of Preferred Stock that the Corporation is authorized to issue is 250,000,000, having a par value of $0.0001 per share. The Common Stock will constitute of two classes: (i) 500,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock and (ii) 250,000,000 shares of Class C Common Stock. Class A Common Stock and Class C Common Stock will parri passu in all respects, except that Class C Common Stock will not entitle the record holder thereof to any voting powers except as required by law.

 

ARTICLE V

 

CAPITAL STOCK

 

The designations and the powers, privileges and rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof in respect of each class of capital stock of the Corporation are as follows:

 

A.       COMMON STOCK.

 

1.       General.      The voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights and powers of the Common Stock are subject to and qualified by the rights, powers and preferences of any series of Preferred Stock as may be designated by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”) and outstanding from time to time.

 

2.       Voting.      Except as otherwise provided herein or expressly required by law, each holder of Common Stock, as such, shall be entitled to vote on each matter submitted to a vote of stockholders and shall be entitled to one vote for each share of Class A Common Stock held of record by such holder as of the record date for determining stockholders entitled to vote on such matter, including the election or removal of directors. Except as otherwise required by law, holders of Common Stock, as such, shall not be entitled to vote on any amendment to this Certificate of Incorporation (including any Certificate of Designation (as defined below)) that relates solely to the rights, powers, preferences (or the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof) or other terms of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock if the holders of such affected series are entitled, either separately or together with the holders of one or more other such series, to vote thereon pursuant to this Certificate of Incorporation (including any Certificate of Designation) or pursuant to the DGCL. Except as otherwise required by law, shares of Class C Common Stock will not entitle the record holder thereof to any voting powers.

 

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Subject to the rights of any holders of any outstanding series of Preferred Stock, the number of authorized shares of Common Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the stock of the Corporation entitled to vote, irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the DGCL (or any successor provision thereto), and no vote of the holders of any Common Stock or the Preferred Stock voting separately as a class shall be required therefor, unless a vote of any such holder is expressly required pursuant to this Certificate of Incorporation (including any Certificate of Designation).

 

3.       Dividends and Distributions. Subject to applicable law and the rights and preferences of any holders of any outstanding series of Preferred Stock, dividends and distributions may be declared and paid ratably on the Common Stock out of the assets of the Corporation that are legally available for this purpose at such times and in such amounts as the Board of Directors in its discretion shall determine.

 

4.       Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up. Subject to applicable law and the rights and preferences of any holders of any shares of any outstanding series of Preferred Stock, in the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, after payment or provision for payment of the debts and other liabilities of the Corporation and subject to the rights, if any, of the holders of any outstanding series of Preferred Stock or any class or series of stock having a preference over or the right to participate with the Common Stock with respect to the distribution of assets of the Corporation upon such dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Corporation, the holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive the remaining assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders ratably in proportion to the number of shares of Common Stock held by each such holder.

 

5.       Transfer Rights. Subject to applicable law and the transfer restrictions set forth in Article VII of the bylaws of the Corporation (as such Bylaws may be amended from time to time, the “Bylaws”), shares of Common Stock and the rights and obligations associated therewith shall be fully transferable to any transferee.

 

B.       PREFERRED STOCK

 

Authority is hereby expressly granted to the Board of Directors from time to time to issue the Preferred Stock in one or more series to have such terms as stated or expressed herein, and in connection with the creation of any such series, by adopting a resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance of the shares thereof and by filing a certificate of designation relating thereto in accordance with the DGCL (a “Certificate of Designation”), to determine and fix the number of shares of such series and such voting powers, full or limited, or no voting powers, and such designations, preferences and relative participating, optional or other special rights, and qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, including without limitation thereof, dividend rights, conversion rights, redemption privileges and liquidation preferences, and to increase or decrease (but not below the number of shares of such series then outstanding) the number of shares of any series as shall be stated and expressed in such resolutions, all to the fullest extent now or hereafter permitted by the DGCL. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the resolution or resolutions providing for the creation and issuance of any series of Preferred Stock may provide that such series shall be superior or rank equally or be junior to any other series of Preferred Stock to the extent permitted by law and this Certificate of Incorporation (including any Certificate of Designation). Except as otherwise required by law, holders of any series of Preferred Stock shall be entitled only to such voting rights, if any, as shall expressly be granted thereto by this Certificate of Incorporation (including any Certificate of Designation).

 

The number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the stock of the Corporation entitled to vote, irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the DGCL.

 

ARTICLE VI

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

For the management of the business and for the conduct of the affairs of the Corporation it is further provided that:

 

A.            The directors of the Corporation shall be classified with respect to the time for which they severally hold office into three classes, designated as Class I, Class II and Class III. Each class shall consist, as nearly as may be possible, of one third of the total number of directors constituting the whole Board. The initial Class I directors shall serve for a term expiring at the first annual meeting of the stockholders following the filing and effectiveness of this Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the “Effective Time”); the initial Class II directors shall serve for a term expiring at the second annual meeting of the stockholders following the Effective Time; and the initial Class III directors shall serve for a term expiring at the third annual meeting following the Effective Time. At each succeeding annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation beginning with the first annual meeting of stockholders following the Effective Time, the successors of the class of directors whose term expires at that meeting shall be elected to hold office for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders held in the third year following the year of their election. Each director shall hold office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation, disqualification or removal in accordance with this Certificate of Incorporation.

 

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B.            Except as otherwise expressly provided by the DGCL or this Certificate of Incorporation, the business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors. The number of directors that shall constitute the whole Board of Directors shall be fixed exclusively by one or more resolutions adopted from time to time by the Board of Directors in accordance with the Bylaws. If the number of directors is changed, any increase or decrease shall be apportioned among the classes so as to maintain the number of directors in each class as nearly equal as possible, and any such additional director of any class elected to fill a newly created directorship resulting from an increase in such class shall hold office for a term that shall coincide with the remaining term of that class, but in no case shall a decrease in the number of directors remove or shorten the term of any incumbent director.

 

C.            Subject to the special rights of the holders of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock to elect directors, the Board of Directors or any individual director may be removed from office at any time, but only for cause and only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of voting stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at an election of directors.

 

D.            Except as otherwise provided by law and subject to the special rights of the holders of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock to elect directors, any vacancies on the Board of Directors resulting from death, resignation, disqualification, retirement, removal or other causes and any newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the number of directors shall be filled exclusively by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then in office, even though less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director (other than any directors elected by the separate vote of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock), and shall not be filled by the stockholders. Any director appointed in accordance with the preceding sentence shall hold office until the expiration of the term of the class to which such director shall have been appointed or until his or her earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, or removal. There shall be no limit on the number of terms a director may serve on the Board of Directors.

 

E.            Whenever the holders of any one or more series of Preferred Stock issued by the Corporation shall have the right, voting separately as a series or separately as a class with one or more such other series, to elect directors at an annual or special meeting of stockholders, the election, term of office, removal and other features of such directorships shall be governed by the terms of this Certificate of Incorporation (including any Certificate of Designation). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article VI, the number of directors that may be elected by the holders of any such series of Preferred Stock shall be in addition to the number fixed pursuant to paragraph B of this Article VI, and the total number of directors constituting the whole Board of Directors shall be automatically adjusted accordingly. Except as otherwise provided in the Certificate of Designation(s) in respect of one or more series of Preferred Stock, whenever the holders of any series of Preferred Stock having such right to elect additional directors are divested of such right pursuant to the provisions of such Certificate of Designation(s), the terms of office of all such additional directors elected by the holders of such series of Preferred Stock, or elected to fill any vacancies resulting from the death, resignation, disqualification or removal of such additional directors, shall forthwith terminate (in which case each such director thereupon shall cease to be qualified as, and shall cease to be, a director) and the total authorized number of directors of the Corporation shall automatically be reduced accordingly.

 

F.            In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by statute, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized to adopt, amend or repeal the Bylaws, subject to the power of the stockholders of the Corporation entitled to vote with respect thereto to adopt, amend or repeal the Bylaws in any manner not inconsistent with the laws of the State of Delaware or this Certificate of Incorporation. The stockholders of the Corporation shall also have the power to adopt, amend or repeal the Bylaws; provided, that in addition to any vote of the holders of any class or series of stock of the Corporation required by applicable law or by this Certificate of Incorporation (including any Certificate of Designation in respect of one or more series of Preferred Stock) or the Bylaws of the Corporation, the adoption, amendment or repeal of the Bylaws of the Corporation by the stockholders of the Corporation shall require the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of voting stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in an election of directors; providedfurther, that no Bylaws hereafter adopted by the stockholders shall invalidate any prior act of the Board of Directors that would have been valid if such Bylaws had not been adopted.

 

G.            The directors of the Corporation need not be elected by written ballot unless the Bylaws so provide.

 

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ARTICLE VII

 

MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS; ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT

 

A.            Any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation must be effected at an annual or special meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation, and shall not be taken by written consent in lieu of a meeting. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any action required or permitted to be taken by the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, voting separately as a series or separately as a class with one or more other such series, may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, to the extent expressly so provided by the applicable Certificate of Designation relating to such series of Preferred Stock, if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding shares of the relevant series of Preferred Stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted and shall be delivered to the Corporation in accordance with the applicable provisions of the DGCL.

 

B.            Subject to the special rights of the holders of one or more series of Preferred Stock, and to the requirements of applicable law, special meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation may be called for any purpose or purposes, at any time only by or at the direction of the majority of the Board of Directors, the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or President, in each case, in accordance with the Bylaws, and shall not be called by any other person or persons. Any such special meeting so called may be postponed, rescheduled or cancelled by the Board of Directors or other person calling the meeting.

 

C.            Advance notice of stockholder nominations for the election of directors and of other business proposed to be brought by stockholders before any meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation shall be given in the manner provided in the Bylaws. Any business transacted at any special meeting of stockholders shall be limited to matters relating to the purpose or purposes identified in the notice of meeting.

 

ARTICLE VIII

 

LIMITATION OF DIRECTOR LIABILITY

 

No director of the Corporation shall have any personal liability to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except to the extent such exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under the DGCL as the same exists or hereafter may be amended. Any amendment, repeal or modification of this Article VII, or the adoption of any provision of this Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this Article VII, shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation with respect to any act or omission occurring prior to such amendment, repeal, modification or adoption. If the DGCL is amended after approval by the stockholders of this Article VII to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL as so amended.

 

ARTICLE IX

 

BUSINESS COMBINATION

 

The Corporation hereby expressly elects not to be governed by Section 203 of the DGCL. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporation shall not engage in any business combination, at any point in time at which the Corporation’s Common Stock is registered under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), with any interested stockholder (as defined below) for a period of three (3) years following the time that such stockholder became an interested stockholder, unless:

 

A.            Prior to such time, the Board approved either the business combination or the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder; or

 

B.             Upon consummation of the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of the voting stock (as defined below) of the Corporation outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, excluding for purposes of determining the voting stock outstanding (but not the outstanding voting stock owned by the interested stockholder) those shares owned by (i) persons who are directors and also officers and (ii) employee stock plans in which employee participants do not have the right to determine confidentially whether shares held subject to the plan will be tendered in a tender or exchange offer; or

 

C.             At or subsequent to such time, the business combination is approved by the Board and authorized at an annual or special meeting of stockholders, and not by written consent, by the affirmative vote of at least 66 2/3% of the outstanding voting stock of the Corporation that is not owned by the interested stockholder; or

 

D.            The stockholder became an interested stockholder inadvertently and (i) as soon as practicable divested itself of ownership of sufficient shares so that the stockholder ceased to be an interested stockholder and (ii) was not, at any time within the three-year period immediately prior to a business combination between the Corporation and such stockholder, an interested stockholder but for the inadvertent acquisition of ownership.

 

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E.             For purposes of this Article IX:

 

(i) “interested stockholder” means any person (other than the Corporation or any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Corporation) that (a) is the owner of 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the Corporation, (b) is an affiliate or associate of the Corporation and was the owner of 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the Corporation at any time within the three (3) year period immediately prior to the date on which it is sought to be determined whether such person is an interested stockholder or (c) the affiliates and associates of any such person described in clauses (a) and (b); providedhowever, that “interested stockholder” shall not include any person whose ownership of shares in excess of the 15% limitation set forth herein is the result of any action taken solely by the Corporation; provided, that such person shall be an interested stockholder if thereafter such person acquires additional shares of voting stock of the Corporation, except as a result of (x) further corporate action not caused, directly or indirectly, by such person or (y) an acquisition of a de minimis number of such additional shares. For the purpose of determining whether a person is an interested stockholder, the voting stock of the Corporation deemed to be outstanding shall include stock deemed to be owned by the person through application of the definition of “owner” below but shall not include any other unissued stock of the Corporation that may be issuable pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding, or upon exercise of conversion rights, warrants or options, or otherwise;

 

(ii) “business combination,” when used in reference to the Corporation and any interested stockholder of the Corporation, means:

 

(a) any merger or consolidation of the Corporation or any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Corporation (A) with the interested stockholder, or (B) with any other corporation, partnership, unincorporated association or other entity if the merger or consolidation is caused by the interested stockholder and as a result of such merger or consolidation, Article IX is not applicable to the surviving entity;

 

(b) any sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other disposition (in one transaction or a series of transactions), except proportionately as a stockholder of the Corporation, to or with the interested stockholder, whether as part of a dissolution or otherwise, of assets of the Corporation or of any direct or indirect majority- owned subsidiary of the Corporation which assets have an aggregate market value equal to 10% or more of either the aggregate market value of all the assets of the Corporation determined on a consolidated basis or the aggregate market value of all the outstanding stock of the Corporation;

 

(c) any transaction that results in the issuance or transfer by the Corporation or by any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Corporation of any stock of the Corporation or of such subsidiary to the interested stockholder, except: (A) pursuant to the exercise, exchange or conversion of securities exercisable for, exchangeable for or convertible into stock of the Corporation or any such subsidiary which securities were outstanding prior to the time that the interested stockholder became such; (B) pursuant to a merger under Section 251(g) of the DGCL; (C) pursuant to a dividend or distribution paid or made, or the exercise, exchange or conversion of securities exercisable for, exchangeable for or convertible into stock of the Corporation or any such subsidiary which security is distributed, pro rata to all holders of a class or series of stock of the Corporation subsequent to the time the interested stockholder became such; (D) pursuant to an exchange offer by the Corporation to purchase stock made on the same terms to all holders of said stock; or (E) any issuance or transfer of stock by the Corporation; provided, however, that in no case under items (C)-(E) of this subsection (c) shall there be an increase in the interested stockholder’s proportionate share of the stock of any class or series of the Corporation or of the voting stock of the Corporation (except as a result of immaterial changes due to fractional share adjustments);

 

(d) any transaction involving the Corporation or any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Corporation that has the effect, directly or indirectly, of increasing the proportionate share of the stock of any class or series, or securities convertible into the stock of any class or series, of the Corporation or of any such subsidiary that is owned by the interested stockholder, except as a result of immaterial changes due to fractional share adjustments or as a result of any purchase or redemption of any shares of stock not caused, directly or indirectly, by the interested stockholder; and

 

(e) any receipt by the interested stockholder of the benefit, directly or indirectly (except proportionately as a stockholder of the Corporation), of any loans, advances, guarantees, pledges, or other financial benefits (other than those expressly permitted in subsections (a)-(d) above) provided by or through the Corporation or any direct or indirect majority- owned subsidiary.

 

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ARTICLE X

 

INDEMNIFICATION

 

A.            The Corporation shall, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, indemnify and hold harmless any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Corporation) (a “Proceeding”), by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was a director or officer of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, against expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and disbursements and ERISA excise taxes), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any Proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such person’s conduct was unlawful. The termination of any Proceeding, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any Proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that such person’s conduct was unlawful.

 

B.            The Corporation shall, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, indemnify and hold harmless any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any Proceeding by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise or employee benefit plan, against reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and disbursements, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes, damages, claims and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such Proceeding, if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation; except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any Proceeding as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or the court in which such Proceeding was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.

 

C.            Expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by a director or officer in defending any Proceeding shall be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such Proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in this Article X. Such expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by former directors and officers or other employees and agents may be so paid upon such terms and conditions, if any, as the Corporation deems appropriate.

 

D.            The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article IX shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under this Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in such person’s official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, it being the policy of the Corporation that indemnification of the persons specified in this Article X shall be made to the fullest extent permitted by law.

 

E.            Any repeal or modification of this Article X by the stockholders of the Corporation shall not adversely affect any rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses of a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation (collectively, the “Covered Persons”) existing at the time of such repeal or modification with respect to any acts or omissions occurring prior to such repeal or modification.

 

F.            Notwithstanding that a Covered Person may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses or insurance provided by other persons (collectively, the “Other Indemnitors”), with respect to the rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses or insurance set forth herein, the Corporation: (i) shall be the indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its obligations to Covered Persons are primary and any obligation of the Other Indemnitors to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by Covered Persons are secondary); and (ii) shall be required to advance the full amount of expenses incurred by Covered Persons and shall be liable for the full amount of all liabilities, without regard to any rights Covered Persons may have against any of the Other Indemnitors. No advancement or payment by the Other Indemnitors on behalf of Covered Persons with respect to any claim for which Covered Persons have sought indemnification from the Corporation shall affect the immediately preceding sentence, and the Other Indemnitors shall have a right of contribution or be subrogated to the extent of such advancement or payment to all of the rights of recovery of Covered Persons against the Corporation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the obligations of the Corporation under this Article X shall only apply to Covered Persons in their capacity as Covered Persons.

 

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ARTICLE XI

 

COMPETITION AND CORPORATE OPPORTUNITIES

 

A.            In recognition and anticipation that (a) certain directors, principals, officers, employees or other representatives of an Exempted Person (as defined below) and its Affiliates (as defined below) may serve as directors, officers or agents of the Corporation, (b) an Exempted Person and its Affiliates, including (i) any portfolio company in which it or any of its investment fund Affiliates have made a debt or equity investment (and vice versa) or (ii) any of its limited partners, non-managing members or other similar direct or indirect investors may now engage and may continue to engage in the same or similar activities or related lines of business as those in which the Corporation, directly or indirectly, may engage or other business activities that overlap with or compete with those in which the Corporation, directly or indirectly, may engage, and (c) members of the Board of Directors who are not employees of the Corporation (“Non-Employee Directors”) and their respective Affiliates, including (i) any portfolio company in which they or any of their respective investment fund Affiliates have made a debt or equity investment (and vice versa) or (ii) any of their respective limited partners, non-managing members or other similar direct or indirect investors may now engage and may continue to engage in the same or similar activities or related lines of business as those in which the Corporation, directly or indirectly, may engage or other business activities that overlap with or compete with those in which the Corporation, directly or indirectly, may engage, the provisions of this Article XI are set forth to regulate and define the conduct of certain affairs of the Corporation with respect to certain classes or categories of business opportunities as they may involve any Exempted Person, Non-Employee Director or their respective Affiliates and the powers, rights, duties and liabilities of the Corporation and its directors, officers and stockholders in connection therewith.

 

B.            Neither (i) any Exempted Person nor (ii) any Non-Employee Director (including any Non-Employee Director who serves as an officer of the Corporation in both his or her director and officer capacities) or his or her Affiliates (other than the Corporation, any of its subsidiaries or their respective officers or employees) (the Persons (as defined below) identified in (i) and (ii) above being referred to, collectively, as “Identified Persons” and, individually, as an “Identified Person”) shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, have any fiduciary duty to refrain from directly or indirectly (A) engaging in and possessing interests in other business ventures of every type and description, including those engaged in the same or similar business activities or lines of business in which the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries now engages or proposes to engage or (B) competing with the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, on its own account, or in partnership with, or as an employee, officer, director or shareholder of any other Person (other than the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries), and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, no Identified Person shall be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders or to any Affiliate of the Corporation for breach of any fiduciary duty solely by reason of the fact that such Identified Person engages in any such activities. To the fullest extent permitted from time to time by the laws of the State of Delaware, the Corporation hereby renounces any interest or expectancy in, or right to be offered an opportunity to participate in, any business opportunity that may be a corporate opportunity for an Identified Person and the Corporation or any of its Affiliates, except as provided in Section C of Article XI. Subject to Section C of Article XI, in the event that any Identified Person acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or matter that may be a corporate or other business opportunity for itself, herself or himself, or any of its or his or her Affiliates, and the Corporation or any of its Affiliates, such Identified Person shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, have no duty (fiduciary, contractual or otherwise) to communicate or present such transaction or matter to the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, as the case may be and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, shall not be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders or to any subsidiary of the Corporation for breach of any duty (fiduciary, contractual or otherwise) as a stockholder or director of the Corporation by reason of the fact that such Identified Person, directly or indirectly, pursues or acquires such opportunity for itself, herself or himself, directs such opportunity to another Person or does not present such opportunity to the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries (or its Affiliates).

 

C.            The Corporation does not renounce its interest in any corporate opportunity offered to any Non-Employee Director (including any Non-Employee Director who serves as an officer of this Corporation) if such opportunity is expressly offered to such person solely in his or her capacity as a director or officer of the Corporation, and the provisions of Section B of this Article XI shall not apply to any such corporate opportunity.

 

D.            In addition to and notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article XII, a corporate opportunity shall not be deemed to be a potential corporate opportunity for the Corporation if it is a business opportunity that (a) the Corporation is neither financially or legally able, nor contractually permitted to undertake, (b) from its nature, is not in the line of the Corporation’s business or is of no practical advantage to the Corporation or (c) is one in which the Corporation has no interest or reasonable expectancy.

 

E.            For purposes of this Article XI, (i) “Affiliate” means (a) in respect of an Exempted Person, any Person that, directly or indirectly, is controlled by such Exempted Person, controls such Exempted Person or is under common control with such Exempted Person and shall include any principal, member, director, partner, stockholder, officer, employee or other representative of any of the foregoing (other than the Corporation and any entity that is controlled by the Corporation), (b) in respect of a Non-Employee Director, any Person that, directly or indirectly, is controlled by such Non-Employee Director (other than the Corporation and any entity that is controlled by the Corporation) and (c) in respect of the Corporation, any Person that, directly or indirectly, is controlled by the Corporation; (ii) “Exempted Person” means (a) Fly OCP LLC, Morgan Stanley and each of their respective Affiliates; and (iii) “Person” means any individual, corporation, general or limited partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, association or any other entity.

 

F.             To the fullest extent permitted by law, any Person purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in any shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and to have consented to the provisions of this Article XI.

 

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ARTICLE XII

 

EXCLUSIVE FORUM

 

A.            Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery (the “Chancery Court”) of the State of Delaware (or, in the event that the Chancery Court declines or does not have jurisdiction, the federal district court for the District of Delaware or, in the event that the federal district court for the District of Delaware does not have jurisdiction, other state courts of the State of Delaware) and any appellate court thereof shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action, suit or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation, (ii) any action, suit or proceeding asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer or stockholder of the Corporation to the Corporation or to the Corporation’s stockholders, (iii) any action, suit or proceeding arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL or the Bylaws or this Certificate of Incorporation (as either may be amended from time to time), (iv) any action, suit or proceeding as to which the DGCL confers jurisdiction on the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, or (v) any action, suit or proceeding asserting a claim against the Corporation or any current or former director, officer or stockholder governed by the internal affairs doctrine. If any action the subject matter of which is within the scope of the immediately preceding sentence is filed in a court other than the courts in the State of Delaware (a “Foreign Action”) in the name of any stockholder, such stockholder shall be deemed to have consented to (x) the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in the State of Delaware in connection with any action brought in any such court to enforce the provisions of the immediately preceding sentence and (y) having service of process made upon such stockholder in any such action by service upon such stockholder’s counsel in the Foreign Action as agent for such stockholder.

 

B.             Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Article XII(A) shall not apply to suits brought to enforce any liability or duty created by the Securities Act of 1993, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the Exchange Act or any other claim for which the federal courts of the United States have exclusive jurisdiction. Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the federal district courts of the United States of America shall be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act.

 

C.             Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in any security of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to this Article XII.

 

ARTICLE XIII

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

A.            The Corporation reserves the right at any time and from time to time to amend, alter, change, add or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorporation, and other provisions authorized by the laws of the State of Delaware at the time in force that may be added or inserted, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by this Certificate of Incorporation and the DGCL; and notwithstanding anything contained in this Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws to the contrary, in addition to any vote required by applicable law, prior to the seventh (7th) anniversary of the Effective Time, the following provisions in this Certificate of Incorporation may be amended, altered, repealed or rescinded, in whole or in part, or any provision inconsistent therewith or herewith may be adopted, only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the total voting power of all the then outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single class: Article V(B) Preferred Stock, Article VI Board of Directors, Article VII Meeting of Stockholders; Action by Written Consent, Article VII Limitation of Director Liability, Article IX Business Combination, Article X Indemnification, Article XI Competition and Corporate Opportunities, Article XII Forum Selection, and this Article XIII Miscellaneous.

 

B.            If any provision or provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable as applied to any circumstance for any reason whatsoever: (i) the validity, legality and enforceability of such provisions in any other circumstance and of the remaining provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation (including, without limitation, each portion of any paragraph of this Certificate of Incorporation containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, in any way be affected or impaired thereby and (ii) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation (including, without limitation, each such portion of any paragraph of this Certificate of Incorporation containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to permit the Corporation to protect its directors, officers, employees and agents from personal liability in respect of their good faith service to or for the benefit of the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by law.

 

ARTICLE XIV

 

INCORPORATOR

 

The name and mailing address of the incorporator are as follows:

Orestes Fintiklis
555 Madison Avenue, Suite 11A

New York, NY 10022

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate of Incorporation to be executed by its Authorized Officer as this 18th day of July, 2022.

 

  ITHAX ACQUISITION CORP.
   
  By:  /s/ Orestes Fintiklis
  Name: Orestes Fintiklis
  Title: Authorized Officer

 

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Exhibit 3.2

  

Bylaws

 

of

 

Mondee Holdings, Inc.

 

(a Delaware corporation)

 

 

 

 

Table of Contents

 

    Page
Article I – Corporate Offices 1
   
Section 1.1 Registered Office 1
Section 1.2 Other Offices 1
     
Article II – Meetings of Stockholders 1
   
Section 2.1 Place of Meetings 1
Section 2.2 Annual Meeting 1
Section 2.3 Special Meeting 1
Section 2.4 Notice of Business to be Brought before a Meeting 1
Section 2.5 Notice of Nominations for Election to the Board of Directors 4
Section 2.6 Additional Requirements for Valid Nomination of Candidates to Serve as Director and, if Elected, to be Seated as Directors 5
Section 2.7 Notice of Stockholders’ Meetings 6
Section 2.8 Quorum 6
Section 2.9 Adjourned Meeting; Notice 6
Section 2.10 Conduct of Business 7
Section 2.11 Voting 7
Section 2.12 Record Date for Stockholder Meetings and Other Purposes 7
Section 2.13 Proxies 8
Section 2.14 List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote 8
Section 2.15 Inspectors of Election 8
Section 2.16 Delivery to the Corporation 9
     
Article III – Directors 9
   
Section 3.1 Powers 9
Section 3.2 Number of Directors 9
Section 3.3 Election, Qualification and Term of Office of Directors 9
Section 3.4 Resignation and Vacancies 9
Section 3.5 Place of Meetings; Meetings by Telephone 9
Section 3.6 Regular Meetings 10
Section 3.7 Special Meetings; Notice 10
Section 3.8 Quorum 10
Section 3.9 Board Action without a Meeting 10
Section 3.10 Fees and Compensation of Directors 10
     
Article IV – Committees 11
   
Section 4.1 Committees of Directors 11
Section 4.2 Meetings and Actions of Committees 11
Section 4.3 Subcommittees 11
     
Article V – Officers 11
   
Section 5.1 Officers 11
Section 5.2 Appointment of Officers 12
Section 5.3 Subordinate Officers 12
Section 5.4 Removal and Resignation of Officers 12
Section 5.5 Vacancies in Offices 12
Section 5.6 Representation of Shares of Other Corporations 12
Section 5.7 Authority and Duties of Officers 12
Section 5.8 Compensation. 12
     
Article VI – Records 12

 

 

 

 

Article VII – General Matters 13
   
Section 7.1 Execution of Corporate Contracts and Instruments 13
Section 7.2 Stock Certificates 13
Section 7.3 Special Designation of Certificates 13
Section 7.4 Lost Certificates 13
Section 7.5 Shares Without Certificates 14
Section 7.6 Construction; Definitions 14
Section 7.7 Dividends 14
Section 7.8 Fiscal Year 14
Section 7.9 Seal 14s
Section 7.10 Transfer of Stock 14
Section 7.11 Stock Transfer Agreements 14
Section 7.12 Registered Stockholders 14
Section 7.13 Waiver of Notice 15
     
Article VIII – Notice 15
   
Section 8.1 Delivery of Notice; Notice by Electronic Transmission 15
     
Article IX – Indemnification 15
   
Section 9.1 Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings other than Those by or in the Right of the Corporation 15
Section 9.2 Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings by or in the Right of the Corporation 16
Section 9.3 Authorization of Indemnification 16
Section 9.4 Expenses Payable in Advance 16
Section 9.5 Nonexclusivity of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses 16
Section 9.6 Insurance 17
Section 9.7 Certain Definitions 17
Section 9.8 Survival of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses 17
Section 9.9 Limitation on Indemnification 17
Section 9.10 Indemnification of Employees and Agents 17
Section 9.11

Amendments

17
Section 9.12 Contract Rights 18
Section 9.13

Severability

18
     
Article X – Amendments 18
   
Article XI – Definitions 18

 

 

 

 

Bylaws

of

Mondee Holdings, Inc.

 

Article I — Corporate Offices

 

Section 1.1           Registered Office.

 

The address of the registered office of Mondee Holdings, Inc. (the “Corporation”) in the State of Delaware, and the name of its registered agent at such address, shall be as set forth in the Corporation’s certificate of incorporation, as the same may be amended or restated from time to time (the “Certificate of Incorporation”).

 

Section 1.2           Other Offices.

 

The Corporation may have additional offices at any place or places, within or outside the State of Delaware, as the Corporation’s board of directors (the “Board”) may from time to time establish or as the business of the Corporation may require.

 

Article II — Meetings of Stockholders

 

Section 2.1           Place of Meetings.

 

Meetings of stockholders shall be held at any place within or outside the State of Delaware, designated from time to time by the Board and stated in the notice of the meeting. The Board may, in its sole discretion, determine that a meeting of stockholders shall not be held at any place, but may instead be held solely by means of remote communication as authorized by Section 211(a)(2) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”). In the absence of any such designation or determination, stockholders’ meetings shall be held at the Corporation’s principal executive office.

 

Section 2.2           Annual Meeting.

 

The Board shall designate the date and time of the annual meeting. At the annual meeting, directors shall be elected and other proper business properly brought before the meeting in accordance with Section 2.4 of these bylaws may be transacted. The Board may postpone, reschedule or cancel any previously scheduled annual meeting of stockholders.

 

Section 2.3           Special Meeting.

 

Special meetings of the stockholders may be called, postponed, rescheduled or cancelled only by such persons and only in such manner as set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation.

 

No business may be transacted at any special meeting of stockholders other than the business specified in the notice of such meeting.

 

Section 2.4            Notice of Business to be Brought before a Meeting.

 

(i)           At an annual meeting of the stockholders, only such business shall be conducted as shall have been properly brought before the meeting. To be properly brought before an annual meeting, business must be (a) specified in a notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board, (b) if not specified in a notice of meeting, otherwise brought before the meeting by the Board or the Chairperson of the Board or (c) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by a stockholder present in person who (1) (A) was a record owner of shares of the Corporation both at the time of giving the notice provided for in this Section 2.4 and at the time of the meeting, (B) is entitled to vote at the meeting, and (C) has complied with this Section 2.4 in all applicable respects or (2) properly made such proposal in accordance with Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (as so amended and inclusive of such rules and regulations, the “Exchange Act”). The foregoing clause (c) shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to propose business to be brought before an annual meeting of the stockholders. For purposes of this Section 2.4, “present in person” shall mean that the stockholder proposing that the business be brought before the annual meeting of the Corporation, or, if the proposing stockholder is not an individual, a qualified representative of such proposing stockholder, appear at such annual meeting. A “qualified representative” of such proposing stockholder shall be a duly authorized officer, manager or partner of such stockholder or any other person authorized by a writing executed by such stockholder or an electronic transmission delivered by such stockholder to act for such stockholder as proxy at the meeting of stockholders and such person must produce such writing or electronic transmission, or a reliable reproduction of the writing or electronic transmission, at the meeting of stockholders. Stockholders seeking to nominate persons for election to the Board must comply with Section 2.5 and Section 2.6 and this Section 2.4 shall not be applicable to nominations except as expressly provided in Section 2.5 and Section 2.6.

 

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(ii)           Without qualification, for business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder, the stockholder must (a) provide Timely Notice (as defined below) thereof in writing and in proper form to the Secretary of the Corporation and (b) provide any updates or supplements to such notice at the times and in the forms required by this Section 2.4. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice must be delivered to, or mailed and received at, the principal executive offices of the Corporation not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the one-year anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting (which, in the case of the first annual meeting of stockholders following the Effective Time (as defined in the Corporation’s Certification of Incorporation), the date of the preceding year’s annual meeting shall be deemed to be March 2023); providedhowever, that if the date of the annual meeting is more than 30 days before or more than 60 days after such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so delivered, or mailed and received, not later than the 90th day prior to such annual meeting or, if later, the 10th day following the day on which public disclosure of the date of such annual meeting was first made by the Corporation (such notice within such time periods, “Timely Notice”). In no event shall any adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting or the announcement thereof commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of Timely Notice as described above.

 

(iii)          To be in proper form for purposes of this Section 2.4, a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary shall set forth:

 

(a)            As to each Proposing Person (as defined below), (1) the name and address of such Proposing Person (including, if applicable, the name and address that appear on the Corporation’s books and records); and (2) the class or series and number of shares of the Corporation that are, directly or indirectly, owned of record or beneficially owned (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) by such Proposing Person, except that such Proposing Person shall in all events be deemed to beneficially own any shares of any class or series of the Corporation as to which such Proposing Person has a right to acquire beneficial ownership at any time in the future (the disclosures to be made pursuant to the foregoing clauses (1) and (2) are referred to as “Stockholder Information”);

 

(b)            As to each Proposing Person, (1) the full notional amount of any securities that, directly or indirectly, underlie any “derivative security” (as such term is defined in Rule 16a-1(c) under the Exchange Act) that constitutes a “call equivalent position” (as such term is defined in Rule 16a-1(b) under the Exchange Act) (“Synthetic Equity Position”) and that is, directly or indirectly, held or maintained by such Proposing Person with respect to any shares of any class or series of shares of the Corporation; provided that, for the purposes of the definition of “Synthetic Equity Position,” the term “derivative security” shall also include any security or instrument that would not otherwise constitute a “derivative security” as a result of any feature that would make any conversion, exercise or similar right or privilege of such security or instrument becoming determinable only at some future date or upon the happening of a future occurrence, in which case the determination of the amount of securities into which such security or instrument would be convertible or exercisable shall be made assuming that such security or instrument is immediately convertible or exercisable at the time of such determination; and, providedfurther, that any Proposing Person satisfying the requirements of Rule 13d-1(b)(1) under the Exchange Act (other than a Proposing Person that so satisfies Rule 13d-1(b)(1) under the Exchange Act solely by reason of Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E)) shall not be deemed to hold or maintain the notional amount of any securities that underlie a Synthetic Equity Position held by such Proposing Person as a hedge with respect to a bona fide derivatives trade or position of such Proposing Person arising in the ordinary course of such Proposing Person’s business as a derivatives dealer, (2) any rights to dividends on the shares of any class or series of shares of the Corporation owned beneficially by such Proposing Person that are separated or separable from the underlying shares of the Corporation, (3) any material pending or threatened legal proceeding in which such Proposing Person is a party or material participant involving the Corporation or any of its officers or directors, or any affiliate of the Corporation, (4) any other material relationship between such Proposing Person, on the one hand, and the Corporation, any affiliate of the Corporation, on the other hand, (5) any direct or indirect material interest in any material contract or agreement of such Proposing Person with the Corporation or any affiliate of the Corporation (including, in any such case, any employment agreement, collective bargaining agreement or consulting agreement), (6) a representation that such Proposing Person intends or is part of a group which intends to deliver a proxy statement or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the Corporation’s outstanding capital stock required to approve or adopt the proposal or otherwise solicit proxies from stockholders in support of such proposal and (7) any other information relating to such Proposing Person that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filing required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies or consents by such Proposing Person in support of the business proposed to be brought before the meeting pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act (the disclosures to be made pursuant to the foregoing clauses (1) through (7) are referred to as “Disclosable Interests”); providedhowever, that Disclosable Interests shall not include any such disclosures with respect to the ordinary course business activities of any broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee who is a Proposing Person solely as a result of being the stockholder directed to prepare and submit the notice required by these bylaws on behalf of a beneficial owner; and

 

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(c)            As to each item of business that the stockholder proposes to bring before the annual meeting, (1) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the annual meeting, the reasons for conducting such business at the annual meeting and any material interest in such business of each Proposing Person, (2) the text of the proposal or business (including the text of any resolutions proposed for consideration and in the event that such business includes a proposal to amend the bylaws of the Corporation, the language of the proposed amendment), (3) a reasonably detailed description of all agreements, arrangements and understandings (x) between or among any of the Proposing Persons or (y) between or among any Proposing Person and any other record or beneficial holder(s) or persons(s) who have a right to acquire beneficial ownership at any time in the future of the shares of any class or series of the Corporation or any other person or entity (including their names) in connection with the proposal of such business by such stockholder; and (4) any other information relating to such item of business that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filing required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies in support of the business proposed to be brought before the meeting pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act; providedhowever, that the disclosures required by this paragraph (c) shall not include any disclosures with respect to any broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee who is a Proposing Person solely as a result of being the stockholder directed to prepare and submit the notice required by these bylaws on behalf of a beneficial owner.

 

For purposes of this Section 2.4, the term “Proposing Person” shall mean (i) the stockholder providing the notice of business proposed to be brought before an annual meeting, (ii) the beneficial owner or beneficial owners, if different, on whose behalf the notice of the business proposed to be brought before the annual meeting is made, and (iii) any participant (as defined in paragraphs (a)(ii)-(vi) of Instruction 3 to Item 4 of Schedule 14A) with such stockholder in such solicitation.

 

(iv)          A Proposing Person shall update and supplement its notice to the Corporation of its intent to propose business at an annual meeting, if necessary, so that the information provided or required to be provided in such notice pursuant to this Section 2.4 shall be true and correct as of the record date for stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting and as of the date that is 10 business days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof, and such update and supplement shall be delivered to, or mailed and received by, the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than five business days after the record date for stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting (in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of such record date), and not later than eight business days prior to the date for the meeting or, if practicable, any adjournment or postponement thereof (and, if not practicable, on the first practicable date prior to the date to which the meeting has been adjourned or postponed) (in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of 10 business days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof). For the avoidance of doubt, the obligation to update and supplement as set forth in this paragraph or any other Section of these bylaws shall not limit the Corporation’s rights with respect to any deficiencies in any notice provided by a stockholder, extend any applicable deadlines hereunder or enable or be deemed to permit a stockholder who has previously submitted notice hereunder to amend or update any proposal or to submit any new proposal, including by changing or adding matters, business or resolutions proposed to be brought before a meeting of the stockholders.

 

(v)           Notwithstanding anything in these bylaws to the contrary, no business shall be conducted at an annual meeting that is not properly brought before the meeting in accordance with this Section 2.4. The Board or chairperson of the meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine that the business was not properly brought before the meeting in accordance with this Section 2.4, and if he or she should so determine, he or she shall so declare to the meeting and any such business not properly brought before the meeting shall not be transacted. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.4, if the Proposing Person (or a qualified representative of the Proposing Person) does not appear at the annual meeting to present the proposed business, such proposed business shall not be transacted, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such matter may have been received by the Corporation.

 

(vi)          This Section 2.4 is expressly intended to apply to any business proposed to be brought before an annual meeting of stockholders other than any proposal made in accordance with Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act and included in the Corporation’s proxy statement. In addition to the requirements of this Section 2.4 with respect to any business proposed to be brought before an annual meeting, each Proposing Person shall comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act with respect to any such business. Nothing in this Section 2.4 shall be deemed to affect the rights of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act.

 

(vii)         For purposes of these bylaws, “public disclosure” shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by a national news service, in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Sections 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or by such other means as is reasonably designed to inform the public or securityholders of the Corporation in general of such information including, without limitation, posting on the Corporation’s investor relations website.

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Section 2.5            Notice of Nominations for Election to the Board of Directors.

 

(i)            Subject in all respects to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, nominations of any person for election to the Board at an annual meeting or at a special meeting (but only if the election of directors is a matter specified in the notice of meeting given by or at the direction of the person calling such special meeting) may be made at such meeting only (x) by or at the direction of the Board, including by any committee or persons authorized to do so by the Board or these bylaws, or (y) by a stockholder present in person (A) who was a record owner of shares of the Corporation both at the time of giving the notice provided for in this Section 2.5 and at the time of the meeting, (B) is entitled to vote at the meeting, and (C) has complied with this Section 2.5 and Section 2.6 as to such notice and nomination. For purposes of this Section 2.5, “present in person” shall mean that the stockholder proposing that the business be brought before the meeting of the Corporation, or a qualified representative of such stockholder, appear at such meeting. A “qualified representative” of such proposing stockholder shall be a duly authorized officer, manager or partner of such stockholder or any other person authorized by a writing executed by such stockholder or an electronic transmission delivered by such stockholder to act for such stockholder as proxy at the meeting of stockholders and such person must produce such writing or electronic transmission, or a reliable reproduction of the writing or electronic transmission, at the meeting of stockholders. Except as may be otherwise provided by the terms of one or more series of Preferred Stock with respect to the rights of holders of one or more series of Preferred Stock to elect directors, the foregoing clause (y) shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to make any nomination of a person or persons for election to the Board at an annual meeting or special meeting.

 

(ii)           Without qualification, for a stockholder to make any nomination of a person or persons for election to the Board at an annual meeting, the stockholder must (a) provide Timely Notice (as defined in Section 2.4) thereof in writing and in proper form to the Secretary of the Corporation, (b) provide the information, agreements and questionnaires with respect to such stockholder and its candidate for nomination as required to be set forth by this Section 2.5 and Section 2.6 and (c) provide any updates or supplements to such notice at the times and in the forms required by this Section 2.5 and Section 2.6.

 

(iii)          Without qualification, if the election of directors is a matter specified in the notice of meeting given by or at the direction of the person calling a special meeting in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation, then for a stockholder to make any nomination of a person or persons for election to the Board at a special meeting, the stockholder must (a) provide timely notice thereof in writing and in proper form to the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive offices of the Corporation, (b) provide the information with respect to such stockholder and its candidate for nomination as required by this Section 2.5 and Section 2.6 and (c) provide any updates or supplements to such notice at the times and in the forms required by this Section 2.5. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice for nominations to be made at a special meeting must be delivered to, or mailed and received at, the principal executive offices of the Corporation not earlier than the 120th day prior to such special meeting and not later than the 90th day prior to such special meeting or, if later, the 10th day following the day on which public disclosure (as defined in Section 2.4) of the date of such special meeting was first made.

 

(iv)          In no event shall any adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting or special meeting or the announcement thereof commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above.

 

(v)           In no event may a Nominating Person provide Timely Notice with respect to a greater number of director candidates than are subject to election by shareholders at the applicable meeting. If the Corporation shall, subsequent to such notice, increase the number of directors subject to election at the meeting, such notice as to any additional nominees shall be due on the later of (a) the conclusion of the time period for Timely Notice, (b) the date set forth in Section 2.5(ii)(b), or (c) the tenth day following the date of public disclosure (as defined in Section 2.4) of such increase.

 

(vi)          To be in proper form for purposes of this Section 2.5, a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary shall set forth:

 

(a)            As to each Nominating Person (as defined below), the Stockholder Information (as defined in Section 2.4(iii)(a), except that for purposes of this Section 2.5 the term “Nominating Person” shall be substituted for the term “Proposing Person” in all places it appears in Section 2.4(iii)(a));

 

(b)            As to each Nominating Person, any Disclosable Interests (as defined in Section 2.4(iii)(b), except that for purposes of this Section 2.5 the term “Nominating Person” shall be substituted for the term “Proposing Person” in all places it appears in Section 2.4(iii)(b) and the disclosure with respect to the business to be brought before the meeting in Section 2.4(iii)(b) shall be made with respect to the election of directors at the meeting); and

 

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(c)            As to each candidate whom a Nominating Person proposes to nominate for election as a director, (1) all information with respect to such candidate for nomination that would be required to be set forth in a stockholder’s notice pursuant to this Section 2.5 and Section 2.6 if such candidate for nomination were a Nominating Person, (2) all information relating to such candidate for nomination that is required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for election of directors in a contested election pursuant to Section 14(a) under the Exchange Act (including such candidate’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected), (3) a description of any direct or indirect material interest in any material contract or agreement between or among any Nominating Person, on the one hand, and each candidate for nomination or his or her respective associates or any other participants in such solicitation, on the other hand, including, without limitation, all information that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 under Regulation S-K if such Nominating Person were the “registrant” for purposes of such rule and the candidate for nomination were a director or executive officer of such registrant (the disclosures to be made pursuant to the foregoing clauses (1) through (3) are referred to as “Nominee Information”), and (4) a completed and signed questionnaire, representation and agreement as provided in Section 2.6(i).

 

(vii)         For purposes of this Section 2.5, the term “Nominating Person” shall mean (a) the stockholder providing the notice of the nomination proposed to be made at the meeting, (b) the beneficial owner or beneficial owners, if different, on whose behalf the notice of the nomination proposed to be made at the meeting is made, and (c) any other participant in such solicitation.

 

(viii)        A stockholder providing notice of any nomination proposed to be made at a meeting shall further update and supplement such notice, if necessary, so that the information provided or required to be provided in such notice pursuant to this Section 2.5 shall be true and correct as of the record date for stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting and as of the date that is 10 business days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof, and such update and supplement shall be delivered to, or mailed and received by, the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than five business days after the record date for stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting (in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of such record date), and not later than eight business days prior to the date for the meeting or, if practicable, any adjournment or postponement thereof (and, if not practicable, on the first practicable date prior to the date to which the meeting has been adjourned or postponed) (in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of 10 business days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof). For the avoidance of doubt, the obligation to update and supplement as set forth in this paragraph or any other Section of these bylaws shall not limit the Corporation’s rights with respect to any deficiencies in any notice provided by a stockholder, extend any applicable deadlines hereunder or enable or be deemed to permit a stockholder who has previously submitted notice hereunder to amend or update any nomination or to submit any new nomination.

 

(ix)           In addition to the requirements of this Section 2.5 with respect to any nomination proposed to be made at a meeting, each Nominating Person shall comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act with respect to any such nominations.

 

Section 2.6            Additional Requirements for Valid Nomination of Candidates to Serve as Director and, if Elected, to be Seated as Directors.

 

(i)            To be eligible to be a candidate for election as a director of the Corporation at an annual or special meeting, a candidate must be nominated in the manner prescribed in Section 2.5 and the candidate for nomination, whether nominated by the Board or by a stockholder of record, must have previously delivered (in accordance with the time period prescribed for delivery in a notice to such candidate given by or on behalf of the Board), to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation, (a) a completed written questionnaire (in a form provided by the Corporation) with respect to the background, qualifications, stock ownership and independence of such proposed nominee, and such additional information with respect to such proposed nominee as would be required to be provided by the Corporation pursuant to Schedule 14A if such proposed nominee were a participant in the solicitation of proxies by the Corporation in connection with such annual or special meeting and (b) a written representation and agreement (in form provided by the Corporation) that such candidate for nomination (1) is not and, if elected as a director during his or her term of office, will not become a party to (A) any agreement, arrangement or understanding with, and has not given and will not give any commitment or assurance to, any person or entity as to how such proposed nominee, if elected as a director of the Corporation, will act or vote on any issue or question (a “Voting Commitment”) or (B) any Voting Commitment that could limit or interfere with such proposed nominee’s ability to comply, if elected as a director of the Corporation, with such proposed nominee’s fiduciary duties under applicable law, (2) is not, and will not become a party to, any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any person or entity other than the Corporation with respect to any direct or indirect compensation or reimbursement for service as a director that has not been disclosed therein or to the Corporation, (3) if elected as a director of the Corporation, will comply with all applicable corporate governance, conflict of interest, confidentiality, stock ownership and trading and other policies and guidelines of the Corporation applicable to directors and in effect during such person’s term in office as a director (and, if requested by any candidate for nomination, the Secretary of the Corporation shall provide to such candidate for nomination all such policies and guidelines then in effect), (4) if elected as director of the Corporation, intends to serve the entire term until the next meeting at which such candidate would face re-election and (5) consents to being named as a nominee in the Corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-4(d) under the Exchange Act and any associated proxy card of the Corporation and agrees to serve if elected as a director.

 

(ii)           The Board may also require any proposed candidate for nomination as a Director to furnish such other information as may reasonably be requested by the Board in writing prior to the meeting of stockholders at which such candidate’s nomination is to be acted upon in order for the Board to determine the eligibility of such candidate for nomination to be an independent director of the Corporation in accordance with the Corporation’s Corporate Governance Guidelines.

 

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(iii)          No candidate shall be eligible for nomination as a director of the Corporation unless such candidate for nomination and the Nominating Person seeking to place such candidate’s name in nomination has complied with Section 2.5 and this Section 2.6, as applicable. The Board or chairperson of the meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine that a nomination was not properly made in accordance with Section 2.5 and this Section 2.6, and if he or she should so determine, he or she shall so declare such determination to the meeting, the defective nomination shall be disregarded and any ballots cast for the candidate in question (but in the case of any form of ballot listing other qualified nominees, only the ballots cast for the nominee in question) shall be void and of no force or effect. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of Section 2.5, if the stockholder (or a qualified representative of the stockholder) does not appear at the meeting of stockholders of the Corporation to present the nomination, such nomination shall be disregarded, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such nomination may have been received by the Corporation.

 

(iv)          Notwithstanding anything in these bylaws to the contrary, no candidate for nomination shall be eligible to be seated as a director of the Corporation unless validly nominated and elected in accordance with Section 2.5 and this Section 2.6.

 

Section 2.7             Notice of Stockholders’ Meetings.

 

Unless otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws, the notice of any meeting of stockholders shall be sent or otherwise given in accordance with Section 8.1 of these bylaws not less than 10 nor more than 60 days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting. The notice shall specify the place, if any, date and time of the meeting, the means of remote communication, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting, and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, and the business transacted at such meeting shall be limited to the matters so stated in the notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto). If such notice is for a stockholders meeting other than an annual meeting, it shall in addition state the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, and the business transacted at such meeting shall be limited to the matters so stated in the Corporation’s notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto). Any meeting of stockholders as to which notice has been given may be postponed, and any meeting of stockholders as to which notice has been given may be cancelled, by the Board upon public announcement given before the date previously scheduled for such meeting.

 

Section 2.8      Quorum.

 

Unless otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws, the holders of a majority in voting power of the stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote, present in person, or by remote communication, if applicable, or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at all meetings of the stockholders, except that when specified business is to be voted on by a class or series of stock voting as a class, the holders of shares representing a majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of such class or series shall constitute a quorum of such class or series for the transaction of such business. A quorum, once established at a meeting, shall not be broken by the withdrawal of enough votes to leave less than a quorum. If, however, a quorum is not present or represented at any meeting of the stockholders, then either (i) the person presiding over the meeting or (ii) a majority in voting power of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, present in person, or by remote communication, if applicable, or represented by proxy, shall have power to recess the meeting or adjourn the meeting from time to time in the manner provided in Section 2.9 of these bylaws until a quorum is present or represented. At any recessed or adjourned meeting at which a quorum is present or represented, any business may be transacted that might have been transacted at the meeting as originally noticed.

 

Section 2.9      Adjourned Meeting; Notice.

 

When a meeting is adjourned to another time or place, unless these bylaws otherwise require, notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time, place, if any, thereof, and the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such adjourned meeting are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. At any adjourned meeting, the Corporation may transact any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment is for more than 30 days, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting. If, after the adjournment, a new record date for determination of stockholders entitled to vote is fixed for the adjourned meeting, the Board shall fix as the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of such adjourned meeting the same or an earlier date as that fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting, and shall give notice of the adjourned meeting to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting as of the record date so fixed for notice of such adjourned meeting.

 

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Section 2.10      Conduct of Business.

 

The chairperson of each annual and special meeting shall be the Chairperson of the Board or, in the absence (or inability or refusal to act) of the Chairperson of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer (if he or she shall be a director) or, in the absence (or inability or refusal to act) of the Chief Executive Officer or if the Chief Executive Officer is not a director, the President (if he or she shall be a director) or, in the absence (or inability or refusal to act) of the President or if the President is not a director, such other person as shall be appointed by the Board. The date and time of the opening and the closing of the polls for each matter upon which the stockholders will vote at a meeting shall be announced at the meeting by the chairperson of the meeting. The Board may adopt by resolution such rules and regulations for the conduct of the meeting of stockholders as it shall deem appropriate. Except to the extent inconsistent with these Bylaws or such rules and regulations as adopted by the Board, the chairperson of the meeting of stockholders shall have the right and authority to convene and (for any or no reason) to recess or adjourn the meeting, to prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures (which need not be in writing) and to do all such acts as, in the judgment of the chairperson of the meeting, are appropriate for the proper conduct of the meeting. Such rules, regulations or procedures, whether adopted by the Board or prescribed by the chairperson of the meeting, may include, without limitation, the following: (i) the establishment of an agenda or order of business for the meeting; (ii) rules and procedures for maintaining order at the meeting and the safety of those present (including, without limitation, rules and procedures for removal of disruptive persons from the meeting); (iii) limitations on attendance at or participation in the meeting to stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, their duly authorized and constituted proxies or such other persons as the chairperson of the meeting shall determine; (iv) restrictions on entry to the meeting after the time fixed for the commencement thereof; and (v) limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments by participants. Unless and to the extent determined by the Board or the chairperson of the meeting, meetings of stockholders shall not be required to be held in accordance with the rules of parliamentary procedure. The secretary of each annual and special meeting of stockholders shall be the Secretary or, in the absence (or inability or refusal to act) of the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary so appointed to act by the chairperson of the meeting. In the absence (or inability or refusal to act) of the Secretary and all Assistant Secretaries, the chairperson of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

Section 2.11    Voting.

 

Except as may be otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, these bylaws or the DGCL, each stockholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share of capital stock held by such stockholder.

 

Except as otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation and subject to the rights of the holders of one or more series of Preferred Stock, voting separately by class or series, to elect directors pursuant to the terms of one or more series of Preferred Stock, at all duly called or convened meetings of stockholders at which a quorum is present, for the election of directors, a plurality of the votes cast shall be sufficient to elect a director. Except as otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation, these bylaws, the rules or regulations of any stock exchange applicable to the Corporation, or applicable law or pursuant to any regulation applicable to the Corporation or its securities, each other matter presented to the stockholders at a duly called or convened meeting at which a quorum is present shall be decided by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority in voting power of the votes cast (excluding abstentions and broker non-votes) on such matter.

 

Section 2.12    Record Date for Stockholder Meetings and Other Purposes.

 

In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the Board may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board, and which record date shall, unless otherwise required by law, not be more than 60 days nor less than 10 days before the date of such meeting. If the Board so fixes a date, such date shall also be the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting unless the Board determines, at the time it fixes such record date, that a later date on or before the date of the meeting shall be the date for making such determination. If no record date is fixed by the Board, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be the close of business on the next day preceding the day on which notice is first given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; providedhowever, that the Board may fix a new record date for determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting; and in such case shall also fix as the record date for stockholders entitled to notice of such adjourned meeting the same or an earlier date as that fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to vote in accordance herewith at the adjourned meeting.

 

In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment or any rights or the stockholders entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of capital stock, or for the purposes of any other lawful action, the Board may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted, and which record date shall be not more than 60 days prior to such action. If no record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders for any such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board adopts the resolution relating thereto.

 

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Section 2.13    Proxies.

 

Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders or to express consent or dissent to corporate action in writing without a meeting may authorize another person or persons to act for such stockholder by proxy authorized by an instrument in writing or by a transmission permitted by law filed in accordance with the procedure established for the meeting, but no such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. The revocability of a proxy that states on its face that it is irrevocable shall be governed by the provisions of Section 212 of the DGCL. Proxies need not be filed with the Secretary until the meeting is called to order, but shall be filed with the Secretary before being voted. Without limiting the manner in which a stockholder may authorize another person or persons to act for such stockholder as proxy, either of the following shall constitute a valid means by which a stockholder may grant such authority.

 

Section 2.14    List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote.

 

The Corporation shall prepare, at least 10 days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting (providedhowever, that if the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote is less than 10 days before the date of the meeting, the list shall reflect the stockholders entitled to vote as of the tenth day before the meeting date), arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. The Corporation shall not be required to include electronic mail addresses or other electronic contact information on such list. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting for a period of at least 10 days prior to the meeting: (i) on a reasonably accessible electronic network, provided that the information required to gain access to such list is provided with the notice of the meeting, or (ii) during ordinary business hours, at the Corporation’s principal executive office. In the event that the Corporation determines to make the list available on an electronic network, the Corporation may take reasonable steps to ensure that such information is available only to stockholders of the Corporation. If the meeting is to be held at a place, then the list shall be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present. If the meeting is to be held solely by means of remote communication, then the list shall also be open to the examination of any stockholder during the whole time of the meeting on a reasonably accessible electronic network, and the information required to access such list shall be provided with the notice of the meeting. Such list shall presumptively determine the identity of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting and the number of shares held by each of them. Except as otherwise provided by law, the stock ledger shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to examine the list of stockholders required by this Section 2.14 or to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of stockholders.

 

Section 2.15    Inspectors of Election.

 

Before any meeting of stockholders, the Corporation may and shall if required by law, appoint an inspector or inspectors of election to act at the meeting or its adjournment and make a written report thereof. The Corporation may designate one or more persons as alternate inspectors to replace any inspector who fails to act. If any person appointed as inspector or any alternate fails to appear or fails or refuses to act, then the person presiding over the meeting shall appoint a person to fill that vacancy.

 

Such inspectors shall:

 

(i)       determine the number of shares outstanding and the voting power of each, the number of shares represented at the meeting and the validity of any proxies and ballots;

 

(ii)       count all votes or ballots;

 

(iii)       count and tabulate all votes;

 

(iv)       determine and retain for a reasonable period a record of the disposition of any challenges made to any determination by the inspector(s); and

 

(v)       certify its or their determination of the number of shares represented at the meeting and its or their count of all votes and ballots.

 

Each inspector, before entering upon the discharge of the duties of inspector, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspection with strict impartiality and according to the best of such inspector’s ability. Any report or certificate made by the inspectors of election is prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein. The inspectors of election may appoint such persons to assist them in performing their duties as they determine. No person who is a candidate for an office at an election may serve as an inspector at such election. Each report of an inspector shall be in writing and signed by the inspector or by a majority of them if there is more than one inspector acting at such meeting. If there is more than one inspector, the report of a majority shall be the report of the inspectors.

 

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Section 2.16    Delivery to the Corporation.

 

Whenever this Article II requires one or more persons (including a record or beneficial owner of stock) to deliver a document or information to the Corporation or any officer, employee or agent thereof (including any notice, request, questionnaire, revocation, representation or other document or agreement), such document or information shall be in writing exclusively (and not in an electronic transmission) and shall be delivered exclusively by hand (including, without limitation, overnight courier service) or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, and the Corporation shall not be required to accept delivery of any document not in such written form or so delivered.

 

Article III — Directors

 

Section 3.1      Powers.

 

Except as otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation or the DGCL, the business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board.

 

Section 3.2      Number of Directors.

 

Subject to the Certificate of Incorporation or any certificate of designation with respect to any series of Preferred Stock, the total number of directors constituting the Board shall be determined from time to time by resolution of the Board. No reduction of the authorized number of directors shall have the effect of removing any director before that director’s term of office expires.

 

Section 3.3      Election, Qualification and Term of Office of Directors.

 

Except as provided in Section 3.4 of these bylaws, and subject to the Certificate of Incorporation, each director, including a director elected to fill a vacancy or newly created directorship, shall hold office until the expiration of the term of the class, if any, for which elected and until such director’s successor is elected and qualified or until such director’s earlier death, resignation, disqualification or removal in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation. Directors need not be stockholders. The Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws may prescribe qualifications for directors.

 

Section 3.4      Resignation and Vacancies.

 

Any director may resign at any time upon notice given in writing or by electronic transmission to the Corporation. The resignation shall take effect at the time specified therein or upon the happening of an event specified therein, and if no time or event is specified, at the time of its receipt. When one or more directors so resigns and the resignation is effective at a future date or upon the happening of an event to occur on a future date, a majority of the directors then in office, including those who have so resigned, shall have power to fill such vacancy or vacancies, the vote thereon to take effect when such resignation or resignations shall become effective, and each director so chosen shall hold office as provided in Section 3.3.

 

Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws, vacancies resulting from the death, resignation, disqualification or removal of any director, and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors shall be filled only by a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director.

 

Section 3.5      Place of Meetings; Meetings by Telephone.

 

The Board may hold meetings, both regular and special, either within or outside the State of Delaware.

 

Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws, members of the Board, or any committee designated by the Board, may participate in a meeting of the Board, or any committee, by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and such participation in a meeting pursuant to this bylaw shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.

 

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Section 3.6      Regular Meetings.

 

Regular meetings of the Board may be held within or outside the State of Delaware and at such time and at such place as which has been designated by the Board and publicized among all directors, either orally or in writing, by telephone, including a voice-messaging system or other system designed to record and communicate messages, facsimile, telegraph or telex, or by electronic mail or other means of electronic transmission. No further notice shall be required for regular meetings of the Board.

 

Section 3.7      Special Meetings; Notice.

 

Special meetings of the Board for any purpose or purposes may be held within or outside the State of Delaware and called at any time by the Chairperson of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Secretary or a majority of the total number of directors constituting the Board.

 

Notice of the time and place of special meetings shall be:

 

(i)        delivered personally by hand, by courier or by telephone;

 

(ii)       sent by United States first-class mail, postage prepaid;

 

(iii)      sent by facsimile or electronic mail; or

 

(iv)      sent by other means of electronic transmission,

 

directed to each director at that director’s address, telephone number, facsimile number or electronic mail address, or other address for electronic transmission, as the case may be, as shown on the Corporation’s records.

 

If the notice is (i) delivered personally by hand, by courier or by telephone, (ii) sent by facsimile or electronic mail, or (iii) sent by other means of electronic transmission, it shall be delivered or sent at least 24 hours before the time of the holding of the meeting, provided that in the case of notices delivered pursuant to subsections (i) and (ii), a copy of such notice is also sent by electronic mail or other means of electronic transmission. If the notice is sent by U.S. mail, it shall be deposited in the U.S. mail at least four days before the time of the holding of the meeting. The notice need not specify the place of the meeting (if the meeting is to be held at the Corporation’s principal executive office) nor the purpose of the meeting.

 

Section 3.8      Quorum.

 

At all meetings of the Board, unless otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation, a majority of the total number of directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The vote of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board, except as may be otherwise specifically provided by statute, the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws. If a quorum is not present at any meeting of the Board, then the directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum is present.

 

Section 3.9      Board Action without a Meeting.

 

Unless otherwise restricted by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board, or of any committee thereof, may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board or committee, as the case may be, unanimously consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission. After an action is taken, the consent or consents relating thereto shall be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the Board, or the committee thereof, in the same paper or electronic form as the minutes are maintained. Such action by written consent or consent by electronic transmission shall have the same force and effect as a unanimous vote of the Board.

 

Section 3.10    Fees and Compensation of Directors.

 

Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws, the Board shall have the authority to fix the compensation, including fees and reimbursement of expenses, of directors for services to the Corporation in any capacity.

 

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Article IV — Committees

 

Section 4.1      Committees of Directors.

 

The Board may designate one or more committees, each committee to consist, of one or more of the directors of the Corporation. The Board may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not such member or members constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member. Any such committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board or in these bylaws, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers that may require it; but no such committee shall have the power or authority to (i) approve or adopt, or recommend to the stockholders, any action or matter expressly required by the DGCL to be submitted to stockholders for approval, or (ii) adopt, amend or repeal any bylaw of the Corporation.

 

Section 4.2      Meetings and Actions of Committees.

 

Meetings and actions of committees shall be governed by, and held and taken in accordance with, the provisions of:

 

(i)        Section 3.5 (place of meetings; meetings by telephone);

 

(ii)       Section 3.6 (regular meetings);

 

(iii)      Section 3.7 (special meetings; notice);

 

(iv)      Section 3.9 (board action without a meeting); and

 

(v)       Section 7.13 (waiver of notice),

 

with such changes in the context of those bylaws as are necessary to substitute the committee and its members for the Board and its members. However:

 

(i)         the time of regular meetings of committees may be determined either by resolution of the Board or by resolution of the committee;

 

(ii)        special meetings of committees may also be called by resolution of the Board or the chairperson of the applicable committee; and

 

(iii)     the Board may adopt rules for the governance of any committee to override the provisions that would otherwise apply to the committee pursuant to this Section 4.2, provided that such rules do not violate the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation or applicable law.

 

Section 4.3      Subcommittees.

 

Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, these bylaws, the resolutions of the Board designating the committee or the charter of such committee adopted by the Board, a committee may create one or more subcommittees, each subcommittee to consist of one or more members of the committee, and delegate to a subcommittee any or all of the powers and authority of the committee.

 

Article V — Officers

 

Section 5.1      Officers.

 

The officers of the Corporation shall include a Chief Executive Officer, a President, a Chief Financial Officer and a Secretary. The Corporation may also have, at the discretion of the Board, a Chairperson of the Board, a Treasurer, one or more Vice Presidents, one or more Assistant Vice Presidents, one or more Assistant Treasurers, one or more Assistant Secretaries, and any such other officers as may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of these bylaws. Any number of offices may be held by the same person. No officer need be a stockholder or director of the Corporation.

 

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Section 5.2      Appointment of Officers.

 

The Board shall appoint the officers of the Corporation, except such officers as may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.3 of these bylaws.

 

Section 5.3      Subordinate Officers.

 

The Board may appoint, or empower the Chief Executive Officer or, in the absence of a Chief Executive Officer, the President, to appoint, such other officers and agents as the business of the Corporation may require. Each of such officers and agents shall hold office for such period, have such authority, and perform such duties as are provided in these bylaws or as the Board may from time to time determine.

 

Section 5.4      Removal and Resignation of Officers.

 

Subject to the rights, if any, of an officer under any contract of employment, any officer may be removed, either with or without cause, by the Board or, except in the case of an officer chosen by the Board, by any officer upon whom such power of removal may be conferred by the Board.

 

Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Corporation. Any resignation shall take effect at the date of the receipt of that notice or at any later time specified in that notice. Unless otherwise specified in the notice of resignation, the acceptance of the resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. Any resignation is without prejudice to the rights, if any, of the Corporation under any contract to which the officer is a party.

 

Section 5.5      Vacancies in Offices.

 

Any vacancy occurring in any office of the Corporation shall be filled as provided in Section 5.2 or Section 5.3, as applicable.

 

Section 5.6      Representation of Shares of Other Corporations.

 

The Chairperson of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the President of this Corporation, or any other person authorized by the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the President, is authorized to vote, represent and exercise on behalf of this Corporation all rights incident to any and all shares or voting securities of any other corporation or other person standing in the name of this Corporation. The authority granted herein may be exercised either by such person directly or by any other person authorized to do so by proxy or power of attorney duly executed by such person having the authority.

 

Section 5.7      Authority and Duties of Officers.

 

All officers of the Corporation shall respectively have such authority and perform such duties in the management of the business of the Corporation as may be provided herein or designated from time to time by the Board and, to the extent not so provided, as generally pertain to their respective offices, subject to the control of the Board.

 

Section 5.8      Compensation.

 

The compensation of the officers of the Corporation for their services as such shall be fixed from time to time by or at the direction of the Board. An officer of the Corporation shall not be prevented from receiving compensation by reason of the fact that he or she is also a director of the Corporation.

 

Article VI — Records

 

A stock ledger consisting of one or more records in which the names of all of the Corporation’s stockholders of record, the address and number of shares registered in the name of each such stockholder, and all issuances and transfers of stock of the corporation are recorded in accordance with Section 224 of the DGCL shall be administered by or on behalf of the Corporation. Any records administered by or on behalf of the Corporation in the regular course of its business, including its stock ledger, books of account, and minute books, may be kept on, or by means of, or be in the form of, any information storage device, or method, or one or more electronic networks or databases (including one or more distributed electronic networks or databases), provided that the records so kept can be converted into clearly legible paper form within a reasonable time and, with respect to the stock ledger, that the records so kept (i) can be used to prepare the list of stockholders specified in Sections 219 and 220 of the DGCL, (ii) record the information specified in Sections 156, 159, 217(a) and 218 of the DGCL, and (iii) record transfers of stock as governed by Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code as adopted in the State of Delaware.

 

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Article VII — General Matters

 

Section 7.1      Execution of Corporate Contracts and Instruments.

 

The Board, except as otherwise provided in these bylaws, may authorize any officer or officers, or agent or agents, to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation; such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

Section 7.2      Stock Certificates.

 

The shares of the Corporation shall be represented by certificates, provided that the Board by resolution may provide that some or all of the shares of any class or series of stock of the Corporation shall be uncertificated. Certificates for the shares of stock, if any, shall be in such form as is consistent with the Certificate of Incorporation and applicable law. Every holder of stock represented by a certificate shall be entitled to have a certificate signed by, or in the name of the Corporation by, any two officers authorized to sign stock certificates representing the number of shares registered in certificate form. The Chairperson or Vice Chairperson of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Corporation shall (in each case) be specifically authorized to sign stock certificates. Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate has ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if he or she were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.

 

The Corporation may issue the whole or any part of its shares as partly paid and subject to call for the remainder of the consideration to be paid therefor. Upon the face or back of each stock certificate issued to represent any such partly paid shares, or upon the books and records of the Corporation in the case of uncertificated partly paid shares, the total amount of the consideration to be paid therefor and the amount paid thereon shall be stated. Upon the declaration of any dividend on fully paid shares, the Corporation shall declare a dividend upon partly paid shares of the same class, but only upon the basis of the percentage of the consideration actually paid thereon.

 

Section 7.3      Special Designation of Certificates.

 

If the Corporation is authorized to issue more than one class of stock or more than one series of any class, then the powers, the designations, the preferences and the relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences or rights shall be set forth in full or summarized on the face or on the back of the certificate that the Corporation shall issue to represent such class or series of stock (or, in the case of uncertificated shares, set forth in a notice provided pursuant to Section 151 of the DGCL); providedhowever, that except as otherwise provided in Section 202 of the DGCL, in lieu of the foregoing requirements, there may be set forth on the face of back of the certificate that the Corporation shall issue to represent such class or series of stock (or, in the case of any uncertificated shares, included in the aforementioned notice) a statement that the Corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests the powers, the designations, the preferences and the relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences or rights.

 

Section 7.4      Lost Certificates.

 

Except as provided in this Section 7.4, no new certificates for shares shall be issued to replace a previously issued certificate unless the latter is surrendered to the Corporation and cancelled at the same time. The Corporation may issue a new certificate of stock or uncertificated shares in the place of any certificate theretofore issued by it, alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, and the Corporation may, in addition to any other requirements as may be imposed by the Corporation, require the owner of the lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or such owner’s legal representative, to give the Corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify it against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of such new certificate or uncertificated shares.

 

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Section 7.5      Shares Without Certificates.

 

The Corporation may adopt a system of issuance, recordation and transfer of its shares of stock by electronic or other means not involving the issuance of certificates, provided the use of such system by the Corporation is permitted in accordance with applicable law.

 

Section 7.6      Construction; Definitions.

 

Unless the context requires otherwise, the general provisions, rules of construction and definitions in the DGCL shall govern the construction of these bylaws. Without limiting the generality of this provision, the singular number includes the plural and the plural number includes the singular.

 

Section 7.7      Dividends.

 

The Board, subject to any restrictions contained in either (i) the DGCL or (ii) the Certificate of Incorporation, may declare and pay dividends upon the shares of its capital stock. Dividends may be paid in cash, in property or in shares of the Corporation’s capital stock.

 

The Board may set apart out of any of the funds of the Corporation available for dividends a reserve or reserves for any proper purpose and may abolish any such reserve. Such purposes shall include but not be limited to equalizing dividends, repairing or maintaining any property of the Corporation, and meeting contingencies.

 

Section 7.8      Fiscal Year.

 

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be fixed by resolution of the Board and may be changed by the Board.

 

Section 7.9      Seal.

 

The Corporation may adopt a corporate seal, which shall be adopted and which may be altered by the Board. The Corporation may use the corporate seal by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or in any other manner reproduced.

 

Section 7.10    Transfer of Stock.

 

Shares of stock of the Corporation shall be transferred on the books of the Corporation only by the holder of record thereof or by such holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, upon surrender to the Corporation of the certificate or certificates representing such shares endorsed by the appropriate person or persons (or by delivery of duly executed instructions with respect to uncertificated shares), with such evidence of the authenticity of such endorsement or execution, transfer, authorization and other matters as the Corporation may reasonably require, and accompanied by all necessary stock transfer stamps. No transfer of stock shall be valid as against the Corporation for any purpose until it shall have been entered in the stock records of the Corporation by an entry showing the names of the persons from and to whom it was transferred.

 

Section 7.11    Stock Transfer Agreements.

 

The Corporation shall have power to enter into and perform any agreement with any number of stockholders of any one or more classes or series of stock of the Corporation to restrict the transfer of shares of stock of the Corporation of any one or more classes owned by such stockholders in any manner not prohibited by the DGCL or other applicable law.

 

Section 7.12    Registered Stockholders.

 

The Corporation:

 

(i)        shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person registered on its books as the owner of shares to receive dividends and to vote as such owner; and

 

(ii)       shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on the part of another person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

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Section 7.13      Waiver of Notice.

 

Whenever notice is required to be given under any provision of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws, a written waiver, signed by the person entitled to notice, or a waiver by electronic transmission by the person entitled to notice, whether before or after the time of the event for which notice is to be given, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the stockholders need be specified in any written waiver of notice or any waiver by electronic transmission unless so required by the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws.

 

Article VIII — Notice

 

Section 8.1      Delivery of Notice; Notice by Electronic Transmission.

 

Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to stockholders, any notice to stockholders given by the Corporation under any provisions of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation, or these bylaws may be given in writing directed to the stockholder’s mailing address (or by electronic transmission directed to the stockholder’s electronic mail address, as applicable) as it appears on the records of the Corporation and shall be given (i) if mailed, when the notice is deposited in the U.S. mail, postage prepaid, (ii) if delivered by courier service, the earlier of when the notice is received or left at such stockholder’s address or (iii) if given by electronic mail, when directed to such stockholder’s electronic mail address unless the stockholder has notified the Corporation in writing or by electronic transmission of an objection to receiving notice by electronic mail. A notice by electronic mail must include a prominent legend that the communication is an important notice regarding the Corporation.

 

Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to stockholders, any notice to stockholders given by the Corporation under any provision of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws shall be effective if given by a form of electronic transmission consented to by the stockholder to whom the notice is given. Any such consent shall be revocable by the stockholder by written notice or electronic transmission to the Corporation. Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph, the Corporation may give a notice by electronic mail in accordance with the first paragraph of this section without obtaining the consent required by this paragraph.

 

Any notice given pursuant to the preceding paragraph shall be deemed given:

 

(i)         if by facsimile telecommunication, when directed to a number at which the stockholder has consented to receive notice;

 

(ii)        if by a posting on an electronic network together with separate notice to the stockholder of such specific posting, upon the later of (a) such posting and (b) the giving of such separate notice; and

 

(iii)       if by any other form of electronic transmission, when directed to the stockholder.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a notice may not be given by an electronic transmission from and after the time that (1) the Corporation is unable to deliver by such electronic transmission two consecutive notices given by the Corporation and (2) such inability becomes known to the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation or to the transfer agent, or other person responsible for the giving of notice, providedhowever, the inadvertent failure to discover such inability shall not invalidate any meeting or other action.

 

An affidavit of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary or of the transfer agent or other agent of the Corporation that the notice has been given shall, in the absence of fraud, be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.

 

Article IX — Indemnification

 

Section 9.1      Power to Indemnify in Actions.

 

The Corporation shall, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Corporation), by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was a director or officer of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such person’s conduct was unlawful, in each case as set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that such person’s conduct was unlawful.

 

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Section 9.2      Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings by or in the Right of the Corporation.

 

The Corporation shall, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was a director or officer of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, against reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation; except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.

 

Section 9.3      Authorization of Indemnification.

 

Any indemnification under this Article IX (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the present or former director or officer is proper in the circumstances because such person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 9.1 or Section 9.2, as the case may be. Such determination shall be made, with respect to a person who is a director or officer at the time of such determination, (i) by a majority vote of the directors who are not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, even though less than a quorum, or (ii) by a committee of such directors designated by a majority vote of such directors, even though less than a quorum, or (iii) if there are no such directors, or if such directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion or (iv) by the stockholders. Such determination shall be made, with respect to former directors and officers, by any person or persons having the authority to act on the matter on behalf of the Corporation. To the extent, however, that a present or former director or officer of the Corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding described above, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith, without the necessity of authorization in the specific case.

 

Section 9.4      Expenses Payable in Advance.

 

Expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by a director or officer in defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding shall be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in this Article IX. Such expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by former directors and officers or other employees and agents may be so paid upon such terms and conditions, if any, as the Corporation deems appropriate.

 

Section 9.5      Nonexclusivity of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses.

 

The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article IX shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under the Certificate of Incorporation, these bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in such person’s official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, it being the policy of the Corporation that indemnification of the persons specified in Section 9.1 or 9.2 shall be made to the fullest extent permitted by law. The provisions of this Article IX shall not be deemed to preclude the indemnification of any person who is not specified in Section 9.1 or Section 9.2 but whom the Corporation has the power or obligation to indemnify under the provisions of the DGCL, or otherwise and the rights of directors, officers and other persons to indemnification and advancement of expenses shall be as provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, any Bylaw or any separate indemnification agreement between the Corporation and any such director, officer or other person.

 

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Section 9.6      Insurance.

 

The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was a director or officer of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such person’s status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power or the obligation to indemnify such person against such liability under the provisions of this Article IX.

 

Section 9.7      Certain Definitions.

 

For purposes of this Article IX, references to “the Corporation” shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors or officers, so that any person who is or was a director or officer of such constituent corporation, or is or was a director or officer of such constituent corporation serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Article IX with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as such person would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued. The term “another enterprise” as used in this Article IX shall mean any other corporation or any partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise of which such person is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent. For purposes of this Article IX, references to “fines” shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan; and references to “serving at the request of the Corporation” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director or officer with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation” as referred to in this Article IX.

 

Section 9.8      Survival of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses.

 

The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article IX shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or officer and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.

 

Section 9.9      Limitation on Indemnification.

 

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Article IX to the contrary, except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification (which shall be governed by Section 9.5), the Corporation shall not be obligated to indemnify any director or officer (or his or her heirs, executors or personal or legal representatives) or advance expenses in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person unless such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized or consented to by the Board of the Corporation.

 

Section 9.10    Indemnification of Employees and Agents.

 

The Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by the Board, provide rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses to employees and agents of the Corporation similar to those conferred in this Article IX to directors and officers of the Corporation.

 

Section 9.11    Amendments. Any repeal or amendment of this Article IX by the Board or the stockholders of the Corporation or by changes in applicable law, or the adoption of any other provision of these bylaws inconsistent with this Article IX, will, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in applicable law permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights to Indemnitees on a retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto), and will not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing hereunder in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision; provided, however, that amendments or repeals of this Article VIII shall require the affirmative vote of the stockholders holding at least 66.7% of the voting power of all outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation.

 

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Section 9.12    Contract Rights. The rights provided to Covered Persons pursuant to this Article IX shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to a Covered Person who has ceased to be a director, officer, agent or employee and shall inure to the benefit of the Covered Person’s heirs, executors and administrators.

 

Section 9.13    Severability. If any provision or provisions of this Article IX shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Article IX shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby; and (b) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Article IX (including, without limitation, each such portion of this Article IX containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested by the provision held invalid, illegal or unenforceable.

 

Article X — Amendments

 

The Board is expressly empowered to adopt, amend or repeal the bylaws of the Corporation. The stockholders also shall have power to adopt, amend or repeal the bylaws of the Corporation; providedhowever, that prior to the seventh (7th) anniversary of the Effective Time (as defined in the Certificate of Incorporation), such action by stockholders shall require, in addition to any other vote required by the Certificate of Incorporation or applicable law, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the voting power of all the then-outstanding shares of voting stock of the Corporation with the power to vote generally in an election of directors, voting together as a single class.

 

Article XI — Definitions

 

As used in these bylaws, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

An “electronic transmission” means any form of communication, not directly involving the physical transmission of paper, including the use of, or participation in, one or more electronic networks or databases (including one or more distributed electronic networks or databases), that creates a record that may be retained, retrieved and reviewed by a recipient thereof, and that may be directly reproduced in paper form by such a recipient through an automated process.

 

An “electronic mail” means an electronic transmission directed to a unique electronic mail address (which electronic mail shall be deemed to include any files attached thereto and any information hyperlinked to a website if such electronic mail includes the contact information of an officer or agent of the Corporation who is available to assist with accessing such files and information).

 

An “electronic mail address” means a destination, commonly expressed as a string of characters, consisting of a unique user name or mailbox (commonly referred to as the “local part” of the address) and a reference to an internet domain (commonly referred to as the “domain part” of the address), whether or not displayed, to which electronic mail can be sent or delivered.

 

The term “person” means any individual, general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, corporation, trust, business trust, joint stock company, joint venture, unincorporated association, cooperative or association or any other legal entity or organization of whatever nature, and shall include any successor (by merger or otherwise) of such entity.

 

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Exhibit 4.1

 

NUMBER SHARES

C-

SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

CUSIP _____________

MONDEE HOLDINGS, INC.

CLASS [ ] COMMON STOCK

 

THIS CERTIFIES THAT [ ] is the owner of fully paid and non-assessable shares of Class [ ] common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class [ ] Common Stock”), of Mondee Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), transferable on the books of the Company in person or by duly authorized attorney upon surrender of this certificate properly endorsed.

 

This certificate is not valid unless countersigned by the Transfer Agent and registered by the Registrar of the Company. Witness the facsimile signature of a duly authorized signatory of the Company.

 

     
Authorized Signatory   Transfer Agent

 

 

 

 

MONDEE HOLDINGS, INC.

 

The Company will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests, a statement of the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of equity or series thereof of the Company and the qualifications, limitations, or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights. This certificate and the shares represented thereby are issued and shall be held subject to all the provisions of the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and all amendments thereto and resolutions of the Board of Directors providing for the issue of securities (copies of which may be obtained from the secretary of the Company), to all of which the holder of this certificate by acceptance hereof assents.

 

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:

 

TEN COM — as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT —   Custodian  
    (Cust)   (Minor)

 

TEN ENT — as tenants by the entireties under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act

 

JT TEN — as joint tenants with right of
survivorship and not as tenants
in common
 
  (State)

Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

 

For value received,__________ hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto ___________________

 

(PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER(S) OF ASSIGNEE(S))

 

(PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES), INCLUDING ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE(S))

 

______________ shares of Class [ ] Common Stock represented by the within Certificate, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints

 

______________ Attorney to transfer the said shares of Class [ ] Common Stock on the books of the within named Company with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

Dated __________

   
  Notice: The signature(s) to this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the certificate in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.

 

Signature(s) Guaranteed:  
   
   
   
THE SIGNATURE(S) MUST BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM, PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED (OR ANY SUCCESSOR RULE).  

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 4.2

 

[Form of Warrant Certificate]

 

[FACE]

Number

Warrants

 

THIS WARRANT SHALL BE VOID IF NOT EXERCISED PRIOR TO

THE EXPIRATION OF THE EXERCISE PERIOD PROVIDED FOR

IN THE WARRANT AGREEMENT DESCRIBED BELOW

MONDEE HOLDINGS, INC.

 

Incorporated Under the Laws of Delaware

CUSIP 465712 115

Warrant Certificate

 

This warrant certificate (this “Warrant Certificate”) certifies that [●], or registered assigns, is the registered holder of warrant(s) evidenced hereby (the “Warrants” and each, a “Warrant”) to purchase one share of Class A common stock, of $0.001 par value per share (“Common Stock”), of Mondee Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). Each Warrant entitles the holder, upon exercise during the period set forth in the Warrant Agreement referred to below, to receive from the Company that number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock as set forth below, at the exercise price (the “Warrant Price”) as determined pursuant to the Warrant Agreement, payable in lawful money (or through “cashless exercise” as provided for in the Warrant Agreement) of the United States of America upon surrender of this Warrant Certificate and payment of the Warrant Price at the office or agency of the Warrant Agent referred to below, subject to the conditions set forth herein and in the Warrant Agreement. Defined terms used in this Warrant Certificate but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Warrant Agreement.

 

Each whole Warrant is initially exercisable for one fully paid and non-assessable share of Common Stock. No fractional shares will be issued upon exercise of any Warrant. If, upon the exercise of Warrants, a holder would be entitled to receive a fractional interest in a share of Common Stock, the Company will, upon exercise, round down to the nearest whole number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to the Warrant holder. The number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants is subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events set forth in the Warrant Agreement.

 

The initial Warrant Price per share of Common Stock for any Warrant is equal to $11.50 per share. The Warrant Price is subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events set forth in the Warrant Agreement.

 

Subject to the conditions set forth in the Warrant Agreement, the Warrants may be exercised only during the Redemption Period and to the extent not exercised by the end of such Exercise Period, such Warrants shall become void.

 

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Warrant Certificate set forth on the reverse hereof and such further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth at this place.

 

This Warrant Certificate shall not be valid unless countersigned by the Warrant Agent, as such term is used in the Warrant Agreement.

 

This Warrant Certificate shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof.

 

  MONDEE HOLDINGS, INC.,
as the Company
   
  By:        
  Name:
  Title:
   
  CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY,
as Warrant Agent
   
  By:
  Name:
  Title:

 

 

 

 

[Form of Warrant Certificate]

 

[Reverse]

 

The Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate are part of a duly authorized issue of Warrants entitling the holder on exercise to receive shares of Common Stock and are issued or to be issued pursuant to an Amended and Restated Warrant Agreement dated as of July 18, 2022 (the “Warrant Agreement”), duly executed and delivered by the Company, Mondee Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York corporation, as Warrant agent (the “Warrant Agent”), which Warrant Agreement is hereby incorporated by reference in and made a part of this instrument and is hereby referred to for a description of the rights, limitation of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Warrant Agent, the Company and the holders (the words “holders” or “holder” meaning the Registered Holders or Registered Holder, respectively) of the Warrants. A copy of the Warrant Agreement may be obtained by the holder hereof upon written request to the Company. Defined terms used in this Warrant Certificate but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Warrant Agreement.

 

Warrants may be exercised at any time during the Exercise Period set forth in the Warrant Agreement. The holder of Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate may exercise them by surrendering this Warrant Certificate, with the form of election to purchase set forth hereon properly completed and executed, together with payment of the Warrant Price as specified in the Warrant Agreement (or through “cashless exercise” as provided for in the Warrant Agreement) at the principal corporate trust office of the Warrant Agent. In the event that upon any exercise of Warrants evidenced hereby the number of Warrants exercised shall be less than the total number of Warrants evidenced hereby, there shall be issued to the holder hereof or his, her or its assignee, a new Warrant Certificate evidencing the number of Warrants not exercised.

 

Notwithstanding anything else in this Warrant Certificate or the Warrant Agreement, no Warrant may be exercised unless at the time of exercise (i) a registration statement covering the offer and sale of the shares of Common Stock to be issued upon exercise is effective under the Securities Act and (ii) a prospectus thereunder relating to the shares of Common Stock is current, except through “cashless exercise” as provided for in the Warrant Agreement.

 

The Warrant Agreement provides that upon the occurrence of certain events the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants set forth on the face hereof may, subject to certain conditions, be adjusted. If, upon exercise of a Warrant, the holder thereof would be entitled to receive a fractional interest in a share of Common Stock, the Company shall, upon exercise, round down to the nearest whole number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to the holder of the Warrant.

 

Warrant Certificates, when surrendered at the principal corporate trust office of the Warrant Agent by the Registered Holder thereof in person or by legal representative or attorney duly authorized in writing, may be exchanged, in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Warrant Agreement, but without payment of any service charge, for another Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates of like tenor evidencing in the aggregate a like number of Warrants.

 

Upon due presentation for registration of transfer of this Warrant Certificate at the office of the Warrant Agent a new Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates of like tenor and evidencing in the aggregate a like number of Warrants shall be issued to the transferee(s) in exchange for this Warrant Certificate, subject to the limitations provided in the Warrant Agreement, without charge except for any tax or other governmental charge imposed in connection therewith.

 

The Company and the Warrant Agent may deem and treat the Registered Holder(s) hereof as the absolute owner(s) of this Warrant Certificate (notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing hereon made by anyone), for the purpose of any exercise hereof, of any distribution to the holder(s) hereof, and for all other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary. Neither the Warrants nor this Warrant Certificate entitles any holder hereof to any rights of a shareholder of the Company.

 

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Election to Purchase

 

(To Be Executed Upon Exercise of Warrant)

 

The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the right, represented by this Warrant Certificate, to receive shares of Common Stock and herewith tenders payment for such shares of Common Stock to the order of Mondee Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in the amount of $[●] in accordance with the terms hereof. The undersigned requests that a certificate for such shares of Common Stock be registered in the name of [●], whose address is [●], and that such shares of Common Stock be delivered to [●], whose address is [●]. If said number of shares of Common Stock is less than all of the shares of Common Stock purchasable hereunder, the undersigned requests that a new Warrant Certificate representing the remaining balance of such shares of Common Stock be registered in the name of [●], whose address is [●], and that such Warrant Certificate be delivered to [●], whose address is [●].

 

In the event that the Warrant has been called for redemption by the Company pursuant to Section 6 of the Warrant Agreement and the Company has required cashless exercise pursuant to Section 6.3 of the Warrant Agreement, the number of shares of Common Stock that this Warrant is exercisable for shall be determined in accordance with Section 3.3.1(b) and Section 6.3 of the Warrant Agreement.

 

In the event that the Warrant is a Private Placement Warrant [or Working Capital Warrant] that is to be exercised on a “cashless” basis pursuant to Section 3.3.1(c) of the Warrant Agreement, the number of shares of Common Stock that this Warrant is exercisable for shall be determined in accordance with Section 3.3.1(c) of the Warrant Agreement.

 

In the event that the Warrant is to be exercised on a “cashless” basis pursuant to Section 7.4 of the Warrant Agreement, the number of shares of Common Stock that this Warrant is exercisable for shall be determined in accordance with Section 7.4 of the Warrant Agreement.

 

In the event that the Warrant may be exercised, to the extent allowed by the Warrant Agreement, through cashless exercise (i) the number of shares of Common Stock that this Warrant is exercisable for would be determined in accordance with the relevant section of the Warrant Agreement which allows for such cashless exercise and (ii) the holder hereof shall complete the following: The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the right, represented by this Warrant Certificate, through the cashless exercise provisions of the Warrant Agreement, to receive shares of Common Stock. If said number of shares of Common Stock is less than all of the shares of Common Stock purchasable hereunder (after giving effect to the cashless exercise), the undersigned requests that a new Warrant Certificate representing the remaining balance of such shares of Common Stock be registered in the name of [●], whose address is [●], and that such Warrant Certificate be delivered to [●], whose address is [●].

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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Date: [●], 2022  
  (Signature)
   
   
   
   
  (Address)
   
   
  (Tax Identification Number)
Signature Guaranteed:  
   
   

 

THE SIGNATURE(S) SHOULD BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM, PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED (OR ANY SUCCESSOR RULE)).

 

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Exhibit 4.3

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED WARRANT AGREEMENT

 

THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED WARRANT AGREEMENT (as amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Agreement”), dated as of July 18, 2022 (the “Effective Date”), is by and among Mondee Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (formerly known as ITHAX Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“ITHAX”)) (the “Company”) and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York corporation, as warrant agent (the “Warrant Agent”, also referred to herein as the “Transfer Agent”).

 

WHEREAS, ITHAX and the Warrant Agent entered into that certain warrant agreement, dated as of January 27, 2021 (the “Existing Warrant Agreement”); and

 

WHEREAS, as part of its initial public offering (the “Offering”), ITHAX issued 24,825,000 units, each such unit comprised of one Class A ordinary share of the ITHAX, par value $0.001 per share (the “Class A Ordinary Shares”), and one-half of one redeemable Public Warrant (as defined below) (the “Units”), including (i) 24,150,000 Units sold by ITHAX to the public (including 3,150,000 Units issued pursuant to the underwriters’ full exercise of their over-allotment option) and (ii) 675,000 sold by ITHAX to ITHAX Acquisition Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”) and the representatives of the underwriters in the Offering (the “Representative”), respectively, in each case on the terms and conditions set forth in their respective private placement unit purchase agreements (together, the “Private Placement Units Purchase Agreements”); and

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Private Placement Units Purchase Agreements, ITHAX issued and delivered (i) 232,500 whole warrants to Sponsor and 105,000 whole warrants to the Representative (collectively, the “Private Placement Warrants”) and (ii) 12,075,000 warrants to the public shareholders (collectively, the “Public Warrants”), in each case, on the terms and conditions set forth in the Existing Warrant Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, following consummation of the Offering, the Company may issue additional warrants (“Post IPO Warrants”; together with the Private Placement Warrants, and the Public Warrants, the “Warrants”) in connection with, or following the consummation by the Company of its Business Combination (defined below); and

 

WHEREAS, the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a registration statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-251964 and Form S-1, File No. 333-252496 (collectively, the “Registration Statement”) and prospectus, for the registration, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), of the Units, the Public Warrants and the Class A Ordinary Shares included in the Units; and

 

WHEREAS, on December 20, 2021, ITHAX, Ithax Merger Sub I, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Merger Sub I”), Ithax Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Merger Sub II”) and Mondee Holdings II, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Mondee Holdings”), entered into that certain Business Combination Agreement (the “Business Combination Agreement”); and

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the closing of the Business Combination Agreement, (a) on July 18, 2022 ITHAX changed its jurisdiction of incorporation by deregistering as a Cayman Islands exempted company and continuing and domesticating as a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Domestication”), (b) upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Business Combination Agreement, on the Effective Date, Merger Sub I merged with and into Mondee Holdings, with Mondee Holdings surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and (c) immediately following, Mondee Holdings merged with and into Merger Sub II, with Merger Sub II surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (together, the “Mergers,” and together with Domestication and the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, the “Business Combination”);

 

 

 

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Domestication, each issued and outstanding Class A Ordinary Share and each issued and outstanding Class B ordinary share of ITHAX, par value $0.001 per share, converted into one share of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (the “Common Stock”);

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires the Warrant Agent to continue to act on behalf of the Company, and the Warrant Agent is willing to so act, in connection with the issuance, registration, transfer, exchange, redemption and exercise of the Warrants; and

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Business Combination and pursuant to Section 9.8 of the Existing Warrant Agreement, the Company and the Warrant Agent now desire to amend and restate the Existing Warrant Agreement in its entirety to provide that each issued and outstanding whole Warrant representing the right to purchase one Class A Ordinary Share of ITHAX will convert into the right to purchase one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share, and may such other updates to reflect the consummation of the Business Combination;

 

WHEREAS, all acts and things have been done and performed which are necessary to make the Warrants, when executed on behalf of the Company and countersigned by or on behalf of the Warrant Agent, as provided herein, the valid, binding and legal obligations of the Company, and to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.             Appointment of Warrant Agent. The Company hereby appoints the Warrant Agent to act as agent for the Company for the Warrants, and the Warrant Agent hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to perform the same in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

 

2.             Warrants.

 

2.1           Form of Warrant. Each Warrant shall be issued in registered form only, and, if a physical certificate is issued, shall be in substantially the form of Exhibit A hereto, the provisions of which are incorporated herein and shall be signed by, or bear the electronic or facsimile signature of, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer or other principal officer of the Company. In the event the person whose electronic or facsimile signature has been placed upon any Warrant shall have ceased to serve in the capacity in which such person signed the Warrant before such Warrant is issued, it may be issued with the same effect as if he or she had not ceased to be such at the date of issuance.

 

2.2           Effect of Countersignature. If a physical certificate is issued, unless and until countersigned by the Warrant Agent pursuant to this Agreement, a Warrant certificate shall be invalid and of no effect and may not be exercised by the holder thereof.

 

 

 

 

2.3           Registration.

 

2.3.1        Warrant Register.

 

(a)           The Warrant Agent shall maintain books (the “Warrant Register”) for the registration of original issuance and the registration of transfer of the Warrants. Upon the initial issuance of the Warrants, the Warrant Agent shall issue and register the Warrants in the names of the respective holders thereof in such denominations and otherwise in accordance with instructions delivered to the Warrant Agent by the Company. All of the Public Warrants shall initially be represented by one or more book-entry certificates (each, a “Book-Entry Warrant Certificate”) deposited with The Depository Trust Company (the “Depositary”) and registered in the name of Cede & Co., a nominee of the Depositary. Ownership of beneficial interests in the Public Warrants shall be shown on, and the transfer of such ownership shall be effected through, records maintained by (i) the Depositary or its nominee for each Book-Entry Warrant Certificate, or (ii) institutions that have accounts with the Depositary (each such institution, with respect to a Warrant in its account, a “Participant”).

 

(b)           If the Depositary subsequently ceases to make its book-entry settlement system available for the Public Warrants, the Company may instruct the Warrant Agent regarding making other arrangements for book-entry settlement. In the event that the Public Warrants are not eligible for, or it is no longer necessary to have the Public Warrants available in, book-entry form, the Warrant Agent shall provide written instructions to the Depositary to deliver to the Warrant Agent for cancellation each Book-Entry Warrant Certificate, and the Company shall instruct the Warrant Agent to deliver to the Depositary definitive certificates in physical form evidencing such Warrants (“Definitive Warrant Certificate”). Such Definitive Warrant Certificate shall be in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A, with appropriate insertions, modifications and omissions, as provided above.

 

2.3.2        Registered Holder. Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer of any Warrant, the Company and the Warrant Agent may deem and treat the person in whose name such Warrant is registered in the Warrant Register (the “Registered Holder”) as the absolute owner of such Warrant and of each Warrant represented thereby (notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing on a Definitive Warrant Certificate made by anyone other than the Company or the Warrant Agent), for the purpose of any exercise thereof, and for all other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

2.4           No Fractional Warrants. The Company shall not issue fractional Warrants. If a holder of Warrants would be entitled to receive a fractional Warrant, the Company shall round down to the nearest whole number the number of Warrants to be issued to such holder.

 

2.5           Private Placement Warrants. The Private Placement Warrants shall be identical to the Public Warrants, except that so long as they are held by the initial purchasers or any of their respective Permitted Transferees (as defined below), as applicable, the Private Placement Warrants: (i) may be exercised for cash or on a cashless basis, pursuant to Section 4.3.1(c) hereof, (ii) may not be transferred, assigned or sold until 30 days after the Effective Date, and (iii) shall not be redeemable by the Company; provided, however, that in the case of (ii), the Private Placement Warrants and any shares of Common Stock held by the initial purchasers or any of their respective Permitted Transferees, as applicable, and issued upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants may be transferred by the holders thereof:

 

2.5.1        to the Company’s officers or directors or those of the Representative, any affiliates or family members of the Company officers or directors or those of the Representative, any members of the Sponsor or the Representative, or any affiliates of the Sponsor or the Representative,

 

2.5.2        in the case of an individual, by gift to a member such individual’s immediate family or to a trust, the beneficiary of which is a member of such individual’s immediate family, an affiliate of such individual, or to a charitable organization;

 

 

 

 

2.5.3        in the case of an individual, by virtue of the laws of descent and distribution upon death of such person;

 

2.5.4        in the case of an individual, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order; or

 

2.5.5        by virtue of the laws of the State of Delaware or the Sponsor’s limited liability company agreement upon dissolution of the Sponsor or the organizational documents of the Representative, upon dissolution of the Representative;

 

provided, however, that, in the case of Section 2.5.1 through Section 2.5.5, these transferees (the “Permitted Transferees”) must enter into a written agreement with the Company agreeing to be bound by the transfer restrictions in this Agreement and all other transfer restrictions contained in any agreement between the Company and the Warrant holder.

 

2.6           Post IPO Warrants. The Post IPO Warrants, when and if issued, shall have the same terms and be in the same form as the Public Warrants, except as may be agreed upon by the Company.

 

3.             Terms and Exercise of Warrants.

 

3.1           Warrant Price. Each Warrant, when countersigned by the Warrant Agent, shall entitle the Registered Holder thereof, subject to the provisions of such Warrant and of this Agreement, to purchase from the Company the number of shares of Common Stock stated therein, at the price of $11.50 per share, subject to the adjustments provided in Section 4 hereof and in the last sentence of this Section 3.1. The term “Warrant Price” as used in this Agreement shall mean the last reported sales price per share at which shares of Common Stock may be purchased at the time a Warrant is exercised. The Company in its discretion may lower the Warrant Price at any time prior to the Expiration Date (as defined below) for a period of not less than 20 days on which banks in New York City are generally open for normal business (a “Business Day”), provided, that the Company shall provide at least 20 days prior written notice of such reduction to Registered Holders of the Warrants and, provided further that any such reduction shall be identical among all of the Warrants.

 

3.2           Duration of Warrants. A Warrant may be exercised only during the period (the “Exercise Period”) commencing on the date that is 30 days after the Effective Date, and terminating at 5:00 p.m., New York City time on the earlier to occur of: (x) the date that is five years after the Effective Date, (y) the liquidation of the Company in accordance with the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, as amended from time to time (the “Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation”), or (z) other than with respect to the Private Placement Warrants, to the extent then held by the initial purchasers or their respective Permitted Transferees, as applicable, the Redemption Date (as defined below) as provided in Section 6.2 hereof (the “Expiration Date”); provided, however, that the exercise of any Warrant shall be subject to the satisfaction of any applicable conditions, as set forth in Section 3.3.2 below with respect to an effective registration statement. Except with respect to the right to receive the Redemption Price (as defined below) (other than with respect to a Private Placement Warrant, to the extent then held by the initial purchasers or any of their respective Permitted Transferees) in the event of a redemption (as set forth in Section 6 hereof), each outstanding Warrant (other than a Private Placement Warrant, to the extent then held by the initial purchasers or their respective Permitted Transferees in the event of a redemption) not exercised on or before the Expiration Date shall become void, and all rights thereunder and all rights in respect thereof under this Agreement shall cease at 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the Expiration Date. The Company in its sole discretion may extend the duration of the Warrants by delaying the Expiration Date; provided, that the Company shall provide at least 20 days’ prior written notice of any such extension to Registered Holders of the Warrants and, provided further that any such extension shall be identical in duration among all the Warrants. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, so long as the Private Placement Warrants held by the Representative are held by the Representative or its designees or affiliates, such Private Placement Warrants may not be exercised after five years from the effective date of the Registration Statement.

 

 

 

 

3.3           Exercise of Warrants.

 

3.3.1        Payment. Subject to the provisions of the Warrant and this Agreement, a Warrant may be exercised by the Registered Holder thereof by delivering to the Warrant Agent at its corporate trust department (i) the Definitive Warrant Certificate evidencing the Warrants to be exercised, or, in the case of a Book-Entry Warrant Certificate, the Warrants to be exercised (the “Book-Entry Warrants”) on the records of the Depositary to an account of the Warrant Agent at the Depositary designated for such purposes in writing by the Warrant Agent to the Depositary from time to time, (ii) an election to purchase (“Election to Purchase”) shares of Common Stock pursuant to the exercise of a Warrant, properly completed and executed by the Registered Holder on the reverse of the Definitive Warrant Certificate or, in the case of a Book-Entry Warrant Certificate, properly delivered by the Participant in accordance with the Depositary’s procedures, and (iii) payment in full of the Warrant Price for each full share of Common Stock as to which the Warrant is exercised and any and all applicable taxes due in connection with the exercise of the Warrant, the exchange of the Warrant for the shares of Common Stock and the issuance of such shares of Common Stock, as follows:

 

(a)           in lawful money of the United States, in good certified check or good bank draft payable to the order of the Warrant Agent or by wire transfer;

 

(b)           in the event of a redemption pursuant to Section 6 hereof in which the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) has elected to require all holders of the Warrants to exercise such Warrants on a “cashless basis,” by surrendering the Warrants for that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of shares of Common Stock underlying the Warrants, multiplied by the excess of the “Fair Market Value”, as defined in this Section 3.3.1(b) over the Warrant Price by (y) the Fair Market Value. Solely for purposes of this Section 3.3.1(b) and Section 6.3, the “Fair Market Value” shall mean the average last sale price of the shares of Common Stock for the 10 trading days ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the notice of redemption is sent to the holders of the Warrants, pursuant to Section 6 hereof;

 

(c)           with respect to any Private Placement Warrant, so long as such Private Placement Warrant is held by the initial purchasers or their respective Permitted Transferees, as applicable, by surrendering the Warrants for that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of shares of Common Stock underlying the Warrants, multiplied by the excess of the “Fair Market Value”, as defined in this Section 3.3.1(c), over the Warrant Price by (y) the Fair Market Value. Solely for purposes of this Section 3.3.1(c), the “Fair Market Value” shall mean the average reported last sale price of the shares of Common Stock for the 10 trading days ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which notice of exercise of the Warrant is sent to the Warrant Agent; or

 

(d)           as provided in Section 7.4 hereof.

 

 

 

 

3.3.2        Issuance of Shares of Common Stock on Exercise. As soon as practicable after the exercise of any Warrant and the clearance of the funds in payment of the Warrant Price (if payment is pursuant to Section 3.3.1(a)), the Company shall issue to the Registered Holder of such Warrant a book-entry position or certificate, as applicable, for the number of full shares of Common Stock to which such Registered Holder is entitled, registered in such name or names as may be directed by such Registered Holder, and if such Warrant shall not have been exercised in full, a new book-entry position or countersigned Warrant, as applicable, for the number of shares of Common Stock as to which such Warrant shall not have been exercised. If fewer than all the Warrants evidenced by a Book Entry Warrant Certificate are exercised, a notation shall be made to the records maintained by the Depositary, its nominee for each Book Entry Warrant Certificate, or a Participant, as appropriate, evidencing the balance of the Warrants remaining after such exercise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be obligated to issue any shares of Common Stock pursuant to the exercise of a Warrant and shall have no obligation to settle such Warrant exercise unless a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to the offer and sale of the shares of Common Stock underlying the Public Warrants is then effective and a prospectus relating thereto is current, subject to the Company’s satisfying its obligations under Section 7.4. No Warrant shall be exercisable and the Company shall not be obligated to issue shares of Common Stock upon exercise of a Warrant unless the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such Warrant exercise have been registered, qualified or deemed to be exempt from registration or qualification under the securities laws of the state of residence of the Registered Holder of the Warrants, except pursuant to Section 7.4. In the event that the conditions in the two immediately preceding sentences are not satisfied with respect to a Warrant, the holder of such Warrant shall not be entitled to exercise such Warrant and such Warrant may have no value and expire worthless. The Company may require holders of Public Warrants to settle the Warrant on a “cashless basis” pursuant to Section 3.3.1(b) and Section 7.4. If, by reason of any exercise of Warrants on a “cashless basis”, the holder of any Warrant would be entitled, upon the exercise of such Warrant, to receive a fractional interest in a share of Common Stock, the Company shall round down to the nearest whole number, the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to such holder.

 

3.3.3        Valid Issuance. All shares of Common Stock issued upon the proper exercise of a Warrant in conformity with this Agreement and the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation shall be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

 

3.3.4        Date of Issuance. Upon proper exercise of a Warrant, the Company shall instruct the Warrant Agent, in writing, to make the necessary entries in the register of members of the Company in respect of the shares of Common Stock and to issue a certificate if requested by the holder of such Warrant. Each person in whose name any book-entry position in the register of members of the Company or certificate, as applicable, for shares of Common Stock is issued shall for all purposes be deemed to have become the holder of record of such shares of Common Stock on the date on which the Warrant, or book-entry position in the register of members of the Company representing such Warrant, was surrendered and payment of the Warrant Price was made, irrespective of the date of delivery of such certificate in the case of a certificated Warrant, except that, if the date of such surrender and payment is a date when the register of members or share transfer books of the Company or book-entry system of the Warrant Agent are closed, such person shall be deemed to have become the holder of such shares of Common Stock at the close of business on the next succeeding date on which the register of members, share transfer books or book-entry system are open.

 

 

 

 

3.3.5        Maximum Percentage. A holder of a Warrant may notify the Company in writing in the event it elects to be subject to the provisions contained in this Section 3.3.5; however, no holder of a Warrant shall be subject to this Section 3.3.5 unless he, she or it makes such election. If the election is made by a holder, the Warrant Agent shall not effect the exercise of the holder’s Warrant, and such holder shall not have the right to exercise such Warrant, to the extent that after giving effect to such exercise, such person (together with such person’s affiliates), to the Warrant Agent’s actual knowledge, would beneficially own in excess of 9.8% (or such other amount as a holder may specify) (the “Maximum Percentage”) of the shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such person and its affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrant with respect to which the determination of such sentence is being made, but shall exclude shares of Common Stock that would be issuable upon (x) exercise of the remaining, unexercised portion of the Warrant beneficially owned by such person and its affiliates and (y) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company beneficially owned by such person and its affiliates (including, without limitation, any convertible notes or convertible preference shares or Warrants) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this paragraph, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). For purposes of the Warrant, in determining the number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock, the holder may rely on the number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (1) the Company’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly report on Form 10-Q, current report on Form 8-K or other public filing with the Commission as the case may be, (2) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (3) any other notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding. For any reason at any time, upon the written request of the holder of the Warrant, the Company shall, within two Business Days, confirm orally and in writing to such holder the number of shares of Common Stock then issued and outstanding. In any case, the number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of equity securities of the Company by the holder and its affiliates since the date as of which such number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. By written notice to the Company, the holder of a Warrant may from time to time increase or decrease the Maximum Percentage applicable to such holder to any other percentage specified in such notice; provided, however, that any such increase shall not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Company.

 

4.             Adjustments.

 

4.1           Share Capitalizations.

 

4.1.1        Subdivision. If after the date hereof, and subject to the provisions of Section 4.6 below, the number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock is increased by a capitalization of shares of Common Stock, or by a subdivision of shares of Common Stock or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such share capitalization, subdivision or similar event, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on exercise of each Warrant shall be increased in proportion to such increase in the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock. A rights offering to holders of the shares of Common Stock entitling holders to purchase shares of Common Stock at a price less than the “Fair Market Value” (as defined below) shall be deemed a capitalization of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the product of (i) the number of shares of Common Stock actually sold in such rights offering (or issuable under any other equity securities sold in such rights offering that are convertible into or exercisable for Common Stock) and (ii) one minus the quotient of (x) the price per share of Common Stock paid in such rights offering divided by (y) the Fair Market Value. For purposes of this Section 4.1.1, (i) if the rights offering is for securities convertible into or exercisable for the shares of Common Stock, in determining the price payable for shares of Common Stock, there shall be taken into account any consideration received for such rights, as well as any additional amount payable upon exercise or conversion and (ii) “Fair Market Value” means the volume weighted average price of the shares of Common Stock as reported during the 10 trading day period ending on the trading day prior to the first date on which the shares of Common Stock trade on the applicable exchange or in the applicable market, regular way, without the right to receive such rights.

 

 

 

 

4.1.2        Extraordinary Dividends. If the Company, at any time while the Warrants are outstanding and unexpired, shall pay a dividend or make a distribution in cash, securities or other assets to the holders of shares of Common Stock on account of such shares of Common Stock (or other shares of the Company into which the Warrants are convertible), other than (a) as described in Section 4.1.1 above, or (b) Ordinary Cash Dividends (as defined below) (any such non-excluded event being referred to herein as an “Extraordinary Dividend”), then the Warrant Price shall be decreased, effective immediately after the effective date of such Extraordinary Dividend, by the amount of cash or the fair market value (as determined by the Board, in good faith) of any securities or other assets paid on each share of Common Stock in respect of such Extraordinary Dividend. For purposes of this Section 4.1.2, “Ordinary Cash Dividends” means any cash dividend or cash distribution which, when combined on a per share basis, with the per share amounts of all other cash dividends and cash distributions paid on the shares of Common Stock during the 365-day period ending on the date of declaration of such dividend or distribution (as adjusted to appropriately reflect any of the events referred to in other subsections of this Section 4 and excluding cash dividends or cash distributions that resulted in an adjustment to the Warrant Price or to the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on exercise of each Warrant) does not exceed $0.50.

 

4.2           Aggregation of Shares. If after the date hereof, and subject to the provisions of Section 4.6 hereof, the number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock is decreased by a consolidation, combination or reclassification of shares of Common Stock or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such consolidation, combination, reverse share split, redesignation, reclassification or similar event, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on exercise of each Warrant shall be decreased in proportion to such decrease in issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock.

 

4.3           Adjustments in Warrant Price. Whenever the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrants is adjusted, as provided in Section 4.1.1 or Section 4.2 above, the Warrant Price shall be adjusted (to the nearest cent) by multiplying such Warrant Price immediately prior to such adjustment by a fraction (x) the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrants immediately prior to such adjustment, and (y) the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock so purchasable immediately thereafter.

 

 

 

 

4.4           Replacement of Securities upon Reorganization, etc. In case of any redesignation or reorganization of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (other than a change under Section 4.1.1 or Section 4.1.2 or Section 4.2 hereof or that solely affects the par value of such shares of Common Stock), or in the case of any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity or conversion of the Company as another entity (other than a consolidation or merger in which the Company is the continuing corporation and is not a subsidiary of another entity whose shareholders did not own all or substantially all of the shares of Common Stock of the Company in substantially the same proportions immediately before such transaction and that does not result in any redesignation or reorganization of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock), or in the case of any sale or conveyance to another entity of the assets or other property of the Company as an entirety or substantially as an entirety in connection with which the Company is liquidated or dissolved, the holders of the Warrants shall thereafter have the right to purchase and receive, upon the basis and upon the terms and conditions specified in the Warrants and in lieu of the shares of Common Stock of the Company immediately theretofore purchasable and receivable upon the exercise of the rights represented thereby, the kind and amount of shares or other securities or property (including cash) receivable upon such redesignation, reorganization, merger or consolidation, or upon a dissolution following any such sale or transfer, that the holder of the Warrants would have received if such holder had exercised his, her or its Warrant(s) immediately prior to such event (the “Alternative Issuance” ); provided, however, that in connection with the closing of any such consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance, the successor or purchasing entity shall execute an amendment hereto with the Warrant Agent providing for delivery of such Alternative Issuance; provided, further, that (i) if the holders of the shares of Common Stock were entitled to exercise a right of election as to the kind or amount of securities, cash or other assets receivable upon such consolidation or merger, then the kind and amount of securities, cash or other assets constituting the Alternative Issuance for which each Warrant shall become exercisable shall be deemed to be the weighted average of the kind and amount received per share by the holders of the shares of Common Stock in such consolidation or merger that affirmatively make such election, and (ii) if a tender, exchange or redemption offer shall have been made to and accepted by the holders of the shares of Common Stock (other than a tender, exchange or redemption offer made by the Company in connection with redemption rights held by shareholders of the Company as provided for in the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or as a result of the repurchase of shares of Common Stock by the Company if a proposed initial Business Combination is presented to the shareholders of the Company for approval) under circumstances in which, upon completion of such tender or exchange offer, the maker thereof, together with members of any group (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act (or any successor rule)) of which such maker is a part, and together with any affiliate or associate of such maker (within the meaning of Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act (or any successor rule)) and any members of any such group of which any such affiliate or associate is a part, own beneficially (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act (or any successor rule)) more than 50% of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock, the holder of a Warrant shall be entitled to receive as the Alternative Issuance, the highest amount of cash, securities or other property to which such holder would actually have been entitled as a shareholder if such Warrant holder had exercised the Warrant prior to the expiration of such tender or exchange offer, accepted such offer and all of the shares of Common Stock held by such holder had been purchased pursuant to such tender or exchange offer, subject to adjustments (from and after the consummation of such tender or exchange offer) as nearly equivalent as possible to the adjustments provided for in this Section 4; provided, further, that if less than 70% of the consideration receivable by the holders of the shares of Common Stock in the applicable event is payable in the form of shares in the successor entity that is listed for trading on a national securities exchange or is quoted in an established over-the-counter market, or is to be so listed for trading or quoted immediately following such event, and if the Registered Holder properly exercises the Warrant within 30 days following the public disclosure of the consummation of such applicable event by the Company pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission, the Warrant Price shall be reduced by an amount (in dollars) equal to the difference of (but in no event less than zero) (i) the Warrant Price in effect prior to such reduction minus (ii) (A) the Per Share Consideration (as defined below) minus (B) the Black-Scholes Warrant Value (as defined below). The “Black-Scholes Warrant Value” means the value of a Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of the applicable event based on the Black-Scholes Warrant Model for a Capped American Call on Bloomberg Financial Markets (“Bloomberg”). For purposes of calculating such amount, (1) Section 6 of this Agreement shall be taken into account, (2) the price of each share of Common Stock shall be the volume weighted average price of the shares of Common Stock as reported during the 10 trading-day period ending on the trading day prior to the effective date of the applicable event, (3) the assumed volatility shall be the 90-day volatility obtained from the HVT function on Bloomberg determined as of the trading day immediately prior to the day of the announcement of the applicable event, and (4) the assumed risk-free interest rate shall correspond to the U.S. Treasury rate for a period equal to the remaining term of the Warrant. “Per Share Consideration” means (i) if the consideration paid to holders of the shares of Common Stock consists exclusively of cash, the amount of such cash per share of Common Stock, and (ii) in all other cases, the amount of cash per share of Common Stock, if any, plus the volume weighted average price of the shares of Common Stock as reported during the 10 trading-day period ending on the trading day prior to the effective date of the applicable event. If any reclassification or reorganization also results in a change in shares of Common Stock covered by Section 4.1.1, then such adjustment shall be made pursuant to Section 4.1.1 or Sections 4.2, Section 4.3 and this Section 4.4. The provisions of this Section 4.4 shall similarly apply to successive reclassification, reorganizations, mergers or consolidations, sales or other transfers. In no event will the Warrant Price be reduced to less than the par value per share issuable upon exercise of the Warrant.

 

 

 

 

4.5           Notices of Changes in Warrant. Upon every adjustment of the Warrant Price or the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of a Warrant, the Company shall give written notice thereof to the Warrant Agent, which notice shall state the Warrant Price resulting from such adjustment and the increase or decrease, if any, in the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable at such price upon the exercise of a Warrant, setting forth in reasonable detail the method of calculation and the facts upon which such calculation is based. Upon the occurrence of any event specified in Sections 4.1, Sections 4.2, Section 4.3 or Section 4.4, the Company shall give written notice of the occurrence of such event to each holder of a Warrant, at the last address set forth for such holder in the Warrant Register, of the record date or the effective date of the event. Failure to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality or validity of such event.

 

4.6           No Fractional Shares. Notwithstanding any provision contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall not issue fractional shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of Warrants. If, by reason of any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 4, the holder of any Warrant would be entitled, upon the exercise of such Warrant, to receive a fractional interest in a share, the Company shall, upon such exercise, round down to the nearest whole number, the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to such holder.

 

4.7           Form of Warrant. The form of Warrant need not be changed because of any adjustment pursuant to this Section 4, and Warrants issued after such adjustment may state the same Warrant Price and the same number of shares of Common Stock as is stated in the Warrants initially issued pursuant to this Agreement; provided, however, that the Company may at any time in its sole discretion make any change in the form of Warrant that the Company may deem appropriate and that does not affect the substance thereof, and any Warrant thereafter issued or countersigned, whether in exchange or substitution for an outstanding Warrant or otherwise, may be in the form as so changed.

 

4.8           Other Events. In case any event shall occur affecting the Company as to which none of the provisions of preceding subsections of this Section 4 are strictly applicable, but which would require an adjustment to the terms of the Warrants in order to (i) avoid an adverse impact on the Warrants and (ii) effectuate the intent and purpose of this Section 4, then, in each such case, the Company shall appoint a firm of independent public accountants, investment banking or other appraisal firm of recognized national standing, which shall give its opinion as to whether or not any adjustment to the rights represented by the Warrants is necessary to effectuate the intent and purpose of this Section 4 and, if they determine that an adjustment is necessary, the terms of such adjustment; provided, however, that under no circumstances shall the Warrants be adjusted pursuant to this Section 4.8 as a result of any issuance of securities in connection with a Business Combination. The Company shall adjust the terms of the Warrants in a manner that is consistent with any adjustment recommended in such opinion.

 

5.             Transfer and Exchange of Warrants.

 

5.1           Registration of Transfer. The Warrant Agent shall register the transfer, from time to time, of any outstanding Warrant upon the Warrant Register, upon surrender of such Warrant for transfer, in the case of certificated Warrants, properly endorsed with signatures properly guaranteed and accompanied by appropriate instructions for transfer. Upon any such transfer, a new Warrant representing an equal aggregate number of Warrants shall be issued and the old Warrant shall be cancelled by the Warrant Agent. In the case of certificated Warrants, the Warrants so cancelled shall be delivered by the Warrant Agent to the Company from time to time upon request.

 

 

 

 

5.2           Procedure for Surrender of Warrants. Warrants may be surrendered to the Warrant Agent, together with a written request for exchange or transfer, and thereupon the Warrant Agent shall issue in exchange therefor one or more new Warrants as requested by the Registered Holder of the Warrants so surrendered, representing an equal aggregate number of Warrants; provided, however, that except as otherwise provided herein or in any Book Entry Warrant Certificate or Definitive Warrant Certificate, each Book Entry Warrant Certificate and Definitive Warrant Certificate may be transferred only in whole and only to the Depositary, to another nominee of the Depositary, to a successor depository, or to a nominee of a successor depository; provided further, however, that in the event that a Warrant surrendered for transfer bears a restrictive legend (as in the case of the Private Placement Warrants), the Warrant Agent shall not cancel such Warrant and issue new Warrants in exchange thereof until the Warrant Agent has received an opinion of counsel for the Company stating that such transfer may be made and indicating whether the new Warrants must also bear a restrictive legend.

 

5.3           Fractional Warrants. The Warrant Agent shall not be required to effect any registration of transfer or exchange that shall result in the issuance of a Warrant certificate or book-entry position for a fraction of a Warrant.

 

5.4           Service Charges. No service charge shall be made for any exchange or registration of transfer of Warrants.

 

5.5           Warrant Execution and Countersignature. The Warrant Agent is hereby authorized to countersign and to deliver, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Warrants required to be issued pursuant to the provisions of this Section 5, and the Company, whenever required by the Warrant Agent, shall supply the Warrant Agent with Warrants duly executed on behalf of the Company for such purpose.

 

5.6           Instrument of Transfer. The instrument of transfer of any Warrant may be executed for and on behalf of the transferor by any party designated by, or pursuant to resolutions of, the Board of the Company for such purpose, and the Company or any other party designated by, or pursuant to resolutions of, the Board of the Company for such purpose shall be deemed to have been irrevocably appointed agent for the transferor of such Warrant or Warrants with full power to execute, complete and deliver in the name of and on behalf of the transferor of such Warrant or Warrants all such transfers of Warrants held by the Warrant holders.

 

6.             Redemption.

 

6.1           Redemption. Subject to Section 6.4 hereof, not less than all of the outstanding Warrants may be redeemed, at the option of the Company, at any time while they are exercisable and prior to their expiration, at the office of the Warrant Agent, upon notice to the Registered Holders of the Warrants, as described in Section 6.2 below, at the price of $0.01 per Warrant (the Redemption Price), provided that the last reported sales price of the shares of Common Stock has been at least $18.00 per share (subject to adjustment in compliance with Section 4) (the “Redemption Trigger Price”), on each of 20 trading days within the 30 trading-day period ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which notice of the redemption is given and provided that there is an effective registration statement covering the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, and a current prospectus relating thereto, available throughout the 30-day Redemption Period (as defined in Section 6.2 below)) or the Company has elected to require the exercise of the Warrants on a “cashless basis” pursuant to Section 3.1; provided, however, that if and when the Public Warrants become redeemable by the Company, the Company may not exercise such redemption right if the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Public Warrants is not exempt from registration or qualification under applicable state blue sky laws or the Company is unable to effect such registration or qualification.

 

 

 

 

6.2           Date Fixed for, and Notice of, Redemption. In the event that the Company elects to redeem all of the Warrants, the Company shall fix a date for the redemption (the “Redemption Date”). Notice of redemption shall be mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, by the Company not less than 30 days prior to the Redemption Date (the “30-day Redemption Period”) to the Registered Holders of the Warrants to be redeemed at their last addresses as they shall appear on the registration books. Any notice mailed in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given whether or not the Registered Holder received such notice.

 

6.3           Exercise After Notice of Redemption. The Warrants may be exercised, for cash (or on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3.3.1(b) of this Agreement) at any time after notice of redemption shall have been given by the Company pursuant to Section 6.2 hereof and prior to the Redemption Date. In the event that the Company determines to require all holders of Warrants to exercise their Warrants on a “cashless basis” pursuant to Section 3.3.1, the notice of redemption shall contain the information necessary to calculate the number of shares of Common Stock to be received upon exercise of the Warrants, including the “Fair Market Value” (as such term is defined in Section 3.3.1(b) hereof) in such case. On and after the Redemption Date, the record holder of the Warrants shall have no further rights except to receive, upon surrender of the Warrants, the Redemption Price.

 

6.4           Exclusion of Private Placement Warrants. The Company agrees that the redemption rights provided in this Section 6 shall not apply to either (a) the Private Placement Warrants if at the time of the redemption such Private Placement Warrants continue to be held by the initial purchasers or any of their Permitted Transferees, as applicable or (b) Post IPO Warrants if such Warrants provide that they are non-redeemable by the Company. However, once such Private Placement Warrants are transferred (other than to Permitted Transferees under Section 2.5), the Company may redeem the Private Placement Warrants, provided that the criteria for redemption are met, including the opportunity of the holder of such Private Placement Warrants to exercise the Private Placement Warrants prior to redemption pursuant to Section 7.3. Private Placement Warrants that are transferred to persons other than Permitted Transferees shall upon such transfer cease to be Private Placement Warrants and shall become Public Warrants under this Agreement.

 

7.             Other Provisions Relating to Rights of Holders of Warrants.

 

7.1           No Rights as Shareholder. A Warrant does not entitle the Registered Holder thereof to any of the rights of a shareholder of the Company, including, without limitation, the right to receive dividends, or other distributions, exercise any preemptive rights to vote or to consent or to receive notice as shareholders in respect of general meetings or the appointment of directors of the Company or any other matter.

 

7.2           Lost, Stolen, Mutilated, or Destroyed Warrants. If any Warrant is lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed, the Company and the Warrant Agent may on such terms as to indemnity or otherwise as they may in their discretion impose (which shall, in the case of a mutilated Warrant, include the surrender thereof), issue a new Warrant of like denomination, tenor, and date as the Warrant so lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed. Any such new Warrant shall constitute a substitute contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the allegedly lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed Warrant shall be at any time enforceable by anyone.

 

7.3           Reservation of Shares of Common Stock. The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available a number of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock that shall be sufficient to permit the exercise in full of all outstanding Warrants subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

 

 

 

7.4           Registration of Shares of Common Stock; Cashless Exercise at Company’s Option.

 

7.4.1        Registration of the Shares of Common Stock. In connection with the Domestication, the Company filed with the Commission a registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-263727) for the registration, under the Securities Act, of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants. The Company shall use its best efforts to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement, and a current prospectus relating thereto, until the expiration of the Warrants in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. If any such registration statement has not been maintained, holders of the Warrants shall have the right, during any period when the Company shall fail to have maintained an effective registration statement covering the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, to exercise such Warrants on a “cashless basis,” by exchanging the Warrants (in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act (or any successor rule) or another exemption) for that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of shares of Common Stock underlying the Warrants, multiplied by the difference between the Warrant Price and the “Fair Market Value” (as defined below) by (y) the Fair Market Value. Solely for purposes of this Section 7.4.1, “Fair Market Value” shall mean the volume weighted average price of the shares of Common Stock as reported during the 10 trading-day period ending on the trading day prior to the date that notice of exercise is received by the Warrant Agent from the holder of such Warrants or its securities broker or intermediary. The date that notice of cashless exercise is received by the Warrant Agent shall be conclusively determined by the Warrant Agent. In connection with the “cashless exercise” of a Public Warrant, the Company shall, upon request, provide the Warrant Agent with an opinion of counsel for the Company (which shall be an outside law firm with securities law experience) stating that (i) the exercise of the Warrants on a cashless basis in accordance with this Section 7.4.1 is not required to be registered under the Securities Act and (ii) the shares of Common Stock issued upon such exercise shall be freely tradable under United States federal securities laws by anyone who is not an affiliate (as such term is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any successor statute)) of the Company and, accordingly, shall not be required to bear a restrictive legend. Except as provided in Section 7.4.2, for the avoidance of any doubt, unless and until all of the Warrants have been exercised or have expired, the Company shall continue to be obligated to comply with its registration obligations under the first three sentences of this Section 7.4.1.

 

7.4.2        Cashless Exercise at Company’s Option. If the shares of Common Stock are at the time of any exercise of a Warrant not listed on a national securities exchange such that it satisfies the definition of a “covered security” under Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act (or any successor statute), the Company may, at its option, (i) require holders of Public Warrants who exercise Public Warrants to exercise such Public Warrants on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act (or any successor statute) as described in Section 7.4.1 and (ii) in the event the Company so elects, the Company shall not be required to file or maintain in effect a registration statement for the registration, under the Securities Act, of the offer and sale of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary. If the Company does not elect at the time of exercise to require a holder of Public Warrants who exercises Public Warrants to exercise such Public Warrants on a “cashless basis,” it agrees to use its best efforts to register or qualify for sale the offer and sale of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrant under the blue sky laws of the state of residence of the exercising Public Warrant holder to the extent an exemption is not available.

 

8.             Concerning the Warrant Agent and Other Matters.

 

8.1           Payment of Taxes. The Company shall from time to time promptly pay all taxes and charges that may be imposed upon the Company or the Warrant Agent in respect of the issuance or delivery of shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of the Warrants, but the Company shall not be obligated to pay any transfer taxes in respect of the Warrants or such Common Stock.

 

 

 

 

8.2           Resignation, Consolidation, or Merger of Warrant Agent.

 

8.2.1        Appointment of Successor Warrant Agent. The Warrant Agent, or any successor to it hereafter appointed, may resign its duties and be discharged from all further duties and liabilities hereunder after giving 60 days’ notice in writing to the Company. If the office of the Warrant Agent becomes vacant by resignation or incapacity to act or otherwise, the Company shall appoint in writing a successor Warrant Agent in place of the Warrant Agent. If the Company shall fail to make such appointment within a period of 30 days after it has been notified in writing of such resignation or incapacity by the Warrant Agent or by the holder of a Warrant (who shall, with such notice, submit his Warrant for inspection by the Company), then the holder of any Warrant may apply to the Supreme Court of the State of New York for the County of New York for the appointment of a successor Warrant Agent at the Company’s cost. Any successor Warrant Agent, whether appointed by the Company or by such court, shall be a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, in good standing and having its principal office in the Borough of Manhattan, City and State of New York, and authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority. After appointment, any successor Warrant Agent shall be vested with all the authority, powers, rights, immunities, duties, and obligations of its predecessor Warrant Agent with like effect as if originally named as Warrant Agent hereunder, without any further act or deed; but if for any reason it becomes necessary or appropriate, the predecessor Warrant Agent shall execute and deliver, at the expense of the Company, an instrument transferring to such successor Warrant Agent all the authority, powers, and rights of such predecessor Warrant Agent hereunder; and upon request of any successor Warrant Agent the Company shall make, execute, acknowledge, and deliver any and all instruments in writing for more fully and effectually vesting in and confirming to such successor Warrant Agent all such authority, powers, rights, immunities, duties, and obligations.

 

8.2.2        Notice of Successor Warrant Agent. In the event a successor Warrant Agent shall be appointed, the Company shall give notice thereof to the predecessor Warrant Agent and the Transfer Agent for the Common Stock not later than the effective date of any such appointment.

 

8.2.3        Merger or Consolidation of Warrant Agent. Any corporation into which the Warrant Agent may be merged or with which it may be consolidated or any corporation resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Warrant Agent shall be a party shall be the successor Warrant Agent under this Agreement without any further act.

 

8.3           Fees and Expenses of Warrant Agent.

 

8.3.1        Remuneration. The Company agrees to pay the Warrant Agent reasonable remuneration for its services as such Warrant Agent hereunder and shall, pursuant to its obligations under this Agreement, reimburse the Warrant Agent upon demand for all expenditures that the Warrant Agent may reasonably incur in the execution of its duties hereunder.

 

8.3.2        Further Assurances. The Company agrees to perform, execute, acknowledge, and deliver or cause to be performed, executed, acknowledged, and delivered all such further and other acts, instruments, and assurances as may reasonably be required by the Warrant Agent for the carrying out or performing of the provisions of this Agreement.

 

8.4           Liability of Warrant Agent.

 

8.4.1        Reliance on Company Statement. Whenever in the performance of its duties under this Agreement, the Warrant Agent shall deem it necessary or desirable that any fact or matter be proved or established by the Company prior to taking or suffering any action hereunder, such fact or matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed) may be deemed to be conclusively proved and established by a statement signed by the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, or Chairman of the Board of the Company and delivered to the Warrant Agent. The Warrant Agent may rely upon such statement for any action taken or suffered in good faith by it pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement.

 

 

 

 

8.4.2        Indemnity. The Warrant Agent shall be liable hereunder only for its own gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith. The Company agrees to indemnify the Warrant Agent and save it harmless against any and all liabilities, including judgments, costs and reasonable counsel fees, for anything done or omitted by the Warrant Agent in the execution of this Agreement, except as a result of the Warrant Agent’s gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith.

 

8.4.3        Exclusions. The Warrant Agent shall have no responsibility with respect to the validity of this Agreement or with respect to the validity or execution of any Warrant (except its countersignature thereof). The Warrant Agent shall not be responsible for any breach by the Company of any covenant or condition contained in this Agreement or in any Warrant. The Warrant Agent shall not be responsible to make any adjustments required under the provisions of Section 4 hereof or responsible for the manner, method, or amount of any such adjustment or the ascertaining of the existence of facts that would require any such adjustment; nor shall it by any act hereunder be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to the authorization or reservation of any shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to this Agreement or any Warrant or as to whether any shares of Common Stock shall, when issued, be valid and fully paid and non-assessable.

 

8.5           Acceptance of Agency. The Warrant Agent hereby accepts the agency established by this Agreement and agrees to perform the same upon the terms and conditions herein set forth and among other things, shall account promptly to the Company with respect to Warrants exercised and concurrently account for, and pay to the Company, all monies received by the Warrant Agent for the purchase of shares of Common Stock through the exercise of the Warrants.

 

8.6           Waiver. The Warrant Agent has no right of set-off or any other right, title, interest or claim of any kind (“Claim”) in, or to any distribution of, the trust account established for the benefit of the ITHAX’s public shareholders (the “Trust Account”), which is maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York corporation, as trustee, and hereby agrees not to seek recourse, reimbursement, payment or satisfaction for any Claim against the Trust Account for any reason whatsoever. The Warrant Agent hereby waives any and all Claims against the Trust Account and any and all rights to seek access to the Trust Account.

 

9.             Miscellaneous Provisions.

 

9.1           Successors. All the covenants and provisions of this Agreement by or for the benefit of the Company or the Warrant Agent shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns.

 

9.2           Notices. Any notice, statement or demand authorized by this Agreement to be given or made by the Warrant Agent or by the holder of any Warrant to or on the Company shall be sufficiently given when so delivered if by hand or overnight delivery or if sent by certified mail or private courier service within five days after deposit of such notice, postage prepaid, addressed (until another address is filed in writing by the Company with the Warrant Agent), as follows:

 

Mondee Holdings, Inc.

951 Mariners Island Blvd, Ste. 130

San Mateo, CA 94404

Attention: Dan Figenshu

Email: dan.figenshu@mondee.com

 

 

 

 

Any notice, statement or demand authorized by this Agreement to be given or made by the holder of any Warrant or by the Company to or on the Warrant Agent shall be sufficiently given when so delivered if by hand or overnight delivery or if sent by certified mail or private courier service within five days after deposit of such notice, postage prepaid, addressed (until another address is filed in writing by the Warrant Agent with the Company), as follows:

 

Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company

1 State Street, 30th Floor

New York, NY 10004

Attention: Compliance Department

 

in each case, with copies to:

 

Reed Smith LLP

599 Lexington Avenue, 22nd Floor

New York, NY 10022

Attention: Michael S. Lee, Lynwood Reinhardt, and Panos Katsambas

 

and

 

Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.

499 Park Avenue

New York, New York, 10022

Attn: General Counsel

 

and

 

Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP

1345 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10105

Attn: Stuart Neuhauser, Esq.

Email: sneuhauser@egsllp.com

 

9.3           Applicable Law. The validity, interpretation, and performance of this Agreement and of the Warrants shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of the substantive laws of another jurisdiction.

 

9.4           Persons Having Rights under this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to confer upon, or give to, any person or corporation other than the parties hereto and the Registered Holders of the Warrants, and for the purposes of Section 7.4 (Registration of Shares of Common Stock; Cashless Exercise at Company’s Option), Section 9.4 (Persons Having Rights under this Agreement) and Section 9.8 (Amendments) the Representative, any right, remedy, or claim under or by reason of this Agreement or of any covenant, condition, stipulation, promise, or agreement hereof. The Representative shall be deemed to be a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement with respect to Section 7.4, Section 9.4, and Section 9.8. All covenants, conditions, stipulations, promises, and agreements contained in this Agreement shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties hereto (and the Representative with respect to Section 7.4, Section 9.4, and Section 9.8) and their successors and assigns and of the Registered Holders of the Warrants.

 

 

 

 

9.5           Examination of the Warrant Agreement. A copy of this Agreement shall be available at all reasonable times at the office of the Warrant Agent in the Borough of Manhattan, City and State of New York, for inspection by the Registered Holder of any Warrant. The Warrant Agent may require any such holder to submit such holder’s Warrant for inspection by the Warrant Agent.

 

9.6           Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of original or facsimile counterparts and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

 

9.7           Effect of Headings. The section headings herein are for convenience only and are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the interpretation thereof.

 

9.8           Amendments. This Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto without the consent of any Registered Holder (i) for the purpose of curing any ambiguity, or curing, correcting or supplementing any defective provision contained herein or adding or changing any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement as the parties may deem necessary or desirable and that the parties deem shall not adversely affect the interest of the Registered Holders, and (ii) to provide for the delivery of Alternative Issuance pursuant to Section 4.4. All other modifications or amendments, including any amendment to increase the Warrant Price or shorten the Exercise Period, shall require the vote or written consent of the Registered Holders of a majority of the then outstanding Public Warrants. Any amendment solely to the Private Placement Warrants shall require the vote or written consent of a majority of the holders of the then outstanding Private Placement Warrants. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may lower the Warrant Price or extend the duration of the Exercise Period pursuant to Sections 3.1 and Section 3.2, respectively, without the consent of the Registered Holders.

 

9.9           Severability. This Agreement shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or of any other term or provision hereof. Furthermore, in lieu of any such invalid or unenforceable term or provision, the parties hereto intend that there shall be added as a part of this Agreement a provision as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be valid and enforceable.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

 

  MONDEE HOLDINGS, INC.
as the Company
     
  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:  
   
  CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY,
as Warrant Agent
     
  By:                  
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Warrant Agreement]

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

[Form of Warrant Certificate]

 

[FACE]

Number

Warrants

 

THIS WARRANT SHALL BE VOID IF NOT EXERCISED PRIOR TO

THE EXPIRATION OF THE EXERCISE PERIOD PROVIDED FOR

IN THE WARRANT AGREEMENT DESCRIBED BELOW

MONDEE HOLDINGS, INC.

 

Incorporated Under the Laws of Delaware

CUSIP [●]

Warrant Certificate

 

This warrant certificate (this “Warrant Certificate”) certifies that [●], or registered assigns, is the registered holder of warrant(s) evidenced hereby (the “Warrants” and each, a “Warrant”) to purchase one share of Class A common stock, of $0.001 par value per share (“Common Stock”), of Mondee Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). Each Warrant entitles the holder, upon exercise during the period set forth in the Warrant Agreement referred to below, to receive from the Company that number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock as set forth below, at the exercise price (the “Warrant Price”) as determined pursuant to the Warrant Agreement, payable in lawful money (or through “cashless exercise” as provided for in the Warrant Agreement) of the United States of America upon surrender of this Warrant Certificate and payment of the Warrant Price at the office or agency of the Warrant Agent referred to below, subject to the conditions set forth herein and in the Warrant Agreement. Defined terms used in this Warrant Certificate but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Warrant Agreement.

 

Each whole Warrant is initially exercisable for one fully paid and non-assessable share of Common Stock. No fractional shares will be issued upon exercise of any Warrant. If, upon the exercise of Warrants, a holder would be entitled to receive a fractional interest in a share of Common Stock, the Company will, upon exercise, round down to the nearest whole number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to the Warrant holder. The number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants is subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events set forth in the Warrant Agreement.

 

The initial Warrant Price per share of Common Stock for any Warrant is equal to $11.50 per share. The Warrant Price is subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events set forth in the Warrant Agreement.

 

Subject to the conditions set forth in the Warrant Agreement, the Warrants may be exercised only during the Redemption Period and to the extent not exercised by the end of such Exercise Period, such Warrants shall become void.

 

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Warrant Certificate set forth on the reverse hereof and such further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth at this place.

 

This Warrant Certificate shall not be valid unless countersigned by the Warrant Agent, as such term is used in the Warrant Agreement.

 

This Warrant Certificate shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof.

 

  MONDEE HOLDINGS, INC.,
as the Company
   
  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:  
     
  CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY,
as Warrant Agent
     
  By:                  
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

 

 

 

[Form of Warrant Certificate]

 

[Reverse]

 

The Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate are part of a duly authorized issue of Warrants entitling the holder on exercise to receive shares of Common Stock and are issued or to be issued pursuant to an Amended and Restated Warrant Agreement dated as of March [●], 2022 (the “Warrant Agreement”), duly executed and delivered by the Company, Mondee Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York corporation, as Warrant agent (the “Warrant Agent”), which Warrant Agreement is hereby incorporated by reference in and made a part of this instrument and is hereby referred to for a description of the rights, limitation of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Warrant Agent, the Company and the holders (the words “holders” or “holder” meaning the Registered Holders or Registered Holder, respectively) of the Warrants. A copy of the Warrant Agreement may be obtained by the holder hereof upon written request to the Company. Defined terms used in this Warrant Certificate but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Warrant Agreement.

 

Warrants may be exercised at any time during the Exercise Period set forth in the Warrant Agreement. The holder of Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate may exercise them by surrendering this Warrant Certificate, with the form of election to purchase set forth hereon properly completed and executed, together with payment of the Warrant Price as specified in the Warrant Agreement (or through “cashless exercise” as provided for in the Warrant Agreement) at the principal corporate trust office of the Warrant Agent. In the event that upon any exercise of Warrants evidenced hereby the number of Warrants exercised shall be less than the total number of Warrants evidenced hereby, there shall be issued to the holder hereof or his, her or its assignee, a new Warrant Certificate evidencing the number of Warrants not exercised.

 

Notwithstanding anything else in this Warrant Certificate or the Warrant Agreement, no Warrant may be exercised unless at the time of exercise (i) a registration statement covering the offer and sale of the shares of Common Stock to be issued upon exercise is effective under the Securities Act and (ii) a prospectus thereunder relating to the shares of Common Stock is current, except through “cashless exercise” as provided for in the Warrant Agreement.

 

The Warrant Agreement provides that upon the occurrence of certain events the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants set forth on the face hereof may, subject to certain conditions, be adjusted. If, upon exercise of a Warrant, the holder thereof would be entitled to receive a fractional interest in a share of Common Stock, the Company shall, upon exercise, round down to the nearest whole number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to the holder of the Warrant.

 

Warrant Certificates, when surrendered at the principal corporate trust office of the Warrant Agent by the Registered Holder thereof in person or by legal representative or attorney duly authorized in writing, may be exchanged, in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Warrant Agreement, but without payment of any service charge, for another Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates of like tenor evidencing in the aggregate a like number of Warrants.

 

Upon due presentation for registration of transfer of this Warrant Certificate at the office of the Warrant Agent a new Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates of like tenor and evidencing in the aggregate a like number of Warrants shall be issued to the transferee(s) in exchange for this Warrant Certificate, subject to the limitations provided in the Warrant Agreement, without charge except for any tax or other governmental charge imposed in connection therewith.

 

The Company and the Warrant Agent may deem and treat the Registered Holder(s) hereof as the absolute owner(s) of this Warrant Certificate (notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing hereon made by anyone), for the purpose of any exercise hereof, of any distribution to the holder(s) hereof, and for all other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary. Neither the Warrants nor this Warrant Certificate entitles any holder hereof to any rights of a shareholder of the Company.

 

 

 

 

Election to Purchase

 

(To Be Executed Upon Exercise of Warrant)

 

The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the right, represented by this Warrant Certificate, to receive shares of Common Stock and herewith tenders payment for such shares of Common Stock to the order of Mondee Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in the amount of $[●] in accordance with the terms hereof. The undersigned requests that a certificate for such shares of Common Stock be registered in the name of [●], whose address is [●], and that such shares of Common Stock be delivered to [●], whose address is [●]. If said number of shares of Common Stock is less than all of the shares of Common Stock purchasable hereunder, the undersigned requests that a new Warrant Certificate representing the remaining balance of such shares of Common Stock be registered in the name of [●], whose address is [●], and that such Warrant Certificate be delivered to [●], whose address is [●].

 

In the event that the Warrant has been called for redemption by the Company pursuant to Section 6 of the Warrant Agreement and the Company has required cashless exercise pursuant to Section 6.3 of the Warrant Agreement, the number of shares of Common Stock that this Warrant is exercisable for shall be determined in accordance with Section 3.3.1(b) and Section 6.3 of the Warrant Agreement.

 

In the event that the Warrant is a Private Placement Warrant that is to be exercised on a “cashless” basis pursuant to Section 3.3.1(c) of the Warrant Agreement, the number of shares of Common Stock that this Warrant is exercisable for shall be determined in accordance with Section 3.3.1(c) of the Warrant Agreement.

 

In the event that the Warrant is to be exercised on a “cashless” basis pursuant to Section 7.4 of the Warrant Agreement, the number of shares of Common Stock that this Warrant is exercisable for shall be determined in accordance with Section 7.4 of the Warrant Agreement.

 

In the event that the Warrant may be exercised, to the extent allowed by the Warrant Agreement, through cashless exercise (i) the number of shares of Common Stock that this Warrant is exercisable for would be determined in accordance with the relevant section of the Warrant Agreement which allows for such cashless exercise and (ii) the holder hereof shall complete the following: The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the right, represented by this Warrant Certificate, through the cashless exercise provisions of the Warrant Agreement, to receive shares of Common Stock. If said number of shares of Common Stock is less than all of the shares of Common Stock purchasable hereunder (after giving effect to the cashless exercise), the undersigned requests that a new Warrant Certificate representing the remaining balance of such shares of Common Stock be registered in the name of [●], whose address is [●], and that such Warrant Certificate be delivered to [●], whose address is [●].

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

 

 

 

Date: [●], 2022  
  (Signature)
   
   
   
   
  (Address)
   
   
  (Tax Identification Number)
Signature Guaranteed:  
   
   

THE SIGNATURE(S) SHOULD BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM, PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED (OR ANY SUCCESSOR RULE)).

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.3

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of July 18, 2022, is made and entered into by and among Mondee Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) (formerly known as ITHAX Acquisition Corp., an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability), ITHAX Acquisition Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”) Mondee Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Mondee LLC”), each person listed on the signature pages under the caption “Third-Party Investors” or who execute a Joinder as a “Third-Party Investor” and each person listed on the signature pages under the caption “Earn-Out Holders” or who executes a Joinder as an “Earn-Out Holders” or who executes a Joinder as an “Earn-Out Holder” (the Sponsor, Mondee LLC, Third-Party Investors (as defined below) and the Earn-Out Holders (as defined below) are collectively referred to as “Holders” and each, a “Holder”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, the Company has entered into that certain Business Combination Agreement, dated as of December 20, 2021 (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Business Combination Agreement”), by and among the Company, Ithax Merger Sub I, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Merger Sub I”), Ithax Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Merger Sub II”) and Mondee Holdings II, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Mondee Holdings”), by which (a) Merger Sub I will merge with and into Mondee Holdings, with Mondee Holdings surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company; and (b) immediately following; Mondee Holdings will merge with and into Merger Sub II, with Merger Sub II surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company;

 

WHEREAS, on the date hereof, pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, Mondee LLC received shares of Company Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share, (the “Common Stock”), of the Company;

 

WHEREAS, on the date hereof, certain other investors (such other investors, collectively, the “Third-Party Investors”) purchased an aggregate of 5,000,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Investor Shares”) in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) pursuant to the respective Subscription Agreement, each dated as of December 20, 2021, entered into by and between the Company and each of the Third-Party Investors (each, a “Subscription Agreement” and, collectively, the “Subscription Agreements”);

 

WHEREAS, on the date hereof, the Company entered into the Earn-Out Agreement, pursuant to which up to 9,000,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Earn-Out Shares”) shall be issued to management and other affiliates of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Earn-Out Agreement (the “Earn-Out Holders”); and

 

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

 

ARTICLE I

 

DEFINITIONS

 

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

 

Additional Holder” shall have the meaning given in Section 6.10.

 

Additional Holder Common Stock” shall have the meaning given in Section 6.10.

 

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

 

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

 

Block Trade” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.4.1.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Commission” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Earn-Out Agreement” shall mean the Earn-Out Agreement dated December 20, 2021 by and among ITHAX Acquisition Corp., an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability (and any successor thereto) and the certain persons listed on Schedule A thereto.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Holder Information” shall have the meaning given in Section 4.1.2.

 

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

 

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

 

Joinder” shall have the meaning given in Section 6.10.

 

Lock-up” shall have the meaning given in Section 5.1.1.

 

Lock-up Holders” shall have the meaning given in Section 5.1.1.

 

Lock-up Period” shall mean the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the earlier to occur of (a) six (6) months after the Closing Date, (b) such date that the closing price of Common Stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any twenty (20) trading days within any period of thirty (30) consecutive trading days commencing at least ninety (90) calendar days following the Closing Date and (c) the date on which the Company consummates a sale, merger, liquidation, exchange offer or other similar transaction after the Closing Date that results in the stockholders of Mondee Holdings immediately prior to such transaction having beneficial ownership of less than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding voting securities of the Company.

 

Lock-up Shares” shall mean Common Stock beneficially owned (as such term is used in Rule 13d-3 of the 1934 Act), by a Lock-up Holder immediately following the Closing Date or any other securities so owned convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for such Common Stock immediately following the Closing Date (other than shares of Common Stock acquired in the public market or pursuant to a transaction exempt from registration under the 1933 Act pursuant to a subscription agreement where the issuance of Common Stock occurs on or after the Closing Date); provided, that, for clarity, Common Stock issued to Third-Party Investors pursuant to the Subscription Agreements shall not constitute Lock-up Shares.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Other Coordinated Offering” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.4.1.

 

Permitted Transferees” shall mean (i) any person or entity to whom such Holder is permitted to Transfer such Registrable Securities prior to the expiration of the Lock-up Period pursuant to Section 5.1.1 and (ii) after the expiration of the Lock-up Period, any person or entity to whom such Holder is not prohibited from transferring such Registrable Securities, subject to and in accordance with any applicable agreement between such Holder and/or their respective Permitted Transferees and the Company and any transferee thereafter.

 

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

 

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

 

Registrable Security” shall mean (a) any outstanding shares of Common Stock or any other equity security (including warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock and shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of any other equity security) of the Company held by a Holder immediately following the Closing Date (including any securities distributable pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement or the Earn-Out Agreement); (b) any Additional Holder Common Stock (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Earn-Out Shares delivered pursuant to the Earn-Out Agreement); and (c) any other equity security of the Company or any of its subsidiaries issued or issuable with respect to any securities referenced in clause (a) or (b) above by way of a stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a recapitalization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, reorganization or similar transaction; provided, however, that, as to any particular Registrable Security, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities upon the earliest to occur of: (A) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such securities shall have become effective under the Securities Act and such securities shall have been sold, transferred, disposed of or exchanged in accordance with such Registration Statement by the applicable Holder; (B) (i) such securities shall have been otherwise transferred (other than to Permitted Transferees), (ii) new certificates for such securities not bearing (or book entry positions not subject to) a legend restricting further Transfer shall have been delivered by the Company and (iii) subsequent public distribution of such securities shall not require registration under the Securities Act; (C) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding; (D) such securities may be sold without registration pursuant to Rule 144 or any successor rule promulgated under the Securities Act (but with no volume or other restrictions or limitations including as to manner or timing of sale); and (E) such securities have been sold to, or through, a broker, dealer or Underwriter in a public distribution or other public securities transaction.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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(E)    fees and disbursements of all independent registered public accountants of the Company incurred specifically in connection with such Registration including the expenses of any special audits and/or “cold comfort” letters required by or incident to such performance and compliance;

 

(F)    reasonable and documented fees and disbursements of counsel (including local and special counsel, to the extent necessary) incurred in connection with any registration statement or registered offering (including any Registration) covering Registrable Securities; and

 

(G)   in an Underwritten Offering or Other Coordinated Offering, reasonable and documented fees and expenses not to exceed $50,000 in the aggregate for each Registration of one (1) legal counsel selected by the majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Third-Party Investors” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals hereto.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Underwritten Shelf Takedown” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.1.4.

 

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

 

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ARTICLE II

 

REGISTRATIONS AND OFFERINGS

 

Section 2.1               Shelf Registration.

 

2.1.1          Filing. Within thirty (30) calendar days following the Closing Date, the Company shall submit to or file with the Commission a Registration Statement for a Shelf Registration on Form S-1 (the “Form S-1 Shelf”) or a Registration Statement for a Shelf Registration on Form S-3 (the “Form S-3 Shelf”), if the Company is then eligible to use a Form S-3 Shelf, in each case, covering the resale of all the Registrable Securities (determined as of two (2) business days prior to such submission or filing) on a delayed or continuous basis and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have such Shelf declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof, but no later than the earlier of (a) the ninetieth (90th) calendar day (or 120th calendar day if the Commission notifies the Company that it will “review” the Registration Statement) following the Closing Date, and (b) the tenth (10th) business day after the date the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the Commission that the Registration Statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review. Such Shelf shall provide for the resale of the Registrable Securities included therein pursuant to any method or combination of methods legally available to, and requested by, any Holder named therein. The Company shall maintain a Shelf in accordance with the terms hereof, and shall prepare and file with the Commission such amendments, including post-effective amendments, and supplements as may be necessary to keep a Shelf continuously effective, available for use to permit the Holders named therein to sell their Registrable Securities included therein and in compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act until such time as there are no longer any Registrable Securities. In the event the Company files a Form S-1 Shelf, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to (i) convert the Form S-1 Shelf (and any Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement) to a Form S-3 Shelf or (ii) file a Form S-3 Shelf, as the case may be, in each case, as soon as practicable after the Company is eligible to use Form S-3. The Company’s obligation under this Section 2.1.1, shall, for the avoidance of doubt, be subject to Section 3.4.

 

2.1.2          Subsequent Shelf Registration. If any Shelf ceases to be effective under the Securities Act for any reason at any time while Registrable Securities are still outstanding, the Company shall, subject to Section 3.4, use its commercially reasonable efforts to as promptly as is reasonably practicable cause such Shelf to again become effective under the Securities Act (including using its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the prompt withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of such Shelf), and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to as promptly as is reasonably practicable amend such Shelf in a manner reasonably expected to result in the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of such Shelf or file an additional registration statement as a Shelf Registration (a “Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement”) registering the resale of all Registrable Securities (determined as of two (2) business days prior to such filing), and pursuant to any method or combination of methods legally available to, and requested by, any Holder named therein. If a Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement is filed, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to (i) cause such Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement to become effective under the Securities Act as promptly as is reasonably practicable after the filing thereof (it being agreed that the Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement shall be an automatic shelf registration statement (as defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act) if the Company is a well-known seasoned issuer (as defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act) at the most recent applicable eligibility determination date) and (ii) keep such Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective, available for use to permit the Holders named therein to sell their Registrable Securities included therein and in compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act until such time as there are no longer any Registrable Securities. Any such Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 to the extent that the Company is eligible to use such form. Otherwise, such Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement shall be on another appropriate form. The Company’s obligation under this Section 2.1.2, shall, for the avoidance of doubt, be subject to Section 3.4.

 

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

 

2.1.4          Requests for Underwritten Shelf Takedowns. Subject to Section 3.4, at any time and from time to time when an effective Shelf is on file with the Commission, a Holder (any of the Holders being in such case, a “Demanding Holder”) may request to sell all or any portion of its Registrable Securities in an Underwritten Offering that is registered pursuant to the Shelf (each, an “Underwritten Shelf Takedown”); provided that the Company shall only be obligated to effect an Underwritten Shelf Takedown if such offering shall include Registrable Securities proposed to be sold by the Demanding Holder, either individually or together with other Demanding Holders, with an anticipated gross aggregate offering price of at least $10 million (the “Minimum Takedown Threshold”). All requests for Underwritten Shelf Takedowns shall be made by giving written notice to the Company, which shall specify the approximate number of Registrable Securities proposed to be sold in the Underwritten Shelf Takedown. Subject to Section 2.4.4, the Company shall have the right to select the Underwriters for such offering (which shall consist of one or more reputable nationally recognized investment banks), subject to the initial Demanding Holder’s prior approval (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). The Sponsor may demand not more than one (1) Underwritten Shelf Takedown and the other Holders may demand not more than two (2) Underwritten Shelf Takedowns, in each case, pursuant to this Section 2.1.4 in any twelve (12) month period (such rights, in each such case, a “Demand”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company may effect any Underwritten Offering pursuant to any then effective Registration Statement, including a Form S-3, which is then available for such offering.

 

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2.1.5          Reduction of Underwritten Offering. If the Underwriter in an Underwritten Shelf Takedown advises the Demanding Holders in writing that marketing factors require a limitation of the number of shares to be underwritten, then the Demanding Holders shall so advise all Holders of Registrable Securities that would otherwise be underwritten pursuant hereto, and the number of shares of Registrable Securities that may be included in the underwriting (such maximum number of such securities, the “Maximum Number of Securities”) shall be allocated among all participating Holders thereof, including the Demanding Holders, in proportion (as nearly as practicable) to the amount of Registrable Securities of the Company owned by each participating Holder; provided, however, that the number of shares of Registrable Securities to be included in such underwriting shall not be reduced unless all other securities are first entirely excluded from the underwriting.

 

2.1.6          Withdrawal. Prior to the filing of the applicable “red herring” prospectus or prospectus supplement used for marketing such Underwritten Shelf Takedown, a majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders initiating an Underwritten Shelf Takedown shall have the right to withdraw from such Underwritten Shelf Takedown for any or no reason whatsoever upon written notification (a “Withdrawal Notice”) to the Company and the Underwriter or Underwriters (if any) of their intention to withdraw from such Underwritten Shelf Takedown; provided that the Sponsor or the Holders, as applicable, may elect to have the Company continue an Underwritten Shelf Takedown if the Minimum Takedown Threshold would still be satisfied by the Registrable Securities proposed to be sold in the Underwritten Shelf Takedown by the Sponsor, the Holders or any of their respective Permitted Transferees, as applicable. If withdrawn, a Demand for an Underwritten Shelf Takedown shall constitute a Demand for an Underwritten Shelf Takedown by the withdrawing Demanding Holder for purposes of Section 2.1.4, unless either (i) such Demanding Holder has not previously withdrawn any Underwritten Shelf Takedown or (ii) such Demanding Holder reimburses the Company for all Registration Expenses with respect to such Underwritten Shelf Takedown (or, if there is more than one Demanding Holder, a pro rata portion of such Registration Expenses based on the respective number of Registrable Securities that each Demanding Holder has requested be included in such Underwritten Shelf Takedown); provided that, if the Sponsor or the Holders, as applicable, elect to continue an Underwritten Shelf Takedown pursuant to the proviso in the immediately preceding sentence, such Underwritten Shelf Takedown shall instead count as an Underwritten Shelf Takedown demanded by the Sponsor or such Holder, as applicable, for purposes of Section 2.1.4. Following the receipt of any Withdrawal Notice, the Company shall promptly forward such Withdrawal Notice to any other Holders that had elected to participate in such Shelf Takedown. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred in connection with a Shelf Takedown prior to its withdrawal under this Section 2.1.6, other than if a Demanding Holder elects to pay such Registration Expenses pursuant to clause (ii) of the second sentence of this Section 2.1.6.

 

Section 2.2               Piggyback Registration.

 

2.2.1          Piggyback Rights. If (but without any obligation to do so) the Company proposes to register (including for this purpose a registration effected by the Company for holders of capital stock other than the Holders) any of its Common Stock under the Securities Act in connection with the public offering of such securities solely for cash (other than (i) a registration relating solely to the sale of securities to participants in a Company stock or other benefit plan, (ii) a transaction covered by Rule 145 under the Securities Act, (iii) a registration in which the only stock being registered is Common Stock issuable upon conversion of debt securities which are also being registered, (iv) for a dividend reinvestment plan or (v) any registration on any form which does not include substantially the same information as would be required to be included in a registration statement covering the sale of the Registrable Securities), then the Company shall give written notice of such proposed offering to all of the Holders of Registrable Securities as soon as practicable but not less than ten (10) days before the anticipated filing date of such Registration Statement or, in the case of an Underwritten Offering pursuant to a Shelf Registration, the applicable “red herring” prospectus or prospectus supplement used for marketing such offering, which notice shall (A) describe the amount and type of securities to be included in such offering, the intended method(s) of distribution, and the name of the proposed managing Underwriter or Underwriters, if any, in such offering, and (B) offer to all of the Holders of Registrable Securities the opportunity to include in such registered offering such number of Registrable Securities as such Holders may request in writing within five (5) days after receipt of such written notice (such registered offering, a “Piggyback Registration”). Subject to Section 2.2.2, the Company shall cause such Registrable Securities to be included in such Piggyback Registration and, if applicable, shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the managing Underwriter or Underwriters of such Piggyback Registration to permit the Registrable Securities requested by the Holders pursuant to this Section 2.2.1 to be included therein on the same terms and conditions as any similar securities of the Company included in such registered offering and to permit the sale or other disposition of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof. The inclusion of any Holder’s Registrable Securities in a Piggyback Registration shall be subject to such Holder agreement to enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter(s) selected for such Underwritten Offering.

 

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2.2.2          Reduction of Piggyback Registration. If the total amount of securities, including Registrable Securities, requested by Holders of Registrable Securities to be included in such offering exceeds the amount of securities sold other than by the Company that the Underwriters determine in their reasonable discretion is compatible with the success of the offering, then the Company shall be required to include in the offering only that number of such securities, including Registrable Securities, which the Underwriters determine in their reasonable discretion will not jeopardize the success of the offering (the securities so included to be apportioned pro rata among the selling security holders according to the total amount of securities entitled to be included therein owned by each selling security holder or in such other proportions as shall mutually be agreed to by such selling security holders). For purposes of the preceding parenthetical concerning apportionment, for any selling security holder which is a Holder of Registrable Securities and which is a partnership or corporation, the partners, retired partners and holders of capital stock of such Holder, or the estates and family members of any such partners and retired partners and any trusts for the benefit of any of the foregoing persons shall be deemed to be a single “selling security holder,” and any pro-rata reduction with respect to such “selling security holder” shall be based upon the aggregate number of Registrable Securities owned by all entities and individuals included in such “selling security holder,” as defined in this sentence.

 

2.2.3          Piggyback Registration Withdrawal. Any Holder of Registrable Securities (other than a Demanding Holder, whose right to withdraw from an Underwritten Shelf Takedown, and related obligations, shall be governed by Section 2.1.6) shall have the right to withdraw from a Piggyback Registration for any or no reason whatsoever upon written notification to the Company and the Underwriter or Underwriters (if any) of his, her or its intention to withdraw from such Piggyback Registration prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to such Piggyback Registration or, in the case of a Piggyback Registration pursuant to a Shelf Registration, the filing of the applicable “red herring” prospectus or prospectus supplement with respect to such Piggyback Registration used for marketing such transaction. The Company (whether on its own good faith determination or as the result of a request for withdrawal by persons or entities pursuant to separate written contractual obligations) may withdraw a Registration Statement filed with the Commission in connection with a Piggyback Registration (which, in no circumstance, shall include a Shelf) at any time prior to the effectiveness of such Registration Statement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement (other than Section 2.1.6), the Company shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred in connection with the Piggyback Registration prior to its withdrawal under this Section 2.2.3.

 

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

 

Section 2.3               Market Stand-off. In connection with any Underwritten Offering of equity securities of the Company (other than a Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering), if requested by the managing Underwriters, each Holder that is an executive officer, director or Holder in excess of five percent (5%) of the outstanding Common Stock (and for which it is customary for such a Holder to agree to a lock-up) agrees that it shall not Transfer any shares of Common Stock or other equity securities of the Company (other than those included in such offering pursuant to this Agreement), without the prior written consent of the Company, during the forty-five (45)-day period (or such shorter time agreed to by the managing Underwriters) beginning on the date of pricing of such offering, except as expressly permitted by such lock-up agreement or in the event the managing Underwriters otherwise agree by written consent; provided, however, with respect to the first Underwritten Offering following the Closing, if the managing Underwriters, in their reasonable discretion, advise the Company in writing that a lock-up restriction of a period of forty-five (45) or fewer days would have a material adverse impact on such Underwritten Offering, then such lock-up restrictions shall be for the number of days such managing Underwriters so advise, not to exceed a period of ninety (90) days from the date of the pricing of any such Underwritten Offering. Each such Holder agrees to execute a customary lock-up agreement in favor of the Underwriters to such effect (in each case on substantially the same terms and conditions as all such Holders).

 

Section 2.4               Block Trades; Other Coordinated Offerings.

 

2.4.1          Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article II, but subject to Section 3.4, at any time and from time to time when an effective Shelf is on file with the Commission, if a Demanding Holder wishes to engage in (a) an underwritten registered offering not involving a “roadshow,” an offer commonly known as a “block trade” (a “Block Trade”) or (b) an “at the market” or similar registered offering through a broker, sales agent or distribution agent, whether as agent or principal, (an “Other Coordinated Offering”), in each case, with an anticipated aggregate offering price of, either (x) at least $50 million or (y) all remaining Registrable Securities held by the Demanding Holder, then such Demanding Holder only needs to notify the Company of the Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering at least five (5) business days prior to the day such offering is to commence and the Company shall as expeditiously as possible use its commercially reasonable efforts to facilitate such Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering; provided that the Demanding Holders representing a majority of the Registrable Securities wishing to engage in the Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering shall use commercially reasonable efforts to work with the Company and any Underwriters, brokers, sales agents or placement agents prior to making such request in order to facilitate preparation of the registration statement, prospectus and other offering documentation related to the Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

ARTICLE III

 

COMPANY PROCEDURES

 

Section 3.1               General Procedures. In connection with any Shelf and/or Shelf Takedown, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to effect such Registration to permit the sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended plan of distribution thereof (and including all manners of distribution in such Registration Statement as Holders may reasonably request in connection with the filing of such Registration Statement and as permitted by law, including distribution of Registrable Securities to a Holder’s members, security holders or partners), and pursuant thereto the Company shall, as expeditiously as possible:

 

3.1.1          prepare and file with the Commission as soon as practicable a Registration Statement with respect to such Registrable Securities and use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective until all Registrable Securities have ceased to be Registrable Securities, in each case, in accordance with Section 2.1.1;

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

3.1.8          at least five (5) days prior to the filing of any Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement or Prospectus (or such shorter period of time as may be (a) necessary in order to comply with the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated under the Securities Act or Exchange Act, as applicable or (b) advisable in order to reduce the number of days that sales are suspended pursuant to Section 3.4), furnish a copy thereof to each seller of such Registrable Securities or its counsel (excluding any exhibits thereto and any filing made under the Exchange Act that is to be incorporated by reference therein);

 

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

 

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

 

3.1.11       obtain a “cold comfort” letter from the Company’s independent registered public accountants in the event of an Underwritten Offering, a Block Trade, an Other Coordinated Offering or sale by a broker, placement agent or sales agent pursuant to such Registration (subject to such broker, placement agent or sales agent providing such certification or representation reasonably requested by the Company’s independent registered public accountants and the Company’s counsel) in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by “cold comfort” letters as the managing Underwriter may reasonably request, and reasonably satisfactory to a majority-in-interest of the participating Holders;

 

3.1.12       in the event of an Underwritten Offering, a Block Trade, an Other Coordinated Offering or sale by a broker, placement agent or sales agent pursuant to such Registration, on the date the Registrable Securities are delivered for sale pursuant to such Registration, obtain an opinion, dated such date, of counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such Registration, addressed to the participating Holders, the broker, placement agents or sales agent, if any and the Underwriters, if any, covering such legal matters with respect to the Registration in respect of which such opinion is being given as the participating Holders, broker, placement agent, sales agent or Underwriter may reasonably request and as are customarily included in such opinions and negative assurance letters, as applicable;

 

3.1.13       in the event of any Underwritten Offering, a Block Trade, an Other Coordinated Offering or sale by a broker, placement agent or sales agent pursuant to such Registration, enter into and perform its obligations under an underwriting or other purchase or sales agreement, in usual and customary form, with the managing Underwriter or the broker, placement agent or sales agent of such offering or sale;

 

3.1.14       make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement covering the period of at least twelve (12) months beginning with the first day of the Company’s first full calendar quarter after the effective date of the Registration Statement which satisfies the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder (or any successor rule then in effect);

 

3.1.15       with respect to an Underwritten Offering pursuant to Section 2.1.4, use its commercially reasonable efforts to make available senior executives of the Company to participate in customary “road show” presentations that may be reasonably requested by the Underwriter in such Underwritten Offering; and

 

3.1.16        otherwise, in good faith, cooperate reasonably with, and take such customary actions as may reasonably be requested by the participating Holders, consistent with the terms of this Agreement, in connection with such Registration.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to provide any documents or information to an Underwriter or broker, sales agent or placement agent if such Underwriter or broker, sales agent or placement agent has not then been named with respect to the applicable Underwritten Offering or other offering involving a registration as an Underwriter or broker, sales agent or placement agent, as applicable.

 

Section 3.2               Registration Expenses. The Registration Expenses of all Registrations shall be borne by the Company. It is acknowledged by the Holders that the Holders shall bear all incremental selling expenses relating to the sale of Registrable Securities, such as Underwriters’ commissions and discounts, brokerage fees, Underwriter marketing costs and, other than as set forth in the definition of “Registration Expenses,” all fees and expenses of any legal counsel representing the Holders.

 

Section 3.3               Requirements for Participation in Registration Statement in Offerings. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if any Holder does not provide the Company with its requested Holder Information, the Company may exclude such Holder’s Registrable Securities from the applicable Registration Statement or Prospectus if the Company determines, based on the advice of counsel, that such information is necessary to effect the registration of the applicable Registration Statement or Prospectus and such Holder continues thereafter to withhold such information. No person or entity may participate in any Underwritten Offering or other offering for equity securities of the Company pursuant to a Registration initiated by the Company hereunder unless such person or entity (i) agrees to sell such person’s or entity’s securities on the basis provided in any underwriting, sales, distribution or placement arrangements approved by the Company and (ii) completes and executes all customary questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, lock-up agreements, underwriting or other agreements and other customary documents as may be reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting, sales, distribution or placement arrangements. The exclusion of a Holder’s Registrable Securities as a result of this Section 3.3 shall not affect the registration of the other Registrable Securities to be included in such Registration.

 

Section 3.4               Suspension of Sales; Adverse Disclosure; Restrictions on Registration Rights.

 

3.4.1          Upon receipt of written notice from the Company that a Registration Statement or Prospectus contains a Misstatement, each of the Holders shall forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities until it has received copies of a supplemented or amended Prospectus correcting the Misstatement (it being understood that the Company hereby covenants to prepare and file such supplement or amendment as soon as practicable after the time of such notice), or until it is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed.

 

3.4.2          If the filing, initial effectiveness or continued use of a Registration Statement in respect of any Registration at any time would (a) require the Company to make an Adverse Disclosure, (b) require the inclusion in such Registration Statement of financial statements that are unavailable to the Company for reasons beyond the Company’s control or (c) in the good faith judgment of the Board, be seriously detrimental to the Company and its holders of capital stock and it is therefore essential to defer such filing, initial effectiveness or continued use at such time, the Company shall have the right, upon giving prompt written notice of such action to the Holders (which notice shall not specify the nature of the event giving rise to such delay or suspension), delay the filing or initial effectiveness of, or suspend use of, such Registration Statement for the shortest period of time determined in good faith by the Company to be necessary for such purpose. In the event the Company exercises its rights under this Section 3.4.2, the Holders agree to suspend, immediately upon their receipt of the notice referred to above, their use of the Prospectus relating to any Registration in connection with any sale or offer to sell Registrable Securities until such Holder receives written notice from the Company that such sales or offers of Registrable Securities may be resumed, and in each case maintain the confidentiality of such notice and its contents.

 

3.4.3          (a) During the period starting with the date ninety (90) days prior to the Company’s good faith estimate of the date of the filing of, and ending on a date ninety (90) days after the effective date of, a Company-initiated Registration and provided that the Company continues to actively employ, in good faith, all reasonable efforts to maintain the effectiveness of the applicable Shelf Registration Statement, or (b) if, pursuant to Section 2.1.4, Holders have requested an Underwritten Shelf Takedown and the Company and Holders are unable to obtain the commitment of Underwriters to firmly underwrite such offering, the Company may, upon giving prompt written notice of such action to the Holders, delay any other registered offering pursuant to Section 2.1.4 or Section 2.4 for not more than ninety (90) consecutive calendar days or more than one hundred twenty (120) total calendar days in each case during any twelve (12)-month period.

 

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Section 3.5               Reporting Obligations. As long as any Holder shall own Registrable Securities, the Company, at all times while it shall be a reporting company under the Exchange Act, covenants to file timely (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and to promptly furnish the Holders with true and complete copies of all such filings; provided that any documents publicly filed or furnished with the Commission pursuant to the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System shall be deemed to have been furnished or delivered to the Holders pursuant to this Section 3.5. The Company further covenants that it shall take such further action as any Holder may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Holder to sell the Registrable Securities held by such Holder without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor rule then in effect). Upon the request of any Holder, the Company shall deliver to such Holder a written certification of a duly authorized officer as to whether it has complied with such requirements.

 

ARTICLE IV

 

INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION

 

Section 4.1               Indemnification.

 

4.1.1          The Company agrees to indemnify, to the extent permitted by law, each Holder of Registrable Securities, its officers, managers, directors, affiliates, and agents and each person or entity who controls such Holder (within the meaning of the Securities Act), against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and out-of-pocket expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable outside attorneys’ fees) caused by, resulting from, arising out of or based upon any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in or incorporated by reference in any Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto 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 the Prospectus or preliminary 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 Company by or on behalf of such Holder expressly for use therein. The Company shall indemnify the Underwriters, their officers and directors and each person or entity who controls such Underwriters (within the meaning of the Securities Act) to the same extent as provided in the foregoing with respect to the indemnification of the Holder.

 

4.1.2          In connection with any Registration Statement in which a Holder of Registrable Securities is participating, such Holder shall furnish (or cause to be furnished) to the Company in writing such information and affidavits as the Company reasonably requests for use in connection with any such Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus (the “Holder Information”) and, to the extent permitted by law, shall indemnify the Company, its officers, managers, directors, affiliates and agents and each person or entity who controls the Company (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and out-of-pocket 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 the Prospectus or preliminary 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 in (or not contained in, in the case of an omission) any information or affidavit so furnished in writing by or on behalf of such Holder expressly for use therein; provided, however, that the obligation to indemnify shall be several, not joint and several, among such Holders of Registrable Securities, and the liability of each such Holder of Registrable Securities shall be in proportion to and limited to the net proceeds received by such Holder from the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement. The Holders of Registrable Securities shall indemnify the Underwriters, their officers, directors and each person or entity who controls such Underwriters (within the meaning of the Securities Act) to the same extent as provided in the foregoing with respect to indemnification of the Company.

 

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

 

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4.1.4          The indemnification provided for under this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the indemnified party or any officer, director or controlling person or entity of such indemnified party and shall survive the Transfer of securities. The Company and each Holder of Registrable Securities participating in an offering also agrees to make such provisions as are reasonably requested by any indemnified party for contribution to such party in the event the Company’s or such Holder’s indemnification is unavailable for any reason.

 

4.1.5          If the indemnification provided under Section 4.1 from the indemnifying party is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and out-of-pocket expenses referred to herein, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying the indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities and out-of-pocket expenses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, was made by (or not made by, in the case of an omission), or relates to information supplied by (or not supplied by in the case of an omission), such indemnifying party or indemnified party, and the indemnifying party’s and indemnified party’s relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action; provided, however, that the liability of any Holder under this Section 4.1.5 shall be limited to the amount of the net proceeds received by such Holder in such offering giving rise to such liability. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses or other liabilities referred to above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 4.1.1, Section 4.1.2 and Section 4.1.3 above, any legal or other fees, charges or out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or proceeding. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 4.1.5 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation, which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this Section 4.1.5. No person or entity guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution pursuant to this Section 4.1.5 from any person or entity who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

 

ARTICLE V

 

LOCK UP

 

5.1.1         Subject to Section 5.1.2 below, the holders (the “Lock-up Holders”) of any shares of Common Stock issued to the Sponsor prior to the Closing Date or to Mondee LLC in connection with the Business Combination Agreement or to Earn-Out Holders in connection with the Earn-Out Agreement, may not Transfer any Lock-up Shares until the end of the Lock-up Period (the “Lock-up”).

 

5.1.2          Notwithstanding the provisions set forth in Section 5.1.1 above, the Lock-up Holders may Transfer the Lock-up Shares during the Lock-up Period (i) as a bona fide gift or charitable contribution; (ii) to a trust, or other entity formed for estate planning purposes for the primary benefit of the spouse, domestic partner, parent, sibling, child or grandchild of such Lock-up Holder or any other person with whom such Lock-up Holder has a relationship by blood, marriage or adoption not more remote than first cousin; (iii) by will or intestate succession upon the death of the Lock-up Holder; (iv) pursuant to a qualified domestic order, court order or in connection with a divorce settlement; (v) if such Lock-up Holder is a corporation, partnership (whether general, limited or otherwise), limited liability company, trust or other business entity, (A) to another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust or other business entity that controls, is controlled by or is under common control or management with the Lock-up Holder, or (B) to partners, limited liability company members, Earn-Out Holders or stockholders of the Lock-up Holder, including, for the avoidance of doubt, where the Lock-up Holder is a partnership, to its general partner or a successor partnership or fund, or any other funds managed by such partnership; (C) by virtue of the laws of the state or jurisdiction of the entity’s organization and the entity’s organizational documents upon dissolution of the entity; (vi) pursuant to transactions in the event of completion of a liquidation, merger, consolidation, stock exchange, reorganization, tender offer or other similar transaction which results in all of the corporation’s security holders having the right to exchange their shares of Common Stock for cash, securities or other property; (vii) to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the exercise of options or warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock of the corporation or the vesting of stock-based awards; (viii) in payment on a “net exercise” or “cashless” basis of the exercise or purchase price with respect to the exercise of options or warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock of the corporation; (ix) pursuant to transactions relating to Common Stock or other securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock acquired in open market transactions after the Closing Date, provided that no such transaction is required to be, or is, publicly announced (whether on Form 4, Form 5 or otherwise, other than a required filing on Schedule 13F, 13G or 13G/A) during the Lock-up Period; or (x) in connection with the grant and maintenance of a bona fide lien, security interest, pledge or other similar encumbrance to a nationally or internationally recognized financial institution with assets of not less than $10 billion in connection with a loan; provided that the Lock-up Holder shall provide the Company prior written notice informing them of any public filing, report or announcement made by or on behalf of the Lock-up Holder with respect thereto.

 

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ARTICLE VI

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 6.1               Notices. Any notice or communication under this Agreement must be in writing and given by (i) deposit in the United States mail, addressed to the party to be notified, postage prepaid and registered or certified with return receipt requested, (ii) delivery in person or by courier service providing evidence of delivery, or (iii) transmission by hand delivery, electronic mail or facsimile. Each notice or communication that is mailed, delivered, or transmitted in the manner described above shall be deemed sufficiently given, served, sent, and received, in the case of mailed notices, on the third business day following the date on which it is mailed and, in the case of notices delivered by courier service, hand delivery, electronic mail or facsimile, at such time as it is delivered to the addressee (with the delivery receipt or the affidavit of messenger) or at such time as delivery is refused by the addressee upon presentation. Any notice or communication under this Agreement must be addressed, if to the Company, to: Mondee Holdings, Inc., 951 Mariners Island Blvd., Ste. 130, San Mateo, CA 94404 Attn: Dan Figenshu, and, if to any Holder, at such Holder’s address, electronic mail address or facsimile number as set forth in the Company’s books and records. Any party may change its address for notice at any time and from time to time by written notice to the other parties hereto, and such change of address shall become effective thirty (30) days after delivery of such notice as provided in this Section 6.1.

 

Section 6.2               Assignment; No Third-Party Beneficiaries.

 

6.2.1          This Agreement and the rights, duties and obligations of the Company hereunder may not be assigned or delegated by the Company in whole or in part.

 

6.2.2          Subject to Section 6.2.4 and Section 6.2.5, this Agreement and the rights, duties and obligations of a Holder hereunder may be assigned in whole or in part to such Holder’s Permitted Transferees; provided, that, with respect to the Holders and the Sponsor, the rights hereunder that are personal to such Holders and may not be assigned or delegated in whole or in part, except that (w) each of the Holders shall be permitted to transfer its rights hereunder as such Holders to one or more affiliates or any direct or indirect partners, members or equity holders of such Holder (it being understood that no such transfer shall reduce any rights of such Holder or such transferees) and (x) the Sponsor shall be permitted to transfer its rights hereunder as the Sponsor to one or more Permitted Transferees of the Sponsor (it being understood that no such transfer shall reduce any rights of the Sponsor or such transferees).

 

6.2.3          This Agreement and the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of each of the parties and its successors and the permitted assigns of the Holders, which shall include Permitted Transferees.

 

6.2.4          This Agreement shall not confer any rights or benefits on any persons or entities that are not parties hereto, other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement and Section 6.2.

 

6.2.5          No assignment by any party hereto of such party’s rights, duties and obligations hereunder shall be binding upon or obligate the Company unless and until the Company shall have received (i) written notice of such assignment as provided in Section 6.1 hereof and (ii) the written agreement of the assignee, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement (which may be accomplished by an addendum or certificate of joinder to this Agreement). Any transfer or assignment made other than as provided in this Section 6.2 shall be null and void.

 

Section 6.3               Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts (including facsimile or PDF counterparts), each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute the same instrument, but only one of which need be produced. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in or relating to this Agreement or any document to be signed in connection with this Agreement shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, and the parties hereto consent to conduct the transactions contemplated hereunder by electronic means.

 

Section 6.4               Governing Law; Venue. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PLACE WHERE THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE EXECUTED BY ANY OF THE PARTIES HERETO, THE PARTIES EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT (1) THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND (2) THE VENUE FOR ANY ACTION TAKEN WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURTS SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

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Section 6.5               TRIAL BY JURY. EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY THAT MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND, THEREFORE, EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT TO ANY ACTION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. EACH OF THE PARTIES (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT, OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THAT FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, BY AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 6.5.

 

Section 6.6               Amendments and Modifications. Upon the written consent of (a) the Company and (b) the Holders of a majority of the total Registrable Securities, compliance with any of the provisions, covenants and conditions set forth in this Agreement may be waived, or any of such provisions, covenants or conditions may be amended or modified; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, any amendment hereto or waiver hereof shall also require the written consent of each Holder so long as such Holder and its affiliates hold, in the aggregate, at least five percent (5%) of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company; and provided, further, that any amendment hereto or waiver hereof that adversely affects one Holder, solely in its capacity as a holder of the shares of capital stock of the Company, in a manner that is materially different from the other Holders (in such capacity) shall require the consent of the Holder so affected. No course of dealing between any Holder or the Company and any other party hereto or any failure or delay on the part of a Holder or the Company in exercising any rights or remedies under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of any rights or remedies of any Holder or the Company. No single or partial exercise of any rights or remedies under this Agreement by a party shall operate as a waiver or preclude the exercise of any other rights or remedies hereunder or thereunder by such party.

 

Section 6.7               Other Registration Rights. Other than (i) the Third-Party Investors who have registration rights with respect to their Investor Shares pursuant to their respective Subscription Agreements, the Company represents and warrants that no person or entity, other than a Holder of Registrable Securities, has any right to require the Company to register any securities of the Company for sale or to include such securities of the Company in any Registration Statement filed by the Company for the sale of securities for its own account or for the account of any other person or entity. For so long as any Holder and such Holder’s affiliates hold, in the aggregate, at least five percent (5%) of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company, the Company hereby agrees and covenants that it will not grant rights to register any Common Stock (or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock) under the Securities Act pursuant to which such grantee would have more favorable Demands or treatment with respect to pro rata reduction than those granted to the Holders hereunder without the prior written consent of such Holder.

 

Section 6.8              Term. This Agreement shall terminate on the earlier of (a) the fifth anniversary of the date of this Agreement or (b) with respect to any Holder, on the date that such Holder no longer holds any Registrable Securities. The provisions of Section 3.5 and Article IV shall survive any termination.

 

Section 6.9               Holder Information. Each Holder agrees, if requested in writing, to represent to the Company the total number of Registrable Securities held by such Holder in order for the Company to make determinations hereunder.

 

Section 6.10            Additional Holders; Joinder. In addition to persons or entities who may become Holders pursuant to Section 6.2 hereof, subject to the prior written consent of each of the Holders of a majority of the total Registrable Securities (in each case, so long as such Holder and its affiliates hold, in the aggregate, at least five percent (5%) of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company), the Company may make any person or entity who acquires Common Stock or rights to acquire Common Stock after the date hereof a party to this Agreement (each such person or entity, an “Additional Holder”) by obtaining an executed joinder to this Agreement from such Additional Holder in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto (a “Joinder”). Such Joinder shall specify the rights and obligations of the applicable Additional Holder under this Agreement. Upon the execution and delivery and subject to the terms of a Joinder by such Additional Holder, the Common Stock of the Company then owned, or underlying any rights then owned, by such Additional Holder (the “Additional Holder Common Stock”) shall be Registrable Securities to the extent provided herein and therein and such Additional Holder shall be a Holder under this Agreement with respect to such Additional Holder Common Stock.

 

Section 6.11            Severability. It is the desire and intent of the parties that the provisions of this Agreement be enforced to the fullest extent permissible under the laws and public policies applied in each jurisdiction in which enforcement is sought. Accordingly, if any particular provision of this Agreement shall be adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, prohibited or unenforceable for any reason, such provision, as to such jurisdiction, shall be ineffective, without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if such provision could be more narrowly drawn so as not to be invalid, prohibited or unenforceable in such jurisdiction, it shall, as to such jurisdiction, be so narrowly drawn, without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

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Section 6.12            Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the full and entire agreement and understanding between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings relating to such subject matter.

 

[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]

 

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

 

  COMPANY:
   
  Mondee Holdings, Inc.
  a Delaware corporation
   
  By: /s/ Prasad Gundumogula
  Name: Prasad Gundumogula
  Title: Chief Executive Officer
   
  HOLDERS:
   
  ITHAX Acquisition Sponsor LLC,
  a Delaware limited liability company
   
  By: its managing member Ithaca Capital Partners 6 LLC
   
  By: /s/ Orestes Fintiklis
  Name: Orestes Fintiklis
  Title: Director
   
  Mondee Holdings, LLC,
  a Delaware limited liability company
   
  By: /s/ Prasad Gundumogula
  Name: Prasad Gundumogula
  Title: Managing Member
   
  THIRD-PARTY INVESTORS:
   
  ARCPE 1 LLC
   
  By: /s/ John Olsen
  Name: John Olsen
  Title: Managing Member

 

  Asset Recovery Management
   
  By: /s/ Daniel Coosemans
  Name: Daniel Coosemans
  Title: President

 

  Bobcat Private Holdings, LLC
   
  By: /s/ Peter Berger
  Name: Peter Berger
  Title: Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

 

  Cantor Fitzgerald Securities
   
  By: /s/ Mark Kaplan
  Name: Mark Kaplan
  Title:  

 

  Celier Investments Inc.
   
  By: /s/ Sofia Ralli
  Name: Sofia Ralli
  Title: Director

 

  DH Deutsche Holdings Limited
   
  By: /s/ Dimitris Ioannidis
  Name: Dimitris Ioannidis
  Title: Director

 

  Entertainment Benefits Group, LLC
   
  By: /s/ Brett Reizen
  Name: Brett Reizen
  Title: CEO

 

  Fly OCP LLC
   
  By: /s/ Joelle Kellam
  Name: Joelle Kellam
  Title: Authorized Signatory

 

  By: /s/ Fokion Karavias
  Name: Fokion Karavias

 

  By: /s/ Evgenia Tzannini
  Name: Evgenia Tzannini

 

  By: /s/ George Chyrssikos
  Name: George Chryssikos

 

  By: /s/ Ryan Hetherington
  Name: Ryan Hetherington

 

  ITHAX Acquisition Sponsor CY Ltd
   
  By: /s/ Notis Papageorgiou
  Name: Notis Papageorgiou on behalf of NAP
  Directors Ltd
  Title: Director of Sole Director

 

 

 

 

  By: /s/ Konstantinos Karamanis
  Name: Konstantinos Karamanis

 

  By: /s/ Kent Karpawich
  Name: Kent Karpawich

 

  NH Credit Partners III Holdings L.P.
   
  By: /s/ Debra Abramovitz
  Name: Debra Abramovitz
  Title: Executive Director

 

  By: /s/ Nigel Kneafsey
  Name: Nigel Kneafsey

 

  By: /s/ Odyssefs Athanasiou
  Name: Odyssefs Athanasiou

 

  By: /s/ Daniel Ostersehlte
  Name: Daniel Ostersehlte

 

  Papaduck Investments Ltd
   
  By: /s/ Marios Alexandrou
  Name: Marios Alexandrou
  Title: Director

 

  By: /s/ Prasad Gundumogula
  Name: Prasad Gundumogula

 

  Colby Trading Ltd.
   
  By: /s/ Aristeidis J. Pittas
  Name: Aristeidis J. Pittas
  Title: President/Director

 

  TRUEMAGIC TRADING LIMITED
   
  By: /s/ Iliada Filaretou
  Name: Iliada Filaretou
  Title: Director

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]

 

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Exhibit A

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT JOINDER

 

The undersigned is executing and delivering this joinder (this “Joinder”) pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of [•], 2022 (as the same may hereafter be amended, the “Registration Rights Agreement”), among Mondee Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the other persons or entities named as parties therein. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings provided in the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

By executing and delivering this Joinder to the Company, and upon acceptance hereof by the Company upon the execution of a counterpart hereof, the undersigned hereby agrees to become a party to, to be bound by, and to comply with the Registration Rights Agreement as a Holder of Registrable Securities in the same manner as if the undersigned were an original signatory to the Registration Rights Agreement, and the undersigned’s shares of Common Stock shall be included as Registrable Securities under the Registration Rights Agreement to the extent provided therein; provided, however, that the undersigned and its permitted assigns (if any) shall not have any rights as Holders, and the undersigned’s (and its transferees’) shares of Common Stock shall not be included as Registrable Securities, for purposes of the Excluded Sections.

 

For purposes of this Joinder, “Excluded Sections” shall mean [                 ].

 

Accordingly, the undersigned has executed and delivered this Joinder as of the                  day of               , 2022.

 

Signature of Stockholder  
   
   
Print Name of Stockholder  
   
Its:  
Address:    
Agreed and Accepted as of  

 

                    , 20     

 

[                  ]

 

By:    
Name:    
Its:    

 

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Exhibit 10.4

 

INDEMNIFICATION AND ADVANCEMENT AGREEMENT

 

This Indemnification and Advancement Agreement (“Agreement”) is made as of July 18, 2022, by and between Mondee Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and [Name], a member of the Board of Directors of the Company (“Indemnitee”). This Agreement supersedes and replaces any and all previous Agreements between the Company and Indemnitee covering indemnification and advancement.

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) believes that highly competent persons have become more reluctant to serve publicly-held corporations as directors, officers, or in other capacities unless they are provided with adequate protection through insurance or adequate indemnification and advancement of expenses against inordinate risks of claims and actions against them arising out of their service to and activities on behalf of the corporation;

 

WHEREAS, the Board has determined that, in order to attract and retain qualified individuals, the Company will attempt to maintain on an ongoing basis, at its sole expense, liability insurance to protect persons serving the Company and its subsidiaries from certain liabilities. Although the furnishing of such insurance has been a customary and widespread practice among United States-based corporations and other business enterprises, the Company believes that, given current market conditions and trends, such insurance may be available to it in the future only at higher premiums and with more exclusions. At the same time, directors, officers, and other persons in service to corporations or business enterprises are being increasingly subjected to expensive and time-consuming litigation relating to, among other things, matters that traditionally would have been brought only against the Company or business enterprise itself. The bylaws of the Company (the “Bylaws”) and amended and restated certificate of incorporation of the Company (the “Certificate of Incorporation”) require indemnification of the officers and directors of the Company. Indemnitee may also be entitled to indemnification pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”). The Bylaws, Certificate of Incorporation, and the DGCL expressly provide that the indemnification provisions set forth therein are not exclusive, and thereby contemplate that contracts may be entered into between the Company and members of the board of directors, officers and other persons with respect to indemnification and advancement of expenses;

 

WHEREAS, the uncertainties relating to such insurance, to indemnification, and to advancement of expenses may increase the difficulty of attracting and retaining such persons;

 

WHEREAS, the Board has determined that the increased difficulty in attracting and retaining such persons is detrimental to the best interests of the Company and its stockholders and that the Company should act to assure such persons that there will be increased certainty of such protection in the future;

 

WHEREAS, it is reasonable, prudent and necessary for the Company contractually to obligate itself to indemnify, and to advance expenses on behalf of, such persons to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law so that they will serve or continue to serve the Company free from undue concern that they will not be so indemnified;

 

 

 

 

WHEREAS, this Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the Bylaws, Certificate of Incorporation and any resolutions adopted pursuant thereto, and is not a substitute therefor, nor diminishes or abrogates any rights of Indemnitee thereunder; and

 

WHEREAS, Indemnitee does not regard the protection available under the Bylaws, Certificate of Incorporation, DGCL and insurance as adequate in the present circumstances, and may not be willing to serve or continue to serve as an officer or director without adequate additional protection, and the Company desires Indemnitee to serve or continue to serve in such capacity. Indemnitee is willing to serve, continue to serve and to take on additional service for or on behalf of the Company on the condition that Indemnitee be so indemnified and be advanced expenses.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants contained herein, the Company and Indemnitee do hereby covenant and agree as follows:

 

Section 1.              Services to the Company. Indemnitee agrees to serve as a director of the Company. Indemnitee may at any time and for any reason resign from such position (subject to any other contractual obligation or any obligation imposed by operation of law). This Agreement does not create any obligation on the Company to continue Indemnitee in such position and is not an employment contract between the Company (or any of its subsidiaries or any Enterprise) and Indemnitee. Indemnitee specifically acknowledges that serving as a director of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or Enterprise is at will and the Indemnitee may be discharged at any time for any reason, with or without cause, except as may be otherwise provided in any written employment agreement between Indemnitee and the Company (or any of its subsidiaries or Enterprise), other applicable formal severance policies duly adopted by the Board or, with respect to service as a director or officer of the Company, by the Company's Bylaws or Certificate of Incorporation or Delaware law.

 

Section 2.              Definitions. As used in this Agreement:

 

(a)           “Agent” means any person who is authorized by the Company or an Enterprise to act for or represent the interests of the Company or an Enterprise, respectively.

 

(b)           “Corporate Status” describes the status of a person who is or was acting as a director, officer, employee, fiduciary, or Agent of the Company or an Enterprise.

 

(c)           “Disinterested Director” means a director of the Company who is not and was not a party to the Proceeding in respect of which indemnification is sought by Indemnitee.

 

(d)           “Enterprise” means any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity for which Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, or Agent.

 

(e)           “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;

 

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(f)            “Expenses” includes all reasonable attorneys’ fees, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts and other professionals, witness fees, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, any federal, state, local or foreign taxes imposed on Indemnitee as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payments under this Agreement, ERISA excise taxes and penalties, and all other disbursements or expenses of the types customarily incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, being or preparing to be a witness in, or otherwise participating in, a Proceeding. Expenses also include (i) Expenses incurred in connection with any appeal resulting from any Proceeding, including without limitation the premium, security for, and other costs relating to any cost bond, supersedeas bond, or other appeal bond or its equivalent, and (ii) for purposes of Section 14(d) only, Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the interpretation, enforcement or defense of Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement, by litigation or otherwise. Expenses, however, do not include amounts paid in settlement by Indemnitee or the amount of judgments or fines against Indemnitee.

 

(g)           “Independent Counsel” means a law firm, or a member of a law firm, that is experienced in matters of corporation law and neither presently is, nor in the past five years has been, retained to represent: (i) the Company or Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party (other than with respect to matters concerning the Indemnitee under this Agreement, or of other indemnitees under similar indemnification agreements), or (ii) any other party to the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Independent Counsel” does not include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Company or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement.

 

(h)           The term “Proceeding” includes any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, claim, counterclaim, cross claim, arbitration, mediation, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, investigation, inquiry, administrative hearing or any other actual, threatened or completed proceeding, whether brought in the right of the Company or otherwise and whether of a civil, criminal, administrative, legislative, or investigative (formal or informal) nature, including any appeal therefrom, in which Indemnitee was, is or will be involved as a party, potential party, non-party witness or otherwise by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status or by reason of any action taken by Indemnitee (or a failure to take action by Indemnitee) or of any action (or failure to act) on Indemnitee’s part while acting pursuant to Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, in each case whether or not serving in such capacity at the time any liability or Expense is incurred for which indemnification, reimbursement, or advancement of Expenses can be provided under this Agreement. A Proceeding also includes a situation the Indemnitee believes in good faith may lead to or culminate in the institution of a Proceeding.

 

Section 3.              Indemnity in Third-Party Proceedings. The Company will indemnify Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3 if Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or a participant in any Proceeding, other than a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor. Pursuant to this Section 3, the Company will indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law against all Expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement (including all interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of such Expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein, if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company and, in the case of a criminal Proceeding had no reasonable cause to believe that Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful.

 

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Section 4.              Indemnity in Proceedings by or in the Right of the Company. The Company will indemnify Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4 if Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or a participant in any Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor. Pursuant to this Section 4, the Company will indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein, if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company. The Company will not indemnify Indemnitee for Expenses under this Section 4 related to any claim, issue or matter in a Proceeding for which Indemnitee has been finally adjudged by a court to be liable to the Company, unless, and only to the extent that, the Delaware Court of Chancery or any court in which the Proceeding was brought determines upon application by Indemnitee that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification.

 

Section 5.              Indemnification for Expenses of a Party Who is Wholly or Partly Successful. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Company will indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding the extent that Indemnitee is successful, on the merits or otherwise. If Indemnitee is not wholly successful in such Proceeding but is successful, on the merits or otherwise, as to one or more but less than all claims, issues or matters in such Proceeding, the Company will indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with or related to each successfully resolved claim, issue or matter to the fullest extent permitted by law. For purposes of this Section 5 and without limitation, the termination of any claim, issue or matter in such a Proceeding by dismissal, with or without prejudice, will be deemed to be a successful result as to such claim, issue or matter.

 

Section 6.              Indemnification for Expenses of a Witness. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Company will indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with any Proceeding to which Indemnitee is not a party but to which Indemnitee is a witness, deponent, interviewee, or otherwise asked to participate.

 

Section 7.              Partial Indemnification. If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for some or a portion of Expenses, but not, however, for the total amount thereof, the Company will indemnify Indemnitee for the portion thereof to which Indemnitee is entitled.

 

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Section 8.              Additional Indemnification. Notwithstanding any limitation in Sections 3, 4, or 5, the Company will indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law (including but not limited to, the DGCL and any amendments to or replacements of the DGCL adopted after the date of this Agreement that expand the Company’s ability to indemnify its officers and directors) if Indemnitee is a party to or threatened to be made a party to any Proceeding (including a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor).

 

Section 9.              Exclusions. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement, the Company is not obligated under this Agreement to make any indemnification payment to Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding:

 

(a)            for which payment has actually been made to or on behalf of Indemnitee under any insurance policy or other indemnity provision, except to the extent provided in Section 16(b) and except with respect to any excess beyond the amount paid under any insurance policy or other indemnity provision; or

 

(b)           for (i) an accounting of profits made from the purchase and sale (or sale and purchase) by Indemnitee of securities of the Company within the meaning of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act or similar provisions of state statutory law or common law, (ii) any reimbursement of the Company by the Indemnitee of any bonus or other incentive-based or equity-based compensation or of any profits realized by the Indemnitee from the sale of securities of the Company, as required in each case under the Exchange Act (including any such reimbursements that arise from an accounting restatement of the Company pursuant to Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), or the payment to the Company of profits arising from the purchase and sale by Indemnitee of securities in violation of Section 306 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act) or (iii) any reimbursement of the Company by Indemnitee of any compensation pursuant to any compensation recoupment or clawback policy adopted by the Board or the compensation committee of the Board, including but not limited to any such policy adopted to comply with stock exchange listing requirements implementing Section 10D of the Exchange Act; or

 

(c)           initiated by Indemnitee, including any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee against the Company or its directors, officers, employees or other indemnitees, unless (i) the Proceeding or part of any Proceeding is to enforce Indemnitee’s rights to indemnification or advancement, of Expenses, including a Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated pursuant to Section 14 of this Agreement, (ii) the Board authorized the Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) prior to its initiation or (iii) the Company provides the indemnification, in its sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in the Company under applicable law.

 

Section 10.             Advances of Expenses.

 

(a)            The Company will advance, to the extent not prohibited by law, the Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) not initiated by Indemnitee or any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee if (i) the Proceeding or part of any Proceeding is to enforce Indemnitee’s rights to obtain indemnification or advancement of Expenses from the Company or Enterprise, including a proceeding initiated pursuant to Section 14 or (ii) the Board authorized the Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) prior to its initiation. The Company will advance the Expenses within 45 days after the receipt by the Company of a statement or statements requesting such advances from time to time, whether prior to or after final disposition of any Proceeding.

 

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(b)           Advances will be unsecured and interest free. Indemnitee undertakes to repay the amounts advanced (without interest) to the extent that it is ultimately determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company, thus Indemnitee qualifies for advances upon the execution of this Agreement and delivery to the Company. No other form of undertaking is required other than the execution of this Agreement. The Company will make advances without regard to Indemnitee’s ability to repay the Expenses and without regard to Indemnitee’s ultimate entitlement to indemnification under the other provisions of this Agreement.

 

Section 11.             Procedure for Notification of Claim for Indemnification or Advancement.

 

(a)            Indemnitee will notify the Company in writing of any Proceeding with respect to which Indemnitee intends to seek indemnification or advancement of Expenses hereunder as soon as reasonably practicable following the receipt by Indemnitee of written notice thereof. Indemnitee will include in the written notification to the Company a description of the nature of the Proceeding and the facts underlying the Proceeding and provide such documentation and information as is reasonably available to Indemnitee and is reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification following the final disposition of such Proceeding. Indemnitee’s failure to notify the Company will not relieve the Company from any obligation it may have to Indemnitee under this Agreement, and any delay in so notifying the Company will not constitute a waiver by Indemnitee of any rights under this Agreement. The Secretary of the Company will, promptly upon receipt of such a request for indemnification or advancement, advise the Board in writing that Indemnitee has requested indemnification or advancement.

 

(b)           The Company will be entitled to participate in the Proceeding at its own expense.

 

Section 12.             Procedure Upon Application for Indemnification.

 

(a)           The determination of Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification will be made:

 

(i)            by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum of the Board;

 

(ii)           by a committee of Disinterested Directors designated by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum of the Board;

 

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(iii)          if there are no such Disinterested Directors or, if such Disinterested Directors so direct, by written opinion provided by Independent Counsel selected by the Board; or

 

(iv)          if so directed by the Board, by the stockholders of the Company.

 

(b)           The party selecting Independent Counsel pursuant to subsection (a)(iii) of this Section 12 will provide written notice of the selection to the other party. The notified party may, within ten days after receiving written notice of the selection of Independent Counsel, deliver to the selecting party a written objection to such selection; provided, however, that such objection may be asserted only on the ground that the Independent Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “Independent Counsel” as defined in Section 2 of this Agreement, and the objection will set forth with particularity the factual basis of such assertion. Absent a proper and timely objection, the person so selected will act as Independent Counsel. If such written objection is so made and substantiated, the Independent Counsel so selected may not serve as Independent Counsel unless and until such objection is withdrawn or the Delaware Court has determined that such objection is without merit. If, within 30 days after the later of submission by Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to Section 11(a) hereof and the final disposition of the Proceeding, Independent Counsel has not been selected or, if selected, any objection to has not been resolved, either the Company or Indemnitee may petition the Delaware Court for the appointment as Independent Counsel of a person selected by such court or by such other person as such court designates. Upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to Section 14(a) of this Agreement, Independent Counsel will be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity (subject to the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing).

 

(c)           Indemnitee will cooperate with the person, persons or entity making the determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing to such person, persons or entity upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. The Company will advance and pay any Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the person, persons or entity making the indemnification determination irrespective of the determination as to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification and the Company hereby indemnifies and agrees to hold Indemnitee harmless therefrom. The Company promptly will advise Indemnitee in writing of the determination that Indemnitee is or is not entitled to indemnification, including a description of any reason or basis for which indemnification has been denied and providing a copy of any written opinion provided to the Board by Independent Counsel.

 

(d)           If it is determined that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the Company will make payment to Indemnitee within 30 days after such determination.

 

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Section 13.             Presumptions and Effect of Certain Proceedings.

 

(a)           In making a determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification hereunder, the person or persons or entity making such determination will, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, presume Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement if Indemnitee has submitted a request for indemnification in accordance with Section 11(a) of this Agreement, and the Company will, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, have the burden of proof to overcome that presumption. Neither the failure of the Company (including by its directors or Independent Counsel) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of any action pursuant to this Agreement that indemnification is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct, nor an actual determination by the Company (including by its directors or Independent Counsel) that Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, will be a defense to the action or create a presumption that Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct.

 

(b)           If the determination of the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification has not made pursuant to Section 12 within 60 days after the later of (i) receipt by the Company of Indemnitee’s request for indemnification pursuant to Section 11(a) and (ii) the final disposition of the Proceeding for which Indemnitee requested Indemnification (the “Determination Period”), the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification will, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, be deemed to have been made and Indemnitee will be entitled to such indemnification, absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law. The Determination Period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional 30 days, if the person, persons or entity making the determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification in good faith requires such additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto; and provided, further, the Determination Period may be extended an additional 15 days if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the stockholders pursuant to Section 12(a)(iv) of this Agreement.

 

(c)           The termination of any Proceeding or of any claim, issue or matter therein, by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, will not (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement) of itself adversely affect the right of Indemnitee to indemnification or create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company or, with respect to any criminal Proceeding, that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful.

 

(d)           For purposes of any determination of good faith, Indemnitee will be deemed to have acted in good faith if Indemnitee acted based on the records or books of account of the Company, its subsidiaries, or an Enterprise, including financial statements, or on information supplied to Indemnitee by the directors or officers of the Company, its subsidiaries, or an Enterprise in the course of their duties, or on the advice of legal counsel for the Company, its subsidiaries, or an Enterprise or on information or records given or reports made to the Company or an Enterprise by an independent certified public accountant or by an appraiser, financial advisor or other expert selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Company, its subsidiaries, or an Enterprise. Further, Indemnitee will be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Company,” as referred to in this Agreement if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan. The provisions of this Section 13(d) is not exclusive and does not limit in any way the other circumstances in which the Indemnitee may be deemed to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in this Agreement.

 

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(e)           The knowledge and/or actions, or failure to act, of any director, officer, trustee, partner, managing member, fiduciary, agent or employee of the Enterprise may not be imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining Indemnitee’s right to indemnification under this Agreement.

 

Section 14.             Remedies of Indemnitee.

 

(a)           Indemnitee may commence litigation against the Company in the Delaware Court of Chancery to obtain indemnification or advancement of Expenses provided by this Agreement in the event that (i) a determination is made pursuant to Section 12 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, (ii) the Company does not advance Expenses pursuant to Section 10 of this Agreement, (iii) the determination of entitlement to indemnification is not made pursuant to Section 12 of this Agreement within the Determination Period, (iv) the Company does not indemnify Indemnitee pursuant to Section 5 or 6 or the second to last sentence of Section 12(d) of this Agreement within 30 days after receipt by the Company of a written request therefor, (v) the Company does not indemnify Indemnitee pursuant to Section 3, 4, 7, or 8 of this Agreement within 30 days after a determination has been made that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, or (vi) in the event that the Company or any other person takes or threatens to take any action to declare this Agreement void or unenforceable, or institutes any litigation or other action or Proceeding designed to deny, or to recover from, the Indemnitee the benefits provided or intended to be provided to the Indemnitee hereunder. Indemnitee must commence such Proceeding seeking an adjudication or an award in arbitration within 180 days following the date on which Indemnitee first has the right to commence such Proceeding pursuant to this Section 14(a); provided, however, that the foregoing clause does not apply in respect of a Proceeding brought by Indemnitee to enforce Indemnitee’s rights under Section 5 of this Agreement. The Company will not oppose Indemnitee’s right to seek any such adjudication or award in arbitration.

 

(b)           If a determination is made pursuant to Section 12 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification, any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 14 will be conducted in all respects as a de novo trial, or arbitration, on the merits and Indemnitee may not be prejudiced by reason of that adverse determination. In any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 14 the Company will have the burden of proving Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification or advancement of Expenses, as the case may be, and will not introduce evidence of the determination made pursuant to Section 12 of this Agreement.

 

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(c)           If a determination is made pursuant to Section 12 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the Company will be bound by such determination in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 14, absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law.

 

(d)           The Company is, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 14 that the procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable and will stipulate in any such court or before any such arbitrator that the Company is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement.

 

(e)           It is the intent of the Company that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Indemnitee not be required to incur legal fees or other Expenses associated with the interpretation, enforcement or defense of Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement by litigation or otherwise because the cost and expense thereof would substantially detract from the benefits intended to be extended to the Indemnitee hereunder. The Company, to the fullest extent permitted by law, will (within 30 days after receipt by the Company of a written request therefor) advance to Indemnitee such Expenses which are incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any action concerning this Agreement, Indemnitee’s right to indemnification or advancement of Expenses from the Company, or concerning any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company, and will indemnify Indemnitee against any and all such Expenses unless the court determines that each of the Indemnitee’s claims in such action were made in bad faith or were frivolous or are prohibited by law.

 

Section 15.             Non-exclusivity; Survival of Rights; Insurance; Subrogation.

 

(a)           The indemnification and advancement of Expenses provided by this Agreement are not exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may at any time be entitled under applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws, any agreement, a vote of stockholders or a resolution of directors, or otherwise. The indemnification and advancement of Expenses provided by this Agreement may not be limited or restricted by any amendment, alteration or repeal of this Agreement in any way with respect to any action taken or omitted by Indemnitee in Indemnitee’s Corporate Status occurring prior to any amendment, alteration or repeal of this Agreement. To the extent that a change in Delaware law, whether by statute or judicial decision, permits greater indemnification or advancement of Expenses than would be afforded currently under the Bylaws, Certificate of Incorporation, or this Agreement, it is the intent of the parties hereto that Indemnitee enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits so afforded by such change. No right or remedy herein conferred is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every other right and remedy is cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, will not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other right or remedy.

 

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(b)           The Company hereby acknowledges that Indemnitee may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement of Expenses and/or insurance provided by one or more other Persons with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated. The relationship between the Company and such other Persons, other than an Enterprise, with respect to the Indemnitee’s rights to indemnification, advancement of Expenses, and insurance is described by this subsection, subject to the provisions of subsection (d) of this Section 16 with respect to a Proceeding concerning Indemnitee’s Corporate Status with an Enterprise.

 

(i)            The Company hereby acknowledges and agrees:

 

(1)           the Company is the indemnitor of first resort with respect to any request for indemnification or advancement of Expenses made pursuant to this Agreement concerning any Proceeding;

 

(2)           the Company is primarily liable for all indemnification and indemnification or advancement of Expenses obligations for any Proceeding, whether created by law, organizational or constituent documents, contract (including this Agreement) or otherwise;

 

(3)           any obligation of any other Persons with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated to indemnify Indemnitee and/or advance Expenses to Indemnitee in respect of any proceeding are secondary to the obligations of the Company’s obligations;

 

(4)           the Company will indemnify Indemnitee and advance Expenses to Indemnitee hereunder to the fullest extent provided herein without regard to any rights Indemnitee may have against any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated or insurer of any such Person; and

 

(ii)           the Company irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases (A) any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated from any claim of contribution, subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration or indemnification, or any other recovery of any kind in respect of amounts paid by the Company to Indemnitee pursuant to this Agreement and (B) any right to participate in any claim or remedy of Indemnitee against any Person, whether or not such claim, remedy or right arises in equity or under contract, statute or common law, including, without limitation, the right to take or receive from any Person, directly or indirectly, in cash or other property or by set-off or in any other manner, payment or security on account of such claim, remedy or right.

 

(iii)          In the event any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated or their insurers advances or extinguishes any liability or loss for Indemnitee, the payor has a right of subrogation against the Company or its insurers for all amounts so paid which would otherwise be payable by the Company or its insurers under this Agreement. In no event will payment by any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated or their insurers affect the obligations of the Company hereunder or shift primary liability for the Company’s obligation to indemnify or advance of Expenses to any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated.

 

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(iv)          Any indemnification or advancement of Expenses provided by any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated is specifically in excess over the Company’s obligation to indemnify and advance Expenses or any valid and collectible insurance (including but not limited to any malpractice insurance or professional errors and omissions insurance) provided by the Company.

 

(c)           To the extent that the Company maintains an insurance policy or policies providing liability insurance for directors, officers, employees, or agents of the Company, the Company will obtain a policy or policies covering Indemnitee to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any such director, officer, employee or agent under such policy or policies, including coverage in the event the Company does not or cannot, for any reason, indemnify or advance Expenses to Indemnitee as required by this Agreement. If, at the time of the receipt of a notice of a claim pursuant to this Agreement, the Company has director and officer liability insurance in effect, the Company will give prompt notice of such claim or of the commencement of a Proceeding, as the case may be, to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the respective policies. The Company will thereafter take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of the Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such Proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies. Indemnitee agrees to assist the Company efforts to cause the insurers to pay such amounts and will comply with the terms of such policies, including selection of approved panel counsel, if required.

 

(d)           The Company’s obligation to indemnify or advance Expenses hereunder to Indemnitee for any Proceeding concerning Indemnitee’s Corporate Status with an Enterprise will be reduced by any amount Indemnitee has actually received as indemnification or advancement of Expenses from such Enterprise. The Company and Indemnitee intend that any such Enterprise (and its insurers) be the indemnitor of first resort with respect to indemnification and advancement of Expenses for any Proceeding related to or arising from Indemnitee’s Corporate Status with such Enterprise. The Company’s obligation to indemnify and advance Expenses to Indemnitee is secondary to the obligations the Enterprise or its insurers owe to Indemnitee. Indemnitee agrees to take all reasonably necessary and desirable action to obtain from an Enterprise indemnification and advancement of Expenses for any Proceeding related to or arising from Indemnitee’s Corporate Status with such Enterprise.

 

(e)           In the event of any payment made by the Company under this Agreement, the Company will be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee from any Enterprise or insurance carrier. Indemnitee will execute all papers required and take all action necessary to secure such rights, including execution of such documents as are necessary to enable the Company to bring suit to enforce such rights.

 

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Section 16.            Duration of Agreement. This Agreement continues until and terminates upon the later of: (a) ten years after the date that Indemnitee ceases to have a Corporate Status or (b) one year after the final termination of any Proceeding then pending in respect of which Indemnitee is granted rights of indemnification or advancement of Expenses hereunder and of any Proceeding commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 14 of this Agreement relating thereto. The indemnification and advancement of Expenses rights provided by or granted pursuant to this Agreement are binding upon and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns (including any direct or indirect successor by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company), continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or of any other Enterprise, and inure to the benefit of Indemnitee and Indemnitee’s spouse, assigns, heirs, devisees, executors and administrators and other legal representatives.

 

Section 17.           Severability. If any provision or provisions of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement (including without limitation, each portion of any Section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law; (b) such provision or provisions will be deemed reformed to the extent necessary to conform to applicable law and to give the maximum effect to the intent of the parties hereto; and (c) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any Section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) will be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested thereby.

 

Section 18.            Interpretation. Any ambiguity in the terms of this Agreement will be resolved in favor of Indemnitee and in a manner to provide the maximum indemnification and advancement of Expenses permitted by law. The Company and Indemnitee intend that this Agreement provide to the fullest extent permitted by law for indemnification and advancement in excess of that expressly provided, without limitation, by the Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws, vote of the Company stockholders or disinterested directors, or applicable law.

 

Section 19.             Enforcement.

 

(a)           The Company expressly confirms and agrees that it has entered into this Agreement and assumed the obligations imposed on it hereby in order to induce Indemnitee to serve as a director or officer of the Company, and the Company acknowledges that Indemnitee is relying upon this Agreement in serving or continuing to serve as a director or officer of the Company.

 

(b)           This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, oral, written and implied, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof; provided, however, that this Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws and applicable law, and is not a substitute therefor, nor to diminish or abrogate any rights of Indemnitee thereunder.

 

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Section 20.            Modification and Waiver. No supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement is binding unless executed in writing by the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement will be deemed or constitutes a waiver of any other provisions of this Agreement nor will any waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

 

Section 21.            Notice by Indemnitee. Indemnitee agrees promptly to notify the Company in writing upon being served with any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information or other document relating to any Proceeding or matter which may be subject to indemnification or advancement of Expenses covered hereunder. The failure of Indemnitee to so notify the Company does not relieve the Company of any obligation which it may have to the Indemnitee under this Agreement or otherwise.

 

Section 22.            Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement will be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given if (a) delivered by hand to the other party, (b) sent by reputable overnight courier to the other party or (c) sent by facsimile transmission or electronic mail, with receipt of oral confirmation that such communication has been received:

 

(a)           If to Indemnitee, at the address indicated on the signature page of this Agreement, or such other address as Indemnitee provides to the Company.

 

(b)           If to the Company to:

 

Name: Mondee Holdings, Inc.

Address: 10800 Pecan Park Blvd., Suite 315
Austin, Texas 78750

Attention: Chief Legal Officer

 

or to any other address as may have been furnished to Indemnitee by the Company.

 

Section 23.           Contribution. To the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, if the indemnification provided for in this Agreement is unavailable to Indemnitee for any reason whatsoever, the Company, in lieu of indemnifying Indemnitee, will contribute to the amount incurred by Indemnitee, whether for judgments, fines, penalties, excise taxes, amounts paid or to be paid in settlement and/or for Expenses, in connection with any claim relating to an indemnifiable event under this Agreement, in such proportion as is deemed fair and reasonable in light of all of the circumstances of such Proceeding in order to reflect (i) the relative benefits received by the Company and Indemnitee as a result of the event(s) and/or transaction(s) giving cause to such Proceeding; and/or (ii) the relative fault of the Company (and its directors, officers, employees and agents) and Indemnitee in connection with such event(s) and/or transaction(s).

 

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Section 24.           Applicable Law and Consent to Jurisdiction. This Agreement and the legal relations among the parties are governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of laws rules. Except with respect to any arbitration commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 14(a) of this Agreement, the Company and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (i) agree that any action or Proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement may be brought only in the Delaware Court of Chancery and not in any other state or federal court in the United States of America or any court in any other country, (ii) consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware Court for purposes of any action or Proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, (iii) waive any objection to the laying of venue of any such action or Proceeding in the Delaware Court, and (iv) waive, and agree not to plead or to make, any claim that any such action or Proceeding brought in the Delaware Court has been brought in an improper or inconvenient forum.

 

Section 25.            Identical Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will for all purposes be deemed to be an original but all of which together constitutes one and the same Agreement. Only one such counterpart signed by the party against whom enforceability is sought needs to be produced to evidence the existence of this Agreement.

 

Section 26.            Headings. The headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute part of this Agreement or affect the construction thereof.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be signed as of the day and year first above written.

 

COMPANY   INDEMNITEE
     
By:                   By:                  
  Prasad Gundumogula     [Name]
  Chief Executive Officer   Address:  
     
     

 

[Signature Page to Indemnification Agreement]

 

 

 

 
Exhibit 10.8
MONDEE HOLDINGS, INC.
2022 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
ARTICLE I
PURPOSE, SCOPE AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN
1.1   Purpose and Scope.   The purpose of the Mondee Holdings, Inc. 2022 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (as it may be amended from time to time, the “Plan”) is to assist employees of Mondee Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and its Designated Subsidiaries in acquiring a stock ownership interest in the Company pursuant to a plan which is intended to qualify as an “employee stock purchase plan” under Section 423 of the Code and to help such employees provide for their future security and to encourage them to remain in the employment of the Company and its Designated Subsidiaries.
ARTICLE II
DEFINITIONS
Whenever the following terms are used in the Plan, they shall have the meaning specified below unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary. The singular pronoun shall include the plural where the context so indicates.
2.1   “Administrator” shall mean the Committee, or such individuals to which authority to administer the Plan has been delegated under Section 7.1 hereof.
2.2   “Agent” means the brokerage firm, bank or other financial institution, entity or person(s), if any, engaged, retained, appointed or authorized to act as the agent of the Company or an Employee with regard to the Plan.
2.3   “Applicable Law” shall mean any applicable law, including, without limitation: (a) provisions of the Code, the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and any rules or regulations thereunder; (b) corporate, securities, tax or other laws, statutes, rules, requirements or regulations, whether federal, state, local or foreign; and (c) rules of any securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed, quoted or traded.
2.4   “Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.
2.5   “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
2.6   “Committee” shall mean the Compensation Committee of the Board.
2.7   “Common Stock” shall mean the common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share.
2.8   “Company” shall have such meaning as set forth in Section 1.1 hereof.
2.9   “Compensation” of an Employee shall mean, unless otherwise specified by the Administrator in an Offering Document, the regular straight-time earnings or base salary, bonuses and/or commissions paid to the Employee from the Company on each Payday as compensation for services to the Company or any Designated Subsidiary, before deduction for any salary deferral contributions made by the Employee to any tax-qualified or nonqualified deferred compensation plan, including overtime, shift differentials, vacation pay, salaried production schedule premiums, holiday pay, jury duty pay, funeral leave pay, paid time off, military pay, prior week adjustments and weekly bonus, but excluding education or tuition reimbursements, imputed income arising under any group insurance or benefit program, travel expenses, business and moving reimbursements, income received in connection with any stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units or other compensatory equity awards and all contributions made by the Company or any Designated Subsidiary for the Employee’s benefit under any employee benefit plan now or hereafter established. Such Compensation shall be calculated before deduction of any required income or employment tax withholdings.
2.10   “Designated Subsidiary” shall mean each Subsidiary that has been designated by the Board or Committee from time to time, in its sole discretion, as eligible to participate in the Plan, including any
 
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Subsidiary in existence on the Effective Date and any Subsidiary formed or acquired following the Effective Date, in accordance with Section 7.2 hereof.
2.11   “Effective Date” shall mean the date on which the Plan is adopted by the Board, subject to approval of the Company’s stockholders within twelve (12) months of such date of adoption.
2.12   “Eligible Employee” shall mean an Employee who, after the granting of the Option, would not be deemed for purposes of Section 423(b)(3) of the Code to possess five percent (5%) or more of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of stock of the Company or any Subsidiary. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the rules of Section 424(d) of the Code with regard to the attribution of stock ownership shall apply in determining the stock ownership of an individual, and stock which an Employee may purchase under outstanding options shall be treated as stock owned by the Employee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator may provide in an Offering Document that an Employee is excluded from participation in the Plan in an Offering Period if (a) such Employee is a “highly compensated employee” of the Company or any Designated Subsidiary (within the meaning of Section 414(q) of the Code), or is a “highly compensated employee” ​(i) with compensation above a specified level, (ii) who is an officer and/or (iii) who is subject to the disclosure requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act; (b) such Employee has not met a service requirement designated by the Administrator pursuant to Section 423(b)(4)(A) of the Code (which service requirement may not exceed two (2) years), (c) such Employee is customarily scheduled to work less than twenty (20) hours per week, (d) such Employee’s customary employment is for less than five (5) months in any calendar year and/or (e) such Employee is a citizen or resident of a foreign jurisdiction (without regard to whether they are also a citizen of the United States or a resident alien (within the meaning of Section 7701(b)(1)(A) of the Code)) if either (i) the grant of the Option is prohibited under the laws of the jurisdiction governing such Employee, or (ii) compliance with the laws of the foreign jurisdiction would cause the Plan or the Option to violate the requirements of Section 423 of the Code; provided that any exclusion in clauses (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) shall be applied in an identical manner under each Offering Period to all Employees of the Company and all Designated Subsidiaries, in accordance with Treasury Regulations § 1.423-2(e).
2.13   “Employee” shall mean any person who renders services to the Company or a Designated Subsidiary in the status of an employee within the meaning of Section 3401(c) of the Code. “Employee” shall not include any director of the Company or a Designated Subsidiary who does not render services to the Company or a Designated Subsidiary in the status of an employee within the meaning of Section 3401(c) of the Code. For purposes of the Plan, the employment relationship shall be treated as continuing intact while the individual is on military leave, sick leave or other leave of absence approved by the Company or Designated Subsidiary and meeting the requirements of Treasury Regulations § 1.421-1(h)(2). Where the period of leave exceeds three (3) months, or such other period specified in Treasury Regulations § 1.421-1(h)(2), and the individual’s right to reemployment is not guaranteed either by statute or by contract, the employment relationship shall be deemed to have terminated on the first day immediately following such three (3)-month period, or such other period specified in Treasury Regulations § 1.421-1(h)(2).
2.14   “Enrollment Date” shall mean the first date of each Offering Period.
2.15   “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
2.16   “Exercise Date” shall mean the last Trading Day of each Offering Period, except as provided in Section 5.2 hereof.
2.17   “Fair Market Value” shall mean, for purposes of the Plan, unless otherwise required by any applicable provision of the Code or any regulations issued thereunder, as of any date and except as provided below, the last sales price reported for the Common Stock on the applicable date: (a) as reported on the principal national securities exchange in the United States on which it is then traded or, (b) if the Common Stock is not traded, listed or otherwise reported or quoted, the Committee shall determine in good faith the Fair Market Value in whatever manner it considers appropriate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Offering Period that begins on the pricing date of the Company’s initial public offering, the Fair Market Value shall mean the initial public offering price of a Share as set forth in the Company’s final prospectus relating to its initial public offering filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
2.18   “Grant Date” shall mean the first Trading Day of an Offering Period.
 
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2.19   “New Exercise Date” shall mean any new Exercise Date set by the Administrator, in its sole discretion, in connection with the proposed (a) dissolution or liquidation of the Company or (b) sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, the merger of the Company with or into another corporation or such other transaction as set forth by the Administrator in an Offering Document.
2.20   “Offering Document” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 3.2.
2.21   “Offering Period” shall mean such period of time commencing on such date(s) as determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion, and with respect to which Options shall be granted to Participants, following the Effective Date, except as otherwise provided under Section 5.3 hereof. The duration and timing of Offering Periods may be changed by the Board or Committee, in its sole discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event may an Offering Period exceed twenty-seven (27) months.
2.22   “Option” shall mean the right to purchase Shares pursuant to the Plan during each Offering Period.
2.23   “Option Price” shall mean the purchase price of a Share hereunder as provided in Section 4.2 hereof.
2.24   “Organizational Documents” shall mean, collectively, (a) the Company’s articles of incorporation, certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other similar organizational documents relating to the creation and governance of the Company, and (b) the Committee’s charter or other similar organizational documentation relating to the creation and governance of the Committee.
2.25   “Parent” means any entity that is a parent corporation of the Company within the meaning of Section 424 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.
2.26   “Participant” shall mean any Eligible Employee who elects to participate in the Plan.
2.27   “Payday” shall mean the regular and recurring established day for payment of Compensation to an Employee of the Company or any Designated Subsidiary.
2.28   “Plan” shall have such meaning as set forth in Section 1.1 hereof.
2.29   “Plan Account” shall mean a bookkeeping account established and maintained by the Company in the name of each Participant.
2.30   “Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
2.31   “Share” shall mean a share of Common Stock.
2.32   “Subsidiary” shall mean any entity that is a subsidiary corporation of the Company within the meaning of Section 424 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder. In addition, with respect to any sub-plans adopted under Section 7.1(d) hereof which are designed to be outside the scope of Section 423 of the Code, Subsidiary shall include any corporate or noncorporate entity in which the Company has a direct or indirect equity interest or significant business relationship.
2.33   “Trading Day” shall mean a day on which the principal securities exchange on which the Common Stock is listed is open for trading or, if the Common Stock is not listed on a securities exchange, shall mean a business day, as determined by the Administrator in good faith.
2.34   “Withdrawal Election” shall have such meaning as set forth in Section 6.1(a) hereof.
ARTICLE III
PARTICIPATION
3.1   Eligibility.
(a)   Any Eligible Employee who shall be employed by the Company or a Designated Subsidiary on a given Enrollment Date for an Offering Period shall be eligible to participate in the Plan during such Offering Period, subject to the requirements of Articles IV and V hereof, and the limitations imposed by Section 423(b) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.
 
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(b)   No Eligible Employee shall be granted an Option under the Plan if such Option would permit such Eligible Employee’s Options to accrue at a rate that exceeds $25,000 of the Fair Market Value of the Shares issuable under such Options (determined at the time the Option is granted) for each calendar year in which any Option granted to the Eligible Employee is outstanding at any time. For purposes of the limitation imposed by this subsection:
(i)   the right to purchase Shares under an Option accrues when the Option (or any portion thereof) first becomes exercisable during the calendar year,
(ii)   the right to purchase Shares under an Option accrues at the rate provided in the Option, but in no case may such rate exceed $25,000 of Fair Market Value of such Shares (determined at the time such option is granted) for any one calendar year, and
(iii)   a right to purchase Shares which has accrued under an Option may not be carried over to any other Option; provided that Participants may carry forward amounts so accrued that represent a fractional Share and were withheld but not applied towards the purchase of Common Stock under an earlier Offering Period, and may apply such amounts towards the purchase of additional Shares under a subsequent Offering Period.
The limitation under this Section 3.1(b) shall be applied in accordance with Section 423(b)(8) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.
3.2   Offering Document.   The terms and conditions applicable to each Offering Period shall be set forth in an “Offering Document” adopted by the Administrator, which Offering Document shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as the Administrator shall deem appropriate and shall be incorporated by reference into and made part of the Plan and shall be attached hereto as part of the Plan. The provisions of separate Offering Periods under the Plan need not be identical. Each Offering Document with respect to an Offering Period shall specify (through incorporation of the provisions of this Plan by reference or otherwise): (a) the length of the Offering Period, which period shall not exceed twenty-seven (27) months; (b) the maximum number of Shares that may be purchased by any Eligible Employee during such Offering Period, which, in the absence of a contrary designation by the Administrator, shall be $25,000 worth of Shares; and (c) such other provisions as the Administrator determines are appropriate, subject to the Plan.
3.3   Election to Participate; Payroll Deductions
(a)   Except as provided in Section 3.4 hereof, an Eligible Employee may become a Participant in the Plan only by means of payroll deduction. Each individual who is an Eligible Employee as of an Offering Period’s Enrollment Date may elect to participate in such Offering Period and the Plan by delivering to the Company a payroll deduction authorization no later than such period of time prior to the applicable Enrollment Date as determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion.
(b)   Subject to Section 3.1(b) hereof, payroll deductions (i) shall be equal to at least one percent (1%) of the Participant’s Compensation as of each Payday of the Offering Period following the Enrollment Date, but not more than the lesser of (A) eight percent (8%) of the Participant’s Compensation as of each Payday of the Offering Period following the Enrollment Date and (B) $25,000 per Offering Period; and (ii) may be expressed by the Participant in the payroll deduction authorization either as (A) a whole number percentage or (B) a fixed dollar amount. Amounts deducted from a Participant’s Compensation with respect to an Offering Period pursuant to this Section 3.3 shall be deducted each Payday through payroll deduction and credited to the Participant’s Plan Account.
(c)   Following at least one (1) payroll deduction, a Participant may decrease (to as low as zero (0)) the amount deducted from such Participant’s Compensation only once during an Offering Period upon ten (10) calendar days’ prior written notice to the Company. A Participant may not increase the amount deducted from such Participant’s Compensation during an Offering Period.
(d)   Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the termination of an Offering Period, each Participant in such Offering Period shall automatically participate in the immediately following Offering Period at the same payroll deduction percentage as in effect at the termination of the prior Offering Period, unless
 
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such Participant delivers to the Company a different election with respect to the successive Offering Period in accordance with Section 3.1(a) hereof, or unless such Participant becomes ineligible for participation in the Plan.
3.4   Leave of Absence.   During leaves of absence approved by the Company meeting the requirements of Treasury Regulations § 1.421-1(h)(2) under the Code, a Participant may continue participation in the Plan by making cash payments to the Company on Participant’s normal payday equal to Participant’s authorized payroll deduction.
3.5   Foreign Employees.   In order to facilitate participation in the Plan, the Administrator may provide for such special terms applicable to Participants who are citizens or residents of a foreign jurisdiction, or who are employed by a Designated Subsidiary outside of the United States, as the Administrator may consider necessary or appropriate to accommodate differences in local law, tax policy or custom. Such special terms may not be more favorable than the terms of rights granted under the Plan to Eligible Employees who are residents of the United States. Moreover, the Administrator may approve such supplements to, or amendments, restatements or alternative versions of, this Plan as it may consider necessary or appropriate for such purposes without thereby affecting the terms of this Plan as in effect for any other purpose. No such special terms, supplements, amendments or restatements shall include any provisions that are inconsistent with the terms of this Plan as then in effect unless this Plan could have been amended to eliminate such inconsistency without further approval by the stockholders of the Company.
ARTICLE IV
PURCHASE OF SHARES
4.1   Grant of Option.   Each Participant shall be granted an Option with respect to an Offering Period on the applicable Grant Date. Subject to the limitations of Section 3.1(b) hereof, the number of Shares subject to a Participant’s Option shall be determined by dividing (a) such Participant’s payroll deductions accumulated prior to such Exercise Date and retained in the Participant’s Plan Account on such Exercise Date by (b) the applicable Option Price; provided that in no event shall a Participant be permitted to purchase during each Offering Period more than $25,000 worth of Shares (subject to any adjustment pursuant to Section 5.2 hereof). The Administrator may, for future Offering Periods, increase or decrease, in its absolute discretion, the maximum number of Shares that a Participant may purchase during such future Offering Periods. Each Option shall expire on the Exercise Date for the applicable Offering Period immediately after the automatic exercise of the Option in accordance with Section 4.3 hereof, unless such Option terminates earlier in accordance with Article VI hereof.
4.2   Option Price.   The Option Price per Share to be paid by a Participant upon exercise of the Participant’s Option on the applicable Exercise Date for an Offering Period shall be designated by the Administrator in the applicable Offering Document (which Option Price shall not be less than eighty five percent (85%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the applicable Enrollment Date or on the Exercise Date, whichever is lower); provided, however, that, in the event no Option Price is designated by the Administrator in the applicable Offering Document, the Option Price for the Offering Periods covered by such Offering Document shall be equal to eighty five percent (85%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the Exercise Date;provided further that in no event shall the Option Price per Share be less than the par value per Share.
4.3   Purchase of Shares.
(a)   On the applicable Exercise Date for an Offering Period, each Participant shall automatically and without any action on such Participant’s part be deemed to have exercised Participant’s Option to purchase at the applicable Option Price the largest number of whole Shares which can be purchased with the amount in the Participant’s Plan Account. Any balance less than the Option Price per Share as of such Exercise Date shall be carried forward to the next Offering Period, unless the Participant has elected to withdraw from the Plan pursuant to Section 6.1 hereof, or, pursuant to Section 6.2 hereof, such Participant has ceased to be an Eligible Employee. Any balance not carried forward to the next Offering Period in accordance with the prior sentence promptly shall be refunded to the applicable Participant.
(b)   As soon as practicable following the applicable Exercise Date, the number of Shares purchased by such Participant pursuant to Section 4.3(a) hereof shall be delivered (either in share certificate or
 
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book entry form), in the Company’s sole discretion, to either (i) the Participant or (ii) an account established in the Participant’s name at a stock brokerage or other financial services firm designated by the Company. If the Company is required to obtain from any commission or agency authority to issue any such Shares, the Company shall seek to obtain such authority. Inability of the Company to obtain from any such commission or agency authority that counsel for the Company deems necessary for the lawful issuance of any such Shares shall relieve the Company from liability to any Participant except to refund to the Participant such Participant’s Plan Account balance, without interest thereon.
4.4   Transferability of Rights.
(a)   An Option granted under the Plan shall not be transferable, other than by will or the Applicable Laws of descent and distribution, and is exercisable during the Participant’s lifetime only by the Participant. No option or interest or right to the Option shall be available to pay off any debts, contracts or engagements of the Participant or Participant’s successors in interest or shall be subject to disposition by pledge, encumbrance, assignment or any other means, whether such disposition be voluntary or involuntary or by operation of law by judgment, levy, attachment, garnishment or any other legal or equitable proceedings (including bankruptcy), and any attempt at disposition of the Option shall have no effect.
(b)   Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, there shall be no holding period for the Shares issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option. Any holding period determined by the Administrator shall be subject to Sections 5.2(b) and 5.2(c) below.
ARTICLE V
PROVISIONS RELATING TO COMMON STOCK
5.1   Common Stock Reserved.   Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 5.2 hereof, the maximum number of Shares that shall be made available for sale under the Plan shall be [SHARE RESERVE]1 Shares.
5.2   Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization, Dissolution, Liquidation, Merger or Asset Sale.
(a)   Changes in Capitalization.   Subject to any required action by the stockholders of the Company, the number of Shares which have been authorized for issuance under the Plan but not yet placed under Option, as well as the price per share and the number of Shares covered by each Option under the Plan which has not yet been exercised, shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued Shares resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, spinoff, extraordinary cash dividend, combination or reclassification of the Common Stock, or any other increase or decrease in the number of Shares effected without receipt of consideration by the Company; provided, however, that conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been “effected without receipt of consideration.” Such adjustment shall be made by the Administrator, whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and conclusive. Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or price of Shares subject to an Option.
(b)   Dissolution or Liquidation.   In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Offering Period then in progress shall be shortened by setting a New Exercise Date, and the Offering Period shall terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed dissolution or liquidation, unless provided otherwise by the Administrator. The New Exercise Date shall be before the date of the Company’s proposed dissolution or liquidation. The Administrator shall notify each Participant in writing (or electronically if determined by the Administrator), at least ten (10) business days prior to the New Exercise Date, that the Exercise Date for the Participant’s Option has been changed to the New Exercise Date, and that the Participant’s Option shall be exercised automatically on the New Exercise Date, unless prior to such date the Participant has withdrawn from the Offering Period as provided in Section 6.1 hereof.
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Note to Draft:   To be 2% of the fully-diluted Shares of the Company.
 
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(c)   Merger or Asset Sale.   In the event of a proposed sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, the merger of the Company with or into another corporation or any other transaction as set forth by the Administrator in an Offering Document, each outstanding Option shall be assumed or an equivalent Option substituted by the successor corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of the successor corporation. In the event that the successor corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of the successor corporation refuses to assume or substitute the Option, any Offering Periods then in progress shall be shortened by setting a New Exercise Date, and any Offering Periods then in progress shall end on the New Exercise Date. The New Exercise Date shall be before the date of the Company’s proposed sale, merger or other transaction. The Administrator shall notify each Participant in writing (or electronically if determined by the Administrator), at least ten (10) business days prior to the New Exercise Date, that the Exercise Date for the Participant’s Option has been changed to the New Exercise Date, and that the Participant’s Option shall be exercised automatically on the New Exercise Date, unless prior to such date the Participant has withdrawn from the Offering Period as provided in Section 6.1 hereof.
5.3   Insufficient Shares.   If the Administrator determines that, on a given Exercise Date, the number of Shares with respect to which Options are to be exercised may exceed the number of Shares remaining available for sale under the Plan on such Exercise Date, the Administrator shall make a pro rata allocation of the Shares available for issuance on such Exercise Date in as uniform a manner as shall be practicable and as it shall determine in its sole discretion to be equitable among all Participants exercising Options to purchase Common Stock on such Exercise Date, and unless additional shares are authorized for issuance under the Plan, no further Offering Periods shall take place and the Plan shall terminate pursuant to Section 7.5 hereof. If an Offering Period is so terminated, then the balance of the amount credited to the Participant’s Plan Account which has not been applied to the purchase of Shares shall be paid to such Participant in one lump sum in cash within thirty (30) days after such Exercise Date, without any interest thereon.
5.4   Rights as Stockholders.   With respect to Shares subject to an Option, a Participant shall not be deemed to be a stockholder of the Company and shall not have any of the rights or privileges of a stockholder. A Participant shall have the rights and privileges of a stockholder of the Company when, but not until, Shares have been deposited in the designated brokerage account following exercise of Participant’s Option.
ARTICLE VI
TERMINATION OF PARTICIPATION
6.1   Cessation of Contributions; Voluntary Withdrawal.
(a)   A Participant may cease payroll deductions during an Offering Period and elect to withdraw from the Plan by delivering written notice of such election to the Company in such form and at such time prior to the Exercise Date for such Offering Period as may be established by the Administrator (a “Withdrawal Election”). A Participant electing to withdraw from the Plan may elect to either (i) withdraw all of the funds then credited to the Participant’s Plan Account as of the date on which the Withdrawal Election is received by the Company, in which case amounts credited to such Plan Account shall be returned to the Participant in one (1) lump-sum payment in cash within thirty (30) days after such election is received by the Company, without any interest thereon, and the Participant shall cease to participate in the Plan and the Participant’s Option for such Offering Period shall terminate; or (ii) exercise the Option for the maximum number of whole Shares on the applicable Exercise Date with any remaining Plan Account balance returned to the Participant in one (1) lump-sum payment in cash within thirty (30) days after such Exercise Date, without any interest thereon, and after such Exercise Date cease to participate in the Plan. Upon receipt of a Withdrawal Election, the Participant’s payroll deduction authorization and Participant’s Option to purchase under the Plan shall terminate.
(b)   A Participant’s withdrawal from the Plan shall not have any effect upon Participant’s eligibility to participate in any similar plan which may hereafter be adopted by the Company or in succeeding Offering Periods which commence after the termination of the Offering Period from which the Participant withdraws.
(c)   A Participant who ceases contributions to the Plan during any Offering Period shall not be permitted to resume contributions to the Plan during that Offering Period.
 
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6.2   Termination of Eligibility.   Upon a Participant’s ceasing to be an Eligible Employee, for any reason, such Participant’s Option for the applicable Offering Period shall automatically terminate; Participant shall be deemed to have elected to withdraw from the Plan; and such Participant’s Plan Account shall be paid to such Participant or, in the case of Participant’s death, to the person or persons entitled thereto pursuant to Applicable Law, within thirty (30) days after such cessation of being an Eligible Employee, without any interest thereon.
ARTICLE VII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
7.1   Administration.
(a)   The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee may delegate administrative tasks under the Plan to the services of an Agent and/or Employees to assist in the administration of the Plan, including establishing and maintaining an individual securities account under the Plan for each Participant.
(b)   It shall be the duty of the Administrator to conduct the general administration of the Plan in accordance with the provisions of the Plan. The Administrator shall have the power, subject to, and within the limitations of, the express provisions of the Plan, to:
(i)   establish Offering Periods;
(ii)   determine when and how Options shall be granted and the provisions and terms of each Offering Period (which need not be identical);
(iii)   select Designated Subsidiaries in accordance with Section 7.2 hereof; and
(iv)   construe and interpret the Plan, the terms of any Offering Period and the terms of the Options and to adopt such rules for the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan as are consistent therewith and to interpret, amend or revoke any such rules. The Administrator, in the exercise of this power, may correct any defect, omission or inconsistency in the Plan, any Offering Period or any Option, in a manner and to the extent it shall deem necessary or expedient to make the Plan fully effect, subject to Section 423 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.
(c)   The Administrator may adopt rules or procedures relating to the operation and administration of the Plan, including to accommodate the specific requirements of local laws and procedures. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrator is specifically authorized to adopt rules and procedures regarding handling of participation elections, payroll deductions, payment of interest, conversion of local currency, payroll tax, withholding procedures and handling of stock certificates which vary with local requirements. In its absolute discretion, the Board may at any time and from time to time exercise any and all rights and duties of the Administrator under the Plan.
(d)   The Administrator may adopt sub-plans applicable to particular Designated Subsidiaries or locations, which sub-plans may be designed to be outside the scope of Section 423 of the Code. The rules of such sub-plans may take precedence over other provisions of this Plan, with the exception of Section 5.1 hereof, but unless otherwise superseded by the terms of such sub-plan, the provisions of this Plan shall govern the operation of such sub-plan.
(e)   All expenses and liabilities incurred by the Administrator in connection with the administration of the Plan shall be borne by the Company. The Administrator may, with the approval of the Committee, employ attorneys, consultants, accountants, appraisers, brokers or other persons. The Administrator, the Company and its officers and directors shall be entitled to rely upon the advice, opinions or valuations of any such persons. All actions taken and all interpretations and determinations made by the Administrator in good faith shall be final and binding upon all Participants, the Company and all other interested persons. No member of the Board or Administrator shall be personally liable for any action, determination or interpretation made in good faith with respect to the Plan or the options, and
 
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all members of the Board or Administrator shall be fully protected by the Company in respect to any such action, determination or interpretation.
To the extent permitted under Applicable Law and the Organizational Documents, each member of the Administrator shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company from any loss, cost, liability or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by such member in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit or proceeding to which such member may be a party or in which such member may be involved by reason of any action or failure to act pursuant to the Plan and against and from any and all amounts paid by such member in satisfaction of judgment in such action, suit or proceeding against such member; provided such member gives the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same before such member undertakes to handle and defend it on such member’s own behalf. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such persons may be entitled pursuant to the Organizational Documents, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or any power that the Company may have to indemnify them or hold them harmless.
7.2   Designation of Subsidiaries.   The Board or Committee shall designate from among the Subsidiaries, as determined from time to time, the Subsidiary or Subsidiaries that shall constitute Designated Subsidiaries. The Board or Committee may designate a Subsidiary, or terminate the designation of a Subsidiary, without the approval of the stockholders of the Company.
7.3   Reports.   Individual accounts shall be maintained for each Participant in the Plan. Statements of Plan Accounts shall be given to Participants at least annually, which statements shall set forth the amounts of payroll deductions, the Option Price, the number of shares purchased and the remaining cash balance, if any.
7.4   No Right to Employment.   Nothing in the Plan shall be construed to give any person (including any Participant) the right to remain in the employ of the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary or to affect the right of the Company, any Parent or any Subsidiary to terminate the employment of any person (including any Participant) at any time, with or without cause, which right is expressly reserved.
7.5   Amendment and Termination of the Plan.
(a)   The Board may, in its sole discretion, amend, suspend or terminate the Plan at any time and from time to time; provided, however, that without approval of the Company’s stockholders given within twelve (12) months before or after action by the Board, the Plan may not be amended to increase the maximum number of Shares subject to the Plan or change the designation or class of Eligible Employees; and provided, further that without approval of the Company’s stockholders, the Plan may not be amended in any manner that would cause the Plan to no longer be an “employee stock purchase plan” within the meaning of Section 423(b) of the Code.
(b)   In the event the Administrator determines that the ongoing operation of the Plan may result in unfavorable financial accounting consequences, the Administrator may, to the extent permitted under Section 423 of the Code, in its discretion and, to the extent necessary or desirable, modify or amend the Plan to reduce or eliminate such accounting consequence including, but not limited to:
(i)   altering the Option Price for any Offering Period including an Offering Period underway at the time of the change in Option Price;
(ii)   shortening any Offering Period so that the Offering Period ends on a new Exercise Date, including an Offering Period underway at the time of the Administrator action; and
(iii)   allocating Shares.
Such modifications or amendments shall not require stockholder approval or the consent of any Participant.
(c)   Upon termination of the Plan, the balance in each Participant’s Plan Account shall be refunded as soon as practicable after such termination, without any interest thereon.
 
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7.6   Use of Funds; No Interest Paid.   All funds received by the Company by reason of purchase of Common Stock under the Plan shall be included in the general funds of the Company free of any trust or other restriction and may be used for any corporate purpose. No interest shall be paid to any Participant or credited under the Plan.
7.7   Term; Approval by Stockholders.   Subject to approval by the stockholders of the Company in accordance with this Section 7.7, the Plan shall terminate on the tenth (10th) anniversary of the date of its initial approval by the stockholder(s) of the Company, unless earlier terminated in accordance with Sections 5.3 or 7.5 hereof. No Option may be granted during any period of suspension of the Plan or after termination of the Plan. The Plan shall be submitted for the approval of the Company’s stockholder(s) within twelve (12) months after the date of the Board’s initial adoption of the Plan. Options may be granted prior to such stockholder approval; provided, however, that such Options shall not be exercisable prior to the time when the Plan is approved by the stockholders; provided, further that if such approval has not been obtained by the end of said twelve (12)-month period, all Options previously granted under the Plan shall thereupon terminate and be canceled and become null and void without being exercised.
7.8   Effect Upon Other Plans.   The adoption of the Plan shall not affect any other compensation or incentive plans in effect for the Company, any Parent or any Subsidiary. Nothing in the Plan shall be construed to limit the right of the Company, any Parent or any Subsidiary (a) to establish any other forms of incentives or compensation for Employees of the Company or any Parent or any Subsidiary, or (b) to grant or assume Options otherwise than under the Plan in connection with any proper corporate purpose, including, but not by way of limitation, the grant or assumption of options in connection with the acquisition, by purchase, lease, merger, consolidation or otherwise, of the business, stock or assets of any corporation, firm or association.
7.9   Conformity to Securities Laws.   Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Plan and the participation in the Plan by any individual who is then subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act shall be subject to any additional limitations set forth in any applicable exemption rule under Section 16 of the Exchange Act (including any amendment to Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act) that are requirements for the application of such exemptive rule. To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Plan shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to such applicable exemptive rule.
7.10   Notice of Disposition of Shares.   Each Participant shall, if requested by the Company, give the Company prompt notice of any disposition or other transfer of any Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of an Option, if such disposition or transfer is made (a) within two (2) years after the applicable Grant Date or (b) within one (1) year after the transfer of such Shares to such Participant upon exercise of such Option. The Company may direct that any certificates evidencing shares acquired pursuant to the Plan refer to such requirement.
7.11   Tax Withholding.   The Company or any Parent or any Subsidiary shall be entitled to require payment in cash or deduction from other compensation payable to each Participant of any sums required by federal, state or local tax law to be withheld with respect to any purchase of Shares under the Plan or any sale of such shares.
7.12   Governing Law.   The Plan and all rights and obligations thereunder shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware.
7.13   Notices.   All notices or other communications by a participant to the Company under or in connection with the Plan shall be deemed to have been duly given when received in the form specified by the Company at the location, or by the person, designated by the Company for the receipt thereof.
7.14   Conditions to Issuance of Shares.
(a)   Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any certificates or make any book entries evidencing Shares pursuant to the exercise of an Option by a Participant, unless and until the Board or the Committee has determined, with advice of counsel, that the issuance of such Shares is in compliance with all Applicable Laws, regulations of governmental authorities and, if applicable, the requirements of any securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Shares are listed or traded, and the Shares are covered by an effective
 
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registration statement or applicable exemption from registration. In addition to the terms and conditions provided herein, the Board or the Committee may require that a Participant make such reasonable covenants, agreements and representations as the Board or the Committee, in its discretion, deems advisable in order to comply with any such laws, regulations or requirements.
(b)   All certificates for Shares delivered pursuant to the Plan and all Shares issued pursuant to book entry procedures are subject to any stop-transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee deems necessary or advisable to comply with federal, state or foreign securities or other laws, rules and regulations and the rules of any securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Shares are listed, quoted or traded. The Committee may place legends on any certificate or book entry evidencing Shares to reference restrictions applicable to the Shares.
(c)   The Committee shall have the right to require any Participant to comply with any timing or other restrictions with respect to the settlement, distribution or exercise of any Option, including a window-period limitation, as may be imposed in the sole discretion of the Committee.
(d)   Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, unless otherwise determined by the Committee or required by any Applicable Law, rule or regulation, the Company may, in lieu of delivering to any Participant certificates evidencing Shares issued in connection with any Option, record the issuance of Shares in the books of the Company (or, as applicable, its transfer agent or stock plan administrator).
7.15   Equal Rights and Privileges.   Except with respect to sub-plans designed to be outside the scope of Section 423 of the Code, all Eligible Employees of the Company (or of any Designated Subsidiary) shall have equal rights and privileges under this Plan to the extent required under Section 423 of the Code or the regulations promulgated thereunder so that this Plan qualifies as an “employee stock purchase plan” within the meaning of Section 423 of the Code or the Treasury Regulations thereunder and all Administrator actions hereunder shall be interpreted accordingly. Any provision of this Plan that is inconsistent with Section 423 of the Code or the Treasury Regulations thereunder shall, without further act or amendment by the Company or the Board, be reformed to comply with the equal rights and privileges requirement of Section 423 of the Code or the Treasury Regulations thereunder.
7.16   Titles and Headings, References to Sections of the Code or Exchange Act.   The titles and headings of the Sections in the Plan are for convenience of reference only and, in the event of any conflict, the text of the Plan, rather than such titles or headings, shall control. References to sections of Applicable Law, including the Code, the Securities Act or the Exchange Act shall include any amendment or successor thereto.
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I hereby certify that the foregoing Mondee Holdings, Inc. 2022 Employee Stock Purchase Plan was duly approved by the Board of Directors of Mondee Holdings, Inc. on July 18, 2022.
Executed on this 18th day of July, 2022.
/s/ Prasad Gundumogula
Name: Prasad Gundumogula
Title: Chief Executive Officer
 

 

Exhibit 10.13

 

BOARD SERVICES AGREEMENT

 

This Board Services Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made as of this 18th day of July, 2022 (the “Effective Date”), by and between MONDEE HOLDINGS, INC. (“Company”) and _____________________ (“Director”) (collectively with Company, the “Parties”; each of the Parties referred to individually as a “Party”).

 

WHEREAS, Company wishes to engage the services of Director as a non-employee member of Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) for the benefit of Company’s stockholders; and

 

WHEREAS, Director wishes to accept such appointment and provide adequate protections to Company regarding its confidential and proprietary information;

 

NOW THEREFORE, as a condition of Director’s service to Company, and in consideration for such compensation and receiving access to certain confidential information and trade secrets, Director hereby agrees to comply with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, as follows:

 

1.             Services. During the Term (as defined in Section 6 below), Director agrees to serve as a member of the Board and to devote such time, attention and energy to the affairs of Company as necessary to facilitate the business of Company, as described below, and to perform such other services as reasonably requested by Company (collectively, the “Services”). Director shall, for so long as Director remains a member of the Board, but in any case not less than one year from the Effective Date, meet with Company upon written request, whether in person or via means of electronic communication, at dates and times mutually agreeable to Director and Company, to discuss any matter involving Company or its affiliates, which involves or may involve issues of which Director has knowledge and cooperate in the review, defense or prosecution of such matters. Director acknowledges and agrees that Company may rely upon the business disciplines with respect to which Director has expertise for Company’s business operations, and that such requests may require additional time and efforts in addition to Director’s customary service as a member of the Board. Director will maintain an open line of communication with Company, orally or in writing, as is appropriate under the circumstances, and shall issue formal, written reports to Company if requested by Company. As part of the Services, Director agrees to attend all Board meetings (in person or by teleconference). Company expects the Board to meet with a frequency of once a month or more on a day and time mutually agreed by the Board members.

 

2.             INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR; RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES.

 

a.             During the Term, Director shall observe all laws, regulations and listing requirements applicable to Company relating to independent directors of a public company as promulgated from time to time, as well as all related Company policies and procedures.

 

b.             Director may perform duties under this Agreement at any place or location as Director may determine in Director’s sole discretion. Director will solely determine the methods, details and means of performing the duties under this Agreement. Company shall have the right to identify its objectives, but shall have no right to, and shall not, control the manner or determine the method of performing Director’s duties. No part of Director’s compensation will be subject to withholding by Company for the payment of any social security, federal, state or any other employee payroll or other taxes. Director further acknowledges that Company makes no warranties as to any tax consequences regarding the payment of any compensation to Director hereunder. Director shall be solely responsible for, and shall file on a timely basis, all tax returns and payments required to be filed with, or made to, any federal, state and/or local tax authority with respect to the performance of duties and the compensation received under this Agreement. Company will regularly report amounts paid to Director by filing a Form 1099-NEC with the Internal Revenue Service as required by law, and to the extent not so paid, Director will indemnify Company for any taxes thereby assessed against Company. Director will not be entitled under this Agreement to any of the benefits that Company may make available to its employees, including, but not limited to, group health or life insurance, profit-sharing or retirement benefits, paid vacation, holidays or sick leave, or workers’ compensation insurance.

 

 

 

 

3.             COOPERATION. Director will notify Company promptly if Director is subpoenaed or otherwise served with any legal process in any matter involving Company or its affiliates. Director will notify Company if any third party, who is not representing Company, contacts or attempts to contact Director (other than Director’s own legal counsel and accountant) to obtain information that in any way relates to Company or its affiliates, and Director will not discuss any of these matters with any such party without first so notifying Company and providing Company with an opportunity to have its attorney present during any meeting or conversation with any such party.

 

4.             Consideration. Company shall pay or provide to Director in consideration of the Services:

 

a.             $50,000.00 per annum, payable in quarterly installments on or about the last day of each quarter, and pro-rated for any partial quarter of service during the Term.

 

b.             An [annual]/[initial] grant of 2,500 restricted stock units of the Company (the “RSUs”), pursuant to and in accordance with the Company’s 2022 Equity Incentive Plan (the “EIP”) and applicable award agreement. For clarity, the RSUs will be subject to vesting conditions as set forth in the applicable RSU award agreement.

 

c.             Director will be entitled to reimbursement for reasonable and documented expenses associated with the Services, provided that Director receives prior written approval from Company and complies with the Company’s expense reimbursement policies as in effect from time to time.

 

5.             Confidentiality, Restrictive covenants and NON-DISCLOSURE. Director acknowledges that Director will be exposed to confidential information related to Company in connection with the Services. Therefore, upon execution of this Agreement, Director shall execute the Confidentiality, Restrictive Covenant and Non-Disclosure Agreement attached as Exhibit A (the “Restrictive Covenant Agreement”).

 

6.             Term; Termination.

 

a.             This Agreement shall commence and be effective on the Effective Date and shall continue to be in full force until terminated as set forth in this Section 6 (the “Term”).

 

b.             Each Party may unilaterally terminate this Agreement at any time and for no cause upon thirty (30) days’ advance written notice to the other Party, subject to the limitations and requirements of the organizational documents of the Company.

 

c.             Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, Company shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement for Cause immediately upon written notice to Director. The term “Cause” will have the meaning set forth in the EIP. Without limiting any provisions in an applicable award agreement or the EIP, upon Director’s termination for Cause, all of the equity awards of the Company previously issued to Director, whether vested or unvested, shall immediately terminate.

 

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d.             Upon termination of this Agreement for any or no reason whatsoever, Director undertakes to: (i) return to Company all documents, drawings, magnetic media, letters, reports and all other documents belonging to Company and/or related to Company’s activities and/or to the Services; (ii) return to Company any equipment and/or other property of Company; (iii) erase all information relating to Company or its activities that exists in Director’s personal computer(s) or otherwise; and (iv) if applicable, assist in the transferring of the position, matters and documents under Director’s supervision to whomever Company shall determine.

 

e.             Sections 3, 5, and 8 through 10 will survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement.

 

7.             Relationship of the Parties; Promotional Rights. Notwithstanding any provision hereof, for all purposes of this Agreement, each party will be and act as an independent contractor and not as a partner, joint venturer, agent or employee of the other and will not bind nor attempt to bind the other to any contract. Company may use and authorize the use of Director’s name, likeness and biographical information in promotional materials, websites and the like.

 

8.             No Conflicts. Director represents and warrants that neither this Agreement nor the performance thereof will conflict with or violate any obligation of Director or right of any third party. Director further represents and warrants Director is not currently, nor will Director, by entering into or performing this Agreement or any provisions hereto, be deemed to be, violating any rights of any former or current employer or any obligations Director may have to any former or current employer, including non-disclosure and non-compete obligations.

 

9.             Indemnification and Limitation of Liability. Company agrees to indemnify Director to the extent provided in its organizational documents. Should Company procure and maintain policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, Company will ensure that such insurance covers Director on the same basis as provided to other non-employee directors of the Company. Director agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Company and its affiliates and their directors, officers and employees from and against all taxes, losses, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses, including attorneys’ fees and other legal expenses, arising directly or indirectly from or in connection with (a) any negligent, reckless or intentionally wrongful act of Director, (b) any failure of Director to perform the Services in accordance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, or (c) any violation or claimed violation of a third party’s rights resulting in whole or in part from Company’s use of the intellectual property or other deliverables of Director under this Agreement.

 

IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, EVEN IF THE SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INFORMED IN ADVANCE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

 

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10.           Miscellaneous. This Agreement and the Services performed hereunder are personal to Director and Director will not have the right or ability to assign, transfer or subcontract any obligations under this Agreement without the written consent of Company. Any attempt to do so will be void. Company will be free to transfer any of its rights under this Agreement to a third party. Any breach of Section 5 will cause irreparable harm to Company for which damages would not be an adequate remedy, and therefore, Company will be entitled to injunctive relief with respect thereto in addition to any other remedies. This Agreement, together with the Restrictive Covenant Agreement, constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and no changes or modifications or waivers to this Agreement will be effective unless in writing and signed by both parties. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail (including pdf or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, Uniform Electronic Transactions Act or other applicable law) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered will be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes. In the event that any provision of this Agreement is determined to be illegal or unenforceable, that provision will be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that this Agreement will otherwise remain in full force and effect and enforceable. This Agreement is governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to the conflicts of law provisions thereof. To the extent that any lawsuit is permitted under this Agreement, the Parties hereby expressly consent to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts located in Wilmington, Delaware. In any action or proceeding to enforce rights under this Agreement, the prevailing party will be entitled to recover costs and attorneys’ fees from the non-prevailing party. Any notice will be given in writing by first class mail, fax or electronic mail and addressed to the party to be notified at the address below, or at such other address, fax number or e-mail address as the party may designate by 10 days’ advance written notice to the other party.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Board Services Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

DIRECTOR MONDEE HOLDINGS, INC.
   
    By:                 
[NAME]   Prasad Gundumogula
    Chief Executive Officer

 

[Signature Page to Board Services Agreement]

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

CONFIDENTIALITY, restrictive covenant And Non-Disclosure AGREEMENT

 

 

This Confidentiality, RESTRICTIVE COVENANT and Non-Disclosure Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made as of this 18th day of July, 2022, by and between MONDEE HOLDINGS, INC. (the “Company”) and _____________________ (“Director”) (collectively with the Company, the “Parties”; each of the Parties is referred to individually as a “Party”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company wishes to engage the services of Director as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors.

 

WHEREAS, Director acknowledges that during the course of Director’s service to the Company, Director will acquire and have access to confidential information and trade secrets belonging to the Company; and

 

WHEREAS, Director is willing to accept the conditions imposed by the Company as described below.

 

NOW THEREFORE, as a condition of Director’s compensatory arrangement with Company, and in consideration for receiving access to certain confidential information and trade secrets, Director hereby agrees to comply with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, as follows:

 

1.             Confidentiality. In the course of Director’s service with the Company and the performance of Director’s duties on behalf of the Company Group, Director will be provided with, and will have access to, Confidential Information (as defined below). In consideration of Director’s receipt and access to such Confidential Information, and as a condition of Director’s retention, Director shall comply with this Section 1.

 

a.             Both during the Term and thereafter, except as expressly permitted by this Agreement, Director shall not disclose any Confidential Information to any person or entity and shall not use any Confidential Information except for the benefit of the Company Group. Director acknowledges and agrees that Director would inevitably use and disclose Confidential Information in violation of this Section 1 if Director were to violate any of the covenants set forth in Section 4. Director shall follow all Company policies and protocols regarding the security of all documents and other materials containing Confidential Information (regardless of the medium on which Confidential Information is stored). Except to the extent required for the performance of Director’s duties on behalf of the Company Group, Director shall not remove from the facilities of any member of the Company Group any information, property, equipment, drawings, notes, reports, manuals, invention records, computer software, customer information, or other data or materials that relate in any way to the Confidential Information, whether paper or electronic and whether produced by Director or obtained by the Company Group. The covenants of this Section 1(a) shall apply to all Confidential Information, whether now known or later to become known to Director during the period that Director is provides services to or is affiliated with the Company or any of its affiliates (collectively, the “Company Group”).

 

 

 

 

b.             Notwithstanding any provision of Section 1(a) to the contrary, Director may make the following disclosures and uses of Confidential Information:

 

i.disclosures to employees, officers or directors of a member of the Company Group who have a need to know the information in connection with the businesses of the Company Group;

 

ii.disclosures to customers and suppliers when, in the reasonable and good faith belief of Director, such disclosure is in connection with Director’s performance of Director’s duties under this Agreement and is in the best interests of the Company Group;

 

iii.disclosures and uses that are approved in writing by the Board; or

 

iv.disclosures to a person or entity who or that has (x) been retained by a member of the Company Group to provide services to one or more members of the Company Group and (y) agreed in writing to abide by the terms of a confidentiality agreement.

 

c.             Upon the termination of Director’s service, or at any other time upon request of the Company, Director shall promptly and permanently surrender and deliver to the Company all documents (including electronically stored information) and all copies thereof and all other materials of any nature containing or pertaining to all Confidential Information and any other Company Group property (including any Company Group-issued computer, mobile device or other equipment) in Director’s possession, custody or control and Director shall not retain any such documents or other materials or property of the Company Group. Within ten (10) days of any such request, Director shall certify to the Company in writing that all such documents, materials and property have been returned to the Company.

 

d.             Confidential Information” means all confidential, competitively valuable, non-public or proprietary information that is conceived, made, developed or acquired by or disclosed to Director (whether conveyed orally or in writing), individually or in conjunction with others, during the period that Director is providing services to or otherwise affiliated with the Company or any other member of the Company Group (whether during business hours or otherwise and whether on the Company’s premises or otherwise) including, without limitation: (i) technical information of any member of the Company Group or of any such member’s affiliates, its investors, customers, vendors or suppliers or any other third parties, including computer programs, software, databases, data, ideas, know-how, formulae, compositions, processes, discoveries, machines, inventions (whether patentable or not), designs, developmental or experimental work, techniques, improvements, work in process, research or test results, original works of authorship, training programs and procedures, diagrams, charts, business and product development plans, and/or similar items; (ii) information relating to any member of the Company Group’s businesses or properties, products or services (including all such information relating to corporate opportunities, operations, future plans, methods of doing business, business plans, strategies for developing business and market share, research, financial and sales data, pricing terms, evaluations, opinions, interpretations, acquisition prospects, the identity of customers or acquisition targets or their requirements, the identity of key contacts within customers’ organizations or within the organization of acquisition prospects, or marketing and merchandising techniques, prospective names and marks) or pursuant to which any member of the Company Group owes a confidentiality obligation; and (iii) other valuable, confidential information and trade secrets of any member of the Company Group or any of such member’s affiliates or customers or of any other third parties. Moreover, all documents, videotapes, written presentations, brochures, drawings, memoranda, notes, records, files, correspondence, manuals, models, specifications, computer programs, e-mail, voice mail, electronic databases, maps, drawings, architectural renditions, models and all other writings or materials of any type including or embodying any of such information, ideas, concepts, improvements, discoveries, inventions and/or other similar forms of expression are and shall be the sole and exclusive property of the Company or the other applicable member of the Company Group and be subject to the same restrictions on disclosure applicable to all Confidential Information pursuant to this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, Confidential Information shall not include any information that (A) is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure or wrongful act of Director or any of Director’s agents; (B) was available to Director on a non-confidential basis before its disclosure by a member of the Company Group; (C) becomes available to Director on a non-confidential basis from a source other than a member of the Company Group; provided, however, that such source is not bound by a confidentiality agreement with, or other obligation with respect to confidentiality to, a member of the Company Group; or (D) is required to be disclosed by applicable law.

 

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e.             Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit or restrict Director from lawfully: (i) initiating communications directly with, cooperating with, providing information to, causing information to be provided to, or otherwise assisting in an investigation by, any governmental authority regarding a possible violation of any law; (ii) responding to any inquiry or legal process directed to Director from any such governmental authority; (iii) testifying, participating or otherwise assisting in any action or proceeding by any such governmental authority relating to a possible violation of law; or (iv) making any other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of any applicable law. Additionally, pursuant to the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016, an individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that: (A) is made (1) in confidence to a federal, state or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney and (2) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; (B) is made to the individual’s attorney in relation to a lawsuit for retaliation against the individual for reporting a suspected violation of law; or (C) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. Nothing in this Agreement requires Director to obtain prior authorization before engaging in any conduct described in this paragraph, or to notify the Company that Director has engaged in any such conduct.

 

2.             Injunctive Relief. Director agrees that it would be difficult to measure any damages caused to the Company which might result from any breach by Director of the covenants and agreements set forth in Section 1 of this Agreement, and that in any event money damages would be an inadequate remedy for any such breach. Accordingly, and notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, Director agrees that if Director breaches, or the Company reasonably believes that Director is likely to breach, Section 1 of this Agreement, the Company shall be entitled, in addition to all other remedies that it may have, to an injunction or other appropriate equitable relief to restrain any such breach, without showing or proving any actual damage to the Company. Any award or relief to the Company may, in the discretion of the court, include the Company’s costs and expenses of enforcement (including reasonable attorneys’ fees, court costs, and expenses). Nothing contained in this Section 2 or in any other provision of the Agreement shall restrict or limit in any manner the Company’s right to seek and obtain any form of relief, legal or equitable, or be construed to waive the Company’s right to any other relief related to any dispute arising out of this Agreement or related to Director’s service with the Company.

 

3.             WORKS FOR HIRE.

 

a.             As used in this Agreement, the term “Intellectual Property” means all discoveries, procedures, designs, creations, developments, improvements, methods, techniques, practices, methodologies, data models, databases, scripts, know-how, processes, algorithms, application program interfaces, software programs, software source documents and training manuals, codes, formulae, works of authorship, mask-works, reports, memoranda, ideas, inventions, customer lists, business and/or financial information, and contributions of any kind, whether or not they are patentable, registrable or protectable under federal or state patent, copyright or trade secret laws, or similar statutes, or protectable under common-law principles, and regardless of their form or state of development, that are made, conceived, generated or reduced to practice by Director, in whole or in part, either alone or jointly with others, or while Director was serving as an officer, director, employee or consultant of, or in any other capacity with, the Company, whether prior to, during or subsequent to Director’s execution of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement, the term “Intellectual Property” excludes any software program, application program interface, equipment, supplies, resources, facilities, data, products, information, materials, or trade secrets used by the Company, and which was developed entirely on Director’s own time, unless said Intellectual Property: (i) relates to the Company’s business or potential business; or (ii) results from tasks assigned to Director by the Company or from work performed by Director for the Company.

 

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b.             All Intellectual Property is exclusively the property of the Company. Director will promptly disclose in writing, in full detail to persons authorized by the Company, all Intellectual Property which Director conceives, creates, makes or develops during Director’s service with the Company, which relate either to Director’s work assignment with the Company, or the trade secrets, confidential or proprietary information, business or potential business of the Company, for the purpose of determining the Company’s rights in such Intellectual Property. Director agrees Director will not file any patent application, or other application seeking intellectual property rights relating to any such Intellectual Property without the prior written consent of the Company. If Director does not prove that Director conceived or made the Intellectual Property entirely after leaving the Company’s service, the Intellectual Property is presumed to have been conceived or made during the period of time Director was providing services to the Company, and Director agrees to assign said Intellectual Property to the Company.

 

c.             All Intellectual Property will belong solely to the Company from conception. The Company shall be the sole owner of all issued patents, pending patent applications, before any relevant authority worldwide (including any additions, continuations, continuation-in-part, divisional, reissue, reexaminations, renewals or extensions based thereon), copyrights and other works of authorship, domain names, trade secrets, trademarks, service marks, and all other intellectual property or other rights (collectively, the “Proprietary Rights”) in connection with all Intellectual Property in the United States and/or in any other country. Director further acknowledges and agrees that such Intellectual Property and other works of authorship shall be deemed “works made for hire” as defined in the U.S. Copyright Law, 17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq. (as amended), and were prepared by Director within the scope of Director’s service with the Company, for purposes of the Company’s rights under copyright laws, and are owned by the Company. To the extent that title to any Intellectual Property or any materials comprising or including any Intellectual Property, e.g., derivative work, including all Proprietary Rights embodied therein, does not, by operation of law, vest in the Company, or is not considered “works made for hire,” Director hereby irrevocably assigns to the Company all of Director’s rights, title and interest to that Intellectual Property, including all Proprietary Rights embodied therein, free of all encumbrances and restrictions. At any time during or after Director’s service with the Company that the Company requests, Director will cooperate, and take any action, including signing whatever written documents of assignment the Company deems reasonably necessary, to formally evidence Director’s irrevocable assignment to the Company of any Intellectual Property and all related Proprietary Rights, and, upon the Company’s request, Director shall deliver to the Company any documents which the Company deems necessary to effect the transfer or prosecution of rights for all Intellectual Property and Proprietary Rights in the United States and/or in any other country. At all times during and after Director’s service with the Company, Director will cooperate and assist the Company in obtaining, maintaining and renewing patent, copyright, trademark and other appropriate protection for any Intellectual Property, in the United States and in any other country, at the Company’s expense. In the event that the Company is unable, after reasonable effort, to secure Director’s signature on any document or documents needed to apply for or prosecute any patent, copyright, domain name, trademark or other right or protection relating to Intellectual Property, for any other reason whatsoever, Director hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Company and its duly authorized officers and agents as Director’s agent and attorney-in-fact, to act for and on Director’s behalf to execute and file any such application or applications, and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the prosecution and issuance of patents, copyrights, domain names, trademarks, or similar protections thereon with the same legal force and effect as if executed by Director. With respect to Intellectual Property owned by the Company, Director hereby waives all rights of publicity, moral rights or droit morale, and agrees not to enforce or permit others to enforce such rights against the Company or its successors in interest.

 

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d.             In addition, Director hereby grants to the Company a license to use, without further compensation or approval from Director, Director’s name, image, portrait, voice, likeness, and all other rights of publicity, or any derivative or modification thereto that the Company may create, in any and all mediums, now known or hereafter developed, provided that such use is in relation to the Company’s business and consistent with professional business standards, and does not disparage Director; provided, however, that if written notice is provided to the Company by Director following termination of Director’s service requesting that the Company cease using Director’s likeness, the Company shall have thirty (30) calendar days to cease using Director’s likeness in the manner set forth in the notice.

 

4.             NON-SOLICITATION.

 

a.             The Company shall provide Director access to Confidential Information for use only during the Term, and Director acknowledges and agrees that the Company Group will be entrusting Director, in Director’s unique and special capacity, with developing the goodwill of the Company Group, and in consideration of the Company providing Director with access to Confidential Information, clients and customers and as an express incentive for the Company to enter into this Agreement and retain Director, Director has voluntarily agreed to the covenants set forth in this Section 4. Director agrees and acknowledges that the limitations and restrictions set forth herein are reasonable in all respects, do not interfere with public interests, will not cause Director undue hardship, and are material and substantial parts of this Agreement intended and necessary to protect the Company Group’s Confidential Information, goodwill and legitimate business interests.

 

b.             During Director’s period of service to the Company and for one (1) year following the termination of Director’s service (for any or no reason), Director shall not, except in furtherance of Director’s duties hereunder, directly or indirectly, individually or on behalf of any other person, firm, corporation or other entity:

 

i.solicit, canvass, approach, encourage, entice or induce any customer, vendor or supplier of any member of the Company Group with whom Director had contact (including oversight responsibility) or about whom Director learned Confidential Information during Director’s service to any member of the Company Group to cease or lessen such customer’s, vendor’s or supplier’s business with any member of the Company Group or otherwise adversely affect such relationship, or attempt to do any of the foregoing; or

 

ii.solicit, canvass, approach, encourage, entice or induce any employee or contractor of any member of the Company Group to terminate such employee’s or contractor’s employment or engagement with any member of the Company Group, or hire or retain any such employee or contractor. Such employee or contractor shall be covered by this Section 4(b)(ii) for twelve (12) months following such individual’s termination of employment or service (as applicable) with the Company Group.

 

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c.             Because of the difficulty of measuring economic losses to the Company Group as a result of a breach or threatened breach of the covenants set forth in Section 1 and in this Section 4, and because of the immediate and irreparable damage that would be caused to the members of the Company Group for which they would have no other adequate remedy, the Company and each other member of the Company Group shall be entitled to enforce the foregoing covenants, in the event of a breach or threatened breach, by injunctions and restraining orders from any court of competent jurisdiction, without the necessity of showing any actual damages or that money damages would not afford an adequate remedy, and without the necessity of posting any bond or other security. The aforementioned equitable relief shall not be the Company’s or any other member of the Company Group’s exclusive remedy for a breach but instead shall be in addition to all other rights and remedies available to the Company and each other member of the Company Group at law and equity. Director further agrees that Director will not challenge the reasonableness or enforceability of any of the covenants set forth in this Section 4, and that Director will reimburse the Company Group for all costs (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred in connection with any action to enforce any of the provisions of this Section 4 if Director challenges the reasonableness or enforceability of any of the provisions of this Section 4.

 

d.             The covenants in this Section 4, and each provision and portion hereof, are severable and separate, and the unenforceability of any specific covenant (or portion thereof) shall not affect the provisions of any other covenant (or portion thereof). Moreover, in the event any arbitrator or court of competent jurisdiction shall determine that the scope, time or territorial restrictions set forth are unreasonable, then it is the intention of the parties that such restrictions be enforced to the fullest extent which such arbitrator or court deems reasonable, and this Agreement shall thereby be reformed.

 

e.             Director undertakes and agrees that following the date that Director is no longer providing services to any member of the Company Group and prior to entering into any relationship with any other party to serve as an officer, director, employee, consultant, partner, advisor, joint-venturer or in any other capacity with any other person or entity, Director shall disclose to such other party the terms of the restrictive covenants set forth herein and hereby consents to the Company making any related disclosures.

 

5.             Non-Disparagement. Except as provided for in Section 1(e) or otherwise required by law, during Director’s service and following the termination of Director’s service with the Company Group for any or no reason, Director shall not make any false or defamatory statements, whether written or oral, regarding the Company, its products, or any of their current or former officers, directors, shareholders, or employees.

 

6.             Waiver. The failure of either Party to insist, in any one or more instances, upon the performance of any of the terms, covenants, or conditions of this Agreement or to exercise any right hereunder, shall not be construed as a waiver or relinquishment of the future performance of any rights, and the obligations of the Party with respect to such future performance shall continue with full force and effect. No waiver of any such right will have effect unless given in a writing signed by the Party against whom or which the waiver is to be enforced.

 

7.             Assignment. The Company may assign any and all of its rights (including its rights with respect to the restrictive covenants herein) and obligations under this Agreement to any successor in interest to the Company or to its affiliates. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns, whether by stock or asset acquisition, merger, joint venture, combination or other business reorganization or transfer.

 

8.             Survival. The rights and obligations under this Agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the termination of Director’s service to the Company in any capacity and for whatever reason.

 

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9.             Governing Law. This Agreement shall in all respects be interpreted, enforced, and governed by and in accordance with the internal substantive laws (and not the laws of choice of laws) of the State of Delaware. Any dispute arising out of or concerning this Agreement shall be brought in, and the parties hereby consent to the personal jurisdiction of, any federal or state court located in Delaware.

 

10.           Severability. The provisions of this Agreement are severable and each covenant is independent and separately given. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, such provision shall be carried out and enforced only to the extent to which it shall be valid and enforceable, and any such invalidity and unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions of this Agreement, all of which shall be fully carried out and enforced as if such invalid or unenforceable provision had not been set forth herein.

 

11.           Entire Agreement. This document contains the entire agreement of the parties as to the subject matters hereof. All prior agreements as to these subject matters, if any, are merged into this Agreement. This Agreement may not be amended or modified except by written instrument executed by both Parties.

 

12.           Opportunity to Seek Independent Advice. Director recognizes that this Agreement is an important document, which affects Director’s legal rights and has been advised to seek independent legal advice before accepting its terms. Director acknowledges that Director has had sufficient time to review this Agreement, has had an opportunity to seek independent legal advice (and Director has either sought such advice or voluntarily determined not to do so) and has read and understands the provisions contained in this Agreement.

 

[Signature Page Following]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Confidentiality, Restrictive Covenant and Non-Disclosure Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

DIRECTOR MONDEE HOLDINGS, INC.
   
    By:                 
[NAME]   Prasad Gundumogula
    Chief Executive Officer

 

[Signature Page to Confidentiality, Restrictive Covenant and Non-Disclosure Agreement]

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.14

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

CONSENT AND

AMENDMENT NO. 7 TO FINANCING AGREEMENT

 

CONSENT AND AMENDMENT NO. 7, dated as of July 8, 2022 (this "Amendment"), to the Financing Agreement, dated as of December 23, 2019 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof, the "Financing Agreement"), by and among Mondee Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the "Parent"), each subsidiary of the Parent listed as a "Borrower" on the signature pages thereto (together with each other Person that executes a joinder agreement and becomes a "Borrower" thereunder, each a "Borrower" and collectively, the "Borrowers"), each subsidiary of the Parent listed as a "Guarantor" on the signature pages thereto (together with the Parent and each other Person that executes a joinder agreement and becomes a "Guarantor" thereunder or otherwise guaranties all or any part of the Obligations, each a "Guarantor" and collectively, the "Guarantors"), the lenders from time to time party thereto (each a "Lender" and collectively, the "Lenders") and TCW Asset Management Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("TCW"), as agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the "Agent").

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Consent to Financing Agreement, dated as of December 17, 2021 (the “SPAC Consent”), the Agent and the Required Lenders provided consent to the Loan Parties to enter into that certain Business Combination Agreement, dated as of December 20, 2021 (the “Business Combination Agreement”), subject to the terms and conditions contained in the SPAC Consent, pursuant to which Mondee Holdings II, Inc., a Delaware corporation and an existing Loan Party (“Holdings II”) shall effectuate certain restructuring transactions with the ITHAX Acquisition Corp., an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability (“Ithax”), Ithax Sub I, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of Ithax (“Merger Sub I”), and Ithax Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Ithax (“Merger Sub II”), as follows: (a) Ithax shall domesticate as a Delaware corporation, as more fully described in the Business Combination Agreement (the “Domestication”, and Ithax after the Domestication shall be hereinafter referred to as “New Mondee”), (b) Merger Sub I will merge with and into Holdings II, with Holdings II surviving such merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of New Mondee (the “First Merger”), (c) immediately following the First Merger, Holdings II shall merge with and into Merger Sub II, with Merger Sub II surviving such merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of New Mondee (the “Second Merger”, and together with the First Merger, the “Mergers”), (d) New Mondee will change its name to “Mondee Holdings, Inc.”, a Delaware corporation (“New Parent”), (e) Merger Sub II will change its name to “Mondee Holdings II, LLC”, a Delaware limited liability company (“New Mondee Holdings II”), and (f) the Parent will distribute the shares of “Mondee Holdings, Inc.” received in connection with the consummation of the Business Combination Agreement to its members in accordance with the procedure adopted by the Board of Managers of the Parent and, following the full distribution of such shares of “Mondee Holdings, Inc.”, dissolve, so that after giving effect thereto, (i) New Parent owns 100% of New Mondee Holdings II and (ii) New Mondee Holdings II owns 100% of Mondee, Inc. (collectively, the “SPAC Reorganization”);

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 7.02(c)(i) of the Financing Agreement, the Loan Parties are not permitted to consummate the SPAC Reorganization without the consent of the Agent and the Required Lenders and subject to the conditions set forth in Section 7.02(a)(i) of the Financing Agreement (the “SPAC Reorganization Requirements”);

 

 

 

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 6(j)(ii) of the Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of December 23, 2019, made by each of the Borrowers and Guarantors (collectively, the “Grantors”), in favor of TCW, in its capacity as agent for the Secured Parties, no Grantor shall, without the prior written consent of the Agent, amend, modify or otherwise change its name (the “Name Change Consent”);

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Waiver and Consent to Financing Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2022 (the “Waiver”), the Agent and the Lenders provided consent to the June Payments Deadline Extension (as defined in the Waiver), on the terms and conditions set forth in the Waiver; and

 

WHEREAS, the Loan Parties have requested that the Agent and the Lenders, and the Agent and the Lenders are willing to, (a) consent to the SPAC Reorganization, (b) provide the Name Change Consent for (i) New Mondee to change its name to “Mondee Holdings, Inc.” and (ii) Merger Sub II to change its name to “Mondee Holdings II, LLC” (collectively, the “Proposed Name Changes”), (c) further extend the June Payments Deadline Extension and (d) amend certain terms and conditions of the Financing Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein;

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

1.             Definitions. All terms used herein that are defined in the Financing Agreement and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Financing Agreement (after giving effect to this Amendment).

 

2.             Consents.

 

(a)           In reliance upon the representations and warranties made by the Loan Parties set forth in Section 4 below and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions to effectiveness set forth in Section 5(a) below, the Agent and the Lenders hereby consent to (i) a further extension of time to make the June Interest Payment (as defined in the Waiver), so long as the Agent and the Lenders receive the June Interest Payment on or prior to September 30, 2022 and (ii) a further extension of time to make the June Principal Payment (as defined in the Waiver), so long as the Agent and the Lenders receive the June Principal Payment on or prior to the earlier of (A) the date of the consummation of the SPAC Reorganization and (B) July 31, 2022 (collectively, the “June Payments Consent”).

 

(b)           In reliance upon the representations and warranties made by the Loan Parties set forth in Section 4 below and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions to effectiveness set forth in Section 5(b) below, the Agent and the Lenders hereby consent to the SPAC Reorganization and the Name Change Consent for the Proposed Name Changes, so long as (i) the provisions set forth in Section 7.02(c)(i)(A), Section 7.02(c)(i)(C), Section 7.02(c)(i)(D) and Section 7.02(c)(i)(E) of the Financing Agreement are satisfied and (ii) the Agent and the Lenders have received the SPAC Prepayment Amount (as defined herein) (collectively, the “SPAC Reorganization Consent” and together with the June Payments Consent, the “Consents”).

 

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(c)           The Consents in this Section 2 shall be effective only in this specific instance and for the specific purposes set forth herein and does not allow for any other or further departure from the terms and conditions of the Financing Agreement or any other Loan Document, which terms and conditions shall continue in full force and effect.

 

3.             Amendments. In reliance upon the representations and warranties made by the Loan Parties set forth in Section 4 below and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions to effectiveness set forth in Section 5(b) below:

 

(a)           Amended Financing Agreement. The Financing Agreement is hereby amended to delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text) and to add the bold and double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: bold and double-underlined text) as set forth on the pages of the Financing Agreement attached as Annex A hereto.

 

(b)           [Reserved.]

 

4.             Representations and Warranties. Each Loan Party hereby represents and warrants to the Agent and the Lenders as follows on the Consent Effective Date and the Amendment No. 7 Effective Date (each, as defined below) after giving effect to this Amendment:

 

(a)           Representations and Warranties; No Event of Default. The representations and warranties in Article VI of the Financing Agreement and in each other Loan Document are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Consent Effective Date and Amendment No. 7 Effective Date, as applicable, and on and as of the date hereof (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations or warranties that already are qualified or modified as to materiality or "Material Adverse Effect" in the text thereof, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects subject to such qualification on and as of each such date), as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent that any such representation or warranty expressly relates solely to an earlier date (in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date), and no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing as of the date hereof or as of the Consent Effective Date or the Amendment No. 7 Effective Date, as applicable, or would result from this Amendment becoming effective in accordance with its terms.

 

(b)           Organization, Good Standing, Etc. Each Loan Party (i) is a corporation, limited liability company or limited partnership duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state, province, territory or other jurisdiction of its organization, (ii) has all requisite power and authority to conduct its business as now conducted and as presently contemplated and, in the case of the Borrowers, to make the borrowings under the Financing Agreement, and to execute and deliver this Amendment and each other Loan Document to which it is a party, and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Financing Agreement, as amended hereby, and (iii) is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the character of the properties owned or leased by it or in which the transaction of its business makes such qualification necessary, except (solely for the purposes of this subclause (iii)) where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(c)           Authorization, Etc. The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of this Amendment and the performance by it of the Financing Agreement, as amended hereby, (i) have been duly authorized by all necessary action, (ii) do not and will not contravene (A) any of its Governing Documents, (B) any applicable material Requirement of Law or (C) any material Contractual Obligation binding on or otherwise affecting it or any of its properties, (iii) do not and will not result in or require the creation of any Lien (other than pursuant to any Loan Document) upon or with respect to any of its properties, and (iv) do not and will not result in any default, noncompliance, suspension, revocation, impairment, forfeiture or nonrenewal of any permit, license, authorization or approval applicable to its operations or any of its properties, except, in the case of this clause (iv), to the extent such contravention, default, noncompliance, suspension, revocation, impairment, forfeiture or nonrenewal could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(d)           Enforceability of Loan Documents. This Amendment and the Financing Agreement, as amended hereby, is a legal, valid and binding obligation of each Loan Party party hereto, enforceable against each such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and by principles of equity.

 

(e)           Governmental Approvals. No authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority is required in connection with the due execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment and the Financing Agreement, as amended hereby, by any Loan Party party hereto.

 

5.             Conditions to June Payments Consent.

 

(a)           The June Payments Consent set forth in Section 2 hereof shall become effective only upon the satisfaction in full, in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, of the following conditions precedent (the first date upon which all such conditions shall have been satisfied (or waived) being hereinafter referred to as the "June Payment Consent Effective Date"):

 

(i)            Payment of Fees, etc. The Borrowers shall have paid on or before the June Payment Consent Effective Date all fees, costs and expenses due and payable to the Agent and the Lenders under the Loan Documents on or prior to the date hereof (including the reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Agent in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment).

 

(ii)           Representations and Warranties; No Event of Default. The following statements shall be true and correct (after giving effect to this Amendment): (A) the representations and warranties contained in this Amendment, Article VI of the Financing Agreement and in each other Loan Document are true and correct in all material respects (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations or warranties that already are qualified or modified as to "materiality" or "Material Adverse Effect" in the text thereof, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects subject to such qualification) on and as of the June Payment Consent Effective Date as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent that any such representation or warranty expressly relates solely to an earlier date (in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date) and (B) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the June Payment Consent Effective Date or would result from the June Payment Consent becoming effective in accordance with its terms.

 

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(iii)          Delivery of the June Payment Consent Documents. The Agent shall have received on or before the June Payment Consent Effective Date the following:

 

(A) this Amendment, duly executed and delivered by the Loan Parties, the Agent and the Lenders, dated as of the June Payment Consent Effective Date;

 

(B) the Amended and Restated Unit Issuance Agreement, duly executed by the Parent and the lenders listed on Exhibit A thereto;

 

(C) a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Parent, certifying as to a copy of the resolutions or written consents of the Parent authorizing (1) the transactions contemplated by this Amendment, the Amended and Restated Unit Issuance Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is or will be a party, and (2) the execution, delivery and performance by such Loan Party of the Amended and Restated Unit Issuance Agreement, each Loan Document to which such Loan Party is or will be a party and the execution and delivery of the other documents to be delivered by such Person in connection herewith and therewith; and

 

(D) a certificate of the Authorized Officer of each Loan Party certifying as to the matters set forth in Section 5(a)(ii).

 

(b)           The SPAC Reorganization Consent set forth in Section 2 hereof and the Amendments set forth in Section 3 hereof shall become effective only upon the satisfaction in full, in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, of the following conditions precedent (the first date upon which all such conditions shall have been satisfied (or waived) being hereinafter referred to as the "Amendment No. 7 Effective Date"):

 

(i)            Payment of Fees, etc. The Borrowers shall have paid on or before the Amendment No. 7 Effective Date all fees, costs and expenses due and payable to the Agent and the Lenders under the Loan Documents on or prior to the Amendment No. 7 Effective Date.

 

(ii)           Representations and Warranties; No Event of Default. The following statements shall be true and correct (after giving effect to this Amendment): (A) the representations and warranties contained in this Amendment, Article VI of the Financing Agreement and in each other Loan Document are true and correct in all material respects (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations or warranties that already are qualified or modified as to "materiality" or "Material Adverse Effect" in the text thereof, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects subject to such qualification) on and as of the Amendment No. 7 Effective Date as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent that any such representation or warranty expressly relates solely to an earlier date (in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date) and (B) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the Amendment No. 7 Effective Date or would result from this Amendment becoming effective in accordance with its terms.

 

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(iii)          Consummation of the SPAC Restructuring. Prior to or substantially concurrently with the Amendment No.7 Effective Date, the SPAC Restructuring shall have been consummated, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Agent and the Lenders.

 

(iv)          Prepayment of Term Loans. Concurrently with the consummation of the SPAC Restructuring, the Borrowers shall pay to the Agent for the account of the Term Loan Lenders, in accordance with their Pro Rata Shares, a prepayment of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan in an amount not less than $50 million (but in any event in an amount resulting in the aggregate principal amount of the Loans outstanding after giving effect to such payment of less than $150 million), together with an amount equal to 3.00% times the amount of the Term Loans being paid on such date (the “SPAC Prepayment Amount”), which shall be deemed to be fully earned upon the consummation of the SPAC Restructuring.

 

(v)           Delivery of Amendment No. 7 Documents. The Agent shall have received on or before the Amendment No. 7 Effective Date the following:

 

(A) a certificate of the Authorized Officer of each Loan Party certifying as to the matters set forth in Section 5(b)(ii);

 

(B) a Joinder Agreement, executed by each of New Parent and New Mondee Holdings II;

 

(C) a Security Agreement Joinder executed by each of New Parent and New Mondee Holdings II;

 

(D) a Pledge Amendment, duly executed by New Parent with respect to the pledge of 100% of the Equity Interests of New Mondee Holdings II, together with (1) the original certificates representing all of the Equity Interests required to be pledged thereunder, (2) undated powers executed in blank and other proper instruments of transfer with respect thereto and (3) irrevocable proxies and registration pages with respect thereto as required by the Security Agreement;

 

(E) a Pledge Amendment, duly executed by New Mondee Holdings II with respect to the pledge of 100% of the Equity Interests of Mondee, Inc, together with (1) the original certificates representing all of the Equity Interests required to be pledged thereunder, (2) undated powers executed in blank and other proper instruments of transfer with respect thereto and (3) irrevocable proxies and registration pages with respect thereto as required by the Security Agreement;

 

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(F) the Joinder to the Intercompany Subordination Agreement, duly executed by New Parent and New Mondee Holdings II;

 

(G) the results of searches for any effective UCC financing statements, tax Liens or judgment Liens filed against any Loan Party or its property, which results shall not show any such Liens (other than Permitted Liens);

 

(H) a certificate of an Authorized Officer of New Parent and New Mondee Holdings II, certifying (1) as to copies of the Governing Documents of such Loan Party, together with all amendments thereto (including, without limitation, with respect to each of New Parent and New Mondee Holdings II, (x) a true and complete copy of the charter, certificate of formation, certificate of limited partnership or other publicly filed organizational document of such Loan Party certified as of a recent date not more than 30 days prior to the Amendment No. 7 Effective Date by an appropriate official of the jurisdiction of organization of such Loan Party which shall set forth the same complete name of such Loan Party as is set forth herein and the organizational number of such Loan Party, if an organizational number is issued in such jurisdiction and (y) evidence effectuating the Mergers and the respective name changes of each such entity), (2) as to a copy of the resolutions or written consents of New Parent and New Mondee Holdings II authorizing (x) the transactions contemplated by this Amendment and the Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is or will be a party, and (y) the execution, delivery and performance by such Loan Party of this Amendment and each other Loan Document to which such Loan Party is or will be a party and the execution and delivery of the other documents to be delivered by such Person in connection herewith and therewith, and (3) the names and true signatures of the representatives of such Loan Party authorized to sign this Amendment and each Loan Document (in the case of a Borrower, including, without limitation, Notices of Borrowing, LIBOR Notices and all other notices under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents) to which such Loan Party is or will be a party and the other documents to be executed and delivered by such Loan Party in connection herewith and therewith, together with evidence of the incumbency of such authorized officers; and

 

(I) a certificate of the appropriate official(s) of the jurisdiction of organization and, except to the extent such failure to be so qualified could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, each jurisdiction of foreign qualification of New Parent and New Mondee Holdings II certifying as of a recent date not more than 30 days prior to the Amendment No. 7 Effective Date as to the subsistence in good standing of such Loan Party in such jurisdictions.

 

6.             Conditions Subsequent to Effectiveness. The Loan Parties agree that, in addition to all other terms, conditions and provisions set forth in this Amendment, including, without limitation, those conditions to the June Payment Consent Effective Date and the Amendment No. 7 Effective Date set forth herein, each Loan Party shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, deliver to the Agent or comply with each of the following, within the time periods set forth below (it being understood that the failure by the Loan Parties to perform or cause to be performed any such condition subsequent shall constitute an immediate Event of Default (without giving effect to any grace periods set forth in the Financing Agreement)):

 

(a)           within one (1) day of the delivery of the SPAC Prepayment Notice by the Loan Parties to the Agent, the Parent and the Lenders shall have entered into a subscription agreement, in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex B, pursuant to which the Lenders shall receive the number of newly issued Class G Units of the Parent required by the Amended and Restated Unit Issuance Agreement in consideration of the agreements set forth in this Amendment and the Amended and Restated Unit Issuance Agreement;

 

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(b)           within 10 Business Days of the Amendment No. 7 Effective Date (or such later date as may be permitted by the Agent in its sole discretion), an opinion of Reed Smith LLP, counsel to New Parent and New Mondee Holdings II, as to such matters as the Agent may reasonably request;

 

(c)           within 15 days of the Amendment No. 7 Effective Date (or such later date as may be permitted by the Agent in its sole discretion), the Agent shall have received evidence of the insurance coverage required by Section 7.01(h) and the terms of each Security Agreement and each Mortgage and such other insurance coverage with respect to the business and operations of the Loan Parties as the Agent may reasonably request, in each case, where requested by the Agent, with such endorsements as to the named insureds or loss payees thereunder as the Agent may request and providing that such policy may be terminated or canceled (by the insurer or the insured thereunder) only upon 30 days' prior written notice to the Agent and each such named insured or loss payee, together with evidence of the payment of all premiums due in respect thereof for such period as the Agent may request;

 

(d)           within 30 days of the Amendment No. 7 Effective Date (or such later date as may be permitted by the Agent in its sole discretion), the Agent shall have received all Control Agreements that, in the reasonable judgment of the Agent, are required for the Loan Parties to comply with the Loan Documents, each duly executed by, in addition to the applicable Loan Party, the applicable financial institution; and

 

(e)           within 90 days of the Amendment No. 7 Effective Date (or such later date as may be permitted by the Agent in its sole discretion), the Loan Parties shall cooperate in good faith with the Agent and the Lenders to effectuate a replacement of the LIBOR Rate with a Term SOFR Rate in the Financing Agreement (with (i) a floor of 1.75% and (ii) a credit spread adjustment of 0.11448% per annum for any 1 month Interest Period and 0.26161% per annum for any 3 month Interest Period) and make related amendments to the Financing Agreement in respect of such benchmark replacement as may be reasonably requested by the Agent.

 

7.             Continued Effectiveness of the Financing Agreement and Other Loan Documents. Each Loan Party hereby (a) acknowledges and consents to this Amendment, (b) confirms and agrees that the Financing Agreement and each other Loan Document (in each case, as amended or otherwise modified by this Amendment) to which it is a party is, and shall continue to be, other than as expressly set forth in this Amendment, in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects, except that on and after the Amendment No. 7 Effective Date, all references in any such Loan Document to the “Financing Agreement”, the “Agreement”, “thereto”, “thereof”, “thereunder” or words of like import referring to the Financing Agreement shall mean the Financing Agreement as amended by this Amendment, and (c) confirms and agrees that to the extent that, any such Loan Document purports to assign or pledge to the Agent for the benefit of the Agent and the Lenders, or to grant to the Agent, for the benefit of the Agent and the Lenders, a security interest in or Lien on any Collateral as security for the Obligations of the Loan Parties from time to time existing in respect of the Financing Agreement and the other Loan Documents (in each case, as amended or otherwise modified by this Amendment), such pledge, assignment and/or grant of the security interest or Lien is, subject to the release thereof as expressly set forth in this Amendment, hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects. This Amendment does not and shall not affect any of the obligations of the Loan Parties, other than as expressly provided herein, including, without limitation, the Loan Parties' obligations to repay the Loans in accordance with the terms of Financing Agreement, or the obligations of the Loan Parties under any Loan Document to which they are a party, all of which obligations shall remain in full force and effect (in each case, as amended or otherwise modified by this Amendment). Except as expressly provided herein, the execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Agent or any Lender under the Financing Agreement or any other Loan Document, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the Financing Agreement or any other Loan Document.

 

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8.             No Novation. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as a substitution or novation of the Obligations outstanding under the Financing Agreement or instruments securing the same, which shall remain in full force and effect, except as modified hereby.

 

9.             No Representations by Agent or Lenders. Each Loan Party hereby acknowledges that it has not relied on any representation, written or oral, express or implied, by the Agent or any Lender, other than those expressly contained herein, in entering into this Amendment.

 

10.           Release. Each Loan Party hereby acknowledges and agrees that: (a) neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries has any claim or cause of action against the Agent or any Lender (or any of the directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys or consultants of any of the foregoing) and (b) the Agent and the Lenders have heretofore properly performed and satisfied in a timely manner all of their obligations to the Loan Parties, and all of their Subsidiaries and Affiliates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Agent and the Lenders wish (and the Loan Parties agree) to eliminate any possibility that any past conditions, acts, omissions, events or circumstances would impair or otherwise adversely affect any of their rights, interests, security and/or remedies. Accordingly, for and in consideration of the agreements contained in this Amendment and other good and valuable consideration, each Loan Party (for itself and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates and the successors, assigns, heirs and representatives of each of the foregoing) (collectively, the "Releasors") does hereby fully, finally, unconditionally and irrevocably release, waive and forever discharge the Agent and the Lenders, together with their respective Affiliates and Related Funds, and each of the directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys and consultants of each of the foregoing (collectively, the "Released Parties"), from any and all debts, claims, allegations, obligations, damages, costs, attorneys' fees, suits, demands, liabilities, actions, proceedings and causes of action, in each case, whether known or unknown, contingent or fixed, direct or indirect, and of whatever nature or description, and whether in law or in equity, under contract, tort, statute or otherwise, which any Releasor has heretofore had or now or hereafter can, shall or may have against any Released Party by reason of any act, omission or thing whatsoever done or omitted to be done, in each case, on or prior to the Amendment No. 7 Effective Date directly arising out of, connected with or related to this Amendment, the Financing Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any act, event or transaction related or attendant thereto, or the agreements of the Agent or any Lender contained therein, or the possession, use, operation or control of any of the assets of any Loan Party, or the making of any Loans or other advances, or the management of such Loans or other advances or the Collateral. Each Loan Party represents and warrants that it has no knowledge of any claim by any Releasor against any Released Party or of any facts or acts or omissions of any Released Party which on the date hereof would be the basis of a claim by any Releasor against any Released Party which would not be released hereby.

 

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11.           Miscellaneous.

 

(a)           This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Amendment by facsimile or electronic mail shall be equally effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Amendment.

 

(b)           Section and paragraph headings herein are included for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment for any other purpose.

 

(c)           This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

 

(d)           Each Loan Party hereby acknowledges and agrees that this Amendment constitutes a "Loan Document" under the Financing Agreement.

 

(e)           Any provision of this Amendment that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining portions hereof or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

(f)           This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of each Loan Party and the Agent and each Lender and their respective successors and assigns; provided, however, that none of the Loan Parties may assign or transfer any of its rights hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender and any such assignment without the Lenders' prior written consent shall be null and void.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed and delivered as of the date set forth on the first page hereof.

 

  BORROWERS:
   
  MONDEE, INC.  
   
  By: /s/ Prasad Gundumogula
    Name: Prasad Gundumogula
    Title: CEO
     
  C&H TRAVEL AND TOURS INC.  
   
  By: /s/ Prasad Gundumogula
    Name: Prasad Gundumogula
    Title: CEO
     
  MONDEE CANADA INC.  
   
  By: /s/ Prasad Gundumogula
    Name: Prasad Gundumogula
    Title: CEO
     
  SKYLINK TRAVEL, INC.  
   
  By: /s/ Prasad Gundumogula
    Name: Prasad Gundumogula
    Title: CEO
     
  SKYLINK TRAVEL, INC.  
   
  By: /s/ Prasad Gundumogula
    Name: Prasad Gundumogula
    Title: CEO
     
  SKYLINK TRAVEL, INC.  
   
  By: /s/ Prasad Gundumogula
    Name: Prasad Gundumogula
    Title: CEO
     
  SKYLINK TRAVEL, SFO INC.  
   
  By: /s/ Prasad Gundumogula
    Name: Prasad Gundumogula
    Title: CEO

 

[Amendment No. 7 to Financing Agreement]

 

 

 

 

  TRANS AM TRAVEL, INC.
   
  By: /s/ Prasad Gundumogula
    Name: Prasad Gundumogula
    Title: CEO
     
  HARI-WORLD TRAVEL GROUP, INC.  
   
  By: /s/ Prasad Gundumogula
    Name: Prasad Gundumogula
    Title: CEO
     
  EXPLORETRIP IP HOLDINGS, INC.  
   
  By: /s/ Prasad Gundumogula
    Name: Prasad Gundumogula
    Title: CEO
     
  EXPLORETRIP, INC.  
   
  By: /s/ Prasad Gundumogula
    Name: Prasad Gundumogula
    Title: CEO
     
  MONDEE ACQUISITION COMPANY INC.  
   
  By: /s/ Prasad Gundumogula
    Name: Prasad Gundumogula
    Title: CEO
     
  TRANSWORLD TRAVEL, INC.  
   
  By: /s/ Prasad Gundumogula
    Name: Prasad Gundumogula
    Title: CEO

 

[Amendment No. 7 to Financing Agreement]

 

 

 

 

  LBF TRAVEL HOLDINGS, LLC  
   
  By: /s/ Prasad Gundumogula
    Name: Prasad Gundumogula
    Title: CEO
     
  LBF TRAVEL, INC. (f/k/a LBF Acquisition Corporation, Inc.)  
   
  By: /s/ Prasad Gundumogula
    Name: Prasad Gundumogula
    Title: CEO
     
  AVIA TRAVEL AND TOURS, INC.  
   
  By: /s/ Prasad Gundumogula
    Name: Prasad Gundumogula
    Title: CEO
     
  COSMOPOLITAN TRAVEL SERVICE, INC.  
   
  By: /s/ Prasad Gundumogula
    Name: Prasad Gundumogula
    Title: CEO
     
  COSMOPOLITAN TRAVEL SERVICES INC.  
   
  By: /s/ Prasad Gundumogula
    Name: Prasad Gundumogula
    Title: CEO
     
  ROCKETRIP, INC.  
   
  By: /s/ Prasad Gundumogula
    Name: Prasad Gundumogula
    Title: CEO

 

[Amendment No. 7 to Financing Agreement]

 

 

 

 

  GUARANTORS:
   
  MONDEE HOLDINGS, LLC  
   
  By: /s/ Prasad Gundumogula
    Name: Prasad Gundumogula
    Title: CEO
     
  MONDEE HOLDINGS II, INC.  
   
  By: /s/ Prasad Gundumogula
    Name: Prasad Gundumogula
    Title: CEO

 

[Amendment No. 7 to Financing Agreement]

 

 

 

 

  AGENT:
   
  TCW ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC
   
  By: /s/ Suzanne Grosso
    Name: Suzanne Grosso
    Title: Managing Director

 

[Amendment No. 7 to Financing Agreement]

 

 

 

 

  LENDERS:
   
  WEST VIRGINIA DIRECT LENDING LLC
   
  By: TCW Asset Management Company LLC,
its Investment Advisor

 

 By:/s/ Suzanne Grosso
 Name: Suzanne Grosso
  Title: Managing Director

 

  TCW SKYLINE LENDING LP
   
  By: TCW Asset Management Company LLC,
its Investment Advisor

 

 By:/s/ Suzanne Grosso
 Name: Suzanne Grosso
  Title: Managing Director

 

  NJ/TCW DIRECT LENDING LLC
   
  By: TCW Asset Management Company LLC,
its Investment Advisor

 

 By:/s/ Suzanne Grosso
 Name: Suzanne Grosso
  Title: Managing Director

 

  TCW BRAZOS FUND LLC
   
  By: TCW Asset Management Company LLC, its Investment Advisor

 

 By:/s/ Suzanne Grosso
 Name: Suzanne Grosso
  Title: Managing Director

 

[Amendment No. 7 to Financing Agreement]

 

 

 

 

  TCW DIRECT LENDING VII LLC
   
  By: TCW Asset Management Company LLC, its Investment Advisor

 

 By:/s/ Suzanne Grosso
 Name: Suzanne Grosso
  Title: Managing Director

 

  TCW DIRECT LENDING STRUCTURED SOLUTIONS 2019 LLC
   
  By: TCW Asset Management Company LLC, its Investment Manager

 

 By:/s/ Suzanne Grosso
 Name: Suzanne Grosso
  Title: Managing Director

 

  US SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
   
  By: TCW Asset Management Company LLC
Its: Investment Manager and Attorney-in-Fact

 

 By:/s/ Suzanne Grosso
 Name: Suzanne Grosso
  Title: Managing Director

 

  SAFETY NATIONAL CASUALTY CORP
   
  By: TCW Asset Management Company LLC
Its: Investment Manager and Attorney-in-Fact

 

 By:/s/ Suzanne Grosso
 Name: Suzanne Grosso
  Title: Managing Director

 

[Amendment No. 7 to Financing Agreement]

 

 

 

 

  RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
   
  By: TCW Asset Management Company LLC
Its: Investment Manager and Attorney-in-Fact

 

 By:/s/ Suzanne Grosso
 Name: Suzanne Grosso
  Title: Managing Director

 

[Amendment No. 7 to Financing Agreement]

 

 

 

 

  NORTH HAVEN CREDIT PARTNERS III L.P.
   
  By: MS Credit Partners III GP L.P., its general partner
   
  By: MS Credit Partners III GP Inc., its general partner
   
  By: /s/ William Gassman
    Name:  William Gassman
    Title:  Executive Director

 

[Amendment No. 7 to Financing Agreement]

 

 

 

 

ANNEX A

 

Amended Financing Agreement

 

(See Attached)

 

 

 

 

ANNEX B

 

Subscription Agreement

 

(See Attached)

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.15

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED UNIT ISSUANCE AGREEMENT

 

THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED UNIT ISSUANCE AGREEMENT, dated as of July 8, 2022 (this “Agreement”), is made by and among Mondee Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), and each of the lenders listed on Exhibit A attached to this Agreement (each a “Lender” and together the “Lenders”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, the Company and the Lenders are party to that certain Unit Issuance Agreement, dated as of June 22, 2021 (as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “Original Agreement”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company and the Lenders are party to that certain Consent and Amendment No. 7 to Financing Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Amendment”), pursuant to which certain of the terms of the Financing Agreement, dated as of December 23, 2019 (as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, including, without limitation, pursuant to the terms of the Amendment, the “Financing Agreement”).

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Original Agreement, the Company has an obligation to issue to the Lenders up to 3,600,000 Class G Units of the Company (the “Class G Units”) upon the occurrence of certain events as described therein.

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Amendment of the Financing Agreement, the Company and the Lenders wish to amend and restate the Original Agreement and modify the terms under which the Company is required to issue to the Lenders the Class G Units.

 

AGREEMENT

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereby amend and restate the Original Agreement on the terms set forth herein.

 

1.             Issuance of Class G Units.

 

(a)           Consummated Transaction Units. In the event that the Company has provided to the Lenders a SPAC Prepayment Notice pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(ii) of the Financing Agreement at least one (1) day (but not less than 24 hours) prior to the proposed SPAC Effective Date, pursuant to which the Company shall be irrevocably obligated to make a prepayment of the Loans under the Financing Agreement on or before the earlier to occur of (i) the SPAC Effective Date and (ii) July 31, 2022 with the proceeds of a SPAC Transaction in the amount set forth in such notice, then, on or before the date of prepayment of the Loans set forth in such notice (which date, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not be later than the earlier to occur of (A) the SPAC Effective Date and (b) July 31, 2022), the  Company shall issue to each Lender the number of Class G Units set forth opposite its name on Exhibit A under the heading “Consummated Transaction Units”, which number of Class G Units set forth on Exhibit A shall correspond to the aggregate principal amount of the Loans outstanding after giving effect to such prepayment as set forth below:

 

Level Aggregate Amount of Loans After Giving Effect to Prepayment Aggregate Number of Class G Units Issued
I Greater than or equal to $130 million 3,000,000
II Greater than or equal to $120 million and less than $130 million 2,142,857
III Greater than or equal to $110 million and less than $120 million 1,285,714
IV Less than $110 million 428,571

 

 

 

 

(b)           Unconsummated Transaction Units. In the event that (i) the Company fails to provide to the Lenders a SPAC Prepayment Notice pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(ii) of the Financing Agreement at least one (1) day (but not less than 24 hours) prior to the proposed SPAC Effective Date, (ii) the Company fails to make a prepayment of the Loans under the Financing Agreement on or before the earlier to occur of (A) the SPAC Effective Date and (B) July 31, 2022 with the proceeds of a SPAC Transaction in the amount set forth in such notice or (iii) the Company fails to consummate the SPAC Transaction on or before July 31, 2022, then, in the case of each of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above, the Company shall issue to each Lender the number of Class G Units set forth opposite its name on Exhibit A under the heading “Unconsummated Transaction Units”; provided, however, that, in the event that Class G Units have been issued to the Lenders under Section 1(a) and the Company is subsequently obligated to issue Class G Units to the Lenders under this Section 1(b), the Company shall only be obligated to issue an additional number of Class G Units to the Lenders such that each Lender shall have been issued an aggregate number of Class G Units under Sections 1(a) and 1(b) equal to the number of Class G Units set forth opposite such Lender’s name under the heading “Unconsummated Transaction Units.” For the avoidance of doubt, the maximum number of Class G Units issued by the Company under Sections 1(a) and 1(b) shall not exceed 3,600,000 Class G Units.

 

(c)           Certain Covenants of the Company. The Company shall not:

 

(i)            amend the Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of the Company, dated May 1, 2020 (the “Operating Agreement”), to require any approvals in addition to those currently contemplated by the Operating Agreement with respect to the issuance of the Class G Units hereunder; or

 

(ii)           make any distributions to any of the Members pursuant to any of the terms of the Operating Agreement in connection with any SPAC Transaction, other than distributions with respect to the Class A Units of the Company held by Mondee Group, LLC in connection with the repayment of the Secured Non-Recourse Promissory Note, dated as of March 25, 2016, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Secured Non-Recourse Promissory Note, dated as of May 18, 2022, issued by Mondee Group, LLC in favor of the Company, unless and until the Lenders have been issued the number of Class G Units contemplated to be issued to them pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

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2.             Certain Definitions.

 

(a)           All terms used herein that are defined in the Financing Agreement or the Operating Agreement and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Financing Agreement or the Operating Agreement, as applicable.

 

(b)           In addition, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

(i)            “SPAC” means mean a special purpose acquisition entity which (i) has been formed with the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities, (ii) is listed on a national securities exchange, and (iii) does not, prior to any such merger or other business combination, conduct any material business.

 

(ii)           “SPAC Transaction” means any transaction or series of related transactions whereby, directly or indirectly, control of the Company, or any significant interest in the Company or its businesses or assets is transferred for consideration, including, without limitation, a sale, acquisition or exchange of equity (including shares issuable upon conversion of any securities convertible into equity) or assets, or a merger, consolidation or reorganization or other extraordinary corporate transaction or business combination involving the Company and a SPAC, and following which the Company or any business or entity comprising the Company is listed on a national securities exchange.

 

3.             Representations and Warranties of the Lender. As of each issuance of Class G Units hereunder, each Lender hereby represents and warrants to the Company as follows:

 

(a)           This Agreement constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the Lender enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to laws of general application relating to bankruptcy, insolvency and the relief of debtors, rules and laws governing specific performance, injunctive relief and other equitable remedies.

 

(b)           The Lender’s principal place of business is identified in the address of Lender set forth on Exhibit A.

 

(c)           The Lender is purchasing the Class G Units for the Lender’s own account for investment only, and not with the view to the resale or distribution thereof.

 

(d)           The Lender has had an opportunity to have the Lender’s questions with respect to the Company and the business plan of the Company answered by the appropriate officers of the Company, desires no further or additional information concerning the Company or its operation and deems such information received and reviewed adequate to evaluate the merits and risks of Lender’s investment in the Company.

 

(e)           The Lender has sufficient experience in business, financial and investment matters to be able to evaluate the risks involved in the purchase of the Class G Units and to make an informed investment decision with respect to such purchase.

 

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(f)            The Lender can afford a complete loss of the value of the Class G Units and is able to bear the economic risk of holding the Class G Units for an indefinite period.

 

(g)           The Lender understands that the Class G Units have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or under any applicable state securities laws, nor can they be sold, transferred, or otherwise disposed of unless they are subsequently registered under the Securities Act or state securities law or an exemption from registration is then available. The Lender acknowledges that the Company has made no undertaking either to register the Class G Units or to make available any exemption from registration or to supply any information to facilitate the sale of the Class G Units. The Lender further understands and agrees that the Company will not honor any attempt by the Lender to sell, pledge, transfer or otherwise dispose of the Class G Units in the absence of an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or an opinion of counsel satisfactory in form and substance to the Company that an exemption is available therefrom.

 

(h)           The Lender qualifies as an “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act).

 

(i)            The Lender understands that a legend, concerning the securities law restrictions on transfer of the Class G Units, will be placed on a certificate, if any, representing the Class G Units.

 

(j)            Upon issuance, the Class G Units will be registered only in the name of the Lender.

 

(k)           The Lender has not and will not rely upon the Company or the Company’s legal advisors for advice with respect to any tax consequences related to the ownership, purchase or disposition of the Class G Units and assumes full responsibility for all such consequences as to the preparation and filing of all tax returns and elections which may and must be filed in connection with the Class G Units.

 

(l)            Neither the Lender nor any of its directors, executive officers, other officers that may serve as a director or officer of any company in which it invests, general partners or managing members is subject to any of the “bad actor” disqualifications described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i) to (viii) under the Securities Act (“Disqualification Events”), except for Disqualification Events covered by Rule 506(d)(2)(ii) or (iii) under the Securities Act and disclosed in writing in reasonable detail to the Company.

 

4.             Representations and Warranties of the Company. As of each issuance of Class G Units hereunder, the Company hereby represents and warrants to each Lender:

 

(a)           The Company is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and has all requisite company power and authority to own and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as now conducted and as currently proposed to be conducted.

 

(b)           All limited liability company actions on the part of the Company and its officers, managers and members necessary for the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the authorization, issuance, sale and delivery of the Class G Units hereunder has been taken. This Agreement constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the Company enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to laws of general application relating to bankruptcy, insolvency and the relief of debtors, rules and laws governing specific performance, injunctive relief and other equitable remedies. The designations, powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations and restrictions in respect of each class of membership interest of the Company are as set forth in the Operating Agreement and all such designations, powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations and restrictions are consistent with the provisions of the Delaware Liability Company Act.

 

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(c)           Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Lenders set forth herein, the offer, issuance and sale of the Class G Units is and will be exempt from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act and the Class G Units have been registered or qualified (or are exempt from registration and qualification) under the registration, permit or qualification requirements of all applicable state securities laws.

 

5.             Amendment and Modification. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or supplemented in any manner, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, except by an instrument in writing specifically designated as an amendment hereto, signed on behalf of each party.

 

6.             Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Amendment constitute the entire agreement, and supersedes all prior written agreements, arrangements, communications and understandings and all prior and contemporaneous oral agreements, arrangements, communications and understandings between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.

 

7.             Assignment; Successors. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations under this Agreement may be assigned or delegated, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise, by any party without the prior written consent of the other parties, and any such assignment without such prior written consent shall be null and void. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the parties and their respective successors (including heirs) and assigns.

 

8.             Governing Law. This Agreement and all disputes or controversies arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of Delaware (including in respect of the statute of limitations or other limitations period applicable to any such dispute or controversy), without regard to the laws of any other jurisdiction that might be applied because of the conflicts of laws principles of the State of Delaware.

 

9.             Severability. Whenever possible, each provision or portion of any provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision or portion of any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision or portion of any provision in such jurisdiction, and this Agreement shall be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision or portion of any provision had never been contained herein.

 

10.           Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (including facsimile and electronic transmission counterparts), all of which shall be considered one and the same instrument and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other party.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amended and Restated Unit Issuance Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.

 

  COMPANY:
   
  MONDEE HOLDINGS, LLC
   
  By:

/s/ Prasad Gundumogula

    Name: Prasad Gundumogula
    Title: CEO

 

[Amended and Restated Unit Issuance Agreement]

 

 

 

 

  LENDERS:
   
  WEST VIRGINIA DIRECT LENDING LLC
   
  By: TCW Asset Management Company LLC,
its Investment Advisor

 

 By:

/s/ Suzanne Grosso

 Name: Suzanne Grosso
  Title: Managing Director

 

  TCW SKYLINE LENDING LP
   
  By: TCW Asset Management Company LLC,
its Investment Advisor

 

 By:

/s/ Suzanne Grosso

 Name: Suzanne Grosso
  Title: Managing Director

 

  NJ/TCW DIRECT LENDING LLC
   
  By: TCW Asset Management Company LLC,
its Investment Advisor

 

 By:

/s/ Suzanne Grosso

 Name: Suzanne Grosso
  Title: Managing Director

 

  TCW BRAZOS FUND LLC
   
  By: TCW Asset Management Company LLC, its Investment Advisor

 

 By:

/s/ Suzanne Grosso

 Name: Suzanne Grosso
  Title: Managing Director

 

[Amended and Restated Unit Issuance Agreement]

 

 

 

 

  TCW DIRECT LENDING VII LLC
   
  By: TCW Asset Management Company LLC, its Investment Advisor

 

 By:

/s/ Suzanne Grosso

 Name: Suzanne Grosso
  Title: Managing Director

 

  TCW DIRECT LENDING STRUCTURED SOLUTIONS 2019 LLC
   
  By: TCW Asset Management Company LLC, its Investment Manager

 

 By:

/s/ Suzanne Grosso

 Name: Suzanne Grosso
  Title: Managing Director

 

  US SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
   
  By: TCW Asset Management Company LLC
Its: Investment Manager and Attorney-in-Fact

 

 By:

/s/ Suzanne Grosso

 Name: Suzanne Grosso
  Title: Managing Director

 

  SAFETY NATIONAL CASUALTY CORP
   
  By: TCW Asset Management Company LLC
Its: Investment Manager and Attorney-in-Fact

 

 By:

/s/ Suzanne Grosso

 Name: Suzanne Grosso
  Title: Managing Director

 

  RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
   
  By: TCW Asset Management Company LLC
Its: Investment Manager and Attorney-in-Fact

 

 By:

/s/ Suzanne Grosso

 Name: Suzanne Grosso
  Title: Managing Director

 

[Amended and Restated Unit Issuance Agreement]

 

 

 

 

  NORTH HAVEN CREDIT PARTNERS III L.P.
   
  By: MS Credit Partners III GP L.P., its general partner
   
  By: MS Credit Partners III GP Inc., its general partner
   
  By:

/s/ William Gassman

    Name:  William Gassman
    Title:  Executive Director

 

[Amended and Restated Unit Issuance Agreement]

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A
Schedule of Lenders

 

Name and Address Consummated Transaction Units Unconsummated Transaction Units
Level Number of Class G Units
West Virginia Direct Lending LLC
c/o TCW Asset Management Company LLC
1251 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 4700
New York, New York 10020
Attn: Ryan Carroll
Email: ryan.carroll@tcw.com

I

II

III

IV

51,945

37,104

22,262

7,421

62,334
TCW Skyline Lending LP
c/o TCW Asset Management Company LLC
1251 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 4700
New York, New York 10020
Attn: Ryan Carroll
Email: ryan.carroll@tcw.com

I

II

III

IV

210,392

150,280

90,168

30,056

252,470
NJ/TCW Direct Lending LLC
c/o TCW Asset Management Company LLC
1251 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 4700
New York, New York 10020
Attn: Ryan Carroll
Email: ryan.carroll@tcw.com

I

II

III

IV

45,360

32,400

19,440

6,480

54,432
TCW Brazos Fund LLC
c/o TCW Asset Management Company LLC
1251 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 4700
New York, New York 10020
Attn: Ryan Carroll
Email: ryan.carroll@tcw.com

I

II

III

IV

74,259

53,042

31,825

10,608

89,111
TCW Direct Lending VII LLC
c/o TCW Asset Management Company LLC
1251 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 4700
New York, New York 10020
Attn: Ryan Carroll
Email: ryan.carroll@tcw.com

I

II

III

IV

1,474,214

1,053,010

631,806

210,603

1,769,055

 

 

 

 

Name and Address Consummated Transaction Units Unconsummated Transaction Units
Level Number of Class G Units
TCW Direct Lending Structured Solutions 2019 LLC
c/o TCW Asset Management Company LLC
1251 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 4700
New York, New York 10020
Attn: Ryan Carroll
Email: ryan.carroll@tcw.com

I

II

III

IV

288,624

206,160

123,696

41,232

346,349
US Specialty Insurance Company
c/o TCW Asset Management Company LLC
1251 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 4700
New York, New York 10020
Attn: Ryan Carroll
Email: ryan.carroll@tcw.com

I

II

III

IV

65,096

46,497

27,898

9,299

78,116
Safety National Casualty Corp
c/o TCW Asset Management Company LLC
1251 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 4700
New York, New York 10020
Attn: Ryan Carroll
Email: ryan.carroll@tcw.com

I

II

III

IV

91,135

65,096

39,058

13,019

109,362
Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company
c/o TCW Asset Management Company LLC
1251 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 4700
New York, New York 10020
Attn: Ryan Carroll
Email: ryan.carroll@tcw.com

I

II

III

IV

104,154

74,396

44,638

14,879

124,985

North Haven Credit Partners III L.P.

1585 Broadway, 39th Floor
New York, NY 10036
Attn: Debra Abramovitz and William Gassman

Debra Abramovitz: Debra.Abramovitz@morganstanley.com
William Gassman: William.Gassman@morganstanley.com

I

II

III

IV

594,821

424,872

254,923

84,974

713,786
TOTAL:

I

II

III

IV

3,000,000

2,142,857

1,285,714

428,571

3,600,000

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.16

 

TCW ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC
1251 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 4700

New York, New York 10020

 

July 17, 2022

 

Mondee, Inc.

10800 Pecan Park Blvd, Suite 315,

Austin, Texas 78750

 

Re:Amendment to Consent and Amendment No. 7 to Financing Agreement

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

Reference is hereby made to the Consent and Amendment No. 7 to Financing Agreement (the "Amendment No. 7"), dated as of July 8, 2022, by and among Mondee Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the "Parent"), each Subsidiary of the Parent listed as a "Borrower" on the signature pages thereto (together with each other Person that executes a joinder agreement and becomes a "Borrower" thereunder, each a "Borrower" and collectively, the "Borrowers"), each subsidiary of the Parent listed as a "Guarantor" on the signature pages thereto (together with the Parent and each other Person that executes a joinder agreement and becomes a "Guarantor" thereunder or otherwise guaranties all or any part of the Obligations, each a "Guarantor" and collectively, the "Guarantors"), the lenders from time to time party thereto (each a "Lender" and collectively, the "Lenders") and TCW Asset Management Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("TCW"), as agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the "Agent"). Capitalized terms used in this agreement (this "Amendment") but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in Amendment No. 7.

 

The parties hereto hereby amend and restate Section 5(b)(iv) of Amendment No. 7 in its entirety as follows:

 

“(iv) Prepayment of Term Loans. Concurrently with the consummation of the SPAC Restructuring, the Borrowers shall pay to the Agent for the account of the Term Loan Lenders, in accordance with their Pro Rata Shares, a prepayment of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan in an amount not less than $40 million (but in any event in an amount resulting in the aggregate principal amount of the Loans outstanding after giving effect to such payment of less than $155 million), together with an amount equal to 3.00% times the amount of the Term Loans being paid on such date (the “SPAC Prepayment Amount”), which shall be deemed to be fully earned upon the consummation of the SPAC Restructuring. For the avoidance of doubt, the June Principal Payment is included in the SPAC Prepayment Amount and the payment by the Borrowers of the SPAC Prepayment Amount shall be in full satisfaction of the Borrowers’ obligation to make the June Principal Payment.”

 

 

 

 

The parties hereto hereby amend and restate Section 6(a) of Amendment No. 7 in its entirety as follows:

 

“(a) within one (1) day of the Amendment No. 7 Effective Date, the Parent and the Lenders shall have entered into a subscription agreement, in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex B, pursuant to which the Lenders shall receive the number of newly issued Class G Units of the Parent required by the Amended and Restated Unit Issuance Agreement in consideration of the agreements set forth in this Amendment and the Amended and Restated Unit Issuance Agreement;”

 

Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the Amendment No. 7 is, and shall continue to be, in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects, except that on and after the date hereof all references in the Amendment No. 7 to "this Amendment", "hereto", "hereof", "hereunder" or words of like import referring to the Amendment shall mean the Amendment No. 7 as amended and modified by this Amendment. This Amendment shall be effective only in the specific instances and for the specific purposes set forth herein and does not allow for any other or further departure from the terms and conditions of the Amendment No. 7 which terms and conditions shall remain in full force and effect.

 

This Amendment is intended to constitute a binding contract and shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York and may not be amended or otherwise modified unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the parties hereto.

 

This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Amendment by telecopier or electronic mail shall be equally as effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Amendment.

 

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Please confirm that the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding by signing and returning to us the enclosed copy of this Amendment, which shall become a binding agreement upon execution and delivery of this Amendment by each party hereto.

 

  Very truly yours,
   
  TCW ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC
   
  By: /s/ Suzanne Grosso
    Name: Suzanne Grosso
    Title: Managing Director

 

[Amendment to Amendment No. 7 to Financing Agreement]

 

 

 

 

  LENDERS:
   
  WEST VIRGINIA DIRECT LENDING LLC
   
  By: TCW Asset Management Company LLC,
its Investment Advisor

 

 By:/s/ Suzanne Grosso
 Name: Suzanne Grosso
  Title: Managing Director

 

  TCW SKYLINE LENDING LP
   
  By: TCW Asset Management Company LLC,
its Investment Advisor

 

 By:/s/ Suzanne Grosso
 Name: Suzanne Grosso
  Title: Managing Director

 

  NJ/TCW DIRECT LENDING LLC
   
  By: TCW Asset Management Company LLC,
its Investment Advisor

 

 By:/s/ Suzanne Grosso
 Name: Suzanne Grosso
  Title: Managing Director

 

  TCW BRAZOS FUND LLC
   
  By: TCW Asset Management Company LLC, its Investment Advisor

 

 By:/s/ Suzanne Grosso
 Name: Suzanne Grosso
  Title: Managing Director

 

[Amendment to Amendment No. 7 to Financing Agreement]

 

 

 

 

  TCW DIRECT LENDING VII LLC
   
  By: TCW Asset Management Company LLC, its Investment Advisor

 

 By:/s/ Suzanne Grosso
 Name: Suzanne Grosso
  Title: Managing Director

 

  TCW DIRECT LENDING STRUCTURED SOLUTIONS 2019 LLC
   
  By: TCW Asset Management Company LLC, its Investment Manager

 

 By:/s/ Suzanne Grosso
 Name: Suzanne Grosso
  Title: Managing Director

 

  US SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
   
  By: TCW Asset Management Company LLC
Its: Investment Manager and Attorney-in-Fact

 

 By:/s/ Suzanne Grosso
 Name: Suzanne Grosso
  Title: Managing Director

 

  SAFETY NATIONAL CASUALTY CORP
   
  By: TCW Asset Management Company LLC
Its: Investment Manager and Attorney-in-Fact

 

 By:/s/ Suzanne Grosso
 Name: Suzanne Grosso
  Title: Managing Director

 

[Amendment to Amendment No. 7 to Financing Agreement]

 

 

 

 

  RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
   
  By: TCW Asset Management Company LLC
Its: Investment Manager and Attorney-in-Fact

 

 By:/s/ Suzanne Grosso
 Name: Suzanne Grosso
  Title: Managing Director

 

[Amendment to Amendment No. 7 to Financing Agreement]

 

 

 

 

  NORTH HAVEN CREDIT PARTNERS III L.P.
   
  By: MS Credit Partners III GP L.P., its general partner
   
  By: MS Credit Partners III GP Inc., its general partner
   
  By: /s/ William Gassman
    Name:  William Gassman
    Title:  Executive Director

 

[Amendment to Amendment No. 7 to Financing Agreement]

 

 

 

 

  Agreed and accepted on this
17 day of July 2022:
   
  BORROWERS:
   
  MONDEE, INC.  
   
  By:  /s/ Prasad Gundumogula
    Name: Prasad Gundumogula
    Title: CEO
   
  C&H TRAVEL AND TOURS INC.  
   
  By:  /s/ Prasad Gundumogula
    Name: Prasad Gundumogula
    Title: CEO
   
  MONDEE CANADA, INC.  
   
  By:  /s/ Prasad Gundumogula
    Name: Prasad Gundumogula
    Title: Vice President
   
  SKYLINK TRAVEL, INC.  
   
  By:  /s/ Prasad Gundumogula
    Name: Prasad Gundumogula
    Title: CEO
   
  SKYLINK TRAVEL, INC.  
   
  By:  /s/ Prasad Gundumogula
    Name: Prasad Gundumogula
    Title: CEO
   
  SKYLINK TRAVEL, INC.  
   
  By:  /s/ Prasad Gundumogula
    Name: Prasad Gundumogula
    Title: CEO

 

 

[Amendment to Amendment No. 7 to Financing Agreement]

 

 

 

 

  SKYLINK TRAVEL, SFO INC.  
   
  By:  /s/ Prasad Gundumogula
    Name: Prasad Gundumogula
    Title: CEO
     
  TRANS AM TRAVEL, INC.
   
  By:  /s/ Prasad Gundumogula
    Name: Prasad Gundumogula
    Title: CEO
   
  HARI-WORLD TRAVEL GROUP, INC.  
   
  By:  /s/ Prasad Gundumogula
    Name: Prasad Gundumogula
    Title: CEO
   
  EXPLORETRIP IP HOLDINGS, INC.  
   
  By:  /s/ Prasad Gundumogula
    Name: Prasad Gundumogula
    Title: CEO
   
  EXPLORETRIP, INC.  
   
  By:  /s/ Prasad Gundumogula
    Name: Prasad Gundumogula
    Title: CEO
   
  MONDEE ACQUISITION COMPANY INC.  
   
  By:  /s/ Prasad Gundumogula
    Name: Prasad Gundumogula
    Title: CEO
   
  TRANSWORLD TRAVEL, INC.  
   
  By:  /s/ Prasad Gundumogula
    Name: Prasad Gundumogula
    Title: CEO

 

[Amendment to Amendment No. 7 to Financing Agreement]

 

 

 

 

  LBF TRAVEL HOLDINGS, LLC
   
  By:  /s/ Prasad Gundumogula
    Name: Prasad Gundumogula
    Title: CEO
   
  LBF TRAVEL, INC. (f/k/a LBF Acquisition Corporation, Inc.)
   
  By:  /s/ Prasad Gundumogula
    Name: Prasad Gundumogula
    Title: CEO
   
  AVIA TRAVEL AND TOURS, INC.  
   
  By:  /s/ Prasad Gundumogula
    Name: Prasad Gundumogula
    Title: CEO
   
  COSMOPOLITAN TRAVEL SERVICE, INC.  
   
  By:  /s/ Prasad Gundumogula
    Name: Prasad Gundumogula
    Title: CEO
   
  COSMOPOLITAN TRAVEL SERVICES INC.  
   
  By:  /s/ Prasad Gundumogula
    Name: Prasad Gundumogula
    Title: CEO
     
  ROCKETRIP, INC.  
   
  By:  /s/ Prasad Gundumogula
    Name:  Prasad Gundumogula  
    Title: CEO

 

[Amendment to Amendment No. 7 to Financing Agreement]

 

 

 

 

  GUARANTORS:
   
  MONDEE HOLDINGS, LLC  
   
  By:  /s/ Prasad Gundumogula
    Name: Prasad Gundumogula
    Title: CEO
     
  MONDEE HOLDINGS II, INC.  
   
  By:  /s/ Prasad Gundumogula
    Name: Prasad Gundumogula
    Title: CEO

 

[Amendment to Amendment No. 7 to Financing Agreement]

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 16.1

 

July 18, 2022

 

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, DC 20549

 

Commissioners:

 

We have read the statements made by Mondee Holdings, Inc. (formerly ITHAX Acquisition Corp.) under Item 4.01 of its Form 8-K dated July 18, 2022. We agree with the statements concerning our Firm in such Form 8-K; we are not in a position to agree or disagree with other statements of Mondee Holdings, Inc. (formerly ITHAX Acquisition Corp.) contained therein.

 

Very truly yours,

 

/s/ Marcum llp

 

Marcum llp

 

 

 

Exhibit 21.1

 

List of Subsidiaries of Mondee Holdings, Inc.

 

Mondee, Inc., a Delaware corporation

Cosmopolitan Travel Service, Inc., a Michigan corporation

Ithax Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

SUMMARY UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

The following summary unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and for the year ended December 31, 2021 combine the historical statement of operations of ITHAX and the historical consolidated statement of operations of Mondee for such period on a pro forma basis as if the Business Combination, the PIPE Financing, the ITHAX public share redemption, the settlement of the related party loan receivable and the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement had been consummated on January 1, 2021.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been prepared to illustrate the effect of the Business Combination, the PIPE Financing, the ITHAX public share redemption, the settlement of the related party loan receivable and the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement has been prepared for informational purposes only. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations is not necessarily indicative of what the actual results of operations would have been had the Business Combination taken place on the date indicated, nor are they indicative of the future consolidated results of operations of the post-combination company. The transaction accounting adjustments are based on the information currently available. Actual results may differ materially from the assumptions within the accompanying unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information.

 

   Three Months
Ended March
31, 2022
   Year Ended
December
31, 2021
 
(Amounts in thousands)  Pro Forma
Combined
   Pro Forma
Combined
 
Statement of Operations Data          
Revenues  $37,653   $93,194 
Operating expenses  $41,667   $117,386 
Loss from operations  $(4,014)  $(24,192)
Other income (expense), net  $(3,851)  $(15,183)
Net loss  $(7,919)  $(39,698)

 

   As of March
31, 2022
 
(Amounts in thousands)  Pro Forma
Combined
 
Balance Sheet Data     
Total current assets  $102,219 
Total assets  $244,249 
Total current liabilities  $63,759 
Total liabilities  $250,450 
Total stockholders’ equity  $(6,201)

 

 

 

 

COMPARATIVE HISTORICAL AND UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED PER SHARE FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

The following table sets forth the per share data of each of ITHAX and Mondee on a stand-alone basis and the unaudited pro forma combined per share data for the three months ended March 31, 2022, after giving effect to the Business Combination, the PIPE Financing, the ITHAX public share redemption, as well as the settlement of a related party loan receivable immediately upon completion of the Business Combination with an aggregate commitment amount of $150.0 million and the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement.

 

In addition, the related party loan receivable was settled upon the consummation of the Business Combination by delivery of New Mondee Common Stock and through the acquisition of Metaminds Technologies Pvt. Ltd and Metaminds Software Solutions Ltd, corporations limited by shares organized under the laws of India, and Metaminds Global Solutions Inc. (“Metaminds”). This information should be read together with “Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions Prior to the Business Combination - Metaminds Services Agreement.” Management is currently evaluating the impact of this transaction.

  

As such, the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been prepared on the assumption that the related party loan receivable is fully settled upon consummation of the Business Combination by delivery of New Mondee Common Stock. For further information on the related party loan receivable see, “Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions — Mondee — Mondee Group Note.”

 

Additionally, the Company renegotiated its repayment terms with TCW, that includes issuance of Class G units of Mondee Holdings LLC and deferral of interest and principal payments subsequent to consummation of the Business Combination. This information should be read together with “Management Discussion and Analysis -Liquidity and Capital Resources” for additional details on the amendment. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the amendment.

 

The unaudited pro forma net loss information for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and for the year ended December 31, 2021, was computed as if the Business Combination, the PIPE Financing, the ITHAX public share redemption, the settlement of the related party loan receivable and the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement had been consummated on January 1, 2021.

 

You should read the information in the following table in conjunction with the summary historical financial information summary included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and the historical financial statements of ITHAX and Mondee and related notes that are included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus. The unaudited ITHAX and Mondee pro forma condensed combined per share information is derived from, and should be read in conjunction with, the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus. See “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information.”

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined loss per share information below does not purport to represent the earnings per share which would have occurred had the companies been combined during the periods presented, nor earnings per share for any future date or period. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined book value per share information below does not purport to represent what the value of ITHAX and Mondee would have been had the companies been combined during the periods presented.

 

 

 

 

(Amounts in thousands except share and per share amounts) 

ITHAX

(Historical)

  

Mondee

(Historical)(2)

   Pro Forma Condensed Combined 
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022               
Book (deficit) value per share(1)   (0.49)   (33,965,000)   (0.08)
Net Income (Loss)  $433   $(6,991)  $(7,919)
Shares outstanding   30,862,500    1    73,132,868 
Net income (loss)(2)  $0.01   $(6,991,000)  $(0.11)

 

 

(1)The ITHAX and Mondee historical book values per share as of March 31, 2022 are computed by dividing the total stockholders’ equity (deficit) balance by the number of common stock shares outstanding at the end of the period. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined book value per share of New Mondee after the consummation of the Business Combination, is computed by dividing total unaudited pro forma stockholders’ equity by the unaudited pro forma number of common shares outstanding at the end of the period.
(2)Net loss per share of the historical and unaudited pro forma condensed combined company is computed by dividing the historical or unaudited pro forma net loss available to stockholders by the historical or unaudited pro forma number of shares of common stock outstanding over the period.

 

 

 

  

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Defined terms included below have the same meaning as terms defined and included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus. In this section, the financial information presented for Mondee is that of Mondee Holdings II, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

Introduction

The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been prepared in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X as amended by the final rule, Release No. 33-10786 “Amendments to Financial Disclosures about Acquired and Disposed Businesses.” Release No. 33-10786 requires pro forma adjustments that depict the accounting for the transaction (“Transaction Accounting Adjustments”) and allows optional pro forma adjustments that present the reasonably estimable synergies and other transaction effects that have occurred or are reasonably expected to occur (“Management’s Adjustments”).

ITHAX and Mondee are collectively referred to herein as the “Companies,” and the Companies, subsequent to the Business Combination and the PIPE Investment, are referred to herein as “New Mondee.”

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of March 31, 2022, combines the historical consolidated balance sheet of ITHAX and the historical consolidated balance sheet of Mondee on a pro forma basis as if the Business Combination and related transactions, summarized below, had been consummated on March 31, 2022.

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and for the year ended December 31, 2021 combines the historical consolidated statements of operations of ITHAX and Mondee on a pro forma basis as if the Business Combination and related transactions, summarized below, had been consummated on January 1, 2021, the beginning of the earliest period presented:

  The Business Combination of ITHAX with and into Mondee, with Mondee surviving such Business Combination as a wholly owned subsidiary of New Mondee;
  The PIPE Financing and related adjustment;
  The redemption of 23,311,532 shares of ITHAX from ITHAX public shareholders who elected to have their shares redeemed in connection with the Business Combination for an aggregate redemption price of $233,586;
  The settlement of a related party loan receivable immediately upon completion of the Business Combination by the delivery of New Mondee Common Stock;
  All outstanding shares of Mondee common stock were cancelled and converted in to shares of New Mondee using a conversion ratio calculated in accordance with the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, and certain shareholders have received the contingent right to receive Earn-Out Shares based on specified terms in the Earn-Out agreement; and
  All outstanding ITHAX Class A (after the redemption described above) and Class B ordinary shares were cancelled and converted into shares of common stock of New Mondee.

 

The historical financial information of ITHAX was derived from the audited consolidated financial statements of ITHAX as of and for the year ended December 31, 2021, as well as the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of ITHAX for the three months ended March 31, 2022, included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus. The historical financial information of Mondee was derived from the audited consolidated financial statements of Mondee as of and for the year ended December 31, 2021, as well as the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Mondee for the three months ended March 31, 2022, included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus. This information should be read together with ITHAX’s and Mondee’s audited financial statements and related notes, the sections titled “ITHAX’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and “Mondee’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and other financial information included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements have been presented for illustrative purposes only and do not necessarily reflect what New Mondee’s financial condition or results of operations would have been had the Business Combination occurred on the dates indicated. The pro forma combined financial information also may not be useful in predicting the future financial condition and results of operations of New Mondee. The actual financial position and results of operations may differ significantly from the pro forma amounts reflected herein due to a variety of factors. The unaudited pro forma adjustments after recording actual redemptions totaling 23,311,532 shares of ITHAX represent management’s estimates based on information available as of the date of these unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements and are subject to change as additional information becomes available and analyses are performed.

 

 

 

The Business Combination is accounted for as a reverse recapitalization, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Under this method of accounting, ITHAX is treated as the acquired company for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, for accounting purposes, the Business Combination is treated as the equivalent of Mondee issuing shares for the net assets of ITHAX, accompanied by a recapitalization. The net assets of ITHAX is recognized at historical cost, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded.

This unaudited condensed combined pro forma balance sheet represents the scenario in which the outstanding principal and interest on the related party loan receivable is settled by the delivery of New Mondee Common Stock equal to the fair market value of the obligation to Mondee Inc. in full satisfaction of the outstanding principal and interest immediately upon consummation of the Business Combination. The transaction accounting adjustment of $22,181 will have an impact reducing the related party loan receivable and increasing the Treasury Stock of New Mondee.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet As of March 31, 2022 

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

    ITHAX (Historical)     Mondee
(Historical)
    Transaction Accounting Adjustments         Pro Forma Combined  
Assets                                    
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 231     $ 16,590     $ 50,027     3(a)   $ 66,848  
Restricted cash                            
Restricted short-term investments           8,497                 8,497  
Trade accounts receivable           17,442                 17,442  
Contract assets           6,504                 6,504  
Prepaid and other current assets     50       5,133       (2,255 )   3(i)     2,928  
Total current assets     281       54,166       47,772           102,219  
Property and equipment, net           9,363                 9,363  
Investments held in Trust Account     241,608             (241,608 )   3(a)(1)      
Goodwill           66,420                 66,420  
Intangible assets, net           62,123                 62,123  
Loan receivable from related parties           22,181       (22,181 )   3(h)      
Operating lease right-of-use-assets           2,355                 2,355  
Other non-current assets           1,769                 1,769  
Total assets   $ 241,889     $ 218,377     $ (216,017 )       $ 244,249  
Liabilities and stockholders' (deficit) equity                                    
Accounts payable   $     $ 30,011     $         $ 30,011  
Amounts payable to related parties           1,974                 1,974  
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and other government loans, current portion           477                 477  
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities     95       13,625       (2,095 )   3(g)     11,625  
Deferred revenue           6,406                 6,406  
Long term debt, current portion           13,266                 13,266  
Total current liabilities     95       65,759       (2,095 )         63,759  
Deferred income taxes           558                 558  
Loan payable to related parties           194                 194  
PPP and other government loans           1,788                 1,788  
Long term debt excluding current portion           166,111                 166,111  
Deferred revenue excluding current portion           13,583                 13,583  
Operating lease liabilities           1,774                 1,774  
Other long-term liabilities           2,575                 2,575  
Deferred legal fee     1,941             (1,941)     3(g)      
Deferred printer fee     212             (212)     3(g)      
Warrant liability     3,972             (3,864 )   3(e)(2)     108  
Deferred underwriting fee     9,083             (9,083 )   3(a)(4)      
Total liabilities     15,303       252,342       (17,195 )         250,450  
Common stock subject to possible redemption     241,608             (241,608 )   3(b)      
ITHAX Class A Ordinary Shares     1             (1 )   3(c)      
ITHAX Class B Ordinary Shares     6             (6 )   3(c)(2)      
New Mondee Common Stock                 52     3(d)     52  
Treasury Stock                 (22,181 )   3(j)     (22,181 )
Additional paid-in capital           163,545       53,465     3(e)     217,010  
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)           (502 )               (502 )
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)     (15,029 )     (197,008 )     11,457     3(f)     (200,580 )
Total stockholders' (deficit) equity     (15,022 )     (33,965 )     42,786           (6,201 )
Total liabilities and stockholders' (deficit) equity   $ 241,889     $ 218,377     $ (216,017 )       $ 244,249  

 

 

 

 

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

    ITHAX (Historical)     Mondee
(Historical)
    Transaction Accounting Adjustments         Pro Forma Combined    
Revenue, net   $     $ 37,653     $         $ 37,653    
Operating expenses                                      
General and administrative expenses     2,305       2,440                 4,745    
Sales and other expenses           2,824       85     3(k)     2,909    
Marketing expenses           23,171                 23,171    
Personnel expenses, including stock based compensation           5,572       940     3(k)     6,512    
Information technology expenses           1,306                 1,306    
Provision for doubtful accounts receivable and contract assets           207                 207    
Depreciation and amortization           2,817                 2,817    
Total operating expenses     2,305       38,337       1,025           41,667    
Loss from operations     (2,305 )     (684 )     (1,025 )         (4,014 )  
Interest income     7       127       (127)     3(n)     7    
Interest expense           (6,229 )               (6,229 )  
Gain on extinguishment of PPP loan                              
Other income (expense)     2,731       (151 )     (209 )   3(m)     2,371    
Loss before income taxes     433       (6,937 )     (1,361)           (7,865 )  
Provision from income taxes           (54 )               (54 )  
Net income (loss)     433       (6,991 )     (1,361 )         (7,919 )  
Other comprehensive income (loss)           (229 )               (229 )  
Total comprehensive income (loss)   $ 433     $ (7,220 )   $ (1,361 )       $ (8,148 )  
Basic and diluted income (loss) per share, Class A Ordinary shares subject to possible redemption   $ 0.01     $     $         $    
Weighted average shares outstanding, Class A Ordinary shares subject to possible redemption     24,150,000                          
Basic and diluted income (loss) per share, Non-redeemable Ordinary shares   $ 0.01     $     $         $    
Weighted average shares outstanding, Non-redeemable Ordinary shares     6,712,500                          
Basic and diluted income (loss) per share     N/A       N/A     $         $ (0.11 )  
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted     N/A       N/A                 73,132,868   3(l)

 

 

 

 

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations For the Year Ended December 31, 2021 

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts) 

 

    ITHAX (Historical)     Mondee
(Historical)
      Transaction Accounting Adjustments           Pro Forma Combined    
Revenue, net   $     $ 93,194     $         $ 93,194    
Operating expenses                                      
General and administrative expenses     834       7,455                 8,289    
Sales and other expenses           11,165       92     3(k)     11,257    
Marketing expenses           54,611                 54,611    
Personnel expenses, including stock based compensation           23,422       1,014     3(k)     24,436    
Information technology expenses           4,058                 4,058    
Provision for doubtful accounts receivable and contract assets           1,874                 1,874    
Depreciation and amortization           12,861                 12,861    
Total operating expenses     834       115,446       1,106           117,386    
Loss from operations     (834 )     (22,252 )     (1,106 )         (24,192 )  
Interest income     100       505       (607 )   3(n)     (2 )  
Interest expense           (23,683 )               (23,683 )  
Gain on extinguishment of PPP loan           5,869                 5,869    
Other income (expense)     4,045       979       (2,391 )   3(o)     2,633    
Loss before income taxes     3,311       (38,582 )     (4,104 )         (39,375 )  
Provision from income taxes           (323 )               (323 )  
Net income (loss)     3,311       (38,905 )     (4,104 )         (39,698 )  
Other comprehensive income (loss)           (311 )               (311 )  
Total comprehensive income (loss)   $ 3,311     $ (39,216 )   $ (4,104 )       $ (40,009 )  
Basic and diluted income (loss) per share, Class A Ordinary shares subject to possible redemption   $ 0.12     $     $         $    
Weighted average shares outstanding, Class A Ordinary shares subject to possible redemption     22,098,904                          
Basic income (loss) per Ordinary share, Class A and Class B Ordinary shares   $ 0.12     $     $           $      
Weighted average shares outstanding, Class A Ordinary shares     6,588,288                          
Diluted income (loss) per Ordinary share, Class A and Class B Ordinary shares   $ 0.12     $     $         $    
Weighted average shares outstanding, Diluted Class A and Class B Ordinary shares     6,655,171                          
Basic and diluted income (loss) per share     N/A       N/A     $         $ (0.54 )  
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted     N/A       N/A                 73,145,568   3(l)

 

 

 

 

NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Note 1 — Description of the Business Combination

 

On December 20, 2021, ITHAX entered into a Business Combination Agreement by and among Merger Sub I, LLC (“Merger Sub I”), Ithax Merger Sub II, LLC (“Merger Sub II”) and Mondee, with the Business Combination being consummated on July 18, 2022.

 

Upon the closing of the Business Combination, subject to the terms and conditions contained in the Business Combination Agreement, ITHAX has acquired a minority interest in New Mondee, and the existing Mondee Shareholders in the aggregate, own a majority voting interest in New Mondee. Following the closing, the Company has changed its name to Mondee Holdings, Inc.

 

At the effective time of the Business Combination (the “Effective Time”), by virtue of the Business Combination and without any action on the part of ITHAX, Merger Sub I, Merger Sub II and New Mondee or the holders of any of New Mondee’s securities:

 

a)each Mondee Common Share that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time was converted into the right to receive the number of shares of Common Stock of the New Mondee equal to the Exchange Ratio (defined as the Closing Merger Consideration divided by Mondee outstanding shares), rounded down to the nearest whole share, for a total of 60,800,000 shares of New Mondee Common Stock (defined as the Merger Consideration), plus the contingent right of certain shareholders to receive the Earn-Out Consideration following the closing of the Business Combination (as defined in greater detail below);

 

b)all shares of common stock of Mondee held in treasury of Mondee and all shares of Mondee common stock owned by any direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Mondee immediately prior to the Business Combination was cancelled without any conversion thereof;

 

c)the issuance and sale of 7,000,000 shares of New Mondee Common Stock immediately prior to the Business Combination for an aggregate cash purchase price of $70 million, or $10.00 per share. Of the 7 million shares of New Mondee Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the Subscription Agreements, the Sponsor, affiliates and/or assignees have agreed to purchase approximately 7.1% of New Mondee Common Stock on the same terms and conditions of the PIPE Investors at a price of $10.00 per share. The Subscription Agreements contain customary representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of ITHAX, and the PIPE Investors and are subject to customary closing conditions and termination rights;

  

d)each issued and outstanding share of common stock of Second Merger Sub was converted into and became one validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of common stock of the surviving corporation;

 

  e) 603,750 Class B ordinary Shares held by the Sponsor were forfeited in connection with the Business Combination in accordance with terms of the Business Combination Agreement.

 

The following summarizes consideration to Mondee at the closing of the Business Combination:

 

Shares transferred at Closing   60,800,000 
Value per share  $10 
Total Share Consideration(1)  $608,000,000 

 

 

(1)Excludes 9,000,000 Earn-Out Shares that may be issued pursuant to the Earn-Out Agreement, subject to the conditions set forth therein and an aggregate of 331,600 of shares of New Mondee Common Stock issuable upon the Closing to certain executive officers of Mondee. See “Beneficial Ownership of Securities” for more information.

 

 

 

 

Note 2 — Basis of presentation

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been adjusted to include transaction accounting adjustments, which reflect the application of the accounting required by U.S. GAAP, linking the effects of the Business Combination, described above, to the ITHAX and Mondee historical financial statements. The Company has elected not to present Management’s Adjustments and are only presenting Transaction Accounting Adjustments in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information.

 

The Business Combination is accounted for as a reverse recapitalization, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or GAAP. Under this method of accounting, ITHAX is treated as the “acquired” company for accounting purposes. A reverse recapitalization does not result in a new basis of accounting, and the financial statements of the combined entity represent the continuation of the financial statements of Mondee. Mondee is deemed the accounting predecessor and New Mondee is the successor SEC registrant, which means that Mondee’s financial statements for previous periods is disclosed in New Mondee’s future periodic reports filed with the SEC. The consolidated assets, liabilities and results of operations of Mondee is now the historical financial statements of New Mondee, and ITHAX’s assets, liabilities and results of operations is consolidated with Mondee beginning on the acquisition date. Mondee has been determined to be the accounting acquirer based on evaluation of the following facts and circumstances:

 

Mondee’s pre-combination stockholders have the majority of the voting power in the post- Business Combination company;

 

Mondee’s stockholders have the ability to appoint a majority of the New Mondee Board;

 

  Mondee’s management team is considered the management team of the post-Business Combination company;

 

  Mondee’s prior operations is comprised of the ongoing operations of the post-Business Combination company;

 

  Mondee is the larger entity based on historical revenues and business operations; and

 

  The post-Business Combination company has assumed Mondee’s operating name.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of March 31, 2022, assumes that the Business Combination occurred on March 31, 2022. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2021 and three months ended March 31, 2022 presents the pro forma effect of the Business Combination as if it had been completed on January 1, 2021. These periods are presented on the basis of Mondee being the accounting acquirer.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of March 31, 2022 has been prepared using, and should be read in conjunction with, the following:

 

ITHAX’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2022 and the related notes for the three months ended March 31, 2022, included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus; and

 

Mondee’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2022 and the related notes for the three months ended March 31, 2022, included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus.

 

Management has made significant estimates and assumptions in its determination of the pro forma adjustments (“Transaction Accounting Adjustments”). As the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been prepared based on these preliminary estimates, the final amounts recorded may differ materially from the information presented.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information does not give effect to any anticipated synergies, operating efficiencies, tax savings, or cost savings that may be associated with the Business Combination. The unaudited condensed pro forma adjustments, which are described in the accompanying notes, may be revised as additional information becomes available and is evaluated.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information is not necessarily indicative of what the actual results of operations and financial position would have been had the Business Combination taken place on the dates indicated, nor are they indicative of the future consolidated results of operations or financial position of New Mondee. They should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto of each of ITHAX and Mondee included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus.

 

 

 

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information does not reflect the income tax effects of the pro forma adjustments as based on the statutory rate in effect for the historical periods presented. Management believes this unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information to not be meaningful given the combined company has incurred significant losses during the historical periods presented.

 

The following table summarizes the pro forma common stock shares outstanding at Closing on a combined basis:

 

   Pro Forma Combined 
   Number of Outstanding Shares   Percentage of Outstanding Shares 
Mondee Stockholder(1)      60,800,000       80.7 %
Initial Shareholders(2)      6,502,500       8.6 %
Cantor     210,000       0.3 %
Former ITHAX Class A Public Shareholders     838,468       1.1 %
PIPE Investors     7,000,000       9.3 %

 

(1)Excludes the 9,000,000 shares of New Mondee Common Stock that New Mondee may issue to the Members pursuant to the Earn-Out Agreement and an aggregate of 331,600 of shares of New Mondee Common Stock issuable upon the Closing to certain executive officers of Mondee. See “Beneficial Ownership of Securities” and “Mondee’s Executive and Director Compensation — Employment Agreements with our Named Executive Officers” for more information. The aggregate number of shares to the Mondee Stockholder includes up to 2,218,100 shares of New Mondee common stock that may be transferred to Mondee, Inc (a subsidiary of the Company) by Prasad Gundumogula in full or partial satisfaction of the Mondee Group Note, as amended. See “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information” and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this Report and “Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions — Mondee — Mondee Group Note.”

 

(2)Excludes the shares purchased by the Sponsor in the PIPE Financing.

 

Upon consummation of the Business Combination, certain holders of New Mondee capital stock, immediately prior to consummation of the Business Combination will have the contingent right to receive Earn-Out Shares. The aggregate number of Earn-Out Shares is 9,000,000 shares of New Mondee Common Stock. The Earn-Out Shares will be issued following the Business Combination, as further described below.

 

The Earn-Out Shares are issuable following the consummation of the Business Combination as follows: (a) one-third (1/3) shares of New Mondee Common Stock if the closing share price of a share of New Mondee Common Stock is equal to or exceeds $12.50 for 20 trading days in any 30 consecutive trading day period at any time during the period beginning on the first anniversary of the closing and ending on the fourth anniversary of the closing, (b) one-third (1/3) shares of New Mondee Common Stock if the closing share price of a share of New Mondee Common Stock is equal to or exceeds $15.00 for 20 trading days in any 30 consecutive trading day period at any time during the period beginning on the first anniversary of the closing and ending on the fourth anniversary of the closing and (c) one-third (1/3) shares of New Mondee Common Stock if the closing share price of a share of New Mondee Common Stock is equal to or exceeds $18.00 for 20 trading days in any 30 consecutive trading day period at any time during the period beginning on the first anniversary of the closing and ending on the fourth anniversary of the closing.

 

The issuance of such Earn-Out Shares would dilute the value of all shares of New Mondee Common Stock outstanding at that time. Assuming the current capitalization structure, the approximately 3,000,000 Earn-Out Shares that would be issued upon meeting the $12.50 Earn-Out threshold, would represent approximately 3% of total shares outstanding at Closing. Assuming the current capitalization structure, the total shares of an additional approximately 3,000,000 Earn-Out Shares that would be issued upon meeting the $15.00 Earn-Out threshold, would represent approximately 3% of total shares outstanding at Closing. Assuming the current capitalization structure, the total shares of approximately 3,000,000 Earn-Out Shares that would be issued upon meeting the $18.00 Earn-Out threshold, would represent an additional approximately 3% (approximately 9% if all thresholds are met) of total shares outstanding at Closing.

 

The Company has concluded that the Earn-Out Shares issuable to holders of New Mondee capital stock are accounted for as liability instruments under ASC 815-40. As terms are subject to change, the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information does not give effect to the impacts from such Earn-Out Shares issuable.

 

 

 

 

Note 3 — Transaction Accounting Adjustments

 

Adjustments to the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2022

 

The transaction accounting adjustments included in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of March 31, 2022 are as follows:

 

3(a) Represents transaction accounting adjustments to cash and cash equivalents balance of the Company:

 

   Transaction Accounting Adjustments 
ITHAX cash held in Trust Account(1)   $241,608 
PIPE Financing(2)    70,000 
Payment of transaction costs(3)   (18,912)
Payment of deferred underwriting fees(4)    (9,083)
Redemption of ITHAX Public Shareholders(5)   (233,586)
Total transaction accounting adjustments  $50,027 

 

 

(1) Represents the reclassification of cash held in the Trust Account to cash and cash equivalents that became available following the Business Combination, and prior to redemptions.

 

(2) Represents the issuance, in a private placement consummated concurrently with the closing of the Business Combination, to PIPE investors of 7,000,000 shares of ITHAX Class A Common Stock at $10 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $70.0 million.

 

(3) Represents payment of other transaction costs of $11.3 million incurred by Mondee for legal, financial advisory and other professional fees incurred in consummating the Business Combination. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet reflects Mondee costs as a reduction of cash with a corresponding decrease in additional paid-in capital of $11.5 million. Additionally, this includes transaction costs incurred by ITHAX in the amount of $7.6 million. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet reflects payment of these costs as a reduction of cash, with a corresponding decrease in additional paid-in capital and an increase in accumulated deficit.

 

(4) Represents payment of deferred underwriting fees incurred as part of ITHAX’s IPO committed to be paid upon the consummation of the Business Combination with a corresponding increase in accumulated deficit.

 

(5) Represents the redemption of 23,311,532 shares of ITHAX from ITHAX public shareholders who elected to have their shares redeemed in connection with the Business Combination for an aggregate redemption price of $233,586.

 

3(b) Represents the reclassification of $241.6 million of ITHAX public shares from mezzanine equity to permanent equity, prior to redemptions. The unaudited pro forma condensed balance sheet reflects the reclassification with a corresponding increase of $241.6 million to additional paid in-capital and an increase of $0.02 million to ITHAX Class A Common Stock.

 

 

 

 

3(c) The following table represents the impact of the Business Combination on ITHAX Class A Common Stock:

 

   Transaction Accounting Adjustments 
Conversion and recapitalization of ITHAX Stock(1)   $(31)
ITHAX’s Domestication(2)   6 
Reclassification of ITHAX’s redeemed shares to ITHAX Class A common stock3(b)    24 
Total transaction accounting adjustments  $(1)

 

 

(1)The adjustment reflects recapitalization of ITHAX’s shares (exchange of New Mondee shares for ITHAX shares).

 

(2)The adjustment reclassifies par value of ITHAX’s Class B Ordinary Shares to Class A Ordinary Shares as a result of ITHAX’s domestication

 

3(d)The following table represents the impact of the Business Combination on New Mondee Common Stock:

 

    Transaction Accounting Adjustments  
PIPE Offering3(a)(2)    $ 7  
Conversion and Recapitalization of ITHAX & Mondee Stock(1)      68  
Redemption of ITHAX Public ShareholdeI(e)(5)     (23 )
Total transaction accounting adjustments   $ 52  

 

 

(1)The adjustment reflects recapitalization of Mondee and ITHAX shares (exchange of New Mondee shares for ITHAX and Mondee shares).

 

 

 

 

3(e)The following table represents the impact of the Business Combination on additional paid -in capital:

 

    Transaction Accounting Adjustments  
Payment of Mondee and ITHAX transaction costs3(a)(3)    $ (16,919 )(4)
Reclassification of ITHAX’s redeemable shares to ITHAX Class A Common Stock3(b)     241,584  
PIPE Financing3(a)(2)     69,993  
Elimination of historical ITHAX accumulated deficit(1)      (15,029 )
Reclassification of ITHAX Public Warrants(2)      3,864  
Conversion and Recapitalization of ITHAX & Mondee Stock3(c)(1)      (37 )
Incentive Units Vesting Upon IPO(3)      1,025  
Redemption of ITHAX Public Shareholders(5)     (231,016 )
Total transaction accounting adjustments   $ 53,465  

 

 

(1)Reflects the reclassification of ITHAX’s historical accumulated deficit to additional paid-in-capital in connection with the consummation of the Business Combination.

 

(2)Reflects the reclassification of $3.9 million of warrant liabilities associated with ITHAX’s public warrants to additional paid-in capital. Upon the consummation of the Business Combination, New Mondee has a single class equity structure, and the public warrants qualify as equity instruments under ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging.

 

(3)Reflects the calculated valuation of the Incentive stock units under the Black Scholes Model to additional paid-in-capital in connection with the consummation of the Business Combination.

 

(4) The $16.9 million in transaction costs is comprised of $11.5 million and $5.4 million related to Mondee and ITHAX, respectively. Within the $13.5 million we have included an adjustment of $2.3 million associated with Mondee’s deferred offering costs. Additionally, the total transaction costs that impacts APIC (Additional paid-in-capital) excludes $2.3 million related to ITHAX transaction costs which were not subject to capitalization and were expensed once incurred.

 

(5) Represents the redemption of 23,311,532 shares of ITHAX from ITHAX public shareholders who elected to have their shares redeemed in connection with the Business Combination. The aggregate redemption price was $233,586, of which $23 was recorded to New Mondee Common Stock and $231,016 was recorded to additional paid-in capital. The $231,586 net effect on additional paid-in capital includes both the $233,586 from the redemption of shares and the offsetting $2,547 of transaction costs allocated to the warrant liability.

 

3(f) Reflects the reclassification of ITHAX’s historical accumulated deficit to additional paid-in-capital in connection with the consummation of the Business Combination, offset by the incentive stock units adjusted to reflect the New Mondee Profit sharing units vested in connection with the consummation of the Business Combination and offset by $0.1 million of transaction cost pertaining to public warrants allocation.

 

3(g) Reflects the transaction cost incurred as of March 31, 2022 recorded within accrued expenses, other current liabilities, deferred legal fee, and deferred printer fee.

 

3(h) Represents the settlement of the related party loan receivable by delivery of New Mondee Common Stock, as applicable on consummation of the Business Combination. On the unaudited pro forma condensed balance sheets, such adjustment reflects repayment of the loan receivable in accordance with the terms of the agreement, as the same may be amended. See “Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions — Mondee — Mondee Group Note.”

 

3(i) Reflects the transaction cost incurred as of March 31, 2022 recorded within other current assets.

 

3(j) Reflects 2,218,100 shares of New Mondee Common Stock assumed at a fair value of $10 delivered to the Company as repayment upon the settlement of the related party loan receivable on consummation of the Business Combination. On the unaudited pro forma condensed balance sheets, such adjustment reflects repayment of the loan receivable in accordance with the terms of the agreement, as the same may be amended. See “Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions — Mondee — Mondee Group Note.”

 

 

 

 

Adjustments to the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2021 and three months ended March 31, 2022

 

3(k)Represents New Mondee Profit sharing units vested in connection with the consummation of the Business Combination. This is a non-recurring item.

 

3(l)The pro forma basic and diluted earnings per share amounts presented in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations are based upon the number of post-business combination shares of Common Stock outstanding at the closing of the Business Combination and the PIPE Financing assuming they each occurred on January 1, 2021, as fully described in Note 4. For the issuance of additional shares in connection with the Business Combination, the calculations assume the shares were outstanding at the beginning of the periods presented. When assuming redemptions, the calculations are adjusted to eliminate such shares for the entire periods.

 

The Company excluded warrants underlying public units of 12,075,000 and warrants underlying private units of 337,500 from the computation of diluted net loss per share attributable to common shareholders for all redemption scenarios because these warrants represent contingently issuable shares. Contingently issuable shares should be included in EPS only when there is no circumstance under which those shares would not be issued. If the transaction does not go through, these shares will not be issued. These warrants are not shares that will or must be issued to consummate the transaction.

 

Further, the per share pro forma net loss excludes the impact of outstanding and unexercised public and Private Placement Warrants as the inclusion of these would have been anti-dilutive.

 

3(m)  Represents the portion of capitalized transaction costs, incurred by ITHAX for the Business Combination, allocated to the derivative warrant liabilities at $209 thousand, which are expensed in the unaudited condensed combined pro forma statement of operations and reduce retained earnings. This is a non-recurring item.

 

3(n)

The $607 thousand is comprised of the elimination of the interest income earned on the related party loan receivable of $507 thousand and the elimination of the interest income earned on the money market fund of $100 thousand that is not expected to continue after the business combination.

 

On the unaudited pro forma condensed statement of operations, the related party loan reflects repayment of the loan receivable in accordance with the terms of the agreement, as the same may be amended. See “Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions — Mondee — Mondee Group Note.”

 

3(o) Represents the portion of capitalized transaction costs, incurred by ITHAX for the Business Combination, allocated to the derivative warrant liabilities at $2.4 million, which are expensed in the unaudited condensed combined pro forma statement of operations and reduce retained earnings. This is a non-recurring item.

 

 

 

 

4. Net loss per Share

 

Represents the net loss per share calculated using the historical weighted average shares outstanding, and the issuance of additional shares in connection with the Business Combination, assuming the shares were outstanding since January 1, 2021. As the Business Combination and related transactions are being reflected as if they had occurred at the beginning of the period presented, the calculation of weighted average shares outstanding for basic and diluted net loss per share assumes that the shares issuable relating to the Business Combination have been outstanding for the entire periods presented (amounts in thousands, except share and per share data).

 

The 9 million Earnout Shares, issuable in three equal tranches to the certain Equity holders have been excluded from basic and diluted pro forma net loss per share as such shares are contingently issuable until the Earnout Triggering Events have occurred. 

 

   Three Months Ended March 31, 2022   Year Ended December 31, 2021 
   Pro Forma Combined   Pro Forma Combined 
Unaudited Pro Forma Net Loss  $(7,919)  $(39,698)
Basic weighted average shares outstanding   73,132,868    73,145,568 
Net loss per share- Basic and Diluted
  $(0.11)  $(0.54)
Basic weighted average shares outstanding          
Mondee Stockholder   60,800,000    60,800,000 
Initial Shareholders   6,502,500    6,502,500 
Cantor   210,000    210,000 
Former ITHAX Class A Public Shareholders   838,468    838,468 
PIPE Investors   7,000,000    7,000,000 
Treasury Stock   (2,218,100)   (2,205,400)
Total   73,132,868    73,145,568 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.2

 

ITHAX Acquisition Corp. and Mondee, Inc. Announce Completion of Business Combination

 

Mondee to begin trading on the Nasdaq on July 19, 2022 under ticker symbol MOND and MONDW

 

NEW YORK & SAN MATEO, Calif.— ITHAX Acquisition Corp. (“ITHAX”) (NASDAQ: ITHX), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, today announced the completion of its business combination with Mondee Holdings II, Inc., the high-growth, travel technology company and marketplace.

 

In connection with the completion of the business combination, ITHAX has been renamed Mondee Holdings, Inc. (“Mondee” or “the Company”) and its Class A common stock and warrants are expected to commence trading on the Nasdaq on July 19, 2022 under the ticker symbols “MOND” and “MONDW”, respectively.

 

“We are well-positioned to consolidate our EBITDA profitability and accelerate our growth strategy as a result of this business combination,” said Prasad Gundumogula, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Mondee. “The capital raised through this transaction along with our new access to the public markets will allow Mondee to capitalize on the massive organic and inorganic growth opportunities in the travel industry and continue to advance our travel technology platforms and next-generation solutions.”

 

“We are truly delighted to complete our business combination with Mondee, a market leading company that we expect will continue to disrupt the travel market,” said Orestes Fintiklis, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of ITHAX and Founder of Ithaca Capital. “Mondee has a proven track record of profitable growth and success, giving us confidence that the Company will continue to deliver long-term value to shareholders and we look forward to continuing to support them in the years ahead.”

 

About Mondee Holdings, Inc.:

 

Mondee Holdings, Inc. is a group of leading travel technology, service, and content companies driving disruptive innovative change in the leisure and corporate travel markets. They deliver a revolutionary technology platform of SaaS, mobile, and cloud products and services to a global customer base, processing over 50 million daily searches and multi-billion dollars of transactional volume yearly. Founded in 2011, Mondee is headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, with 17 offices in the USA and Canada, and operations in India, Thailand, and Ireland. On December 20, 2021, Mondee entered into a definitive business combination agreement with ITHAX Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: ITHX) which resulted in Mondee becoming a publicly listed company on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “MOND”. For more information, please visit https://www.mondee.com.

 

Forward-Looking Statements:

 

Certain statements in this document may be considered “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements, other than statements of present or historical fact included herein, regarding the business combination between ITHAX Acquisition Corp., an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability under company number 366718 (“ITHAX”) and Mondee Holdings II, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Mondee”), the benefits of the transaction and the public company’s future financial performance following the transaction, as well as ITHAX’s and Mondee’s strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenues, and losses, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives of management are forward looking statements. When used herein, including any oral statements made in connection herewith, the words “anticipates,” “approximately,” “believes,” “continues,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “forecast,” “future, ” “intends,” “may,” “outlook,” “plans,” “potential,” “predicts,” “propose,” “should,” “seeks,” “will,” or the negative of such terms and other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

 

 

 

 

These forward-looking statements are based upon estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by both ITHAX and its management, and Mondee and its management, as the case may be, are inherently uncertain. Except as otherwise required by applicable law, ITHAX disclaims any duty to update any forward-looking statements, all of which are expressly qualified by the statements in this section, to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof. ITHAX cautions you that these forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the control of ITHAX. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, but are not limited to: (1) the ability to meet Nasdaq’s listing standards; (2) costs related to listing on Nasdaq, (3) the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations after the Business Combination, (4) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against ITHAX, Mondee, the combined company or others and any definitive agreements with respect thereto; (5) the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the business combination, which may be affected by, among other things, competition, the ability of the combined company to grow and manage growth profitably, maintain relationships with customers and suppliers and retain its management and key employees; (6) costs related to the business combination; (7) changes in applicable laws or regulations, including legal or regulatory developments; (8) the possibility that ITHAX, Mondee or the combined company may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; (9) the impact of COVID-19 on the combined company’s business; (10) adverse changes in general market conditions for travel services, including the effects of macroeconomic conditions, terrorist attacks, natural disasters, health concerns, civil or political unrest or other events outside the control of the parties; (11) significant fluctuations in the combined company’s operating results and rates of growth; (12) dependency on the combined company’s relationships with travel agencies, travel management companies and other travel businesses and third parties; (13) payment-related risks; (14) the combined company’s failure to quickly identify and adapt to changing industry conditions, trends or technological developments; (15) unlawful or fraudulent activities in the combined company’s operations; (16) any significant IT systems-related failures, interruptions or security breaches or any undetected errors or design faults in IT systems of the combined company; (17) exchange rate fluctuations; and (18) other risks and uncertainties set forth in the section entitled “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements and Risk Factor Summary” in ITHAX’s final prospectus relating to its initial public offering dated February 1, 2021 and in subsequent filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including the registration statement on Form S-4 relating to the business combination that ITHAX filed with the SEC and declared effective by the SEC on June 27, 2022 and the definitive proxy statement/prospectus contained therein that was mailed to ITHAX’s shareholders on or about June 27, 2022. There may be additional risks that neither ITHAX nor Mondee presently know of or that ITHAX or Mondee currently believe are immaterial that could also cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements.

 

Nothing in this communication should be regarded as a representation by any person that the forward-looking statements set forth herein will be achieved or that any of the contemplated results of such forward-looking statements will be achieved. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. Author and any of their affiliates, directors, officers and employees expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is being made, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

 

Contacts

 

Media:

 

For Mondee:

 

Media
MondeePR@ICRinc.com

 

Investor Relations
MondeeIR@ICRinc.com

 

For ITHAX:

 

Investor Relations
info@ithaxacquisitioncorp.com